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Chapter 518 Mind Map Memory Method (Two Chapters in One)

"Are we going to study here today?" Li Rongzhang looked at the brazier under the table. There was wind outside, but the sun was rising. The air was filled with the smell of river water, which was fresh and comfortable, making people feel relaxed and happy. He couldn't help but grin, "Very good!"

Li Rongtan also hurriedly shouted to Shi Liu, "Sister Shi Liu!"

"Sit down." Shi Liu asked the two to sit down opposite each other.

He first took a good look at Li Rongtan. He was ten years old this year, half a head shorter than Li Rongzhang, and was thin, but his eyes were bright and he looked energetic.

Although Shi Liu seldom saw Li Rongtan, he was aware of his current situation. He knew that he was a good student and had entered the Fan Family School, where he was often praised by the teacher.

His talent in studying is better than Zhangger's.

A cousin is also a younger brother. No matter what happened between the adults before, Shi Liu has never had any grudges with the brothers and sisters of the eldest wife. They all have a close relationship. Naturally, she also wants the best for Tan Ge'er.

If he really has talent and can find a way out, it will be an honor for the Li family.

It only took a moment to look at him. Shi Liu first asked about some family matters, and after drinking two sips of tea, he began to talk about academic matters.

"Zhang'er, don't you always ask me how I can memorize books so quickly? It took you several months to memorize the same book "Salt and Iron Theory", but I memorized it very quickly. Today, I will tell you the trick to memorizing books and articles.

And Tan Ge'er, both of you must listen to me carefully today."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Li Rongzhang and Li Rongtan's attention was attracted and they listened very attentively.

As he spoke, Shi Liu placed the set of Four Books on the table. "The so-called Four Books are The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, and Mencius...

Among them, university is "the gateway to virtue". Today I will use university as an example and tell you about it. "

Li Rongzhang and Li Rongtan looked at each other. Second sister/Sister Pomegranate was going to give them a lesson?

Li Rongzhang wondered, isn’t this the secret to endorsement?

But he also pricked up his ears and stared at Shi Liu seriously, watching her take out a large blank piece of paper and spread it on the table, then picked up a charcoal pencil and wrote the word "university" on the paper.

The handwriting was extremely beautiful, but as he looked at the charcoal pencil, Li Rongzhang began to smile secretly.

Second sister always uses this charcoal pencil for writing and drawing. It was only last time that he realized that Second sister, who seemed to be omnipotent, could not write with a brush. Obviously, the words written with charcoal pencil were more beautiful than his words, but the words written with a brush were soft and fluffy, like caterpillars crawling on paper, haha...

Looking at Li Rongzhang's snickering smile, Shi Liu stared at him intently.

Li Rongzhang quickly closed his mouth, sat up straight and listened carefully.

Shi Liu then withdrew her gaze from him, and her eyes fell on the two of them. She opened her mouth and slowly said, "The University has eleven chapters of literature, one chapter of 'Classics' and ten chapters of 'Transmissions'...

The so-called "classics" are the words of Confucius... "Commentaries" are the words of Zengzi, recorded by his disciples..."

"The first chapter of the 'Classic' puts forward three principles: to manifest the bright virtue, to be close to the people, and to stop at the highest good..."

As he spoke, Shi Liu took a pen and wrote down these nine characters on paper, and then added: "He also proposed the study of things, the pursuit of knowledge, sincerity, uprightness of mind, self-cultivation, the regulation of the family, the governance of the country, and peace in the world..."

Then he wrote down these eight items on the paper:

Li Rongzhang and Li Rongtan's already serious expressions gradually became more serious, their eyes fixed on the paper.

"The so-called illuminating virtue..."

As Shi Liu spoke more and more, more and more words appeared on the paper - a university spread out like branches and leaves, intertwined on the paper, and gradually took shape.

The two of them looked at the paper, and the university words that they had already memorized seemed to become clearer in their minds. As they went through them one by one and added the interpretations one by one, they understood them more deeply.

An hour later, Shi Liu finished talking about the entire university and stopped talking.

