Chapter 144 The Sickly Villain in a Female-dominated World 15
Qingchi County
County Magistrate Chen fell into deep thought as she looked at the drawings presented by her subordinates. She raised her eyes to the staff in front of her and asked, "Is this new agricultural tool really that magical?"
"That's true. According to farmers, the threshing box can save 70% of the time and effort in threshing rice. It usually takes seven days to thresh rice, but now it only takes one or two days."
County Magistrate Chen took a deep breath and was filled with joy. With this new farm tool, she would definitely get an A in this year's assessment, and maybe even move up a level.
"This item benefits the country and the people. I don't know who made it. I would like to donate it to the government."
"Your Excellency, you don't know." The aide laughed and pointed at the blueprint and said, "This thing was thought up by a scholar from Shiyuan Village. Because she saw the hardships of the people, she made this thing to benefit the village. Moreover, this scholar is not greedy for money, and has made this map public in the village, allowing nearby craftsmen to use it, so the farmers affectionately call this thing the 'scholar box'."
"The scholar from Shiyuan Village?" County Magistrate Chen folded the drawing and asked his servants to take it to the study. Then his eyes flashed: "Isn't he the nephew of the Lord of the Mansion?"
"That's true. This lady passed the imperial examination three years ago at the age of dancing elephants. Since then, she has been recuperating in the village due to her frail health. I heard that the Lord of the Mansion even specially sought out the dismissed Chief Physician Wang to stay in the Lin Mansion." The aide told the collected information in detail.
"In that case, let's go visit this Lady Lin during our rest time." County Magistrate Chen couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If it was made by a merchant or a farmer, the credit for the new farm tool would belong to them, but for this one, forget it. It's not bad to get in touch with the Lord of the Mansion through this.
On the other side, Lin Mansion
Lin Qing looked at the little tail behind him and tapped the book in his hand: "Mr. Yong, next year there will be county exams, academy exams, and prefectural exams. How are you studying? Don wrote to say that you will take the exams next year, right?"
Hearing this, Lin Yong felt like a deflated ball. Although she inherited bits and pieces of the original owner's memory, the Four Books and Five Classics were definitely not her strong point.
I could only grumble: "Sister... uh... I'm getting ready."
"Madam Qing, my daughter is so dazzled by the beauty of the countryside that she doesn't even want to leave. How can she have the time to listen to the teachings of the sages?" Ru Bi exposed her daughter without hesitation.
"Bi Niang——" Lin Yong turned around and glared at the two juicy grapes, his drawn-out voice mixed with coquettishness and threats.
Lin Qing glanced at the exchange of glances between the master and servant, put down the book in his hand, propped up his waist, and said lazily: "Well, there is a female teacher in the mansion, and Jun can follow her to learn first. Don said that he has found a famous teacher for you and is on the way. It is estimated that he will arrive at the end of this month."
"Sister~" Someone with a sweet voice tried to get a reprieve.
Grabbing the book on the table and knocking it on the forehead of the person in front of him, Lin Qing sighed: "Don't act like a young man. As a woman, you should be able to stand on your own feet. Ah-Yong is so smart, so the county exam will be no problem for her."
"I don't know who cut out the fine leaves, the spring breeze in February is like a pair of scissors. Ah-Yong's poems are so natural and spontaneous, it can be seen that she has some talent in studying, how could she be afraid of difficulties and not move forward."
Hearing this, Lin Yong felt even more guilty. Family members know their own business, and only she herself knows how much knowledge she has. Thinking of the high hopes that her relatives and friends have placed on her, she wished she could go back to the Poetry Club and put down her vain and competitive self.
From then on, she lived a miserable life of studying hard behind closed doors.
After the rice threshing box was modified, Lin Qing attached the drawings to a letter home and sent it to Yuyang County.
Then, she became the most idle person in the house and began to watch her husband's busy daily life.
After seeing Chen Xi taking care of dormitory affairs while finding time to study and learn to read, especially since learning to read in this world can only involve memorizing the pronunciation and writing of each word, Lin Qing imitated the "Three Character Classic" and compiled a "Tongwenpian" with three words in each sentence based on the historical development of this world and the stories of saints.
She sorted out the historical context of this world from the birth of Yanmu, using three words per sentence, which was concise, clear, easy to understand and catchy.
The female teacher who was invited earlier focused on teaching Lin Yong, so Chen Xi could only go to ask for advice during their spare time after completing the task of writing big characters every day.
Although Lin Qing was not very satisfied with the original owner's body, she couldn't be more satisfied with the mind. After several revisions, which took almost a week, the first draft of "Tongwenpian" was published.
On a sunny afternoon, when cicadas were chirping louder in the woods, Lin Qing left with the manuscript that had made her famous.
Chen Xi was very surprised to receive the gift. The corners of his mouth could not help but rise. His fair face, which had been treated with medicine, turned dark red. Looking at the large characters all over the page, he was secretly happy. Is this the poem that his wife wrote for him?
He only knew a few common words, and his eyes were full of expectation: "Wife, what is this?"
"This is the Chen's Tongwen Pian that I specially compiled for you. You have never been to primary school, so it is too difficult for you to learn words now." Lin Qing casually brushed his sleeves, as if this was a trivial matter. "And each sentence has three words, so it is easy to read. I have nothing to do recently, so I will teach you every afternoon."
Feeling her husband's eager gaze mixed with admiration, she was secretly proud. What was the point of showing off money and power? After all, those were external things. Only by secretly showing off her IQ could she understand the world in her life.
It's a pity that her body can't drink alcohol, otherwise she would have a drink.
From that day on, Lin Qing taught her husband to recite the entire text every afternoon. Within three days, all the maids and attendants in the West Courtyard could recite the entire text.
Listening to his wife's gentle voice, Chen Xi felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest. He secretly pinched his thigh and forced himself to concentrate.
Just like this, the days slipped away quietly in these dull trivialities.
One day, after finishing his homework, Lin Yong came to the garden behind the Lin Mansion to relax. The plump koi in the waterside pavilion of the garden were quite interesting.
Just as she was feeding the fish, she suddenly heard two little boys singing a lively ballad under the shade of the willow trees by the pond.
She didn't take it seriously at first, but the format of the ballad sounded more and more familiar the more she listened to it. The tender voice of the child, accompanied by the rhythm of three-word sentences, was like a thunder exploding in her ears. Isn't this the "Three Character Classic"? Could it be that a fellow villager had traveled through time like her?
Thinking of this possibility, Lin Yong stood up eagerly and rushed to the boy under the willow tree: "Two young men, who taught you the poem you just sang?"
"Madam!" Ru Bi didn't know what had happened to cause the Madam's face to change so drastically, but seeing that the two children were so scared that they burst into tears, stammering but unable to speak, she hurriedly stopped them.
Ru Bi took a breath and continued, "I know the poem just now. It is the 'Chen's Tongwen Pian' written by Qingjun to teach young men to read."
Lin Yong was stunned. How could it be my elder sister? How could my elder sister know "Three Character Classic"?
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