When it comes to copying books, Mo Ziwan is not only grateful to her previous life for seriously practicing calligraphy, but also to her first teacher in this life, Han Shuxian, who taught her how to read, read and write. Otherwise, even if I was a great calligrapher in my last life, I will not be able to suddenly learn to write in this life.
Of course, the most important thing is that with a teacher, not only can I read and write, I will become famous as a teacher, but I also know that the world I live in now is a dynasty that has never existed in Chinese history.
Although it is unknown, it does overlap with Chinese history. The history before Qin has a relatively comprehensive record, and it is consistent with the history I learned in my previous life. What's strange is that after Qin, there was a turning point, and there was a divergence from the dynasties in the history that I had learned.
With the passage of time, the change of dynasties, and now thousands of years have passed, not only are they completely different from what we learned in history, but even the previous place names have also changed.
But no matter how the situation changes, if there is no war, famine, or natural disaster, the people will never care who is in charge of the sky above them. As long as they can live a stable and peaceful life, they will recognize whoever it is.
It has been a thousand years since the Qin Dynasty to the present Dafeng Dynasty. If calculated according to time, the current Dafeng Dynasty is equivalent to the Ming and Qing dynasties in the previous life.
But the current Dafeng Dynasty is not as good as the prosperous times of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Dafeng Dynasty was founded more than 40 years ago. The founding of the Dafeng Dynasty was not long, the national treasury was not full, and the people's lives were not easy. The second emperor of the Later Dafeng Dynasty, the current emperor, was also a man with iron-blooded skills. Since he took office, he first pacified the vassals from all over the country, and then conquered the neighboring country of Wei, which had always been in conflict, and strengthened the At the same time that the Dafeng Dynasty was overthrown, Dafeng's treasury became even more deficient.
But apart from poverty, the Dafeng government and the public were united. As the Wei Kingdom was conquered, the war stopped, and the court's tax revenue dropped, the people's lives gradually improved, and the country became more stable and gradually showed prosperity. scene.
Besides, Mo Ziwan thought about the matter of copying books for a long time before deciding that it was feasible. This matter would not worry her family, and it was also a high-paying way to make money.
After Song Nanzhi's words, Mo Ziwan added: "When Uncle Han comes back, I will go to Uncle Han and ask him to take over the book copying job for me. I can make money by copying books." Later, she did not forget to praise herself, "Uncle Han Everyone says that my handwriting is very good and I can write better than the students in the college. I will definitely be able to copy good books and make money."
The two people who thought she was joking were very surprised after hearing what Mo Ziwan said. Their granddaughter has been extremely intelligent since she was a child. Although she has never been to school, she knows a lot of words. Not only does she know a lot of words, but she also knows a lot of words. In their opinion, the handwriting is also well-written.
The granddaughter wanted to make money. Although Mo Tingyu was pleased, he did not agree and said: "Wanwan, you are still young, and the book is so thick and has a lot of words. It cannot be copied in a short time." ." In addition, what he didn't say was that his family couldn't afford pens, inks, paper and inkstones.
Mo Ziyuan raised her head and looked at her grandfather's cheeks carved by the wind and frost, "Don't be afraid, I will definitely be able to finish copying, and I will definitely not give up halfway. It's just that grandpa has to buy the paper for me to use for copying this time." She said two words in succession. I will definitely guarantee that I will persist in copying it to the end.
She also knew that asking her family to buy these for her first would undoubtedly add unnecessary expenses to her already tight family, but if she didn't buy them, she wouldn't be able to start her money-making plan.
If this family only relied on saving some rations and selling them to make ends meet, or relying on my grandfather to find some wild products in the mountains from time to time and sell them to earn some money, they would not be able to escape poverty. Not only can't we get rid of poverty, but grandma's illness has to be dragged on and the roots cannot be cut off.
There was no money at home, so Mo Tingyu hesitated on how to refuse. The old woman kept talking about medicine all year round. Every penny at home, he wanted to break into two and use it. If he agreed to buy paper, the old woman's medicine money would not be enough.
While Mo Tingyu hesitated, Song Nanzhi agreed in one breath, and with a smile, he made the final decision, "Buy it, buy it for my granddaughter."
After Song Nanzhi agreed, he turned to Mo Tingyu and said: "In all these years, we, Wan Wan, have never mentioned what we want. Today, Wan Wan has passed away, so it is you, the grandfather, who has given her gifts." A birthday present."
"Besides, who's child in the village is as capable as our Wanwan? He can read and write at such a young age."
After listening to Song Nanzhi's words, Mo Tingyu sighed deeply in his heart. How could he not know that he just bought the paper? "What should I do with the money for the medicine? "Your medicine..."
Before he finished speaking, Song Nanzhi took over, "I know my body very well. I have taken a lot of medicine over the years, but my body has never felt better. I am planning to stop taking this medicine for a while. I have been taking medicine for years, and my mouth feels bitter all year round."
Mo Tingyu became anxious when she said she wanted to stop taking the medicine, "How can we stop taking the medicine? Your body won't collapse even if you stop taking the medicine!"
Song Nanzhi said: "Let me stop for a while and let me rest. If my health gets worse in a few days, I will go to Dr. Liao for medical treatment and medicine."
