Li Yun got up early in the morning and was ready to continue being a lazy person, but he was alerted by the sound of gongs and drums in Qingshan Village. Today the village chief was talking about the academy.
She also wanted to know the outcome of the discussion, whether the villagers agreed or disagreed.
He drew the blueprints of two academies at home and then went to find Lu Shao.
"Master, is there anything you need to come here today?" Lu Shao asked curiously.
If there was anything, the master should have given instructions yesterday. He rarely comes here.
"I came here today just to see you. These two drawings are the design drawings of two academies." Li Yun handed the two drawings to Lu Shao and pointed out one by one how the two academies should be built.
"Master, you are truly amazing. It turns out that academies can be built like this. This is probably unique in the Jin Dynasty. No, it should be said that it is unique in the entire continent.
"Master, don't worry, I will build it strictly according to your requirements." Lu Shao said happily and excitedly. He was going to become the top engineer that his master had mentioned. He would be famous in the future and his descendants would be proud of him.
"Since you can do it, I won't say much. Someone will come to install water pipes and electrical wires tomorrow. Please help." Li Yun saw his excited expression and knew that he was thinking too far.
"Yes, master." Lu Shao said respectfully.
"You go and do your thing. I'm leaving too." After Li Yun finished speaking, he walked towards the ancestral hall. From a distance, he heard the village women talking about her beam-raising banquet yesterday.
Suddenly, she heard a village woman speak loudly, which made her unable to enter the ancestral hall even though she didn't want to.
In ancient times, women were generally not allowed to enter the ancestral hall unless they encountered a major event and had the consent of the village chief and clan leader, or if they committed a serious crime and were imprisoned in the ancestral hall as punishment.
Soon, an elder came out and invited Li Yun into the ancestral hall. Li Yun followed him, walking with confidence.
"Girl, come to the village chief." The village chief pointed to the position on his right.
Li Yun walked towards the village chief and felt that the atmosphere was weird and the villagers were weird too.
Standing on the right side of the village chief, she couldn't help but ask the village chief the questions she had.
"Uncle Village Chief, what happened? Why do they seem strange?"
"Girl, this is what happened..." The village chief told Li Yun in detail what had just happened.
“That’s it, it’s a simple thing.
My fellow villagers, I can buy the pens, ink, paper and inkstones that the children need at a low price for you. If you really can't afford it, you can help me with some work to make up for it.
The pens and paper I bought for you are the worst quality. A pen costs fifteen cents, and a piece of paper costs three cents.
I think when you are just learning to read, you don’t need to use something too good, that would be a waste.
Actually, my eldest, second, and third children all use the worst quality. If you agree, you can ask the supervisor to register. If you want your children to use better ones, you can go to town and buy them yourself." Li Yun wasn't unwilling to help, but she was afraid that the villagers would take it for granted and turn against her if she didn't help next time.
There is some truth in the saying “A little bit of rice is a favor, a peck of rice is a grudge.”
"Wow! It's so cheap. If they really sell it to us at this price, Chen Ye's family will not regret it." A villager asked immediately after hearing the price.
"No regrets. If you need it, just go and register with Manager Cui. Remember to write your name and quantity. Once the academy is built and we find a teacher, I will sell it to you. Remember, you don't have to pay the money first." Li Yun said.
"Chen Ye's family, who pays the master's monthly salary?"
"It's like this. I'll pay for the Master's monthly salary, and I'll find the Master's money. As for what courses to take, I'll post them on the wall of the ancestral hall, and you can come and take a look.
Teachers are respected. To teach children to respect their teachers, each child should send two kilograms of vegetables to their teacher every month. What do you think? "Li Yun wanted to cultivate a positive outlook on life in his children, and he started by respecting his teachers.
"That's fine, that's a must." The villagers agreed immediately when they heard it was just a small request.
"Let's talk about the land for building the academy. Where do you think it should be built?" Li Yun mentioned another thing.
"Girl, I've discussed this with the clan leader and the elders, and we think it should be built in the north of the village, as that's the only place with open space.
However, the open space in the north of the village is only ten mu, and the rest are two or three mu. "After the beam-raising wine ceremony yesterday, the village chief went to the clan leader and elders to discuss where the academy should be built.
After half an hour of debate, everyone finally agreed that it should be built in the north of the village, where there was a ten-acre piece of wasteland, which was more than enough to build two academies. They also discussed giving the wasteland to Li Yun for free.
"Okay, let's build it in the north of the village. We'll buy the ten acres of wasteland at the original price of two taels per acre. Wait a minute, I'll ask Manager Cui to take the silver and go to the county government with the village chief to register and get the land deed back." Li Yun also thought of building it in the north of the village. The ten acres of wasteland were just right for building an academy.
Because the academy she wanted to build was different from the one in the Jin Dynasty, she designed it according to the layout of the school in her previous life. Not only was there a blackboard, she also planned to buy chalk from Haoduoduo.
A gymnasium will also be built, where there will be some sports equipment and devices for children to play with.
However, she uses wooden equipment, such as single pole, double pole, etc.
"Girl, I've discussed that piece of wasteland with the clan leader and elders, and I'm giving it to you for free.
You've already helped everyone a lot, so let us pay for this." The village chief declined.
"Yes, we will give it to you as a gift. It is our way of repaying you."
"Yes, I agree."
"I appreciate your kindness. I still want to buy the wasteland, and the academy is also my property. The reason I help you is that I hope that our Qingshan Village can produce a few officials to serve the court." Li Yun said.
No one could convince Li Yun, so they had to do as she said.
After Li Yun said goodbye to everyone, he left the ancestral hall and went home.
The next day, Li Yun took An Yi, An Er and An San to the new house to install water pipes and electrical wires, and Shangguan Feiyun followed behind them.
Taking out the blueprint for installing water pipes, Lu Shao brought five trustworthy people and started installing the water pipes according to the route on the blueprint.
With everyone's joint efforts, the water pipes were installed in three days.
The next step is the wires, which Li Yun only gave to An Yi, An Er and An San.
Install the wires inside the wall according to the route shown in the drawing.
This time it took longer, five days to install the wires.
In a few days, the house will be ready, and Li Yun thought of putting modern wall tiles in every room.
After the house was built, I bought antique wall tiles from Haoduoduo.
He handed the wall tiles to Lu Shao, An Yi and others, told them how to lay them up, and then left with his followers.
Five days later, An Yi came to tell her that everything was done.
The construction of the academy has also begun. Many villagers go to help when they are free, and Li Yun will also pay them wages.
The academy had also begun to be built, and the most urgent task was to find a teacher. It was indeed difficult to find a teacher, and after thinking about it, someone suddenly appeared in my mind.
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