Chapter 268 You have to pay for the construction of the school

Shen Xiucai frowned slightly. Before he went to the town, he had thought about building a school in the village. But at that time, everyone in the village was poor and no one could afford to send their children to school.

No matter how low the fee he charges, the cost of the book is unavoidable.

"Is there anyone in the village who wants to send their children to school?"

"Well, so I want to pay for the construction of a school in the village. It would be troublesome if I didn't have a teacher, so I came to ask for your opinion."

"You want to pay for the school?"

"I had this idea. I happened to make some money and got some horses this time, so I thought about building a school and seeing if I could improve some things."

Shen Xiucai looked at her seriously and said, "Your school is not just about learning to read and write, right?"

"If possible, I would naturally hope that they could learn everything, but I don't have access to that many teachers at the moment."

"Girl, do you know that this will cost a lot of time and money?"

"I know that if one day I'm not short of money, I might even stop paying for my children's books."

Shen Xiucai was shocked: "Why?"

Wen Zhenyi didn’t answer but asked, “Grandpa Shen, what are you studying for?”

"Pass the exam and get a good reputation."

"What happens after you pass the imperial examination?"

"Serve the country and let the people live a good life."

"No more?"

Shen Xiucai was a little confused: "Are there any others?"

Wen Zhenyi turned to look at Shen Hanxing: "What does Brother Shen think?"

"Inheritance."

These two simple words make reading more meaningful.

Mr. Shen was shocked. When they were studying, they always thought that studying was for the purpose of passing on the imperial examinations and bringing honor to the family, but they never thought about studying for the purpose of inheritance.

Wen Zhenyi smiled brightly, "Yes, only when more and more people can read and write can we pass on the accumulated experience of our predecessors and make more contributions based on their foundation."

Shen Xiucai looked at the two children in front of him and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

These teachers who teach and educate people put fame and fortune first and forget their original purpose.

"Okay, I'll come back and teach the children to read and write. Until your school is built, I'll teach them in the yard at home."

Wen Zhenyi smiled. He had been thinking about how to spend the money he robbed. Now that he had a place to spend it, he decided to treat it as a good deed.

"I'm going to find the village chief."

"Do you want me to go with you?"

Wen Zhenyi glanced at the unsorted boxes still lying in the yard and said, "No need, I can go by myself."

Shen Xiucai looked at Wen Zhenyi's back with a smile as she left. This girl was really a surprise.

Dong Li was at home, sharpening tools for the autumn harvest with his family.

"Grandpa, the village chief."

When Dong Li saw that it was Wen Zhenyi, the smile on his face became much brighter: "Wen girl, when did you come back?"

"Just got back."

"You need me for something."

"There is something."

"Sit down and talk." Dong Li put the sickle in his hand aside.

Wen Zhenyi smiled and greeted the others in the yard before sitting down: "I want to buy a piece of land from you."

Dong Li looked puzzled: "Buying land again?"

Grandma Dong and the others were also surprised: "Yi Yi, didn't you just buy the land for building a house?"

"It's not for building a house for my family."

"What is that? You can't buy good farmland from us!"

"It's also used to build a house, but not ours."

Dong Li's family was even more confused: "Whose is that?"

"It's not anyone's. I want to buy it to build a school."

"What?" Dong Li and the others looked at her in surprise.

"I mean, I want to buy it and build a school."

"You, you mean you want to build a school?"

Wen Zhen nodded slightly: "Yes, life in the village was not easy before, and no one wanted to send their children to school to learn to read and write. Now that life has improved, I want to build a school to make it easier for the children in the village to study."

"You, you really want to build a school for the village?" Dong Li stuttered.

"Yes, so I came to you to buy a piece of land."

"This is a good thing, a good thing. Wait, I'll get the map and you can see which piece you want." Dong Li and his friends had also discussed sending their grandson to school to learn to read and write.

Now I heard that Shinichi is going to build a school, so how can I not be happy?

Grandma Dong's face wrinkled with smile: "Yi Yi, you really did a great deed."

"Grandma Dong, I'm only responsible for building the school. You have to pay for the children's tuition and books yourself."

"This is already excellent. You have to pay for everything you go."

Dong Li came out with the blueprints: "Take a look at the location and area you need."

Wen Zhenyi had never really considered how large an area a school would need, which made him a bit troubled: "Grandpa Village Chief, I have to go back and ask Grandpa Shen about this. I have never been to a school, so I don't know how large an area it would need."

"Okay, just tell me when the time comes."

Wen Zhen nodded slightly, stood up and said goodbye to Dong Li.

When I got home, Mrs. Wen and the others had all returned.

"You are a child too. You disappear as soon as you come back. How long do you plan to stay this time?" Old Mrs. Wen looked at her with a reproachful look on her face.

Wen Zhenyi walked up to her with a smile: "Grandma, I plan to come back and live here for a long time."

"Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. Look, I moved all the luggage back." Wen Zhenyi pointed to the luggage in the room.

"Why did you bear to move back?"

"I'm getting ready to build a house, so I have to come and watch. Besides, the autumn harvest is coming soon, so I have to come back and take a look, right?"

Ma Yinghe reached out and poked her forehead: "That's all you have to say."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and said, "Mom, my eldest cousin is engaged."

"Really? Whose girl is she? What's her character like? How many people are there in her family..."

Wen Zhenyi didn't know which one to answer first after she asked him this series of questions, but in the end he explained them one by one and told her what had happened during the past few days in the county town.

Ma Yinghe and the others sighed after hearing this: "You've only been gone for a few days, how come there are so many things going on?"

"There's nothing we can do about it, but luckily everything was resolved smoothly."

"Yes, we need to make good preparations for the wedding."

"It hasn't been decided yet, but the time shouldn't be too far away. Grandma is a little anxious because she thinks they are afraid of more troubles if they wait too long."

Mrs. Wen frowned and thought for a moment: "I don't know when it will be booked."

"Yeah, is it too late?" Ma Yinghe was also a little worried: "Yi Yi, when will you go to the county town next time?"

"The fifteenth of every month."

"We'll go to the county town with you next month."

"Okay, I think my aunt and the others will be very happy."