Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 9 Enrollment First Lesson

Early the next morning.

Lai Shangrong performed a set of boxing in the garden and was covered in white sweat. After having breakfast, he took the prepared items from Qingwen and went to the Jia family to learn.

Although the short life in his previous life was not entirely due to lack of exercise, he still paid special attention to exercise. In addition to cherishing his life, he was also afraid that too many gold hairpins would be too powerful.

The Jia Family School is located next to Ningrong Street in front of Ningrong's second mansion. It is a small courtyard with two entrances. In addition to the three classrooms connected to the main building, there is also a small kitchen for preparing lunch and snacks.

Jia Zheng paid special attention to this entrance ceremony. Not only did he take a long rest to give him a platform, but he also prepared an apprenticeship ceremony.

Lai Shangrong nodded in agreement, and the old god stood in front of the school. He looked at Baoyu, Jia Huan and others, dressed in decent clothes, entering the school. He kowtowed to the statue of Confucius nine times and bowed to himself three times.

Because it was a family study, Shuxiu was organized by the officials of Rongfu. Lai Shangrong took the 100 taels of silver handed over by Baoyu, cleaned his hands, and the ceremony was over.

After Baoyu and others were seated, Lai Shangrong faced the audience, bent down and picked up the ruler.

"Kacha!" folded in half.

Looking at the stunned people below, Lai Shangrong was quite pleased.

He smiled and said, "I hate the idea of ​​being punished if you do something wrong, let alone being punished if you don't learn well, so I don't need this ruler! Isn't it a good story that we can both be teachers and friends from now on!"

He thought twice before breaking the ruler.

There are all members of the Jia family in the clan school, especially Baoyu. If the rules of corporal punishment are set, Baoyu will make mistakes in the future.If he is punished, he will be disgusted by Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang. If he is not punished, he will lose his prestige.

To avoid being in a dilemma in the future, it is better to act coquettishly, which can actually improve the relationship with the students.

The relationship between students and teachers also affects learning attitudes.

If you meet a teacher you like, you may not be serious about going to school, but if you hate a teacher, it is more likely to trigger rebellious psychology.

Of course, in order to show off his strength, he asked his father to do some tricks on the ruler, otherwise he wouldn't have broken it so easily.

As for the statement that she hates corporal punishment the most, although it is a bit slap in the face, fortunately Qingwen will not say it nonsense.

In ancient times, it was emphasized that a strict teacher would produce a good disciple. When Baoyu and others saw that Jia Zheng attached great importance to it, they were also uneasy before enrolling in school. They were afraid that Lai Shangrong would show off his power, but they did not expect that such a scene would happen as soon as they arrived.

If Jia Zheng hadn't been present, he might have been unable to hold back his applause.

Jia Zheng thought he was afraid of corporal punishment because of his status. He was quite disappointed and even doubted whether the decision to let him teach was correct.

Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest, shook his head helplessly and left.

As soon as Jia Zheng left, the atmosphere below became more lively. Lai Shangrong took out a paper airplane from the case.

"In the future, we will take an assessment every ten days and select one who has excellent classroom performance and homework completion, and give some small rewards."

As he spoke, he threw the paper airplane outside the house, and saw the plane rushing out of the door and flying far away.

Children in ancient times had never seen such a thing, and they all opened their mouths wide in surprise, especially Jia Huan, who almost pulled his tongue out.

Lai Shangrong ignored them and said to a handsome young man standing beside him: "You! Go and pick it up!" He looked around before. Although he didn't ask for his name, he was the most handsome among the servants, so he should be Pan is safe again.

Pan You'an looked startled. He was good at writing and calculating, and he thought highly of himself. He heard that he had arranged errands for the school. He thought he would be able to show off his skills when he came, but he didn't expect that the first errand was to pick things up.

His teeth were itching with hatred, and he just felt that he had been humiliated. However, thinking of Lai Shangrong's identity, he did not dare to refute, so he hurriedly bent over and trotted all the way to the courtyard, picked up the paper airplane and put it back on Lai Shangrong's desk.

He cursed in his heart: "Bah! What are you pretending to be? It's just that I was lucky enough to be born in the Lai family. If I don't dare to beat these young masters, no one is more noble than the other."

Thinking of this, he pretended to be cool when he went back and looked at Baoyu's position intentionally or unintentionally.

Although he was wearing a coarse linen shirt, he was neatly packed and looked quite good. Lai Shangrong saw everything and couldn't help but have an idea.

He knew that Baoyu was not taboo about meat and vegetables, and was open to both men and women. Of course, this was not a scandal among the noble and dandy class, but whether Si Qi could accept it or whether Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, and Mrs. Wang felt the same way was not certain.

It's just that this matter needs to be done properly. After all, Pan You'an is working as an errand in the clan school, and he is afraid that he will have a reputation for lax discipline.

After thinking about it in his mind, he smiled and said: "From now on, the teaching will only be half a day in the morning. I believe you all know that in addition to the explanation of the Four Books and Five Classics in this half day, I will allocate an hour to play some small games for you."

The game is naturally Sudoku. From simple to complex, we will first make some numerical Sudoku. Subsequent improvements will replace it with Chinese characters, mainly restricting the rhyme and linking it into verses, quoting scriptures and other forms.

These children of the Jia family have been in school for some time, and Lai Shangrong also understood it before teaching. There is no need to teach the Three Character Classic, Disciple Rules, etc., so they start directly with the Four Books and Five Classics, mainly reciting and explaining the allusions in them, so that they can live in the future. Learn to use it.

Because this was the first time Baoyu and others came into contact with Sudoku, he spent some time explaining the concepts and ideas of Sudoku to them in detail.

They are all half-grown children, so it is easier to arouse interest in games than boring recitations. Lai Shangrong is not in a hurry. Step by step is the key. When the Sudoku is changed to Chinese characters and the sudoku is required to be quoted from classics, it is another story.

Lai Shangrong originally thought that Baoyu and Jia Lan had higher qualifications than others, but Jia Huan was the one who understood Sudoku the fastest, as if he was naturally sensitive to numbers, followed by Jia Zhu, who had an out-of-the-box thinking.

But it's just a first impression. You won't know what will happen if the mode is changed in the future.

It's early noon. (11 o'clock)
Lai Shangrong also assigned three assignments: recitation, Sudoku and Taige style (Guange style).

Taige style is the Guange style of the previous Qing Dynasty. It is an exam-oriented font and a must-learn subject for those who want to take the imperial examination. If the handwriting is not good, no matter how good the article is, it will be useless.

"Don't slack off after you go back. Class performance and academic performance will be included in the reference standards for rewards. From now on, there will be a small assessment every ten days and this paper airplane will be rewarded. There will be a big assessment every two months. The airplane rewarded will be more interesting than this one."

After saying this, Lai Shangrong announced that school was over.

In ancient times, there was no concept of weeks. Ten days were divided into ten days, which was considered a small test. There was a test every two months, and naturally the rewards would be increased.

There were many types of airplanes in his previous life. The ones that flew in a straight line were just for children. There were also the paper airplane races that could spin around in circles. He happened to be able to fold them.

Compared with pens, inks, paper and inkstones, antiques, calligraphy, paintings, gold and silver ornaments and other rewards, paper airplanes are not only low in cost, but also very attractive to these ancient children.

So much so that when he announced that school was over, Jia Huan and Jia Jun stared eagerly at his desk, hoping that he would be able to pick it up if he left the plane behind.

But their idea was doomed to fail. They watched helplessly as Lai Shangrong clamped the plane into a book, and then left at Lai Shangrong's urging.

(End of this chapter)