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In his youth, Zhuge Liang studied under Sima Hui, also known as Shuijing. He was a diligent student who applied himself to deep thought, earning the appreciation of Sima Hui and the respect of Sima's wife, who admired his industriousness and intellect. In an era before clocks, people relied on sundials to tell time, which was difficult on cloudy or rainy days. To keep time, Sima Hui trained a rooster to crow at specific intervals by feeding it regularly. Desiring more time to learn, Zhuge Liang hoped to extend the lessons, but Sima Hui always used the rooster's crow as a signal to end the session. Thus, he devised a plan: if he could delay the rooster's crow, the lesson would last longer. He began carrying some grain in his pocket and fed the rooster just before it was scheduled to crow, causing it to stay quiet while eating.
After some time, Sima Hui noticed the rooster's crowing was no longer punctual. Upon closer inspection, he discovered Zhuge Liang's clever method. Although initially annoyed, Sima Hui was soon moved by Zhuge Liang's intense passion for learning. He began to care for him more deeply and shared his knowledge without reservation. Encouraged, Zhuge Liang worked even harder, eventually becoming a learned scholar who understood both astronomy and geography.
少年时期的诸葛亮随水镜先生司马徽学习。他学习刻苦，勤于思考，不仅得到了司马徽的赏识，连司马徽的夫人也十分器重这位勤奋好学、聪慧过人的少年。在那个没有钟表的时代，人们通常利用日晷计时，但在阴雨天，时间便难以准确掌握。为了解决这个问题，司马徽训练公鸡定时鸣叫，方法是定时喂食。为了能多向老师请教，诸葛亮希望延长讲课时间，但司马先生总是以鸡鸣作为下课的标志。于是他心生一计：如果能延迟公鸡鸣叫的时间，先生讲课的时间也就随之延长了。于是，他在上学时随身带着些许粮食，每到鸡快要鸣叫时，便喂食一点，让鸡吃饱后不再鸣叫。
一段时间后，司马先生发现公鸡鸣叫的时间变得不再准时，经过仔细观察，才发现诸葛亮在鸡快鸣叫时通过喂食来延迟鸣叫。起初司马先生有些恼怒，但很快就被诸葛亮的求学之心所打动，不仅对他更加关心器重，教学也更加倾囊相授。而诸葛亮也因此更加刻苦，最终凭借自己的努力，成长为一位上知天文、下识地理的博学之士。