April in the south of the Yangtze River is a good season for spring and Jingming.

In places like academies and schools, it becomes more and more beautiful because it is pure and undisturbed.

The warm wind blew through the four gardens of Shoukuan School, causing the flowers under the corridor and the willows by the pond to sway gently, and it also smoked people's eyes and hearts.

But the woman who walked between the gardens in the spring breeze did not indulge in the beautiful scenery.

Zheng Haizhu and Huang Zunsu's wife, Yao, are not beauties who are idle and entertaining, but entrepreneurs who are full of energy and thinking about school affairs.

Yao early this morning, he led Zheng Haizhu, who came back from a business trip, to see the classrooms in the four school parks of Bei, Qing, Fu, and Jiao.

The school started in March.

The first batch of children to come, in fact, there are not many.

Unlike the gentry or well-off families who insist on the path of the imperial examination for their nephews in their later lives, most of the small handicraftsmen, peddlers, pawns and poor farmers living at the bottom of Songjiang would rather their male dolls go to big families to work as small servants, or to be runners, buddies, and tooth men in restaurants and shops, so as to earn enough money to marry a daughter-in-law earlier.

The desire for a female doll is simpler: from the age of five or six, help the family with the work and take care of the younger brothers (because the younger sisters should have drowned at birth).

In this way, the small labor that is in hand, when you are fourteen or fifteen years old, you can get married, in exchange for a more or less dowry, to supplement the days of your father's mother, or as the wife of your younger brother.

Zheng Haizhu whipped in the language of modern people, that is, eager to realize the value of her children.

How many people in modern society who are either stupid or poor regard it as common sense, let alone parents in ancient times?

But Yao, who was born in an official roll and has received a good education since he was a child, is naturally difficult to understand.

Why is it that good things like literacy and learning arts can be done without spending money, but few poor families respond?

When Yao went from winter to spring, he was about to devote himself to his new life in high spirits.

That enthusiasm and weeds are burning like a prairie fire, and when it comes to school matters, even if it is infrastructure affairs, she is as concerned as Cao Guan and Zheng Shoukuan.

Zheng Haizhu entrusted her with the enrollment task before leaving south, how could she easily admit defeat?

Fortunately, her husband Huang Zunsu supported her and helped her to preach and persuade a few times among the poor officials in the government and the villagers she knew when she was building water conservancy.

Those people, who have always been low in the dust, were once fortunate to be chased by the old man who was born in Jinshi to carry out business, and they were flattered and agreed.

Finally relying on her husband to brush her face, Yao recruited ten female dolls and five or six male dolls, all between seven and ten years old.

The dolls are happy and diligent, happily wearing the green shirts and school uniforms issued by the school every day, stepping on the shadow of the sun and trees, and coming to the school on time.

Some of the female dolls could only come for half a day at first, and then they had to go back to do housework, and the Yao family sent a few stones of rice and noodles to the door, in exchange for their freedom to embarrass.

Zheng Haizhu came to the school and saw that half of the spring school uniforms were still in the storage room, but felt that it was a good thing that a young grandmother like Yao, who had a strong heart but had always been well-dressed and well-fed, had hit a wall at the beginning of her own business.

Young grandmothers need to be down-to-earth, at least to understand what the poor people think about life and what they do.

But at the same time, Zheng Haizhu is sure that Yao is a very good teammate.

In addition to poetry, weaving and embroidery, calligraphy and art subjects, Yao also went to find Xu Guangqi's daughter-in-law Gu Lanjie, and through Gu Lanjie, he asked his father-in-law Xu Guangqi to send back a scribe from Beijing.

When Zheng Haizhu was outside the window of the Fuyuan classroom, she couldn't help but be surprised when she heard the students inside childishly chanting "Seeking a Flat-sided Triangle on a Bounded Straight Line".

Yao also smiled and said: "You praise Xu Hanlin's pen (referring to translation) work so much, I can't help but be curious, I went to Grandma Gu to borrow a book, I don't want my master and Zong Xi, the father and son are actually fascinated, and they read it for most of the night, saying that it is beneficial to everything such as construction and skillful construction." So I thought, let's try it in our school. ”

Since then, Zheng Haizhu has been quite satisfied with the start of the school.

It is important to know that in history, the first primary school with a modern education concept appeared in Shanghai during the Guangxu period, and the highlight was also coeducational, and mathematics and physics courses were taught at the same time as teaching Chinese language and labor technology courses.

Since it can be done at the end of the Qing Dynasty, why can't it be done at the end of the Ming Dynasty?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, China's humanistic qualities, open-mindedness, and acceptance of Western science were closer to modernity.

