"The old lady is well!"

Father and son greeted each other in unison.

"Sit, sit!"

The old lady was very happy to see them, especially Zhu Guoxiang, how pleasing to the eye.

The main sentence is "pity the hearts of parents in the world", which is written in the heart of the old lady. She thinks that Zhu Guoxiang is a dutiful son, so she can make such a poem, but her parents are no longer there, it is really a tragic thing in the world.

Mrs. Bai said: "I have heard that Zhu Xianggong will get married at the end of this month. The old student has inconvenient legs and feet, so he doesn't go to eat the wedding wine, and gives some small gifts in advance. ”

The maid held a small wooden box containing a pair of jade bracelets.

Zhu Guoxiang took it with both hands: "The elder gave it, I don't dare to resign, thank you to the old lady." ”

Mrs. Bai said: "If there are any difficulties in the future, come and tell me, and the old student will definitely help." ”

"Thank you, old lady, for your concern." Zhu Guoxiang thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

There was another small talk, and the old white man came in.

Mrs. Bai stood up on crutches and left with the help of the maid, leaving a few of them to talk about business.

After the old lady left, the old white clerk took out a piece of paper: "The household posts of the two have been completed and properly kept." ”

"I'm tired of the old man." Zhu Guoxiang took the household registration book.

After glancing at it, he was stunned to find that the father and son were actually in the same household with Mrs. Yan, Shen Yourong, and Bai Qi.

Zhu Guoxiang's identity is the head of the household, Bai Qi's identity is his stepson, and Yan's mother-in-law's identity is that of his stepmother. In addition, it is also written that they belong to a fifth-class household, own 14 acres of lower fields, and how much tax should be paid every year for summer and autumn grain. It is also indicated that there is a male in the family, and how much money must be discounted for the annual conscription task.

Lao Bai explained: "I told Grandma Yan, and she also promised to merge into the household, and it will be much easier to do things in the future." ”

Obviously, the old white man persuaded Mrs. Yan.

It doesn't matter if the father and son don't have a household, they can even hide the acres without helping.

The old white man said: "There is another thing, the school building of the village school has been built. Liang Xuexue likes to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he can get by when teaching, and I am determined to quit him. Is Zhu Xianggong willing to be Mr. Muraxue? The monthly remuneration is 300 yuan, and Zhu Xianggong can handle the bundles given by the students. ”

Zhu Ming's knowledge is too good, so naturally he can't be a teacher of Mengxue, so Zhu Guoxiang is the most suitable.

The father and son glanced at each other, and Zhu Ming nodded slightly.

Zhu Guoxiang arched his hand and said: "Thanks to the trust of the old staff, I am willing to serve as Mr. Village School." But how to teach, others must not interfere, otherwise please find another master. ”

The old white man was a little curious and asked, "How does Zhu Xianggong plan to teach?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The children in the village, not to mention the Jinshi examination, how many people can be examined? No matter how much I read the sages, I would teach them something else, such as how to farm and how to settle accounts. If you learn these skills, you will be able to make a living in the future. ”

"I think it's good to teach like this!" The old white man was very happy.

Let's talk about Europe, after the emergence of the gentry class, they were also keen to build schools. Tuition is waived, food and housing are included, and only reading and writing and accounting are taught, and the purpose is to train workers for themselves.

Zhu Guoxiang taught the children in the village like this, which was in line with the old white man's intentions.

"Get five hundred dollars!"

The old white clerk finalized the matter on the spot, and also paid Zhu Guoxiang a month's salary in advance, and the remaining 200 yuan was a red envelope for the newly hired teacher.

Zhu Guoxiang was taken by a slave to hand over to the Liang scholar.

Liang Xuexue was not annoyed by the layoff, he was indifferent to this, he pointed to a stack of books and said: "Those are all Mengxue reading materials, the children of the Bai family, only one is willing to learn, and the rest are stubborn people." The old man has also been beaten and scolded, but he has not made any progress, so he simply lets it go. ”

In addition to textbooks, there are also student assignments.

It's nothing more than copying new words and the like, and it's really a mess, and it's done on time.

