Volume B Section 80 Heart-to-heart
Baishizhuang is a very famous scenery in the western suburbs of Jingshi City, but it is more where the people of Beijing go on a trip in February and March, and now it is in the first month, which is obviously too early.
But for a group of college students, it doesn't matter, as long as they can breathe and find an opportunity to vent, it's a good enjoyment.
The willow trees, pine trees and old acacia trees in Baishizhuang all have flavors, even if they are not suitable for the current season, but these students and literati can always find some suitable reasons to chant poems and paint, and it has naturally become a scene.
For Feng Ziying, this is his weakness, so he acted as a background board very interestingly, directing Ruixiang and another small servant plus two coachmen to act as servants to help the students arrange lunch meals.
The prepared curtain screen was pulled up, and the wind in this Baishizhuang field was not small, even if you found a shelter from the wind, it was just as cold.
Two special wooden food boxes were lifted down, the table was set up, and the cups, plates and bowls were placed, and it immediately became a rather sumptuous feast.
Zheng Chongjian, Fu Zonglong, Wang Yingxiong, Song Shixiang and Fang Youdu really felt the grandeur of the big family, and originally thought that it would be enough to fill their stomachs with a few cooking cakes and steamed cakes, but looking at this posture, they were already ready.
Steamed mutton with smoked chicken sauce and duck, dried tofu kohlrabi, diced melon with preserved bamboo shoots and sauce, and a few roasted quails, plus enough steamed cakes and cage cakes, as well as a few pots of Shaoxing rice wine, it is simply a supreme luxury feast for this group of students who are accustomed to living a hard life in the academy.
Zheng Chongjian and Fang Youdu shook their heads again and again, Fu Zonglong and Wang Yingxiong sighed and sighed, He Fengsheng and Song Shixiang also had complicated faces, but they practiced state affairs, Fan Jingwen and Xu Qixun were a little stable.
"Ziying, it's a little bit over." Lian Guoshi sighed lightly and criticized: "It's too extravagant." ”
Feng Ziying didn't expect the family to be so richly prepared, he originally thought that it was just to prepare some steamed cakes and the like, at most it was good to add some steamed mutton and diced pickled melons and other things to eat, but he didn't expect it to be so rich.
Obviously, my mother and aunt attached great importance to this excursion event, so they arranged it this way.
Fan Jingwen also shook his head: "Ziying, we and other students should still focus on their studies, this kind of tongue desire is still not suitable to advocate, this is the heartfelt words of the foolish brother." ”
Feng Ziying didn't expect that her mother's kindness would lead to such misunderstandings, or ambiguities, if it is not handled well, I am afraid that there will be some side effects, and it is not conducive to the cohesion of such a group.
He thought for a while, and did not immediately respond to the attitude of the two, but explained: "Brother Junyu, Brother Mengzhang, this is specially prepared by my mother, to be honest, the younger brother didn't pay much attention. Well, the situation of the younger brother, maybe all the brothers know that in the past three months, how the younger brother has behaved in the academy in his daily life, all the brothers have also seen it, the younger brother is not a person who likes the desire of the tongue, nor is he a person who deliberately pursues extravagant enjoyment, but in front of the elder brothers, the younger brother still has to show an attitude, lest the younger brothers will feel that the younger brother is a villain with different hearts in the future. ”
Feng Ziying's words surprised the group.
Originally, they didn't think it was a big deal, after all, Feng Ziying's family was there, and it was not a big deal if this meal was better, and Lian Guoshi and Fan Jingwen just kindly reminded him, so as not to distract him and affect his future studies, after all, he still had to stay in the academy for more than a year before participating in the Autumn Festival.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Feng Ziying pondered her words for a while, and then said slowly: "Earlier, the elder brothers also went to the younger brother's house, well, you may think that the courtyard of the younger brother's house is grand and slightly luxurious, but the younger brother wants to say that in the future, if the brothers enter the Chinese style, they will be able to know if they stay in Beijing for two more years, and such a mansion in the younger brother's house is nothing, especially among the nobles of the martial arts." ”
"My father is a martial artist, I don't like to be polite, he had another date today, but I heard that your brothers are coming, so I specially stayed to see your brothers, and these meals are also prepared by my mother when I learned that my brothers are going to come to Baishizhuang with my younger brothers, to be honest, my little brother eats at home every day, although it is much better than the academy, but it will not be so ,......."
explained very tactfully, this is mainly because of the respect and courtesy of parents for all classmates, not the Feng family is so extravagant every day.
Lian Guoshi and Fan Jingwen were a little embarrassed, and the kindness of their parents made the two of them seem a little unkind when they said this.
