White Deer Academy.

Zhou Qiang is here.

It was Mr. Zhu who called Zhou Qiang.

"Come, Xiaoqiang, let me introduce you, this is my classmate and friend, Xu." Mr. Zhu introduced Xu Xiucai to Zhou Qiang.

A few people exchanged a few words.

"Xiaoqiang, isn't your new-style primary school going to recruit teachers? Do you think Brother Xu is okay? Mr. Zhu asked directly.

"This" Zhou Qiang hesitated, "Mr. Xu, your knowledge must be fine." However, I still want to ask, what do you think about women's foot binding? ”

"Women's foot binding, since ancient times, this is the law of the ancestors, it is justified!" Xu Xiucai said it rightly. He's a sour showman.

I read the Four Books and the Five Classics and wanted to be an official, but I didn't have that level or background, so I couldn't be an official.

Xu Xiucai felt that Huai Cai was not met, he was born at the wrong time, and he was dissatisfied with many powerful people.

often complains and criticizes current affairs.

To do so is nothing more than a scholar's nonsense, talking on paper, and saying something false and empty.

really let Xu Xiucai deal with the facts, it is estimated that it will be a mess.

Perhaps, when Xu Xiucai reaches that position, he will be more greedy and more excessive.

"Mr. Xu, I don't dare to agree with this." Zhou Qiang shook his head, "Foot binding has not existed since ancient times, it is said that foot binding originated in the Song Dynasty.

Before the Song Dynasty, foot binding was not common.

Therefore, foot binding has not been practiced since ancient times.

So why do you have foot binding?

Foot binding is a means of imprisoning women., and foot binding is actually a bad habit.

The practice of foot binding has now been abolished in most places. ”

"Nonsense!" Xu Xiucai likes to debate, likes to find fault with others, but doesn't like to listen patiently to what others say.

In fact, the more ignorant people are, the less they can listen to others.

A leaf is blind, and Mount Tai is not seen.

"Foot binding is the method of the ancestors" Xu Xiucai began his pedantic and sour theory again.

Zhou Qiang didn't argue much with Xu Xiucai, there was no need for that.

"Mr. Xu, I admire your knowledge.

It's just that my new primary school has to teach new ideas, as well as some Western ideas.

Contrary to many of your ideas.

I'm afraid I won't be able to hire you as a new elementary school teacher. ”

Mr. Zhu recommended Xu Xiucai to Zhou Qiang.

Zhou Qiang chatted with Xu Xiucai and found that Xu Xiucai was too pedantic and his concept was too old-fashioned, so he politely refused.

It's not because Xu Xiucai is not good at learning.

It's because Xu Xiucai has some concepts and ideas that are outdated.

Xu Xiucai also insisted that women should bind their feet.

Zhou Qiang did not agree with such a point of view, so he could only refuse Xu Xiucai to be a teacher.

In addition, Zhou Qiang dared to refuse, also because Zhou Qiang had more choices.

A lot of college students in Chang'an have been fooled.

Zhou Qiang is not worried about not having a suitable teacher.

A few people chatted for a while.

Zhou Qiang left first.

A few days passed.

Mr. Xu left.

Zhou Qiang went to Bailu Academy again and officially invited Mr. Zhu to be a teacher of Chinese studies.

In terms of Chinese studies, Mr. Zhu is a person who really reads books and reads the true meaning.

Taught by Mr. Zhu, the children can learn thoroughly and be sensible.

It's a pity that "I'm afraid it's hard to obey my fate." Mr. Zhu explicitly rejected Zhou Qiang.

For some reason, Mr. Zhu was reluctant to teach in a new primary school.

Seeing this, Zhou Qiang couldn't force it.

I can only say that there is no chance.

Leave White Deer Academy.

Zhou Qiang continued to prepare for a new primary school.

Another period of time passed.

All the things about the new primary school are well prepared.

Classrooms, teachers, teaching materials, various teaching aids, etc., are all complete.

Zhou Qiang took great care of the college students who came to him, treated them very well, and did not treat those passionate college students badly.

There is no sarcasm that the college student is Kong Yiji.

For real college students, Zhou Qiang should have no less respect, and the treatment he should give will be doubled.

What was the most expensive in the twentieth century? The same is talent!

What happens if you don't respect talent?

