At dinner, Xia Shouzhi broke the tradition of not talking during meals, and when he was almost full, he put down his chopsticks and spoke, mainly talking about Xia Yuanding's school tomorrow. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yuan Ding, go to grandpa tomorrow, you must be obedient, what grandpa teaches is good to learn, your father can't study, the main thing is that he doesn't have money to find a good gentleman to teach." Okay, let's go to sleep! Xia Shouzhi originally had something to say, but thinking that Yuan Ding was just a child, he might not be able to understand the truth, so he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

It was dark at night, and the children went to sleep, but Xia Shouzhi did not sleep alone, he sat quietly, sitting around the oil lamp with his wife, who was still sewing and mending.

He was thinking about things, remembering some of the words his father Xia Jizu had said when he was a child, some of them still remembered, some of them had been forgotten, and intermittently, he recalled them again.

In the morning, the second brother said that his father had to make up his mind to teach a few grandchildren to read because of Feng Xiucai from Feng Village next door, and I am afraid that only the fifth brother who did not know would believe it.

Their older brothers knew that Feng Xiucai was a cover, but in fact, the inside story of the matter was not like this.

Take their brothers as an example, except for the eldest Xia Shouren, the others are not literate. If you want to say that there is a father who is still a little talented, as long as Xia Jizu is willing to teach, several of them are not without opportunities.

But Xia Jizu did not do this, but put all his energy on the eldest Xia Shouren, the purpose is self-evident, that is, to put all the hope on the eldest son.

It was the financial resources at that time that did not allow it, so Xia Jizu could only choose one of them, but unfortunately it backfired, and the eldest son was not the material for studying, so he was delayed in vain.

Xia Shouzhi knew that the big branch of their Xia family was still in the county seat, and his father Xia Jizu was a concubine, and he was forced to come here because he was excluded, and the valuable things were divided by several brothers. I heard that his father's strength was enough to achieve the fame of Xiucai, but it was for some reason that he was depressed.

Now it seems that his father has raised a plan to cultivate the next generation, if his son Yuan Ding can study hard and make a name for himself, their family will have hope!

When Xia Li was busy with the little bit of needlework left in his hands, Xia Shouzhi urged him to go to bed quickly, the idea was very simple, save some oil in the oil lamp!

The rooster announces the dawn and it is a new day.

Today is a special day, after breakfast, Xia Yuanding was led by his father to Xia Jizu, today is Xia Yuanding's first day of school.

"Dad, what does grandpa teach?" Xia Yuanding asked.

"What else can be taught, first literacy, literacy before learning something else."

As soon as he heard this, Xia Yuanding realized that he was illiterate and had to be enlightened. He doesn't know how to read, anyway, there is no pinyin or anything here, not to mention the "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Character Text", these do not exist.

What kind of world is this, there is no Lao Zhuang, there is no Confucius and Mencius, geography, mountains and rivers, humanities, and history are all chaotic. Anyway, Xia Yuanding gave up to understand, he is still young, and he is not familiar with this village, not to mention the outside world, if he encounters it, he will always understand, but this attitude of not seeking to understand does not make him nervous.

"When you arrive, remember to listen to grandpa when you go in!" Before entering the door, Xia Shouzhi also gave an order.

"Got it, Dad!"

This time, the two of them didn't arrive first.

"Shouzhi is here, too!"

"Second brother, Yuan De and Yuan Ming are also here!"

"Fourth uncle!" Xia Yuande and Xia Yuanming hurriedly shouted together.

Xia Yuanding saw that everyone was shouting, and he had no choice but to shout "Second Uncle" to the black-faced man. In the past, Xia Yuanding was more afraid of this second uncle, black, tall and strong, like a bad person, and he generally avoided this second uncle.

"You kid, see if you dare to climb a tree in the future!" As soon as he came up, Xia Shouyi began to reveal Xia Yuanding's shortcomings. Xia Yuanding thought to himself, what time is this, why are you still holding on.

After a while, the third uncle Xia Shouli and his sons Xia Yuanchu and Xia Yuanjie came belatedly, and as soon as they arrived, they whispered in the courtyard: "Second brother, fourth brother, where is Dad?" ”

Xia Shouyi and Xia Shouzhi both shook their heads, indicating that they were not clear.

Xia Shouli seemed to have received a signal, and he was still cautious, but at this time he finally relaxed and shouted loudly into the house: "Mother, where is Dad!" ”

At this time, Xia Yuanding didn't forget that his grandmother loved him very much and gave him something to eat more than once.

"Let's go, let's go into the house and find what Grandma wants to eat!" Xia Yuande immediately became the leading eldest brother, and with a few younger brothers, he hugged into the house.

Xia Yuanding came back to his senses, he was already a step slower, he glanced back at his father, and then followed into the house.

"Grandma!"

"Grandma, we're here!"

Seeing the grandmother busy in the house, a group of people rushed up, and their grandmother could no longer weave.

"Here you little monkeys are!"

Their grandmother had gray hair, was wrapped in a headscarf, smiled kindly, and was dressed in coarse gray clothes, and her clothes were cleanly washed.

"Grandma, where did Grandpa go?" Yuan Ming asked.

"He's out, but it's all for you who are not worried, you're all hungry, come, grandma has something to eat here!"

Xia Yuanding didn't know how his grandmother hid these private goods, and now it looks like they are going to be ruined, and he is not polite, otherwise wouldn't it be cheaper for a few cousins.

"Yuande, Yuanming, you all hurry up!" Still eating in the house, the second uncle shouted out in a voice outside, only to see the two cousins Yuande and Yuanming quickly stuff the food in their hands into their mouths.

