It's no good if you don't read and write. You won't be able to understand what others write randomly, and you won't even know if you've been fooled.
Fan Jin was about to say, "We're planning to build a house this time, so we'll buy some bricks and tiles together and build a two- or three-room brick house. Any children in the village who want to learn to read and do arithmetic can come over. I'll teach them all. I don't care about the imperial examinations; I just hope they won't be cheated when they go out to learn to read."
"We can only contribute the money to buy bricks and tiles. You will need to take care of transporting them back to the village and building the house. In addition, the site for building the house will also need to be given to you. Is that alright?"
The old village chief tightened his grip on his cane.
The courtyard was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; the only sound was the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Li Qiang and Li Wu took a deep breath. They hadn't misheard.
Not only did Fan Jin and his wife contribute the money and bricks to build the school, but they also personally taught the children to read and write.
You have to understand that their entire family had already exhausted all their efforts to support Changlin's education in the official school! And now their children, Changlin's younger brothers, can also read and write?
"Sure! Of course it will work! Don't worry, I'll definitely get it done!" The old village chief's voice trembled slightly with excitement.
Things are different now; those who can read and write will be able to go further and achieve greater things in the future.
It doesn't matter if there are villagers who are unwilling to build a school; their descendants will not be allowed to study there, which will naturally curb the trend of cheating and shirking responsibility!
The man with the child, just recovering from his shock, asked incredulously, "Build a school? All we have to do is work?"
They don't need to contribute money; the school building is a brick and tile structure. All they need to do is contribute their labor to build the house.
"Brother Jin, are you going to teach them personally?"
"Can all boys go? Regardless of age?"
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They felt that time was passing exceptionally long, as they received a flood of messages, one after another, making it difficult for their minds to process them.
Fan Jin patiently explained: "This is not only a study, but also a meeting place for important village matters, or a gathering place for village collective matters."
For example, if we need to register and weigh medicinal herbs when we purchase them in a unified manner in the future, we can put them here;
The harvest celebrations can also be held here, so it would be best to build a kitchen and a large venue that can accommodate the entire village, so that everyone in the village can attend future banquets at the same time.”
This is what Shuiqing said; she said it would create more cohesion.
A village is like a collective, and everyone works to make money for themselves and to make the village better.
Shui Qing also said something very nice: "When gathered together, they are a blazing fire; when scattered, they are stars filling the sky." He liked it very much.
Shui Qing: .....I saw what others said, not what I thought myself. I don't have that talent.
"And it's not just boys, girls too, they can all come. Those who learn well will be hired as female accountants, for one tael of silver a month."
Shui Qing said that if you want to change people's mindsets, no amount of talk is as effective as the most practical and visible thing: money!
Later, as their business grew and became more successful, they did need an accountant. What did it matter whether the accountant was male or female? Ability was the key!
He secretly believed that Shuiqing could have more helpers, and the girls he had trained could help Shuiqing.
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