Chapter 298 I want to study, read books that can help me get the top score
"Eighty-five, eighty-nine, ninety-three, ninety-seven...all the people whose numbers I just called out, come here!"
Hua Chao raised the flag in his hand and shouted as loudly as he could, trying to make sure that everyone around him could hear him.
Ever since coming to Taohua Village, Hua Chao felt that he was about to forget the etiquette and rules he learned in the Marquis' Mansion.
There was no other way. In a place like this, most people couldn't hear her if she whispered softly. She would even be teased by the older women and told they were shy.
So over time, Hua Chao also learned to speak with a loud voice. The voice is not very sharp, but it is guaranteed to be penetrating.
Just like those aunties with profound skills, they can call their children in the mountains to respond at home.
Zhang Zhaodi came back to her senses and quickly looked at the number plate in her hand.
Ninety-three...
After confirming that there was no mistake, she hurried towards Hua Chao.
She pushed through one crowd after another and walked towards her brand new future.
When she arrived, there were already several girls around Hua Chao.
Hua Chao checked the number plate again, and after confirming it was correct, he said, "Follow me this way, and be careful not to get lost."
There are so many people here today that it would be hard to find yourself if you got lost.
Zhang Zhaodi took a quick look and found that all the people the teacher had ordered were girls, about twenty or so in total.
The girls chattered quietly.
"Where do you think this beautiful sister is taking us?"
Zhang Zhaodi looked at the girl who was talking to her. This was the village chief’s youngest daughter—Zhang Lingzhi.
Although they are both daughters, their fates are different.
Because she was born in her old age, Zhang Lingzhi has been favored since she was a child.
She didn't have to work in the fields, didn't have to go out before dawn to beg for pig grass, didn't have to collect firewood, didn't have to dig wild vegetables, didn't have to take care of her younger brother at such a young age, and didn't have to cook...
She only needed to say "Daddy is so nice" in the village chief's ear, and the village chief would smile and carry her on his shoulders to play and laugh in the yard.
She was like a thief peeping into other people's happiness. She couldn't help but think in her heart how great it would be if she were Zhang Lingzhi.
Zhaodi has lived for others since she was born...
Lingzhi, how noble, how unique...
"Don't talk. You won't take us to buy it." Zhang Zhaodi withdrew her thoughts and reminded Zhang Lingzhi softly.
In consideration of the fact that the village chief brought her to Taohua Village, she didn't mind giving some advice to this girl who was raised too naively.
Zhang Lingzhi stuck out her tongue and stopped talking obediently. However, she couldn't help but squeeze next to Zhang Zhaodi, and secretly hooked her fingers with her hand hidden under her sleeve.
Zhang Zhaodi flinched reflexively when she was touched, but her fingers were tightly grasped by a small, soft hand.
When she turned around, she saw Zhang Lingzhi, with two sharp canine teeth bared, smiling at her. "Zhao Di, I'm scared. Can you hold my hand?"
Zhang Zhaodi didn't say anything, but she didn't pull her fingers back either.
Never mind. It doesn’t look like it’s far. Let her hold the hand.
Even if she repaid the village chief's kindness, she still needed the villagers' help to take care of her parents' funeral.
Hua Chao didn't take them very far, just to Jinxiu Tower.
Jinxiu Building has opened four classes so far.
One is the literacy class, which teaches literary knowledge and enables girls to complete basic reading and writing, understand drawings, etc. This class is not optional, and every girl must take a literacy class every day.
After class, you can go to other courses according to your choice.
The next class is the largest, the needlework class. Most girls choose this class because needlework is the fastest way to make money, and many of the students in the class are already able to take orders.
The third class was the accounting class, taught by Huo Qiushuang, which taught the girls how to do accounting.
The fourth one is the cooking class, taught by Aunt Cai.
There are not many students in the last two classes, and most of the girls studying there are particularly favored at home.
"The above are all the courses in our Jinxiu Building. I will give you one stick of incense to think about what you want to learn."
After Hua Chao finished speaking, he stopped disturbing the children and stepped aside without saying anything.
"Zhao Di, what do you want to learn?" Zhang Lingzhi shook Zhang Zhao Di's hand, her tone full of confusion.
When she came here, Dad had already told her to choose the one she liked. If there was no one, she could go home with him and not learn any skills. If she couldn't get married in the future, he was willing to support her for the rest of her life.
But after looking around, she found that she really liked all of them, so she was a little confused for a moment.
She has had no opinions of her own since she was a child and can only seek help from Zhang Zhaodi.
Zhang Zhaodi's heart was pounding violently.
The things that she could never get in her previous life are now all laid out in front of her and it is up to her to choose.
She secretly pinched her arm to confirm whether this was a dream.
Huh? Why doesn't it hurt? Was this really a dream?
