After traveling to ancient times, I became a superb shrew

Chapter 65
Yang Pei drove the carriage very fast, and arrived at Gujia Village just after noon.

The carriage stopped at the door of Mrs. Gu first, and Yang Pei helped Mrs. Gu carry a load of things down, and then called two uncles to come out and help carry them in.

Gu Youjin carried a sack in each hand, and he carried two hundred catties of corn into the house.

Gu Youyin put the other sundries into the back basket, and went in with two back baskets.

All the people in the room gathered around.

Gu Lin licked his lips: "Grandma bought meat, and I have meat to eat today."

Gu Zhi swallowed his saliva: "There are still snacks, a lot of snacks, grandma has become more generous."

Gu Lu's little hand sneaked in, and just as she was about to take away a pack of snacks, Gu Zhi caught her: "Grandma, Lulu ate it secretly!"

"Get up!" the old lady Gu scolded angrily, "It's not for you to eat when I bring it back, look at how everyone has become, as if my Gu family treated you harshly. Third daughter-in-law, you Come here, take the five catties of pork and clean it up, cut up one catty and stew it, and put some salt on the remaining four catties and hang it on the vent..."

A group of children were slobbering on the side, with seven or eight pairs of eyes staring straight at the piece of pork.

Mr. Gu knocked on the cigarette stick: "The family hasn't had a good time eating meat in the past six months. It's hard to wait until the autumn harvest. No matter what, we should let the children have a little oil in their stomachs. Take out two catties of meat and stew it. Open your belly to eat full."

The old lady Gu scolded: "I don't know where I learned such a prodigal way of eating. After eating the last meal, I will give up all the meat!"

The scolding was all scolding, but she didn't speak out against it, so Mrs. Song hurriedly carried the meat to the kitchen to deal with it.

The old lady continued, "There is also a pig's bone. Take a radish and stew it for soup. Everyone can drink a bowl. Tao Zi, you go to the kitchen to help third auntie."

Tao Zi went to work after the pig bones.

The old lady took out eight packs of snacks from the back basket, two packs were cakes that Gu Qing forced her to give, the portion was not much, each pack had a flavor, and the cheapest cost fifty Wen a piece, the other six packs were bought by her elsewhere. The cheapest rice cakes I bought at the dim sum shop cost ten cents a pack, and there were six children in my family, each with a pack. This was the only thing she was willing to buy back after she made a lot of determination.

Sun saw the two pieces of cloth in the back basket at a glance, and she stretched out her hand: "Mother, why are there only two pieces of cloth, and there are so many people in the family."

"Your eldest niece insisted on giving this to me and your father." Mrs. Gu glared at her, "If you want to wear new clothes, go to the town to buy them yourself. You two and three have saved money, don't I thought I didn’t know, it’s fine, we’re all gone, let’s go get busy.”

There are still some needles and thread left in the back basket, as well as coarse salt and so on.

The old lady packed up the sundries, and then went to the cellar to sort out the food, which is the most important thing in the whole family...

On this side, Gu Qing was also digging things out of the basket.

Next to the basket were bags of grain such as millet and quinoa seeds, and a large pile of fabrics. She sat in the middle, and it was not uncommon for her to pull out anything.

"This is a dim sum bought in someone else's store. Each of you has a bag."

"This is fabric, one person makes two clothes, everyone has it."

"I bought five catties of pork, and some pig offal. Brother Yang, go and wash the offal. Don't rush. I'll see how I can make it delicious later."

"Oh yes, I also bought tofu and bean sprouts. I can eat some fresh ones tonight."

The small table is full.

At this time, Gu Qing's house was very lively.

The mushrooms on the mountain are out of season, and the autumn harvest is over. Villagers keep coming to inquire about Gu Qing's next plan.

At this moment, another seven or eight women came in. The big black and the small black rushed over and sniffed. When they smelled the familiar smell, they let down their vigilance and ran around in the yard.

"Miss Gu, let's inquire about one thing, that is, how long can your husband-in-law teach classes?"

Gu Qing put down the work in hand, smiled and said: "I can't say well about this."

Originally, she planned to let Dong Rong stay with her for a year, and then let him go after the money was paid off.

But after getting along with Dong Rong now, she knows what kind of person Dong Rong is, and she doesn't want to delay Dong Rong's bright future because of her own selfish desires.

She originally planned to let Dong Rong and Moli prepare to take the imperial examination next year, but they didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, so she would be happy to let them teach a few children the Tao, and she would be able to relax a bit in the future.

She paused and said, "I can teach for another month or so."

"One month is just right, so can I send my son to learn to read with Yu'er and the others, I can't live a lifetime without knowing my own name."

"Your husband and son-in-law are all scholars. If my daughter can get along with them for a while, she will definitely become a gentleman in the future."

"I don't dare to ask for anything else, I just hope to recognize a few more words to be worthy of my ancestors."

Gu Qing talked about the literacy class with Mo Li and the others before, which is equivalent to a modern literacy class, purely teaching literacy and basic characters.

Modern literacy classes can be attended by both men, women and children. One hour of study a day can be completed in about two months. Literacy can be read, and the most important thing is to broaden one's horizons.

Gujia Village has not produced a single scholar for so many years. If we can start from this generation, there will always be someone who can read it.

Gu Qing asked casually, and there were seven or eight women who were willing to send their children to study. After the news spread, some women came over. Adding up, more than 20 households came to sign up. A total of 29 children were sent by their families to read and write.

Now that the autumn harvest is over, it is a good thing for these half-grown children to follow the scholars to learn more characters. This is a good thing for the ancestors.

As for the repair fee, the villagers unanimously decided to send at least ten catties of rice.

Now the price of a catty of rice has soared to at least [-] Wen, and ten catties is [-] Wen, which is considered a huge sum of money for farmers.

When Mo Li and the others came back at night, Gu Qing told about this matter.

Mo Li and Dong Rong naturally agreed, teaching one is teaching, and teaching 29 is also teaching, but it just takes time to make some sand tables.

Hearing that the four husbands-in-law of Gu Qing's family took turns to teach, originally 29 students were scheduled, but many people in the village were tempted. In the end, the number of students who could read and write expanded to 43.

Half of the courtyard of Gu Qing's house is a vegetable field, and the other half is a chicken coop and a duck shed. There is simply no room for more than 40 students.

Li Zheng was helping to think of a way: "Our Gu family's ancestral hall is in front of a large courtyard, and the ground is covered with bluestone slabs, which are flat and clean. With a little tidying up, it can be used as a school to teach. For those who send their children to study, the family will send someone to Clean up, everyone brings their own table and chairs..."

43 students, 43 parents went to clean up.

The Gu family ancestral hall only opens once a year. Although there are bluestone slabs on the ground in the yard, there are weeds in the gaps between the slate slabs. A group of people pull weeds and clean them, and then put tables and chairs. There are 43 tables and chairs. There are also some, which look inexplicably like that.

Li Zheng clasped his hands behind his back and said, "When the village has enough money, we'll build a school next to the ancestral hall. We can't let the children read and write in the open air all the time. When it rains, they'll have to delay their studies..."

(End of this chapter)