The clan school is full of vitality. It is Hua Zhi's favorite place to stay besides her own yard. Looking at the hungry eyes of the children, she feels that all the worries are nothing.
Her voice is very crisp, especially when she is in charge, it is always clean and sharp. However, when teaching, she will deliberately slow down her tone to make her voice less crisp and a little softer. She doesn't want to put too much pressure on the children.
At this time, outside the classroom door, Zhu Haodong was standing there with a man in his early thirties, and Butler Xu was waiting by their side with his eyebrows lowered.
The man had somewhat light eyebrows and eyes, and his appearance was not particularly outstanding. He was wearing old clothes that had been washed to a pale color, and black cloth shoes. His hair was tied on top of his head very casually, and his face was weathered. His expression was unrestrained, which was rare for a scholar, and even a little casual. But at this moment, his eyes were extremely serious.
It was also the first time that Zhu Haodong heard Zhi'er teach in person. If it weren't for her youthful voice and her ease, one would have thought she had been teaching for many years. Not to mention the other people in the Hua family, just looking at Zhi'er, it can be said that there is a successor to the family.
After secretly praising him in his heart, Zhu Haodong turned around and looked at the person he brought. If you say he doesn't look like a scholar, he does have the unique scent of ink on him. But if you say he is, his whole demeanor doesn't really look like one.
But what his father said about him being talented was definitely correct. He just hoped that he wouldn't have those ideas that women without talent are virtuous, otherwise he might not be able to stay in the Hua family. At the moment, he didn't seem to show any disgust.
During the break, Hua Zhi came out of the classroom, paused when she saw the people outside, and then walked over to greet them.
Zhu Haodong introduced her with a smile, "This is Mr. Zheng Zhizheng that your grandfather mentioned before."
"My daughter greets Mr. Zheng." Hua Zhi knelt down and bowed.
Zheng Zhi looked at her with a passionate look in his eyes, "Have you studied the Four Books and Thirteen Classics?"
“A little bit.”
"What else have you seen?"
"I've read some miscellaneous books. The Hua family once had a large collection of books, so I can always find what I want to read."
"Ji Liang's new book."
"I have, but I think his old book is better."
"Eighteen Strategies of Questioning Realm."
"I've seen it, the Twelve Strategies are useless."
"The details are always important."
"I've seen it. Apart from the shortcoming of too much empty talk, it's pretty good."
"Four Sages Chatting."
"I have read it, and I like what the four sages said the most."
"Noji."
“I have seen it, and I envy the author who experienced and saw those landscapes in person.”
"… "
Mu Qing came out. All the children in the Hua family watched their eldest sister fight with outsiders from a distance. They were proud and felt useless. Their eldest sister had read so many books, but most of them had never heard of them! Berlin was the most likely to think this way!
The Sixth Prince was also among them. Only then did he understand why Berlin, who had not been taught by many great scholars, knew so much, because he had an older sister who had read so many books.
My mother said that books are useless without them. Every work that has been passed down must have its merits. Maybe those books are not as useful as the Four Books and Thirteen Classics, but the more you read and understand, the more your mind will naturally become broadened.
Among the people he knew, only Sister Hua did what her mother said!
Therefore, Brother Yan Xi placed him in the Hua family, hoping that he could learn from Sister Hua and have a broader vision and a more open mind!
Zhu Haodong initially thought that Zheng Zhi was going to embarrass Zhi'er, and he wanted to stop him. However, when he saw that Zhi'er was calm and could immediately pick up any book Zheng mentioned, he felt relieved. At the same time, he was secretly shocked. With Zhi'er's reading volume, she must have been reading every day for those years. So, no one is born knowing everything, and not everyone is as courageous and capable as Zhi'er, because no one has the confidence of more than ten years of accumulation like her.
The fight ended when Zheng Zhi stopped talking on his own initiative. The surroundings were silent, as if everyone was holding their breath. Perhaps everyone had forgotten that the break time had long passed.
Hua Zhi swallowed a mouthful of saliva to moisten her throat. The wet feeling on her back was very uncomfortable, but she pretended not to notice it. She turned around and ordered, "Berlin, teach the class for me."
Hua Bailin responded with a hoarse voice. The scene just now was too much of a blow to him.
Mu Qing looked at the eldest girl deeply, leaned slightly towards Zheng Zhi, and led the children into the house. He always believed that his knowledge was no worse than anyone else. If he had not lost his heart, he would have had a place in the officialdom by now. But today he realized that he was just a frog in the well. Perhaps, after a few years when the Hua family gets better, he should go out for a walk.
After all the children entered the classroom, Hua Zhifang said, "Mr. Zheng, please, let's talk somewhere else."
Zheng Zhi shook his head, "Let me listen."
Hua Zhi knew what he wanted to hear, but she had confidence in Berlin, so she just waited.
Because she had listened to Berlin's lectures before, she could feel the difference when she listened again. Hua Zhi lowered her head slightly, with a smile in her eyes. Her idea was not wrong. Berlin had a more solid foundation as a teacher, and he could now teach others what he had learned with ease.
The few of them stood there and listened to the entire class before Zheng Zhi walked out with satisfaction.
In the study, Hua Zhi made tea.
Zhu Haodong looked at her skillful movements and sighed, "It's a pity that there is no new tea to drink this year."
"There is still some tea leaves left at home. If you like it, uncle, please pack it up and take it back."
Zhu Haodong shook his head. The small tea garden of the Hua family had been sealed off, and the remaining stock, even if there was any, was in the old house of the Hua family. How much could he take out? He couldn't bear to take any. It was such a pity. He had been used to drinking the Hua family's plain tea in recent years, and he was not used to drinking the tea that was brewed with various things added.
Pushing the tea in front of the two, Hua Zhi looked up and said, "I think Mr. Zheng has heard about the current situation of the Hua family from my grandfather. If you have any objections, don't force yourself. I will talk to my grandfather."
Zheng Zhi smelled the tea, took a sip, and said something unrelated to the business, "I drank a kind of tea in the coastal areas. It's a little different from this one, but a little similar. They both have these fine tea leaves, but theirs is boiled with sugar and longan. In comparison, I like this one better."
Her tea is really popular. Hua Zhi smiled and refilled Zheng Zhi's tea. She thought that if the business could be successful, she could make a lot of money. She wondered when Mr. Lu would have the time to start this business.
After another drink, Zheng Zhicai said, "I didn't think much before I came. I came because Master Zhu asked me to come. I promised to work for three years. But after I came, I thought more about it. Miss, have you ever thought about continuing to study? Women can't enter the government, can't do this or that, but what you learn is yours. If you write books and leave them in the world, a hundred years later, these are what you left behind in this world. Who cares if you are a man or a woman then?"
Zhu Haodong's pupils constricted.
Hua Zhi also showed surprise on her face. She had a better impression of Zheng Zhiduo in her heart. It was not because of his recognition of her, but because of his broad-mindedness. He was not like most men who thought that women did not need to know too much.
PS: I like Zheng Zhi.