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Chapter 255 of The Farmer's Spring and Fields: Poetry, Counting

Shen Ziju saw Su Zhi nod, thinking that it was indeed the Fourth Sister-in-law who came up with it. His surprise just now slowly subsided. He thought that the Fourth Sister-in-law was smart. Not only could she cook all kinds of delicious meals, prescribe medicine, and read, she could even think of something as useful as a kang. Now she could think of something as small as a sandbox. [.YZUU]

Shen Ziju felt that Su Zhi was wronged by marrying his fourth brother.

In Shen Ziju's heart, although Shen Zian is better than the average farmer, he is just a farmer after all. Since the meaning of Su Zhi changed in his heart, he felt that Su Zhi was almost the best woman in the world. No matter how good a man was, he would feel that he had wronged her.

"Fourth sister-in-law is really smart. You can tell others about this method. The children of poor families can save a lot of money. This is a great thing."

Shen Ziju said that he thought if he had had this kind of sandbox when he was a child, he might have been able to practice writing better.

Su Zhi knew that this small sandbox was very useful, but she didn't expect that no one had come up with such a thing at this time. Of course, even if she knew, she wouldn't go to other people's schools and ask them to practice calligraphy with sandboxes. She didn't have that much free time.

"Sister-in-law, I have never been to school, so I naturally don't know these things. Fifth brother, don't talk about this little sandbox. Take a look at Xiaori and his friends' handwriting. What do you think? I'll get their calligraphy to show you. Although they are still young, you can also correct them to prevent them from being arrogant."

Su Zhi said that she didn't want to waste time talking to Shen Ziju on this sandbox. She could talk to him calmly, but she didn't want to have a deep conversation, because she always felt that Shen Ziju was scheming. Su Zhi didn't want to have much contact with those scheming people in the Shen family.

When Shen Ziju saw Su Zhi turned around and went into the house, he looked at the words on the sand table again, and talked to Xiao Ri and the others. Perhaps because they were raised by Su Zhi, he liked these three children very much. He thought they were not only cute, but also smart, and not worse than the young masters and young ladies from wealthy families he had seen before.

"Fifth brother, take a look. This is what they wrote. Yueyue's handwriting is worse, but Xiaori and Xing'er's are okay. I don't know if this is considered good or bad at their age."

Su Zhi took out a stack of papers and handed them to Shen Ziju.

Shen Ziju took it and looked at it. He had seen the words written by three children on the sandbox just now, and thought they were written very neatly, but after all, they were not written with a pen. Now seeing the calligraphy written on paper, Shen Ziju still had to praise it. In his opinion, such a young child, who had just learned to write, wrote very well.

"Not bad. Even at such a young age, the handwriting is already very powerful. This handwriting is very steady and heavy, while this one is very flowing. As for this one, is it Yueyue's? It has the least power, but it is very beautiful."

Shen Ziju commented on the different handwritings. Although Su Zhi asked him to hit them, he still praised them. He knew that Su Zhi liked these three kids, and he didn't want to say anything bad about them. If that happened, both the big and the small would be unhappy. What a waste, right?

When Su Zhi heard this, she said, "The one with steady handwriting is Xiaori's, the one with more free-flowing handwriting is Xing'er's, and the one with large handwriting and fine strokes is Yueyue's. This little girl, who is the youngest, loves to write large characters the most."

Yueyue was scratched on the tip of her nose by Su Zhi, and then she hugged Su Zhi and said coquettishly, "Mom, I am not small anymore, I will grow up soon. By then I will be as beautiful as you."

Su Zhi patted her head and said with a smile, "Little rascal, you only know how to say nice things. Do you want to eat delicious food again? Or do you want to have fun?"

Yueyue showed her little white teeth and said, "Mom, you want to eat sweet and sour cakes!"

"Okay, Mom will make it for you. (Right here.)"

Su Zhi dotes on Yueyue. As the saying goes, boys should be raised roughly while girls should be raised delicately. Whether this is true or not, Su Zhi believes that boys should not be too delicate because they will be the backbone of the family in the future. If they are too delicate, they will fall. Girls should be spoiled because it will be too hard for them to get married, especially in the ancient times when men were superior to women.

Shen Ziju watched Su Zhi doting on Yueyue, and saw Su Zhi stretching out her hand and gently pinching Yueyue's little face. The soft movements of her thin white fingers on the white little face made his heart seem to be tugged. He pretended to still read those words, but in his heart he thought that the fourth brother loved the fourth sister-in-law very much. Looking at the fourth sister-in-law's hands, he knew that she didn't do any work. No wonder the fourth sister-in-law liked the fourth brother's appearance very much. It would be good if she could live well.

