The giants bowed their heads and said nothing. Wasn't this forcing Zhang Fei to embroider? What normal person spends all day studying these tadpoles? Wouldn't it be better to have the time to hunt a few more prey?
Ye Wudi has long understood the nature of these people, and knows that earnest persuasion is ineffective. He can only take the wrong approach, and if he doesn't accept the soft one, he will use the hard one. He pointed to the words on the shrine and read:
"Don't you know? Then I will read it to you one by one:
These are the clan rules carved by the ancestors of the past dynasties. There are two rules in total. The one on the left is:
Illiterate people are not allowed to be clan leaders.
On the right it says:
Those who don’t listen to the clan leader are not worthy of being a clan member! "
The six instructors outside looked at the words "Heaven and Earth, Lord, Master, Master" on the shrine, and then looked at the bewildered giant kneeling on the ground, and they all sighed:
"So that's how you become blind!"
Suddenly a weak voice sounded:
"Grandpa, the number of words on both sides is the same. When you pronounce it, why are there two more words on the right? I can write the word "no", so it doesn't look like this."
"The writing on the shrine is in classical Chinese. The patriarch has translated it into vernacular for you. The original text is:
Those who are not knowledgeable and talented should not pass on the mantle of patriarch.
Anyone who disobeys the clan leader's orders is immediately expelled from the village.
Can you count the number of words to see if they are the same? There are also words such as fei, wu, and viol, which all have different meanings. "
Ye Congwen saw that the old patriarch was wrongly picked on by his own grandson, and he didn't know how to smooth things over, so he immediately took over the words and lied.
Ye Rulang counted his fingers for a long time before shutting up in doubt.
Ye Wudi almost revealed his secret. He was not good at reading and writing, but he was quite shrewd when it came to finding fault with others. Say less and make fewer mistakes, say more and make more mistakes. Leave it to Ye Congwen to say a few words. This guy is obviously better at deceiving people than me.
"According to the rules of our ancestors, only Ye Congwen and I of the Huaye clan are qualified to be clan leaders. I am nearly seventy years old and should have lived a leisurely life. For so many years, I have worked from dawn to dusk to teach Ye Congwen how to read and write. :
The Four Books and Five Classics, a subset of classics and history, Feng Shui metaphysics, medical divination and astrology, even apprentice camp guidance techniques, and Demon Hunting Guard body training techniques are all involved. If I hadn't worked so hard to lay a solid foundation for him for more than ten years, How did he become a one-of-a-kind body-forging sorcerer in just one year?
I won’t talk nonsense. Anyway, all my mantles have been passed on to Ye Congwen. He can do everything I know, and I can’t do what he doesn’t know. If you don't understand anything in the future, just ask Patriarch Ye Congwen and don't bother me at all times.
Now, welcome the new patriarch to give you a speech with applause. "
The giants applauded one after another. Although they felt that passing on the mantle of the patriarch was too childish, Ye Congwenwen was capable of settling accounts with a pen and martial arts. He was able to defeat one hundred and eight masters of the Perfection Realm of Jia Mansion and the entire Iron Tower Village by himself. I really can't find anyone more powerful than him.
Even Ye Rulang believed that Ye Congwen was more suitable to be the leader of the Huaye clan than he was, and he clapped his hands harder than anyone else.
Ye Congwen stood up and found that he was shorter than the giant! I suddenly realized that this situation must be changed. Giants are condescending and will despise themselves over time. Over time, their words will fall on deaf ears.
When I think of classes in the apprenticeship camp, the apprentices are all sitting on stone benches, with their heads raised and eagerly listening to their instructors' teachings. He immediately ordered:
"The light in the ancestral hall is too dark and the place is too narrow. Let's go outside and talk. Everyone brings a stool to sit in the yard. I will announce something important later."
The giants were used to being unrestrained. Facing the ancestral spirit tablets, it seemed as if dozens of pairs of eyes were staring at them. When Ye Congwen asked everyone to go outside to the yard, they all ran faster than rabbits.
When the giants were all sitting on the stools, Ye Congwen walked out holding a genealogy that was one foot high.
The giants were full of doubts and guessed:
"Is it possible that Xiao Congwen really plans to teach everyone how to read and write?"
Some of the giants who had played with Ye Congwen instantly became interested and racked their brains to think of some reasons to ridicule or reject.
