Chapter 107 Zhao Lingmeng randomly checks the learning progress of the two
The Zhao Houjing brothers were held in their arms and made to wipe the table. They didn't think it was a big deal. Instead, they worked very hard because they had never done it before.
After they finished wiping the table and washed their hands with the help of the servants, they came over and sat next to Zhao Lingmeng again.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the two people sitting next to her, and a thought suddenly occurred to her. Master Wu had been here for so long, and she hadn't checked on the two little ones to see if they were learning or making any progress. Although Zhao Lingmeng didn't expect them to learn anything at their age, she at least wanted them to recognize more and more words.
"How's your calligraphy skills improving these days with Master Wu?"
"Ah?" The two little guys made a sound in surprise and immediately raised their heads to look at Zhao Lingmeng.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at their confused expressions and wondered if these two little guys would just play all day! "What? I'm asking how your two are doing with learning to read?"
"It's okay!" Zhao Houjing thought that he couldn't read independently yet, so he was very unconfident about this answer, so his voice was quite small.
Instead, Zhao Houming happily said loudly: "Mom, I can recognize a lot of words now, really!" He was afraid that Zhao Lingmeng would not believe it, so he deliberately strengthened the tone of his voice.
Zhao Houjing, who was standing next to him, looked at Zhao Houming with wide eyes in disbelief when he heard his brother say this. Weren't they taught by the same master? How could the second brother be so confident?
"Really? Go get your books and let me test you two."
Zhao Houming was not only confident, he was also very happy that his mother wanted to test him. When he heard his mother say that, he immediately took his short legs and went to his room to get the book.
A moment later, Zhao Houming came running over with an enlightenment book. Zhao Lingmeng reached out and took it. Then, seeing the little kid standing beside her eager to try, Zhao Lingmeng decided to test him first.
So Zhao Lingmeng randomly pointed at words in the book and asked him how to read them. This lasted for about half an incense stick of time before the test was finally over.
Zhao Houming was not as active as he had been at the beginning, because after his mother's test, he found that there were still many characters he did not know. So he was very depressed.
Zhao Lingmeng estimated that they didn't recognize about 20% of the words in Zhao Houming's enlightenment book. This was still considered a relatively good learning, after all, they had only been studying for a few months.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Zhao Houming, who looked unhappy after the test. She patted his head and said, "Our Ming'er is still smart. This is not bad. You will work harder in the future, right?"
Zhao Houming immediately looked at Zhao Lingmeng with sparkling eyes and promised confidently, "Yes, Mom, just wait. I will be able to finish this book soon."
"Okay, our Ming'er is the best!" Zhao Lingmeng had just finished praising the second child when she saw the eldest child looking at her and Zhao Houming enviously.
Zhao Lingmeng did not show favoritism and immediately waved Zhao Houjing over.
"Jing'er, come here, let me see how you've learned."
When Zhao Houjing heard his mother calling him, he walked over. At this moment, he was both excited and afraid. He was afraid that he would not learn well and his mother would not be satisfied.
Zhao Lingmeng pretended not to notice the expression on Zhao Houjing's face, and pointed at a word and asked him very naturally.
When Zhao Houjing saw that he knew the character, he instantly gained some confidence. Zhao Lingmeng pointed out a few simple characters in succession. Seeing that Zhao Houjing had gained some confidence, she gradually made the questions more difficult.
After Zhao Lingmeng's assessment, she felt that the eldest child knew about 10% more words than the second child, which was also very good.
Zhao Lingmeng also patted Zhao Houjing's head and praised him, "Our Jing'er is also very good, even better than his younger brother."
Zhao Houjing was very happy to hear his mother praise him so much, and his expression instantly became better. But he also knew that he didn't know many more words than his second brother, and he secretly made up his mind to work harder than his second brother in the future.
Zhao Houming, who was standing next to him, was a little unhappy when he heard his mother praising his brother like that, but he had just been watching. He knew that his mother was speaking truthfully and was not partial to his brother, so he did not feel dissatisfied.
Zhao Houming just thought to himself that he must study hard and learn to read and write in the future and not lose to his brother. He is the child who will bring glory to his mother in the future, so how can he know fewer words than his brother!
After all, they were still young, and their thoughts were clearly written on their faces. But Zhao Lingmeng was also happy to see them like this; this kind of healthy competition was a good thing. However, she still hoped they would study hard. After all, if they didn't, they would have to join the army, and this country was not a stable place, where military service could mean the loss of one's life at any time. From a mother's perspective, she certainly hoped that the three brothers would choose a safe path; this was also her selfish desire.
But Zhao Lingmeng still pulled them both to her side, looked at them seriously and said, "No matter how smart you three brothers are, or whether you can achieve great things in the future, as long as you are upright people, I will love you.
But if you want to make a living in the future, I can't help you. I hope you study hard, and when you grow up, I will let your grandfather teach you martial arts. Regardless of whether you will rely on these skills to make a living in the future, I hope you will learn them first, okay?
"Mom, although I don't quite understand what you are saying, I will learn it well." When Zhao Houjing heard that his mother loved him, he was like a chicken with its blood injected, and was willing to make any promise.
When the second son, Zhao Houming, heard his brother interrupt him, he immediately said that he would study hard and learn whatever his mother asked him to learn.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the two well-behaved children and couldn't help but touch their heads, "You two are so good..."
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming gradually lost themselves in Zhao Lingmeng's constant calls of obedience, making many promises and saying many nice things. Finally, they promised Zhao Lingmeng that starting tomorrow morning, they would both learn to dress themselves.
Zhao Ling dreamed that her goal was finally achieved, and she accompanied the two of them in the game room next door to play various physical games for a while before letting the two exhausted little guys go to sleep.
After the two children went to bed, Zhao Lingmeng took a bath and asked Qiuyue to rub her sore legs before she went to bed. Before falling asleep, she was still thinking that it made sense for her not to marry and have children in her previous life. Raising a child is not that easy.
Not only do I have to feed and clothe my child, I also have to play with him, worry about his homework, and worry that if I don't pay attention, he will go astray. Every day is just a never-ending worry.
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