Chapter 92 The First Faculty and Staff Conference
Seven days later, the plaque was carved and placed on the main gate of the academy. However, it was still covered with red cloth, waiting for the academy to be officially unveiled and established.
As for the school registration procedures, with Kangzi handling the matter in the county town, it was not difficult at all. The procedures were submitted and completed in three days.
Now, everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
And those Dongfengs don’t even know that their children are about to go to school.
When they were building it, they all thought it was the Gu family's house. Although they were all muttering in their hearts that the Gu family's house was built in a strange way, with one house here and another there.
But no one asked anything.
After all, everyone has their own preferences, so why can't people with money be allowed to do as they please?
So until now, they still don’t know that this is a school.
The most important thing now is - enrollment!
However, before recruiting students, Gu Jiayue had to convene a meeting of all faculty and staff.
This was the first faculty and staff meeting of Qiushi Academy, attended by the principal Gu Jiayue and several other teachers.
Hua Chao looked at Madam Cai beside her, bewildered. "Madam, what does the young lady mean by asking us to sit here today?"
She was a little nervous. She was planning to do the laundry early this morning, but the lady told her not to rush because she had other work for her.
She was then assigned to the school's office building, where she saw Aunt Cai, who also looked puzzled, and Hu Zi, who was also bewildered.
Aunt Cai shook her head. "I don't know either, but there's no need to worry. We'll know what the young lady is going to do soon." Aunt Cai was indeed an old woman. Although she was also very confused, she managed to remain calm on the surface.
No matter what the lady wants to do, she is the master, and you just do what she tells you to do.
Before they could think about it, Gu Jiayue came in.
"Is everyone waiting anxiously? I'm sorry, I had to take care of some things at the last minute." Gu Jiayue also felt a little embarrassed.
She wasn't trying to show off her power, but she really had something urgent to do.
She should have arrived earlier, but Sun Hai was too studious and asked her many questions, so she was late.
"Okay, let's cut to the chase. Our school is now complete. So I plan to enroll all the villagers of Taohua Village in three days. What do you think?"
Hua Chao was a little confused. "Miss, you can decide these matters by yourself. We have no objection."
Gu Jiayue slapped her head. "You see, I was so busy I forgot. Because of the unique nature of our academy, I can't teach all the students by myself when they're enrolled. I wouldn't be able to teach them all, right? So I've decided that from now on, you will also be the teachers of this academy!"
A single stone caused a thousand ripples. As soon as Gu Jiayue finished speaking, the three people opposite her fiercely objected.
Hua Chao waved her hands repeatedly, and said in great fear, "Miss, you can't do this. I'm just a servant. How can I be a teacher and teach others?"
Aunt Cai also looked troubled. "That's right, young lady. I have been staying in the backyard all my life. How can I teach those children? Please don't mislead the young people."
Hu Zi was better. "What do you want me to teach you, Miss? Martial arts? Horseback riding and archery?"
Gu Jiayue didn't stop them from expressing their opinions, but waited quietly for them to vent their worries before speaking. "Huzi, you're not only an exceptional martial artist, but you're also skilled in horseback riding and archery. So I'd like to entrust you with the tasks of ensuring the school's security and teaching students to stay healthy. Do you think that's a problem?"
Hu Zi felt his heart pounding. He hadn't expected the young lady to give him such a task. "No problem." These tasks were what he was good at, and he did them without any pressure.
Gu Jiayue nodded and turned to Madam Cai. "Madam, you've managed my courtyard for many years, keeping everything in order. I highly respect your abilities, so I'd like to hand over the management of the school's finances and kitchen to you. Is that okay with you?"
After hearing what Gu Jiayue said, Madam Cai calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief.
The things the young lady had instructed her to do were indeed things she was used to doing and was extremely skilled at. "No problem, just rest assured, I'll make sure every account is clear."
Finally, Hua Chao was left. "Hua Chao, you're my eldest maid, you've been by my side since childhood, and you've learned everything I learn. You can do everything I do, too. You're an expert in household accounting, poetry, embroidery, music, and jewelry appreciation. You're so talented, I'd like to invite you to be the embroidery master at the academy, teaching the female students embroidery. And also the abacus master, teaching all the students household accounting. Would you be willing?"
Hua Chao's face flushed at first when she was praised by Gu Jiayue. She didn't expect that she was so powerful in the young lady's heart.
Then he heard that the young lady not only asked him to teach others embroidery, but also to teach them abacus.
Oh my God, is this something a little maid like her can do?
"But Miss, my duty is to take care of you. If I do these things, I won't have time to take care of you."
She was a little conflicted, thinking that she couldn't do these things well. Although it was really amazing that she could defeat so many maids in the Marquis' Mansion and become the young lady's personal maid, and she also learned a lot of things later, but those were all tricks used in the harem. She didn't expect that one day she would be able to use them to teach others in the school.
On the other hand, she felt that she was the young lady's maid, and her job was to take care of the young lady. If she spent a lot of time doing those things, how could she take care of the young lady in every detail like before?
But she was also excited in her heart, she felt that the young lady saw her value.
"I'm an adult and I can take care of myself. You don't have to worry about me. You just have to worry about whether you're willing to do it."
After saying that, Gu Jiayue took out their indentures. "As long as you agree, I will return your indentures to you. From today on, you are no longer my servants, but my companions who will march forward against the wind with me!"
The three indentures were placed on the table. Gu Jiayue had already stamped them with her own personal seal. All they needed to do was get the county government's seal, and they would no longer be servants but legitimate citizens.
If given a choice, who would want to be a servant?
They were inferior people of the third class, and if they were beaten to death by their masters, they would be dead, without any need for a reason.
Even their descendants can only be slaves and servants, without even a chance to turn things around.
But now, Gu Jiayue has put the opportunity to turn things around in front of them. As long as they nod, from now on, he can be an upright person.
Hu Zi was the first to react. He stood up and knelt on the ground, his whole body trembling. "Thank you so much, Miss. I will never be able to repay you in this lifetime. If you give me the order, I will go through fire and water for you! Even if it means death!"
Gu Jiayue quickly lifted Hu Zi up. "No need, no need. If you're willing to help me, I'll not only return your indentures, but also pay you three taels of silver per month, along with paid vacation, tuition allowances, five social insurances and one housing fund, and other benefits. But you must promise to obey my arrangements completely and not switch to another academy for ten years. This is all spelled out in the contract; you can take a closer look."
She handed over the contract that she had prepared long ago.
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