Li Rongzhang's face flushed with excitement. He had thought about this before. When he memorized the texts before, he could recite the passages that the teacher had explained very quickly, but he recited the passages that had not been explained in detail by the teacher more slowly, like the Salt and Iron Theory - could it be that this was because the teacher had not explained it in detail?
No, not only did he talk about the Four Books and Five Classics, the teacher had even talked about the Book of History, but the only ones he could recite word for word were the Great Learning and the Analects.

Li Rongzhang looked at the paper and vaguely understood something.

That's the trick!
"Second sister, what is this thing you wrote on the paper that looks like a picture but not like a picture?"

Shi Liu smiled and said, "This is called the mind map memory method! Don't you still doubt that I have a photographic memory? But how many people in this world can have a photographic memory? They are all geniuses! I just have a slightly better memory, but the most important thing is that I use this mind map memory method when reading any book, so I can get twice the result with half the effort and it's so efficient!"

"Mind map memory method?"

Li Rongzhang and Li Rongtan kept repeating the name, feeling extremely excited.

"I think you are a genius, second sister! You can actually come up with such a good way to study!"

Li Rongtan also nodded, looking at Shi Liu with sparkling eyes full of admiration.

He often heard the clan leader privately shaking his head and lamenting why Sister Pomegranate was not a boy. If she were a boy, she would definitely be more powerful than she is now.

Now he finally understood it. He thought, if Sister Pomegranate was really a man and took the imperial examination, she would definitely become famous all over the world!
The two brothers did not have time to think about it and soon lowered their heads to look at the paper again, reading eagerly, as if they wanted to glue their eyes to the paper, reading so seriously and absorbed in it that they were afraid that they would not hear anyone calling them.

Seeing the two of them like this, Shi Liu smiled, but did not make any noise to disturb them. She picked up the teacup and sipped it slowly, quietly waiting for the two of them to digest and ponder.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Rongzhang raised his head and looked at Shi Liu with a pair of shining eyes, "Second sister, I think I understand!"

"Oh? What did you understand?" Pomegranate asked him.

Li Rongzhang looked at the paper again, clapped his hands, and immediately took the paper off carefully, then replaced it with a large blank paper, and asked Guangrun to come forward to help grind the ink - he was not comfortable writing with the charcoal pencil. Besides, practicing calligraphy well was the key, and he couldn't use charcoal pencil to take the imperial examination in the future, right?
Guang Rungang had been staying in the corner the whole time, and he also listened to the whole process of Shi Liu's lecture. Although he couldn't understand what Shi Liu wrote on the paper, he was also passionate and admired her just by listening to her lecture.

Unexpectedly, the second girl was so good at explaining university so well! After listening to her for a while, he felt that he understood a lot. It was incredible!
If the second girl were a boy, she would have already achieved fame and honor. At such a young age, she would definitely be famous all over the world. What a young genius!
After the ink was ground, Li Rongzhang picked up the pen and began to write the word "moderation" on the paper.

He can recite the Great Learning and the Analects of Confucius, so there is no need to rush.

He wanted to try out the Doctrine of the Mean according to the trick taught by his second sister - this would be a better way to test this method.

Li Rongtan also came over. The two brothers discussed with each other, talking back and forth, sometimes pausing to frown, sometimes relaxing their brows, completely immersed in the work, dividing the Doctrine of the Mean into outlines and headings according to the method just listed by Shi Liu... then marking the outline of each paragraph... and breaking down the branches...

Shi Liu looked at the paper for a while, then looked at the two extremely serious faces, with unstoppable relief and smile between her brows.

A young man can be taught.

She watched from the sidelines and saw clearly that these two brains were very smart. Although there were still some shortcomings, if they were allowed to think about it more, they would definitely be able to master the trick thoroughly.

"Oops, there's not enough paper!"

Suddenly, Li Rongzhang said this.

Shi Liu came back to his senses and looked, only to find that the paper was already full and there was no more room to write.

Yes, the charcoal pencil she used could minimize the size of the characters, but even if she used a brush to write the smallest possible size, it would not be as small as the one written with the charcoal pencil. Besides, the calligraphy skills of the two were not that advanced.

