Escape from the desert

Chapter 209

Jiang Yan patted him on the shoulder, and said indifferently: "The private school has been built, and these things are not bad, and the private school is almost finished, why don't you take advantage of these few days to count the specific arrivals?" A child studying in a private school."

Qiao Le nodded. During the slack season, children don't have to go to the fields, so there are many people who come to study in the yard, from different age groups, but there may not be many children who will actually go to private schools to study.

Just take advantage of this time to test the basics of the children, and then divide them into classes according to their grades.

"It's not good for the children to write on the mud with sticks all the time. Look at the yard at home. The ground was compacted before, but now it's softened by the children. For rewards, prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones first."

"Even if every child is rewarded with a set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones, they are reluctant to use them. The pens and inks in Yantai can be used for a longer time, but the paper is not durable, and the children are just beginning to practice calligraphy now."

Jiang Yan nodded. What Qiao Le said made sense. People with surplus food in the village are willing to send their children to school because they haven’t really understood how expensive pens, inks, papers and inkstones are. I buy it repeatedly every once in a while, lest the children drop out of school and go home to hoe the field after halfway through reading.

Jiang Yan pondered for a few seconds, and suddenly she had a flash of inspiration.

In ancient times, there were sand tables to practice calligraphy, and now water is used to write on stones.

"The problem of paper is easy to solve. You can ask the lame uncle in the village to order a batch of sand trays. They don't need to be too big. They are square enough for children to write a few words. Sand or fine mud can be spread evenly when the children are practicing calligraphy."

"However, this method can only be practiced with wooden sticks or fingers. If you want to practice calligraphy with a brush, you can burn a batch of smooth stone slabs in the kiln. After dipping some water, you can practice calligraphy with a brush, but the slate will be heavier. , not convenient to carry.”

After listening to Qiao Le, a prototype was formed in his mind. He had heard of the sand table before, but the conditions at home were okay since he was a child, and he had never used it. 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 bypassed the small bodies who were sitting upright, and followed the village chief outside.

The two of them walked to the private school at the entrance of the village. The women who were free on weekdays 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 they all gathered under a big tree not far from the private school. .

"Hey, it's different today. Aunt Jiang is amazing now. The family has servants. I'm envious."

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

"In the past, poor people ate wild vegetables, but now rich people eat white rice every day. The guy in my family just went to help build the house. He ate brown rice every day at noon, with meat and vegetables. When he came home at night, he still couldn't swallow the coarse grains at home. !"

"Who says no? Unfortunately, I also wanted to help out. I was late and I was not recruited. Otherwise, I could have a good meal at noon."

"What kind of chili peppers are grown in our field, I think they are all red, are they ripe..."

"..."

Listening to the women's discussion, and thinking about the pepper, Jiang Yan also had a plan in her mind, almost all the peppers in the field were ready to be picked.

The private school in the village was not far from the entrance of the village, and it was built on the open space behind the big tree. Lao Chu specially assigned [-] people. In two months, the house was built from the foundation to the playground that Jiang Yan requested. The beam is capped.

"This house will be erected in the next two days, and the roads in the village are also finishing. Mr. Li Zheng and I have chosen an auspicious day for this Shangliang Wine. The day after tomorrow, and the main beam of your house, I have already done it." I found it in Liujia Village, and someone will bring it to you tomorrow."

Jiang Yan nodded. She was not very clear about the custom of hanging beams in the village, and the original body had very little knowledge in this area. In the original world, she bought ready-made modern suites directly in the city.

But the village chief has paid great attention to this matter since the day the work started, not only the owner of the private school, Liang, he went around looking for it, but even the village head Liang, the owner of the private school, was also helping to find it.

The material of the main beam is even more particular than Jiang Yan imagined. She thought that the ready-made wood can be used directly up the mountain. Unexpectedly, the village chief said that the beams of the house need to be completely dried in the shade, and cannot be used. new wood.

People in this world value the most when building a house, which is the link of beam erection. For them, beam erection is related to the safety of the whole family and the stability of Fengshui pattern, so the beam wood is also very particular, and good fir is used.

Because fir has straight texture, tight ground, stable corrosion resistance and compression resistance, is not easy to be eaten by insects, and is difficult to deform for thousands of years, it is undoubtedly the best choice for the main beam.

In the entire Lin Family Village, there were only a few beams from Uncle Lame, but they were only enough for the private school, so the village chief went around several villages, and found the main beams for Jiang Yan in other villages.

"Village head, when will our village private school be opened? Will the village have Liang Liang wine and house wine?"

"That's right, our village has a lot of money now, such a big thing can't be saved, village chief."

The few women who came over sent a message to the village chief. Although no tax was paid today, everyone had surplus food, but no one was willing to eat more, so they looked forward to a good meal on the day of the private school.

The village chief waved his hands at several people, his face was indeed full of wrinkles, and he said to Jiang Yan: "I came to you today to discuss this matter, and you will find someone to help you on the day when the beam is installed in your house. No more wine, just put it together with the private schools in the village, and the private schools in the village don’t put house wine, so you can put house wine at that time.”

The private school is a public school, and it is not appropriate to put it in the house. Since Jiang Yan's house was renovated together with the private school, there is no need to put an extra meal of hanging beam wine.

Jiang Yan nodded, but she knows that the house wine is the housewarming wine that is often called housewarming wine. After the new house is built, the family moves to a new house. please bless.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan said with a smile: "Since the village chief asked someone to count the auspicious day, then serve the wine according to the day you set. I will pay for the wine on the day of Shangliang. There are many people in the village, so I don't know how many tables will be set. , I'll ask Sanniang to discuss it with you later."

In addition to the villagers, the construction team had to invite the helping construction team to celebrate together. Jiang Yan thought that it was similar to the running water mat in the village. Since the village head thought about her, she simply paid for the banquet. Anyway, if the village head didn’t say At the same time, in the later days, she will also have a meal of Diaoliang wine at home.

(End of this chapter)