Although Qiao Lan did not have any expectations for Duan Mingjing to become a talented person from the beginning to the end, she even told the story in the hope that Duan Mingjing could cultivate a good parent-child relationship.
After understanding the meaning of Duan Yujin's words, Qiao Lan felt that her expectations were going to be disappointed after all. She had ignored Duan Mingjing's literary skills!
I thought that Duan Mingjing could simplify the story of some literati and make it easy to understand, but I didn't expect that he couldn't even read "Three Kingdoms".
Qiao Lan was helpless.
"What do you think about your father's behavior?" Qiao Lan asked her eldest grandson in front of her.
Duan Yujin has grown to be as tall as Duan Mingjing's shoulders. As the eldest grandson in the family, Duan Yujin echoes everyone's expectations for an eldest grandson to be steady, diligent, elegant and studious.
Duan Yujin has an extremely gentle temperament. He usually takes care of his younger siblings at home and never quarrels with them. Qiao Lan often wonders if this child has made up for what Duan Mingjing lacks in thoughtfulness.
Duan Yujin nodded gently, with a smile on his face, "Father is fine now!"
"My father is much better than before, and my mother is happier than before. As long as the family is well, Jin'er has nothing to complain about."
A kind smile appeared on Qiao Lan's face, and she praised the grandson in front of her. "Maybe the most amazing thing about your father in his life is giving birth to you."
Hearing this, Duan Yujin's face became more smiley, "There are many great things about my father. Tao'er and Yu'er will be fine in the future."
There was a feeling of warmth and affection in the house.
Qiao Lan felt that she still had to capture Duan Mingjing and give him a good beating. Since telling the story couldn't work, reading about it would do the trick.
Besides studying, she had other things to entrust to Duan Mingjing.
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Qiao Lan had previously asked her two other sons who had the best paintings in the family, and they both mentioned Duan Mingjing.
It can be seen that although Duan Mingjing is not very good at reading, his skills outside of reading are better than the last.
Qiao Lan summoned Duan Ming to his room, threw a pile of books to him, and asked him to help compile the manual.
"You read all these notes of mine and help me draw some pictures when the time comes. I want to compile an easy-to-understand agricultural booklet." Qiao Lan said.
This was Qiao Lan's plan long ago.
Even though she had compiled a summary of the key points of the notes before, it was just a summary in words. Different people would understand it differently after all.
Most of the people in Duanjia Village are illiterate, and even if they get the agricultural book, they can't understand it.
Therefore, Qiao Lan planned to compile a simple agricultural manual, preferably with pictures, drawing some diagrams of insect pests and plant diseases, so that even illiterate old farmers could hold it in their hands and see the pests on their crops.
clear.
The solution is attached below, written in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. A scholar in a village can explain this matter clearly.
If this book is widely circulated, it will be a truly agricultural power.
When Duan Mingjing heard that Qiao Lan was going to write a farming book, he was naturally happy for his mother.
But this painting...
"Mom, what does my son want to draw?" Duan Mingjing asked, scratching his head, feeling a little worried.
He can draw some, but his painting skills are too rough. What if his mother is dissatisfied?
Qiao Lan already has a blueprint in mind for what she wants to paint.
It's the kind of simple black and white illustrations with text below describing the types of pests and diseases. It's the simplest popular science book they have.
It's probably similar to children's drawings about identifying objects, but it's nowhere near as large as children's drawings. Maybe it needs to be squeezed in a little more to summarize the content of the whole book.
"When the time comes, you can draw whatever I ask you to draw. In this way, you can practice with the scenery in the yard first, and then I will teach you how to draw it!" Qiao Lan said, pointing to the flowers and plants outside.
Duan Mingjing took a look when he heard this.
He knows how to draw flowers and plants!
"Mom, my son will go back to his room first to get some pen and ink and draw a sketch for his mother to see." Duan Mingjing held his head high and his chest high.
"Go for it!"
After a while, Duan Mingjing brought over his beloved painting tools.
Pick up the pen and smudge the ink on the paper...
It's just painting flowers. He is very good at it. He must not disappoint his mother this time!
Duan Mingjing held the paintbrush with confidence, but was interrupted by Qiao Lan the next second.
"You can't paint like this, this painting won't work!" Qiao Lan said after looking at it.
Duan Mingjing held the brush and felt aggrieved, "Mom, what's wrong is wrong. My son will change..."
"Think about it, your painting is going to be printed using engraving. If you paint like this, how can someone else engrave it?" Qiao Lan put forward suggestions for improvement.
Paintings that can be engraved on engravings!
This painting is simple and simple, but if it were really painted like this, wouldn't it be too crude?
Duan Mingjing raised his eyes to look at Qiao Lan, then immediately looked back, lowering his head in thought.
After thinking for a moment, Duan Ming started to draw, using seven or eight strokes to outline a delicate flower blooming in the corner, and added a few strokes of leaves.
"Mom, do you think this is okay?" Duan Mingjing handed over his homework again.
Qiao Lan didn't refute when she looked at the painting this time. After looking at it for a while, she took the pen next to her and sketched it twice more, drawing out the stamens and a little leaf veins, which made the whole flower more vivid.
"My mother's painting is very good!" Duan Mingjing quickly flattered her.
"Just follow this and draw first! Find out the feeling!" Qiao Lan ordered.
Qiao Lan's painting skills are only based on the basics of high school art class! Although that little basic is nothing, it is still enough to draw a simple drawing, and it is even more useful to modify Duan Mingjing's drawings.
As for why Qiao Lan doesn’t plan to paint it herself!
Because she is too busy! She has to be busy looking at the fields, busy taking classes to learn new knowledge, and then reciting it to make everything reasonable.
Therefore, we still have to let others do the drawing and writing of books.
Qiao Lan feels that most of the children and grandchildren of the Duan family will take the imperial examination. Organizing the book is an extremely tedious process. Even if the content of the book is simple, it will take at least two or three years to write and draw.
Regardless of whether it is Duan Mingqing or Duan Yujin, a delay of three years may change their career.
But Duan Mingjing is different. Duan Mingjing is not an examiner and has nothing to do. He is also good at painting, so it is very suitable for him to do this.
In addition to these, there is another important reason.
Just by controlling pests, Qiao Lan could earn the title of a female queen. If this book is compiled, the higher-ups will definitely reward her with something.
Duan Mingjing did not have the opportunity to take the imperial examination, and he gained a reputation as a good farmer and master of agricultural science, which was not necessarily worse than that of his younger brothers.
However, before everything was completed, there was still a lot of loneliness and suffering waiting for him.
However, Duan Mingjing was unaware of everything, let alone Qiao Lan's good intentions.
He looked at the painting Qiao Lan asked him to draw and began to lower his head and think hard.
If his mother asked him to draw rice in the rice fields and crops in the fields, how should he draw them?
The smart Duan Mingjing didn't know that he had accurately foreseen his future.