Chapter 53 To all my brothers, sending essays to Beijing on a monthly basis

【original】 The four brothers: On December 22 last year, I sent a letter, and I hope it has been received.Xiang received a letter from his fourth brother, saying that in the small note of the previous letter, two characters were wrongly written, and his poems will be returned immediately, and now he has forgotten what he said in Wu dialect.Brothers are always busy writing letters. Last year, the sixth brother said that it was difficult to send letters in Nancheng. Every time he went to Fuyuanzhai Hall to inquire about Yunyun, how stupid is he?Sitting in the academy for three hundred and sixty days, every day is credible, why bother to inquire about the date of the errand and then start writing?Or send it to Titang, or send it to Daiyun's house, it's all safe.Why bother to ask about Wushe Zhi Zhai Zou Hall?If the younger brother waits for the warehouse to be busy, the elder brother's warehouse will be busy ten times, and he will send home without a word for the rest of the year.

I sent you the second poem of Wang Wushi, but my younger brother couldn’t understand it, so I wrote a letter from thousands of miles away to ask. .Yu Ming knew that studying in the family school was not what my younger brothers wanted, but there was really no famous teacher nearby to follow.Provincial capitals such as Chen Yaonong and Luo Luoshan are all famous teachers, but the sixth and ninth younger brothers are not good at seeking benefits; and after living in the province for two years, they have not made great progress in poetry and writing.Although I want to speak again now, the adults in the hall will not listen.It's better to be calm and patient, fight in a lonely place, have no teachers and no friends, stand upright and stand upright, be a first-class person, this is what I expect from my brothers.

In the past, Mr. Wang Shuangchi in Wuyuan was very poor. Thirty years ago, he used the kiln as a servant to paint bowls.Thirty years later, he studied and studied, and when he was old, he should not take the imperial examination for life. He wrote and collected more than a hundred volumes. There are several Confucian scholars in this dynasty. How can he have teachers and friends?How come you come out of Lilu?What I hope for my younger brothers is just like this, but it is not beyond the four words "willing" and "persistence". If you buy a pen and pay it back, you can take it back after the bus returns. You can wait for the government examination and hospital examination, but you can't make it for the suspended examination.If the younger brothers can pay to Beijing on a monthly basis for their work at home, I will invite Shutang to make changes as soon as they arrive, and within two months, they can receive it again at home.The book is not exhaustive, Yu Qi continues the county.Brother Guofan hand grass. (The first day of February in the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang)

【Note】 ① Lu: The gate of the lane, here refers to the gate of the hometown. 【Translation】 The four brothers: On December 22 last year, I sent a letter and I think I have received it.He just received a letter from his fourth brother, saying that in the small note of the previous letter, he had written two characters by mistake, and the poem was immediately attached, and now he forgot what the mistake was.Brothers always say they are busy when they write letters.The sixth brother said last year that it was difficult to send letters in Nancheng, and every time he went to the Fuyuanzhai Recital Hall to inquire, he was really stupid.Sitting in the academy for three hundred and sixty years, you can write letters every day, so why bother to ask about the departure date of the correspondents before writing?Whether you meet Titang, or send it to Dai Yun's house, everything is safe, why bother to ask about the Zhai Zou Hall that has nothing to do with it?If the younger brother is very busy, and the older brother is ten times busier than you, then it is not a year without a word sent home.

Sending Wang Wushi the second poem, my younger brother didn't understand it, so I wrote a letter thousands of miles away to ask. This is very modest, and I am very happy to read the letter.If you are diligent in thinking and asking questions about everything, you are not afraid that you will make a huge difference in one day.Please send it back on a separate sheet of paper.Studying in a family school, I know my younger brother is not very willing, but there is really no famous teacher nearby.Provincial capitals such as Chen Yaonong and Luoluoshan can be said to be famous teachers, but the sixth and ninth younger brothers are not very good at studying.Moreover, after living in the province for two years, his poems and characters have not improved much.

Now even though I want to say it again, the adults in the hall will definitely not listen, it is better to be quiet and patient, to live in a quiet place, have no teachers and friends, stand upright and stand upright, be a first-class person, this is what I expect from my younger brothers. In the past, Mr. Wang Shuangchi in Wuyuan was very poor. Before he was thirty, he worked in a kiln to paint bowls for others.After the age of ten, he studied hard, never took the imperial examinations until he was old, and finally wrote more than a hundred volumes.What I treat my younger brothers is nothing more than the words "resolute" and "perseverance".

If you buy a pen and pay it back, you have to wait for the bus to return before you can bring it back. Maybe the government test can be used, but the county can't make it.Brothers who write essays at home, if they can be paid to the capital on a monthly basis, then I will ask Shutang to correct them whenever they arrive, but within two months, the family cannot receive them.The letter is not exhaustive, and the rest will be written later.Brother Guofan hand grass. (The first day of February in the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang)