Chapter 34 The One I Longed For Day and Night Has Arrived [VIP]
Chen Yao didn't expect that her family would first propose building a house under such circumstances.
And it was proposed by an outsider.
Since all the children in the village want to study, it would be better to discuss this matter with the village head.
Choose a site in the village to build a school, and then provide tables, chairs and benches for the children.
With a good study environment, the children's enthusiasm for learning will only increase. Maybe in the future their village will produce some good students who will become officials.
Yang Wenying sat on the bench next to her and couldn't help laughing: "You haven't even gone to bed yet, and you're already dreaming."
Nowadays, if people want to become officials, they have to take the imperial examination. After passing the examination, they have to be recommended by a prominent family. Otherwise, these children from poor families can only be a small-time official.
Chen Yao raised her hand and pinched her face, forbidding her to be so cowardly, and even made a bet with her that there would definitely be one in their village in the future.
In the room, Shen Qingshan listened to his daughter's words, pinched his sore kneecaps and nodded in agreement. However, if he did this, his daughter and Yang Wenying would have to take time out to teach during the day.
"Ayao, won't this be too hard for you two?" Huang Xing also thought of this. She held the two children's swollen fingers, her eyes full of heartache.
"Mom, don't forget, the village head's son, Brother Xiaofu, can also read!"
Huang Xing cried out, but would they be willing to do that? It would be fine if we didn't charge them, but it would be bad to let them teach for free.
Besides, many people in the village secretly dislike Zhao Lizhang's family because they are slaves. Now there is the issue of rent increase. Several households in the village have already had a bad relationship with Zhao Lizhang's family. Can they really agree to this?
"Mom, wouldn't this be a good way to ease the relationship between us? If you can't contribute money, then contribute labor."
Shen Qingshan also spoke up for Zhao Xiaofu, "Don't listen to the villagers' gossip. He didn't choose his birthplace. As the old saying goes, 'Twenty years on the west side of the river—'"
"Dad, things change over time, don't look down on the young and poor!" Chen Yao said and stood up.
"Yes, that's what I want to say. If the old emperor can be replaced, then nothing is impossible in this world." Shen Qingshan was originally a hunter. After he went down the mountain to start a family, he signed a land lease contract and became a tenant farmer.
"Dad, you will discuss the matter of building the school with the uncles and aunts in the village tomorrow. Wenying and I will go back to the house and rest first." Chen Yao yawned. She was really sleepy and tired.
These days, she harvested nearly a thousand kilograms of soybeans, earning nearly two hundred copper coins; her family also pickled sauerkraut and radish strips, and her arms and fingers felt fatter.
Although it is hard work, they also feel a great sense of accomplishment. At least before the spring, they don’t have to worry about not being able to supply goods.
"Go and have a rest. Leave this matter to Dad. Don't worry about it." Shen Qingshan pointed to the oil lamp on the table and asked his daughter to light it up.
Nowadays, the house and its surroundings are filled with jars of pickled vegetables and bags of soybeans, and you can easily trip over them if you are not careful.
Yang Wenying and Shen Yao slept in the same room. After a simple wash, they lay on the inner side of the wooden bed.
"Don't sleep yet, I have something to ask you." Chen Yao sat on the outside and reached out to push Yang Wenying's shoulder.
Yang Wenying's muffled voice came from under the quilt: "Aren't you sleepy? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
"I have something to ask you. Sit up first." She had been busy with household affairs these days and hadn't found a chance to ask Yang Wenying why she looked strange when she talked about the rent increase that day. Now that she had found the chance, she had to ask a few questions.
When Yang Wenying learned that Chen Yao was going to ask about this, she shuddered all over and lost all sleepiness. She sat on the bed with the quilt in her arms, leaned towards Chen Yao, and then whispered her thoughts in her ear.
Two hours passed in the dark night.
After Yang Wenying and Shen Yao, who were lying on the inside, finished talking about their worries, the burden in their hearts was relieved and they had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Chen Yao was left alone, staring at the beams, her eyes as big as copper bells.
Her body was tired, but her mind was clear.
Zheng Fu, as the Internal Secretary of Zhili, suddenly increased the rent and stockpiled grain, while other big families did not take any action. It can be seen that he must have received some news, and perhaps war was really about to break out again.
After all, the new emperor ascended the throne by relying on armed forces. If the old ministers in the court were dissatisfied and secretly colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty—
My goodness, if that's really what she thinks, then she has to stock up on food, find a place to hide, and buy some handy cold weapons.
Otherwise, it will be too late when the fight really breaks out.
After much thought, Chen Yao decided that she needed to find a reliable person to analyze the pros and cons for her.
She decided to go to the quarry to find Yang Jizong tomorrow.
During breakfast, Chen Yao told his family about this decision, but did not tell them the real reason. He only said that while visiting the elderly people in Wanhe Township, he would also stop by to see him and his uncle.
Chen Yao's decision shocked everyone.
After all, in their opinion, the place is heavily guarded, and no normal person would go there every now and then.
Others don't know,
His A Yao had never really cared about Yang Jizong, and would never have gone there if there was nothing wrong. But today she took the initiative to ask for help, so she might have encountered something important.
"Ayao, are you...
Before Shen Qingshan could even finish his question, Yang, who was sitting below him, was running out of cocoons.
Huang Xing didn't doubt it. "It's just right to bring two jars of pickled vegetables. You two are really something. Why didn't you tell Mom earlier yesterday?"
Faced with her father's questioning, Chen Yao didn't dare to explain too much to her parents, for fear of revealing the truth.
