Babaoliang Village. Zhou Family!
After finishing lunch and settling the children for a nap, Zhou Yang knocked on the door of Lao Zhangtou's west wing.
After pushing the door open and coming in, Zhou Yang saw Lao Zhangtou making the stove.
Since he was at school all morning, in order to save some charcoal, he usually used charcoal and ashes to simmer the charcoal in the stove.
In addition, an iron cover ring must be placed inside the furnace to inhibit the entry of oxygen.
This will not only prevent the coal from burning completely, but also prevent the fire from going out because the coal is burned out. At the same time, it can ensure a certain temperature in the room.
This is also the life wisdom that ordinary people have explored over thousands of years of life!
The only slightly troublesome thing is that if you want to make the fire burn brighter, you need to shake the ashes and other things under the stove.
Seeing Zhou Yang come in, Lao Zhangtou said with a smile: "Come in and sit down, I'll pour you some water!"
"Uncle Zhang, I want to talk to you!" Zhou Yang said.
"Okay! I'll turn on the stove first, otherwise it'll be a little cold!"
"good!"
While Lao Zhangtou was cleaning up the stove, Zhou Yang looked at the west wing.
After not coming back for a month, he was surprised to find that the west wing had changed drastically.
The layout is still the same as before, there are no major changes, but there are a lot more furnishings in the room.
The most eye-catching thing is the simple desk near the window and the things on it!
This desk is appealing mainly because it is so humble.
On the four table legs of different thicknesses, several old wooden boards of uneven thickness were placed, forming a desk for reading and writing.
Although it is full of "natural" atmosphere, to be honest, Zhou Yang is really worried that one day this table will suddenly fall apart!
Next to the table, there is a wooden block dozens of centimeters high, which should be the chair where Lao Zhangtou usually reads and writes.
However, a wooden pier with a diameter of more than half a meter is quite heavy. I really don’t know how Lao Zhangtou got it back.
There weren't many things on the table, just a few books.
Zhou Yang recognized that these books were reference books he had bought for Li Youwei in the county. They included solid geometry, advanced mathematics, etc. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhangtou was interested in such books.
In addition, Zhou Yang also saw a stack of manuscript paper on the table, which was full of words.
Perhaps because of his dim eyesight, every word in Lao Zhang's words was written in a larger size, but Zhou Yang found that his words were free and elegant, powerful, and even he was far inferior to him.
The mere fact that this hand has a fairly high level of calligraphy is enough to show that Lao Zhangtou's previous status was unusual.
Soon, Lao Zhang also got the fire going.
After adding a few fist-sized pieces of coal to the stove, he placed a large iron teapot that had been smoked black by the fire on the stove.
After doing this, Lao Zhangtou came to Zhou Yang's side.
Seeing Zhou Yang looking at his temporary desk, he immediately said, "Wen Hui and Bao'er built this for me. I like it very much!"
"Haha, those two kids are thoughtful, but this desk is still too simple. I'll get you a better one later!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.
"No, it's just a table, as long as it can be used!"
Then Lao Zhangtou said again: "What's more, this is the wish of Wen Hui and Bao'er. I think it is better than any table!
"Well, by the way, Uncle Zhang, how is your health?"
"It's much better, but after all, I'm getting older, so I can take it one day at a time!" Lao Zhangtou said.
"Uncle Zhang, you..."
Zhou Yang originally wanted to ask Lao Zhangtou’s identity!
On the one hand, it was out of curiosity, and on the other hand, Zhou Yang also had to evaluate whether his help to Lao Zhangtou would bring disaster to the family.
But when the words came to his lips, he stopped. After all, this topic was somewhat sensitive...
At this moment, Lao Zhangtou suddenly said: "Xiao Zhou, you want to know about my past, don't you?"
"I just want to confirm whether your original identity will affect your family!" Zhou Yang said truthfully.
Lao Zhangtou shook his head, and then said: "I used to work in education. Although I have some influence in the education field, after so many years, they have long forgotten about me, a bad old man!"
