roccoschili Chapter 236 Literacy Class Begins
Chapter 236 Literacy Class Begins
At the foot of Qingshan Village
The fields are all occupied by tenants hired by Tianyuan Village. Occasionally, there are a few people from other villages who want to see if their tenants are lazy.
Miaomiao is digging earthworms with her carrot team. "Edan, hurry up and dig. We still need ten earthworms today. After we dig, we will throw them into the backyard. My sister said that earthworm manure is a good thing. It will help sweet potatoes grow faster if it is put into the ground. The ones we catch today will be put at my house. Tomorrow we will dig at your house, and the day after tomorrow it will be the turn of the big girl's house."
Miaomiao stood on a stone, holding a branch and pointing at her younger brothers. Seeing that another duck egg had been dug out, Miaomiao immediately began to praise them.
"Duck egg, you've done a great job. Goose egg, you need to work harder. You caught two fewer than your brother. Ox egg, stop playing around and get to work. You're the laziest one."
Niu Dan put the largest earthworm back guiltily, and then started digging the soil in a pretentious manner.
Su He felt extremely embarrassed when she saw the children who were covered in dirt.
"Hehehe, Mr. Liu, the children in our village are all quite lively. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Liu Ci nodded gently, "The children are all very healthy. I will combine work and rest in the future and let the children study happily."
What joy can there be in studying, Su He complained in her heart, fortunately she didn’t have to study anymore.
"Yes, Master Liu, do you want to go to your place first? Your room is next to my cousin's. Let's go have dinner first. Jiaojiao must be hungry too."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ci looked down at his daughter who had been silent.
Jiaojiao has fair skin, chubby face, double eyelids, a high nose and a small mouth, she looks like a doll. At this moment, she was staring at Miaomiao not far away in a daze.
"Miao Miao, come here."
Su Miao turned around and saw that it was her sister who came back. She immediately jumped off the stone and ran over happily to hug her sister.
"Sister, you're back! I'll sleep with you tonight."
After Su Miao finished speaking, she noticed the little person next to her, "Where did this little sister come from? Big sister, she is so pretty."
"Her name is Jiaojiao, and she is Master Liu's daughter. Can you take Jiaojiao out to play with you in the future?"
Miaomiao raised her head and greeted Liu Ci first, "Hello, Master."
Then he lowered his head and showed Jiaojiao a bright smile, "Sister Jiaojiao, I am Sister Miaomiao. I will protect you from now on. I have some delicious maltose. Do you want to try it? I will take you to get it."
Miaomiao took Jiaojiao's hand and led her towards her home.
Liu Ci was about to refuse on behalf of his daughter, but was surprised to find that Jiaojiao followed the man obediently.
"Master Liu, don't worry. My sister is very sensible. Let's go back together and have dinner first."
Su He turned around and called Yadan and the others to go back for dinner, but Yadan didn't dare to leave.
"But Miaomiao said today's earthworms are hers."
"It's okay, I'll tell her, you guys take it home first."
The duck egg then obediently took the earthworm and took his younger brother away. The eldest brother's sister had spoken, so the eldest brother would surely listen.
Miaomiao on this side was holding Jiaojiao's hand and talking as they walked.
"Sister Jiaojiao, my house is very big. My little niece lives with me. Do you want to sleep with me tonight? There are flowers on my quilt. I don't show them to ordinary people. If you like, I will give you some of my quilt."
"Sister Jiaojiao, your dress is beautiful too. Was it made by your mother? My dress was bought by my sister, and then made by my cousin. My sister can't sew, but she is very good at making money."
"Sister Jiaojiao, is your mother very educated? How many characters does she know? My brother is very good. He knows all the characters. I am a little behind. I know almost a hundred characters."
Miaomiao's mouth was like a machine gun, constantly outputting, even if Jiaojiao didn't say a word, she didn't mind. On the contrary, she felt that this sister was really nice and got along very well with her.
