Bai Jiaxuan's announcement to cancel foot binding and new-style primary schools caused heated discussions in Bailu Village for several days.
"How can we not bind our feet?"
"Is the clan leader perhaps dizzy?"
"What is a new-style elementary school? Is it the same as a private school?"
"The patriarch went to the provincial capital, what did he see?"
Most people don't think so.
A few people went to county and provincial capitals to see the situation and found that the feet of girls outside were not bound, and the children also attended modern primary schools. Although there are people attending private schools, there are not many.
These people brought the news back to the original place.
This time, the villagers of Bailu Village slowly began to accept the abolition of foot binding and the new primary school.
Some deep-rooted things in Bailu Village began to change.
The girl who wanted to have her feet bound escaped the "foot-binding torture".
This is something that affects their lives.
This can be considered a big change in Bailu Village.
Everyone is looking forward to the new primary school.
In the village, most children do not go to school.
It cost a lot of money for Lu Zhaopeng of Lu Zilin's family to go to a private school in the next village. Most people could not afford it.
The teenage children, who are old enough to do some farm work, have begun to help their families.
Children from poor families become masters early, which means they start learning survival skills early.
In fact, learning survival skills too early is not necessarily a good thing.
Children should learn not survival skills, but other things that can increase their knowledge, horizons, and other abilities.
In this regard, the rich have an advantage and can better educate their children.
The poor tend to be poor, and the rich tend to get rich.
Bai Lang did not appear again after Zhou Qiang came back.
The atmosphere in Bailu Village began to improve after Lu Zilin was punished by experts. Maybe the white wolf will turn into a white deer again.
There are far fewer people gambling in the village.
No one dared to gamble in the short term, for fear of being beaten by Bai Jiaxuan's expert tricks.
Those who were punished still remember the pain on their bodies and dare not do it again.
However, there was a young man named Shitou who had gambled with Lu Zilin and the others before, and he had lost all his family property because of gambling.
Now in order to pay off the debt, the land has to be sold.
Shitou knew that Zhou Qiang was generous, so he asked Zhou Qiang for help.
"My boss, Stone wants to sell land outside." Lao Fan was respectful and did not dare to neglect anything.
"Selling land? Let him come in." Zhou Qiang casually ordered.
Soon, Shitou came in, bowed his head and saluted Zhou Qiang to say hello.
"Shitou, do you want to sell the land?" Zhou Qiang asked directly.
Zhou Qiang has been the boss for a long time and has the aura of a superior person.
He didn't mean to despise the stone, he was just used to talking like this.
"Boss Zhou Zhou, I want to sell you my little piece of land." Shitou was a little afraid of Zhou Qiang and kept his head down.
"Who do you owe money to? How much do you owe? Are you forced to sell your land?" Zhou Qiang looked down at the stone unconsciously.
There is no way, the identity and status gap between the two parties is too big.
Zhou Qiang can see stones and is already very down-to-earth. It is impossible to have a fair exchange.
"We made an appointment in Luxiang, and we owe five yuan." Shitou answered honestly.
"It's from Lu Zilin, only five yuan?
Lu Zilin is so outrageous!
It is unethical for fellow villagers to force people to sell their land just because of five yuan.
Shitou, please tell Lu Zilin something.
Just say that I will pay back the five dollars you owe, and let him take care of what I want.
You can come work here from now on.
There is no need to sell your land. "Zhou Qiang unconsciously assumed the posture of a superior person.
But Zhou Qiang has a good attitude, is very kind and close to the people.
With just a few words from Zhou Qiang, Shitou burst into tears of gratitude and wished he could die in retribution.
"Thank you, Boss Zhou!" Shitou knelt down.
At this moment, Shitou had the feeling that "a scholar will die for his confidant".
Before Shitou came, he had speculated whether Zhou Qiang was the same as before, not taking away people's fields, but arranging jobs to earn money to pay off debts.
Now it turns out that this is indeed the case.
In recent years, there have always been villagers who are unable to survive and want to sell their land.
Someone came to Zhou Qiang for help.
Zhou Qiang not only did not follow the trend to buy land, but also generously arranged work to make people earn money to pay off debts.
Zhou Qiang has done many benevolent and righteous deeds, and everyone admires him from the bottom of his heart.
