Chapter 7: Du Laohan's Reflections
After Mr. Song left the British House.
The British prince Zhang Mao admired Du Shen very much, he was a little embarrassed at first, but thinking that since his son worshipped the other party as a teacher, he also let go a little, and stroked his palm and said: "Mr. Du, since the rebel son has worshiped you as a teacher, he will be a family in the future, as long as you teach well, I will not treat you badly." ”
Du Shen hurriedly smiled and said, "I will not teach the British public to be disappointed." ”
This is sincere, he still had the silly meaning of fooling Zhang Hao before, but after knowing that Zhang Hao also has a father who is the prince of the country, he has no existence at all.
Without him, cowardly.
Moreover, the so-called one day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father, since Zhang Hao's simple apprenticeship, Du Shen and the dignified Ming British Duke climbed into a relationship, the two can be said to be one glory and one loss.
Of course, if it is really the latter, it must be him who is more cautious, but to a certain extent, this is already the envy of many people, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, if anyone and the British public line climb this relationship, they will definitely wake up with a smile from their dreams.
However, Du Shen is not one of the many people, in fact, he is not a person from the Ming Dynasty at all except for this body.
After greeting for a while, Du Shen never forgot the purpose of his coming to the capital, but seeing that Zhang Mao didn't mean to mention it, he didn't mean to be embarrassed at all, rubbed his hands and said, "That...... Do we have to pay for the tuition? ”
Hey, the world is declining, people's hearts are not ancient, this tuition has to be asked for by yourself, if it is placed in the future generations, parents are personally sent to the teacher's hands, how can it be put in ancient times without this noble act?
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Dujia Village Entrance.
It was already dark, and the gray mist was very small.
A donkey cart slowly entered the village from far and near.
The voice of "...... call" suddenly sounded.
Fortunately, most of the people in Dujia Village had already slept deeply at this time, otherwise they would have woken up.
The donkey didn't know if he understood Du Shen's command, so he stopped anyway.
Du Shen got out of the donkey cart, carried his broken book bag, and led the donkey cart to the private school.
In the private school, Du Shen lit an oil lamp, excitedly put the book bag on the half-sized table, and took out several strings of copper coins, as well as a British house entry and exit tooth card, and a stack of Daming treasure banknotes.
This is the receipt of his trip to the capital, and it is also the tuition fee paid by Zhang Mao for his son.
a hundred taels of silver.
Originally, Zhang Mao wanted Du Shen to live in the British Mansion and teach Zhang Hao to read every day, but Du Shen thought about it left and right, no!
I am a teacher, a gardener of the Ming Dynasty, a hard-working little bee, how can I stay in the British Mansion just for Zhang Hao, a stupid and simple student......
Besides, even if he is willing, but with Zhang Mao here, he can't teach it well, and when he sees this big guy, his legs are weak, how can he teach him?
At Du Shen's strong request, he put the class location in Dujia Village, and agreed that Zhang Hao would come to Dujia Village's private school every day to attend classes.
Although Zhang Mao was a little reluctant, his stupid son was willing, Zhang Hao had never been out of the capital since he was a child, and when he heard that he was going to study in Dujia Village, he was very excited, and he agreed with his mouth.
Therefore, Zhang Mao agreed, and originally asked people to send Du Shen back in a carriage, but after sitting for a while, he couldn't stand the bumps and became disgusted, so he had to send him a donkey cart and let the guards escort him to the vicinity of Dujia Village.
In other words, in addition to getting a hundred taels of silver, Du Shen also mixed a donkey for nothing.
Du Shen was not carried away by this big fortune, he abided by his ethics as a teacher, and after hiding the money, he worked hard to write, don't get me wrong, he is not doing a lesson plan.
But...... Writing about how exactly this money is going to be spent.
Repair private schools, stock up on rice grain, grow fresh vegetables by the way, and raise livestock.
As he wrote more and more, Du Shen's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he laughed, and the better days are not far away.
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Next.
The rooster crows three times, and the first red sun slowly rises.
At the entrance of Dujia Village, an uninvited guest had already ridden a tall horse and walked in slowly.
Come, of course, it was Zhang Hao, he tossed and turned last night, and when he thought of it, he left the capital and went to a private school in Dujia Village, and since then he has not heard the number of his father Zhang Mao for a day, so he is in a good mood, so that he has not slept well all night.
No, before dawn, he rode his horse and galloped wildly, heading straight to Dujia Village, and it happened to be early in the morning when he arrived at the place.
Zhang Hao didn't know where Du Shen's private school was, but it didn't bother him.
In a blink of an eye, Zhang Hao saw an old man on the side of the road with a half-grown boy, so he quickly dismounted and greeted him, "Old Dong...... Ahem, this village elder, where is Mr. Du Shen's private school? ”
Du Laohan got up very early today, the purpose was to go to Guishan Academy, which is not far from Dujia Village, to send his grandson to apprentice, and after seeing Zhang Hao, a richly dressed young man, looking for Du Shen, he said vigilantly: "Young man, what are you doing with Shen?" ”
Zhang Hao said without thinking: "I have worshipped Mr. Du Shen as my teacher, so naturally I want to come to study." ”
What?
Study?
Du Laohan was stunned, although he was almost sixty years old, his ears were still well-informed, this young man wanted to come to worship Du Shen as a teacher? You can't be a fool!
Du Laohan couldn't help but kindly reminded: "Young man, are you in the wrong place, Shen Zhi only had the idea of teaching yesterday, see that you don't look like ordinary people, don't be ......"
Although the words were not finished, the meaning was obvious, that is: Go back where you came from, don't be taught bad by Du Shen.
But Zhang Hao didn't understand the deep meaning of Du Laohan's words at all, but nodded more agreeably, it turned out that Mr. Du Shen only planned to go out of the mountain to collect apprentices yesterday, no wonder he said that he had a fate with him, and he must be his first apprentice.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao's face was full of pride, and he raised his neck, "Yes, I am Mr. Du Shen's apprentice, don't panic, old man, please tell Mr. Du Shen's private school where it is, this money and things are yours." ”
As he spoke, Zhang Hao took out a little bit of broken silver from his pocket and handed it over, we are not short of money.
When Du Laohan saw the broken silver, he still bothered to remind this descendant, pointed to a place in the village, and said: "When you go to the end, where do you turn around, it is the private school of the Shen family." ”
"Thank you."
Zhang Hao didn't care about continuing to talk to the old man, and walked straight towards the Du family's private school.
After he walked away, Du Laohan's expression changed, pinching the broken silver, and a bold idea was born in his heart......
Could it be, what kind of ability does Du Shen really have to do with this kid?
This is also not certain, although Shen Zhi is not good at reading, but his father is a showman, if it weren't for the only son who has been in poor health since he was a child, he would not stay in Dujia Village, what if he secretly taught something to this kid?
Thinking of this, Du Laohan looked at the broken silver in his hand, and then at his half-eldest grandson who was snotty, revealing deep thought.