Chương 39: Chapter 38: Ten Days East of the River, Ten Days West of the River

Zhang Shuyuan, sitting on the wobbly-legged chair, raised his head in surprise and frowned: "To recognize characters and read, one must understand the principle of not biting off more than one can chew. Even if I tell you all the ways to read, write, and the meanings of the remaining hundreds of characters, you might not remember them. Instead of that, you should consolidate what you learned today, go home early, and come back earlier tomorrow."

Zhang Shuyuan noticed that Shen Qing seemed a bit anxious.

After all, he was a young man, and five consecutive days had worn down much of his patience. He couldn't calm his mind and wanted to find shortcuts.

He had seen many such people.

But how could there be shortcuts in reading and recognizing characters?

The knowledge in his stomach had been accumulated bit by bit.

Precisely because of these years of study, compared to others, he understood some of the world's workings, and his frail body didn't starve to death.