A Thousand Hills

Chapter 4

Xie Bai sent Xie Moru back to the Dujuan courtyard and turned back to his own Cangbai courtyard.

After returning to the Rhododendron Courtyard, Xie Moru did not return to his small courtyard.Speaking of which, the Rhododendron Courtyard has a very well-structured design. It is a set of courtyards in the courtyard. The entrance is the large garden of the Rhododendron Courtyard. The garden faces south and opens a moon gate leading to the small courtyard of the Rhododendron Courtyard. This is Xie Moruqin. The place where Niang Fang lived.For the rest, there are three sets of small courtyards in the east, west, south, and west. Xie Moru lives in the south courtyard facing her mother. Wisterias are planted all over the courtyard, so Xie Moru named it Wisteria Small Courtyard.Xie Moru walked through the garden, first went to the small courtyard to have a look, the lights inside had been turned off, and told the gatekeeper a few words, Xie Moru went back to his small wisteria courtyard.

Zhang Momo was in a good mood, after serving Xie Moru to wash, her eyes were full of joy and relief, "It's getting late, girl, go to bed too, I have to go to school tomorrow morning." I felt that Xie Bai was really a good person , the location of the cuckoo courtyard is a bit off, although Zhang Nanny brought a maid to pick him up, but his father Xie Song didn't send anyone to accompany Xie Moru back to the cuckoo courtyard. comprehensive.

Moreover, Xie Bai is the treasure of the old lady's heart, and he can speak well in Xie's family, and he is the new flower in the new middle school, and he will have great promise in the future.There is such a person who can treat the elder girl of her family differently, even thinking about it, Nanny Zhang can laugh out loud with joy.

Xie Moru knew what Nanny Zhang was thinking, probably the Dujuan Courtyard had been neglected for too long, Xie Bo just sent her back, so Nanny Zhang would be happy.

Xie Moru didn't think there was anything gratifying about Xie Bo sending her back, since she was young she never got joy from Xie's family, but she never felt hatred either.The Xie family never treated her harshly, and of course, they never liked her either.She was born and grew up here, but she and her blood relatives are more like strangers.

Xie Moru didn't feel anything, nor did he feel sad or disappointed. It's like you never got something, you don't know whether it is good or bad, and you haven't had a desire for it. Then, it has nothing to do with love or hate.For example, a novice monk who has been a vegetarian since childhood, you ask him if he likes to eat meat?Will he say love or hate?No, he didn't understand what it was like at all.

At the beginning of this day, a crescent moon in the sky is like a hook, and the sky and the earth are dyed with a layer of stars.Even the room wasn't completely black, but gray in shades and shades, which was unpredictable. Under the veil, Xie Moru turned over and fell asleep quietly.

Xie Baizhong's visit to the flowers made the whole Xie family happy. Early in the morning, Xie Moru went to circle the cobblestones in the garden as usual.It was originally planned to make lotus leaf porridge yesterday, and Nanny Zhang ordered people to pick the tender and fresh lotus leaves. Xie Moru, when walking around in the morning, saw a new shepherd's purse in the garden. It's the master, so, at her request, the breakfast was changed to a big big ravioli with shepherd's purse and fresh meat.The new shepherd's purse in spring and March is fresh and juicy.There are many flowers and trees in the garden, naturally there are some weeds and wild vegetables, shepherd's purse is a wild vegetable, if Zhang Mama hadn't made it for her once, Xie Moru would not have known how delicious little wild vegetables are.

She doesn't eat very reservedly, and every lady should eat in small bites gracefully so as not to break the etiquette, such as eating this wonton, naturally the small wonton with thin skin and less stuffing is the most suitable.Xie Moru prefers big wontons with thin skin and filling, big wontons, the soup is delicate and similar to boiled small wontons.Use big bone soup, add transparent small shrimp skins and egg skins, sprinkle a small amount of water green spring onion powder when it comes out of the pan, stir gently in the bowl with a blue and white porcelain spoon, and the aroma is tangy.

