As long as you don't die from studying, study like there's no tomorrow. The study ethic of Xujia Village has spread all the way up the mountain.

Within a few days, under the temptation of Jiang Zhi's delicious food and tickling, Peiqi learned how to find Ganoderma lucidum.

So whether it was a wood-tongue Ganoderma or a real Ganoderma, Peppa, who ran all over the mountain every day, could always find one or two branches to bring back in exchange for food.

Of course, the thing Peppa brought the most of were the ganoderma lucidum growing from dead trees lying on the ground; there were a lot of those too.

The family would collect the Ganoderma lucidum, dry it, grind it into powder, and then make it into high-quality mosquito coils to sell for money.

Collecting herbs and distilling their essence, Chunfeng was too busy to manage, so Jiangzhi planned to spend the summer on the mountain.

Every few days, the prepared Tibetan incense would be carried down the mountain by an old mule.

The next day, the old mule brought up the raw materials such as medicine powder and charcoal powder. It had been traveling this road for two years and knew it well, so it didn't need anyone to help it.

The incense delivered to Sishuitang was sprayed with essence by Qiaoyun and the Tan family, who then packaged it and sent it to the Huo family.

Living up in the mountains, they no longer have to worry about the trivial matters in the village. Now, Errui, Xiaoman, and Tiantao can all take on the responsibilities, and Qiaoyun can also independently prepare Tibetan incense.

All I need to do is play with the dog and pet the pig. In my spare time, I can pick up a hoe and casually dig up a few grasses by the ditch, thinking about what kind of medicine I can make from them. It's incredibly pleasant.

As the days passed, June arrived again, and the interns from various villages who needed to learn about artificial corn pollination in Xujia Village came to visit.

During the first month of the lunar calendar, they learned the technique of raising seedlings with manure balls. Now, the early corn crop is about to start flowering, and Errui made a special trip to notify all the villages to come and learn in the second phase.

The interns all understood the importance of reciprocity, so they didn't ask for money. Each village also sent several hundred kilograms of medicinal herbs.

There are dozens of varieties to choose from, such as mugwort, camphor leaves, and creeping privet. These are all rabbit and pig feed, and the villages don't find them troublesome.

With dozens of trainees arriving in the village, Xujia Village immediately became lively again.

These people came during the first month of the lunar calendar, and the village was noticeably different this time compared to when it was still rather deserted.

The mosquito coil workshop had erected a fence made of tree branches, completely blocking the inside.

Through the gap, you could only see that there were quite a few people inside, carrying plates and running around.

In the primary school where they lived, the sound of children reading aloud could be heard constantly. In addition, on the official road, older children could be seen being led by Ma Guan to learn to ride horses and drive carriages, with both boys and girls learning together.

Someone couldn't help but ask Li Laoshi, who was circling around him, "Brother, why is the education in your village different? In other places, schools teach students to recite and read, but you teach them to ride horses, even the girls?"

Li Laoshi pointed to the plaque hanging in the school and said, "Do you know that this was written by the county magistrate?"

"We know!" They had heard about it when they came on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The book on the classroom wall was "Great Virtue Carries All Things," written by the county magistrate to Village Chief Jiang, praising Village Chief Jiang's noble character.

The villagers all believed this; if Village Chief Jiang weren't so noble and magnanimous, they wouldn't have learned these skills in vain.

Two crops a year—just thinking about it makes me happy. Even if I can't sell the green grain, I can still learn seedling cultivation techniques.

Li Laoshi chuckled: "In our village, not only did Village Chief Jiang teach you agricultural techniques, but all the villagers also acted righteously, jointly building the school and inviting teachers to teach."

The county magistrate personally named the school "Qingquan" so that the children studying there would never forget their benefactor, and also so that they would learn more... Alas! Everyone has to learn some skill.

"I'm not bragging, but in all my decades of life, I've never heard of a village where the county magistrate could name a child and assign them a place to attend school."

The others nodded vigorously, their faces full of envy: "We've never heard of it. Xujia Village is truly a wonderful place."

They were envious. The first time they saw these neat houses, it was an eye-opener. Now they saw children going to school, and even the county magistrate himself had given them lessons and blessed them. It would be strange if they weren't envious.

Envy is useless; the other village is rich, and that workshop is a money tree. The grass they bring can be turned into silver.

The apprentices from the village talked and admired each other, but they still honestly focused on learning their own things.

Tian Gui and Xu Genyou still teach how to artificially pollinate corn.

More than forty people came this time. Each person carried a large bowl and, when the sun was not too strong in the morning, they shook the corn pollen into the bowl, walked around the field, and collected enough pollen.

Then put the pollen into a bamboo tube, cover it with coarse gauze, and evenly sprinkle the pollen onto the white tassels that the corn has just sprouted. Do this for several days until all the white tassels turn red and begin to wither.

This was a very simple task, so simple that it could be done in a flash. Under the guidance of Tian Gui and Xu Genyou, the interns pollinated all the cornfields in Xujia Village in just two days before leaving.

Li Laoshi happily saw them off: "In about half a month, it will be time to make silage, so you'd better come early!"

Xu Changming stroked his beard and sighed, "Ah, I never dreamed such a good thing would happen. Just a few words and they came all this way to work. I wish they could help me finish harvesting the wheat in a few days!"

He's really gotten used to using these free laborers, and he even expects them to do things like wheat harvesting and rice planting.

Old Li laughed at him from the side, "Grandpa, you're getting lazier and lazier!"

Xu Changming said without hesitation, "Now that you're married to the Qin family, you're a member of the Xu family. Call me an elder!"

Li Laoshi grinned: "I didn't even come to your door. Calling you 'Grandpa' is already being polite. You want to act like an elder? Did I give you too much of that potion of 'cow medicine'?"

More than a year ago, a rainstorm destroyed Xu Changming's shack. He fell ill with a fever, but fortunately, Old Li used a pot of mixed herbs to make herbal water, which forced him to sweat profusely and saved his life.

From that time on, Li Laoshi and he became enemies.

Now Xu Changming keeps saying he wants Li Laoshi to admit that he is the son-in-law of the Xu family, but Li Laoshi just won't agree, and they've argued a lot.

After the rapeseed harvest in Xujia Village was completed, the summer wheat harvest was just around the corner, and the mosquito coil workshop finally took a five-day break.

Although others usually take care of the land, I feel more at ease when it comes to things like harvesting wheat myself.

Not only did the mosquito coil workshops shut down, but the pharmacies also stopped operating.

Xu Genqing and Lianhua went to the fields to harvest wheat. Their daughter, Nannan, was already eight months old, so Xiaoxiang stayed home to take care of her.

Ten-year-old Da Xiang worked under the scorching sun, never slacking off.

On the edge of the field, Qin hurried over. As soon as she reached the edge, she rolled up her sleeves and took Da Xiang's sickle: "I'll cut the wheat. Da Xiang, go back and boil some water."

Lotus raised her sunburnt face and asked in surprise, "Mother, why are you here harvesting wheat?"

During the New Year's dinner, Qin said that she would no longer care about Lianhua and Genqing, and she indeed stopped asking about family matters afterward.

He would come to hug Nan Nan every other day and even bought her a pound of brown sugar.