Chapter 60 Grain Seeds
The time spent practicing calligraphy passed quickly. I lowered my head, raised it again, and another day had passed.
He packed up his things in a hurry, took the lunch box, and told Zheng Bo that he would see him tomorrow. When he walked 50 meters away from Zheng's school, he saw Su.
"Shanzi, school is over!" Su took Sun Shan's lunch box and slate. As for De Ge'er's, he carried them himself. He was tall and strong, so it was easy for him to carry these things.
De Geer said to Su: "Aunt, the teacher praised Shanzi's handwriting today and asked him to practice hard."
After hearing this, Su was delighted. As a parent, who doesn't like to hear the teacher praise their children?
I hurriedly asked, "What did Master Zheng say?" In fact, I wanted to know how he praised me, whether he was praising my son for his intelligence and talent, and saying that he was the God of Literature who had descended to earth.
De Ge'er was also very supportive, and he said a lot of nonsense: "The teacher said that according to the current situation, Shanzi has a bright future. If he studies hard, he will definitely be more promising than Dagu in the future."
After hearing this, Su wanted to pick up Sun Shan and give him a good nibble. She tried to hold down the corners of her mouth that were tilted upwards, and said with a smile, "Really? Many people say that Shanzi is like his aunt. If I can have the good fortune of his aunt in the future, I will be very satisfied."
After a pause, perhaps feeling that he was too frivolous, he said insincerely: "De Ge'er, you too, must study hard, and you will definitely have a bright future."
De Geer nodded seriously and said, "Aunt, you are right, but I am lucky to have an aunt like Dagu and a brother like Shanzi. In the future, both of us brothers will have great potential."
Su walked happily in front, walking with great vigor. The wrinkles added by the years now looked like a crack, cracking out happiness.
De Geer saw Su walking in front and whispered to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, what do you think? I am being very loyal, right? I said something good about you in front of my aunt. Next time, when my father and mother ask you, you have to say the same thing. Do you understand?"
After saying that, he winked at Sun Shan, as if to say, we are good buddies and we must protect each other.
Sun Shan was very upset. No wonder De Geer lied and said that Master Zheng praised me. It seemed that he was trying to help him and speak well of me in front of Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun. He was really making a wishful thinking.
Unfortunately, Dege, I have to disappoint you.
Sun Shan said sternly, "Brother De, the teacher praised me for my diligence in studying and practicing calligraphy. What you said is true, not exaggerated. Similarly, if my uncle and aunt ask me, I will tell them everything. You didn't study properly in school and were beaten by the teacher."
After saying that, he ran to Su's side, making De Ge'er so angry that he stomped his feet on the spot.
After walking for half an hour, Su sent De Ge'er home and then carried Sun Shan back to the old house.
Except for my eldest sister Guyu, everyone else was at home waiting to go out to work.
Su ordered, "Shanzi, study hard. Since the teacher praised you, it proves that you are smart. We must study hard. In a few years, we will go to the capital to work."
Seeing that no one was around, she squatted down and whispered in Sun Shan's ear, "Mother, I'm telling you the truth. Auntie secretly told your father that she has already made plans for your future. After you go to school for a few years, she will take you to work in the city. Auntie also said that as long as you work hard, she will definitely help you."
After saying that, he hurriedly carried the wooden bucket, went to the toilet to pour out the urine, and then went to water the dishes.
Guyu came out of the kitchen, took a bowl of fried sweet potatoes with salt, and said with a smile: "Shanzi, you must be hungry. Eat some to fill your stomach."
Sun Shan picked up one and put it in his mouth, saying, "Big sister, it's delicious. You should eat it too."
Guyu shook her head and said, "Sister has eaten, you eat slowly, and then read after you finish eating."
My younger brother is studying at school and is straining his brain, so he must be hungry quickly, so I need to get him some food to fill his stomach.
Without saying anything, Sun Shan picked up a piece of dried sweet potato and stuffed it into Guyu's mouth, saying with a smile, "Sister, there's too much in the bowl. I can't eat it all."
No one would believe her if she said she ate it. Su was very careful about the food at home and would never let her daughters eat first. The eldest sister looked like Su, but her personality was like Sun Bomin's honest and simple, so she would never dare to steal food.
Guyu tasted one and stopped eating. She said to Sun Shan, "Eat quickly. I'm going to work now."
Sun Shan had no choice but to finish eating the burnt sweet potatoes alone and start to finish his homework first.
In the past two days, Master Zheng has been teaching more and more content, and the learning tasks have become heavier and heavier.
After finishing his homework, Sun Shan ran to the well to practice calligraphy. It was like a small pond in the school. After the slate was full of words, he washed it with water, wiped it dry, and continued practicing.
When you feel you are proficient in it, write it down on a piece of paper. Read silently and write it down at the same time.
Sun Shan looked at the words he had written with satisfaction. He could now draw smaller words on the nine-square grid, and the words were much smaller than those he had written yesterday.
After the paper was full, Sun Shan ran to the well and took a slate to practice, writing day after day.
As the sky gradually darkened, the family members came back one after another. Huang and the village women went to the back hill to cut grass and dry it for kindling.
Sun Shan quickly washed a face towel and handed it over: "Grandma, wipe your face."
Huang took the handkerchief with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Did you study well in the school today?"
Sun Shan nodded hastily and said, "It went very smoothly. I understand everything you taught me now."
After coming back from school, Huang would always ask this question, and Sun Shan would always say that everything went well. Even if it didn't go well, he would still say that it went well.
Guyu poured a cup of warm water from the kitchen and handed it to Huang.
Huang took it, drank it all, and said gently, "Have you fed the chickens?"
Guyu nodded and said, "Grandma, I've fed the pigs. Let's cook their food now."
Lixia also came back with the cow. He locked the cow in the yellow mud house next door and took a few bundles of straw from the yard to make dinner for the cow.
Xiaoman and Hanlu followed Su back, holding a few handfuls of Chinese cabbage as tonight's dishes.
Everything is in order and everyone has his own job.
After dinner, everyone worked in the main hall. Huang taught her granddaughters how to sew. But the eldest daughter-in-law, Su, didn't know much, so Huang had to teach her.
Su took out this year's rice seeds and was selecting grain seeds.
Sun Shan was carrying a book on his back, and when he saw the grain seeds, he recalled the past.
Here, the farmers planted the seeds by soaking them for a few days and then sowing them directly into the fields. They waited for the seeds to sprout and become seedlings before mending the fields. There was no such step as transplanting rice seedlings.
Sun Shan felt that sowing in this way would not only waste seeds but also prevent the seedlings from growing well.
He tried to get Sun Bomin to find a place to grow seedlings first and then transplant them. But Sun Bomin thought Sun Shan was making trouble and ignored him. He was usually easy to talk to, but when it came to farming, he was very stubborn.
From that moment on, Sun Shan knew that people's words were of little importance and stopped giving advice on farming.
Because even if you say it, your family won't listen. I thought that when I grow up, I will be the boss of my own land, and then I will make a model for the villagers to refer to.
After the four sisters had learned needlework for a while, Sun Shan began another day of teaching. The sisters also studied seriously. Although they did not understand a lot, they did not think of not learning. Surprisingly, Su was very patient in learning. She learned and forgot, and then forgot and learned again, over and over again. Although her progress was slow, at least her attitude was serious.