The torches under the barn are still bright tonight.
When Er Rui arrived with Qiao Yun and Xiao Man, Xia Xiucai had just started his lecture. The three of them quietly got into the crowd without making any noise, and found an empty place to sit down.
Compared with yesterday, there were still a lot of people gathered, with three floors inside and three outside. The children did not bring straw mats and sat cross-legged on the ground in front.
In the second circle are some young and strong men. They don't want to gain knowledge. They just want to know a few words.
The third circle is the woman holding the soles of her shoes, just listening to them for fun when the village has nothing to do.
Today, Xia Xiucai was talking about the word "日". Instead of asking Li Laoshi to pose, he wrote something on the white slate with charcoal and passed it around for everyone to read.
“The so-called day can be the sun in the sky, or the time when day and night alternate.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west every day, so a day and night is also called a "day".
This time, Xia Xiucai did not talk about in-depth theory, but only talked about the theory and meaning of words.
The whole village understood.
Xu Genqing said: "This word is easy to recognize, it means sun. Once the sun rises, it is a day, also called a day."
Everyone nodded, and the boys and girls in the front row even learned to write.
Just when everyone thought that today was going to end successfully, Xu Gensheng, who was mute yesterday, asked: "Xiucai Gong, you said that day and night alternate as one day, and day and night are the sun and moon. Why don't we use the moon instead of the day?"
He wanted to break the casserole and get to the bottom of it.
Xia Xiucai patiently replied: "The sun is the essence of the sun, and the moon is the essence of the moon.
The sun does not change, but the shape of the moon changes every day.
If the calendar is determined by the waxing and waning of the moon, there will be a total of 29.5 days. In order to keep the year fixed at 365 days, there are small and large months.
Otherwise, the calendar will rush forward, and eventually there will be a ridiculous situation where the first month of the year is just after winter.
For this reason, the ancients not only needed big and small months, but also added leap months and set some years to 13 months.
According to the changes of the moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter and no moon, the names are respectively new moon, waning sun, quarter sun, dark sun..."
As Xia Xiucai said each sentence, everyone felt that they could understand each word, but they couldn't understand them all.
Dizzy, dizzy again!
Just now, everyone was smiling happily, but now they have turned into bitter faces.
All the victims stared at the perpetrator.
Just now, Mr. Xiu Caigong said it well. He finally understood what "day" is, and he also knew that "one day, one day, one day is one day."
You can reveal what a "month" is with just a few words, and you can reveal so many months that you can't even count them.
Xu Errui also scratched his head and complained in a low voice: "It's over, there is only one moon in the sky, but there are countless moons, how can I remember it?"
It was the first time for Qiaoyun to be in such a large crowd. She was full of excitement and listened attentively to the lecture.
Hearing Er Rui's complaint at this time, he whispered: "Actually, Xiucai Gong only said four things, namely when the moon is round, when it is not round, and when it is completely invisible!"
Xiaoman interjected from the side, very surprised: "Sister-in-law Qiaoyun, how do you remember it?"
Qiaoyun was a little embarrassed and showed his handkerchief to the two of them.
Because she was walking in a hurry, she took out her handkerchief to wipe her sweat. She had held it in her hand just now while listening to the lecture.
Because she was too nervous and worried that she would not remember it, Xia Xiucai tied a knot when she mentioned a moon. Now she tied the handkerchief into four knots.
Er Rui scratched his head and laughed: "No wonder Mom said you are smarter than me. How come you know how to make a knot to remember it? I didn't expect that!"
Qiaoyun pursed her lips and was pleased with herself. My mother always said that she was careful, so I must remember these things. Otherwise, how would I explain to my mother when I go back?
At this moment, Xia Xiucai had finished talking about "month" and assigned homework: "From now on, I will talk about one word every day. You must be able to recognize, write and interpret it. I will do a spot check tomorrow. Can you do it?"
A few children had the loudest voices: "Yes!" "I can remember!"
Xia Yuan was also there. He was enlightened earlier than others, so he was naturally able to write and memorize.
The adults couldn't open their mouths, they looked around and no one answered.
Without a second sentence, Xia Xiucai returned to his blank expression, picked up the slate and left.
As soon as he left, there was a lot of noise under the drying shed. The children ran away laughing and joking, saying that they wanted to practice calligraphy so as not to be outcompeted by other children.
Xu Genqing pointed at Xu Gensheng and cursed: "It's all your fault for talking too much. What Mr. Xiu Cai said just now made me dizzy. Is there any homework now? This is like falling into the moon's nest."
Xu Gensheng had been honest in front of Xia Xiucai just now, but now he refused to give in. He rubbed his neck and said aggrievedly: "If you don't understand, just ask. Mr. Xiucai didn't say I was wrong. Why should you say it? It's obviously you who is stupid." It’s up to me if you can’t help it.”
Li Laoshi came over to break up the fight with a frown: "Oh, isn't it just to remember a moon! It's such a simple thing.
Everyone can see the moon, but if you haven't seen the moon, you can still eat the cake. You bring me a piece of cake, and I will give you a bite. If one piece is missing, if you take two bites, half of it will be missing. You must remember it. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Genqing retorted: "Go, go, go, you know how to eat cakes as you go. You were able to put your fork in the fork yesterday, why don't you do it today?"
Li Laoshi pretended to look around and lowered his voice: "The moon is changing all over the place today. I can't do it. It's okay to do it for a day. If you want to do it, I'll take off my pants..."
This time, before he could say anything, he was already blocked by Xu Genqing: "Li Laoshi, you want to be beaten."
Several men who were familiar with each other in hip-hop gathered around. Li Laoshi, who didn't know how to talk, knew that he was wrong. He begged for mercy and was lifted up and thrown into a large fireproof water tank nearby. Water splashed everywhere and there was a lot of laughter.
The water tank was full, and it wasn't cold even in the summer. Li Laoshi wiped a handful of water, stood in the water tank and shouted: "Xu Genqing, I'm going to fuck your mother!"
Mrs. Qin jumped out: "Li Laoshi, do you dare to say what you want to do?"
Seeing that Xu Genqing's mother was really here, Li Laoshi suddenly became frightened. He squatted in the water tank and did not dare to move. He clasped his hands and begged for mercy: "You are kidding, you are kidding!"
The jokes of the country people are full of vulgarity, and these women who have been married for decades are even more generous.
Seeing Li Laoshi's aggrieved look, the wives and men in the room all bent over with laughter.
The fatigue caused by the heavy work during the day and the worry about the family's livelihood were all relaxed in this moment of slapstick.
Not far away, young people like Er Rui Xiaoman did not dare to approach. They were muttering and preparing to go back when they were startled by a shout from beside them: "Oh, when did Qiaoyun come?"
Qiaoyun turned around and saw Pi Shi next to him.
This shout attracted a few more people to come around. They looked at Qiaoyun curiously and kept asking, "Why are you here alone?"
"Where is your child? Why didn't you bring it with you?"
Qiaoyun explained with a smile: "My mother is here with her children! Let me come and listen to the lecture!"
Pi's face looked surprised: "You came here specifically to hear this? Aren't you too tired to panic?"
"Well, if you want to learn something, don't be afraid of getting tired." This is what her mother-in-law said, and Qiaoyun thinks it makes sense.
A woman next to her curled her lips disapprovingly: "What kind of learning is this? It's just for fun. If you want to learn, it's the men who want to learn. It's really unfilial for you to leave your children and just play by yourself!"
Qiaoyun blushed instantly!
