As a person who has been strictly trained in nine-year compulsory education, Xin You knows well the boring nature of studying.
People in these countries come to learn to read out of curiosity.
After their curiosity has passed, few people can stick to this boring study.
After all, no one can force them, and the Chinese people will not use knowledge to change their thoughts and consciousness about their destiny.
So if you want to keep these people in the classroom, you must give them some extra sweeteners.
The method Xin You chose was to "tell stories."
"Emperor Mu's Journey to the West?!"
Everyone got excited when they heard it.
"It is said that during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there was a fairy island in the South China Sea. There was a mountain on the island called 'Huaguo Mountain'. This Huaguo Mountain was full of all kinds of fresh fruits and was occupied by a group of monkeys. There were more than a few monkeys here.
years……
"There is a stone on the mountain. It was erected here when the heaven and the earth first opened.
"On this day, the stone suddenly bloomed with endless light, and the world became dim...
"Suddenly! There was a loud noise, the stone exploded, and a monkey jumped out of the stone!"
…
The story Xin You told is the "Journey to the West" of later generations.
But he completely changed the story of Journey to the West.
It turned into a story about Sun Wukong escorting Emperor Zhou to the West to find the Queen Mother of the West and ask for the elixir of immortality.
A classic story that sounds wonderful any time.
What's more, in Xinyi, which lacks entertainment activities.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were no entertainment projects such as opera and novels.
Sure enough, the effect is overwhelming.
Those who originally came to watch the excitement, or to spy on Cheng Mi, could not help but be attracted by Xin You's story.
When they heard that Sun Wukong had come to the underworld and demanded his life from King Yama, they all held their breaths and waited for Xin to continue talking.
"Okay, it's getting late today, let's end the story here." Xin said again.
"Gentleman! We are not sleepy yet, please tell us another story!"
A descendant of the Yin family said.
"Do you still want to hear it?"
"think!"
"Of course I do!"
Everyone answered in unison.
"As long as you study hard what I teach you, I will tell you stories." Xin said again: "I won't tell you any more today. If you want to listen, go back and practice the words I taught you today.
"When tomorrow comes, whoever can't write should get out of the rural school!"
"ah?!"
"What word? I have forgotten it!"
"I seem to remember...how it was written?"
"Yiheng?"
The Chinese people held their heads and frowned, like primary school students who had not finished their homework.
"Think about it carefully. I think some of you must have learned it." Xin stood up again and patted the dirt on his body: "Maybe... there is another way."
"What can I do?!"
Everyone craned their necks, asking them to write such a complicated word was really difficult for them.
"If you can find someone who is willing to learn to read, I can let you come in temporarily to listen to the story." Xin added: "But the word 'zhou' must be learned, but the period can be extended to three days. After three days, you still haven't learned it.
, you don’t want to listen to the story.”
…
The next day, something strange happened in Xinyi.
Some Chinese people who had taken a break from farm work gathered together in twos and threes, some dancing and others with big mouths.
There are also people who pester those who know a few words to teach them how to write.
There were also a few people who took their best friends and whispered to them...
Fan Mi was walking on the road in Xinyi, checking the autumn harvest conditions of each Fan family.
He wanted to quickly count the grain harvested in the autumn and load it into oxcarts for inspection in the countryside later.
"Dad, this year's harvest is average, but there should be no problem in surviving the winter."
Fan Boyu walked behind Fan Mi and said to Fan Mi.
Fan Mi nodded: "Yes, you know how to do things in front of me."
"It's all good teaching from dad."
Fan Boyu was also very happy to receive praise from his father.
Fan Mi asked: "How is the harvest of Xin's and Yin's this year?"
"They are all about the same. The Yin family is a little bit worse. After all, their land is much under the mountains. The rain came too early this autumn, and some of the millet was washed away by the heavy rain before it could be harvested."
"Haha, after Yin Rong became the clan leader, he always wanted to compete with me. I want to see how the Yin family can survive this winter."
"There is also the Xin family. I heard that this year's harvest is average. They are also responsible for the tribute wine required by the village. I am afraid that 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 think we won't need to lend food to the Xin family this year. Let's see if Xin will come up with anything else."
"Haha, don't go too far. After all, he is a doctor in Yi. He has a child, just teach him a few times and let him be like before. You still want to teach Chinese people to read? You are a fool!"
Fan Mi always felt a strong sense of crisis when he thought of Xin You's private school in the rural school.
It was not that he was afraid that Fan would lose a few positions, but he was more worried that someone in Xinyi would discover what he had done over the years.
"Keep an eye on that Xiang Xue," Fan Mi said, "Don't let Xin do this again."
"Don't worry, dad. I heard from Fan Da. Yesterday, more than a dozen people went there, and they were all idle households from those small clans. The few people who went there from our Fan family were all sent by me to keep an eye on them.
"
"Well, I'm relieved now." Fan Mi said: "There is no distinction between teaching and discrimination...Does he think he is some kind of master?"
"This gentleman has studied too much and has become stupid. Once in a while, he has an idea and really thinks he can govern Xinyi." Fan Boyu said.
The father and son unknowingly reached the edge of Xinyi.
There is a Fan family's drying ground here, where a group of Fan people are drying their harvested millet.
Looking at the piles of millet, Fan Mi couldn't help but smile.
"This is the root, this is our root..."
He grabbed a handful of millet, held it in his hand and looked at it.
"Although that boy from the Xin family was a bit irritated with me, he saved our food for this year after all. We are really grateful to him for this." Fan Mi has always been a person who has a clear sense of grudges. He just finished saying that Xin You's good
, then changed the subject: "But he wants to support some small tribes to deal with me, so I won't give him any shame."
"Dad, no one from the Xin family listened to what Xin You said. What else does he want to do to our Fan family? Take the matter of setting up a rural school as an example, no one from the Xin family went!"
"Haha! How can that old fox Xin Jin make ordinary Chinese people literate?" Fan Mi said: "We will wait and see what happens in this matter. When Dr. Yi gets angry, let Mr. Xin and Mr. Yin take the lead first."
"Hehe, I understand, dad." Fan Boyu smiled.
In the distance, a group of Fan clan members were also laughing happily.
"Fan Da, why are you guys laughing?"
Fan Boyu asked loudly.
Seeing Fan and his son approaching, Fan Da quickly stood up straight.
"Little patriarch, I'm telling some stories to them."
"Tell a story? What story?" Fan Boyu asked with a smile: "What other stories will you tell?"
"It's the story of the Emperor Zhou going to the Queen Mother of the West to get the elixir of immortality!" Fan Da said excitedly: "Chief, do you know that at the time of King Zu Yi of Shang, a stone monkey was born in the South China Sea..."
Fan Da is not good at farm work, but he has a good memory.
Yesterday, I was sent to supervise Xin You's school. Not only did I learn the calligraphy, but I also memorized the stories Xin You told.
Today, he told this story from the east end to the west end, which really earned a lot of attention.
Many people listened to it once and wanted to listen to it a second time. This chapter has been completed!