Li Yan had an idea. "Dad, I think we should ask my uncle to come every three days to give lessons to the children. On weekdays, I will let my cousin teach the children how to read."
At this stage, the children mainly read the Three Character Classic and Thousand Character Classic. Let the children recognize all the characters first. After the children can read and write, maybe they will be able to find a new teacher.
Li Erlang considered it and said, "That's fine, but I still need to ask your uncle's opinion."
"Then I'll go and check with my cousin tomorrow."
This matter has been settled for now.
The next day, when Li Yan was about to go to the market, the clan leader came with the villagers.
The clan leader has already given the order to build a school for the village. Unless there is no strong labor force in the family, every household must provide one person to do the work.
So early in the morning, the clan leader led the villagers to prepare to build a village school.
"Girl, today I am going to build a teaching building. Come on, come with us and see how many rooms we need to build."
There was no other way, so Li Yan had to let her cousin and the others go first, and she followed everyone to an open space next to the threshing ground at the entrance of the village.
"Will building two yellow mud and thatched houses be enough?" asked Chief Li?
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "We're building a bedroom for the master to rest in, and a kitchen. We're not sure how far the master behind is from here yet, so we'll reserve some for now. We never know when it might be useful."
The villagers also felt that this made sense, but it was not difficult for them to make more adobe bricks and spend more time.
Soon after the area was marked out, the villagers set to work, some digging the earth, some carrying the adobe bricks, and everyone was busy with their dreams for the future.
Li Yan pulled Patriarch Li aside and said, "Grandpa Patriarch, I have an idea that I want to talk to you about first."
The two walked to a secluded place. Looking at Li Yan, who looked cautious, Clan Leader Li asked nervously, "Have you encountered any difficulties?"
"Don't worry, Grandpa Clan Leader. This is a good thing. I'm planning to build a workshop in our village. However, I want all the uncles and aunts in the village to participate and make money together. However, I have a condition: 10% of the net profit of the workshop must be used for the development of the village. What do you think, Grandpa Clan Leader?"
Patriarch Li dug his ears in disbelief. Such a good thing could happen? "Girl, are you Old Man Kuang?"
"How dare I lie to you? I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had time to attend to this matter. It just so happens that the clan leader is here today, so I'll tell you about this first. Once I've completed the specific details, I'll discuss it with you in detail."
After hearing this, Patriarch Li simply nodded, "No rush, no rush. Such a big thing should be thought through thoroughly!"
Afterwards, he couldn't help but ask, "Girl, can the clan leader ask you what kind of workshop you are going to open this time?"
“It’s a noodle workshop!”
"Making noodles?" Patriarch Li asked suspiciously?
Li Yan nodded. "Grandpa Clan Leader, do we all have to roll noodles by hand when we eat them? This is not only laborious and time-consuming, but I have a method that can quickly make noodles of uniform thickness. Grandpa Clan Leader, do you think that our Yunzhou City has thirteen counties under its jurisdiction? Isn't this a promising future for ready-made noodles?"
Patriarch Li listened to Li Yan in a daze, and for a moment he even forgot to react.
This wasn't the end. Li Yan continued, "Another thing is that noodles are not like soy sauce or fermented bean curd. A person with a big appetite can eat this pound of noodles in a whole day. Once these noodles are put on the market, from small stalls to restaurants to large restaurants, as long as they are in the noodle business, they will definitely have no trouble selling them."
Li Yan's words made Patriarch Li's eyes light up. Hey, why didn't this child reincarnate into his family?
This is simply a little lucky star! Clan leader Li sighed in his heart.
Fortunately, although he was not born in their family, he is also a member of their Lijia Village. Look, not only does he provide books for the children in the village to read, but he also wants to open a workshop. He is really a capable person.
"Then, Grandpa Patriarch, this is settled. I'll come back to you when I'm ready."
Patriarch Li grinned and said lovingly, "If you have anything to do, go and do it first. There's no rush. We still have to build the school building first!"
After bidding farewell to the clan leader, Li Yan went straight home, explained the situation to her mother, and headed for the city.
"Wait a minute, your uncle Zhao will be back soon. I'll have him drive the mule cart to take you there."
Mrs. Lin now completely lets go of her daughter, with the exception of one thing: she is not allowed to go to the market alone.
Li Yan had no choice but to touch her nose and wait obediently at home.
About half a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Da came back driving a mule cart.
Li Yan walked to the door and said, "Uncle Zhao, please don't unload the mule cart yet. I'd like to trouble you to take me to the shop."
"No trouble, no trouble." Zhao Da immediately turned the car around and took Li Yan to the city.
When they were almost at Rongcheng, Li Yan, sitting on a mule cart, saw strong men coming out of the city carrying loads on their shoulders.
They were either in groups of three or five, or in pairs, heading to different places.
"What do those people do?" Li Yan asked curiously.
Zhao Da waved the reins non-stop as he said, "Those are the porters hired by the county magistrate to deliver bean curd cakes to the various village heads. The magistrate has hired many poor women and men in the city. The women make the bean curd cakes, and the men deliver them."
He sighed again and said, "Ah, it's all the fault of those bad-hearted people, otherwise why would this matter have been necessary? I heard that everyone has a fixed number of bean curd cakes to be delivered, and the police have to conduct spot checks from time to time. Whoever reports it or hides the relief grain will receive a reward."
"How did Uncle Zhao know this?"
Zhao Da pointed to the city wall and said, "My Lord has posted a notice. Now everyone in the city knows about it. Even restaurants and eating places are talking about it."
Li Yan didn't expect that County Magistrate Zheng would adopt the method she mentioned so quickly. This was a good thing. Although it was a bit troublesome, the poor in the city could also earn some wages. Therefore, it was estimated that no one would dare to take the relief food anymore.
When the mule cart was about to enter the market, Li Yan stopped it and said, "There are too many people ahead, so we'll stop here. Uncle, go back first. I'll go with my big brother and the others tonight!"
Zhao Da agreed and watched Li Yan walk to the front of the shop before turning the car around and heading back.
Li Yan was the first to step into the soy sauce shop. Unlike the beginning when everyone was queuing and rushing to buy, the soy sauce shop's business is now on the right track. Merchants only need to place an order in advance as much goods as they need, and the shop will pick up the goods the next day.
There were also some peddlers, and the people in the city came to make sporadic purchases, so the two of them were able to deal with them more easily.
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