Having figured this out, Yan Mudan simply ignored her second niece Meihua and her youngest nephew Yan Chu. She turned her head and continued talking to her old mother.
"Mother, I'm sorry to talk to you guys about this, so I'll tell them that Erbao is a clever child, and his future achievements will definitely be no worse than Dabao's. The masters in other schools have said that the sooner a child is enlightened, the better he will be." Well, Erbao is five years old this year, and he can be sent to the school after the Chinese New Year."
Saying that, Yan Mudan still didn't forget to turn around and tell Yan Meihua and Yan Chu.
"Our Yan family is in the same spirit. You cousins are promising, and you will be able to help you in the future. Don't be too selfish, think about yourself, and think about the whole family."
"Little sister, you can't say that, Xiaobao doesn't necessarily follow the second brother."
The middle-aged man who had been sitting in the hall just now did not speak. He looked like a rich man rarely seen in the countryside. He was dressed in satin clothes and his complexion became fairer. He smiled innocently like a Maitreya Buddha. Safe and harmless.
This is Yan Chu's uncle, Yan Changxue, and the fat woman sitting beside him is Yan Changxue's wife, Liu Fuchun. Today, Yan Yu didn't come with them because he was supposed to be studying at the county school, but Yan Chunhua and Yan Yan followed them. came back.
Yan Changxue didn't seem to agree with his sister's words, so he explained.
"Actually, I didn't know how to speak about this matter. After all, it is not easy for the family to provide for a child. I also know that the second brother's family has paid a lot over the years. If the family wants to support another scholar, it should be Xiaobao is right. But studying is a big deal, and I'm not that kind of selfish person, and today I have the cheek to say that I want to send Xi'er to the school, it's not all because of my selfishness."
Yan Changxue looked cautious, and he took the hand of the child who was about the same age as Yan Chu and walked in front of the old couple of Yan's family.
"Father, maybe you don't know yet. Xi'er has been able to memorize the Three-Character Classic and Thousand-Character Classics at a very young age. Xi'er's master praised this child for his spirituality, and said that as long as he is admitted to Tongsheng, he will definitely be accepted. He is a student, and Fuchun and I really couldn't bear to delay the child's future, so we came back with the audacity to tell the second elder about it."
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Old man Yan also studied for a few years when he was young. After all, he was the only son in his family, and his family’s conditions were relatively well-off. However, old man Yan himself was not the type to study. After studying for four or five years, he could barely recite the Three Character Classic. , not to mention what imperial examinations to take. After a long time, the family didn't say anything, and he chose to give up first.
The old man Yan especially hoped that his descendants could do things that he couldn’t do, so after Yan Fu, who was admitted as a child student, was born in his family, the elders who were not particularly partial at first suddenly turned their eyes to the ditch. Here, Yan Fu is the center of consideration when making any decision.
He may not be aware that his second son's family has been wronged, but he comforts himself in his heart that these grievances are only temporary, and when Yan Fu is admitted to the Xiucai Juren, all these years of hard work will be rewarded.
Now that he heard that his five-year-old second grandson could memorize the Thousand-Character Classic and the Three-Character Classic at a young age, let alone the excitement in his heart, he looked at the chubby second grandson and wished that the other party would recite it for him right now.
"My mother and I don't know. It turns out that every time I come back from the county school, I will teach me to read and recite. In just half a year, I have learned hundreds of new characters, and I can also recite the three-character scriptures and thousands Writing, even though memorization is not particularly proficient, but in terms of progress, it is ahead of Xie'er back then."
Yan Changxue was cheerful. The two things he was most proud of in his life, one was climbing from an apprentice to the position of the tavern keeper with his own ability. Of course, it was worse than those in the clan who were admitted to the scholar, but compared to the peerless For most people who still live on the one-acre three-point land at home like the second brother, it is much better.
The second thing he is proud of is that he gave birth to two up-and-coming sons and an exceptionally beautiful daughter. His glory, so Yan Changxue is bound to win when he persuades the second elder in the family to send his son to study.
"Bao'er, give your grandma a back." He patted the head of the youngest son beside him. These days he is at home, but he is staring at his son's back every day. This time, he will definitely not show his timidity.
When Yan Yu was born, Dafang's family had already moved to the town. He grew up in a tavern. He was not short of meat. At the same age, he was half a head taller than Yan Chu. It is a big meat ball. Of course, in the eyes of today's people, this appearance is a symbol of good luck, and it is more pleasing to the elders.
Hearing his father's instructions, he took a deep breath, put his hands behind his back, and began to recite the Thousand Character Classic.
"Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is prehistoric, relatives are old and old, old and young have different food. Concubine Yuji spinning, servant towel and curtain room. Wanwan"
It can be seen that Dafang has put a lot of effort into Yan Yan. The Thousand-Character Classic can be regarded as an enlightenment book for children, but Yan Yan is only five years old now, and he can proficiently recite most of the previous Thousand-Character Classic. Incredible.
