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Tang Qing took a pen and paper and called a few children over, "Come on, I'll teach you how to read."

The children were stunned when they heard Tang Qing's words. Don't they have to go to school to learn how to read?The Ming Dynasty also paid attention to scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars had supreme rights.The imperial examination is held every three years, and many people may not be able to pass the exam even if they die. Take this Qingzhou County as an example, there are not many scholars.Why, it's not because the imperial examination is too difficult. Not only do you need to memorize the four books and five classics backwards, but you also have your own unique insights.You have to figure out the mind of the examiner when answering the question, if the answer is not to the taste of the examiner, you will not be able to pass it.

Most of the masters who teach in the school are scholars who have failed in the exams. How can they teach peerless talents with experience? Of course, there are a few rare geniuses, but this kind of mountain nest is not necessarily seen for hundreds of years. out one.

So this imperial examination is too difficult. Even so, there are still people who push their heads and squeeze upwards. Everything is inferior, but it is not just talking about reading high. How many poor children rely on this step.The original body naturally passed the test, but failed many times.Tang Qing didn't have the heart to take the exam, thinking that it would be good to teach a few children how to read and write.

"Husband really wants to teach them how to read?" Zhou Qing was also frightened. The teacher who taught people how to read is undoubtedly their reborn parents.Scholars in this world are by no means as simple as Tang Qing imagined.

Tang Qing asked a little puzzled: "What's the matter, can't it work, isn't it just to teach a few words?"

Seeing that Tang Qing didn't realize the importance of reading at all, Zhou Qing asked several children to kneel down to Tang Qing and kowtow three times.Tang Qing was startled immediately, and his tone was a bit complaining: "What is this for, isn't it just knowing a few words?"This was the first time he spoke so forcefully to Zhou Qing.Just teach a few words and perform such a big ceremony?

"Do you know how much the school in the town has to pay to accept a student? Twelve taels a year, and there are a lot of seasonal gifts in four seasons. That's it, those students and their parents treat the master like an ancestor." Zhou Qing asked Tang quietly. Qing explained: "You teach them literacy to change their future destiny. A few kowtows are nothing. Eldest sister and the others know that it is necessary to come and kowtow to you. Do you still think this is a small matter?"

Tang Qing was completely frightened and stupid. He had no awareness of this aspect in his mind at all, and thought that teaching a few words was nothing.Taking a deep breath, Tang Qing looked at the expectant and hopeful eyes of the children kneeling on the ground, and a trace of moisture flashed in his eyes.

"It's cold on the ground, get up quickly." After finishing speaking, he went to pull up a few children, but he didn't get up.

"Uncle Xie taught us how to read." Zhang Lan took her younger brother and kowtowed to Tang Qing a few more times with tears in her eyes. She knew the difference between literacy and illiteracy.Zhang Lan's father is a dock worker, and he can only get three hundred cash a month. Just like today's weather, he has to move goods on the dock.But the steward who can read a few words is drinking hot water in the tea shed, looking through the account books leisurely, but can get an income of two taels of silver a month.

Father envies the literate steward at home every day, and wants his younger brother to go to school many times, but the annual tuition fee is ten taels of silver, not to mention the etiquette.Even if the family does not eat or drink for a year, they will not be able to get it out, so they have to look at the ocean and sigh.

Now that he has this opportunity, how can Zhang Lan not know how to cherish it.Even if she gave Tang Qing a hundred more kowtows, she would still be willing, as long as her younger brother could be successful, she might change the fate of her family. From then on, her younger brother would not have to plan food in the fields, but could also go to the city to find an easy job. In the future, when the younger brother has offspring, he can also teach the offspring to read and write, and the offspring will be endless. This is a great affection.

The other children were not stupid, and they also kowtowed a few more in a learned and decent way. "Get up, I'm your uncle, there's no need to do such a great gift." Tang Qing helped them up with wet eyes, and this moment left a deep imprint in his heart.It was also at this moment that Tang Qing understood what it meant to say that everything is inferior and only reading is high.

Tang Qing wrote a character Zhou on the paper and said to them: "This word reads Zhou, which means Zhou in Zhoushan Zhouhe".Several children looked at the paper, wanting to engrave this word in their minds, and then Tang Qing taught them the posture of holding a pen and the strokes for writing this word.Fortunately, he learned ancient Chinese medicine, and calligraphy is not a problem.

The children studied very seriously, practiced and practiced on the ground with branches, and then wrote it on paper with a brush and showed it to Tang Qing.

"Brother, you can see that I wrote it right." Zhou Shan showed Tang Qing the written word "Zhou". , Keep practicing, this handwriting cannot be practiced in a day or two, even if you go to the city to find a job in the future, your chances of being admitted with beautiful handwriting will be much higher than others. "

"Uncle, look at mine." Zhou Chuan raised the paper in his hand unwilling to be outdone, and said excitedly

"And me, and me..." Zhang Dong always liked to be praised by others, and when he saw Zhou Chuan, he didn't want to be outdone, and became anxious.

