When Chen Cui and the old headmaster were communicating earlier, they also exchanged some experiences.
But Shen Cui had only been running the school for a short time and didn't have much experience, so the old principal didn't want to tell her too much in detail.
It's not that he is being secretive, but both of them are the heads of academies and are equal. He can't interfere in the affairs of other academies just because he is older and more experienced than Chen Cui. It would be easy to give people the impression that he is taking advantage of his seniority and preaching.
When teaching his student Mei Ruochu, he had no such worries and just wrote down whatever he thought of.
Mei Ruochu carefully studied the old headmaster's teaching experience. Since he was a child, no matter what he learned, he could learn it quickly and understand it thoroughly.
Therefore, although he had no formal teaching experience, after studying for a few days, he began to prepare his own education plan.
Lao Buyu knew that he could not give him any advice, so when he saw him copying the Book of Rites every day, he thought it was his own way of reviewing, so he did not ask any questions.
However, after Mei Ruochu wrote the lesson plan, it was not put to use. Although Cuiwei Academy looked simple, it had developed its own system after such a long time, and everyone knew what they should do.
After Mu Erpang and the others in front "fought" for it, it seemed like they had divided up his time.
But in fact, Wei Shu and Wei Xi did their own things according to the previous arrangements every day and did not bother him.
The only person who could really use him was Mu Erpang, who would ask him some questions during the half hour before going to bed every day when he was reviewing his lessons.
But the questions that Mu Erpang asked were certainly not difficult for him. Before going to bed, the two of them just lay on the kang and finished teaching him like a casual chat.
In fact, Mu Erpang does not get up at night every day, but he will drink more water before going to bed, so that when he gets up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, he can check the surrounding situation and drive away the wild cats and mice that keep coming to him for some reason, so that he can sleep well all night.
When the two of them got together, chatting and answering questions before going to bed was really a trivial matter not worth mentioning.
Later, Mei Ruochu finally realized that the so-called appointment as an assistant teacher was actually just a way to let him stay in Cuiwei with peace of mind.
When he was in Hongle, his classmates didn't bully him, but they were all a little afraid of him and treated him as an invisible man.
Unexpectedly, after this trip, the people from Cuiwei Academy, who were strangers to him, not only did not despise him, but also tried every means to take care of his feelings.
Mei Ruochu felt that he should also give something, so he found a chance to find Chen Cui with the lesson plan he had compiled.
Chen Cui was still working hard. She sewed three belts in one go and asked Mei Ruochu to tie them all around his waist.
She was getting more and more adept at making belts, and had already made more than a dozen at the rate of one belt a day or two. But she couldn't ask Mei Ruochu to tie them all - it wasn't that Mei Ruochu disliked it, the boy was very honest. Chen Cui asked him to tie a few more, and he did it without asking why. But the three thick belts had made his waist as hard as a bucket, and it took a lot of effort for him to go to the toilet every day.
Besides, the weather in September is not that cold, and Shen Cui can't really let people tie ten or so and get prickly heat all over their waists.
When the one-month validity period was up, 15 points of luck were permanently added to his attributes. Shen Cui asked him to replace the first three with three new ones, and reminded him to calculate the time and replace them with new ones after another month.
Then Shen Cui started to do other things. The Level 2 needlework teacher had recommended her to start cutting clothes.
Since it was inconvenient for her to make underwear for Mei Ruochu, she made him outerwear instead - it happened that he came here empty-handed, and the luggage he brought with him when he left Hongle Academy had been pawned or lost on the way. Now he was borrowing clothes from Wei Shu, who had a similar body shape to him, so he really needed to buy some other clothes.
When Mei Ruochu came over, Chen Cui was still doing needlework.
Mei Ruochu knew that she had been busying herself for him recently, and it was definitely not for nothing. He was indeed not as unlucky as before, and he really needed clothes. It was difficult for him to refuse Chen Cui's kindness.
