Mu Yi'an didn't inquire about what happened to the watermelon. It was said that the watermelon of the Dali Dynasty came from a side story, but Mu Yi'an didn't know where that side story was.
She wrote down the steps for planting watermelons, the precautions, and how to make fertilizer in detail, and asked Jiang Shuyun to make a copy.
"Okay, you can keep it. I'll make two copies when I have time and send them to the headmaster."
"Okay, it's up to you now. By the way, the wheat harvest is finished now, when are you going to distribute your literacy booklets?"
Mu Yi'an remembered the literacy booklet; now that the child isn't so busy.
"We're getting ready to start in the next few days. I've asked Li Li to count the number of people."
Let's start with the children of tenant farmers and see how many there are.
Xu Wu and Xu An will assist Li Li; with the two of them together, there shouldn't be any problems.
“That works too. Xu An can take care of things. He will gradually take over Xu Wu’s work. The estate can’t be without reliable people. They are our foundation.”
Mu Yi'an had Steward Li observe the three Xu brothers, and Xu An was deemed the most suitable to stay on the estate.
"Yes, no matter where the children go in the future, the two of us will stay here."
"Yes, the climate here is pleasant, suitable for retirement."
Mu Yi'an agreed, saying that children should be allowed to go as far as they want.
They won't keep their children around, nor will they want their grandchildren to be by their side; there's no need for that.
They never imagined they would have a child; it was all an accident.
When the children grow up, get married, have children, and start their own families, just let them live their own lives.
The couple selectively forgot that they still had two little ones at home who couldn't even crawl yet, and were already thinking about their retirement.
At the very least, it will be more than ten years from now.
In the days that followed, Mu Yi'an was busy checking on the growth of the astragalus and fruit trees in the woodland.
The woodland is planted with apple and pear trees, as well as some grapevines. I just don't know how these fruits taste.
The fruit trees are still small now; it will take at least three years until they bear fruit before we can know for sure.
However, management during this period cannot be ignored. At the very least, loosening the soil, fertilizing, and catching insects are all necessary.
Chickens are raised in the woodland, and their droppings serve as natural fertilizer.
The farm has thousands of acres of land and needs a lot of fertilizer. Fortunately, there's a livestock farm with several manure pits there.
Mu Yi'an carried out proper manure fermentation based on the method she remembered.
Generally, manure needs about a month to ferment properly.
However, the manure in the village is now enough for all the fields.
Putting everything else aside, there are so many pigs. Pigs are animals that can eat and defecate a lot.
I take a walk around the village every day, looking at the fields I've cultivated, and I feel quite happy.
While Mu Yi'an was busy with her own affairs, Li Li had already figured out the situation of the more than fifty tenant farmers on the estate, while Jiang Shuyun was busy with her own affairs.
In the evening, in the study of the outer courtyard.
"Sir, Xu An and I visited fifty-three tenant households and recorded their basic information."
There are 53 tenant households with a total of 168 unmarried children, 48 of whom are under the age of three and 60 of whom are over the age of twelve.
These fifty-three households were mostly illiterate, and their children did not attend school.
After Li Li finished speaking, he handed his notes to Jiang Shuyun.
"Sir, it's all here. Xu An and I took notes separately. This is the information I compiled, and there are basically no discrepancies."
"Li Li, Xu An, you two did a great job, thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Shuyun first praised them, saying that the two of them did a very meticulous job.
Several sheets of paper were filled out, with a simple description of how many children each family had, their approximate income, and whether anyone in the family was sick.
Jiang Shuyun felt that the record they made should be more detailed than the records in the government office.
"Li Li, Xu An, divide these children into different batches."
Choose a less busy time and have them come to the estate. The two of you will be responsible for teaching them how to use this literacy book.
"Sir, what about the books? One for each person?"
Li Li felt that if that were the case, the cost of books would be very high as more people studied them in the future.
"We can't have one book per person, or five people per book. Let them form their own teams, preferably those who live nearby, so they can study together."
I told them that the books were lent to them and that they should take good care of them and not damage them.
If you break it, you will have to pay for it.
At first, we checked their learning progress every three days, even if they could only remember two or three words each day.
If you're the kind of person who's not serious and thinks literacy is useless, then don't waste your time.
Jiang Shuyun wanted to help those who deserved it, because in this era, being able to read and write is a very difficult thing.
He is simply providing an opportunity for those who are willing and not afraid of hard work to learn something.
He doesn't force those who don't want to learn, or those who find it hard and useless. This isn't nine years of compulsory education, where they have to learn.
Once the rules are established and can be followed, then give them the opportunity to learn to read.
If you can't keep your promises, then don't waste each other's time.
Li Li and Xu An remembered what the master said and went back to formulate rules.
During this period, they will stay at the manor. Jiang Shuyun doesn't need Li Li to accompany her to the academy; Wei Dong alone is enough.
Li Li and Xu An then established the corresponding rules and selected the first batch of literate individuals.
"Master, Xu An and I have selected fifty children aged six to fourteen, both boys and girls."
They were divided into ten groups based on age and gender.
We plan to go to the tenant's house later to discuss this matter.
If they'd like, they can come to the estate tomorrow at noon, and we'll all teach them how to use the literacy booklets.
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