Kuai Chuan Teaches You To Be a Man

A Rong sits on a book case specially made for him to practice calligraphy. Even if he is young and lacks wrist strength, his handwriting is soft and lacking in spirit, his level is much higher than that of a normal four-year-old child.

Words can't be said like this, a normal four-year-old child can recite at most three hundred thousand, and it is not yet the age to pick up a pen and practice calligraphy. Yu Xia never asked him, it was him who had self-discipline. Many of his habits were formed in his previous life and could not be changed.

For example, he always gets up at the same time as Cao Yaozu. When his father goes to court, he has to get up in the morning to study calligraphy and read. At dawn, it is time for homeschooling and class, and he has to listen to his teacher's lectures. The lecture time is not short, and when I come back, I have to recite and write essays... At first, A Rong was forced to study. Later, his father married the new wife, and the new wife became happy shortly after entering the house. Since then, his position in the government has become more and more embarrassing, and he has changed from being forced to study to taking the initiative to study. He must not do his best, so as not to embarrass his deceased mother, and to allow his father to take care of him more.

It was only later that A Rong discovered that his biological father was even colder than he thought, and he could spare his son for his own future, but it had become a habit to sleep less and study hard.

A Rong feels that he should be more diligent when he has such an opportunity. He wants to do his best, much better than Cao Yaozu.

Originally, he still remembered to hide his skills and clumsiness. He was distracted, and he realized the original shape without controlling his hands. When he noticed that he had written several words in a well-mannered manner.

A Rong was stunned, and was about to let go. He wanted to use the ink on the tip of his pen to paste these few words that exposed his true level. Before he could, he found that the mother had already walked to the side.

"Son's writing is very good, with the demeanor of grandma."

Yu Xia moved the embroidered pier and sat next to her, smiling at the words he had written. She saw that the silly boy was exposed, and instead of putting it on, she recalled the time when she practiced calligraphy, "My son is like a mother. It's much stronger. My mother learned to calligraphy very late. I learned how to do it after watching people hang my wrists in one fell swoop. As a result, my wrists would tremble. My husband asked me to start from the pillow and wrist, and then I gradually wrote a little bit of feeling."

As Yu Xia said that, he held A Rong's left hand, put it under his right wrist, put it on the pillow, and urged his son to write another one.

There is a fulcrum on the wrist, which is indeed easier to control than hanging in the air, and the arm is not as sour as before. A Rong wrote two words, smiled at Yu Xia, and said, "Mother's way is good."

Yu Xia touched the soft hair on the top of his head and praised him for his talent.

"However, son, you are still young. No matter what you learn, you can practice it in moderation, so you don't have to rush it. You can start writing and practicing calligraphy at the age of four, much earlier than other children, which is great."

After all, it's not a real four-year-old child. Talking to him doesn't need to be repeated many times. Often, you only need to click until you reach it, and he will remember and think about it. Yu Xia counted that he had fallen into the ambush recently, and asked him if it would be a little too hot? Aron shook his head.

He was once taught that the three-nine-three-fu should be the most diligent, and this is the time to train people the most.

In order to convince him, Cao Yaozu also recalled his road to the imperial examination, saying that the township examination is the hottest time of the year. I slept in the numbered room, the whole examination room was full of that smell, and my body was almost smoked to death.

After Cao Yaozu finished speaking, he set a lot of rules for him, such as reading in dog days, not using ice, not letting maids play fans, and having to sit up straight and open windows in the cold winter...

In the beginning, no one could stand it, but it's useless for you to quarrel, it's useless for you to quarrel, and you will be punished if you don't want to study.

I couldn't stand it at first, but I got used to it.

After he died once, A Rong felt that he should thank him for his past experiences, otherwise he would not have survived that year in Fengjiang, he had suffered too many sins and suffered a lot of hardships, even if he lived in the countryside, it was okay. The home can be said to be very comfortable.

In the past, he had a good life, but he couldn't live it. Gradually, he developed this kind of personality of rushing forward without being forced by others. Now, seeing his mother pat him on the head, let him slow down. Mother's arms.

