722 722 Smarter than imagined2
When she was explaining "The Analects," the third and fourth brothers understood it with one listen, but the second brother kept falling asleep.
Actually, Xiao Yishan wasn't interested in studying, and he only wanted to recognize some characters. He was just forcing himself to continue listening so that he could spend more time with his wife. After all, as a disfigured man, even if he learned to read, what could he do? He would never have a chance to achieve fame in his lifetime.
Su Qingyue saw the mindset of the second brother and didn't say much more. She just taught according to the progress of the third and fourth brothers, not caring whether the second brother understood it or not.
At night, the master bedroom of the Xiao family was brightly lit.
After explaining an excerpt from "The Analects," Su Qingyue looked at the three men and said, "For something as old-fashioned as 'The Analects,' you don't need to follow everything the sage says word for word. When studying, don't just talk, apply what you've learned."
Xiao Yuchuan held his pen and winked at her, "Wife, I bet no other tutor in the country would talk like you. If other tutors knew what you said, they'd scold you to death."
"I don't care how those old-fashioned people think. Even sages make mistakes," she said, "I only teach what's right. If you think my teaching is not good, you don't have to learn anymore. Anyway, you can read now, and I'm too lazy to bother."
"No, wife," Xiao Yuchuan laughed, "Your teaching is simply fast, good, and lively. Listening to you speak is simply a pleasure. If someone else were teaching, I definitely wouldn't be able to take it in. And, wife, did you know? There are several people in our village who have been studying for years but have not learned as much as you taught us in two or three months."
"I just pick things commonly used in daily life and teach as quickly as possible." For example, recognizing the characters, then teaching some commonly used words and idioms.
Similar to before, the second brother only somewhat understood, while the third and fourth brothers nearly remembered everything after hearing it once.
Xiao Yuchuan blew her a kiss.
Su Qingyue froze for a moment, "Who taught you about blowing kisses?"
He was puzzled, "Wife, what is a kiss?" He put his index and middle fingers together, touched his own lips, and then threw her a "kiss." "You mean this gesture? So, it's called a kiss." He chuckled, "You're sitting across from me, and I want to kiss you, but I can't reach you, so it's natural to do this. Who needs to teach me?"
She rolled her eyes. Wow, the third brother seemed to be a bit advanced. She wondered what kind of slacker he would be in modern times.
He looked at her puzzled, "Wife, why don't you ever praise me for learning so well?"
"Although you and the fourth brother are a bit smart, you're not praiseworthy enough."
"What do I have to do for you to think I'm smart?" He laughed, showing his bright white teeth.
Su Qingyue looked at his neat rows of teeth, which had gotten even whiter after using her medicinal mud toothpaste, she really wanted to pull his teeth out!
She knew that no matter what knowledge she had taught him, the third brother could answer and recite it easily, so she said directly, "If you're so capable, recite 'Thousand Character Classic' backward."
"That's all? Easy." He looked contemptuous, as if to say her question was too simple.
She became a little annoyed and stressed, "Listen carefully, I said recite it backward, not forwards." Let's see if he still thinks it's simple!
He smiled and said, "I've already said it's very simple. Listen, 'also in called is talking. Mock and ignorant, hear a few plain loneliness. Far look around somewhat...'"