Jiang Yun also taught the girls to recognize some simple medicinal herbs that were common in the area and that they could use. They didn't learn much at night and only learned two.
Jiang Yun lit the oil lamp, thought for a while, and asked her son to come in and write.
Jiang Yun didn't dare to write the word 㱕. She could only understand ancient 㱕 characters. If she were asked to write, her handwriting would definitely be incomplete and she would be laughed at.
I just let my son write it.
The other girls all looked embarrassed: "But, we can't read..."
Jiang Yun said, "If you want to continue your studies in the future, you must study medical books and write medical records. If you can't read, just learn slowly. I will teach you."
Several girls talked quietly.
They probably say that studying is difficult, and even boys can't do it, so how can girls do it?
Lin Jinyue felt a little sad listening to their words. It was not that these girls were unwilling to work hard, but that this was the environment they lived in. The preference for boys over girls was too strict. Everyone thought boys were better and everyone said girls were not as good as boys. Otherwise, why didn't girls get allowed to take the imperial examinations?
So before the class started, Lin Jinyue corrected their inherent ideas: "Why can't girls do this? Look at me, I know a lot of words, and my brother taught me when he had time. As long as you are willing to learn, you will definitely be able to do it."
Jiang Yun also said: "In this world, girls have a harder time. Don't be afraid of hardship. If you can learn a skill to support yourself, even if you only know some medicinal herbs, you can have a foundation for your life. Otherwise, do you want to go back and find a man in the village to marry, take care of your husband and children, and set rules in front of your mother-in-law every day?"
Several girls shook their heads.
Especially Lin Jinyue’s cousin Lin Sanya.
She envied Lin Jinyue so much. Her third uncle was always nice to her. She could work if she wanted to, and no one could order her around if she didn't want to. She could also eat a piece of meat from time to time.
In other families in the village, the men ate dry rice and the women drank liquid rice. The boys could occasionally eat some bird eggs and chicken eggs, but the girls could only watch.
Why is Arya so happy? Isn't it because of Uncle San's ability?
And now my third aunt said that they can also make a living, so doesn’t that mean they can eat whatever they want and do whatever they want in the future?
San Ya thought, if she could learn a skill in the future, what would the hardship matter?
It's just learning to read and learn about medicinal herbs. No matter how hard or tiring it is, it can't compare to her exhausting day of work. What good things are there that parents just stuff into her brother's mouth?
San Ya said loudly and firmly: "Aunt San, no, Master, I am willing to endure hardships and will definitely study hard!"
The others had similar ideas to the third girl. These days, except for the second girl, Lin Jinyue, all girls had a hard life. They had to take care of all the housework inside and outside the house. When they grew up, they had to take the betrothal money home to help their younger brother get married.
Thinking of this, the little girls from Linjia Village knelt down in unison once again and kowtowed to Jiang Yun several times.
This means so much to them.
To put it a little bit, Lin Jinyue is their second parent and she directly helps them change their fate.
Tan Xue watched them kneel down one by one, feeling a little confused, and then she knelt down and kowtowed as well.
Jiang Yun stopped them all and said, "Alright, no need to kneel. I'll tell you about the arrangements from now on. Each of you will learn ten characters every day. During your breaks, no matter how tired you are, you must take a branch and write on the ground. When you have time, you must recite the medicinal properties I will teach you. It will be even more difficult in the future. I will decide whether to teach you or not based on your character."
Jiang Yun described the characteristics and medicinal properties of several medicinal herbs, and Lin Xueqing took a pen and wrote. After she finished, she also wrote a passage of the Thousand Character Classic from memory, which she would then give to the girls to recognize.
That is to say, they didn't have a pencil, so Lin Xueqing wrote with charcoal. Otherwise, his chicken-like handwriting was really not good enough to be presented.
Lin Jinyue also learned to read.
The main thing is to memorize traditional Chinese characters so that when you write, you won’t make mistakes and be laughed at.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Jiang Yun asked the girls to go back, and the adults waited outside. This was more exciting than learning by themselves.
Many people feel sorry, why don’t boys be taught this? !
If Jiang Yun knew what they were thinking, she would definitely say that boys are troublesome, and each of them is their own precious baby, so why teach them?
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Along the way, Jiang Yun and Lin Jinyue took turns teaching the girls simple basics.
Now that they had straw paper, Lin Jinyue could also draw simple herbal pictures for the girls on the straw paper, and they could also help find some useful herbs nearby.
Jiang Yun and Lin Jinyue have been feeling a lot more relaxed these days, after all, there are so many people helping to make the medicine powder.
They walked for two more days.
From here on, it became increasingly difficult to find the direction on the map. Lin Jinyue didn't know where she was, so she just kept walking south.
Unexpectedly, as they walked, the sky began to be covered with dark clouds. Lin Jinyue took a look at the system space and was shocked. There was going to be a heavy rainstorm soon, but the system didn't even give a warning!
Lin Jinyue and the others hurried forward, at least to find a safe place where they could shelter from the rain.
Lin Fugui climbed up the tree to see if there was any suitable terrain around.
He looked into the distance from the tree and actually saw a City God Temple, which looked quite large.
Lin Fugui said to Lin Jinyue excitedly, "Er Ya, let's go to the City God Temple over there to take shelter. I'm afraid the rain will last for a long time."
Lin Jinyue's expression was frozen at this moment.
Indeed, this rain will last for a long time. The weather forecast shows that it will last for two days. After two days, the rain will subside.
Although it is spring now, it is raining and windy, and the temperature will drop. Many people in the village do not have thick quilts, so they will definitely get sick and waste time.
Lin Jinyue didn't care too much, so she said to everyone, "Let's go to the City God Temple."
The group sped up the process, and Lin Youliang's family was tied up.
Lin Youliang was old and was pushed and shoved, and he almost fell down. Now he asked the villagers to help untie him so that he could walk more easily.
But no one paid any attention to him.
Among the people in Linjia Village, Lin Youliang's words sounded like farts, and no one wanted to pay attention to him.
The group walked for a quarter of an hour and were still a long way from the dilapidated temple when rain began to fall.
The rain came with great force, leaving them no chance to hide. Before anyone could react, raindrops as big as beans began to fall. In just a moment, they were all soaked like drowned rats.
A few people rushed forward with difficulty, and after being drenched in the rain for another half a minute, they arrived at the dilapidated temple, all soaked.
As a result, they were shocked when they entered.
There were about a hundred people sitting there listlessly. Each of them was skinny and looked like they would fall apart at any time. The old people at the door had wrinkled faces, loose skin, and sunken eye sockets. At first glance, you would think you had seen a ghost.
There are also some children who have small limbs but very swollen bellies. This is caused by eating Guanyin soil.
At this time, the hundred or so people looked at Lin Jinyue and the others with green eyes.
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