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Chapter 22: Self-cultivation by stillness, and virtue by frugality

Quietness to cultivate oneself, frugality to cultivate virtue

Tang Zhengtang also slowly recovered.

Although Tianlu Academy has no treasures, there are roosters crowing at sunset and returning guests at sunset; there are aloud reading sounds, gurgling water sounds; there are a breeze lifting long hair, and there are warm suns hitting the face.

It's like a paradise.

Shi Rencheng recovered from his illness, so he was ordered to go to seclusion and study hard. What happened? Xu Changan and Tang Zhengtang didn't care. They were both out of sight and unhappy about this great gentleman. If he were there, it would probably be a little embarrassed to meet each other.

Taking advantage of this period, Xiao Yuan also gained a place in the academy.

She did not help the academy students do things like washing and cooking. Although the Holy Dynasty said that women were not allowed to be officials, she did not say that women must obey and four virtues, and that they must have no talent. When the Holy Emperor's Empress was still alive, the queen's poems and essays were not inferior to the three pillars of the current dynasty.

Xiao Yuan became the only female student in the academy.

She only learned the principles of sages and the ability to distinguish and think. As for the secrets of practicing in Tianlu Academy, she did not learn at all. Because Xiao Yuan was simple and calm, she studied thousands of miles a day and in just one month, she was almost the same as the students who had studied in the academy since childhood.

Of course, this is just about literary talent.

As for cultivation, Zhuang Mo once wanted Xiao Yuan to stay in the academy as the first female disciple of Tianlu Academy, but Xiao Yuan heard that if she wanted to practice, she had to stay in the academy, and at least she had to practice to Huixi realm before going down the mountain, so she refused.

Tang Zhengtang knew her little thoughts, the young master knew, the whole academy even knew even the child Zhuang Han, and Xu Changan knew them naturally.

Although Xiao Yuan’s practice here is excellent, Xu Changan felt that it was inappropriate to keep her here just after taking her out, so he refused.

When a person calms down, he will think of many things.

He thought of Mo Qingshui and Wang Zihan. He didn't even notice it himself. When he saw Xiao Yuan, his eyes subconsciously dodged.

Whenever Tang Zhengtang saw him, Xu Changan would be pulled by him and sat on the haystack and had a long talk.

Outside the academy wall are several large areas of land, with fruits and vegetables planted in the fields, and even a few rice fields in the distance. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have thought that this was a cultivator's academy, not a farmhouse.

Whenever it was time to eat, smoke rose and the sunset hit the face. The students who had no classes carried tools and rolled up their trousers and walked towards the academy. When they had their class, they changed a group of disciples to farm.

"Little Chang'an, why do you think a group of scholars want to farm? As long as they want to become a sect immediately, whether it is doing business or joining a major figure in the court, they will have a lot of money!"

Xu Changan and Tang Zhengtang were nestled in the haystack, squinted their eyes, watched the people carrying tools pass by them, and arrived at the gate of the academy, first washed the soil in the stream, and then entered the academy.

"This is what scholars should look like when doing academic research."

Xu Changan said lightly, he and Tang Zhengtang were like waste

Generally, no, just like two cats raised in Tianlu Academy, they just lie on the haystacks and bask in the sun when they have nothing to do, and they go back immediately when they smell the fragrance of the food.

"To be honest, I will be content with her life in the future like this." Tang Zhengtang said with a grass in his mouth and squinted his eyes, with a happy smile on his face.

"By the way, when will you get married?" Xu Changan suddenly remembered this and asked immediately.

"There are five months and eighteen days left, and they are all big men. What do you care about these things? Men should go to the world with their swords."

When Xu Changan heard this, he glanced at Tang Zhengtang. Tang Zhengtang noticed it, but he did not turn his head, leaving only a side face with a layer of light on the sunset to Xu Changan.

Tang Zhengtang looked at the scholar carrying a hoe. The big devil who was murderous back then continued, "I used to think that I could not do anything after putting down the knife. Later, when I met her, I felt that my breasts were bigger, a little bigger than the largest white flour bun. When I returned to Chang'an to recover from my injuries, I went on a mission and got a little injured and came back and passed her new store. Without saying anything, she cooked me a bowl of mutton noodles. That noodles were warmed to my heart."

"It was only then that I realized that what I fell in love with was not the big breasts, but the person who knew what you needed without saying a word. Women with big breasts were just a few taels of silver."

