When Li Yan took Zhao Da to pick morning glories, her grandfather and uncle were squatting in the yard making seedling pots.
Old Master Li looked up and saw the two of them. He was the first to speak, "I just looked around but couldn't find you. Come over and see if there's anything wrong with this seedling pot your uncle made!"
"Don't worry, Master. I just went down the mountain to check. There is indeed three acres of land that can be cultivated. Take the cows back to Uncle Zhao first so that they can plow the land as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Li did not hesitate and went straight to the cowshed!
Li Yan squatted in front of her uncle and looked at a square wooden basin that had been set aside.
How should I describe it? It's a bit ugly, but it has all the necessary features and can be used to grow seedlings in soil without any problems.
Grandpa Li handed the rope to Zhao Da, then quickly squatted down beside his granddaughter and asked nervously, "How is it? Does this thing your uncle made work?"
Li Dalang also stopped what he was doing and looked at his niece with sharp eyes.
Seeing the two of them looking a little nervous, Li Yan smiled and said, "Grandpa, this crop is very easy to grow. I heard from the merchants that the seeds of this thing fall into the ground in autumn and don't need to be carefully cared for. It will sprout again the following year! It can grow as long as there is soil!"
After hearing this, the father and son felt relieved, especially Mr. Li, who had been worried since he knew that he would have to pay more than four hundred taels of silver after March. If the seedlings did not grow, it would be a big deal!
Only Li Yan herself knew that these words were just said to comfort the two of them, but she was not talking nonsense about this matter. Chili peppers are indeed easy to grow.
If the germination rate is a little lower at that time, it doesn’t matter.
Compared with the number predetermined by the villagers, she now has plenty of pepper seeds in her hands. This means she has enough money and is not worried anymore!
Seeing that the seedling pots made by her uncle were flawless, Li Yan said to the two of them, "Master, you don't have to make them all the same size. You can make them as big as the wooden board. They don't need to be too elaborate, as long as they can hold the soil! I'll go back and germinate the seeds first so that they sprout sooner. This will save us some time!"
Although Mr. Li also wanted to go with his granddaughter to see how to germinate, his son still needed his help, so he nodded and let her go back first!
When Li Yan returned home, her aunt and mother had already collected a large basin of pepper seeds.
She directly used a beam scale to weigh the corresponding number. Considering that the seeds might not germinate successfully, Li Yan deliberately weighed more!
Pour the weighed seeds directly into the wooden basin and prepare to soak them for two or three hours. Then wrap the soaked seeds in gauze. The next step is to wait for the seeds to germinate!
The waiting time may be long or short, and the most important factor is the temperature. Fortunately, now is the hottest time of the year. Although it is a bit late to plant peppers, the temperature is very suitable for germination.
After Li Yan finished all these, it was already late when she came out of the house. She remembered that she had promised her grandfather to cook a spicy dish for him to try in the evening.
Li Yan first went to the kitchen and peeked into the kitchen, only to see her aunt and mother busy preparing dinner.
Seeing her daughter, Lin smiled and asked, "Why are you peeking around? Have you finished your work?"
Li Yan nodded, "Mom, what are we eating tonight?"
"It's hot, so I'd better make some porridge for dinner. What do you want to eat?"
"Then I'll make you a dish to go with the porridge. It's very delicious and very appetizing."
Seeing that she had been asking in a roundabout way for a long time, Lin Shi knew that she must be planning to use the chili peppers to cook something, so she said politely, "Then why are you asking? Hurry up and make it, we are all waiting to taste it!"
This child brought his father-in-law to make such a big fuss, she wanted to see what it was that was worth this child mobilizing so many people and making all the villagers busy!
Li Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll get the ingredients!" After that, she trotted to the tofu workshop.
Ever since the fermented bean curd workshop became so popular, this tofu workshop has been making tofu non-stop every day since it opened.
Now the women working in the fermented bean curd workshop take turns working in the tofu workshop, which makes my aunt's life a lot easier.
Guo Er's wife asked in surprise, "Miss, why are you here? What's the matter?"
Now she and her sister-in-law take turns to help in the tofu workshop, while the two men in the family still stay with Lin Feng and go to the surrounding villages and towns to buy furs from time to time. The family's life is getting better and better.
For this, the two sisters-in-law were very grateful to Li Yan. If there had been no such girl, perhaps their family would have been killed as bandits, or they would have been trapped and died in the mountains with no way out. How could they have lived a comfortable life here like they do now?
"Auntie, let me get three pieces of tofu!" Li Yan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Guo Er's wife immediately took three pieces of tofu, put them in a wooden basin and handed them to Li Yan. Then she picked up a piece of paper from the wooden table behind her and said a little embarrassedly, "Please write it down on it, young lady!"
Now in the tofu workshop, daily shipments and incoming goods are required to be counted, and Li Yan handed this matter over to her uncle.
Li Yan didn't expect that her uncle's execution was so good. She put the tofu in her hand on the table and opened the booklet casually. The records on it were very clear. A horizontal and a vertical line represented different numbers respectively. Although it was simple, it was very clear and easy to understand at a glance.
It clearly records the month and day and how much goods the fermented bean curd workshop delivered.
Li Yan once heard his uncle tell him the number. At that time, he was a little confused when he saw such a record. Later, after his uncle's explanation, he finally understood.
One horizontal line represents one, two horizontal lines represent two, three horizontal lines represent three... Five horizontal lines represent five, a vertical line drawn above one horizontal line represents six, a vertical line drawn above two horizontal lines represents seven, and so on, all the way up to nine.
Li Yan remembered that she said the recording method was very vivid, while her uncle scratched his hair naively and said to her with a smile that this was the recording method her father taught him.
For this reason, Li Yan later went to her father's study and found relevant books. It turned out that this was the counting method on abacus.
Li Yan picked up the charcoal stick on the table and made a note in the booklet. She returned the booklet to Guo Er's wife and left with the tofu.
Nowadays, there are not many people in the village who can count. Like Mr. Li, they can only use symbols that they can understand to represent numbers.
Li Yan thought that after the village school was built, she could teach arithmetic to interested villagers. It didn't need to be complicated, simple ones like Arabic counting could be taught to them.
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