After making up his mind, Shao Xi turned around, pulled Hao Yi aside, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Hao, there are so many children here with you, how are you going to take care of them? Looking at your current situation, I'm afraid you will even eat yourself. How can you survive with so many children if you are not full? It is not an option to continue like this."
Hao Yi's face was full of helplessness and unwillingness, and he sighed heavily.
"What Mr. Shao said is all true. There is really no way to untie the pot in the school right now. I have to save my own rations every day so that the children can eat more. To be honest, after today, I have no idea how to spend tomorrow. I have thought about it, but what can I do? If these children are left alone, they will only starve to death and freeze to death on the streets. As a person who has read the books of sages, how can I watch these things happen? I am really Incompetent and powerless, but I will not give up on these children no matter what."
It can be seen that every word of Hao Yi comes from the heart. A teacher regards his students as his life and is willing to dedicate everything to his students. This is also the main reason why people have regarded teachers as sages for many years. reason. The so-called heaven, earth, king, relatives, and teachers, the first three are just people's awe, while the latter two are the true respect from the heart.
Shao Xi put his thumb on his chin and thought for a while, then raised his head and said to Hao Yi: "I have an idea, but I don't know if Mr. Hao is willing to do it?"
When Hao Yi heard that Shao Xi had an idea, he immediately became excited and quickly asked, "Master Shao, what can you do? As long as it can provide food and clothing for these children, I can do anything."
"I don't want to just donate funds, which can only solve the immediate difficulties, but cannot maintain it in the long term. So I plan to establish the current school into a real school. All the necessary funds will be provided by me, but there is one thing. All the students here are my disciples, no matter which industry they enter in the future, they must respect me as their teacher, are you willing?"
What does this mean? This means that the students you teach are not your students, but my students. Although knowledge is imparted by you, when students go out to introduce their teachers, they introduce me, not you.
This is like the students taught by many teachers in Bailu Academy, who are ultimately the disciples of Bai Dinggong, but they are divided into inner and outer sects. The students taught by other teachers are outer sect students, while the students taught by Bai Dinggong himself are the inner sect students. But in the final analysis, they are all students of Bai Dinggong.
If Shao Xi is doing this now, does it count as taking advantage of others' danger?
Calculate! Not even!
If the children that Hao Yi worked so hard to bring up really achieve anything in the future, they will not fall on him because all the children are Shao Xi's disciples. For Shao Xi to put forward such conditions and requirements at this time, from a certain perspective, it is indeed taking advantage of others' danger.
But to put it another way, Shao Xi spent such a large sum of money to establish the school, and you, Hao Yi, will teach a group of students who will gain fame and fortune in the future. What benefits will Shao Xi get? A bunch of poor kids can't even afford their school fees. Therefore, this exchange condition is not about taking advantage of others' danger. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is a win-win situation.
Originally, Shao Xi thought that Hao Yi would hesitate, but Hao Yi didn't even think about it and nodded and agreed without thinking. This somewhat surprised Shao Xi.
Human nature is profit-seeking, even greedy. The more difficult it is, the more we can see the dark side of human nature.
Although many people choose to temporarily give up long-term interests in the future in order to solve immediate difficulties, this kind of giving up does not come from the heart, but is a temporary measure.
This is profit seeking!
Therefore, most people will hesitate to some extent when facing this kind of choice. After all, no one can predict the day when they will be able to do it again, and they are afraid that one day in the future they will regret the choice they made today.
This is greed!
Hao Yi's reaction at this time proved that he had never cared about his future, never thought about what rewards he would get from these children in the future, but only wanted to take good care of these children wholeheartedly and cultivate them into people who could support themselves. Such a person who does not care about personal gains and losses and does not care about personal interests is exactly what Shao Xi sees as a gentleman.
"Since Mr. Hao has no objection, then the matter will be settled like this. Later, the masons and carpenters will come and temporarily repair the houses here. You and the children will settle here for now, and I will find a better place in the city later. After the school was founded, you took your children and moved there with you. In the future, all the teachers invited to the school will be managed by you. However, my school has a requirement. It only accepts students from poor families and does not accept children from wealthy families. All tuition fees for students are free of charge, and their food, clothing, and housing are all funded by the school. However, after completing their studies, whether they open a class to teach in the future or become an official, they can only use the name of the school."
This means that after you graduate, if you want to open your own school, it can only be a branch of my school. Although you become an official through Chunwei, you are nominally the examiner's disciple, but no matter where you go in the future, you still have to introduce the teacher. it's me.
This kind of requirement is actually harsh, and it is equivalent to binding other people's lives to you forever, but do students from poor backgrounds have a choice? Since there is no choice in the first place, why don't you recognize the school and teachers who provide you with food, drink, and train you to become a talented person?
