Chapter 797: Town School Agreement [3]

"Master Dai is kind, generous and selfless, so the town school should naturally reserve some places for the Dai family's children." Village chief Zhou wanted to be reserved, but Master Dai gave too much, so he couldn't help but follow Village Chief Miao to flatter him.

His eyes were fixed on the land deeds and house deeds in the box, fearing that Master Dai would regret his decision and take them back!

Patriarch Lu: "Yes, yes, the quota should be reserved for the young masters of Master Dai's family."

The Dai family is rich, and if there are two young masters coming to their town to study, they have to spend money to live in their town.

After the town school opens, people from Taifeng Town, nearby towns, and the county will gather in Taifeng Town. Each person who comes here will have to spend money to live... Oh my, how much money will the Lu family vendors make? !

Patriarch Lu was already calculating a lot in his mind, and when he looked at Grandpa Qin again, he wished he could hug this human-shaped Pixiu...it really brought him fortune.

Upon seeing this, Village Chief Cao, Village Chief Niu, Village Chief He and other village chiefs also started to flatter Master Dai.

Village Chief Cao also said, "Master Dai, my family is between the old and new towns, and there is a shop under construction near the medicinal materials workshop of Master Qin's family. When the young masters Dai come to the town to study in the future, they can stay at our shop... at the price for relatives and friends!"

How shameless! Not only does he want to be a relative or friend of Master Dai, he also wants to make money from the Dai family. Bah!

The village leaders despised him.

Ding ding ding, Guan Shuli struck the small gong on the table, reminding everyone: "Everyone calm down! Master Dai is kind and donated money to support education. Silifang accepts this kindness on behalf of the town school."

"But how should these donations be used? What responsibilities should each family in Taifeng Town bear after receiving the benefits of education? How many places can each family go to the town school? How many years can each child study in the town school? How to calculate the cost of pens, ink, paper and inkstone? Does the town school provide meals? What is the ration of meals? These all need to be discussed clearly."

as well as……

"Can we open a girls' school? Can girls go to school in the town?"

"What! Money-losing girls want to study? How can they be qualified?!" Kong Lichang was furious and blurted out: "My Kong family disagrees. The town school is the ancestral hall for all the people in Taifeng Town. Women are not allowed to enter!"

The smell was so strong that Guan Shuli couldn't help but frown.

Jiang Dalang even covered his body with a layer of ice and asked coldly, "Wasn't Kong Lizhang born from your mother's belly? If Kong Lizhang is a son born by his mother, then what Kong Lizhang said is an open humiliation to his mother and should be regarded as unfilial. Zhenxue is a sacred place for studying and cannot accept the descendants of unfilial people!"

Lichang Kong felt like he was about to be in danger when Jiang Dalang stared at him. He was so scared that he looked at the clerk in a hurry and said, "Clerk Guan, save me."

The clerk said, "General Jiang, we are discussing matters, you cannot use your military prowess to scare others."

"Yes." Jiang Dalang then put away his sharp gaze and scanned the village chiefs present with a scrutinizing look: "The yin and yang of heaven and earth, and the birth of men and women, are for men and women to create the world together, not for men to insult women. And it is indeed good for girls to read and write. At least when a wealthy family like Master Dai chooses a daughter-in-law, the first condition is that the girl must be literate and able to do accounting."

Master Dai was very cooperative and nodded, saying, "General Jiang is right. Being able to read and do accounting is the minimum requirement for families in the prefecture to choose a daughter-in-law. For example, families like Ji Juren, who have made achievements and are going to pursue a career in government, require that the daughter-in-law must be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, history books, and understand rituals and sacrifices."

He added: "My Dai family has a girls' school, and we hired a female teacher to teach the girls in our family."

This?

The house was silent, and the village heads did not speak.

After a while, Chief Lu said, "It is true that it is good for girls to learn to read and write, but we are in the countryside. We cannot set aside a place for girls to study like Master Dai's family did... It is not realistic for girls to go to school in the town. It is easy to cause trouble when there is a big difference between boys and girls, and it is easier for people from other towns to talk about it."

"What Patriarch Lu said is very true." Village Chief Zhou looked at Jiang Dalang, then at Grandpa Qin, and said, "Brother Jiang, Mr. Qin, the Qin and Jiang families respect women, which is very rare. We admire them very much, but the world is like this. We can't take big steps... We really don't have the ability to take big steps now."

"Yes, yes, Lord Qin and General Jiang, please be cautious. We can't afford to set a precedent by sending a girl to school." The other village heads and even Miao Shuli were all persuading.

Grandpa Qin said, "Don't worry, my family is just giving us some advice. We don't mean to force our daughter to go to the town school or not to run the town school if we don't agree."

The suggestion to send girls to the town school was added by Xiaomi. The purpose was not to set up a girls' school, but to instill the idea that girls should also learn to read and write in the minds of the villagers.

Let the folks understand that, in this world, both men and women should study.

With this concept, we can start to realize it in a roundabout and gradual way...

Grandpa Qin said, "Let's put it this way. When boys go to school in town, they will be responsible for teaching the girls in their family to read after they return home."

"This is a very good thing. It can help boys review the lessons they learned during the day, and it can also help girls at home learn to read without spending any money."

"If you help and teach your daughter like this for a few years, when she grows up and learns to read, when you go to find a husband, when people hear that your daughter can read, the matchmakers won't dare to look down on her and will instead pick a family with better financial conditions for your daughter."

Grandpa Qin earnestly explained the benefits to the headmen and village chiefs, and finally convinced them.

Village Chief Zhou said, "Master Qin is right. To tell you the truth, my daughter was able to marry Master Han and live a prosperous life in the county town for more than ten years because she can read. So I agree with Master Qin's proposal."

Chief Lu also said, "I agree. My Jiu Niang was able to get embroidery work because she knew a few words and could do accounting. She earns more than a hundred coins every month."

After hearing this, the other village heads nodded in agreement.

"Okay." Shuli Guan nodded, called Shuli Miao, and gave him a booklet: "This is the school management matters we just discussed. Shuli Miao, read it out and inform the villagers outside. After the villagers have listened, if they feel that there is something wrong, they can raise their opinions... But the important thing is to let the villagers understand that running a town school is not a matter of money, but if their children want to come to study, their families have to bear some responsibilities."

"For example, responsibility one is that when boys come to the town school, they have to teach girls how to read. They can't just teach them half-heartedly, but they have to bring the girls' homework back to the town school. If someone reports that the boy didn't teach the girls how to read, the boy's place in school will be cancelled."

"If you don't want to take responsibility, if you don't have talent and want to study for ten or eight years, forget it."

Miao Shuli, who was planning to let his child continue to study in the town school until he could become a teacher if he failed the imperial examination: "..."

He swallowed, took the booklet, and said, "Well, I'll do it right away."

Dangdang Dangdang!

Dangdang Dangdang!

On this day, the sound of gongs in the town never stopped. Lu Pangsan and Miao Shuli had been passing messages and shouted until their voices were hoarse.

The villagers were also chattering, discussing non-stop and giving many suggestions for the sake of their own offspring.

Therefore, until dark, the matter of the town school was only half-agreed upon, and it would have to be discussed further tomorrow. It was estimated that it would not be completed in a few days.

After dinner, Jiang Dalang asked Qin Xiaomi for credit: "Xiaomi, we have all your requests. We have listed many benefits for them. Seeing the benefits, many people are interested. I think it will be possible to let the boy teach the girl to read after returning home."