Chapter 54: The Family History of the Year of the Dragon and the Crane (Part II)
Ascending to the top of the mountain, a school hall caught Xiao Longfei's eyes: the blue-gray walls were mottled by wind and rain, and a layer of dark green moss was covered at the foot of the wall.
He had just approached the wall when he heard the sound of reading from inside...... He couldn't help but stop and stand outside the wall and sound.
At this time, Xiao Longfei saw that his grandfather Long Henian was teaching his great-granddaughter Feng Xiaoying and several other children the three-character scripture of "At the beginning of a person, nature is good and ......".
Long Fei didn't listen to it, but he was addicted to it.
The year of the dragon crane is a "Confucian" teacher, saying that everything is inferior, only the reading is high, the book has its own golden house, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu. Recently, they taught Feng Xiaoying their Tang poems and Song lyrics, and hundreds of "national literature" classics; He also taught Sun Tzu the Art of War and Shaolin martial arts......
Long Henian is an old pedant, who knows astronomy, geography, both civil and military, but whenever there are children in the village and neighboring villages who are Tiancong and have not enrolled in school, his parents send them to study, he is willing to teach, but it is not small to pay the apprenticeship fee and invite the apprentice wine.
Since Xiao Longfei became addicted to eavesdropping outside the wall, he would come here every day, consciously or unconsciously, standing outside the wall and eavesdropping.
In fact, Xiao Longfei was eavesdropping outside, and Long Henian had already found out, but he couldn't bear to break the rules of his powerlessness to pay "apprenticeship fees, please apprentice wine", and the grudge between him and his grandson Long Zhaotian's family was unresolved.
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On this day, Long Fei, as in the past, eavesdropped on Long Henian's lecture outside the wall.
Listen, listen, suddenly there was a dark sky, a strong wind, and then, lightning and thunder, and a storm was coming.
Long Henian couldn't bear it, and asked Feng Xiaoying to call in Xiao Longfei, who was eavesdropping outside the wall.
After Long Henian asked Xiao Longfei to sit down, he tested the knowledge of "Confucianism" and "Mandarin" classics that he had taught Feng Xiaoying and them during this time.
After Xiaolongfei heard this, his heart jumped "Geden", and he thought: Could it be that the matter of eavesdropping on the wall was discovered by the grandfather?
"I haven't learned what you asked, how can I say it!" Xiao Longfei pretended to be confused and touched his head and secretly glanced at Long Henian.
In fact, how could Xiao Longfei's cleverness be hidden from the Year of the Dragon Crane.
I saw Long Henian pick up the chicken feathers on the stage and sweep them: "Recite the "Xunmeng Kindergarten Poems" I just taught them, and if you can't memorize it, you will be punished!" ”
Hearing Long Henian say this, Xiao Longfei secretly rejoiced.
Long Henian wants to be punished, which means that he is his disciple by default.
So, he recited "Xunmeng Kindergarten Poems" like singing a children's rhyme:
The Son of Heaven is virtuous
The article teaches Ercao
……
After Xiao Long Fei finished reading, Long Henian was secretly taken aback. I can't imagine that this great-grandson has such an amazing memory, and his talent is not lower than that of his childhood.
Long Henian couldn't help but feel fond of this great-grandson who has been mischievous and tricksters since he was a child.
Long Henian knew very well that in front of his great-grandson, the weight of his every expression would cause consequences, so he just asked with a flat expression: "How long have you been listening outside?"
Xiao Long Fei blinked at Long Henian and said, "It's been a few days. ”
Long Henian raised his hand and pretended to fight down: "You are also quite a ghost, obviously you have been listening outside the wall for more than a month, and you only talk for a few days?" ”
Xiaolongfei stretched out the tip of his tongue and begged for mercy: "Please be gracious, sir, you don't remember the villain." ”
"Why do you like to study literature?" Long Henian looked at Xiao Long Fei and asked.
"My mother often told me that you are the most learned person within a radius of dozens of miles, and you have wanted to send me to you several times, but you are afraid of ......" Xiao Longfei hesitated and said.
