A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

Chen Changsheng smiled and advised, "Master Liang and Young Master Liang, please don't be angry. Master Liang is right, no matter what, you still have to read books. If a person wants to make progress, he must learn, and learning cannot be separated from education. . No matter whether Master Liang plans to become an official in the future, learning is always necessary."

Liang Shiqiu and Master Zhan both nodded in agreement.

Chen Changsheng suppressed a smile and continued seriously, "Since Mr. Liang doesn't want to go to Egret Academy and can't study in a government school, he can also study in a private school. With Master Zhan's teaching ability, I believe that the private school will be able to be run well when the students take the exams. , with Master Zhan’s guarantee, it will not affect the exam.”

In this era, although academies were privately founded, they were actually government-run. They not only accepted the leadership and management of official schools, but also received support from local governments and local gentry.

Chen Changsheng remembered that there had been a situation in history where "official schools declined and private schools rose." Private schools broke the government's monopoly on educational resources and gave more disadvantaged children the opportunity to study.

"Open a private school?"

The Liang family father and son and Master Zhan said in unison.

Chen Changsheng looked directly at Master Zhan and said, "Master Zhan chose to resign from the court and return to his hometown. He must not be the kind of person who pursues fame. If so, why not jump out of the academy, teach on his own, and open a private school of his own?"

In earlier periods of history, education was not as equal as it is now. Knowledge and scholarship have always been monopolized by the government. Only the aristocratic class had the opportunity to receive education and knowledge. Ordinary people had no way to change their lives.

With the progress and changes of the times, education has slowly changed. If the Dasheng Dynasty could change from "learning in the government" to "learning among the people", a large number of students from poor families would have a chance to succeed.

"As long as you are cultivating talents for the country, why bother to stick to official school or private school. For a master as powerful as Mr. Zhan, I believe there are many people who want to worship him as their teacher. In our Chenjia Village, there are two of them, and they are both women. "

"Women study?!"

The Liang family, father and son, and Master Zhan were shocked again.

Master Zhan said slowly, "It is said that it is a virtue for a woman not to have talent. However, when I was still serving in the court, I once saw blond, blue-eyed and red-haired devils from the Western Regions. I heard that there were indeed women studying in the Western Regions. Women can also study, engage in politics and do business like men, without having to be trapped in a boudoir, and there is no need to obey their father at home, their husband when they get married, or their son after their husband dies."

"Really?"

In the minds of Liang Shiqiu and Liang Shaoqin, it was unheard of for women to study.

"Indeed." Chen Changsheng agreed, "My ancestors have been to the Western Regions. It is indeed as Master Zhan said."

"No wonder Mrs. Chen knew the nine-chapter arithmetic method when she came to my house to make rattan basket designs." Liang Shiqiu recalled the last time he saw Chen Changsheng's manuscript record, and then thought of it, "Mrs. Chen must also have a wealthy ancestor. , so Mrs. Chen is different from ordinary women."

"It's not really a big family."

She only received nine years of compulsory education in China, went to high school, and then went to an ordinary university. Compared with 985, 211, master's and doctoral students, and those who work hard for the development of China, she is still far behind.

"I heard what Mrs. Chen said today. I am better than studying for ten years. I remember that when I was young, I, Zhan, also passed the Jinshi exam and served as an official in the court. I thought I had a broad horizon. Today, when I compare with Mrs. Chen, It's really impressive.

'Young men are ambitious and disobedient. ’ I was previously troubled by the fact that I was worried about the country and the people but was depressed and frustrated. Today, with Mrs. Chen’s advice, I really have a sudden enlightenment. "

Master Zhan bowed deeply to Chen Changsheng and said, "If I open a private school one day, I will definitely ask Mrs. Chen to be my master."

Chen Changsheng also bowed in return.

"Shaoqin, Master is not leaving. Let's go to class. We have already wasted too much time. We must not miss your class any more."

"Master is not leaving? That's great."

Liang Shaoqin took the scroll and followed Master Zhan.

Chen Changsheng came out of Liang Mansion, and Dafu had just finished the leg treatment. The two of them drove the bullock cart back to the village in a hurry.

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The elm bark cut two days ago had been completely dried in the sun, and each small strip was twisted by the sun. Chen Changsheng collected them and gave them to Dafu to grind into powder.

Chen Sanshou picked up a lot of pine cones from the mountains. She found a clay pot and put the pine cones in it. She smeared yellow mud on the opening and burned it slowly outside.

After guessing that the pine cones were completely burned and carbonized, Chen Changsheng put out the fire, opened the pottery jar, poured the pine cones out and set them aside to cool, and finally ground them into powder.

Mugwort powder, elm bark powder, and pine cone powder were all prepared. In order to increase the mosquito and insect repellent effect, she went to the bracelet mall and bought a small amount of realgar. With all the materials ready, she could proceed to the next step of rubbing. .

"Mom, what are you going to do?" Chen Dafu came over and asked after cleaning the stone mortar.

"Mom, let's make some mosquito coils. Isn't it the beginning of summer? There are more mosquitoes in the house. Sixi always likes to attract mosquitoes. I can't sleep well at night. So I'm thinking about making mosquito coils to repel mosquitoes. When the time comes, I'll do it. Well, if you put it on when you sleep at night, mosquitoes won’t bite you.”

"Let us put some in the room of the three brothers. I see that boy Sanshou is always taking pictures while sleeping. People who are noisy can't sleep."

Chen Dafu doesn't like to attract mosquitoes, but he still can't sleep well when he hears the sound of Sanshou swatting mosquitoes every day.

Chen Changsheng said with a smile, "I won't miss you. Mom has done a lot. I'll give you some milk later and they'll get some too. Next time I go to the Shen family, I'll give some to Dr. Liu and Miss Shen too." past."

"Does Miss Shen also use mosquito coils like ours?"

"Last time I went to Shen's house, I heard from grandma that Miss Shen couldn't stand the smell of mugwort leaves, so she didn't use insecticide or mosquito repellent. One time she was bitten by an insect."

That tick almost sent Miss Shen away, and thinking about it, Chen Changsheng was still frightened.

"You go to Shen's house every day, and Doctor Liu will treat your legs for free. We will make some mosquito coils and send them over to express our gratitude."

After hearing this, Chen Dafu nodded seriously, "What mother said makes sense."

Chen Changsheng took out a basin and directed his eldest son to pour all the powder into the basin, add water, stir the ingredients evenly, and knead them into a ball.

After the dough is kneaded, place it on a smooth place and slowly roll it out thinly and flattened into a large cake. Smooth the four sides, and then cut it into thin strips.

It didn't matter if he didn't have a ruler, so Chen Changsheng went to Aunt Ma's house next door and asked for a piece of wood.

Along the edge of the wooden strips, Chen Dafu carefully divided the cake into long and thin strips, and finally coiled each strip into the shape of mosquito coils, then placed it in the sun to dry, and it took about half an hour to dry. .

"Mom, is this mosquito-repellent incense?" Chen Dafu looked at the irregular trays of mosquito-repellent incense on the bamboo strip dustpan. It looked a bit ugly.