Chapter 80 Classmates Visit
Mingde Academy received a formal invitation from Liangmin Village.
On behalf of the entire village, Hao Ren invited Principal Liu and the teachers to bring their students to Liangmin Village on September 20th to attend Xue Che's birthday banquet.
September happens to be the time when the academy gives out clothes and there are no classes.
Liu Shanchang counted the days.
Alas, because of the refugee issue, there have been few classes in the academy this year and we have been on holiday all the time.
However, when he received the invitation, Shanzhang Liu was still very happy because he had long wanted to visit Liangmin Village.
He wanted to see what kind of village could have such unusual abilities.
After Principal Liu announced the news at the academy, many people said with anticipation that they would definitely go. Liu Xiangxiang even started counting the days on her fingers.
Hao Ren asked the teachers and students of the academy to gather at the entrance of the Black Mountain Restaurant on September 20th, and someone would go there to lead them.
On September 20th, Liu Shanchang arrived at the Black Mountain Restaurant and saw that many elementary school students and several teachers had already arrived at the door.
There was a horse-drawn carriage and several donkey carts parked at the door.
The horse-drawn carriage belonged to Wu Zhan's family, and the donkey carts were sent by Liangmin Village to pick them up.
"Principal, Master, please get on the carriage." Wu Zhan respectfully invited the master to get on the carriage.
Although his family became rich through business, his father said that people should not get complacent after making money, but should still be humble and respect their elders.
Principal Liu and the teachers got on the carriage.
Wu Zhanze sat in the donkey cart at the back with his classmates.
Old Xu came out of the restaurant, carrying several large bags of dim sum and stuffing them into each car:
"Everyone is welcome to visit Liangmin Village today. Take these cakes with you as snacks on the way."
Everyone expressed their gratitude.
Old Xu waved his hand calmly and said, "No need to thank me, it's nothing." Then he turned and walked into the store and said loudly to the waiter:
"Everyone worked so hard steaming cakes until midnight last night..."
The teachers and students behind me: ...
I suddenly felt that the pastry bag in my hand was heavy with love.
"Hurry~"
Both the horse-drawn carriage and the donkey-drawn cart began to sway and move forward.
Although the Wu family's carriage was simply furnished, it was quite spacious. The teachers felt very comfortable sitting in the carriage and chatting comfortably.
The primary school students were sharing cakes on the donkey cart at the back, pointing at the scenery along the way and chattering.
When they arrived at Black Bandit Mountain, everyone got off the car and saw Su Zhizhi and Xue Che already waiting at the foot of the mountain.
Standing next to Su Zhizhi was Gu Qingning. She knew the way and had arrived early.
"Headmaster, Master," three children came forward.
One after another, elementary school students jumped off the donkey cart at the back:
"Zhizhi, where is your village?"
"I only saw the mountains, not the village."
Su Zhizhi pointed to the top of the mountain and said, "Our Liangmin Village is on the mountain."
The group began to climb the mountain.
Not long after they started walking, a group of figures appeared in the woods nearby.
Each of those figures was sturdy and strong, holding wooden sticks thicker than rolling pins. The man leading the team in front had a knife on his waist and only one arm.
The headmasters and the other scholars were all weak and frail scholars, and they all tried to move aside.
Su Zhizhi waved at them:
"Uncle Dao! These are guests from the village."
The man with the broken arm came over and nodded to Principal Liu:
"Welcome everyone to our village. Today is Ah Che's birthday. Thank you for coming here. When you return this afternoon, we will assign some people to escort you back to ensure your safety."
Shanzhang Liu expressed his gratitude.
Xue Che explained in the face of everyone's puzzled gaze:
"This is our village's patrol security team. We often check the situation down the mountain to guard against people with bad intentions."
Wu Zhan swallowed his saliva. His family also hired two guards, but those two guards did not look as strong and majestic as the patrol team of Liangmin Village.
The way the patrol team walked out just now made people worry about being robbed, let alone having any bad intentions.
Everyone continued to walk up the mountain. When they reached halfway up the mountain, they saw a group of people grunting and carrying felled tree trunks.
Master Qiu asked, "Why are you cutting down so many trees?"
Su Zhizhi: "This is the farming team. They build houses during their off-season. Our village wants to build new houses for the new villagers."
Only then did Su Zhizhi's classmates truly believe that Liangmin Village was going to build houses for the refugees.
When they reached the top of the mountain, they saw that everything was indeed clean and tidy, not at all like a bumpy and messy country village.
The villagers passing by were busy with their own affairs, and when they saw them, they greeted them warmly:
"Are these the teachers from Zhizhi and Ache Academy?"
"Hello, teachers!"
Shanzhang Liu recognized one or two familiar faces.
Those were the refugees who were temporarily housed in Mingde Academy, but at that time they were skinny and had empty and numb eyes.
Now these new villagers look very energetic, with vitality in their eyes.
These new villagers carried many large sacks and walked towards the row of houses in front.
Su Zhizhi pointed at the row of houses and said, "That's the ink-making workshop in our village. We can't go in and disturb them, but we can stand at the door and take a look."
Curious Wu Zhan and several classmates had already run to the workshop door to peek in.
It was very hot inside, with many large stoves and pots, and the smell of tung oil and ash.
The villagers working in the workshop were sweating from the heat, stirring the contents of the pot with their bare chests.
While everyone was visiting the ink-making workshop, Master Qiu noticed that the villagers passing by were all wearing a very soft and breathable fabric, and the clothes were cut to fit well and look good.
Master Qiu walked up to a young man and asked, "Young man, may I ask what kind of material you are wearing?"
Wei Qi grinned, showing off the material of his sleeves to the outsiders:
"This is cotton cloth made in our village."
Master Qiu didn't quite understand: "Silk cotton? Not really."
Wei Qi casually picked up a branch and drew the word "cotton" on the ground:
"It's not silk floss, it's cotton fabric spun from cotton."
After saying this, he hurriedly carried his things and left.
Master Qiu stood there in shock.
He was not surprised that cotton clothes could be made, he was shocked that a random boy from the mountains could write!
The young man didn't look like a scholar at all, and he did heavy labor, but he could actually write.
He even knew that the "mian" in silk floss and the "mian" in cotton floss were not the same character!
Master Qiu turned around and told Principal Liu and several other masters, and the others were equally surprised.
Shanzhang Liu asked: "Did that young man ever study before?"
Su Zhizhi puffed out her chest and said proudly:
"Not before, but now. The villagers are all studying in the village school, and Ah Che and I are still the village teachers."
This was in Lingnan, not the wealthy capital. Even Shanzhang Liu, who came from a scholarly family, knew that there were still many illiterate people in their hometown village.
The teachers and students present could not imagine that the entire village could learn to read.
It's like a fairy tale.
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