Chapter 299 Maybe you will be the first female top scorer?
I was busy until noon and finally registered all the children.
After arranging for the children to eat first, everyone gathered together to count and found that a total of 500 children were admitted today.
Among them, there are about 100 girls and 400 boys.
Jinxiu Building can easily accommodate 100 girls, so there's no need to discuss it.
What needs to be discussed now is the number of boys who far exceeded the enrollment expectations.
"Why don't we send a batch back?" Su Zhuxing rubbed his sore wrist, feeling a little scared.
He had never seen so many little kids before. They were like frogs in a pond, jumping around and making a lot of noise.
He got a headache just thinking about it, and didn't dare to think about the fact that he would have to spend every day in the future with these children.
"What about returning those? The children who came to register today are between six and ten years old, which is the right age for enlightenment." Master Du also felt that the teaching task was a bit heavy with so many children coming suddenly.
But after spending a semester at Qiushi Academy last year, he deeply understood the difficulties faced by these children and wanted to do more for them.
Su Zhuxing didn't notice Mr. Du's expression and continued to talk. "I see some families have sent five or six children. If we can limit each family to one child, that should reduce the number of people by more than half."
After he finished speaking, no one responded and the office became very quiet.
He wanted to continue speaking, but someone tugged at the corner of his clothes.
Fang Yuezhu secretly glanced at Master Du and Gu Jiayue's expressions. After a moment's contemplation, he said, "Since we've already recruited them, we can't just send them back without a reason. Why don't we teach them for a while and see which ones have talent and which don't? Then we can send the children back. I'm sure the parents won't say anything."
Master Du nodded. Fang Yuezhu was right. This was exactly what he was thinking.
Not everyone is suitable for studying, and we need to concentrate our limited resources on qualified children.
But Gu Jiayue thought that every child had the right to receive an education. Regardless of whether they were suitable for studying or not, she didn't want any of the 400 students to miss out on this year's free education.
But the school is currently facing many problems, the biggest of which is insufficient teaching staff and inadequate accommodation conditions!
"The new students will be divided into five classes based on age. Adding last year's two classes, there will be seven classes in total. We have exactly seven teachers, and one teacher will be in charge of each class, which should be enough to barely handle the situation. I've also recruited several skilled craftsmen to serve as teachers. Once they're in place, we can relax a bit."
"I will also try my best to find more teachers."
After Gu Jiayue finished speaking, Huo Junyu quickly asked, "What about Zhang Chuyan? We can't let her study with these brats, right? That would harm her."
"I have my own arrangements for him."
If it were before, she would definitely be embarrassed by Zhang Chuyan's arrangements. After all, he was really a natural learner. In less than a year, his learning progress had already reached the standards of others in two or three years.
If he were to attend classes with these children, it would indeed delay him.
But Gu Jiayue thought of someone.
Gu Yuchuan!
No one is more suitable to teach Zhang Chuyan than him.
A powerful official, a man who had risen from a peasant family to the imperial court on his own, becoming a high-ranking official. He was the perfect person to train a genius.
"Okay, in that case, let's follow your arrangements." Seeing that Gu Jiayue was confused, Master Du stopped talking.
But Huo Junyu was still a little worried. He valued talent and had always had great confidence in Zhang Chuyan, teaching him as if he were his own disciple.
He was not exaggerating. Apart from Jiang Luli who had already left, he and Master Du were the only ones in the entire academy who were capable of teaching Zhang Chuyan.
He couldn't think of anyone else who could teach him. "Master Gu, if it really doesn't work out, I'll take the extra effort and accept Chu Yan as my disciple. That way, teaching him won't take up too much of his time."
There is a big difference between students and disciples. Dagan respects his teacher and if he accepts you as his disciple, you are equivalent to half of his master and can hold the spirit and smash the bowl in the future.
But if the disciple commits a crime, it will also destroy the reputation of the master.
Therefore, powerful scholars are generally reluctant to accept disciples, and even if they do, they will only select them carefully.
