It was getting dark and the village slowly began to quiet down.
Because they are reluctant to pay for gas, most farmers go back to their houses to sleep after dark and do not light oil lamps in their houses.
So Father Wei and Mother Wei came back in the dark.
The two of them didn't expect it to be so late, and they didn't carry an oil lamp with them. Fortunately, the moonlight was still bright tonight, and the road was still clearly visible, so they got home safely.
I thought that the two children at home had already gone to bed, but when I walked into the courtyard of the home, I saw two dark figures sitting under the porch.
Wei's mother shouted suspiciously, "Yuzi? Zhenzhen?"
"Dad, Mom, are you finally back?"
One of the black figures replied in surprise, it was Wei Zhenzhen.
She stood up and ran briskly to Mother Wei, looking up and down to see if she was injured.
Mother Wei frowned, "Why are you still up so late?"
"Brother Yuko and I are so worried about you that we can't sleep. Why are you back so late?"
Hearing this, Mother Wei relaxed her brows, her face softened, and sighed, "Forget it this time, don't wait for us next time. Children should go to bed early and get up early."
Wei Zhenzhen nodded obediently: "Yes."
"Mom and dad, why are you so late?" Wei Cheyu also came over and asked repeatedly.
Father Wei explained, "I visited several schools, and some of them were far away, so I wasted some time."
"How's it going? Did you find the right one?"
"Well, in the next village, we explained the situation of you and Zhen Zhen to the Master in advance, and the Master still agreed to teach you."
Hearing this, Wei Cheyu was not surprised. The school run by Tongsheng did not have any requirements for the quality of students. As long as someone came to study, it could increase some income. And because there were very few students who wanted to study, the fees they charged were low, often a bushel of rice. Or you can enroll for ten cents, but don't expect the teaching quality to be too good.
Wei's father and Wei's mother were neat and tidy. Once they confirmed the school, they handed it over on the spot, so Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen could go to school the next day.
In the early morning, amid the smoke from the kitchen and the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs, Wei's mother was busy preparing breakfast and packing the children's lunch, while Wei's father and Wei Zhenzhen were helping.
"I made four pancakes, two for each of you. If you don't have enough, come back and tell me and I will make more tomorrow." Wei's mother put the pancakes into a piece of clean cloth to wrap them up.
Wei Zhenzhen took it and said, "Well, I will also pay attention to whether Brother Yuzi has finished eating obediently."
Wei's mother smiled widely and praised, "Zhen Zhen is so sensible and will help my mother look after my brother."
Wei Cheyu, who had just stepped into the kitchen and heard this conversation: "..."
On the first day of school, Wei's father and Wei's mother took Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen to the school to let them know the way.
Considering Wei Zhenzhen's strength, they were not worried about the safety of the children at all.
Wei Cheyu and Wei's father walked together, Wei's mother and Wei Zhenzhen walked behind them.
Today Wei Zhenzhen is wearing boy's clothes, and the clothes belong to Wei Cheyu.
Although Wei Cheyu is a boy and older than Wei Zhenzhen, he is much thinner than his peers due to long-term illness and malnutrition, so Wei Zhenzhen wears Wei Cheyu's clothes very close to the body.
There is no sense of disobedience for a woman disguising herself as a man. Walking side by side with Wei Cheyu, they look like two brothers, but people can't tell who is the older brother and who is the younger brother.
After walking for about two minutes, they arrived at the Master's house.
The master's surname was Hong. He was over fifty years old and had a dull and honest personality. Knowing that there was no hope of becoming a scholar, he opened a school at home to recruit children from the neighborhood and teach them how to read.
Mother Wei introduced: "Master Hong, this is my child, this is Brother Yu, and this is Zhenzhen."
After hearing this, Master Hong hesitated for a while and said, "Aunt Wei, your daughter... I think she needs to change her name. She will be easily discovered if she shouts like this in the school."
Father Wei nodded in agreement: "Master, what suggestions do you have?"
Master Hong stroked his beard, meditated for a while, and said solemnly, "Ah Zheng, let's call him Wei Zheng from now on."
"What a name!" Father Wei praised, "He is indeed a scholar."
Mother Wei also praised her, "I can come up with a good name in such a short time. I am indeed a master."
Wei Cheyu: "..."
Isn't this name a transliteration?
Wei Zhenzhen also felt a little strange. Isn't Wei Zheng's name just one less word from her Wei Zhenzhen name? What's the difference?
But seeing that Wei's father and Wei's mother admired Master Hong so much and praised it as a great name, she also looked at Master Hong with admiration and admiration.
Master, you are so great!
She expressed this earnestly with her eyes.
Mr. Hong couldn't help but raise his chin proudly as he was bathed in these admiring glances. At the same time, he had a good impression of this family and felt that they were really discerning.
Wei Cheyu: "..."
Just be happy.