After being buried for a while, the warm atmosphere was broken by Qiao Yue who broke into the room. With a dark face, he dug the stinky boy out of his wife's arms and said, "Let's go, go to the ground with father."

A Rong nodded, moved the paperweight away, rolled out the roll of paper to practice calligraphy, and hung up the pen. After finishing everything, he slid down from the slightly higher chair, patted the slightly wrinkled hem, and followed Behind the cheap dad.

One tall and one short were about to walk to the door, Yu Xia called the two of them, and told them to put on the sunscreen and put on a straw hat before going out.

Qiao Yue said he knew, and was about to leave again. He remembered something and forgot to mention: "I didn't send a letter to my father-in-law last time, but when the reply arrived, I'll put it by your pillow, remember to read it."

Yu Xia watched them slowly go to the ground, one tall and one short. When they were far away, they were so far away that they could no longer see them before ordering the maid to pass a message to the kitchen room and put the soup to clear the heat and relieve the heat, and then went back to the room to dismantle it. letter.

A few months ago, her father took a leave of absence from school at the same house. He came to the county for a few days, sent her out of the cabinet, and waited until she returned to the door to talk with her son-in-law before returning to Linzhou. After that, Yu Xia wrote back twice. The first time was not long after she got married. She wrote to tell her father that the Qiao family was very good, that her husband was considerate, and that her in-laws were kind, so that her father did not have to worry about it. The second time, it was A Rong. Yu Xia explained Qiao Yue’s situation and A Rong’s experience with two whole pages, telling her father that she felt that the child was related to her, and that his actions after he lived in Qiao’s house proved him. He is no worse than his own son. He is very sensible and considerate. I hope my father will not mind, saying that he has the opportunity to bring someone to visit Linzhou.

Qiao Yue was engaged in the "experimental field" and had to contact Zhou Zhifu from time to time. Many things he needed had to be cooperated with the imperial court. Yu Xia's letter to Yu Zixiao was sent to Linzhou through this channel.

Yu Xia expected that her father would take a little time to digest, she had been waiting patiently, and finally waited for a reply.

This letter is heavy when I hold it, and I can feel it has a lot of content. Yu Xia sat by the bed and read the letter. Yu Zixiao first said that his father and daughter had a rough life. He lost his beloved wife in his early years. He couldn't stand it, his daughter married a sincere husband, but the other party's body was not good... He didn't shy away, when he talked about the pain in his heart after opening the letter, and the process of psychological change, how did he want to understand.

Yu Zixiao said that he trusts his daughter's eyes to see people, and believes that his adopted grandson is a good child who is sensible and will love others. Treat it with all your love. To be born without raising them, to raise them without teaching them, are all sins.

Yu Zixiao mentioned that what he sent with the letter was a gift to his grandson. Yu Xia took another look and saw that there was indeed a small bag lying beside the pillow. When he opened it, there was a jade pendant with auspicious patterns on one side and auspicious patterns on the other side. With the name of A Rong, Yu Xia could see at a glance that the word was written by his father, and it can be said that he was very attentive.

She took the letter and read it from the beginning, keeping her father's teaching in her heart. After reading it twice, Yu Xia folded the letter, put it in the storage box, locked it, and put the jade pendant back into the slap-sized bag. , ready to send it to A Rong later.

When A Rong came back wearing a straw hat, he found that his mother was waiting under the eaves. He rushed two steps and ran to the front, letting A-niang wipe his face with the wet handkerchief, and let her grab her paws and wash her hands.

His stepfather was beside him, staring at him dissatisfiedly.

A Rong pretended not to see it, took a small handkerchief to wipe his mother's sweat, and asked her why she was waiting here?

Yu Xia wiped it with him for a few times, and after saying it was done, he took out the kit and handed it to A Rong, saying, "This is from your grandfather, and I will name it for you."

"Give it to me?" A Rong hesitated for a while, then took it and opened it to see that it was a piece of jade pendant whose quality was not very good. It was very rare for ordinary people.

He first saw the auspicious pattern on one side, and felt that there was something on the other side, and then turned over to see his name.