Zhu Guoxiang asked, "Who is this Bai Qi?" ”

Liang Xuezhi said: "Bai Saburo's eldest son is seven years old this year. Bai Dalang has three sons, the eldest son and the second son are all married, and the younger son is stubborn. Bai Dalang complained that I didn't teach well, and said that he would send his youngest son to the county to study. Bai Erlang also has two sons, both of whom are studying in the county seat. The rest of the children are all the sons and daughters of the clan in the old white man's outer five suits. ”

When the two handed over, the old white man was sitting in the study, his face was a little gloomy.

The old white man sighed and said: "It took me twenty years, and I only changed the name of the official and the chief by four or fifty percent. The rest only need to be obedient and can do things in peace. This surname Zhu is not particular, he has been the master bookkeeper for two or three years, and he wants to finish my twenty years of work. ”

Bai Chongyan, who had been studying Baguwen, was called to the study at this moment, and he asked, "What is the behavior of the surnamed Zhu?" ”

The old white man said: "He's going to shoot the township secretary." In the past month, Yuan Xiangsi was reprimanded several times in public, and if the summer grain collection was slightly unsmooth, Yuan Xiangsi would definitely have to get out of the county government in embarrassment. ”

Bai Chongyan said: "Yuan Xiangsi is highly respected, he is an old official who has been on an errand for 36 years, and he has countless disciples and grandchildren in the county government, he said that he can kick it away?" ”

"After all, the surname Zhu is the main book, if he is shameless, who can stop him?" The old white man shook his head gloomily.

The part of the official is the basic plate of the Bai family, and now it is about to be lifted on the table.

Bai Chongyan asked, "How does the second brother respond?" ”

The old white man said: "He connected a group of scribes and soap officials and secretly confronted them, but he was in the arms of Na Zhu Er." The surname Zhu was fired and replaced by a sticker on the grounds of violating the yang and yin, delaying the office, and being too old to use, and the sticker who replaced it was actually a thief under him at the beginning! ”

"The surname Zhu is already crazy, so Xiang Zhixian doesn't care?" Bai Chongyan was incredulous.

The power structure of Xixiang County is as follows:

Zhixian.

Master book.

Zhu Si (director of the county government office, just renamed Dianshi, is the head of the officials).

Township secretary (secretary general of the county government, when the main secretary is not there, he can act as the chief secretary).

Paste Division (Chief of each section of the county government).

Zhu Zongdao did not pay attention to the rules at all, reprimanded the secretary general in public many times, and fired and replaced a section chief. That's it, the newly appointed section chief is actually a former thief, and he doesn't recognize most of the big characters!

He didn't even bother to divide and disintegrate, and directly used tough methods, I am afraid that in a few years, the county government will become an anti-thief den.

The old white member said: "Xiang Bi, the magistrate of the county, in addition to making money, only knows how to write poems." He disdained to meddle in the rule of the officials, and turned a deaf ear to the affairs of the officials. ”

"Confused officer!" Bai Chongyan said indignantly.

The old white man said worriedly: "I'm thinking, in half a month, the summer grain will be levied." After the surname Zhu offended all the officials, he was not afraid that the summer grain would not be collected? If he dares to do this, there must be some kind of aftermath. Moreover, he came for my Bai family. Yuan Xiangsi, who was reprimanded by him, belonged to my family and was my closest confidant. Wan Tisi, who was ousted by him, is also my most loyal subordinate. He also drove away a few gray-clothed officials, all of whom were promoted by your second brother. ”

Bai Chongyan pondered for a long time, but he really couldn't figure it out.

The old white man said: "The more I think about it, the more confused I become, as long as I am still there, as long as your second brother is still there, where can he please him?" Isn't it good for him to be the master book honestly, and use ten or eight years to slowly control the county government? You have to be so eager. ”

After muttering for a while, the old white man said: "If you can't think through it, you don't want to think about it." In a few days, you and Li Sanlang will return to Yangzhou, remember to study well, and get the Jinshi as soon as possible. As long as you win the Jinshi, even if the officials are all replaced by the surname Zhu, my Bai family will not have any worries. ”

Bai Chongyan said: "Father, please rest assured, I have been instructed by Zhu Dalang and have learned the method of eight strands, and the scriptures are written in a big and progressive way. ”

"Is Baguwen really that wonderful?" The old white man asked.

