Chapter 57 There is this surprise
"Mom, there is so much meat today, let's save the Hu Bing for tomorrow morning!" Su Ying was worried that the meat would go bad.
She originally wanted to add some soy sauce to the meat to enhance its flavor, but when she came back and saw this scene, knowing that Xiao Qinshi and Su He were making a fuss again, Su Ying was too lazy to add it.
Eat well, eat more, and have more fun. That’s it.
However, the pork without spices and soy sauce was too smelly, and Su Ying found it a bit painful to eat.
"Father, let's discuss with the villagers tomorrow and integrate them to see how many resources the village has. We can gather together the stone mortars, wooden mallets, and filter cloths, and then we can schedule the production of fern root powder and kudzu root powder." Su Ying chatted with her father while eating.
"Well, there's also the matter of the village school!" Su Bucheng nodded and said to the teenagers present, "After we finish sowing the winter wheat, you guys pick up the books and teach the village children."
The teenagers who were concentrating on drinking porridge looked up in surprise. How could they pick up the book?
"Uncle! Really?" Su Shiyan couldn't believe it and thought he was hallucinating.
I studied law, and one has to be eighteen years old to be eligible to take the law exam. I have only studied for a few months, so what can I teach others?
Every night before going to bed, I would rub my bookcase several times, thinking that it would be put away forever.
Uncle's words were like the sound of nature, and Su Shiyan's hands were shaking with excitement.
The other teenagers were not much better. They looked at each other, wanting to laugh but trying hard to suppress it. They really wanted to cheer out loud!
Only Su Boyan remained calm and composed.
"What? Don't you want to study?" Su Bucheng looked at the teenagers with a smile.
"I want to, I want to!" Su Shiyan said loudly.
"Uncle, we want to!" The others echoed.
"I teach the children to read during the slack season, but I still have to work in the fields during the busy season!" Su Bucheng said seriously.
"We're poor here, and the village can't afford tuition. I just hope you won't neglect your studies while I teach you!"
"It's a great savings! We don't need tuition, as long as we can still study." The young men said happily, and the dull atmosphere became lively.
"Uncle, what about us?" Su Bangyan and Su Zhaoyan looked at Su Bucheng eagerly.
Cousin Boyan lent the Analects to Hu Zi to copy, but neither of them had ever touched the book.
"Of course you are going to school! And Xiaotao!" Su Bucheng looked at the three little kids in the house.
"Oh, okay!" the three children said happily.
Old Mrs. Su glanced at Xiaotao and held back from saying anything.
"Alu is going too," Su Ying suddenly said, looking at her cousin Su Lu who was silent and always had no sense of presence.
"Me? Is it okay?" Su Lu looked up in surprise, thinking that she had nothing to do with it.
"How old are you? What else can you do if you don't study?" Su Ying said with a smile.
"Then, then I can really study," Su Lu whispered, her eyes full of joy.
"Alu, you are not a child anymore, just do housework! Why does a girl need to read so many books?" Old Mrs. Su interrupted.
Wei, who was originally happy, frowned when she heard this. This was really harsh. What was the point of a girl reading so many books?
Ah Lu is neither old nor young. She can recognize a few words, but she is not very smart.
If I work, I don’t have much energy. If I study, it’s really awkward at this age.
But as a mother, of course I want my daughter to read more.
"Alu is so young, why can't she go to school?" Wei was dissatisfied.
"You'll be thirteen next year. Find a good husband as soon as possible, learn housework, and prepare to get married!" Old Mrs. Su said firmly.
Wei looked at Old Lady Su speechlessly. With her status and living in such a remote place, who would she marry?
Upon hearing this, Su Lu lowered her head in disappointment, like a child who had made a mistake.
"This damn place has nothing to eat and nothing to wear. How old is Su Lu? Why is she busy getting married? In this situation, no matter if it's a boy or a girl, they should study more!" Su Ying argued.
"Reading makes one wise. The poorer our family is, the more we should study hard and strive to make progress!
It is said that a virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband, and a virtuous mother brings blessings to three generations! Only a sensible mother can bring peace and prosperity to the family. Otherwise, she will cause unrest in the family and bring disaster to the descendants!
Su Ying said this with a meaningful look at Xiao Qin's mother and daughter.
"Su Ying, stop being so sarcastic!" Su He could taste Su Ying's flavor.
"There are many boys in the village school. What's the point of Su Lu, a girl waiting to be married, standing there?" asked Old Mrs. Su.
This is not Chang'an, where there are girls' schools or private schools.
"Aying!" Su Bucheng also felt that what his mother said made sense.
When Su Laosan and his wife heard what their eldest brother said, they looked at Su Ying nervously.
"There are other girls in the village. Let's set up a girls' class!" Su Ying said firmly.
"Aniang and Third Aunt can both teach. All the older generations of these families in the village come from wealthy families. They can definitely teach the girls' class."
"Shall we go and teach?" Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei never thought that this matter would involve them.
"Why not? Haven't you all learned about women's training and women's work?" Su Ying said with a smile.
"We've never taught anyone before, so how would we know how to teach?" Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei said embarrassedly, "Aying, it's better for you to go than for us to go!"
"Me? No problem!" Su Ying agreed generously.
Su Lu silently moved closer to Su Ying, "Thank you, Aying!"
"Hmph, what can you do?" Old Mrs. Su was annoyed by Su Ying's showing off and snorted coldly.
Su Ying glanced at her and said, "Grandma, you can teach too!"
"I'm busy!" Old Mrs. Su rolled her eyes.
This damn girl knew that she could not read or write, so she deliberately squeezed me.
At this point, everyone started discussing reading enthusiastically.
"Second brother, third brother, let's go to reclaim the land tomorrow, and Boyan and the other younger generations will dig the rotten soil!" Su Bucheng arranged.
"Yeah! It saves you money!" The two younger brothers nodded and followed whatever their elder brother said.
"Is it enough for the three of you to cultivate the land? That's hard work! It will take forever!" Old Mrs. Su felt that the arrangement was unreasonable.
There are five young men digging rotten soil, and only three laborers are working to cultivate the land. How long will it take to cultivate the land?
"Mother, in a few days we will have oxen and Jiangdong plows, which will make land reclamation much easier. There is still time!" Su Bucheng said.
"What? Plowing oxen and Jiangdong plows?" Everyone was shocked. "Where did the money come from?"
Oxen and plows were much more valuable than these things today. How could three wild boars be sold for so much money?
"Someone gave it to me!" Su Bucheng smiled.
"Give it as a gift?" Everyone was in disbelief, with expressions as if they were hallucinating. Who would be so generous as to give such a valuable item?
"Yeah!" Su Ying shook her head at her father. After this explanation, some things could no longer be concealed.
Everyone looked at the father and daughter, wondering what they were talking about.
"Haha, okay, the meal is over, let's rest early!" Su Bucheng stood up without answering everyone's questions.
Su Lao Er and Su Lao San didn't say anything. On the way, they only talked about being arrested and taken to the county government office, and how their niece was doing business with the second son of the county magistrate. They didn't expect such a surprise.
"I'll boil some hot water later so you can take a bath and relax!" Mrs. Du said to her husband after she cleaned up the dishes.
"Mom, have you all washed?" Su Ying suddenly felt that her body was covered with mud stains.
"Washed! Thanks to these wooden basins, buckets and large water tanks! Otherwise it wouldn't be enough!" Mrs. Du said with a smile.
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