Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Perhaps thinking that the father and son were scholars, the young woman treated them differently, bowed and greeted them into the courtyard: "May I ask the names of these two distinguished guests?"

Zhu Guoxiang cupped his hands and said, "My surname is Zhu. My name is Zhu Guoxiang. This is the dog Zhu Ming. I'm really annoying you today."

When he first arrived at the bandit village, Zhu Guoxiang also said something like a dog. At that time, Zhu Ming was busy observing the environment. It was safer now, and Ju Ming finally had the time to complain: "Father, my son, you adapted very quickly."

He spoke with a strong accent and in a low voice, so the young woman didn't understand: "What did this husband say?"

Zhu Ming raised his hands and bowed: "I've met the old lady, I've met the lady. Thank you very much for the food."

Zhu Guoxiang was startled when he first heard his son call her "Mother", fearing that he would be regarded as a pervert if he was too frivolous.

But he saw that the young woman was not angry, but bowed and returned the greeting: "My surname is Shen, and my neighbors call me Shen Erniang. This is my aunt (mother-in-law), and my neighbors call me Yan Dapo. That is Quanzi, whose surname is Bai, and he has a single name. The word "Qi" means "Qi" in longevity. Brother Qi, come quickly and greet these two gentlemen. Use the etiquette my mother taught you a few days ago."

Sentences from "The Book of Songs" came out of her mouth. This woman seemed to have read a lot of books.

The child named Bai Qi was very obedient and sensible. He left the table, straightened his clothes, and bowed uprightly: "Young man Bai Qi, I have met these two gentlemen!"

"A good boy, who knows etiquette so well, will definitely be able to accomplish something when he grows up." Zhu Guoxiang praised him repeatedly. He didn't know much about ancient common sense, and he always felt awkward when speaking in a rambling way.

But there is a truth that applies to both ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, that is, if you praise your children in front of their elders, the adults will definitely feel happy after hearing it.

Sure enough, Grandma Yan was not willing to receive strangers, but when she heard the other party praising her grandson, a bright smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she quickly walked back to the house to buy two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Shen Erniang also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. The dog is young and has only been trained for less than a year."

Zhu Guoxiang said in a nice way: "One year of enlightenment is already like this, but a few more years of studying will be even more remarkable."

Shen Erniang smiled happily and warmly greeted the father and son to sit down for dinner.

Ju Ming shut up and didn't say anything. It was fine for him to be sarcastic, but he still wanted his father to be more professional when praising others.

Grandma Yan quickly brought bowls and chopsticks and helped serve the corn porridge.

Zhu Guoxiang was responsible for talking and building relationships, while Zhu Ming silently observed the situation. He found that there were obvious differences in the millet porridge in the bowls of several people: the porridge in the bowls of the two guests and the children was thicker; the porridge in the bowls of Mrs. Yan and Shen Erniang was thinner.

In addition, Erniang Shen asked the guests to use the chopsticks first, then Mrs. Yan picked up the chopsticks, then Erniang Shen picked up the chopsticks, and finally the child picked up the chopsticks.

Tutoring etiquette is very strict!

Ju Ming turned to look at the thatched houses, feeling that they were a bit out of place.

Moreover, in addition to pickles, there is also a plate of wild vegetables on the table.

Of course wild vegetables are not rare, but that plate of wild vegetables was stir-fried!

Iron pots have become increasingly popular in the Northern Song Dynasty, but many rural farmers still cannot afford to buy them. The Tian brothers only have clay pots at home.

The adults continued chatting, but Bai Qi was a very well-behaved child, adhering to the "eat without speaking" rule and silently cooking.

Under Zhu Guoxiang's verbal offensive, the two sides quickly became closer, and even their names gradually changed. When asked about Ju Ming's ranking in the family, he directly called him...Da Lang.

Shen Erniang was still thinking about Li Bai's poem and couldn't help but ask: "Has Dalang ever participated in the scientific examination?"

"Never." Zhu Ming sounded awkward, always feeling like someone was feeding him medicine.

Hearing Ju Ming's answer, Shen Erniang was a little disappointed: "Where did Dalang see Li Taibai's original poem?"

Ju Ming directly showed off his cards: "I made it up just to eat this meal."

Hearing his son speak like this, Zhu Guoxiang almost spat out a mouthful of millet porridge.

Erniang Shen was stunned on the spot, and Grandma Yan was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to treat Ju Ming at all.

Call him cunning, but he tells the truth; call him honest, but he lies and cheats.

I’ve never seen anything so out of place!

Shen Erniang arranged her words and said with a smile: "Dalang is full of poems and books, and he can also polish Taibai's poems with his casual jokes. It's really admirable."

"Thank you, thank you." Zhu Ming continued to work hard.

Seeing Zhu Ming finishing a bowl of millet porridge, Mrs. Yan took the initiative to help serve the rice. This time the porridge was much thinner, not because we were treating the guests poorly, but because there was not much left, and neither mother-in-law nor daughter-in-law added any more food to their family.

Zhu Guoxiang was so hungry that he also ate his second bowl. There was a faint sound of a wooden spoon scraping a clay pot from the kitchen.

Ju Ming felt vaguely regretful, put down the earthen bowl in his hand as if it had been licked by a dog, and asked, "Do you have paper and pen, madam?"

