Chapter 252: The Su family's marriage must be settled
When the village chief arrived, Old Man Su simply told him that Xiao Tangbao wanted to borrow the vacant thatched house in the village to use as a school.
Wang Zhengyi immediately agreed.
Then, without caring that it was getting late, he called a large group of people to clean up the thatched hut.
Repair the roof, clean the house, and weed the yard...
Finally, each household gathered some tables, chairs and benches.
So much so that by the time Yu Zhilan and Liu Juren had dinner at Su's house, the thatched house had been cleaned up and was tidy and presentable.
Yu Zhilan and Mr. Liu did not stay overnight at the Su family's house, but moved directly to the thatched house.
It was also agreed that classes would begin for Da Pan and the others the next day.
Even after Yu Zhilan and Mr. Liu left, Old Man Su still did not calm down from his high spirits.
The village chief Wang Zhengyi came over again.
"Brother Su, building this academy will probably cost a lot of money. What do you think of the procedures for this matter?"
After all, if it is a school in Daliushu Village, every household will need to raise money.
Then every household will have a certain say.
For example, the Li family private school belongs to the entire Li family.
Although the power lies in the hands of the patriarch, other descendants of the Li family also benefit from it.
Now all the children in Daliushu Village benefit from this academy, so we cannot be stingy.
"Don't worry about the money." Old Man Su waved his hand and said, "It was my daughter who proposed to build the academy. Tang Bao said that our family would pay for it."
Although the village chief had known this would happen, he was still deeply moved after hearing what Old Man Su said.
It is obvious that this academy is not profitable.
Not only that, at the beginning, a lot of silver had to be added into it.
If every household contributed money, some would definitely be unhappy.
"Okay! Then this academy will be yours from now on! No one in our village can interfere with how it is managed." The village chief said happily.
After all, this is the money that people paid for themselves, and others should not interfere.
Old Man Su hasn't thought about this problem yet.
It has only been a few hours since we knew about the construction of the academy.
He didn't have time to think about these things, but just instinctively listened to his little girl.
My little girl said she wanted to build a college, so let’s build a college.
"That's fine." Old Man Su thought for a moment and said, "But the large open space behind the thatched house..."
"That vacant land belongs to our village and has been allocated to the academy." The village chief said readily, "I'll take care of the land deed."
"Okay, it's settled then." Old Man Su said happily.
Although the family is not short of money now, it is always good to save a few taels of money to buy land.
Of course, even if the family was short of money, they would borrow money to build a school.
After all, building a college is more important than anything else.
Old Man Su felt that because of this incident, his current status seemed to have been elevated.
I am afraid that in the future, my family will also pass on poetry and literature.
When Old Man Su thought of this, his blood boiled.
It has to be said that in this age where everything is inferior except reading, when academies are mentioned, they are definitely a high-end existence.
Old man Su's face was flushed and his eyes were shining.
"My daughter, let's put off building our house for now. Let's focus on building the academy first. I'll start building a few more thatched houses behind the thatched house tomorrow..."
Old man Su chattered excitedly, and anyone could see how happy he was.
"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Dad." Little Tangbao said obediently: "After the academy is built, Dad will continue to take care of it. However, it is better for Uncle Zhuangyuan to be the principal of the academy."
After all, the title of top scholar is a signboard and a gimmick for the academy to become famous.
"Okay! Whatever my daughter says, that's fine!" Old Man Su said happily.
Early the next morning, Old Man Su began to make arrangements for building the academy.
The people of Daliushu Village also took action.
Since everyone doesn't have to pay any money and their children can go to school for free, everyone will definitely rush to contribute.
The open space behind the thatched house was bustling with activity.
Some were weeding, some were digging the soil and laying the foundation, and some children were running and jumping happily...
However, in the thatched hut, Da Pan, Wang Lai and others were forced to study.
So, when Lang Lang's reading voice came out from the window, the open space suddenly became quiet.
Even the children who were running and jumping around felt the change in atmosphere and stopped laughing.
People looked at the thatched house with reverence and worked even harder.
It was as if I saw some hope, and as if a spark was ignited in my heart.
As for the children, they were quietly driven away by the adults.
So as not to disturb the reading sounds in the thatched house.
In the big house.
"Brother, do you know someone named Yu Zhilan?" Little Tangbao asked Xuanyuan Jin, "It is said that she was the top scholar in the fifth year of Tianxi."
"Yeah." Xuanyuan Jin nodded.
Little Tangbao, "...No wonder he keeps saying he wants to see you, it turns out he knows you."
"Don't pay attention to him, just write carefully." Xuanyuan Jin said after taking a look at Xiao Tangbao's poor handwriting.
"Oh." Little Tangbao quickly picked up the pen and held his wrist high, trying hard to make the painting look better.
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Jin raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Little Tangbao was patiently climbing up the ladder in the mansion, but a carriage arrived at the gate of the Su family.
Mother Zhang got off the carriage, glanced at the Su family's gate, and a look of disgust appeared on her face.
Such a poor man dared to reject the marriage proposal from the Duke's Mansion. He really doesn't know his place!
Now that she was in trouble, she gave up her job as the Crown Prince's wife and became a concubine brought here for good fortune.
"Take the things!" Mother Zhang ordered the two maids.
The two maids quickly agreed.
One held up two pieces of cloth, and the other held up a small box.
The two pieces of material were just ordinary muslin.
As for the small box, it contained a silver bracelet, a pair of silver earrings, and a silver hairpin.
Mother Zhang glanced at him with disdain, her lips curled slightly.
Even she doesn't care about these things.
The old lady didn't let anyone take any of the betrothal gifts she had specially prepared.
In the end, I just took a few things from the rewards I gave to the servants.
It can be seen how dissatisfied the old lady is with the Su family.
However, she did not expect that the old lady would actually send her Su family to propose marriage in the end.
Of course, it wasn’t just her, but also the old lady’s confidante, Mother Wang.
Mother Wang frowned when she saw that Mother Zhang was acting condescendingly even before she entered the room.
"Mother Zhang, please try to be polite when you talk later." Mother Wang said, "The most important thing is to do the job well."
"What are you talking about, elder sister?" Mother Zhang said with a forced smile, "Of course, completing the task is the most important thing, but if this family still doesn't know what's good for them, are we going to return empty-handed?"
Mother Wang paused.
Of course they couldn't return empty-handed.
This marriage with the Su family must be settled.
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