Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 73

Speaking of the books that An Dalang bought for literacy, they are really necessary items for every family, and that is the almanac.Not to mention An Dalang, even the village chief Uncle Liang of Zhaojiawozi also has a copy, which is the most popular reader on the market outside, haha, this is the first time Zhao Yiyi knew the name of this bestseller , I almost lost my eyeballs in shock.

But don’t say it’s really the almanac, it’s quick for a rough man like An Dalang to learn it. According to what An Dalang said, he can’t understand the books that are so close to scholars, and he just feels dizzy , what else can I learn there, it is still something in the almanac, what is suitable for marriage, bankruptcy, and raising the beam, these professional terms can be understood as soon as they are heard. .

After hearing this, Zhao Yiyi found that it really made sense. In the final analysis, when people talk, which one is it all day and night except Ziyue, it's what, what, what? People go to learn the words of sages, isn't the rhythm of poetry just embarrassing people?

With such an idea, she also agreed with An Dalang's method of learning. She originally let An Dalang and the children learn to read not for the imperial examination or fame, but because she felt that illiteracy would be easy to suffer. .As long as you really know the characters, you don't care much about other details.

Now Zhao Dahu also wants to learn to read. Although he is a little younger, it is not impossible to send him to Zhengjin school, but according to what An Dalang said, it is a great blessing for children in the mountains to be able to read and write, so there is no need to do so. Tossing, in Yuanshan Town, the children who follow the scholar to go to elementary school, and are in the process of being enlightened, have only produced one scholar and three children in all these years, and I have never seen anyone who can really become an official by relying on this. Half-time job, Guangzong Yaozu, but more people who learned calligraphy and went out to work as accountants.So there is no need to spend such wronged money, and it is not bad if you can learn it well.

Zhao Dahu lived with Zhao Yiyi for two days, and after learning less than twenty characters, he happily returned home with the brand new pen, ink, paper and inkstone that Zhao Yiyi had prepared for him. The partners are getting along, and they bring these things, which is for this purpose.For these things, he specially asked Zhao Yiyi to help him make a schoolbag. Of course, this was what Dabao and the others saw.

"Dahu is going to be a gentleman?"

An Dalang watched Zhao Dahu go out of the yard, and turned to ask his wife, now Zhao Dahu is considered a hunter, and the roads in the mountains are relatively safe, so he can come and go by himself without being escorted by anyone. Dalang lacked a lot of things.It's just that he was a little surprised at what his brother-in-law said about dealing with others. This kid has only learned a few words by himself?Don't be afraid to delay others.Young people just have a reckless impulse!But when he thought about it, it wasn't a big deal anyway, so he simply asked, not wanting to worry about it.

"No, he said that all the friends who played with him are very free. In addition to digging wild vegetables, collecting firewood is crazy fun. Now that he has this opportunity, he should try it anyway, let the friends There is also a pressing matter, even if he only knows some of the simplest characters, it is better than being illiterate. Besides, in this way, he and his partners can get closer."

Zhao Yiyi is making new clothes for An Dalang. The hunters spend most of their clothes. When walking in the mountains, they either scratch here or have a hole there. None of the original clothes are without patches. Their family has no shortage Fabric, naturally thought of making another set for him, so that he could look more decent when he went out.Listening to An Dalang's culture, she immediately explained it without raising her head.After all, An Dalang still needs to come forward to teach her younger brother. She has also read it these days. Although she doesn't know that period in history, and she doesn't know if it is superficial, but at least she knows that the characters in this era are indeed traditional characters. The characters are exactly the same as what she knew before, which also made her feel a little more at ease, at least she doesn't have to learn from scratch, and she doesn't have to be illiterate, although she, who is used to writing in simplified characters, makes her understand traditional characters a little bit at once Reluctantly, but at any rate I can still guess, that's it, if she doesn't dare to show more, at most her family will think that she has a good memory, and most of the people who have seen it can recognize her. My daughter-in-law is better than me, even a man would feel pressured!
"I thought he would wait for me to go to the county town and follow him for a while before going back!"

An Dalang looked at the work in his wife's hands, with a smile on his mouth, he was always happy when someone made clothes for him, so he couldn't help laughing with Zhao Yiyi,
"Where will you let this go, he said, come back in a few days, I see, he is thinking of coming three or five times a month, to clean up all the skills in your stomach!"

