Lu Xun's story: a desk engraved with the word "morning"

Young Lu Xun is not only clever and diligent, but also strict with himself. Shortly after attending school in San Tan Yin Yue, Lu Xun's grandfather was arrested and imprisoned for bribing relatives and friends in the imperial examination. Lu Xun's father soon became seriously ill and lay in bed because he was anxious to get angry. As the eldest son of the family, Lu Xun shoulders the burden of visiting his grandfather and taking care of his father and brother with his mother. He goes to see a doctor every day and often goes to the drugstore to buy medicine. Money at home is getting less and less. In order to treat his father, Lu Xun often took what his mother gave him to the pawnshop to exchange money for his father's treatment and medicine. He goes back and forth between the pawnshop and the drugstore every day.

On this day, when he finished his family affairs and arrived at Santan Yingyue, the teacher had already started his class. Lu Xun standing outside the door was embarrassed. He is worried that the teacher will get angry and delay the class. After a moment's hesitation, he crustily skin of head knocked at the door and entered the classroom. Seeing the late students, the old gentleman was filled with unhappiness. He stopped the class and asked, "How did you get here?"

Lu Xun stood up from his seat and replied, "sir, I went to the drugstore to buy medicine for my father." I was delayed for a while and came late. "

"For whatever reason, as a student, being late is inappropriate. You should take this as a lesson in the future. Sit down. " The old man said sternly.

After Lu Xun sat down, he didn't complain about the teacher's criticism. He thought, Mr. Wang is right. Students who are always late are not good students. I can't forgive myself. I can't delay class for any reason. In order to remember the lesson of being late this time, Lu Xun carved the word "early" with a knife on the upper right of the desk in Santan Yinyue, and warned himself with the word "early": never be late under any circumstances, study hard and abide by the discipline of private schools.

From then on, Lu Xun got up earlier than before. As soon as he finished dealing with things at home one by one, he quickly picked up his schoolbag and hurried to San Tan Yin Yue, never being late again. It is by virtue of his strict demands on himself that Lu Xun is diligent and studious and has achieved the best results in his class. Lu Xun has never forgotten this matter. Many years later, he also told his relatives around him to remember the word "early".

Today, there is still a desk used by Lu Xun in the memorial hall of San Tan Yin Yue in Shaoxing. The word "jujube" carved by the knife on the table is still discernible. It tells the story of young Lu Xun to everyone who has been here.