After the lively gathering of brothers, the weather outside became increasingly hot. For several days, Yinzuo did not even step out of Shuyizhai, let alone take a stroll outside Enze Garden. However, just because he wanted to stay away from trouble did not mean that trouble would let him go. Wasn't he busy even if he did not leave the house?
"Sixth brother, your story is wrong. I've heard the story of Liang Zhu. The ending should be that Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo both turned into butterflies and flew away. How could she marry Ma Wencai if she hated him so much?"
As the weather got hotter, the horse riding and archery classes at the Shangshufang were stopped. Before, if Fourteenth wanted to come and see his sixth brother, he had to wait until the study was closed. But now, he has spent the afternoon here with Yinzuo.
"Of course not. In my opinion, Zhu Yingtai must marry Ma Wencai. If you want to listen, then listen. If you don't want to, you can go and have fun by yourself, or go back to Chunfengtang directly."
In order to deal with Little Fourteen, Yinzuo has suffered heavy losses these days. Not to mention that the lotus flowers in his lake were reduced to withered lotus and withered willows by this kid in just a few days, even the koi in his lake suffered a great suffering. In order to prevent his Shu Yi Zhai from being demolished by this monkey, Yinzuo could only rack his brains to think of some fresh stories to attract the guy's attention so that he would have no time to demolish his house.
"Yes, yes. Sixth brother, let's continue. After the story of Liang Zhu, what's next?"
Yes, what's next? This question also stumped Yin Zuo. After all, he had already ruined quite a few picture books in the past few days. Is this going to be the story of Snow White's stepmother and the seven tall men?
After thinking about it, Yinzuo felt that this story was not suitable for children. So he frowned and thought for a long time before deciding to continue reading the picture book.
"Okay, then, Sixth Brother, let me tell you the story of Chang'e flying to the moon. It's said that after Houyi successfully shot down the sun, he took his wife Chang'e to find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers..."
Mr. Zhou's version of Chang'e flying to the moon shocked Fourteen as much as Zhu Yingtai marrying Ma Wencai. After hearing this story, the only thing that kept circling in the little guy's mind was "crow noodles with soybean paste, crow noodles with soybean paste, crow noodles with soybean paste..."
"Well, do you want to hear more? If you do, I've also got Nuwa mending the sky, Dayu controlling the flood, Gan Jiang and Moye... Tell me which one you want to hear."
When Fourteen heard that his sixth brother still had so much stock, he couldn't help but frown.
"Sixth Brother, don't you have a more normal story? Why do we have to rely on fairy tales?"
Haha, you still have the nerve to criticize me? Aren't you the only one who's being mean to me? Do you want to look up and see how my Shu Yi Zhai, which you've ruined, looks like it used to be?
"What I told you are all mythological classics, why is it abnormal?"
Fourteenth curled his lips when he heard this, thinking, "If your story is normal, then what are the things I heard before?" Yin Zuo saw Fourteenth's angry look and knew that if he continued to tease her, she would probably get angry, so he quickly stroked her fur.
"Okay, I was just teasing you. I won't tease you anymore. Let's tell a story. The story I'm going to tell you is called The Tortoise and the Hare. It's said that there was a very proud rabbit in the past. He ran very fast and often laughed at the slow animals. Especially a tortoise that always walked slowly. Almost every time he saw the tortoise, he would go up to it and say, "You walk so slowly, how can you compare with me? I run much faster than you." After saying this so many times, the tortoise naturally became very angry, so he said to the rabbit, "Rabbit, do you dare to compete with me to see who runs faster?"
This story sounded much more normal than the previous ones. Fourteen had never heard such a story before, so he listened quite seriously. When he heard that the tortoise actually proposed to compete with the rabbit to see who could run faster, he couldn't help but speak.
"Of course, the tortoise walks so slowly, so the hare will definitely win."
Fourteen's reaction is actually the reaction of most people who hear this story for the first time. After all, in people's impression, the tortoise walks very slowly, so how can the tortoise catch up with the rabbit when it runs fast? Yin Zuo glanced at Fourteen and did not answer his question but continued to preach.
"The rabbit thought the same as you did. It felt that the tortoise was really overestimating its own abilities, so it laughed and answered the tortoise, "Of course I dare you. You can compete anytime you want." So the two of them agreed on a time for the competition and left. Soon the day of the competition arrived. When the animals in the forest heard about it, they all came to watch their competition. As soon as the competition started, the rabbit rushed out like an arrow, leaving the tortoise far behind. After running for a while, he stopped and looked back. He could not see the tortoise at all. He couldn't help but think complacently, "This competition is really too easy. In this case, I might as well take advantage of this opportunity to get a good sleep." The tortoise was so slow that even if I woke up, it wouldn't be able to catch up. So, he quickly found a good spot by the roadside to lie down and fell into a deep sleep. Meanwhile, the tortoise, seeing the rabbit had disappeared, didn't worry. He crawled forward step by step. Although he walked slowly, he never stopped. Slowly, he caught up with the sleeping rabbit. However, the tortoise didn't stop either. Instead, he continued to crawl towards the finish line. When the tortoise was about to reach the finish line, the rabbit finally woke up. He got up and ran desperately, but it was too late. The rabbit had already reached the finish line. So, the tortoise won the race.
Fourteen couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He didn't expect that the turtle would win the game in the end.
"Fourteen, do you know what moral this story teaches us?"
Good boy, we were just listening to a story, but why did they suddenly bring up an exam? Yinzuo's question stunned Fourteenth. Although Fourteenth was young, it didn't mean that he couldn't think. So the little guy's brain immediately started to work quickly.
"I understand, Sixth Brother. This story tells us that we should not be too proud and complacent."
Upon hearing this, Yinzuo nodded, raised his hand and patted Fourteenth on the forehead, and began to praise him.
"Yes, Fourteen's answer is excellent. As the saying goes, humility leads to progress, while pride makes one fall behind. We should never underestimate others. Remember, sometimes victory doesn't rely on speed or strength, but on wisdom and perseverance. So, no matter what you do, never give up easily. Perseverance will pay off."
That's right. Didn't his sixth brother just give him a personal demonstration? If he kept telling him those abnormal stories, after a long time, wouldn't he be less interested in listening to them?
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