Zhao Yiyi gave An Dalang a blank look, and pulled the sleeves of the new clothes back from his hands, so as not to let him make trouble, the hands and feet of making clothes by herself are still not fast enough, it has been two days, and she hasn't done it yet, so much delay for her what!This person also interrupted himself, so he spoke in a somewhat unpleasant tone, but An Dalang didn't care at all, instead he looked indifferent.

"What's the matter, just learn, it's always good to have more skills."

"That's right, speaking of it, he can hunt now, and at least he can add some income to the family, and we don't have to worry about life. Even the land at home, Duhu said that he simply gave it to Uncle Qi and the others. After all, my mother is a woman, and this kind of person can't take care of the land for a long time. When the time comes to pay the taxes, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford anything. It's better to rent it to Uncle Qi, who takes [-]% of the taxes. I can get a few buckets of grain, enough for the two of them to eat for two or three months."

Zhao Yiyi put down what she was doing, and couldn't help but twist her neck. There was nothing else to do with the clothes, but the neck couldn't bear it, it was very sore. Women rely on needles and threads for food. There is something wrong with everything here, Zhao Yiyi is still turning her head, and An Dalang on the other side looked at his wife's appearance, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to pinch her neck a few times,

"He has improved his skills now. I heard people say that he has become somewhat accurate in hunting. If he is not in a hurry to eat his own meat and sell it, he can also get a lot of grain. A pheasant costs thirty yuan, which can be bought. Serve four liters of rice, and rabbits are even better. Although Pizi promised to give it to us, this meat can be sold for nearly [-] yuan. It only takes three to five days to get one. Don’t worry, if you can get a big item that day, you can eat it for a month.”

An Dalang himself has been living alone as a hunter since he was a teenager. Naturally, he is very clear about how to live this life. He knows that as long as he has the ability, even if the life is tight, he will never starve to death as a hunter.Not to mention that he still has his own family behind him, which is much easier than when he lived alone!
"I know, I just think that he is only 11 years old, and he has to live like this, and my heart hurts."

"Boy, if you don't use it for polishing, you will be useless in the future. Look at your village. Uncle Liang is the head of the village, and he lives a comfortable life. Isn't his kid all working outside? It's about working hard. Even if the salary is not much, the boys in their family have never done less, this is the way to teach their children, and they just feel sorry for the good children that can be raised there."

Zhao Yiyi's eyes widened after hearing An Dalang's comprehensive book on raising children.

"What do you mean? It means that I don't know how to raise children? Is it possible that Dabao and the others were raised by me? You don't want me to raise children anymore? Why don't you ask someone else to help you have children?"

Zhao Yiyi spoke too fast, and waited for the words to come out before she suddenly realized what she said. Although they were already husband and wife, they hadn't consummated their marriage after all. Now that they had a baby, she immediately blushed When I got up, I saw An Dalang being amused for a while, and seeing that my daughter-in-law was about to turn into anger, she hurriedly hugged her and kept her company in a low voice.

"It's my fault, strict father and loving mother, isn't it just what you said, I will be the black face, you will be the red face, wait for our child to come out, just do it like this, nothing will go wrong. You are my wife, My children are naturally born to you."

"You said that."

Zhao Yiyi was really ashamed to death, this person looked like a dull and honest person who couldn't speak, how can he say anything now!Really, it really is that men become bad when they have money, and this is already a sign, Zhao Yiyi felt ruthless in his heart, directly grabbed a layer of flesh on An Dalang's waist, and twisted it smoothly, making An Dalang's mouth hurt Immediately there was a slight sound.This trick is self-taught even a woman!Fortunately, Dabao and the others were not in front of them, otherwise, the image of this kind aunt would disappear immediately.

On the contrary, An Dalang's mind was spinning fast at this moment, he must divert his wife's attention to other things, otherwise he might have to suffer from his talkativeness for a while!
"Daughter-in-law, I've thought about how to use our stone hall on the lower floor."

Sure enough, as soon as there was an urgent matter, Zhao Yiyi immediately let go of his poor waist. An Dalang secretly took advantage of his wife's inattention, rubbed it, and secretly wondered if it would be green , but quickly said:
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