As it happened, their visits to the rural towns and villages buoyed their hopes immensely, just as Nan himself had told them: "The classical studies movement must grow outward from the towns and the villages and then spread its influence to the cities. Only the rural people will really understand the value of the opportunity being presented to them."
反倒是鄉村地方，讓他們感到無比的希望，這也應證了南懷瑾對她們的叮嚀：「讀經活動，一定要從鄉村來影響城市，因為只有他們才懂得珍惜讀書的機會。」