Chapter 5 Report to Parents · Advise Brother not to be Arrogant

【original】 Nan Guofan kneels to report Parents and adults, Wanfu Jinan.On June 20th, I received a letter from my sixth brother on May 12th, and on July 16th, I received a letter from my fourth and ninth brother on May 29th.It is said that they are in such a hurry, with a few words and scribbled handwriting, that is, the first line of the county examination case is not written.There are people from the same village who received letters on the same day, that is, the old archaeologist, all of which have been recorded in detail.The difference is the same, each family sent letters more than ten days late and calmly; all brothers sent letters more than ten days earlier and were in a hurry, why?And every time you are in a hurry, there is no one who is calm, so why?

The men are in Beijing, big and small, and all the families in the same village are good; but Tang Haiqiu fell ill on the eighth day of the seventh month, and passed away shortly after the ninth day.On August 18, Feng Shutang, Guo Yunxian, and Zhu Xiaoshan were all poor in the exams in Hunan this year. Only He Zizhen was poor in the exams, and the rest were not released, but Chen Daiyun's situation was the most miserable.Because of his illness last year, the man took pleasure in not letting go.Wang Shisi has been repatriated for good, and the rate of about five will return in the grain ship, which has not yet been determined; he is in good health, and the second sister does not need to worry about it.The uncle's illness, the man asked for details and reported it directly, but he has not found it so far, so he is really worried.

Jia San reads "Erya", more than 20 words a day, and is quite willing to teach ③.The sixth brother wrote a letter in the first month of this year, and he wanted to send it from Luo Weishan. The man was very happy about it!Later, the letter never mentioned it, for some reason?The papers paid to Beijing are not very good.I have been studying in the province for two years, but I have not made any progress. The man is really worried about it, but he has nothing to do. He just hates the man for not being good at teaching.Probably the first thing to do is get rid of arrogance, nothing in it, and Yelang is arrogant, this is the worst thing.Although the fourth and ninth younger brothers do not make progress, they are not complacent either. If you ask an adult to teach the sixth younger brother, it is necessary not to be self-satisfied.Yu Qi continued Chen.Men would like to report. (July 20, Daoguang 24th year)

【Note】 ① busy: means busy. ② Situation: Situation. ③ Rate teaching: listen to the teaching. 【Translation】 His son Guofan knelt down and sued Parents and adults, Wanfu Jinan.On June 20, I received a letter from my sixth brother dated May 12.On July 16, I received a letter from my fourth and ninth brothers on May 29.They all said that they were very busy, with only a few words, and their handwriting was also scribbled, even the first name and the top few in the county examination were not written.Among the fellow villagers, those who received the letter on the same day, even the old archaeologist, also wrote in detail.It was the same messenger, and each family sent letters more than ten days late, so they took it easy.Brothers are so busy more than ten days early, why?And every time I said I was busy, but I didn't take it easy once, so why?

My son is waiting in the capital, safe and sound.All the families in my hometown are doing well, but Tang Haiqiu fell ill on July 8th and passed away before the ninth day.On August 28, Feng Shutang, Guo Yunxian, and Zhu Xiaoshan all took the teaching exam.This year's test in Hunan was poor, only He Zizhen got it, the rest were not let go, only Chen Daiyun's situation was the most difficult.Because of his illness last year, my son thought he was happy not to let me go.Wang Shisi has been properly sent back, and the rate of about five will return by grain ship, which has not yet been determined.They are in good health, Second Sister need not worry about them.Uncle's illness, my son asked me many times to tell me the facts in detail, but I have not received it so far, so I am really worried.

A and San read "Erya", more than 20 words a day, and are willing to be taught.The sixth brother wrote a letter in the first month of this year, wanting to give lessons from Luo Luoshan, and my son was very happy.The later letters never mentioned this matter. I don't know why?The letter sent was not well written.I have been studying in the province for two years, but I can't see any progress. My son is very worried and helpless. I only hate my son for not being good at teaching.Probably the first thing to do is get rid of the habit of arrogance.The worst thing is to have nothing to do in your heart and be arrogant.Although the fourth and ninth younger brothers do not make progress, they are not complacent, and the most important thing is not to be complacent and self-sufficient if they ask their parents and adults to teach the sixth brother.The rest will be reported next time.My son would like to report. (July 20, Daoguang 24th year)