In ancient times, raising a scholar cost at least twenty taels of silver a year.
Reading kits are expensive, pens, ink, paper and inkstones are even more expensive. An inkstone costs three or four taels of silver, and the cheapest writing brush costs close to a hundred cents.
Cheng Wanwan walked around the Dehe Hall with Zhao Sanniu, smacking his lips.
She used to think that the one hundred and twenty taels of silver she had saved privately was a huge sum of money. Now after looking at these stationery, she realized that the one hundred and twenty taels were nothing. After Si Dan started studying, the money would not be used at all. Year.
Zhao Sanniu kept sucking in cold air.
The stuff here is too damn expensive.
A dark, square thing, it costs four taels of silver.
With four taels of silver, their family could buy food for several years...
He was a little afraid to continue shopping and wanted to escape from this place that he couldn't reach.
Cheng Wanwan asked him to stay calm. Instead of looking at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, she looked at the books on the shelf.
Since you plan to send Si Dan to school, you must first buy an enlightening book so that he can learn slowly.
The books on this shelf are all hand-copied books. Even if they are copied books, they are not cheap, but they are also copied books, but the prices are different.
For example, the Three-Character Classic cost 50 cents, and the most expensive one cost 200 cents. She took the two books and compared them. The cheaper one had more square characters, with regular horizontal and vertical lines and no calligraphy. The charm.
The most expensive one is really beautiful with hand-written calligraphy. You can tell at a glance that it has been practiced hard. It is vigorous and powerful, the pulp is dark and thick, and the brush tip seems to have power that can be seen through the back of the paper.
Such words can inspire people to read and study more.
Cheng Wanwan chose to buy this book without hesitation. The shopkeeper of Dehetang couldn't help but said: "This sister-in-law has really good taste. This Three-Character Classic was copied by the best students of Nanfu Academy. In addition to the main text, there are also other things after copying the book." This student’s views on the Three Character Classic are very suitable for children who are in the process of enlightenment.”
Cheng Wanwan turned the book to the end. There were three pages of detailed annotations and personal insights. There was also a signature at the end with the word Cheng Zhao.
The first time she bought a book, what she bought was a book copied by Cheng Zhao?
What kind of fate is this?
The shopkeeper of Dehetang stroked his beard and said: "Cheng Zhao is a good student. His family is poor. He never complains. He makes money by copying books. The headmaster of the academy said that he is very likely to pass the examination as a scholar next year. .”
Cheng Wanwan didn't say anything. She paid the money, took the book and walked out of Dehe Hall.
From time to time, Zhao Sanniu glanced at the book she put at the bottom of her backpack, her face wrinkled into a bitter melon.
It's over, it's over, starting from today, they will start studying. If he can't learn arithmetic or read and remember, will his mother dislike him?
He didn't want to learn, but he knew clearly that his mother liked children who loved reading.
The eldest cousin of the Cheng family can read, so my mother likes my eldest cousin.
If they don't learn well, will my mother use the family's money again to support my eldest cousin's education?
Zhao Sanniu secretly decided in his heart that he had to force himself to learn even if he didn't like it. If Sidan could remember it, he would definitely be able to remember it. If he couldn't do it in one day, then he would take a few more days. If he learned a word in three or four days, he wouldn't believe it. Can't remember it in my mind.
After buying the book, Cheng Wanwan went to the county government office and walked around. The door was closed. It seemed that the county magistrate did not come back last night.
When we returned to Dahe Village, before noon, Wu Huiniang had already prepared lunch.
After drinking anti-fetal medicine three times a day for the past two days, Wu Huiniang's health has improved a lot, and at least cooking is not a problem.
On the table is a simple pimple soup made of cornmeal, plus a stir-fried wild vegetable, and a plate of eggs. After the boiled eggs are cooked, cut an egg into six pieces and put them on a plate. One person can eat a small piece. .
Lunch looks simple, but it is definitely unique in Dahe Village.
While others were still drinking wild vegetable soup and rice porridge, their whole family was full and satisfied.
At the end of noon, Ms. Sun peeled more than 20 kilograms of lanterns from yesterday and delivered them over. Cheng Wanwan settled the account with her on the spot. Zhao Youyin and Zhao Youcai came to wash the stone flower seeds at the hottest time, and the family became busy again.
Sun originally wanted to sneak in and learn a little secretly, but Wen outside called her to go back and peel the seeds of stone flowers. She couldn't stop for a moment and had to go back.
Zhao Youyin and Zhao Youcai had gained experience and quickly completed their workload today. The two of them glanced at the sun outside, which was still hanging in the sky. Going down to the ground at this moment would kill people from the heat.
Therefore, the two of them had a tacit understanding and asked for more.
Cheng Wanwan glanced at their hands. Although they were soaked and whitened, the skin was not peeling.
She handed the stone flower seeds left for herself and Zhao Sanniu to the two of them, and within a short time, all three kilograms of stone flower seeds were washed out.
Zhao Youyin and Zhao Youcai each earned fifteen cents.
Cheng Wanwan sat on the edge of the big wooden basin and filtered the ice powder. He raised his head and glanced at Zhao Sidan who had just driven the duck back: "Go to Li Zheng's house and call your brother Tiezhu over."
Zhao Sidan said obediently: "Brother Tiezhu is probably not at home. He went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables."
At this time, Aunt Wang's refreshing voice sounded in the yard: "Da Shan Niang, are you here?"
Cheng Wanwan put down her work and walked out, pointing to a patch of ducks in the yard: "I bought fifty ducks today. They cost six cents each. You can choose how many ducks you want."
This group of ducks was full of energy. Aunt Wang randomly caught twenty of them and brought them back to her yard, planning to let Barley and Wheat drive the ducks into the field to eat locusts later.
Cheng Wanwan looked at her yard. Half of it was a vegetable field, and the vegetables in the field were growing very well.
A small pond was dug in front of the vegetable field, which was prepared for the first twenty ducks. Now that the number of ducks has increased, the pond is no longer needed.
The other half of the yard is where chickens and ducks are raised, with two big hens, one big rooster, fifty ducklings, and thirty-nine chicks, all chirping, quacking, oohing, and clucking. The cries are endless.
In the past, when there were few chickens and ducks, cleaning was a casual matter.
Now that there are suddenly so many poultry, chickens and ducks are raised together, and it is summer, it is easy to get bird flu, so we must pay attention to hygiene issues.
Cheng Wanwan asked Zhao Sanniu to cut down trees and Zhao Sidan to collect hay. After Zhao Dashan came back, he built a chicken coop and a duck shed.
Raising chickens and ducks separately, keeping them in designated places, and letting them out for a spin from time to time is beneficial to the growth of chickens and ducks, and the sanitary environment at home will be better.
Chicken and duck epidemic prevention potions are sold in the mall, but she doesn't plan to use the potions in the mall. Aunt Wang is also raising ducks. She will definitely ask her when the time comes. There is no way to answer such a thing.
She thought about it carefully, and she heard in the news that plant ash can also disinfect poultry and prevent bird flu.
She turned around and went into the house, bought a related book in the mall, shut herself in the back room and read it carefully. It was a very simple method, she could learn it after reading it once.
Cheng Wanwan asked Wu Huiniang to mix all the plant ash at home with water, put it in a pot and boil it. After the water cooled down, she filtered out the residue. The boiled water from the plant ash was poured evenly on the places where the chickens and ducks had been, which can be a good preventive measure. Disease occurrence and contagion.
