Chapter 374 Prodigy
Qin Si was more interested in the food in front of him, but Ye Yuanzhi felt it was just average.
According to the seating arrangement, children should sit with their parents. This is mainly because some children are not very experienced in eating by themselves and may sometimes need help from their parents.
Qin Si is of course the one who doesn't need it. If he still needs help with eating at his age, his uncle would beat him up. He himself is not shameless enough to do such a thing. Didn't you see that Ye Yuanzhi doesn't even need to be fed?
It is customary to flatter when eating. The host first pulled the village chief aside and talked a lot, praising the village in various ways. He also asked the children from time to time, hoping to get praise from them.
Qin Si felt that this was after all his uncle Zou's property, so he simply praised it in person:
"The roads in this village are very interesting. They are all bluestone slabs. I remember my teacher said that this was the choice for paving roads in the old days, and it must have cost a lot of money back then. There is a square in front of the village, with pine and cypress trees on both sides. At one end of the square is an old house. It looks like a school in the past, right?"
The old village chief was stunned: "Yes, yes, you are right, but little kid, how did you know that?"
"I visited a similar village again during a summer camp. I remembered what the teacher said at the time. He said that this kind of village layout is a feature of China." Qin Si raised his little face slightly, trying his best to restrain his pride:
"Not only that, I also know that there is an ancestral hall next to the school. The square at the entrance of the village can be used to dry food and hold meetings. In the past, it was also used for watching plays and holding events. That half-open high platform is the stage, right? Your village must have had a good life in the past."
The old village chief nodded excitedly as if he had met an expert or a kindred spirit.
"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect someone to know so much. This person is still a little kid. You are really capable. You even remember this kind of knowledge."
The teacher must have said it casually at the time, but Qin Si remembered it. Isn't that surprising?
Qin Si smiled brightly. He loved to hear people praise him the most. "That's nothing. I also know the big stone signs in front of your village. They are the ones that are particularly tall and carved. They were the memorial archways in the past, right?"
The young man who had been following the village chief was also excited: "That's right, many people think that a memorial archway is just a sign, but they don't know that a memorial archway is actually similar to a tall stone gate with words engraved on it."
Not to mention that most people didn’t know, many people present didn’t know either.
The little guys were all stunned. People like Wang Liu said directly: "This is the first time I know this. I didn't expect that the big stone gates outside were memorial archways. I really thought that memorial archways and memorial tablets were similar things."
Shi Feiye finally stood up to explain. She even memorized the concept of the archway:
"In fact, many people have misunderstandings about memorial archways. Memorial archways are buildings erected in feudal society to honor meritorious service, academic success, good governance, and loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness. Some palaces and temples use memorial archways as mountain gates, and some are used to mark place names. Also known as memorial archways, they are door-shaped memorial buildings that promote feudal ethics and honor merits. Memorial archways are also ancillary buildings of ancestral halls, showing the noble virtues and great achievements of the ancestors of the family, and also have the function of ancestor worship."
The old village chief said proudly:
"The three memorial archways at the entrance of our village are not ordinary memorial archways. The first one is a tribute to the fact that our village produced a number one scholar three hundred years ago. It was not easy to become a number one scholar at that time."
For fear that these people and the audience might not know the importance of the number one scholar, the young man added an explanation:
"Now there are hundreds of thousands of candidates taking the college entrance examination in a province, and these are just the young people of this year. At that time, candidates from all over the country took the exam together. The top scholar was equivalent to the smartest person in the country, and our village produced one!"
"The second one is for our village, where a third-rank official came from. He earned an imperial decree for his mother. This is the memorial archway for the lady who received the imperial decree!" The village chief was extremely proud.
Lan Yixing was curious: "What about the third one?"
"The third one is the memorial archway that was bestowed upon our village by the emperor in the past, saying that we have produced more than 20 scholars and are a place of spiritual beauty!"
"In the past, it was not easy to produce a scholar, and it was really amazing to have more than 60." Shi Feiye also explained:
"Xiucai refers specifically to students of prefectural and county schools, and is a special name for those who study the Four Books and Five Classics and enter the school. To obtain this qualification, one must be admitted to the Xuedao or Tongzi exam. Regardless of age, those who take the Tongzi exam are called Tongsheng. If one is admitted to the county, prefecture, and academy exams and enters the prefectural, state, or county school, he is called Jinxue, and the general name is Shengyuan, which is the common name for Xiucai."
However, most people still didn't understand and looked at Shi Feiye in confusion.
Shi Feiye had to make an analogy: "It's like the people who ranked in the top dozens in today's provincial exam."
"Wow, that's amazing. A village can produce so many good students. It seems that it may not be possible even now." Zhang Pingwu sighed.
With this analogy, everyone has a clear idea of how difficult it is.
The village chief excitedly introduced the village's past glory, and then the host took the opportunity to bring him back to its present beauty. Qin Si wanted to laugh, but he held back and sat down, deciding not to say anything.
The village chief alone is capable of providing all the laughs.
What he didn't know was that the audience's opinion of him had also fluctuated greatly:
"How can a child know so much? I didn't even notice what he said just now!"
"When Xiao Si said that, I just remembered that I seemed to have seen an old house just now, and also saw the half-open high platform. I was wondering why that thing looked so strange, it turned out to be an ancient stage!"
"Look at other kids. They know how to observe the environment when they go out, and they can even remember what the teacher says. I am useless. I can't even remember what the tour guide said when I go out for a trip, and I can't even show off to others when I get home."
'I feel like watching this show can also help me learn something new. I'm not the only one who thinks that memorial archways and memorial tablets are similar things. I'm laughing and crying.'
'Architecture Dog recalled the scene just now. What the village chief said makes sense. The Feng Shui layout of this village is really amazing. No wonder there are so many scholars. It is indeed a place of great talent.'
"Architects are also starting to figure out Feng Shui. Are they planning to survey the dragon veins and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in order to achieve immortality?"
'I just want to say, don't you think Ye Zi has a lot of knowledge? How come she knows so little about something so unpopular?'
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