Chapter 253 Naming
Sang Luo didn't expect this time. Since she knew she was pregnant, she had spent half a year thinking of dozens of names for Chen Lie, but he was never satisfied with them. After repeated consideration, he finally found one he liked this time.
"Yao means kind-hearted, and Tiao means good-looking. If it is a girl, I would like the name Yao very much. However, it is not so smooth to pronounce when combined with the word Chen. How about using Ah Yao as a nickname?"
It seems that I have been eyeing this word "yao" for a long time, but it is a pity that I have not mentioned it yet.
Sang Luo laughed. The "yao" in "yaotiao" really had a very good meaning, but the word "chen" had three tones, and the word "yao" also had three tones, so it sounded a bit awkward. On the other hand, "ahyao" was really good. The more she read it, the better she felt about it, so she nodded.
Chen Lie smiled as he saw this, "Then take a look here to see if there's a name you like."
Sang Luo took the paper he handed over. It turned out that she had just thought of it recently. After selecting a few, she shook her head.
Not only Chen Lie is picky, she is the same. She is probably about seven months pregnant, but the name has not been decided yet. There must be a reason for this, and it is definitely not Chen Lie's fault alone.
Sang Luo knew she couldn't delay any longer, so she thought about it carefully and said, "How about calling her Changle? I once wished for a prosperous Chang'an, and your majesty has decided to name the capital Chang'an. Chang'an is my hope for this world, but if I have a daughter, I hope she can be happy and happy."
"Like a fish meeting water, Changle is happy." Chen Lie repeated it and said, "There is no better wish than this. Let's call it Changle, Chen Changle."
The daughter's name had been decided, but the couple didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, so they had to choose a boy's name.
In comparison, boys' names were much easier to choose than girls'. Chen Lie didn't hesitate and took another piece of paper with boys' names on it and gave it to Sang Luo: "See if there's any you like."
Most of them were ones I had seen before. Among the newly added ones, Sang Luo pointed to the character "Qian" and said, "Shen Qian is good."
"What's your nickname?"
This really made Sang Luo feel very embarrassed. Thinking about how she and Shen Lie always treated each other like treasures, she simply asked, "Qian Bao?"
Both of them laughed. Anyway, Goudan and Shitou would definitely not be able to accept it. Goudan didn't need to think about it. As for Shitou, if he went outside and shouted "Shitou", seven or eight out of a hundred people would respond.
"It's Qianbao."
After choosing a name, Sang Luo held her belly and said to Shen Lie, "I think this baby in my belly is a little lively and active, so it's probably a girl. When I make clothes, I subconsciously like to choose those fresh colors. Pink and tender colors are not my preference."
Chen Lie laughed. He had already discovered that six out of the ten pieces of clothing that Sang Luo made for her unborn baby were pink.
"A daughter would be wonderful, and it would be even better if she looked like you. You're here at this time to enjoy yourself. The world is peaceful, and your family's food, clothing, and shelter are much better than before. Just talking about clothing, His Majesty has awarded us dozens of pieces of silk, and Lord Chu and several of my classmates also gave us lots of silk, satin, fine cloth, and cotton when we moved into our new home. Bao knows how to pick the right time to come."
He didn't forget to praise the child at the end of the sentence, but the one in his belly couldn't resist being praised. As soon as Shen Lie finished speaking, Sang Luo felt her belly move. Shen Lie followed her gaze and saw that Sang Luo's belly was bulging a little: "Did you hear it, baby?"
He was in a playful mood, half squatted down to touch Sang Luo's belly, and started chatting again: "Baby, Daddy and Mommy have given you a name, can you tell Daddy and Mommy which one you like? Does Ah Yao like it?"
There is a small fist bulging on the belly.
"My name is Changle, Shen Changle."
Another small fist-like bulge appeared on his belly.
They responded in unison, and the timing was quite good. Chen Lie was even more curious, and asked again: "What about Qian Bao?"
The little fist arrived on time again.
Sang Luo supported the bed with one hand and her belly with the other, laughing so hard that her whole body shook: "You really expect her to understand everything. She is just familiar with your voice and just wants to play."
Seeing that she was laughing so hard that she had to hold her belly with her hands, Chen Lie didn't dare to tease the child anymore. He stood up and asked Sang Luo: "Are you more tired than before now that your belly is bigger?"
Before, Sang Luo's belly was really not noticeable. Compared to Zhou Ge, her figure had hardly changed. From behind, you couldn't tell that she was pregnant. But in the past month, her belly had grown much faster. Chen Lie felt sorry for her when he saw her.