Xie Moru closed his eyes, smelled the delicious aroma of the wontons, and then sat down to eat breakfast contentedly.She insists on exercising every morning and evening, so she is in good health.He is in good health and has a good appetite. Xie Moru ate two bowls of wontons in a row. Fang got up contentedly. He changed into a lilac-colored dress and went to Songbaiyuan to say hello to him. Then he went to study in Huazhang Hall together with Xie Moyou. .

Mr. Ji was able to be hired by Xie's family as a female husband not only because she had been a female official in the palace and was familiar with etiquette.This gentleman knows everything. Generally, such people have a collective name called all-rounder.Mr. Ji can also teach etiquette and rules, he also knows piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he even dabbles in a collection of classics and history.Xie's family invited her to worship, it's really not that she took advantage of Xie's family, but that Xie's family took advantage of it.

Yesterday I learned painting, today I teach scriptures.

What I talked about was not the scriptures recited by monks, but the serious thirteen classics.At the beginning of the Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Period, Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan spoke with great righteousness. Mr. Ji explained the meaning of this article, and asked two students questions respectively. Xie Moyou did not answer. Bo You is aboveboard, and Gong Shu Duan is ambitious."

Mr. Ji looked at Xie Moru, and Xie Moru said, "Everyone has their own difficulties, as written in Zuo Zhuan, the ending is like this, just look at it.

Xie Moyou heard this "high theory", couldn't help but said, "Everything happens for a reason, if his mother Wu Jiang's bowl of water is flat, I think it would not be possible for brothers to fight against each other."

Since ancient times, people always like to find countless reasons for their actions.What's the meaning of studying Zhuang Gong's brother's Yanqiang? It's really better to read the Tao Te Ching.Xie Moru said lightly, "Duke Zheng Zhuang came to the throne at the age of 14, and Duke Zheng Zhuang was 22 years old. Duke Zheng Zhuang drove him away at the age of 36 because of the rebellion of Gong Shuduan. Gong Shuduan did not commit treason in a flash of his head. Duke Zhuang tolerated him for 22 years, and did not Killing Gongshu Duan is the ultimate act of benevolence and righteousness. In my opinion, Zhuang Gong did nothing wrong. As for the book, it says, "Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan." Duan is not a younger brother, so he does not say younger brother; he is like two kings, so he is called Ke; It is called Zheng Bo, and ridiculed for being uneducated: it is called Zheng Zhi.It is difficult to run away without saying a word. '.Historians always hope that the ruler is a sage, but they don't know that everyone has likes and dislikes.During the reign of Duke Zhuang, Zheng Guo defeated the coalition forces of Zhou, Guo, Wei, Cai, and Chen in the battle of Sui Ge, and then defeated the coalition forces of Song, Chen, Cai, Wei, and Lu, making Zheng State unprecedentedly strong.Zhuang Gong is the capital of the master, he is the king of the country, he implements the policy of strengthening the country, he has made brilliant achievements, and he has not done anything incompetent. He can be regarded as a person who starts well and ends well.There are as many rulers in the Spring and Autumn Period as there are not as many as Zhuang Gong.These things are not mentioned, but only the story of a brother's quarrel is written in a special book, which shows that the history is harsh.Therefore, I said that it is enough to look at it, and there is no need to blind your eyes to see Mount Tai. "

"As for Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan, I think this matter is to alert the world to marrying a wife and a virtuous man. Otherwise, marrying a woman like Wu Jiang is really a disaster for three generations."

Xie Moyou and Xie Moru are the same age, only one month difference in age.She was well-loved at home, but she couldn't be persuaded by Xie Mo's words, and said, "In 24 Xiaoli, Lu Yi obeyed his mother, and Wo Bing begged for carp. Minsun Wang Xiang was treated harshly by his stepmother, and he treated his stepmother and half-brothers. How? This is still a stepmother, not a biological mother. No matter how bad Wu Jiang is, at least he didn’t mistreat Zheng Zhuanggong, right?” On the other hand, Minsun Wang Xiang, he didn’t treat his stepmother and half-brother because of his stepmother’s harsh treatment, right?

