Chen Xi asked, and the people present couldn't help laughing, but they couldn't laugh too clearly, so they had to cover their mouths and laugh secretly.

A ten-year-old child asked another fourteen-year-old boy what is the difference between a woman who is married or not? This is a very profound "philosophical" question.

This question seems to be more vivid and interesting than the question of whether to save people just now!

Wu Shengyu's face was a little dark, and he thought to himself: "You have been discussing for a long time. What kind of unmarried people ask the victim, and the married people ask the family. Now I ask me the difference between them. Isn't this sincerely using me to have fun?"

Indeed, Chen Xi is indeed qualified to use such questions to dissipate Wu Shengyu. Logically, it is difficult to understand the real affairs of men and women at Chen Xi's age. This kind of question is a bit unscrupulous.

This will also make people understand that no matter how young you, Wu Shengyu, are still a sensible young man. It is not appropriate to take the question of whether a gentleman should save a woman who falls into the water to test a ten-year-old child.

Wu Shengyu thought again: "This kid answered the question that he was not asking, and he was intentionally changing the topic." He frowned and asked again: "Women fall into the water, regardless of marriage or not, they pay attention to reputation. Now I will only ask, whether Mr. Chen's understanding of a gentleman should be saved?"

Chen Xi shook her head helplessly. Wu Shengyu would not look back until he hit the south wall. When Wu Shengyu saw Chen Xi shook his head, he asked, "Young Master Chen chose not to save me?"

Chen Xi looked serious: "Human life is crucial. If a woman dies and dies, I think a gentleman will be condemned by his conscience. Even if a woman is more chastity than her life, when a person is in desperate situations, he always wants others to help him. A gentleman should be compassionate and polite, be noble and have no distractions. What is the reason for a woman's reputation? This is to save her death and not support her. Why is she going to manage etiquette and righteousness?"

Although Chen Xi didn't want to pay attention to Wu Shengyu, since the problem has come to this point, Chen Xi might as well discuss it based on the problem.

In fact, according to the thinking of Chenxi's later generations, all the reputations, etiquette and etiquette are bound to human nature. Human life is greater than that of heaven, and it is not ours to do if we die.

But such words cannot be said explicitly, they must be tactful. What I am explaining now is only a truth, not what I have to do, or what principles I want to persuade others to follow. As for what you think, I don’t care. Anyway, as a gentleman, as long as you have a good heart, even if you save someone, it will not harm a woman’s reputation.

Many people present just thought that the woman should not be rescued after falling into the water, but after hearing Chen Xi's words, they nodded and felt reasonable and reasonable.

Especially when Chen Xi said, "This is to save death but I am afraid that I will not support it, so why should I manage etiquette and righteousness?", the quote comes from "Mencius: King Hui of Liang" and also discusses whether my sister-in-law fell into the water or not, and here I re-emphasize the relationship between "save death" and "etiquette and righteousness". I am afraid that I will not be thorough in saving people from danger. Where is the use of etiquette and law to manage it?

This is what the saint said, not what I said. Even if you use this to criticize me, I can’t do anything. If you dare to say that there is something wrong with "Mencius", then you really don’t want to take the exam for fame and fortune.

Wu Shengyu frowned deeply. He didn't expect that Chen Xi would be so difficult to deal with. Not only did Xiao Niansui write well, but he even spoke so easily. His plan seemed to be ruined.

There was already someone else around him, but Wu Shengyu asked such a tricky question and replied: "Young Master Wu. You just said you should listen to what Mr. Chen meant. Now it's your turn to say it. What if you encounter such a thing?"

Wu Shengyu sighed softly: "A gentleman saves people. If you don't avoid etiquette and law, I think... I will save you too."

In a word, it actually caused him some trouble, but this question is no longer important. With Chen Xi's "high theory" just now, not many people care about how he answered it.

Su Tong felt that the scene was very awkward. He quickly stood up and said, "Today is our literary meeting. As a peaceful atmosphere, why don't you talk about some relaxed topics? Since Mr. Chen mentioned "Mencius" just now, you might as well discuss it."

The topic behind is relatively relaxed, and no one cares whether a woman is rescued by the water or not, because such things cannot be formed. As Chen Xi said, women and their families will have different opinions, let alone just a passerby?

Although Wu Shengyu was good at expressing himself, he was a little frustrated when discussing the Tao with Chen Xi. Even if others asked him later, he shook his head and did not participate in the discussion. Chen Xi was even more lightweight, and others didn't even ask him.

In this way, at a literary meeting, Chen Xi and Wu Shengyu sat opposite the table, occasionally looking up at each other, and immediately moving their gaze away.

The literary meeting lasted for more than an hour and announced its end. Su Tong personally took the guests downstairs, but a few people stayed. They were all good things to Su Tong on weekdays, including Zheng Qian and others.

Wu Shengyu had no intention of getting up and leaving. Chen Xi thought to himself: "I can always hide if I can't afford to mess with you. If you don't leave, I will leave." He stood up and saluted: "Brother Su, there is still a class in the school today, so I'll say goodbye."

