Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 54

Xiuyao hurriedly said: "Third Brother, why don't you just play for a while and go home after an hour."

Old Liu said: "That's right." As he said that, he scolded his grandson in a low voice, why is he not as sensible as Yaoyao, so Liu Fei had to stay.

Old Liu said goodbye repeatedly, and without waiting for Mr. Ren to speak, Gu Ning said with a smile: "Why don't you invite them to play in the study too, let Liu Qing tell him about the school."

Mr. Ren invited them in with a smile, this time he asked the little boy to serve them tea, but Gu Ning didn't drink it.

Liu Qing just gave Liu Fei a few winks, and they just drank theirs.

Xiuyao watched Mr. Ren and Gu Ning gesticulating the scrolls on the desk, and she didn't pay attention to them, so she looked around the study quietly, seeing some books on the bookshelf next to the chair, she couldn't help but poke her head to look.

Seeing the handwriting on the cover of the book, Xiuyao was stunned. Originally, she had heard people reading books. Since there was Confucius, it was naturally related to the history she knew. How could she know that when she saw this word, she gave up completely.

It's not traditional characters, it's not simplified characters, but the font looks a bit like the regular script from the previous life, but I just can't tell what it is.

Anyway, she doesn't know how to read.

Xiuyao couldn't help sighing, and thought that she finally had something that could come in handy, that she could learn to read without reading.

She couldn't help but wanted to flip through that book, but she was too embarrassed to move around in someone else's house, so she resisted it.

Suddenly a gentle voice sounded, "little sister, if you like it, just show it, Mr. Ren is not a stingy person."

Seeing that Gu Ning got up quickly, Xiuyao said, "I'm illiterate, but I'm just curious."

Gu Ning took a look at the book and said, "This is a thousand-character text."

Thousand Characters?Xiuyao's eyes widened, and she looked at the book again. How could she not recognize such a simple word as Qianhewen?

Gu Ning glanced at her, smiled, put the book in her hand, and then went to look for others. After a while, he found the book he wanted, and said to Xiuyao: "Your brother reads, almost You have to start reading from these." As he spoke, he went to the book case to discuss something with Mr. Ren.

Xiuyao suddenly remembered something, and said to Liu Qing: "My third elder brother came to study, but he has nothing, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and books, can I buy them from sir?"

Liu Qing said: "Mr. doesn't sell books. It doesn't matter. Just buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones. The books are all taught by Mr. to be bound when the time comes."

Xiuyao said to Liu Fei: "Third Brother, you can play with Brother Liu Qing here, I will take Yang Yang to help you buy writing things."

Liu Fei hurriedly got up and said, "I'll go too." He didn't feel comfortable staying here at all, as if he was waiting for a big punishment.

Over there, Gu Ning turned his head and said: "Liu Qing, don't we have a lot of unused ones there? You just go and get some and give them to them."

Liu Qing was delighted to hear that, and seeing Liu Fei still dumbfounded, she quickly thanked him. Master Ning said that the Four Treasures of the Study provided by the Ren family were not used to, and they were all brought along with him, so the one given by the Ren family The boxes are all idle there, it would be a good deal to give two sets to Liu Fei, saving Liu Fei the money to buy.

Moreover, a family like Young Master Ning naturally doesn't care if he owes him any favors. It's just a matter of two inkstones and ink, and he doesn't care at all.

He didn't care if Liu Fei and Xiuyao said no, he went to get it immediately.

Seeing that Liu Fei was uncomfortable, Mr. Ren smiled and said, "Don't be shy, we are all from the same village. When you were young, you fished by the river and helped me pick up shoes, don't you remember?"

Liu Fei remembered that Mr. Ren was washing his feet at that time, and the shoes fell away, while he and his brothers were taking a bath, so he swam over to help Mr. Ren pick them up, and Mr. Ren thanked him at the time.

He relaxed a little, and Liu Qing also moved quickly, and came back in no time, holding a wooden box, "Master Ning, I picked up two sets at random."

Gu Ning smiled, "You can do whatever you want, anyway, I don't need it, I'll be blind for nothing."

Liu Qing put it on the table to show Liu Fei and Xiuyao, and Qin Yang leaned over curiously. There were two inkstones in the wooden box, seven or eight pens of different sizes, five were commonly used, and There are six or seven ink sticks, and besides that, there is a stack of bordered raw-edged paper for writing.It belongs to ordinary paper, and Liu Qing wondered what a waste of just learning characters.

Liu Fei hastily declined: "Too many, no need."

Xiuyao also said: "Brother Liu Qing, let's just go buy it."

Liu Qing said in a low voice: "Why, you don't like the one I picked for you. Master Ning doesn't use it, let it go to waste, and Father Ren Lizheng won't take it back. If you don't use it, it's broken. It's rare for someone to come Use them, and you will do good deeds."

