Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Story of Fan Da
As a person who has been rigorously trained in nine-year compulsory education, Xin is well aware of the boredom of learning.
These Chinese people come to learn to read and write with a curious attitude.
When their curiosity passes, few people can stick with this boring learning.
After all, no one can force them, and the people of the country will not use knowledge to change the idea and consciousness of fate.
So to keep these people in class, you have to give them some extra sweetness.
Xin's chosen method is to "tell a story".
"Mu Tianzi's journey to the west?!"
When the people heard this, they came to their senses.
"At the time of this Yin Shang, there was a fairy island in the South China Sea, and there was a mountain on the island, called 'Huaguo Mountain'. This mountain of flowers and fruits is full of all kinds of fresh fruits, which are occupied by a group of monkeys. It's been more than a few years here......
"There was a stone on the mountain that stood here at the beginning of the opening of heaven and earth.
On this day, the stone suddenly bloomed with endless light, and the heavens and the earth were darkened......
"Suddenly! With a loud bang, the stone exploded, and a monkey jumped out of the stone! ”
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The story that Xin told is the "Journey to the West" in later generations.
However, he completely changed the story of Journey to the West.
It became the story of Sun Wukong escorting Zhou Tianzi to the West to find the Queen Mother of the West to ask for the elixir of immortality.
A classic story that sounds great no matter what time of year it sounds.
Not to mention the lack of entertainment in this Xinyi.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were no entertainment projects such as operas and novels.
Sure enough, the effect was leveraged.
Those who originally came to see the excitement, or to spy on Chengmi, couldn't help but be attracted by Xin You's story.
When they heard that Sun Wukong had come to the underworld and asked for his life from King Yama, they all held their breath and waited for Xin to continue talking.
"Alright, it's not too early today, so that's the end of the story." Xin said again.
"Gentleman! We're not sleepy yet, so tell us a little more! ”
A Yin disciple said.
"Do you still want to hear it?"
"Yes!"
"Of course!"
The crowd replied in unison.
"As long as you study what I teach you, I will tell you stories." Xin said again: "I won't talk about it today, if you want to hear it, go back and practice the words I taught you today, and when you come tomorrow, who can't write, just go out of the township school!" ”
"Huh?!"
"What words, I've forgotten!"
"I seem to remember...... How was it written? ”
"One horizontal?"
The countrymen held their heads and frowned, like schoolchildren who had not completed their homework.
"Think about it, I think some of you must have learned." Xin stood up again and patted the dirt on his body: "Or...... There is another way. ”
"What's the solution?!"
The crowd stretched their necks and asked them to write such a complicated word, which was really difficult for them.
"If you can find someone who is willing to learn to read, I can let you in and listen to the story for a while." Xin said: "But this 'week' character must be learned, but the time limit can be extended to three days, and if you still haven't learned it after three days, you don't want to listen to the story." ”
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The next day, something strange happened in Xinyi.
Some Chinese people who have finished their farm work and rested gathered together in twos and threes, some dancing with their hands and feet, and some with long mouths.
There are also those who pester, who know a few words, to teach them to write.
There are also a few people who pull their good friends and whisper to them......
Fan Mi was walking on the road of Xinyi and was checking the autumn harvest of the Fan family.
He had to quickly count the grain harvested in the autumn and load it into an ox cart for inspection in the township after a while.
"Dad, this year's harvest is average, but there should be no problem in winter."
Fan Boyu walked behind Fan Mi and said to Fan Mi.
Fan Mi nodded: "Yes, I know to do things in front of me." ”
"It's all taught by my father."
got the praise of his father, and Fan Boyu was also very happy.
Fan Mi asked: "How is the harvest of the Xin and Yin families this year?" ”
"It's all about the same, Yin's is a little worse, after all, their land is more under the mountain, and the rain came too early this autumn, and some grains were washed away by heavy rain before they could be harvested."
"Hehe, after Yin Rong became the patriarch, he wanted to compete with me everywhere, I want to see how their Yin clan can get by this this winter."
"And the Xin family, I heard that this year's harvest is also average, and they are also responsible for the tribute wine that the township wants, and I am afraid that the food is also tight."
Fan Mi said: "That's very good. As long as we have food, even if Xin changes again, he still has to beg me! ”
"That's right, I don't think we have to lend Xin grain this year, and let's see if that Xin will come up with any moths."
"Haha, don't go too far, after all, it's Dr. Yi. A child, just teach him a few times, let him be like before. Still want to teach Chinese people to read? What an idiot! ”
When she thought of Xin's school in the township school, Fan Mi always had a strong sense of crisis.
It's not that he's afraid of Fan's few fewer positions, but he's more worried about what someone in Xinyi has found out what they've done over the years.
"That townsman, you keep an eye on me." Fan Mi said: "Don't let Xin do this again." ”
"Don't worry, Dad, I heard Fan Da say, I went to more than a dozen people yesterday, and they were all some idle households of those small clans, and the few people we went to the Fan clan were all sent by me to keep an eye on."
"Well, I'm relieved." Fan Mi said: "There is no class in teaching...... Did he think he was some kind of master? ”
"This gentleman just learns too much and learns stupidly. Once in a while, I really thought he could slaughter Xinyi. Fan Boyu said.
The father and son unknowingly walked to the edge of Xinyi.
There is a Fan family's drying field here, where a group of Fan clansmen are drying the harvested millet rice.
Looking at the piles of grain, Fan Mi couldn't help but smile on his face.
"This is the root, this is our root......"
He grabbed a handful of millet and held it in his palm and looked at it.
"That kid from the Xin family, although he is a little bit at odds with me, but after all, he has kept our food this year. We really thank him for that. Fan Mi has always been a person with clear grievances, and as soon as he finished saying that Xin Youhao was good, he changed his words again: "But if he wants to support some small clans to deal with me, I won't give him color." ”
"Dad, what Xin said again, no one in the Xin family listened, what else does he want to do with our Fan family? Take the matter of the township school setting up a township school, the Xin family didn't go there alone! ”
"Haha! How could that old fox be able to let ordinary Chinese people become literate? Fan Mi said: "Let's wait and see how this matter changes, and when Doctor Yi is angry, let the Xin family and the Yin family go up first." ”
"Hey, I understand, Dad." Fan Boyu said with a smile.
In the distance, a group of Fan clan people were also laughing happily.
"Fan Da, why are you laughing?"
Fan Boyu asked loudly.
Seeing Fan's father and son coming, Fan Da hurriedly stood upright.
"Little patriarch, I'll tell them a few stories."
"Storytelling? What's the story? Fan Boyu smiled and asked, "What other stories will you tell?" ”
"It's the story of Zhou Tianzi going to the Queen Mother of the West to get the elixir!" Fan Da said excitedly: "Patriarch, do you know that when the Shang King Zuyi was born, a stone monkey was born in the South China Sea......
Fan Da is not good at farm work, but his memory is good.
Yesterday, I was sent to supervise Xin You's school, and not only learned the characters, but also memorized the stories Xin You told.
Today, he told this story from the east to the west, which is considered to have earned enough eyeballs.
Many people want to listen to it a second time after listening to it once.