C19 (1/2)

”What is a punctuation mark?”

Princess interrupted.

Mr. Xue had to explain what a punctuation mark was, and how it worked. Both Princess and Lady Liu were learned and knowledgeable people, and when curious, they took a piece of paper and asked Mr. Xue to write out the punctuation marks.

Princess Pingyang had seen many people and immediately understood the beauty of it. She sighed in admiration, ”This punctuation mark could be used to explain the classics of the past. It should be extremely wonderful. If it is used for enlightenment, then it is easy to be initiated on the path of learning. ”

”The general is wise and wise.” The general is wise and wise.

Mr. Xue noticed that every time he praised Princess, she would look at him with a smile that wasn't a smile. She didn't look like she was being flattered at all.

So, is this because his flattering skill is too stinky? As expected, flattery was too difficult for honest people. Mr. Xue didn't manage to get his hands on this skill, so he decided to stop it in the future.

Seeing that the two of them had finished talking, Lady Liu interrupted, ”Clerk Xue, could it be that in the Fu Lang machine, the articles and books are written in vernacular?”

”Yes, it's all in vernacular, including all the courses I did in primary school. Only with poetry, there will be some more classic poems and essays written in Chinese. ”

”So it seems like Clerk Xue is used to writing essays?”

”That's right.”

Mr. Xue felt that it would be better to take advantage of this opportunity to clarify things as soon as possible. If he didn't get him to write something in the future, it would be a great loss of face for thousands of years.

Mr. Xue spoke frankly, not lying at all. Lady Liu sighed, ”So that's how it is. No wonder Clerk Xue's words and actions are so different from ours.” However, wasn't it elegant enough to use vernacular? Wouldn't the fun of studying be gone? ”

Another BUG was seen through!

Mr. Xue silently wiped away his sweat. Although he was very careful, but he was just an ordinary person, he didn't have that much self-control or ability to hide himself. He would always pay attention to his words and deeds.

Fortunately, he didn't create any hermit clans to hide in the mountains and create a foreign background to grow up in. Otherwise, how could he explain these habits of speech and deeds that were very different from those of ancient times?

Mr. Xue silently praised his wit. He heard Lady Liu say, ”The article can be written in plain words, but it is easy to understand. It wasn't hard to understand. How were the poems and songs? You just want me to write it in plain words? ”

”Of course. ”What I learned was vernacular. Since I was young, I have never learned how to rhyme and rhyme. When I was writing poems, I naturally used vernacular as well, not paying particular attention to rhyme and rhyme.”

Lady Liu was puzzled. ”We don't care about the short and the rhyming. Can An Ying be called a poem?”

This was obviously looking down on vernacular text; it was clearly biased. Lady Liu's exclamations were obviously similar to those of her backers back in the days when the vernacular campaign had just started.

After finishing his business, he had nothing better to do. Mr. Xue didn't mind talking back to her and correcting her prejudice: ”Lady Liu's words are wrong. Weren't vernacular words and written words all words and sentences? However, the expression is different, good article will not be because of the difference between the text and vernacular. Take the Book of Sage Kong's ”Book of Songs” for example, isn't it also a collection of songs from all over the place? To find Lady Liu's standard, is ”Classic of Songs” interesting? ”

Lady Liu was rendered speechless by these words. However, she was clearly not convinced.

Fine, I will make her convinced!

Mr. Xue looked at Lady Liu. For a talented girl like her who prided herself on both reading and learning, those sentences of Wenqing should have some destructive power … Got it! For the literary female youth, there were quite a number of sentences that contained lethal force!

Mr. Xue had recited it many times in the second grade, but he still remembered it all!

Therefore, Mr. Xue said, ”Please read this part, Lady Liu!”

He grabbed the paper and began to write.

If there is an afterlife, be a bird, fly over eternity, no misguided distress. There is fiery hope in the east and warm bed in the south. The sun is fading in the west and the fragrance is awakening in the north. If there was an afterlife, she hoped that every time they met, they would become eternal.