Instructor Xu looked at the strange seating arrangement.
With a slight frown, he said, "Putting adults and teenagers in the same class is too daring. How can the learning effect be good? This is a case of being too clever for one's own good."
Xia Xuezheng interrupted him.
"Sigh, Instructor Xu, why make such a big deal out of this? You can see it here too. It's located in a remote area, and the people who want to study are arranged together to save on personnel and classrooms. Anyway, these adult men don't expect to participate in the imperial examinations. They just want to write their names and recognize a couple of characters."
Instructor He exclaimed, "Given the conditions, we came up with the solutions. For the teacher, preparing lessons was complicated, the tasks were numerous, the allocation of teaching time was a completely new challenge, and the handling of unexpected situations in the classroom was also a new challenge."
"Colleagues, just look at how well that teacher manages his classes. Every student is completely absorbed in the lesson and highly engaged in learning. In terms of classroom organization, I am no match for him."
Instructor Xu said indifferently, "It's so-so."
Xia Xuezheng chuckled, “There are wise men left behind in the countryside.”
Even the students, who initially didn't think much of it, were captivated by the striking adult men and women.
Lu Chengfeng chuckled, "Can't a farmer and a woman just focus on farming and raising chickens? Isn't studying a waste of time?"
Someone chimed in, "Yes, although young people start school later, they are still young. If they work hard, they can narrow the gap with their peers in the community school. Can't a farmer just focus on farming and growing vegetables?"
Instructor Xu nodded, "You're right."
Xia Xuezheng rebuked, "You are supposed to be scholars, do you have any manners? You are guests, entering the village and spouting nonsense. Who taught you to be so arrogant?"
Chen Qingshan's face stiffened, and Chen Gui pulled him back, "Don't ruin the village's grand plan! Put away your anger, that thing is the least valuable thing."
If you really want to teach them a lesson, the real skill is to find a way to get copper coins out of their pockets.
Chen Gui's expression was cold and aloof.
A dark-skinned student in the crowd whispered, "What's so funny about farmers wanting to learn to read and write as long as it doesn't interfere with their busy farming season? Confucius said that education should be provided to all without discrimination. Should all of you students question what the Master said?"
Upon hearing this, the students fell silent.
Chen Qingshan chuckled and said, "It seems that not all of these students are arrogant young masters who are annoying."
Ding ding ding!
When Old Song isn't busy, he occasionally takes on the role of ringing the bell.
He carried a gong and started banging on it.
Before long, a number of people rushed out of the school.
Chen Gui smiled and explained to Xia Xuezheng, "Our village is going to rehearse a big play soon. Would you students who have come from afar like to watch? That's why the men and women in the village are studying with the children, because they have to rehearse the play this afternoon."
Xia Xue was amazed. This village was really extraordinary. There were so many leisure activities. Looking at the smiling faces of the villagers, it completely overturned his previous impression of the villagers who looked pale and sickly.
Chen Qingshan glanced at Zhao Dayou and whispered something.
Zhao Dayou frowned. "Qingshan, even if you are the village head, you can't treat me like a fool and scam me."
Chen Qingshan said irritably, "Ten coins?"
"A job that offends people?"
"Twenty coins? I don't agree. I'll go find Chen Dashui. It was Chen Xian who suggested that Mr. Zhou come to teach. Now that the student is humiliating the villagers like this, I reckon Chen Dashui won't even ask for a single coin. He'll stand up for him."
"OK!"
Then she found her son and whispered something to him.
"Dad, I want to eat candy."
"Okay, well done, Dad will buy it for you."
Lu Chengfeng said speechlessly, "What exciting show is there in the village? It's a waste of time. Mr. Xu, just have a simple lunch."
Let's go back quickly, it's too hot here.
The other sycophants surrounding him stamped their feet, scratched their necks, and nodded, saying, "Yes, sir, can you believe it? In the middle of the day, under the blazing sun, he got bitten by a mosquito and it's so itchy."
As they were talking, a deep, masculine voice came from the other end of the line, "What are you looking at me for?"
He glared at the pageboy beside Lu Chengfeng.
This guy was rather cunning. He looked around and saw that everyone there was a scholar, wearing exquisite boots and carrying delicate sachets and jade pendants at their waists. They were clearly from wealthy families, but he also wanted the twenty coins Chen Qingshan offered, so he could only choose a pageboy.
The pageboy was speechless: "Uncle, you were the one who bumped into me, how can you turn around and blame me?"
Zhao Dayou snorted, "Were you talking about us just now? Are we farmers not allowed to study? Is studying only a right for rich kids like you? Ordinary people can't do this or that? Are you the emperor? Can the emperor issue an edict saying that we farmers can't study?"
The page hesitated for a long time before glancing at his young master.
The students looked embarrassed.
Chen Gui glanced at Chen Qingshan, who was hiding behind him and smirking. He knew perfectly well that it was this bastard who had done it.
He decided to play dead and cause trouble. Although he had just said it, he was still holding back his anger.
You look down on us. Mr. Zhou is so learned, yet he never looked down on us for studying. Do you think a young man with only the title of Xiucai (a lower-level scholar) is more learned than Mr. Zhou?
They also quietly hid behind the crowd.
A half-empty bottle makes a lot of noise, which is quite amusing.
Lu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Uncle, I was just joking. Don't take it seriously. I have a few pieces of silver here. Take them and have a bottle of wine as my apology."
Zhao Dayou's eyes lit up; there was such a good thing.
Lost in his own world, he completely forgot everything Chen Qingshan had just told him.
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