Chapter 203 Cochineal?
"Madam, your talent and mind are far superior to those of men, and you have done more than the court. Not to mention receiving a mere obeisance from me, you deserve to have a statue made of you." Zhou Tongsheng had a sincere look on his face, without a trace of boasting.
Jiang Tangtang had heard such words countless times in the past few days. She was not moved at all. After being a little humble, she talked to Zhou Tongsheng about teaching the children.
She taught her children to read and write, not to prepare them for the imperial examinations, but to cultivate their understanding, wisdom, and clarity of mind.
Another selfish thought is that if I can write and do math, I will be more efficient when helping her with things in the future.
But after learning about Zhou Tongsheng's teaching, she felt that his teaching method was not suitable for the children on the island.
Of course, it's not that his teaching method is bad, but it's a bit too inefficient.
In addition, we must teach students in accordance with their aptitude. For children who are suitable for mathematics, we can let them learn more mathematics.
After Jiang Tangtang finished stating her request, she thought she would be scolded by the old student.
But unexpectedly, Zhou Tongsheng didn't scold Jiang Tangtang for not knowing how to teach. Instead, he looked at Jiang Tangtang with shining eyes and said, "That's how it should be! It's indeed how it should be."
So, the two discussed how to teach.
According to Jiang Tangtang's idea, Zhou Tongsheng alone is definitely not enough.
It would be best if the subjects could be divided like modern ones, one for liberal arts and one for science, and then the children could be divided into classes according to their age and foundation.
In this way, the teaching quality will be improved, but the school will have to recruit more people and build more schools.
The school was rebuilt from the houses that were once occupied by pirates. There weren't many houses, and for now, they were barely usable. But if the number of students increased, it wouldn't be enough.
According to the experience Jiang Tangtang learned from modern times, if a place wants to develop, its infrastructure, education and medical care must not lag behind.
Therefore, the expansion of the school and the recruitment of teachers had to be put on the agenda. Jiang Tangtang had already made arrangements for the expansion, and the current discussion with Zhou Tongsheng was mainly about the teaching model and the recruitment of teachers.
Zhou Tongsheng had a very high opinion of Jiang Tangtang, so he took the responsibility of recruiting teachers and dividing classes without hesitation.
Things went smoothly at the school, which made Jiang Tangtang feel much more cheerful. She walked out of the school with brisk steps.
As soon as she left the school, she saw Lu Tiantian holding a fruit, and she rushed towards her happily, "Mom!"
Lu Tiantian threw herself into her arms and stuffed the fruit in her hand into her arms, "Mom, eat the fruit!"
"What is this!" Jiang Tangtang was so sour that she couldn't open her eyes and almost slapped the naughty kid on the butt twice.
"My brother picked them." Lu Tiantian showed the remaining fruits in her hand to Jiang Tangtang.
Jiang Tangtang thought it looked a bit like a cactus fruit, but she was not sure. After all, she had traveled to many places on the island and did not find any cactus.
She asked, “Where did they pick them?”
Lu Tiantian gestured and said, "Ci Lin, very prickly, delicious!" Then she stuffed another one into Jiang Tangtang's mouth.
Jiang Tangtang had been prepared for something sour, but she didn't expect it to be quite sweet. Perhaps it was because the quality of wild fruits varied.
Jiang Tangtang had already suspected it was a cactus fruit, but after hearing Lu Tiantian's description, he became even more certain, "Where is the thorn forest?"
Lu Tiantian couldn't remember the way and just said vaguely, "It's very far!"
Jiang Tangtang took her hand and said, "Let's go back to find your brother."
The Lu family's children did not go to school on the island. The children on the island were taught the most basic knowledge.
Although the brothers and sisters are young, they have been taught by Lu Shiyan, and later by Doctor Xue, Madam Lu and the Su family. Their level has already surpassed that of the children in the school on the island.
Therefore, after arriving on the island, the children of the Lu and Zhou families were still taught by their family members as before.
Jiang Tangtang was very busy this time. Every day she was busy checking whether the military protection measures on the island had been repaired, checking the progress of the planting base at sea, and starting to build the breeding farm...
I am so busy that I have no time to stay at home or spend time with my children.
However, the children did not feel alienated by her. Seeing Jiang Tangtang, even the usually aloof Lu Jingcheng smiled innocently, "Mother."
Lu Jingheng also followed behind, staring at Jiang Tangtang with sparkling eyes.
Jiang Tangtang habitually raised her hands and rubbed their heads.
The two brothers returned to their usual aloof demeanor, but did not avoid him.
It was rare for the two of them to be so well-behaved, so Jiang Tangtang didn't hold back and kept messing up their neatly combed hair.
"Where did you pick this fruit? Take me to see it." Jiang Tangtang then took out the fruit from Lu Tiantian's hand and started talking about business with the two brothers.
"Mom, do you want to eat this fruit?" Lu Jingheng asked.
"Yes! Can you take Mom with you?" There were so many fruits in the space, how could Jiang Tangtang be interested in such sour wild fruits? She just thought it might be a cactus.
Cochineal usually appears on cacti. If it is a cactus, Yanzhifang will have one more option when developing new products.
"It's a bit far!" Lu Jingcheng said, glancing at the sky like a grown-up, "It'll be dark if we go back today."
Jiang Tangtang couldn't help laughing at his expression, and looked up at the sky like him.
It's only around three or four o'clock now. It would be dark to go there and come back. How far would that be?
Do these kids usually walk that far?
Jiang Tangtang was a little surprised and asked a few people carefully, only to find out that they did not go there on their own, but went there with Dou Xian'er to collect herbs in the mountains.
Since it would be dark to get back today, Jiang Tangtang had to temporarily give up the idea of looking for cacti and decided to go the next day.
Jiang Tangtang took out her notebook and organized the things she needed to do recently.
Just as I was making plans with a pen in hand, I heard Lu Tiantian excitedly say, "Mom, the pigeons are back!"
Jiang Tangtang looked up and saw the carrier pigeon in her daughter's hand. She thought it was a reply letter from Lu Shiyan.
She raised her hand and took off the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's feet.
"Mom, is this a letter written by Dad?" The brothers and sisters all looked at Jiang Tangtang with burning eyes.
Since moving to the island, the children haven't seen Lu Shiyan again. They all look like their father, but they are very sensible and never ask too many questions on weekdays. Only at this time will he reveal some of his inner thoughts.
Jiang Tangtang nodded and started reading the letter.
It was indeed a letter sent back by Lu Shiyan. In addition to telling her about his recent situation and the external situation, it also talked about the affairs of the Grand Protectorate.
What Lu Shiyan said was more detailed than what Wei Jingrou said.
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