After spending some time in Cuiwei Academy, Mei Ruochu knew that there was no such thing as beating around the bush here, so he was moved and said directly, "Headmaster, this is the lesson plan I wrote, please take a look."
"Why are you writing this specifically?" Shen Cui put down her needle and thread, moved the needle and thread basket away from him, and immediately looked at it carefully.
You know what, Mei Ruochu’s lesson plan is really well written. This is different from the teachers nowadays who talk about whatever comes to mind.
His lesson plan was written in a similar way to that written by educators in later generations, and was very organized.
Not only is the teaching plan made in detail, with learning objectives, key points and difficulties marked out, but it can even indicate the year, the sentence based on which a certain exam was conducted, and what questions were asked.
It also lists places where it is appropriate to ask questions and interact with students, and based on the learning progress and personal characteristics of Wei Xi, Wei Shu and Mu Erpang, it predicts how they might answer and how they should explain it afterwards.
It can be said that with this thing, as long as you can read and recite, you can become a teacher directly. This lesson plan can be given to students and can directly become valuable review material.
Shen Cui was shocked. "Did you learn this in the academy?"
If Hongle Academy really had such an advanced educational model, it is no wonder that it could stand for two dynasties and cultivate so many outstanding students.
Mei Ruochu said embarrassedly, "In our academy, the dean and others don't need to do these desk work. They have thousands of books in their hearts. I made this myself based on our dean's educational experience. After all, I have no experience, so I need to prepare like this. As the old saying goes, 'the early bird catches the worm', and that's probably what happened to me."
After hearing this, Shen Cui was even more surprised and dumbfounded. How could it be that Mei Ruochu was a genius with almost full values except for his luck value? Making a teaching plan is almost directly in line with modern times.
Modern teachers need to undergo a long period of training before they can take up their posts, but he was self-taught and created the teaching model that would be used hundreds of years later.
As a modern person, Shen Cui had actually thought about doing this before. But the prerequisite for making a lesson plan is to understand the contents of the book.
She had no knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics, and seeing that Lao Buyu was already very busy teaching two grades, she did not want to interfere rashly and increase Lao Buyu's workload.
Unexpectedly, Mei Ruochu figured it out on his own after only being here for a month!
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Mei Ruochu continued to ask: "What do you think?"
Chen Cui didn't know what to say except praising him. At this moment, she also experienced what Lao Buyu had said to her in private about how he couldn't teach Mei Ruochu a lesson.
"If you think it's good, I'll do it next."
Chen Cui stopped him and said, "Although I don't understand, I know that the Four Books and Five Classics are extremely complex. If you write about every book, how long will it take you?"
Mei Ruochu calculated carefully, "A book of "Book of Rites" has 5,270 words. If I split it into teaching plans, I have only finished it today, which took me a month. For a more profound book like "Book of Changes" with more words, it will probably take me half a year to finish it?"
"That's even more impossible. It would take two or three years to finish writing the nine books of the Four Books and Five Classics. Are you not going to take the imperial examinations?"
"I...I..." Mei Ruochu blushed, but after hesitating for a while, he said, "I won't take the exam anymore."
"You are talking nonsense." Chen Cui frowned, "What does it mean if we don't consider the years of hard study you put in? I know you are smart, and Master Lao said he couldn't teach you, but don't you say that everything you know now is something you figured out by yourself since birth, without the careful cultivation of your mentor? The efforts you put in, the efforts the old headmaster put in, are they just to make you an ordinary teacher?"
If this were a modern society where all professions had equal status, and Mei Ruochu had the ability to teach and educate people and wanted to be a teacher, she would definitely not interfere.
But in this era, to put it bluntly, fame and fortune represent everything. Without fame and achievements, there is no way to control your own destiny.
Not to mention, with Mei Ruochu's talent, if he really achieved fame and became an official in the court, he would bring many benefits to the people.
If she didn't want him to not give up the imperial examination, why would Shen Cui work so hard to do so much needlework for him?
