“Bang, bang, bang…”
Early in the morning, a sound was heard from the bamboo forest not too far away from the Qingque tribe.
These are some people from the tribe cutting bamboo here.
Things like bamboo, once they have established roots in one place, they reproduce very quickly.
Many bamboos can grow on a bamboo whip.
After nearly ten years of growth, the bamboo forest in the Qingque tribe has completely flourished.
Not only did it completely cover the previous earth hill, but it also extended a lot to the surrounding area.
If Han Cheng hadn't had people dig down a little at the edge and then simply built a stone wall using lime and stones, these guys would have spread to the nearby farmland.
The panda Tuan Tuan, its mother, and two other panda cubs, who were originally lying lazily in the bamboo forest and playing on a wooden frame specially built by Han Cheng, immediately perked up after hearing the sound and seeing the actions of Han Cheng and his companions.
It looked clumsy and came down from above, then rolled over with its short legs. Then it hugged several bamboos that Han Cheng had chopped down and refused to let go, acting cute and coquettish in all kinds of ways, and even nudging its head on people's legs.
Just because you can act cute and coquettish, you can do whatever you want?!
Facts have proved that if you know how to act cute, you can do whatever you want. After a short while, a few chubby guys got bamboo from Han Cheng and others, then sat down and started to chew on it.
Bamboo, which is so hard that humans need knives and axes to cut it, is as easy to bite through as tofu under their sharp teeth, just like chewing sugarcane.
Seeing this, Han Chengdu wanted to drive them to gnaw down the bamboos one by one.
Of course, this is impossible. If these guys could be so well-behaved and obedient, they would not come to rob the bamboo that we had cut down when they could easily gnaw down a bamboo.
After showing some contempt for those bear cubs who were greedy and afraid of working, Han Cheng and Shitou and his men continued to cut bamboo.
From morning till breakfast, I finally finished cutting down six bundles.
After all their busy work, nearly two hundred bamboos were cut down, tied into bundles, and carried away.
This action made those guys wearing sunglasses feel very sad.
As soon as he saw that the bundles of delicious food were about to be carried away, he immediately refused to do it. He grabbed the legs of Shi Tou and others with his front paws, then sat down on the ground and started to act like a spoiled child.
If Little Pea had not heard his father's call and ran over, Han Cheng and his friends would have needed some more time to get rid of these hooligans wearing sunglasses.
A pond was dug out downstream of the small river in Qingque tribe, not too far from the hemp pond.
It is not as big as the hemp pond, but it is not too small either.
It is not yet time for the hemp in the tribe to mature, and this newly dug pond is certainly not used for retting hemp.
Under Han Cheng's command, several bundles of bamboo that had just been cut down were put into the pond one by one.
And just like retting flax, large stones are used to press it down to prevent it from floating.
However, unlike when retting hemp, the pool used to soak bamboo is not connected as a whole, but is divided into several smaller pools, and the water in them does not connect to each other.
And a bundle of bamboo is soaked in each small pond.
"Bring me another three tons of lime."
After seeing that everyone had finished it, Han Cheng gave orders again.
That’s right, what Han Cheng and his people are doing now is making paper.
The papermaking technique had been discovered several years ago, and the tribe was already able to make paper.
However, the material used is made of thin inner fibers of tree bark and other things, and the color is a bit yellow.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that it is too soft. It is okay to write on it, but it is not as good as the paper specially used for writing in later generations.
Also, if the ink is too thick or the handwriting is too obvious, you cannot write on both sides.
Han Cheng had long wanted to make a change, but he didn't know much about papermaking. Previously, instructing Shi Tou to make such paper had almost drained away all his knowledge about paper.
But the time he spent compiling and copying textbooks once again made him want to improve the paper.
While he was thinking hard, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to him and he actually thought of some new things about papermaking.
This seemed to be something he had seen in an online novel before he traveled through time.
When he saw it at that time, he didn't pay too much attention to it. He just glanced at it and it passed by. It didn't leave a deep impression.
If I hadn't been thinking about improving the papermaking technology during this period, this memory might not have come out.
Moreover, even if I recall it, it is very vague.
