People are enthusiastic about reading
Chapter 17: Everyone is excited about reading
Sun Mingsi was worried and kept trying to break free of her hand to ask Uncle Deng to come over and take a look. Chu Huaibei had no choice but to hold his hand tightly, get out of bed, hug him, and comfort him, "It's really okay, it's just a bump, how can it be so fragile? If you're worried, why not take off the bandage and see if there's any swelling?"
Seeing that Chu Huaibei was determined not to do it, Sun Mingsi listened to her, removed the bandage and took a closer look. After confirming that there was no redness or swelling, he felt relieved and tied the bandage again. He decided to ask about the situation again when Uncle Deng came to change the dressing tomorrow.
After this, the pink thoughts before completely disappeared. The two of them lay back on the bed. Chu Huaibei chuckled and amused himself. It was rare for Hu Zhi to take the initiative, and then such an unexpected thing happened. It was really embarrassing for her. Seeing that she was still in the mood to laugh, Sun Mingsi pinched her waist, buried his head in her shoulder, and pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly. This matter was a bit bad.
The next day, after breakfast, Deng Ran changed Chu Huaibei's dressing as usual. Sun Mingsi stood by, ignoring Chu Huaibei's glare. After hesitating for a moment, he asked Deng Ran, "Uncle Deng, Huaibei used his injured arm to support himself last night. Can you take a closer look to see if he has sustained any secondary injuries?"
"I can see that it's a little swollen, but the bones are not dislocated. It should have healed in another half a month, but it will take about ten days longer to heal. You should pay more attention to it in the future." Deng Ran was speechless. He knew that something would go wrong sooner or later, but since one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, he couldn't say anything about it. Did he really think he didn't see the prince's eyes blinking convulsively? He was not blind.
Deng Ran went out to boil the medicine. Chu Huaibei took Sun Mingsi's hand and said, "See, I told you it was okay, but you insisted. Today's medicine must be extremely bitter. Hey~"
"How can I be at ease? It was all my fault for being reckless..." Sun Mingsi said in a low voice.
"I didn't say it yesterday. Actually, I'm very happy. Don't blame yourself. It's no big deal. Just a matter of resting for ten more days." Chu Huaibei used her left hand to hold his head against her shoulder, slid her hand down, and slowly stroked his back back and forth. She wasn't very good at comforting people, but usually doing this would stabilize Hengheng's emotions. This son and father should be similar, right? I guess...
Sun Mingsi was really comforted by Chu Huaibei's clumsy method. This was Hengheng's exclusive treatment, and now he also had it, and his heart gradually calmed down.
After drinking the invincible bitter medicine, Chu Huaibei took the master out to the military camp. Today, the deputy general was particularly active, leading the master's horse and helping him with the saddle, which made Lu Shun stunned. I don't know what drama General Xiao Qin is acting.
Chu Huaibei felt that the way he looked at him was alarming, and he thought that this kid must have done something wrong in the military camp.
Arriving at the camp, he saw what he had guessed. Ten of his captains were sitting neatly in the seats closest to the master outside the pavilion. A crowd of people gathered outside, and upon seeing the master approach, they all shouted in unison, "Hello, master!" The crowd was several times larger than the two hundred people who had gathered yesterday.
After yesterday's lecture, Du Jiping had quickly adapted to the soldiers' enthusiasm. With a raised hand, he began today's lecture. He randomly selected ten people to test their knowledge from yesterday's lecture. Nine were personal guards sitting in the pavilion, and one was selected from the periphery. The centurion chosen was so excited he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet, but he recited the poem fluently. The teacher nodded, "Excellent!" This gesture immediately ignited the soldiers listening in the periphery. They all held their heads high and listened even more attentively than yesterday.
Chu Huaibei did not comment on this matter. Although she specially invited the teacher to teach the personal soldiers, she did not restrict how he taught. It was also good to let the personal soldiers have some sense of crisis.
He carried the deputy general back to the tent and said, "You are quite smart. You can get any benefit from me. I will punish you by making you wash my horses for two months." Chu Huaibei scolded with a smile.
"Your Highness, I've been washing your warhorse for the past two months. No one else can touch it, and Shuangshuang is not a good-tempered horse. How can you make me wash it for another two months just for this matter? It's not fair..." the deputy general cried out in injustice.
"I'll give you some more time to think about it. Do the guards in your house still want to come to the palace?" Chu Huaibei threatened.
"Hey, Your Highness, didn't you already promise me this yesterday? Why are you going back on your word?" The deputy general looked incredulous. The prince always kept his word.
"Why, you just take advantage of me and won't let me ask for some interest?" Chu Huaibei said speechlessly.
"Your Highness, I'll wash, I'll continue washing, okay?" The deputy general murmured softly, "Be careful, your Shuangshuang might get away with me." Chu Huaibei pretended not to hear.
"Your Highness, let's get down to business. After yesterday, the noble families in the northern border should all know that you hired a teacher in the military camp to teach your soldiers how to read. What do you think they will think about this?" The deputy general turned serious in a second and handed the memorial in his hand to Chu Huaibei.
Chu Huaibei finished reading. It was a memorial from Huaihua General Guo Jun, accusing him of interfering with the soldiers' training in the barracks. Tsk, he was the first to object. Chu Huaibei had been prepared for this. Barracks training was originally divided into morning and afternoon sessions; she had simply arranged for her personal guards to train in the afternoons, which was legal and appropriate. As for the rest of the soldiers, it was their own responsibility to arrange their own rest time. How could she possibly interfere?
