The next day, as soon as Su Yun'er woke up, before she even opened her eyes, she heard the sound of children reading.
"At birth, people are inherently good; their natures are similar, but through habit..."
“Brother, it’s ‘Xi Xiangyuan’.”
"Oh, right, Xi Xiangyuan!"
It turns out that the little trees and grass have already gotten up and are reciting their lessons in the yard.
Su Yun'er smiled, "The children are quite enthusiastic about learning."
Su Yun'er got out of bed in a good mood. To reward the children for their hard work, she cooked stir-fried noodles this morning.
Old Mrs. Chen came to the kitchen to fetch hot water, but Su Yun'er stopped her: "Mother, give me three eggs."
Why do you need so many eggs?
"The little trees and grass are studying diligently now, so we should give them more nutrition, such as an egg for each child every morning."
When Grandma Chen heard that it was for the children, she nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's to supplement their nutrition. What about the remaining egg?"
Su Yun'er was busy cooking and didn't even look up: "It's for the two of us. We need to make sure we get enough nutrition too. Only when we're healthy can we take better care of them."
Grandma Chen really wanted to say that she wouldn't eat eggs; she wanted to save them all for the children.
"I won't eat it, Little Tree's mother. You work so hard every day. If you eat, I won't."
"Mother, if you don't eat eggs, the little trees and grass won't eat them either. Right?" Su Yun'er called out to the outside.
"yes!"
"Grandma doesn't eat eggs, so neither do my brother and I!"
The children's clear voices immediately answered loudly.
Grandma Chen pursed her lips helplessly.
A steaming bowl of fragrant stir-fried noodles is served, along with a plate of fried eggs, which are fried in lard and drizzled with soy sauce after being taken out of the pan. The aroma is so enticing that it makes your mouth water.
Gai Xue was originally sleeping in the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed), but when she smelled the aroma, she rushed over immediately.
The little cat used its paws to pull itself up from the kang table, its nose twitching rapidly. It used its hind legs to move little by little, its whole body moving closer to the fried eggs in lard.
Su Yun'er smiled and patted Gai Xue's little head. Gai Xue shrank her neck a little, but still did not change her direction and continued to try to find the lard to fry the eggs.
Grandma Chen patted Gai Xue's little bottom, then picked him up and said, "Oh dear, you little glutton, don't come here and cause trouble. Look at your cat hair, it's going to fall into the bowl again."
The table was set up, and the little trees and grass were already standing by the kang (a heated brick bed), waiting.
The little tree is the older brother. He lets his younger sister go first and lets the little grass carry the load first, because the first one to finish can eat first.
Little Grass shook her head: "Brother, you go first."
The two even defered to each other, and this brotherly and sisterly attitude pleased Su Yun'er. She smiled and said, "It's alright, it's all the same. Xiao Shu can carry it first."
Xiao Shu's expression hardened. He swallowed and began to recite: "At the beginning of life... if a child does not study, he will cut the threads of his loom!"
The little tree recited it well, and the little grass followed suit, reciting it even more fluently than the little tree.
Su Yun'er then asked a few more questions about knowledge points, and the two of them answered them correctly.
While Su Yun'er was testing the children, Grandma Chen kept touching the rim of the bowl, worried that the noodles were getting cold.
In the past, she would have definitely reminded Su Yun'er: "The noodles are getting soggy and cold. Let the children eat first."
However, she had already promised Su Yun'er yesterday that she wouldn't interrupt or do the opposite of what Su Yun'er said when educating the children. So, although Grandma Chen felt sorry for the children having to study on an empty stomach, she could only endure it.
Finally, the spot checks were all passed, and Su Yun'er's smile became even sweeter. She waved her hand and said, "Get on the kang (heated brick bed) and eat!"
The little trees and grass immediately cheered and rushed onto the kang (a heated brick bed). They had already washed their hands before reciting their lessons, so they didn't need to worry about being dragged away to wash their hands now.
After the meal, Xiaoshu and Xiaocao habitually tried to clear the table, but Grandma Chen stopped them: "You don't need to do any work, just go and study. Grandma can do these things."
Upon hearing this, Su Yun'er immediately stopped her: "Mother, you mustn't."
Grandma Chen asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"Although they need to study, they can't neglect the chores at home. Studying is important, but they can't just focus on studying. They should also help with the housework. Otherwise, they'll just become stupid from studying too much."
"Then...then there will be less time for reading?"
"Reading is a long-term endeavor, not something that can be done in a short time each day. Little trees and grass, do you understand what your mother means?"
The two children nodded repeatedly.
Having no other choice, Old Mrs. Chen had to let the two children do it.
After resting for a while after the meal, Su Yun'er called the two children over to her again.
There was no blackboard or paper and pen at home, so Su Yun'er swept a small patch of ground in the corner of the yard and picked up a piece of firewood that was the right thickness and length.
Two children stood on her left and right, respectively, and she began to write on the ground with firewood.
At birth, human nature is good.
"The character for 'person' (人) is composed of a left-falling stroke and a right-falling stroke. The character used in our dynasty is a simplified version from several dynasties, resembling the image of a person walking. Little trees, little grass, tell me, what are the differences between us humans and animals?"
Little Tree chimed in: "People can talk!"
Su Yun'er nodded and added, "Let's add a rule: from now on, anyone who wants to answer a question in class must raise their hand first, and cannot shout it out directly."
"Okay, Mom," Little Tree stuck out his tongue.
"Little grass, what do you say?" When the little tree called out just now, the little grass also wanted to speak.
"Mom, animals crawl on their stomachs, but humans walk standing up."
"Yes, that's right. Is there anything else?"
Animals can't cook!
"Animals don't wear clothes!"
"Animals don't build houses!"
"Animals will be eaten by people!"
Animals can't read!
"besides!……"
He said many things in a row, and they were all quite correct. Su Yun'er agreed with each and every one of them.
Finally, she concluded: "To summarize, some animals depend on humans for survival; some are killed and eaten by humans, while others hide from humans and live deep in the mountains and forests. Humans, on the other hand, use tools and walk upright, which distinguishes them from animals. Humans use tools to build houses, cook, make clothes, and even produce more advanced tools to protect themselves and make their lives better and safer."
"Mother, why can humans walk upright, but animals can't? Can Gai Xue stand up and walk?"
The little grass tilted its head, its head full of question marks.
"Speaking of upright walking, we have to talk about the human brain and the brains of animals. Little Tree, go and bring the snow cover."
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