Pastoral fierce wife busy farming

Chapter 2197 2202 What is my use?

Hearing Su Li's words, Yuan Ling was stunned for a moment, obviously surprised, and then said: "Sister, I know I can't go to the examination for merit... My parents have told me about you and your brother-in-law and the court. , Alas... When Shizi lived in the village back then, everyone was so happy. He didn't have the airs of a prince or aristocrat at all. He and his father are deliberately trying to get close to us..."

"People's hearts are unpredictable... It's not just that you were deceived, the king and I were not deceived by him. The matter has passed, but fortunately we have our own feudal kingdom, Ling'er, even if you can't go to the imperial court Fame, you can also use your talent to serve in Qin! The king just founded the country, and it was a time when there was a shortage of talents. You have the heart to display your talents, no matter where you are." Su Li patted Yuan Ling on the shoulder and said: "Ling Son, you are a clever boy, don't get into a dead end."

After Yuan Ling heard this, he realized that Su Li had come here specially to enlighten him, and his heart warmed, and he said, "Sister, you are so busy, and you still have time to enlighten me. I am so touched that I don't know what to say. But I I think my parents misunderstood me, I am not worried about not being able to go to the capital for the scientific examination, I am worried about other things."

"Oh? Something else?" Su Li looked at Yuan Ling in surprise. He was preoccupied with studying and thinking about scientific examinations. I didn't hear that he had any other worries!
"Well... other things..." Yuan Ling nodded, and said: "When I was in the capital, I had already looked away. Li Yanhao and his son are despicable villains who take advantage of us. I don't even bother to treat him as a subject. He contributes! I have the ability, of course I have to help my family, my sister, and brother-in-law. What worries me now is that after thinking about it, I suddenly feel that I have read so many sage books, but it is useless. Or, is it not at all? Useful, it can make me understand, but it is not that useful."

As Yuan Ling was talking, he stood up and walked around, thinking deeply while saying: "A person once asked me, I have read so many books, I can write articles, and I can memorize them, but if I am faced with food production reduction, natural disasters Man-made disasters, how should we deal with them? Can my friends feed the people and prevent floods? I thought and thought, and the answer is, no.”

"I asked that person back then, and I said that even if a sage met him, there was nothing he could do. Do you have the ability to do it? I thought that person couldn't do anything about it, but that person said confidently that he could do it." I asked that person, what are you going to do? The person said that although she hadn’t read many books and couldn’t write beautiful articles, what she learned could triple the amount of grain grown in the field. Let the common people have enough to eat; build strong embankments so that the floods will no longer flood.”

"I didn't feel that deeply about her words at the time. But until later, I followed Qin Jun all the way, traveled to many places, and met countless suffering people, some encountered famine, some encountered floods. They She was sallow and emaciated, barely alive, even to the point of prostitution. At that time, I thought, if what she said was true, then what she learned would be the thing that can save people from suffering, and the sage book I read What's the use? You can't even make a stone of grain, and if you see people suffering, why don't you have to watch them starve to death everywhere..."

(End of this chapter)