Sang Luo shook her head. "It's fine now, but I'm afraid of the heat. I don't have to work on the fields and the livestock. Even the housework is done by Aning. You three brothers and sisters do most of the cakes and meat jerky. How can I be tired? Bao loves me too. Except for the few days of morning sickness when I found out I was pregnant, I can eat and sleep well now."
Chen Lie kissed her on the cheek: "Take a rest, I'll fetch some water to wash your feet."
After Sang Luo became pregnant, her family hardly dared to let her do any housework. She was very careful in the early stages of pregnancy, and even more so now that her belly was bigger. Brushing teeth and washing face were okay, but for things like washing feet that required bending over, Chen Lie didn't dare let her do it by herself. He went out to get some warm water, came in to help Sang Luo wash her feet and then dried them, and then poured out the water and wiped the floor dry with an old cloth before he was done.
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Chen Lie made two desks in one day during the ten-day break. Someone in the village saw him doing this and heard that Sang Luo asked him to make a small classroom for the children to read. They could study at home on weekdays or study together here. If Chen Lie and his friends had time during the ten-day break, they could also teach the children. They were all very enthusiastic. Those with children at home spontaneously started making desks in the same way, and the small classroom was opened in a few days.
Naturally, it was still a long way from the next ten-day break, so Chen Ning and Xu Wenyin were giving the class. Sang Luo had originally thought of teaching it herself, but because they were building a house, and the house was much bigger than they had initially thought, half a year had passed in the blink of an eye, and now her belly was bigger, Chen Ning and Xu Wenyin were also learning very well, so since they could take the class, Sang Luo didn't get involved.
Ah Xu and Zhou Wulang, who used to study hard at home after doing farm work, came to listen to the class and understood the tricks. It was different from their simple memorization! It was also different from the lectures Wei Qinghe gave in the mountains before, completely different!
It is indeed different. That was the book given by the Zeng family.
Except for people like Wei Qinghe, Wang Yunzheng and the Xu brothers, the Shen family got the books they originally read from them, and they were all in the provincial school, so they sent a copy to them. As for other people, Sang Luo couldn't let others copy them. But for people like Shen Ning and Xu Wenyin who had books at home and were diligent in their daily lives, they had learned and absorbed the knowledge, so it was okay for them to explain it to the children like giving a lecture, as long as the children could listen.
Those with more talent were obviously able to listen, but as for those who were confused by all the nonsense, they would just listen for fun when they were not busy with farm work. In addition, Shen Ning and Xu Wenyin would also make appropriate adjustments, occasionally explaining something simple, or giving some arithmetic problems to do. This kind of class was relatively practical, and even Shen Jin enjoyed it very much.
But two days later, Chen Ning told Sang Luo that there was a new face outside the reading pavilion.
They were not strangers. They were children of the helpers hired by the family. There were four from the Zhao family and three from the other two families.
Chen Ning said, "Three or four of them were regulars who came to deliver breakfast. I think they heard the reading in the pavilion when they came to deliver breakfast, so they came over to take a look once or twice, and then they brought their younger brothers and sisters who didn't have to work in the fields with them. They were quiet, leaning outside the pavilion to listen, and they listened for more than half an hour before they were willing to leave."
Sang Luo raised her eyebrows: "What did you say at that time?"
Chen Ning smiled: "At the beginning, we talked about the Book of Shang. I saw that they listened there for a long time and didn't leave. Xiaotie and Sanniu were there, so I asked them to read the Thousand Character Classic."
Chen Tie and San Niu are elementary school dropouts. They have only learned the Thousand Character Classic so far, and they can only recognize more than half of the characters in it. There are still many that they don't know.
Sang Luo smiled and asked Chen Ning: "Will you teach more students?"
Shen Ning smiled and agreed without thinking: "Teach!"
She had this in mind when she told this to her sister-in-law. The helpers at home were really working hard and were very honest. Shen Ning also wanted to help in some way.
"But can their families let them learn these?"
Among those children, the oldest one is about nine or ten years old and can help with some housework.
Sang Luo said: "I'll ask tomorrow."
The next morning, when she was reading in the pavilion outside, Sang Luo went out to see the seven children that Shen Ning mentioned. She was more familiar with Zhao Da's daughter and Zhao Si's son. The siblings were a little embarrassed when they saw Sang Luo.
Sang Luo beckoned Zhao Da's daughter and asked the little girl, "Would you like to study with me?"
The little girl was quite shy, not knowing whether to nod or what. After thinking for a while, she replied, "I heard the young master read well, but I didn't understand most of it."
The young boss refers to Shen Ning.
