The village chiefs and village party secretaries of the 10 Zhuangzi in Huangzhuang have informed the villagers that all Zhuangzi people who are over 8 years old but not yet 16 years old (7 to 15 years old), regardless of whether they are men or women, must go to the "Chaoyang Courtyard" founded by Huangzhuang to study, and it is free of charge, which has aroused heated discussions among more than 30,000 villagers in Huangzhuang.

Li Zhen and the people from Shandong have now completely become the brain-dead fans of the Zhu Houzhao brothers, and all the orders are obeyed, but the other 8 Zhuangzi are different, and some of them are still not very supportive. First of all, the concept of preference for sons over women has existed since ancient times, and it still exists even in later generations, otherwise there would not be 60 million more men than women. The daughter will eventually belong to others, so it doesn't matter if she reads or not, and the fact that a woman is not talented is virtuous also deeply affects the concept of the people.

However, Zhu Houwei knows how useful a woman's reading is. Later generations will know that education for all is one of the most important ways to enhance national strength. The story of the three migrations of Meng's mother in ancient times is known, and it can be seen in this story how much impact a reasonable mother will have on her children, after all, the mother and the child spend more time together than the father.

Most people have no objection to men going to school, and they don't have to be pressured to learn something, maybe it will be useful when they can do it. After more than half a month of persuasion by the village chief and the village party secretary, the nine villagers of Zhuangzi finally decided to let their children study, because everyone worked in Zhuangzi, and there was not much work to sew and mend at home, and the children could not help much.

On the first day of February, the students of Chaoyang Yuan began to enter the hospital, and most of the workers in Huangzhuang took a day off to send their children to school. Feng Xiaomao is one of them.

It was his father who sent Feng Xiaomao to school today, and it looked like there should be a middle-aged man in his 40s. Feng Xiaomao is a 15-year-old military household from Shandong, and he has a 17-year-old brother who has been working on the farm last year and is a construction worker. A few days ago, in order to let him go to school, his parents also quarreled a few times.

The father is honest and loyal, usually more taciturn, the mother is a little pungent, when he used to be in Shandong, he was invincible all over Fushan, and he was very famous in the local area, but he was usually more reasonable, and there was no bad comment. This is a very typical Chinese-style family, the man is silent, the woman has to stand up, and the big and small things in the family are also decided by the woman. For the sake of this reading incident, my father rarely insisted on his own opinion, although he couldn't tell any big reason, but he still asked Xiao Mao to study. Mother disagreed, because Xiao Mao was about to be 16, and he could go to Zhuangzi to find a job, and he had at least 2 taels of silver a month, which was not a small amount. Two years ago, I went to the capital from Shandong, and the family also saved nearly 40 taels of silver scattered, and my mother was a little reluctant to give Xiaomao 2 taels of silver per month after that. I can't help it, I used to be poor and afraid, and I always felt that the food and silver at home were not enough. The eldest son is already 17 years old, and he will be told a daughter-in-law after a while, and the bride price must not be missing, otherwise he will be looked down upon by the daughter-in-law's mother's family, and the mother is a relatively strong person.

The village chief and the village party secretary also came to persuade them, but unfortunately they did not impress Xiaomao's mother. Yesterday was the last day to make a decision, and Xiao Mao's parents called their two sons together for the first time. This is the thing, Xiao Mao's mother said about Xiao Mao's study, and his father first said, "I mean to send Xiao Mao to go, there is no shortage of 2 taels of silver at home, and the three of us are working in Zhuangzi, and we can support our family enough." As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaomao's mother scolded anxiously, "You old thing, 2 taels of silver is still less?" What kind of days did you forget? It's only been a few days and you'll be able to do it, right, Da Mao is about to get married, bride price, don't you have to ask for money for a wedding banquet? I'm also going to bring my relatives from my hometown when I get married. Xiao Mao's father glared at her, stopped talking, and then turned his head to look at his two sons to listen to their thoughts. Xiaomao's mother also stopped nagging at this time and watched the reaction of the two brothers.

The two brothers have had a good relationship since they were children, and whatever happens is Xiao Mao's brother Da Mao in front of him. This also caused Xiao Mao's temperament to be a little soft, and at this time he took Da Mao's hand and looked at his brother expectantly. Da Mao glanced back at his younger brother, with a smile on his face, and then turned back to his parents and said, "Dad, mother, I'm only 17, let go of the matter of getting married, it's not too late in two years, and then the family will be more comfortable, and relatives from my hometown can also bring them over and walk around." Xiao Mao's words, I think he should still send him to study, even if he just knows how to read, and he can't be an official. If you don't study, you will have to live poor for the rest of your life, and you won't have much to offer. I asked the village chief, you don't have to take the Xiucai exam when you enter Chaoyang Academy, you can learn a craft, and when you come out later, the prince is very useful. This family is supported by me and my father first, and it is not easy for our poor family to have a scholar. Then he turned back to Xiao Mao and said with a smile: "In the future, if you have a chance, don't forget your father." ”

The atmosphere in the room changed suddenly, Xiao Mao's father sighed softly, lowered his head and did not speak, Xiao Mao's mother raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes. Xiao Mao held Da Mao's hand vigorously with one hand, and kept wiping the fallen tears with the back of his hand with the other, and his head kept nodding. Da Mao gently patted the back of Xiao Mao's hand with his other hand, just smiling innocently. After a long time, Xiao Mao's father raised his head, stood up, slapped the table heavily, and shouted loudly, "Cheng, go to study." The other 3 people were taken aback, and involuntarily looked at the little hairy father, and for the first time found that he could be so heroic, man. Daddy was a little embarrassed and smiled a little awkwardly, and suddenly there was a burst of laughter in the room.

Originally, Da Mao sent Xiao Mao to school today, but Xiao Mao's father rushed to take over the task. Early in the morning, Chaoyang Courtyard had not yet opened, and the door was already full of dense crowds, men, women and children. Xiao Mao and Daddy Lao Mao came with some people from the same village, and because they came very early, they are now standing closer to the gate. A man from the same village next to him, with 2 sons and a daughter, at this time the man smiled and said to Lao Mao, "Why are you sending it today, what about your big hair?" Lao Mao replied with a smile, "I can't leave the Zhuangzi, so I sent this kid here." Xiao Mao rolled his eyes when he heard this, obviously Lao Mao personally ordered his brother to not use Da Mao, he would send it himself, but at this time he had to come.

The man said at this time, "It's all the same, who sends it or not, Lao Mao, look at this Chaoyang Courtyard, it's really magnificent, do you think the palace can be more magnificent than this?" Lao Mao thought for a while, "I must be magnificent, the place where the Son of Heaven lives is better than where these children live." The man nodded when he heard this, "That's right, we've been in the capital for more than 2 years, and I don't know what it's like outside this palace, so I'll have to take a look at it next time." Lao Mao nodded, and suddenly heard a commotion from the crowd in front of him, Lao Mao turned his head to look at it, and said in surprise, "The door is open, I can go in." ”