Chapter 106 Assessment
Aunt Sun came over and said with a smile, "Come on, Shanzi and Dege'er have never met your eldest cousin."
He Shujin greeted the village chief and Sun Bomin, then greeted Guyu, and finally bent down to look at De Ge'er and Sun Shan, patted their heads, and said with a smile: "You must be Shanzi, you must be De Ge'er."
Pointing at Sun Shan and De Ge'er respectively.
When he first saw the handsome guy, De Geer was a little timid and asked with a red face: "Cousin, how did you know?"
Sun Shan followed behind and said, "Brother, you are really smart. You are worthy of being a scholar."
He Shujin pulled Sun Shan's pigtails and said to Uncle He and Aunt Sun, "Dad, Mom, you always say De Ge'er is sweet-talking and Shan Zi is not good at speaking. I think Shan Zi is the best at speaking."
After he finished speaking, he picked up Sun Shan and asked cheerfully, "Shanzi, am I right?"
Sun Shan quickly shook his head: "No, no, no."
It made everyone laugh.
He Shujin put Sun Shan down, picked up De Ge'er and asked, "De Ge'er, I heard that you were often beaten by the teacher when you were studying?"
De Ge'er immediately retorted: "I didn't do that. Who said that?" Even if he did, he couldn't admit it. It was too embarrassing.
He Shuyu put him down, tapped his big head, and smiled without saying anything.
Aunt Sun also introduced my third cousin He Shusheng and fourth cousin He Shuhan.
After comparison, Sun Shan finally understood why the He family favored his eldest cousin. Not to mention his academic performance, in terms of temperament, his eldest cousin was ten blocks ahead of his three cousins.
After everyone sat down, the village chief looked at He Shujin with satisfaction. The more he looked, the more satisfied he was. He was indeed Chunlan's son. He asked with a smile, "Brother Jin, are you still going to school now?"
In fact, the village chief was just looking for topics to talk about. He wanted to ask more in-depth questions, but he didn't know how to ask. He knew nothing about studying.
Jinger said in a clear and gentle voice: "Grandpa, after the banquet, I still have to go to the academy to study. Now is my vacation, so I have time to stay at home."
Sun Bomin didn't understand either, so he echoed, "So it's a vacation. I thought you didn't have to go to school."
Uncle He asked, "Uncle, brother, did you have a smooth journey? It's hot, and it must be hard to travel."
The village chief waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. We can all take the bus. We don't have to walk. It won't be too hard."
Afterwards, several adults discussed their life situations, and He Shujin listened patiently.
Sun Shan sat next to De Ge'er and his second cousin He Shuyu.
My second cousin said jokingly, "Shanzi, I heard that you have gone to school. What did you study?"
Sun Shan answered honestly that he had learned "Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Names".
Then asked how the learning was going?
Sun Shan answered honestly that he had learned well.
He Shuyu didn't believe it.
De Geer was anxious and said quickly: "Second cousin, Shanzi has learned very well, and the teacher praises him."
He Shuyu then asked De Ge'er how his studies were going.
De Ge'er hesitated, neither saying yes nor no.
He Shuyu laughed out loud: "Brother De, I think you must be absent-minded and naughty in class, so you are often beaten with a stick. Come, let your second cousin see if your hands have been beaten into pig's trotters by the teacher?"
After saying that, he went to grab De Ge'er's little hand.
De Ge'er resisted and quickly put his hands in his trouser pockets to prevent him from looking.
The third and fourth cousins next door found it interesting and started to clamor to see De Ge'er's hands.
De Ge'er's face turned red and he didn't dare to stretch out his hand.
He Shuyu stopped teasing De Ge'er and looked at Sun Shan and asked, "I heard that you are doing well in school. Come, let your second cousin test you."
Sun Shan sat upright, looked up and said, "Second cousin, you are not good at studying, so don't test me."
He Shuyu was so angry that she stamped her feet, while her third and fourth cousins covered their mouths and laughed.
As for De Ge'er, he laughed even more unscrupulously.
When the adults heard the laughter, Aunt Sun asked, "What's wrong? What are the cousins talking about?"
Fourth cousin He Shuhan walked over and explained the whole story, focusing on how Sun Shan thought Yu Ge'er was a poor student and was not qualified to test him.
