Mr. Zhuang turned around and returned to the study. Bai Shan immediately picked up the book basket and followed. Man Bao and Bai Erlang also stood up and straightened their clothes to follow.
Mr. Zhuang picked up a pen and wrote a full reading list for Bai Erlang. He turned to look at Man Bao and Bai Shanbao and said, "I'll make a reading list for you too."
Lest they be like two little mice who fell into a rice vat, not knowing what is good or bad and eating all the rice.
After that, Mr. Zhuang took up his pen and gave each of them a book list. Most of their book lists were the same, with only a few books being different.
He said: "Some books are for scientific examinations, so you don't have to read Man Bao. There are some books on Man Bao's book list that you don't have to read. You can't chew off more than you can chew. You have to read the books carefully. Don't read them."
Just flip through it as if you were swallowing it whole."
They both agreed in unison and took the book list.
Then Mr. Zhuang waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go out and play."
The three of them immediately went out with the book list in hand, and ran to find Daji as if they had obeyed the imperial edict, and showed him the book list, "This is the book list Mr. made for us."
We are all smart people, so there is no need to explain the meaning behind it, right?
Daji glanced at their book list and sighed. He just said that Mr. Zhuang couldn't possibly not know things that even he knew.
So this was what Mr. Zhuang condoned, or even instigated. At that time, he was the first to bring up the topic of the Western Wall.
Sure enough, scholars are all the same. They don't like to explain things clearly, just like the uncle.
Thinking of his late uncle, Daji's eyebrows softened a little, and he did not take the book list in their hands. He nodded and said: "Okay, the young masters are young, flexible and have good jumping ability. It shouldn't be difficult to learn this."
So after a while, the three of them stood in a row in the alley, facing the wall of Yan's house together.
There was no way, their yard was fenced, and there were flowers and plants planted under two walls. Some flowers had already bloomed, and they would definitely not step on them.
Even if Bai Shan and Bai Erlang wanted to step on them, they had to consider the fist of the person next to them, so after everyone discussed it, they came to the alley together.
Anyway, no one lives in the house opposite, and Yan's house is also vacant. Their house is the only one in this area, so it won't affect others.
The wall of the Yan family seems to be quite strong. It should be able to withstand their constant stepping on it... right?
Daji taught them how to press their legs and take off, and then said: "I will show you how to step on the wall. You first learn how to go up the wall. Once you learn how to go up the wall, it will be almost the same when you go down the wall."
With Daji's kung fu, of course he didn't have to deliberately lower his body to perform movements, but he still squatted down slightly like those who didn't have kung fu, and taught them how to bend their legs, how to start, jump again, step on the wall, reach out, pull, and then get up again.
wall……
After a series of actions, all three of them opened their mouths.
Then they ran forward one after another, stepped on the wall, and then fell down.
At first, the marks they left on the wall were very short, not much higher than the bottom of the wall. Later, they became higher and higher, and occasionally they would fall again...
Daji said: "This cannot be learned in an instant. Let's learn it here today."
I am really afraid that they will practice too much and their legs will be sore at night.
Manbao and the others were obedient and did not jump up and step on the wall. Instead, they jumped up and down in the yard to practice jumping. When they went to bed at night, they all felt the pain together.
Manbao's calf twitched a bit, as if it was knotted. The pain made Manbao burst into tears, but she didn't dare to say anything. She gritted her teeth and stretched her legs, then sat up and held her own.
Toes...
It hurt a lot, but after the pain passed, I slowly felt relieved.
Man Bao blinked and a few tears fell down. She pressed her calf several times. It was hard and painful. She gently pushed away the lump with her palm and rubbed it for a long time before lying down again.
She hugged the quilt aggrievedly and decided to jump off the wall tomorrow, but she must first stretch her muscles and bones.
The next day, Manbao went out with his eyes a little red, and Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were not much different. The three of them were a little depressed.
Bai Erlang didn't even want to stand while washing. He asked Bai Shan and Man Bao, "Aren't your legs sore last night?"
Man Bao said: "Fortunately, it's not so sour."
Bai Shan even said: "I have practiced with Daji, and it is not sour at all."
Bai Erlang pursed his lips and said, "Am I the only one in pain?"
Daji had already washed up and was getting water to feed the horses. Hearing this, he looked back at the calves of the three of them, smiled slightly and said, "Since they are not sore, we will continue to practice after school."
"Hey, why don't you go to the library first?" Man Bao said, "I only copied twelve pages of yesterday's book."
Daji asked: "Master Wei, are you still willing to take you to study in the government?"
Man Bao looked at him with a particularly sincere look, Daji turned around and said, "I'm going to set up the car."
Man Bao was a little disappointed and said to Bai Shan, "It seems we have to practice climbing walls quickly."
Zhou Lang had already asked the whole story last night. He was squatting on the ground brushing his teeth. Hearing this, he said: "What's so difficult about this? Just wait. When you come back next time, my fourth brother will give you something. Keep it so you don't step on it."
It can go up and down walls even if you hold it."
"What?"
"Ladder!" Zhou Lang said: "I will send you a ladder later. Move it in from the west wall. Hide it when not in use. Then bring it back and put it up when you use it."
He thought for a while and then said: "If you are afraid of being searched, I will go back to the village the day after tomorrow and ask my second brother to make a few more. If one is searched, we will replace it with another one. Anyway, it is made of bamboo and is worthless."
The three people's eyes widened, and they actually thought this method was very good.
Daji:……
He couldn't help but said: "If he is discovered..."
"If you are not caught by the gentlemen, no questions will be asked about you. If you are caught by the gentlemen, what is the difference between having one more ladder and one less ladder?" Zhou Lang waved his hand and said: "Anyway, you can use it with confidence, the ladder
It’s worthless. If you are discovered, just run away and don’t worry about the ladder.”
In fact, ladders are quite valuable, but the ladders in Lao Zhou's family have always been made by Zhou Erlang, so they don't feel valuable.
Zhou Lang went out for a walk and found that this thing was more expensive than he thought. Although it was made better than what he used at home, it could not hide its price.
But thinking that Yaomei might be waiting at home, Zhou Lang gritted his teeth and bought it. He carried it home to find Manbao and warned: "You have to take your time and use it, don't really be taken away. I will come back later."
As for home, even if we only stay at home for two days, it will be five days later."
Then he said: "Copy more books. Books are more expensive than ladders, so we won't lose money."
Man Bao looked at the ladder he carried back and nodded, asking: "Fourth brother, how do we get the ladder in?"
"It's simple. I'll go with you when they are about to finish school." Zhou Lang was very familiar with doing this kind of thing. Of course, he built walls of his own house, not other people's.
He just climbed up to the wall first, then pulled up the ladder and put it on the other side. He really did this kind of thing often.
He often did this when he was helping others build his own house.
Daji opened his mouth, but still didn't speak to stop them.