Chapter 83 Pepper's Growth Record Manual
Konjac's eyes lit up as well, and he trotted over.
Cui Qingyi loved this little seedling so much that even though she and Wangcai felt a little jealous about it, they still cared a lot about this little seedling.
Sometimes when she watered the pepper seedlings, she would worry that the only seedling would die because of their excessive care. Sometimes when it rained at night, she would also worry that the seedling would be blown down by the wind, which would definitely disappoint the girl. Fortunately, it grew up smoothly along the way without any danger.
"Girl, how long does it take for these pepper seedlings to bloom and bear fruit?"
Because Cui Qingyi often mentions it, Konjac is now looking forward to dishes made with chili peppers.
Cui Qingyi thought about it, but she didn't know the details. "Probably more than twenty days. Once the peppers are harvested, everything will be clear."
Cui Qingyi decided to record the growth process of peppers starting from today so that she would have experience when she grows them next time.
In her previous life, Cui Qingyi's grandparents also farmed in their hometown. They had to grow watermelons, peppers, and tomatoes every year, but Cui Qingyi had never seen the complete process of a pepper from seedling growth to full maturity.
I didn’t expect that she would do this hundreds or thousands of years ago. It’s quite interesting to think about it.
From that day on, Cui Qingyi would bring her little notebook to the backyard every day to record the growth of the peppers. She would watch the small white flowers bloom, then slowly wither, and small green fruits grow again. This process would take eight or nine days at times, and ten days at other times.
Cui Qingyi labeled each small flower of this pepper plant with a number, and each small flower has its own growth record book.
During this process, the Hundred Longevity Picture that Cui Qingyi and Konjac were collaborating on was halfway completed. They both learned embroidery from the same master, and Cui Qingyi taught Konjac double-sided embroidery step by step, so there was no discord at all when they worked together.
Chu He, the young-looking clerk in the county government office, would come to check on the progress of the embroidery from time to time. Every time he would sigh in admiration. It was obvious that they were the work of two different people, but he could not find any difference even if he stared with his eyes wide open.
Especially when Chu He witnessed Cui Qingyi and Konjac completing a longevity character at the same time, the shock reached its peak. The two people were one in front and one behind, and the two embroidery needles seemed to have life in their hands, piercing the embroidery cloth at the same time without disturbing each other.
Chu He felt that from his own perspective, the embroidery needle was clearly flying around on the cloth, but how could it have formed the same longevity character?
Whenever Cui Qingyi saw the shock on his face at this time, she felt a little proud. The tacit understanding between her and Konjac was unmatched in the world. Moreover, in order to complete the Hundred Longevity Picture as soon as possible, she and Konjac had practiced intentionally. It was not easy for them to reach the current level.
Seeing that the progress of the embroidery was acceptable, Chu He went back to report to Zhou Yanxiu with satisfaction.
The fact that Cui Qingyi and Konjac were chosen to present a gift to the Empress Dowager on her birthday was kept secret. Only a few people in the county government and they themselves knew about it. As the saying goes, secrets are the key to success. The Li Miao family only knew that the Cui family was busy with important matters and basically did not come to disturb them.
However, Cui Qingyi and Konjac did not delay the normal teaching progress of the girls' school because of this incident. The students had paid their tuition fees, and it would be totally inappropriate for them to delay the teaching progress because of their own affairs.
In early June, Cui's Girls' School faced its first test of the new semester.
The parents of the girls' school students have all received invitation letters from the teacher. This assessment is open to the public, and the children's parents will see with their own eyes the learning results of their daughters during this period.
The reason for this arrangement is that Cui Qingyi thought that girls' education is special. If they just study behind closed doors and don't let their parents see their learning results, many people may not let their girls go out next semester.
So she planned to conduct public assessments. On the one hand, it could train the children's psychological endurance and cultivate their self-confidence. On the other hand, it could also satisfy the parents' little vanity.
As expected, everyone who received the invitation was excited.
After all, this is a rare thing. Even if the family is busy, most people plan to take time out to visit the school.
At the Li family in Huaihua Lane, Mrs. Li handed the printed invitation to Mrs. Li.
"Mom, I'm going to work at the docks with Shunzi the day after tomorrow, so you'll have to accompany Xiao Miao. Please take a close look at how the child is doing in school, and tell us in detail when you come back."
Mrs. Li was startled at first, then quickly wiped her hands on herself after she realized what was happening. She then carefully accepted the invitation and said, "How can this be possible? I can't read, and I'm afraid I won't understand anything if I go."
Li Miao quickly replied, "Grandma, our husband said anyone can come to our house, the main thing is to see the results of our studies. You can go, everyone else has someone to accompany them, and Dad and Mom have to go to work. If you don't accompany me, I will be too pitiful."
Li Miao grabbed the corner of the old lady's clothes and acted coquettishly. Seeing this dependent look, the old lady Li immediately softened her heart. In fact, she also wanted to go.
She never knew what the school looked like in her lifetime.
She clapped her hands and said, "Okay, then grandma will go with you. I can't leave my darling grandson alone."
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren smiled at each other and happily decided on it.
Old Mrs. Li was very happy. She carried her sewing basket and walked down to the big locust tree at the entrance of the alley. In less than half a day, almost everyone in the alley knew that Old Mrs. Li was going to Cui's girls' school to watch Li Miao take the exam.
Some people were jealous, some were envious, and some thought that the Cui family was being ridiculous, thinking that it was not worth making such a fuss just for a little girl to learn embroidery.
But no matter what others think, it is irrelevant. Old Mrs. Li had shown off enough in the alley, so she put on clean clothes early in the morning, took Li Miao's hand and went to the girls' school.
Whenever she met someone she knew along the way, no matter if they greeted her or not, the old lady would smile from ear to ear, "Yes, I'm taking my granddaughter to school. There's an exam today, and the teacher asked us all to go and watch."
Anyone who knows me...whoever asked, asked!
Cui's Girls' School was very lively today. Qi Moxuan and Fan Hui both showed up, and Qi Yuan's little face flushed with excitement.
She has been studying under a teacher for so long, and although her father often cares about her, he is more focused on her brother's reading and writing, and her mother takes care of her affairs.
But today her father actually came with her, and she felt happy standing between her father and mother.
Qi Yuan excitedly took her parents' hands to visit their classroom and her own embroidery frame, and her little mouth kept introducing every plant and tree in the girls' school to them.
Qi Moxuan and Fan Hui watched with indulgence. They were clearly here to watch their child take the exam today, but the three of them seemed to be here for fun.
There were very few families like the Qi family who came with only two people. Most of them were accompanied by the women in the family. Although they did not know each other, they had many common topics when they got together because of the children of each family. They soon started chatting enthusiastically.
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