"How do you know?" Jiang Shuiyuan was even more curious. You must know that there are nearly 100,000 exam papers in the high school entrance examination, and they are all sealed and bound, and Mr. Zhu clearly remembers what topic he wrote. In Jiang Shuiyuan's view, this is no longer within the reach of manpower, it is completely a ghost and god skill!

Jiang Shuiyuan naturally didn't know what happened when he was reading the papers, and thought that the teacher Zhu in front of him had another secret method. And his casual question, which naturally confirmed that he was the author of "Water Ya Shui". Zhu Qingjia sat down slowly, looked at Jiang Shuiyuan a few times again, and then asked, "What books have you usually read?" ”

Jiang Shuiyuan replied hesitantly: "Are the "Annotations on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books" and the "Ancient Texts and Views" counted?"

"Of course!" Zhu Qingjia replied with great certainty, "The Annotations on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books is the most important classic of science since the Southern Song Dynasty, and it is also one of Zhu Zi's most representative works; Using these two books as stepping stones for the study of Chinese culture can be described as dignified and upright, and it is extremely worthy of the legacy of the predecessors!

"I didn't learn from anyone, I just watched it by myself. Jiang Shuiyuan replied truthfully.

"What?self-taught?" This answer was too far from Zhu Qingjia's imagination, making him a little incredulous for a while.

"Yes!" Jiang Shuiyuan nodded, "Doesn't the school have a "Recommended Reading List for Primary and Secondary School Students"? Usually when I'm bored, I just follow the bibliography and read it randomly, and I can't talk about self-study, just to kill time. ”

Zhu Qingjia calmed down and then asked, "Then how well do you master these two books?"

This question made Jiang Shuiyuan hesitate a little, and if he wanted to say that he could remember all the content of the text, could he remember it and grasp it? Obviously, he couldn't! In particular, the first book of "Notes on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences in Four Books" was basically Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit -- he didn't know the taste at all. So he hesitated for a moment before replying vaguely, "Barely know a little, right?"

Zhu Qingjia wanted to know how much Jiang Shuiyuan said about "a little bit", so he casually asked a few questions about the "Notes on the Collection of Four Books and Chapters and Sentences" that he had just reviewed recently, and found that he was very familiar with the internal defense of words, and he could easily recite a large number of the following paragraphs by mentioning the beginning, but he didn't know much about the meaning, which also proved that he really did not have a teacher's guidance, and he relied on his own self-study.

Seeing that Jiang Shuiyuan had a look of shame on his face, Zhu Qingjia said with relief: "Don't look at these two books as introductory books to Chinese culture, but they are rich in content and far-reaching in meaning, especially the "Annotations on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", which is worth pondering and understanding for a lifetime. For example, Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the early Northern Song Dynasty, was known as 'half of the Analects of the Analects to rule the world', and the Analects of the Analects is only one of the four books. Many scholars of science in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties drew a scale and a half from the four books to make theories, and then they could excel among famous scholars, such as the 'conscience' of Wang Yangming, the master of psychology, from "Mencius", and the 'Shen Du' of Liu Zongzhou, a great Confucian in the late Ming Dynasty, from "University". At your current age, you have to memorize them, and you don't need to worry about understanding, because some truths are limited by age and experience, even if you tell them now, it is difficult for you to understand, but it is better to slowly comprehend them yourself to be profound and thorough!"

Jiang Shuiyuan felt something when he heard this.

Zhu Qingjia asked again: "After you finished reading these two books, what books are you going to read next?"

What book to read next? The water source of the river is a little foggy. For him, books are divided into two categories: one is textbooks and teaching aids, which are arranged by the school, and he can read them one by one according to the schedule, and the other is extracurricular reading materials, which can prolong his life by reading too much. Jiang Shuiyuan did not refuse the latter kind of books, as long as there were books on the shelves, he would take them and read them, and even his father's "Chemistry Teaching Design and Case Study" and his mother's "Three Hundred Ways to Make Home-Cooked Food" were all in danger, but he never thought about what books he was going to read next......! Haven't thought about it yet!"

In an instant, the two rays of "being a good teacher" and "educating the world's talents" flashed on Zhu Qingjia, and he said a little smugly: "The teacher is confined by his talent, although he has achieved nothing in academics, but he has been exposed to it for so many years, and he still has some insights into reading, especially if he is convinced by Zeng Wenzhenggong's experience in reading, you might as well say it and share it with you." First of all, it is necessary to 'learn to have roots', that is, in the adolescent period, you must thoroughly read one or two books, this kind of book is best a classic work that has been tempered through the ages, and it is necessary to understand it thoroughly, and become the foundation of your own future study.

