Chapter 175 Release a Few More Sheep
No one understood, but that didn't stop them from finding excuses to slip away. They hurriedly pushed their children in front of them to shield themselves from the disaster and tried hard to put on a smile.
"For something as important as checking homework, of course we should only take care of the children first. We're already old, and no matter how much we study, we probably won't achieve much!"
"Yes, they come first, and we adults will be in the back!"
"Even Doctor Chang is urging us to do something big! Hurry up and grab the hoe... We have to clear two more acres of wasteland today. Chun girl is right. No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education. I have to let my children have two more bowls of rice in the future... Well, I'm busy today, I'll be the last in line!"
Doctor Chang opened his mouth, but didn't see who pushed him and started spinning around in circles. After he stood up with his head supported, he found that all the villagers in the yard had run away.
He walked into the yard depressedly and asked the little girl with a smirk, "Are you driving these people crazy?"
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Chen Chunxing was speechless: "Is this how I look in your eyes?"
Doctor Chang hesitated and didn't feel comfortable agreeing immediately.
Next to them, the children, under the guidance of Niu Chunhua, stood in rows and began to dictate Chinese characters on the spot.
It is true that no matter how poor you are, you must not be poor in education, but it also depends on the situation.
The narrow village was not able to support thirty or forty scholars.
Wang Youcai now has one more job to do - besides cooking, he has to find a way to make paper.
The older generation always has some knowledge about the necessities of life.
Doctor Chang looked at her for a moment, his eyes gleaming with admiration. He finally calmed down and asked again, "What are your plans regarding Mrs. Chen's matter? She came to see me yesterday, and her symptoms had mostly subsided. Her words were full of probing."
Shen Mingqiu had described her condition as so serious before, and now she felt much better after eating the "medicinal food" for a while without seeing any significant improvement. Naturally, Nanny Chen would become suspicious.
Doctor Chang didn't dare to stay any longer, so he slipped out of Xue's mansion early this morning before daybreak and squatted at the city gate, waiting for the ox cart returning to the narrow village to pass by. Only then could he be considered to have returned.
"Don't worry, sir. When have I ever made any mistakes? Everything has been arranged long ago." Chen Chunxing seemed calm.
Doctor Chang still had that suspicious expression on his face, but when he smelled the strange odor coming faintly from the stove, he no longer cared about anything else.
He walked under the wooden shed and saw half a casserole of porridge on the long table.
There were shredded meat and black-gray pieces mixed in the white rice, and I didn't know what they were.
The smell is both fragrant and strange.
"Hey, what is this?" It looked like leftovers from breakfast. Doctor Chang didn't dislike it at all. He picked up the casserole and took a big sip. "Wonderful, wonderful, it tastes like nothing I've ever tasted before."
"Preserved egg and lean meat porridge!" Chen Chunxing answered casually, and took out two duck eggs from the jar on the stove. After cracking them, he cut each into four pieces and put them on a plate.
Maybe the marinating time was not enough, the egg yolk was only slightly oily.
Although no one raises ducks near the village, you can still find a few in the county town.
When Chen Chunxing returned, he bought some duck eggs and brought them back to pickle.
As for preserved eggs, they are actually made from quail eggs. This is a time-consuming process. If you use duck eggs, you have to wait for a month, but if you use quail eggs, five days is enough.
She was anxious to get the product made first so that she could take the finished product to induce the villagers to follow suit.
"I've seen salted eggs before." Doctor Chang took a mouthful of porridge and a mouthful of salted duck egg, and soon his stomach was full. "But it was also a coincidence. This thing is only provided to nobles in the capital. I didn't expect you to be able to make it."
Chen Chunxing pretended to be mysterious: "Don't forget where I came from."
Doctor Chang sneered.
Even if I came from the Earl's Mansion, I have never heard of anyone teaching this secret recipe to their servants.
But he was too lazy to delve into it. Everyone has secrets, the little girl in front of him is like this, and so is his good disciple.
Happy to the point of confusion.
The old man drank up the porridge, fetched water to wash the pots and bowls, and looked at the children being taught by Mr. Sun with greed, as if he was reluctant to leave.
Chen Chunxing came over, and before he spoke, his brows relaxed and he showed a somewhat flattering smile: "Grandpa, are you full?"
"..." Doctor Chang was very alert. "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't scare me if you don't have anything to say."
Chen Chunxing resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said casually, "I feel bad that the old man is too busy. In order to help the poor people, he doesn't even have time to guide his own apprentices... I thought it would be better to take on a few more students so that there will be someone to help you share the burden in the future."
Doctor Chang chuckled, "Although I've never done business, I've seen abacus beads before! Your idea is so good... Xiao Xue would be able to hear it all over Honglu County!"
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Chen Chunxing almost blurted out: You used to be a network administrator, right?
Fortunately I held it in.
He shamelessly approached and asked, "Just tell me whether you will accept it or not. If you don't, I will find another teacher for them..."
Doctor Chang wasn't fooled. He chuckled, "I'd like to know, besides me, are there any other doctors within a hundred miles? Do you expect Jichang Pharmacy to do charity?"
“…”
The old man not only knows how to make jokes, but also knows how to slander people.
Chen Chunxing flicked his sleeves and ignored him.
"Okay, then I'll wait for Doctor Chu to come. Oh, I haven't told you yet, have I? The last time I went out, I picked up a doctor. She's going to move to our village with her family soon. I'm planning to enclose a piece of land specifically for her to grow medicinal herbs... Yes, no need to scratch your ears, you heard it right, this doctor is proficient in cultivation, and she supplies all the medicinal herbs for the Ge family."
"Is there such a strange person hiding in this damn place?" Doctor Chang instantly became interested.
It can be seen that the little girl turned her back and deliberately ignored him, but he couldn't help but want to continue teasing her.
Think about it.
Since you have already released one more sheep, you don't care about adding a few more.
In his life, he had experienced glory, but was also degraded into the dust at the peak of his career. He originally thought that he could just fool around for the rest of his life, but he never thought that God would have mercy on him and send a talented apprentice to him.
At first, Doctor Chang was still thinking about the past grievances and hoped that his apprentice would be able to fulfill his wish after completing his studies.
But later, after living in the narrow village for a long time, it seemed as if I had really become a part of this barren land.
After accepting Hu Zi, his desire to return to Beijing faded a lot.
Now, seeing more children with hope in their eyes and the sound of them reading aloud, touches the most fragile chord in Dr. Chang's heart.
If it weren't for the accident, my youngest grandson would be about this age...
"Don't you just want me to pass on my medical skills? I'll grant your wish."
Doctor Chang wiped his face, and the hesitation in his eyes disappeared.
The narrow village was nice, nicer than any place he had ever seen.
My two little disciples have had a harder life than each other, so I shouldn’t add any more burden to their tender shoulders.
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