The weather is full of heat and rustic weather, and the sky is burning on my back. I am exhausted and don’t know the heat, but I regret that the summer is long.
Qiao Lan recalled Bai Juyi's "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat" in her mind.
There is a big climate difference between the north and the south, so spring wheat is grown in the north and winter wheat is grown in the south. Wheat in the south is grown over the winter and harvested in summer. The first line of the poem is that people are twice as busy in May.
Qiao Lan lived in Duanjiacun for a while. Judging from the temperatures observed by the system and the body temperature, August around the capital is not as hot as May in Tongzhou.
Summer begins in May, and it gets hotter day by day. Autumn approaches in August, and the weather becomes cooler.
The farmers on the farm looked at the yield of rye per acre in the fields, and they were more energetic than before in their work.
Of course, there is more to food than this in August.
Rice, beans, cotton, etc. mature one after another, and after several months of vigorous growth, they appear in their best condition in the field.
The farmers in the village are still busy!
Qiao Lan went around the fields, checked the growth of crops, and planned her day.
The theme of this year's strong national curriculum is tools, and it is time for this group of students to understand the importance of tools.
By the time Qiao Lan returned to the rye field, everyone had already finished their breakfast. Some of them were sitting in the field preparing to rest, while others were missing.
Qiao Lan asked the slave and said that he had gone back to change clothes.
Then he said directly: "Today's morning attendance check is divided into two times. The first time is for you to cut the wheat, and the second time is to collect the wheat and send it to the wheat drying field. Remember not to waste the wheat.
This rye is very rare, so next year we will not only distribute it to surrounding farmers for cultivation, but also keep some of it to cultivate new seeds."
A group of young people seemed to have learned well and responded well one by one. "Teacher, the students know, the students will go to work now."
As he said this, some people moved to pick up the wheat that they had cut into pieces.
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During lunch, Qiao Lan asked them how their attendance was going.
The steward reported the work truthfully, saying that they were doing it conscientiously in the fields. Some had already been completed, some had not yet been completed, and most of them were responsible for their duties.
Qiao Lan nodded.
After finishing the morning attendance check, the young students dragged their tired bodies to their own courtyards.
Children of wealthy families pay the most attention to their personal appearance when they are out, not only for themselves, but also for their family. When they meet people they know well, they usually want to chat and say hello.
But today was different. They were so tired today that they didn't even want to say anything. They walked past each other in silence, like zombies, and finally returned to their beds.
Lie quietly, close your eyes and relax.
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Luan Yi and Mu Su have known each other for a long time and have a deep friendship. They even lived in the same room when they split schools, looking forward to helping each other in the future.
Today they were cutting and harvesting wheat, and both of them performed pretty well.
As early as when the wheat was being harvested, they went to the nearby field to observe how ordinary farmers harvested wheat. They learned from each other and arranged the harvested wheat stalks in neat rows.
Therefore, I felt a lot more relaxed during the second attendance check. I only spent a little time picking wheat ears and sat on the edge of the field to rest early.
The two often practice archery on horseback, which consumes a lot of energy, so cutting wheat is not that difficult for them, and can even be said to be easy.
Listening to the tranquility around the school yard, the two of them sat at the table, enjoying this rare moment of rest while also worrying about their future.
Luan Yi came over with a teapot and poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.
This tea is not tea brewed from tea leaves, but a whole-grain tea stir-fried with some dry grains from Zhuangzi. It has a solid taste.
However, this grain tea is limited, and the two of them can only receive one tael per month, not more. This is the only tea they have in Zhuangzi, so it is very rare.
"When did you say that the queen will teach us the art of breeding? I'm afraid it will embarrass us for some time." Mu Suyuan sighed, raised his tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Compared to the anxiety of most people, Luan Yi had a relaxed look on his face: "It's late autumn now. Even if the queen teaches breeding techniques, it will have to wait until next year! Just bear with it!"
"It's not a problem that I can solve by just being patient. We all have the expectations of the family master. What if we have studied in the school for several months and only learned how to harvest wheat and go back to explain?" Mu Suyuan sighed.
While the two were talking in the house, they suddenly heard some footsteps in the yard.
The footsteps sounded from outside the courtyard and then gradually entered the courtyard.
The students who were studying in the same batch as them returned to the school dormitory early to rest, and only the slaves of the female monarch's house were allowed into the courtyard.
The two looked at each other, put down the teacups in their hands, got up and went out to take a look.
I saw a group of slaves moving a strange thin wooden frame and placing it in the yard.
There was quite a movement of moving shelves and putting things away. There was no other dormitory except for the two of them. The students opened the door, maybe they were too tired.
Mu Suyuan looked at the bare wooden frame and couldn't see anything clear for a long time.
I saw everyone moving the shelf to the corner near the courtyard door, and then moved some rocks to hold down the legs of the shelf.
Luan Yi looked at the card slot on the shelf and felt that this object was somewhat bright and definitely not an ordinary decoration.
Just as the two of them were guessing the purpose of the shelf, an old servant came over.
Gently open the card slot, stuff the paper in, pick up the wooden nails next to it, and nail them to the paper one by one to prevent the paper from standing upright.
On a huge piece of white paper, the names of the students were clearly written on the top, lined up from left to right, and the date was filled in on the leftmost position, from top to bottom.
I only filled in the date on the 10th, which seems to be changed later.
Look below today's date again.
October 7, 0087, 0092
The numbers below each person are different, the lowest is seventy-five, and the highest is only ninety-six.
"What do the symbols on this paper mean?" Mu Suyuan asked.
The steward standing next to the shelf enthusiastically explained to several people.
"This is the score sheet made by the old lady! This ○ means that you attended today. If you did not attend, you will mark an
The old lady went to look around the wheat field and inspected the work of the gentlemen..."
"The full score is one hundred points. If you do it well, your score will naturally be higher! If you do it poorly, points will be deducted and your score will be much lower."
The steward conveyed everything Qiao Lan said one by one.
The two looked at the scores and attendance under their names. The attendance was full, and the scores were all in the 90s. Some were high and some were low, but the difference was only two or three points.
However, when I looked at the scores next to the name, I felt a lot comforted.
There are many people with lower scores than them, many with scores in their 80s.
Presumably, when the results are submitted to the master’s family in three months, the two of them will surely rank high! There is also an explanation for the master!