Chapter 240: First School
Lin Xi didn't explain the reason to them in detail, and it was not something they needed to know.
Now that Xiao Yongyan and Wang Jing have gone to the capital, Lin Xi is the only one in charge of the school's affairs for the time being.
Since she couldn't find a substitute teacher at the moment, Lin Xi had no choice but to teach. Although she was not good at writing essays, she could still urge everyone to memorize.
In fact, ever since the establishment of Shuer School, Lin Xi has never actually stepped into the classroom area of the school. At most, he just walked around the books.
This time, it was Lin Xi’s first time to enter Shuer Academy.
All the students have heard the news that Xiao Yongyan is about to leave, and have also heard that someone will be responsible for the management of the school in the future. However, in the impression of all of them, studying is a man's business and has nothing to do with women.
So when Lin Xi entered the school, every student's eyes were fixed on Lin Xi.
But Lin Xi ignored all these stares. She walked straight into the school and sat down in the lecture seat under everyone's gaze.
Now, some students could no longer sit still. Not only was there a pregnant woman, but why was she sitting in the teacher's seat? It was really outrageous.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, this seat is our teacher's. If you need to rest, you can sit over there in the pavilion." A student stepped forward and said.
This one was relatively polite, but some were not so gentle to Lin Xi, and said directly, "What's wrong with you, woman? Can you just come here casually? If you are pregnant, you should stay at home and take good care of the baby. Why are you running here!"
Lin Xi glanced at the other person. The scholar was wearing a blue robe with gorgeous patterns. It was obvious that he came from a well-off family.
"You don't even know my identity, why can't I sit here?" Lin Xi said.
The scholar in blue glanced at Lin Xi. She was just a pregnant lady. What kind of status could she have?
Nanny Chang on the side couldn't bear to watch it any longer. When had her young lady been treated like this? She was about to get angry but was stopped by Lin Xi.
"Who are you?" the scholar in blue frowned.
Lin Xi smiled, "Didn't your teacher tell you before he left that someone would take over the class while he was away?"
The blue-clothed scholar immediately said, "You know someone is here to substitute for the class and still act like this, this is the position reserved for the teacher!"
Lin Xi said gently, "I'm the substitute teacher."
After these words came out, more than ten students present were dumbfounded. Even the blue-clothed scholar was very surprised, "Didn't the teacher say that the person who came was a woman?"
"Why, women can't read?" Lin Xi glanced at the other person, "You look down on women?"
The blue-clothed scholar asked in surprise, "Women can also read?"
At this point, Nanny Chang couldn't stand it any longer. "In the capital, any family with a little reputation will let their daughters learn to read and write. You, who live in a remote mountain village, naturally don't know that."
The blue-clothed scholar suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and said with his neck stiff, "Who knows if what you said is true or not? I have never heard of it."
"No problem, I'll let you see it today." Lin Xi said, "How about we play a game, Feihualing."
The blue-clothed scholar was very conceited, "Come if you want."
Lin Xi started with the poem, "Last night I dreamt of falling flowers in the quiet pond. It was a pity that I hadn't returned home in the middle of spring."
The blue-robed scholar said, "The ancients no longer live in the east of Luo City, but today people still face the falling flowers and the wind."
“The flowers are the same every year, but the people are different every year.”
"Peach blossoms follow the flowing water all day long, where is the cave beside the clear stream?"
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There were seven repetitions in total. When Lin Xi said the eighth line of the poem, the scholar in blue could no longer continue.
He scratched his head and couldn't figure it out.
Lin Xi stood aside and said leisurely, "I'll say three. If you still can't keep up, you lose and you have to apologize to me."
"one two three."
The scholar in blue still couldn't utter a single line of poetry.
Not only Lin Xi, but also the classmates nearby couldn't stand it anymore. "I said, if you can't do it, don't brag. Now you've run into trouble."
"Oh, by the way, I heard that the master seemed to have said that his wife had been studying since she was young, and was proficient in poetry and songs."
As soon as these words were spoken, the way people present looked at Lin Xi changed instantly.
It can't be what they think.
Just when everyone was stunned, Dai Laner just came out of the house. Seeing Lin Xi, she was quite surprised, "Madam, why are you here?"
The students didn't know Lin Xi, but they were quite familiar with Dai Lan'er. After hearing him say this, they no longer had any doubt that the woman in front of them was definitely the gentleman's wife.
The blue-clothed scholar regretted his decision and said, "Please forgive me, Madam. I was not polite just now."
Lin Xi saw that although he was a little brainless and his attitude was a little frivolous, fortunately he knew his mistake and was able to correct it. He did not embarrass the blue-clothed scholar and said, "In this case, you can treat everyone to meat buns."
Lin Xi's proposal was immediately supported by everyone, and they all called on the blue-clothed scholar to buy meat buns.
It was originally just a normal little joke, but Lin Xi found that these students were a little too excited.
She called Dai Lan'er over and asked in a low voice, "What do these scholars usually eat?"
Dai Laner whispered, "To be honest, the tuition fees paid by our school are not much at all. Most of the time, it is only enough to buy some pickles. But as long as there is extra money, I will buy some pig offal from the Ma family for them to eat."
Lin Xi already thought that Xiao Yongyan had been so busy teaching that he might have neglected their diet.
"What about hot water? Can you guarantee it?" Lin Xi asked again. It's okay in the summer, but we can't drink ice water in the winter.
"It's just cold. Everyone needs to drink water and we have to light a stove. It's too troublesome." Dai Laner said.
No matter how Lin Xi thought about it, he felt that the conditions were too bad. "I remember that last winter I asked Xucheng to send a lot of charcoal."
"That's right. Last winter, some students didn't want to go home for the New Year because they felt it was too warm in the academy," said Dai Lan'er.
Lin Xi knew that studying was not easy in ancient times, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he still found it hard to accept.
"Take me to see where they live." Lin Xi said.
When Shuer Academy was first rented, it was converted from an existing house, so there were no small compartments and everyone slept on a large bunk bed.
Lin Xi took a look and felt that this environment had no quality at all. It was cold in the east and hot in the summer, which was really miserable.
"Madam, why don't you speak?" Dai Laner asked curiously.
Lin Xi came back to his senses, "I was thinking that the new academy should be well planned. It can't be the same as it is now."
Xiao Yongyan has a record of exile in his life, so he will face many obstacles if he wants to return to the court.
But it doesn’t matter. If students are spread all over the world and those people become officials in the court, Xiao Yongyan’s status can be raised even higher.
Before that, we must select more talented students and train them.
She cannot replace others in teaching, but it is not difficult for her to optimize these facilities.
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