"Yes." Shen Erniang replied.

Ju Ming said: "I am penniless now and can't pay for food, so I will write an article instead."

Shen Erniang declined repeatedly: "It doesn't matter, it's just a meal."

Ju Ming cupped his hands and said, "Please give me a pen and paper."

Shen Erniang thought about it and felt that writing an article was an elegant thing, and she would not look philistine even if she accepted it, so she went back to the house to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Mrs. Yan quickly cleared the table and made room for the guests to write articles.

Erniang Shen poured some water into the inkstone, took out the ink stick and grinded it carefully. After grinding the ink, she gently put it down: "Please, sir."

Ju Ming learned calligraphy from his grandfather when he was a child. His grandfather served as the village party secretary for decades and even played a guest role as a barefoot doctor.

You can master the boy's skills.

It’s just that computers have been used more often, and calligraphy has made a bit of a comeback, and now my writing is still pleasing to the eye.

"What poem do you want to copy?" Zhu Guoxiang asked in a low voice.

Ju Ming said: "Copying poems is so low. I want to write the "Three Character Classic". This thing has not come out yet. The child in this family is named Bai, and he is also studying. He is somewhat related to the Bai family. Write the "Three Character Classic", Firstly, I can repay the meal, and secondly, I can attract Bai Yuanwai’s attention.”

"Your mind works very fast, but can you finish writing the Three Character Classic silently?" Zhu Guoxiang said, "I could memorize this thing when I was a child. Your grandfather taught me it with a stick. When I grew up, I had forgotten all about it. "

Ju Ming smiled and said, "Recite it silently and see if you still remember it."

After hearing this, Zhu Guoxiang silently recited "The Beginning of Man" and was quickly stunned. How could he suddenly remember something he had forgotten?

Ju Ming had discovered a few days ago that as long as he read the book carefully, he could clearly recall the details. For example, the official seal on the horse's butt, "A" represents the Imperial Guards in front of the palace, which originated from a paper that Ju Ming had read. At that time, I was looking up information in order to make a video, and read dozens of related papers, but now I actually remember them all!

The father and son spoke in dialect and spoke so fast that others could not understand them.

Shen Erniang didn't pay much attention, just stared at the tip of the pen, waiting for Ju Ming to finish writing the article.

But I saw writing dripping from the paper: Meng Tong Shu·Three Character Classic - Zhu Ming.

"At the beginning of human beings, nature is good. Nature is similar, habits are far apart..." Shen Erniang followed the handwriting and recited silently in her heart. The more she read, the more delighted she became, because this was an enlightening article, which was of great use to her son's study.

At first, Shen Erniang knew all the allusions, but gradually she couldn't understand them very well.

As he was writing, Zhu Ming suddenly asked: "Is there any more paper? It's not enough. It's a little dark, please bring in an oil lamp."

"have!"

Shen Erniang quickly ran back to the house, took out all her son's calligraphy papers, and asked her mother-in-law to light the lamp.

Taking the new paper, Ju Ming continued writing.

When I write "The Yan Song Dynasty was prosperous, and the Zhou Dynasty was influenced by Zen", I skip the pen. You don't need to write all the following, just skip the Southern and Northern Song Dynasties and the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Put down the pen and blow on the paper. The ink is still wet and placed separately on the table.

Ju Ming started to show off again: "This is a children's book written by me. I didn't show it to anyone else. I gave it to my wife today to thank you for giving me food."

No one else has read it, but your son is the first to learn it?

Shen Erniang felt that she was lucky, so she bowed and saluted: "Thank you for your kindness!"

However, Zhu Ming stepped away and stood aside, standing with his hands behind his hands: "If you get a meal, you should repay it with a nice message. There is no need to thank you. Madam, please get up quickly." As he said this, he showed his true colors and said with a grin, "I really want to thank you. , my father and son haven’t settled down yet, how about using the kitchen to stay overnight?”

Shen Erniang said quickly: "How can you let your guest sleep in the kitchen? I'm going to clean up the main room right now."

Grandma Yan followed her to clean up the house, hid in the house and asked in a low voice: "Is this such a good article?"

"It couldn't be better, and it's not available anywhere else. Only Brother Qi can learn it." Shen Erniang said happily.

Grandma Yan was immediately happy, and she clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless you, Brother Qi has met a noble person."

Shen Erniang took out the bedding from the cabinet and said while making the bed: "This Zhu Dalang must be full of knowledge. The article just now not only contains many allusions that I have never heard of, but also wrote down all the major events in the Song Dynasty from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to our Song Dynasty. Brother Qi If you can memorize the Three Character Classic, you will have defeated many children."

"That's good, that's good." Mrs. Yan smiled from ear to ear.

Shen Erniang added: "Zhu Dalang is very knowledgeable, and many of his words are very rare. Ordinary scholars may have never seen them. I can only recognize them by guessing."

Ju Ming was too cautious and wrote all in traditional Chinese characters. He didn't know why he could write traditional Chinese characters. He probably read many traditional Chinese books before traveling.

However, some of the traditional Chinese characters specified in the "Kangxi Dictionary" were uncommon even in the Northern Song Dynasty!

But it just so happens that it highlights his talent even more.