Chapter 131 A good thing happened suddenly
As soon as the two children approached the school,
they saw from a distance that Feng Miao and five or six other boys were being chased and beaten by the village widow Gu.
Zhang Xiucai stood aside awkwardly, his face red to the root of his neck.
"Sister-in-law Gu, it's my fault for not keeping an eye on them for a while. How about I help you wash your shoes?" Zhang Xiucai apologized.
It was just noon, and at this time, the villagers had just returned from the fields and immediately surrounded them to ask what was going on.
Feng also came out from Fushan Hall, and seeing Xiao Nuobao was there, she picked up her daughter and went over together.
Widow Gu threw down her broom, pointed at the dirt under her shoe soles, and said angrily: "Look, I just came to the field to pull up a scallion to cook at home, but I stepped on it. These guys are pooping in my field. Look at my scallions!"
After hearing this, the villagers couldn't help but laugh and pinched their noses. No wonder they smelled something.
Feng looked at Feng Miao with a reproachful look. She knew that Widow Gu had a piece of land, not far from the school.
At this time, the land was neat and tidy, leaving five or six pieces of "feces". When Widow Gu was pulling onions, she accidentally stepped on them. No wonder she chased to the school to scold people.
Feng Miao was hiding behind Mr. Zhang at this moment, and he still felt that he was quite right.
He ate too much in the morning, and was too lazy to go home to the toilet, so he took the lead to go to other people's fields, just as he was defecating on the green onions for Widow Gu. Isn't this considered helping others? Although
the adults thought it was funny, they had to give an explanation to Widow Gu in the end, so Feng and the others all pulled their sons over and spanked them on the buttocks.
"You kid, the school is so close to home, can't you come home to solve it? I'll punish you for being lazy and not allowing you to eat for the whole day!" Feng's words were stern, but her hands were restrained, and the beating didn't hurt at all.
Despite this, Xiao Nuobao still wanted to protect his brother.
She deliberately stood in front of Feng Miao to block Gu Gu's sight, so that Feng Shi could "let them go".
However, not everyone was like Feng Shi.
Some families beat their children sincerely, their palms were almost red, and they beat their children until they cried.
Seeing this, Feng Miao also quickly grinned, making faces at her sister while howling.
"Oh my mother, it hurts, it hurts, my butt is going to break!"
They were all from the same village, and Gu Gu was not a stingy person. After hearing Feng Miao and his friends crying "heartbreakingly", as a mother, she softened her heart all of a sudden.
So she waved her hand to stop them: "Stop fighting, and tell the children not to mess around in my field in the future. It's late at night, come home and have lunch."
Mrs. Feng stopped immediately and said with a smile apologetically: "Mrs. Gu, I'm really sorry that we have raised these troublesome ones. If you are bothered by the green onions in the field, I will bring you some from my own family later. My family just got some loquats, so I'll send some to you as well."
Widow Gu laughed: "Mrs. Nuobao, you are too polite. The loquats...you should keep them for your family. Just give me a few green onions to satisfy your lunch."
Despite saying this, little Nuobao could still see the desire for loquats on Widow Gu's face.
So she beckoned, and from the offerings of the day, she took out a bunch of loquats, wild cherries, mulberries and other fruits.
When Feng went home to get the baskets and sent them to Gu's house, the widow couldn't help but smile, and sent back half a pot of pickled radish.
Although the "feces" incident has passed, the villagers still treat it as a joke, and occasionally when they are tired of working in the fields, they will joke with the people around them.
However, there is no toilet at the school, which is really inconvenient after a long time.
"It's okay for the boys, sometimes they can hide in the haystack to solve it, but those girls are embarrassed to do so, and sometimes they can only hold it in." In the evening, Zhang Xiucai sighed casually.
Xiao Nuobao was squatting on the ground, playing with mud with Wangfu, and then he said crisply: "What's so difficult about it? Just build a toilet next to the school."
Feng and Zhang Xiucai immediately nodded and started to work.
The next day, they called the villagers to help dig pits and build walls.
Families with children studying in the school are particularly hardworking at this time, after all, it is also for the convenience of their children.
It is easy to build a toilet. Everyone worked together and it was done in less than half a day.
Feng brewed two pots of white tea at home to quench the thirst of the villagers.
Everyone held a rough bowl and watched the children happily surrounding the toilet. They were also happy. They gulped down the tea and dissipated the heat accumulated in their chests for half a day.
