Chapter 620 Children also want to study
Qin Chuchu looked at Zhang Lizheng in front of her, and although she didn't know why he asked that, she nodded.
"That's right."
Seeing that the princess admitted it, Zhang Lizheng glanced at the villagers in front of him and his gaze fell on Qin Chuchu again.
"I heard that the school run by the princess doesn't accept students who practice magic. So, can the children from our village also go to the school?"
As Zhang Lizheng spoke, he pointed at several half-grown children in the crowd.
They had heard early on that the princess had opened a school in the far north, and that it didn't charge tuition, which made them extremely envious.
Although the prince and princess live in the far north, they are still the prince and princess of Qingzhou Prefecture.
This is also their fiefdom, and they are also the subjects of the prince and princess, so I think they will take care of them.
I just wanted to ask about this today, if it is possible, we can let the children in the village go to school as well.
If the children can also go to school, it will be a great thing to bring honor to the family.
Qin Chuchu then understood why Zhang Lizheng asked this question. It turned out that he wanted the children in the village to go to school as well.
He looked back towards the far north and frowned.
"Isn't this too far from the Far North?"
Although this is the village closest to the Far North, it is at least thirty miles away. If the children go to school every day, it would be too tiring to run.
After hearing what she said, before Zhang Lizheng could say anything, several half-grown children in the crowd hurriedly interrupted her.
"I don't mind the distance!"
"It's not too far for me!"
The dark-skinned boys were so anxious that they wanted to rush to Qin Chuchu.
They dream of going to school, like the scholars in the big prefectures, so that they can not only bring honor to their family, but also have a good future and be looked up to by others.
"Outrageous! No rules!"
Zhang Lizheng was dissatisfied and scolded a few children, then hurriedly bowed to Qin Chuchu.
"The children are unruly. Please forgive me, Princess."
"It's okay." Qin Chuchu waved her hand and looked at the black mud balls in front of her.
“You want to study.”
"Yes." Several children nodded decisively.
There was determination in those clear eyes.
"Then what do you want to do by studying?" Qin Chuchu asked again.
One of the younger children glanced at Zhang Lizheng,
"I want to learn arithmetic so that I can help Grandpa with his account books. This way he won't have to go to town to ask for help every time he needs to do his accounting."
Every time there was an account that needed to be settled in the village, my grandfather would run to the town to ask for help. There weren't many gentlemen in the town, and not only did he have to queue up, he also had to look at the other person's face.
Whenever I think of the scholar's cold face last time, I feel secretly resentful in my heart. I must learn to read and write and never ask others for help again.
"I study to become a high-ranking official and help my fellow villagers redress their grievances."
Another slightly older child tilted his neck upwards, also with a determined look on his face.
Two years ago, my father's leg was injured by a wealthy man in town. Not only did he not pay any compensation, he also had to pay the other party more than ten taels of silver.
It is because the county magistrate does not work for the people and favors the wealthy and powerful that he wants to become a high-ranking official and make decisions for the people.
Then, the children expressed their ideals, which made Qin Chuchu feel uncomfortable.
These children in front of me all have ideals and ambitions, and are much better than I was in my previous life.
Since they have this intention and it is within my ability, I am naturally willing to help them.
Thinking of this, he nodded decisively.
"Okay, since it's not too far for you, you can go to the school and study there, just like the other children. We won't charge you any training fees."
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at her fellow villagers eagerly, and her heart, which had been beating fast, finally settled down and she kowtowed again.
"Thank you, Princess!"
Everyone became excited again, especially the elderly women, who began to wipe away their tears.
I never dreamed that my own children would have the opportunity to go to school.
In their impression, scholars can only be found in wealthy families, which is an unattainable dream for them.
My ancestors have all been farmers, and their annual income is only about ten or eight taels of silver at most.
The worst school would charge more than ten taels of silver a year for training, and the better ones would cost more than thirty taels of silver, which was beyond the reach of a family like theirs.
But now it’s different. The children don’t have to pay tuition fees for their studies. This is all thanks to the princess.
Not to mention whether the child can pass the imperial examination, just having a scholar in the family is a great honor for the family.
Seeing everyone kowtow again, Qin Chuchu was speechless.
"Get up quickly!"
This is due to my good health, otherwise I would have passed out by now.
Li Zheng Zhang was also very excited and pointed at the children around him.
"Princess, will I send the children to school tomorrow?"
The old man tried his best to control his excitement, but he didn't expect that this good thing would actually come true.
I didn't have much hope before, after all, studying requires a lot of money.
As soon as he finished speaking, several men in the crowd took over the conversation.
"Village Head, I have an ox cart at home, and I will take the children there."
The dark-skinned man smiled innocently, and couldn't suppress his excitement when he thought about his child being able to go to school.
"Then I'll be responsible for picking up the kids!"
Another dark-skinned man also smiled foolishly.
His own children can't always take advantage of others, so as a father he has to do his part.
As soon as he finished speaking, several other men stood up and rushed to pick up the children.
I was thinking the same thing. I couldn't just sit there and do nothing to help my child go to school, so I thought about taking turns with everyone to pick him up and drop him off.
Seeing the villagers being so friendly, Qin Chuchu was very pleased and nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay then. Send the child over tomorrow. I'll let Dean Su know."
"Thank you, Princess..."
Just as everyone was about to kowtow to Qin Chuchu, a shrill voice came from a distance.
"drive!!!"
Erheizi whipped the donkey's butt hard and had to go back quickly to tell the village head uncle about these good things.
“………………”Everyone turned around at the same time.
I saw a young man of about twelve or thirteen riding a donkey.
He whipped the donkey's butt hard with the whip in his hand, and the donkey's hooves were smoking.
Qin Chuchu glanced at the man in confusion, then looked at Zhang Lizheng in front of her.
What's going on? Why is that kid so anxious? He's screaming at the top of his lungs.
Seeing the black boy, Li Zheng Zhang glared at him with dissatisfaction.
"That's Erheizi from Dahe Village. I guess he was sent by the head of their village."
The old man rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction. It must be that old guy who sent someone to inquire. The other party hasn't finished the matter yet, so why is he so anxious?
"Oh." Qin Chuchu nodded.
When I looked over again, the person was gone.
“………………”
He flirted with her very quickly and disappeared in just a moment!
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