Chapter 104: The County School is about to open
The county school is not comparable to ordinary colleges or schools.
The teachers in the county school are all the most outstanding Confucian scholars and pedantic scholars hired by the government. They have solid skills, wider personal connections, and are more informed about various news about education in the court. It is undoubtedly beneficial to be taught by them or to be valued by them.
County schools usually have libraries with a wide variety of books that students can borrow free of charge. This alone is enough to make countless students jealous.
Furthermore, the tuition fees at county schools were very low, usually only about a quarter of those at external colleges and schools. If the county was wealthy enough from tax revenue, it might even be possible to waive the tuition fees entirely.
Except for the wealthy families who have no shortage of money, this is the biggest temptation for other scholars.
In addition, the county magistrate will definitely pay close attention to and care about the county school. Sometimes he may even communicate with and give guidance to the students in person, which is something that no amount of money can buy.
Everyone at the scene, whether they were students or scholars, almost went crazy!
Everyone's eyes lit up, and those who were a little reserved before were no longer reserved, and they asked the county magistrate all kinds of questions.
Of course, what everyone is most concerned about is: How is the merit-based admissions process implemented? How many Tongsheng and Xiucai students will be admitted?
County Magistrate Lu smiled and said, "That's not certain yet, but getting into the top ten shouldn't be a problem. This county school wasn't built by Qingshan County alone; it was built together with neighboring Qingyang and Changshui counties. So, in addition to students from our county, the students enrolled in the county school also come from Qingyang and Changshui counties. This is a great thing, so everyone should work hard, haha! Even if you don't pass, don't be discouraged. The county school will hold literary gatherings from time to time in the future, and anyone who wants to participate can sign up. The county school has a three-year term, and after three years, everyone will be re-evaluated and admitted based on merit. You can't take the exam again after three terms at most, so everyone still has a great chance. Even if you don't pass this time, you can still take the exam in the future."
Everyone's spirits lifted, and they felt a little comforted and hopeful, and they all praised and flattered him.
This is a major local literary event, and I am happy to flatter it!
After the banquet, County Magistrate Lu left first, and everyone left one after another while talking excitedly.
Master Shao ordered his men to keep Liang Mingxuan and take him to meet the county magistrate and his wife. Lu Xiaoyue was also present.
Magistrate Lu and Madam Lu were extremely grateful and expressed their thanks. Madam Lu was moved to see such a good-looking child, who had lost his parents and only had a sister-in-law to rely on, and she repeatedly told him to come to her if he needed help, and asked Madam Ji to send him off personally.
Madam Lu smiled at Magistrate Lu and said, "Mrs. Xu is truly virtuous and righteous, which is quite rare. It's not convenient for me to come and thank you in person. I would like to ask Madam Ji to go there and not reveal her identity to the public. What do you think, Master?"
Magistrate Lu smiled and nodded, "That's very good. Madam, you are the one who makes the decision. Just because Xu has raised such a good child is worthy of admiration."
What kind of relationship could the county magistrate's family have with a peasant family? If it were made public, it would inevitably arouse curiosity. The news of my daughter's disappearance must not be spread, and finding other excuses would be inappropriate.
It would be better to just keep it a secret and say that they are just an ordinary family that they met by chance.
Lu Xiaoyue heard it and hugged her mother's arm, shaking it and saying coquettishly: "Mom, I want to go too. I want to go with Aunt Ji to visit Sister Xu."
Madam Lu couldn't persuade her and laughed helplessly: "If you want to go, that's fine, but don't be naughty and listen to Nanny Ji."
Lu Xiaoyue cheered, smiling and nodding repeatedly: "Okay, okay, don't worry, mother, I will listen to Aunt Ji the most!"
Madam Lu tapped her nose lovingly, "You!"
When the banquet in the county government office ended, Xu Zhichun and his friends had already sold all their goods for the day and closed their stalls, but the ox cart was still parked outside the government office, waiting at the corner of the street across the street.
Xu Zhichun looked at it from afar.
After picking up the person, we all went home together.
Liang Mingxiang didn't go back and went straight back to school.
Zhang and Uncle Liang followed Xu Zhichun and the others back together.
Zhang started to show off again: "My Mingxiang is extremely hardworking and diligent. He said that going back to the village is a waste of time and it's better to go back to school to study hard. There is always a difference between having a teacher and not having one! Without a teacher, how far can you go? Mingxuan, have you decided which school you want to attend?"
Zhang's eyes were filled with pride, and she almost wrote, "Come and beg me! Beg me to speak well of my Mingxiang and ask them to accept you into their school."
Of course, such a big favor cannot be done in vain.
What Zhang didn't know was that when Liang Mingxiang and his classmates returned to the school and talked about opening a county school and having an admission test, the two gentlemen were surprised and regretful.
The surprise was that this was a major literary event. If two or three of their students were admitted, their reputation would spread, and they would also be able to participate in literary gatherings held from time to time, which would definitely be beneficial.
Unfortunately, they originally wanted Liang Mingxiang to talk to Liang Mingxuan and get him admitted to the school, but now that’s completely out of the question.
“What a pity!”
When Liang Mingxiang heard the two gentlemen's ideas, his face turned green.
Fortunately, if Liang Mingxuan had come, otherwise, would the gentlemen still be able to see me?
But when he thought about Liang Mingxuan's secure place in the county school, he felt unhappy again.
The two gentlemen lamented the regret of losing such a good seedling, but soon cheered up and said, "You all have the opportunity to enter the county school. Prepare well during this period and strive to be admitted."
Liang Mingxiang and his senior brother both agreed respectfully, full of fighting spirit.
When the news spread, the whole school was in an uproar. Everyone could take the test and had a chance of being selected.
Liang Mingxiang looked at his classmates' eyes, their eyes sparkling, and sneered silently. How could this test be so easy? I'm afraid their excitement will be in vain. Of course, he definitely had a good chance.
Xu Zhichun felt sick watching his aunt act like that. He thought to himself, "Thank goodness you hinted at my request instead of saying it directly, otherwise I would have told you the truth and upset you. No matter which school my Mingxuan goes to, he can't stay with your son."
"We don't understand this either. Let's go back and discuss it with the village head before making any plans."
Uncle Liang couldn't help but snort, rather disdainfully. "Are you still making plans? I'd like to see what you're up to."
Liang Mingxuan didn't want to provoke them, but he couldn't bear to see them bullying his sister-in-law like this.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about it. Today, the county magistrate said that our county will set up a county school. It will open in about half a month. I can go to the county school directly."
Xu Zhichun didn't quite understand the significance of this county school. He just thought it sounded like a public school, and public schools in this era must be very reliable, after all, they were backed by the government. He was delighted and praised, "Really? Mingxuan is amazing!"
Uncle Liang, Mrs. Zhang, Zeng Xiaoyan and others had never eaten pork, but they had seen pigs run, and they were all shocked.
"What? Our county is going to open a county school?"
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