After chatting for a while, Wei's father and Wei's mother solemnly asked the master to help take care of him and then left.
Master Hong took them both to the school.
The school is in the study room of the master's home, which saves space fees and facilitates teaching.
When Wei Cheyu and the others entered, there were already three children inside, sitting obediently in front of a long wooden table. They seemed to be about the same age as them, and they all looked at them with curious eyes.
After introducing each other, Master Hong arranged for them to sit down. Since the long wooden table was already occupied by three people, it would be too crowded if two more people were squeezed in, so he asked Wei Che, Yu and Wei Zhenzhen to sit on a separate chair.
"You two are still illiterate on your first day of school, and you don't need a table. You can just sit on the chair and listen to Master talk. You will read along with what Master reads."
Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen nodded at the same time to express their understanding. Even if the master still did not arrange a table for them in the next few days, they were not dissatisfied.
The former doesn't care whether there is a table or not, since he doesn't need enlightenment anyway. The latter is not interested in literacy and comes to school just to take care of Brother Yuko and make his parents feel at ease, so it doesn't matter whether there is a table or not.
Master Hong’s teaching method is to practice in front of the book every day, let them practice it, then point out a few words in the book, let them describe it and then memorize it by rote. He will not explain the meaning of the words to them, so he will not explain it. The meaning of the poem.
As for the assigned homework, if the students can't write it down silently or can't remember it, Master Hong won't punish him in any way, and he will start teaching new words as if he can't see them.
Wei Cheyu took the class for a month and felt that it was simple and rough enough.
Before students have absorbed the old knowledge, new knowledge begins to be taught, regardless of whether everyone can learn it.
Wei Cheyu was glad that he was not a child who really needed enlightenment, otherwise he would most likely not be able to learn under this kind of teaching method.
Every day when they get home, Wei's father and mother will ask them how they are doing in their studies and whether they have been bullied.
Wei Cheyu always said that he studied well and was not bullied. After all, families with better conditions will choose private schools run by scholars, and those who cannot afford the high tuition fees and want their children to take the imperial examination will choose schools run by Tongsheng. Therefore, the family environment of each other is similar, and there will be no bullying. Bullying happens.
Wei Zhenzhen always said that she learned well and the master taught her well, so there was no problem at all.
Wei Cheyu: "..."
Really?
Although Wei's father and Wei's mother felt a little strange, because the two children said that they had no problems in learning at the same time, they had no doubts. They just thought that they had really found a good husband, so they taught both children well, so they all praised themselves. I have a good eye for finding such a good teacher for my children.
Wei Cheyu: "..."
As I said before, just be happy.
In the second month after entering the school, because one child dropped out of school, Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen finally came across the table and sat in front of the long table with the other two children.
Master Hong did not arrange the seats specially, but when she sat down, Wei Zhenzhen consciously sat in the middle, leaving a large space at the outermost seat for Wei Cheyu to sit, and let the other two children sit on the other side of her.
Wei Zhenzhen's behavior was natural and generous, as if her decision to sit in the middle was just random.
Wei Cheyu looked deeply at Wei Zhenzhen, who returned his puzzled look.
"What's wrong with Brother Yuko? Why don't you sit down?"
He was startled for a moment and replied in a low voice, "Nothing..." Was he overthinking it?
After everyone sat down, Master Hong began to read a book.
Wei Cheyu listened absently, looking at the people around him from the corner of his eyes. He saw her looking at the front seriously and intently, her little head swaying with the sound of the master's reading, and then she read out in a clear and sweet voice.
She didn't care whether she could study or not, but she was very obedient to the adults, so she took the class seriously. Wei Cheyu found that he had never seen her running away, dozing off or being distracted.
In a class where Master Hong's teachings were rough, Wei Cheyu had seen the other two people and the one who had left the school get distracted. He had also tried to listen carefully to Master Hong's reading, but it had to be said that even if his soul Now that he is a mature adult, he still gets distracted accidentally by the boring sound of Master Hong reading, even though he has hinted in his heart that he must listen carefully all day long.
But he never noticed that Wei Zhenzhen was distracted. There were a few times in class when he quietly observed Wei Zhenzhen and found that she really listened to Master Hong's lectures attentively and attentively. He had to say that Wei Zhenzhen like this made him feel amazing.
But Wei Cheyu never asked Wei Zhenzhen how to do it. It should be said that in the school, when the two of them were alone, he rarely communicated with Wei Zhenzhen unless it was necessary. And he found that Wei Zhenzhen seemed to be aware of his rejection and rarely found him. He would talk to him without actively disturbing him.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if she was really thoughtful. After moving to the long table for class, even though they shared a long table and everyone was very close, Wei Zhenzhen never touched his body, not even her fingers. Not even a careful touch...
Wei Cheyu couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of his mouth.
Suddenly I felt,
interesting……
