Jiang Ling's words made Jiang Suihe's eyes light up, but Jiang Suihe's eyes dimmed in an instant. Jiang Suihe was already nine years old this year, almost past the best age for studying.
Although girls could also study in this era, most of those who could were daughters of merchants or officials. How could a farmer's daughter possibly have such unrealistic thoughts?
She was already very satisfied that she could write her own name and recognize a few characters by following Lu Gousheng's example.
Thinking of this, Jiang Suihe bit her lip and looked at Jiang Ling with a dazed expression, saying, "Mother, I don't want to study. What's the point of studying if I'm a girl? I'll be getting married in a few years!"
How could Jiang Ling not know Jiang Suihe's thoughts? In the original owner's memories, Jiang Suihe was always inexplicably interested in learning to read. In fact, she once secretly took her only food rations and gave them to Lu Gousheng, just so that Lu Gousheng could teach her a few more words.
If it weren't for that bastard Lu Youren interfering, Jiang Suihe would probably have passed the preliminary examination for girls and gone to study at the girls' academy in town.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling suddenly had a new idea—to support Jiang Suihe's education!
She knew that supporting a scholar would cost a lot of money, but Jiang Ling understood even more that if a promising talent was wasted, no amount of money could ever make up for it later.
Jiang Ling's gaze gradually hardened. She patted Jiang Suihe beside her and said softly, "You don't need to worry about this. Just listen to your mother!"
“But… Mother…” A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Suihe’s eyes, but it quickly dimmed again. She opened her mouth, but didn’t know how to speak.
"No buts, Suihe, just listen to your mother!" Jiang Ling's tone was full of irresistible force.
Jiang Suihe finally clenched her fists tightly and said in a slightly choked voice, "Okay... I'll listen to Mother!"
"Silly girl, why are you crying? Wipe your tears quickly, don't let your brother and sister think I'm being mean to you!" Jiang Ling gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Jiang Suihe's eyes.
After their heart-to-heart talk, both mother and daughter were in a very good mood.
As soon as Jiang Ling opened the door, she saw Jiang Yaojie carrying a basin of dirty water and splashing it on the field in front of his house. The old house had been uninhabited for a long time, and now there was a drought, so the field in front of his house was naturally not planted with any vegetables.
The parched land received a long-awaited rain, which instantly absorbed the dirty water.
Jiang Ling stared at the field that was wet with water, and a scene suddenly flashed through her mind.
"That's it! That's it! Damn it, how could I be so stupid! How could I not have thought of that sooner! How could monkey head mushrooms grow in arid places? Mushrooms prefer dark and damp environments, and the soil I used to pull up the monkey head mushrooms wasn't dry soil particles, but rather some moist soil. If that's the case, then there must be a water source nearby! Otherwise, how could mushrooms grow?" Thinking of this, Jiang Ling slapped her forehead and forced herself to walk towards the door, suppressing her wildly beating heart.
"Mom, where are you going?" Jiang Yaojie asked instinctively as he looked at the darkening sky.
"Oh my! Jiang Yaojie called me Mom!" Jiang Ling was overjoyed to hear this, but finding a water source was more important right now. She smiled and turned to Jiang Yaojie, saying, "I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back. You take good care of my two younger sisters!"
As she spoke, Jiang Ling quickly walked towards the mountains.
As she walked, the excitement from before gradually faded. Jiang Ling glanced at the dark mountain in front of her and shivered for no reason. For some reason, she felt that the mountain, which seemed normal during the day, now resembled the gaping maw of a monster, as if it could swallow her up at any moment.
Jiang Ling knew her own temperament; if she didn't find out the truth about this matter today, she would definitely toss and turn all night, unable to sleep.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling swallowed hard, mustered up great courage, and headed in the direction where she had previously picked monkey head mushrooms.
Visibility is much worse at night than during the day, especially in such dense forests in the mountains. Jiang Ling almost slipped and fell several times because she wasn't paying attention to her footing. She walked for a long time, stumbling along, before finally finding the place where they had been digging potatoes during the day.
Jiang Ling carefully squatted down beside the soil, gently brushed the dirt off the ground, and then went to the spot where she had found the monkey head mushroom and repeated the same action.
"Sure enough, the soil here is much wetter than before!" Jiang Ling gently patted the dirt off her hands and walked deeper into the soil.
Along the way, Jiang Ling walked and stopped frequently, squatting down every now and then to touch the soil around her. The dampness of the soil became more and more apparent on Jiang Ling's fingertips, and her heart beat faster and faster with this feeling of moisture.
As they walked, a cave suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Ling. Jiang Ling looked into the cave with some curiosity, but unfortunately it was pitch black inside and she couldn't see anything.
"Drip...drip..." An extremely faint sound of water dripping came from inside the cave.
Upon hearing the faint sound of dripping water, Jiang Ling's eyes widened suddenly. She quickly poked her ears, fearing that the sound she had just heard was a hallucination.
"Drip...drip..." Two more extremely faint dripping sounds.
After confirming that she hadn't misheard, Jiang Ling trembled slightly, her heart pounded wildly, and a tear welled up in her eye.
With the last shred of her sanity, she forcefully covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.
Jiang Ling stood calmly by the cave entrance for a long time before preparing to step inside.
In the darkness, a hand suddenly reached out and gently patted Jiang Ling's shoulder.
Jiang Ling felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her scalp tingled, her brain buzzed, and her clothes were instantly soaked with cold sweat. Her legs went weak, and she stumbled and sat heavily on the ground.
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