Chapter 290 What’s the Use of Reading

The second day.

Qi Hanzhou went to see the person who mentioned yesterday that there was jade in the mining area of ​​the seventh district.

I confirmed again and again that this person was not just bragging.

But he had actually seen a large piece of jade raw material in the iron ore area of ​​the seventh district.

Then I began to think about going to the seventh-class area.

Qi Hanzhou knew that if he told Yun Fu directly that he was going to the seventh-class area to find jade as a birthday gift for her, his little girl would definitely not let him go.

So, he could only make up another excuse and leave for a while.

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"Hunting? Why do you suddenly want to go hunting? We have enough food and meat in our warehouse now." Yun Fu suddenly heard him say that he wanted to go hunting, and raised her little face to look at him in confusion.

Fortunately, Qi Hanzhou had prepared in advance the questions she might ask herself.

He calmly replied, "Actually, I want to go hunt some wolves or foxes and get some fur to make winter coats for Xiaoyu and the others."

"Okay, then wait for me for a few days. I'll take care of the things I have and go with you."

Yun Fu thought his suggestion was a good one. She had heard from people here that after winter, the Guihuang Prison would experience severe cold for nearly a month.

Every winter, a group of people freeze to death.

It would be nice to prepare a few fur coats for the little ones.

"No need. I can handle this matter by myself. You stay in the village and have a good rest for a few days."

"Are you going alone?" Yun Fu was obviously surprised by his answer, but she didn't think much about it.

"Yeah, alone."

"So how many days exactly will you be gone?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on the situation. If I'm lucky enough to encounter prey, I should be back soon."

Qi Hanzhou answered fluently.

He had already rehearsed these questions in his mind.

In addition, Yun Fu's perception of him had basically been formed, and she had never thought that he would lie to her.

So I didn't ask him any more questions.

Let him go alone.

"Then you should go early and come back early, and be careful."

Yun Fu also has other things to do.

A hospital and a school have been built.

Although the hospital is in charge of Qi Xu and Jin Lu, and the school is also in charge of Grandpa Mu.

But there are some things that the three of them cannot make the decision on, so they still come to her to make the decision.

According to Yunfu's previous intention, as long as the workers participated in the construction of hospitals and schools, they would be provided with food and accommodation, and would be issued a badge similar to a "work permit". In the future, they could enjoy welfare benefits with this certificate.

Those who participated in the construction of the hospital can come to the hospital for medical treatment with their certificates, and no consultation fees will be charged. Immediate family members can also be exempted from half of the consultation fees.

Those who participate in the construction of a school can have their children exempted from tuition fees in the future.

What surprised Yun Fu was that many people signed up to build the hospital.

The staff is full, and everyone wants to find Jin Lu to get a chance through the back door.

But the situation at school is exactly the opposite.

Apart from Yan Saner and his brothers, no one else signed up.

Yun Fu couldn't help but frown after hearing what Grandpa Mu had someone convey to her.

If she remembered correctly, there should be quite a few children in the eighth and ninth grade areas.

Don’t the families of these children have the desire to send their children to school?

If it was still the situation before, when everyone was about to starve to death, Yun Fu could still be understood.

But today's eighth-level and ninth-level districts are no longer the same.

The rows of red brick houses and the fields are enough to show that everyone's life has changed dramatically.

Yun Fu gave an order to gather all the people with children in the eighth and ninth districts.

In addition, Mu Yong was also invited.

She wanted to ask what was going on.

A group of people gathered in the open space of the mining area of ​​Nanhuozhai.

Yun Fu didn't waste any time and directly asked their thoughts: "Have your children already learned to read, or do you plan to wait until the school is built before paying the tuition to enroll?"

"If it's the former, then forget what I said. But if it's the latter, then you might as well directly participate in the construction of the school. That way, your children can be exempted from tuition fees for several years and have priority admission. Isn't that more cost-effective?"

In front of Yun Fu, these people replied honestly, "Your Highness, you thought of setting up a school and teaching children to read. We should be grateful to you, but Your Highness, have you forgotten that this is the Ghostly Prison? Each of us has the words 'exiled prisoner' engraved on our bodies. As long as we are in this Ghostly Prison, our children are prisoners here just like us, and they will never be able to leave. So, what difference does it make whether they can read or not?"

"That's right, what's the point of them going to school? They can't take the exam to become a scholar, or become a high-ranking official. It's a waste of time. They might as well learn to farm with me."

"My Heiwa is already ten years old. In a few years, he will be able to follow me into the mines. Then, I will find him a wife. That will be enough for his whole life."

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Yun Fu understood.

These people themselves have not received any education, so their knowledge is limited to reading and learning to read in order to pass the imperial examinations.

Nowadays, these people in the Ghost Prison have no chance to go out and take the imperial examinations, so they are unwilling to let their children spend their time reading and learning to read.

Mu Yong, listening anxiously, couldn't help but say, "Who told you that studying is just for the sake of passing the imperial examinations? Reading increases one's knowledge and learning. Reading helps one gain understanding, and understanding is for self-cultivation. Self-cultivation is for being a good person! Only by understanding through reading can one know what to do and what not to do!"

"What Mr. Mu said is too difficult to understand. We rough people can't understand it."

"Yes, we know that studying is useless!"

Mu Yong's words did not change these people's minds.

Yun Fu said, "Because you haven't been to school, of course you don't understand what he's saying. His words are very simple. Reading and writing can teach those children the principles of life. At least they won't follow in your footsteps and do things that violate the law."

"Although this is the Ghostly Prison, the rules I set are no less strict than the laws outside, and they will become increasingly strict in the future. Can you guarantee that your children will farm peacefully and not go astray?"

Yun Fu didn't waste any more words and asked them to go back and think about it carefully.

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A few days later.

Yunfu went to the construction site of the school again.

I didn't see any of those people, but I saw a group of children.

That's right.

They were a group of children of all sizes.

The older one should be about fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger one is only three or five years old.

Among the group of children, Yun Fu quickly noticed Qi Yu and the other little kids.