strictlysupreme Chapter 254 Classes Begin!
Chapter 254 Classes Begin!
The village's threshing ground has been in full use since the Mid-Autumn Festival, with the huge area divided into two sections, one for Mo Zhengfu and the other for Xu Fengqing.
The village's mischievous children sat obediently in their seats, shaking their little heads and reciting, "At birth, man's nature is good."
Xiao Hu was on Mo Zhengfu's side. He sat in the front, the little boy with a serious face, reading along in a childish voice.
On the first day of class, Mo Li was a little worried and sat next to him to accompany him. Seeing how serious he was, she quietly left.
Halfway there, he felt a warmth on his neck. Looking down at the cinnabar, he saw nothing amiss.
"Ah Li, how's Xiao Hu?" Just as he was lost in thought, a lollipop was popped into his mouth. He looked up and saw Wen Luozhi smiling at him.
He took the lollipop out of his mouth and nodded vigorously, "He's learning so well! He can answer all the questions Grandpa asks."
That little guy is really smart; he only taught him the first ten lines of the Three Character Classic a couple of days ago.
At the time, I was afraid that Xiaohu was too young, so I didn't say much, just gave a general explanation. Today, he was able to explain it in detail without stumbling.
Wen Luozhi felt that the vegetable basket she was carrying suddenly felt much lighter; Xiao Hu was the youngest and she was afraid he wouldn't be able to keep up.
Yang Guilan was extremely worried at home. She wanted to come and see the child, but she was afraid that she might not be able to resist taking the child home.
In addition, Wen Zizhong needed someone to take care of her and couldn't leave, so before leaving, she told her to keep a close eye on Xiao Hu.
If the child is unhappy or struggling to keep up, they should go home first, and Mo Li will continue teaching for a while longer.
After telling Mo Li to go back and get some rest, she picked up her vegetable basket and headed towards the threshing ground.
On the way, we met a few aunties who chatted and laughed together, and nine out of ten sentences they talked about were about their children's schooling.
"Hehe, my daughter-in-law just went over to check on him secretly, and she said my darling grandson was naughty and got a spanking from Teacher Xu, haha."
The speaker was Aunt Zhao. Her three sons have only had one grandson so far, whom she cherishes dearly.
They were someone you cherished and protected, someone you wouldn't dare say a harsh word to at home.
Her doting on her grandson was well-known in the village, Wen Luozhi teased, "Auntie, I hope you don't flip the table and beat Master Xu with a ruler later."
Aunt Zhao laughed heartily, "How could that be! Master Xu is a very learned man; he only disciplines the children for their own good!"
She can definitely tell the difference!
When the group arrived at the threshing ground, the sound of students reading aloud filled the air, giving them a sense of vitality.
A young woman was peeking out from behind a tree when she saw her child's earnest expression and couldn't help but cry.
She only has two daughters, and her mother-in-law usually makes them work in the fields, so it's impossible for them to even touch a book; she wouldn't even dare to think about it.
Fortunately, she had saved up some money, and once the school was built, she would send both girls there!
Look! Girls can read too, and they read louder and better than boys.
Aunt Zhao patted her shoulder softly from behind and said, "Everything is better now."
"Let's go cook for the kids, so they can have a hot meal when they get out of school."
The vegetables and grains were all contributed by the families of the children who came to study, and the menu was customized by Wen Luozhi.
Health is the foundation of everything. Although life has improved, the children in the village are still too thin and weak.
At home, people are only concerned with being full; they don't have time to care about nutrition.
Now that we have meat and vegetables, we can't let the children suffer.
Today's lunch menu is braised pork ribs with rock sugar, stir-fried cucumber and wood ear mushrooms, and tomato and egg soup. The staple food is rice.
The family has an orchard, and Wen Luozhi also picked a lot of fruit to prepare for the children.
By the time the dishes were ready, the children had finished school. After bowing to their two teachers, they ran towards the dining area like wild horses.
"Grandma! What are you doing? It smells so good!" Aunt Zhao's eldest grandson ran over and wiped his nose with his sleeve.
Aunt Zhao was disgusted by his words, and looking at her grandson, who was as big as a calf, she both hated and loved him. "Your sister Luo Zhi made a lot of delicious food, go wash your hands quickly."
As she spoke, she gently pushed the basin and pointed to a large basin of water not far away.
After the children finished washing, they sat obediently, and there were basically no empty seats at the large round tables.
Each child has their own plate filled with fragrant food, and a large winnowing basket in the middle of the table holds plenty of cut fruit.
"Grandma! I want to come to study every day!"
Dunzi ate two bowls of rice and finished all the food on his plate, even licking the plate clean.
Aunt Zhao was initially a little disdainful, but upon hearing that her eldest grandson was so ambitious, she immediately beamed with joy.
"Sister Luo Zhi's cooking is so delicious, much better than Grandma's and Mother's."
When he said that, Aunt Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but it was indeed true.
The food she and her daughters-in-law cooked was indeed worlds apart from what Luo Zhi cooked.
The initial plan was for the children to go home for lunch after school and then come back.
But people said that wouldn't work, that studying is mentally taxing and children need to eat well. I thought that made sense, so I came up with this idea.
In addition, after eating, go home and sleep for half an hour. The journey home after eating will help with digestion.
Furthermore, if the children all eat the same food, there will be no competition or comparison among them.
"Brother Dunzi, my aunt is very busy and can't cook for us every day," Xiaohu said seriously.
He was sitting next to Wen Luozhi right now, with a grain of rice stuck to his little mouth.
Aunt Zhao was so fond of his well-behaved and sensible manner that she quickly chimed in, "Our little tiger is so sensible! Sister Luo Zhi doesn't have time to cook for you every day!"
"You little rascal, you think you can come eat here every day? Dream on!" she said to Dunzi, feigning disdain.
Today, this family just came to deliver vegetables to start making nutritious meals for the children. As for the recipe, I've already given it to them, so I'm too embarrassed to bother them again in the future.
There has to be a limit to how much money and effort you put in, right?
Wen Luozhi patted Xiaohu's head and couldn't help but sigh, "Time really flies."
When the little guy first came here, he couldn't even speak very clearly, but now he can sit and read fluently.
Xu Fengqing and Mo Zhengfu were talking about the funny things that happened at noon that day, and they were talking about Dunzi, "That tiger cub, I only lightly touched his hand with my ruler."
"Mr. Mo, guess what?"
Mo Zhengfu involuntarily looked at the child he was talking about, turned his head and said, "Want to bump into you? You're as strong as a calf."
Xu Fengqing shook his head. "He said he'd use a slingshot to spank me after school."
Mo Zhengfu: ...
Dunzi felt a chill on his neck, and when he turned around, he saw Aunt Zhao staring at him "fiercely".
"What's wrong, Grandma?" he asked, bewildered.
Aunt Zhao smiled and pinched his ear, saying, "When we get back, I'll have your dad use a slingshot to smash your buttocks!"
This brat has really gone too far! He actually dared to say such disrespectful things to his teacher.
If she hadn't gone to collect the dishes, she wouldn't have known her eldest grandson was so fierce!