Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 27

Zaiyu thought about Zigong's argument seriously, and what he said was indeed reasonable.

But it is impossible for Zaiyu, who has integrated modern thinking, to easily give up the idea of ​​equality for all.

Although this problem can't be solved for the time being, Jae Yu still plans to go to the university library to look through books when he is dreaming at night. Even if he can't find a solution, at least there must be a compromise.

He thought about the problem while walking, and arrived at the destination with his classmates in a short while.

This is an open land at the foot of the mountain, next to the river, and it is a common place for Confucian disciples to practice archery.

Because it is close to the mountains and forests, there will be game coming out of the mountains from time to time. Practicing archery here can not only improve their skills, but also improve their food along the way.

After all, not every disciple is as rich as Zi Gong, and there are not a few of them from poor families like Yan Hui.

Like these students from poor families, what they look forward to most every month is the time to practice archery.

Because the master is not here today, they can not only hug the grass and beat the rabbits, but also go down the river to touch the bastards.

When many disciples looked at the pure natural game flying across the field, their eyes glowed red, wishing they could turn into hungry people immediately.

The food for the second half of the month can all be counted on today's harvest!
The reason why Jae Yu was able to practice superb archery was also caused by his family conditions.

He used to be an important member of the 'All Hungry People' organization, but since Zigong took charge of the food, his hunting spirit has obviously declined.

In the past, as soon as he came here, before he gave the order, he would draw out his feathered arrows and beat the group of rabbits squatting on the ground eating grass seeds.

But today, even if the rabbit was lying on Jae Yu's feet, he didn't bother to care.

"Stay aside!"

Zai Yu kicked the rabbit a few meters away, but the rabbit happened to fall into Ran Qiu's arms.

Ran Qiu looked down at the red-eyed rabbit in his arms, and couldn't help swallowing.

Ran Qiu's ancestors were actually very noble. As for why he became like this, drooling at the sight of a rabbit, this is a very sad story.

The tenth ancestor of Ranqiu was Jichang, King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, and Ji Zai, the ninth generation ancestor, was the youngest brother of King Wu.

But more than 200 years ago, Ran State was destroyed by Zheng Wugong, and the old Ran's family naturally fell into bad luck. Since then, the life of each generation has been worse than that of each generation.

But in Ran Qiu's generation, even eating is a problem for Lao Ran's family.

Ran Qiu and his two older brothers, Ran Geng (Bo Niu) and Ran Yong (Zhong Gong), all studied under Confucius. All three were extremely talented, and they even occupied three seats in the selection of the ten philosophers of Confucius.

Ran Qiu ranked first in Confucianism in terms of political evaluation.

His elder brothers Ran Geng and Ran Yong were recognized for their noble virtues.

But the three of them belong to the virtuous, but the virtuous cannot be eaten after all. The life of the three Ran brothers is actually not easy.

The three of them studied during the day, and after school they went to help others to do some odd jobs to subsidize the family, or they went to the fields to collect some firewood and sell it for money.

They worked hard all day long, that is, barely enough to fill their stomachs.

At this time, a rabbit landed in Ran Qiu's hands from the sky, it was hard not to let him not be moved!
Ran Qiu glanced at Zaiyu, then at the unconscious rabbit in his hand, hesitating and wondering whether he should return the rabbit to him.

After all, strictly speaking, this rabbit was captured by Zai Yu, but...

Ran Qiu hesitated for a long time, and suddenly saw his eldest brother Ran Geng and second brother Ran Yong shaking their heads at him at the same time.

The eldest brother Ran Geng said: "Although we are poor, a gentleman does not take what does not belong to him. The master said: Do not see anything that is wrong with the propriety, do not hear anything that is wrong with the propriety, do not speak anything that is wrong with the propriety, and do not move anything that is wrong with the propriety. This is the rabbit I hunted. We It's immoral not to take possession of someone else's property."

The second elder brother Ran Yong also agreed: "The greatest delusion in the world is to get something for nothing, and the most painful thing for people is greed and despicability. What is obtained by immoral means must also be lost by immoral means."

Ran Qiu heard the words of his two elder brothers, and the sense of morality in his heart immediately overwhelmed his greed for rabbits.

He mustered up his courage and nodded, then took the rabbit and walked up to Jae Yu, ready to return the rabbit to him.

"My son, this is your rabbit, return it to you."

Ran Geng and Ran Yong smiled gratifiedly after seeing what their younger brother did, and then went hunting with their bows and arrows.

Ran Qiu was recognized by his brothers, and the annoyance caused by losing the rabbit suddenly disappeared, replaced by pride and excitement after satisfying his moral needs.

Unexpectedly, Jae Yu didn't reach out to take the rabbit, but waved his hand in distaste: "This rabbit loses hair, just give it to you."

Ran Qiu's smile froze suddenly, and he had a question mark on his forehead.

"My son? Are you sick? This is meat! You just don't want it?"

Ran Qiu still remembered that in the bow and arrow class last time, when Zaiyu first arrived at the hunting ground, he was like a tiger out of the cage. He hunted five or six rabbits in one afternoon, and also went to the river to touch a bastard.

Moreover, he wet his clothes in order to go down to the river to touch the bastard. The master saw his disheveled appearance and scolded Zaiyu angrily.

At that time, Zaiyu bowed his head and admitted his mistake in front of his master, until now Ran Qiu can still feel it vividly.

Why has he become like this in only one month?
Ran Qiu asked with concern: "My son, you will not burn your brain out, will you?"

This is already the second person who questioned Jae Yu's brain in the past few days.

Zaiyu knew that Ran Qiu's life was difficult, and he had two older brothers who were as stubborn as Yan Hui. If he didn't pretend that he didn't want it, Ran Qiu would definitely not accept the rabbit, so he could only pretend like this.

"I said no, but I don't want it. Take this rabbit back. I have no shortage of rabbits to eat recently. I did Zigong a big favor a few days ago, so now he treats me to dinner every day."

Ran Qiuwei said: "But even if you don't lack rabbits, if the rabbit is yours, it is yours, and I can't take it back privately! Let my elder brother and second brother know about this, and I should blame me later."

Jae Yu said: "Then you can just say that you got this rabbit by hunting yourself? Can your brother still tell which rabbit is yours and which rabbit is mine?"

Ran Qiu muttered: "But I can fool my elder brother and second brother, but I can't fool my own heart!"

Zai Yu pursed his lips and put his hips on his hips and said, "You are really troublesome. Then, do me a favor, and this rabbit will be my reward for you."

"What are you busy with?"

"Zigong promised to compete with me in archery. But after I got here, I couldn't find anyone else."

"You are looking for Zigong!" Ran Qiu pointed to a clump of reeds by the river and said, "I just saw him run into that clump of reeds."

"Good boy! So you've been avoiding me!" Zai Yu laughed loudly: "Thank you, son. That's it, the rabbit is yours."

As soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, he ran away without giving Ran Qiu a chance to refuse.

He ran to the edge of the reeds before slowing down. After turning his head to confirm that Ran Qiu hadn't caught up, Zaiyu walked lightly around to the back of the reeds, carefully pushed aside the reeds, and stepped into it.

Not long after he walked, he saw a sneaky figure squatting deep in the reeds and looking out with his head stretched out.

That was Zi Gong.

He coughed violently, and Zi Gong was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.

Jai Yu laughed and said, "Isn't it just like archery? It scares you. Look at you, squatting there, you're useless. If you want to spread the word, don't let people chatter for a lifetime?"

　I am afraid that one day, the readers will be too hungry and eat up the author.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)