Chapter 116 - 116 A Child's Words Carry No Harm
116 A Child’s Words Carry No Harm
Now, they had practiced the structure of the strokes and their ability to control the pen well. The first thing they learned to write was their own names. However, when they saw their mother write their names on the board with a pink and white stick-like object, they could not help but be stunned. The words looked quite good.
Especially Da Bao, he had once sneaked to the neighboring village and sneaked into the private school to take a look at the classroom. He only remembered that the teacher’s seat was a long desk, but there was no board for writing.
But he didn’t ask this question out loud. Women would come up with strange ideas or strange things from time to time. They should be used to it.
Now, it was just that Mother had changed the way she wrote, making it more convenient for them to see. However, their paper and brush were still writing brushes and inkstones, and there were no special changes.
“This board is only this big, how many words can it write?”
Although San Bao felt that this way of writing was very new, he could not help shaking his head when she saw the size of the blackboard.
Mo Ruyue immediately took out the blackboard eraser and wiped the blackboard a few more times, wiping away all the words.
“Did you see that? In the future, I’ll write down the content on the blackboard in class, but I’ll have to erase it after I fill it up, so you guys have to take notes.”
She didn’t know how the teachers in the private school taught in ancient times, so she could only copy the classroom from her memory.
However, taking notes was a good habit. Mo Ruyue felt that they could all learn. A good memory was not as good as a piece of rotten paper. Combining memorization and writing from memory could also effectively improve learning efficiency.
After she had simply decorated the classroom, she announced to them, “Then, our class will officially begin now.”
The five babies sat behind three tables. Tang Tang was the youngest and was a girl, so she sat alone behind the smaller table in the middle.
Da Bao and Er Bao shared a table, while San Bao and Si Bao shared another. They were all leaning against Tang Tang’s table. The three tables were arranged in an inverted trapezoidal shape. They were separated from each other but were connected to each other. Although Tang Tang was sitting by herself, she was not alone.
“I haven’t taught anyone before, but I’ve done a lot of preparation.”
Mo Ruyue took out a book from the space and showed it to the babies. Although the annotations on it were already very detailed, it was not a good thing to follow the book for the babies who did not even have the foundation of enlightenment.
In order to lay a good foundation for her babies, Mo Ruyue had also put in a lot of effort. Unfortunately, there was no computer in this world and it couldn’t help her search for the most suitable education method. She could only let her explore it by herself.
She started with the three character classic, breaking down every sentence, from the pronunciation to the meaning, to the meaning of the whole sentence.
When Mo Ruyue was “preparing for the lesson”, it was equivalent to learning it once, and the lecture now was more like a review for her. It also allowed her to add some of her own personal opinions in addition to the annotations.
Originally, she was prepared to slow down and explain it slowly after considering Tang Tang’s age and ability to accept it. However, to her surprise, no matter whether it was Tang Tang or the third brother or the fourth brother, they could almost understand the content of her lecture with just a little bit of explanation. They could even draw inferences from one point.
“In the past, Mother Meng chose her neighbor, but her son didn’t learn and broke her opportunities. Tang Tang, tell me, how do you interpret this sentence?”
Mo Ruyue had already taught “not learning” to the child, and now he was asking about the knowledge he had taught before.
“It’s a story from ancient times. Meng Zi’s mother wanted him to have a good learning environment, so she moved three times. Once, Meng Zi skipped class and did not study. Mother Meng… Mother Meng broke the weaving machine to teach him.”
Tang Tang usually spoke in a childish voice and liked to repeat words. However, her attitude was extremely correct in class. Although she still spoke in a childish voice, she was obviously much more eloquent.
She told the story of this sentence very clearly, and Mo Ruyue nodded in satisfaction.
“Very good, but this is just a rough meaning. Just now, Mother explained the meaning of evidence. How do you understand it, Tang Tang?”
She then guided Tang Tang to analyze it in a deeper way.
“Well, the story says that we will be influenced by our neighbors. If we are surrounded by good people like Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu, we will be like them, willing to help when we see injustice. If the people around are like Qin Shi and Qin Shen, we will learn to be bad.”
“Just like Qingyuan and Qingfei, they are lazy, full of schemes, and love to take advantage of small things. So, in order for us to grow up well and learn from the good guys, we can’t play with the bad guys.”
Tang Tang’s explanation was very simple and straightforward, but it had already proved that she had a deep understanding of this sentence. It was just that she still lacked the language practice and carving.
“That’s right. Tang Tang is very smart. Her answer is correct.”
Mo Ruyue was not stingy with praise during her teaching. Children needed to be acknowledged and praised from time to time.
Although this sentence wasn’t in the three character classic, but in another “minister” book, it didn’t stop Mo Ruyue from taking it out in advance and explaining it to his babies.
“Mother, you just said that arrogance and complacency will bring losses, and modesty and prudence will benefit you. But we can see that you’re not usually humble.”
As soon as San Bao said that, he was kicked in the leg.
Si Bao stared at the six words on the blackboard and copied them on the book with a brush as if he was not the one who had kicked him.
Mo Ruyue raised an eyebrow. So she was a bad example.
“Then, how does San Bao understand this sentence? tell Mother.”
She was not angry at all. After all, a child’s words carried no harm. How old was she and how old was San Bao? How could she lower herself to the level of a child?
“I feel that we should still be proud. Just like Mother, we know so many skills, so why can’t we be proud? However, being arrogant doesn’t mean being complacent. Only when you’re complacent will you forget how much ability you have, and in the end, you’ll suffer losses.”
“It’s right to be humble and cautious, but if you’re too humble and cautious, you’ll be cowardly. Our Qin Family has never been afraid of anyone. Mother also taught us that we can’t be afraid when we encounter trouble, otherwise everyone will come and bully us. After a long time, even you will feel that you are easy to bully.”
Although Mo Ruyue agreed with what San Bao said, it did not stop her from being speechless. She seemed to be a bad example.
Originally, her words and deeds were deviant from the books and etiquette. The babies saw her teaching with words and actions, but they heard the complete opposite of the etiquette and rules from her mouth. The gap and sense of disharmony was too great.
Moreover, this understanding had been shown from San Bao’s words just now. They had not been together for a long time. It had only been a few months. What if it was a few years or a dozen years?
An extremely absurd thought suddenly flashed through Mo Ruyue’s mind. Could it be that her rebellion had catalyzed a few babies to become “big villains” in the end?