"Shitou, will you still gamble in the future?"
"No more gambling, no more gambling!" Shitou said he would not gamble, but in fact he was just saying it.
Gambling is addictive.
It's similar to smoking cigarettes or taking drugs. When you get addicted, you don't care about anything except gambling.
Therefore, people who do not gamble sometimes find it difficult to understand why some people lose everything, sell their children, sell their wives, and still gamble.
"Shitou, you are addicted to gambling. If no one is watching, you will definitely continue to gamble.
Let's do this, you go to the clan leader to receive the ancestral family law every three days.
Gambling is a problem with the hands, so let's beat them, thirty for each time.
After three months, see if you can kick your gambling addiction.
If you can't quit, continue to follow the family law. "Zhou Qiang randomly thought of a way to do good deeds.
"Okay, Boss Zhou." Shitou lowered his head and agreed.
"Also, let your wife receive the money you earn from working in the future. You don't want to have money in your hands."
"Okay." Shitou didn't dare not agree.
"Okay, you go to the clan leader to get the family law first." Zhou Qiang said and looked at Lao Fan, "Old Fan, you go with us and make it clear to the clan leader.
After Shitou received the family law, he was allowed to go up to the mountains to farm, and his wages were the same as everyone else's.
Also, by the way, I told Lu Zilin that Lu Zilin should ask me for the debt for the stone. "
"Okay, boss." Lao Fan agreed immediately and left with the stone.
Before Shitou left, he knelt down to Zhou Qiang again.
Shi Shi was moved to tears.
Lu Zilin was frightened by the white wolf, so he asked someone to buy some big dogs, and he stayed in seclusion on the pretext of recuperating from his injuries.
Knowing that Zhou Qiang had taken over Shitou's debt, Lu Zilin did not dare to ask Shitou again to force him to pay back the money.
All kinds of bad habits such as gambling, listening to pornographic operas, and smoking in Bailu Village were temporarily out of sight, either because of Bai Lang, because Lu Zilin stayed behind closed doors, or because Bai Jiaxuan used family methods.
Next, Zhou Qiang began to prepare for the new primary school.
In Zishui County, Zhou Qiang also bought a house and a shop, and lived in the county town, completing procedures and doing various things.
When he was looking for a wife, matchmakers came back one after another.
After Zhou Qiang saw the portraits, few of them were satisfied. None of them were beautiful enough, and they were not as good as Leng Qiuyue, Lu Zhaopeng's future daughter-in-law.
Within a few days.
Bai Jiaxuan had a dream, dreaming that a white deer got into the belly of the fairy grass.
After waking up from the dream, not long after, Xiancao gave birth to a baby girl, named Bai Ling.
In the TV series, Bai Ling was snatched away by a white wolf as soon as he was born.
Hei Wa chased after him, and even managed to catch up without letting White Wolf escape.
Moreover, the white wolf has not bitten Bai Ling yet.
Bai Ling was finally rescued unharmed.
The setting of this section should be to say that Bai Ling is not an ordinary girl.
Now, because of Zhou Qiang, Bai Lang did not take Bai Ling away.
Because of that dream, Bai Jiaxuan felt that his daughter was not an ordinary person.
Bai Jiaxuan likes his daughter Bai Ling very much.
In a few days.
Mr. Zhu finally came back.
He fulfilled his original promise and taught in Fang Sheng's poor hometown for five years.
Because I missed my wife so much, I painted a painting of Zhu Bai, which is both physical and spiritual.
Bai Jiaxuan's family.
Mr. Zhu and Mr. Zhu Bai came together.
"Brother-in-law, you are finally back!" Seeing Mr. Zhu, Bai Jiaxuan was emotional and felt like he had a lot to say.
"You are back. I heard that you have become the clan leader?" Mr. Zhu looked at Bai Jiaxuan and felt that Bai Jiaxuan did not have any bad habits.
"Yes, brother-in-law, too many things have happened in the past five years."
"Then let's talk about it one by one." Mr. Zhu saw that Bai Jiaxuan had a lot to say.
"Brother-in-law, you left Yuan Shang that year.
Not long after, the government asked me to hand over three more carts of grain.
I was arrested for taking the lead in the peasant uprising.
