Lin Zezu’s studies were progressing rapidly. For the past few days, Little Xin'er had been clamoring to join her Young Master Brother for morning reading.
At first, Sister Jiang tried to stop her, but eventually, Lin Zezu came to Little Xin'er’s rescue and allowed her to study with him. Every morning in the backyard, Lin Zezu would recite a line, and Little Xin'er would mimic him. One would sway his head as he chanted, while the other would follow along with her babbling. Thus, every morning, the sound of one deep and one high-pitched voice reading drifted through the courtyard.
Little Xin'er possessed an astonishing memory; she had already nearly memorized the entire *Great Learning* by following Lin Zezu. Sometimes, while eating, she would suddenly start reciting a long passage to Fugui and Jiang Feng, which stimulated them so much that they began constantly burying their heads in the *Elementary Learning* and their arithmetic booklets whenever they had a spare moment.
Chapter 45