Farming and reading family

Gao E had said this before, but Chen Qing didn't take it seriously. Now that the second family is doing well, it would be a bit unreasonable to let the children learn to farm.

"What's so good about learning farming?" Chen Qing said as he walked back.

"Farming is a profound art. Otherwise, how could the yield from the same land differ tenfold?" Gao E followed behind. "Food is the primary need of the people. Farming is the foundation of the people's reproduction."

Chen Qing turned his head to look at Gao E, seeing her sincerity: "Isn't it just the hard-working farmers?"

"As long as there's something to gain, there's no hardship." Gao E followed Zheng Yan behind. "I heard that the court has a Si Nong position, and the emperor values ​​it very much. I don't expect Zheng Yan to reach that position. I just hope he can cultivate the land well, select and breed more and better grains, so that everyone around him can have enough to eat."

Chen Qing paused, this was what he thought too.

In the past two years, the imperial court exempted taxes in the Hexian area, and their lives have improved a little.

When the three years were up and all the taxes and labor service were paid, they only had enough to eat all year round, and it was not easy to have a good year.

"Don't worry, Mom. I will definitely work hard." Chen Zhengyan promised.

If he had said in the past that he wanted to farm, he would definitely have been called a loser. But now that he has his mother's support, he feels that he can do it.

Gao E touched Chen Zhengyan's head and said, "Mother believes in you. First, you should learn about farming in our area. When you grow up, you can go to more places."

"Okay." Chen Zhengyan nodded excitedly.

Go to more places?

Chen Qing was startled and began to yearn for it.

After returning home, Chen Qing went to the side room and took out the books he had put away. He thought that one did not have to take the exam to study. Read more books, and you never know when they will come in handy.

"Why don't you go eat after you come back?" Yang came over.

"I'll pack up and go." Chen Qing said with a smile.

Yang thought that Chen Qing had encountered something good. How could he suddenly become cheerful after being so depressed for the past few days?

The villagers had no objection to the school reform, as they knew that their children were only capable of learning a few words.

As for those who want to study, they can naturally continue to study. Learning the Six Arts will be of great benefit to those who continue to study.

During the summer harvest, Gao E collected the grain that Baotou Village wanted to sell. She employed too many people, so naturally she needed a lot of grain.

This year, the Wu family sold a little more kimchi than last year. Several households in the village specialize in growing the vegetables that Gao E wants to harvest, so this is considered stable.

Others are not jealous, as they make a lot of money working for the Chen family.

Lianxin stayed in Ghost Mountain for half a month and only came back after Yu Zhao arrived there.

A few days later, Wei Kai personally delivered the first batch of prepared tools, mainly tweezers and scalpels.

Gao E tried it and found that these tweezers and scalpel were better to use than fine steel ones.

"If it's just for normal use, there's no need to worry about it getting rusty or becoming dull within a few years." Wei Kai was a little excited.

This is the best material he has ever used to make things. With the blessing of golden ebony and cold pond, the effect is better than he had expected.

Gao E nodded: "By the way, first give me three arrows and two daggers."

Wei Kai nodded: "Okay."

As the two were talking, Chu Rong came in from outside: "Are there guests at home?"

Gao E stood up: "One of us."

Wei Kai also stood up and was stunned when he saw the scar on Chu Rong's face.

"This is Wei Kai," Gao E introduced. "This is Brother Chu, now the master of Zhenghui and Yunzhou."

Wei Kai nodded and saluted.

Chu Rong thought Wei Kai was quite polite: "Are you a silversmith?"

Wei Kai is handsome and most people would not think of him as a silversmith when they see him.

He looked at Chu Rong in surprise: "How did Brother Chu see that?"

"Looking at your hands, you don't look like a blacksmith." Chu Rong looked at Wei Kai's hands.

Wei Kai rubbed his hands. His hands, which had been holding a hammer for years, were indeed somewhat different from those of others. "Actually, I'm a blacksmith."

Gao E laughed and said, "I came here to ask Brother Chu what kind of weapon he wants, so that Wei Kai can make him a weapon that suits him."

Chu Rong laughed: "Then don't embarrass him. The weapon I want is heavier."

"Brother Chu, just tell me. If it doesn't work, I'll let Lianxin swing the hammer." Gao E promised.

Chu Rong thought of Lian Xin's strength, and realized that she could really swing any weapon: "Then let's get a four-edged mace."

"Four-edged sword?" Gao E wondered why Chu Rong and Lu Qingluo had the same idea.

"Mace." Chu Rong explained.

"Oh." Gao E wondered how a man like Chu Rong could possibly like a killer's weapon. It turned out that she had misheard.

She looked at Wei Kai: "Is it okay?"

"Then Lianxin has to swing the hammer." Wei Kai said that it was not possible.

The two men laughed.

After confirming the weapons Chu Rong wanted, Gao E asked Wei Kai to make some small fish-shaped knives and the like for Xiao Chuyun and the others to use when they went into the mountains.

After getting the tools, Gao E began to train the twenty deaf-mute people to use them.

There are now three full clam ponds. The cuming clams are reproducing well this year, so we can take some out for twenty people to practice.

Those twenty people are now in much better condition than when they came, and they are more cheerful. Gao E is a life-saving grace to them.

This made He Jiabei extremely curious. Gao E had assigned other tasks to others, but she did this task personally, and she only brought Lu Qingluo and Lianxin with her every time, which was very mysterious.

But he was just curious and didn't dare to ask more questions, as it would be bad if he crossed the line.

Those twenty people were deaf-mute, but they were more focused and serious in their work than ordinary people. Most of them were able to get started quickly, and the younger ones helped, so no one was idle.

Implanting pearl nuclei is a delicate job. Gao E hadn't done it for many years and soon she couldn't do it as well as those people did, so she gave up.

The clam shell with the pearl nucleus implanted needs to be raised for a period of time. If it survives, it can be placed in the clam pond.

The people of Batou Village always believed that Gao E dug the pond to raise fish, but only now did they realize that it was full of clam shells.

They knew that there were pearls in that kind of oyster shell, but the number of pearls produced was very small. Gao E might have wanted to raise more so that more pearls would be produced.

However, it was also the first time they knew that clam shells could be used for farming.

While busy with this matter, Tao Meiyu replied in a letter, saying that the strange stones in Dancheng area were indeed very popular, but it would take someone to like them.

This matter is left to her. As long as the Tao family promotes this kind of stone, there will definitely be many people buying it, and Gao E will just wait to count the money.

Gao E smiled when she saw Tao Meiyu's reply. If this sales channel could be opened up, she wouldn't have to worry about having no money. She might even be able to pay back Xu Boyan's money without having to wait for the pearls to grow.

Just as she was thinking about how to reply to Tao Meiyu, she heard the sound of horse hooves outside. She put away the letter and went out, and saw Xu Boyan walked in, followed by Luo Qing'er and Luo Dagang.

"Qing'er is back." Gao E was a little surprised.

Luo Qing'er saw Gao E and smiled awkwardly, after all, she had left without saying goodbye.