Chapter 561 Dojo

Liu Ji came in front of the crowd, looked at those angry eyes, stood with his hands behind his back, and said:

"I know everyone is angry, but please don't be angry yet. The head of our Liujia Village has always been fair. She has her reasons for doing this."

"It is said in the Tao Te Ching that all things carry the yin and embrace the yang, and the qi of all things are in harmony. There is yang in yin, and there is yin in yang. Yin is born from yang, and yang is born from yin. This is the way to balance yin and yang."

"Do you think this school is just a school? This is a dojo!"

"From the big to the small, everything in this world needs the combination of yin and yang to achieve balance. Women are yin and men are yang. If there are more men than women, the yang will be strong and the yin will be weak, which is incompatible. What I, the head of Liujia Village, do is just to comply with the will of heaven, to achieve the balance of yin and yang, and to help all students achieve enlightenment as soon as possible!"

Liu Ji looked so aloof and profound that the villagers were stunned by what he said.

Although they didn't quite understand what he said, they just thought it was amazing.

One villager suddenly realized: "So the village chief wanted to balance yin and yang. In that case, wouldn't it be easier for boys and girls to learn in the same classroom?"

Liu Ji nodded lightly, "My dear brother, you have a very good understanding. I just gave you a little guidance and you have already gained such enlightenment. It is a pity that you cannot go to school to study."

Liu Ji looked at the elder villager with admiration and nodded heavily, "Actually, this is what our village chief meant! It's all for everyone's good!"

Liu Ji had a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were winking wildly at Liu Qi, Liu Zhong and others.

Liu Qi understood what was going on first, and hurried forward, pointing at the noisy villagers and saying unhappily, "Our village chief is not good at speaking, but every time she does something, it's for everyone's benefit!"

"That's right!" Liu Zhong also reacted and agreed, "Besides, there are still more than 20 places left. If you guys want to get a priority spot next year, you might as well bring your daughter with you!"

"In fact, it's good for girls to read more books. Look at the female workers in our factory. Which one of them can't read and count? Nowadays, as long as they can read and count, they are welcome to work as waiters in embroidery rooms and restaurants in the county, regardless of gender. Although they can't take the imperial examination, how many Liu Juren can we farmers produce? As long as they can read and count, they can always find a job to support themselves. Isn't it better than farming at home?"

As someone who has a daughter at home, Liu Zhong can empathize with the situation especially. Seeing his daughter becoming more and more clever, he also hopes that more girls can be enrolled in school.

The old village chief also stood up and said a heartbreaking reality, "If the girl learns to read, she will be more likely to find a good husband to help her brothers. It's only two years anyway, so it won't delay anything."

Compared with what Liu Qi and Liu Zhong said just now, the old village chief's words can obviously make the villagers see the benefits more.

Looking at the three boys who had just obtained admission places because of their sisters, the villagers nodded in unison; they understood.

They didn't know what other schools had in mind, but they now knew that the school in Liujia Village emphasized the balance of yin and yang.

If they had known earlier, they would definitely bring their daughter along.

It’s a pity that knowing it earlier is priceless, and it’s too late to say anything now. Fortunately, there are still 24 places, so stop talking nonsense and draw the lots quickly!

It's getting late and everyone has to hurry back home. It's getting dark early now and there's no time to waste any more.

Seeing Liu Ji fooling the noisy villagers and completely brainwashing them, Zhen Yubai was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

He turned his head to look at Qin Yao who was standing next to him. She looked accustomed to it, with the corners of her mouth slightly curved, and it seemed that she was very satisfied with Liu Ji's performance.

"Madam, let's start drawing lots!" Liu Ji shouted in front, looked back at her, and smiled like a flower.

Qin Yao was in high spirits, and couldn't suppress the curled corners of her mouth at all. She walked forward with the lottery tube and asked the villagers to line up and draw lots in turn.

Those who catch the black paint on their heads can enter the school.

Those who won the prize were overjoyed, while those who didn’t were disappointed and sighed.

Zhen Yubai patiently comforted them one by one, "It's okay, come back in March next year."

He had checked and found that the Liujia Village School classroom could easily accommodate a hundred people, but classes had only started at this time of year, so the number of children had to be controlled.

After hearing what the teacher said, the children who didn’t win the lottery this time rekindled their hope.

Among them are many children who had applied to the Ding clan school but were not selected.

After seeing the seriousness of the teachers of the Ding family and seeing a friendly teacher like Zhen Yubai, they all secretly made up their minds that they must come to Liujia Village again next year to draw lots for admission.

After a morning of screening, fifty admission places for Liujia Village School were finally finalized. Zhen Yubai reminded the students to bring their own books and told them that they could go to the bookstore in the county town and ask the owner to give his name and buy them at a low price.

The students' parents were naturally very grateful, and their favorable impression of Mr. Zhen increased greatly.

The noise continued until the afternoon, when the children gradually dispersed.

The space in front of the school suddenly became empty, with only four older children left to help clean up the classroom.

Qin Yao glanced at Zhen Yubai, who was so busy that he didn't even raise his head, waved to Liu Ji and Awang, and left quietly.

"Master Zhen likes children very much."

On the way home, Awang suddenly said this.

Liu Ji nodded. Although he disliked Zhen Yubai, he had to admit that this man was very patient with children and looked like a good teacher.

If he didn't continue to get close to the teacher, he wouldn't mind chatting and drinking with the new teacher in his spare time.

Awang frowned again and said, "But this person just glanced at me secretly several times."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yao and Liu Ji immediately looked at each other. Which good person would pay any attention to Awang, a person who had no sense of existence at all and was thrown into a crowd of people?

"He wouldn't know you, would he?" Liu Ji guessed boldly.

But as soon as the question was asked, he denied it. Zhen Yubai was from Ningxi County, and Awang had never been to that place, so it was impossible for him to have seen him.

Awang shook his head. "He doesn't know me, but he has a very sharp intuition. He may have discovered that I know martial arts."

"Ah?" Liu Ji was stunned and waved his hands in disbelief. "Impossible, he doesn't know martial arts, how could he find out that you know martial arts!"

"Madam, am I right?" Liu Ji looked at Qin Yao expectantly, seeking approval.

However, she just looked at him and smiled without saying anything.

At that moment, Liu Ji felt as if he was struck by lightning, and his eyes widened in astonishment, "No way, there is another expert in our village?"

After he said this, he realized that he had spoken too loudly, so he quickly lowered his voice and asked the two masters in front of him in a low voice: "Did they come to seek revenge on you for the incident with the thirty heads last time?"

Qin Yao glanced at him sympathetically, "The previous matter has been settled. Even if there are still fish that slipped through the net, the culprit should be Wang Jin. Why are you looking for me? Are you looking for death?"

Liu Ji thought, yes, if I want to cause trouble, I should go find that shameless man Wang Jin!