The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Let him figure it out. Lu Deming is famous, knowledgeable, and well-known in their circle. If he can really come up with something new, then he should be recognized for his reputation, status, and weight in the literary world at his age. After a period of fermentation, Lu Deming may "become a saint". Let's wait and see. Otherwise, the old man would be farming at home and tormenting himself. That's because he has ideas in his mind and is upset. While farming to seek a stable state of mind, he carefully figures out the things that disturb his state of mind. He thinks, records, organizes, and writes a book. After the whole process, he is either a quasi-saint or a half-saint. "Your father has been thinking about Confucianism for his whole life. After thinking about it for such a long time, he must have something of his own. Once he comes up with something new, he suddenly feels that what he comes up with is a little different from what he has studied for so many years. If it were you, would you have a clear mind?" Li Fu asked.

Lu Dunxin didn't quite understand what Li Fu said.

He could only shake his head.

"So you see, if you don't have a clear mind, you have to do something to calm your mind, and then think carefully about the new things that have appeared. Now your father is doing this. He wants to calm himself down." Li Fu said, "That's why I said, don't worry."

As he spoke, he came to the yard where Lu Deming lived.

The original flower beds in the yard were demolished, and the bricks and stones were placed under the wall. There was only a stone-paved path from the archway to the house where Lu Deming lived, and things were planted on both sides of the path.

Lu Dunxin invited Li Fu to the reception room in the courtyard, and then he asked Lu Qingye to go to the side room to invite Lu Deming to come.

Now the side room in the courtyard has been cleaned up, and Lu Deming has planted some vegetables in the side room. It is more appropriate to call it a greenhouse than a side room. The climate is cold in winter, and it is easier to grow green leafy vegetables in a warmer climate.

"Aunt, Master Li is here." Lu Qingye stood at the door and bowed.

"Master Li? Which Master Li?" Lu Deming didn't react for a while.

"Li Fu, the Prince of Jingyang, the Master of the Crown Prince." Lu Qingye responded.

"It turned out to be him." Lu Deming laughed.

He didn't react for a while, and suddenly heard his grandson say Master Li.

Why not just say King of Jingyang.

"Come on, take me there." Lu Deming said.

"Aunt, don't you want to change your clothes?" Lu Qingye reminded.

Lu Deming looked down at his clothes and said, "No problem."

After that, he asked Lu Qingye to take him to see Li Fu.

Li Fu waited in the hall for a while, and then saw Lu Deming coming in from the door in a cloth.

"Your Highness, Prince Jingyang, we haven't seen each other for a long time." Lu Deming bowed and greeted Li Fu with a smile.

"Dr. Lu." Li Fu also stood up and bowed in return: "I should have come to visit you a long time ago, but I haven't had the right opportunity. It's just that the New Year is coming. I'm taking the opportunity to visit you while sending New Year gifts. I hope you will forgive me."

"No, no, Your Highness, Prince Jingyang can come to my humble home, and my humble home will be honored." Lu Deming said, "Since you are here today, stay at home for a meal."

As he said that, Lu Deming looked at his son: "You go and greet and prepare in person, and take care of more."

"Yes." Lu Dunxin bowed in response, and then took Lu Qingye away, leaving room for the two to talk.

When there were only two people left in the room, Li Fu started the conversation and talked about what Lu Dunxin had just said about Lu Deming farming at home.

"What does he know?" Lu Deming smiled and said, "I feel very good now. I used to feel that I was getting old and my body was like an old door bolt. It was difficult to turn it a little. But now, look at me, am I better than when I went to the farm in Jingyang County in the summer?"

"It does look better than in the summer. Your rosy complexion looks like you are full of energy and blood." Li Fu smiled.

"Hahaha, that's right, even the doctor said so." Lu Deming said, "And the doctor also said that if I farm at home and exercise more, it will be good for my old arms and legs."

"It's just that your family doesn't seem to understand you. Didn't you tell your son why you farm?" Li Fu said, "He's worried about you."

Lu Deming smiled and shook his head, "Some things can't be said, can't be said, anyway, now I think I should do this, and I'm busy managing these fields, growing something myself, whether it's sowingWhether it is planting or working, or when it comes to the final harvest, my heart is so peaceful. This kind of mentality can make me calm down and think carefully about many things. "

Lu Deming said, and invited Li Fu to his study.

Now Lu's study, Lu Deming has forbidden anyone to enter, except himself, even the maid who cleans on weekdays is not allowed to enter the study.

If the study needs to be tidied and cleaned, Lu Deming will do it himself. If there are some things that cannot be done, Lu Dunxin will do it himself. He will watch from the side. Things in the study must not be touched by others.

Now, Lu Deming took the initiative to pull Li Fu into his study, and seriously discussed with Li Fu what he thought and felt during this period.

"In the past, when I read, I read the records in the classics. Even if I thought about it, what I thought of was like a castle in the air. But once there are some things that I do myself, it is another matter. "Lu Deming said.

"Learning, thinking, practicing and understanding, learning is one thing, practice is another, only by combining the two can we know the real problem, this is the real knowledge." Lu Deming said: "It was in the summer, on your farm, I saw you and the little princes working, and heard you say that the old farmer working in the field was two years older than me, and I felt touched and thought about it. "

"Practice makes perfect." Li Fu said: "I used to be an ordinary person, with a little land at home, relying on farmers to grow crops to support my family, so I naturally have a deeper understanding of these principles, this is the difference between me and you, but after a trip to the farm, you are such a learned person, you can think about these, and you have to practice them yourself, which makes me feel that you are amazing."

Lu Deming was a little embarrassed by Li Fu's two compliments.