Prosperity through farming

Chapter 6

"This is not something other people can learn, only the men in Zhongjiazhuang can learn it," Zhong Lanyu curled her lips, "When I was young, I also made a fuss to ask your uncle and second uncle to teach me, and they taught me hard, but I just can't learn it. Just like you, I can hear them singing, but I can't make out what they are singing, that's because I'm a descendant of the Zhong family." As she spoke, she touched Xiaohan's upturned little girl. On the tip of her nose, "You can hear it too, it's really strange, wait for me and your father to study it," and then, his fingers slid on the curved lines that my uncle drew on her forehead before, "Mm, maybe it's Daddy Uncle sees that you are small, so you used a little more strength when drawing this, so that you can hear their...song."

"What song?" Mother said the title of the song very vaguely, she obviously didn't want her to figure it out.

"You haven't been to the village school yet, so you can't study this. If you learn too much before entering the private school, and you lose your mind, it will affect your academic progress in the private school. Next year after the Chinese New Year, you will go to the private school to study Now, when the time comes, what do you want to know, as long as your study progress can satisfy the gentlemen in the private school, they will not hide anything from you." Zhong Lanyu said to her daughter in a good voice.

"Oh," Zhang Xiaohan curled his lips helplessly, "Okay then." She is still very much looking forward to and eager for the ability to run half a mile in two steps taught in the private school, so she must not be affected by anything .

Zhong Lanyu hugged her daughter, and signaled her husband and son, who had washed their hands and face long ago but hadn’t left because they were paying attention to their conversation, to enter the house. She hugged her daughter and walked to the clay basin on the shelf outside the big stove, "Okay, then we Come wash your face and wash your hands, oh, yes," she glanced at her husband, "come here."

Zhang Hoe immediately understood what she meant, and quickly walked to the stove to scoop out half a basin of hot water, threw a thick white cloth towel into it, soaked it, twisted it slightly, and covered Xiaohan's forehead.

"Uh!" Xiaohan was a little upset. She also wanted to see what uncle drew on her forehead. It was actually able to keep out the cold. She also thought that if she learned it by herself, she would not have to wear so many clothes in winter. Woolen cloth.

But when her face was illuminated by the water basin, there were only traces of red unknown paint left on her face when her uncle pinched her face.

Xiao Han kept a stern face until he sat down at the dinner table.After all, he is still young, and he is used to relying on his parents, so he will tell the truth after being lured by his parents two or three times.

Hearing her thoughts, the eldest brother was so funny that he couldn't even hold the bowl, but the second brother was straightforward, yelling that the younger sister had a good idea, and said that it would be inconvenient to practice exercises in cold weather.

Zhang Hoe and Zhong Lanyu shook their heads again and again, "Nonsense, when you grow up and enter the village school, you will know why it doesn't work. Now, just eat obediently."

"I'll ask my husband tomorrow." The more Zhang Jingzhe thought about it, the more he felt that it was wonderful, and he muttered unwillingly when his parents didn't support him.

Zhong Lanyu picked up a chopstick of kidney beans and sent them to the second child's bowl, "It's up to you, except sir, even uncle and uncle are free to ask, eat the beans first, don't be picky eaters."

Zhang Jingzhe's expression of biting the beans was very gritted, and he said in a muffled voice, "Woo, I don't like beans."

As soon as Zhang Xiaohan heard what his father said, he knew there must be something wrong with it, so he didn't ask any more, and just obediently scooped the rice in the bowl into his mouth.

Another day passed.

All three children fell asleep, Zhang Hoe rubbed his forehead, "God knows why they have so many weird questions, and they still chase after me to ask them."

Zhong Lanyu chuckled softly, "Who told you that you are their father. If you don't ask, who do you ask?"

"Two brats, Mr. Xueli likes them very much, why don't you ask them." Zhang Hoe shook Zhong Lanyu's hand, pulled up the quilt to wrap them up, "it's Xiaohan..."

Zhong Lanyu also sighed, "Xiaohan's talent is probably the best. She is only three years old now, and she can hear the soul-sending song sung when dissecting a fish. There is still a year before she enters a private school."

"Who can blame this? The child is so good," Zhang Hoe wanted to praise his daughter, but was stopped by his wife's pinch, "Okay, okay, they are both uncles and uncles. The two elder brothers said, don't dedicate too much merit to Xiaohan, she is still young after all, when she grows up and needs to learn her homework, it won't be too late to give to Xiaohan."

"Cut," Zhong Lanyu gave him a blank look, "Do you think I didn't say that? Besides, I don't think it was given by my natal family. I'm afraid it was the uncles and grandpas in your family. The merits accumulated by your Zhang family are really too much." Out."

"It's the love of the elders to give back to my daughter." Zhang Hoe smiled, "Maybe the elders saw that I was willing to farm at home obediently, so they paid me back."