So, this paper is not enough.

Shi Liu hurriedly said, "Sui Lu, re-cut the paper to match this specification and make it half as long as this."

Sui Lu hurried over when he heard the voice. While the paper was being cut, Li Rongzhang and Li Rongtan carefully analyzed the parts that had already been written, structured them, and reread the text, finding it particularly easy to read and finished in one go.

Soon, the paper cutter arrived, and the two of them did not mind the trouble and started to build the network from scratch.

Doing it again, it becomes even more profound and clear.

It was almost time for lunch, but there was still no movement upstairs. Old Man Li, who had been back from the foot of Nanshan Mountain and had strolled around the yard for several laps, couldn't help but stretch his neck. He was really curious about what his granddaughter and grandsons were doing. They said they were reading, but there was no sound of them.

He pricked up his ears to listen, but he could only hear his two grandsons chattering about something, but he couldn't hear clearly and didn't understand.

I wanted to shout that it was time to eat, but I was afraid of disturbing the three people.

Forget it, he just tiptoed into the main hall and said to Old Yuan and the others who were warming themselves by the fire, "Let's have a late lunch today. I think they are still early."

Old Mrs. Yuan listened and said, "Studying is a good thing, but you can't skip meals, right? It's already noon, Baozhu is already complaining that she's hungry, so these kids, aren't they hungry too?"

Old Man Li smiled and said, "He is serious. Maybe he has forgotten that he is hungry. But there are pomegranates here. How can there be no pomegranates? Let's wait a little longer and let Baozhu eat first." Anyway, Baozhu eats differently from them.

Song said, "Then I'll ask the kitchen to simmer all the dishes. Don't rush to take them out of the pot, or they'll get cold."

After saying that, he went to the kitchen and soon brought some prepared rice to feed Baozhu.

Ever since she started eating a variety of complementary foods every day, Baozhu has become impatient to be fed by others and would crawl onto the dining chair to do it by herself.

Seeing this, Song had no choice but to let her do as she pleased. She gave her a rice bag to prevent her clothes from getting dirty. As for her face and the plate, she decided to clean them up after Baozhu finished eating.

Shi Liu said that children should be trained to have the ability to do things by themselves. Baozhu is now more than one year and two months old and can learn to eat by himself. He can just make things happen and clean up afterwards. Although it takes effort, it is worth it as it trains Baozhu.

I don't know how this child, who is still a little girl, can talk about raising children with so many tricks.

In the summer when we were at the farm, I took Baozhu to play in the mud. The aunt and niece were covered in mud like mud figures. It was really...

Song shook her head and smiled, glancing at the pavilion on the second floor from afar.

On the second floor, the sunlight had already crept in unnoticed, covering the entire pavilion, illuminating the lower bodies of the three people in front of the table, making them warm, as if they would still be warm even without the brazier.

Shi Liu deliberately sat a little to the side so that the sun could shine on her entire body, and she turned her back so that her face would not be exposed to the sun.

While looking at the two brothers who had filled up a whole sheet of paper and were still discussing enthusiastically, there were also a few sounds of rumbling stomachs in between.

The two plates of snacks beside him were already empty.

When her stomach growled again, along with several other growls, Shi Liu finally spoke up, "Okay, let's go downstairs and eat first, studying hard is a good thing, but being hungry is also a big problem, so be careful not to get addicted."

As soon as Shi Liu spoke, the two of them stopped talking with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

Li Rongzhang said, "I have gained a lot today. Second sister, you are amazing. How did you come up with such an idea? Tan Ge'er and I have carefully listed the Doctrine of the Mean, which is equivalent to reading and memorizing it carefully from beginning to end, and then listing the interpretations that the teacher has explained. After reading and analyzing it repeatedly, I feel like I can memorize it. It is much better than before when I only remembered a few scales after reading it for a long time!"

Li Rongtan also nodded in agreement, without saying that he had just recited the Doctrine of the Mean in his mind, as if he had already memorized it.

