This elderly gentleman's surname is Wu, given name Hao, from Xinkou County, and he lives in a rural area. He is almost fifty years old this year.
In his early years, he taught in the capital, offended powerful figures, and was forced to leave the capital to live the life of an ordinary citizen. He never taught again after that.
Wu Hao had a good relationship with Ruan Zhenggang's father, and Ruan Zhenggang often came into contact with Wu Hao because of this. Wu Hao was in a difficult life, and Ruan Zhenggang often helped him out, for which Wu Hao was very grateful.
As Ruan Fang grew up, Ruan Zhenggang wanted to find her a teacher, so he found Wu Hao. Wu Hao readily agreed and began to devote himself to teaching Ruan Fang, a job he did for nearly ten years.
Ruan Fang knew that Mr. Wu was exceptionally talented, and that it was a waste of his talent that he had only taught her as his student all these years.
When I established the school in Shuixian Village, I invited Mr. Wu to come and teach, and he readily agreed.
Moreover, Mr. Wu also extended an invitation to one of his close friends.
This man's surname is Fang, given name Dongliu, and he lives in the capital. A year ago, something happened that caused him to fall seriously ill and almost die. His condition only improved after several months.
From that time on, the landlord basically stayed at home, as if waiting to die.
Upon hearing the news, Wu Hao went to Beijing to visit him once. In less than a year, the landlord seemed to have aged more than ten years, which surprised Wu Hao greatly.
Despite Wu Hao's constant attempts to comfort him, Fang Dongliu seemed to have entered a dead end, isolating himself. If this continued, his friend would not live much longer.
With the consent of the landlord Liu's family, Wu Hao took the landlord Liu away from Beijing and came to Xinkou County.
Since Wu Hao lived in a rural area not far from the county seat, the landlord Liu also settled down in the countryside.
To Wu Hao's surprise, the landlord's condition began to improve after that, his mood gradually improved, his appetite increased, and his mental state also changed significantly.
The landlord stayed here for two months until his family came to pick him up and take him back to Beijing, at which point he reluctantly left.
Before leaving, he told Wu Hao that perhaps the countryside was his true home, and that he had been living a very peaceful life for the past two months.
After returning home this time, he plans to persuade his wife to buy a piece of land in the countryside, build a house, plant flowers, and grow grass.
If possible, he would like to teach children to read in a rural school; that is the life he desires.
This time, Ruan Fang asked Wu Hao to help her find a tutor, on the condition that the tutor must be learned.
Wu Hao immediately thought of the landlord Liu, who was more learned than himself. He had been invited by the court to teach the imperial relatives for many years.
He remembered what his landlord, Liu, had said when he left him a few months ago, and thought that Liu might accompany him to teach at the school. This might be a very good choice, and Liu would definitely like this kind of life.
Thinking of this, Wu Hao extended an invitation to the landlord, Liu. Not long after, Liu sent a message back to Wu Hao, telling him that he had persuaded his wife, who had agreed to go with him and would soon set off to Shuixian Village to find him.
Wu Hao calculated the days and estimated that the landlord, Liu, should arrive in two or three days.
"Mr. Fang came to Shuixian Village with his wife this time. It seems he intends to settle down here. That's good. He will definitely devote himself to teaching."
“Our school hasn’t been named yet. What name do you think would be good, teacher?” Ruan Fang asked.
"As the headmaster of the school, you should be the one to choose the name. I think you must have already thought of a name for the school. Tell us about it."
"How about we name it Wufang Academy?"
"Wu Fang Academy!" Wu Hao was so surprised he almost jumped up from his chair, but he quickly calmed down and asked:
"Tell me, why did you choose this name?"
“In our Great Northern Dynasty, both my mentor and Mr. Fang are top figures in the education field. I never expected that you two would end up in our insignificant little village. Perhaps this is God’s arrangement.”
With our esteemed teacher and Mr. Fang teaching here, our school was destined to be extraordinary. The future pillars of the nation may come from our school, which is why our school is famous throughout the world.
The reason I named it Wufang Academy is that I hope the students who graduate from here will never forget their two mentors. Tomorrow, Mr. Fang will be coming, and I asked him to write down the four characters of Wufang Academy and make a plaque to hang above the gate, so that Mr. Fang's calligraphy will also be preserved.”
Wu Hao wanted to say something, but at this moment he didn't know what to say, so he could only nod in agreement.
At this moment, Li Guang stood on the edge of the field, looking at the more than 300 mu of winter wheat growing well, his face full of joy. Although many vegetables were also intercropped in the field, this did not affect the growth of the wheat.
We currently have several dozen acres of radishes and Chinese cabbage, which will come in handy for making kimchi at home.
Brother Zhao told him to come home for lunch, saying he'd show him something good, but he didn't know what it was.
Seeing that it was almost time, Li Guang prepared to go home.
Chen Xiaoxiao had already prepared lunch, and the food was on the table. Zhao Xiaosheng had returned to the farm and was waiting for Li Guang to come back so they could eat.
Li Guang walked into the farm and said:
"Brother Xiaosheng, Sister Xiaoxiao, Brother Zhao sent someone to call me back for something, so I won't be having lunch here." Li Guang said and left in a hurry.
Seeing Li Guang leave, Zhao Xiaosheng looked at Chen Xiaoxiao and grinned foolishly.
"What are you laughing at?" Chen Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.
"Xiaoxiao, do you think we should tell your mother about what happened between us?"
Chen Xiaoxiao blushed, lowered her head and slowly said, "Actually, my family has known about this for a long time, but they just didn't say it. Mother knows better than anyone else."
“I know that too. It’s different when they see it than when we say it. Maybe our family is hoping we’ll tell them.”
Chen Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Then you should tell Mother about our situation. Once Mother tells her, it will be considered that the matter has been made public at home."
"Alright, I'll tell Mother about this tonight." Zhao Xiaosheng finally mustered up his courage.
At noon, after lunch, Zhao Xian led Li Guang to a room in the workshop and said:
"Li Guang, I want to show you something." Zhao Xian said, handing Li Guang a small box.
Li Guang took the box, opened it curiously, and found a potato carved from stone inside.
This was brought by Ruan Zhenggang when he last visited Zhao Xian to express his gratitude, and was given to Zhao Xian as a gift.
This potato carving is so lifelike that even though Li Guang had never seen a potato before, he could tell at a glance that it was an edible food.
"Brother Zhao, what is this? Is it some kind of food?" Li Guang asked curiously.
"This is indeed a food. It is a staple food overseas, just like rice and wheat here. Its yield is extremely high, with each acre producing thousands of kilograms. It can be used as a staple food or made into delicious dishes."
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