Chapter 015
After Li Qiao and the other three left, the dormitory became quiet and Chu Xia suddenly felt extremely comfortable.
She lay back with the picture book in her hand, and began to hum in a relaxed manner while reading it.
But after looking at it for a while, she thought of something and suddenly sat up again.
After rolling her eyes and thinking for a while, Chu Xia stood up, picked up all the comic books, walked out of the dormitory to the door of the boys' dormitory opposite, knocked on the door frame and asked, "Can I come in?"
Everyone else went to the mill in a group, leaving Lin Xiaohan alone in the boys' dormitory.
He was sitting at a table made of broken wooden boards, reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Hearing Chu Xia's voice, he casually asked back, "What's the matter?"
Chuxia stretched her head to look into the dormitory, thought for a moment, and then shamelessly went in.
Everything else is secondary, there is no need to rush to talk about it. She mainly wants to spend more time with him, absorb more of his magnetic field energy, and get rid of the constraints of the setting as soon as possible.
But this most important thought cannot be revealed.
So she answered Lin Xiaohan seriously, "I came to discuss with you. We will go to tell stories to the children in the village this afternoon. What stories should we tell specifically?"
As she spoke, she placed the picture book in her hand next to Lin Xiaohan's. "I brought some comic books from home. The children in the village probably haven't seen these before. I think they will definitely like them. How about we pick a few stories from these comic books and tell them?"
After listening to Chu Xia's words, Lin Xiaohan reached out and took the comic book and flipped through it.
Most of these comic strips tell stories of heroic figures such as Liu Hulan, Dong Cunrui, and Huang Jiguang, as well as stories from model operas such as The White-Haired Girl and The Red Detachment of Women.
The book is mainly composed of pictures with text as a supplement, and children will really like it.
Lin Xiaohan roughly flipped through the comic book, closed it, looked at Chu Xia and said, "Since children will definitely like these books, why not keep them to whet their appetite. They have probably heard these stories before, and it would be far less interesting for them to read them themselves after they learn to read."
Chuxia thought what he said made sense and nodded twice in agreement.
Lin Xiaohan continued, “So why not let them flip through the comics by themselves first? When they see the pictures, they will definitely want to know the specific plots depicted in the pictures. When they really want to know, we will guide them to go to school to learn to read, and tell them that these comic books will be placed in the office in the future, and we will distribute them once a week for them to circulate.
Chuxia naturally understood that if she did this, the effect would be the same as the one she promised to give Naitang.
With the double temptation hanging here, the children's desire to go to school will increase exponentially.
Chu Xia nodded again, indicating that she agreed with what Lin Xiaohan said.
She nodded and looked at Lin Xiaohan and asked, "Then what story should we tell them?"
Lin Xiaohan directly picked up the Romance of the Three Kingdoms on the table and held it upright. "This book has only been allowed to be published in the past two years. The stories in it are probably something that the children in the village have never heard of. Just picking a story to tell will be very new to them."
Chuxia didn’t have any other books, so she naturally nodded in agreement.
They have to hold books when telling stories, otherwise the children will just listen and want others to tell them more, and will never think of getting more stories from the books themselves.
Seeing that Chu Xia had no objection, Lin Xiaohan put down the book and said, "Well, let's do this. Choose two classic and interesting stories from it, Borrowing Arrows from the Straw Boat and The Burning of Red Cliff. You tell one and I'll tell the other."
In early summer, the way she lights the lamp is a bit like a machine.
However, Lin Xiaohan didn't care much. He simply opened the book and handed it to her, saying, "Chapter 46, read it first to familiarize yourself with the story. Once you are familiar with it, think about how to tell the story. It must be easy to understand and interesting."
"Oh." Chuxia reached out and took the book.
Seeing her blankly, Lin Xiaohan asked again: "Do you understand it?"
Chu Xia was no longer stunned and immediately replied, "I understand."
Although education has been basically abandoned across the country in recent years, and most students play around until graduation and have poor academic performance, she still studied hard when she was in school.
After hearing Chu Xia say this, Lin Xiaohan didn't say much.
