After walking around the mountain, he only found two plants. Jiang Zhi sent them directly to Xiaoman's house in Yaxia. Xu Dazhu now has feeling in his lower limbs, but they are sore and weak and need tonic to strengthen his muscles and bones.
In the evening, Qiaoyun followed Errui Xiaoman to the village to study again.
She no longer worries that others will say that she left her home and children alone. In the future, she and Er Rui can support a family and allow her mother-in-law to rest and recuperate, which is a great filial piety.
Xiao Caixia learned nursery rhymes from her grandma and played with new toys. When she woke up, she completely forgot about her parents leaving and disappearing.
The hot summer days passed day by day, but Xia Xiucai still only taught ordinary words such as "tian", "kou", "hand" and "upper, middle and lower" every day.
But the depth is not the ordinary enlightenment for school children, but randomly includes humanities, geography, history and current affairs.
Every day when Qiaoyun and Errui came back, they would talk about what words they had learned today and what truths the scholar had taught.
Qiaoyun had learned to write before, and now hearing Xia Xiucai extend it, it was like opening up a whole new world.
As soon as she got up in the morning, Qiaoyun couldn't wait to talk about the knowledge she heard last night: "Mom, mountains are made of stacked earth and rocks. I didn't expect that besides mountains, there are also places that are flat.
Xiucai Gong said that there is a plain, and you can see the sun rising from the ground at a glance... It turns out that the sun does not sleep on the other side of the mountain at night, but is hidden in the ground. "
What is a plain? Qiaoyun was very surprised.
In her world, the flattest place is at the entrance of Lihua Town, where dozens of acres of land along the official road are flat.
People who live in the town farm and can push wheelbarrows to the fields to harvest crops without having to carry their shoulders or backs, nor do they have to worry about falling off a cliff when they take a long step out of the house.
Er Rui washed his face and said: "A scholar can know the world without going out. He also said: There are endless things in books, so you must study hard!"
Jiang Zhi said with a smile: "When you become more literate, go to the bookstore and buy books.
You will know that in addition to Xujia Village, Lihua Town, Pingchuan County, and Ba County, there are even larger lands and cities in the world. "
Of course she knew a lot, but apart from farming and herbal medicine, it was too outrageous for a peasant woman who was already a grandmother to suddenly talk about history, geography, and technology.
At this time, Jiang Zhi suddenly felt that chicken babies were also a good fun.
With Xia Xiucai here, I only need to pave the way and guide Er Rui and other young people to learn more and listen more.
If you buy more books at home, you won’t have to find reasons for what you say or do in the future, everything will fall into place.
Qiaoyun and Errui nodded repeatedly. This kind of learning already felt novel to them. The thought of broader knowledge made them feel relaxed and happy.
Every day, my hands are doing heavy farm work, but what I talk about is the rivers, lakes, seas, sun, moon and mountains. It is no longer limited to the families of the few families in Xujia Village and the corners of the fields.
This made Jiang Zhi sigh: Xiucai Gong is indeed a talent. He not only reads poetry and books, but also integrates all kinds of knowledge. For those who do not participate in the imperial examination, it is a rare thing.
It's a pity that he himself was attacked and bullied and became crazy.
Jiang Zhi sighed, well, not everyone thinks like this.
Most people can hear the simple meanings of words and can easily learn to read and write, but few can understand the connotations.
However, it did not affect the onlookers of the villagers, who still gathered together to talk and laugh every night.
Some things can be subtle, and the sound of reading aloud is much better than the chaos of curses.
Jiang Zhi asked Chunfeng if he would also go to the village to listen to the lectures, but Chunfeng refused: "Auntie, I'm old and I can't remember it after listening too much, so I still won't go to the village."
In fact, Chunfeng is only in her twenties now, but in her deep-rooted thoughts, she has an elder, a younger one, a sick husband, and a brother-in-law who has not yet married, so she needs to support her family.
The heavy family burden during the day has consumed all her energy, and she has no time to pursue her own progress.
Of course, this is only one aspect.
Her marriage has left problems till now.
This year, Chunfeng has been hiding in the mountains.
She has never been seen in the village, and no one knows of her existence.
Although it is not difficult for the two families to deal with this kind of thing now, Chunfeng does not want to cause more trouble.
"Auntie, it's best if my matter doesn't come out. It will always be troublesome if others know that Xiaoman has such a sister-in-law.
Someone will say anything.
Xiaoman hasn't said goodbye yet, in case a daughter-in-law with a good family background doesn't agree to be my sister-in-law, and it's not a mistake for Xiaoman. "
Although Berkshire has an open atmosphere, it still cares about this kind of thing.
Besides, Chunfeng's natal family is still there. Chunfeng doesn't want to associate with those relatives anymore and just thinks that she is dead.
Hearing what she said, Jiang Zhi didn't force himself anymore. What Chunfeng thought was also what everyone thought.
There are indeed many things going on in the mountains.
In the past two days, the boiling of mosquito repellent liquid has not stopped, and the Huo family has told them that they still need mosquito coils.
Fortunately, Li Laoshi always had grass powder and charcoal powder ready for work at any time.
Er Rui and Xiao Man used old mules to carry the powdered medicine up the mountain every day, and then sent the prepared mosquito coils and mosquito repellent to Lihua Town.
Traveling to and from the mountains and villages does not delay study or business.
Time flies and it’s corn harvest season.
Under the scorching sun, the villagers began to break corn for their families.
Dried corn is hanging on the pole and walking through the fields. The half-yellow and half-green corn leaves are shaving the face and hands. But in the ears of farmers, this is the best sound.
Because every plant has been artificially pollinated and there is enough farm manure, the corns in the fields grow plump and strong, making it a rare good year.
Many outsiders cried while hugging the rice. After settling in a strange place, they finally had their own harvest.
Tian Gui, Er Rui, and Xiao Man each carried a load of corn back to the shack, and Taoer Niang came over carrying a water jar.
Tian Gui hurriedly shouted to her: "There are corns everywhere here, don't walk around, let Xiaoquan Xiaoxi do it."
Tao'er Niang is due to give birth in one month, and a woman approaching thirty years old is already considered an advanced age.
Even though the family tried their best to take care of her, her feet were still swollen, her legs were cramped, and she had trouble sitting up.
At this time, there are corn sticks drying everywhere on the ground. If you accidentally step on them and slip, something will happen.
Tao'er Niang looked at the piles of corns, her face with pregnancy spots full of joy: "It's okay, I just have to be careful. Tao'er, Xiaoquan and Xiaoxi all went to the fields to pick up the missed ones, and they will be back soon. .”
Er Rui and Xiao Man put down their burdens: "Uncle Tian, your family affairs are almost done. Let's go to Gensheng's house to have a look."
Tian Gui was a little embarrassed and said, "You just finish your work and leave?"
Er Rui and the other two helped carry two loads, so that they could work less for a while.
Er Rui packed the basket: "Uncle Tian, you can't use up all your strength. Xiaoman and I are still idle now, and there is nothing major.
Seeing as the weather is unstable, it might rain tonight, so it's safe to take it back. "
Tian Gui scratched his head naively: "You'd better take a sip of water!"
Er Rui waved his hand: "No, I'm not thirsty!" Then he walked away with Xiao Man.
