Orion shack.

Although the shack is small, it has basic things. There are several layers of grass on the bed, so it is not hard to sleep on. Zhang Mingyu helped Bai Hua lie down on it.

I opened the 2-inch small oil paper seal by candlelight and unfolded the half-foot-square map, looking a little weird.

"What is that?" Bai Hua asked, looking at Zhang Mingyu's face.

"Mr. Yuan, do you call this...homework?" Zhang Mingyu handed the map to Bai Hua and explained the whole story.

"I just wanted to give her a try. After all, she is a woman, so I don't feel reassured. I didn't expect that she could actually... actually... be able to draw a map so concisely and clearly! This way of drawing a map is really unexpected."

Zhang Mingyu was a little excited as he said:

"Look here, the distance between this well and the school is more accurate than what I drew, which shows..." Zhang Mingyu looked at Bai Hua: "Sir, is she reliable? Could it be Dong Lun's work?"

"I sent someone to check on her and found out that she was unjustly kicked out by the owner of a restaurant in Kushui Town to avoid being sold as a cook for two years. The child is not hers either. The rest have not been checked yet.

There are not enough manpower, alas. Judging from her attitude towards the child, it is temporarily credible." Bai Hua briefly informed Zhang Mingyu of what he had found.

"It shouldn't be a big problem to let her do some peripheral things." Bai Hua concluded, "The main reason is that we are short of manpower, and the nearby villagers are not available. This place is where the grain road laid out by Dong Lun is."

Bai Hua was also helpless about this. The border residents were inextricably linked to Dong Lun. Even if the war between the two countries stopped all commercial activities, the people of the two countries would still conduct some transactions privately in order to make a living.

Because this area is mountainous and not too steep, with low mountains, it is difficult to control. The people of Daxuan would use some cloth and grain to trade some mutton and agate with the people of Donglun.

"Look for an opportunity to give her an overview of the situation at hand, and say whatever you can."

"yes."

Chu Qing's ability to draw maps surprised both of them. Bai Hua couldn't help but have some ideas, but he was not sure, so he said nothing.

the next day.

In the early morning, Wu Dalang came over carrying firewood on his shoulder pole, and with him came Village Chief Wu.

Village Chief Wu came to talk to Mr. Xie. There hasn’t been much rain since April this year. Although it is not a drought, it is still very labor-intensive to water the fields. The military conscription has sharply reduced the labor force in the fields, and many families, including elderly women, children,

We are working together, but the progress is still not enough. So I want to discuss with Mr. Xie whether we can take field leave in advance.

Field vacation is equivalent to the current summer vacation, which lasts for one month. Because May is the busiest time for farmers every year, students can go home and help with farming.

People in ancient times were actually more pragmatic than modern people. They knew from an early age that survival was not easy.

While modern children are still acting coquettishly and mischievously with their parents because they don't go to the playground, the children of ancient farmers were already watering the crops in the fields and removing insects.

"Farming when they are busy and studying when they are free" is their life arrangement.

When Wu Dalang helped stack the firewood, Chu Qing gave him the small oil paper seal.

Because it was not clear whether Wu Dalang was from the Secret Investigation Department or a "non-staff" like himself, Chu Qing did not say anything to Wu Dalang. Anyway, this was the completion of the mission.

However, I guessed in my heart that Wu Dalang was not from the Secret Investigation Department. If he was, then there would really be no need to develop an outside "widow" of his own.

As Mr. Xie walked Village Chief Wu to the gate, he happened to say: "I will talk to Village Chief Li and Village Chief Zhang about the holiday later. After all, it will be best if everyone in the three villages agrees."

Village Chief Wu nodded in agreement.

At the beginning of the year, Mr. Xie suggested planting more soybeans, corn and other crops this year, otherwise the farmers would not have much food left to eat after paying the grain. Now watering has become a problem.

When Chu Qing heard this, she felt that there were only 48 children in the school, and it really wouldn't be of much use if they all went to their own homes. The holidays would only delay their studies.

In modern times, the main task of students is to study. Schools like the ones now jointly run by several villages are private schools, and the teaching staff is inherently weak. If there are too many chores, it will really delay the progress and quality of students' learning.

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As soon as his mind got hot, he interrupted: "Mr. Xie, can I make a suggestion?"

Mr. Xie turned around, a little surprised and curious: "Ms. Yuan, please tell me."

Because of the matter of "The Thousand Character Essay", Mr. Xie really didn't underestimate Chu Qing.

"Mr. Xie, Village Chief Wu, there are only 48 children in the school. Even if you let them go home to help, it won't have much effect. But in the form of collective labor, it is estimated that it can form a force that cannot be underestimated and achieve some good results."

What's the effect?" Chu Qing thought of the scene of clearing snow at her son's school in winter.

The school playground is divided into several areas. Except for the children in the lower grades who do not participate, the children in the middle and upper grades have to clean up the playground collectively. The children in the middle grades only need to clean the "sharing area" where their class is located, while the children in the upper grades still have to clean up the playground.

Be more responsible for exiting the teachers' parking lot and the school gate.

However, in almost one class, the task can be basically completed. The children collectively cleared the snow, cooperated with each other, helped each other, and had a clear division of labor. Despite their small size, they did their job efficiently.

"Tell me more carefully." Mr. Xie became interested.