Anyway, with his fat son around, he can suppress his bad luck. He can just brush it off casually and let him concentrate on teaching Mu Erpang.
Realizing that she had spoken too harshly, Shen Cui softened her expression and said, "I spoke too harshly. I am not saying that teaching is bad, but with your qualifications and potential, you should have greater development. And I think that your original intention should not be just to be a teacher."
"I saved myself from that." Mei Ruochu nodded repeatedly, and said more and more embarrassedly: "When I talked about this with our headmaster, he slammed the table and scolded me. His words were much harsher than what you said. I know you are all doing this for my own good, but I just..."
After all, he still didn't believe that he wouldn't get into trouble.
"Then try again. Trust me once. I will... I mean, this 'feng shui treasure land' of ours will protect you."
Mei Ruochu thought about it carefully and it seemed that he had indeed gotten a lot better recently - on average he would only fall or bump into something once or twice a day, and at most he would eat bones when eating, causing a little pain in his teeth, but he would not eat stones like before, with his mouth full of blood.
There will never be another serious accident like a fire that would implicate others.
"Then should I continue to take the exam next year?" Mei Ruochu asked tentatively.
Shen Cui nodded, but after thinking about it, she said, “Next year, you will take the prefectural and academy examinations first, and then the provincial examinations later… just wait.”
Firstly, as the system said, the imperial examination requires luck. Mei Ruochu's luck value is now close to 40. If he gives her some time, he will be able to pass the exam. It should not be a problem for her to cope with the prefectural and academy examinations.
As for the provincial examination, it is to test the candidates for Juren. The gap between a juren and a xiucai is like a chasm, which requires higher luck, and she cannot make it for the time being.
Moreover, Mu Yunchuan will also take part in the latest provincial examination.
He is the biological son of this plane, the son of destiny. If Mei Ruochu were to take the same exam with him, wouldn't that be like hitting a rock with an egg? You must push it back.
"Okay. Then I'll try again." Mei Ruochu nodded seriously.
After he left, the next day when Shen Cui accompanied him to the academy, she saw him still writing lesson plans.
Without waiting for her to ask, Mei Ruochu said, "I am speaking in a boastful manner, please do not think I am arrogant. I have read these books for more than ten years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that I can recite them by heart. As early as the year when our dean said that I could leave, I stopped attending classes in the academy. I usually find some books to read and do some odd jobs to pay for my tuition. If I am asked to review the books all day, I don't know what to review, because it seems that there is nothing I don't know. Writing this lesson plan is just a review, and showing it to everyone later will also help me fill in the gaps."
Otherwise, he is said to be a genius who is not inferior to Mu Yunchuan. When it comes to eloquence, Shen Cui is really not as good as him.
Moreover, because of the rare smooth life recently, Mei Ruochu also had some youthful vigor. After he finished speaking, he paused and asked with a mischievous smile: "Of course, I have to listen to you in Cuiwei. If you don't let me write, I won't write. I can help with some odd jobs to pay for the tuition?"
Chen Cui surrendered immediately - the bowls he washed would break, the broom he swept the floor would fall apart, and when he helped fetch water in the morning, the shoulder pole he used broke into two pieces. Although he is experienced and can repair anything that is broken. And because the luck value has increased by 30 points compared to before, the things repaired are still barely usable and accidents will not happen one after another. But if I really ask him to do more work, I don’t know what will go wrong.
"Forget it, just do as you wish and don't let it interfere with your business." Shen Cui smiled helplessly.
Winter has come in a blink of an eye and the New Year is approaching.
This also means that after this year, Wei Xi's demise will be imminent.
Although Wei Shu passed the county exam and even achieved a good result of second place, he was a student of Qingzhu Academy at that time. He did well in the exam, and others would not think that Cuiwei Academy was so great.
As for Wei Xi, he was a serious student who had studied in Cuiwei for two years.
His performance this time can represent the true strength of Cuiwei Academy.
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