After Xu Yunyan and the cows grazed back from the county town, the whole family mobilized and accompanied Zhao to pack the food for tonight.
Fortunately, the two of them came back relatively early this time, and while they were busy, one family after another from the Zhao family came to Xu Yunyan's courtyard.
Some help with the decoration, and some are also here to help prepare the food.
When night fell, tables brought from other people's houses were placed in a large area on the martial arts field in the front yard. Basically, the heads of every household in Zhaojiacun came here to look at the meat and wine on the table and salivate.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xu Yunyan and Zhao Bo, the head of Zhaojia Village, exchanged a few words with each other and then walked up to them and said something.
"Dear fellow villagers in Zhaojia Village, I am originally from Guanzhou, Hebei Province. Now I have settled in Zhaojia Village. I have never had a good gathering with you.
Now I'm taking this opportunity to invite you all to have a meal and a drink together. I'm short of time and this dish is a bit simple. Don't be surprised. "
When Xu Yunyan said this, the men from Zhaojiacun present hurriedly began to agree.
"What are you talking about, Mr. Xu? You are our master and you invite us to eat and drink. This is our blessing. Even if you don't invite us to eat and drink, we won't say anything."
Some men from Zhaojiacun said so. Although other men did not express their opinions, looking at their simple expressions, Xu Yunyan knew that they had similar thoughts.
Then Xu Yunyan said here, "By inviting everyone here this time, I actually have one more thing to announce."
When Xu Yunyan said this, everyone pricked up their ears, "Isn't this wine and meat so delicious? Is there anything serious?"
But just when these people were on tenterhooks, Xu Yunyan said, "That's what's going on. As for me, I can still read and write. There are big guys helping me farm the land in Zhaojiacun. I just need to collect the rent on time." Just fine.
I have nothing to do, and I see so many children, roommates and two dogs in the village reaching the age of going to school, and there is no school in our village.
I just want to build a school next to my courtyard and teach these children how to read and write.
Can you guys take a look at this? "
Xu Yunyan had just finished delivering the goods, and when he saw the silence at the scene, he thought they were afraid of having to pay for it, so he said immediately.
"You don't have to worry. I teach the children in Zhaojiacun how to read and write for free. Let me make it clear first. I really don't need money or anything."
After Xu Yunyan said this, the scene was still deathly silent.
"What's going on? If I don't want money, do I have to give you subsidies?"
When Xu Yunyan was thinking this, Uncle Zhao stood up in a hurry, "Master, is this true?"
Xu Yunyan looked at Uncle Zhao's surprised look and nodded, "Although I'm not a gentleman, I still understand that a man's words are hard to follow, and whatever he says is what it says. I've already stated my position here, how can I still give orders?" Can't you change it?"
When Xu Yunyan said this, the men present finally realized, "Xu Guan people are kind, and we also want our children to get ahead, but we don't have the opportunity to study and learn how to read and write. Now that Xu Guan people are teaching them, what is the difference between our Zhao family and our family?" It’s a blessing earned in a lifetime.”
These people kept talking here, Xu Yunyan waved his hand, "Okay, okay, we are from my hometown. As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. What's more, I have already settled in Zhaojia Village. From now on, we will be a family. Why?" Are you so open-minded?"
What was originally a simple housewarming dinner was arranged by Xu Yunyan to build a school so that the child could read and write.
The villagers in Zhaojia Village felt so comfortable eating.
The more I ate, the more excited I became. What was originally a festive scene was almost like mourning. Why is this?
Everyone cried excitedly there. Isn't this just like those going to a funeral?
By the time the banquet was over, the matter of the school had been decided. Tomorrow, the free men in the village would go to work and build a small school next to Xu Yunyan's house and next to his wall.
As for materials, they used their readily available soil to build adobe houses.
On a new day, all the children in Zhaojia Village who were of school age, no matter how old they were, and who were not in a hurry to work, were brought to the gate of Xu Mansion by their parents.
Although there is no sign on the door of Xu Yunyan's mansion, the owner's surname is Xu, and this large blue brick house with tiles is called Xu Mansion in their minds.
Looking at the ten children who came to him, there were boys and girls, and adding Yue'er and Ergouzi to them, there were exactly twelve.
Xu Yunyan couldn't help but murmur in his heart, what a coincidence? Twelve of them came to us? Is this a heavenly stem or an earthly branch?
However, after thinking such a naughty thing, Xu Yunyan waved his hand. The two Niu brothers lowered their heads and reluctantly took out the blackboard painted with pot bottom gray that Xu Yunyan had arranged for them to make last night and placed it next to the door. .
Then he looked at these children and said, "Sit wherever you want. We haven't built a school yet, so we can just find a place to sit next to here. We won't learn anything advanced today. Let me first let you know what your name is and how to write it." ."
It's not that Xu Yunyan didn't want to hand over the "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames", "Disciple Rules" and the like to them, but it was just that he had just bought the book and Xu Yunyan hadn't studied it thoroughly yet.
If a later version of the text is written, it will be much worse than the traditional version in this book, causing unnecessary trouble.
You can only learn a little by yourself and teach them a little, so that there won't be any problems.
After these simple studies are completed, they can be taught the more difficult "Analects of Confucius", "Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean".
After Xu Yunyan began to teach these children how to read and digit, the men in Zhaojia Village who were working hard to make mud embryos to build mud houses cried with joy.
"My baby can finally become literate."
A man from Zhaojiacun said this, and the man next to him agreed.
"Yes, our baby can finally recognize a few words. This is because our ancestors burned incense and brought such a kind master as Xu Guanren to our Zhaojia Village."
Some people said this, and another one was even more direct, saying, "When I go back, I will set up a longevity plaque for Xu Guanren and worship Xu Guanren every day. Such a good master must live a long life!" "
"Yes, yes, yes."
As soon as he said it, many people here echoed. Although they were talking here, the work in their hands did not slow down at all. On the contrary, it tended to go faster. This was something no one expected.
