Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, studied calligraphy since childhood. Whenever he finishes writing these words, he will wash them in the pond in front of his house. It takes a long time for a pool of water to become an inkwell. Later, people called this pond "Mo Chi". After hard work, Wang Xizhi finally became a famous calligrapher. They are called "book saints".
2. Lu Xun
As a teenager, Lu Xun studied in Jiangnan Naval Academy, and achieved 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's cold at night and he can't stand reading at night, he picks a pepper and chews it in his mouth, making his forehead sweat. In this way, he insisted on studying. After studying hard, he finally became a famous writer in China.
3. Su Qin
During the Warring States Period, Su Qin was too tired to study day and night. He stabbed him in the head with an awl to make his thoughts clear. Sun Jing of the Han Dynasty tied his hair to the beam with a rope to prevent reading while sleeping. As long as you fall asleep, you will be awakened. This is the story of "stabbing the stock and hanging the beam" in history.
4. Che Yin
Che Yin in the Jin Dynasty was too poor to provide lamp oil. In the summer night, Che Yin made a small bag with gauze, caught some fireflies and put them in, and then read a book under the light of fireflies. The idiom "Fireflies reflect snow" is the story.
5. Jia Huangzhong
In the Song Dynasty, there was a learned man named Jia Huangzhong, who had been studying with his father since he was five years old. Due to his father's strict requirements, Jia Huangzhong was admitted to Jinshi at the age of fifteen and became a school bookkeeper. Jia Huangzhong is an honest and clean official. He was punctual in Xuanzhou, and one year there was a famine and many people starved to death. Jia Huangzhong cooked with his own rice and saved thousands of people.