It was only after I took out the letter you wrote to Governor Zhang that I was released. Speaking of which, Bai Jiaxuan asked: "Brother-in-law, have you already figured out that I am in trouble?" "
"That's right. Jiaxuan, you have an upright temperament and can easily get into trouble when encountering injustices. I'll leave you a letter so that you can be prepared." Mr. Zhu seemed to be foresighted.
"Brother-in-law, you are such a god." Bai Jiaxuan praised, and then said, "Later, the ancestral hall was built.
I thought my family and the Lu family would contribute the money together.
Lu Zilin didn't want to pay at first.
It was Zhou Qiang who took the lead in supporting me in building the ancestral hall.
Lu Zilin finally paid.
Later, I also planted poppies. "Bai Jiaxuan didn't hide anything.
Mr. Zhu frowned when he heard that Bai Jiaxuan was planting poppies, but he did not interrupt Bai Jiaxuan's words.
Bai Jiaxuan also saw Mr. Zhu's frown and continued: "However, Zhou Qiang saw the sprouts just after they sprouted, and Zhou Qiang asked me to plow up the smoke seedlings.
Later, the county imposed a poll tax, and many people could no longer survive.
I knew this was the general trend and could not disobey it, so I did not start any trouble again.
However, more and more people are not surviving.
Some people in our village sell their land, and some go to the county town to beg for food.
At this time, Zhou Qiang still contributed.
He covered the top of the mountain and allowed everyone to go up to the mountain to farm, giving the villagers a way to survive.
Later, Zhou Qiang got a lot of things, and people from the original area came to work for Zhou Qiang. Everyone's life was much better.
Brother-in-law, if it hadn't been for Zhou Qiang in the past few years, many of our people would have died.
Recently, Zhou Qiang plans to build a new primary school in Bailu Town.
A few days ago, I went to the provincial capital with Zhou Qiang, and I realized how great the changes outside were.
Girls outside don't have their feet bound, and they all go to modern primary schools, and there are cars and foreign hospitals. Those foreign devils are not human beings.
Brother-in-law, in the note you left, my feet are enlarged and my hair is shortened.
I have already told everyone that I will not bind the feet of girls anymore. "
Bai Jiaxuan talked a lot, almost telling Mr. Zhu everything that happened in the past few years.
"You're right if you don't grow poppies. Jiaxuan, if you grow poppies, I won't recognize you as a relative." Mr. Zhu was a little serious.
"Fortunately, Xiaoqiang reminded me, otherwise, I would have been in big trouble." Bai Jiaxuan was somewhat glad that he had plowed the smoke seedlings.
"Where is Zhou Qiang?" Mr. Zhu suddenly wanted to see Zhou Qiang.
"I heard that Xiaoqiang went to the county seat. It's not about building a new primary school. He's busy with that."
Mr. Zhu nodded, "Then wait for him to come back and meet him."
"Okay, when Xiaoqiang comes back, I will take him to the academy with me."
At this time, Bai Ling woke up and started crying, which made everyone go over.
Mr. Zhu also teased Bai Ling and liked Bai Ling very much. "Bai Ling, this is a good name."
"Brother-in-law, before Bai Ling was born, I had a dream. I dreamed that a white deer ran into the belly of the fairy grass. After waking up from the dream, Bai Ling was born."
"Good dream, it means that Bai Ling is the white deer in our original land." Mr. Zhu said with a smile, it was a joke.
A few days later.
White Deer Academy.
Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Taiheng, Mr. Leng, and several respected people from Bailu Village came together.
At Bai Jiaxuan's request, Mr. Zhu wrote a township agreement.
This township agreement is not the same thing as Lu Zilin's position of "village agreement".
Lu Zilin's was considered an official position.
The township covenant written by Mr. Zhu is an agreement between neighbors, a rule, and a guideline for everyone to abide by.
Lu Taiheng is worried that the township agreement is too strict and everyone will not abide by it.
Several other clan elders also have this worry. In their opinion, the laws in the township are stricter than those in the county.
However, Bai Jiaxuan was very optimistic about this covenant. "That's it. I will engrave this covenant on a monument and place it in our ancestral hall for everyone to copy it. All members of my tribe must be able to recite it, especially children." You all must first break your hometown covenant."
An auspicious day was chosen.
A monument to the township covenant was erected in the ancestral hall, and firecrackers were set off to celebrate.
