Wang Huaijing listened to his brother-in-law's admonition with great respect.
"Big brother, you're amazing! I'll try my best to learn how to cook too."
I don't want to just be able to cook porridge that's all different colors.
Haha, the two of them chatted and laughed as they cooked the porridge and mixed the pickled radish.
After breakfast, the group drove back to Qingshan Xiaozhu.
Wang Huaijing was not allowed to show his face along the way; he was simply kept in the car.
Therefore, no one in Zhao Family Village knew that a young man had come to the Zhao family, and he was a newly appointed scholar.
Wang Huaijing has settled down at the Zhao family's house. Since there aren't many independent small wooden houses, they put Wang Huaijing in little Zhao Qingyang's room.
Zhao Qingyang became friends with little Zhao Qingyi.
This made little Zhao Qingbei extremely happy.
"Brother, I'm so happy."
"Brother, can you tell me a story tonight?"
"Brother, I'm not scared anymore. I'm a scholar now."
"Brother, do you think Huaijing can really be our sister's husband? Will he get beaten to death by our eldest sister?"
"elder brother……"
Zhao Qingyang could initially tolerate her younger brother's nagging, but the excited little boy just kept chattering away, as if he were wound up like a clockwork toy.
That energy never stops, it never ends.
Zhao Qingyang was furious. He glared at his younger brother, "Zhao Qingyi, have you finished memorizing your lessons today?"
Zhao Qingyi nodded.
"Not only did I memorize all the content that Grandpa and Brother Huaijing left behind, but I also memorized two more."
While memorizing the text, I also wrote it down, combining memorization and calligraphy practice.
"Brother, am I smart? Am I amazing? Praise me!"
Zhao Qingyang was in despair; he just wanted some peace and quiet.
"Brother, go find your sister. She has delicious food and fun things to do."
I'll read the design book my sister gave me first. Please don't bother me, okay? Thank you.
Zhao Qingbei then realized how noisy he was. Even his usually patient older brother had chased him away.
She pouted, nodded, and said, "Okay. I'll go find my sister."
When he arrived at Zhao Qingyan's door, he shouted, "Sister, sister, I'm here."
Once given permission, he went inside and began to complain.
"Sis, my brother doesn't like me anymore. He thinks I'm annoying and kicked me out to come here with you."
She also said that her sister had delicious food and drinks, and told me to come and ask her for some.
Sister, I grew up under your watchful eye. Do you think I'm the kind of person who's greedy? I won't be fooled by my brother into coming to you for food and drink.
Sister, don't you think so?
"My sister is the best sister in the world. I don't even have to ask; she'll get me delicious food. Isn't that right, sister?"
Zhao Qingyan held a book in her hand, leaning back on the chaise lounge. "Please continue your performance. I'm watching."
Zhao Qingyi...
Zhao Family Village is bustling with activity now.
The men were enthusiastically building schools, while the women were learning from Wang Caixia, Tian Xiaolan, and others how to cultivate sweet potato seedlings and plant potatoes.
There are few potato seeds.
The Zhao family only kept 5,000 jin of potatoes, so each household in Zhao Village could only buy a maximum of 30 jin of potato seeds, enough to plant one-tenth of an acre.
Sweet potato seeds weren't too expensive; each household received enough seeds for half an acre of land.
"These potato seeds aren't planted whole. As you can see, there are many indentations on them; these are called eyes."
Cut the potatoes into several pieces, leaving 1-2 buds on each piece. When planting them in the ground, remember to make sure the buds are facing upwards.
Also, after cutting the potato seedlings open, you can mix them with wood ash to prevent them from getting infested with insects…
Wang Caixia demonstrated and explained at the same time.
Soon, all the potato seeds from the Zhao family's farm were divided up by the young women and wives who came to learn.
After all, the seeds are precious. If we use the Zhao family's seeds for practice, we won't ruin our own.
The same principle applies to sweet potato seedling cultivation.
Soon, while the villagers were learning, they all pitched in to help the Zhao family finish the work.
Then everyone left in droves, going home to do their own work.
Wang Caixia and Tian Xiaolan seemed to be smiling.
"I feel a little guilty for taking their money for the seeds."
Tian Xiaolan smiled.
"Sister-in-law, please don't think like that. We can afford to give you those seeds, but things that are given away for free are not valuable. They may not consider them good."
Once we accept the money, they will feel that this thing is valuable, especially since it is something that the imperial court values, so they will naturally value it even more.
"I never saw their eyes light up like lanterns the moment they heard it was a high-yield crop."
The village of Zhao was bustling with activity, and when the surrounding villages heard that Zhao was going to build a clan school, the village chiefs couldn't sit still.
They all rushed to Zhao Family Village to verify the truth.
"Hey blondie, what's that thing they're building at the entrance of your village? It's such a huge piece of land. Is some big shot coming to the village?"
Bai Yinchuan, the village chief of Xiangshui Village, asked the question knowingly.
Zhao Jinfa laughed and said, "He's not some big shot. He's going to build our Zhao family's clan school."
You all know that our Zhao family produced five scholars at one time, right? We old folks have been thinking that we must establish a clan school.
"If these kids were successful, and many of them became scholars or officials, wouldn't our Zhao Family Village be prosperous?"
Bai Yinchuan smiled, but inside he was so jealous he wanted to tear Zhao Jinfa to pieces.
"Haha, Brother Zhao is still as witty as ever."
I wonder if your clan school accepts students from other villages?
Our two villages aren't far apart. If we could accept students from other villages, then the kids from our village would have somewhere to go in the future.
Bai Yinchuan said it so matter-of-factly.
Zhao Jinfa continued to smile.
“We do accept students from other villages, but our clan school isn’t very large, so we definitely prioritize accepting the children from Zhao Family Village first.”
In particular, both boys and girls in our village go to school.
I'm afraid those of you who read the classics might not be able to get used to it.
Also, I remember that your village is much closer to Wufang Town than our village.
Going to a private school in town seems much more prestigious than our little clan school.
The two sides went back and forth, and in the end, Bai Yinchuan left Zhao Family Village with envy, jealousy and resentment.
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. In terms of village size, Zhao Family Village didn't even seem to be as big as their Xiangshui Village.
Why can other people establish clan schools, but our own village can't?
"It has to be possible." Bai Yinchuan, holding his breath, immediately convened a meeting upon returning.
"Have you heard? Zhao Family Village is going to set up a clan school. In their village, both boys and girls will study together."
It is said that if a few more scholars or officials pass the imperial examinations, their village will become famous.
I've been wondering why their village, which is smaller than ours in both population and area, can build a clan school, while our village doesn't even have many educated people.
I've thought about it. One reason is that going to school is too expensive, and it's not easy for us farming families to earn money. Another reason is that going to school in town is too far away.
Therefore, I suggest we build a village school. What do you all think?
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