The four of them entered the courtyard, walked around the big tile-roofed house towards the backyard, and soon heard a clear and melodious voice chanting: "The Master said: If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. The Master said: A scholar aspires to the Tao, and Those who are ashamed of their clothing and food are not worthy of discussion."
Li Ke smiled slightly: "Oh, I'm still teaching, and I'm learning "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"."
Immediately I heard the childish voices of a group of children chanting in unison: "The Master said: If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening..."
After reading these two sentences, I heard a little girl ask: "Sister Yao'er, what does 'I'll die in the morning and die in the evening' mean?"
Then I heard Yao'er say softly with her clear and gentle voice: "It means that if you understand the truth in the morning, it is worth dying even if you die at night. This is what Confucius is teaching us, don't be lazy and slack, and work hard every moment Study, increase your knowledge, and understand the principles of life.”
Qin Mubai and the other four people stopped far away, and everyone smiled neatly: "The teaching was quite interesting."
"Sister Yao'er, what does 'a gentleman embrace benevolence and a villain embrace earth'?"
"Didn't I tell you yesterday? Why did I forget it again? Come here and I'll tell you again. You have to write it down with a pen!"
"Also, what does 'shameful clothes and bad food' mean?"
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"Teacher, Yao'er is really good at imparting knowledge and solving doubts! It can be seen that she has read poetry and books since she was a child." Li Ke nodded in praise.
"She is also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting." Qin Mubai said, "She is busy with class right now. Why don't we wait for a while so as not to delay other people's business."
"That's fine." The other three said in unison, and even Princess Gaoyang, who was always the most arrogant and bad-tempered, had no objection.
No one could bear to interrupt Yao'er's lesson to these poor little orphans. The four people all felt a warm and touching feeling from the scene in front of them, and the softest place in their hearts was touched.
After a long time, Yao'er finished teaching an article on "The Analects of Confucius" and started teaching calligraphy again.
Something that opened the eyes of the four people happened.
I saw Yao'er grabbing a handful of fine red sand and writing on a piece of white jade slate - tiny grains of sand slipped from the edges of her hands, forming characters one by one as if they had eyes. Not only are the strokes absolutely correct, but the font is also quite beautiful.
After Yao'er finished writing the words, he threw away the sand and touched the words with his slender hands. Then he smiled reassuringly and said to the little girls, "This word means - love."
"Love!" A group of little girls chanted loudly.
"Sister Yao'er, it's what you often say - you love us and we love you too. Is that the word love? Is it so difficult to write?"
"Yes, it is this 'love'. Love is the greatest and most magical thing. It is always invisible and elusive, but it is everywhere. There is love in everything in the world, not just people, even animals and animals. , there is also love. For example, the cow licks its calf, the swallow feeds back, the swallow flies south together, and the mandarin ducks play in pairs, whether it is family, friendship, or love, they are all precious and must be very precious. Cherish it." Yao'er said softly, "And all this love requires our own love first. Just like, if sister Yao'er loves you, you will also love me, right?"
"Yes! We all love Sister Yao'er!!" A group of little girls rushed to Yao'er and surrounded her. Yao'er giggled: "Look at you, you have stepped on all the sand I wrote with great difficulty. Be good, sit down and write well! Sister Yao'er can't see, you have to supervise it yourself. Be conscious!”
A group of little girls sat back in their seats obediently. Yao'er grabbed the sand again and wrote a bigger word "love" on the white jade slab.
Qin Mubai and the other four people had been watching quietly, and they couldn't bear to make any noise to disturb them.
At this moment, Yao'er walked towards them. She neither pointed the way with her blind stick nor asked anyone to help her, but walked over smoothly with a smile on her face like a normal person.
Shuang'er was the first to react when she saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to help. Like a discerning person, Yao'er smiled slightly: "This girl doesn't need to help me. I am in my own home, and I remember every place in my heart, but I may not trip more easily than you."
"Hey, is it true?" Qin Shuang'er looked at her in surprise, "How awesome are you? You knew I was a girl before I even said anything?"
"Of course. Although my eyes are blind, my sense of smell and hearing are extremely sensitive. Just a few steps away, I felt a faint fragrance coming to my nostrils. I was walking very quickly. It was a girl's house. Come and help me." Yao'er said with a smile.
"Wow... this demon is so magical, his heart is like a mirror!" Princess Gaoyang exclaimed.
"Does that need to be said?" Qin Mubai smiled.
"Is he my mentor? My mentor?!" When Yao'er heard Qin Mubai's voice, he immediately became excited. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and knelt on the spot, "Yao'er pays homage to my mentor!"
"Get up quickly, don't keep calling me mentor, I'm so ashamed." Qin Mubai hurriedly helped her up.
Li Ke sighed and said, "What a good girl. Mu Bai, I'm really jealous that you took on such a good disciple!"
"No, we are not masters and apprentices. We are close friends and friends." Qin Mubai smiled.