On this day, Zhou Qiang also came back.
Lu Zilin also came.
Of course Mr. Zhu is here too.
In Bailu Village, almost all the villagers came.
Bai Jiaxuan stood in front and read loudly: "The village agreement, virtue and industry encourage each other, virtue says that if you see something good, you must do it, if you hear it, you must change it."
At this moment, the entire ancestral hall was filled with solemnity.
It seems that Bailu Village has something to rely on.
However, most people don’t understand it.
After the ceremony, everyone dispersed.
Zhou Qiang looked at Mr. Zhu.
This is his first time meeting Mr. Zhu.
Mr. Zhu also looked at Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang walked over and held his hands: "Zhou Qiang has met Mr. Zhu and has heard of his name for a long time. I am very lucky to meet him today. I am very lucky."
Mr. Zhu returned the gift with his hand: "I have heard of your name for a long time. It is true that a hero comes from a young age."
Bai Jiaxuan came over and invited Mr. Zhu and Zhou Qiang to go to Bai's house.
After a while.
Bai Jiaxuan's family.
Zhou Qiang and Mr. Zhu flatter each other in business.
"Mr. Zhu, you can retreat the Qing troops alone so that the flames of war can be extinguished and all lives can be avoided." Zhou Qiang said many things that made Mr. Zhu famous.
"Xiaoqiang, you're not bad either. With the poll tax, you didn't add insult to injury when the people were in crisis, giving them a glimmer of hope. Now you've built a new primary school. Everything you do is an act of benevolence and justice." Mr. Zhu also praised Zhou Qiang full of praise.
The two complimented each other for a while.
"Mr. Zhu, the new primary school is in preparation.
The more troublesome problem now is that good teachers are hard to find. "Zhou Qiang talked about practical problems, "Especially in Western learning, there are not many people who understand it, and there are a lot of people who pretend to be stupid.
There are also Chinese studies. There are many people who talk about it, but few can understand the true meaning of the book.
Fortunately, Mr. Zhu is back now.
Mr. Zhu was also asked to come out and become a Chinese studies teacher. "
Zhou Qiang wants Mr. Zhu to be a Chinese studies teacher in primary school.
Of course, Mr. Zhu’s level is more than enough to be a Chinese studies teacher in a university.
Zhou Qiang did not mean to belittle Mr. Zhu.
Mr. Zhu does not want to leave White Deer Academy, nor will he go to the provincial capital to work as a university teacher and earn a high salary.
how to say?
There is a very interesting thing about this era.
That is in this day and age, teachers’ salaries are frighteningly high.
Let me give you an example.
For example, the salary of the magistrate of Zishui County is 20 yuan per month.
So, the salary of a university teaching assistant is one hundred oceans a month, and the salary of a professor is six hundred oceans.
The monthly income of ordinary people is probably seven or eight yuan, and some people earn one or two yuan.
Look at the difference here, how big it is!
This era is an era where masters and great masters are emerging one after another.
Although there are few teachers, all of them are extraordinary.
I won’t say any more unnecessary words.
"Oh? You want me to be a Chinese studies teacher?" Although Mr. Zhu was a little surprised, he still looked at Zhou Qiang with a smile.
Mr. Zhu could tell that Zhou Qiang was not a person seeking fame and reputation, nor was he a money-grubbing person.
Zhou Qiang's eyes are very clear, and his thoughts and actions are very magnanimous.
In Bailuyuan, the establishment of a new-style primary school was a benevolent and righteous act without any personal thoughts.
"Yes. In fact, Mr. Zhu's knowledge is more than enough to be a university teacher in a provincial capital or an official in a government office.
It's just that Mr. Zhu has no intention of becoming an official, nor does he have any intention of leaving White Deer Academy.
Therefore, Zhou Qiang boldly asked Mr. Zhu to come out and educate his descendants.
Let them be able to understand things, argue right from wrong, and become magnanimous gentlemen when they are young. "When Zhou Qiang said this, he bowed to Mr. Zhu and said, "Please come out, Mr. Zhu! ".
"Excessive praise." Mr. Zhu said a few words modestly, neither agreeing nor rejecting. In addition, he promised to introduce a few teachers to Zhou Qiang.
(End of chapter)
