Mr. Lu Xun studied hard since he was a child. When I was a teenager, I attended Jiangnan Naval Academy and got excellent results in the first semester. The school awarded him a gold medal. He immediately took it to the street of Nanjing Gulou and sold it. Then he bought some books and a bunch of red peppers. Whenever it was cold at night, he couldn't bear to read at night, so he picked a pepper and chewed it in his mouth, making his forehead sweat. He used this method to drive away the cold and insisted on studying.
When Wang Yanan was a child, he was ambitious and loved reading. When he was in middle school, in order to gain more time to study, he sawed off one foot of his wooden bed and turned it into a three-legged bed. Read until late at night every day, sleep when tired, turn over in confusion, and tilt the bed in the direction of short feet. He woke up suddenly, got out of bed at once and studied at his desk at night. Every day, he never stops As a result, he gets excellent grades every year.
When Zhuge Liang was a teenager, he studied hard from Mr. Si Mahui, a water mirror. Zhuge Liang is diligent in thinking. Not only Si Mahui appreciates him, but also Si Mahui's wife attaches great importance to him. She likes this studious and brainy young man. There were no clocks at that time, and there was no sun in rainy days. In order to be punctual, Si Mahui trained roosters to crow on time by feeding them regularly. To study. Zhuge Liang wanted Mr. Wang to extend the lecture time, but Mr. Wang always relied on the crow, so Zhuge Liang thought: If the crow lasts longer, Mr. Wang will extend the lecture time a little. So he brought some food in his pocket when he went to school. It is estimated that when the chicken crows, he will feed it something to eat, and the chicken will not crow when it is full.
After a while, Mr. Sima wanted to know why the chicken didn't crow on time. Careful observation shows that Zhuge Liang fed the chickens when they crowed. Teacher Wang was very angry at first, but he was soon moved by Zhuge Liang's studious spirit, paid more attention to him, and had no reservations about his education. Zhuge Liang is also more diligent. Through Zhuge Liang's own efforts, he finally became a local scholar who knew astronomy and geography.
Confucius studied hard all his life and especially liked the Book of Changes in his later years. The Book of Changes is difficult to read and learn, but Confucius is not afraid of suffering and reads it repeatedly until he understands it. Because paper had not been invented in Confucius' time, books were all written in bamboo slips or wooden slips, which were stupid and heavy. Many bamboo slips are woven together with thongs to make a book. Because Confucius studied hard, he often exhibited books.
During the Warring States Period, Su Qin was so tired that he studied day and night that he stabbed himself in the leg with an awl to clear his head. Sun Jing of the Han Dynasty tied his hair to the beam with a rope to prevent him from falling asleep while reading. As long as he falls asleep, he will be pulled up. This is the story of "hanging beam with thorns" in history.
Che Yin, Sun Kang and Kuang Heng in the Jin Dynasty were so poor that they couldn't even afford to buy oil for lighting. In the summer night, Che Yin made a small pocket with gauze, caught some fireflies and put them in it, reading by the light of fireflies. Sun Kang sat in the snow on a cold winter night, studying hard through the reflection of snow; Kuang Heng cut a small hole in the wall and "stole" a little light from his neighbor's house to read. These are all stories told by the idiom "A firefly reflects snow" and "Digging the wall to steal light".
Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, studied calligraphy since childhood. Every time he finishes writing, he goes to the pond in front of his house to wash his brush. After a long time, a pool of clear water turned into a pool of ink. Later, people called this pond "Mo Chi". Through diligent study and practice, Wang Xizhi finally became a famous calligrapher and was called "the sage of books".
Song Lian, a famous essayist and scholar in Ming Dynasty, was fond of learning since childhood. He was not only knowledgeable, but also wrote a good article, which was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Song Lian loves reading very much, and what he doesn't understand is always asking questions. Once, in order to find out a problem, Song Lian walked dozens of miles in the snow to consult Ji Meng, a teacher who had stopped accepting students, but the teacher was not at home. Song Lian was not discouraged, but. But the teacher did not meet him. Because of the cold weather, Song Lian and her companions were frozen, and Song Lian's toes were frostbitten. Song Lian fell into a snow pit when he visited alone for the third time, but he was saved. When Song Lian almost fainted in front of the teacher's house, the teacher was moved by his sincerity and patiently answered Song Lian's questions. Later, in order to gain more knowledge, Song Lian visited many teachers regardless of difficulties and hardships, and finally became famous.
Late at night, there was a sound of reading from the Buddhist temple. The young monk was frightened and thought there was a ghost inside, so he immediately reported it to the old monk. So the old monk led the young monk to catch ghosts. Unexpectedly, the "ghost" turned out to be a poor boy named Liu Xie, who was reading with a Buddha lamp. After studying hard, Liu Xie finally became a great literary theorist.
Mathematician Hua's reading method is different. Every time he reads a book, he doesn't read it from beginning to end, but closes his eyes and guesses what is written in the book. After a period of thinking, he opened the book. If the contents of the book are consistent with his guess, he will stop reading. If it is different from the guess, he will read it carefully. Hua's "guessing reading method" not only saves reading time, but also cultivates his thinking ability and imagination.
Hou Linbao, a language master, has only been in primary school for three years. Because of his diligence, he finally became a famous crosstalk performer. On one occasion, he wanted to buy a joke book of the Ming Dynasty, The Stormy Waves, but he couldn't find it all over the old book stalls in Beijing. Only later did he know that Beijing Library had this book. It was winter, and he braved the snow and went to the library to copy books for 18 days in a row. He finally copied a book of more than 100,000 words. It is said that on his wedding day, his family was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and friends and relatives came to congratulate him. When the bride's sedan chair approached the door, the groom couldn't find it. Everyone was in a hurry to look everywhere, and they found him in the study. He is still wearing an old robe and absorbed in reading.