It doesn't look like it was carved by a craftsman...

"This should be made by your grandfather. Mother has seen the seal engraved by your grandfather. The carving is like this, and it is also his handwriting."

A Rong squeezed the jade pendant tightly. Although he had worn something many times better than this before, he was not so happy. Speaking of his grandfather, he knew and heard about his grandfather's deeds, but he had only seen it once or twice, and his impression was very vague.

"Your grandfather also said that your mother would have the opportunity to take you to Linzhou to show him, does A Rong want to go?"

"...Think." I really wanted to.

Watching the stinky boy go crazy for the show, Qiao Yue suddenly became scheming, he coughed, drew his wife's attention back, and said, "I touched a very thick letter, and only said this?"

Yu Xia shook his head and said where?

"Father also praised you, saying that your new method of planting potatoes, wheat and sticks not only made food for the common people to eat, but also solved a lot of problems for the court, and praised you very much. Being respected by others is your blessing."

There is no need to doubt that Yu Xia wrote and said this by himself. Yu Zixiao did not forget his son-in-law. He mentioned in the letter that young people should not be complacent just because of a little achievement. Since they have already achieved such achievements at such a young age, they must work harder and not slack off.

It is not difficult to be beautiful for a while, and it is a good skill to be admired for a lifetime.

There is no need to tell Qiao Yue this. He is the kind of person who can pull up to the sky when he should be proud, and sink when he says he sinks. There is no need to tell him the big truth.

Yu Xia's three words made Qiao Yue happy, and the cheap son was also pleasing to the eye, and asked his son to teach him what he remembered? A Rong nodded and said he remembered, and asked him if the rice in the paddy field can really yield thousands of pounds per mu?

"I can't this year. Next year, I'll show you Dad's ability."

Even if the conditions are so backward, Qiao Yue has not stopped the pace of research. After trying, he has found a hybrid plan suitable for the Linzhou area. After completing the seed production, he will prepare a big ticket next year. Qiao Yue has already reported this progress to the Zhou Zhifu, and asked the Yamen to prepare cattle for farming, and to plough the paddy fields, and to plough them well. Maybe Xia Xia will need some help at that time, she is the most skilled at calling poultry and livestock.

Qiao Yue's whole mind was devoted to hybrid rice, and the success of this effort would surely shock the whole dynasty, and the emperor could not sit still.

Let's put it this way, rice was only affordable for wealthy people in this era. The yield of rice was very poor, and one mu of fertile land only received two or three hundred catties. Qiao Yue studied agriculture, and he knew that hybrid rice has gone through a long process from its advent to its development to super hybrid rice. It failed at the beginning. After the success, the yield per mu of the experimental field has also made several leaps. This is all brought about by the changes in the breeding program. From 400 kg to 600 kg to 800 kg, when he studied agriculture, he was able to reach one. Thousands of kilograms...

However, this is the yield per mu of the experimental field. The yield of the experimental field is not calculated at the cost, and the yield will be discounted by ordinary farmers, and the yield per mu can be achieved.

After all, standing on the shoulders of giants, Qiao Yue directly chose the optimal breeding plan, and through continuous attempts, produced the most suitable rice seeds for planting in Linzhou. He mentioned to the prefect of Zhou that he would reach out to rice next year, saying that if it went well, the court would be surprised, and there was no guarantee for the specific output, but he just asked the prefect of Zhou to be patient and wait and see.

Zhou Zhifu didn't know, but A Rong heard his stepfather mention it, and his stepfather said this: "Let's lower the goal first, set the yield per mu of the experimental field at 2,000 catties, and if everything goes well, the imperial court will have to send gold bricks and silver tiles to my father next year. , what do you want to farm with your father, is it better than stupid reading?"

A Rong has already figured out his stepfather's temperament, so he doesn't disagree with him. Thinking about the scumbag who has just been promoted for two years and is still struggling to climb up, this stepfather is indeed capable.

How young is he?

He has achieved so much!

He was right, he didn't say two thousand catties. If the yield of rice per mu was over one thousand catties, no, even if it was eight hundred catties or six hundred catties, the imperial court could offer him up, and no one would dare to touch him.