In the end, Mo Tingyu just listened to her, "Okay, if you feel uncomfortable in any way, you can tell us earlier." After saying that, he said to Mo Ziwan without feeling relieved: "Wanwan, when grandpa is not at home , you should look at your grandma more."
well! Mo Ziwan sighed again in her heart! When will these poor days end!
Making money is important, but grandma's body is even more important. She didn't expect that her family couldn't even get the money to buy paper. After listening to her grandma's words, she had given up on letting her grandpa buy paper. "Don't worry, grandpa, I will definitely take a good look at grandma." Finally, she added: "Keep the money for grandma's medical treatment first, and grandpa will buy me paper when I have money later."
Mo Tingyu gently caressed Mo Ziwan's head, "Be good, Wanwan!" Then he said: "Go and play with your brother Chunlin!" He was so good that it made him feel sad, because other people's children are noisy all day long. It should be this way, it should be that way. But his Wan Wan never asked for anything without saying anything. The Han family often gave her some food, but she didn't bother to take it back so that her two elders could have a taste.
When Mo Tingyu thought about his granddaughter's well-behaved and sensible nature, he agreed with Song Nanzhi's words and decided to satisfy her no matter what this time.
Mo Ziwan thought that she had nothing to do now, so she got off the table and walked obediently to Han's house.
Although Lanwan Village is only thirty miles away from Beijing, the village is not under the direct jurisdiction of the capital. It is under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture together with Li County, another county on the outskirts of Beijing.
Lanwan Village is under the jurisdiction of Cangxi County, and Lanwan Village is also close to Cangxi County, only three miles away. On weekdays, they usually go to Cangxi County to buy things they want to buy.
Although it is not far from Beijing and the county seat, this does not make Lanwan Village live much better than the people in other prefectures and counties. If ordinary people want to live a good life, except for those who have labor at home, they can go to the county seat or In addition to finding some work in the capital to supplement the family income, and taking care of the crops, you have to live a careful and careful life every day, so that you can have some food and money at the end of the year. But if someone in the family is seriously ill, don't say I have enough food and money, and I'm afraid I won't even be able to eat enough, just like the Mo family.
After Mo Ziwan left, Mo Tingyu said again: "I don't know what kind of paper to buy. When Shuxian comes back, I will ask him to buy some pens, ink and paper for Wanwan."
Song Nanzhi responded with a smile on his face: "This child, Wan Wan, is so young that she already knows how to earn money to support us. No matter whether she can copy this book or not, she has this intention, and I am very happy in my heart." .”
Mo Tingyu said: "Who says it's not the case! Every day as soon as I get home, I run up to her and ask if I'm tired. As soon as I sit down, she slaps my back and lays hands on me. If my family didn't have enough money, I would have given it to her. I came back after buying books and pens and ink."
It was followed by, "Shu Xianke said that our Wanwan is very good at reading and can learn whatever he is taught."
"My child likes reading, otherwise I wouldn't be able to make money by copying books. This time I will buy her this paper even if I don't take medicine." Song Nanzhi added.
"Buy, I will take time to go to the mountains tomorrow to see if I can find some mountain products." Mo Tingyu said, Wan Wan had to buy the paper she wanted, but she couldn't afford the medicine, and she still thought she still owed money. The Han family's two taels of silver should be paid back as soon as possible.
In addition to selling grain in exchange for some money, Mo Tingyu also collected some mountain goods to sell in the county or the capital. However, after being hit by the deaths of their sons and daughters-in-law one after another, Mo Tingyu and Song Nazhi's health was not as good as before, and Song Nazhi was suffering from chronic pain. To keep things straight, although Mo Tingyu was better off, he still needed to take care of the fields and crops at home. He didn't have much time to spare throughout the year. When he had some free time, he only dared to walk around a few mountains around here. Take a walk.
Now my body is a little weak. I was very tired not long after going to the mountain. I didn't find many mountain products, so my income was naturally much less.
Fortunately, the imperial court has implemented benevolent policies in recent years, and ordinary farmers will not be taxed again if they sell small things. But even so, with the money the Mo family earned from selling grain and mountain products, as well as the eggs Song Nanzhi saved from raising chickens on weekdays, they managed to repay the money owed to the neighbors after their son and daughter-in-law's accidents in the past four years. That's almost it. Now there's only two taels of silver owed to the Han family that haven't been repaid.
In the evening, after the three Mo family members had a simple dinner, Mo Tingyu went out and walked to the Han family.
Han Shuxian teaches in the county town. He leaves early and comes back late every day. His wife Yu Silian takes care of their two children at home. Because Han Shuxian has a monthly income, Yu Silian does not go to the fields at home and only opens a vegetable garden in front of the yard. On weekdays, I grow some vegetables to eat and buy other rice, flour, oil and grain.
Mo Tingyu came to the Han family, and the Han family had already had dinner. Seeing Mo Tingyu coming, Han Shuxian hurriedly greeted him: "Uncle Mo, come in and sit in the room."
Yu Silian hugged her youngest daughter Han Qiulu and also greeted: "Uncle Mo, please come in quickly!"
Han Chunlin, who was following the two of them, called out, "Grandpa Mo, is Sister Wanwan here?"
Mo Tingyu first looked at Han Chunlin with a smile, "Your sister Wan Wan is staying with your Grandma Song at home." Then he looked at Han Shuxian and Yu Silian and said, "I'm here to bother you."
