After dying early, I traveled to ancient times and became a boy

Feng Jingheng's hands were covered in mud. He wanted to move Feng Xu's hands away, but Ye Xunqing saw it and immediately stopped him: "Don't move, your hands are covered in mud. There are too many germs in the mud. You can't touch children. Children have poor resistance."

The high infant mortality rate was caused by the lack of attention paid to hygiene by people in ancient times. Ye Xunqing couldn't let Xiao Xuer be harmed by germs. The child was already developing slowly, and if he got sick again, he would be doomed.

Feng Jingheng didn't understand what Ye Xunqing was saying, but he didn't care. Anyway, Ye Xunqing had been saying some strange things from time to time recently, such as drinking boiled water, washing your face and brushing your teeth before going to bed, and washing your hands before and after eating. If they didn't do it once, Ye Xunqing would definitely be angry.

In order not to make Ah Qing angry, Feng Jingheng always followed Ye Xunqing's requirements seriously. You know what, it does make you feel much more refreshed after washing your face and brushing your teeth before going to bed.

Xiao Xu'er doesn't know what is hygienic or unhygienic, he only knows whether it is fun or not. In his eyes, his second uncle's breasts are very small, but it is fun to pull them.

"Xu'er!" Feng Jing'an saw it and shouted, "We can't arrest Second Uncle!"

Xiao Xu'er was not frightened, but smiled foolishly at his father, while Ye Xunqing was frightened by him, "Xiao An, don't be so startled, you scared me."

Feng Jingan apologized and said, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I didn't mean it."

Ye Xunqing took a look at him and saw that his naked body was covered in mud, and his face was covered in mud. He asked, "Did you fall into the mud?"

Feng Jingan said ashamedly: "I accidentally...I accidentally fell into the ditch."

Kind of funny.

Ye Xunqing smiled and said, "Stay for dinner tonight. Xiao Jing and I will cook later."

"The stove isn't finished yet..." Feng Jingheng glanced back at the stove. "It can be finished tonight, but we can't use it."

"It doesn't matter." Ye Xunqing was not in a hurry. "Just use the kitchen to cook."

"But..." Feng Jingheng hesitated.

"Money makes the world go round." Ye Xunqing said with a smile, "I have always believed in this principle."

Feng Jingheng smiled and said, "Okay, just a token of my appreciation."

Ye Xunqing nodded, "I understand. I won't give you more than that."

"You should go back. It's too hot." Feng Jingheng persuaded them to go back.

Ye Xunqing said, "Okay, wash your hands and take a break. I'll ask Xiao Yan and Xiao Bai to bring some sour plum soup to quench your thirst."

Feng Jingheng said: "Okay, go back quickly."

Ye Xunqing carried Feng Xu back and saw Liu Xiaojing struggling with the brush as soon as she entered the room. She had held a hoe, a sickle, a sack, and a basket before, but she had never held a brush before. The thin and small brush seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in her hand and she couldn't hold it properly.

Paper is precious and ink sticks are not cheap. Liu Xiaojing was reluctant to dip the pen in ink to write on the paper, so he took the pen and dipped it in water to write on the palm of his hand.

"Like this..." Ye Xunqing held Feng Xu with one hand, then freed his right hand to hold Liu Xiaojing's hand. "Don't hold too tightly. You are here to practice calligraphy, not to chop wood."

Liu Xiaojing smiled sheepishly, "It always rolls out. It would be better if it were made into a square shape."

"The square one doesn't roll, but it hurts my hand." Ye Xunqing said, "Don't use too much force. I'll hold your hand while you write. You can test my strength. Relax, the pen won't fall. I'm holding it."

"Oh." Liu Xiaojing let go of her hand appropriately. Ye Xunqing helped her write a few strokes and then said, "Try it yourself first. Once you've practiced well, I'll teach you how to recognize characters."

In ancient times, there was no pinyin for learning Chinese characters. There were two common ways to learn pronunciation: one was to follow the teacher's instructions, and the other was to use common characters to pronounce unfamiliar characters. The latter often used the "something" or "something" method to determine pronunciation.

But for those who cannot read, the second method is useless and the first method still has to be used to teach them.

Liu Xiaojing wrote on a piece of paper, but the strokes were all crooked. She felt embarrassed to waste more paper, so she said she didn't want to write anymore and just wanted to recognize the words.

“Read ten thousand books and you will be able to write like a god.” Ye Xunqing taught her, “Xiao Jing, if you want to learn to read, you can’t just read without writing. You need to read and write at the same time.”

Liu Xiaojing only half understood what Ye Xunqing said, but she roughly understood what Ye Xunqing meant. Ye Xunqing wanted her to learn and write at the same time, but she had no money to buy paper and pen, so how could she write?

"Write another one." Ye Xunqing was a very serious teacher. "Everyone, then follow me to work. It's time to prepare dinner. We have guests here tonight."

Mo Yuyan said: "I can go to work now."

Ye Xunqing said, "Don't worry, just finish copying this page, and then go with Xiaobai to give them some iced sour plum soup from the well."

"Okay." Mo Yuyan immediately lowered his head and started copying the book.

Although Ye Xunbai and Mo Yuyan were writing characters, it wasn't their first time, so they were much faster than Liu Xiaojing. It was very hot, and Liu Xiaojing was sweating profusely from anxiety, and his hands were becoming increasingly slippery.

"Take your time, Xiao Jing." Ye Xunqing said in a more gentle tone, "It's your first time writing, and it's already impressive that you can write well. There's no need to compare yourself with them."

Liu Xiaojing said ashamedly: "I... I am so bad, I can't even compare to Brother Bai..."

"He may be young, but he's been writing for a long time. You don't need to compare yourself to him." Ye Xunqing said with a smile, "If you really want to compare, go find an illiterate person in the village to compare yourself to. We may not be as good as the best, but we are better than the worst."

Liu Xiaojing smiled knowingly, "Of course." After that, she was no longer in a hurry, slowly finished writing the strokes, and then helped Ye Xunqing clean up the table.

She was reluctant to give her handwriting to Ye Xunqing, and Ye Xunqing had no need for her handwriting, so he generously gave it to her.

Liu Xiaojing was so happy that she worked even harder. People who didn't know her would think she had taken stimulants.

After packing up, Ye Xunqing took out the food he had brought with him and planned to cook more dinner because he thought the people in Yejia Village were big eaters.

"There were so many dishes yesterday, but I didn't eat much," Liu Xiaojing complained as he kneaded dough. "There was so much chicken, duck, fish, meat, and fried dough sticks, but I didn't get a single one. There were more than a dozen people at the table, and they kept grabbing dishes as they were served, even putting them in their pockets while they were eating. I wasn't even paying attention, and they'd already snatched them all up."

"Really?" Ye Xunqing didn't see it, he only knew that it was quite lively yesterday.

"Yeah!" Liu Xiaojing became increasingly excited. "Whose wedding banquet has a whole hen? And fried meatballs, stir-fried pork slices, roast duck, and boiled eggs! I didn't even get one!"

Ye Xunqing finally understood why Liu Xiaojing was complaining, it was because she didn't get it.

"Since it's a wedding banquet, it must be lively. The most important thing is that everyone eats and drinks well." Ye Xunqing didn't care how much others ate. In his opinion, when entertaining guests, it is better to have more rather than less, so he spent money to arrange so many dishes.

However, he underestimated the fighting power of the villagers. Nothing was left, and the leftover soup was taken away.