Chapter 263 264. Private School
Song Xiuniang was complaining in her heart. The Le family had not allowed her to touch any money in the past two years. They had to buy whatever she wanted directly. She really didn't have a single copper coin on her.
She had repeatedly mentioned this to the Le family. How could she possibly send the money back to her parents' home when this place was so far away from her brother?
But no matter how much he said, it was useless. Le Jia said perfunctorily that he would talk about it next time, but nothing happened next.
With the people sent by Xie Ruyi guarding her, Song Xiuniang could only endure the banquet in a small side room. When she came out again, everyone had already left.
Gu Wenheng followed Gu Sanbu for a walk to the private school in the village. Gu Sanbu sighed as they walked, "The current scene in the village is all due to you.
Now the village has found a few young talents who are good at studying. The scholar also said that they are still young and can try next year. "
Gu Wenheng, "Besides those children who can read, are there others who can come and learn some words?"
Gu Sanbu pointed to the side room and said, "Sometimes people come over. Everyone is busy with their own work, so they always come one after another."
Speaking of this, Gu Sanbu shook his head and said, "Everyone still thinks that it is not very useful for them to learn to read. They are not like those children who want to take the imperial examination. There is no need to waste time on this.
I have told them several times that at least they can find the way out.”
Gu Wenheng, "What about the girl in the village? Didn't they also send a nanny who can read and do math over?"
In order to find such a person at that time, Gu Wenheng put in a lot of effort and asked around before he found him.
Gu Sanbu, "The older children were kept at home to help with the chores, but the ones who were tottering were sent here, and there was a commotion over this.
Now Madam Liu doesn’t teach those girls specifically, but goes directly to the enlightenment class to help teach those children who have just entered school.”
Gu Wenheng shook his head silently. The prejudice against women in this dynasty was still too great. When he heard the old patriarch say this, he didn't take it seriously and thought it was a common thing.
"You just happened to come back today, and I have something I want to tell you. You also met those village heads. Some families nearby want to send their children to our school, but I don't know how to calculate this."
Gu Wenheng, "Are there many children sent here? After all, only Zhou Xiucai is here now. There are too many people and he can't take care of them all.
In the end, I am afraid that it will affect the children in our village.”
Gu Sanbu knew this truth, but he was being pestered by everyone these days. "This is the friendship of fleeing together. I just rejected it directly, fearing that several villages would have objections.
This is what I think. I want Shulin to give up his position as village chief and let him come over to be a teacher."
Gu Wenheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Will Uncle Shulin agree?"
You know, the village chief can receive a salary from the county government. Although it is not much, it is enough to support his family.
Although being a teacher here will bring some income, it is not as easy as being a village chief.
Gu Sanbu, "He would be willing to do so."
Gu Wenheng: "..." So this time, they haven't discussed it yet and they're directly pitting their son?
“I think it’s a good idea for the village to let Uncle Shulin be the village chief. Everyone respects him.
I will think of a way to deal with your problem, sir. However, the children from other nearby villages are not treated the same as the children from our village."
Gu Sanbu said, "Of course, compared to the private schools outside, we should lower the admission by one or two levels."
“…”
"Then this yard needs to be rebuilt. By then I will..."
Gu Sanbu interrupted him immediately, "You don't have to worry about these things anymore. There are only two houses. Let each villager take two days off and they can take care of the houses properly."
Everyone is used to doing farm work, and for the sake of future generations, they will not be stingy with a day or two of work.
Just after finishing talking to the old patriarch, Gu Yuanshui came over and took him home.
"My brothers are all here," Gu Wenheng walked in and found that not only his brothers, but also several daughters-in-law of the Gu family were waiting here.
He walked over and sat next to Jin Qianqian. "What's going on here?"
Jin Qianqian shook her head slightly. She had just arrived and was also curious.
"Seventh Brother, you are not at home most of the time, so you may not know some things." As soon as Gu Yuanjin opened his mouth, Jin Qianqian and Gu Wenheng had a bad idea.
Sure enough, "Our good father is quietly preparing to find a wife for us."
Gu Wenheng immediately frowned, "When did this happen?"
Jin Qianqian also looked at her sister-in-law next to her, "Does mother know?"
Hong Daya shook her head. Who would dare to bring it up at this moment?
To be honest, they have been living in fear these days. Now that the family has more money, they are really afraid that they will bring some trouble to the family.
"We only found out about it after hearing Liang Xiaojun and the others reminding us privately." Gu Yuanshui gritted his teeth. No one understood better than them brothers how their mother had survived all these years.
In addition, for these men, Gu Dashi's actions were not only unfair to Li Cuicui and made them feel upset, but also vindicated Li Cuicui who was completely unaware of all this.
Gu Wenheng's face straightened, "Tell me."
Gu Yuanhuo had a quick temper and was quick to blurt out everything.
It turned out that a few days ago, Liang Xiaojun, who had just delivered tofu nearby, deliberately blocked them.
"Uncle Dashi has been going to Shengdong Village a lot recently. Others have told me quietly that he is in love with Widow He from the village."
Gu Yuanjin didn't believe it at the time, "Did you make a mistake? My father rarely goes there."
Gu Yuanshui pulled him aside and said to Liang Xiaojun, "What did you hear?"
Liang Xiaojun, "My father and I were delivering tofu to several nearby villages. We just delivered it to Shengdong Village yesterday, and people curiously asked me if I knew you brothers.
I think they did it on purpose. Everyone in this area within a hundred miles knows that these soy products come from our village. Those who can sell them nearby must be from our village.
At that time, my father joked with them and said that he was your uncle.
These people became even more excited and started asking when Uncle Dashi would go and bring Widow He back. They said that doing it so secretly would affect the reputation of their village.
My father and I were stunned at that time. When did Uncle Dashi become so bold as to secretly look for a widow behind Aunt Dashi's back?
We both said that the other party was wrong and started arguing with them.
Instead, those people scolded us, saying that we were all fleeing here, although they couldn’t remember our names or tell which family we were from.
But looking at Uncle Dashi's hunched back and his obviously wealthy clothes, how could one be mistaken?
My father knows this matter is a bit serious, so he asked me to come and tell you."
(End of this chapter)
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