"For 48 children, if each older child takes several younger children according to age, then divide them into several groups, and then divide the fields that need watering into several areas of similar size, regardless of whose family the fields belong to. Three villages

The fields are connected, just divide them into sections. Then let each group of children be responsible for watering an area." Chu Qing thought for a while and said.

Because it was just a temporary idea, the language is not well organized. Just make the meaning clear.

"You mean to ask all the students in the school to water the fields together?" Mr. Xie thought this method was interesting.

"Yes. Mr. Xie, it is the dream of every family to have children who can come to school. Even if the children are on vacation, their families may not be willing to do anything with them. It is nothing to work in the fields.

Promote. The older children are okay and can do some farm work, but the younger ones may just go home and have fun," Chu Qing said.

This is Chu Qing's conjecture. You should judge others by yourself. When her son was young, she was reluctant to let her son work. When he got older, he didn't let him do anything besides letting him pack his schoolbag.

"But I think education, in addition to teaching, also involves educating. What is taught is knowledge, and what is cultivated is moral character. If you are a child from a farmer's family and you don't even know anything about farming, then you are just reading a dead book, knowledge and life.

It doesn’t correspond.”

"Children must be conscious of learning, and even more conscious of sharing their burdens with the family. Every child is the future of their family, and housework is their obligation."

"Children also need labor and exercise. Only in order to have a healthy body to cope with the burden of school work, it is necessary to let the children do some work."

"Mix the children. The children can be automatically grouped. After grouping, they can discuss their respective tasks, and then cooperate with each other to find the best way to cooperate. This will make the children more united and also make the villagers of the three villages

More unity.”

Chu Qing swallowed, feeling like she was meddling in other people's business.

Village Chief Wu on the other side seemed a little dumbfounded. Mr. Xie kept nodding his head.

Because the children in the school are selected by their families to study, they rarely participate in labor and are the most favored in their own families. Instead, a "special class" is formed in the family, and family members have some opinions among themselves.

If we can follow what this cook said and organize collective labor on a regular basis, maybe it will really have good results. Whether it is a family or a country, unity is always the most powerful.

"You spoke very well," Mr. Xie praised, then turned to Village Chief Wu: "What do you think?"

Village Chief Wu finally came to his senses. He was surprised by the woman's boldness in interfering with her husband's words. He was also surprised by the strangeness of the woman's idea. However, he seemed to think that this matter was somewhat feasible, so he said: "I think it can be done."

Give it a try, I’ll go talk to Village Chief Zhang and Village Chief Li.”

During the noon break, Mr.

Chu Qing already regretted it at this time and felt that she was meddling in other people's business. But the words had already been spoken, so she had no choice but to carry on.

Chu Qing said: "I heard what you said this morning. The main reason is that there is a lack of water in the bean field. I think the areas that need watering should be divided according to priority. Corn likes drought, so you can ignore watering first; wheat fields and bean fields

It does need watering, but wheat fields require far less water than bean fields.”

Chu Qing thought while saying: "As for the rice fields, they are the places with the greatest water demand. You can't expect to carry water to water them. There are three wells in our village, and these three wells are basically in a straight line, which means there is underground water on this line.

River. If wells are dug close to the rice fields, watering the rice fields will not be difficult to solve."

There is a small river nearby, but the water volume is not large. The water diverted from the river into the fields can barely sustain it, but there is a fear of drought.

"This way, the children only need to be responsible for watering the bean fields." Chu Qing concluded.

"Can 48 children be responsible for the bean fields of three villages?" Mr. Xie wondered.

Chu Qing calculated in her mind: "For 48 children to water 2 acres of land, about half an hour is enough. Every day after school, the children spend an hour watering. In rotation, each piece of land is watered once every six or seven days.

After all, it should be rotated anyway. Besides, there are field holidays, so we can’t expect the children to do all the work."

"Did you all hear it?" Mr. Xie suddenly turned to the door and said.

It turned out that the three village chiefs were waiting outside the utility room.

"I heard it, I heard it."

"This is feasible."

Several village chiefs outside the door responded.

Village Chief Wu said: "The water in the rice fields is not expected of children. That is a matter for adults. But as Madam Yuan said, it is feasible to build a few more wells. No one knows when there will be a severe drought. It is good to be prepared.

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When school was about to end in the afternoon, Mr. Xie gathered all the students from the three classes in the courtyard of the school and talked about this incident.

The students all found it very new and started discussing it one after another.

After all, they are children from three villages, and even if they are from the same village, there will be some close relatives, so Mr. Xie personally divided the children into groups and asked the older children to take care of the younger children. Each group had children from three villages. Only they were allowed

Discuss the respective responsibilities of group members.

"Sir, if we do well, can we be rewarded?" A child from the winter class raised his hand and asked.

"Yes, yes, is there any reward?"

One person asked a question and everyone was excited.

What you do is your own work, why should you reward it? However, children should be encouraged more.

Mr. Xie was unprepared and was momentarily stunned by the question. Chu Qing happened to be passing by, so he looked at Chu Qing.

The children didn't know why, and they all looked at her. Chu Qing was a little confused: Does this mean that he was named again?

He looked back at Mr. Xie and answered: "The team that does the best job, is the most united, and is the most praised by the villagers, each of them will have ten pure meat dumplings! The competition will be held every ten days, and I will pay for the meat!"

Chu Qing also wanted to integrate into the environment as soon as possible and avoid being isolated by the villagers and causing trouble.
Chapter completed!