Village Chief Zhao's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot as he listened to the villagers' discussions.
He thought everyone would be excited and praise him when they heard about setting up a private school in the village, but he didn't expect this reaction.
No love at all.
He Shun was standing next to him.
If He Shun is offended and the private school matters get messed up, who will he look for to make arrangements?
The white wooden board stood beside the village chief, his face also darkened.
As time went on, whenever the village mentioned studying, they would pull out the second child and make him a negative figure.
No matter what, the second son of his family is also the leading scholar in Shenshu Village.
It's better than this bunch of illiterate people.
Bai Banban felt very depressed, relying on Lao Si who was far away in Huaishui Academy to hold his breath.
Seeing the chaos underneath, Village Chief Zhao beat the gongs and drums hard several times.
"Village Chief, I still have a lot of work to do here, so I'll leave first."
"Village Chief, my little boy is not good at school. I have to go home and feed the chickens."
There were two people who pushed their way through the crowd.
Village Chief Zhao's prestige was not very effective in the hearts of the villagers at this time, and many of the two people who followed him were about to leave the meeting place.
Wu Xiaoying and Xie Xiaolian stood aside and looked disgraceful. They yelled a few times to help maintain the chaotic scene.
"Before I finished speaking, the big guys started making a fuss."
"We are all fellow countrymen. I, Zhao Defu, have never tricked you."
Village Chief Zhao coughed a few times, waved to the villagers, and said: "Listen to me, the private school is opened in the village for the sake of the big boys. The private school was proposed by Young Master Azhen of the Xia family, and he came to our village for a while. It was time, and when I saw that the children in the village were playing fish and teasing every day without being able to behave properly, I discussed setting up a private school to teach everyone how to read."
Village Chief Zhao first praised A Zhen.
The villagers curled their lips, can the boy in the village compare with the Xia family? A Zhen was dressed in silk and satin, and a group of people were waiting on her.
Village Chief Zhao continued: "I know what everyone is most concerned about. Don't worry, everyone, children in our village don't need money to study. Only five pounds of millet a year are given to the husband. All the pens, inks, paper and inkstones are from the Xia family. They belong to the husband." Shu Xiu is also under the care of the Xia family."
The village chief said this and looked down.
The villagers were silent for a while.
Then you look at me, and I look at you, with expressions of disbelief.
"Is there such a good thing? Actually, when I saw the children of Lao Bai's family going to private schools, I also wanted my dog to go to school, but my family has no money."
"No, you only have to pay a fee to study. That pen, ink, paper and inkstone are a big expense."
"But what does the Xia family want?"
Butler He spoke at this time, he said: "Everyone, you must be thinking, Shu Xiu comes from the Xia family, pens, inks, paper and inkstones come from the Xia family, what does our young master want to do? In fact, my young master doesn't want to do anything, as you can see The Xia family repaired the yard and took the initiative to help; they usually collected fruits and vegetables at home and gave a handful to my young master; when my young master was lost, everyone took the initiative to look for it... What are you trying to do? Isn't it just a matter of fellow villagers talking to each other? Take care of.”
This sentence makes sense again.
Everyone was moved by Butler He's words.
Ever since A Zhen moved to the village, although they were jealous of his big house and his wealthy life, they still had to help.
When they did this, they never thought about anything, it was just something convenient.
So for the Xia family, which has a big business and a big business, opening a private school to provide pens, inks, paper, and inkstones is just a convenient thing, not a big deal.
Xia Qingpi stood in the crowd and said loudly: "I don't care what the Xia family wants. I only know that this private school can teach my son to read and read. It will be good if he is blind. I agree with the village setting up a private school. The roof of this temple is leaking." , I sent the leftover tiles from the last time my house was repaired to repair the roof."
As soon as Xia Qingpi opened his mouth, other families who wanted their children to go to school but were constrained by finances expressed their willingness to actively invest in repairing the dilapidated temple.
