Nongmen counterattack: I take my family to a well-off life

Chapter 112 Teaching villagers to read
"Um... Third brother, I have to think about what you are suitable for. Ordinary things don't require you to do anything!" Zhou Yue said flatteringly.

After hearing this, Zhou Ming's expression softened a little, "Then what on earth am I going to do?" He can't be idle because everyone else has something to do, right?
"Third brother, I will make arrangements for you in the end. Please help me invite Mr. Fang here first." Zhou Yue did not expect a job suitable for Zhou Ming at the moment, so she could only use a delaying strategy first!
"It's coming again!" Zhou Ming rolled his eyes and resigned himself to his fate to invite Mr. Fang.

Mr. Fang just learned from Mr. Wu the mission assigned to him by the Fourth Young Master, and he was wondering, why didn't the Fourth Young Master look for him?As soon as this idea came up, I saw Zhou Ming coming over.

"Third Young Master, is Fourth Young Master looking for me?" Master Fang hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

This positive action startled Zhou Ming, "Um, that's right."

Mr. Fang's face was filled with joy, "Okay, I'll go there quickly!" After saying that, he walked towards Zhou Yue.

Are you so excited?Zhou Ming quickly followed.

How did Zhou Ming know that in Mr. Fang's eyes, arranging things for him was based on his performance. Only those who are valuable to the Fourth Young Master can occupy a place in the Fourth Young Master's heart.

"Fourth Young Master, do you need me to do anything?" Mr. Fang asked as soon as he arrived in front of Zhou Yue, breathing a little heavily.

"Master Fang, don't worry. Take a breath first and slow down." Zhou Yue saw that he was breathing rapidly and quickly comforted him.

"I want you to spare some time every day to teach the villagers how to read and calculate accounts. There are too few literate people in the village, so it will be difficult to arrange things in the future." Zhou Yue said her plan. She wants to have more people in the village. More people can read and write, and they will be able to do anything in the future.

Mr. Fang understood what Zhou Yue meant. There were quite a few of them, but there were not many who could read.

"Okay, I will spend an hour every day teaching them literacy and accounting." Fang Chengde said, this is not difficult.

Zhou Yue also felt that this time was about the same, so it would be good to learn some characters every day without wasting too much time on work, "Yes, the focus should be on young people."

Young people learn quickly and can make a difference faster.

"By the way, one more thing, when teaching, women also learn together." Zhou Yue added that there are very few opportunities for women to be literate. Unless they are from a wealthy family, they will train their daughters to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, otherwise few women will be literate. Hyphenation of text.

Fang Chengde frowned, "Isn't it appropriate to teach women how to read?" Since ancient times, women who have no talent are virtues, so why do they need to learn how to read?
"Just discipline them. There must be some who are good at learning. I will be useful in the future. They need to be literate." Zhou Yue simply explained that in this era of patriarchal preference, it is ridiculous to explain equality between men and women. Just say that it is useful.

Seeing Zhou Yue's determined look, Fang Chengde quickly responded, "Okay, it's all about teaching anyway, so we might as well learn together." In Fourth Young Master, there is definitely a reason for any strange decision, he just needs to believe it.

"Okay, go ahead and prepare. Let's start with the most basic teachings." Zhou Yue said.

Fang Chengde nodded, turned around and went back. He wanted to conceive the rhythm and method of teaching, after all, he had no experience in teaching.

"That's right! I can discuss my experience with Mr. He. Didn't he be a master?" Thinking of teaching, Fang Chengde suddenly thought of Mr. He and decided to ask him for advice.

Master He saw Mr. Fang coming and stood up quickly, "Is there something wrong, Mr. Fang?"

"Haha, Master He, I'm here to ask you for advice." Fang Chengde cupped his hands and said.

"Ask for advice? What's the matter?" Master He was at a loss, not understanding what he wanted to ask for advice.

Fang Chengde said slowly: "It's like this. The Fourth Young Master has assigned me a task to teach the villagers how to read and calculate accounts. I have no experience, so I came to ask you for advice."

Master He frowned slightly, "Let you teach the villagers?" Why didn't you tell yourself?I'm better at this.

Fang Chengde nodded, "Yes, the Fourth Young Master arranged it this way."

Master He collected his thoughts and said, "I have a thousand-character text here. You can take it and teach about ten words every day. Just start with the most basic ones."

"Okay, thank you!" Fang Chengde cupped his hands in thanks, and then took the book from Mr. He.

Zhou Yue came to Qian Guilan and said, "Mom, please take the women in our village to thicken the tent. It takes a lot of time to build our house. The current tent is too thin and we need to add a layer of cotton."

"Okay, I'll tell them!" Qian Guilan nodded. The weather has not reached its coldest yet, and it is getting colder as it goes back. The previous tent only had a thin layer of cloth, and it really needed to be thickened.

"I will distribute some cotton and cloth to everyone. You can take them to prepare it as soon as possible." Zhou Yue said. There is still cloth collected before in the space, and the cotton is enough to keep the villagers warm.

After arranging these, Zhou Yue handed the drawing in her hand to Zhou Ming, "Third brother, look at this drawing and see if you can understand it."

Zhou Ming took the drawing and looked at it carefully, "Is this the structural diagram of the house?"

"That's right! This is the house I designed that is most suitable for the climate here." Zhou Yue replied.

"I can understand some parts, but I don't understand some parts. What is here?" Zhou Ming pointed to a place on the drawing and asked.

Zhou Yue took a look and said, "This is the Kang, connected to the fire wall, and the stove on the other side."

Zhou Ming didn't understand. "I know the stove is used to boil water for cooking. What are the kang and the fire wall used for?"

People here all sleep in beds, relying entirely on charcoal basins and quilts in winter, there is no such thing as a kang.

"The kang is a sleeping place, equivalent to a bed, but there is another room connected to the stove. When cooking, the smoke will escape from the kang, and the kang here will heat up. It is very warm to sleep on in winter." Zhou Yue Pointing at the drawings, he explained.

"And the kang is connected to the fire wall. After the smoke comes out of the kang, it goes along the fire wall to the chimney, so this wall will also heat up, and the temperature in the whole room will rise." Zhou Yue continued.

Zhou Ming's eyes lit up, "I understand, just boiling water for cooking can warm the room, so you won't be afraid of the cold in winter. This is a great idea! Yueyue, you are so amazing!"

Zhou Ming understood the usefulness of the kang and admired Zhou Yue very much. With this kang and fire wall, he would never be too cold to sleep again.

"Then what do these buried pipes do?" Zhou Ming then asked what he didn't understand.

"There are two types of pipes. One is for drainage to prevent water accumulation in the village, and the other is for sewage. Each house is connected to one. A separate toilet will be built in the house, and the excrement will flow along the sewage pipe. Collected in one place, these can be used as fertilizer for crops, just clean and fertilize regularly." Zhou Yue introduced.

(End of this chapter)