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After finishing the meal with the guests, Zhao Xiaomei immediately invited Murong Yan, Ajuan and Zichai to gather in her boudoir.
They planned to start serious planning of the preliminary charter based on Ajuan's idea about the construction of the academy.
First of all, the younger sister sent away the servants who were always watching her all the time for an excuse, and rushed them all to move books and volumes, and ordered them to go to the Jing Pavilion bookshelves to carry the necessary scriptures and history books.
"Now that I have these really good sisters, I no longer need to be 'served' by groups of people!" Zhao Xiaomei was congratulating in her heart. She immediately picked up a pen and an inkstone, and started writing furiously, hoping to be ready tomorrow and tomorrow. Father and brother got up early to worship Buddha together and perfected the idea of "Yuyi Academy".
It is said that among the four sisters, Zhao Xiaomei, Murong Yan, and Zichai all came from a wealthy family or once lived in a high family. Under the influence of others, they were more or less exposed to some literary classics. Ajuan was the only one who had not learned anything since she was a child. Whether it was literary education or the art of resisting poison, she was incapable of learning anything.
It is precisely because of this that Ajuan was repeatedly frustrated due to lack of resourcefulness and ability, and just now he had the desire to make progress. Her greatest advantage and characteristic is that she still maintains a childlike curiosity and an inexplicable desire for strange worlds other than her own.
So while the other three of them were reading through ancient books, collecting ancient and modern news, and looking for any precedents, Ajuan could only study ink and make tea for them, and occasionally offer a few meaningless complaints. Since Murong Yan and her little sister were already used to getting along with this young girl, they would not be bored by it. Instead, they would chat and laugh with Ajuan to relieve their boredom.
However, Zi Chai, who had always been reticent before, spoke astonishingly and unintentionally revealed her extraordinary insights.
No one here, including Murong Yan, had ever realized that the little girl who stayed with Mrs. Xiang all day long was not as stupid as she said.
The younger sister was looking through the history and county records, and was about to find out how to build a private school, when she accidentally murmured a question: "It's a pity that as a daughter, I have never been to a private school to study, and I have always been left at home, so boring!" "
"Miss Zhao." Unexpectedly, Zichai closed the scroll in front of her at this time, stood up and bowed to Zhao Xiaomei: "To be honest, before I met Mrs. Xiang, I was my son's companion to study every day. Follow behind with a book basket on your back."
"Miss Zichai, what do you think?" the younger sister said overjoyed.
Zichai said: "Private schools usually have the Five Classics "Yi", "Li", "Poetry", "Book", and "Spring and Autumn" for widespread teaching. For individual students, they will also add "Thirteen Chapters on the Art of War" , "The Analects of Confucius", "Mozi", "Tao Te Ching" and other schools of thought."
Zhao Xiaomei listened with rapt attention, and she felt ashamed that she had only briefly dabbled in the Analects of Confucius, the Book of Songs, and the Book of Rites, and had never even heard of the names of other scriptures.
"Is this all very profound knowledge?" Ajuan leaned next to her little sister, tilting her head obediently and asked.
"Of course!" Zi Chai said: "It is said that ordinary people can live a leisurely life just by reading one of these books!"
Murong Yan immediately responded: "It turns out that Sister Zichai has such knowledge, which is really enviable."
When Zi Chaishang heard Murong Yan's casual remarks, she couldn't help but blush, nodded slightly, muttered, "Sister Murong, please stop making fun of me, I only have a partial understanding..."
A few people chatted for a while, but if they didn't pay attention, the horizon was already covered with red clouds. The Zhao family is located on a very high ground, and the sunlight reflects from the other end of the horizon, shining on the dead trees and grass, and among the green tiles and flying trees, like a continuation of the flames jumping on the sun's corona, melting the snow hanging on the edge. heap.
Seeing that the sky was approaching night, it was inconvenient for my little sister to force you to stay, so she naturally sent someone to escort the distinguished guests back to Yuyi Academy. After nightfall, she only had a small taste of her dinner, then returned to the house and continued to perfect her college plan. She stayed up late reading until she was so tired that she lay down on the desk and fell asleep, with a smile on her lips.
The next day soon came, and Zhao Xiaomei was in low spirits and almost fell asleep. In the end, she was shaken vigorously by the maids on the left and right, and she woke up. She immediately washed herself completely, and finally brought the plan she had written all night Come to the Buddhist hall at home.