The idea of using bamboo as the raw material for papermaking and soaking it was something I got from that vague memory.
As for why lime was added to it, Han Cheng was not quite sure. He didn't know whether it was to accelerate the decay of the bamboo or to bleach it.
Not only is it that I can't remember the function very clearly, I'm not even sure whether the lime was added when the bamboo was first fermented, or added after a period of time, or whether it was added after the bamboo was almost fermented.
But this did not prevent Han Cheng from directing people to do so.
Who cares!
Anyway, the general direction has been determined. All that remains is to make a few more attempts and record and summarize the process and results of each experiment, and you will be able to figure it out slowly.
At this time, the people in the tribe also came over carrying three pieces of lime according to Han Cheng's request.
"Sprinkle two scoops of lime evenly into this pit, and pour one scoop of lime evenly into this pit."
Han Cheng pointed to the two small pools closest to the shore and gave instructions to the people who were carrying lime.
The two men followed Han Cheng's instructions and soon they held the handle of the hoe with one hand and lifted the edge of the hoe with the other hand, and poured the water evenly into the two small pools.
These limes have not been soaked in water, so after entering the water, they easily release heat, not only hot steam but also some bubbles.
He had already obtained the stone handed down by Han Cheng long before. Without Han Cheng's reminder, he consciously took a pen and recorded these things, and also recorded the time.
As for the remaining four small pools, Han Cheng did not let anyone pour lime into them.
Instead, they wanted to wait until a period of time had passed and the soaked bamboo began to rot, and then pour lime into two of the pools.
It's just like today, one poured more and the other poured less.
As for the remaining two pools, wait until the bamboo is completely rotten before pouring lime into them.
After doing this, and then comparing the final product, it will be easier to tell when it is appropriate to add lime.
After doing all this, Han Cheng instructed Shitou and others not to let the water in the several pools mix together, and not to let the water here flow into the stream.
This is not just a concern that mixing the water from several pools will affect the results of the experiment, but more importantly, the water used for fermenting things is very "strong" and can cause serious water pollution, especially water with lime added.
This is something that can poison fish to death.
Han Cheng had experienced a similar thing before. A family in the village bought several carts of lime to build a house, and then soaked it in water in a pit.
The pit for soaking lime is close to a drainage ditch.
It didn't cause any trouble on normal days, but it became a problem after a heavy rain in the summer. The pit where the lime was soaked was directly connected to the drainage ditch, and the water and some lime in it were washed into the stream.
Then the fish and shrimp in the stream suffered and many were poisoned to death.
After the water receded, Han Cheng and some of the children in the village often picked up fish along the stream...
People in the tribe, including Shitou, naturally kept Han Cheng's instructions in mind.
After finishing these tasks, Han Cheng and his group left here one after another and started to get busy with their own things.
After a period of growth, the first batch of millet planted in the tribe has humbly lowered its head, and it will not take too long to harvest.
People in the tribe also need to prepare for this year's autumn harvest.
At the same time, we also need to prepare for Han Cheng and his team to go south...
"Once upon a time, there was a little donkey who lived with his mother by a river. One day, the mother called the little donkey to her side and said, 'Little donkey, you have grown up and can eat grass by yourself. Today, go to the grass on the other side of the river to eat grass... Little donkey! Little donkey! Don't go down! The river is very deep..."