"Sister-in-law, what book is this?"

Shen Ziju saw another book on the table. He usually liked books very much. Whenever he saw a book, his eyes would move over first. Now was no exception. He found that the book was very thin and seemed to be different from the books he usually saw. He was curious and thought that the book in his fourth sister-in-law's hand might also be unusual, so he picked it up again. After a careful look, he found that it was indeed unusual. He opened the page and looked at the content inside. Just one glance, his heart was moved.

This book was not one of those books bought outside, but one compiled by Su Zhi herself. It was not the Three Character Classic, nor the Hundred Character Classic, nor the Thousand Character Classic, but some poems. There were the simplest poems and some more complicated ones. However, the ones that Su Zhi could remember were naturally the classics.

Shen Ziju was fascinated after reading just the first poem.

On the first page was a very ordinary poem, which was the first poem Su Zhi learned in primary school, the famous "Goose Goose".

"White hair floats on green water, red palms paddle the clear waves. What a beautiful poem!"

Shen Ziju recited the last two lines softly and couldn't help but praise it. It was just such a simple poem, but a very clear picture emerged in his mind. On the green water, there were a few big white geese, stretching their necks and calling loudly towards the sky, and from time to time, you could see their red feet.

"Fourth sister-in-law, did you write this poem, or was it taught to you by that strange man you know?!"

Shen Ziju flipped through the next few pages and found that they were all poems he had never heard of before, and each one was well written. He was very shocked, thinking that there was such a talented person in the world. With such talent, he could definitely be the top scorer in the imperial examination! He didn't care much about Su Zhi's story about her meeting a strange man, but now that he saw these poems, he thought that this person must be a very remarkable person. If he could get to know him, it would definitely help him improve his knowledge.

Su Zhi saw Shen Ziju looking at the poem with such admiration and asked again and again, thinking that this is indeed a masterpiece for all ages. Even if it was only used to teach children in her time, it is still so attractive. Since she wrote this poem, she is not afraid of others discovering it. Anyway, she has the strange man she made up to block it. What is there to be afraid of? She thinks that adding more rich poems to this backward world is also a great contribution.

“Yes, that person taught me.”

Su Zhi directly admitted that she would have more things to present in the future, so what were just a few poems?

Shen Ziju asked: "Fourth sister-in-law, do you know who this strange man is? He is really a talented person. I really want to meet him. If I can ask him for advice, I will definitely benefit a lot. If you can't tell me where he is, tell me his name."

Su Zhi thought to herself that there was no such person in the world. You can't see him even if you want to. Even I can't see him. Looking at Shen Ziju's earnest and eager eyes, she really couldn't discourage such a young man who was eager to learn, so she said, "I think I said it before? When I saw that old man, he also came and went without a trace, and I never saw him again. As for his name, I don't know either."

Shen Ziju nodded in disappointment, looked at the collection of poems in his hand, and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, can you let me take this book back and copy it down? I really like all the poems in it."

Su Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, take it. I'll get some other ones to teach them."

"Sister-in-law, do you have any other books?"

When Shen Ziju heard Su Zhi's words, he immediately asked. He didn't expect that Su Zhi not only had this book of poetry, but also other books.

Xing'er said, "Mom also taught us arithmetic. We can already count to within 100."

Xing'er said that he likes arithmetic very much and his eyes light up when he mentions it.

Su Zhi watched and laughed, thinking that these three kids were all very smart, but Xing'er could be said to be the smartest of the three. Of course, his intelligence was reflected in his studies. If we talk about how to behave, it must be Xiaori, who was very calm at a young age. Xing'er was simpler than Xiaori, but he liked poetry and mathematics. It can be said that Xiaori is suitable for being an official in the future, while Xing'er is suitable for becoming a literary giant.

Shen Ziju was puzzled when he heard what Xing'er said, and asked, "Count? What is that?"

Yueyue said, "The math is one dumpling plus two dumplings equals three dumplings! Right, mother?"

When they decided to teach the kids arithmetic for the first time, the kids asked Su Zhi what arithmetic was. Su Zhi was making dumplings at the time, and she answered with this sentence, which Yueyue remembered.

"Yueyue is right." Su Zhi patted Yueyue's head and said to Shen Ziju, "Arithmetic is adding and subtracting numbers. People who do business have an abacus, but if they don't have an abacus, what should they do? What I taught them is to use paper and pen to calculate the numbers. I called it simple, and called it arithmetic."