Yun Dazheng felt that something was strange lately. There was no more war now, and although life was not easy for everyone, at least they could settle down and didn't have to be scattered and displaced.
Lujia Village, while not exactly a poor and desolate place, was certainly not a scenic spot either. Yet, two families, seemingly from nowhere, managed to settle there one after the other.
They even said that there are precedents for outsiders settling in Lujia Village, so they are definitely not xenophobic, and it's perfect for them to settle here.
Fine, they can settle down here. There are so many plots of land in the village, why can't they live anywhere else? They just had to come and build houses near my home, sandwiching it between them.
It's not like this area around my home is some kind of auspicious place, so why did they choose this spot?
Yun Dazheng walked into the main room with a frown, thinking that all the neighbors were building houses, and he couldn't help but shake his head.
"Old man, what's wrong? Didn't you just go to check on those bees in the back? What's wrong? Is something not good?"
Yun Qi was wearing reading glasses and sitting on a futon-covered chair, engrossed in a picture book that Yun Duo had bought at the county bookstore. When she noticed her husband enter the room, she subconsciously looked up at him and, seeing him shake his head, couldn't help but ask.
Yun Qi was a young lady from a wealthy family in her early years. She had studied with her elders for two years and learned some characters. Later, she settled in Lujia Village with Yun Dazheng and was busy with housework all day long. As a result, she forgot most of the characters she had learned before.
However, no matter how much she forgot, she still had some basic knowledge and a vague impression. From the very beginning, when Yunduo brought the picture book home, she liked to sit next to her granddaughter and look at the picture book together. When she encountered unfamiliar words, she would ask her granddaughter. Over time, she "picked up" many of the words she had learned but forgotten. Now, she can look at the picture book independently.
Of course... the main reason is that the picture book has very few words, so she can enjoy looking at the pictures.
She was an old lady with bound feet and didn't like to go out, let alone in winter.
The best pastime is to sit by a fire in a bamboo basket, holding a picture book and enjoying yourself.
Yunnan University is different.
His family was poor when he was young, and he never went to school. When he was an apprentice, he was very clever and learned everything very quickly. Later, when he came to Lujia Village, he began to learn farming seriously, and he also picked it up very easily. He was like an old farmer who had been farming for decades, and he took excellent care of the crops.
There's just one thing.
He can't read books. Anything with words makes him get a headache and dizzy.
So, as soon as the old lady picked up the picture book, he went to the backyard to look at the bees.
The family's current abundance of food, clothing, and money is all thanks to the dozen or so bees in the backyard. In the old man's eyes, those bees are the family's greatest contributors. Therefore, he takes great care of them.
Not only were each beehive covered with thick coarse cloth for warmth, but a roofed shed was also specially built to house the beehives. Carefully woven straw curtains were hung around the shed.
When the weather is bad, or at night, the straw mats are lowered to block the wind. When the weather is good, the straw mats are rolled up one by one so that the sun can shine on the beehives.
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