He was secretly excited and wanted to stay up all night, so he hurriedly listed all the Four Books and Five Classics - as well as all the books he had been assigned to read and all the articles he had to memorize -

Shi Liu saw that the two of them hated not having to eat, but they were mentally full and didn't feel hungry at all, and found it funny. "Your stomachs have been protesting for a long time, but you didn't hear anything at all, did you? I know what you are thinking, but no matter what you are thinking, let's talk about it after you finish eating.

You are all growing up, and health is the most important thing. If you can't maintain a good body, how can you study for the imperial examination?"

"I know, I know. Senior Brother Fan Jin also said that if you are not in good health, no matter how knowledgeable you are, you will not be able to survive in the examination room!" Li Rongzhang nodded and stood up, pulling Li Rongtan with him, "Let's go, let's go downstairs and eat first!"

The three of them went downstairs together. Li Rongzhang was still thinking about what he had just said. He rubbed his hands again and again, looked at Li Rongtan, and suddenly thought of something. He said, "Brother Tan, come and live with me! Let's study this mind map memory method together! I think it will be more efficient with you! Let's help each other and make progress together!"

Li Rongtan was stunned, but he was willing to do so in his heart. It was better to have someone to work with and discuss things with than to study alone.

But subconsciously he looked at the pomegranate.

Shi Liu smiled and said, "As long as you are willing, you can come and live here from now on. Grandpa and grandma are here, so there is no need to be so formal."

"That's troublesome!" Li Rongtan also laughed.

Once they entered the main hall, Li Rongzhang started talking about this matter.

Old Man Li also nodded and said "Okay, okay, okay".

Li Rongtan bowed to Li Jihe of the Song family again and said, "I am sorry for causing trouble to my second uncle and second aunt."

Song waved her hands and said, "What are you talking about? It's no trouble at all. We are your uncle and aunt. You and Zhang Ge'er can be companions and supervise each other's studies. That's great!"

Li Jihe also said: "I see you guys are busy studying all morning, are you going to study in the afternoon? Let Rong Yu go over and get your clothes later!"

As they were talking, everyone went to the dining room. It was already past dinner time and everyone was hungry, so they decided to eat quickly.

After this break, Li Rongzhang felt extremely hungry. He finished a bowl of rice in just a few bites and then ordered more.

Seeing him wolfing down his food, Shi Liu said to him, "Don't eat so fast. It's bad for your stomach. Chew it thoroughly before swallowing."

"I'm so hungry!" Li Rongzhang was stuffing meat into his mouth. When he heard Shi Liu's words, he subconsciously slowed down.

Although Li Rongtan on the side didn't eat as fast as him, his speed was not slow either. It was obvious that he was really hungry.

Father Li couldn't help but ask: "What are you studying this whole morning? I didn't even hear any reading."

"There was no sound of reading. I heard it seemed like the pomegranates were talking at first." Old Man Li had gone out and didn't know. Old Yuan and Mrs. Song had been in the open room downstairs and heard it clearly.

Li Rongzhang took a big sip of soup, wiped his mouth, and continued, "Grandpa, you don't know, my second sister is amazing! She taught us the mind map memory method today, it was amazing!"

"What method?" Father Li didn't understand, but he also felt it was amazing. "Is your second sister really that amazing? What method is this? Hasn't your teacher taught her?"

Li Rongzhang shook his head, "This is something my second sister came up with on her own! Our husband doesn't even know this!"

Pomegranate: ...I have never admitted that this was my idea. I am not that great.

Everyone looked at Shi Liu, with a look of pride on their faces.

Father Li grinned, "Pomegranate is amazing, amazing!"

Shi Liu felt very embarrassed being stared at by so many pairs of big eyes, but luckily she had a thick skin and the feeling was not noticeable on her face.

"…Eat, eat, I'm so hungry."

Then he looked at Li Rongzhang and the other two and said, "After dinner, go back to the pavilion and continue thinking."

Speaking of this, Li Rongzhang and Li Rongtan chewed even faster.

Chew it carefully before swallowing, don't swallow it quickly. It's okay if they chew it faster, right?

In short, fill your stomach and continue to study this mind mapping memory method!