And so, Aunt Xue settled down in the county. Fortunately, they had left a room for her, which was cleaned up and made room for her.
Aunt Xue looked at the house and exclaimed in amazement: "Scholars are really capable. How could we, who make a living from the soil, possibly have the ability to build a house like this?"
After touring the courtyard, Aunt Xue saw Yao Yanxin fiddling with medicinal herbs and couldn't resist helping her. After crushing the herbs, they needed to be boiled down to extract the juice.
Yao Yanxin is now taking the first step. Aunt Xue has been doing farm work for many years, and she has a lot of strength. She can crush a lot of food in just a few strokes. Yao Yanxin is a little embarrassed: "Your aunt is really strong!"
"You are scholars, it's normal that you're not good at these kinds of things! Even if I were to set up a courtyard like this, it would be impossible for my whole family to do it. Studying is still the best!"
Everyone knows that studying is good, but the soil in their village is too poor, and even having enough to eat is a problem, so they simply cannot afford to send their children to school.
"Aren't we going to grow medicinal herbs? Once they're grown, we can earn some income, and that'll be a way to send the kids to school!"
Aunt Xue sighed, thinking about how long her younger brother would have to stay in the hospital: "This hospitalization will cost us so much money, there's no way he can go to school!"
Yao Yanxin didn't dare to respond to this. It's said that a small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment. Her family might have the means to give them the money, but there are so many people in the village.
Having tasted the benefits, the villagers got into the habit of borrowing money from them for all sorts of reasons, regardless of whether they repaid it or not. This was not a good thing! It was inviting trouble!
Fortunately, their daughter suggested that they grow medicinal herbs, and they also had the hospital pretend to pay on credit so that they could pay the money first.
However, the planting time is relatively long, and it is not certain that the results will be seen immediately. I wonder if there are any other methods!
Yao Tongjia had indeed thought of this problem. She suddenly remembered rabbits, which are said to have a very short breeding season and many baby rabbits on the mountain.
Rabbit meat is edible, and rabbit skin can be sold separately, which is a good option. It seems that we can start from this point to make the villagers' pockets less empty.
Of course, nowadays everything emphasizes collectivism, so a plan must be written first before the village chief can persuade the relevant leaders.
If you want to do it, just do it. Back in modern times, Yao Tongjia was still quite young, and she was confident in writing a business plan!
In the evening, after finishing her studies, Yao Tongjia took out a blank sheet of paper and started writing.
Yao Tongxu peeked over curiously: "A rabbit-raising plan? Sis, you want to raise rabbits?"
Yao Tongjia didn't even look up: "Yes, it's a business plan I made for the village. They're too poor, so I'm trying to find some ways for them to get ahead."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Gengwu leaned over to look at Yao Tongjia's writing. The more he looked, the more he admired Yao Tongjia, and he mentally compared the difference between the two.
He immediately sat back down to translate. He couldn't be left behind. Ideally, the two of them should be evenly matched, and he absolutely couldn't fall behind or have too much of a gap.
He will definitely try his best to keep up with Yao Tongjia's pace, definitely!
Yao Tongjia never expected that simply writing a business plan would make Xiao Gengwu feel threatened. He rarely spoke up, but he asked Lao Pan to find him some non-violation books to read.
Old Pan was a capable man. While surprised, he actually helped find several foreign magazines for Xiao Gengwu, who was immediately captivated by the mechanics inside.
Looking at the exquisite photos and touching the machinery, he felt as if he were looking at Yao Tongjia, and his heart pounded.
He wants to pursue mechanical research in the future, and he wants to spend his whole life researching mechanics with Yao Tongjia!
Along with the books came a book on Lu Ban. Xiao Gengwu didn't know if it was a unique copy, but he planned to go to the scrap metal recycling station to find some wood when he had time.
He decided to make some gadgets; he had finally found the value of his life.
He was the type of person who could remember anything he saw, and he quickly memorized the entire Lu Ban book. After finding the wood over the weekend, he began to make it.
No one knew what Xiao Gengwu was going to do, including Yao Tongjia. Yao Tongjia thought he was just practicing, but unexpectedly, Xiao Gengwu said he wouldn't go to the hospital with her.
Although Yao Tongjia found it somewhat novel, she also knew that the two of them were ultimately different individuals and that neither could follow the other forever.
He immediately waved to Xiao Gengwu and left without looking back.
Xiao Gengwu's eyes followed Yao Tongjia's figure until she disappeared from sight, then he returned to the courtyard and picked up the wood again to ponder it.
When Yao Tongjia returned to the courtyard after a busy day, Xiao Gengwu was already working on his project.
Yao Yanxin waved to her daughter with great joy: "Look, this was made by your brother Xiao. From now on, no one will need to do the grinding of medicinal herbs."
Yao Tongjia watched as a small wooden figure, holding a thick stick, mechanically pounded the medicinal herbs, turning them into powder in just three or four poundings.
"This is very powerful," Yao Tongjia wondered curiously, looking it up and down. "Does it need batteries? Why is the little figure moving on its own?"
Xiao Gengwu's eyes lit up as he watched Yao Tongjia examine the wooden figure he had made. He even shielded her head from the impact, worried she might bump it: "What are you looking for?"
Does it need batteries?
"No need. As long as we get it moving, this little wooden figure will keep moving due to inertia."
Yao Tongjia gave a thumbs up: "Brother Xiao, you're amazing! This will save Mom a lot of trouble in the future. You can make more!"
Xiao Gengwu, who received Chen Zan's praise, grinned from ear to ear: "I'll make four or five more tomorrow, but I don't have enough wood!"
Yes! They can't stay in the countryside now; timber is indeed scarce here. Speaking of the village, Aunt Xue said, "If you need timber, there are plenty in the village; we can have them bring it to you!"
Aunt Xue sighed, "If only we could make a watering machine, carrying water every summer would be such a hassle!"
Even she had to keep carrying water, otherwise the soil would dry out!
Xiao Gengwu rarely spoke up: "I can make windmills. I can make them as long as I have wood!"
"A windmill? Brother Xiao, do you mean you can help make a watering machine?" Yao Tongjia asked on behalf of Aunt Xue.
Everyone looked at Xiao Gengwu nervously. Xiao Gengwu nodded: "I know how to do it. Give me the wood and I can make it!"
These words excited Aunt Xue: "Could you ask the station to help pass on a message? It's summer now, and no amount of water is ever enough!"
Yao Tongjia nodded: "When I go to work tomorrow, I'll have someone pass on the message that I'll write a letter and have it taken with me, so that it will be clearer."
"That's good. It's good to be literate. Otherwise, if it's passed around, who knows what the words will become!"
Yao Tongjia immediately wrote a letter, hoping that Xiao Gengwu could find his own value.
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