He gave "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to Chuxia and took out a copy of "The Scholars" to read.
After Chu Xia took the book, she did not return to her dormitory. She stood there and read two lines. Then, after Lin Xiaohan sat down and opened the book again, she pretended to sit down next to Lin Xiaohan subconsciously and quietly.
Seeing that she not only did not leave but also sat down, Lin Xiaohan turned his head to look at her in confusion.
Chuxia felt his gaze, but pretended not to feel anything and continued reading with her head lowered.
Lin Xiaohan didn't treat her as air, and asked in his unfriendly tone: "What are you doing?"
Chu Xia looked at him and said with clear and sincere eyes: "Read a book."
Lin Xiaohan: “…”
Lin Xiaohan: "I mean, why are you sitting here and watching?"
Chu Xia's eyes became clearer and more innocent, and she asked sincerely: "Can't we sit here?"
Lin Xiaohan: “…”
It's so hard to talk to her!
He retracted his expression of looking at her like a fool, turned back to his book and ignored her.
Chuxia hid the smile on her face and looked back at her book.
The boys' dormitory is not his alone, so she can sit there if she wants, what's wrong with that?
After Lin Xiaohan stopped talking, Chuxia quickly started reading the book seriously.
After reading it once, she summarized the plot again, and then thought carefully about how to tell this story in a more interesting and attractive way. Of course, making it easy to understand is the most important thing.
After thinking it over, Chu Xia closed the book, handed it to Lin Xiaohan and said, "I've finished reading it."
Lin Xiaohan didn't care how she read and just reached out to take the book.
All the preparations have been made, and Chuxia wants to ask him if he wants to leave now, as he will be able to find the child if he goes out now.
But before she could finish her words, Lin Xiaohan suddenly reached out her hand in front of her, holding a piece of candy.
Chuxia was stunned when she saw Nautang.
Compared to the time when he lent her steamed buns in the morning, she felt that she had a bigger and more unreal hallucination at this moment, and she couldn't help but want to pinch her arm.
Seeing Chu Xia in a daze, Lin Xiaohan said, "Take it."
Chu Xia came back to her senses after hearing what he said. She was still surprised and couldn't believe it. She raised her hand hesitantly to take the candy and asked uncertainly, "Give it to me?"
Give her food?
Lin Xiaohan suddenly smiled arrogantly and said, "What are you thinking about? I'll give it to you. When you finish telling the story to those children, take it out and show it to them."
Chu Xia: “…Oh.”
Yes, she is thinking of something nice!
Why did she feel that Lin Xiaohan was going to give her candy? !
Lin Xiaohan was such a stingy person that he couldn't even bear to give away candy wrappers. But in the morning, he lent her steamed buns and pickles because he was afraid that she would be late for work. This was already the most generous thing he could do for her.
Chuxia was shameless and didn't feel embarrassed, just pretending nothing had happened.
She carefully put the candy into her pocket, looked up at Lin Xiaohan and asked, "Shall we leave now?"
"Let's go." Lin Xiaohan picked up the book and walked out.
Chuxia also picked up her comic book, stood up and hurriedly followed him out.
***
By the small river at the southernmost end of the village, seven or eight children gathered together to play in the mud.
This small river is a sacred playground for the village children because there is a mudflat beside the river.
At this time, a boy was squatting on the mudflat, digging the mud with his bare hands.
After digging for a while, he suddenly shouted, "Look! Come and see! I dug up oil mud! I told you that you could dig up oil mud here, but you didn't believe me!"
Hearing what he said, the other children all came over to take a look. Seeing that he had really dug out the rare oil mud, they all squatted down and started digging with their bare hands.
For them, oil clay is the best kind of mud. Although it is hard, it is not easy to break and easy to shape. No matter what they do with it, it is much easier to use than ordinary mud.
The children squatted together and dug down with great interest, but they did not find any oil mud.
After digging for a while, they gradually lost interest and some of the children got up and stopped digging.
Two more children gave up and stood up to go to the shore.
Just as I went to the shore to play in the mud for a while, another child suddenly ran over, bent over and supported his legs, panting and said, "I heard that... there are two educated youths... telling stories to people by the small pond over Team 8. Many people ran over to listen. Do you want to go and listen too?"