Over there, Gu Ning had already solved the problem, came over and said with a smile: "Don't be embarrassed because of me, I originally asked Liu Qing to distribute it to the people in the school, but he was reluctant, now his brother comes to study, Of course he was willing to, it has nothing to do with me."

Seeing him as a young talent, Liu Fei was so kind, yet he was not arrogance at all, it was incredible, so he couldn't help but glance at him again, just happened to be Gu Ning looked over with a slight smile, he seemed to be caught doing bad things Feeling cramped again, I couldn't help but went to see Xiuyao for help.

Xiuyao, however, was studying a few characters on the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked Liu Qing what those characters were. Liu Qing explained them to her one by one, and asked curiously, "Sister Xiuyao, can you read?"

Xiuyao said with a smile: "How can I know how to read? I'm just curious. My brother is coming to study. I'll also see what the characters look like."

After summing it up, she discovered a little trick. In fact, although those characters are different from the modern simplified and traditional characters, there are still rules to follow. She can also find a little bit of connection from them. It seems that only relying on radical literacy will make a joke.

Seeing that she was willing to read, Gu Ning thought it was very amusing, and said to Liu Qing: "I have some enlightenment books, you might as well show them to your brother."

Liu Qing was overjoyed, and kept winking at Liu Fei, but Liu Fei groaned several times before he could muster up the courage to speak, Xiuyao hurriedly said, "Thank you, Young Master Gu."

She also found that this young master Gu is very generous, maybe he doesn't care about these things, and it would be hypocritical to push back, so why not thank him and let the third brother spend less money.

She estimated the time and thought it was almost time, so she pulled Liu Fei and Qin Yang who was lying there studying the Four Treasures of the Study, and said to Gu Ning and Mr. Ren: "Sir, Young Master Gu, we have to say goodbye , Let my brother come to school early tomorrow morning."

Mr. Ren smiled kindly, and Xiuyao and the others left.

Gu Ning said to Liu Qing: "Go and send it off."

Liu Qing helped Liu Fei pick up the box and sent them out. He happily said to Liu Fei: "You come early tomorrow, sir is kind, and Young Master Gu is still staying for a while. He has a lot of books, and he can borrow them at that time." come and see."

Liu Fei scratched his head, his face was still red, "I can't understand it."

Xiuyao took him to thank Liu Qing, and then left.

After returning home, Liu Fei showed Lao Liutou the things Gu Ning sent, because Liu Qing was among them, so Lao Liutou didn't blame him for taking other people's things, but he was very happy, "I didn't expect that Young Master Gu would be very happy." It's not easy to be a scholar at such a young age."

Xiuyao thinks so, not only for reading, but also seems to be very interested in river courses. Listening to him talking with Mr. Ren, it seems that he is studying the river courses of the dynasty, and when he rescued her, the second brother said that he might be able to kung fu Woolen cloth.

Because the third brother is going to study, Xiuyao is very excited, thinking that she can also learn a few words, and knowing the words will make things easier.Lao Liutou and the others were also excited. Finally, there will be a literate child in the family—soon.

Only Liu Fei was nervous and nervous, and didn't want to go the next day, thinking whether to pretend to be sick, but fortunately Liu Qing called him early in the morning, and the two went together.

Xiuyao and the master Qin Yang continued to plant sweet potatoes, while the others worked the mill and did housework.

In the evening, Xiuyao finally waited for Liu Fei to come back, and Qin Yang picked him up at the door, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Third brother, what have you learned?"

Liu Fei only went there for a day, but he seemed to have changed. He was much more relaxed than when he left, and with a confident smile on his face, he said with a smile: "I learned a few words, my name, we mill, and a few things."

Xiuyao was curious when she heard that, this Mr. Ren is really not rigid or pedantic, and he can learn from life to teach.

In fact, Mr. Ren listened to what Lao Liutou meant, and knew that he didn't let his grandson seek fame, but took care of the family's mill. He probably had to keep accounts and so on. Naturally, he took the material from life, which made it easier for him. There is no need to tell Liu Fei those obscure books.

And with Liu Fei's temperament and qualifications, he might not be able to learn a few of those articles in a year. Instead, starting with the things he is familiar with can arouse his interest and make him have a deep desire for knowledge. You need to know what you see and use on a daily basis, and how to write it.

Of course, Mr. Ren didn't think of such a useful method as a pure reader, it was naturally taught by Gu Ning.

Xiuyao was interested, and Qin Yang was also interested. The two welcomed Liu Fei home and sent them to the backyard like a grand lord. The family members were relieved when they saw it. They were afraid that Liu Fei would come back crying.

When Liu Fei arrived in the backyard, he first went to say hello to Lao Liutou and Mrs. Li, and kowtowed politely, much more presentable than before.

Li Shi was so happy that she wiped her tears, "Oh, reading is different from not reading. Take a look, is it different for us, Xiaofei?" It's like that too.

