I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

"My name is Liu Dalang."

Sitting in the first row, the first one was a small, thin child who had just turned six.

Few people in the village are literate, and names are chosen casually. Names like "Yanxi," "Nanjia," and "Sirou" are actually rare. Most names are just "Big Brother" or "Second Brother," or names like "Big Tiger" and "Little Tiger" in the Wang family.

"Your name is even harder to write than Big Tiger's."

Liu Yanxi originally wanted to sit in his seat and write, so that he could watch from the side.

Seeing the other kids stretching their necks, he called them all over and gathered around to watch.

At this moment, Liu Yanxi really wanted the "blackboard" that his sister had mentioned.

My sister said that if we put a board like that at the front of the classroom and write on it, everyone in the classroom can see it.

"Look closely at my hand. When you hold the pen, you should do it like this, pinching it with your fingers..."

Seeing that the children had gathered around, Liu Yanxi took the opportunity to explain the proper way to hold a pen.

"Those of you who brought pens today, go and get them. Don't dip them in ink yet. Just follow along and learn how to hold the pen. Those who didn't bring any..."

"Sirou, go find a few small wooden sticks, something similar to a pen will do."

Liu Sirou responded and ran off, followed by Xiao Shitou. The three-year-old child was already bored with nothing to do.

After Liu Yanxi finished writing one, he handed the paper to the child whose name was written on it.

"Here, this is your name. You can keep this piece of paper and look at it a few times to remember it."

When Si Rou found some small wooden sticks and gave them to the children who hadn't brought pens, Liu Yanxi had them imitate the gestures first.

After writing down all the names, Liu Yanxi told the children to return to their seats and held up a piece of paper with a large "王" (king) written on it.

"Our task today is to learn our own surnames, starting with the simplest one, '王' (Wang)..."

Liu Yanxi had previously considered how to teach these children, whether to start with the simplest "one", "two", "three", or to follow the primers, such as the "Three Character Classic".

But when he discussed it with Liu Nanjia and the others, Liu Nanjia's words made him firm in his opinion that he should start with the name.

Although characters like "柳" and "郎" are relatively complex for beginners, he strongly agrees with his sister's saying, "Interest is the best teacher."

That's right, Liu Nanjia changed the sentence herself, otherwise how would she explain the word "teacher"?

Moreover, few of these children are studying with the aim of passing the imperial examinations; very few possess that potential.

Most people do it so that they can find better jobs in the future, and so they can read documents, etc.

Being able to recognize and write one's own name is the most practical skill, and it can also stimulate their interest in learning to read and find a sense of identity.

"Next, let's learn the character '张'. The strokes are like this. You can follow along and try to imitate the strokes in the air with your hands."

In this way, Liu Yanxi explained all the children's surnames, from easy to difficult, all the way to the last character "Liu".

"Liu" is a common surname in the village, and half of the children have the surname Liu. They were even more excited when they finally got to know their own surname.

Before long, he started to look worried, thinking, "Why is this character so difficult to write?"

"Why don't I have the same surname as Brother Da Hu? The character 'Wang' is so easy to write."

Fortunately, the child only thought this in his mind. If he had said it out loud and his parents had heard him, he might have been slapped.

After teaching a few characters, Liu Yanxi said, "Today we will learn these few characters. It doesn't matter if you can't write them yet, just be able to recognize them today. Now let's review them. I will take out a character, and you have to read it out."

They repeated this several times until they were sure they all recognized the characters before stopping.

"Tomorrow we'll start learning to write. Everyone needs to bring paper and pens. If you don't have any yet, go home and ask your parents. If you'd like, bring some money and ask my sister Nan Jia to buy some for you when she goes to town. You can buy them yourself if you want, but you must have some by tomorrow. Now you can go home. Don't forget what you've learned as soon as you get home, because I'll be checking tomorrow."

Liu Yanxi announced with a smile, but when those kids heard the words "inspection tomorrow," they felt a chill run down their spines. Master Liu was clearly smiling, so why did they feel a little scared?

A few of them hadn't brought pens today, and seeing that the other kids had them made them a little envious. When they heard that they needed them tomorrow, they rushed out to find their parents.

If we don't have it today, and we still don't have it tomorrow, we'll be embarrassed!

On the other side, those who were doing their exams had almost finished. For those who really couldn't finish, more time wouldn't make a difference, so Liu Yanxi collected their papers and told them to go home.

Trying to do too much at once will only lead to failure. It's not suitable to teach too much to children who are just learning to read.

He also needs to understand the level of those who have attended school before he can continue teaching them.