Ye Wudi stood aside from a distance and watched with cold eyes, sighing secretly that Ye Congwen was still too young after all. How could these old fritters listen to your lectures honestly and read and read with you in peace? He couldn't help but shook his head. It looked like he would have to take action on his own later.
Ye Congwen placed the thick genealogy on the stone table and said confidently:
"It is said that the first thing a new official does when he takes office is that there are more than 300 people in our Tieta Village. Now I am also the head of a clan in charge of more than 300 people.
If you do as the Romans do, I will also follow the example of the officials and light three fires.
The first fire: Everyone in Tieta Village listens to the order. From today on, no one is allowed to go hunting in the mountains. "
As soon as Ye Congwen finished his words, the giants below were all whispering to each other, and even the Wood tribesmen standing outside frowned. What will everyone eat if they don't hunt? Many people bumped the pig bean sprouts with their arms and asked quietly:
"Little Douya, what is your Ye Congwen doing?"
Mudouya was also confused, but Ye Congwen had a lot of clever ideas and never fought an uncertain battle. No one knew what he wanted to do until the end.
The giants suppressed the doubts in their hearts. Ye Congwen became the clan leader for the first time, so they all treated him lightly and chose to wait and see what would happen.
"Second fire: All people in Tieta Village under the age of twenty, regardless of gender, will focus on reading and literacy from today on."
Now all the giants couldn't sit still. They murmured in small groups and discussed recommending someone who could talk well, had a good temper, and could chat with Ye Congwen to persuade Ye Congwen. More than a hundred people were talking about it, but they couldn't decide on the candidate.
"The third fire: People of the Huaye and Hua tribes who are over twenty years old listen to the order. From today on, you will assist the Mu tribe to build simple wooden houses and build them downstream along the river in Tieta Village. As long as it is flat, all of them will be built. When building a small wooden house, you need to move quickly, and try to build the house as small and simple as possible, as long as it can accommodate people."
Still building a house? Are you still fully assisting the wood carpenters in building a house? Is it built for ghosts to live in? At this time, not only the giant was full of questions, but even the carpenters of the Wood tribe were dumbfounded and at a loss as they kept pushing out the pig bean sprouts to ask questions.
The giants discussed for a long time and finally decided that Ye Zhihua would come forward to persuade Ye Congwen. Ye Zhihua rubbed his hands and asked:
"Xiao Congwen——Congwen's little clan leader. Our Tieta Village has always had a clear division of labor. The giants of the Mosaic and Leaf tribes hunt to earn money to support their families, and the Mu tribe build houses, boats, grow vegetables, and take care of their children. They have cooperated tacitly for so many years, and their lives have been pretty smooth. .
It’s not that my brother is too talkative. Now we don’t hunt anymore, we don’t grow vegetables anymore, we are all focused on reading about four uncles and five pounds, and chickens weighing one pound of shit. Can that stuff make money? Can it fill your stomach? "
"That's right, there are more than 300 people in Tieta Village, and we, the Flower and Leaf tribe, are all about meat and don't have a party without wine. You're not planning on making us become vegetarians to lose weight, are you?"
Seeing that Ye Congwen was not angry, the giants boldly joked.
The six mentors secretly thought that something was wrong. They felt that Ye Congwen was too impatient and should take it step by step slowly and put forward all the conditions at once. How could these giants who were already resistant be willing to give in?
Unexpectedly, Ye Congwen returned to the stone table, opened the genealogy, turned to the first page, and took out a copper coin. Then asked:
"What's this?"
"Copper coins."
Everyone was puzzled and had to answer honestly, it was only a penny, with a look of disdain in their eyes.
Turning to the second page, Ye Congwen took out another silver coin, showed it to everyone, and then asked:
"What is this?"
"Just one silver coin."
Ye Zhihua couldn't guess Ye Congwen's intentions, so he still chose to wait and see.
Ye Congwen opened the third page, took out a gold coin, and asked again:
"What's this?"
"A gold coin."
Ye Congwen turned another page, took out a gold bar and asked:
"What is this?"
"Of course it's Huang Chengcheng's gold bar."
Ye Zhihua's eyes flashed and he swallowed out of habit.
"Congratulations, you answered correctly."
Ye Congwen stopped being mysterious, tapped the thick genealogy with his fingers, and said seriously: "The ancients said:
There are gold bars in the book and sorghum wine in the book. Hunting and farming are not the only ways to support a family in this world. Those who are educated and literate can also earn a living, and they may earn more than working as coolies.
