Chapter 104: A Daughter-in-law and a Half-Daughter (46)
Jiang Ru's purpose at the beginning was not for everyone, because it was very difficult to do, the older woman had long been accustomed to the current life, and she was unwilling to make any changes, and it was difficult to change what was carved into her bones.
But young girls are different, they are exposed to new things, and they learn new things and can change more things after learning new things.
The task of storytelling was taken over by Jiang Ru, and the matter of teaching young girls to read and write was handed over to Duan Mei.
Duan Mei didn't know how to teach people at first, and the girls wanted to go to Jiang Ru's side to listen to the story.
In the end, she had to borrow Niu Xinzhang's method to arouse the interest of girls with stories, she couldn't be like Niu Xinzhang, the story came as soon as she opened her mouth.
But she has Jiang Ru as the backing, Jiang Ru bought a large box of preschool storybooks at one time, which is interesting and allegorical, and the children like to listen to it.
After that, it snowed a few more times, and the air slowly improved, the river rose little by little, and occasionally birds flew through the air, and the life of the world returned.
Duan Mei was at a loss from the beginning, and then behaved naturally.
As she read more and more books, she used idioms easily when she lectured, and her storytelling became emotional and engaging.
As December passed, the air slowly warmed.
Suddenly, a rain fell on the world.
The rain came at night, quietly, soaking through the drought-swept land.
The roots of the plants hidden deep in the ground absorb this rain and radiate new vitality.
The next day, the villagers woke up from their sleep and found that the ground was a little wet, and they didn't think much about it for a while, thinking that it was water that had melted from the snow.
But when they went out, they found that they didn't know when, new shoots had sprouted from the dead trees, and there were also flowers and plants on the ground.
Look at the sudden extra water in what should have been an empty tank, and someone realized.
"It's raining! It's raining! ”
Hearing the voice, everyone ran out, "It's raining?" ”
Seeing that there was no rain, the village chief scolded: "Who is it raining just now, stand up for me, big white nonsense." ”
"Village chief, look at the water tank, the water in the tank yesterday was all used up, I was supposed to carry water today, but there was suddenly a lot of water in the tank out of thin air."
The village chief said, "Did someone pick it for you?" ”
"Definitely not. Village chief, look at this water, it is obviously different from the water we picked. The water we brought from the well was always muddy, and even if it was left to sit overnight, there would be mud underneath. ”
The village chief looked at it, and sure enough, there was no dirt at the bottom of the tank.
"And didn't you notice? The rooftops are all wet! ”
An old man suddenly spoke: "It's indeed raining, I heard the movement last night, and I thought I heard it wrong." ”
In this way, everyone was overjoyed.
Originally, it should have rained at this time, and spring rain was as expensive as oil.
Now that it's raining, there is hope for this year's harvest.
After that, the air became warmer day by day, and everyone began to loosen the soil.
The village chief and a few powerful villagers went to the town to inquire about the news, wanting to see what the imperial court was going to do?
When the village chief returned from the town, everyone realized that the drought here was not bad.
Further north, the drought was severe, many people were displaced, and it was common for people to eat and eat.
Moreover, in addition to their village in this county, there are countless dead people in other villages, and there are even more people in the north side, and there are only a few people left in the whole village.
People in the rural areas have gone to the towns and counties, which has caused a lot of pressure on the towns.
It snowed inexplicably on their part, and they changed their anger, which made the county commander breathe a sigh of relief.
When the village chief returned, he also brought spring seeds from the town, but the amount was not much, and each family could only get a little.
But even so, the villagers were full of strength.
For them, as long as they can farm, as long as the master is not angry, they can always live.
At the beginning of spring ploughing, Niu Xinzhang's teaching stopped and began to teach the children again.
It was just a class, not a nursery, and all the children who could not walk on the ground and who walked unsteadily were thrown to him.
All the children who can walk follow them up the mountain to find food, where to find time to study.
Niu Xinzhang became the director of the nursery, but he enjoyed it, because only in this way did he feel that he was still alive.
He had nightmares day and night, and his dreams were full of bloody figures, as well as Jiang Ru's calm eyes when he broke his legs.
Staying at home, he never dared to show his face, only dared to stay in the house, read a book or be in a daze.
Duan Mei had to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, so she couldn't bring the two children with her, so she had no choice but to put the children next to Niu Xinzhang.
In this way, it gave Niu Xinzhang the opportunity to reform himself.
Duan Mei's face was also a little better for him, and she slowly stopped being as indifferent as before.
Gradually, Niu Xinzhang used the child to talk to Duan Mei.
"An An can memorize poems today, faster than other children."
"Junko's health is getting better and better, it hurts a little to beat people, and walking is getting smoother and smoother."
"Both kids are much smarter than the other kids, and they must be like you."
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Duan Mei's whole heart is now on the child, so when she heard the child's goodness, her heart softened.
Looking at Niu Xinzhang's deliberate attempt to please her, she didn't continue to treat him coldly after all.