After Yao took Zheng Haizhu to inspect and drank a cup of tea in the living room in the banana garden, Cao Jingting, the school's steward, came to invite.

"Miss Zheng, Mr. Yao, guarding the distinguished guests, have gone to the North Park Library."

Yao asked, "Ah Zhu, but the Yixing talent you are talking about?" ”

Zheng Haizhu put down the teacup: "Exactly, let's go, go and meet." ”

……

North Park, Library Building.

Zheng Shoukuan rubbed a purple clay pot in his hand, but his eyes were always on the young man standing in front of the bookshelf.

After my aunt came back from Yuegang some time ago, she heard that the two Zhang Gongzi in Shaoxing had delivered the promised collection of books after the Lantern Festival, and immediately sent herself to Yixing to do something.

Zheng Shoukuan is thirteen years old, and if he worships his aunt, he must first ask the reason.

At first, Aunt Zheng Haizhu's statement made Zheng Shoukuan suspicious, and he felt that there was some confusion and blame God.

Unexpectedly, when I arrived in Yixing, I followed my aunt's instructions to find the door, and there was really such a person, as soon as I heard the name of a few books in my collection, that person took a boat to Songjiang happily.

At this moment, the young man who was invited, with the look on his face, reminded Zheng Shoukuan of a saying: A mouse fell into a rice tank.

At this moment, the stairs sounded, and Zheng Haizhu and Yao stepped up to the library.

"My aunt and Mr. Yao have arrived." Zheng Shoukuan stood up with a smile.

The young man also turned around, ready to salute, holding a copy of Tang Shunzhi's "Martial Arts" in his hand.

Zheng Haizhu saw him as a real person at first glance, as recorded in the official history, his face was like a crown jade, his body was long and thin, and he looked like a scholar.

She stepped forward and asked, "Is it Lu Gongzi at your feet?" ”

The man originally thought that the "aunt" in Zheng Shoukuan's mouth had an industry like a academy and was a public seller in the imperial court, so she must be a majestic elder, but he never thought that the woman in front of him looked only three or four years older than him, not to mention, and there was no half of the fierce and compelling on her beautiful face.

The man woke up from his apprehension and hurriedly said: "In Zhangzhu Town, Xiayixing, Lu Xiangsheng has seen my aunt, my aunt ......."

He was going to follow Zheng Shoukuan, who was the same age as him, and call him "aunt", but in the face of such a youthful face, he was embarrassed to call out.

had to change her name to "girl", but for some reason, she felt that her cheeks were slightly hot and a little cramped.

Zheng Haizhu generously introduced Yao's to Lu Xiangsheng, and ordered his nephew to hand over the purple clay pot given to Huang Zunsu to Yao's.

Then, she elaborated: "Master Lu, although I am a woman, by chance, I have made friends who are quite a lot of military generals. When the Shaoxing Zhang family wanted to give away books, I asked them for all kinds of military books, not only for curiosity, but also because of the consideration, now that the Jurchen chieftain of Jianzhou in Liaodong has established himself as the king, I am afraid that it is no longer my big Ming ringworm scabies, and the younger generations should also read more about the art of war. I never thought that I dreamed for several nights that I was in front of the temple of Grandpa Yue in Sheshan, and Grandpa Yue said to me that there is a village in Yixing, which is the residence of the Lu family, and the clan has both culture and martial arts. ”

Zheng Haizhu said this, walked to the window of the library and bowed to the statue of Yue Fei on the several, and then turned to Lu Xiangsheng again, and said in a slow tone: "The reason for this must have been made clear when my nephew went to invite his son, but today, I still want to say it again in front of Grandpa Yue, so as to teach Grandpa Yue to know that we, the descendants, respect him and believe in him, and remember everything he said." ”

Zheng Haizhu simulated it several times on the ship back from Moon Harbor, and he no longer laughed as an atheist.

At this moment, when the lines are read, not to mention the explosion of acting skills and the possession of the queen, they can also rely on two points of simplicity, three points of indulgence, and five points of piety, so that the ancients with god worship and dream complexes will believe what they say.

At least Lu Xiangsheng, who was holding the book of war, had already responded with a solemn and solemn gaze.

As for today's meeting, Zheng Haizhu has actually been planning since Zhang Dai proposed to set up a library building last year.

Any traveler who has a little knowledge of the history of the late Ming Dynasty, came to the end of Wanli, took the initiative to choose to take root in Songjiang, and sorted out all kinds of celebrities in season, big and small, in his heart, and he would not miss the Yixing Lu Xiangsheng, who was not far away and would only be a jinshi during the Apocalypse.

That's an all-rounder who seems to be a small-town problem-solver at first glance, but there is no shortage of practical Wen Taowu strategy.

