Chapter 28 Language Learning Hucheng Dialect
When Kong Xiaoyue looked at Xu Heye, stars appeared in her eyes.
"He Ye, you are so awesome." This made these out-of-town students proud.
"You can do it too." Xu Heye looked at Kong Xiaoyue and said seriously.
Kong Xiaoyue is actually not stupid. She had good grades in her previous studies. She scored above 80 points in both Chinese and math.
The subjects she was weak in were English and physics. Kong Xiaoyue had never studied these two subjects before, so it was difficult for her to keep up with the progress. In addition, there was a language barrier, which made it a bit troublesome.
"I can't do it." She looked at her physics test paper, which only scored 20 points, and shook her head with some inferiority.
Sometimes she wondered if coming back was the right thing to do. Back home, she had been an excellent student, beloved by her teachers in every subject. How had she become like this?
"You can do it," Xu Heye analyzed. "Xiaoyue, look, you got 86 points in both Chinese and math, two basic subjects. This shows that you have a solid foundation and good learning ability.
As for physics, although your final score was low, I've observed that the questions you received marks for tested knowledge points you've recently learned, and you didn't make any mistakes. This further demonstrates your learning ability and your memory.
With a good memory, a strong learning ability, and a desire to learn, you can do well in anything you learn!"
Kong Xiaoyue couldn't believe it. "Really? Can I really learn it well?"
"Really?" Xu Heye said confidently. "Russian is so difficult, but you can master it. How can you not be able to learn English and physics now?" Xu Heye once heard Kong Xiaoyue humming a Russian song, which proved that her Russian level was definitely not bad.
"It's just that we're a step behind, and now we need some time to catch up. I believe if these local students were asked to learn Russian now, they would be at a loss and wouldn't know where to start."
A glimmer of light flashed in Kong Xiaoyue's eyes, "He Ye, what should I do now?"
Xu Heye raised her right index finger. "The first step is to learn Hucheng dialect. It doesn't matter if you can't speak it, but you have to be able to understand it."
There was no way around it. Many teachers didn't speak Mandarin. They all spoke Hucheng dialect in class. If Kong Xiaoyue couldn't understand what they were saying, it would be difficult for her to attend the class well.
"The second step is to find the entire first-year junior high school textbook and the first semester of the second-year junior high school textbooks and go through them first. Fill in the gaps in Chinese and math, and start from the beginning in English and physics."
This is difficult, but Kong Xiaoyue has the ability to learn, and Xu Heye believes she can overcome it.
"The third step is to buy a Walkman and a few English tapes and listen to English every day."
Walkmans aren't cheap.
But Kong Xiaoyue should be able to afford it. In the half month she and Kong Xiaoyue had been deskmates, the girl hadn't worn the same clothes twice. Even her cotton-padded jacket from a few days ago was worn in a variety of styles. It was clear that her family was not short of money.
This girl has low self-esteem, probably because she is too soft-hearted.
She was unable to adapt to the new environment and had no one around to provide her with psychological counseling. Her teachers and classmates all gave her the impression that students from other places were not good students and would only hold her back. Over time, even she herself began to feel that she had poor learning ability and would only hold her back.
The more she thinks she has a poor learning ability, the worse she will study. The worse she studies, the lower her self-esteem will be, and she will feel stupid, which will make her study even worse... This cycle will continue, and even the most talented people will become useless.
But Xu Heye believes that as long as Kong Xiaoyue recovers, she will one day radiate her own brilliance.
"Then Heye, can you speak to me in Hucheng dialect from now on?" Kong Xiaoyue trusts Xu Heye very much.
"Okay, no problem." Xu Heye said in Hucheng dialect.
Kong Xiaoyue's eyes were a little confused, and Xu Heye explained again in Mandarin, "It means there is no problem."
"That's the question. I'll remember it." Kong Xiaoyue nodded.
"He Ye, tomorrow is Sunday, and the day after tomorrow is May Day. We have two consecutive days off. Can you accompany me to the city center to buy a Walkman?"
"No problem." Xu Heye made an OK gesture.
"Yeah, He Ye, you're so nice."
“It’s all drizzle.”
"drizzle?"
"It's just a small thing. You're welcome."
Wang Cai heard Xu Heye chatting with Kong Xiaoyue in Hucheng dialect and started to jeer again: "Hey, didn't you say you didn't care about Alahucheng? Why are you learning Alahucheng dialect?"
