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Chapter 6: Reading and Traveling

Ji Yuan didn't understand Ning Caichen's meaning, and he also looked at the sky outside the pavilion like Ning Caichen. However, after looking for a while, he didn't find anything strange. He couldn't help but ask-

"What, Caichen thinks there is something strange about this sky?!"

"No, the sky is still this sky. Whether it is sunny, rainy, daytime, or night, we are all under this sky!" Ning Caichen replied: "I just thought of an old man I met when I was a child. At that time, I and a few friends, the old man asked us a question. I didn't think anything when I was a child, but now looking back, the students have a different feeling and benefited a lot!"

"Oh, what's the problem!" Ji Yuan asked. He was a little confused about what Ning Caichen sold in the gourd, and became more and more curious!

"Reply to the teacher, the old man asked us this way. He pointed to the white clouds in the sky and asked us, is the clouds moving in the sky moving? Or is the clouds moving or the wind moving!" Ning Caichen said! "A friend at that time was the first to raise his hand and said that it was the clouds moving. Then a second friend raised his hand and said that it was the wind moving, and the wind blowing the clouds!"

"Oh! Then what did you say?!" Ji Yuan asked!

"I didn't answer because I think the old man's question cannot be that simple!" Ning Caichen smiled and shook his head!

"Haha, you are smart!" Ji Yuan laughed when he heard Ning Caichen's words, and then asked: "What about the final answer? What is that old man who said!"

After saying that, Ji Yuan looked at Ning Caichen. He was unconsciously attracted by Ning Caichen's words. Ning Caichen did not ask him to wait any longer. He just looked at the sky in the distance and grinned—

"The old man said that it is neither the wind nor the cloud, but our hearts are moving!"

My heart is moving!

Ji Yuan also moved his heart. He savored this sentence carefully and seemed to feel something, but he was not very enlightened. At this time, Ning Caichen said again-

"Buddhism emphasizes cause and effect opportunities, and Taoism emphasizes Tao following nature. In my opinion, these are all manifestations of the mind, and the mind is enlightened by the mind!"

Ji Yuan did not speak, but frowned, as if thinking about something. Seeing this, Ning Caichen said again—

"It is better to travel thousands of miles than reading books. Since students learned their mentors, they have been familiar with the books of sages, the Four Books and Five Classics, and the meaning of a gentleman. Although they read them well, they cannot understand their meaning in many places. Until their parents died four years ago, although their lives became poor, they always think about it, but they have a new understanding!"

"Students are determined to serve the country with their hearts and hope to govern the country and pacify the world, but they did not notice that they were already in a low position. Until their parents passed away, they took on the burden of life. Seeing their lives becoming more embarrassed day by day, they realized that they were just a person who could not even support themselves. If they didn't clean up a house, how could they clean up the world? They couldn't support themselves? How could they govern the country and pacify the world!"

"It is better to travel thousands of miles than reading thousands of books, how can I understand it!"

At this time, Ji Yuan interrupted Ning Caichen's words, his eyes making people dare not look directly at him!

"The sages and great talents have their works and classics spread throughout the world, but in the eyes of students, when the works of the sages were originally just ordinary people living in the world. Their perception and their understanding should also come from life, time, from the heart, and from the heart's perception. The same scenery is a feeling on the plain, and looking down from a high place is another feeling. Students' humble opinion, although they don't know what the teacher can't understand, they might as well go out for a walk. After seeing more and experiencing more, they may be able to figure it out!"

After saying that, Ning Caichen looked at Ji Yuan in front of him again. Jiyuan didn't say anything, not knowing what he was thinking, but he didn't wrinkle it into the word "chuan", but Ning Caichen felt a little raised in his heart!

Is this pussy a bit too big? It's broken!

Ning Caichen was very suspicious. To be honest, he just said something, and used all the words and sentences he could think of for a while, from this world or on the earth, and even used the stories of the old monk and the young monk. In order to make it a little awesome, he fooled his mentor!

But this situation was a little bad. Seeing Ji Yuan frowning and silent, Ning Caichen felt a little ups and downs, but he didn't say anything on his face, and Ji Yuan's subsequent actions made him feel relieved!

"well!.."

Jiyuan's brows first stretched out, then looked at him, a smile appeared on his face, and said two good words in a row!

"The teacher is over-reputable!"

Ning Caichen bowed to Ji Yuan again and said modestly, but he felt relieved. He knew that Ji Yuan was usually a rigorous person, and it was extremely rare to make him praise him. Now Ji Yuan said two good words in a row, which shows that he was still very successful in his pretentiousness. He mixed the previous life and the learnings of this life, and used the tone of this era to express the effect of leverage!

"You should think of these two good words! Among the many disciples of the master, you can only say such words!"

Ji Yuan smiled and looked at Ning Caichen, but he felt more satisfied with his disciple. Although Ning Caichen's words sounded a bit different from all over the world, after careful consideration, it contained some truths. Although it was simple, it was awakened. Especially Ning Caichen's sentence, reading thousands of books was not as good as traveling thousands of miles, which made him feel surging, and it seemed that he had grasped a path in the dark!

"What should be the reason you are here today?!" After solving what you think, Ji Yuan finally focused his attention on Ning Caichen!

"The teacher is clear and you can see through it all at once! The students have indeed asked for something recently!" Ning Caichen flattered lightly and said, "I came here today to ask the teacher for a copying job!"

"You want to copy books!" Ji Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Ning Caichen. He knew the situation of his student's family, and he was almost unable to open the lid!

"Well, I hope the teacher will fulfill it!" Ning Caichen did not blush. It was a bit embarrassing to ask someone to ask for help, especially scholars in ancient times who valued face. However, Ning Caichen now has no such thoughts. Instead, he has been calm and sincere. As he spoke, his body has stood up and bowed to Ji Yuan sincerely again!

Ji Yuan looked at Ning Caichen and saw Ning Caichen's calm expression, he couldn't help but nod in his heart. The gentleman was open and honest. In his opinion, Ning Caichen's style of being unlucky and silent can be regarded as the attitude a scholar should have!

"Since that's the case, there are some books in the mansion that need to be copied. This way, you go to Wang De, you go to his place to get the books. As for the price, just press two copper coins per copy!" Ji Yuan Si asked!

"Thank you, teacher!"

Ning Caichen thanked him again and gave a gift to Ji Yuan. He was a little moved. In this society, there are usually many people copying books, but the prices are mostly one copper coin per book. Ji Yuan directly doubled the original price, obviously intending to help him. This is a silent kindness. He sincerely bowed to Ji Yuan and said goodbye to Ji Yuan!

After leaving the backyard, Ning Caichen found Wang De in the miscellaneous room in the front yard. He was an old man in his sixties, with gray hair and a little hunched body. He was the housekeeper of the Ji family. The people in the house were all younger than him, named Wang Bo. Ning Caichen also called this. Then Wang Bo took a book of the Book of Songs and five bound books with blank paper in it!
Chapter completed!
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