He Jiuniang went to the county seat for a turn, Jingzhou was not affected by the drought, even if it was just a small county town, it was more lively than the Qianzhou capital city, and the pedestrians came and went on the street, He Jiuniang felt that this was life.

She went to the vegetable market for a walk, bought a few fish and two chickens, and the big guys barely ate along the way, so it was time to make up for their bodies.

On top of that, there are some green side dishes that look very refreshing!

"Did you hear that? Songhe Academy has begun to recruit new students, many people go to see it, let's go and see the excitement! ”

"Really? Didn't you say that Kang Xiucai was sick? How do you still recruit new ones? ”

"Then who knows? That's why I'm going to join in the fun! If you don't go, if you don't go, I'll go by myself! ”

"Let's go and see what's going on?"

……

The two women passed in front of He Jiuniang, and what they said happened to be heard by He Jiuniang word for word.

Songhe Academy?

Just about to send the children of the family to school, why don't she also go and join in the fun?

As a newcomer, He Jiuniang really didn't know what was going on in this school, so she asked the woman who sold chickens and fish.

"You said Songhe Academy? That's the best school in our county......"

The woman opened her mouth and came and said a lot of things.

He Jiuniang only then knew that this Songhe School was opened by a Xiucai surnamed Kang, and he was selected for Xiucai at a young age, and went directly to the house to study, and his knowledge was very good, he was going to take the test for fame, but Kang Xiucai's health has been not good, and he has been sick for many years.

The family's money was used to treat him, and he could no longer afford to study, so he left the school and returned to the county seat to open a school, which could not only enlighten the children, but also earn some medical expenses.

But at the beginning of last year, Kang Xiucai fell seriously ill again, saying that he was about to die, so he closed the school and stopped recruiting students, and the big guy regretted it for a long time.

After understanding the general situation, He Jiuniang asked again: "Aren't there other schools in the city?" Why is Songhe School the most famous? ”

The woman patiently explained: "First, that Kang Xiucai is very knowledgeable, after all, he is the one with the best grades in the school, isn't it?" secondly, Kang Xiucai is not only good-looking, but also gentle, unlike other gentlemen in the academy who are always fierce; Thirdly, the big guys think that Kang Xiucai is seriously ill and pitiful, and they are willing to send the child to him, so that he can have some money to go to the doctor. ”

As she spoke, the woman sighed, and then said: "In these years, it is difficult to find a person who is good at reading, and Kang Xiucai is also the pride of our county!" ”

It turns out that this is the case, it seems that most people are still very good-hearted, in this world, there are always more good people than bad people.

"Thank you, auntie, I'll take a look at the excitement too!"

He Jiuniang tied the chicken's feet and wings and threw it into the back basket, carried the fish and led the horse to follow everyone to the door of the Songhe Academy to join in the fun.

When He Jiuniang arrived, there were already many people at the entrance of the school, some of whom had signed up, and some of whom were simply watching the excitement.

At the door sat a scholar who looked to be in his twenties, wearing a navy blue robe, with a slightly pale face and a little weak.

"Mr. Kang, I heard that you were seriously ill before, but now you are better?"

Someone kindly asked, Kang Xiu was just about to speak, and suddenly felt a cough coming, and hurriedly clenched one hand into a fist to cover his mouth and coughed, only then did he reluctantly smile and nodded and replied: "It's a lot better." ”

Having said that, everyone still felt that he looked like he was about to die, and they sighed in their hearts, they were really jealous of the talent.

"Sir, you still have to take care of your health, since you closed the school last year, my calf has never gone to another school, and I have been clamoring to wait for Mr. Kang to come back."

Kang Xiucai is very knowledgeable, he is devoted to the students, he has been teaching for six years, many children have been admitted to the school to study, everyone remembers him well.

"Thanks to everyone's love, Kang is very good this time, so he also wants to teach more children, so that the children can be literate and knowledgeable, and they can find a good future in the future, which is not to live up to your care."

Kang Xiucai knew in his heart that everyone was willing to send their children to his school just to help him, after all, there were old gentlemen in other schools who were more experienced than him, and he was just a sick man, and there was no reason why he was more popular than an experienced old man.

There was another burst of praise in the crowd, and someone asked: "Mr. Kang, this year, the bundles of other schools have risen to three taels of silver for a year, can you rise here?" ”

Kang Xiucai had just learned about this matter, after all, he had been bedridden for more than a year and had hardly ever gone out.

He thought for a while and said: "Songhe Academy is still good according to the previous two taels of silver, there are many other academy gentlemen, and there is also a lot of knowledge taught, but I am alone here, and there is a lack of knowledge, so I can't rise." ”

A student's two taels of silver a year is actually very expensive, two taels of silver is enough for a family to barely survive a year, not to mention that these two taels of silver are just bundle fees, and they also have to buy paper, pencils, books and books for their children.

In fact, everyone thinks that as long as Kang Xiucai continues to teach, they will be happy to receive three taels of silver, after all, the people who can send their children to study don't really care about one or two silver.

However, I am very happy to hear Kang Xiucai say that the price will not increase, and they don't care much about the amount of knowledge taught, after all, not everyone expects their children to take the imperial examination, at most, they know how to read and simple arithmetic, and it is enough to be able to eat in the future.

After that, many people directly signed up for the teaching fee, and the deadline for recruiting students was seven days, and they almost didn't collect it, mainly because Kang Xiucai was not in good health and couldn't be busy alone.

Everyone felt that Kang Xiucai would not increase his expenses, but also spend money on medical treatment, so they gave him some of the vegetables and eggs he had just bought, as a gift to congratulate him on his physical recovery.

He Jiuniang stood in the crowd and watched, and felt that this Kang Xiucai was indeed not bad, polite, and very humble in conversation, and the students taught by such a gentleman must also be polite and sensible.

"Mr. Kang," she stepped forward and asked, "can a four- or five-year-old be sent to the school?" ”

Her puppy is less than three years old, because her physical foundation is not very good, it is not suitable to be sent to the school for the time being, but the Jiezi in the second room is five years old, and the little tiger of Li Guilan's family is also four years old, which should be suitable for enlightenment.

Kang Xiucai didn't mean to look down on her because she was a little woman, she still looked gentle and chuckled: "Yes, there are two classes here, four to eight years old is the enlightenment class, and those over nine years old will learn more deeply, and they can participate in the township examination in the future." ”

He Jiuniang asked again: "I have a child at home who is eleven years old this year, but he has not attended the initiation class before, do you still want to go to the initiation class if you send it like this?" ”

Kang Xiucai nodded again: "Naturally, it is needed, children must first go through enlightenment before they can start to learn the knowledge behind, if a child does not go to the enlightenment class, he will not understand it if he goes to the improvement class." ”