N-A-A Chapter 149
Chapter 149
The Thousand Character Classic and the Three Character Classic are not difficult to memorize.
The most important thing is the process of learning to read. Li Ermu has a foundation and learns the fastest. Those children who know a few words are also able to keep up with the progress.
The little kids who are only three or four years old have a slow receptive ability.
Lu Ming is still very patient about this.
Anyway, he has ten years to teach.
The reading sounds in the ancestral hall are neat and orderly, and the villagers who are responsible for watching nearby leave one by one with peace of mind.
The village chief showed a grateful smile to Lu Ming and left with his hands behind his back.
There are only a few girls left here, and some of them are reluctant to leave.
Lu Ming saw that they were also reciting, smiled, and waved to them
"You guys want to study too?"
""I want to!"
Several girls nodded vigorously.
Lu Ming pointed to the bench next to him and said,"Then move over and sit together. I will teach you."
Hearing this, the girls hesitated.
They looked at each other and looked up at Lu Ming.
"Sir, my parents don't let us learn it, saying that it's useless for girls to learn it, because they will get married sooner or later anyway."
Lu Ming was stunned, and smiled and asked back:"Then wouldn't it be good for you to learn something before you get married?"
"But... we can't afford the tuition."
Another girl said in a low voice with some grievance.
Lu Ming squatted down, looked into their eyes, and said:"I don't charge tuition for teaching. You can call your friends if you know them. With me here, you don't have to worry about being blamed by your parents."
The girls looked at each other and seemed to be a little moved.
Seeing that they were still hesitant, Lu Ming directly moved the bench and put it in front of the group of boys.
"Come, sit here, you can hear clearly here."
The girls seemed to be greatly encouraged, and they gathered their courage and sat down in front of Lu Ming.
Lu Ming found a wooden board, set it up with a table, took out some lime and wrote the contents of the Thousand Characters on it.
"The sky and earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and boundless, the sun and moon wax and wane, the stars are spread out……"
Lu Ming began to read, and the students below followed along, looking at the wooden board.
In Lu Ming's eyes before, learning was a very boring thing.
It's not that knowledge is boring.
Moreover, the expectations of parents for their children make learning have a strong purpose, which leads to unusual boredom.
But here, Lu Ming can't see this situation.
Perhaps it is too poor and too dangerous here.
These children study very hard. They don't have paper and pen, so they use their fingers to copy Lu Ming's words one by one on the palm of their hand.
The key is that the ancestral hall is ventilated everywhere. In the middle of winter, the air is very cold. Lu Ming saw that these children were shivering from the cold.
He took advantage of the break time to make two copper basins and placed them among the children to provide them with some warmth.
There are four classes a day, and each class lasts for an hour and a half.
Lu Ming has never felt that time passed so quickly.
In the blink of an eye, he hasn't taught much knowledge, and it's already evening.
"Today's study ends here. Remember to arrive on time tomorrow, and don't forget to bring some firewood when you come."
""Mr. Lu, you have worked hard!"
The children stood up and bowed to Lu Ming. Then, with happy smiles on their faces and chanting the contents of the Thousand Character Classic, they left together.
Lu Ming watched them leave, then closed the door of the ancestral hall and returned to his own courtyard.
Chu Xuanjing was practicing in the room.
Lu Ming did not disturb her, but went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
"What you taught today is very new. Is it a new enlightenment book for the academy?"
Chu Xuanjing appeared at the kitchen door at some point and asked curiously.
Lu Ming shook his head and said,"I found it by chance and thought it was very suitable for enlightenment, so I used it."
"Then your accident is a great opportunity."
After all, Chu Xuanjing is a genius of Tianyi Pavilion. She is well-informed and has studied enlightenment books.
She can see at a glance that what Lu Ming teaches is not ordinary.
The simple words reveal the truth of the great way.
The so-called great way is just like this.
Lu Ming looked at Chu Xuanjing in surprise.
"I thought you were only interested in kendo."
"Before pursuing the great way, I was just a cultivator."
Chu Xuanjing curled his lips and looked at the dough that Lu Minghe made.
"What are you going to eat?"
"Pancakes, I suddenly want to eat them. Steam some bacon and wrap them in pancakes. They should taste good."
Chu Xuanjing swallowed her saliva and suddenly remembered Lu Ming's ridicule in the morning. She snorted coldly and turned away.
Lu Ming was confused.
"What's wrong with this woman?"
After an hour of hard work, Lu Ming put the baked pancake and steamed meat on the table.
He showed Chu Xuanjing how to eat it. He wrapped the pancake with bacon and added some chopped green onions. After taking a bite, he drank a big mouthful of porridge with a satisfied expression on his face.
Chu Xuanjing followed suit, but her way of eating was much more polite.
After taking a bite, her brows slightly frowned.
"Scallions are too spicy"
""But it smells good!"
Lu Ming said very seriously.
Chu Xuanjing didn't comment and ate the pancake silently.
After the two finished their meal, Lu Ming pulled a chair and sat in the yard. Looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, he exhaled a breath of hot air.
"The winters here are very cold. Is there any way to make the children feel warm without using spiritual power?"
"Tiangong Academy has so many unique skills, haven't you learned any of them?"
Chu Xuanjing came out with tea and took out a handful of melon seeds and put them on the tray.
After spending two days with Lu Ming, she also liked the feeling of eating melon seeds.
Lu Ming looked at the thick dark clouds with interest.
"Maybe it is true. I will discuss it with the village chief tomorrow."
"What do you think?"
"It's nothing, I was just suddenly attacked by the memory of the dead."
Lu Ming grabbed a handful of melon seeds and threw one into his mouth.
Chewing the melon seeds and feeling the slight saltiness in his mouth, Lu Ming looked at Chu Xuanjing.
"How do you live your life every day in Tianyi Pavilion?"
"Practice and understand the sword"
"Just these two things?"
"Complete tasks, exchange for new skills, practice"
"Then you come here to do the guarding mission, you can relax for a while."
Hearing this, Chu Xuanjing looked at Lu Ming silently.
""Thank you."
This is what she had always wanted to say to Lu Ming.
Her previous thanks were just a polite response.
But now, it was a thank you from the bottom of her heart.
If Lu Ming had not come in time, with her cultivation level, it would have been impossible for her to stop the monsters on Longji Mountain.
But now that Lu Ming was here, her pressure disappeared instantly. In the next nine years, she could devote herself to cultivation and maintain the speed of cultivation she had once had.
Lu Ming waved his hand indifferently.
"This time we are even. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have come here to guard. It's all because Dean Feng broke through too late. If he could have entered the out-of-body state earlier, it wouldn't be a big problem for him to have the qualifications to enter the secret realm of Sun Moon Lake."
When mentioning Dean Feng, Chu Xuanjing's expression became extremely strange.
"It can be seen that Dean Feng treats you very well, better than an ordinary master and apprentice."
"Oh, after all, I am the only one in the Yuhun Academy. If he doesn't protect me, if I die, there will be no successor to the Yuhun Academy."
Lu Ming thought of the domineering style that Dean Feng had shown, and a warm current surged in his heart.
He felt that the greatest opportunity he had encountered was not the bronze gate, but Dean Feng.
With him around, he could do whatever he wanted.
"What if Dean Feng accepts a disciple?"
Chu Xuanjing cast a curious look at him.
The warmth in Lu Ming's heart suddenly stopped.
He narrowed his eyes and seriously thought about this possibility.
"……It's okay, I still have a Return to the Void Master to protect me, so I can still be carefree."