It was a Jinshi and the first magistrate who could fight for the safety of the people and the evil forces.

It was a ruthless man who wore civilian robes, but could carry a gun and mount a horse, and recruited 2,000 troops against tens of thousands of bandits.

It was a man who was determined not to make peace and wanted to fight the invaders to the end.

It was a heroic man who still stuck to the city and swore not to surrender after being framed by his own people.

It was a heroic martyr who regarded fame and fortune as dung after the city was broken, and was martyred.

That was the last face of the Ming Empire in the mouth of later generations.

……

Seventeen-year-old Lu Xiangsheng this year, although he is still early from being respected as the "jade-faced god of war" in the future, the divine light in his eyes and the grandeur on his body have faintly appeared with a majestic demeanor.

His ancestor was Lu Zhaolin, who was listed as the "Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty", and a large family who moved south to Yixing at the end of the Song Dynasty also produced many talents in the past three or four hundred years.

It is the children of the Lu family who are accustomed to going to Yingtianfu to participate in the township test, or traveling to the famous cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

When Zheng Shoukuan found Zhangzhu Town in Yixing according to his aunt's instructions and explained the intention of the invitation, although Lu Xiangsheng sounded a little unbelievable at first glance, but looking closely at the titles of the books listed by Zheng Shoukuan, Liu Bowen's "Hundred Battles and Strange Strategies" and Qi Shaobao's "Ji Xiao New Book" were also enough, and Tang Shunzhi's "Wu Bian", Wang Shouren's "Soldier Fu Moderation", and Hu Xianzhong's "Wu Luo Shenji" also had full engraved copies, and they were itchy when they landed.

Lu Xiangsheng's father, Lu Guolin, also has a bit of the heroic blood of the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty in his bones, he knows that his son loves the art of war more in addition to his career, and he thought that there is still a year and a half before the autumn of Yingtianfu, so he promised his son to come to Songjiang Mansion with the Zheng boy to find out.

Now, seeing is believing.

The school, the students, the attic, the collection of books, the businessman "Miss Zheng" who worships Grandpa Yue, and the official scroll of the young grandmother who has a lot of background but has become a tutor next to her, are all real.

The last doubt in his heart also vanished.

It turns out that in addition to the four books and five classics and scientific examinations, there is also such a wonderful little world.

This is a completely different world from Nanjing Guozijian, Wuxi Donglin Academy and Yixing Social Studies.

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but recall that when he was a child, after serving as the official office of his grandfather who was the county magistrate, there was a sandy land and a pond, and he often wore the dolls of the neighbors, using bamboo branches as swords and guns, pebbles as cities, and paper boats as warships, simulating the land battles of the two Song Dynasty and the water battles of the Yellow Sky.

Today, Zheng's aunt and nephew's unique academy, oh no, this school, reminds him of the sand and ponds of the past.

The future god of war's cheeks were no longer hot, and he asked bluntly: "Miss Zheng, can Lu live in this library for half a month?" ”

Zheng Haizhu said with a smile: "Childe can live as long as he wants, and when he reads at night, just be careful of the candle." If there is a call to live and travel, you can find my nephew to keep wide, or tell Cao to take charge. ”

She paused, glanced at the square scarf on Lu Xiangsheng's head, and said, "Gongzi is already a showman, presumably he will go to Yingtianfu next year, right?" Our husband Mr. Yao, Master Huang, the official of this government, is a Jinshi of the last year, and if the son has something to ask for advice, he can also visit. ”

Because the Yao family had been promoted by Zheng Haizhu in advance, the Yixing Lu family background was also seen today. The eldest son, Huang Zongxi, is now enlightened in Dong Qichang's private school, and the Yao family, who is quite critical of the man's character, is very concerned about the buoyancy of the third generation of the Dong family.

The Lu Gongzi in front of him is very eye-catching, as the eldest brother with Zongxi, he is really a good candidate.

Yao then took Zheng Haizhu's words smoothly and extended a sincere invitation to Lu Xiangsheng: "My grandson is a disciple of Donglin Academy, and since my son is from Yixing, he will definitely come to the mansion for a light meal." ”

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly returned the courtesy.

Zheng Haizhu said in his heart, that's right.

I came from this later generation, the text can't write the storm, the poem becomes a crying ghost and god, and the martial arts can't find the white feather and not be in the stone ridge.

What I can do is not to rely on a bit of God's perspective to gather the friendship of you late Ming elites in advance.

Zheng Haizhu then became more and more interested in pulling the strings, and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Gongzi is as Grandpa Yue said, and he is devoted to the art of war and martial arts. There is a more coincidental thing, there is a famous general in Sichuan and Shu, and he will be in Songjiang in these two days. Childe wants to meet with me? ”

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