Sang Luo smiled and said, "If you want to read, you can go into the pavilion and listen and read along. Sometimes they read simple passages. If you can memorize some of them, you can ask your father to help you make bamboo slips. Then you can bring them to your sister Aning or I to help you copy a few passages of the Thousand Character Classic for literacy enlightenment. You can recognize the characters by comparing them. If you can learn well, you can follow them and I will copy the rest for you."
The child from the Zhao family didn't quite understand what it meant to be able to learn to read. Even though everyone in the family deified Sang Luo, she naturally admired and even had a little respect for Sang Luo. When Sang Luo talked to her and said that she could study with the young master in the farm, the girl was very excited.
"Is it possible?"
Sang Luo smiled: "You can learn it, but you have to go home and ask your parents and grandparents if they allow it. You don't have to study all day, just reading for half an hour a day is also good."
She didn't go home at all. The little girl thanked Sang Luo and went to the mountains with her brother and sister to ask her father and fourth uncle, followed by the other two children of the helpers.
Zhao Da, Zhao Si, and two other helpers with children all came soon. Zhao Si was the most excited: "Madam, can you really let our children learn to read?"
Sang Luo nodded: "If the child wants to study and is able to study well, and it does not affect other people, and if your family is willing, then it is fine."
"I'm willing to." Zhao Si responded repeatedly, too excited to know what to do: "I don't know how to thank the boss."
Sang Luo smiled and said, "I should thank you. You have been taking care of all the work in the fields and mountains at home."
Zhao Si and the others rubbed their hands: "This is what we should do. Madam, you paid the wages."
That afternoon, several families brought eggs to the Shen family, and Shen Ning and Xu Wenyin had seven more little disciples. There were no desks, but the pavilion itself had a place to sit. In the early stage, they only needed to follow the reading and recite.
Sang Luo asked Xu Wenyin to take half of the eggs back. The two girls were busy making pens every day. Chen Ning had to take care of the accounts of several shops and cook for his family every five or ten days. However, he was still very passionate about teaching. After a few days of classes, he found that the students made different progress. He sat with Xu Wenyin and divided the students into introductory class, small class and large class, and made a class schedule.
Of course, there were not many classes, and the two of them took turns teaching them. In fact, the enlightenment class was taught by Chen Ershan, Shen Jin, Shen Yin, Xiao Yaer, and Qiaoer, while the arithmetic class was taught directly by Shen Jin.
Xiao Yaer and Qiaoer were fine. The two girls were full of confidence. Chen Ershan and Shen Jin and Shen Yin were a little stunned. They pointed at themselves and asked, "We are teaching people a lesson?"
Shen Ning asked back, "You don't know the Thousand Character Classic?"
Chen Ershan and Shen Jin: That’s true.
Shen Yin: Actually, I don’t quite know how to do it, but you have to learn it even if you don’t know it now. Just take the book and lead the reading.
Who will be responsible for which day's class? Several people arranged it together. After everyone left, Shen Ning went back to ask for credit from her sister-in-law: "Xiaoyin is not incompetent, he is just lazy. It's just right to let him be the teacher. Those who don't know how to do it must also be studied carefully."
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During the first ten-day break of the small classroom, Chen Ning arranged a large class. Those who wanted to take the provincial school entrance examination and those who did not want to take the provincial school entrance examination but wanted to learn more could come and listen.
The first teacher was Wang Yunzheng. When she went to Xu's house to ask about the schedule of several people, Wang Yunzheng took the initiative to take the class during the first ten-day break.
While Wang Yunzheng was teaching the children in the village, Chen Lie was taken to the governor's mansion alone during his ten-day holiday.
When Cheng An invited me to go, I was still a little confused. I thought it was something important, but I ended up being away for half a day and didn't return until early noon.
Sang Luo was puzzled: "What does Governor Zeng want to see you about?"
Chen Lie looked a little strange. When Sang Luo, Shen An and Shen Ning all looked over, he said, "He tested my homework, gave me lectures, and then gave me a few volumes of his own annotations on readings..."
The whole family was a little confused.
Chen Lie looked at Sang Luo and moved his lips several times before saying, "I'm afraid I got some help from you."
Zeng Ziqian didn't say anything clearly, just like last time, Chen Lie asked about it. He immediately admitted that there was someone with Sang Luo, and that he was protecting her safety. He didn't say anything more, and it was better for him not to ask or investigate.
Chen Lie had a vague guess in his heart about who was protecting Sang Luo. Of course, it was just a guess until now, but today Zeng Ziqian even started to ask about his homework, and the answer that Chen Lie had vaguely in his mind became more and more obvious.
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