Zhong Lanyu raised her eyebrows, "The last time we went to the village school, the patriarch of the Zhong family said that he wanted to ask about our daughter's background for us. Later, the grandparents passed on the word that it was very strange to be reborn in Xiaohan. It's not someone's soul after death, but the magistrate personally went to pick it up, if our Zhong family didn't have face in the underworld, such a good thing wouldn't be our turn."

"Do you want the judge to pick you up in person?" With these words, Zhang Hoe felt a little bit in his heart, "Could it be that a star king or a fairy official came down to earth? However, our cultivation base and merits are not strong enough to be a star king. And Xianguan’s parents? If it’s Tie Li’s parents, it’s about the same.”

"Grandma said that the fate and fortune on Xiaohan's fetal element is indeed a bit strange. It was printed on the fetal element ushered in by the judge, and it was not printed on the life and death book. Got it." Zhong Lanyu turned around, "It's not easy for my grandparents to give me such information. Anyway, Grandpa Hu said that it will be fine when Xiaohan's opportunity comes. She will naturally tell us when the time comes. Sleep Well, tomorrow the land of Rougezui will be watered."

Zhang Hoe put his wife in his arms, "I hope that little girl will live in peace tomorrow."

After a while, there was a slight snort, and the couple fell asleep.

The whole Zhangjiazhuang was plunged into the heavy night.

The next day, Xiaohan slept until three o'clock in the morning as usual, and his mother came in to help her wash her face and mouth.

"Where's Daddy?" She searched for someone in a daze, but couldn't find him.

"Your father went to water the field." Touching her daughter's fuzzy hair, Zhong Lanyu put on a sad face to tease her daughter, "Does Xiao Han only want Daddy? Mom can't play with you?"

"No, no," Xiaohan waved his hands anxiously, his face flushed slightly, and his innocent expression under "being wronged" was very playful and cute, "I just didn't see daddy, why don't I ask."

Zhong Lanyu chuckled, "Come on, mother will comb your hair for you."

With her hair tied up in braids that shot up to the sky, Xiaohan was carried to the dining table and sat down. A bowl of porridge and two small dishes of mixed vegetables were already placed on the table.

Xiaohan obediently finished his breakfast, watched his mother clear the table, "Mother, I'll run outside for a while."

"Okay, don't go far away." Zhong Lanyu smiled, "Mother will play with you later."

"Okay," Xiaohan jumped off the chair, "I have a lot of things to ask my mother." She hasn't finished her environmental understanding work yet.

In the morning, there are really not many children in Zhangjiazhuang. After all, those over five years old have all entered private schools, and those under five years old, even younger, can’t even walk fast. How can the adults feel relieved to let the children out, like Xiaohan Xiaohan is the only one with such a size that adults can safely throw it in the village to play.

After walking for a while, Xiaohan saw that there was a fine spring rain falling on the field planted with rouge, and the seedlings that had been drenched thinly became greener and greener, full of aura, as if the big sun in the sky was fake. Although this situation is strange, but the more you see it, the more you get used to it.

Xiaohan knows very well that as long as she doesn't step into the field, no matter how much the rain falls, she won't be able to get on her body.

After running under the sun for a while, and her body warmed up, Xiaohan gasped and breathed white smoke, and looked around. She ran far enough, but she still didn't see anyone.

This is quite strange. Although the land is vast and sparsely populated, it is not so rare that no one can be seen in the whole village, right?

But this is the case in Zhangjiazhuang.

If it was the afternoon, Xiaohan was running wildly outside, and occasionally he could see some people. In the morning, unless Xiaohan ran into some small courtyard, he would not see anyone at all.

After running for a while, Xiaohan's legs were a little sore, so she walked slowly towards her own house, and walked to the small courtyard of the house, "Mother, why is there no one in the village?"

Zhong Lanyu had already washed the dishes, and was standing at the door waiting for her daughter. When she saw her come back, she hugged her, "It's the time for the village school to start in the morning. If you haven't attended the private school, mother will also go to the village school to attend classes. You three brats, my homework has been stopped for a long time." Walking into the main room, she took out a cloth towel to wipe her sweat.

"Mother is going to class too?" As soon as her face came out from under the cloth scarf, Xiao Han's eyes widened, looking very curious, "Then, does Uncle Tie Li next door also go to class?" When she passed by their yard just now , and deliberately took a look inside.

The houses in Xiaotian Village basically do not close the doors, and the locks have never been seen before. Even Xiaohan's house only closes the doors at night.

"Yes." Zhong Lanyu patted her daughter's head, hugged her and sat on the kang, took out a small basket, and began to sew Zhang Hanlu's underwear, "In Zhangjiazhuang, only your father has already graduated and wants to read a book He can go at any time, but he is not forced to go to class every day. Moreover, if the boys in our Xiaotian village want to leave Xiaotian village to go for a walk, or even go out to work, they have to be tested by the ancestors in the village school , those who pass will be regarded as teachers."

(End of this chapter)