Liu Ci couldn't help laughing as he followed behind. Su He felt very embarrassed, thinking that his sister was too confident.
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Master. My sister is more lively."
"Children are supposed to be like this. Our Jiaojiao has never spoken since she was born. She doesn't get close to others either. I was surprised that she followed Miaomiao today. They are destined to be together."
Liu Ci looked at Jiaojiao who was walking obediently with Miaomiao, and his eyes became moist. She had made the right decision to come to this village.
"The class will start tomorrow. Tomorrow at 9:00 pm, all students must wait for me in the classroom on time. Let's prepare the study tools together. I heard that there is a sand field in Wuyu Village. I need a lot of dry sand. In addition, each child needs to bring a large bowl."
Su He immediately thought of the use of sand, "Master, do you want to put dry sand in the bowl and use your fingers instead of a pen to read?"
Liu Ci smiled and nodded, "Yes, we just started learning, so we don't need to buy paper and pen right away. Wait until you know 50 characters before practicing with a real brush. The future goal of the children in our village is to be an accountant or a shopkeeper. These jobs don't require very strict practice."
Su He also agreed. Although they could afford the cost of pens, ink, paper and inkstone now, they should save as much as possible.
The two of them walked in chatting, only to hear the kitchen was very lively. Su He could hear Miaomiao's sweet voice, and Mu Tou was willing to come out to eat.
When everyone saw the teacher, they greeted him again and then found a seat and sat down.
Today's dinner is similar to usual, with loofah soup, stir-fried pork with peppers, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried green vegetables, and stir-fried pork with radish. The staple foods are steamed buns, corn cakes, and white rice.
Each dish was served in generous portions.
Liu Ci looked at everyone as if they were normal, and was just sighing that the food at Su He's house was indeed good, when he heard Miaomiao's voice.
"Jiaojiao, is this corn cake delicious?"
Liu Ci then remembered that she had forgotten her daughter. She quickly looked across and saw Jiaojiao holding a steaming corn cake in both hands, eating without even raising her head. When she heard Miaomiao's question, she nodded obediently.
Liu Ci felt as if his eyes were stung by the heat and he couldn't control his tears.
Liu Ci quickly realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his eyes, then looked at everyone nervously.
Su He was talking to Yan Zhi with her head down, the little kid opposite was busy chatting, and Aunt He and the others in the distance didn't look here either. Liu Ci secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Su He turned around and greeted with a smile, "Master, you are welcome. You can eat whatever you want. If it doesn't suit your taste, we can try something else tomorrow. Aunt He and the others are very capable. They can make sweet, salty, and spicy dishes. Our stove is always on at night, so there is always food in the kitchen. You can come in and get something to eat whenever you are hungry."
When Aunt He heard Su He praising them, she quickly stood up with her two daughters-in-law and saluted the teacher.
Liu Ci quickly nodded and greeted, "You don't have to be polite, I'm not picky about food, these dishes are good."
Liu Ci watched her daughter eat the second corn bun and was curious about what the yellow bun tasted like. She picked up one with chopsticks and took a bite. It was soft, glutinous, sweet, and the fragrance of corn filled her mouth. It was very refreshing to eat.
She fell in love with it as soon as she took one bite. It was so rare, everything here suited her taste.
Liu Ci enjoyed his first dinner in Qingshan Village.
Liu Ci thought she would have insomnia that night, but unexpectedly she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
The next day, before dawn, she heard some noise coming from the kitchen in the outer courtyard and got up.
She was the only one in the room. Jiaojiao slept with Miaomiao last night. Liu Ci was very shocked. It seemed that this village was really a blessed land for them mother and daughter.
By the time Liu Ci finished his breakfast, it was already the beginning of the morning and the first student in the literacy class, Goudan, had already arrived.
A quarter of an hour later, the kitchen was full of children.
Liu Ci looked at the children in front of him tenderly and started the class early.
"Hello everyone, my name is Liu Ci, you can call me Master Liu from now on."