After hearing this, Master He also smiled and said, "Shanzi is right. Brother Yu is not good at studying, so how can he have the nerve to evaluate others?"
He Shuyu became even angrier. He couldn't do anything about his father, so he had to grab Sun Shan and harass him under the armpits, making Sun Shan shout "no" and roll around.
He Shujin was anxious to rescue Sun Shan, and scolded him with a smile: "Second brother, Shanzi is still young, your victory is not fair."
He Shuyu has been in the control group with his older brother since he was a child. Fortunately, he has a lively and cheerful personality, otherwise he would have suffered from depression long ago.
He said to Sun Shan: "Shanzi, you said that I am not good at studying and cannot test you. But I can let the scholar test you, right?"
Sun Shan said timidly: "I have only read the Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Names. I don't understand the others."
De Geer echoed, "Yes, we only learned the Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Names. We don't know the others. Cousin, don't take the test."
He looked at Sun Shan with pity, as if he had done all he could as a brother to help him. He just wished him good luck.
My second cousin He Shuyu insisted on taking the exam.
The eldest cousin said helplessly: "Okay, I will test Shanzi now, and only test the "Three Character Classic".
Yu Ge'er looked at Shanzi provocatively, as if to say, Shanzi, you are dead.
When Aunt Sun and Sun Boming heard that Shanzi was going to be tested on his knowledge, they just thought it was just a game between cousins.
The village chief also said cheerfully: "Jin'er, you should take the exam well. After taking the exam for Shanzi, take the exam for De'er. Let's see what the two boys have learned in school."
De Geer said fearfully, "Just Kao Shanzi, he's better, the teacher always praises him, I don't know anything."
It is better for my fellow Taoist to die than for me to die. Let Shanzi suffer.
He Shujin said to Sun Shan, "Come on, Shanzi, I will say one sentence and you will say the next one. If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool."
Sun Shan immediately replied: "If a man does not learn, he will not know righteousness."
"Only by studying books can people follow them"
"Learn to read and speak Chinese"
He Shujin said one sentence, and Sun Shan said the next sentence.
He Shujin changed from being nonchalant to being serious. He continued to ask more than ten sentences, and Sun Shan was able to answer them all.
He Shujin asked in surprise: "Shanzi, you are amazing. You got all the answers right."
Sun Shan said modestly: "I study and recite every day."
De Geer said proudly: "Cousin, I tell you, Shanzi listens carefully in school. After school, he also practices calligraphy and recites books every day. Before going to bed at night, he recites them before going to bed."
He Shujin said approvingly: "Shanzi is really diligent. Okay, recite the Three Character Classic from beginning to end."
De Geer quickly said, "Cousin, the Three Character Classic is too long and difficult to memorize."
Sun Shan said proudly: "Brother, I will recite the Three Character Classic now."
I recited it word for word from beginning to end.
Sun Shan felt that there was no need to hide his incompetence. The moment he saw He Shujin, he had already decided to go back and tell Sun Boming that he wanted to take the exam to become a scholar.
He also wanted to become a talented and accomplished young man like He Shujin.
When Sun Shan finished reciting the Three Character Classic, He Shujin said happily, "Shanzi, it's good. It shows that you study hard."
He then picked out a few sentences and asked Sun Shan to explain their meaning.
Sun Shan explained it again based on what Master Zheng taught and his own understanding.
He Shujin was even more surprised, and said to Sun Bomin and others: "Uncle, Shanzi is really amazing, a good student. He has only studied for less than a year, but he can understand the meaning. Shanzi, you are better than your cousin."
Sun Bomin was flattered and said, "Jin'er, you are joking, how can Shanzi compare with you?"
He Shujin shook his head and said, "Shanzi is much better than I was when I was little. I didn't understand it so deeply back then."
Aunt Sun knew that her eldest son was cautious in his words and deeds. His words proved that Shanzi was doing well in school. She pulled Sun Shan over, hugged him and said, "Brother, I think Shanzi is smart. You should train him well. It would be best if he could pass the exam and become a scholar like his eldest cousin. Then I would feel relieved."
Sun Bo quickly waved his hands and said, "Sister, how can Shanzi compare to Jing'er? You think too highly of him."
Sun Shan looked at Sun Boming speechlessly. Who would say that about his own son? Fortunately, he was not a child, otherwise even a genius would be buried by a father like Sun Boming.