Chapter 51 Everything is inferior, only reading is superior!

A few people were chatting here, and a fire not far away made a roaring sound. Sparks flew into the air and turned into soot, drifting feebly down. Mosquitoes seemed to have endless energy, circling back and forth around the villagers.

Hums and slaps could be heard from time to time.

"Ouch! Xiaojiang, you're here, why don't you come to me? Just now I was talking to Li Zheng about you, and you just happened to be here." The smiling village chief pulled Li Zheng, who was similar to him, away.

Come, Yu Xuan is following behind.

The village chief, like the village chief, is a small local steward. The two manage each other's villages and check and balance each other. Generally, the village chief is elected by the village, while the village chief is elected by the county government.

Li Zheng's eyes were as small as beans, and he smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyebrows. He looked at Jiang Yan with relief: "Xiao Jiang, you have made a great contribution this time! Once the implementation continues and the water source is solved, our village will definitely become more and more prosperous.

good!"

Jiang Yan nodded and raised her professional smile: "Both the village chief and Li Zheng don't need to be so polite. I just discovered the water source by chance. To bring the water down the mountain, I still have to rely on everyone."

Before her husband died, people in the village called her Lin Jiang, with her husband's surname. Later, she was the mother of the child. After her husband died, everyone called her Aunt Jiang. Now, she is called Xiao Jiang.

Jiang Yan had goosebumps all over her body, but at least she sounded younger!

"This junior has met Aunt Jiang. I came to Uncle Lin today and heard about Auntie's story of looking for water. I was very impressed."

Yu Xuan on the side suddenly spoke up and bowed slightly to Jiang Yan. He was gentle and graceful. Among these mud legs in the mountains, he looked out of place with his white face, slender body and gentle smile.

Jiang Yan glanced at her children subconsciously. There was no harm in comparing them. All of her children were tanned, their faces were full of vicissitudes of life, and they were as skinny as a stick.

Especially for Lin Nan, the inferiority complex in her heart almost overflowed into reality. She clenched her fists subconsciously and felt embarrassed. Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel sad. At the same age, others were admired by thousands of people when they became famous, but they were dressed in rags and looked haggard.

, honest and hard-working.

"It's just a fluke. I heard that Yu Xiucai is teaching in the town, but is it true?"

Yu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly: "This is true. My family is poor, and I couldn't bear the hard work of my parents, so I taught some children how to read and write at Liufang Hall in the town."

Jiang Yan nodded. There are several schools in the town. Liufangtang is an enlightenment school, not a real academy. Usually there will be two or three scholars sitting in the hall, enlightening children to read and improve their knowledge at the same time, in order to prepare for the next step.

One exam.

She wanted her children to go to school, and education should start from childhood. In this era, she could make money to support her family, but merchants ranked last, and in this era, everything was of inferior quality. Only those with high education would be ranked first.

First, no matter what, people who can read and write are at a higher level than ordinary people, so it is necessary to read and write!

"I wonder how much it costs to study in a school? I want to save some money in the future and send my children to learn a few words so that they can't even write their names."

Yu Xuan looked Jiang Yan up and down. He always felt that Aunt Jiang was very different from the peasant women in the village. She didn't know how high the world was and why everyone could read. He smiled on his face and said: "Aunt Jiang can have such an idea.

It's a good thing, it's natural to send him to Liufangtang for enlightenment, and he can only spend five hundred yuan a month for repair."

Several members of the Lin family gasped when they heard this, and even Jiang Yan was a little frightened. It was just a simple enlightenment, which cost 500 yuan a month, not counting the expenses for pens, ink, paper, inkstones, and books. No wonder they always talk about poor families in ancient times.

Disciple, one child is born in three generations. For this high fee, without the accumulation of several generations, who can afford to study!

"It's so expensive! It's only one tael of silver for two months. Who can afford it?" Lin Xi's mouth opened wide in shock, and she gave up the idea of ​​studying.

With this money, if he uses it to buy food, he can make ends meet!

If he doesn't know how to read, then he can't read. He knows how to farm anyway!

"Compared to other schools, Liufang Hall is relatively benevolent, but studying does cost a lot, and not everyone can get ahead. There are a lot of students in the hall, how many of them can pass the exam? The juniors are also studying hard.

After more than ten years, I was admitted as a scholar."

Yu Xuan still has a gentle smile on his face, but his heart is very twisted. He has studied for so many years and finally passed the exam. You idiots, you still think that it is easy to pass the exam? You have problems with food, clothing and food, and you are still delusional.

Reading! It’s so funny!

Jiang Yan didn't say anything, she just watched the village chief and Li Zheng praise Yu Xuan again and again, and she just hated that Yu Xuan was not a scholar in their village.

After the project of building bamboo in the village was finalized, Jiang Yan took several children home. Since there were many Lin family members, one household had to build bamboo in the village, so Jiang Yan let several children take turns to work.

As soon as she got home, Jiang Yan was busy cooking. She didn't feel it when she was busy. As soon as she stopped, she felt a little hungry and growled. She was just going up and down the mountain. Lin Nan and Lin Xi had been working on the mountain for several hours.

The coolies must be hungry too.

"Get ready for dinner. Tomorrow the boss will go to the village to help, and you and I will go to the town to sell rice rolls."

It was still brown rice today, but the eldest daughter-in-law was thoughtful and cooked some brown rice porridge for the two injured children. Jiang Yan asked Lin Bei to feed Erbi while she fed Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's condition has improved a bit, and the bruises on his body have faded a lot, but he talks less than before and is easily distracted. The only thing that makes Jiang Yan feel relieved is that the little guy has become very dependent on her.

After coming back from the threshing floor in the village, Lin Nan felt a little depressed. Jiang Yan could probably guess why. As a man, he was somewhat competitive. After all, he was his wife's ex-partner, and he was much better than herself. It was inevitable that he felt a little uncomfortable.

Yes, but there is nothing Jiang Yan can do about it at the moment. She can only cultivate her second son's self-confidence in the future.

The next morning, Jiang Yan got up early. Because the water in the village stopped yesterday, she didn't even wash her feet last night. After running around for another day, her whole body was sticky and smelly, and she was tossing and turning.

She didn't even get a good night's sleep, so even if she smelled her own, she still had to smell Liu Xiaomeng's! She wanted to take a bath again... even just wiping herself.

"Mom, are you up? My second brother has already gone to fetch water. It will be needed soon." Wang Jinhua said while cutting clothes.

"Going to the mountains to fetch water?"

"Hmm, if you go to other villages to borrow water, you will need food! There is free water, so who would go elsewhere?"

While the two were talking, Lin Xi had already returned with a bucket, with a big smile on his honest face: "Mom, there are so many people going to the mountains to carry water this morning! Everyone is praising my mother!"

Lin Xi was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. The villagers who were traveling with him all praised his mother. Especially when they saw the pool, everyone wanted to take off their clothes and go for a swim.

"This water is so sweet and ice-cold. I drank two big scoops before I came back!"

Jiang Yan pursed her lips and smiled, infected by Lin Xi's joy: "Go back to the house quickly. Let's cook noodles today and go to town to buy a big water tank later. Otherwise, this load of water won't be enough."

"Great, we will finally have a water tank at home! We must buy a bigger one!"

Then he would carry several loads of water a day and fill the water tank!
Chapter completed!