It is difficult for the farmer's sister

Chapter 124 Controlling (the second day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar)
Before Meng Mingzhou said anything, Su Rui hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, Uncle Chang Le, you can teach me now, we just happened to be watching."

Su Changle smiled, came to Su Changying's house, and led the mule out.

Su Changle signaled Meng Mingzhou to sit on the shaft, and handed him the whip.

"Driving a mule cart is actually the same as training a dog. When you beat it with a whip, you yell once, when you pull the rein, you yell again, and when you turn a corner, you yell again. Don't be the same every time. To a certain extent, as long as you yell, it will make relevant actions according to the sound of your yelling, which is very simple! Chang Ying and I have already trained this mule, you just need to follow it."

As soon as Su Changle finished speaking, he saw Meng Mingzhou wave his whip at the mule, "drive" the mule and ran forward obediently, when it encountered a turn and needed to go straight, the mule said "de", and the mule obediently went straight. Turning a corner, and yelling "Lie" when you need to turn is a very obedient turn. When stopping, Meng Mingzhou just yelled "Woo (drive)" and stopped obediently.

Su Rui looked at the mule suspiciously, wondering if he was so obedient?Why was the mule disobedient on the night of the accident?
Su Ying looked surprised, and asked curiously: "Uncle Chang Le, Jia, De, Wo, Hu? What's the meaning? Why are they so obedient?"

Su Changle laughed, and when he was thinking about how to explain it, Meng Mingzhou jumped off the wheel and explained: "There is a word called "driving", do you know?"

Su Ying thought about it and then nodded. Su Chenrui would tell them what the master said in the private school every night, and Su Ying would also tell them the meaning of various words, so she probably knew some.

"Well, driving means driving the carriage forward, making you act according to your own wishes, doesn't it?"

Meng Mingzhou glanced at Su Rui and nodded, "You are right, but do you know where the meaning of this sentence comes from?"

Su Ying didn't know, she glanced at Su Rui, and found that she shook her head at her, also expressing her ignorance.

"Brother Mingzhou, where did you come from? Can you tell us?"

Meng Mingzhou smiled, "The translation of this sentence is," Faithful and trustworthy, able to control the hero, whoever sees it at first sight, thinks about it with his life." This sentence comes from the autobiography of "Zhou Shu · Wendi Jixia" in the previous dynasty.In fact, it mainly talks about the emperor using his wisdom to fully apply and utilize them, and to control them. "

Su Ying and Su Changle were confused, and looked at Meng Mingzhou with question marks on their faces.

"Brother Mingzhou, I don't understand what you said, and you haven't told me the meaning of these words yet."

Su Changle nodded aside, indicating that he didn't understand either.

Meng Mingzhou, “…………the four characters of driving, virtue, lying, and yu (controlling) have a word called, “driving” means to control, and “driving” means to let the horse start, and “virtue” means It is to let the horse continue to go forward, because the word "de" in the Jiajin inscription draws a road and a small fork in the road, and then draws an eye, which means don't look at the fork in the road and go straight. "Lie" in the Jiajin inscription is Looking at the fork in the road, that is, turning, "reining" means drawing a horse, and drawing a hand also means grabbing the horse."

Su Ying understood this time, she nodded quickly, looked at Meng Mingzhou with admiration, and praised: "Brother Mingzhou, you really know a lot."

Meng Mingzhou smiled and said nothing.

Su Rui sighed at the side for the wisdom of the ancients. It is just a word and it contains so many meanings. It is a pity for Meng Mingzhou who said these meanings and sources. It is a pity that he can become a pillar of talent. At this time, I can only...

However, Su Rui believed in one sentence since she was a child, that is, "There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart."

So Su Rui secretly vowed that no matter what the price is in the future, the lowly status of the Meng Mingzhou brothers must be cancelled.

The moment Meng Mingzhou raised his eyes, he saw Su Rui's eyes looking at him, full of pity, firm, but not pitiful, which warmed his heart suddenly.

Su Rui showed him a big smile, didn't mention anything else, just said: "Cousin Mingzhou is awesome, he will be able to drive a mule cart for the first time. After that day, our mule will be handed over to you."

Meng Mingzhou smiled slightly and nodded, "Okay, leave it to me."

Master Li cleaned up the water in the well, wiped the bottom of the well with a cloth, climbed out of the well and cleaned himself up. Counting the time, he estimated that he would be able to have lunch when he rushed back, thinking that he would not be able to eat Su in ten days from today. The food cooked by Rui's family was a pity for a while.

Meng Mingzhou handed over a clean handkerchief, "Master Li, it's already noon, you'd better have lunch before leaving!"

Master Li took it over and saw that Meng Mingzhou didn't show any reluctance. He didn't expect happiness to come so quickly, so he agreed with a smile on his face.

"Okay, then I'll have another meal with a thick face."

Su Rui's family is a kind family. She saw that Master Li worked carefully every day, so she had meat for lunch every day, and it was all fresh meat, and it was stewed soft. Master Li was very satisfied with what he ate.

From the first day of digging the well, Su Rui told her to eat at the dining table in the main room at lunch, but Master Li refused. He said that he was covered in sand every day when he went down the well, and he was afraid that Su Rui would be dirty. The mahogany furniture in the house.

Su Rui heard it, but felt helpless. The furniture is there for people to use. If it's dirty, wipe it off. What's the big deal?
Seeing that Master Li insisted, Su Rui had no choice but to set up a table at the entrance of the main room of the new house. Meng Mingzhou and Meng Mingxu accompanied Master Li, and the two masters and apprentices had dinner.

After lunch, Master Li explained, "Remember to clear the muddy water in this well every day for ten days in a row. I will come here in the morning of No. 11."

Meng Mingzhou understood, and handed over the wages that Su Rui had prepared in advance, "Thank you, Master Li, for letting me know. I will pick you up when the time comes."

Master Li laughed loudly and collected the wages, "Okay, okay, if you accept me, then I don't have to go so far."

After speaking, he seemed to think of something, and said again: "By the way, remember to prepare ten catties of glutinous rice and cook it into rice porridge."

Meng Mingzhou raised his eyebrows. He knew that glutinous rice was needed to build a palace or a big family's house. Didn't he think that a well was also needed?
"Does it work?"

Master Li took a deep breath of dry smoke, and then slowly spit it out.

"Do you know why the Great Wall built by our previous dynasty has not collapsed after more than 200 years?"

"Is it because of the use of glutinous rice porridge?"

Meng Mingzhou was surprised. What books hadn't his family read before?He has not seen any books on this subject.

(End of this chapter)