Early the next morning, before daybreak, the gate of the county government office was crowded with people, all of whom came to oppose the adults going to school.

The people's mentality has changed dramatically from being timid and fearful of the county government to being able to speak freely now.

"I know that sending us to school is for our own good, but if adults go to school, how will they support their families?"

"At my age, there's no point in going to school!"

"My family only does manual labor. What's the point of learning to read? Do you think I should take the imperial examination at my age?"

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The people's noisy clamor stopped after Xie Ling finished speaking.

"This is just a suggestion, not a mandatory requirement. Those who have been to school will not only be given one centimeter a day. In the future, no matter what kind of work they do, they can also get an additional two centimeters, regardless of age, under 40, regardless of gender."

Everyone's eyes widened, staring at Xie Ling intently, and finally they scrambled to sign up, fearing that the spot would be gone if they were too late.

Just going to class, listening to books, and sitting all day will increase one centimeter. This is such a great thing that I never dared to imagine!

The yamen runners, civil servants, and counselors were all mobilized, and it took a whole day to record all the people.

That night, Xie Ling, Gu Wei, and Xu Xingzhi studied the "student roster" for most of the night before they came up with the class schedule.

Three days later, classes officially started at Sinan School.

The school for children is called primary school, and the school for adults is called university.

Gu Wei has already trained a group of teachers who can teach the classes. Due to insufficient numbers, former civil servants have also been included as teachers.

In the early morning, when it was still light, people in every household in Sinan County woke up. Some carried lanterns, some held candles, and the whole family braved the cold wind to go to the nearest school.

Along the way, whenever we met familiar relatives and friends, we would gather together and chat for a while. No matter adults or children, there was excitement and anticipation in their eyes.

In this dynasty, private school tuition was expensive, and unless one's family was very wealthy, one would not go to school.

Therefore, scholars are very precious in the eyes of ordinary farmers.

When everyone thought about the fact that they could become "scholars", they felt an inexplicable surge of excitement in their hearts and wanted to laugh out loud.

When they got closer and saw the structure of the school, the people were even more surprised.

How can there be such a beautiful and elegant building?

It is tall and wide, with red gate columns, gold-painted archways, and a plaque engraved with the elegant word "school". Every brick and tile is so exquisite, it is even more majestic than the county government office!

After entering, there is a whole new world.

The rows of them were classrooms, the one emitting steam was the dining room, the one with blue bricks and black tiles was the toilet, and there was even a rectangular open space, all paved with cement and marked with white horizontal and vertical lines. A civil servant teacher on one side explained that it was the "playground."

The people were in a mess in the wind and everything they saw was new to them.

The children were taken to the other side and each was given a hot, freshly boiled egg.

Each adult was given a white, soft, fluffy, and very sweet white flour bun.

I can still eat while going to school!

After eating, a soldier who claimed to be a "physical education teacher" took the adults and children to run three laps around the playground. Only when everyone was sweating and full of energy did he pull them into the classroom.

The sun shines white from the horizon.

In the children's school, the sound of reading can be heard.

In the adult school, I clumsily followed the teacher to learn numbers and words.

The morning passed quietly. All the teachers in the classroom put down their chalks at the same time and said loudly: "get out of class is over! Today is Chinese class, tomorrow is math class! Remember to do your homework when you go back. You can get paper and pens at the Academic Affairs Office."