After the two gentlemen settled down, they took office the next day.

When they came to the hall classroom, the two gentlemen fortunately had listened to what the grandfather of the Wang family said before, otherwise they would have been really frightened by the fact that the room was full of people, the older ones were in their twenties, and the younger ones were only three or four years old.

The little gentleman stood aside and let the old gentleman speak first.

The old gentleman stood on the small podium that Erya made temporarily, and he was not very used to it. Then he got off the podium and stood on the edge and spoke to the children: "Today is the first day of your Wang family's school, and your clan elders have already said that many of you are just reading for the sake of knowing a few words, not for the entrance examination. Then I'll make an assignment with this Mr. Kobayashi, if you just want to know a few words, stand in the courtyard first. If you want to take the exam, just sit here and don't move. ”

Soon, most of the people who went out obediently walked out, and they all stood in the yard in a proper manner, and there was no scattered standing.

The old gentleman nodded appreciatively, and said to Mr. Xiaolin: "Lin Xiucai, I think it is best to teach these two students separately." You see, you are teaching inside? Or teach outside? ”

Hearing this, Lin Xiucai hurriedly replied: "Mr. Zhao, of course you will teach the children inside!" ”

The old gentleman smiled and stroked his beard, his thoughts were half loud, and he said: "In this way, we will take turns to teach, you have your strengths, I have mine, it depends on how these children learn by themselves!" Do you think so? ”

"Okay! Good! Mr. Zhao is right. ”

The two discussed again, and the class time of the two students was shared; Classes for children in formal learning are two hours in the morning and one hour in the afternoon, and the rest of the time is given to older children who are just learning to read and write.

When it was time to get out of school, the two got together and were worried.

The old gentleman opened his mouth first, "You say! This Wang Xiaolong and Wang Ping'an, what should I do? I don't even know what kind of alphabet they learned! Also, the book of enlightenment, these two children have also completely finished learning. Or teach them separately from other students? ”

Lin Xiucai said slowly: "Mr. Zhao, I think it's better to understand who enlightened the two of them at the beginning!" The first thing to figure out is what that letter is? Also, I think that although the pronunciation of these two children is closer to Mandarin, some words are obviously different from Mandarin. Such nondescript, I am afraid that it will not be easy to correct when the time comes. ”

The old gentleman tugged at his beard, nodded, and said, "You're right, this really has to be corrected well, otherwise when the time comes, it will be a big mistake." ”

This is really Erya's fault, the so-called Mandarin of Eryahui has already gone through the evolution of many dynasties, so that the pronunciation and speech have become unrecognizable.

Fortunately, this era is more similar to the Ming Dynasty, and the official dialect is close to modern Mandarin, but it is not exactly the same. This leads to several children of the Wang family, who can speak official language, but they are not entirely right.

Fortunately, both children are still young, and it should not be difficult to correct.

It wasn't until the two gentlemen came to the door during the lunch break that Erya realized that he had made the same mistake as his master.

"Two gentlemen, I really didn't know that my pronunciation would be different from the real Mandarin pronunciation. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taught them casually. ”

The old gentleman hurriedly smiled and comforted: "Mrs. Wang, don't apologize, in fact, your official pronunciation is more accurate than that of the old man, but there are individual mistakes." You just teach me the alphabet you taught, and I learn it, and give them the correct pronunciation on the table as you do, and so on the more times they will naturally change. ”

"It's no problem, it's very simple, and you can learn it in a few days."

Lin Xiucai asked anxiously: "Lady of the East Family, can I study Xiaosheng?" ”

"As long as you are willing to learn, there is nothing you can't do. I beg your pardon for the trouble it just caused to the two gentlemen! Erya said politely.

The two gentlemen hurriedly waved their hands, and even said that they didn't dare.

This pinyin alphabet has solved a lot of Erya's problems at the beginning. Therefore, she has a deep memory, and the teaching is simple and clear, and the people who learn it accept it quickly and clearly......

As soon as the two of them learned, they saw the benefits and used them in teaching in time, and it seems that the old gentleman is not such a conservative person, able to accept new things and can apply them. Such a gentleman, five taels of silver a month is still worth it.

It's been summer for a long time, but fortunately, the foundation has been laid, and the next thing is the bricklayer master, and the second uncle has been arranged to supervise the construction quality.

Xiaohu and Daman went to pick summer tea again, and Erya brought it back once at noon, roasted tea at home, and then they picked tea on the mountain.

The children of the shopkeeper Chen's family will not come this time. They want to practice with summer tea, and they don't feel distressed if they do it badly.

But what Er Ya didn't say was that if the summer tea was ready, it would not be inferior to the spring tea drops.

However, thinking about it, I'm afraid that his family can't do well, otherwise he can't keep falling in the middle of the waist, and he won't even be able to get out of the provincial capital.

This summer tea, their boys go out early and return late, and they look for side picks on the mountain all day long, and the second girl picks tea in the morning and comes back to make tea at noon. When they came back in the evening, they went over the tea again.

Fortunately, the tea trees on the mountain are basically one by one, although they cannot be regarded as a piece of tea garden, but they are still concentrated.

