Escape from the desert

Lin Yousheng followed Puppy nervously. His Puppy only had this new suit, which was cut during the New Year's Eve last year. If it got dirty, his mother couldn't cut him as a father.

Even the cold-faced Old Wu quietly tidied up Xiao Linzi's clothes, and his A-Jun also told him to watch Xiao Linzi not get his clothes dirty.

Looking at them, Jiang Yan couldn't help laughing, how could she feel that these two fathers were more nervous than children.

"Xiaojiang, do you think I'm good at this? I'm wearing my latest clothes. Today, I specially changed cloth shoes and put on stockings. Will the gentleman from the private school look down on us?"

Lin Yousheng nervously tidied up his sleeves and asked Jiang Yan anxiously. He usually wears straw sandals every day.

After he finished speaking, Old Wu looked down at himself subconsciously. He didn't change into new clothes, he was wearing the same clothes he washed the day before yesterday. There was a hint of annoyance in his eyes. He went to visit Xiaolinzi. To see the teacher who taught.

Both of them are down-to-earth villagers, and they have been ostracized by the whole village, especially the old Wu family. If it weren't for Jiang Yan, their family might still be living a life of almost isolation from the rest of the village. Come, let alone those learned readers.

"Don't be nervous, that old scholar is very good. He is older and speaks softly." Seeing Lin Yousheng nervous like a big girl about to get on a sedan chair, Jiang Yan reassured him with a smile.

Lin Yousheng was worried that he would embarrass his son, and that the teacher who taught would look down on the farmers who cultivated the land, so he thought about cleaning up to make a good impression on others. He had not done anything in the morning, and his back was sweaty, enough to see How nervous he is.

"Second brother, I'm going to town with Uncle Wu and the others. You arrange for the house to be built at home. Divide the workers into two teams, one part stays at home to build a house, and the other part is arranged to dig foundations in the wasteland. When the cellar is built, there will be a place for the things that the third child collects."

Knowing that Lin Yousheng and the others couldn't calm down for a while, Jiang Yan didn't say any more, and turned to look at Lin Nan. In the past two days, the village will start to collect soap horns one after another. The tank was already crowded and cramped there.

Lin Nan nodded: "I know mother, I know how to arrange it. Be careful on the road, go early and return early."

"Yeah." Jiang Yan nodded slightly and continued, "It's been hot recently, so be careful not to cut off the tea. If we come back late at noon, you can ask Aunt Lin and the others to cook lunch. The fish you bought yesterday are still there. It is kept in a jar, it can all be stewed, and the food has to be prepared, we must not let everyone not be full."

"Got it, mother." Lin Nan raised his head, his eyes were piercing, his whole body was full of energy, his back was straight, and he had changed from the thin and haggard in the past, and now he was full of vigor and vitality.

A few people climbed into the carriage, Lin Yousheng and Lao Wu were driving the carriage outside, and Jiang Yan sat in the carriage with a few children. Because the carriage was limited, Lin Dong and the others took another ox carriage in the village.

The carriage drove through Linjia Village. On the narrow and bumpy road, there were many villagers who got up early and went to the ground from time to time to stop and watch. In addition to various sighs, they were more envious.

When the carriage arrived in the town, it drove directly into the small courtyard intersection of Jiang Yanzhi. The small courtyard was relatively remote, and there were relatively few people coming and going. Only a few young boys were seen carrying cloth bags and schoolbags across their backs into the small courtyard.

Jiang Yan took everyone out of the car and went inside. Only a few people saw the large characters "Tang Family Private School" engraved on the door plaque of the small courtyard. Because it was a wooden plaque, it had been used for many years, and it looked very dilapidated.

A few people walked over with their things. Mr. Tang, who was teaching, was greeting the students at the door, and he saw a few people at a glance.

"Tang Xiucai, it's been a long time, I brought a few children over to apprentice today." Jiang Yan pursed her lips and chuckled, she patted Lin Bei's back lightly: "Fourth, this is the gentleman who will teach you to read in the future, Say hello soon."

The children looked at each other. Except for Lin Feng, everyone clasped their fists and bent over, shouting excitedly, "Hello, sir!"

The smiling brows and eyes are curved, and the corners of the lips are flying, just like a reading man's posture.

Tang Laoxiu has a kind face. He nodded again and again, looked at Jiang Yan and looked at a few children. This year, there are no new students in his private school. When Jiang Yan came to ask earlier, he thought he would not come. I didn't expect to come to worship today.

Looking at a few well-behaved and lovely children, Tang Lao Xiucai said: "Okay, they are all good children, what are your names? How old are you this year, what books have you learned before? What can you know?"

"Mr. Hui, my name is Lin Bei, I'm 12 years old, and I haven't learned characters yet, but I'm good at arithmetic. I often help my mother collect money at the stall, and I can keep accounts within eighty figures!"

Lin Bei was the eldest. He first bowed politely to his husband. This was all learned from the students who entered in front of him. After the ceremony was over, he began to introduce himself and stated his advantages.

Tang Laoxiu touched his beard, frowned and looked at Lin Bei, his cloudy eyes narrowed slightly: "He is a good boy, but he is a little older, most of the children who come to me for enlightenment are seven or eight years old. If you work hard, you can catch up with students of the same age."

Lin Bei nodded firmly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely study hard!"

Tang Lao Xiucai nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the other children and motioned for them to introduce them too.

Xiao Linzi glanced at the old Xiucai timidly, seeing that the other party was an amiable old man, he let down his guard a lot, and said in a soft voice, "My name is Xiao Linzi, I am eight years old this year, I am illiterate, I do not know how to read. Arithmetic! I can...I can burn a stove."

After holding it for a while, Xiao Linzi reluctantly said what he knew. He couldn't do anything at home, except to help little daddy to burn firewood, and he couldn't do anything else.

Puppy immediately said excitedly: "My name is Puppy, I'm five and a half years old this year, I know a lot of words, all of which were taught to me by my father, and I don't know arithmetic! But I know a lot of others. , I can eat three nests at a time! I will also dig out the chicken coop and grab the eggs from the big hen, and the hen can't beat me! And also... I will blow my nose, I can blow that big Sir, do you want me to blow one for you now... I'm amazing..."

Puppy counted his fingers excitedly, and in the end he was even more excited and began to cock his nose, trying to blow out a few snot bubbles so that he could blow out the size of his own small hand gestures.

"Puppy... You don't need to show this skill!" Jiang Yan's head was full of black lines. Seeing that Puppy was about to blow her nose, she couldn't help but patted the back of the little guy's head, for fear that he would shake it hard. The old scholar in front had a runny nose.