But seeing that her father and brother had been waiting for a long time, the little sister was extremely sorry and bowed to them one after another. She only said: "My little sister fell asleep for a while. I hope that my father and brother will forgive me!"
"Okay! Sister, you were still sleepless at night some time ago. Why did you fall asleep instantly when you heard the news about the mutiny in Woye Town?" Zhao Kuo specially brought this matter up and joked: "Is it because you are mentally ill? Do you need a doctor?"
"Brother..." Zhao Xiaomei didn't know what Zhao Kuo meant. She just thought of her father, Zhao Wei, who had worked so hard to create a marriage situation, but in the end it ended in vain. She felt guilty, so she lowered her head and saluted her father, and then walked away extremely cautiously. Enter the Buddhist hall.
In the blink of an eye, the Buddhist hall became silent and solemn again. The head of the family, Zhao Wei, took the lead, and the two juniors behind him presented great gifts to the Buddha, knelt down one by one, and then chanted sutras and burned incense. Zhao Wei suddenly asked: "Little sister, I heard that you went to bed very late last night. , what’s wrong?”
"Dad, I have something important to tell you." Zhao Xiaomei accepted her father's favor and immediately presented the handwritten letter, then explained: "Dad, why don't we transform the old Taoist temple into an academy?"
"Oh?" Zhao Wei turned around, took the little sister's handwriting, glanced at it with sharp eyes for a moment, and asked: "Have you obtained the approval of Bai Shaoxia and Miss Murong for this matter?"
The younger sister said: "That's natural. They are very willing to turn it into an academy. When the time comes, we will teach literature, metaphysics, martial arts, and medicine there, and the selected talents can be used by Yuyi!"
"My little sister is really amazing. This academy not only gives poor people a way out, but also makes Yuyi Town full of talented people." Zhao Kuo stood next to Zhao Wei, staring at the letter as well, and continued: "Yuyi Academy They don't charge a penny from the people, and if there are those who are excellent in both character and learning, they will even give rewards...'This place has only one requirement for thousands of students - you must obey the Zhao family's orders in your future life, If not, it will be considered a crime of disobedience!' Right, my good sister?"
"This... I don't remember that I wrote the last sentence." Zhao Xiaomei's expression suddenly turned from joy to worry. She looked at her brother, then looked at her father pleadingly, and said, "Dad, this is too strong. .”
"Haha." Zhao Wei sneered, caressed the long beard on his chin, and said, "Daughter, you are still too naive."
Zhao Kuo responded: "Father is right. Although the benefits of this matter outweigh the harm, we have to prevent someone from rebelling and running away to find a better place. Such a business only needs to lose money once, and it will be a short time away from total collapse." Far."
"But, won't they be grateful to us if we help them learn and read?" The little girl doesn't know that people in the world are complex, but she thinks that everyone can accommodate their own good intentions, and it is inevitable that they will be laughed at.
Zhao Wei then sighed helplessly, looked at the pair of children under his knees, and said: "Your brother secretly planned the Woye mutiny; little sister, you made your own plan for the future of Yuyi Town. Hahaha, It’s really not in vain that I have raised you for so many years!”
"This is not my idea." The younger sister said, "This is Sister Ajuan's temporary intention. She was afraid that Mr. Bai and Sister Murong would feel deserted living in such a big house, so she suddenly wanted to build a house for them. An academy so that Sister Ajuan can go in and study."
"Ajuan, is that the Miao girl?" Zhao Wei suddenly turned around and stared at Zhao Kuo beside him, and asked, "It seems that you two are very close."
"Father, we owe her a favor for bringing her here just now."
Zhao Wei didn't wait for his son to finish speaking, he waved to the two people in front of him and said with a smile: "That's all! Little sister, leave the affairs of Yuyi Academy to your brother. You can come up with a clever plan this time. My father is very happy, and I am even more grateful that the Tong family in Woye Town could not take you away from my father! From now on, you can do whatever you want. As long as it does not go against the will of God and the will of man, whoever you like, It’s up to you who you marry.”
After that, Zhao Wei offered three sticks of incense to the Buddhist niche, bowed three times and kowtowed three times, and left the temple silently. The two young men behind him also followed the instructions in a dignified manner. It was not until after leaving the Buddhist hall that the young girl showed her true face and happily jumped into Zhao Kuo's arms. She could not calm down for a long time.
