Seeing Xu Dalang starting to light the fire, Shitou asked tentatively: "Master, why are the firewood inside so stacked up like this?"
He had seen other people making charcoal. They piled all the wood together, then smeared it with mud, poured in dry wood and lit it on fire.
Xu Dalang had actually noticed Shitou's curiosity about making charcoal a long time ago, and had the intention to train him so that he could be freed from this boring labor as soon as possible.
Seeing him ask, Xu Da, who never liked nonsense from people outside his family, patiently answered him.
"The firewood set up in this way can be fully burned. It should be solid for people and hollow for fire. That's probably what it means."
After speaking, Xu Dalang complained in his heart: Human beings live in such trouble.
Shitou's eyes lit up when he saw that the eldest young master who used to cherish words like gold actually opened his mouth to explain to him, and asked for other details.
For example, why did the charcoal burned by Xu Dalang get stuck at the moment when the firewood was fully burned?
Another example is why this charcoal kiln is built in this style.
There are many, many more, Shitou kept asking.
Xu Dalang glared at him irritably, thinking about Xu Yue's instructions, and did not kill this noisy human being with a single paw.
But trouble comes after trouble, the professor's apprentice is eager to learn and can control the fire of the wood kiln by himself in less than two times, which is still a great sense of accomplishment.
Xu Yue is writing teaching materials for literacy class and school students.
Once you get serious about learning, you can't be careless. In the long run, it's better to have a systematic teaching idea.
This era is not a peaceful and stable one, and Xu Yue does not intend to make the learning journey so long.
What she wants is a group of people who can write and calculate. As for more advanced students, it depends on their talent.
Some people just read books, while some people can be inspired by them and awaken their thoughts.
Good seedlings must be grasped from childhood, so Xu Yue focused on the children in the school.
The literacy class is about common words and basic calculations, which are set according to the standards of the training class.
On the school side, Xu Yue summarized many children's enlightenment books that she had copied from her childhood cousin, and formulated lesson plans for first, second, and third grade.
The three sets of lesson plans only teach Chinese and mathematics.
There is a test test every week, and those who pass will receive work point rewards, and the top three will also receive other rewards.
There is a monthly exam once a month, and those who pass the exam will enter the teaching content of the second grade, and so on.
The above 1, 2 and 3 are beginner classes, followed by intermediate classes and advanced classes for learning more advanced natural science courses.
This depends on the talent level of the students. Xu Yue herself is not sure how many can enter the intermediate class now.
In order to expand the scope of talent screening, Xu Yue also included the adults in the literacy class into the monthly assessment to see if he could retain a few more students who could enter the intermediate class.
Speaking of which, there was another headache for her. The literacy class at Lu Meng's place was set up separately. After completing basic literacy, Aniang planned to select outstanding students and prepare to teach professional military knowledge.
Xu Yue and Xu Da are the only two people in the family who can write complete traditional Chinese characters.
Dad was not at home, so the job of military lesson plan fell on Xu Yue.
Although copying the military textbook given by Aniang can increase the experience value of the technology tree, she only has two hands!
Writing three textbooks at the same time, Xu Yue felt like she was going crazy.
There is a shortage of people, a real shortage of people!
It seems that literate native Confucians are required. If there is no Confucian scholar, a bachelor is fine.
Xu Yue held her chin up and looked out the window at the busy people on the hillside, wishing that a strong man (or woman) would descend from the sky to save her from the fire and water.
Looking forward to looking forward to it, Xu Da is back.
It was a full two months later than the return time he calculated.
It can be seen that Xu Daxian's calculation skills sometimes work well and sometimes don't work. Whether it works or not depends entirely on God's strength.
Xu Da went to Gongsun Wubao first, had a meal with Gongsun Yan and his aunt's family, and talked about the heir to the second wife.
After checking around the original home and making sure that all the family members had moved out, I took the address I got from my aunt's house and drove to my new home.
As soon as he entered the small mountain col, Xu Da saw four solemn guards gathered in the grass shed, wearing thick leather jackets and cashmere high collars, sitting around burning charcoal to keep warm.
The soup and tea were still warming on the small charcoal stove.
It was freezing outside, but the people inside were talking loudly with red cheeks, and it didn't look cold at all.
But despite their leisurely looks, as soon as Xu Da's carriage entered the col, they reacted immediately, picked up the long knives at hand and stood up.
After seeing that there weren't many people coming and it didn't look like an army of bandits, two of them walked out of the hut.
"Whoever is coming, please tell me your name!"
Xu Da, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the wind-proof straw curtains around him and said, "It's me, Xu Qingyang."
The eighty prisoners were chased and killed by Xu Da at the beginning. The car curtains blocked the view and no one was visible. As soon as Xu Da showed his face, several people immediately recognized him and hurriedly raised their hands and shouted in unison:
"The master is back!"
Xu Da nodded and pointed to the fence in front of the hay shed, "What is this?"
Several people first removed the fence blocking the road and let Xu Da and his party in. Then they explained that it was to prevent thieves.
When the weather gets cold, countless people freeze to death and starve to death. Desperate people gather together and turn into bandits, burning, killing, and looting with ruthless methods that must be guarded against.
Xu Da nodded to express his understanding and asked them to continue on duty, then drove the carriage and drove in.
After passing the checkpoint, there is a wide road in front of you. The soil is solid and flat, which is much easier to walk than the bumpy official road outside.
The carriage moved forward twenty or thirty steps, and the vision suddenly opened up. Busy figures were everywhere, and no one seemed to be idle.
People were wearing turtleneck sweaters, woolen trousers, and linen jackets, and they were panting from the heat.
It has been snowing lightly these past two days, and they are plowing the snow on both sides of the road.
Seeing the carriage coming in, a middle-aged woman who looked like a steward came forward and asked:
"Who is here? Do you want to see the master's family?"
This woman looked generous, with a straight waist and a spirit of energy in her eyes. She was completely different from the common tenants outside. Those who didn't know it thought she was a free citizen here.
No, free people don't have this spirit either. In today's world, not many people can wear warm clothes and have enough to eat, let alone wear warm and comfortable cashmere sweaters.
Xu Da was already surprised. While explaining his identity, he asked her who she was.
When the woman heard his identity, she was startled at first, then quickly calmed down, knelt down, bowed, and replied clearly:
"The woman Ma Guifang is the second captain of the textile factory and leads everyone to clear the snow."
After saying that, he asked Xu Da if he wanted to help him lead the way. After Xu Da refused, he stepped aside generously and let the carriage pass.