"Why are you standing outside the wall eavesdropping?" Long Henian asked puzzled.
Xiao Longfei spread his hands out: "I don't know what the reason is, in short, since listening to the poems you taught them, I can't help but come here every day to listen." ”
Long Henian raised the scripture book in his hand and asked, "You have been standing outside the wall and listening for three months, do you know what kind of book this is?"
Xiao Longfei looked at the words on the blue scripture: "I...... No one taught me to read, I don't know what a book is. ”
"Didn't your dad teach you to read and write?" , Long Henian couldn't help but ask.
"Nope." Xiao Longfei shook his head.
"You can't read, but you're interested in books?" Long Henian looked at Xiao Longfei suspiciously.
Xiao Longfei nodded: "Yes." ”
Long Henian stared at him with both eyes: "Can you understand the poems I taught?"
Xiao Longfei replied casually: "These poems are easy to remember, but I don't know much about them. ”
"Poetry is easy to remember?" Long Henian frowned, he didn't expect this kid to speak in such a big tone.
This "Book of Songs" was respected as a Confucian classic in the Western Han Dynasty, also known as "Three Hundred Poems". It wasn't easy for me to recite at first, let alone memorize it. How can you say that poetry is easy to memorize?" After Long Henian explained the Book of Songs, he couldn't help but ask again, "Can you remember?" ”
Xiao Longfei replied frankly: "I can remember, if you don't believe it, I'll recite it to you." ”
"There is no joke in front of the teacher, can you really memorize it?" Long Henian looked at his great-grandson in front of him suspiciously.
"Hmm." Xiao Longfei nodded.
"How much can you recite?" Long Henian asked tentatively.
Xiao Longfei replied bluntly: "You can memorize everything you teach." ”
Long Henian and Feng Xiaoying were both surprised by his answer.
Long Henian's eyes widened, staring at him: "What? Can you memorize all the poems in the Book of Songs?"
"Then you can recite it again......" Long Henian didn't believe that Xiao Longfei could recite it.
"Good!" Xiaolong Fei cleared his throat, his mouth opened, and those poems flowed out of his mouth like the mountain stream next to the school:
Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island
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Long Henian is naturally familiar with the "Book of Songs" and listens quietly.
Xiao Longfei recited:
…… There is a country to the bottom, and the people have crops.
Long Henian saw Xiao Longfei stop and said, "What about the last one?"
Xiao Longfei continued to read: "Yin Wu" tart Yin Wu
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After Xiao Longfei memorized all the 305 poems, Long Henian lightly stroked the long beard of his chin with his right hand, and looked at the great-grandson in front of him with his eyes stunned, and couldn't help but think:
Among the students he taught, these verses had to be read dozens of times before they could be memorized. I had been instructed by a master in the Confucian Academy, and it can be said that my practice is not shallow, but a scripture has to be recited several times before I can memorize it. And this kid can memorize so well just by eavesdropping when he has no scriptures to read and no famous teacher to enlighten.
Long Henian silently looked at the great-grandson of the head and tail spirit in front of him, a wave of enthusiasm hit his heart, and a dark perception grabbed him tightly.
After pondering for a long time, Long Henian touched Xiao Longfei's head lovingly: "Don't stand outside the broken wall in the future, let's come in and sit and listen." ”
Xiaolongfei nodded: "Thank you, master." ”
"You can meet me in the future and call me Master." Long Henian tilted his head slightly to the side and said to Feng Xiaoying, who was standing beside him: "He will be your senior brother in the future, take your senior brother into the study to read." ”
"Okay." Hong Xiaoying flew towards Xiaolong, "Senior brother, go, follow me to the study." ”。
Xiao Long Fei followed Hong Xiaoying towards the north courtyard, and after walking more than ten steps, he suddenly turned his head, with spring on the corner of his mouth, and smiled slightly at Long Henian.
Long Henian's heart is hot: this kid is smart in his heart, wise and intelligent, and his nature and understanding are not below him. It seems that the village is about to produce pillars, and there are talents from all generations!