Chu Huaibei replied, "Let them think whatever they want. My personal soldiers are originally under my supervision. I like to teach them to read, and that's my business. Besides, apart from building a pavilion that takes up a little space in the barracks, I didn't spend a penny on the barracks."
"The noble families want to know what I am going to do. They will know in three months at the earliest." Chu Huaibei returned the memorial to the deputy general and asked him to make comments on it. It is none of your business. Just do your own job. This is the general idea. The deputy general will polish it and embellish it.
After finishing his military duties, Chu Huaibei went out to the pavilion to wait for the teacher to finish his class. The deputy general also followed him and waited nearby, taking the opportunity to check on his captains to see if they were studying seriously. He had originally wanted to have some incentives, but besides giving money, promotions and the like were not something he could just give out. So he was a little worried that the captains would not study seriously, after all, it was he who asked them to come.
His intention was good. If he found that someone didn't want to listen, he would not let anyone come in the future, so as not to affect the gentleman's mood and lose face.
The deputy general pondered this while carefully observing the situation. The officers and soldiers training outside in the large parade ground were in high spirits, but this did not affect the teaching at the pavilion at all. Everyone listened attentively, and the deputy general was relieved to see that his captains were performing well.
Soon, the noon gong sounded, signaling the end of the morning's instruction. Another uniform call of "Goodbye, sirs!" caused the soldiers, who had just finished their drill, to turn and look back. Many of them, with envy, looked over their shoulder.
He returned to the palace with the teacher. When they parted, Chu Huaibei said to the teacher, "I'll come down to invite you in the afternoon." Du Jiping nodded in agreement.
After lunch, Chu Huaibei continued with a bowl of extremely bitter medicine, which made him have some extremely rebellious thoughts: he wanted to give Uncle Deng a sip. He tried to calm down and comfort himself.
Seeing how she was so afraid of suffering, Sun Mingsi took Hengheng's plum jar and gave her a plum to hold in her mouth. Besides feeling distressed, he also smiled. Despite such a serious injury, she didn't cry or scream in pain, her face remained calm, but she just couldn't bear the pain. Her handsome face was shrouded in bitterness, which was both funny and heartbreaking. He himself had been used to taking bitter medicine since he was a child and had never had a problem with it, so he couldn't empathize with her.
After a short rest, Chu Huaibei went to Lancaoyuan to invite the teacher to the training ground for a lesson. Du Jiping came to the training ground of the palace for the first time. He looked around and saw all the things he had in the military camp, but there were also a group of wooden stakes and several stone locks of varying weights.
Entering the training room, the palace soldiers were already sitting in an orderly manner. When they saw the teacher coming in, they shouted "Hello, teacher" at Xiao Feng's signal. They walked to the podium, picked up the chalk and started teaching. There were only fifty-one people in the class, so there was no need for a loudspeaker. Chu Huaibei did not prepare one. To be honest, the iron loudspeaker is still quite heavy. I wonder if the teacher's arms are sore these two days. Well, I'd better ask Uncle Deng to get some ointment for him, otherwise he will not be able to lift the loudspeaker, which would be embarrassing.
Chu Huaibei thought about this and went back to find Deng Ran to get medicine. When he returned to the courtyard, he saw Deng Ran playing with Hengheng. He went up to interrupt them and asked Deng Ran for the ointment. After thinking for a while, he took Hengheng to watch the teacher's lecture. How could a child be so happy? He should first adapt to the future life in advance.
Before, when Chu Huaibei taught his children to read, he would just recognize the characters and recite them without explaining the stories or characters in them. Don't ask why, because her father also taught her that way...
However, when the teacher lectured, he not only recognized the words, but also explained the meaning of the words or the allusions in the sentences. Chu Huaibei was a little moved after listening to the teacher's lecture yesterday. It turned out that professionals are different. Hengheng is so smart that he can definitely understand what the teacher said.
Thinking this way, she went into the practice room and brought a small stool for Hengheng to sit on so she could listen. She sat with him for a while, and when she saw that Hengheng was listening with great interest, she felt relieved. She thought with pride, "My son is indeed worthy of being my son. He is so eager to learn at such a young age."
Du Jiping paused imperceptibly when he saw the prince enter, carrying a child. This was the prince's adopted son, indeed a beloved one. But how could he possibly understand what he was saying? He soon realized that, despite his youth, the child genuinely understood him. His eyes, startlingly bright, stared at him intently. This surprised Du Jiping somewhat. Even children from aristocratic families could be precocious. Normally, at this age, they were still simply reciting poetry without understanding its meaning. It seemed the prince's mansion had a successor.
When the hour of You arrived, Xiao Feng signaled to the teacher that the get out of class could end. The palace guards also said in unison, "Goodbye, teacher." The palace guards left only after the teacher left the room.
Chu Huaibei carried Hengheng and walked back with the master. Du Jiping wanted to speak but stopped, and then stopped again. After several rounds of this, he finally said, "Your Majesty, do you mind if I say a few words to the young master?"
Chu Huaibei paused, then held Hengheng in his arms and said to the teacher, "Of course I am willing. You can ask anything you want. Hengheng can call me teacher."
"Hello, sir~" Xiao Yiheng called respectfully, bowing with his hands.
"Well, okay, let me ask you, did you understand everything I said this afternoon?" Du Jiping asked in a gentle voice.
"I understand. The teacher explains it better than daddy." Hengheng interrupted.
Chu Huaibei smiled a little awkwardly.
Du Jiping became interested and asked him everything he had said today. The child not only repeated it word for word, but also expressed his own thoughts. Although he was still young and had not seen many things, he could apply it even to small things in life. This was very rare, and it was not an exaggeration to praise him as a child prodigy.
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