There is a massive brain drain.

In this era, most of the students who studied abroad have returned.

They gave up their 'noble' life overseas and came to this country full of holes, throwing their heads and spilling their blood!

White Hart Town.

A newly renovated row of classrooms.

Gate.

The sound of firecrackers went off first.

There were a lot of people around.

It's not just from Bailu Village.

There were also many people from other villages in Bailu Plain.

Zhou Qiang, Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, etc., a lot of squires and ordinary people from various villages came.

Of course, the county also sent people.

"Congratulations! Congratulations! ”

"Boss Zhou's generosity, this is a good story!"

"We were able to build a new primary school, all thanks to Boss Zhou!"

"Boss Zhou is a model for my generation!"

"Boss Zhou is benevolent!"

Zhou Qiang was surrounded by people.

In the face of compliments, Zhou Qiang was a little relieved and proud.

Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin and others all looked at Zhou Qiang with admiration.

What Zhou Qiang did deserves everyone's respect.

The new primary school was built, and some ceremonies are still available.

Some people's speeches are also necessary.

"I represent"

"I hope this elementary school can open up people's wisdom."

"Greetings to all"

Some high-sounding things are always inevitable.

A busy day passes.

All kinds of things, take care of them.

It's also inevitable to eat and drink to celebrate.

Eating good wine and food, his mouth is full of oil.

Outside, the yellow-faced and thin-skinned people went home.

School starts the next day.

Bai Xiaowen, Bai Xiaowu, Lu Zhaopeng, Lu Zhaohai, Heiwa, etc., almost all the children in Bailu Village came to school.

Tuition fees are available.

However, because Zhou Qiang is from Bailu Village, the tuition fee for the villagers of Bailu Village has been halved.

There are not many children from other villages, and many of them are still studying in private schools.

Because it was a new primary school established by Zhou Qiang, the county gave Zhou Qiang the position of honorary principal.

Zhou Qiang can take care of some things.

The first thing Zhou Qiang did: to give each child an egg every day.

This is an era of general undereating.

It was a time when it was common for people to starve to death.

Zhou Qiang gave the children in school an egg per day.

This practice caused a sensation.

In this day and age, this is considered a big deal.

This fee is not a few.

This kind of action not only touched the students and parents, but also the college students who came to teach.

Qualified college students have donated money to support Zhou Qiang's approach.

Some college students even sent the news back to Chang'an.

The college students over there also raised donations and donated.

In a short period of time, Zhou Qiang received a lot of donations.

However, Zhou Qiang is not a greedy person.

He made all the donated money, where it came from, and used it to buy books.

It didn't take long for a library to be built, named the White Deer Library.

The books inside were all bought with donations.

They are all contemporary classics, and many of them are original Western books.

Zhou Qiang's practices, there is no one in Bailu Plain who does not give a thumbs up.

"Boss Zhou, this move is very good!"

"Boss Zhou has extraordinary insight!"

"Boss Zhou, what's the use of these foreign books? Can you read it? ”

"Boss Zhou, be far-sighted!"

"Boss Zhou, you are worthy of our learning!"

Zhou Qiang also met foreigners through college students, and invited foreign devils to come to Bailu Town.

Let foreign devils teach foreign languages.

The arrival of foreign devils has become the next hot topic.

Zhou Qiang's every move, no one in Bailu Plain paid attention.

The villagers regard foreign devils as strange things, and they always have to pass by the new-style primary school to see what foreign devils look like.

After seeing it, they all said that foreign devils are not people.

The work of the new elementary school is over.

The days are flat again.

In life, blandness is the theme.

It is only the ability to live a dull day.

The days passed.

The matchmaker looked for Zhou Qiang one after another and introduced Zhou Qiang to the object.

After Zhou Qiang saw the portrait, he was not satisfied.

"This appearance is a little unremarkable."

"This appearance is slightly insufficient, a little worse."

"I don't like this one very much, I don't feel anything."

The reason for Zhou Qiang's refusal was that his appearance was not beautiful enough.

This makes it difficult for the matchmakers.

There are not so many beauties.

Real beauties generally can't marry the original, and they are also scholarly.

After looking for so long, I found many scholarly women, but Zhou Qiang was not satisfied.

It was too difficult to find a partner for Zhou Qiang, and the matchmakers were a little discouraged and wanted to give up.

