Magistrate Zhang was in a good mood, having the rare opportunity to be a primary school teacher.

Taking advantage of this joy, Jiang Zhi took out the brush, ink, paper and inkstone that she had prepared beforehand and asked him to write a name for Xujia Village Primary School.

Magistrate Zhang readily agreed, as he already knew that the students at this school did not pay tuition and could attend for free.

Moreover, the village respected teachers and valued education, and treated Xia Xiucai with great courtesy; this kindness should be passed down.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Village Chief Jiang donated money to support education and started his business with a pharmacy, so let's take the name 'Qingquan' (青泉)."

Firstly, it's about Qingquanwan Pharmacy; secondly, it's about reminding students to be grateful and remember the kindness of Xujia Village in providing education!

After saying that, he picked up a brush and wrote down the four characters "Qingquan Academy".

When Magistrate Zhang was giving his lecture, the villagers of Xujia Village had already gathered outside to listen attentively.

Now the eaves outside are wide enough for dozens of people to sit or stand, so they can hear what's going on inside without affecting the class.

When the villagers saw that the magistrate had finished his lesson and then inscribed his calligraphy for the school, they immediately cheered and applauded loudly: "Thank you, Magistrate!"

"Thank you for your calligraphy!"

"The magistrate is highly learned; he's like a silkworm that has eaten its fill of mulberry leaves and can now spin silk (poetry)!"

"That's for sure, the magistrate is a reincarnation of the God of Literature..."

Magistrate Zhang smiled.

He really liked the generosity and cheerfulness of the villagers in Xujia Village, and even the children were lively and adorable.

Although officials are required to be calm and reserved, it is clear that everyone likes to see people applauding and cheering.

Magistrate Zhang thought Xu Family Village was lively and cheerful, but little did he know that it was already a group of people who praised each other.

Having been immersed in the atmosphere of night school for a year, they praised Xia Xiucai at any time, creating a strong learning environment where cheering and applause were essential.

If it weren't for the fact that he was an official, many people would have been too timid to speak.

After two more years of practice, his ability to compliment others improved, and he could no longer say things like "This handwriting looks like a dung ball." Magistrate Zhang would receive even more compliments.

After finishing his lecture, Magistrate Zhang did not stay for a meal at Xu Family Village, but went to the post station where a meal was provided.

He also invited Errui and Xiaoman to have dinner together.

After the meal, Magistrate Zhang, with a full schedule, went to visit the pharmacy without minding the trouble.

Due to a shortage of raw materials, the production of pharmaceuticals for the military has been suspended.

Magistrate Zhang planned to have several pharmacies continue to produce and sell medicinal herbs after the new herbs were harvested in the summer, in order to increase the county's fiscal revenue.

Jiang Zhi wanted to refuse to continue manufacturing pharmaceuticals.

She didn't want to turn her pharmacy into an ordinary pharmaceutical factory; she wanted it to be a research institute.

Pharmaceutical factories rely on large volumes, which means that purchasing raw materials and labor doubles the workload.

The Ma family, the Huang family, and Xiaomantian Tao and her family have been working in shifts for several months now, but this can't go on forever.

Moreover, selling new medicine is much easier than working day and night to brew medicine, and it doesn't delay making money: "Magistrate Zhang, as you can see, my pharmacy is the smallest of the several, and its output is the lowest. It produces less medicine than the other three pharmacies, which can easily complete the task by simply adding a stove."

Magistrate Zhang frowned as he looked at the medicine stove that hadn't even started construction yet: "This is a regular business, are you just going to push it away to someone else? If we expand this place, we can add more staff!"

Who would complain about having too much money? The county government's treasury is starting to improve, and they're hoping the pharmacies will make more money.

Jiang Zhi shook her head: "My pharmacy has a weak foundation, and all the workers need to be taught little by little, which is very troublesome. If there are too many people, I can't manage them all. I'd rather make some new medicines when I have time. For example, a drought-resistant elixir. If I can develop it further, it might have other uses."

Preparing herbal decoctions may seem simple, but you have to be careful at every step.