Yan Yan memorized most of it, and he didn't know if he was too panicked or he just couldn't remember. He suddenly got stuck in the second half of the memorization, and he really couldn't remember what was behind the waiter's curtain. He looked at his father from the corner of his eye, wanting him to give some hints.
In fact, he was able to proficiently recite most of the first half, which had already given old man Yan and Yan Jiang enough surprises. The old couple's faces were flushed, and they looked at their clever little grandson with pride.
"The fan is round and clean, and the silver candle is bright and bright. Sleeping day and night, blue bamboo shoots are like a bed. I am ignorant and ignorant, waiting for the scolding. Calling someone who helps you is so difficult."
Just when old man Yan was about to tell his second grandson to stop and not to recite any more, suddenly a young and clear child's voice came in, replacing Yan Yan, and recited all the content after the thousand-character text.
"Xiaobao, were you reciting just now?"
All eyes in the room turned to the handsome child standing beside Yan Meihua, the other's mouth opened and closed, and it was true that he was the one who recited the thousand-character text.
The old man Yan was very surprised. It is not surprising that the second grandson will be taught by the Thousand Character Classic and the Three Character Classic. After all, the old man also has an elder grandson who is studying in the county school. It's not such a difficult thing.
But Yan Chu is different. He was watched by the old couple since he was a child. The girls in the family have learned to do housework since they were young, and occasionally they have to go to the fields to help when the farming is busy, but this little grandson who is only five years old does not need to do these things. Yes, he is young, even if he is willing to do it, no one will send him.
On weekdays, I don't see him playing with other children of the same age in the village. In Old Man Yan's view, this is a relatively quiet child who has learned these things without knowing where the other party is.
Yan Changxue, his wife and Yan Mudan were probably the ones with the ugliest faces present.
Just now they wanted Yan Chu to study at home on the grounds that Yan Chu was not smart, but now in front of the whole family, Yan Chu has completely recited the thousand-character prose that Yan Ying could not recite. Given the vastly different educational environment, isn't it obvious who is stupid and who is smart
"Little Treasure, tell Master, who did you learn to memorize this essay from?"
Old man Yan dreamed that there would be a scholar in his family, no matter whether the scholar belonged to the elder family or the second family, he would be his grandson anyway.
If Yan Yan's performance just now made old man Yan happy, Yan Chu's performance can only be described as surprise and astonishment by old man Yan.
After all, it is reasonable that Yan Yan can read, no matter how beautiful Yan Changxue's words are, as long as the old man Yan is not really stupid, he can see how much painstaking efforts the eldest family has put into the family to provide him with another son.
As for Yan Chu, he stays under the nose of old man Yan every day, and he doesn't think that the second child's family has such scheming. If there is such a plan, if it is a normal family, they will already be clamoring to separate the family, so why would they work hard? Have to provide for the boss's family.
"The third uncle taught Brother Qingsong and the others to read at the school. I also wanted to study, so I secretly stood outside uncle and listened. If I listened too much, I would naturally memorize it."
Yan Chu had a bewildered expression, as if he didn't know why his family was excited.
"Grandpa, I didn't bother third uncle's teaching, can you stop spanking my ass?"
Yan Chu put his hands behind his buttocks. At first, the dog next door to their house was playing with his friends at the side of the school and disturbed the third uncle's study, so he was beaten up by his parents for a long time. They were all swollen and couldn't get off the ground.
The third uncle he was talking about was the son of the patriarch and was somewhat related to Yan Chu's family. The other party was the son of the patriarch and also a scholar.
Once upon a time, that school was regarded as a scourge by all the children in the village who hadn't yet studied, and they were afraid that if they got closer, they would end up like a dog.
"You can memorize these articles just by eavesdropping?"
Old man Yan's breathing became short. He basically didn't go to the fields except for busy farming in his old age. This little grandson stayed at home most of the day, and only ran out for a while at noon, but it would not exceed In an hour, with such a little effort, he can memorize the thousand-character prose better than Yan Yan just by listening to it. What kind of talent is this.
Old man Yan, who was a little anxious because his eldest grandson failed to pass the exam for a scholar, suddenly regained his confidence.
"Will you recite other things, and recite them to Grandpa."
Old man Yan barely restrained the excitement in his heart, in case his grandson could memorize only one thousand-character prose.
"I can also know the Three Character Classic, a hundred surnames, and a thousand poems. The third uncle of the Analects of Confucius hasn't spoken much yet, so I can only memorize a few passages." It seemed that Yan Chu felt a little embarrassed because he felt that he knew few things.
Old man Yan's complexion changed from slightly red at the beginning to flush red now as he reported the names of those children who were enlightened to study.
Seeing that the limelight was all taken away by the second child's family, Liu Fuchun was a little unhappy, and without thinking about it, he wanted to interrupt the conversation between Yan Chu and the old man.