It's not bad to think about farming with your stepfather.

That night, A Rong lay in bed, not even silent on the Four Books and Five Classics. He kept reviewing the basic knowledge of agriculture he had recently learned, and fell asleep soundly until the sleepiness flooded.

The first year A Rong came to Qiao's house was spent growing taller, stronger, stronger, and more knowledgeable. Later, there was a banquet at home, and the elders of the clan were invited to the feast, but they dared not recognize this kid.

He seemed to have changed a lot, and he was willing to open his mouth to speak well, and even listened to his mother's compensation to those clan elders who were worried about him.

Qiao Fulai rounded up the field next to him, saying that this child is well-behaved and sensible, and he is also smart. He can learn everything quickly when he is taught. When he first came, he was a little bored and didn't speak much. Be patient as an adult. After half a month and a month, he will I accept you, and I know how to call people when I follow the rules.

"You don't know, he gets up at the earliest every day, and when he is ready, he goes to wait in front of the Xiaoyue room, waiting to say hello. How old is he? He is only four years old, and he is just recognizing the characters. "Three", "Hundred" and "Thousand" are all I can carry it down." Qiao Fulai just wanted to let people know that this child was uneasy when he was guarded at the beginning, and it would be good to settle down. He is not an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, he is very good.

Just saying that the clan elders definitely don't believe it, but people are here, and they can see it with long eyes. They exchanged glances with each other, saying that it was really luck.

"At the beginning, no one was willing to accept it. If you are kind-hearted and keep him, it will be a blessing."

"People, you must always have a good heart."

"Look at him now, I wonder if his mother will regret it?"

"She regrets? Why does she regret it? She is not our Qiao family if she remarries, but this child belongs to our Qiao family."

Seeing that the elders of the clan had corrected their impression of A Rong, everyone in the family was very happy. After seeing off the guests, Yu Xia pinched his fleshy face and praised him for his greatness! "A Rong is awesome, she did everything she promised her, and she performed very well!"

That child also likes Yu Xia to be close, and is embarrassed. He is only five years old, and he still pretends to be a little adult so you don't do this, don't pinch your face, don't touch your head, and say that he is an adult.

Qiao Yue agreed with his face, thinking that the silly son said it well.

Turning around to comfort his wife: "My son has grown up, Xia Xia, you have to respect him and treat him in a more mature way."

Yu Xia thought about it for a while, and it made sense.

On another thought, A Rong had died once, and he really couldn't treat him like a kindergartener.

Well, she changed it.

Yu Xia was trying hard to adjust his attitude towards his son. A Rong felt a little regretful in his heart. He also thought that he was no longer a little boy. He had to eat more, grow up quickly, protect his mother, and settle accounts with old enemies. He learned a lot of new things in his first year at the Qiao family, and in his second year he witnessed the advent of hybrid rice.

This year's summer is very hot, very hot, so hot that you can faint from the sun and bring it back when you go out. However, the entire Linzhou, the entire Kangping, and the entire Chenxiang are restless, and everyone has expectations in their hearts and desires in their eyes. No one cares how hot it is today and whether it will be hotter tomorrow, they are all waiting for Joe Yue to speak, and when he says it's time to harvest.

The rice is growing in the field, and the heavy yellow ears of rice are there for everyone to see. As long as it is not a blind man passing by, he can see that Qiao Yue has done it again. He has succeeded.

After wheat, sticks, and potatoes, he has grown a super rice that makes people drool.

An experienced old farmer said that this acre of land can be harvested a thousand kilograms visually.

The prefect has already rushed to Chenxiang in advance, and the county magistrate is the same. There are yamen guards outside the test field, for fear that something will go wrong.

From the farmers to the officials, they couldn't stand it any longer. The agricultural commissioner sent to assist Qiao Yue was amazed every day since he headed the ear, and he couldn't believe that he had participated in such an amazing project. Qiao Fulai has been asking every day these days, is it okay? Can you take it?

Qiao Yue has not been in a hurry, he delayed until the beginning of July before nodding and saying that it was time.