() The young man from Liuxian Mansion sent Ji Yu home and went back.

Ji Yu finished the unfinished work when she left in the morning, and sent the work reports after the instructions to the three workshops.

On the way back to the village from the sauce and vinegar workshop, I happened to meet Dabao and Ji Mingfang who were returning home from school.

Behind them, Hu Dacheng waved a tree branch and rode a wooden stick, and he was very happy to "fight" with the children of the same village.

Seeing Ji Yu, Dabao's black and clear eyes suddenly lit up, and then he left Ji Mingfang and ran to her.

Ji Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead for him and took the schoolbag with his hand.

I found that my schoolbag was bulging, and I opened it to see that I had brought the lion puppet to class again.

On the first day of going to the village school, Ji Yu was afraid that Dabao would not be able to stay, so she stuffed the ugly puppet into her schoolbag, and told him in a serious way that having a puppet to accompany him to class is equivalent to his sister accompanying him to class.

Dabao has been carrying the puppet ever since.

Later, seeing that he had adapted to the environment and people of the village school, Ji Yu tried to quit this habit for him. Or hide or wash, in short, all excuses have been used, as for the effect...... That's how it is now.

Dabao was afraid that she would hide the puppet again, so he quickly snatched it from her hand and hugged it tightly in his arms.

The lion doll was not big enough, but now he is much taller, and the lining doll is even smaller.

Ji Yu poked him on the forehead: "In the summer, you don't feel too hot with cotton." ”

Dabao shook his head and said, "It's not hot." ”

Not only that, but he also took her hand spontaneously.

Ji Yu was helpless, pulled him for a while, and walked forward towards the sunset.

Dacheng and a few other children quickly caught up with them, shouted Sister Xiaoyu, and ran away frolicking.

Gradually, only their sister and brother and Ji Mingfang were left on the path.

Seeing that Ji Ming was worried, Ji Yu chatted with him for a while, and learned that the master's health was worse, and he fell once today.

"Fainted?" Ji Yu asked in surprise.

Ji Mingfang shook his head: "It's just that my eyes were black for a while, and I didn't see the road clearly, so I fell, and after that while, it will be fine." We advised him to rest, but he didn't rest, and today he is still in school. ”

Ji Mingfang couldn't help but worry.

If the master falls and it is difficult for the village school to continue, then the more than 20 students will have nowhere to go.

Going to the town academy? Not a few families pay from the beginning.

Fortunately, the master did not fall, but this time there is no danger, it does not mean that it will be able to do it next time.

The more the master lasts, the more wear and tear he has, like a lamp, and the process of watching the lamp oil gradually run out and the lamp gradually fade is the most cruel.

Ji Yu frowned: "Have you seen the doctor?" ”

"You also know the situation in the master's family, the bundle is cheap, barely making ends meet, who is willing to look at the doctor. I plan to go to the town tomorrow and use the money I have saved to hire a doctor, and invite people directly to the school to see the master. ”

"It's okay like this, the money is spent, and the people are invited, and he can't shirk it anymore."

Most literati have a backbone, especially the master, who does not drink stolen spring water or eat, so naturally he is even more reluctant to take advantage of students.

Ji Yu's previous sponsorship was still in the name of being good for the students, and the things sponsored were indeed used on the students, and the master did not take up a penny.

At that moment, he was still deeply disturbed, Ji Mingfang stopped him from thanking him, so he specially wrote a trust Ji Mingfang to transfer.

There is no flowery rhetoric in the letter, nor is there a sonorous rhythm, it is a simple and sincere thank you letter, and a heart of love for talent jumps on the paper.

Such a person is stubborn to the point of stubbornness, and he has to think hard to give him some help.

But there is a kind of help, Ji Yu believes that the old master will be willing to accept it.

Ji Yu told Ji Mingfang about the construction of a school for the children of workers.

Although this matter has been planned for a long time, this is the first time Ji Mingfang has heard of it, and his surprise is not difficult to imagine.

"W-Is this going to work?"

It's unbelievable to build a school.

"Why not? Aren't you also worried that your master's body won't be able to hold on, and that the children in the school won't have a place to study? When the school is completed, except for the children of the workshop workers, let all the children of your village school be moved, and ask the master to be the honorary principal, so that he will not be tired, and he will receive a salary, so that he can spend his old age in peace.

The master had lived a hard life, and if he no longer taught, he would have been able to recuperate, but if he had lost his financial resources, he would have been unable to continue his life......

Ji Mingfang was instantly moved.

"But my ability is limited at the moment, and I can't relieve everyone's shackles, and the children of your village school may have to have a symbolic hand at the beginning."

That's why it's called a school for the children of workers.