"Besides, you are a member of the military now. Even if those poor scholars knew that you helped me, they would not have the guts to cause trouble with the military!"
Zhou Yang suddenly had an idea when he heard that Lao Zhangtou was engaged in education before.
Over the past few years, every industry has been affected, but to say which industry sector has been hardest hit, it is undoubtedly the education sector.
Regardless of whether you are a master or a professor, you cannot be alone in such an environment, and the more famous an educator is, the greater the impact will be.
Although Zhou Yang still couldn't connect Lao Zhangtou with a certain person in his memory, and couldn't determine his exact identity.
But what is certain is that he must have been a big shot in education before.
In this way, Zhou Yang felt relieved.
Although the big names in the education sector are respected by everyone, they all have students and former officials all over the country, and their influence cannot be underestimated.
But as Lao Zhangtou said just now, people in the education field generally do not dare to cause trouble with the military. Scholars and soldiers are naturally unwilling to have anything to do with each other.
"I see!"
Then Zhou Yang said again: "Uncle Zhang, you can live in my house with peace of mind from now on. I will arrange for the village to no longer arrange production tasks for you. In your spare time, you can go to the school to teach the educated youth!"
"OK!"
"Uncle Zhang, please rest first. I'm going back to the main room..."
Before he finished speaking, Lao Zhang suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"
"You still have something to do?"
"Wait a minute, I have something for you!"
As he said that, he saw Lao Zhangtou taking out a pile of letter paper from under the books, and then handed it to Zhou Yang.
With a trace of doubt, Zhou Yang took the manuscript and started reading it immediately.
"Mathematics Self-Study Series"!
When he saw the title at the top of the manuscript, Zhou Yang was immediately shocked and started reading the contents.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, it’s really shocking when you look at it!
I saw that the content of these manuscripts was a summary of mathematical knowledge points, from elementary school to junior high school to high school, all the way to college calculus.
The content is not only detailed, but also explained in simple terms, which is very suitable for students who do not have a good foundation.
"Uncle Zhang, did you do this?"
"Well, this is just the math part. I think those educated youths can use it and learn better than relying on a few old textbooks!"
Then Lao Zhangtou continued: "If you think it is useful, just print some for them or let them copy it themselves, and just learn from it!"
“It works, and it’s of great use!”
Then Zhou Yang asked curiously: "Uncle Zhang, how long did it take you to write these manuscripts?"
"Less than half a month!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yang was really shocked. It took less than half a month for a bad old man in his seventies or eighties to write a series of self-study mathematics books without the help of others. incredible.
Then, Zhou Yang turned his attention to the pile of manuscript paper on the desk!
"Uncle Zhang, what are these manuscripts?"
"This is a series of self-study books on physics. It is expected to take more than ten days to finish. When I finish the series of self-study books on chemistry, I can combine them into a "Self-study Series on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry"."
"Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry"?
Hearing this, Zhou Yang's eyes suddenly lit up.
Although he knew that what Lao Zhangtou was talking about was not the same book as the "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" that he knew, Zhou Yang was shocked just by hearing the title.
You must know that in the next few years, this "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" edited and published by Shanghai City Publishing House will sweep across the entire printing industry.
According to clear sales records, a total of 73.95 million copies of this "Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" have been issued. Although this sales volume cannot be said to be unprecedented, it is definitely unprecedented.
That is to say, under the guidance of this series of books, the majority of educated youths studied from the shallower to the deeper step by step, and then changed their destiny after the resumption of the college entrance examination.
Therefore, this book series is extremely important for educated youth. Starting from the next year, it will be a must-have reference book for almost every educated youth and aspiring young people who want to take the university entrance examination!
Thinking of another problem that had troubled him during this period, Zhou Yang suddenly had a good idea in his mind!
(Self-study series of mathematics, physics and chemistry: a must-have artifact for the college entrance examination in the 1970s and 1980s)
(Self-study series of mathematics, physics and chemistry!)
(Self-study series of mathematics, physics and chemistry)