Jiang Zhi initially took charge herself, only letting go after bringing out Tian Tao and Xiao Man, and she stayed in the village for half a month.

The Ma family arrived, led by Tian Tao, and recently the Huang family joined them.

Currently, apart from a few children who need to go to school, the pharmacy has ten full-time employees, which is just right.

Upon hearing Jiang Zhi mention the new drought-resistant medicine, Magistrate Zhang stopped trying to dissuade him: "That's fine too!"

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the pharmacy reopened, and various granules were still being brewed on the stove.

Tian Tao took the necessary medicinal herbs from the storeroom and then had the Ma family take them to the medicine shop to soak them in preparation for decoction.

Everyone is used to doing these things now, but today everyone looked at Team Leader Tian, ​​who was always distracted.

Ma Guan's wife said to Tian Tao, "Village Chief Jiang already had Xiao Man invite a doctor. If you're anxious to see your nephew, go back and take a look!"

Tian Tao smiled and said, "I'm just a troublemaker. I can't help even if I go. I'll just focus on doing my job here."

She was indeed causing trouble, because she couldn't help Qiaoyun with childbirth.

Sishuitang was quiet at this time. Early in the morning, Errui had invited a doctor from the town.

Xia's mother and Liu, women who knew how to deliver babies, also came and stayed at home eating melon seeds and drinking tea.

Qiaoyun only announced her pregnancy after the Dragon Boat Festival last year, when she was already two months pregnant. She will give birth at full term this January.

She has been taking care of herself and enjoying a comfortable pregnancy, with no worries about food or clothing. This time, the baby she is carrying is much bigger than the one she had with Caixia.

But compared to the previous time when Qiaoyun gave birth to a rainbow on the mountain, the conditions were better this time, and the pregnancy was stable.

Grandma Xiaoman has returned to the village from the mountain. She caught a big red rooster in the village and put it behind the door.

Although Errui had been a father for two years, he was still restless and kept pacing around in the courtyard with Caixia in his arms.

As dusk fell, a chubby baby boy was finally born.

This was just an ordinary, unremarkable day!

Before we knew it, it was the Lantern Festival. The light winter rain had stopped, and the college students from the village who were supposed to study there had arrived as agreed.

One person from each village, totaling fifty-two people, plus the team leaders from each town, made a total of sixty people, and the three-day training began.

The accommodation problem for so many people is easy to solve. There are two classrooms in the school. We can simply set up makeshift beds on the floor in the empty classroom and set up a stove in the adjacent simple room to cook meals.

A gaunt old man stood in the crowd, gesturing and giving instructions to these outsiders: everyone could only defecate in the outhouse, no spitting on the road, no entering other people's yards, and no wandering around.

Xu Changming had assured Jiang Zhi that he would not allow these people to disturb the peace.

Actually, the main reason for not allowing disturbance to the public is that people are not allowed to go to workshops.

The mosquito coil workshop had already started operations, four months earlier than last year. The people of Xujia Village were determined to earn more money, and they started grinding grass powder with oxen early on, just waiting for the temperature to warm up a bit more before kneading the herbal mud to make mosquito coils.

Actually, it's a bit early to do anything now, but in order to make things easier in the days to come, everything is being prepared in advance.

The early corn seedlings actually need to be cultivated in another half month, but in order to seize the season, these farmers have to learn now so they can catch up when they return to the village.

Tian Gui and Xu Genyou were in charge of teaching the visiting students, but they had to go through a ceremony before they could go to the ground.

When Jiang Zhi agreed to teach the techniques at the county government office, she said that she would not require them to pay, but they would need to bring a bundle of willow branches from each village.

These willow branches are not planted in the village, but are all planted on both sides of the official road near Xujia Village. One can imagine that once the willow branches take root, this place will be a ten-mile-long willow forest.

Other places have apricot groves, but this place has willow groves. They are pleasing to the eye, protect the road, and provide raw materials for medicinal herbs.

Moreover, everyone who sees the willow grove knows about the Qingquanwan Pharmacy in Xujia Village, which is truly a win-win situation.

Gradually, Xujia Village became known as "Liulin Village".