Chapter 291 School Starts
In fact, after the seventh day of the first lunar month, the Chinese New Year is over for ordinary people. The restless elders go to the fields early to work.
In previous years, children would run around the village, so you could hear parents scolding their children at any time.
But this year the village is exceptionally quiet.
When parents who are out working meet, they will smile at each other. "Are your children still rushing through homework?"
"No, they didn't write before the New Year. But after Jiayue came over a few days ago, everyone suddenly became more studious and kept writing until dark every day."
"My son is the same. He even forces me to learn to read every day, saying it's also homework. Oh, it makes his father and I very worried."
"Yes, yes, yes. My family even lets us write. Wow, who would have thought that someone of their age could still read. Haha..."
The adults chatted all the way to the fields, and occasionally the sound of reading could be heard from the courtyards.
Smoke from cooking rises with the wind, and a quiet farm scene unfolds before everyone.
But this silence was broken in an instant.
"Wow, why is school starting already? I haven't finished my homework yet."
"It's so cold. I don't want to get up and go to school at all."
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But no matter how reluctant they were, the children of Taohua Village still packed their schoolbags and entered the Qiushi School.
Today is the 19th day of the first lunar month, and the children in Taohua Village start school early.
Mr. Du arrived yesterday. It’s been a whole month since I last saw these children. To be honest, I still miss them a little bit.
Behind him stood four scholars from the prefecture who were secured by Zheng Qinghe for Gu Jiayue.
The four of them were extremely talented, and they all ranked among the top in the provincial examination. If it weren't for Zheng Qinghe's relationship, these talented students wouldn't have been assigned to a remote village like Taohua Village.
In this case, some people will definitely feel dissatisfied.
"I really don't know what the higher-ups were thinking. They actually sent the four of us to a place like this to teach these peasants." The scholar who spoke was called Su Zhuxing. He was the top scorer in the provincial examination. Now he is only a twenty-year-old, and he has been called a child prodigy since he was young.
Moreover, his family was well-off and he owned three shops in Juzhou.
After the news came from Kyoto, although many people did not understand, they had to do it. He had obviously already communicated with the provincial education commissioner, and the provincial education commissioner had also promised to assign him to teach at Wutong Academy.
Yes, I went to Wutong Academy, but then I was taken to this Qiushi Academy.
What the hell is this Qiushi Academy? It's far away, remote, and there aren't any important people there.
I heard that the headmaster is a woman!
It's totally nonsense!
Another person tugged at his clothes, signaling him to speak more quietly so that Mr. Du would not hear.
All of their teaching has to follow Mr. Du's arrangements.
Su Zhuxing didn't appreciate it and turned to look at the other man. "Brother Fang, do you think I'm right?"
Fang Yuezhu, who was called, looked at him, smiled and said nothing.
Idiot, you can't see such an obvious thing, and you're a child prodigy. You're just bragging without thinking.
Not to mention that idiot Su Zhuxing, just take the man himself, he has always been kind and cautious. He doesn't think he has offended anyone. Because of his family background, he has a good network of connections in Juzhou. Even the academician has some connection with his family.
Even so, he was sent here from the Wutong Academy where he was speaking, which can only mean one thing.
There was someone behind Qiushi Academy, whose status was even higher than that of the academician.
Combined with the advice secretly given to him by the academician before he set out that he would not suffer any loss if he behaved well, he was sure that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers here!
That's why he wouldn't say anything annoying to that idiot Su Zhuxing.
"Although Taohua Village is a bit remote, it has beautiful scenery and simple folk customs. It is a great place to study!"
Master Du, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly turned around and looked at Fang Yuezhu with satisfaction. "Well, that's good. Only with an open mind can one produce brilliant articles. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions in the future."
Fang Yuezhu quickly and joyfully bowed. "Yes, thank you, Master."
Although Master Du was only a teacher at Wutong Academy, his knowledge was praised by even the governor. A single word of his guidance was worth more than a whole night of hard study on his own.
Looking at the other three, Master Du smiled. "Well, the students have all gone to breakfast. I'll take you there to get acquainted with the place first."
As early as three days ago, Zheng Qinghe sent someone to deliver the basic information of these four people to Gu Jiayue.
Gu Jiayue had arranged their classes according to their personalities and strengths. Now all she had to do was assign the textbooks to them before the classes could begin.
"Although Qiushi Academy is just a small mountain school, it has its own rules. The first rule is, of course, that teaching must be conducted according to the textbooks provided by the headmaster. Of course, as long as the textbooks are used as a basis, you can innovate."
"Here is the class schedule. Please attend the corresponding class according to the time on the schedule. If you cannot attend class due to something, you must ask for leave from the principal in advance."
"After class, you are free. Any place in the school is open to you, but I suggest you go to the third floor of the library more often. There are many things you can use there."
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The academician handed these four scholars over to him and asked him to discipline and teach them well. He agreed and naturally performed his duties conscientiously.
After saying everything he needed to say, he waved towards Fang Yuezhu. "You can live with me from now on. There's a spare room in the house I'm building."
Gu Jiayue had actually already arranged rooms for them, but everyone has their own preferences.
Not to mention that Fang Yuezhu was the person specifically asked by the academician to take care of, he just liked this kid's vision and intelligence.
What's wrong with taking care of someone you love?
"Well, then, let's go. There's no teaching today or tomorrow, so you can do whatever you want."
The main purpose of letting the children return to school today is to clean the classroom.
Then tell me to find the feeling, but don't go to school suddenly and be unable to get up or find books and homework.
Looking at the two people walking away together, Su Zhuxing clenched his teeth.
Why? His knowledge was clearly superior to Fang Yuezhu's, so why did Master Du choose him? Was it simply because his family was wealthier?
Zhou Caixiao wanted to comfort him, but was pulled away by another person.
"Brother Song, why are you pulling me?" Zhou Caixiao asked after the two of them walked a long way.
Song Qiquan glanced back and made sure that Su Zhuxing hadn't caught up. Then he whispered, "Brother Su is narrow-minded. If you say something soothing to him now, he'll think you're laughing at him."
Zhou Caixiao: “But…”
Song Qiquan patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, I've been his classmate for over ten years and I know him better than you do. Let's go pack our bags and then walk around the school."
When he came, his uncle told him to make sure to have a good relationship with the principal of the school.
I heard that the headmaster is just a seventeen-year-old girl, so wouldn't it be a piece of cake to please her?
Although he didn't know why his uncle asked him to do this, as long as he did it, his uncle would be happy and might give him something good.
As long as he saved for a while longer, he would have enough money to go to Chunfeng Tower and redeem the courtesan Fengyue.
Song Qiquan suddenly became full of energy.
Fengyue, you must wait for me!
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