"Stone, I taught you to read this word yesterday!" Pei Ji said anxiously, pointing to the book.
Stone sat dejectedly in the chair, his expression suggesting he was trying to think, but his mouth moved several times without uttering a word.
Min Yueqing listened secretly with great interest, feeling that the calligraphy practice books in her hands were no longer appealing. After all, what could be more interesting than watching her own child practice calligraphy?
Pei Ji started teaching Shi Tou to read yesterday.
This story begins with Pei Ji's daily reading routine. Pei Ji reads books every day at a fixed time, depending on the little one's mood.
That day, when Pei Ji was reading as usual, Shi Tou had just finished exercising and was free, so he curiously went over to him.
Even when his parents were still alive, his family couldn't afford to send him to school, or rather, no one in the entire village sent their children to school.
Therefore, seeing Pei Ji, who was so small, solemnly reading books every day, Shi Tou always felt a sense of unreality.
Of course, deep down there was also a hint of indescribable awe and envy.
Although there are no scholars in their village, the village elders all share a consensus, which they often say, that scholars are like celestial beings descended from heaven, and should be treated with respect.
Stone was quite surprised to find a scholar standing beside him, even though the boy was just a little kid.
Of course, Shi Tou had no idea that Pei Ji would be even more surprised a moment later.
After Shi Tou approached, he cautiously asked, "What book are you reading?"
Pei Ji was always very focused when reading, and Shi Tou's voice wasn't loud. At first, Pei Ji didn't hear him at all, but Shi Tou mistakenly thought that Pei Ji was ignoring him and got a little angry, so he raised his voice and asked again.
Pei Ji then heard this. He turned to look at Shi Tou, first reacting to what Shi Tou had said, then casually closed the book and naturally showed the cover to Shi Tou.
Shi Tou felt awkward seeing Pei Ji's actions. He knew Pei Ji was answering his question, just like when someone asks you what you're having for lunch, you take them to your dinner table.
The problem is, he can't read!
Shi Tou looked at the pictures on the cover, which were supposed to be words, several times, and without hesitation, honestly said, "I can't read."
It's easy to imagine how surprised Pei Ji was when he heard that.
Among Pei Ji's close friends, his parents, a pair of talented young men and women, need no introduction. Even his daughters, Amei and Azhu, as well as his father's servant, were literate due to their upbringing.
Shi Tou was the only illiterate person among the people Pei Ji had a lot of contact with, and Shi Tou was also a little friend that Pei Ji brought back himself.
Pei Ji felt a sense of responsibility well up within him.
Pei Ji wasn't prejudiced against illiterate people; it was just that in his world, once someone reached school age, they had to start reading. Shi Tou was already eleven years old, so he naturally belonged to the category of people who should be studying.
Therefore, Pei Ji became a junior teacher, and his first formal student was naturally Shi Tou.
In terms of dedication, Pei Ji is a very qualified young teacher.
Whether it was due to his personality or Pei Han's unique way of enlightening him, Pei Ji was very patient with his students.
He carefully found all the primers Pei Han had read to him before, starting with the ones with the fewest words, and taught Shi Tou to read them word by word. After reading them the first time, Pei Ji would lead him to read them a second and a third time.
Then, Pei Ji would take out a second book and continue reading it aloud, meticulously reading it three times as well.
And then...
We continued until all four primers were read before letting Stone read them on his own.
Stone looked bewildered, thinking: Is that it? Now I have to read it myself?
Stone naturally couldn't read it. Although Pei Ji took into account that his student was illiterate, so he taught him to read very slowly, even if Stone read four books at once, let alone three times, or even ten times, he might not be able to remember them.
Shi Tou turned his head to secretly look at Pei Ji and found that the young gentleman had already naturally taken out his own book to read. He could only silently flip through the few books in his hands, trying to find a few words that he hadn't forgotten.
The next day, Pei Ji put on a serious face, wanting to check the teaching results from the previous day.
Stone sat nervously in his seat, feeling as if ants were crawling all over his buttocks. He wanted to run away, but he didn't dare to. The feeling was indescribable.
Pei Ji sat down next to him and reached out to pick up the first book he had taught the day before from his desk.
Stone watched as a pair of delicate white hands opened the cover, a thin, short finger steadily pointed to the first word, and then came the childish voice: "Start reading from this word."
Stone closed his eyes and thought: It's over...
There were eight characters in the column, but he only remembered two.
Pei Ji noticed that he hadn't spoken for a while and found it strange, so he asked, "Why aren't you reading?"
Stone's wheat-colored face flushed red, and he said sadly, "I...forgot."
Pei Ji's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked in confusion, "You've forgotten everything?"
Stone thought that since the person was already lost, he gave up and pointed to the only two words he could still remember, saying, "I only remember how to pronounce these two words."
Pei Ji found it hard to believe, but he was naturally emotionally stable, and his upbringing was created by Pei Han and Min Yueqing, who were both highly cultured. So even though he was a little annoyed (which was normal, since his throat had been dry from reading the day before), he still politely asked, "Why did you forget everything else?"
Little did he know that this seemingly peaceful inquiry was nothing short of a scolding to Shi Tou.
Stone felt even sadder.
Min Yueqing had observed their teaching process for a while yesterday and naturally realized that the two of them had fallen into a misunderstanding.
Pei Ji adopted this teaching method based on his own experience of learning to read.
In fact, ever since he developed his own independent consciousness, every book Pei Han had ever read, once read in its entirety, he could immediately replay in his mind.
Pei Han never asked, and Pei Ji loved hearing his father's voice, which is why he listened so obediently.
This is what is commonly known as "having a vivid memory".
Therefore, when he taught Shi Tou, he naturally assumed that everyone learns to read in the same way, and that Pei Ji was already being very attentive by reading the text three times.
As for Shi Tou, he had never seen how others studied since he was a child, so he naturally listened to whatever the young teacher taught him.
When he couldn't meet the young master's requirements, he just felt ashamed, as if he was the only one who couldn't do what everyone else could.
Min Yueqing was practicing calligraphy when she heard the commotion and had been watching the excitement for quite a while.
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