After walking around the mountain, they only found two plants. Jiang Zhi delivered them directly to Xiao Man's house at the foot of the cliff. Xu Dazhu now has feeling in his lower limbs, but they are sore and weak, and he needs tonics to strengthen his bones and muscles.
In the evening, Qiaoyun went to the village to study with Errui and Xiaoman.
She no longer worries that others will say she abandoned her family and children. She believes that she and Errui can support the family and allow her mother-in-law to rest and recuperate, which is the greatest filial piety.
Xiao Caixia learned nursery rhymes from her grandmother and played with her new toys. When she woke up, she completely forgot that her parents had left her and disappeared.
As the sweltering days passed, Xia Xiucai continued to teach only common characters such as "田" (field), "口" (mouth), "手" (hand), and "上" (up), "中" (middle), and "下" (down) every day.
However, the depth is not the same as ordinary early childhood education; it randomly includes humanities, geography, history, and current affairs.
Every day when Qiaoyun and Errui came back, they would talk about what characters they had learned that day and what principles the scholar had taught them.
Qiaoyun had learned to write before, but now, listening to Xia Xiucai extend the knowledge, it was as if a whole new world had opened up for her.
As soon as she got up in the morning, Qiaoyun couldn't wait to tell me what she had learned the night before: "Mom, mountains are made of piled-up earth and rocks. I never thought that besides mountains, there were also flat places."
The scholar said, "That place is called the Plain, where you can see the sun rise from the ground... So the sun doesn't hide behind the mountains to sleep at night; it hides underground."
What is a plain? Qiaoyun was quite surprised.
In her world, the flattest place was at the entrance of Pear Blossom Town, where dozens of acres of land on both sides of the official road were flat.
People living in the town can harvest crops by pushing wheelbarrows to the fields, without having to carry heavy loads on their shoulders or worrying about falling off a cliff if they take big steps outside their homes.
Errui hurriedly washed his face, saying, "A scholar can know everything without leaving home. He also said: There are endless things in books, so we must study them well!"
Jiang Zhi smiled and said, "Once you can read more, go to the bookstore to buy books to read."
You will then know that besides Xujia Village, Lihua Town, and Pingchuan County, and beyond Ba County, there are even larger territories and cities in the world.”
She certainly knows a lot, but aside from farming and herbs, it's a bit out of line for a farmer who's already a grandmother to suddenly talk about history, geography, and technology.
At this moment, Jiang Zhi suddenly felt that raising children in a strict, demanding way could be quite fun.
With Xia Xiucai around, all I need to do is pave the way and guide them, so that Errui and the other young people can learn and listen more.
If you buy more books for your home, you won't need to find excuses for what you say or do in the future; everything will fall into place naturally.
Qiaoyun and Errui nodded repeatedly. They already found this kind of learning novel, and the thought of even broader knowledge made them feel excited.
Every day, while their hands are busy with heavy farm work, they talk about rivers, lakes, seas, the sun, the moon, mountains, and rivers, no longer confined to the trivial matters of a few households in Xujia Village, or the corners of the fields.
This made Jiang Zhi sigh: "The scholar is indeed a talented person. Not only is he well-versed in literature, but he also has a comprehensive understanding of various kinds of knowledge. For those who do not participate in the imperial examinations, this is something that is hard to come by."
Unfortunately, he was bullied and oppressed, which led to him going insane.
Jiang Zhi sighed with relief, thinking that not everyone would think that way.
Most people can only understand the simple meanings of words and can easily learn to read and write them, but few can comprehend the deeper meanings.
However, this did not deter the villagers from watching; they still gathered together every evening to chat and laugh.
Some things can be influenced subtly; the sound of reading aloud is much better than the cacophony of curses.
Jiang Zhi asked Chunfeng if she would also go to the village to listen to the lectures, but Chunfeng refused: "Auntie, I'm too old. I won't remember anything even if I hear a lot. I'd rather not go to the village."
In fact, Chunfeng is only in her early twenties, but in her deeply ingrained mindset, she has elderly parents to care for, young children to raise, a sick husband, and an unmarried brother-in-law. She is the one who is needed to support the family.
The heavy family burden during the day had exhausted all her energy, leaving her no time to pursue her own progress.
Of course, this is only one aspect.
Her marriage still has lingering problems.
For the past year, Chunfeng has been hiding in the mountains.
She never showed her face in the village, and no one knew of her existence.
Although dealing with this kind of thing wouldn't be difficult for the two families now, Chunfeng didn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Auntie, it would be best if my affairs didn't become public. If others knew that Xiaoman had such a sister-in-law, it would always be troublesome."
People will say anything.
Xiaoman isn't engaged yet. What if a respectable woman from a respectable family doesn't agree to be my sister-in-law? Wouldn't that ruin Xiaoman's life?
Although Bavaria has an open-minded atmosphere, people still care about such things.
Besides, Chunfeng's family is still around, and Chunfeng doesn't want to have any more contact with those relatives, so she just pretends that she is dead.
Hearing her say that, Jiang Zhi didn't press the matter any further, as Chunfeng's thoughts were also those of the general public.
There are indeed many things to do on the mountain.
In the past two days, the work of making mosquito repellent liquid has not stopped, and the Huo family has also sent word that they need mosquito coils.
Fortunately, Li Laoshi always had people keeping grass powder and charcoal powder on hand, so they could work at any time.
Every day, Errui, Xiaoman, and their companions would carry the medicinal powder up the mountain on an old mule, and then deliver the prepared mosquito coils and mosquito repellent to Lihua Town.
Traveling between the mountain village and the village doesn't interfere with either studies or business.
Time flies, and it's corn harvest season again.
Under the scorching sun, the villagers began to husk corn for their own use.
The dried corn hangs from the stalks, moving through the fields. The half-yellow, half-green corn leaves scratch the face and hands, but to the farmers, this is the most pleasant sound.
Because each plant was artificially pollinated and there was plenty of manure, the corn in the field grew plump and firm, making it a rare bumper harvest.
Many newcomers cried while holding corn, finally finding something of their own in this unfamiliar place.
Tian Gui, Er Rui, and Xiao Man each carried a load of corn back to the shack, and Tao'er's mother came over with a water jug.
Tian Gui hurriedly called out to her, "There are corns everywhere, don't walk around like that, let Xiao Quan and Xiao Xi do it."
Tao'er's mother is due to give birth in a month, and at nearly thirty years old, she is considered advanced maternal age.
Despite the family's best efforts to take care of her, her feet were still swollen, her legs cramped, and she had difficulty getting up and sitting down.
At this time of year, corn cobs are drying everywhere on the ground. If you accidentally slip and fall, you could get into an accident.
Looking at the pile of corn, Peach's mother, whose face was covered with pregnancy spots, was full of joy: "It's alright, I'll be careful. Peach, Xiaoquan, and Xiaoxi have all gone to the field to pick up the leftovers, they'll be back in a bit."
Errui and Xiaoman put down their loads: "Uncle Tian, now that your family matters are almost settled, let's go visit Gensheng's family."
Tian Gui said somewhat embarrassedly, "You're just going to finish the work and leave like this?"
The two men helped carry two loads, so they could work less for a while.
Errui tidied up the baskets: "Uncle Tian, we have plenty of energy. Xiaoman and I are free right now, and there's nothing important to do."
"The weather's so unstable; it might rain tonight. It'll be safer to bring it back."
Tian Gui scratched his head sheepishly: "Let me have a sip of water instead!"
Errui waved his hand: "No need, I'm not thirsty!" Then he and Xiaoman walked away in a flash.
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