I have been farming since I crossed over.

After morning exercises the next day, everyone in Changshan Village immersed themselves in the joy of harvesting rice.

The families who followed Yang Mingxi to plant rice for the first time went to harvest happily, while the families who did not plant rice started a war at home.

In the fields, there were laughter and joy everywhere. Everyone was waving their sickles and working happily. Their sweat was the best evidence of their hard work.

In Yang Mingxi's fields, more than 30 mules and some bison were harnessed to plows and harrows, moving back and forth. There were also people sent by Lu Jintang to help fertilize the fields, pouring baskets of plant humus into the fields.

The entire Changshan Village became busy.

In the Yang family yard, on the workshop's drying yard, and on the grain drying yard of Changshan Village, Wu, Yang Mingqian, and Zou were turning the grains back and forth, trying to dry them as quickly as possible.

After finishing their morning exercises, Yang Mingxi and Lu Jintang went to the riverside courtyard of the Lu family to discuss the news and things that Lu Jintang brought back this time.

This time, Lu Jintang went out to greet not only the released guards, but also the people his own secret guards had retrieved. About thirty people had arrived yesterday, and more would arrive later, about forty or fifty families, so things were a little slow.

There was one more important thing: the grain store that Hu Buyan had previously arranged was now fully set up and was just waiting for staffing. The most important thing, rice, had to be delivered as soon as possible. Also, the bitter melons were ripe, and transporting them was a major issue.

Yang Mingxi said, "I can't do anything about the staffing of the grain stores. There are no suitable candidates. I can only arrange for your people to go there. Each store should have an accountant who is also the storekeeper, and a small clerk. However, it would be best if the accountants were gathered here first. I will give them two days of training, and they should be ready to take up their posts."

Lu Jintang glanced at Yang Mingxi and said, "That's what I was planning. I'm going to arrange for the people from the grain store to be assigned to the people Lu Liu brought back last time. They've almost finished their inspections, so it's a good time to disperse them. There are some spies that need to be dealt with."

Yang Mingxi said, "Those are your business. You can arrange for the shopkeepers to come over. I will train them tomorrow and they will be able to set off in three days."

Lu Jintang said, "Thank you for your hard work! You've been busy because of our affairs."

Yang Mingxi rolled her eyes at him and said, "You know how I keep accounts. If you have any questions, come and listen. Anyone involved can come along. By the way, how is the school going now?"

"The house has been built. It is a courtyard with three teaching rooms, a studio for the teacher, and the remaining rooms for future teachers to stay." Lu Jintang said.

"Sure, what else do we need now? Let's go and take a look!" Yang Mingxi said.

Lu Jintang stood up and said, "Let's go. We've been sitting for so long, let's go out and move around!"

The two of them walked out of the courtyard and walked about 200 meters forward before arriving at the entrance to the school. It was a square courtyard with four rooms in the front and three on each side. The gate was quite large, and there was another room next to each door. The layout was quite good.

Yang Mingxi went straight to the classroom and took a look. The size seemed okay and could easily seat thirty children. But why was there no blackboard on the front wall?

Yang Mingxi pointed at the wall in front and asked, "Why don't you put a blackboard here? That way it would be more convenient for you to write?"

Lu Jintang looked at the wall and said, "What blackboard? No need! The teacher will teach you how to write one by one. There's no need to write on the wall. It's hard to erase."

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "No, it's very easy to clean. Just paint this wall black, and then we can write with white. After we're done, we can just wipe it off with a cloth."

"White words, no ink needed?"

"Let's go out and see if there is any leftover lime slurry. We can use that to make something to write white words on." After Yang Mingxi said that, she pulled Lu Jintang into the yard.

Lu Jintang found half a bucket of lime slurry left. Yang Mingxi found some thin bamboos, broke them open, and then slowly poured the lime slurry into the bamboos and placed them in the sun to dry.

Lu Jintang went back to the courtyard to get a brush and ink, and came over to paint a black area on the wall. Yang Mingxi picked up a small piece of dried lime paste and began to write in the black area.

Lu Jintang looked at the clear words written by Yang Mingxi and was very surprised. Teaching students in this way would save time and money on pens, ink, paper and inkstone!

Lu Jintang called Lu Er over and handed the task over to him, asking him to arrange it as soon as possible, including tables, chairs, and benches, as they would be used tomorrow. He also sent the carpenters to the workshop and had them make 100 small wooden boards overnight, smoothing the surface and painting them with ink, also for tomorrow's use.

Yang Mingxi asked, "How many people do you expect to have over there? Some of my people might come over as well."

Lu Jintang said: "It's okay, we'll squeeze in some when the time comes. We've arranged everything so you don't have to come again."

"Okay, let's arrange everything first. If it doesn't work, we can come back later. How are the arrangements on your side, sir?"

"Grandfather has arranged Lu Dehou as the enlightenment teacher. He is sixteen years old this year and has a solid knowledge, so there shouldn't be any problem. Grandfather and father will also come to teach everyone other courses, mainly horse riding and archery. When the time comes, I will ask your eldest cousin to come and teach math. I have seen that he is quite good at accounting! We will not arrange other things for now. We will consider it for talented students." Lu Jintang said.

Yang Mingxi covered her mouth and said, "Isn't it most appropriate for me to do this? Why would you think of looking for my eldest cousin?"

"Axi, after we get married, I'm afraid you won't be in Changshan Village for long, so you have to arrange some people. I will help you train them and stay by your side. I don't trust people arranged by others."

"Okay, I understand. I'll think about this when I get back," Yang Mingxi said. Although she had thought about it before, she hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

After the two of them finished discussing things, they prepared to go to the field together to check on the bitter melons so that they could arrange manpower later.

In Lu Jintang's bitter melon field, the two walked and looked, and Yang Mingxi told him which ones were ripe, which ones would take a few days to ripen, and then the later management.

"Thirteen, why are you here in the bitter melon field? I see some bitter melons are ripe. You can pick a few and take them home to taste." Lu Jinkun said with a smile.

"Seventh Brother, you are also in the field. We came here to see if the bitter melons can be picked. Also, their storage and transportation need to be handled properly." Lu Jintang said.

"Well, because it takes about 20 days to transport to the capital, the bitter melons can't be too ripe. They can be picked in batches after about three to five days. It's best to use thin wooden boxes for transportation. Put a layer of soil at the bottom, leave some of the bitter melon vines and stick them into the soil. Once they arrive in the capital, they can be cut and sold, and they will be fully ripe."

Lu Jintang agreed and prepared to do this.