"Uncle, help me and Su'er take a look too." Even Zhang Lan, who has always been calm, wrote a piece of paper and handed it over, looking at him expectantly.

"Ahem, okay." Seeing everyone looking at him, Tang Qing coughed lightly, took everyone's papers one by one and looked at them one by one: "Yes, everyone's writing is very good."

"Yeah~" The children immediately jumped up excitedly, chattering about who could write the best.Also hold their respective papers for comparison.

"Okay, I'll teach you to write your own names next." Tang Qing wrote the names of these children on the paper again, taught them to recognize them, practiced on the ground with his own names, and taught them to recognize each other respective names.Everyone practiced very seriously, and even Zhou Qing was learning from the side.Liu Tiantian squatted on the ground and scribbled.

It wasn't until after teaching them how to recognize their names that it was getting dark, Tang Qing realized that dinner wasn't ready yet, so he had to light an oil lamp and cook a little in the dark.It was the first time for the children to eat such a simple meal when they came to Tang Qing's place, but no one complained, and they ate dinner silently, still recalling the words they learned in the afternoon.

Because it was snowing, Tang Qing didn't let Zhou Chuan and Zhou Su go back to the village, and arranged to stay.In this way, Zhang Lan also had someone to talk to.

"Sister Lan, do you remember those words?" Zhang Lan, who had just finished coaxing Liu Tiantian to sleep, turned around and heard Zhou Su ask.

"I still remember, but I'm afraid I'll forget it tomorrow, so I dare not go to bed." All this today is like a dream to Zhang Lan. In the past, even her younger brother's study was a luxury, but now not only her younger brother can learn it, but she can also learn it. .Thanks to uncle, she will always remember this kindness.

Zhou Su couldn't believe it, and said shyly, "Me too, I'm afraid I won't be able to recognize those words when I wake up."

"Why don't we practice and practice, we write silently on this quilt"

The two sisters talked for a while, and then began to write silently.I don't know how long I wrote it, but I fell asleep hazily.Zhang Lan woke up early the next morning. Thinking of what happened yesterday, she quickly got up and recalled it. Fortunately, she still remembered those words.Then I got up and went to work.

This is the first time that Zhou Su saw Zhang Lan get up when he stayed at Tang's house, and they got up together.The two finished their work before making breakfast. The breakfast was white rice porridge. The difference was that meat, shrimp, and radish were added to the porridge. After living in the Tang family for more than half a month, Zhang Lan also learned a little bit. Tang Qing's craftsmanship is not as nervous as it was back then when he didn't dare to rummage through anything.What she is going to do now, I said the night before, and Zhou Qing will prepare it for her.

At my uncle's place, I have enough food and clothing, and I can read and write.Zhang Lan didn't know how to repay this kindness.Zhou Su also helped Zhang Lan, and she was used to doing these tasks at home, which was nothing.

Zhou Qing woke up a long time ago. Hearing the movement, he knew that Zhang Lan was up and busy again. He thought about going to help, but Tang Qing stopped him and said, "Let her go. If she doesn't do anything, I'm afraid it's going to be bad for her." uneasy"

"How old is she? She's only thirteen years old, so she's only 12 years old. Two little girls are working in this icy world?" Zhou Qing couldn't bear it.

"Don't worry, they are not stupid, they know how to boil hot water, not cold water" Tang Qing had already explained, and they were all used to doing it at home, so they couldn't just do nothing once they arrived at his place.What do they think of their parents when they go home like this?Tang Qing figured this out. Zhang Lan and the others made them feel like they were at home except that they were different in food and clothing. After all, he couldn't protect them forever.

After Tang Qing finished speaking, he hugged Zhou Qing and fell asleep again.It's so cold that it's still comfortable in the bed, and someone will make a meal after sleeping until dawn. Such days are really not even for gods.

After breakfast, Tang Qing checked the results of yesterday's teaching.All the children can still remember and write, except for Liu Tiantian, who is a bit embarrassed for a five-year-old child with so many characters, but she still remembers her name.

"Tiantian, do you know these characters?" Zhou He wrote the characters that Tang Qing taught yesterday to Liu Tiantian, but Liu Tiantian could recognize Tian and Shan, and couldn't remember the others.

Seeing Liu Tiantian scratching his ears, everyone laughed.

"Brother Chuan, why are you smiling so happily? You have written three words wrong. If you go home and let the second uncle know, I will beat you up." Mouth, said with a smirk.

Sure enough, Zhou Chuan shrank his neck, a little afraid of his cousin.In an instant, he was honest and shrank aside, not daring to say anything.

"After finishing all the work today, I'll teach you again." Tang Qing assigned tasks to everyone, teaching students is important, and work is also important.Pay attention to the combination of work and rest.

"Okay" several people agreed one after another.