Seeing this situation, with a wave of his hand, Zhou Qiang gave a sentence, "If the family affair is completed, give twenty yuan of joy money." ”

Hearing Zhou Qiang's words, the matchmakers were motivated again.

Twenty oceans!

That's not a small amount.

The matchmakers began to ask around again, which family has talent or lifters, whether there are girls to be married, and whether they are good-looking.

Little by little, time passed.

In the scholarly door in the gate, the matchmakers inquired all over the place, but Zhou Qiang was not satisfied.

this day.

Kanwai Tianjia Village.

A matchmaker surnamed Li in Kannai came.

Mrs. Li inquired about Tianjia Village outside Guanwai, and there was a poor and sour talent surnamed Tian.

Tian Xiucai has a girl who looks good, and she is not yet sixteen.

Mrs. Li came over to see if it met Boss Zhou's requirements.

A farmhouse yard.

The wall is an earthen wall.

There are several brick kilns.

Tian Xiucai's family background is not good.

Mrs. Li knocked on the door and came in, and said clearly, "Guannei, on Bailu Plain, the first rich Zhou family, Boss Zhou is looking for a daughter-in-law., the requirements are high, but the bride price is hundreds of oceans!" ”

Tian Xiucai was excited after hearing this.

Marrying a girl, you can have hundreds of oceans, this business is very cost-effective.

Tian Xiucai hurriedly called Tian Xiao'e over.

"My daughter is so good-looking, I am a showman, my family is also a scholarly family, my daughter must be everyone's daughter, virtuous and virtuous, knowledgeable, and not bad in appearance and character" Tian Xiucai kept boasting.

Tian Xiao'e took small steps and came over to see Mrs. Li shyly.

Looking at Tian Xiao'e's figure, "Huh" Mrs. Li's eyes lit up, "Little girl, raise your head." ”

Tian Xiao'e slowly raised her head.

"Yes, yes, it's really good-looking." Mrs. Li smiled, she felt that the little girl in front of her must meet Boss Zhou's requirements, and began to ask other aspects, "Little girl, are you literate?" ”

"I" Tian Xiao'e just wanted to reply.

"My Xiao'e has been studying with me since she was a child, not only can she read and write, but also know some arithmetic, which is the so-called six arts of a gentleman." Tian Xiucai hurriedly said a lot of good things.

Of course Tian Xiucai lied.

Tian Xiao'e is not very literate, and she has not studied systematically.

A woman's lack of talent is virtue.

Tian Xiucai is a sour and smelly talent, and he believes in this sentence.

Tian Xiucai won't let Tian Xiao'e study.

However, now someone wants to find a lady, obviously requiring literacy.

At this point, Tian Xiao'e does not meet the requirements.

But that's okay.

Tian Xiucai can ask Tian Xiao'e to read and write now, and when she gets married, it will be almost the same.

"It's good to be literate." Mrs. Li smiled, she probably saw that Tian Xiucai was lying, but it doesn't matter, as long as the woman is beautiful, the rest is easy to say.

Before Zhou Qiang found faults, they were all picky looks.

The matchmakers probably know it.

As long as it is a beautiful woman, Boss Zhou may not mind too much in other aspects.

"That needlework," Mrs. Li went on to ask other questions.

"It's all right, Xiao'e, show you Aunt Li's hand." Although Tian Xiao'e has never read, she can do other jobs.

Moreover, Tian Xiao'e is ingenious, and she can do a lot of work at a glance.

In front of Mrs. Li, she behaved well.

"Yes, a good woman of good virtue and virtue." Mrs. Li nodded, "Tian Xiucai, I think Xiao'e is good." However, Boss Zhou is more picky.

People want to take the portrait back and see it. ”

"Do you want a portrait?" Tian Xiucai felt a little troublesome.

"Yes, the painter said, I'll bring it in a few days.

Don't bother.

If only this marriage could be accomplished.

The bride price is a lot.

Boss Zhou, recently built a new primary school in Bailuyuan. ”

"What? Building a new primary school? Who's paying? ”

"Of course it's Boss Zhou."

"How much does that cost?" Tian Xiucai's eyes widened.

"I don't know about this, why do I have to pay hundreds of oceans."