24 Filial piety is the most old-fashioned story. Both Min Sun and Wang Xiang were tortured by their stepmother. When his father found out that he was being mistreated by his stepmother, the former wanted to divorce his stepmother in a rage. Min Sun begged his father to forgive his stepmother. He said, "I am the only one who suffers from the cold when my mother is left, and the three children will suffer from the cold if my mother is divorced." The father was very moved and obeyed him.Seeing Min Sun's benevolence and righteousness, the stepmother regretted her mistake and treated him like her own son ever since.Wang Xiang’s is roughly the same. He doesn’t like his stepmother. The stepmother wants to eat fish when she’s sick. It’s freezing cold and the river is frozen. In winter, he undresses and lies on the ice. The ice suddenly melts by itself, and two carp jump out. .The stepmother ate the fish and recovered from her illness. Since then, she has treated Wang Xiang like her own son.

Really old story.

Xie Moru really didn't understand how Xie Moyou brought this up, why didn't Min Sunan intercede for his stepmother?Anyway, the father knew about the unkindness of the stepmother.It was his benevolence and justice that he pleaded for his stepmother.What's more, there are three younger brothers born by the stepmother in the family, and his father said that he wanted to divorce the stepmother, which was not easy.Fearing that it might be a moment of anger, he interceded for his stepmother, praising his reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but since his stepmother had a criminal record, how could he dare to treat Min Sun badly.The same is true for Wang Xiang. Wang Xiang takes off his clothes and lies on the ice in winter. Who can't see it?What about the stepmother?What's more, there are many ways to get fish in winter, and no one goes to get them on the ice. It's true that the stepmother wanted to make things difficult for Wang Xiang. It can be said that Wang Xiang is so filial to his stepmother, but his stepmother is so mean.

The two stepmothers are vicious, but Minsun Wang Xiang is not an easy-going lamp.Otherwise, how can the meanness of stepmothers be passed down for thousands of years.Moreover, Xie Moru didn't believe that Wang Xiang took off his clothes and lay down on the ice, the ice melted by itself, and the fish jumped out of the river spontaneously.Wang Xiang is not a fairy.

Xie Moru couldn't say that a benevolent and righteous gentleman is not good, so he said, "So, Minsun Wang Xiang is a benevolent and righteous gentleman, extremely virtuous and filial; and Zhuang Gong is a spring and autumn bully."

Xie Moyou said, "Big sister, why did you forget that the first filial piety in 24 is the filial piety of Emperor Shun. Shun, who is also the emperor, is not a hundred times nobler than Zheng Zhuanggong, but he is not as narrow-minded as Zhuanggong."

Speaking of 24 Xiaoli, there are really a few good stories.Sheng Wang Shun was worse than Minsun Wang Xiang, and what Shun encountered was not as simple as being abused by his stepmother, his stepmother directly wanted his life.Anyway, I don't know if it's because of the bad feng shui of Shun's family, not only the stepmother wanted Shun's life, but also the stepmother's younger brother Xiang, and even Shun's own father, Gusou, tried every means to kill Shun.As a result, Shun insisted on not being as knowledgeable as them. Later, when Shun became emperor, he even made his younger brother Xiang a prince regardless of the past.

When it comes to the story of Shun's filial piety to heaven, let's not say that Shun lived in the age of gods.Shun didn't care about the time with Xiang, it was before Shun became king.If Shun had killed Xiang before becoming king, there would have been no story of filial piety to heaven, and Yao would not have admired him.

As for after Shun became king, Xiang didn't seem to be ignorant.If Gong Shuduan did not rebel after Zheng Zhuanggong succeeded to the throne, is it possible that Zheng Zhuanggong will rush to clean up Gongshuduan?Even if Uncle Gong rebelled against him, Duke Zhuang didn't kill him.It was Wu Jiang, Zhuang Gong uttered the cruel words of "not going to hell, never seeing each other", but in the end he still dug an underground tunnel to meet his mother and son.Whether it's for fame or something else, Zheng Zhuanggong didn't kill his mother and brother, how is it compared with Qin Shihuang and Tang Taizong?

