Chapter 151
In the dim morning light, white smoke came out of the chimneys and smoke rose from every household.
Lin Zisu scooped a spoonful of sugar into the porridge and stirred it with a spoon until it melted. She scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew it to cool it down before drinking it.
This morning's breakfast was made up of steaming white steamed buns, a plate of pickles, and a bowl of porridge for each person on the square table.
Lin Zisu took a big bite of the soft white steamed bun, and her mouth was filled with it. The more she chewed the bun, the more fragrant it became, and her mouth was filled with the aroma of wheat and a hint of sweetness.
Qingshui City does not produce white flour. The government buys white flour from the north. The old emperor of the Dahuan Dynasty passed away two years ago. The four princes fought fiercely for the throne, and the Dahuan Dynasty was in chaos. The trade route north of the Yangtze River was cut off and has not been reopened. The entire trade between the south and the north was greatly affected.
There were wars in the north and food was in short supply. People who had food would not sell it. Merchants took great risks to trade goods, and they would not sell food from the north to the south. Merchants would only sell medicinal herbs, coal, furs... more valuable goods.
The reason why the trade route was difficult to pass was in the north, where the three princes fought too fiercely. The Ning Wang in the south watched the fire from the other side of the river and did not move his troops. When he wanted to move later, he had no chance to do so.
The Kingdom of He reopened a new trade route, the sea route, and trade between the north and the south began to flow again.
Many of the students in the intermediate class are locals. After getting to know the students, the family of four learned a lot of things.
The porridge on the table was cooked on the charcoal fire before going to bed last night. Most of the charcoal fire was covered with ash, leaving a small fire to slowly cook, so that the porridge was just right to drink in the morning. The white steamed buns and pickles were bought from the school cafeteria. After having breakfast at home, I went directly to the teaching building for class when I got to school.
After we rented a house, we had our own kitchen and cooked our own food. We were still used to eating at home. We would eat breakfast and dinner at home if we could. We could only eat lunch outside because we had to go to work after school. We didn’t have time to go back and forth, and we didn’t have time to cook. We had to go to school and work every day, and if we didn’t eat enough, we would have no strength and energy.
As the sky got brighter, everyone finished breakfast and went to the gate of the community to wait. Those who didn't have a car stood by the roadside waiting for a car, and those who had a car waited for everyone to arrive.
There is a public bus stop opposite the community. It is a small wooden pavilion that can block the sun and rain and provides a place to sit.
Lin Zisu saw many people waiting for the bus there every morning, and even more people were walking to school early.
When everyone arrived, their hooves stepped on the cement road, making a "da da da..." sound. When the vehicles passed through the city gate, a foul smell came, and there was also the sound of "ho ho ho..." pigs squealing.
Lin Zisu pinched her nose and leaned out of the carriage to see the big blue mule pulling a metal cage. Judging from the material and style, it should be a cage made of welded steel bars.
A total of five large blue mules pulled the cart into the city, and in the cages were pink and white pigs.
Lin Youcai came back from working at the slaughterhouse and told his family that the pigs were not of the original breed but of a modern improved breed, and all the boars were castrated.
In ancient times, it was not easy to eat meat. You could buy pork at the market every day, take it home and cook it, and it would taste familiar.
Lin Youcai worked at the slaughterhouse for a few days and learned a lot. There are farms outside the city, special farms for raising pigs and chickens.
Fried chicken made with local chickens may not taste good, but Lin Zisu knew it was made with modern breeds of chickens as soon as she tasted the fried chicken.
For a family of four, two words came to mind: Awesome!
Although the land area of the country is not large, the "fellow countrymen" have put a lot of effort in all aspects. They estimate that the rulers of the country want to change the lifestyle of this era, although the progress in occupying land is slow.
Now that the place has been occupied, someone has to manage it. If the previous officials and talents are still used to manage it, it will be like eating leftovers. This is probably why she attaches so much importance to cultural education.
If you want modern concepts to be subtly instilled in children, you have to start from childhood. People will not easily change their living habits and ways of thinking. Most people in the country are just forced to accept it. They have food to eat, clothes to wear, jobs to earn money, and the key is that they have no ability to resist.
After the family of four became familiar with their classmates in the intermediate class, they found that in addition to many local people, there were also many people whose families had once been powerful.
One of them was the daughter of a former county magistrate. Her name was Li Yunxi and she was 13 years old. Li Yunxi's father was a Jinshi. She proudly told Lin Zisu that many people in the county government bought their positions by donating money. The county lieutenant, the county magistrate, the chief clerk, and the teacher were not Jinshi graduates and were miscellaneous officials.
Lin Zisu thought of Tao Mingyuan, who only had the title of scholar, but became a minor official in the county government. It should be that the Zhu family spent a lot of money to donate an official position for him.
I learned from Li Yunxi that Qingshui City was originally just a county town on the Yangtze River. It was occupied by the country a few years ago, and the population increased, the area of the city expanded, and the environment, housing, and atmosphere in the city changed drastically.
Li Yunxi likes this change very much. Her dream is to work in the Japanese government.
The powerful people in the city who had not done anything wicked or evil were all educated in Qingshui School. The wicked and evil people were beheaded in front of everyone at the county government gate after the Kuomintang army entered the city.
The former County Magistrate Li went back to Qingshui School and graduated from the elementary, intermediate and advanced classes in just half a year. He has been working in the Qingshui government for several years.
Li Yunxi was very proud when she talked about this, even though she had not yet graduated from the intermediate class.
Intermediate class starts at 8:8, ends at 50:9, with a 9-minute break. Starts at 50:10, ends at 10:50, with a 11-minute break. Starts at 12:, ends at :, with a -minute break. Starts at :, ends at :. There are four classes in the morning, covering different subjects.
The subjects of the intermediate class are not only Chinese and mathematics, but also biology, geography, chemistry, and physics, a total of 6 subjects. The passing score of Chinese and mathematics is 80 points, and the passing score of the other four subjects is 60 points.
The four subjects of biology, geography, chemistry and physics are all basic and not difficult. After graduating from the intermediate class, you can go to a technical school to study professional courses and take practical and theoretical exams. After graduation, you can work in a place that matches your major and eat government food.
The get out of class ended at 10:50. Li Yunxi stood up from his seat, sat next to Lin Zisu and chatted with her.
Since Lin Zisu entered the intermediate class, she has had a friend named Li Yunxi. Li Yunxi would chat with her after class and ask her out to play after school. Lin Zisu was new here and didn't dare to leave her family to run around.
However, this did not hinder the friendship between the girls. Li Yunxi did not mind. The two chatted and went to the toilet after class. After school, they had lunch in the cafeteria and chatted before saying goodbye.
Li Yunxi told her about Qingshui City, and Lin Zisu told her about her experiences during her escape, and they sometimes exchanged ideas and learned from each other.
(My dears, don't worry. Qingshui City is just a temporary place to stay. The people of Nanlin Village will settle down in other cities together. The RV will move, and the heroine will not stay in one place all the time. The heroine is still young. Without exception, they have always lived in the country.)