青砖大瓦房之内，石头手里拿着一本用麻布包裹了书皮的语文书，站在讲台之上，对部落里坐在那里的孩子们，读着《小驴过河》的故事。
经过一段儿时间的制作之后，青雀部落的第一批语文课本已经问世，一共有三十一本。
其中一本作为老师使用的课本，另外的则纷发给青雀部落需要上学的孩子们使用。
青雀部落现在的未成年人，将奴隶和公民加起来，大约有九百多人，就算是除去那些年岁还小的不适合上学的未成年人，此时的青砖大瓦房之中，也依然坐满了人，差不多得有将近五百人。
这么多的人，却只有三十本书，这当然是不够众人分的，差不多将近二十人，才能够分得一本书。
但是没有办法，现在时间有限，技术有限，一本本抄着有些艰难，所以也只能先将就着了。
等到再过上一段儿时间，课本就会慢慢的多起来。
不过，虽然课本非常的少，但是部落里孩子们的新奇与激动却是一点都不少。
以前，他们从来都没有想过，有一天自己等人居然能够用上这样的东西进行学习，没有想过，神子他们曾经教授过自己等人的东西，还可以一下子汇总到一起，全都被写进一本被神子称之为‘书’的里面。
而且，这书还是这样的精美，不仅仅用皮绳进行了装订，还在最外层，用珍贵的麻布仔仔细细的包裹了一层。
几乎是看到这些书的第一眼，知道这的书是做什么用的之后，部落里的孩子们就喜欢上了这些书。
被发到书的、负责用手拿着书让周围的人看的孩子，更是先跑到外面，将手打上香皂，认认真真的搓洗了一番、将手搓洗的发红之后，才跑回来双手捧漂亮的书，小心翼翼的将之翻开。
就像是捧着一个易碎的稀世珍宝。
平日里显得毛手毛脚的未成年人们，这时候变得格外的小心，与有耐心。
等到将这精美的图书打开之后，一些识字比较多的未成年人，立刻就被里面所写的内容给深深的吸引住了。更新最快电脑端::/
里面不仅仅有他们耳熟能详的《小蝌蚪找妈妈》、《猴子捞月亮》等故事，还有很多新的、不曾听说过的故事。
这些精彩的故事，看的他们舍不得移开眼睛，更舍不得手中的书本合上。
同样坐在青雀大瓦房之内的韩成，看着这些孩子们捧着课本，如同发现了宝藏一般的样子，忍不住的吸了吸鼻子。
记得自己当初上学前班，第一次领到带着油墨味的图书的时候，那反应虽然比不上部落里的这些孩子，但心里同样也满是欣喜与激动，舍不得将之弄脏，非常的想要知道上面写的是什么。
当然，到了后来，撕下一些书纸用来折纸飞机、叠四角这些事情不能提。
就是不知道部落里的这些孩子们，会不会如同自己小时候那样。
心里想着自己曾经做过的好事，韩大神子很快就下了哪个家伙敢撕书，就将腿给打折的决定。
谁说上梁不正，就会想要下梁歪的？
而且，这样的光辉历史，只要他自己不说出来，部落里就不有人知道。
在部落众人的心目之中，他依然会保持着极为伟岸的形象。
青砖大瓦房之内的人虽然多，挤得满满当当，但是却出奇的安静，只有站在讲台之上，双手捧着课本，向众人读着的、石头的声音在回**。
其余的人，都聚精会神的听着石头的朗读，被《小驴过河》这篇精彩的故事吸引了全部的心神，整个人都沉浸在了这全新的、又格外吸引人的故事之中。
不仅仅是部落里的这些孩子们，就连一些如同韩成一样，在教室里面，或者是教室的门口与窗户处进行旁听的部落里的成年人，一个个也都是听得极为认真。
韩成看着众人的反应，满心的满意。
这说明自己对这篇课文的改编还是非常成功的。
这样过了一会儿之后，石头读完了这片课文，他将课本转移到了左手之上，从竹筒制作的粉笔盒里拿出来了一锭粉笔，转身在背后的黑板最高处的中间部位，写上《小驴过河》这几个字。
并在下面写下‘一、’，并开始写已经总结好的生字。
这黑板是让跛他们用木板制作而成的，用刨子将表面弄的平整之后，又用墨水刷了好几遍。
至于粉笔，则是用水泡过的石灰，弄到圆形的模子之中，弄干之后制作出来的。
虽然不如后世的黑板与粉笔好用，不过还是可以勉强凑合的，至少要比沙盘好用的太多。
沙盘这些，写出来的字不够清晰不说，最为重要的是，不能将之树立起来，只有围在边上的几个人，才能够看到。
不像挂在墙上的黑板，写在上面的字，能够让屋子里的所有人都看到。
而且黑板还足够大，一次性能够写上许多的内容。
不仅仅是挂在墙上的大黑板，现在部落里的孩子们，基本上也都是人手一个双面的小黑板，可以在上面写出清晰的字。
还可以按照老师的要求将手中的小黑板举起来，让站在讲台上的老师看写的对不对。
用墨水染出来的黑板，一开始的会往手上沾墨，不过多用粉笔写上几次字之后，渐渐的也就好了。
随着石头的书写，房间之内顿时就陷入了一片的安静之中。
石头写了两个字之后，意识到这样不太好，他很快就从还没有上课之前，神子对他的培训之中找到了应对方法。
他暂停下写字，目光迅速的在房间之内扫过，然后点起了一个已经认识并且会写了许多字的、年纪比较大的未成年人出来，让他站起来，为大家朗读《小驴过河》，好让这些人多熟悉熟悉课文。
