People who have distracting thoughts in their hearts cannot become Taoists. Ye An even thinks that they cannot become Taoists because individuals have seven emotions and six desires. The distracting thoughts in Taoism are actually the various thoughts in the heads of living people.
Do you eat? Desires are just distracting thoughts, but people can't help but eat, right? You can live without eating, but you can try to live without eating for the rest of your life?!
Even Xuanchengzi is not a Taoist. The future of Taoism sometimes plays a huge role in his heart. This is also a desire, and it is also a distraction.
Therefore, Ye An had no extra thoughts about Taoism, but the moment he saw Senior Brother Jingde leaving in an ox cart, Ye An suddenly understood Taoist practice again.
Perhaps it is the kind of unrestrainedness that is always with you that is the true meaning of a Taoist!
In front of the long altar table, Ye An and Qin Mumu slowly knelt on the futon and offered sacrifices to their ancestors. Although they did not know where their ancestors were, and they might even be in this era, the two of them were still the same.
Sincere worship.
Although they have no relatives in the Song Dynasty, this kind of worship comes from the heart. It is a kind of spiritual sustenance. They are part of China and people who once had ancestors.
Put on well-made clothes that you can wear,
This is not only the recognition of their ancestors, but also the recognition of their own identity. They firmly believe that the inheritance of "flower growers" comes from the era in which they live.
The process of sacrifice is complicated and lengthy, but these are not important. What is important is that Ye An and Qin Mumu have settled down in this Song Dynasty. They need a sense of belonging, just like faith, to make them feel that they belong to China.
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After the respectful libation, Ye An rolled up his sleeves and presented Bai Yugui, which is the most commonly used sacrifice by officials' families when they first worship their ancestors, expressing the change of status from common people to scholars.
The villagers who were watching from a distance repeatedly exclaimed. In their eyes, this was the gap between two completely different classes. Ancestor worship was a big deal, and it was an extremely solemn event for both the families of officials and the common people.
Things, and the specifications reflected during ancestor worship also represent the difference.
After Ye An worshiped his ancestors, it was obvious that the villagers around him were more in awe of him, and there was even a hint of admiration in their eyes. This was a very strange feeling. Qin Mumu was the same, but she couldn't stand this feeling, La
After asking a young woman about it, I realized that the difference between my family and theirs was completely different in terms of class.
But fortunately, this kind of awe did not last long, because Ye An did something that everyone unexpectedly did, teach!
This is just Ye An's dissatisfaction with the children of farmers being driven by their parents to work in kilns, mills, or even construction sites in the middle of winter. It is true that doing so can earn some money for the family, but life in farmers' houses
It is a bit excessive to drive children to make money when they are already protected.
The children are not old, they are all just reaching the age of enlightenment, some are even under six years old.
It is too far-fetched to expect these children to earn money by working as helpers. After a day's work, they can't earn one-tenth of the money of adults, not to mention that they are still in the growth stage and have to grow.
Qin Mumu scolded those cruel parents with motherly love, but what she saw was a pair of strange eyes. Yes, they grew up like this, but at that time there were no opportunities to make money like in Yejiazhuang.
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Such an answer left Qin Mumu speechless. He could only try to persuade him sincerely, but he didn't listen at all. In the eyes of the villagers, this was the master's family's way of deceiving him. It's true that the Marquis is a good person, but he can't be beaten.
In the name of doing good for the children, you are not making money for your family!
But when the Wang Gang and Tieniu publicized Ye An's other identity to their soldiers, the bankers completely showed their other side of "chicken thieves".
"How can I say that you have shallow eyes! Do you know what the Marquis taught your children?" Wang Gang squatted under the big locust tree in the village, looking at the flaming clouds in the sky and pretending to be mysterious.
"Reading and literacy! What else can you do?"
"Reading and literacy? Hey! It's not as simple as reading and literacy! It's knowledge!"
"Learning is not just about reading and writing!" A burst of laughter broke out from Zhuang Humen, as if he was laughing at the stupidity of the Wang Gang, which immediately made him very dissatisfied.
The Wang Gang couldn't help but shout louder: "You know what you know! Our Marquis is not one of those scornful scholars, he is just a know-it-all! Our Marquis gives lectures to officials! Those are all university questions!"
His words did not make the villagers change their attitude. On the contrary, they frightened these simple farmers. The crowd screamed: "Scare! We cannot afford the knowledge of the officials, and our children dare not
"Study, this is a rebellion!"
The elderly man almost knelt down in front of the Wang gang and kept pleading: "Manager Wang, just do it well and tell Mr. Marquis that if our children don't learn these brain-destroying knowledge, let them live."
Leah!"
There were pleading voices all around, which made Tieniu dumbfounded and at the same time he kicked the Wang gang on the butt. A good chat turned into this. How stupid do you have to be to say such a thing?
"Don't listen to him, Hu Qin. Our instructor Hou Ye is very knowledgeable, but the one who calls your baby has different knowledge! What kind of knowledge does he teach your baby? It's the knowledge of building a kiln. It's the knowledge of making a kiln."
The knowledge of the windmill is to teach them how to farm! How did it become a knowledge that makes people lose their heads?!"
Following Tieniu's words, the bankers realized what they were doing, and looked at Wang Gang with evil eyes. The older ones suddenly realized that Wang Bang's nose was full of curses: "You are a coward and you can't even speak clearly."
, it’s scary, isn’t it!”
Wang Gang helplessly rubbed his buttocks and said, "You didn't even let me finish my sentence!"
Li, who was among the farmers, looked at Wang Gang and said, "Manager, so the Marquis plans to teach these children how to make a living in the future? If this is the case, can our children go to school?"
Before the Wang Gang could speak, Tieniu shouted: "Of course it is possible! Lord Marquis has made it known that anyone who wants to study, whether they are workers or farmers, can go to the school in Zhuangzi to study.
If you want to study and become an official in the future, go and be an official and make a name for yourself. If you want to learn a craft and make money with good craftsmanship, go! Anyone who doesn’t go is a fool. I don’t have any dolls at home. When I have a doll, I will give it to him too.
Go and save yourself a lifetime of suffering in the fields!"
As soon as Tieniu finished speaking, Wang Gang added from the side: "Master Hou also said that all children who enter school will have one meal at noon a day, soup cakes, dry cakes, whatever they want to eat to satisfy themselves!"
Coax... The banker's door exploded, and there is such a good thing?! Whoever's doll is not given away will be a big stick!
"Go! Go! Send my baby to study!"
"My baby will go too!"
The Wang Gang and Tie Niu looked at each other, and as expected, as the Marquis said, frightened by this chorus, the villagers were willing to send their children to school, but the Wang Gang was a little dissatisfied and whispered to Tie Niu: "You are so stupid
His attack was so cruel that his buttocks were numb!"