Hao Yi didn't think there was anything wrong with Shao Xi's request. It was a big deal for him that someone was willing to pay a large amount of money to set up a school to take in himself and these children, so that he could devote himself to teaching and educating people. Opportunities, fame and fortune are not that important to him. He just wants to take good care of the children around him and has nothing else.
"Hao Yi will remember the master's kind deeds. From now on, these children will no longer have to be homeless and have no one to take care of them. I promise the master that when students enter the master's school, they will respect the master as their teacher. They will be taught to be grateful from an early age. After they complete their studies, they will not Forget the kindness of the young master in upbringing."
Mei Ruoyan happened to come over to hear the conversation between the two after finishing her work at this time, and she felt both surprise and appreciation in her heart. What surprised me was that Shao Xi actually gave such a big gift here. What I admired was that Shao Xi had good intentions and was decisive in doing things without being sloppy.
It was originally just a chance encounter in the bookstore, but it didn't want to change the fate of Hao Yi and the children. Today, it can be said that they met a noble person, and this noble person was brought by herself. Mei Ruoyan was secretly grateful in her heart. At the same time, she also gained a new understanding of Shao Xi. The handsome and talented young man in front of her made her admire her even more unconsciously.
"The young master is so generous, which is beyond our expectation. The items originally sent by the young master have exceeded our expectations. Now that the young master is willing to set up a school to take in Mr. Hao and this group of wandering children, it is even more unimaginable before." The young master has brought us too many surprises today, and I would like to express my deep gratitude to the young master here."
With that said, Mei Ruoyan straightened her clothes and gave Shao Xi a bow in an upright manner.
When Hao Yi saw Mei Ruoyan salute, he hurriedly followed suit, causing Shao Xi to return the gift to one and then to the other.
"You don't have to be so polite. I have my own plans for establishing this school. It just happened that Mr. Hao brought this opportunity. I just followed the trend. You don't need to say thank you anymore. I will trouble you with many things in the future."
Mei Ruoyan was stunned by what Shao Xi said, and asked with some surprise: "From now on, if the young master wants to cause trouble, he will also trouble Mr. Hao. What can a little girl do? A little girl doesn't know how to teach!"
Shao Xi smiled heartily and replied: "Young lady, you underestimate yourself too much. You are proficient in music and all kinds of musical instruments. In the future, students in the school will not only study classics, history, poetry and political theory, but also be trained to play piano and chess." There are young talents who are proficient in calligraphy and painting, and this girl can take advantage of this to show off her talents."
When Hao Yi heard what Shao Xi said, he couldn't help but high-five him. He didn't expect that Shao Xi valued the education of these children more than he did. He not only wanted to teach them to read and write, but also planned to train them into useful people and pillars of talent. .
At this time, he was full of admiration for Shao Xi. Not only did he admire his decisiveness and thoughtfulness, but he also admired his broad mind, long-term vision, and lofty ambitions.
From the requests made by Shao Xi, Hao Yi knew that Shao Xi was reserving talents for the future. Whether it's for himself, the Jingyuan Dynasty, or the world, everything Shao Xi does has long-term plans.
He felt so inferior to being so young yet able to think so far!
When Mei Ruoyan saw that Shao Xi wanted to ask her to be the teacher of the academy, she couldn't help but blush, and said softly: "The little girl is not talented, and she is loved by the young master. I am afraid that she will betray the trust of the young master."
"Girls don't have to be modest. I've seen the girl's talent with my own eyes. If the girl is not qualified, who else can? After the establishment of the school is completed, the girl can come to the school to teach in her free time. The remuneration will definitely satisfy the girl."
Mei Ruoyan smiled happily, "Young Master will not give up. The little girl is already satisfied. She is happy to be able to help the Young Master. How can she dare to talk about remuneration?"
"Eh--! What I do is a code, a friendship is a friendship, and a reward is a reward. It is already a great favor for the girl to come to the school to teach. How can I let the girl's hard work go in vain?"
When Mei Ruoyan saw Shao Xi saying this, she no longer refused, but she was very grateful in her heart. You must know that all the actors earn in the music studio is low-income. In order to make a living, they can only smile in front of the guests, which is far-fetched and insincere.
Several people had agreed on the establishment of the school, and Shao Xi planned to start the matter as soon as he returned. It seemed that he was going to trouble Shopkeeper Cao again. After all, Shopkeeper Cao was better at buying and selling land and houses.
Shao Xi has also made plans. In addition to hiring some teachers from outside, Bai Jinqing and Hu Yushan can also come to the school to help after the Spring Festival. In this way, in addition to the bookstore business, they can also make money by teaching in the school. Get some extra money.
As for Bai Dinggong, Shao Xi has nothing to worry about. After all, he is Bai Dinggong's disciple. Now that he has opened his own school, Bai Dinggong will only be happy. No teacher is afraid that his students will steal business.
But Shao Xi himself was a little guilty, was he playing too big this time?
