Song Ning and his group were on a slower journey back, and it wasn't until mid-March that they returned to Tianxiang County.
The people of Tianxiang County had already received the news and were waiting at the city gate early in the morning.
When they returned to Tianxiang County, only Song Ning and Zheng Gaoyi remained, surrounded by people at the city gate and unable to move an inch.
Especially Song Ning, everyone treated her like their own daughter, with tears streaming down their faces, saying they had finally waited for her to come back. Even Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan, her biological parents, couldn't squeeze in.
Zheng Gaoyi was pushed out of the crowd and shook his head helplessly. Just as he was about to take the stone back, he turned around and saw a woman in ordinary clothes not far away, but whose back view was extremely familiar.
He was slightly taken aback, and then overjoyed.
Zheng Gaoyi immediately became excited. She's back! She's back...
Pushing through the crowded throng, my eyes were glued to the figure opposite me, as if afraid that the person would disappear in the blink of an eye.
But there were too many people on the street, and no matter how hard she tried to squeeze through, she couldn't get through.
After finally reaching the other side, the person was nowhere to be found.
Seeing Zheng Gaoyi frantically searching around, Shi Tou asked, "Sir, what are you looking for? Let me help you look."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Gaoyi calmed down, his previous vitality completely gone.
"It's nothing, I must have misread it."
That person is long dead, so how could they be here...?
Meanwhile, the Song family, along with Yunniang, Xiaocui, and a few others, were walking side by side, heading home.
Liu Yuelan couldn't help but say on the street, "Er Ya, you've suffered so much. Look how thin you've become."
Song Ning comforted her, "Mother, I didn't suffer much."
She didn't suffer much. She had thought the road would be difficult and she would have to endure some hardship, but she had an unexpected surprise on the way. She traveled on main roads and didn't suffer much.
They didn't skimp on food at all, eating more every day than they would at home, except the weather was bad and a bit cold.
That being said, everyone knows that Song Ning must have suffered a lot on this trip. It's not something that can be done in a day or two from Tianxiang County to Yuezhou, not to mention the large number of enemy troops ahead.
Xiao Cui cried even louder than Liu Yuelan, throwing herself into Song Ning's arms and wailing, her tears and snot covering Song Ning's body.
Normally, Song Ning would have pushed the person aside long ago, but knowing that she was worried, she let her be today.
But only once.
Yunniang wasn't as excited as Xiaocui, but her eyes were also red, and she just couldn't take her eyes off Song Ning.
"How is everything at home while I was away?"
"Good, all good. Don't worry, those enemy troops didn't come back, and our county didn't suffer any losses."
Song Ning left right after the first month of the lunar calendar, and now that he's back, it's time to start planting.
The soap workshop and garment workshop have not started operations since Song Ning is not here. The braised food business has also been shut down because of unrest.
As for Xiangyunlou, it hasn't been open since the Lunar New Year holiday, except for Li Xingwang and Xiao Cui who sometimes go there to clean it.
With Song Ning's return, everyone got busy.
When spring plowing season arrived, Song Ning announced upon his return that Tianxiang County had plenty of land, and besides planting enough grain for his own family, the rest would be used to grow cotton.
The Song family originally wanted Song Ning to rest for a few more days, but after so many days of neglect, how could Song Ning sit still?
The next day, under Song Ning's encouragement, every household began to dig and loosen the soil.
Shops have opened, people are working in the fields, and people from outside have come to urge us to buy goods. Soap workshops and garment workshops have started operations.
Song Ning also sent a letter to Lady Yu in Yongning County.
Besides these, there was something even more important: the schools in Tianxiang County were about to start enrolling students.
After Zheng Gaoyi returned, he did not delay and quickly put the matter on the agenda. On the third day after his return, he posted the notice.
Children aged three and above from the entire Tianxiang County are welcome to register.
The school is divided into three classes: small class, medium class and large class.
Considering that most of the children here have never been to school and that the schools are still incomplete, the three classes will temporarily teach the same content, and there is no upper age limit.
Anyone willing to sign their name can come, even elderly people in their seventies or eighties.
Children aged three to four are placed in the small class, children aged five to six are in the middle class, and children aged six and above are in the large class.
As for the teachers in the school, in addition to Mr. Yu, Xiao Cui's grandfather, the county magistrate invited three more teachers back.
They were all scholars in their early years, but they never passed the imperial examinations again, so they became teachers, and they were all experienced teachers.
The school's facilities are fairly complete, and it was built according to Song Ning's requirements.
The school included a communal dining hall where children and teachers could eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For a fixed monthly fee, anyone could eat as much as they wanted in the dining hall, provided they didn't waste food.
The school also built dormitories for students and living quarters for teachers.
The teachers' lodgings are free, and each person has a private courtyard, allowing them to bring their families.
The student dormitories vary in size, which is also to accommodate students from other places in the future.
In addition to these, Song Ning also had a playground built, so that physical education classes could not be neglected in addition to academic classes.
Take Zhou Ling'an for example. She is indeed good at studying, but her small frame is not as strong as hers.
Therefore, as knowledge increases, physical health must also improve.
Even if you don't learn anything else, at least learn horsemanship and archery. Weren't the Six Arts of a Gentleman popular in ancient times? You can improve your health while also acquiring some skills, which is a win-win situation.
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