Su Tong smiled and said, "No, no, I have agreed with Brother Zheng and the others that we will go over to meet Miss Xier today. By the way, Brother Shen, you probably have never met Miss Yunliu? Now, as soon as Miss Bixuan left, Yu Niang lost a sign. I tried to persuade her, and Yu Niang finally agreed to let Miss Yunliu come out to meet the guests."

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Why are you going to teach the Fangsi again? You guys have food, watching and playing after you go in. I'm still a child, and I haven't grown up yet. I can only suffer from living next to you after I go there. Even if I enter Bixuan's boudoir last time, I can't do anything."

Wu Shengyu looked at Chen Xi in a sideways and said, "Young Master Chen, I'm listening to Mr. Su's words. You are good at shooting and covering me. I wonder if you can compete?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "The ability to shoot is very ordinary, and at most it can only be considered a blind man."

Su Tong laughed beside him: "Brother Shen, I don't like to listen to your words. You can be right even if you miss it. Even if we think hard, we can't do it. Isn't this saying that we don't have the ability?"

Although Su Tong is not perfect, he is generous in dealing with people and things, which is why he has many friends. Chen Xi said: "It's just noon, and even if I go, I should go back to have a meal. After reading the book, I wait for the sunset and dusk..." He said this, but he thought to himself: "When I get home, do you want me to come out?"

Originally, it was not suitable to go to Jiafangsi, but Su Tong said, "It's okay. Today we invited a few girls under Yu Niang and hired a big boat to eat wine and listen to music on the river. Wouldn't it be very pleasant? We didn't have enough fun when we sailed to the river last time."

Women in the Jiaofangsi usually have to wait for customers in the small gate and cannot take a step out of the Jiaofangsi. Chen Xi thought that Su Tong was also very powerful and could actually persuade Yu Niang to agree to let the Jiaofangsi girl come out.

Zheng Qian urged on the other side: "If you leave, if you don't go, you will probably be anxious to wait for Yu Niang and Miss Yunliu."

Su Tong was afraid that Chen Xi would really go back, so he came over and pulled Chen Xi to walk together.

When he got downstairs, Su Tong whispered to Chen Xi: "Brother Shen, you have missed an opportunity. If you encounter a good thing about a girl inviteing her into the room again this time, you must think about being a brother. When you see Miss Xier today, remember to tell her about it. She hasn't come out to see the guests these days, and seems to be still angry with you."

Chen Xi smiled, not saying anything.

Wu Shengyu suddenly asked, "Young Master Su, when will the banquet on the boat end today?"

Then Su Tong went over to talk to Wu Shengyu: "Is Mr. Wu in a hurry to return to Qingliu County..."

Chenxi didn't care about others. The cruise in the big winter is indeed unreasonable, but it is better to go out and walk around than to stay at home. This winter is a warm winter. At least the big cold wave has not arrived yet, and the green can still be seen between the mountains and fields of Fujian.

A group of more than a dozen people laughed all the way to the dock.

In the winter of the year, the dock was the busiest of the year, but this year it was deserted, with a few sparse ships carrying cargo.

This is the most sluggish year for the Chamber of Commerce, mainly due to the flood in the summer. After the autumn harvest in previous years, before the New Year, all households will purchase New Year's goods, and merchants in Tingzhou Prefecture will take the opportunity to make a fortune. But this winter, the people are short of money, and some have to rely on government relief to survive. Eating wild vegetables and tree roots is inevitable, let alone buying New Year's goods in the city.

But this does not seem to affect the life of a gentry family like Su Tong. If the land is rented out, the rent can be collected no matter what. Even if the people have no way out, they still have to pay the land rent.

The landlord's kindness may delay it for a while, or let the son and daughter of the tenant's family come to work to pay off the debt. Anyway, the landlord is not the landlord but the people.

Large families like the Su family usually have a lot of savings. Although Su Tong does not have the habit of spending money with big money, he is still very generous. This makes all scholars in Tingzhou Prefecture want to have friendship with him. In this way, even if you follow Su Tong out for a walk, you can save some meals and eat well.

The dock is deserted, and you can see a large official boat docked on the river bank from a distance, but it is not the one I saw when I visited the river last time.

Su Tong pointed at the boat from afar and said proudly: "We will take the official boat to travel today."

While talking, a few sedan chairs came from afar. At a glance, you could tell that it was the girl from the Jiaofangsi who was here. Su Tong hurried over to greet him.

Chen Xi looked around and finally saw Lao Xu squatting there in the corner of the dock, squatting with his head curled up and continued to pretend that he was blind waiting for the customers to come up to ask for divination, or because the weather was cold, he was too lazy to say anything. In this weather, even if he squatted at the dock for a day, he probably wouldn't have any customers.

Chen Xi couldn't help feeling desolate when he saw it.

In fact, people like Lao Xu are typical of unsuccessful scholars in this era.

In his sixties, he could not go to school without land and property, and without fame, so it was too difficult to support his family. Or it was too cold in winter, and no one would know where Lao Xu was frozen to death. Even if he was seen, his body was only carried to a mass grave, and even burying it was saved, and he would directly bury it in the wilderness.

A scholar can only end up with such a miserable ending in his entire life.

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ps: The fourth update! It is also an additional update for monthly tickets with a total of 186o tickets!
Chapter completed!