Farming and reading family

Thinking of this, Gao E wanted to give Tao Meiyu two strange stones so that she could confirm it.

I did it right away. It just so happened that I had to buy some things to send to Wei Kai tomorrow, so I picked out two pieces that were suitable for sending and brought them back and asked the courier to deliver them.

He Jiabei came back and thought about it and didn't bring up the matter of selling the strange stones again, so Gao E didn't ask him about it.

After talking with Xu Boyan last time, Gao E took a detailed look at her own industries to see if the structure needed to be adjusted.

She had no intention of buying or renting land to become a landlord. What she planned was the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline production and fishery.

After all, a single industry has poor stability, especially in this era when grain production is low, and people will not be able to survive if they encounter drought, flood, or war.

Previously, Chu Rong proposed to train some guards, and Gao E also began to plan.

In this era, there are always many bandits and robbers whenever there is unrest, so she needs to be able to protect herself.

Just as I was thinking about this, Hu Zhexing saw the door open and came in with his hands behind his back, looking like a little old man.

"Who is Mr. Hu angry with?" Gao E looked at Hu Zheyuan with a sour face.

When Hu Zhexing saw that his goal had been achieved, he immediately sat down opposite Gao E and said, "Boss Gao doesn't care about Chu Wufu anymore."

"What's wrong with him?" Gao E thought that Brother Chu was not the kind of person who would cause trouble.

"He relied on the fact that he was Zhenghui and Yunzhou's master to teach them martial arts in the school in the afternoon, causing the children in the school to have no time to study." Hu Zheyuan said indignantly.

Why did Gao E feel that Hu Zheyuan was acting? He didn't seem to care about the children in the school. He just wanted to give Gao E an explanation. After all, the salary was quite high.

"It's normal for boys to like martial arts." Gao E had no intention of pursuing the matter.

"Then it's not our fault if they don't study well." Hu Zheyuan said immediately.

Gao E laughed. Is this the purpose of being so arrogant?

It has to be said that Hu Zheyuan and Cao Jin are very dedicated in teaching the children, and the children like them very much.

Hu Zheyuan saw Gao E's smile and wondered if his intentions were too obvious: "It's useless for me to teach them if they don't learn."

"Then you haven't thought about how to make them more interested in studying than martial arts." Gao E looked at Hu Zheyuan.

Du Weiqing would think this way, so he could make children who don’t like reading like reading.

"It's normal for children not to like reading." Hu Zheyuan said that he didn't like reading when he first started, but there are so many benefits of reading that he understood it when he grew up.

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "How about this: the school must study in the morning, and in the afternoon it's up to the children to choose. They can go to learn martial arts with Master Chu, or learn about medicinal herbs with Xiao Chuyun."

Hu Zheyuan looked at Gao E and asked, "Will the villagers agree?"

"I'll go talk to the head of the village." Gao E thought that Uncle Zheng had to step in to deal with this matter.

"There's no problem on my side." Hu Zheyuan felt much more relaxed.

"However, the school still has classes in the afternoon. Children who want to attend classes can learn other things." Gao E suggested.

"What else to learn?" Hu Zheyuan was puzzled.

"The six arts of a gentleman are not limited to reading."

"We don't have the conditions." Hu Zheyuan spread his hands. "Rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, mathematics. Those are things that the rich and powerful learn. We can't even prepare a venue."

"Then you can teach me some theory first." Gao E looked at Hu Zheyuan. "Don't tell me you two don't even have any theory."

"How..." Hu Zheyuan wanted to lie, but finally backed off. "I really don't know how to do it, and the book doesn't explain it in detail."

When Gao E heard Hu Zheyuan say this, she knew that this was the difference between farmers and the powerful, and they had no chance to come into contact with those things at all.

"Besides, there's no point in letting them know those things. They'll never use them in their lifetime anyway." Hu Zheyuan said with a stiff upper lip.

"Even if we can't give them a way out, we can open a window for them." Gao E looked at Hu Zheyuan.

Hu Zheyuan was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head in shame.

In fact, he knew this gap, after all, he was also a scholar.

"Forget it, I'll find a way." Gao E said not to worry too much.

Hu Zheyuan felt that he couldn't let Boss Gao figure out everything. After all, she was a woman and she didn't have so many ideas.

"Then I'll go back and discuss it with Cao Jin to see what to do." Hu Zheyuan stopped him. "There are also simpler ones in the Six Arts."

"Okay." Gao E nodded.

After Hu Zheyuan left, Gao E went to find Xiao Chuyun and told him that if any children from the school came to him, he would explain the knowledge about plants and trees to them.

Xiao Chuyun readily agreed: "I see the boss has planted a field of cotton?"

"Yeah." Gao E didn't expect Xiao Chuyun to notice this matter. "What's wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that the cotton has few knots. If you want to make it into cloth, you have to spin the yarn and weave it, which requires more manpower." Xiao Chuyun reminded.

After hearing what Xiao Chuyun said, Gao E felt that it was the cotton variety, just like the current low grain production. "Brother is selecting and breeding cotton seeds now. Maybe he can find a cotton seed with high yield."

Xiao Chuyun's eyes lit up: "This is a great thing, it's a pity that I'm not interested in this, otherwise I could help Big Brother."

"Everyone has their own aspirations. The Wei Rui Collection you collected might become a treasure in the future." Gao E is very optimistic.

"Thank you for your good words, boss." Xiao Chuyun was happy.

After meeting Xiao Chuyun, Gao E wanted to go find his elder brother, thinking, what if he has children who like farming?

After thinking about it, I decided to give up. Who sends their children to school because they want their children to like farming in the future?

The children came back from school a little early today, and they didn't come back together. Gao E was a little anxious because Zheng Yan didn't come back until dark.

"Jin Chao, where is Zheng Yan?" Gao E asked worriedly.

Jin Chao was watching Lin An'er and Ma Xiaowu playing Huarong Road. When he heard Aunt Gao's question, he stood up hurriedly: "I think he went to find uncle."

Gao E suddenly realized: "I'll go and take a look."

Zhengyan actually likes farming, and she has said before that she wants to learn farming from her elder brother.

When Gao E arrived at the village entrance, she just saw Zheng Yan coming back behind his eldest brother.

Chen Qing saw that Gao E looked a little uncomfortable and felt that he had led someone else's child astray.

"Mother." Chen Zhengyan trotted over to his mother and saluted.

The villagers who came back together laughed when they saw Chen Zhengyan saluting.

"As expected of a scholar's son, he's really polite."

"Isn't it? Even working in the fields is different from us."

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Gao E smiled and nodded to greet everyone one by one. When Chen Qing walked in front of them, Gao E followed with Zheng Yan.

Chen Qing hesitated for a moment and then said, "Zhengyan should study hard in the future and don't delay your studies."

Gao E paused for a moment and said, "Master Hu and I have discussed this. From now on, the school will have classes in the morning, and the children can freely choose what to study in the afternoon."

Chen Qing was surprised: "Wouldn't that delay my studies?"

"Learning something else is also learning." Gao E put her hand on Zhengyan's shoulder. Zhengyan has grown a lot taller this year. "Zhengyan likes to learn farming from big brother, so big brother, please take care of him."