Yuan De jumped up, shook off the food residues on his body, and said vaguely: "Don't eat it yet, go out quickly!" ”

Xia Yuanding looked at their bulging cheeks, thinking that he really couldn't rob them, and then he also got up, and a few cousins went to the courtyard after fighting.

It turned out that their grandfather had returned, and on the stone table in the courtyard, there were more things that they had not seen when they came.

Early in the morning, Xia Jizu went out, apparently looking for these things.

Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are indispensable consumables for learning, but for their Xia family, it is still difficult to supply, especially paper, which is very expensive.

Inkstone, Xia Jizu has two parties, just take this out and squeeze it together. The problem of pens, one for each person, Xia Jizu has already made it up. Therefore, the things consumed should be counted on the ink and paper. Anyway, Xia Jizu is the most literate person in the village, and when he usually needs to write and paint, he is always indispensable, and this accumulation is still there. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to split up so early.

In Xia Jizu's plan, paper is two sheets a day for a grandson, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Rattan, when a few cousins were still smiling, Xia Yuanding saw the rattan brought back by his grandfather at a glance. Xia Yuanding's heart tightened, he had already thought of the tragic experiences that several cousins were about to face, bless them, he could still smile so happily now.

"Grandpa, what is this rattan for, can you play with it for me?" When Xia Yuanding heard that Xia Yuanchu, the son of the third uncle, actually asked what this rattan was for and if he could play with it, Xia Yuanding felt that this cousin was completely helpless.

Sure enough, Grandpa's face darkened, although he didn't say anything, but the majesty of the head of the clan was still terrifying, and Xia Yuanchu's hand retracted again.

Going to school is not child's play, and coming here is not for fun.

"Alright, since the children are here, you all go back!" Xia Jizu saw that several children were coming, so he hurriedly issued an eviction order.

Xia Shouyi listened, looked at each other, and hurriedly said goodbye to his father, they have a lot of things at home, so it is naturally impossible to accompany the child to study.

"Grandpa, are we going to study?" Six-year-old Yuan Jie is a studious person, so he couldn't wait to ask.

Let's talk about these cousins of Xia Yuanding's family, two of the second uncle, Xia Shouyi's family, Yuan De is ten years old, and Yuan Ming is seven years old. There are two families of Sanboxia Shouli, Yuan Chu is nine years old, and Yuan Jie is six years old. Here Xia Yuanding is the youngest, although he is also six years old, he is two months younger than Yuan Jie. As for Yuan Yi, the son of his fifth uncle Xia Shouxin, he was only one year old and couldn't come at all.

"Today, grandpa is going to teach you to read and write, okay, the ceremony can't be abolished, you all come and kneel, kowtow and salute!" Xia Jizu said.

Respect for the teacher, master, master, the status of the teacher is very high, so kowtowing is indispensable, this is the worship of the teacher. If you really want to enter the hall, you have to be prepared to be bound.

"Bang bang bang!"

This voice is real and sincere, listening to the sound of a few cousins kowtowing, it is really frightening.

"Alright, alright, let's all get up!" Xia Jizu hurriedly asked several grandchildren to get up.

According to Xia Yuanding's estimate, this cousin Yuande kowtowed at least three more times, should he be so ruthless!

Several people sat in turn, and Xia Yuanding sat at the end.

"Up, big, people!"

Xia Jizu only wrote these three words on the paper, and after writing, he began to explain the meaning of these words to a few grandchildren, and when they all understood, he asked them to take a small wooden stick and write it themselves on the land.

There is no way, even if Xia Yuanding slows down, he is faster than these cousins, and when he writes these words clearly, only Yuan Jie can write two words.

For Xia Yuanding's performance, the old man was very satisfied.

"Yuan Ding, come here!"

"Hey!" Finally no longer had to squat on the ground, Xia Yuanding got up happily.

I saw Xia Jizu take out the white paper and lay it in front of Xia Yuanding's seat, holding a brush stained with ink, and teaching him to write hand in hand.

"Remember?" Xia Jizu asked.

"Remember!" Xia Yuanding replied.

Hearing this answer, Xia Jizu was very happy, and he could see from writing on the ground that this grandson was very smart.

Grandpa went to supervise others again, at this time Xia Yuanding practiced calligraphy with a brush, he was not lazy, this practice of calligraphy is a hard work, and he has no foundation, so he practiced stroke by stroke.

The second person to be called by his grandfather was Yuan Jie, who seemed to be significantly smarter than those brothers, although they were older.

The morning was so boring, and at noon they went back to their respective homes to eat, although the grandparents had the intention of leaving them, but each family was very conscious, and they all took it home to eat.

"How is Yuan Ding learning, is he lazy!" Xia Shouzhi asked.

"No, I memorized three words, up, big, people!"

"Well, study hard in the afternoon!"

In the afternoon, Xia Yuanding went the earliest, and saw that his grandfather was sleeping, so he had to sit quietly and did not disturb.

Yuan De and Yuan Ming arrived, noisy, Xia Jizu finally woke up.

"Er, Xiao, Sheng!"

Grandpa actually taught three more words, Xia Yuanding was a little emotional, he taught six words a day, can these cousins of his remember it?

Sure enough, when it was time to learn the new words in the afternoon, several cousins returned the words they had just taught in the morning.

In order to have the opportunity to practice calligraphy on paper, Xia Yuanding's performance had to be a little against the sky, although he himself thought it was a very simple thing, but his grandfather treated him differently.

Generally speaking, the study in the afternoon was not very smooth, and when I saw the end, Yuan De, Yuan Ming, and Yuan Chu were not too energetic.

To Xia Yuanding's surprise, this cousin Yuanjie has a really strong memory, and it is not easy to memorize all the words.