"It's like marching to war, you have to have a solid rear, loyal subordinates, and then send troops to the enemy so that you don't have to worry about losing the battle. If you don't have one or two classic works as a foundation, if you see a good book or a popular book, you will turn a few pages and not seek a deep understanding, and you will end up learning without roots and achieving nothing. You can now recite a large section of the "Commentary on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books" and "The Observation of Ancient Texts", which shows that you are still doing a solid job in 'learning with roots'!"

Jiang Shuiyuan was slightly proud.

But Zhu Qingjia then changed his words: "However, Zeng Wenzhenggong also has a sentence called 'A teenager reads like a little, but seeks speed, not refinement', which sounds like a conflict with 'learning has roots'." What he means is that there will definitely be things that you don't understand when you read a book, not only for beginners, but also for those who are erudite and knowledgeable. Therefore, after thoroughly eating one or two books as roots, we do not ask for full blame, but take advantage of our youth to read a wide range of books, enrich our own learning, and deepen our understanding of the roots of learning. At this time, you should read quickly and widely, except for a few important books, you don't have to read intensively, otherwise you won't be able to read a few books in your life.

This is what Zeng Wenzhenggong said, 'you must know what to choose when reading books', that is, you should choose the books you want to read according to your hobbies, interests, and directions, otherwise there will be a sea of books of all kinds, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, and even if you don't sleep, how much can you read in a hundred years? And after determining the direction, you still have to choose which books to read first and intensively, and which books to skim and read quickly. In the process of selecting books, we must not only rely on our own eyesight, but also rely on the wisdom of our predecessors.

"In terms of Chinese studies, you can choose books with the help of the "Summary of the Four Libraries" or Zhang Wenxianggong (Zhang Zhidong)'s "Bibliography Q&A". When the teacher used to be in college, he heard that in the old days, Jiangnan children began to study, and their parents and teachers would let them read the "Summary of the Four Libraries" first. The book is two hundred volumes, and a brief introduction to each book is found under its table of contents. Reading it, we can know what kind of knowledge there was in the world before Qianlong, what sub-categories of books are in the four major categories of books in the subset of classics and history, what academic schools are there, and what are the general development and evolution of these academic schools, so that we can have a general understanding of the old learning, have a summary in our hearts, know what books there are, know how to find books, and how to find information, which will be of great benefit to reading and studying in the future. ”

Jiang Shuiyuan silently wrote down the titles of the "Summary of the Four Libraries" and the "Bibliography Q&A".

Zhu Qingjia said: "And Zeng Wenzhenggong also has a high opinion on the method of reading, that is, 'reading is not two', that is, if you don't finish reading a book, you must not read the second book, otherwise you will read it from beginning to end, and there will be no book that can be read from beginning to end. In addition, even if you read the same book, you should set a pace for yourself, such as reading one or two volumes a day, or thirty or fifty pages a day, and you can't fish for three days and dry your nets for two days. Zeng Wenzhenggong was busy with official business back then, and he had to read ten pages of "Twenty-three History" every day!"

Jiang Shuiyuan asked, "Then according to Teacher Zhu's opinion, what book should I read next?"

Zhu Qingjia pondered for a moment: "Of course, it is best to read the "Summary of the Four Libraries" first, but that set of books is too big, and the pressure of high school studies is so great, I'm afraid you don't have the patience to read it." Therefore, you can put the "Summary of the Four Libraries of the Whole Book" to read in the university, and then read a few books that lay a foundation, such as "The Book of Songs" and "Three Hundred Tang Poems" in literature, "Zuo Chuan" and "Historical Records" in historiography, and "Laozi" and "Zhuangzi" in philosophy. These are just my suggestions for you, and it is up to you to decide which book to choose based on your interests. ”

"Thank you for your advice, I will seriously consider and choose. Jiang Shuiyuan bowed deeply to Zhu Qingjia, "If there is nothing to do, then I will go to class first!"

Zhu Qingjia was immersed in the pleasure of pointing backwards, and replied casually at this time: "Okay, then you can go back!" When Jiang Shuiyuan walked to the door, he reacted: "Come back! You little bastard, you almost fooled me, we haven't finished talking about business yet! What are you going to do?"

Jiang Shuiyuan turned around embarrassedly and smirked a few times: "I forgot about that stubble, teacher, you also forgot about it!"

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up!" Zhu Qingjia scolded with a smile: "The teacher imparts so much extracurricular knowledge to you for free, can't you repay the teacher? Not to mention that this class leader is still temporary? Moreover, if you are not the class leader, who else dares to take on such a heavy responsibility? Wouldn't it become a laughing stock for other students?"

"How did you become a laughing stock?"

"For example, if you don't want to pick up the water source of the river, you dare to be the class leader if you don't have good grades, and so on! So for the sake of the teacher, and for the sake of other students, you can barely serve for a few days!"

"Just for a few days?"

"Just a few days, no more than a month at most!"

"Okay then!" Jiang Shuiyuan nodded reluctantly.