Although he could memorize the Four Books and was familiar with the Five Classics, Zhang Shou's understanding of these things was far from his understanding of history books - he read the history books with his own thoughts, so he enjoyed them very much, but as for the Four Books and Five Classics, although he could know every word and sentence by heart because of his extraordinary talent, his understanding was much worse.
As for metaphysics, it was even worse. His understanding was as bad as it could be. For example, the worst course he took in college was a certain philosophy course, nothing else... Of course, because it was a closed-book course, there was no way to cheat!
Therefore, when Director Hong Shan began to seriously talk about his further understanding of the Taoism, Zhang Shou was really confused.
He sat there with a smile on his face, seemingly listening to Master Hong's lecture very seriously, but in fact, he was thinking about what to eat for dinner today. He wondered if the mutton he asked Aunt Liu to buy in the morning would have a strong fishy smell. In addition to braising the lamb chops, should he also make some boiled lamb? Should he put more chili in the bowl of mutton soup
However, Zhu Ying, who had come here specially today and occupied a large Guangye Hall with Wu, and had asked Li Mama, the proud maid of her grandmother, to watch outside, did not know that Zhang Shou was daydreaming. She looked out several times, and when she found that Zhang Shou was still listening calmly with a smile, she could not help but complain.
"Ah Shou is really a very impatient person. If it were me, I would have lost my patience and would have found an excuse to leave long ago!"
Wu was quietly brought here by Zhu Ying today, and the future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the Imperial College as family members. She originally thought that there would be other female relatives from other families coming here to listen to the lectures, but she didn't expect that there would be only the two of them. She couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Although she couldn't see clearly the person who was lecturing in Suixing Hall at this time, at least she could hear some voices, and her heart gradually calmed down.
Therefore, even though she did not understand what Director Hong said, her patience was much stronger than Zhu Ying's. She smiled and comforted him, "After all, this is about knowledge. Even if we don't understand, the people below us must understand. Ah Shou has loved reading since he was a child. In the past few years when his health gradually improved, whenever Old Liu went to Beijing, he would often ask people to buy books for him. He knows a lot, so he must feel that he has gained a lot from listening to you."
"That may not be the case." Zhu Ying was usually very close to Wu and would not normally refute her words, but at this moment she said unconvincedly, "Aunt Wu, please don't scare these so-called great scholars. They talk a lot, but it's often hard to understand what they mean. Look at the expressions of these guys below."
Zhu Ying pulled Wu over without saying anything, and then pointed at the students and candidates below, even sharply pointing out which district and which person was pretending.
Wu looked at them one by one and found that it was true. She was shocked. She had never had the opportunity to study when she was young, and now she only knew a few words, so she always had a natural respect for scholars.
Therefore, she still respected Zhang Shou's father, the scholar Zhang who had died many years ago. She was also very grateful to the widow Zhang who was also literate and helped her get rid of blindness. She even secretly ordered people to treat the two scholars who were living in her house and were described by Zhang Shou as unimportant well.