Chenxi nodded.
When Su Erya was a daughter in her parents' home, she was a bright and cheerful girl.
Now that his worries were over, he began to unleash his true nature.
"Sir, could the village send a female tutor?"
"Hmm?" Shen Xi became somewhat interested in Su Er Ya.
It's not that she doesn't send female tutors; it's just that there are very few female tutors to begin with, and they are mostly concentrated in aristocratic families.
The female teachers will never go to the village. So far, there are only three female teachers in the county, and they all fled from other places.
They've already been invited away by the few remaining wealthy households in the county.
Even if there were literate women, most of them were once from wealthy families, so why would they want to go to the village to teach others?
Shenxi told Su Erya about these things. Although she had already arranged for some women to be taught to read and write, preparing to teach the first batch of women to go out, she still asked Su Erya, "Do you have any ideas?"
Su Erya had relaxed and was no longer coy: "Chief, you can recruit the first batch of women who are willing to learn and return to the village to educate. They can study first, and then be sent down to various villages after they have learned well."
Shen Xi couldn't help but glance at Su Er Ya, who became a little nervous again.
However, she still said, "I'm not saying that male teachers are bad, it's just that many women in the village are constrained by etiquette and don't go to school. There are very few women in our village who do go to school, and they go with their parents or husbands."
Seeing Chen Xi nod, Su Erya gradually opened up: "If we have a female teacher, then these problems will be solved, and women will no longer have to worry."
"Only when women have broad knowledge will they no longer care so much about etiquette and will be able to learn from male teachers."
Shen Xi was even more astonished that Su Er Ya actually thought that if a woman had high knowledge, she could break through the constraints.
Chenxi asked, "Did you come up with all of these?"
Su Erya nodded, a little uneasy, unsure if what she said was right.
She said it because she was brave enough to do so.
"That's good. Would you be willing to study in the county town and then become a female teacher?"
Su Erya was naturally happy to agree, but after looking at the two children, she said, "Chief, I also need to raise two more children."
Shenxi waved his hand and said, "It's alright. The child can apply for a poverty subsidy and go to school in the county town. Everything will be free, including food and clothing."
"Your studies are free, and food and clothing are provided. This is the policy for the first batch of female students. If you do well in your studies, you will also receive a scholarship."
Shenxi is generous in promoting intelligent people; it all depends on how far Su Erya can go.
Su Erya immediately knelt down: "Thank you, Chief."
They even made the two children kneel down to express their gratitude.
Shen Xi had Xing Xiuyan help her up and said, "After things are settled here, go and handle the divorce. Once everything is done, take my letter of recommendation and go to the county girls' school to register. The child should also register at the county school."
Su Erya was extremely grateful. She never expected to be so lucky. She vowed to study hard in the future to repay the leader's kindness.
"Xiuyan, go and make arrangements for them."
"Yes, sir."
This requires issuing a letter of introduction, explaining where the student will attend school, outlining the procedures, and arranging for someone to notify the student in the county.
Xing Xiuyan took Su Erya downstairs. Shen Xi kept in mind the fact that she could choose where to settle after the divorce. This matter needed to be discussed carefully before deciding how to proceed, since the concepts of this era were different from those of her previous life.
Shenxi then went to the stands.
This is the time for a martial arts competition to select officials for various professions, such as head constables, jailers, and police officers.
When taking the stage, you need to introduce yourself and give a speech about what you should do as a grassroots civil servant.
Then there will be solo performances and two-player battles.
Two-player battles require drawing lots to determine who you'll be facing.
The winning team will then draw lots to determine which team will face off against the other, and the losing team will also draw lots to determine which team will face off against the other.
The top five were selected, and then they competed against the martial artists prepared by the government. The opponents were also determined by drawing lots.
This is to prevent intentionally throwing the game.
Those who excel in the competition will receive special training and may become leaders in their respective fields.
The voting was conducted separately. The top ten candidates, and those who came after them, did not share a single voting channel. The top ten were the candidates for the leadership positions. Based on the number of votes received, they were assigned different roles.
After watching a few, Chenxi lost interest. Their skills were all mediocre. They might be able to deal with petty thieves, but they would be far from capable of handling more skilled opponents.
Shenxi said to Zheng Hongfang beside him, "Even if these people are selected, they will need to undergo further training. Their martial arts skills are not up to par."
We can't use these people; others are even worse. We have no choice but to use them and then train them to become qualified grassroots civil servants.
Zheng Hongfang immediately agreed. He also knew some martial arts, and he thought his skills were no longer very good, but he didn't expect that these people were quite far behind him.
At this moment, a boy with chubby cheeks stepped onto the stage and introduced himself in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers, my name is Mu Fanzheng, from Mujiazhuang. Don't underestimate me because I'm young. I've already joined the militia and I'm the squad leader."
For someone of that age to become a militia squad leader is truly remarkable. If not for his initial motivation of martial arts, he would find it difficult to command respect.
Mu Fanzheng simply explained that he wanted to become a yamen runner, to catch bad guys, so that the villagers could live in peace and not be afraid of being robbed on the road.
Someone below laughed and shouted, "Kid, stop talking nonsense. If you don't have the ability, you can't do it either."
Mu Fan clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Alright, I won't waste any more words. Let's see what I'm capable of!"
He demonstrated his bare-knuckle punches with impressive force, a basic boxing technique that Chenxi had ordered the militia to learn.
I never expected that this kid would unleash such tremendous force with such simple punches.
"Looks like it's quite powerful."
Zheng Hongfang nodded: "Finally, we've met someone with decent martial arts skills."
After finishing his fist and footwork, Mu Fan picked up the long sword from the weapon rack, and when he started fighting, the wind howled and the air was thick with fear.
The students waiting to spar with him looked quite displeased. He had just practiced his martial arts skills and was waiting for his opponent.
Upon seeing Mu Fanzheng's martial arts skills, he was already intimidated.
When the real match began, he was defeated in just a few moves.
Mu Fanzheng clasped his hands in a fist and said, "You flatter me."
He possessed the spirit of a young hero.
Chen Xi smiled and said to Zheng Hongfang, "What if you want to have a match with him?"
Zheng Hongfang didn't take it to heart. He admitted that his martial arts skills, even when he was by the leader's side, were not the worst, but they weren't much better either.
However, he was still confident that he could beat this doll.
Zheng Hongfang said very sincerely, "He is not my match yet."
Shenxi laughed and said, "This kid clearly has no martial arts background. He must be one of those from the militia middle school. He's already quite good and has the potential to become a martial arts student."
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