Xiuyao asked curiously: "Brother, the school still teaches salutes in the first class?"

Liu Fei smiled and said: "That's not true, but the master said that scholars should observe etiquette, so as to be different from others, even if he is a sour scholar without power, he still abides by etiquette. But I can't do that, grandpa Having said that, I only need to know a few words when I study, and I just need to understand etiquette, and I don’t want to be the number one scholar.” He also said that he learned these etiquettes from his classmates during breaks.

Yo, he will excuse himself and think clearly, so there is really no pressure.

Xiuyao looked at him with a smile, it was really good, she asked again: "Third brother, can you teach us now?"

Liu Fei hesitated for a moment, "Okay." He was shy at first, but the teacher asked him to read aloud as soon as the class started, and gradually his voice changed from the initial mosquito humming to a loud and clear voice.

Old Liutou also said happily: "After dinner, everyone rests and listens to Xiao Fei's lecture."

Mrs. Yao was in a hurry at first, and wanted to ask her son about the school, but there was still some work in the mill. Now that her father-in-law had spoken, she was very happy, "Yeah, Xiao Fei hasten to tell us about it. Say, there's work at my mill."

For dinner, Liu Fei also specially made scrambled eggs. After everyone was busy eating, they all went to meet up in the mill, and found places to sit down for Liu Fei to give lectures.

Although Liu Fei was frightened, he forcibly calmed down. In order to correct his shyness and timidity, Mr. Ren asked him to introduce himself loudly at the beginning, and asked him to read aloud, and even asked him to go to the front of the house every once in a while. read aloud.

Under the watchful eyes of the public, he has made a fool of himself and been praised. Once or twice, he was shy and afraid. After more times, he suddenly became bolder and even began to enjoy it a little.Especially Mr. asked him to describe what it was like inside the mill and how to turn wheat into flour. He talked eloquently. Mr. Ren praised him again and again, and then taught him to write words related to flour milling. It is enough if you can memorize these words and write them.

Liu Fei is not stupid, and he is good at work on weekdays. Although he is timid at reading, but because it is connected with the work he is good at, he is calm and composed. He took the notebook and wrote Liu Fei, the mill, and the donkey. , noodles, wheat and other words, and taught everyone to read.

Seeing that he could write and read so many words in one day, his family members were overjoyed, especially Yao Shi, they just wanted to attend the class out of excitement and curiosity, which one could really read?

It's just that Xiuyao noticed something was wrong. When she looked at the notebook, what the third brother read out was a bit different from what he read out with confidence when he put down the notebook. What's going on?

After everyone praised Liu Fei to go to work, Xiuyao leaned over, "Third brother, does this word mean grinding or flour?"

Liu Fei let out a cry and said, "Is it noodles?"

Xiuyao looked at him puzzled, "But you studied grinding before?"

Liu Fei looked at it, and was a little confused. He didn't even know what that word meant?He scratched his head and frowned tightly, "This, um, is it a donkey? No, it's a mill?"

Xiuyao looked at his notebook and asked, "Third brother, then you can't do this. I remember it in a while, but I forget it later."

Liu Fei was also in a dilemma, and his face was hot, "Then, what should I do?"

Xiuyao thought that they didn't have pinyin either. If she figured out pinyin and punctuation, she wondered if it would cause any trouble. It's better to keep a low profile.She suggested: "Third brother, it's not as good as you. Anyway, you know all these things. When you see this word, you wonder if it is similar to something you know. For example, this donkey, I see how there is a Like a tail? This face looks like that locket."

Use this method to memorize the characters one by one. Fortunately, you don’t learn much at the beginning. You should memorize this batch first, and then memorize the other batch in this way, so you won’t get confused.

Liu Fei's eyes lit up, "This is a good way." He looked down at the paper and thought about it silently, then raised his head to read the words he had written with white talcum, this time all of them were correct.

He said happily: "Little sister, this method really works." He immediately gained confidence and felt the joy of reading and literacy.

Xiuyao laughed, "Then the third brother should learn more, and then come back and teach us."

There is a student at home, and it will be much easier for Xiao Yanger to study in the future. Even if Mrs. Zhang refuses, Xiuyao will find a way to let him study at her grandfather's house.

For several days, when Liu Fei went to study, Xiuyao was still playing with her sweet potatoes, and the sweet potatoes on the mat had sprouted one after another, pulled them out and planted them in the field, and she even buried the sweet potatoes with sprouts in small pieces on the ground Sweet melon vines also grow in the ridges, which can be cut off and planted in the ground.Xiuyao marked each of them, and when the time comes to see which one has more sweet potatoes and is bigger.

When Liu Fei came back, Xiuyao would learn how to read from him. Not only could she learn to read, but Qin Yang could also learn to read, and she could always give Liu Fei good advice to make him go further. praise.

(End of this chapter)