Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Mung Bean Soup
"So, what do you learn in class, second sister?"
"In addition to the basics, men learn the Six Arts, while women learn the Eight Arts. The Six Arts are etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics; the Eight Arts are zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, and flowers."
"Wow, second sister, you are amazing. You know so many things! You must be able to write your own name, right? The village chief's grandson can write many people's names. The village chief must be very happy."
Seeing the admiration and yearning in Zhigeng's eyes, Gu Jiayue's heart moved: "Does Zhigeng want to study?"
Zhigeng is only ten years old this year, which does not exceed the minimum age required by the system!
Yes! That's it!
Gu Jiayue thought about her dwindling life and looked at Gu Zhigeng with burning eyes.
Zhigeng quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, studying costs a lot of money, and our family doesn't have it. Moreover, I'm a girl and will be married in a few years. Studying is a waste. I'd rather spend my time embroidering a few more handkerchiefs to supplement the family income. Second sister is so talented, she can embroider handkerchiefs, right?"
Gu Jiayue's first initiative to develop students ended in failure.
The single-digit health value is becoming increasingly precarious.
Embroidery is a compulsory course for girls raised in aristocratic families. She naturally knows how to do it, and her embroidery skills are exquisite.
But Gu Jiayue doesn't know how to do it. Her embroidery skills are still at the level of cross-stitching she did with her grandmother when she was a child.
However, she still had her original body's memories, so she thought she would improve after practicing for a while. "I will. When we have the chance in the future, I will teach you some popular Kyoto patterns and needlework."
"I can not only embroider, but also many other skills. If you want to learn, I will teach you."
Gu Jiayue then thought that the system only required her to recruit students, without limiting the teaching content. In fact, she could open a technical college.
"Okay, thank you, second sister!" The little girl was young and easily satisfied. Hearing Jiayue's promise to teach her many things, she pulled the weeds much faster.
Gu Jiayue smiled slightly and quickened her pace in weeding. She had to hurry back to work on plans for opening a technical college. After all, time was running out, and her life was counting down every minute.
Soon, the two of them finished tidying up the vegetable garden. It was almost noon, and Jiayue picked a few eggplants and pumpkins to bring back. She would make boiled pumpkin and braised eggplant for lunch.
Back in the courtyard, Hua Chao was taking something out of the water jar. "Miss, you're back? I saw there were still a lot of mung beans in the carriage for making cakes, so I took some out and made some mung bean soup to help my family cool down later."
Gu Jiayue quickly gave a thumbs up: "My Hua Chao is awesome!"
A fifteen-year-old child is still in junior high school in modern times and deserves praise.
Hua Chao's cheeks flushed at the compliment. She stamped her feet, grabbed the pot, and tried to run. "My lady, you're teasing me again. I'm going to deliver the mung bean soup."
"Hey, hey, hey, do you know the way? Wait for me!"
So, the team delivering soup suddenly became three people.
Along the way, Zhigeng introduced the village to the two of them.
Taohua Village is quite large, built around a large banyan tree, and has about a hundred households.
The geographical environment here is not good, surrounded by mountains, the roads are rugged and narrow, and it is extremely difficult to pass through. However, there is an abundant water source, and there is a small river running through the village.
Therefore, the clever and hardworking villagers reclaimed the mountains and built layers of terraces in an orderly manner.
"These terraced fields are really beautiful." Gu Jiayue lived in the south in her previous life. Although there were some mountains, most of the land was plains, and the paddy fields were all connected in large areas.
She had seen the terraced fields when she went there to teach.
However, this also has its advantages. No nobles have come here to cultivate the land. Everyone is a commoner and the land is their own. There is no need to share half of the hard-earned crops with others.
The Gu family had quite a bit of land, about ten acres, the rest mostly hilly, with rice growing in the fields. It was transplanting season, and the fields were full of people working.
"Hey, aren't you the little girl who asked for directions yesterday?" When Aunt Zhang looked up to rest, she happened to see Gu Jiayue and her group.
"Hello, Auntie. I am the daughter of the third daughter of the Gu family. I returned home for the first time yesterday and didn't know the way. Thank you for your help." It was no secret that the second daughter of the Gu family was mistakenly taken away with the daughter of the Marquis of Jingdu. In addition, most of the villagers knew about the incident with the old woman yesterday.