"Anyway, when I see her, I feel inexplicably happy, just like a dog seeing shit."

When Xu Changan heard this, he looked at his serious look and tried hard to hold back his laughter.

Tang Zhengtang seemed to know that his metaphor was wrong and scratched his head honestly.

"We are a rough man. Anyway, as long as we know that I feel very happy when I see her. By the way, I have sold my life twice for you. My wedding..."

"Okay, I'll cover it with me! As long as His Majesty the Holy Emperor doesn't take back my buildings, isn't it just a silver business?" Xu Changan said, and stood up from the haystack where the two of them sat out of a pit and stretched.

"By the way, Xiao Chang'an, don't learn from me. As a man, I will regret it now if I hold a three-foot sword and have no achievements. How great is it to hold a sword and drink the strongest wine!"

At this time, there was a noise coming from the academy, and almost all the students who worked in the fields returned to the academy.

Xu Changan jumped off the haystack, took two steps, and suddenly stopped.

"If you regret it, how could you remember getting married in five months and eighteen days."

After saying that, he left driftingly.

Tang Zhengtang also climbed up from the haystack and spit out the grass in his mouth.

After a while, I said something.

"Bah, this guy!"

...

Xu Changan not only likes to chat with Tang Zhengtang, but also likes Zhuang Han to hide under the big stone with the three big words "Tianlushan".

Zhuang Han put on a Confucian robe and no longer had that strange outfit.

Although he liked that kind of outfit, he only dared to wear it when his grandfather was in seclusion. Now that Zhuang Mo has come out, he honestly changed into a Confucian robe.

He still likes to buy "buy money". Although no one in the academy has been going up and down the mountain recently, he and Xu Changan can always find fun.

They buy wealth with the passing birds, quietly falling leaves, and winds blowing through their ears, and even with rain and sun.

If the bird is not given, Zhuang Han will catch the bird and let it go after playing for a while. It is considered "meat compensation". If the wind does not support it, as soon as his wide sleeves are gathered, there will be wisps of breeze swimming between his sleeves, like a fish.

Time passed slowly, and the two-month period arrived in a blink of an eye.

Before Xu Changan knew it, he actually reached the peak of Huixi realm. As long as he comprehends the sword domain and lays a solid foundation, he can enter the little master at any time.

...

The young master walked out of Zhuang Mo's secret room and stretched.

Zhuang Mo had been waiting for a long time. His cultivation was not as good as the young master. If the young master could give him some experience, he would have more confidence in his breakthrough.

"Not a breakthrough yet?"

Zhuang Mo's eyes condensed.

"No, it's almost done." The young master's face seemed to be disappointed.

"Don't you be frustrated if you fail to break through?"

The young master did not answer his question, but instead looked at Tianlu Academy. The young master raised his eyebrows and the two of them took off at the same time, overlooking the entire academy.

"Your academy is good, it looks a bit good. But do you know why the academies and Confucius Temple were not included in the world at the beginning. They had to plant the land by themselves and practice it."

Zhuang Mo glanced at the young master and felt aware of it.

"Silent to cultivate oneself, and frugality to cultivate virtue."

"The truth that everyone has read has not been expected that our academy will regard it as a rule today, which is really ridiculous." Zhuang Mo continued.

Then, he turned around and bowed to the young master.

The young master did not avoid it and accepted the worship calmly.

"The cultivation of scholars, self-cultivation and virtue, will come naturally."

...

Xu Chang'an and his group were about to leave. In two months, Tianlu Academy gave an explanation to the Master.

He didn't like Xu Chang'an entering Chang'an. Although he failed to keep Xu Chang'an, Tianlu Academy also stopped him for two months.

If it weren't for the young master telling him that the old friend in Chang'an was in trouble, Xu Chang'an really wanted to stay for a while.

Before leaving, Zhuang Mo saw him off in person, and even many academy students looked at Xiao Yuan from a distance. They were also reluctant to part with the female "classmate" who suddenly appeared in the past two months.

The young master stretched out his hand, and Zhuang Mo was stunned.

"what would you like?"

"money for the journey!"

Zhuang Mo smiled bitterly, but he still took out some broken silver and handed it over.

"You really are, your senior brother doesn't learn these things, but you have learned some points." As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them fell into the clouds and disappeared.
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