"When humans are born, their nature is good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart."
"If you don't teach, your nature will change. The most important thing to teach is to be specialized."
In the morning light, the sound of reading aloud came from the Bai family courtyard.
Xiao Fuyuan and Erlang were reciting the "Three Character Classic" one by one under the eaves.
The crisp children's voices make the spring morning more lively.
"The Three Character Classic" was a must-memorize book for children in the previous life, and Xiao Fuyuan was no exception, so when Zhen taught her sentence by sentence, she had to pretend to learn it for the first time.
Very tired.
But how can I know how to read?
As a village woman in this era, the illiteracy rate is almost 100%.
For example, the entire Lao Bai family, from the grandmother to the eldest and second sister-in-law, are illiterate. Only my mother is literate, and she can also write beautiful regular script in Erlang's red book.
It seems that the level of education is not low.
Xiao Fuyuan almost recognized my mother as a fellow villager in her previous life.
She excitedly gave her mother the code.
For example, Open Sesame, do you like Donald Duck or Lina Belle? They even sang "I love you walking alone in the dark alley, I love the way you kneel down" in front of my mother.
Zhen was indifferent.
Xiao Fuyuan thought that these were not popular in Zhen's era, so she thought of the drama Ma Ma Chui, imitating the tone of the drama and said: Sister Mei, Jinxi, Huanbi.
Zhen responded this time, but asked her where she knew these people?
Xiao Fuyuan's surprise of recognizing a fellow villager collapsed.
She was completely confused, how could a village woman with no doorstep know how to read? Moreover, her father and grandmother were used to it when they saw her mother teach her the "Three Character Classic".
I can't be a runaway daughter or princess.
It's not like her and her brothers' grandma's home is in Taohua Village, just two mountains away. Her uncle is also in Taohua Village and has been farming for generations. There is also an aunt who married into a county town and is a representative of rural areas that crosses the class spectrum.
My mother is really a mystery.
While her granddaughter and great-grandson were reading aloud, Mrs. Bai squatted in the vegetable field to cultivate soil, and after cultivating the soil, she wanted to raise seedlings.
Alas, Erlang is the smartest among his great-grandsons, and he is a scholar, but it is a pity that he has lost his legs.
Mrs. Bai raised her eyes and glanced at Erlang's lower body, her heart tightening. Such a young child still doesn't know what his body means? He raised his little face and endorsed it very seriously.
The little Fuyuan next to Erlang was wearing a red thin coat, her hair was pulled into two small pulls, and a red headband was tied on one side. Her eyebrows were like those of a birthday doll painted on a New Year picture. Her little face was pink and tender. She raised her head to face the old lady Bai's eyes. His eyes smiled brightly.
Old Mrs. Bai, who was still sad for Erlang just now, was so melted by her little granddaughter's face that her whole heart relaxed again.
These days, thanks to the wild geese and ducks brought in by my granddaughter, the family can eat eggs every day.
Strangely enough, every morning the wild geese and ducks stagger out of the house and run towards the reed swamps. As the sun sets, each one returns home with a swaggering and full stomach.
No one needed to look at them at all, and not a single one was lost.
People in the village said that this group of wild ducks and geese only recognized Lao Bai's family and disappeared when they got into the reed swamp. Most of the young men in the village didn't notice any of them after squeezing in the reed swamp for a long time.
Not only that, these wild ducks and geese lay their eggs every day at Lao Bai's house. Old lady Bai touched the buttocks of ducks and geese one by one. She knew exactly how many eggs there were. Not a single egg had been laid outside these days.
With the eggs that can be exchanged for money, life will get better and better.
The villagers who got up early for spring plowing returned home from the fields to have breakfast. Passing by the Bai family courtyard, they saw Xiao Fuyuan and Erlang reciting.
"Yeah, little Fuyuan is also literate. Doesn't the Bai family want to produce a female champion?"
Some people teased Xiao Fuyuan and sighed in their hearts, this little girl from the Lao Bai family is really a treasure that God loves. Other girls her age in the village were standing on stools to help the family cook, or squatting behind adults in the fields to sow seeds, let alone being literate, it was unthinkable.