This shows how much Zhang Chuyan wins Huo Junyu's favor.
"Don't worry, Master Huo. I'm also Zhang Chuyan's teacher. I won't harm him."
Huo Junyu had no choice but to sigh and leave. There were still hundreds of children waiting for arrangements outside.
The number of people who came today exceeded everyone's expectations. The food originally prepared in the school cafeteria was not enough. Madam Cai had to arrange the matters of Jinxiu Building while arranging for the aunts in the cafeteria to make pancakes with cornmeal and white flour.
Then he brought out a basket of eggs and made several large pots of egg soup.
Each child can get two pancakes, a bowl of egg soup, and a bowl of fried rice.
Although it is not very rich, it is rich in oil.
These children had never had enough to eat since they were young. They had basically gone hungry for one meal and then three. Except for Chinese New Year, they had never eaten so many eggs and oil. So everyone ate with their mouths full of oil, feeling very satisfied.
"In order to have such delicious meals every day, I have to study hard!"
Someone couldn't help but sigh like this after licking the bowl clean.
Everyone around who heard this agreed.
Yes! In order to eat such delicious meals every day, you must study hard! You must not be kicked out!
My parents said that the school only accepts 100 students. I can't be outdone by these people.
Everyone glanced at the people around them.
At this moment, there was no kinship between fellow villagers, no childhood friendship. All that existed was the fear between competitors!
After dinner, everyone was divided into five teams according to their age.
Among them, there were sixty people aged six, one hundred and three people aged seven, and about eighty people aged eight, nine, and ten.
Gu Jiayue frowned. Even with this allocation, the number of students was still too large, which did not meet the requirements of high-quality teaching.
But there is no way around it.
That's it for now, she has to go find more teachers.
I don’t know if Zheng Qinghe can help her think of a solution.
Thinking about these things, she strolled to Jinxiu Tower.
There was Madam Cai in charge here. She had been in charge of the rear quarters of the Marquis' Mansion for many years. She had an aura of authority that came without even getting angry, and she quickly taught these young girls to be obedient.
Gu Jiayue looked around and found nothing that needed any advice, so she planned to leave with peace of mind.
At this time, Hua Chao came over with a girl.
Gu Jiayue took a look and thought, wow, isn’t this the heroine of the rebirth and revenge novel that Xiao Du mentioned?
The male lead seemed to be there just now? Which class was he assigned to?
Zhang Zhaodi felt Gu Jiayue's gaze, and she, who was already very nervous, suddenly became very restrained.
My feet used to feel weak when I walked, but now they move with my hands and feet.
"Miss, this child asked a question I don't know the answer to, and I thought maybe you could help answer it."
Gu Jiayue put away her inquiring gaze and softened. She half-knelt and looked directly into Zhang Zhaodi's eyes. "Oh? Tell me, Master, do you have any questions you need my help with?"
Feeling the warmth from the palm of her hand, Zhang Zhaodi felt like she was soaking in a hot spring.
No one had ever treated her gently, but today she met warm people.
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. "I just told Master Hua that I want to take the imperial examination. But Master told me that there is no precedent for women taking the imperial examination in Dagan. So I want to ask Master, should I still stick to my choice?"
Gu Jiayue hadn't expected this question. No wonder Hua Chao didn't dare to answer.
"Have you really thought it through? The imperial examination is very difficult. Ten years of hard study is no joke."
What was Gu Jiayue feeling at the moment? She couldn't describe it herself.
It just feels sour and full, and even my breathing is a little rapid.
There are now nearly two hundred girls in Jinxiu Hall, but only Zhang Zhaodi told her that she also wants to take the imperial examination.
No one knew how long Gu Jiayue had been waiting for this sentence.
Zhang Zhaodi hastened to assure him, "I'm not afraid of hardship!" She had experienced all the hardships in the world, and compared to them, she felt that studying was a very happy thing.
Her eyes were bright, shining with a desire for knowledge.
"Okay, then come with me. Maybe you'll be the first female champion in Dagan."
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