Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 12

Early the next morning, Sun Yue woke up naturally after a rare sleep. When she opened her eyes, the old Cao family had already made up the dough. The oily yellow dough was lying quietly on the chopping board, waiting to open the door to greet her at any time. guest.

Sun Yue washed her hands and wanted to help, but was stopped by Lao Cao, "Young nephew don't want to get started, we just wait for the cooking work. You have been praised by the officials, and you will be a husband in the future. Hurry up." Go to study, don't delay your studies."

Sun Yue was naturally embarrassed, rolled up her arms and sleeves and wanted to help a little, but was pushed out by Cao Nier: "Go, go, don't make any trouble, you don't know how to meet at all, write your bad words. "

Sun Chunming thought for a while and said: "Go ahead, it's more important to study. Remember your friendship with Uncle Cao. If you can get ahead in the future, don't forget to repay him."

Lao Cao smiled and said: "Brother, I see that your hands are also soft and tender. You must have never done any work. You must be a scholar after all. Why don't you take a break too? There are me and Ni Son, that's enough."

Sun Chunming shook his head with a smile and said: "Born in troubled times, a scholar like me is the most useless. The child's life is good, and he has caught up with the peaceful world. I don't have that blessing. I was delayed when I was young. It's too late to learn now." .”

Just kidding, the cost of studying alone is high enough. If two people study together, can this small shop afford it? Does Lao Cao have any opinions after a long time?Both children are working, and even his old mother is doing housework, so how can he be lazy.

Sun Yue returned to the back room, spread out the paper, found a book of The Analects of Confucius and started copying. In this way, practicing calligraphy and memorizing could be done at the same time. Even though the characters could not be made smaller no matter how hard they were, they were still waste paper. After practicing for a day, the pen and ink on the paper were enough. Got money all the time.

After a while, the family opened to sell noodles, and the rest of the people were busy with their work. He was the only one who was practicing calligraphy in the next room. This made him feel very guilty, but he had to shake his head and expel such strange thoughts. Force yourself to concentrate on what is in the book.

When the morning rush finally passed, Sun Yue hurried over and said, "Dad, let's go talk cross talk."

Sun Chunming shook his head and said, "Don't talk about cross talk anymore, I'll talk about stand-up storytelling in the future, you should study hard."

Sun Yue said anxiously: "But I'm tired of studying! I've already copied that Analects three times."

"When you get tired of studying, go play with the army, and I'll buy you another Spring and Autumn Book later."

Dajun is Lao Cao's child who is as old as his biological age, called Cao Jun. When Lao Cao gave birth to him, he probably wanted him to be a soldier. Hearing this, he immediately came over with bright eyes. I just want to play with Sun Yue, but I still dare not disturb his study.

Sun Yue's eyes were a little wet, she wiped them off and said, "No, I'm off to practice calligraphy, and the paper at home is not enough, I'll go buy some paper first."

Old Cao said: "Don't go, let Nier go."

"Oh."

Cao Nier reluctantly agreed, took the money, and went to buy paper for Sun Yue.

Sun Yue sighed, poured a bowl of water for Cao's mother, served her to drink, and then sat on the bed alone and became depressed.

Cao Jun came over and said, "What's wrong, Brother Sun, I don't think you are very happy, you don't have to work, why are you not happy?"

Sun Yue smiled wryly and said, "It's because I'm not allowed to work that I'm not happy. You are still young and don't understand. By the way, do you want to know how to read?"

Cao Jun shook his head and said, "I don't want to, my father said I'm not that material."

"Then what do you want to do in the future?"

"I want to be a soldier in the future, and I have food to eat when I am a soldier. When the Khitan people come, I will protect you."

Cao's mother interjected: "I am really a good grandson with great ambition."

Sun Yue could only respond with a wry smile. Among the 360 ​​lines in the Northern Song Dynasty, the worst was being a soldier. But there is no way to say this. They have all experienced the great pain of the wars of the Five Dynasties. I am afraid that they are the only two in the world who really I believe that the prosperous age is coming soon, even if it is Zhao Kuangyin himself, can he dare to pat his chest and guarantee that he will not be the sixth of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms?

However, it is still okay to follow the temptation, so he said: "If you want to be a soldier, it will take at least ten years until you grow up. So what do you want to do in these ten years?"

Cao Jun bit his lip and thought for a while and said: "I don't know, but I see that you make a lot of money from cross talk, which seems quite interesting. If you don't talk about it in the future, why don't I tell Uncle Sun about it?" Bar."

Sun Yue smiled and said: "Okay, then I will teach you when I have time. In fact, my father and I are not professional. I just heard it before. Just learn a few jokes and think about it slowly."

"Ah."

While talking, Cao Nier came back with thick paper in her hand. She also bought a box of ink and put it in front of Sun Yue, "Here, your paper."

"Thank you, sister. Would you like to read? I can teach you."

"Don't, don't, don't, don't, I always have so much paper, I can't afford to learn, Master Sun, learn, I'm going to help with work."

Before leaving, he patted Cao Jun's head and said, "Let's go, you want to study no matter what you do, the family can't afford two scholars."

"Oh."

This little chatterer stabbed him in the heart like a small knife, yet Sun Yue couldn't refute it.

Cao's mother said from the side: "My grandson is not as knowledgeable as her. A woman has never seen the world."

As she said that, the old lady did not know where to get some oranges. Spring is just beginning now, and the fruit is extremely fresh, but yesterday she was happy to buy one to honor the old lady, but she didn't want her to eat it at all.

"Come on, eat quickly, don't let your father and Uncle Cao see."

"Auntie, this is to honor you, why didn't you eat it?"

"Old man, I'm so old that no good food tastes good when I put it in my mouth, so I don't dare to waste it. You've wasted your brain by studying, so I'll help you make up for it."

While talking, he peeled the oranges and stuffed them into Sun Yue's mouth one by one.

"Is it delicious?"

The oranges of this season are all collected in Huainan in advance and stored in cellars. How delicious are they? No one would want to give them away for free, but Sun Yue also smiled and said: "Delicious, but It's sweet, and the aunt will eat it too."

"I don't eat, you eat."

However, Cao's mother refused and insisted on giving all the oranges to Sun Yue until the whole orange was eaten, leaving a sour and sour taste in her mouth. Sun Yue said, "I'm full. Let's go to Wen Shu."

After returning to the house, he spread out the paper and polished the ink. Sun Yue took a deep breath. The inferior ink had an unpleasant smell. He didn't feel disgusted at this time. Outside, a group of rough guys who were listening to the book cheered. The mess was very noisy, but he didn't feel disturbed. He wrote the Analects of Confucius fiercely on the yellow paper: "Study is the first thing to do, and reading is the foundation of learning."

Secretly said: I was able to pass 985 in my previous life, so I don’t believe that I won’t be the number one in this life.

(End of this chapter)