6 Learning is not in vain
When Doctor Qin and Qin's father died, Qin Chuan was only eight or nine years old, and due to his qualifications, he had not had time to learn from his father and ancestors the set of family inheritance and the most important - the laws of the Qin State.
Although Aunt Qin is from everyone's background, as a woman, she learns the style of your lady, and she can teach her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, but she doesn't dare to teach her grandchildren at will.
Seeing the eldest grandson growing up day by day, the mood of finding a teacher for his grandson to learn poetry and books became more and more anxious.
It's a pity that when their family moved from Xianyang to Liyang, they left almost secretly, and the guests at home had already been dismissed, and they only took the old servants who didn't know a basket of big characters to serve closely. The so-called personal relationship, which has not been contacted for so many years, has long been severed.
If Qin Chuan is a talented person who can show a trace of intelligence, Qin's mother can be cheeky and take her grandson back to Xianyang, not to mention worshipping a famous teacher, it is still possible to go to school to learn some of the most basic etiquette and knowledge.
But looking at the innocent eldest grandson, Aunt Qin shook her head, this is Han, if she really takes him to Xianyang City, it is estimated that there will be no scum left after being eaten in a few days, it is better to stay in Xixiang and live a stable life.
But she can't be a blind person who can't read big words, otherwise, she is afraid that she will not have the face to see her ancestors after death.
She set her sights on the school rooms run by the county.
Since the change of the law, the Qin State has slowly suppressed the atmosphere of opening private schools, and the Qin State advocates taking officials as teachers, and each county will set up official schools for people who are interested in the officialdom of the Qin State in the county to learn the laws and regulations of the Qin State, as well as learn how to be a Qin official. This kind of place to cultivate talents for the country is called the school room, and the teachers who teach people in the school room are all small officials in charge of clerical affairs, archives, secretaries and other civil affairs in the county, which is called Lingshi.
Qin Chuan is very suitable to be a small official in the county and township, not only has a special teacher to teach, but also close to home, there is a place for ready-made internship practice, and it is under her nose, stable!
The word stability has become Qin's mother's obsession.
Although she likes Qin Yu the most and loves Jiaojiao the most, the status of Qin Chuan, the eldest grandson, cannot be replaced by anyone. Whenever the head of the family needs to come forward, Qin Chuan will stand firmly in front, and she will stand behind him with her daughter-in-law and grandchildren, firmly indicating his status as the head of the family.
That is, her trust and firmness, for the only two elders and servants in the family who love Qin Yu's younger brother unlimitedly, he has no jealousy and dislike, but takes the lead in indulging this younger brother and loving his only sister.
Regarding Qin Chuan's arrangement, Aunt Qin is cautious. In view of the fact that she saw a lot of death and parting in the first half of her life, her biggest request for Qin Chuan is not to take half a step out of Liyang County, marry a daughter-in-law in the year of the weak crown, and then go to the school to sign up for a scholar, the student can be exempted from servitude, and wait until he has been in school for more than ten years, and when he is thirty years old, he can successfully become a small official, and he will not have to go to the battlefield, and finally, it is enough to support her as an old woman to die!
If Qin Chuan can really live his life smoothly like this, it is really a great happiness.
She originally wanted to wait until Qin Chuan was weak and married his daughter-in-law before sending him to learn the official, in the year of the weak crown, she understood everything she should know about how to behave in the world, and she could also have perseverance to learn, and her family did not wait for his official house to eat, just looking for a job to do.
So why did Qin Chuan go to school in advance now? It's because Aunt Qin wants Qin Yu to learn along.
Qin Yu is too young, there is a possibility of dying at any time, she doesn't dare to take him out to go to school elsewhere, not to mention that she is reluctant, and the school will not accept such a child. But she didn't want this smart grandson to waste time at home, so she had an idea of killing two birds with one stone: let Qin Chuan go to the capital to study, and then go home to teach Qin Yu. In this way, Qin Yu can not only not leave home, but also learn the laws and regulations of the Qin State in advance.
As for why he wanted to cultivate his young grandchildren from an early age, instead of waiting until the age of the weak crown like his elder brother to go out to learn how to be an official and an official, it was because Qin Yu was too smart. Mother Qin thought that he should be the talented person that the sages said they said, if he went to Xianyang to apprentice, there should be many people vying to accept him.
People in this world have a lot of ideas every day, but they are just thinking about it, and there are very few people who can do it and have the ability to do it.
Qin Yu is such a person.
You see, he said that he wanted to see what the swollen dough looked like when it was made into cakes, so he persevered and made it over and over again, and finally made a soft cake that the elderly and children with bad teeth could easily chew, benefiting the township, isn't this smart?
Also, he said that since the dough can be mutated into sweet and delicious food after a long time, maybe goat's milk can become another edible food in addition to stinky after a long time?
Then he started trying again and again, and finally made yogurt and milk branding......
Also, in fact, Qin Yu's livestock breeding skills are also very good, not to mention that he has been involved in the care of the sheep and cattle at home, just to say that the tens of thousands of ducks growing in the reeds are raised little by little from scratch.
Their ducks and duck eggs have long been a substitute for all taxes except grain and grass, and it can be said that the ducks and duck eggs in their Xixiang Artemisia have long been spread in Liyang County.
