茅盾的母亲陈爱珠,不但善于治家,而且知书识礼,从小学会了读、写、算。她读过“四书”、“五经”、《唐诗三百首》、《古文观止》、《列女传》、《幼学琼林》、《楚辞集注》等许多古书,而且都能解释。此外,《史鉴节要》、《瀛环志略》等简要的中国通史以及世界各国历史地理知识方面的书,也经常涉猎。所以,当时有人讲:“朝廷如开女科,爱珠准能考取秀才。”茅盾五岁那年,母亲以为孩子该上学了,想让茅盾进沈家的家塾,但父亲不同意。为什么呢?因为家塾的老师是茅盾的祖父,教的内容都是《三字经》、《千家诗》这类老书,而且教学不认真,经常丢下学生不管,出门听说书或打麻将去。还有一个原因,因为父亲受维新思想影响很深,要茅盾长大后走实业救国这条路,所以有些新的教材要让茅盾学习,而祖父是不肯教这些 Mao Tun’s mother, Chen Ai-Chu, not only good at home, but also know the book of knowledge, from primary school will read, write, count. She has read many ancient books such as The Four Books, The Five Classics, Three Hundred Tang Poems, Ancient Prudential Concepts, Biography of Epitaphs, Qiong Lin in Children’s Studies, and Notes to Chu Ci, all of which can be explained. In addition, the general history of China, such as “History of the Book Festival” and “Yinghuan Zhilue”, as well as books on the history and geography knowledge of other countries in the world, are often covered. So at that time, some people said: “When the court opened a woman’s branch, she loved to get a scholar’s approval.” At the age of five, Mao Dun thought that her mother was going to school and wanted Mao Dun to go to his hometown school, but his father did not agree. Why? Because the private school teacher is Mao Dun’s grandfather, teaching content is the “Three Character Classic”, “a thousand poems” such an old book, and teaching is not serious, often leave the students regardless of go out to hear or play mahjong. There is another reason. Because his father was deeply influenced by his new ideas, he wanted Mao Dun to go to save this country after he grew up. Therefore, some new teaching materials should allow Mao Dun to study while his grandfather refused to teach these