52, Teacher's Gift

When it comes to Zhang Fenghui, many people may not be aware of it. Read 520 official website

But when it comes to General Songpa, most people probably know something about his resume. General Songpo led the New Army uprising in Yunnan Province during the Xinhai period. And Zhang Fenghui, like him, led the New Army uprising in Qin Province at the same time...

Bai Gui put away the letter, wrapped it in cloth, folded it several layers, and put it inside the package.

What is a network of people?

Qin Province is very large. At this time, Qin Province has a population of nearly 10 million. If you can remove 90% of the illiterates, remove some low-status Confucian scholars, and use the scholar's reputation as the threshold, the elite class will become very few. There are very few, not even one in a thousand. After entering this circle, it is not difficult to meet a person who will be famous in later generations.

General Zhang and General Songpa were also scholars.

After calming down his wandering thoughts, Bai Gui exchanged the Japanese study manual for future generations from the mirror. In the absence of time before the visit, he must not give up studying Japanese. This is not just for the government examination.

Since Japan's Meiji Restoration, the Japanese at this time has been different from ancient Japanese, which was called Han by the Japanese.

The methods of studying and learning Japanese in later generations have become so advanced that it is difficult to add to them.

With a better Japanese textbook, learning Japanese will get twice the result with half the effort.

Opening up the book with the scent of ink, he studied for a while and suddenly felt the difficulty. When studying Confucian classics, I still have the foundation of traditional Chinese studies. I just need to study hard again, but Japanese is a bit difficult to start.

He thought for a while, and the Kunlun Mirror appeared in his mind again. There were lines of simplified Chinese characters written on the Jin Chengcheng mirror. In the column of talent, there were three paragraphs: "Diligence can make up for weakness", "The more you work, the more you gain", and "Reviewing the past to learn the new" , are all his talents for work.

Talent for success represents hard work.

"With the approval of the county case leader, Mr. Zhu, the appreciation of the ancient county magistrate, the praise of Mr. Xu, the closeness of the villagers, the Taoist merits have also increased..."

He took a deep breath and looked at the column of Dao Gong. Dao Gong seemed to be taken from "Heaven Rewards Diligence". Every achievement he achieved would increase the points of Dao Gong in the mirror. His Tao Gong at the moment had accumulated to two points. Ten points, the most is to get the county case head, which is a full ten points.

"Do you want to redeem the talent of Bailing Baili?"

There was a faint voice in his heart, and he nodded in agreement.

In an instant, he felt that his thinking speed was at a higher level than usual. If it was said that everything gained before was achieved by gathering sand into a tower, then now, as Lu Youyou said, "Articles are made by nature, and can be found by chance."

The Taoist points were all gone, and he suddenly felt a little disappointed and hopeful.

Worry about gains and losses.

The mirror in his mind disappeared, and he looked at the Japanese again. The rough pages became a little simpler and easier.

No matter which country or place we are in, the cultures always have some similarities.

This is why geniuses like Zhao Yuanren learn other languages ​​so quickly. It's just that most people find it difficult to grasp the similarities. But now that Bai Gui has the textbook written by his predecessors and the talent of "a hundred talents and a hundred talents", it is much easier to read this Japanese book.

However, no matter how talented you are, you still need someone to teach you, otherwise your country slang will be laughed at.

For example, Japanese Kyoto people will laugh at the bad accents of other places.

When learning English, a cockney accent was regarded as the best, but my sister's Kenguo accent was discriminated against as a country person.

After a tiring journey all morning, and in the afternoon socializing with fellow villagers, and reading for a while, Bai Gui dozed off.

He slept all night. When it was time to catch up, he woke up before dawn,

The biological clock woke him up.

He walked out of the house. The familiar countryside was very different from the academy in the county town. Every scene and thing is a little different. The floor of the academy is made of stone, and the roadsides are filled with pines, cypresses, winter plums, and bamboos. The tree planted next door is a persimmon tree. On a small branch pressed against the wall tiles, tiny flower buds can still be seen in twos and threes.

Wait until autumn, and sweet persimmons will grow.

"At this time, there should be someone in the ancestral hall's school going to study early!"

Bai Gui guessed.

He was always the first Mengtong to go to the ancestral hall to study. He and other Mengtong were also forced to be rushed by their parents early in the morning, which was extremely involved. At that time, most of the Mengtong in the village yawned and complained about him, but they were also very involved. When I got to school, I sat down and studied hard.

He touched the black, put on his shoes, picked up the gifts he bought in the county town, pushed open the fence door, and walked out.

His hometown at the east end of the village was a little far away from the ancestral hall. He walked for about half a quarter of an hour and arrived. When he met him, he saw a lame old man rushing back towards the ancestral hall with a dead lantern.

"Uncle, I haven't slept yet!"

He greeted me familiarly.

"This... this can't be done." The lame old man looked at the box of snacks that Bai Gui forced him to push, and quickly declined. This box of snacks cost at least one or two yuan of silver. He was a lowly man, but he couldn't afford it. .

"Um, just take it if you want. I've been using the stove for so long..."

Bai Gui couldn't help but put it into the lame old man's hand and walked away without saying anything.

The stove in the ancestral hall belongs to the clan, not to the lame old man. But using it always shows a feeling of affection. The box of snacks he gave to the lame old man was not expensive, but it was not cheap either. It was too much, which was what the lame old man said. He couldn't bear it. It was not such a great kindness.

Ancestral hall.

The building on the east side is dimly lit by candlelight.

Xu Xiucai took out a cloth bag from his bookcase, guessed and took out a few red dates, and sprinkled them into the water where the rice porridge was being cooked on the stove. The rolling white waves mixed with a few red dates, and the red dates gradually became full.

He stared at the porridge.

The time for teachers in the school to eat is somewhat different from that of ordinary people in the morning.

After a while, the door was pushed open.

"Sir, there were many people yesterday, so I visited you again this morning. Please don't blame me, sir."

Don't forget the well digger when you drink water.

For Xu Xiucai, Bai Gui was concerned about his kindness.

He carried large and small bags in his hands, several pieces of smoked and dried bacon, some pickled dried fish, all wrapped in oil paper, as well as some seasonal fruits, and two slaughtered white pheasants, which were prepared by Bai Youde after Bai Gui came back.

Mr. Xu nodded slightly, and did not refuse, accepting these gifts.

"Come, sit down."

He pulled out a bench and asked Bai Gui to sit down.

The two chatted for a long time, from the classics to the county exam. When they learned about the questions of the ancient county magistrate exam, they sighed repeatedly. At the same time, what surprised Bai Gui a little was that Xu Xiucai, who had always been steady and fair, actually said a few very angry words, full of dissatisfaction with the current situation.

After talking for a while, the fine sunlight seeped in from the window, shining on the porridge.

After drinking a small sip of porridge, Bai Gui said: "Sir, now the imperial examination has changed, you should also make plans early. This time the provincial examination has added the subject of translation, and next year's provincial examination will definitely be different."

This is also one of the purposes of his trip.

He didn't want Xu Xiucai to be trapped in a corner anymore. This imperial examination is no longer just about reading the Four Books and Five Classics.