Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 38: Ten Days on the East Side, Ten Days on the West Side

Zhang Shuyuan, who was sitting on a crooked-legged chair, looked up in surprise and frowned, saying, "When it comes to reading and understanding words, you need to know the principle of chewing more and more. Even if I tell you how to read, write and understand the remaining hundreds of words, you may not be able to remember them. Instead of this, you should consolidate what you have learned today, go home early and come back early tomorrow."

Zhang Shuyuan noticed that Shen Qing was a little anxious.

After all, he is a young man. After five days, his patience has been worn out. He is a little restless and wants to take a shortcut.

He has seen many of these people.

But is there any shortcut to learning to read and write?
All the knowledge in his head was accumulated bit by bit.

It is precisely because of these long years of study that he knows more about how the world works than others, and he will not starve to death even though he is weak.

If studying was so easy, he would have starved to death long ago.

Shen Qing heard some didactic meaning in Zhang Shuyuan's words. He smiled and said, "I have learned a total of 84 words these days. Now that I understand the meaning, I can't help but sigh at the wonder and vastness of the world. So I can't wait to learn the rest. This is purely a desire in my heart, not just for the sake of learning."

Zhang Shuyuan was stunned.

He never expected that Shen Qing would think this way.

And these words touched his heart.

The purpose of learning is to acquire knowledge, not just for the sake of learning.

This short sentence contains a lot of truth.

Zhang Shuyuan couldn't help but look at Shen Qing a few more times.

This handsome young man is cruel and ruthless when killing people, but gentle and polite when reading and writing.

It is hard to imagine that two completely different temperaments can exist in one person at the same time.

It is truly a rare flower in the mountains.

Since the student wanted to know, there was absolutely no reason for him to refuse.

Zhang Shuyuan coughed and said, "Bring the book here, and I'll tell you the rest of the Thousand Characters. But this isn't a lesson, I'll just briefly explain it once, and you'll just have to listen."

"Thank you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing took out the yellowed Thousand Character Classic and placed it in front of Zhang Shuyuan.

"Sit next to me and I will teach you one by one." Zhang Shuyuan patted the seat next to him and said.

Shen Qing suddenly felt sad.

I don’t know if it’s because Zhang Shuyuan’s food has improved recently, but coupled with the poor hygiene conditions, he has developed severe bad breath and likes to fart.

And it's getting worse day by day.

Recently, learning to read around him has become a rather painful thing.

This is also one of the motivations for Shen Qing to learn the Thousand Character Classic as soon as possible.

At least after learning the Thousand Character Classic, he wouldn't need Zhang Shuyuan to teach him at such a close distance.

Shen Qing took a deep breath and walked to Zhang Shuyuan's side and sat down. A familiar smell immediately hit him.

The smell at first smells like a product of fermentation, with a damp and moldy undertone. Then when you smell it again, it is intertwined with a faint sour smell that keeps drilling into your nose.

Shen Qing felt discomfort and the urge to escape surging in his heart like a tide, but he still tried his best to maintain his composure on the surface.

"Look here, I'll explain it to you one by one..."

Zhang Shuyuan opened his mouth, and the breath continued to surge out.

Shen Qing kept his face tense and tried his best to focus on the Thousand Character Classic.

As his attention became highly concentrated, Shen Qing suddenly realized that the feeling of in one ear and out the other was gone.

Instead, it was a magical learning experience. Just by listening and reading once, the content on the paper became a deep memory in my mind.

When he recalled it, it was as if he was carrying an endless library with him, and every detail, every word, and every color was as clear as when he first saw it.

Is this what it feels like to be a top student?
It’s so cool!
This wonderful learning experience made Shen Qing gradually forget that he was in a harsh environment.

Time flies.

After nearly half an hour, Zhang Shuyuan finally finished explaining the last paragraph.

"This sentence means that people should dress neatly and elegantly, behave calmly and have a far-sighted vision. If you are ignorant, you will not understand these principles, and you will live a life of emptiness like a foolish and ignorant person, and be laughed at by others. Speaking of interjections in ancient books, they are "焉", "哉", "乎", and "也".

Zhang Shuyuan closed the yellowed Thousand Character Classic and said, "Okay, that's all the content of the Thousand Character Classic. If you can learn all of it, you will be able to understand the meaning of most books in the future."

"Thank you for your advice, sir."

Shen Qing closed his eyes and recalled. Through his ability of [Photographic Memory], he found that he had memorized the entire Thousand Character Classic.

Combined with the knowledge and cognitive ability from his previous life, he can understand the meaning of all the words.

This ability is really useful.

Shen Qing opened his eyes and a look of joy appeared on his face.

He glanced at the sky through the window, stood up and said, "It's getting late, I'm going back. I'll come and bother you later when I have time."

Zhang Shuyuan felt a little strange.

Every time Shen Qing left during these five days, he said he would come back the next day, but this time he said he would have time later.

It seems like he has already learned it and won’t come back again.

There is a subtle difference here.

Zhang Shuyuan thought he was overthinking it.

The Thousand Character Classic has thousands of words in total. It would take at least a year or two to memorize them all.

This should just be Shen Qing's habit of using words.

Zhang Shuyuan waved his hand casually and had no intention of keeping him any longer.

After walking out of Zhang Shuyuan's house, Shen Qing couldn't help but take a deep breath. He immediately felt relaxed all over, as if a layer of shackles was removed from his body.

He didn't linger at the door and walked straight towards home.

Now his body is full of vigor and vitality, and he does not feel cold even though he is wearing a thin cotton coat with his hands exposed.

"Qingzi, are you going to the bookworm's house to learn to read again? When are you free to come to my house and sit down? I'll ask my aunt to cook you some mutton."

On the way, he met his uncle from the same clan, who greeted him warmly when he saw him.

"No, Uncle Seventh, I'll go back early. My eldest sister's family has prepared dinner." Shen Qing politely refused with a smile on his face.

However, after walking a few steps, a fat woman in the village put a wild rabbit in his hand and said, "Qingzi, this is a wild rabbit that your nephew Zhang hunted. He insisted on giving it to you. You keep it."

Before Shen Qing could open his mouth to refuse, the woman turned around and ran away, as if she was worried that he would not accept her.

Seeing this scene, Shen Qing couldn't help laughing: "When I was poor and destitute, everyone avoided me like the plague. Now I didn't expect the opposite to happen. It's really like the other way around..."

He shook his head, accepted the kindness of his neighbors along the way, and returned home.

The villagers he met on the road all had their hands tucked into their sleeves and their necks hunched, which was completely different from his relaxed demeanor.

This is the difference between practicing martial arts and not practicing martial arts.

Shen Qing put down the rabbit in his hand and handed it to Shen Fang, then impatiently took out the "Nine Merits Brocade" booklet he had snatched from Chen An and opened the first page.

(End of this chapter)