The school hasn't changed much, except that both teachers and students are exceptionally enthusiastic.
When Jiang Yue arrived at the teachers' lounge, she saw her eldest nephew-in-law and burst into tears as if she had seen a savior.
Yes, I cried.
It was the kind of wailing and crying, without any regard for appearances.
"Principal, you're finally back!"
"Help! I don't want to teach science anymore, it's too hard!"
"I'm bald on top!"
"Waaaaah~"
Zhou Fangming didn't want to die young; the baby in his wife's belly couldn't be born without a father!
Upon seeing this, Master Lu and Master Qian quickly closed the doors and windows to prevent the students from seeing Teacher Zhou in this state.
Then one person pulled out a chair for the principal to sit down, while the other went to brew tea; they worked together very well.
"Teacher Zhou, you've worked so hard!"
When Jiang Yue learned the reason, she was both amused and exasperated.
It turned out to be her lesson plan that her nephew-in-law was struggling to answer students' questions, causing him too much psychological pressure.
She made a mistake; she didn't anticipate the students' responses beforehand.
"I'm sure you, my esteemed teachers, have heard that the Emperor, in his boundless grace, has bestowed upon me Yunshui County as my fiefdom and appointed me as its princess. This fiefdom is hereditary, and in a sense, I now need to take responsibility for the people of Yunshui County..."
Master Lu and Master Qian were filled with reverence and bowed respectfully, saying:
Congratulations, Princess!
Yes, although they were traditionalists, they had grown to admire the principal more and more since they started teaching students in Wujia Village.
The principal was a woman and a widow, but she single-handedly led the entire village to prosperity.
And within just three years, they started various businesses and established schools...
Now, after only a few months away, he has transformed and risen to a higher rank!
This is only based on her own abilities; if her three sons rise through the ranks, becoming nobles and high-ranking officials, and she were to earn an imperial title...
It's unbelievable, yet it makes perfect sense.
Principal Jiang, she is a figure not to be underestimated!
"It's time for summer vacation. I'll assign the summer homework this year, so don't worry, Teacher Zhou."
Jiang Yue comforted him, while also showing great interest.
While there was still time, she informed all the teachers and scholars that she would also establish a new school in Yunshui County.
She asked them if they would be willing to go with her to Yunshui County during the summer vacation to provide training for the teachers at the Yunshui County campus.
"It's disrespectful~"
Master Lu readily agreed. His family had settled in Wujia Village, where they would be taken care of and would have no worries about food or drink.
Mr. Qian was the same. In his youth, he had worked as a staff member for a wealthy family and had traveled extensively. Now that the principal had given him an opportunity to travel and exchange ideas, he naturally agreed readily.
Zhou Fangming declined the offer, citing that his wife was pregnant and unable to go out, and that he wanted to stay in the village during the summer vacation to take good care of her.
Lin Yueniang was getting old and didn't like traveling. She only wanted to improve her embroidery skills during the summer vacation, so she declined.
Ding Yuandao was in the same situation, except that since he was an only son getting married, Ding Yuandao, as the father-in-law, had to take care of this joyous occasion.
When Jiang Yue found out, she wrapped a red envelope as a token of her appreciation.
Ding Yuandao declined a couple of times, but had no choice but to accept it.
Master Lu suggested that perhaps some of his most outstanding disciples could accompany them?
On the one hand, it gives these disciples a chance to broaden their horizons; on the other hand, they might come in handy.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue thought it over and decided it was a good idea.
In her science class that afternoon, she checked on the students' progress in learning the lesson plans during the months she was away.
"Principal, our group invented a heat pack!"
"Principal, our group invented pig-shaped bubble balls!"
"Principal, our group invented..."
Jiang Yue gestured for the students to be quiet, and then instructed each group to present their inventions one by one.
Although the materials were rough, the various inventions presented were all the result of the students' hard work.
Jiang Yue took it very seriously and offered encouragement and advice.
Some of the content was not covered in the lesson plan, but the clever students' boundless imagination and creative abilities led to new inventions and creations!
What surprised her most was that a group of students actually made rough but soft toilet paper!
Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that one of the students leading the group had ancestors who had been involved in papermaking.
This student and his team spent three months making paper.
However, for some reason, the paper produced could not be written on.
It's so soft and fluffy that it melts as soon as the ink touches it!
They were also helpless, not knowing where things had gone wrong.
Therefore, upon learning that the principal had returned, I specially brought this paper to the principal to see, hoping that the principal might have a solution.
Ahem, it's clear the students overestimated the principal.
Jiang Yue had no idea why; she had only learned a few words about papermaking from her junior high school history class.
But this soft, fluffy bamboo paper is really... perfect.
After comparing the results, Jiang Yue named the group that created the soft paper as the leader.
A group of ten people will each be rewarded with ten taels of silver, ten bolts of cotton cloth, and ten catties of pork.
The other two groups received slightly less generous rewards, but they were still incredibly encouraging.
The students are self-aware.
Only a handful of classmates in the school were truly academically gifted. They would gradually receive recommendations to enter the county's private schools and take the imperial examinations.
As for myself, perhaps after graduation, if I'm lucky, I'll learn a skill and be selected by the principal to be directly recommended for a job, or I'll be offered a job or internship in a relevant factory.
They might be rejected, but if they are fortunate enough to be literate, they can find a job in the town or county, so they don't have to toil in the fields like their parents.
If they could, they would certainly want to stay in school for as long as possible and learn as much as they could.
The principal sets up so many awards from time to time!
That's enough to cover their family's expenses for a year!
If you are fortunate enough to gain the principal's approval and appreciation, your future will be limitless!
The team members who received the award were all beaming with pride.
The team members who didn't receive a reward were dejected, but they secretly vowed that next time, they would definitely invent something even better!
Jiang Yue's summer homework this year is still invention and creation. She is to use what she has learned, unite the group members, and submit a result when school starts.
The reward is kept secret, but everyone knows it won't be bad!
Secondly, Jiang Yue announced that she would take the top three team members to her fiefdom, Yunshui County, for further study.
Three days later, with their families' permission, the group members brought their changes of clothes and gathered at the school!
The principal will cover all expenses for the two-month summer vacation, and it's safe!
The team members who won the top three places cheered and jumped for joy, feeling extremely fortunate!
The students in the group who didn't place were all drooling with envy.
Waaaaah~
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