Most people are still hesitant. Some think that studying is a waste of time for farming, and some think that their children have dull brains and study in vain.
Old Mrs. Bai listened for a while and said: "Do you still remember that there was a severe drought in the early years and the neighboring village pried off our water canal? We are illiterate, so we found the petition written by someone in the town. Unexpectedly, the person asked the neighbor Village, the petition was handed over, and our village was collectively punished. If there were people who could read at that time, we would have suffered such a loss. This is why I worked so hard to let my second son go to school."
The older generation was deeply impressed by this.
"Another year, Si Maozi went out to sell mountain goods. Because he was illiterate, he took his fingerprints and was robbed of all his money and goods."
It’s not just 4 cents, this happens every year.
"Because of illiteracy, none of our families have suffered a loss."
Mrs. Bai's words caused the villagers to think deeply.
Everyone recalled that because they were illiterate, they were cheated when they went out to sell mountain goods, and their grievances could not be written clearly on the paper they were handed...
"If you study in a private school, you don't necessarily have to do things for officials, but you don't have to be blind and don't get deceived when you go out."
"You always bring out the second son of my family to attack you. It's useless to say that he has become a scholar, because he has never served as an official. It's not me who said that the second son of my family has become a scholar. No one dares to deduct the disaster relief food from our village. "There was a dispute between our village and a neighboring village, and it was only after Erzhuang went to the county government to settle the dispute. Who among us would not kneel down when meeting an official? My Erzhuang has the ability not to kneel down."
Everyone looked at Old Mrs. Bai and felt quite unhappy. Although they say that Bai Erzhuang is incompetent all day long, when there is a legal dispute, Bai Erzhuang still needs to take action.
It is true that most people envy a scholar from the Lao Bai family.
"Now that the Xia family has shown compassion and opened a private school in our village, I think it is a great thing. I don't care about others. Our Lao Bai family provides rice and food for the temple repairs these days."
Finally, Mrs. Bai made a statement.
The village chief's wife agreed with Mrs. Bai with both hands.
"You only look at the present and think that your children's education is delaying farming. How much money can you make by farming? If you don't think about anything else, you think that the three strong men can stand out as clerks because they are literate."
This touched the hearts of most people in the village.
During the slack season, many people in the village go out to work and can only do some hard work.
Such as resisting sandbags and digging ditches.
Unlike Sanzhuang, he was appreciated by his employer at a young age and did not have to do hard work.
If my son could read and go out to work in the future, he might be as important as Sanzhuang and use it to bring money to the family every month.
"My kid thinks, isn't it just five pounds of millet a year?"
"My family also wants to stay in the village without interrupting their farming work."
"I think my boy is no more stupid than Panmei. Maybe my boy can become a high official in the future."
…
The daughters-in-law expressed their opinions one after another, and they seemed eager to send their children to private schools.
The village-run private school was confirmed.
The village chief is planning how to repair and renovate the dilapidated temple. The village chief's wife and Mrs. Bai organize women to work as logistics.
What a fun time.
"Not only does my son study, but my granddaughter also studies."
Old lady Bai and the village chief's wife said.
The other daughters-in-law smacked their lips, Lao Bai's family really dotes on girls.
They are willing to let their boys study, but they have never thought of letting their daughters study.
My daughter belongs to someone else's family, so it's enough to give her food and drink.
"I heard that Lao Bai's family also bought a shop for their daughter. Da Zhuang and Chuntao went to town yesterday." A daughter-in-law said.
"Tsk, tsk, the Bai family really dotes on their daughter."
"But it's not in vain. Who doesn't want a daughter like that? The county magistrate's son chased her and got acquainted with the granddaughter of the Zhou family in Huaicheng. Even the boy from the Xia family only played with her."
Everyone's topic turned to Xiao Fukuoka.
Xiao Fuyuan and A Zhen were sitting on the big rock playing, talking and joking with their heads on each other.
Some people in the village are envious, while others are bitter.
(End of chapter)