Feng Ziying waved her hand to stop Lian Guoshi and Fan Jingwen from wanting to explain, and said to herself: "Brother Junyu, Brother Mengzhang, I know that the two brothers are for my good, well, the younger brother also said before, the younger brother is not the kind of person who pursues pleasure, but the younger brother also wants to emphasize one point, although the younger brother is not fond of pleasure, but he does not like to be poor, and at the same time, he does not object, and he does not dislike others to pursue a richer and richer life, well, the younger brother thinks that as long as it is in line with reasonable morality and the premise of the court law, it should be supported." ”
Everyone is trying to listen to and understand the meaning of Feng Ziying's words, which is a bit winding, but it has a profound meaning.
In other words, this should be Feng Ziying's simple exposition on his outlook on life, values, and worldview, of course, this is Feng Ziying's definition in the words of his previous life.
For a group of people who practice state affairs, they will think that this is Feng Ziying's narration of a life goal and criterion that he thinks everyone should follow as students who may want to enter the Chinese style in the future.
"Everyone should have some of their own preferences and pursuits, including when we may become officials after the examination, we will take the imperial court, maybe the in-laws are wealthy, some students like a simple and simple life, or writing and painting as a hobby, and some students like more popular hobbies, such as drinking and listening to operas, some students may have a small family in their hometown, and there are no relatives, but some students may have to bear the burden of the future survival of a big family,......"
Lian Guoshi and others vaguely understood some meanings, and Feng Ziying reminded everyone very implicitly that everyone's way of dealing with life may be different, but this should not become an estrangement and contradiction for everyone to get along harmoniously.
After such a rhetoric, Lian Guoshi understood, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng were enlightened, while the other people were ignorant, seemed to understand whether they understood or not, as if they felt reasonable, and at that time they always felt that it was a little different from the education they received in the academy every day.
Feng Ziying didn't expect this remark to make everyone agree with his views convincingly, but he needed these people to have the impression that his family background determined that it was unlikely to be the same as them in many cognitions and attitudes, which required everyone to seek common ground while reserving differences and have a tolerant mentality.
He Feng Ziying has it, but do these people have it?
Now they are still young and malleable, so they can be instilled as early as possible to help them establish such an impression, otherwise it will be difficult to reverse them when their concepts are fixed, and then everyone may part ways or even turn against each other in the future.
This is the shortcomings or disadvantages of the students of Qingtan Academy, compared with the students of Tonghui and Chongzheng Academy, most of them come from poor families, and the innate contempt for the powerful and hatred of the rich exist more or less, which requires reasonable and appropriate guidance and correction.
A qualified bureaucrat needs to learn to look at problems with a calm and tolerant attitude, and being too upright and aloof is not the characteristic of a good official, and may even become a weakness in his work.
This point is clear about practicing state affairs, so when Feng Ziying finished saying this, he also explained it in a timely manner: "Ziying, it seems that the foolish brother has misunderstood, first of all, I apologize to you, in addition, the foolish brother also agrees with your opinion, each of us may have to embark on our own pursuit of the road in the future, maybe we are in the ultimate pursuit of the goal is the same, loyal to the king and love the people, educate the world, but everyone is not the same in daily life, the foolish brother likes to read, write, and play chess, Jane likes to listen to opera and sing, Zixun likes to drink and feast and sing, poetry and swords." , Uncle Fang likes American clothes and luxury cars, Huchen likes food, and non-Xiong is a good sword ,......"
It is very casual to point out their differences, and it seems very easy and natural to practice national affairs.
"It's nothing, the foolish brother appreciates Ziying's words very much, as long as it is under the laws of the imperial court, it does not violate the conscience and morality, everyone is free, the foolish brother is actually not bad at home, there are thousands of acres of fertile land, and he is also accompanied by slaves and maids at home, and he is clothed to reach out and eat to open his mouth, but the foolish brother lives happily in the academy, this is not a contradiction,......"
Han Jing likes to sing and listen to operas, Xu Zheng likes to drink and feast, Fang Youdu likes gorgeous clothes, although he doesn't have the economic strength now, but he has long said among his classmates that once he develops Chinese style in the future, he will first buy a few beautiful clothes, and then order a Chinese car.
It is no secret that Xu Qixun is very particular about food and drink, and likes exquisite food, and Wang Yingxiong likes famous swords and swords.
It's just that Lian Guoshi knows these situations well, which still makes Feng Ziying impressed with Lian Guoshi, and it is not difficult to know about it in a dormitory, but Lian Guoshi is a person in Xiyuan, and he actually knows all about the hobbies of these junior brothers in Dongyuan.
What's even more rare is that Lian Guoshi also took the initiative to admit his family background, which was obviously intended to share some pressure for Feng Ziying, so that Feng Ziying's family conditions would not be too abrupt and unsociable among her classmates, and it was really rare to be able to take this into account.
It must be said that it is no accident that this person can become the leader of the academy, at least Feng Ziying herself feels that she didn't expect these details, but others thought of it.