"Wuwuwu..., Zhaodi, why are you pinching me?" Zhang Lingzhi, with her rabbit eyes red and tears in her eyes, accused the stunned Zhang Zhaodi.
…
Well, this is not a dream.
"I'm sorry, Lingzhi. I meant to pinch myself." I was distracted and pinched the wrong spot. Embarrassing...
Zhang Lingzhi pursed her lips and said delicately, "Okay, then I forgive you. So why did you pinch yourself?"
It's not that she doesn't care, but Zhang Lingzhi knows Zhang Zhaodi's character.
She is just a stubborn ass who will never admit it no matter how much others force her to do it unless she did it.
So since she apologized, she definitely didn't mean it.
Daddy said that we should be magnanimous and try to forgive others if they are careless.
She and Zhang Zhaodi are good friends, so of course she should forgive her.
Besides, my father just told me that Zhaodi had just lost a loved one and would definitely look dazed, so we asked her to take care of her.
"Nothing, I just thought of what I want to learn. Have you thought of it?"
Zhang Lingzhi suddenly became happy. "Well, I want to learn embroidery and accounting. What about you?"
"Me?" Zhang Zhaodi said slowly, looking up at the woman standing silently not far away. "I want to study!"
read?
Zhang Lingzhi was a little confused. They were already in the school, weren't they studying?
Before she could figure it out, Zhang Zhaodi had already walked in front of Hua Chao.
"Master, I want to study. I want to read books for the imperial examination!" Zhang Zhaodi stood in front of Hua Chao and slowly stated her choice word by word.
"What?" Hua Chao was stunned for a moment, because so far, only this child had made this request.
"I want to study and take the imperial examination!" Zhang Zhaodi repeated.
"But... Dagan has never had a woman take the imperial examination."
Zhang Zhaodi: "But, Da Gan didn't stipulate that women couldn't take the imperial examinations, right?"
…
Hua Chao didn't know how to explain the imperial examination system to this child.
She was just a little maid and didn't really understand these things.
But she knew that not only was Dagan a big shot, but there was no precedent for women taking the imperial examinations in the past three dynasties.
"How about this, you stand by my side first, and when I'm done I'll take you to see the headmaster. You can listen to her advice, okay?"
Meet the mountain chief?
Zhang Zhaodi couldn't help but think of the woman she had just caught a glimpse of outside the academy. She suddenly became nervous. "Will this...will this waste the dean's time?"
Hua Chao smiled. "No, but you'll need to wait for a while. At least you have to make arrangements for all the children."
Zhang Zhaodi nodded vigorously. "No problem, Master. Is there anything else you need? Let me help you. I may be illiterate, but I'm a good worker." To prove herself, she looked around, trying to find something she could do.
But she looked for a long time, and it seemed that there was really nothing she needed to do.
"Then please help me get that basket of embroidery thread over there." Hua Chao couldn't bear to discourage the child's enthusiasm, so she pointed to a basket of embroidery thread not far away.
Of the twenty or so girls who had just been brought here, eight chose to learn embroidery with her.
Although liking something is the basis for doing it well, it does not mean that you can do it well just by liking it.
If you want to learn embroidery, the first thing you need is to be able to distinguish colors.
Some people can't even distinguish colors, so no matter how much they like it, it's useless. It's better to learn other things before they start learning. This is the right choice.
Everything was going smoothly at Jinxiu Building, but there was some chaos at the school gate.
"Principal, there are too many children here. Our school may not be able to accommodate so many children." Master Du wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling very anxious.
The original plan was to only admit about 100 students this semester, but after a quick count, he found that there were already 300 registered. There were still many children waiting at the door.
With so many students, even feeding and accommodation are a big problem, not to mention teaching.
Gu Jiayue had not expected so many people to come. The scale had already exceeded the capacity of the school.
If we blindly accept them, the quality of teaching will decline. This is an extremely irresponsible behavior towards children.
Gu Jiayue would never allow such a thing to happen.
But looking at the children and parents waiting outside the door, the desire for reading in their eyes hurt her little by little.
They don't know how long this school can last, nor do they know the teaching level of the teachers there.
They only knew that this school offered free tuition for one year. They only knew that it accepted students regardless of their family background or social status.
Don’t they want to send their children to private schools or academies in the county?
Thought.
But...some schools only accept children from wealthy families, and the tuition fees of some schools can cost an entire family their lives.
They sent their children to Qiushi Academy, and everyone thought to themselves that it would be great if their child was a child prodigy and could pass the entrance examination to become a student in one year.
They know that they are ordinary people, and their children will be ordinary people too. But it is a great opportunity for their children to learn something, even if it is just learning to write their own names.
Regardless of time, parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.
"Let's register all the children first."
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