Chapter 172 Help with naming
Li Wanyue smiled and said: "Xiaolan, Xiaotao, Xiaohe, you have done a great job. You are in the same village, and you are willing to help other children so that they can also learn to read and count. This is great.
Some people are narrow-minded and can't help but be unable to stand others' excellence and the fact that others live better than them, so they will deliberately say sour words. If you hear these words, don't take them to heart, they are just jealous.
If you hear something and keep pondering it in your mind, making yourself unhappy, then you are stupid.
The village chief has already chosen a place. You can go and teach other children when the time comes. I will teach you at another time. Once you find a teacher, you won’t have to teach anymore.”
First affirm the children's performance, then give them some advice to help them build up their confidence.
The three children nodded in unison: "Got it, Auntie."
Zhao Suying had already counted the copper coins and said, "The Zhou family paid 300 coins as compensation, and each of you three received 100 coins. Your aunt also gave you an additional 50 coins, so each of you received 150 coins as your own pocket money."
The three children's eyes sparkled as they happily put the money into their pockets, their depression disappearing at once.
Wang Guixiang hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Wanyue and asked, "Little sister, can my nephews and nieces from my mother's family come to our village to learn from me?
I don’t let them live in our house. The two villages are not far from each other. I send them here every day and they can go back after they finish their studies. It doesn’t take too long for them to study. It’s enough for them to know a few words.”
Li Wanyue nodded: "Sure, but sister-in-law, it's almost autumn harvest, and we don't have much time to study every day. It's not worth it to send them back and forth. It's better to wait until after the autumn harvest, when we have more time to teach, and then let them come. This way they can learn more."
"Okay, thank you, sister." Wang Guixiang was overjoyed.
Sun Xiuqin also wanted her nephew from her mother's side to come and study, but the distance was too far. She originally thought that if her eldest sister-in-law's nephew from her mother's side came to live at home, she would let her nephew come and live as well.
But the other person said that he would not live at home and would be picked up and dropped off in the morning, so she couldn't bring herself to say it.
In the evening, after dinner, Li Shuangshuang brought the two girls to Li's house to play.
The two children played with Xiaotao sisters, while Li Shuangshuang and Li Wanyue chatted.
Li Wanyue asked: "You don't want the eldest and second girls to follow you, do you?"
Li Shuangshuang smiled and shook her head: "They are too young, not suitable for their age. Yueyue, I am divorced now, and the two children will not return to the Liu family. I want to change their names. Can you help to name them?"
Li Wanyue smiled awkwardly. She was a poor namer, so what good name could she come up with?
After thinking for a while, she said, "Changle and Changning mean good health, happiness and peace; Qinghe and Qingrong are taken from Qingyang Yaoling and Hefeng Rongyu. I think these two names are good. What do you think?"
Although I don’t understand the meaning of Li Shuangshuang, her name sounds much better than Da Niu and Er Niu.
She smiled and said, "After all, they are well-educated people. They even think of such nice names. I just hope that they grow up safely and happily. I will change their names to Changle and Changning. In a few days, I will ask the village chief to help me change the household registration in the county and change their names at the same time."
The smile on her face was much more relaxed.
Leaving the Liu family is like a new life.
Protected by their parents and loved by their brother and sister-in-law, the two daughters smile more often.
Ever since Yueyue asked her to do the cold noodle business, she can earn at least more than one hundred coins a day, and sometimes even three hundred coins.
When she saves some money in the future, she will build a small house for herself and live a good life with her two daughters.
Live a decent life.
Wang Qiu, who came to visit, heard what the two were talking about and his eyes lit up.
He immediately walked into the yard and asked with a smile, "Yueyue, Changle and Changning belong to Shuangshuang. Can the two names like Qing be given to our eldest daughter and second daughter? After hearing what Shuangshuang said, I also think our eldest daughter and second daughter should change their names."
Li Wanyue smiled and nodded: "Sister-in-law, if you like it, feel free to use it. I will write down the name for you."
She went into the house, wrote down the names, and handed them to the two men.
The two took it and looked at the words on it. Wang Qiu praised: "This name is not only nice to hear, but also looks good when written. My eldest daughter and second daughter will definitely be happy when they know it."
Having said that, he went home in a hurry.
Over the next two days, the Li family often heard the scolding from the old woman from the Zhou family next door.
Old man Zhou was more restrained when he was at home, but when he went out, he started to curse non-stop.
He scolded the second son's family and the eldest son's wife. He scolded the birds on the branches so much that they flew away and even the ants passing by so much that they dared not move.
Zhou Chen remained unmoved and pretended not to hear.
Mrs. Zhou had no choice but to start scolding the eldest brother's family. Qian Chunfeng had no choice but to go out to work.
Zhou Chenshi then started to work, but her work speed was much slower than before.
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County Yamen
Lord Han and Lord Zheng, who were sent by the court, sat in the first seats.
Prefect Xu sat in the first seat on the left, while Xie Yan and County Magistrate Cao sat on the right.
Han and Zheng knew Xie Yan, a talented and handsome young man who came to this small county to serve as the county magistrate.
Many people felt sorry for him when they heard the news.
Lord Han looked at Xie Yan and praised him, "Everything is in order in Anping County. The refugees have been well resettled and no disasters have occurred. Lord Xie has governed well and has worked hard."
"Lord Han, your praise is too much. It is my duty and I will do my best."
County Magistrate Cao flattered, "Lord Han, Lord Prefect, it is already noon. Lord Xie and I have prepared a banquet to welcome you."
Prefect Xu glanced at him. The flattery was written all over his face, which he hated the most.
Lord Han said calmly, "I am not hungry yet. If County Magistrate Cao is hungry, go eat first. The prefect and I have something to say to Lord Xie."
County Magistrate Cao's face froze, and he smiled awkwardly, "I'm not hungry, I'm just worried that you two adults must have had a hard time on the journey."
Prefect Xu ignored him and turned to look at Xie Yan: "Master Xie, I have received the sweet potatoes you sent me a while ago. According to your report, are the sweet potatoes ripe?"
"Yes, sir. I have arranged for the affected people to be divided into small teams to take turns to harvest the crops. I have promised them 30 cents a day and three meals a day. The crops have been harvested now and I haven't had time to send them to you yet."
The three men's eyes lit up, and Prefect Xu said, "Have someone bring some here for you two adults to see."
Xie Yan gave Qingfeng a wink, and Qingfeng immediately had someone bring in two bamboo baskets.
He introduced: "My three lords, these are the sweet potatoes and yam grown in Anping County. The yield of sweet potatoes per mu is 2,600 catties, and the yield of yam per mu is 2,900 catties. I have planted 30 mu of them."
The three men walked closer, picked it up and looked at it carefully, their eyes shining. With such a high yield, the people of their Jing Dynasty would not have to go hungry anymore.
Mr. Zheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xie, you are worthy of being the third place winner. Other places have not yet figured out anything, and you are the first person to have grown one."
Xie Yan shook his head and said, "I dare not take credit for anything. When I submitted the report to the prefect, I had already written that the method of growing these two kinds of grains was researched by a villager, and I learned from her and succeeded in growing them."
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