而他，则在这个孩子显得有些结巴的声音中，继续在黑板上写着生字……
而韩成，则坐在那里，一言不发，静静的看着课堂之内发生的事情，就跟学校组织的、进行听课的老师一样。
一堂别开生面的课结束之后，部落里的孩子们都显得极为兴奋。
许多人都显得恋恋不舍。
不少人更是缠着识字多的人，让他们给读书上写的其余的故事。
不仅仅是孩子们，第一次使用这样的方法进行教学的石头，也显得兴奋。
教学结束之后，他来到韩成身前，虚心的向韩成这个神子进行请教。
韩成则结合着自己曾经被人教了十几年而得到的经验，对石头方才在课堂上的表现进行了一些点评。
先是对石头的教学进行了整体上的夸奖。
而后又找出具体的、表现不错的地方，进行夸奖。
把石头听得高兴的不行之后，才开始点出一些不足之处，并给出一些改进的意见。
“也不能老是听说我，这事情你自己也要琢磨，多多的回想一下，看看自己在教学之中都有哪些不足，哪些地方需要改进。
自己再想出办法，进行改进。
要多根据部落的实际情况……”
对石头进行了一番的点评之后，韩成笑着这样对石头说道。
他说的都是实话。
教学看起来很是简单，只需要动动嘴就可以，实际上这是一件特别考验人的事情，有许许多多的方面需要人去注意，去摸索。
不同的人，教学的风格也会不同。
这事情，他只能给出一个大方向的意见，至于剩下的事情，则需要石头自己根据部落里的这些孩子的实际情况，以及自己的情况进行摸索，并不断改进。
石头用力的点点头，然后拿着课本到了隔壁的办公室去进行感悟了。
这是青雀部落有史以来上的最为正式的一堂课。
整体来说，还是很成功的，不过也有很多事情需要注意。
其中最大的问题就是，一起上学的孩子们，年龄不一，程度也不一样。
说话、以及写字这些事情，部落里一直都在陆陆续续的教授，只不过没有现在这样的系统与正式。
但还有许多人，通过之前的那种粗放的方式，学到了许多的东西。
如今，将这么多的孩子，一下子集中到一起进行教授，问题一下子就出来的。
有的人基本上都能够做到通读课文了，有的孩子却是连字都不认识几个。
除了这个之外，还有一个大问题就是，一起上课的孩子实在是太多了，一个老师根本就顾不过来。
就算是部落里的这些孩子都很听话也不成。
解决这个问题的办法韩成并不陌生，可以随手拈来，那就是根据各自的程度，对这些孩子分年级、分班进行教学。
这样一来，就可以将这些问题给完美的解决。
但是这样做的话，新的问题就随之出现了。
进行分班与分年级教学之后，就需要更多的老师来进行教学。
Those who have teaching experience in the tribe include Han Cheng and Shitou, who once taught people in the tribe to speak Mandarin and write Chinese characters, Yuan, who is very talented in mathematics, and two other people.
It was impossible for Han Cheng to stay in the tribe to teach. He needed to take people to Jinguan City to rebuild the second branch tribe.
Moreover, time is becoming more urgent now.
Now, the earliest batch of millet planted in the tribe will be harvested in a few days.
Although rice is different from millet, it is basically harvested in autumn unless it is too far south.
Moreover, Jinguan City is further south, and with the Qinling Mountains blocking the way, the temperature can be two or three degrees higher at the same latitude. I'm afraid that the rice there will mature earlier.
If we go too late, a lot of rice will probably be eaten by various birds...