"Is this His Highness the King of Wu?" Yao'er hurriedly saluted Li Ke again, "Your Highness is coming from afar, so please forgive me for not being able to greet him from afar!... There is another one, I don't know how to call him?"
"Well... you call me Ling'er!" Princess Gao Yang said with a smile, "Sister Yao'er, I admire you so much! I've heard your name for a long time, and I wanted to hear you play the pipa yesterday, but it's a pity that you weren't there at the time. I'm honored to see you teaching them how to read, especially how to write, much better than me who has eyes! - Yeah, I didn't mean it, I mean... How do you say this! "
Princess Gao Yang became anxious for a moment, stamped her feet and blushed, looking at Qin Mubai as if asking for help.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. Yao'er also has eyes, but he can't see anything. Everyone knows this." Yao'er giggled, "Miss Ling'er, I hear your voice is still very young, but I don’t dare to call you girl casually! I can feel it from the tone of your speech. You are as noble as His Highness... You must be rich or noble!"
"Ah, sister Yao'er, you are so awesome!!" Princess Gao Yang covered her mouth and looked at Yao'er in surprise and exclaimed, "How can you... guess my identity better than those who see me? ?”
"I didn't guess it, haha!" Yao'er said with a smile, "It's just that at Tian Xia No. 1 Liquor, I come into contact with more people every day, including nobles and nobles, so naturally I have some experience. But since Ling'er said so … Then you must be either a princess or princess of the royal family, or the apple of a prince’s eye?”
"Hehe, it seems that I can't hide it even if I want to!" Princess Gaoyang said with a smile, "Don't worry about so much, it doesn't matter who I am. The important thing is that we are here to play with you today. You make friends. It’s so interesting here, with a rich pastoral flavor and an even stronger sense of human touch.”
"Oh, I'm so patronizing, I've forgotten how to treat guests!" Yao'er said hurriedly, "Four of you have condescended to come here. There's nothing to entertain you in this humble house, not even a clean place to sit... Four of you If you don’t mind, how about you sit by the flower stream in the backyard and wait for Yao’er to serve you tea and music?”
"Very good." Li Ke smiled and said, "Ling'er, Shuang'er, don't be idle, help Yao'er."
"Okay!" Princess Gao Yang clapped her hands and laughed, "Sister Shuang'er, let's help Sister Yao'er prepare tea together? Don't underestimate me, when it comes to making tea, my fourth brother is not as good as me!"
"It turns out that Ling'er is the younger sister of His Highness King Wu. This..."
"Oops, I spilled the beans!" Princess Gao Yang hurriedly stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, nervously.
"Your Highness Princess, who is Sister Shuang'er..." Yao'er asked.
"Don't worry about so much, let's go quickly, let's talk as we go, hehe!" Princess Gaoyang held one person on each hand and walked forward happily.
"Your Highness, the toilet is over there, and the tea sets and snacks are over there in the main house..."
"Haha—" there was a burst of laughter, and Princess Gao Yang laughed awkwardly: "Then let's go over there!"
Qin Mubai and Li Ke shook their heads and laughed together: "What a child!"
"There are still many likable things about Gao Yang," Li Ke said. "For example, she never bullies the weak and is very compassionate. You see, she didn't attack the little girl just now, and she was submissive and coaxing others. And for the blind female demon, not only did she not dislike her at all, but she also liked her very much and wanted to take the initiative to get close to her. "
"No, she clearly has a bad habit of bullying the weak." Qin Mubai said sarcastically, "For example, in the palace, Her Royal Highness, the princess, often made fun of me, a poor little military academy."
Li Ke glanced at Qin Mubai with disdain and said, "You are born to provoke women, who do you blame? Gao Yang took the initiative to bully you, provoke you, and embarrass you. He was just attracted to you, and thus unconsciously She wants to get closer to you, but in a different way. Otherwise, there are so many military academy officers in the palace, why doesn’t she bully others?”
"..." Qin Mubai was speechless.
What a peach blossom.
Not long after, a party started by the flower stream in the backyard of the village. Qin Mubai felt that this was much more interesting than participating in the music drinking ceremony at Prince Wei's Mansion that day.
The four of them sat casually on a couch. There was a desk in the center, on which were placed some folk snacks prepared by Yao'er, as well as some delicacies and fine wines that Qin Mubai had brought from Tian Xia No. 1 Liquor. Yao'er sat beside him, playing a soft and melodious pipa song with a smile on his face. A group of little girls were also called to sit in a big circle, not making any noise at all, quietly listening to music and eating snacks.
"The sound of this music is really like the sound of nature." Princess Gaoyang held her chin and looked at Yao'er with envy and admiration, and said, "I have never heard such a good music in my life!"
After the song ended, Yao'er said with a smile: "The little girl has made a fool of herself. Logically speaking, the teacher is ugly, so it is not the little girl's turn to do the tricks."
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "Yao'er, you are already better than the old, no need to be too humble. By the way, where did you put the piano that I asked someone to give to you last time?"