The little boy who just got ashore asked, "What's the story? The ones we often hear?"
If you don't go to the ones you often listen to, you might as well play in the mud.
The panting little boy continued, "No, I heard it's a very interesting story that no one has ever heard of. It seems to be about three people becoming sworn brothers and three countries going to war."
When the others heard this, they all became interested.
So they all hurried to the river to wash their hands, and then ran together in the direction of Team 8.
***
By the small pond near Team Eight.
Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan sat on the big tree that stood beside the pond.
When they first came to tell stories at noon, there were only five or six children sitting and listening.
After two or three hours of word of mouth, there are now dozens of children gathered in front of them.
Among these children, some squatted and refused to leave because they wanted to hear the story again, while others were like the children by the river, who just ran over when they heard there was a story to listen to.
After they were all seated and quiet, Lin Xiaohan held the book in his hand and said, "There are a lot of people here who haven't heard it before, right? Let's tell it again."
The children couldn't wait and responded loudly: "Okay!"
Lin Xiaohan then started telling the story again.
They were considering the new children, so before telling the specific story, they first gave a brief introduction to the general background of the story.
The general background of the story is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the world was divided into three kingdoms: Wei, Shu and Wu.
Then briefly introduce some of the main characters.
When Lin Xiaohan was talking from a book, whether they were children who had heard the story before or not, their eyes were all wide open, staring at him without blinking.
Just like before, after Lin Xiaohan explained the general background of the story and the short stories he had prepared, he handed the book to Chu Xia and asked her to tell the story she had prepared.
After both stories were told, the children who listened to them all looked unsatisfied.
The children who heard it for the first time were the most excited. Some of the brave ones asked, "Are there any more?"
Originally, Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan had prepared two stories.
But I couldn't resist the children's eagerness to listen, so I told them the story of the Three Heroes of Peach Garden in detail.
When telling this story, Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan specifically picked out one sentence and talked about it separately, repeating it several times. Some children have good memory and remember this sentence quickly.
"I don't ask to be born on the same day, month and year, but I ask to die on the same day! Heaven and earth, please bear witness to my heart. If I betray my loyalty and forget my gratitude, I will be killed by both heaven and man!"
The children who didn't remember everything shouted along with the children who remembered everything.
When he shouted the last four words, his momentum soared to the sky.
Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan smiled and applauded them.
When they calmed down a bit, Chu Xia continued, "How is it? The stories in the book are very interesting, right?"
"Yes!" The children were obviously much more relaxed and answered in unison.
After answering, another brave child asked: "Can you tell me another story? This book is so thick, there must be many more stories. Did Liu Bei and his team win in the end?"
Lin Xiaohan continued, looking at the child who asked the question and said, "Yes, the story is very long, and we can't tell so much in one day. If you want to hear more stories and want to know whether Liu Bei won in the end, you can sign up for school. We will tell you bit by bit in school. When you go to school and learn to read, you can also read it by yourself. There are all kinds of stories in the book."
"And this." Chu Xia held up the comic book and cooperated with Lin Xiaohan.
She handed the comic book to the two new children and said, "This is the comic book we brought from the city. There are many books, and each book contains a story. We will also put these comic books in the school and give them to everyone every week."
The new kid kept saying "wow" as he flipped through the comic books.
After saying wow, he looked at Chu Xia and said in surprise: "This painting is so beautiful. Can you tell us what story it is about? The one who blew up the bunker should be Dong Cunrui, right?"
Lin Xiaohan continued, "I'm sorry, we can't tell these stories. We use these comic strips to teach you how to read. Once you learn how to read, you will naturally understand them."
One child understood what was meant and asked, "You have to go to school anyway, right?"
Lin Xiaohan said, "You are right. After you go to school, you will have endless stories to listen to. You can also learn to read and read your favorite stories. School is definitely not the scary place you imagine. You will not be beaten if you don't study well. Anyway, Teacher Tang and I will not beat students."
"Really?"
Chu Xia replied: "Of course it's true, we won't hit anyone."