At this moment, suddenly, a yamen runner walked into the village.
The villagers were stunned at first, then put down their tea bowls and became alert, thinking that he was here to cause trouble again.
However, they never expected that after the yamen runner came closer, he not only lost his previous arrogance.
Instead, he was as respectful as a servant and asked in a good voice: "Excuse me, who is the Jiang family here?"
Feng was surprised, and then she came over with Xiao Nuobao in her arms. The yamen runner quickly handed over a piece of paper.
"This is what the Duke asked the yamen to do some time ago. Now the documents are complete. Are you satisfied with it?"
Xiao Nuobao couldn't read, and looked at the boss with his eyes, thinking that he was reading a book of heaven. Finally, he grabbed Zhang Xiucai's hand anxiously.
"Uncle Xiucai, take a quick look at what's written on it?"
Zhang Xiucai dragged his legs to take a closer look, and the next moment, his face flushed with excitement!
"This is the register of our village school, and the list of children studying in the village. From now on, this place has also passed the official study place!" Zhang Xiucai's voice trembled.
Register?
List of children?
The villagers had never heard of these, and they looked at Zhang Xiucai in confusion: "What's the use of this, please explain it in detail."
Zhang Xiucai's lips trembled as he hurried to explain.
According to the law, the schools, private schools or academies in the Southern Dynasty were only registered as formal schools if they were reported to the government and passed by the clerks.
Even if the children who were included in the school's list of students did not pass the imperial examinations, as long as they successfully graduated and thanked their teachers, they would be included in the official books of various places. They
would
be considered serious scholars. If they went out in the future and worked as accountants or housekeepers for workshops or wealthy families, those with a list of scholars would be much more popular than those without.
The village chief and his friends opened their eyes wide: "So, our village school is legitimate, and the children will also benefit from it in the future . When they grow up and want to go out to work, they will be respected by others?" Zhang Xiucai nodded vigorously.
"Those who have studied in a formal school and entered the official book are formal scholars. They don't have to be embarrassed to go anywhere in the future!"
Village schools like Daliu Village, or private schools opened in private houses, generally cannot obtain official books.
Zhang Xiucai never dared to think that his small school could have such qualifications, and he laughed so hard that his eyes were wet.
When the villagers heard this, they were all excited.
"Our Daliu Village school is really not in vain!" The village chief laughed so hard that he gasped.
But this is also thanks to the help of Duke Song. Otherwise, with the government's virtue of flattering the powerful and trampling on the weak, how could they give such convenience to a mere village.
Little Nuobao didn't know about this beforehand.
When she asked the yamen runners in detail, she found out that before Song Laolin went to the capital, he was worried that County Magistrate Tian would dare to make trouble for the Jiang family again while he was away.
So he went to the yamen to knock on the door.
By the way, he remembered that Nuobao's fifth brother was studying in the village school and was not included in the literary canon, so he took care of this matter at the same time.
"Grandpa Song is so kind. When Nuobao grows up, I will support Grandpa Song in his old age!" Little Nuobao smiled and showed his little white teeth. He twisted his body happily.
When the villagers learned that they had benefited from the Jiang family again, they couldn't help but thank Nuobao and Feng.
"We didn't spend a penny, but we got such a great benefit, but we owe it to the Jiang family."
"I have to let my boy study hard and study for five years. I can't let the Jiang family down. When he graduates, he can be called a scholar and have a good future."
"When my son grows up and can earn money, I will let him buy more gifts to thank Nuobao and the Jiang family!"
The villagers were moved by what they said. Feng smiled politely and kept saying that her family didn't contribute much.
Seeing that she didn't want to take credit, everyone was particularly grateful and engraved this kindness in their hearts.
Zhang Xiucai kept holding the registration documents and the flower list, and he was reluctant to let go for a moment.
From then on, he became a proper teacher. He
was finally no longer a useless cripple...
Zhang Xiucai wanted to thank Nuobao and Feng, but he was afraid that he would burst into tears as soon as he opened his mouth, so he had to turn his face away and cry secretly for a while.
After he cried enough, he looked at the flower list again and finally smiled.
But at this time, Zhang Xiucai suddenly found that there seemed to be a child's name missing.
"Why is Wencai not on it?" Zhang Xiucai was surprised and said loudly.
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