Now there is milk branding that can be stored for more than 10 days, which is to turn liquid food that is difficult to preserve into solid food that can be preserved, which should be regarded as a credit for "making grain harvest and increasing production".
Qin Yu is still a child, he can provide an idea at most, and the specific operation and implementation are all completed by the family, so his credit should be placed on the whole family. Their family repaid this merit, in addition to exempting them from labor and taxes, they could also open the door of the county school, stuff Qin Chuan into it, and become a disciple.
And there are standards for selecting disciples in the school. If you become a disciple, you can be exempted from forced labor, but if you don't study well and fail the assessment, you have to make up for the forced labor and be flogged, so it's not that anyone who wants to learn can learn. The first criterion for selection is the local beloved, that is, they are diligent in farming, do not violate the law, and love their neighbors.
As long as she reports the milk branding, plus the previous soft cakes, ducks and duck eggs, maybe the county order will personally accept Chuan as a disciple.
As far as she knows, this county order is because of their family, but they are rewarded by Xianyang every year, and their career is also smooth sailing.
The more Aunt Qin thought about it, the more she felt that this method was feasible, and on the second day, after eating, Mother Qin told the whole family about her idea of sending Sichuan to school in advance.
She asked, "Chuan, do you want to go to school in advance?" ”
Chuan was a little dazed, he had heard his eldest mother tell his mother about his future before, he naturally knew that he was going to school in the future, but he thought he would have to wait for several years? Why is it so sudden?
Dan Chuan is an obedient and good boy, he said: "My grandson listens to my mother's arrangement." ”
Aunt Qin frowned slightly, and she said step by step: "Chuan, if you have any ideas, you can tell Auntie that you will be a master in two years, and it is time to learn to be the master of the house." ”
Chuan was visibly uneasy. Although he has known since he was a child that he is the head of the family and the male owner, his sister will marry in the future and will leave the house, and the two younger brothers will have to wait for the age of Fu to go out separately, only he will always be in this family, and he is the master of this family.
However, he is in charge of the house or something, there is his eldest mother and mother making decisions for him, and there is a wise younger brother below to give him advice, he just needs to live every day happily, and he has never thought about being the master of the house......
Also, is there a difference between going to the school room and studying in the morning or evening? He hadn't thought about it......
Generally, the eldest mother would not have objections to the decision made by the eldest mother, so he turned his head and asked Qin Yu: "Yu, do you think, should I go to school in advance?" ”
Qin Yu understood the key point in the eldest mother's words: "Come back and teach your younger brothers and sisters." "The eldest mother didn't mean to go to Qinchuan to go to school, but to ask him to come back and teach him and his brothers and sisters after learning knowledge.
Learn Qin Luye in advance, he sent a pillow before he fell asleep, and he was naturally a hundred willing.
Qin Yu smiled very cutely, and he said to Qin Chuan: "Eldest brother, my younger brother feels that my eldest mother's decision is too wise, you should go to school in the classroom, learn more cultural knowledge, and come back to teach my middle brother and sister and younger brother, and my brother is grateful." He turned his head again and asked Qin Luan and Jiaojiao: "Really?" Brother Zhong and Sister also want to learn, right? ”
Jiaojiao nodded heavily: "Yes, big brother, you have to study hard, the fish must learn faster than you, you can't fall behind." ”
Qin Luan also smiled and nodded in agreement.
There is no head or tail, but everyone understands it, what she means is that if Chuan doesn't learn well, he probably won't be able to teach Qin Yu well.
Qin Chuan's face turned red, and he said: "Don't worry, I will study hard and hand over all the skills of Ling Shi to the fish", and said to Qin's mother: "Mother, my grandson is willing to go to school, please help me." ”
Aunt Qin glanced at Qin Yu amusedly, then nodded her finger at Jiaojiao, patted Qin Chuan's shoulder and said, "Since you have the determination to learn from here, Mother will wish you." Bamboo, you take the servants to make more thick yogurt in the past two days, press a batch of milk branding, pick a hundred fresh duck eggs when you are near, go to Ming Lidian first, let's pick a good day, I will take Sichuan to visit the county order. ”
went to seek a future for her son, and Bamboo, as a mother, promised with a mouthful of promises, saying that she would get ready tonight.
In this era, going out is not a trivial matter, you have to go to report to the Lidian first, without the inspection and transmission, they can't even go out of the township. To prepare comfortable carriages and horses, it is very likely to spend the night outside, to live in a post station, Qin's mother is old, and she must not be sloppy, the servants must bring enough, coins and silk and other money and goods must be brought more......
There are many and complicated things, and in the remaining few days, Qin's mother is busy every day without touching the ground, just so that her mother-in-law and son can be more comfortable outside.
Finally, on a sunny day, Aunt Qin and Qin Chuan rushed to the central capital township of Liyang County in a carriage, with guards and servants and a cart full of supplies.
Qin's mother stayed at home to take care of the children, and she also guarded the door, and the number of times that Lidian and the pavilion chief in Artemisia passed by the Qin family increased, and Qin Chuan, the eldest man, was not there, so they had the obligation to protect the safety of the women and children of the Qin family.