First, draw the ground with the ground:
Mr. Ouyang Xiu's father died when he was four years old. His family is poor and has no money to study. His wife used reed poles to write on the beach, taught him to write, and taught him to read many ancient chapters.
When I am old and have no books to read at home, I go to a nearby scholar's house to borrow books and read them, and sometimes I copy them. In this way, he stayed up all night, forgot all about eating and sleeping, and just buried himself in reading. The poems and essays he wrote since childhood are as tall as adults.
Second, Si Nuo's reading:
In ancient times, there was a scholar named Sun Kang, who was also from a poor family. On winter nights, he often studies in the snow with the help of snow lamps. In Nanqi, there was a scholar named Jiang Bi, who had to work during the day and only had time to study at night, but he couldn't afford a lamp at home, so he had to study at night by moonlight.
Whenever he reads that the moonlight is setting, he brings a ladder and puts it under the foot of the wall. He stood on the ladder reading a book. As the moonlight fell, he climbed up step by step until he reached the roof. Sometimes, when he was tired of reading, he accidentally fell off the ladder. He got up quickly, climbed the ladder again, and went on reading without brushing off the dust.
Third, capsule fireflies reflect snow:
During the Jin Dynasty, Che Yin studied tirelessly since he was a child, but because of his poor family, his father could not provide him with a good learning environment. In order to maintain food and clothing, he has no extra money to buy lamp oil for his evening self-study, so he can only use this time to recite poems.
One night in summer, while he was reciting an article in the yard, he suddenly saw many fireflies flying at low altitude, and the flashing lights were a bit dazzling in the dark. He thought that if many fireflies were gathered together, it would become a lamp, so he went to find a white silk bag, immediately caught dozens of fireflies and put them in it, then tied the bag and hung it up.
Although it is not very bright, it is barely used for reading. From then on, as long as there are fireflies, he will catch one to use as a lamp. Because he studied hard and practiced hard, he finally became an official in a high position.