Judging from your disdainful expressions, do you think I, Ye Congwen, am deceiving you? "
Ye Congwen saw the giants shaking their heads, obviously not agreeing with his statement. He glanced around the crowd and saw a group of children surrounding Mudouya, which were her younger sisters.
Suddenly he had an idea in his mind and said with a smile:
"Hearing is false, seeing is believing. I will let you see the power of words now."
Ye Congwen arranged the copper, silver and gold coins in a row, placed the gold bars on top of the three coins, took out a piece of white paper and a pen, and said to everyone:
"Have you seen these things? As long as a villager in Tieta Village writes the word "copper coin", he will be rewarded with copper coins, if he writes the word "silver coin", he will be rewarded with silver coins, and if he writes the word "gold coin", he will be rewarded with gold coins. If he can write all three, , I will reward you with another gold bar!
I do what I say! "
There was an explosion below, everyone was whispering to each other, as if they didn't believe that such a good thing had happened to them. Are you kidding? It only costs a few hundred pennies to kill a wild boar. It takes at least a hundred wild boars to kill one gold bar. With more than 200 hunters on horseback, it takes ten days and eight days to do it, and it has to be the peak autumn harvest season.
If you write a few words, you will be rewarded with a gold bar. Isn’t this pie in the sky?
The giants were very excited and stood up and looked around. Unfortunately, no one dared to come on stage. Everyone knew what gold, silver, and copper looked like, but if they wanted to write it down, they were not sure.
Ye Congwen asked again and again, but the giants of the Hua and Ye tribes never dared to come up to the stage to write. They had to look at the Wood tribesmen, and suddenly a little girl with horns in her hair said timidly:
"I can write these three things."
Ye Congwen knew that when Mu Douya brought her younger sisters, in order to prevent them from fighting and injuring their bodies, they once had them learn to write. Whoever wrote well first would be given candies.
Mududya's family was poor and she had many sisters. Being able to eat well was a blessing from a giant. Where could she have the change to buy sweets for the children?
So these children worked hard to learn to write in order to eat candies. Over time, the eldest sister was able to write hundreds of common characters.
"Mu Bamboo Shoots, come up and write."
Mu Zhuzhan knew that Ye Congwen would be his fourth brother-in-law in the future. He bought himself a lot of new clothes and candies last time. He smiled shyly and ran on stage with a gust of wind.
He picked up the pen and wrote stroke by stroke, with an extremely serious attitude. One copper coin can be exchanged for one candy, one silver coin can be exchanged for one thousand, and one gold bar cannot be exchanged. At least it must be loaded on a big ship!
Ye Congwen waited for Mu Bamboo Shoots to write all six words before picking up the piece of paper and inviting the six instructors:
"Six mentors, please come over and help me make an appraisal to see if these six characters are written correctly? This will prevent anyone from saying that I am engaging in malpractice for personal gain."
The six instructors accepted the invitation, passed through the crowd, and walked in one after another. They picked up the piece of paper and read it carefully. Then they exchanged opinions with each other. Finally, Qin Cheng, who was upright and upright in appearance, announced:
“The strokes are neat and the handwriting is clear. Although the sizes are different, it is already very difficult for an eight or nine-year-old child.
all right! "
Ye Congwen immediately stuffed all the gold bars, gold coins, silver coins and copper coins into the palm of Mu Bamboo Shoots, touched his head and said:
"Use this money to buy candies and eat them. Work hard to read and read in the future, and you will have a chance to win more rewards!"
Mu Zhuzhao held the money tightly, nodded like a pound of garlic, and ran outside under the envious eyes of everyone. This girl had a piggy bank of her own, and she wanted to keep it until she could buy candies later.
When the children of the Mu tribe saw that Mu Bamboo Shoots had won a huge sum of money, they all followed him and prepared to beg for candy.
The giants of the flower and leaf tribes had no shortage of candies to eat, so they naturally disdained begging for candies, but the glittering gold bars were indeed tempting, but it was a pity that the girl Mu Zhuzhan won them away. Immediately a giant said sourly:
"If you write six words, you will be rewarded with a gold bar. More than 200 of us are studying hard to learn and read. I'm afraid, little patriarch, you won't be able to get so many gold bars!"
