novelaction Chapter 216 Destruction 1
Chapter 216 Destruction 1
Zhou Sisi recited twelve poems with small animals in one breath, and not only the classmates below, but even the teacher was shocked.
The teacher's husband's surname was Tian, so he was called Master Tian. Master Tian mainly taught poetry, lyrics, fu and abacus.
Before she began teaching, she had indeed seen Zhou Sisi's test paper. However, the test didn't cover much of the subject matter she was teaching; poetry and prose were not tested, only counting rods. Therefore, Master Tian only knew that Zhou Sisi was good at counting rods, but she hadn't expected her to be a proficient poet as well.
Although some of these poems were not written by her, the fact that she could come up with these verses shows that Zhou Sisi is quite insightful.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!" Master Tian clapped his hands and exclaimed in praise, "Student Sisi is truly exceptionally intelligent. Her repertoire of poetry is truly astonishing. Her performance today is proof of Sisi's extraordinary talent."
The classmates below cast envious or jealous glances at her. Seeing her plan fail and Zhou Sisi's famed appearance instead, Zhuang Xinyan felt annoyed and said, "Teacher, maybe she just happened to have memorized these poems, but that doesn't mean she's truly talented."
Master Tian frowned slightly and was about to open his mouth to refute, but Zhou Sisi spoke first: "If Mr. Zhuang doesn't believe me, I can write another one." Everyone was shocked. This is already a lot, and there is still room for more?!
Zhou Sisi seemed to be thinking, but in fact she was searching her brain for any poems with small animals in them. She looked around and out the window, just in time to hear a rooster crowing outside. Then, she had an idea and whispered:
"The red crown on her head needs no trimming, her body covered in white as she walks towards me. She never dares to speak lightly, but a single call will open all doors."
After hearing this, Mr. Tian's eyes lit up. Although this poem was simple and straightforward, it vividly depicted the majestic image of the chicken.
She didn't care what Zhuang Xinyan thought and led the applause. "Brilliant! Sisi's depiction of this rooster is so vivid and lifelike. It really shows that Sisi is a very observant student of life. She is really talented!"
Zhou Sisi thanked Master Tian for his affirmation and looked up at Zhuang Xinyan. "Student Zhuang, are you satisfied this time?"
Zhuang Xinyan didn't believe that Zhou Sisi did it herself at all. Maybe she just happened to be able to recite it.
So she still refused to accept it, "Who knows if you can recite more poems? If I give you another question and you can answer it, I will believe that you can really write poetry."
Zhou Sisi really wanted to say, I don’t need you to believe me, because I didn’t do any of this at all, I’m just standing on the shoulders of giants.
However, now that she had been forced to do so by Zhuang Xinyan, if she backed down, it would just be like what Zhuang Xinyan had said, "I just know a lot." So, she could only bite the bullet and respond, "Sure! Go ahead!"
When Master Tian saw that the two of them were arguing, and that Zhou Sisi had actually agreed to Zhuang Xinyan's unreasonable request, she said nothing, found a good spot, sat down, and waited to see who would come out on top.
The teacher was like this, and the students below were even more excited. They stopped talking to each other, sat upright, and waited quietly to watch the show.
Seeing Zhou Sisi wasn't afraid of her request, Zhuang Xinyan couldn't help but feel unsure. Could it be that she really could write poetry? Since she agreed, she was going to give her a hard time this time.
So she began to think hard, wanting to pick a difficult animal to write a poem about. She thought of several, but none seemed too difficult. Just as she was struggling, she suddenly heard the chirping of cicadas outside. So, she said, "I'm sure everyone has heard the cicadas chirping outside. So, Sisi, please write a poem about them."
Zhou Sisi was initially concerned when she saw Zhuang Xinyan deep in thought. She was worried she might come up with something difficult and she wouldn't be able to memorize it. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Xinyan actually came up with a poem about the chirping of cicadas.
This is so easy! She has memorized at least three or four poems, if not seven or eight, such as Su Shi's "New Cicada", Yuan Mei's "What I Saw", and Bai Juyi's "Early Cicada", all of which are themed around cicadas.
The one she is most familiar with is Xin Qiji's "Xijiang Yue: Walking on the Yellow Sand Road at Night", which she learned in junior high school.
But Zhou Sisi had learned it well this time. She didn't recite it right away. Instead, she imitated Zhuang Xinyan, first lowering her head to think, muttering to herself, and then, as if she had thought it through, she raised her head, looked at everyone, and said:
"The bright moon startled a magpie on a branch, and the gentle wind made cicadas sing in the middle of the night
In the fragrance of rice flowers, it is said that the year is good, and listen to the sound of the frog.
Seven or eight stars outside, two or three points in front of the rain mountain.
The old thatched cottage was beside the forest, and the bridge suddenly appeared when the road turned to the stream.
She spoke for a long time but no one responded. Zhou Sisi thought she didn't explain herself clearly and was about to say it again.
At this moment, Master Tian took the lead in clapping, "Good! Great poem!" The others followed suit. Qi Xinrui was even more excited. She stood up and raised her hand high to applaud Zhou Sisi.
With just a few short sentences, a tranquil and vibrant rural scene of a summer night appeared before my eyes. Anyone who says Zhou Sisi can't write poetry is simply blind!
After hearing this, Zhuang Xinyan could only lower her head silently and said nothing. Meanwhile, the other classmates admired Zhou Sisi even more.
Finally, Mr. Tian announced, "I believe everyone has benefited greatly from today's class. We would like to thank Sisi for contributing so many poems about small animals. I would like to give her a bonus of ten points today. Does anyone have any opinions?"
"No!" Everyone said in unison.
"Okay! That's all for today's class. get out of class dismissed!"
Because this was the last class, after Mr. Tian announced the end of get out of class, everyone packed up their things and left one after another.
Zhou Sisi, Qi Xinrui, and Yuan Youyou also packed up and started to walk out.
As they walked, Yuan Youyou said to Zhou Sisi, "Sisi, can you write down the poems you wrote today? I want a copy! I want to learn from you!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Xinrui also joined in the fun, saying, "I want one too! I want one too! Take some for me too!"
Zhou Sisi didn't care. When no one was around, she would tell them that she had just memorized the text. As for copying it down to study, that was certainly fine.
However, she didn't want to copy for them. So she said, "You can study if you want. How about this, someday, when we have a day off, you two come to my house. I'll recite it, and you can write it down. How about that?"
The two of them naturally said hello repeatedly, and the three of them left the classroom chattering.
Gu Yuwen, who hadn't left the classroom yet, looked at Zhuang Xinyan and asked, "Just let her go like this?"
Zhuang Xinyan glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, I just don't believe she's this good in other subjects! Sooner or later, I'll make her lose to me!"