Pei Guotai's words made the old couple angry: "You raised a son who has no future, and you think Xiaofan is as useless as Chengwen? Get out!"
Don't think they don't know that Pei Chengwen doesn't study hard and his academic performance is not good. He could have been in the third grade, but now he can only be in the second grade. Who is he jealous of?
When Pei Guotai and Zhou Fang heard this, they were angry at their son for being disobedient, and also angry at Old Man Pei and Old Lady Pei for not caring about their eldest grandson, and for saying such things in order to protect the little boy from the third room.
"Mom and Dad, Chengwen will definitely be a great talent in the future. He's young and naive right now, so just wait and see. Xiaofan, on the other hand, may look smart, but he may not be cut out for study."
Pei Yifan raised his lips when he heard Zhou Fang's words: "Grandma and Grandpa, I came here to tell you the good news. I passed the exam successfully and stayed in the third grade with a perfect score. Mom invited you to dinner to celebrate."
This statement is more of a slap in the face to Dafang than any other argument.
In particular, Pei Yifan specifically emphasized the double 100 points.
"Oh my! How come my eldest grandson is so amazing? He scored double 100!"
Mrs. Pei meant what she said more than ever before. She even glanced at Pei Guotai and his wife, and the pride in her tone was obvious.
Pei Guotai's face froze, he snorted coldly and walked into the house.
"Grandpa and grandma, let's go over there. Mom is making something delicious."
The news that Pei Yifan skipped to the third grade with a score of 100 soon spread throughout the village.
Everyone in the village was not surprised by this result. With parents like Pei Guoan and Li Miaomiao, Pei Yifan was extremely sensible and smart at a young age, and it was foreseeable that he would do so well in his studies now.
"Okay, let's go now!"
Old Man and Old Lady Pei had nothing else to say, and they excitedly followed their precious grandson.
When Old Man Pei and Old Lady Pei came over, Pei Guoan happened to come back. When he saw his parents coming, he knew that they must have been invited by his wife.
"Mom and Dad, you're here. I bought some meat today." Pei Guoan said as he parked his bicycle and came down carrying a piece of meat.
"You may not know yet how promising our Xiaofan is. He skipped a grade and went straight to the third grade."
Pei Guoan raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised. He had not heard Li Miaomiao and her son mention skipping grades beforehand.
"Skip a grade? Did the school agree?"
"Xiao Fan scored 100 points on both tests. Of course, the school didn't agree at first. Originally, they only needed to pass the entrance exam, but Teacher Chen insisted that our Xiao Fan score 90 points before he could enter the third grade. Isn't this embarrassing?"
"But our Xiaofan is no ordinary kid. Even if Teacher Chen deliberately makes things difficult for him, Xiaofan is not afraid. He managed to get a perfect score on the test."
Pei Guoan smiled when he heard this. Of course he was happy that his son was successful.
"Not bad, Xiaofan, well done!"
Pei Guoan thought of what Li Miaomiao had said before, patted his son's shoulder and encouraged him.
Pei Yifan's face lit up with a different light when he heard his father's encouragement.
Seeing his son like this, Pei Guoan began to understand why his wife said that. This child is a thoughtful person, and he really needs to pay more attention to him in the future. He cannot be treated like an ordinary child, but needs more encouragement.
Li Miaomiao watched the father and son come in, and Pei Guoan took the little guy's hand, which comforted Li Miaomiao.
"We're all back now. Hurry up and wash your hands. It's time to eat."
"Mom and Dad, you're here too, come and sit down."
Pei Guoan handed the meat in his hand to Li Miaomiao: "I also bought some meat, let's cook it tonight."
"Okay, that's a good time to add a dish."
Li Miaomiao prepared a lot of dishes to celebrate, but more meat dishes would also be nice: "Okay, I'll make some stir-fried meat."
Li Miaomiao worked quickly. By the time everyone washed their hands and sat down, the dishes and chopsticks had been set and the stir-fried pork was ready.
After finishing the work of starting school, the village has to get busy with spring plowing.
Li Miaomiao knew that drought this year was inevitable. Although many contents and plots in the book had been changed because of her appearance and were not of much reference value, things like drought were bound to happen and would not change.
Listen to Zhang Degen talking about seeds.
"Uncle Degen, I have an idea."
"Oh, Guoan wife, what do you think?"
Zhang Degen attaches great importance to Li Miaomiao's opinions. Li Miaomiao has the right ideas. If it weren't for her, life in the village would not be so good.
"My suggestion is that the village should allocate half of its land to grow grains like sweet potatoes and corn. I've read about intercropping methods that can increase yields, and I've sounded out the secretary and the county magistrate, and they're very interested. Also, our village soap factory is expanding, and we might not have enough people working in the fields. It would be better to grow some easy-to-care-for grains."
Zhang Degen was indeed worried about the problem of manpower, but he didn't think about planting less rice. Instead, he thought about everyone overcoming difficulties together. After hearing what Li Miaomiao said, he felt it made a lot of sense.
If this is the case, it will indeed save a lot of manpower, and he is also interested in the intercropping that Li Miaomiao mentioned.
"What's the matter with intercropping, Guoan wife, tell me about it."
Li Miaomiao had already had some ideas about the drought. She was not such a saint and could not save so many people, but she could still help everyone in the village.
Fanglin Village now has a soap factory, and everyone lives a good life. There is food in the granary, so there will definitely not be a tragic situation like in the book where so many people starved to death. However, to survive this drought, more preparations are still needed.
During the drought in the book, the village had almost no rice harvest, and the only food that could be harvested were coarse grains such as sweet potatoes, corn, and beans. Many families in the village survived by relying on these.
Li Miaomiao also has an idea. She can change the seeds to space-optimized seeds that are more productive and resistant. In this way, the village's harvest will increase again. Although it will not be as good as in previous years, at least the village can survive the disaster year.
"That's exactly what's going on. Interplanting these crops together not only saves space but also increases yields. Also, I heard the Academy of Agricultural Sciences has a new batch of improved seeds. They're said to be more resilient and significantly increase yields. We could try to get some from the Academy."
Zhang Degen's eyes lit up. "That would be great, but we've never dealt with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences before. I'm afraid it might be difficult to get seeds from them."
"Uncle Degen, when did I ever tell you I wasn't sure? Seeds are hard to get, but solutions are always invented by people. If it can increase the village's grain production, it's worth trying."
"You have a point, Guoan wife. Since you brought it up, I'm afraid you already have some ideas. Tell us what you want to do. We will cooperate with you."
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