Chapter 209 A banquet in the village

Jiang Yan patted his shoulder and said nonchalantly: "The private school has been built, so there is no need for these things, and the private school is almost completed. Why not take advantage of these few days to make statistics on how long it will take to arrive?"

Children studying in private schools.”

Qiao Le nodded. During this time, there was a slack time for farming, and children did not have to go to the fields. Therefore, many people came to study in the yard, and there were people of different ages. However, there may not be many children who would actually go to private schools to study.

It's time to take advantage of this time to test the children's basic skills and then divide them into classes based on their scores.

"It's not enough for the children to keep using sticks to write on the dirt. Look at the yard at home. The ground used to be compacted, but now it's been plowed and softened by the children. As a reward, let's prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones first."

"Even if each child is rewarded with a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, they will be reluctant to use it. The pen, ink and inkstone can be used for a longer time, but the paper is not durable. The children are just beginning to practice calligraphy now, so the paper is wasted."

Jiang Yan nodded. What Qiao Le said was true. People with surplus food in the village are now willing to send their children to school because they haven't really understood how expensive pens, inks, paper and inkstones are. If they are asked to buy a set, they can accept it with gritted teeth.

I went to buy it repeatedly every once in a while, but I was afraid that the children would drop out of school and go home to hoe the fields halfway through the study.

Jiang Yan thought about it for a few seconds, and suddenly an idea flashed through her.

In ancient times, calligraphy was practiced on a sand table, and now water is used to write on stones.

"The paper problem is easy to solve. You can ask the lame uncle in the village to customize a batch of sand trays. They don't need to be too big. They are just square enough for the children to write a few words. Each square tray comes with a purse, which contains some fine pieces.

Sand or fine mud can be spread evenly when the children practice calligraphy."

"But this method can only use wooden sticks or fingers to practice calligraphy. If you want to use a brush to practice calligraphy, you can specially burn a batch of smooth slates in the kiln, dip them in some water and use a brush to practice calligraphy, but the slates will be heavier.

, not convenient to carry.”

After Qiao Le listened, he instantly had a prototype in his mind. He had heard of the sand table, but the conditions at home were fine since he was a child. He had never used it before. "I know how to make a sand table. I will draw it in a while. Slate is not easy."

If you carry it, you can put it directly on the desk and the children can use it in class."

The two hit it off immediately, and Qiao Le immediately informed the children. Jiang Yan also walked around the small bodies sitting upright and followed the village chief outside.

The two walked to the private school at the entrance of the village. On weekdays, women who had free time gathered at the entrance of the village to gossip. Now that the private school was built not far from the entrance of the village, they also changed their positions and all gathered under a big tree not far from the private school.

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"Hey, these days are different from the past. Aunt Jiang is doing great now. She has servants in her house. I'm envious."

"That's right, oh! Although that house hasn't been built yet! But it's big! Have you ever seen it? It's even more luxurious than the landlord's house."

"In the past, the poor people ate wild vegetables, but now the rich eat white rice every day. My family just helped to build a house, and they ate brown rice and other grains for lunch every day. It was a combination of meat and vegetables and there was meat for every meal. When I got home in the evening, the food at home was

He can’t even swallow the coarse grains!”

"Who says it isn't? It's a pity that I also wanted to help. I got there late and didn't recruit me. Otherwise, I could have had a good meal at noon."

"The peppers we grow in the field are all red, are they ripe..."

"..."

Listening to the women talking about it, and then thinking about the chili peppers, Jiang Yan also made a calculation in her mind. The chili peppers in the field were almost ready to be picked.

The private school in the village is not far from the entrance of the village and is built in the open space behind a big tree. Lao Chu specially assigned twenty people to it. In two months, the house was built from the foundation to the playground required by Jiang Yan. Now it just needs to be lifted.

The beam is capped.

"This house will be beamed in the next two days, and the roads in the village are also being finished. Mr. Li Zheng and I have chosen an auspicious day for the beaming wine. It will be the day after tomorrow. There are also the main beams for the house you are building. I have already

I found it in Liujiacun and I will have it shipped to you tomorrow."

Jiang Yan nodded. She didn't know much about the custom of hanging beams in the village, and she had very little knowledge in this area in her original memory. In her original world, she always bought ready-made modern suites in the city.

But the village chief paid great attention to this matter from the day the construction started. He not only searched for the principal of the private school, but also the village chief of his own family.

The material of the main beam is more sophisticated than Jiang Yan imagined. She thought she could just go up the mountain and cut ready-made wood. Unexpectedly, the village chief said that the load-bearing beams in the house need to be aged wood that has been completely dried in the sun. New wood cannot be used.

Wood.

The most important thing for people in this world when building a house is the beam installation. For them, the beam installation is related to the safety of the entire family and the stability of the Feng Shui pattern, so the beams are also very particular and must be made of high-quality fir.

Because fir has straight grain, tight texture, very stable corrosion resistance and pressure resistance, is not easily eaten by insects, and is difficult to deform for thousands of years, it is undoubtedly the best choice to use it as the main beam.

In the entire Linjia Village, Uncle Cripple only had a few, but they were only enough for the private school, so the village chief went around several villages and found Jiang Yan's main beam in other villages.

"Village chief, when will our village's private school open its doors? Does the village have a service for opening the beams and drinking inside the house?"

"That's right, our village has a lot of money now, so we can't save money on such a big thing, village chief."

Several women who followed asked the village chief. Although they did not pay taxes this year and everyone had a surplus of food, no one was willing to eat more. They were looking forward to having a good meal on the day when the private school was going to be held.

The village chief waved his hands to a few people, but with a smile on his face, he said to Jiang Yan: "I came to you today to discuss this matter. I will find someone to help you on the day when the beams are installed in your house.

We won’t put Liangjiu on display anymore, just put it together with the private school in the village. The private school in the village doesn’t put out wine in the house, so when the time comes, you can just put one in the house.”

The private school is a public school, so it is not appropriate to have wine in the house. Since Jiang Yan's house was built together with the private school, there is no need to spend extravagance and have an extra meal of wine.

Jiang Yan nodded. She knew that entering the house wine was often called the housewarming wine. After the new house was built, the family moved to a new house. The first was to celebrate the completion of the new house and the joy of moving into a new house. The second was to offer sacrifices to the gods and ancestors.

Please bless me.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan smiled and said: "Since the village chief has found someone to count the auspicious days, let's serve the wine according to the day you set. My family will pay for the wine on the day of Liang Liang. There are many people in the village, so I don't know how many tables to order.

, I will ask Sanniang to discuss it with you later."

In addition to the villagers, the construction team who helped had to be invited to celebrate together. Jiang Yan thought it was similar to the running water banquet in the village. Since the village chief thought about her, she simply borne the cost of the banquet. Anyway, if the village chief didn't say

At the same time, she will also have a banquet at her house later in the day.
Chapter completed!