Yue Qingchuan nodded in agreement and said, "That makes perfect sense. So tell me, how can the students in my academy cultivate their mental state like you? They can't just abandon their studies and run around like you, can they?"
Xu Di said, "Of course they can't be like me. Ever since I went to Hexi, I've worked in the fields, fought on the battlefield, and studied and practiced martial arts. I'm not comparable to those weak scholars."
Yue Qingchuan and Xu Ru laughed when they heard Xu Di praising himself like that. Yue Mingchen, the youngest cousin, who was only five years old, rubbed his cheek with his index finger and said, "Cousin, you're so shameful, praising yourself."
Xu Di laughed and said, "Cousin is not ashamed at all. Cousin is a straightforward person. What I have done is what I have done. I never praise myself excessively. Ask your mother if what I said is true."
Yue Mingchen ran to Xu Ru's side, hugged her waist, and asked, "Mother, Mother, did my cousin really kill the enemy?"
Xu Ru smiled and said, "Of course, your cousin and your third uncle fought alongside the soldiers of Yanmen Pass to kill the Northern Di people. The reason we can live a good life now, without the Northern Di people coming to burn, kill, and plunder, is because there are soldiers at the border and many people like your third uncle and your cousin guarding it."
Yue Qingchuan said, "Then, in your opinion, what should the students in my academy do?"
Xu Di said, “Don’t just study books. Go out and see the world. Whether you’re farming or doing something else, you should have your own opinions. Uncle, you know what the palace examination will cover and what kind of policy essays you’ll be asked. But if you only study books and don’t extract things from your own experiences, your writing will always feel like it’s missing something.”
Yue Qingchuan said, "How could I not understand? It's just that the students' situations are all different, so it's not easy to make arrangements."
Xu Di said, "If you set aside one or two months each year and let these students go out for a period of time, whether it's to work as a clerk in a county government office or to work as an apprentice staff member under some superior, as long as they can get hands-on experience, how can they not have their own ideas?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Qingchuan fell into deep thought.
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