Everyone was amazed. The girl in front of them was indeed educated by nobles in the capital, and she had an extraordinary demeanor!
Aunt Zhang waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. We're all from the same village. I have a girl at home who's about your age. Come and play with me when you have time."
"Okay, I'll definitely go when I have time. Auntie, you're busy, I'll go get some water for Grandpa."
The commotion here had already attracted the attention of the people around. The people from the Gu family who were working in the fields also saw the three people and stopped what they were doing.
Li Juhua walked to the edge of the field and said, "What are you doing here? Have you finished your housework? It's scorching hot out here, don't let the sun get you burned."
The first half of the sentence was said to Gu Zhigeng. When he went out in the morning, Grandma Gu arranged for Gu Zhigeng to weed the vegetable garden. Li's mother was afraid that Zhigeng would not complete the task and Grandma Gu would be angry when she returned.
The second half of the sentence was directed at Gu Jiayue. She was different from Gu Zhigeng and everyone else in the village. She had been enjoying herself in the Marquis' Mansion for the past fifteen years. Look at her fair and tender face this morning, but now she was sunburned just by walking from home to the fields. If she continued to be sunburned, it would be disastrous.
Seeing Li's mother taking off the sun hat and putting it on her, Gu Jiayue looked at Gu Zhigeng a little embarrassedly.
Obviously she is the older sister, but her mother takes better care of her because she is afraid that the little girl will feel uncomfortable.
"Mom, I'm not that delicate. Thinking about how hard you work, I brought you some water."
Hua Chao held the jar, while Jia Yue took the bowl from Zhi Geng, poured a bowl, and walked over to hand it to Grandpa Gu. "Grandpa, Grandma, come and drink some water."
The whole family gathered around after this call. Grandpa Gu even walked over quickly and brought the bowl over, fearing that Gu Jiayue would spill it.
"Wow! This is mung bean, right? I've never had it before." The aunt held the bowl and screamed before she drank it, for fear that others would not know that she was drinking mung bean soup.
Grandma rolled her eyes at her, and the aunt shut up awkwardly. But she was still not convinced.
She was not wrong. After all these years of marrying into the Gu family, she had never drunk mung bean soup, let alone the one with added sugar.
Of course, she had never drunk it at her parents' home.
Grandma Gu took the bowl, drank half of it, and then poured it into Grandpa's bowl. After handing the empty bowl to Gu Jiayue, she whispered, "I know you have some money, but you can't waste it like this. Don't do it again in the future."
"yes."
Although she thought it was just a few mung beans, it shouldn't be that serious. But she understood that Grandma Gu was used to hardship and didn't want to waste anything. She always thought about eating less and saving more food to prevent famine.
So just listen, there's no need to argue about who's better.
Grandma Gu sighed. "You'd better take it to heart. Take the rest back with you. Add some corn and water tonight and make porridge."
Zhigeng was still young, and Gu Jiayue and Hua Chao didn't know how to do farm work, so they no longer insisted on staying in the fields exposed to the sun.
The three of them took orders and walked back with the jars, talking and laughing.
"Robin, can I teach you a poem?"
"What?"
"This poem is called "Song of Pity the Peasant." It's noon and the sun is high in the sky as the farmer hoes the field, sweat dripping onto the soil. Who knows that every grain of rice on the table is the result of hard work? It's only four lines, simple, right?" Looking at the people working in the fields, Gu Jiayue suddenly remembered this poem.
Of course, the main reason was that the system reminded her in her mind that her health points were running low, so she had to complete the task quickly.
Alas, it is true that even if cattle and horses are reborn, they are still cattle and horses, and their attributes are difficult to change.
I remember when I was in kindergarten, I had to recite this poem before eating lunch every day. It can be said that this poem has been engraved in my bones.
"That doesn't sound difficult."
"Then I'll read a sentence, and you guys follow me."
Robin: "Okay!"
Hua Chao: "Ah? Miss, do I want one too?"
"Of course. Let's get started."
"When the sun is high in the sky,
"When the sun is at its highest, hoeing the field,"...
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