"Yes, it must be a few hundred oceans." Tian Xiucai couldn't close her mouth in surprise, and she was very eager to let Tian Xiao'e marry Boss Zhou.

"Aunt Li, I don't know what the boss is doing this week?" Tian Xiao'e asked softly.

"Boss Zhou. Let me tell you about Boss Zhou's situation.

Boss Zhou is nineteen years old this year, more than five feet tall, dignified in appearance, a talent, and he is alone when his parents are not there

Boss Zhou, on the White Deer Plain, brews wine and grinds tofu at home

Wrapped a few hills, planted artichoke, artichoke.

I don't know if you've heard of the artichoke sticks sold in the provincial capital, which are made by Boss Zhou," Mrs. Li introduced Zhou Qiang in detail.

Tian Xiucai and Tian Xiao'e were a little dumbfounded when they heard this.

They just had one thought: Boss Zhou is too powerful!

"This, my Xiao'e, she's fine." Tian Xiucai hurriedly praised Tian Xiao'e again.

After hearing about Zhou Qiang, Tian Xiucai couldn't wait to sell Tian Xiao'e to Zhou Qiang immediately.

Tian Xiao'e also has some understanding of Zhou Qiang, he is not a bad old man, he is just the right age, he is so capable, he earns a family business by himself, and he is a man who can be entrusted for life.

Tian Xiao'e recognized Boss Zhou a little in her heart.

It didn't take a few days.

Mrs. Li took the painter to paint a portrait of Tian Xiao'e.

Hurried to Zhou's house.

"Great joy, Boss Zhou, great joy!" Mrs. Li twisted her waist and came happily, and began to shout before she entered the hall.

"Yo, his aunt, are you here too?" Mrs. Zhang was also in Zhou's house, and she also brought a portrait to introduce Zhou Qiang to the object.

Mrs. Zhang took the first step.

The portrait she brought, Zhou Qiang is looking at.

"Why are you here?" Seeing Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Li was a little unhappy.

"Hmph." Mrs. Zhang didn't give Mrs. Li a good look, "What else can you do?" I'll find a good woman for Boss Zhou. ”

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li are rivals in love. The two of them also have a story.

"What good woman can you find?" Mrs. Li was a little disdainful.

"It's definitely better than yours. I am the daughter of a family, everyone is beautiful, knowledgeable, and beautiful. ”

"Lift someone?" Mrs. Li was a little surprised, generally a woman from a family will not marry a clay leg, but will only marry a powerful person.

Although Zhou Qiang has money, he has no power.

A family with real good conditions is not as strong as Zhou Qiang.

"That's right, Wang Juren from Wangzhuang near Zishui County." Mrs. Zhang was a little proud.

"Wang Juren? Did he agree? "Mrs. Li knew about Wang Juren, and a matchmaker had inquired about the daughter of Wang Ju's family before. It's just that as soon as Wang Juren heard that it was the Zhou family in Bailu Plain, he refused. I didn't expect to agree again now.

"Of course."

"You're lying, aren't you?"

"Hmph, how dare you deceive people about this." Mrs. Zhang glanced at Mrs. Li with contempt and ignored Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li's face became extremely ugly.

She knew that the daughter of Wang Ju's family was definitely better than Tian Xiao'e of Tian Xiucai's family.

Seeing that the twenty oceans were lost, Mrs. Li's teeth itched with hatred, but there was nothing she could do.

Zhou Qiang looked at the portrait of Wang Ju's daughter.

"She looks good, has a poetic temperament, and is a good woman."

Zhou Qiang was a little moved.

Although Zhou Qiang wants to find Tian Xiao'e, he doesn't have to be Tian Xiao'e.

The daughter of Wang Juren in front of her is very much in line with Zhou Qiang's requirements.

Mrs. Li looked at her words and saw Zhou Qiang's thoughts.

Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "Boss Zhou, I also found a suitable woman for you in Tianjia Village, Guanwai, this is a portrait, can you take a look?" ”

"What? Kanwai Tianjia Village? Zhou Qiang's eyes lit up.

"Yes, it's the daughter of Tian Xiucai's family in Tian Village, called Tian Xiao'e." Mrs. Li handed the portrait to Zhou Qiang.

Zhou Qiang opened it and said secretly in his heart: "Sure enough, it's Tian Xiao'e!" ”

(End of chapter)