roccoschili Chapter 226 Literacy
Chapter 226 Literacy
"My sister-in-law finally figured it out."
Sun's face was filled with relief, but Wang Daming, as her brother, could only cough a few times awkwardly.
"Don't worry, cousin. It's usually nothing serious. Even if it is, we can discuss it together."
Su He smiled and comforted her cousin, then continued speaking.
"It's like this now. Mu Tou and Tie Tou are going to study in the city next month. Is there anyone in our group who wants to go? If you have any ideas, please tell me in the next two days. Those who want to go to study can live in my house in the city first. I will arrange for He Laoer and two others to accompany them. If anyone is worried, they can also go and live with them for a while."
Wang Huahua immediately raised her hand, her son must study.
"Lotus, our Gong'er went there. He can already write more than a hundred words."
He Gong leaned close to his grandfather, his eyes full of anticipation, he wanted to go to school.
Miaomiao couldn't believe it. She only knew 60 words, how could this little kid be so amazing.
Tietou was even more ashamed, he couldn't even compare to Miaomiao, but Tiantian was quite content, she knew more than 300 characters. Needless to say, Mutou never stopped reading during the escape, he couldn't read during the daytime driving, so he sat in the carriage and recited while gesturing with his hands. He would review it again at night by the light of a lamp.
This time, Chen gave him a box of books, and he read them without even raising his head. Apart from helping Su He copy a storybook, he spent his free time studying.
Goudan's mother was very excited to hear this. She also wanted to let Goudan go to school. Their family had nearly two thousand taels of silver left after building the house, so she could still afford to support one child.
Goudan saw what his mother was thinking and shook his head to refuse. "Mom, please ask my brothers. I only know my own name. It would be a waste of money to go to school. I will study at home this year and consider it after I learn a few hundred words."
The four younger brothers saw that their elder brother was not going, so they also did not go, "Mom, let's all study at home for a year, and whoever studies better can go to school."
Grandpa Goudan wiped his eyes and said that all five children in his family were good kids.
Su He also heard what Goudan said. She suddenly had an idea and thought of inviting a teacher back. It didn't matter if he was very knowledgeable, as long as he could pass the examination to become a student.
This teacher has only one teaching goal, which is to eliminate literacy.
"How about I go to the city and invite a teacher to teach the children in our group. If the adults want to learn, they can follow along. We just need to learn the basic characters. If there are talented ones, we can send them to a formal academy. What do you think?"
"That's good, but would this learned teacher be willing to come to our village and teach us peasants?"
Grandpa Goudan has been feeling like he is dreaming every day recently. They were poor people who couldn't even get enough to eat before, but now they are thinking about hiring a teacher.
In just over a year, their family has undergone tremendous changes.
"Let's not look for those arrogant ones. Some people from ordinary families might be willing. I'll go to the city to ask people tomorrow."
Su He made a note in his notebook, and today's meeting was almost over.
"Okay, let's start today's meeting."
"Wait, I have something to say."
Sun raised his hand and asked to go on stage to speak.
Su He knew what her grandma wanted to do and took the initiative to give up her seat.
Sun was not nervous at all. She just looked sharply at the single men below.
"Now that we have settled down, the boys and girls who have not yet married have to consider their own life events. Grandma Dali has given me full authority. I will try to get Dali and Erli married within a year. Guihua is your second son, Yuzhen is your Liangzi, and Xinghua, Lanlan, Luyuan, you too, and Wangbin, you count too, just don't just watch the fun."
Sun glared at her grandson who was watching the joke on the side. This fool was the most troublesome person in the whole group. They had only one son in the eldest branch of the family. Although they had an iron head, who would dislike having too many descendants?
"Minmin, our land will be given to the tenants. You just focus on Binzi. There must be a happy event in our family within a year."
Her mother-in-law gave the order, and Zhou agreed seriously.
Now it was the turn of the people around to laugh at Wang Bin, "Brother, you should set a good example for us."
