Old Fifth Master was even more furious and scolded the head of the village: "Ah? The children were working the fields and you didn't even go to watch them. I am old and can't run away. What are you doing as a grandfather?
Soybeans are easy to deal with, but now that those precious seeds have been sown in the fields, I don’t know if they can be grown. Without sorghum and sweet potatoes, can this whole family rely on buying food?
What a spendthrift girl! What should I do now? ”
Master Wu is worried!
Sesame and peanuts are very precious. It is impossible to replant sorghum and sweet potatoes if they are destroyed. We can only take good care of them.
But no one has ever grown this thing. Does it like drought or water? The old man doesn’t understand!
Our ancestors said: There is no need to learn farming work, just do it the way others do it.
But now, the things this girl grows cannot be taught even if our ancestors were alive.
Master Wu sighed and went home in a rage, planning to rest for the night. If he felt angry tomorrow, he would go and settle the score with that troublesome girl.
The head of the village was also wondering what this little girl was thinking.
Old Master Wu's disturbance even alarmed the old patriarch.
The father and son were sitting in the front yard talking about this matter when Song Jinxiu came over, carrying some snacks and humming a little tune.
Seeing that the old patriarch was also there, Song Jinxiu hurriedly handed the snacks she brought to the wife of the village head. He smiled and said hello: "Greetings to Great Great Grandpa."
The old patriarch laughed and scolded: "You naughty monkey, where did you learn this? Tell me, what are you doing here?"
The head of the village thought to himself: She must have heard that Old Fifth Master was going to lecture her, so she came over to explain.
Then I'll listen to what you have to say, otherwise I can't bear the scolding from Master Wu in vain, I must get back at you, this restless girl.
Song Jinxiu did not beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of her visit.
When he heard that this girl was going to open a private school, the old patriarch blinked his eyes, said nothing, and just listened.
The head of the village was just about to hear her ask why she didn't plant sorghum or sweet potatoes but sesame seeds.
As a result, this girl jumped into opening a private school.
What does this have to do with anything?
But, opening a private school?
He thought for a moment and said, "Xiu girl, I know you took Mrs. Shulin's words to heart. Don't pay attention to what those shrews say. Some people are just self-righteous and never satisfied. Your ginseng treasure is enough to repay her kindness."
Song Jinxiu was stunned for a moment, then she remembered what Mai Sui Niang had said when she scolded her for being ungrateful.
She smiled, "Grandpa, I do want to repay you, but not entirely. The main reason is for the children in our village. For Qiu Sheng, for Fugui, for Jinfang. And also for my brother and Fuquan."
Song Fugui is the youngest son of Qing Shubo, and he is 18 years old this year.
Song Jinxiu continued, "We may be poor, but we cannot be poor in education, and we cannot make our children suffer.
Moreover, as long as a private school is opened, the children can study during the day, and my brothers, uncles and aunts who want to learn to read can also go to night school at night.
Our learning resources are not wasted at all. ”
After hearing Song Jinxiu's words that education should not be neglected and children should not suffer, the old patriarch's eyes became deep. He looked at Song Jinxiu as if he wanted to see into her bones.
The headman narrowed his eyes and motioned for her to sit down and talk.
Song Jinxiu was not pretentious and even picked out a small chair and moved it over and sat opposite the two old people.
The village head then asked slowly, "Do you mean that everyone in the village can read?"
"Yes, literacy is a national priority, and it is also a priority for our Song family. If our Song family wants to become a truly powerful family, literacy is the first step. Only when everyone is literate can everyone be polite."
Song Jinxiu knew that her family would not be able to stand firm if it dominated alone. They had a group of children and an old mother who remarried. It was nothing for them to become rich overnight. But hadn't the villagers and neighbors come to terms with it yet?
But as time went on, they ate the best food and drank the best drinks, and ordered slaves around. Once the difference came into view, people's hearts changed.
To be honest, the Song family members are really nice, and she doesn't want to be estranged from them.
Besides, this clan is a strong backer, and the backer cannot fall. That can only make everyone richer.
Only when everyone becomes rich and the clan becomes strong can they live a more comfortable life.
The first step to becoming rich is literacy.
The head of the village was shocked by her words.
This girl has such a broad mind, he can't match her.
For a moment, he even wanted to see her as the successor to the clan leader.
Why! Too bad it's a girl.
The old patriarch sat up straight, rubbing his fingers habitually, his eyes narrowed, like a thousand-year-old fox.
The head of the village glanced at his relative and saw that he had closed his eyes again, like an old monk in meditation, not hearing anything outside the window.
The village head smoked a pack of cigarettes with trembling hands, and finally calmed down and said:
"Opening a private school is not something that can be done overnight. Let's not talk about the house, tables, chairs and benches. These can be solved in our village. The biggest problem is the tuition fee for the teacher."
Song Jinxiu didn't understand this and asked, "How much does it cost to hire a scholar a year?"
The head of the village glanced at her and said, "You, I knew you wouldn't be interested in a Tongsheng. Old scholar, Mr. Dong, the minimum allowance is five taels of silver a year, plus clothes for four seasons, and annual festival gifts."
Song Jinxiu nodded. She could still afford the price. But she could afford it, and she wasn't prepared to pay for it herself, as she had her own source of money.
The head of the village still shook his head and said, "You know, it's easy to set up a private school, but it's hard to keep it going for a long time! Once it goes wrong and is interrupted, your kindness may be exchanged for people's complaints. Girl, a little bit of rice is a favor, and a peck of rice is a reward. Don't make people's appetites big and picky. Good intentions will be blamed."
The head of the village tried his best to explain, for he was afraid that the girl would act on impulse and regret it in the future.
Song Jinxiu smiled and said, "Grandpa, I never care about what others think of me. I just live my life without regrets, doing good things as I wish, and not asking about the future."
After a moment of silence, the village head suddenly said:
"Good, good thing to do, no matter what the future holds. Well, I will go find you tomorrow, sir. But have you decided where to set up this academy?"
Song Jinxiu smiled and said, "Grandpa, to the east of the ancestral hall, the yard is big enough to house a blue brick house. It's just right to use it as a classroom. And it's next to the ancestral hall, so the ancestors can hear the sound of their descendants reading aloud."
The head of the village was so excited by what Song Jinxiu said, but to the east of the ancestral hall, isn’t that the yard that Widow Sun just bought?
He quickly explained: "That's not an empty yard, there are people living in it."
Song Jinxiu leaned back and said nonchalantly, "I know, Grandpa, why do we keep people like that in our village? Just drive them away."
Ever since she knew that her mother's reputation as a jinx was due to the widow Sun's trick, she decided to take action against them.
The little girl wants to get promoted, but her methods are too cunning.
Although she couldn't harm a widow, she could still drive them away so that they wouldn't get in her way.
And the Song family, you'd better be quiet. Now it's not about whether you will cause trouble to us or not, but whether I will cause trouble to you or not.
Song Jinxiu understood that what she was about to do could still be done by expelling another member of the Song family.
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