History is the least controversial thing. The so-called benevolence sees benevolence, and the wise see wisdom.Xie Moru didn't want to argue, "That's right, why don't we call Shun a holy king?"

Xie Moyou felt that Xie Moru was admitting defeat, the corners of his lips twitched, and he stopped talking.

The morning time passed quickly, and when the get out of class was over, the two sisters packed up their homework, parted ways at the gate of Huazhang Hall, and went back to their respective houses.Because I had lunch and dinner at Songbaiyuan yesterday, Mrs. Xie didn't call me this afternoon, so Xie Moru ate with his mother, Mrs. Fang.

Fang always only eats lunch and dinner, she has always been reticent, she doesn't have much to say to Xie Moru, and she doesn't have any requirements for lunch, so Xie Moru came to arrange it.Spring is not only a beautiful spring, but also a lot of delicious food when the grass grows and warblers fly.Whether it's new spring bamboo shoots, fresh shepherd's purse, or ordinary green vegetables, boil them in boiling water, mix with soaked red taro powder, thinly sliced ​​egg shreds, and drizzle with balsamic vinegar autumn oil , and finally stir-fry the dried shrimps in the vegetable oil for a while, mix them together, and adjust the taste evenly. It is a refreshing side dish.

Xie Moru enjoyed the spring, Fang's face showed no joy or dislike, and he didn't speak.Xie Moru put a bowl of tofu, ham, mushroom and bamboo shoot soup beside his mother, the mother and daughter had lunch in silence.Mrs. Fang got up to serve the rhododendron tree. Xie Moru said goodbye to Mrs. Fang's small courtyard. After returning to her small courtyard of wisteria, she held a cup of fragrant jasmine tea and quietly lost herself beside the wisteria flowers under the veranda.

Xie Moru drank tea and read until the afternoon class, and went to Huazhang Hall to wait for Mr. Ji in advance.Mr. Ji taught the piano in the afternoon, Xie Moru has no talent for music, he only knows how to play the music, and he is very skilled in playing.On the contrary, Xie Moyou is very talented in the piano, and the music he plays is very beautiful. Xie Moru also likes to listen to Xie Moyou's playing the piano.

Xie's girl's class is not intense, she can pass the time leisurely.

Xie Moru usually only went to Songbaiyuan to say hello in the morning, and returned to his own yard after class in the afternoon to read or play, whatever.

Because spring is here, the narcissus in winter has withered, and the potted plants in the room are replaced by fragrant jasmine. The celadon flowerpot with blue and white background is lined with the unique green branches and leaves in spring. A handful of small white buds has a very strong fragrance. .Xie Moru has always had leisure time and ambitions, so he changed into homely clothes to tidy up Jasmine. After a while, A Fen, a young girl from the pine and cypress courtyard, came to send a message, and Mrs. Xie told her to come over.

Xie Moru had no choice but to change the clothes and skirts again, recomb the hair bun, and put up pearl flowers on the hairpin again, so she asked Nanny Zhang to arrange dinner, and said, "If I come back late, let mother use it first." Then she took Jingwei with her. , The wisteria has gone.

In this world, ladies behave like ladies, and maids behave like maids.

For example, if it is a happy event to spread the news, like yesterday when Uncle Xie won Tanhua, Suxin, the eldest maid in Mrs. Xie's room, went to Huazhang Hall to deliver the good news in person, no need to ask, the maid will announce the good news.For example, the day before yesterday, Mrs. Xie asked her to choose jewelry, and the maid who came to pass the message also had a smile on her face.Today it was A Fen who spread the word, this little girl Xie Moru didn't see much, she also knew that she was a third-class little girl in Songbaiyuan. , not much talk, but also very honest.For a little girl like Ah Fen, she can't be manipulated by ordinary messengers.

Xie Moru didn't need to inquire and knew that Mrs. Xie's finding her was not a happy event, so Xie Moru didn't put on a happy expression, just a calm and calm expression, and walked into the Songbaiyuan.

(End of this chapter)