Kong Xiaoyue didn't understand, so Xu Heye simply translated on the side, "Xiaoyue, 'Ala' means we, 'Wu' means me, which is the same as the 'wu' in ancient Chinese, 'Nong' means you, and 'They' means 'Yila'... You can remember this first, and you will understand it slowly."
"Yeah!" Kong Xiaoyue nodded heavily.
But Wang Cai was so angry that his nose almost became crooked.
Xu Heye didn't let him go, "Xia Xia (thank you) Nong, for providing us with language materials."
Wang Cai: “…”
The students next to him couldn't help but burst out laughing when they heard it.
Xu Heye added, "It doesn't matter. Everyone can laugh at me as much as they want. Let's chat about some interesting things in life."
"Can you also teach Kong Xiaoyue the Hucheng language?" someone next to him said.
"You're so smart!" Xu Heye gave the man a thumbs up, "Thumbs up to you."
*
It was a sunny day on Sunday.
Kong Xiaoyue took the bus to Xu Heye's rental place early in the morning.
When she arrived, Xu Heye had just gotten up and was brushing her teeth.
"Why are you here so early?" Xu Heye spit out the foam from her mouth and asked in Hucheng dialect.
"Didn't we agree to go to the mall downtown to buy a Walkman?"
"There's no need to be so early." Xu Heye raised her wrist and looked at her watch.
It’s only five minutes past six, it’s still early.
"Hehe." Kong Xiaoyue giggled twice, "I was just too anxious." Kong Xiaoyue said, took the well handle, and pressed the handle hard to pump water for Xu Heye.
After brushing your teeth, you don’t need to use a towel. Just scoop water with both hands and splash it on your face a few times to wash your face.
After washing her face, Su Yu returned the toothbrush to the rental house. Kong Xiaoyue also followed her to the rental house happily.
"Xu Heye, is this where you live?"
"Yeah." Xu Heye nodded, walked into the house, and put the toothbrush, toothpaste and water cup on the shelf by the door.
Kong Xiaoyue followed him in and looked around the house. It was really small, but very clean and bright, and it was obvious that it had been well decorated.
Xu Heye poked open the coal stove and lit it up. She planned to cook a bowl of vegetable and egg noodles for breakfast.
She usually has a tight schedule due to class schedules, so she buys breakfast outside. During holidays, she cooks for herself at home, which allows her to eat clean and healthy meals while also saving money.
Xu Heye added half a ladle of water to the pot, turned her head and asked Kong Xiaoyue: "Kong Xiaoyue, have you had breakfast?"
Kong Xiaoyue touched her hungry stomach and shook her head: "Not yet."
"Then I'll cook noodles this morning. Do you want to join me?" If Kong Xiaoyue also wants noodles, then she can boil more water and cook more noodles. Otherwise, if she's alone, she won't need to boil too much water.
Kong Xiaoyue nodded repeatedly, somewhat surprised: "Yes, yes, of course I want to eat it."
"That's fine," Xu Heye said, adding another half ladle of water to the pot. The honeycomb coal burned quickly after being lit, and soon, large bubbles began to bubble up in the water.
When the water boils, add noodles, eggs and green vegetables.
She then took out two large bowls and placed a little salt, soy sauce, and lard at the bottom of each. Dong Taohua had made the lard especially for Xu Heye, and adding a little lard to noodles or fried rice made it especially fragrant.
Take out the cooked noodles and put them in a bowl, then add a poached egg and green vegetables. Finally, scoop in the original soup used to cook the noodles and stir. A bowl of fragrant, refreshing and delicious egg and vegetable noodles is ready.
Xu Heye handed the bowl of food she had cooked for Kong Xiaoyue to her and said, "Eat it quickly and see if it suits your taste."
"Hmm, it's really delicious." Kong Xiaoyue picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, took a big sip, and couldn't help but praise it.
"If it tastes good, eat more." Xu Heye couldn't help but feel happy and took her bowl of noodles to eat.
After breakfast, Xu Heye washed the dishes and put them back in the cupboard. She also closed all the vents of the coal stove. After the coal inside was extinguished, she took her backpack and money, locked the door, and went to the digital store in the city center with Kong Xiaoyue to watch the Walkman.
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