Chapter 77: Selecting an Academy
Ever since Xiuxiuniang left, Old Lady Ye and Mrs. Du were so angry that they almost fainted.
Ye Caiping asked them to go back to their rooms to rest and asked Jinhua, Yinhua and Jin'er to fan them.
After Old Man Ye, Ye Xuan and other men came back from the fields, they were surprised to learn that Ye Yong's marriage had fallen through after they had only worked in the fields for a while.
Ye Daquan was cursing while helping Ye Caiping scoop water to make spicy soup.
Ye Bajin came to pick him up. After Ye Daquan got on the ox cart, he cursed as he drove away.
Ye Yong did not come back until after lunch. He was carrying a large bundle of firewood, but he did not say a word. He put the firewood down and locked himself in the room.
Ye Caiping stood at the kitchen door, looking at his closed door, feeling a little worried.
This is a bit difficult.
She wanted to help the two young people get what they wanted, but the girl's family was a bit complicated.
Moreover, she had never really met Hu Xiuxiu and had no idea of her character.
She needs to wait for two days to get a feel for the other person's character.
"Aunt..." Ye Xuan walked over with an embarrassed look.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm coming into the mountains." Ye Xuan was a little embarrassed. His elder brother's marriage had become such a mess, he shouldn't be thinking about studying at this time.
But Zhao Jinshan came and refused to leave no matter how hard we tried.
Ye Caiping followed his gaze and saw a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old lying on the door panel looking over here. He was wearing a beige gown, looked handsome and casual, and was looking at her with starry eyes.
Ye Caiping's mouth twitched when he stared at her, and she smiled and said, "We are going into the mountains, come quickly."
"Thank you, Aunt Ping." Zhao Jinshan jumped in excitedly.
Ye Caiping coughed dryly. As a scholar, wasn't this boy a little too lively?
"Xuan'er, take him to the main hall. I'll look for your grandparents and mother."
Ye Caiping came to Mrs. Du's room.
Mrs. Du lay listlessly on the bed. Jinhua was fanning her. When she learned the purpose of Ye Caiping's visit, she said:
"I am a peasant woman and I don't know the rules of studying. I'll have to trouble Xuan'er's aunt and grandparents for this matter."
"Okay!"
When we arrived at Old Lady Ye's room, she said the same thing.
Ye Caiping and Old Man Ye were in the main room talking to Zhao Jinshan. The second wife and Jin'er and Huan'er were sitting on one side.
"I heard from mom that Aunt Caiping is looking for a teacher for Second Brother Xuan. Hehe, I didn't expect Aunt Caiping to be such a nice person, not like Second Brother Xuan at all... um!"
Before he could finish his words, Ye Xuan covered his mouth with his hand and kept glaring at him.
Ye Caiping: “…”
My goodness, it seems that Ye Xuan has said a lot of bad things about her to Zhao Jinshan before.
Ye Huan'er and Ye Jin'er shook their feet and burst out laughing.
Ye Caiping coughed dryly: "Where did you go to school when you were young in the mountains?"
Zhao Jinshan said, "When I was a kid, I went to the Kaimeng School in town. My second brother Xuan was also there. Unfortunately, he only studied there for three years and then stopped."
"The elementary schools teach until the age of twelve, and the tuition fee is only two or three hundred coins a month."
"After the age of twelve, you can take the examination for the county school, which is run by the government. Unfortunately... well, I didn't pass. I can only find a private school on my own."
"The private school I'm attending now is in town, it's called Qingfeng Academy. Well, it's called an academy, but in fact there are only five or six students. My teacher is an old scholar, he's over sixty years old and has a wealth of knowledge."
"The tuition fee for ordinary private schools is more than one tael per month, and the good ones cost two taels. Of course, there are also inferior ones, which only cost a few hundred coins. But after the age of twelve, those who still want to continue their studies are all aiming for the imperial examinations, so naturally they have to find a good one."
Old Man Ye said, "The Qingfeng Academy in the mountains is also good. It costs two taels a month. I didn't expect the Tieniu family to be so capable."
"My situation is a little special..." Zhao Jinshan scratched his head and smiled, "Many years ago, the master came here to play and sprained his leg. Fortunately, my father found him and carried him back to town."
"The teacher knew that I was studying and had not been admitted to the county school, so he asked me to study with him... for free."
Ye Caiping understood.
At the same time, we also learned that the education system of the Zhou Dynasty was quite complete.
You can take the entrance exam to the county school at the age of twelve, and the tuition is half the price of a private school. This shows the importance this dynasty attached to talent cultivation.
Ye Caiping asked, "Besides Qingfeng Academy, what about other private schools?"
"There are only two academies in the town, one is our Qingfeng, and the other is Zhulin Academy. But the founder of Zhulin Academy is a student, not as good as ours. As for the county, I don't know."
After hearing this, even Old Man Ye knew that he could not go to the Bamboo Forest Study.
Ye Caiping asked, "Has your Qingfeng Academy ever produced any students or scholars?"
"A student was born several years ago, but there has been no news of him since then. My teacher said that he is counting on us." Zhao Jinshan sighed and shook his head:
"He is too ambitious. We are all the leftovers from the county school. He was lucky to be the last student. How can he still count on us?"
Ye Jin'er and Huan'er both laughed when they heard this.
Ye Caiping coughed lightly and asked, "Has there ever been a student from that study room?"
"No!"
Ye Caiping already had a plan in mind, and looked at Ye Xuan: "Xuan'er, what do you think?"
"I want to go to Qingfeng Academy first."
"Where's Peng'er?"
Ye Peng, who was sitting on the side, scratched his head: "I am the same as my second brother."
Ye Caiping also meant this:
"As Jinshan said, the students who attend the private school are the ones left over from the county school, but the teacher was able to teach a student, so he still has something. The most important thing for you now is to improve your basics, so it would be good to go to his place and have a look."
Zhao Jinshan's eyes lit up: "That's great, Brother Xuan, we can go to school together like before."
Ye Xuan was also filled with joy and nodded: "Yeah."
"Jinshan, when will you go to school tomorrow?"
"My rest time is one and a half days. I have to go back to the academy at noon tomorrow morning. I will come to see Aunt Caiping and you then!"
"good."
After they agreed on a time, Zhao Jinshan went back.
In the evening, Old Lady Ye and Mrs. Du finally recovered.
Knowing that she would go to see the teacher tomorrow, Mrs. Du took Ye Xuan's hand:
"Put your brother's matter aside for now. You should focus on your studies. I will go with you tomorrow morning."
"Thank you, mother."
During dinner, Ye Yong, who had locked himself in his room, finally came out.
He looked normal, as if nothing had happened.
This made Mrs. Du and Old Lady Ye even more worried.
"Yong'er...are you okay?" Mrs. Du said.
"No." Ye Yong picked up the chopsticks and tried to smile, "I'm fine."
Mrs. Du: “…”
She would rather he didn't smile.
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