Bai Chongyan said: "As long as you master the method of eight shares, mediocre talents can also be admitted to the examination." I have studied for another year and a half, and I have seven points to be sure of being admitted to the Jinshi. ”

The old white man said with a smile: "This Zhu family father and son, but they are blessed stars sent by God. When his father knows how to farm, the seedlings he raises grow more and more robust. He is a son and is good at the scriptures, and he will give you a lot of knowledge. If you really win the Jinshi, it is also very cost-effective to give him two or three percent of my family's land! ”

Of course, it is cost-effective, and if you are in the poor and remote area of Shangbai Village, you will be a big landlord like that.

If the Jinshi can be released, they only need to be at the county level, and the annexation of land is like a bag of goods.

……

Zhu Ming sat in the small courtyard eating tea, waited for a while, and saw his father come out with a stack of books.

"Elementary school textbooks, help me get them." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Zhu Ming's filial piety is really limited, he only took half of the books, and let his father hold the remaining half.

Zhu Guoxiang is used to it, and he hates that he didn't buy a few more seven wolves before.

""Seventeen Shi Mengqiu, what kind of book is this?"

Zhu Ming opened a textbook and read it as he walked. After only reading a few pages, he began to flip around, and then exclaimed: ", read this to a child?" It's already out of bounds. ”

"Seventeen Shi Mengqiu" is the same type as "Thousand Character Text".

However, the "Thousand Character Text" only records allusions before the Wei and Jin dynasties, and there is also a lot of knowledge of cosmology.

The allusions in "Seventeen Shi Mengqiu" have been written until the fifth dynasty, and they are all myths, histories and character events. A few hundred years later, if you can read this primary school textbook thoroughly, you can definitely call it a history master, and you can pick up the keyboard and spray it all over the Internet.

Zhu Guoxiang took it curiously, and was stupid when he only read the first sentence: "Who is Song Jing?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "One of the four great sages of the Tang Dynasty, the elder of the Five Dynasties from Wu Zetian to Tang Xuanzong, assisted Tang Xuanzong to create the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. ”

Zhu Guoxiang continued to read, he knew all the words, but he was confused when he put them together.

The opening six sentences, only twenty-four words, involve eight historical figures, Zhu Guoxiang only knows Li Guang, Li Bai and Du Fu.

Zhu Guoxiang couldn't help asking: "Li Guang, I know, who is Yan Xu?" ”

"Uh......"

Zhu Ming explained: "Yan Xu is not a person, it is the joint name of Yan Guogong and Xu Guogong. The word 'generous' was first used to describe them. Dean Zhu, I think this book can be left untaught. I flipped through it casually just now, and there are more than half of the allusions in it, and I haven't heard of it either. The author of this book is a pervert, with a slightly normal brain, and he will not write it for children. In a few hundred years, it is estimated that many history professors will not dare to say that they can fully grasp it. ”

Zhu Guoxiang stopped directly halfway and flipped through the Mongolian textbooks one by one.

After roughly turning over, Zhu Guoxiang was under a lot of pressure, and he found that he was not qualified to teach elementary school students, as the vice dean.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Guoxiang said: "I want to rewrite the curriculum, add mathematics and natural knowledge, and reduce this kind of historical and humanistic content. ”

Zhu Ming suddenly had an idea: "Dean Zhu, as long as the villagers are willing to send their children to study, we can not be restrained at all." The ten-year-old child was also in his twenties during the Jingkang period. Teach them more practical abilities, Chinese and mathematics must be taught well, and if they are cultivated, they will be a rebel team. ”

"Mathematics must be taught, and Arabic numerals must be taught." Zhu Guoxiang did not mention the rebellion.

The father and son went home with their books, and before they entered the courtyard gate, they heard someone shouting: "Brother Zhu, I'm here to vote!" ”