Huang Ting laughed when he heard Xue Cheng Yuan's words.""You asked my son to call you brother, and you call me brother. How do you calculate seniority?”
"I'm only 18 years old. It's too old to call me uncle.”
As the two chatted, Xin Xiujing went into the room to help Huang Ting's wife.
"Daughter, you're from the city, don't bother with these things, let me do it.”
"Sister-in-law, so what if she's from the city? The people in the city also had to eat, drink, and work. They were all raised by their parents, so what was wrong with that?”
"Sigh, you've suffered a lot by sending such a fair and tender daughter to our village.”
"But I heard from our leader that the kid from the capital who went up the mountain often came down later. You don't know anyone in this village.”
"Yes."
Not long after, the food was ready. The dishes were served and placed on the kang.
Huang Ting and the other two children sat at the side and ate while the four of them sat on the brick bed.
"The conditions are limited.”
Xue Chengyuan looked at the things on the table in the room. Pork stewed with vermicelli and wild boar meat.
Stewed chicken with mushrooms and wild pheasant.
Stewed egg, stewed radish.
The four dishes were all in pots.
"Brother Huang, are you not planning to pass? So many?"
Xue Chengyuan looked at the thing in front of him and said in disbelief.
"Look at what you're saying. What do you mean by not preparing? According to the rules of us Northeasterners, when we have a guest, we'll bring out the best things and definitely treat you well!”
Pouring half a bowl of wine for Xue Chengyuan, Huang Ting said,""Look, this wild boar meat was graded by the village before winter, the carrots were stored, and the eggs were taken from the Flying Dragon Nest. It didn't cost much.”
Xue Chengyuan did not expect this. It turned out that life here was not as miserable as he had imagined.
"Come, let's go!"
Xue Chengyuan clinked his bowl with Huang Ting's and took a sip."Why is this wine so sweet?"
"I know, I know!"
"I'm going to pick blueberries with my brother!" Dopey said, stretching out his hand. My mother brewed it."
"When can I pluck it?"
"Let's wait until spring and summer. There will be plenty of wild fruits then, and the frisky monkeys in the village will be picking snacks by the side of the mountain.”
"Mountain children are not like those in the city. If you want to eat something sweet, you can only pick fruits to eat.”
"Very good. When the season comes, I'll go into the mountains with you to pick things.”
As everyone was chatting, they heard a knock on the door outside.
"Push the door, it's not plugged in!"
"I could smell the fragrance from inside the house when I was standing outside.”
Looking at the person who had come, A Table smiled and said,""Ol 'Captain, let's eat together."
"No need. I just came to talk to Cheng Yuan about something.”
"Today, after you guys went down the mountain, I went up the mountain and set up a trap. I told the people on the mountain that in the future, Chengyuan will stay in Wangjiatun for three days and then go up the mountain for one day.”
"She lives in the house next to Jingwa. I'll get my old woman to bring some things to that house to tidy up and put some clean Ulla grass in the house.”
"That's all. You guys eat. Don't drink too much. You still have to come to my place tonight!”
"Alright, thank you, Old Captain!"
"You guys eat."
Seeing the old captain walk away, Xue Chengyuan asked curiously,""What's a black gourd grass?"
"Have you heard of the Three Treasures of Northeast China?"
"Isn't it ginseng, deer antler, and mink fur?"
"Antler is not worthy of one of the three treasures."
"The three treasures of the northeast are ginseng, mink fur, and black grass.”
" Ginseng is a good treasure. As long as you dig up a wild ginseng that is more than ten years old and go to the county's purchasing station, you can sell it for more than ten yuan.”
"The higher the age, the higher the price.”
"There's no need to talk about mink fur. Otters are not easy to hunt. This thing is really warm in winter.”
"And the Ulla grass is used to keep us warm.”
"It's cold in the northeast, so there's a fixed amount of cloth tickets. Cut the Ulla grass and store it after drying it. It's cold in winter, so soften the Ulla grass and use it as an insoles to keep warm!”
"If you put Ulla grass on a house, it won't go bad even if you don't change it for more than ten years.”
Xin Xiujing, who was standing at the side, nodded repeatedly."I've learned a lot today. This is really the first time I've heard of it.”
"There's no other way. The northeast is too cold, so it's the best place in the northeast to keep warm.”
Halfway through the meal, the three children finished eating and ran out.
"Brother Huang, don't you go to school?”
"What school? The only elementary school in our village that knows how to read hasn't even graduated. She doesn't know much and is worse at math than me.”
"It's even more impossible to go down the mountain to school. It takes a day to walk back and forth.”
Huang Ting sighed and said," Wait a few more years. When the child grows up, he will be able to be half an adult and receive work points."”
"Teach them how to set up traps and whatnot. They definitely won't starve.”
"This won't do."
Xue Chengyuan put down his bowl and chopsticks." Studying is more or less a way. When you go out, people will think highly of you once they hear that you've gone to school and know how to write and count.”
As for knowledge, that was something that couldn't be said now. It was a different time.
"When I'm in the village, I'll see if I can teach the children how to write and count.”
"I'll talk to the old captain about this tonight. It's not good for your three children to run around outside every day.”
As Xue Chengyuan spoke, he suddenly felt the air quieten down.
Raising his head, he saw Huang Ting, his wife, and Xin Xiujing looking at him.
"Why are you looking at me? If you don't eat, it'll get cold.”
"Cheng Yuan, is what you said true?”
Huang Ting asked with trembling hands.
"How can it be fake?"
"Eliminating literacy and poverty is a national requirement. It's not just for children. As long as adults want to be literate, I'll teach them together.”
"I came down to serve the people. Otherwise, why would I come down? Was it really just farming and patrolling the mountains? Everyone can do it, I'm not the only one.”
"Good, good, good! No wonder the higher-ups let you come to our poor place. So that's what they thought.”
"Good! That's great!"
Huang Ting stood up." You guys eat first. I'll talk to the old captain about this!"”
"Leader! We'll go after dinner!"
"No! This matter could not be delayed for the sake of Tunliwa!”
As he spoke, Huang Ting put on his shoes and walked out of the house.
"You two eat first. I'll go over and take a look.”
"Sister-in-law, go ahead."
After everyone left, only Xue Chengyuan and Xin Xiujing were left in the room.
"Is what you said just now true?"
"Really? I've already said it. Can I take it back?”
Xin Xiujing hesitated." You have to know that these are all illiterate children. There are dozens of children in the village who have never gone to school. How are you going to teach them?"”
"When I came here, I wanted to say that I didn't know where to start looking at the situation in the village.”
"Comrade Xin Xiujing, when we encounter a problem, we should solve it. If we put it aside, it will always be a problem.”
"Besides, I can't handle it alone. Don't you have yours?”
"But I still have to do farm work. This is what we had to learn when we came.”
"When we meet Old Captain later, don't say anything. Let me do all the talking.”
Xin Xiujing nodded repeatedly." Don't worry. I will always be your strongest GM. I will always support you!"”
"Go! Every day, they would give him some practical support.”
"What's wrong? You still want me to wash your feet?”
"I'm not willing to wash it for you! If you wash my feet, you won't be my wife."
"I despise you!"
Xin Xiujing slammed her chopsticks on the table and said angrily,""I'm not eating anymore!"
"Oh, then I'll eat."
Looking at Xue Chengyuan like this, Xin Xiu's anger fluctuated.
What should she do? If she couldn't control the person in front of her, who could help her?
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