From the end of April to the end of June, the whole mountain was picked by them, and there were more than 200 catties of tea leaves.

The whole family is happily calculating how much it will be able to sell.

Erya interrupted them unceremoniously, "Don't forget it! This tea is not for sale! ”

Everyone else was still looking at Erya curiously, thinking about what Erya meant.

Only Laizi couldn't help it, and hurriedly asked: "Sister-in-law!" So much, what if you don't sell it? We can't finish drinking! ”

Erya smiled and drank tea slowly. Seeing that everyone was a little anxious, he put down the teacup and said, "I want to ask the third uncle to take you to the northern herdsmen together to exchange tea for fur and wool." Which of you has the guts to go out? ”

Everyone raised their hands, and even Xiaolong raised his hand for some reason, and was unceremoniously slapped down by Hongguo.

The uncle said worriedly: "It's just that the third uncle of your grandfather's family hasn't come back yet!" Don't know when I'll be back? ”

Erya had already discussed with the third uncle before, saying that it was summer and autumn to go to the north. The third uncle has already agreed, saying that he will definitely come back in June and July.

"It's okay! When making spring tea, the third uncle wanted to bring a few catties of tea to the south, but I didn't agree. I told the third uncle that I wanted to get summer tea to the herdsmen in the north. The third uncle also agreed to this, saying that he would come back in June or July. ”

The second uncle then asked, "Then do you have enough money to prepare?" I've heard that this running business is very expensive. ”

There were more than 3,000 tea leaves before the rain in the valley before, and the flowers were almost there. There are sixty or seventy catties of tea after the rain in the valley, and according to the Chen shopkeeper who gave fifty taels and one catty, there are also more than three thousand, which are not used yet. There were also leather bags that were sold, thousands of taels. The sweater is ignored, and now there are nearly four thousand taels in his hand that can be used.

Because these are all transactions made by Erya, they don't know. Erya also doesn't want too many people to know about the family's economic situation, lest any of them leak their mouths and cause trouble to the family.

Since the second uncle asked, the second girl replied seriously: "Second uncle, please rest assured, there is no problem with the money." There was still money for tea before, but I hadn't moved yet, and a trip to the north was completely enough. ”

The uncle and the second uncle both nodded reassuringly, and the uncle thought that it was time to cut the rice and grab it.

"Are you going to the mountains tomorrow? If we don't go, we'll cut the rice at home and don't invite anyone. If I still go, I'll go and ask for someone as soon as possible. ”

Erya thought to herself, after the tea leaves are picked, why are you still going to do it?

Who knew that Dahong and Laizi said in unison: "Go!" ”

The second girl turned her head to look at them and asked, "Are you still going to the mountains for what?" ”

Laizi hurriedly said: "I am going to hunt, and these days I see rabbits, pheasants, and wild boars running around in front of me, but I am hungry to death." ”

Dahong also continued: "I saw a roe deer before, but I didn't shoot it because my sister-in-law said don't hunt in spring and summer." It's past summer now, so you should be able to hunt, right?! ”

Daman, Xiaohu, and Xiangzi also agreed, "Yes! There are so many wild things in the mountains, and we are busy picking tea, so we don't even think about catching them. It's a shame to think about it now! ”

"Yes, yes! We're practicing pretty well now, and we're not afraid of the big guys. ”

"I also agreed to go hunting, now our crossbow has been remade by my daughter-in-law, it is very useful, it is really a pity not to use it for hunting."

Er Ya really had nothing to say, and he restructured the simplest cross crossbow again and again, making it very small and easy to carry.

And a ring quiver was added to the front end, which could hold ten arrows at a time. Each time an arrow is fired, the ring is buttoned down by a square, and the second arrow automatically returns to the arrow slot. It not only solves the trouble of taking arrows from behind and throwing arrows into the slot every time, but also saves time and takes the lead.

So much effort was spent to ensure their safety, but they thought it would be a waste not to hunt.

Erya really didn't want to express her opinion, so she didn't speak, and let them go.

The eldest aunt supported them: "Then you can go fight for a day!" It just so happened that the double robbery came, and if you want to invite someone or something, you have to need meat dishes, and the meat dishes during this time can count on you. Don't have to slaughter our own chickens and ducks to eat. ”

The second aunt also smiled and said, "Okay! You called back, just to give it to your grandfather and grandfather to eat, they are afraid that they are too busy to eat meat. ”

Xiaohu also hurriedly offered his courtesy to Erya: "Daughter-in-law! When I came back from hunting prey, I gave some to my grandfather, father, and mother to eat. ”

Erya's yin and yang weird joked Xiaohu: "Roar! Then my mother has to praise this son-in-law for being filial again. ”

The eldest aunt asked Erya with a smile: "Listen to this, your mother likes Xiaohu, how much do you like it?" ”

"It's not just my mother who likes it! My grandfather, my father, and my two younger brothers were all close to him, and I was about to be left behind by them. ”

Xiaohu smiled beside him, with pride and satisfaction.

The eldest uncle and the second uncle were sincerely happy when they heard that their nephew was liked by their father-in-law.

"If he can win the love of your father and grandfather, it's good! It is also your mother's family who is generous and can tolerate the child Xiaohu. ”