Wang Bin had a bitter face. Didn't he already have Tietou? He just needed to wait for another five years and worry about Tietou. Why were his grandmother and mother keeping an eye on him?
"We must expand our team. We can hire tenants to take care of the farming. We only need to take care of the sweet potato fields. We can use the rest of our energy to find good people. The people we find must have good character and their families must be reasonable. I won't go into details for now. You can discuss it with each family. I'm waiting here to hear good news from everyone."
Sun seriously glanced at the singles below, then domineeringly announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Wang Laowu and the others left quickly. They had to go back for a small meeting, especially Wang Laoliu's family. Their daughter Lanlan was named, so this matter had to be dealt with quickly. As for Huahua, he still wanted to persuade her.
Before leaving, Grandma Dali held Sun's hands tightly and handed her two older grandsons over to Sun.
Su He touched her nose and didn't dare to say anything. Fortunately, her grandma didn't call her name. It seemed that she had given up.
How could she know that Sun had not given up. She just felt that these peasants were not worthy of her granddaughter. She would first deal with the others and then look for a husband for her granddaughter.
After the meeting, the Wang family continued with their own small meeting.
"Wang Bin, Yanzhi, Wang Zhi, Wang Liang, Xinghua, Lu Yuan, and Xiaobai, you guys should think about it carefully. Now that our big family is rich and well-off, we have more candidates to choose from. But we don't have to choose from rich families. The person you choose to sleep with must have good character. You should also find out clearly about the girl's family. If he is a scoundrel, no matter how good the girl is, it won't work."
No one who was named dared to refute. At this moment, Wang Zhi suddenly had an idea and looked at his grandmother in a flattering manner.
"Grandma, if I pass the exam to become a constable, will the officials in the government worry about my marriage? Maybe they will introduce me to a constable's daughter or something like that. I read in storybooks that the top scorer in the imperial examination will have a princess marry him."
After hearing this, Sun nodded repeatedly, very satisfied.
"Zhi Er is right. You should prepare well this month. You can postpone your search for a partner."
Wang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, having escaped the disaster temporarily.
"Xiao Bai, you have your mother to worry about, so I'll just remind you that you're not young anymore, haha."
Liu Bai agreed seriously. He had the appearance of a pretty boy, but now he listened to advice obediently. Sun was very satisfied with him, thinking he was an obedient child.
"Xinghua, you don't have to rush. Haha, your brothers and sisters are all looking for someone to date, so you can join in the fun. But if you meet someone suitable, you can arrange a marriage first."
Xinghua is Juhua's younger sister. She is 16 years old this year. At this age, it is time for them to get married.
Xinghua was a little shy, but she still listened carefully.
Juhua was sold to be a maid when she was young. As the second child, she had to take care of her two younger brothers and do laundry and cooking. She was a capable and generous girl. Her parents valued her two younger brothers, and she knew in her heart that she had to think about herself.
"I know, grandma. You are experienced and I will listen to you."
Sun was very satisfied and looked at Su He proudly. Look, outsiders knew that only her grandchildren were useless and none of them were capable.
"What about Ayuan? Do you have any ideas? Haha, what kind of girl do you want to find? Grandma will keep an eye out for you."
Lu Yuan is also 16 years old this year. He has never thought about getting married so early. His family was poor before and no one looked down on him. Now they are rich, but he wants to settle down for two years first.
"Grandma, our family has spent a lot of money on building houses and buying land in the past two months. I want to get back the money first and wait for two years before considering marriage."
Sun smiled and nodded, "Yes, you are right. Your father is unreliable. You need to find a wife like your sister. She must be capable and of the same mind as you. She must also be kind to your brother. There is no need to rush."
Lu Yuan nodded obediently. Wen Niang was very happy to be praised suddenly. Even though Lu's father was said to be unreliable, she was still cheerful and did not seem unhappy at all.
Su He admired this person for having a very good mentality.