Liu Ji defended himself aggrievedly, "These are all my own understandings based on Ding Yuanwai's annotations. My teacher didn't teach me, and there is no teacher I can ask for the true meaning. You can't blame me entirely."
Qin Yao rubbed his twitching temples with a hiss. Damn, this seemed to make sense!
"Come here." Qin Yao motioned him to stand up, gave him her seat, and pulled the chair next to her door over to sit next to the table. "Show me the ones you've read recently and any that you have doubts about."
Liu Ji didn't know what she was going to do, but he didn't get beaten, so he escaped, right?
He sat down at the table tremblingly, not daring to sit firmly, looking so cowardly that Qin Yao felt furious again, "As a grown man, can you have some backbone? Straighten your back, you timid guy!"
Liu Ji sat up straight and muttered, "You broke my backbone a long time ago."
Qin Yao raised an eyebrow: "What did you say?"
"Nothing, I didn't say anything." Liu Ji looked confused, but he pretended to be decent.
Qin Yao was too lazy to argue, so she asked him to point out his doubts and tried to give him guidance.
So, the four brothers and sisters, who had just finished treading water in the backyard, had just returned to the main room when they heard a roar from next door: "You don't even know how to do this?!"
The four brothers and sisters all shuddered, thinking that their actions had been discovered. They froze and paused for three seconds before realizing that he was not scolding them. They quickly ran past the door of the small room and returned to the room to change into dry clothes.
While he was changing his clothes, he slammed the table again, "Liu Ji, you are so stupid that you'd better die. If Confucius knew there was someone like you who distorted his own thoughts, his coffin would explode!"
At this moment, the four brothers and sisters dared not breathe a word.
Awang in the main room was also frightened by the momentum. He silently carried a basket of peanuts to the kitchen and closed the kitchen door, muttering to himself, "You can't see me, you can't see me."
Facts have proved that tutoring is not a job that ordinary people can do. Qin Yao thinks she has a good temper and strong endurance, but when she saw Liu Ji trying to argue with her three times in a row, she couldn't control herself and wanted to strangle him to death.
Fortunately, her remaining rationality told her that the sunk cost was very high, so she did not really take action.
For a while, the atmosphere at home was heavy, and everyone in the family acted cautiously to avoid the sharp edge.
Si Niang began to hope that the autumn rain would end soon. She suddenly missed her classmates and strict teacher in school very much.
At dinner time in the evening, the whole family sat at the dining table, which was different from the usual lively atmosphere. Even the talkative Erlang and Saburo quickly finished their meal, put down their bowls quietly, and hid back in their room.
Qin Yao noticed the children's behavior and realized that she was in a bad mood. In the evening, when she tutored Liu Ji again, she calmed down a lot.
Because she suddenly realized the crux of the problem - forcing things to grow is not a solution after all.
Liu Li started to learn at the age of seven and studied hard for fifteen years before he passed the examination to become a scholar.
Ding Shi was influenced by his father, a juren, since he was a child, which enabled him to take the second provincial examination and obtain the title of scholar at the age of sixteen.
All these prove that there is no shortcut on the road to imperial examination.
Even if she forced Liu Ji to memorize all the Four Books and Five Classics, he still didn't know how to answer.
Different people have their own understanding and interpretation of a sentence. In addition, due to the monopoly of knowledge, it is difficult for ordinary people to access more information and fully grasp the meaning of a sentence. This is why students go to great lengths to seek out famous teachers.
Qin Yao discovered with a headache that she had thought the imperial examination was too simple.
What is written on the test paper is for the examiner to see. This alone allows the examiner to have great personal subjectivity.
There are many talented people who write very well and provide very profound analysis, but they fail repeatedly.
A big part of the reason is that the writing did not satisfy the examiner.
Most people in the world are vulgar. The probability of a person with truly noble character and perfect morality appearing in the lives of ordinary people is only lower than the probability of Liu Ji suddenly becoming a loyal, filial and honest gentleman.
"Madam?"
Seeing Qin Yao staring at her desk without blinking, Liu Ji raised his hand and waved it in front of her.
I wondered in my heart if he was tired or sleepy. Could I let him go to bed and have a good sleep?
"Why hasn't Gong Liangliao come yet?"
"ah?"
Qin Yao's question was so confusing that Liu Ji was completely confused for a moment. Then he realized what she was talking about and scratched his head awkwardly and said:
"My dear, you really take it seriously. I'm telling you the truth. I think they are just being polite to me."
Of course, he did have expectations at the beginning, but since there was no news, he gradually returned to reality.
Liu Ji was confident, but he was not blindly confident. "He is a great scholar, and he has a genius disciple like Qi Xianguan. I am afraid he has long forgotten about my fun."
Qin Yao suddenly said seriously: "You can't forget it!"
He swept all the books on the table to the corner, spread a piece of white paper on it, put the brush in Liu Ji's hand, and ground it for him personally, and told him: "Write a letter to the Qi family immediately to remind them."
Liu Ji's eyes lit up, and he suppressed his excitement and asked tentatively: "Are you really going to write it? Will people think I'm too shameless?"
"Heh~" Qin Yao thought his question was quite funny, "Why do you have to feel that? You are thick-skinned!"
"Okay, with your affirmation, I can write with confidence!" Liu Ji coughed twice in excitement, picked up the pen to write, and suddenly stopped, "Madam, what should I write?"
Qin Yao thought for a moment and said, "We are all smart people. There is no need to talk nonsense or test us. Just play it straight and say that you miss Mr. very much and you have been waiting for him to come over. You are almost losing your appetite because of this. Ask why Mr. hasn't come to see you yet and whether it is inconvenient. Offer to pick him up."
"By the way, describe to the gentleman how suitable the scenery of our mountain village is for meditation. Anyway, as long as it can attract people, you can take care of the rest."
Even though Liu Ji was thick-skinned, his ears turned red with embarrassment when he heard Qin Yao's instructions.
It's really shameless.
He even suspected that the letter would not reach Gong Liangliao and would be intercepted by the Qi family on the way.
Liu Ji expressed his doubts. Qin Yao thought for a moment and patted his shoulder. "You write first. Don't worry about sending the letter. I have my own way."
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
The next day at noon, Awang had just sent Liu Ji and his son back to the academy and returned home when he saw Qin Yao lying in front of the window, smiling and waving at him, "Come, come."
Awang stepped forward, holding in his hand a big fat fish that he had just caught from the river.
The fish was out of water but not dead yet. It would jump up and flick its tail from time to time, and its scales would splash onto Awang's strong and sturdy arms.
He frowned slightly, and used his hidden strength to tighten the rope in his hand, and the fat fish instantly rested.
"Madam, what do you want me for?" His eyes were sparkling, pure as crystal without a trace of impurities. (End of this chapter)
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