"Hey, Erlang has started to read and write. He can memorize this book very well. It sounds to me much smoother than when your second uncle memorized it when he was a child." An old man, carrying a hoe, praised Erlang with a smile, although he couldn't understand what Erlang was reciting. What.
"The imperial court doesn't choose female officials, so what's the use of girls studying? Also, when the emperor chooses the top pick, he doesn't even choose a paralyzed person, which affects the image of the imperial court." Some people praise it, while others complain about it.
What's wrong with being able to read? Lao Bai's family tightened their belts and only produced a scholar. He could repair two or two bundles in January, which was not as profitable as his father-in-law grinding tofu.
I also want to cross the class and become a heirloom of farming and reading. There is no such miracle in the entire Nanguan Mountain area.
Old Mrs. Bai didn't like to hear these sour words, and the person who said the sour words was Yu Jingui's cousin You Mazi. She didn't like to hear them even more. She scolded her through the fence: "My granddaughter has eaten your rice. It's none of your business whether you study or not. Don't take a piss and look at yourself. If you open your mouth and shut up, you are the emperor. The emperor is your brother-in-law. You care so much about the imperial court. Why doesn't the imperial court make you a feudal official?"
Old Mrs. Bai couldn't scold her enough, so she picked up a piece of garbage from the vegetable field and threw it at You Mazi. You Mazi knew she couldn't fight and ran away in despair.
In terms of reading talent, starting from the grandson, the entire Lao Bai family is like a leader in Shenshu Village.
In front of him was Bai Erzhuang, the first scholar in Shenshu Village, and behind him was Bai Panmei, who was on her way to the children's examination room.
I originally thought that Bai Erzhuang would be able to take the imperial examination, but the imperial examination failed as soon as it started.
Bai Panmei's qualifications as a child were not as good as those of Bai Erzhuang. I wonder if he can pass the Tongsheng examination.
Mrs. Bai was a little worried.
"Erlang." Xiao Fuyuan tilted his head and patted Erlang's shoulder.
She noticed that Erlang's shoulders shook when he heard "paralytic" and his eyes darkened, but he soon became immersed in the endorsement.
This second nephew is a genius who is as calm as a mountain even in rain or shine.
"Here, take this." Xiao Fuyuan took out a red pill as big as a copper coin from his pocket.
At night, while Xiao Fuyuan was sleeping, a voice told her that Erlang's leg could be cured by taking four fairy pills. As soon as she woke up, she felt one in her pocket.
"I won't eat it, leave it to my aunt." Erlang thought his aunt was getting candies.
"Eat, you eat." Xiao Fuyuan put the candy into Erlang's hand, then with a straight face, acting like an aunt, ordered him to swallow it.
Erlang didn't dare to disobey his aunt, so he had to take a lick. A little sweet, a little bitter, different from the halva that his aunt gave him before.
But it’s not unpalatable either.
Under the supervision of Xiao Fuyuan, Erlang licked the red pill bit by bit.
Xiao Fuyuan sighed. This is a common feature of Bai family children eating sweets. Because they are poor, they can't eat sweets at ordinary times, so they have to lick a candy slowly.
"Eat quickly." Xiao Fukuoka ordered, and then looked around, giving Erlang a feeling of being favored.
Erlang was moved and swallowed the red pill whole.
"After eating, you will be fine." Xiao Fuyuan's small hands touched Erlang's legs and waist, with a serious smile on his face.
Erlang only felt that his legs and waist were warm. Usually he didn't feel anything at all. He thought it was his aunt's little hands that warmed him.
Xie Chuntao, who had just returned from working in the fields, saw Xiao Fuyuan secretly stuffing candy to Erlang through the fence, and his eyes turned red.
This sister-in-law really hurts my heart. He was so sensible at such a young age and knew that he felt sorry for his nephew. Erlang couldn't walk or run, so he helped him learn to read and gave him candies to eat.
Crispy candies are rare in the entire Shenshu Village. Any child who gets a few will secretly hide them, and only my sister-in-law gets them.
She had to put her sister's affairs first in the future. Xie Chuntao thought about returning to her parents' home last night. Her mother gave her a piece of floral cloth to make shoes for, and she planned to take it out to embroider a pair of shoes for her sister in the evening.
In addition, she also has to join the daily brainwashing process, always reminding her two sons that they should be good to their aunt and support their younger aunt.