This is the person she will die of in the future, what can she do?
Duan Mei knew that if it weren't for her mother's presence, she would have died a long time ago.
So she thought to herself: Even if it's for my mother, I can't continue like this.
My mother connived at her husband all the time, because she felt sorry for her, but she couldn't be pampered and arrogant, so that her mother was embarrassed in the middle.
The grain planted in the field takes root and sprouts, growing green or light yellow leaves.
The villagers are like seeing a rare treasure and caring for it with their hearts.
When Duan Mei goes up the mountain every day, there are always many people who accompany her, because she always picks wild vegetables, tells interesting stories, and sometimes sings beautiful songs.
The young children were fascinated by the songs that Duan Mei sang.
The words in the song are not very difficult to understand, but they think every word is beautiful.
"There is a tree in the south ~ Ge is tired ~ the gentleman of pleasure, and the blessing of Suizhi ~"
Especially the girls, when they heard beautiful songs, they all secretly learned, and even asked Duan Mei to teach them to write in order to learn to sing.
After Duan Mei went home, she told Jiang Ru about it, and Jiang Ru couldn't cry or laugh.
I used to have to hang the story before I was willing to learn a few words, but now I take the initiative to learn to recognize words in order to learn a few songs.
This song is taught by Jiang Ru, it is a song, but it is actually the Book of Songs.
The "Book of Songs" was originally used for singing at the beginning, but the singing method has long been lost.
Jiang Ru accidentally taught Duan Mei a few words, and sang the Book of Songs in modern singing, which was not very good, but it was catchy.
In this way, Jiang Ru and Duan Mei used the "Book of Songs" to compile some songs, and also compiled the annotations of the Book of Songs into songs.
At the beginning, Duan Mei only sang one song at a time, and everyone listened to it, and they even did.
When I went up the mountain to pick wild wood, a group of people sang together, and it was quite a spectacle.
The men working at the bottom of the mountain couldn't help but smile when they heard the song on the mountain.
After a long time, they stopped, put their hands on the top of the handle of the hoe, put their hands on it, and listened with their eyes closed.
Some of the people who like it also hum softly.
The days passed happily, and the people of Niujia Village were full of vitality.
Before you know it, the mountain is all green.
When the people from the county came to inspect, they thought they had come to a paradise.
In the distance, there are green mountains, and the houses in the village are scattered, and the smoke of cooking wafts from several houses, and the aroma of cooking materials blows in the wind.
A group of women and children returned from the mountains or fields, singing cheerful songs.
The man who had returned from the field was carrying a hoe and talking with a smile on his face.
"Are you sure there's a drought here?" The county commander was riding on a horse, and he couldn't help but tilt his head and ask the master.
The main book was also a little uncertain, "It should be, it was recorded that they received grain seeds before." ”
The village chief entertained the prefectural commander and his entourage, and because there was nothing good, he could only try to add as many wild vegetables as possible and cook the porridge more viscous.
Seeing the dishes on the table, the county magistrate felt that the drought had indeed come here.
Otherwise, how could he kill a chicken and stew a duck.
After the county magistrate learned from the village chief the reason for such a change in the village, he summoned Niu Xinzhang to come over.
After discovering that Niu Xinzhang was lame, he couldn't help but regret it.
After going back, he followed the master: "If his legs are good, he will definitely be able to be named on the gold list with his talent and ability, but it's a pity." ”
Niu Xinzhang didn't know what the county order said about him, otherwise he would definitely not be balanced in his heart, and he didn't know what he was going to do.
In this year, the imperial court exempted the land tax, allowing the drought to be alleviated.
Therefore, even if Niujia Village does not have much grain and does not harvest much, it can hold on until the second year.
Everything is slowly getting better, and the school in Niujia Village is back.
In order to avoid Jiang Ru, Niu Xinzhang divided the children into classes and taught them all.
Proceeds from childcare to continue.
Originally, the two or three-year-old children in the family were the most difficult to bring, but now with Niu Xinzhang, the people in the village are relaxed.
You don't have to take your children, you have more time to do other things, and you can also enlighten your children, where are such good things anywhere else?
Jiang Ru watched coldly, the relationship between Niu Xinzhang and Duan Mei was getting better and better, but she still didn't stop it.
As Niu Xinzhang's mother-in-law, what excuse did she use to stop it?
Really, if Duan Mei was her daughter, she would have let her reconcile and leave!
But Duan Mei is her daughter-in-law, and she let her scumbag son reconcile with the other party, and others will only think that Duan Mei has a problem or has done something wrong.
Fortunately, with Jiang Ru pressing, Niu Xinzhang's leg was also lame, and he didn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary.
After that, Shunzi and An An gradually grew older, and they were both taught by Jiang Ru himself.
It's definitely all about their mother.
Of course, Jiang Ru didn't raise the two children to be Ma Bao Nan, and Ma Bao Nan couldn't give their mother to rely on.
Before leaving, she wanted to let Duan Mei live well even without Niu Xinzhang.
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