After packing up their things, the two followed Tian Baolai and left.
Tian Baozhu stayed at home to process the last few silk cocoons.
After seeing the person off, Huang Xing and Huang Mei went to Miao's house together. As usual, they were busy around the stove making bean curd sheets and growing bean sprouts.
Shen Qingshan suppressed his doubts and no longer mentioned them. With the help of his elder brother-in-law Tanaka Zheng, he went to the village to find several representatives. They sat together to discuss building a school.
"Can't you really expand your house?" Some villagers still refused to give up.
Shen Qingshan had a smile on his face, but his attitude was very firm: "No, in the future we have to divide the classes according to each child's qualifications. My house is too small, and I have to deal with chores every day, which will disturb the children.
read. "
Some people secretly murmured, what's the point of reading? What's the point of their children reading? It's just to learn a few words and mainly to let the children know how to do accounting.
In the future, you will be better off than ordinary people when working in the city.
But Shen Qingshan's attitude was clear, so they couldn't make any more comments.
For fear of angering Shen Qingshan, the kids didn't even have this opportunity.
So everyone followed Shen Qingshan to Zhao Liangshun's house and proposed to the village head to build a school.
Zhao Liangshun looked at this group of tenant farmers and scratched his ears. He must have heard it right. These people wanted to support the children's education?
You can't even pay the rent, and you still have to support your child's education. You must have taken the wrong medicine or your brain is broken.
Zhao Liangshun refused at first, but then he remembered that Manager You had revealed to him that the Zheng family would buy a group of literate slaves to serve the young masters in the mansion in their studies next year.
It just so happened that if they couldn't pay the rent, they could use these kids as compensation, which would be considered a good deed for him.
Being a slave and having something to eat is better than letting the kids die in the quarry.
So Zhao Liangshun changed his mind and allocated the vacant land next to the drying yard to everyone to build a school, and he also agreed to let his son teach there.
The talks went more smoothly than expected. Shen Qingshan wisely stood up with the help of his cane and said goodbye, fearing that the headman would go back on his word.
Everyone hurriedly followed him out of the Zhao family. Walking on the country road, they discussed which families would make mud bricks and which families would go to the mountains to cut wood to make tables, chairs and benches. After returning, they took their tools and started working.
After the discussion, he said to Shen Qingshan, "If God is kind and the weather is sunny from now on, we can build two large houses with mud bricks in less than half a month."
Shen Qingshan nodded, "I can't help you much, thank you for your hard work."
The villagers waved their hands, saying that this was nonsense, and said that they would send someone to inform A Yao after the construction was completed, and they would definitely do their best and work together to get it done.
Meanwhile, at the eastern suburbs quarry.
As soon as Chen Yao and the other person arrived, they were invited by the officers to wait in a stone house.
Chen Yao was really puzzled by the officer's politeness.
And the quarry today looks very different from before.
As we walked in, we saw many thatched huts and two stone houses. Although the officers were still scolding the forced laborers loudly, they rarely hit them with the whips in their hands.
Based on these circumstances, Chen Yao guessed that Yang Jizong must have done something after they left last time to deserve their current treatment.
This shows that it was right for her to come to him today.
But after waiting for a whole hour, the officer still didn't show up to bring anyone. Chen Yao became a little anxious. Could something have happened?
Could it be that since my uncle and Yang Jizong are gone, Coach Xing feels guilty towards them, so he deliberately left them here?
"Ayao, where are you going?" Yang Wenying saw Chen Yao suddenly rush out of the house in panic and hurriedly chased after her.
When Tian Baolai rushed out, he saw his cousin grabbing the officer's uniform and shouting for people. He was so scared that his legs went weak and he couldn't move.
"Has something happened to my uncle and Yang Jizong? Where are they, ah, where are they?" Chen Yao was so frightened by her own imagination that the fingertips that were grabbing the officer turned white.
As she shouted, Yang Wenying also reacted, but she couldn't catch her breath and fainted. Fortunately, Tian Baolai caught her from behind.
"Let go, let go, if you don't let go, I..." The officer who was grabbed by the collar blushed crimson. If he hadn't been concerned that she was a relative of Yang Jizong, he would have chopped her with a knife.
Being caught by a young lady is extremely embarrassing. Fortunately, he is the only one left to guard the door of Instructor Xing today.
Chen Yao panicked when she saw the unconscious Yang Wenying, but she still pulled the officer and interrogated him regardless.
"Go ahead and tell me!"
The officer's collar suddenly tightened, and he could hardly breathe. Seeing that he was about to be tortured to death by this young lady, he ignored the instructions of the instructor and raised his knife to chop.
Chen Yao suddenly took a half step back. The officer's attack missed, but at least he survived. He covered his neck, his face flushed red as he pointed at Chen Yao and cursed, "Are you still a woman?"
Chen Yao was about to retort when she looked up and saw Yang Jizong walking towards her in a hurry.
"Hey? You--" Before she could utter the word "it's okay", someone put his arm around her shoulders.
Before Chen Yao could struggle and react, Yang Jizong had already stepped back half a step and let her go.
Seeing the person he had been thinking about day and night finally standing before him, Yang Jizong pretended to be calm and asked, "Are you okay? Did he do anything to you?"
When the officer standing nearby heard this, he rolled his eyes at the two of them in anger, and then complained to the head criminal instructor who had arrived.
Coach, please speak up for me!
Look at how she strangled my neck. She is simply...
Yang Jizong glared at the officer, but the officer was so busy looking up and down that he didn't even look at him.
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