"When my father comes and sees these blackboards and chalks, he will probably be envious!" Lin Qing said with a smile.

"This thing is easy to make. If my uncle wants it, I'll tell him when the time comes!" The two of them walked back chatting and laughing.

"I still have to teach the girls in the village in the afternoon. Sister, after lunch, you can take a nap first!" Li Yan suggested.

"I'm not tired at all. My sister's words to persuade the villagers today were quite brilliant. She persuaded them with both reason and benefits. They were able to learn the embroidery techniques of the Jiangnan region in the village school. Not only were they moved, but I was also very moved when I heard it!"

Even though my cousin's words to persuade the villagers to send their daughter to school came from the heart, the deep-rooted idea could not be changed by her words today.

Instead of making things difficult for the children when they return and asking them to express their unwillingness to come to the village school, it is better to do what my sister did and persuade them with benefits.

Once the children learn how to do it, not only can they add some income to their family, but when they get married in the future, they will have this money-making skill at their disposal, and they will have more confidence in choosing a husband's family!

"Sister, you hit the snake at its most vulnerable part and grasped its vital point!" Lin Qing grabbed the air, which made Li Yan laugh!

"Sister, if you want to learn, you can come and learn with me when the time comes. When the teacher arrives, you can help me teach the girls how to read. If the girls embroider well, I will sell their products in my shop, or open a special embroidery room. I'll ask you to come and help me then!"

"Southern embroidery is very popular in our northern land. Instead of shipping it thousands of miles away, we might as well embroider it ourselves. Silk and satin are expensive and hard to come by, and merchants would love to ship them here, but ordinary people can't afford them. I've been thinking about embroidering Jiangnan patterns on cotton and linen fabrics, and that would be a great opportunity."

Lin Qing looked at her sister in surprise. She didn't expect that she had thought so far and considered it so carefully.

"Since you've said that, I'm very willing to contribute to this idea. I look forward to the day when the women of Rongcheng can also wear clothes that are unique to the Jiangnan water town!"

The two smiled at each other and saw longing in each other's eyes.

Before she reached home, Li Yan saw the clan leader and Cao Jiang walking towards her from afar.

It looked like they had something to talk to them about, so the two of them couldn't help but quicken their pace.

"Grandpa Clan Leader, Grandpa Cao, is there something wrong? It's so hot, let's talk at our house."

Cao Jiang waved his hand and said apologetically, "I want to ask you a favor. To be honest, I refused you when you wanted our daughter from the Cao family to attend the village school. Now I am asking you for this favor."

"I was confused at the time, immersed in the pain of the past, and forgot about the children of the tribe. They are still young and have a long future ahead of them. I cannot let my ignorance ruin their future. I wonder if you can give them another chance?"

He is a person who lives today without thinking about tomorrow, but his children have to get married when they grow up.

They were originally refugees, homeless and jobless. Although they were resettled here and barely had a place to live, how could the sons of good families be interested in their girls? Since their family had no foundation, they could only let them go to the village to learn some skills!

Looking at Cao Jiang, who was rather embarrassed, Li Yan said with a smile, "Since you have settled in our Lijia Village, you are also a member of our Lijia Village. If the children want to come to the village to study, that's naturally fine. Grandpa Cao, just let them come this afternoon!"

Cao Jiang choked up and said, "Thank you, thank you! I'll go back and tell the kids." Then he left in a hurry.

Looking at Cao Jiang's departing back, Patriarch Li also sighed. What miserable people they are!

"Grandpa clan leader, if you have something to say, let's go to our house and talk about it?" Li Yan invited.

Chief Li, having recovered, waved his hand. "I came here to ask you, where is the best place for us to build the noodle shop? The summer harvest is about to begin in a few days, and I thought we'd build the noodle shop first while everyone is free. When we were building the village school, I specifically asked them to bring in more adobe bricks. Now that the materials are readily available, construction will be quick!"

Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "I suggest we put it at the entrance of the village. Firstly, it will be convenient for the uncles to come in and out and deliver goods every day. Secondly, if the business in the back market is booming, it will attract other people to buy from us, which will also be more convenient!"

Patriarch Li nodded as he listened, and his eyes could not help but drift towards the direction of the village school. That piece of land was next to the main road, and the adobe bricks were piled there now, saving the trouble of carrying them back and forth.

"Okay, I'll go back and arrange people!" After saying that, he hurried back with his hands behind his back!

Not long after lunch, the young men who had stood at the back of the classroom this morning came looking for me with wooden boards.

Li Sanwang scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Girl, could you please make a writing board for the brothers?"

It is really inconvenient without this board. They can't even go back to review and consolidate what they wrote today.

"It's my fault for forgetting to tell you guys. I have some ready at home. I'll go get it for you right now!"

Considering that the girls in the village also need to learn to read, Li Yan not only made handwriting tablets for the villagers, but also made many others for herself, which are now piled up in the warehouse.

None of them had thought that there was a ready-made handwriting tablet, which would not delay the progress of learning to read. This was a pleasant surprise. They all thanked the owner solemnly and then left.

After everyone left, Lin Qing sighed and said, "My sister is so thoughtful!" She was just thinking about the afternoon's literacy class, wondering whether she should ask the children to write. It seems that she was worrying too much!

"Including them was part of the plan!" Li Yan said with a smile.

Lin Qing admired in his heart and felt inferior to him.

The things that were in the plan were just casually mentioned. If other boys had them, they would naturally have them too. Their parents didn't consider them, but she did!

Therefore, the afternoon class was the same as the morning schedule. Lin Qing first asked the girls to introduce themselves to her, and then wrote the four words she had written this morning on the blackboard.

"Since you learned these words half a day late, I only ask you to write down three of them from memory, and you will pass!" Lin Qing said to the girls.

"Master, don't go easy on us. We also want to remember four!"

"Yes, we need to silence four!"

A stubborn look of not wanting to admit defeat emerged on the girls' faces.

They know that they can come to school because someone has actively fought for them, so they have to be more strict with themselves and let their parents know that they are no worse than their brothers!

Lin Qing looked at their straight backs and sparkling eyes, and his serious expression softened a little. He smiled and said, "That's good!"