Of course, she wants to give everyone free of charge, even "shelter the world's schoolchildren", so that they can all have books to read.

But once this opening is opened, in case everything is needed and unwanted, they will come to join in the fun...... She really can't afford it at the moment, and she's afraid that something will happen.

However, she also thought about measures - she could set up grants and scholarships to encourage particularly poor families and those with excellent academic performance.

This criterion is set by the school, and the right of interpretation also belongs to the school, which is generally easier to control.

"Don't worry, the bundle is definitely no higher than when I was in the village school.

Ji Mingfang nodded again and again, as long as the restraint does not rise, where can I read it?

"When will it be built?"

Ji Yu originally planned to drag it back, but since the old master's body was already embarrassed, she had to advance.

"Just recently. I'll take the time to complete the drawings, you can talk to the uncle in the evening, and ask him to hand over the work at hand to Aunt Wang and his son first, and then contact the construction team......"

Ji Mingfang wrote down the matters explained by Ji Yu one by one.

"Where should the master go?"

This problem is also Ji Yu's biggest headache.

Venue is important, but good teachers are the most important thing.

In their area, there are not many children and talents, one Song Jing and one Ji Lianji.

Needless to say, Song Jing is far away in the capital and has a bright future.

is like Ji Lianjiao, and Ji Yu can't be invited.

Find it from the town, as the so-called people go to high places, but anyone who has a little real talent and real learning wants to squeeze into the county seat, where will they be condescended to the village.

It is even more difficult to find people from the county seat.

Of course, as long as the money is in place, it is not impossible to ask for it. But then again, coming for the money, Ji Yu really can't rest assured.

It is not excluded that there are people like the master who are willing to devote themselves to the cause of education in the Great Zhou Dynasty and do not care about the gains and losses of honor for the future flowers of the Great Zhou, but it will take time to salvage from the sea of people.

"Let's build the school first, if the school is built and you haven't found a suitable one, cousin, you can hold it for a while, anyway, there will be few people in the early days."

Ji Mingfang only took her as a joke.

"That's a good dare, I also learn from Hu Ximei, learn from teaching, and teach while learning."

Ji Yu snorted: "At that time, you will have the master as your advisor, and then let Dabao and Xiaomei be your right-hand men." ”

"Little sister?" Ji Mingfang asked in surprise.

Ji Yu nodded: "After the school is completed, I plan to accept both men and women...... I know it might be a bit shocking, but ...... In our village, those girls don't have to take the college exam, the government exam, and they don't have to participate in the imperial examination, but they just teach them to read, read and write, and there should be no big problem. ”

It may not be possible to accept it so quickly if you change people, but Ji Mingfang is different.

His dream was stranded for ten years, and during those ten years, he tasted the taste of not being able to ask for school and books.

It tasted so bitter.

Pushing himself and others, he hopes that everyone can realize their dreams smoothly.

It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman, whether it's healthy or disabled, whether it's rich or not, it's a good thing to have books to read.

What's more, girls don't seem to be worse than boys in reading and writing, and the eldest girl goes to Hu Ximei's small class every day to learn a lot of words, and she can also memorize poems.

"There probably won't be too many people ......," Ji Mingfang reminded.

In addition to economic problems, the school can not be afraid of other people's eyes, and the students themselves and their parents, due to various obstacles, are willing to send girls to school after all.

"I know, first assign a classroom to Hu Ximei and them, a few are a few, even if it's just one or two, someone has to take this step first, don't you say?"

If we take into account the question of "whether men and women give or receive kisses", it is a big deal to divide them into two, and men and women are separated from each other.

Ji Mingfang felt that it was also a solution: "Okay, I'll tell my father when I go back......"

When he got home, Dabao washed his face and went to the back mountain for a run.

Ji Yu moved the tables and chairs to the courtyard, and drew a sketch of the school building for a while, which had been almost completed intermittently before, but this time it was just the end.

When Dabao came back from the back mountain with rhubarb and A, B, C, and D, the sky was already slightly dark.

After eating, the sister and brother had a cool meal in the courtyard.

The strange thing is that it is so late, and Guan Shan has not come back yet.

However, in the past, when he returned late, Ji Yu didn't pay much attention to it, left him food in the pot, and went back to the house after washing.

I couldn't sleep, so I wanted to cut out the cloth that made clothes for Dabao by the lamplight, but the light was too dim, and Ji Yu was not skilled, so she didn't dare to use scissors.

After rummaging through the basket for a while, he found a piece of cloth left over from before, the color was plain and light, which was suitable for men, so he got busy with the needle and thread.

Yichun Inn, the most luxurious room.

Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, the young man in brocade who was watching the scenery by the window closed the folding fan, turned around and smiled:

"Don't come unharmed, Bozhao."