As he spoke, he carefully took out a candy from his pocket, held it in his hand and raised it up, "Not only will we not hit anyone, but as long as someone comes to register for school, we will give a candy to each person who comes."
When the children saw the candy, their eyes lit up instantly and they swallowed their saliva.
The younger children couldn't control themselves and drooled from the corners of their mouths.
Some children squatted there and listened to the story several times, and looked at the candy several times.
When I see it now, I still can’t help drooling and swallowing.
After they finished eating, one of the kids asked loudly, "Are you really not lying?"
Lin Xiaohan assured, "We are definitely not lying. We will keep our word. As long as your parents bring you to the school to register, pay the tuition and fill out the admission application form, we will definitely give you milk candy."
As he spoke, he also took out a candy, held it in his hand and said, "We don't just have one candy, we have a big box, and everyone who comes to school will have a share."
After hearing these words, the children were naturally moved.
While suppressing their cravings, they whispered to their friends.
"Do you want to go to school?"
"I didn't want to before, but now I kind of want to."
"I can listen to stories, read comic books, and eat candy. Where else can I find such a good thing?"
…
Although these children deliberately spoke in low voices, Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan also heard the general content. They were naturally very happy because they achieved the effect they wanted.
Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan had been telling stories by the pond all afternoon.
Children came in waves, and by the evening, some of them were still reluctant to go home.
Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan had to coax them back home.
And he promised them: "I will come here to tell you stories tomorrow morning and afternoon as usual."
Seeing that Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan really didn't want to talk anymore, the children all dispersed.
In the fiery red sunset, they held hands, and their small figures were stretched out by the setting sun.
Finally, all the dolls were coaxed away and the surroundings became quiet.
Chuxia subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, sat back on the big tree, and prepared to rest for a while before returning to the educated youth point.
I've been talking for the entire afternoon, and often had to shout loudly, and my throat is almost smoking.
She didn't want to talk anymore, so she sat down and tidied up the comic book that was a little curled up by the children.
Then, just after she put away two books, she glanced at the side inadvertently, and saw Lin Xiaohan sitting down and calmly taking out a green military water bottle from his schoolbag.
Holding the kettle in his hand, he unscrewed the cap calmly.
He unscrewed the bottle cap and put it to his mouth. When the bottle mouth was about to touch his mouth, he suddenly stopped.
As if he felt Chuxia's gaze, he turned around and looked at Chuxia.
When Chu Xia met Lin Xiaohan's eyes, she immediately came back to her senses.
She stared at his water bottle and smiled hoarsely, "I'm not thirsty, not at all."
Lin Xiaohan: “…”
He looked at Chuxia with a sour face for a while, then after looking away, he poured some water into the bottle cap in his left hand and handed it to Chuxia.
Chuxia was surprised by his behavior again.
She couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so she asked hesitantly, "Give me a drink?"
Lin Xiaohan: "Should I wash your face?"
Chu Xia: “…”
Chuxia didn't hesitate any longer, she reached out to take the bottle cap, brought it to her mouth and drank it all in one gulp.
But the cap of this kettle is too small. As soon as the water enters my mouth and moistens my tongue, it disappears.
Drinking this one sip was more uncomfortable than not drinking it, so Chu Xia held the bottle cap and brought it to Lin Xiaohan, looking at him and said, "It's a bit insufficient... Can you drink some more?"
Lin Xiaohan: “…”
He looked at Chuxia with a little impatience and filled the bottle cap with water again.
Chuxia smiled at him, picked up the bottle cap and drank it all, then handed it back to him.
So just like that, she shamelessly drank ten bottle caps of Lin Xiaohan's water.
Lin Xiaohan's face turned green from drinking so much.
The cap of the kettle was connected to the kettle with a thin rope, so it was inconvenient for two people to drink water together. Therefore, Lin Xiaohan waited until Chuxia finished drinking before bringing the kettle to his mouth to drink water.
After he finished drinking the water, he slowly took out a neatly folded white handkerchief with blue stripes from his pocket, and carefully wiped the bottle cap that Chuxia had drunk from with an expressionless face.
Chu Xia: “…”
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