Seeing how powerful the people of Sun City were, Qingshan entertained them with delicious food and drinks, and stayed for another three days to discuss the deal.
The Qingyan tribe wants to send their children to Sun City to study, but it is not free of charge. Each child has to pay fifty kilograms of mineral salt to Sun City a year for the child's tuition and other expenses.
In fact, Yun Qing wanted more, but she didn't agree to send her baby to Sun City for fear of scaring others.
It costs a lot to feed and clothe a baby for a year. Especially the children sent out by the Qingyan tribe are all between eight and twelve years old. They are all big children, and it is the time when they can eat.
This time the transaction was completed by exchanging one pound of mineral salt for two pounds of flour or three pounds of hemp oil. Based on Sun City prices, a pound of mineral salt is worth about 2 cents.
The Qingyan tribe gave a total of five children, three boys and two girls, and they were the smartest ones selected. Afraid that no one would take care of the baby if he went to Sun City, he sent Qinghua to follow him to Sun City.
Standing by the river, watching the big boat sailing away, the parents of the dolls and the tribe kept waving. They still didn't know what it meant for this group of children to go out to study. It will take a few years to realize what consequences this separation will bring.
In fact, after seeing the scale and two books in Sun City, Qingshan was very moved. Only then did the follow-up come. He strongly supported the clan members to study in Sun City.
Therefore, Qingshan fought against all opinions and paid so much to send away the five children. Among them was his eldest son, whose original name was Xiaoshan but who had just changed his name to Qingjun before leaving.
Not only Qingshan's son, but the remaining four dolls have all had their names changed. The original names were too tacky, and they were either called Xiaohua or Big Head. Qingshan took out the book and looked through it, asking Huang Li to explain the meaning of some words to him, and gave the dolls new names.
It was the first time for Qingjun and his five children to ride on a big boat, and they felt only excitement and excitement. A child who has never seen the world is curious about everything he sees.
It was the first time that they left their familiar tribe, left their relatives, and went to study on behalf of the tribe. They may not yet understand the meaning of their trip, but their curiosity about Sun City and what they saw and heard on the road made them less sad about separation.
When passing by the Yuanye tribe, Yun Qing thought about it and stopped. When he first came, the Yuanye tribe refused to send people to study in Sun City, leaving only two steelyards and books.
Thinking of Hua Min's repeated instructions to persuade the two tribes when she came, Yun Qing wanted to try harder. She sent Huang Li and Lan Xing to take five people for another trip to the wilderness tribe.
Although the Wilderness Tribe is much smaller than the Qingyan Tribe, it still has several thousand people and will also be a partner in the future. Just as Hua Min hopes, if everyone can learn the characters of Sun City and have a similar language, communication will be more convenient in the future.
After waiting for more than an hour, Huang Li and Lan Xing returned. Seeing two children following them, Yun Qing nodded with satisfaction.
After waiting for people to get on board, the two ships set off immediately. They were already five or six days behind schedule. If they didn't return, people in the city would be worried.
After the boat set off smoothly, Huang Li introduced everyone: "This is Yuan An, the son of Yuan Qing, and this is Yuan Yue, the daughter of Yuan He. The two of them have seen the differences in Sun City with their own eyes. Regardless of the opposition of the leader, they insisted on My baby is here."
At this point, Huang Li paused, "It's just that they had no money and nothing valuable. The two families took out two pieces of cotton and begged to take the two babies with them. We couldn't refuse, so we took the babies with us. .”
Lan Xing said: "The two babies are old. When they arrive in Sun City, they can support themselves as long as they are not lazy."
Although I don’t know the age of Yuan An and Yuan Yue, judging from their height, they are already twelve or thirteen years old. Such old children are already able to work. After going to Sun City, as long as they are diligent and willing to work hard, their daily life should be easy. Disaster.
Yun Qing nodded, "Lan Xing is right."
In Sun City, most of the children as old as Yuan An and Yuan Yue have gone to school. Except for those who want to stay in school and continue studying, the others are the labor of the family, and most of them can already support themselves.
Yuan An and Yuan Yue were tall and strong, and could not understand other people's words. They stood close to each other, with fear and uneasiness in their eyes.
They left their homes and relatives and traveled to unknown places. They didn't know what the future would bring.
In fact, the two of them were forcibly sent away by Yuan Qing and Yuan He. Before leaving, Yuan Qing and Yuan He both said that they were going to see the world and that they would live a better life in Sun City. But for two and a half-year-old children, it is inevitable to feel scared.
Qinghua looked at the two children and felt pity. They were both outsiders who went to study in Sun City. They were the same kind of people. He took the initiative to comfort Yuan An and Yuan Yue, and asked Qingjun and his children to play with them.
The days on the boat were boring. After the children had seen enough of the scenery along the way and the novelty wore off, Qinghua asked Huang Li to help teach the children the language of Sun City, and she also followed suit.
Fifteen days later, the ship arrived at City of the Sun.
After half a month of getting along, Qingjun and Yuan An's seven children had a good relationship, and they also knew the purpose of coming to Sun City. The uneasiness in their hearts gradually subsided, and when they arrived at the place, they immediately rushed out of the cabin, wanting to see what the Sun City that Qinghua strongly praised looked like.
The ship took a long time to return, so the Military Ministry and the Civil Service sent people to wait at the dock. As soon as they saw the ship coming back, they hurriedly turned around and went to the city to deliver the news.
Lin Yan and Hua Min were carving lettering stencils in the papermaking workshop. Over time, they became more and more proficient at it, and their speed was getting faster day by day.
Lin Yan was very happy to do this. In just over half a month, the visual distance of her mental power increased by half a meter, which was better than the results she had achieved after months of hard training.
With such a remarkable effect, how could she not be willing to do it. It’s not just her, but Hua Min is also the same. In order to catch up with her friends, she works hard and spends most of the day in the workshop.
The messenger came and asked Hua Min to meet Qingyan and the seven children from the Wilderness Tribe. Hua Min would have to make all arrangements for them in the school in the future.
When Lin Yan heard this, he also went along.
Hua Min asked: "How many children are here?"
"Seven. Five from the Qingyan Tribe and two from the Wilderness Tribe."
Lin Yan was surprised, "So few?" She expected at least a dozen people, but she never expected this result.
There are tens of thousands of people in the Qingyan Tribe and thousands of people in the Wilderness Tribe. Why did they only choose seven children? This ratio is too small.
The person who reported the message did not know the details.
Lin Yan looked at Hua Min and said, "The situation is worse than expected."
"Yes." Hua Min knew Lin Yan's ambition very well, and thought for a while before saying, "I'll talk about it later. Next time the fleet sets off, I will go with it."
Lin Yan shook his head, "There are so many things going on in school, you can't leave. Let's do this for now."
Although I am impatient, I cannot be too impatient.
