Chapter 129 How Many Gods Are There
"Three days." Song Jingyun replied.
Three days?
Mencius looked at Song Jingyun in disbelief.
Although the Three Character Classic is not long, it is not an easy task to memorize it all, especially for beginners. Beginners have a short time of reading and learning characters, and will recite more slowly.
Memorizing the Three Character Classic in three days seems impossible.
"Then you, try to carry it on your back?" Mencius heard.
Song Jingyun cleared his throat and recited slowly, "When a person is born, his nature is good. Natures are similar, but habits make them different..."
The voice was not loud, but neither fast nor slow, the pronunciation was clear, and the recitation was very fluent, without any stumbling or hesitation at all.
This made Mencius nod slightly to show his satisfaction at first, and then he was shocked.
After Song Jingyun finished reciting the last two sentences, "Diligence is rewarding, but idleness is meaningless. Beware, and make every effort." Mencius looked at Song Jingyun again in disbelief, and blurted out, "Did you really only recite it for three days?"
"Yes." Song Jingyun nodded, "I dare not lie to you, Master. It is indeed three days."
Actually, it wasn't exactly three days.
Because apart from listening to Jiang Mixia teaching him to recite in the morning and evening, he also helped in the bamboo weaving workshop during the day.
Zheng Ji Na took a fancy to the bamboo box he had woven for students to carry to school, so he taught the guys in the workshop how to weave it.
Wow! Mencius opened his mouth wide, "How did you recite so fast?"
"To be honest with you, Master, I seem to learn things faster than the average person." Song Jingyun answered truthfully.
Learn things quickly?
Mengzi was excited when he heard this. "Well, let me read you a poem now. Listen carefully and then try to memorize it."
"Okay." Song Jingyun nodded in agreement.
Mencius thought for a while and then opened his mouth, "I am a descendant of Emperor Gaoyang, my royal father is named Boyong; I was born on the Gengyin year of the Shetizhen year in Mengsou; the emperor looked at me at the beginning of my reign and bestowed me with a good name..."
"…Not nurturing the strong and abandoning the weak, why not change this attitude? Ride the steed to gallop, come and lead the way. This poem is very long, I will read here for now, you try to recite it?"
Song Jingyun, who had been listening with his head down, raised his head, thought for a moment, and then started reciting.
"... I have this inner beauty, and I also value it by cultivating my abilities; I wear the Jiangli and Pizhi, and weave the Qiulan as a pendant..."
Just like he was reciting the Three Character Classic just now, Song Jingyun was still reciting it quite fluently without any stuttering.
The only drawback is that I memorized one word wrong.
When Song Jingyun recited that word, he recited a word with a very similar pronunciation.
So Mencius felt that he probably did not recite it wrongly, but he just did not hear it clearly.
After Song Jingyun finished reciting, Meng Ziting couldn't help but clap his hands and shouted, "Good! You are indeed a very talented person."
Mencius had only heard of someone who could remember everything he saw in operas, let alone someone who could remember everything he heard? Such a talent was rare, and he must be accepted as a student as soon as possible. Otherwise, someone might snatch him away!
Mencius heard this and asked anxiously, "When can you come to the academy to study?"
"at any time……"
"Okay." Meng Ziting reached out and patted Song Jingyun's shoulder. "Then just come directly tomorrow. I'll wait for you at the academy."
"So what do we need to prepare when we come tomorrow?" Song Jingyun asked.
"Just come!"
With such a head, why do you still want so much? Mencius heard, "Every day, the class starts at 3:30 pm. After getting up in the morning, you can have breakfast at home. There is lunch in the academy at noon, so you don't have to go home. School ends at the end of the afternoon."
"I'll make a note of it and come to the academy on time tomorrow." Song Jingyun said, and then asked, "I wonder if this tuition..."
"The tuition is two taels of silver per year, and the food is seven coins per day. I will pay it when I eat." Mencius heard, "You don't have to pay the tuition in a hurry. Stay here for ten days or so and pay it after you are sure you want to study here. When you come tomorrow, just remember to bring the food money."
"yes……"
After talking for a while about the things to pay attention to when studying in the academy, a student came out of the academy and urged Mencius to go back to class, so Song Jingyun and the other two said goodbye.
After Song Jingyun and Jiang Mixia got on the ox cart, Jiang Youcheng whipped the ox cart and it moved slowly forward. Meng Ziting took two steps forward and said, "Remember to come tomorrow..."
Jiang Youcheng, "..."
He is really a passionate teacher.
Compared to Yang Shunde, who said that Song Jingyunxing was difficult to lead at such an old age to study, he was much kinder.
Mencius listened and watched the ox cart go away before returning to the academy to continue his class.
After the class, he went to find Zhang Wenbin happily and said, "I'm telling you, I just found a child prodigy today!"
"Oh, that's not right. At his age, he can't be called a child prodigy. He should be called a divine being!"
"How amazing is it?" Zhang Wenbin was looking at the essays that the students had copied yesterday. When he saw one, he first sighed, then frowned, and finally hit his chest twice with his fist. Then he picked up the pen next to him and marked the mistakes and inaccuracies on the essay.
These students really returned what they were taught.
"How amazing is it? I tell you, it's very amazing!" Mencius' eyebrows flew up when he heard it. "His memory is extraordinary. He can remember everything he hears. He memorized the Three Character Classic in three days. He can recite a long poem that I only read once, almost word for word!"
"Is this true?" Zhang Wenbin expressed his doubt. He put aside the paper that had been circled and had no space left. He then picked up another student's paper and sighed again, frowned, and beat his chest...
Wait until you calm down before picking up the pen to correct the papers.
It can be said that every homework is a headache.
Behind each of these homework assignments, there is a student who, after being instructed in detail, can completely forget the meanings and words in the textbook.
Zhang Wenbin no longer believed that there were such worry-free students in this town.
"Really? If you don't believe it, when he comes tomorrow, you can test him," Mencius heard.
"Okay." Zhang Wenbin nodded. "What's his name? How old is he? Has he ever been to school? Now that you've accepted him, how will he be arranged in the future? Should he go to class with you or with me?"
Zhang Wenbin and Meng Ziting each have their own division of labor.
Zhang Wenbin mainly teaches younger students, while Meng Ziting teaches students with a certain foundation.
"I have never been to school before. This is my first time. I am about sixteen or seventeen years old. As for my name..." Zhang Wenbin scratched his ear awkwardly.
Because it was so rare to meet such a person, he was so excited that...
Forgot to ask the name!
"Since this is your first time going to school, just follow me." Zhang Wenbin answered casually.
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