I must say, the ancient carving skills were truly amazing. They carved his simple sketch very accurately, paying attention to even the smallest details.

With these books, learning to read will become much easier.

Jiang's father and third grandfather also saw the book.

"Shuyun, is this the literacy booklet you mentioned?"

"Yes, Third Grandfather."

You see, the picture above and the text below correspond.

This one depicts a mountain, and the text below it simply reads the character "山" (mountain).

Jiang Shuyun pointed to the words and pictures in the book and explained them to her third grandfather, so that they could understand how to use it.

"Ah, so this is a moon, and the character below it is the character '月' (moon), right?"

"Yes, Grandpa, that's exactly it."

Jiang Shuyun was quite happy. If her great-grandfather, who was almost seventy years old, could understand it, then others should be able to understand it too.

"Shuyun, your booklet is well-compiled and very practical."

With such books, one can learn to read even without a teacher.

"After seeing it many times, and then writing these words on the sand table, wouldn't it be easier to read it?"

Third Grandfather never expected that Shuyun was so capable of compiling such a book. This is a great deed that will be remembered for generations!

"There are more than 500 commonly used characters in this book. Once you learn them, that will be enough for your needs."

"If I learn some math, I could easily become a shop assistant."

Such books are of little use to those who want to take the imperial examinations.

It only applies to ordinary people who can't afford to go to school and want to work to earn money.

When hiring workers in the city, literate people are more sought after than illiterate ones, and they also earn more money.

“That’s great! Your father and I will definitely take this seriously when we get back.”

Third Grandfather and Jiang's father were of the same mind: if this was done well, their Jiang family village would also benefit.