Farmhouse Green Plum

Next, Song Ying repeatedly wrote down what she had learned today on the slate, the formal content of "Three Character Classic". Every time she wrote a paragraph, she would repeat the meaning.

Yuan Qing was eating candy nearby, and he would correct Song Ying when he made a mistake.

Song Ying discovered that he really liked eating candy, especially winter melon candy, which was crunchy when chewed. Song Ying felt her mouth watering after hearing this and couldn't help but pick up a piece to eat.

After she started making money, she ate sweets more often and discovered that she didn’t actually like sweets that much. She used to crave them simply because they were hard to get.

But Yuan Qing really loves sweets, and except for the first one, he never took any buns again.

Time passed, the sun slowly fell into the horizon, and dusk gradually fell.

Yuan Qing stood up and said, "You have memorized it now. You can review it again before going to bed tonight. That's all for today. I have to go home."

As he said this, he poured out the water in the bamboo tube, put it together with the slate and brush into the bookcase, and prepared to leave with it on his back.

"You haven't taken the buns and candies away yet." Song Ying hurriedly called him.

"You paid the gift, I accepted it and tasted it, and the gift is complete. You can take the rest back. It's not easy for you to save money, so don't buy more in the future."

He has a younger sister, and girls are also looked down upon in his family, so Yuan Qing knows very well that girls have no chance to get money throughout the year except for the New Year's money.

Even the New Year's money would be taken away by adults later for various reasons.

Song Ying disagreed: "This is the gift for you, what will happen if I take it away?"

Yuan Qing smiled and said, "Consider it the entrance gift from the teacher to you."

Does the teacher need to give gifts to students? Song Ying didn't quite believe it. After Song Tian went to the school, he never received a return gift from the teacher.

She rewrapped the buns and candy, handed them to him, and insisted, "No, no, this is a gift for you."

Yuan Qing didn't answer: "You forgot, I can't let my grandma know. How can I explain it if I take it back?"

Song Ying frowned. That’s true.

She thought for a moment and said, "Then you can take the candy with you. This has no taste and will not go bad even if you keep it for a long time. You can put it in your bookcase. Eat a piece when you are tired of reading, and you will regain your strength quickly."

When she was working, she was often so hungry that her limbs became weak, but she could quickly regain her strength by eating a piece of candy.

Yuan Qing accepted the letter because he thought that every afternoon when school was about to end, his stomach would growl with hunger and he would have a hard time reading.

Song Ying added: "Take two buns too and give them to your sister quietly."

Yuan Qing did not refuse this proposal.

After saying goodbye to Yuan Qing, Song Yingfei ran towards Xinghua Village, feeling a little annoyed. He should have told Yan Xing and the others first before looking for Yuan Qing.

At this point, I wonder why they are so anxious.

It's also her fault. She was studying so hard that she forgot about time.

When they arrived at the place where they collected firewood, they saw Luo Yanxing and Xiaoxiang in the dim woods, anxious as ants on a hot pan, constantly looking towards the direction of the county town.

Lian Song Yuan didn't play with the bugs, and looked towards the county town with the same worry.

Song Ying ran over and apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I forgot the time."

Looking at the direction she came from, Luo Yanxing and Xiaoxiang realized that she had returned early and just went to find Yuan Qing to learn how to read.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Luo Yanxing couldn't help but complain: "Next time, you should pay attention to the time. It's already dark."

She knew that learning to read was a big deal for Song Ying, and it was important because Yuan Qing was finishing school. It was no wonder that Song Ying went to Yuan Qing to learn how to read first when he came back.

But you have to pay attention to the time, it's too late now.

Song Ying nodded rapidly and took out the oil paper bag: "I'll treat you to some buns to make amends."

Given the friendship between the three of them, Yanxing and Xiaoxiang naturally wouldn't be polite to her, and Song Yuan was looking forward to her bringing back the buns.

While eating the buns, he finally asked, "Sister, why did you take so long?"

Song Ying uttered an "uh" and started to talk nonsense: "Two stall owners were fighting over a stall, and I was watching the excitement and forgot the time."

Song Yuan was chewing on a bun, and muttered in his spare time: "Why are you as fond of watching the fun as your brother now?"

After fooling Song Yuan, Song Ying raised his eyebrows at Yan Xing and Xiao Xiang, leaned close to their ears and whispered, "I'll teach you to recognize your names tomorrow."

The two looked at each other and became excited. Although they decided to learn to read from Song Ying after she persuaded her family to send Song Yuan to school, they were still very happy to know their own names in advance.

In the following days, Song Ying went to Yuan Qing to study every afternoon. After the initial awkwardness, she mastered the skills faster and faster.

A month and a half later, in mid-April, she had finished learning "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Classic", mastered quite a few characters, and could understand most of the text in "Hundred Medicinal Herb Collection", with only a few requiring her to ask Yuan Qing for help.

After studying, she realized that recognizing words is only the most basic thing. The most important thing about reading is to understand the principles of being a human being and doing things.

Some of the principles she used to know were actually incorrect. For example, the money you pick up does not belong to you, you have to return it to the owner. This is called returning lost property.

He had already made some progress in learning to read, so the urgent task was to persuade his family to send Song Yuan to school.

After finishing her study that day, she asked Yuan Qing, "Is the tuition fee for your community school still one hundred yuan?"

The teacher of Wutong Village was invited by Mr. He to teach, so the tuition had to be paid to Mr. He. The teacher only needed to be given the six gifts of tuition and fees for the initial enrollment. Some families would also give gifts during festivals.

"Yeah, why do you ask that?"

There was nothing to hide from Yuan Qing, so Song Ying answered truthfully: "I want to find out. I want to convince my family to send my cousin to study here, so that I can say in the future that I learned to read from my cousin."

"Then you wait for a while. The Grand Master will be studying at Guanfeng Society in a while. After that, you can persuade your grandmother and the others. The chances of success will be greater."

"Grand Master?" Song Ying was puzzled.

"He is the school supervisor, also often called the school supervisor or the inspector. He is a fifth-rank official and the chief examiner of the Xiaosanguanli academy examination. He has the responsibility of supervising the school's discipline and examining the quality of teachers and students. Therefore, we scholars respectfully call him the Grand Master."

Song Ying suddenly realized that, to put it bluntly, he was an official in charge of scholars, but what did this have to do with her persuading her family to let Song Yuan go to school?

She thought so and asked.

"The Grand Master came to our community to observe the situation and understand the learning situation here, so naturally someone has to answer his questions.

But not everyone is qualified to talk to him. One must be a person of honor and status. Even wealthy businessmen or local gentry like village heads are not qualified to interrupt.

This time, it should be Zhang Xiucai from Rongshu Village who will accompany you to talk. When your grandmother sees that the wealthy Mr. He is not qualified to talk with you, but a poor scholar can, she will definitely feel the importance of studying.

Then you can persuade your family to send your little cousin to school, and it will be more effective!"