The group drove the mule cart and quickly arrived at the shop in the city. After helping her cousin unload the goods, Li Yan asked Zhao Da to wait for her in the yard for a while. After she finished explaining what happened, she went back with him.
Li Yan then introduced Xiu'er to Lin Qing: "Xiu'er will come to help out in the shop from now on. Sister, go home today to pack up your things, and come home with big brother and the others after closing tomorrow. I plan to send the children to the village school the day after tomorrow!"
"The village school was built so quickly?" Lin Qing said in surprise.
Li Yan explained with a smile, "The uncles and aunts in the village are eager for the children to go to school and learn to read as soon as possible. With everyone contributing, the house will be built quickly!"
What they built was just a yellow mud and thatched house. About twenty people dug the foundation, about twenty people made adobe bricks, and the rest chopped wood and prepared some thatch for the roof. Everyone did their job. As long as they thought that their little one could recognize a few words, they felt more motivated!
In addition, it is summer now, and the finished adobe bricks can be baked under the scorching sun and can be used in a few days. With everyone working together, the speed will naturally be very fast!
After handing Li Xiu over to the two of them, Li Yan left the shop.
Daya looked at Xiu'er, who was still a little nervous, and took her hand to introduce the soy sauce in the shop to her. "Our shop's business is very stable now. You don't have to worry about not being able to cope with it. How much is this big jar? How much is that small jar? What kind of soy sauce do the customers want? Just give it to them!"
Xiu'er carefully took note of what Daya said and nodded continuously to show that she had taken note!
Li Yan came out of the soy sauce shop and did not go back to the shop next door. Instead, she went to Yuelai Inn to ask if the engraving plate she had asked Qin Yue to give her was ready.
It was just an unfortunate coincidence that she came, as Qin Yue was not in the inn at the moment.
Not meeting anyone, Li Yan turned around to leave, but the shopkeeper asked her attentively if he could help her pass on a message.
Li Yan waved her hand, saying that this matter was not urgent and there was no need to urge others!
Li Yan thought that since the children had just started school, it would not be a problem to put the books aside for a while. She would then write on the blackboard she made so that all the children in the classroom could see it. There would be no problem using it as a transition period.
Li Yan felt a little relieved and her pace quickened. She was going to go back and decorate the classroom while there was still time!
Li Yan quickly returned to the shop, said goodbye to her cousin, and followed Zhao Da's mule cart back.
Seeing her daughter come back so quickly, Lin was a little surprised, "Why did you come back so early today?"
"The village school will start classes in two days. I plan to go to the village school later and take the things I have prepared!" After saying that, he ran away from Lin's sight like a gust of wind.
Li Yan first went back to her room, put on her small shoulder bag, wrapped the chalk she had made last time in paper, and put it in the shoulder bag.
Then he ran to the backyard, and soon brought out a large black wooden board from the backyard and went to the village school!
The villagers who were doing the final finishing work for the village school saw Li Yan holding a wooden board that was taller than her and slowly walking towards them.
Someone with sharp eyes immediately stepped forward, took the large wooden board from Li Yan's hand, and said enthusiastically, "This thing is heavy, uncle will carry it for you. If you have anything else, just use us!"
Li Yan thanked him with a smile, feeling relaxed and happy, and followed him to the village school.
Li Yan had the blackboard hung on the wall. Some villagers gathered around curiously and asked Li Yan what she was doing.
Li Yan took out a piece of chalk and quickly wrote a few big words on the black wooden board. Only then did the villagers realize that this thing could be used for writing.
Li Yan introduced the blackboard to everyone with a smile, "This is the literacy tool of our Weishi Caotang. Because we prepared it in a hurry, our village school doesn't have enough textbooks yet. With this blackboard, it will be easier for the children to learn to read!"
A villager asked for a piece of chalk from Li Yan, drew on it tentatively, wiped it off with his hand, and then drew and painted again.
The villager couldn't help but say excitedly, "This thing is great. You can erase and write again after writing!"
Li Yan smiled and nodded, "The good thing about this thing is that it can be reused. When the time comes, the words the children need to recognize and the arithmetic they need to learn will be written on it every day, so that the children can see it all the time!" Li Yan introduced the purpose of the blackboard to everyone.
The villagers nodded repeatedly after hearing this, thinking that this was a very good idea. Those pens, ink, paper and inkstones were so expensive. With these things, the children's study expenses would be much less!
"But uncles and aunts, don't worry. This is only temporary. The children's enlightenment books will be fully equipped later!" Li Yan explained to the villagers.
"Oh, young lady, I think this is enough. There's no need to bother with such expensive things. They can't afford such precious things!"
"Yes, yes. We don't expect them to study for so many years like your father did. It's a great blessing for him to know a few words and be able to do accounting. I think this is great!"
Rather than writing with paper and ink, they would rather Li Yan use a blackboard instead. The reason is simply that the children come back from village school, and their families cannot afford to provide them with paper and ink.
The more the villagers looked at it, the better they thought it was. The written parts could be wiped off and then written on again. It looked like it was made of wood and didn't cost much. They would ask the maid for the production method later so they could go back and make it!
By then, the children at home will have things to write and draw. They can still afford these things, and it is better than using pens, ink, paper and inkstone!
They all knew how expensive books were. If every child needed a book, how much would it cost? They also had to hire a teacher. Their village had finally had a school, so everyone wanted it to last long and stably.
Li Yan smiled and didn't want to explain any more. Using the blackboard was just a temporary solution for now. After all, living in ancient times, even if the children grew up and went out to find jobs, they would still have to know how to write!
You can't tell your boss that you can only write with chalk and not with a brush, right?
Li Yan turned around and looked at the classroom where many tables and chairs were already placed. Although these tables and chairs looked crude and simple, they were all polished by the villagers with their efforts and time day by day!
Li Yan imagined that this place was full of children, with their tender little faces looking up and their eyes pure and clear, starting a new chapter in their lives from here!
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