Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Jiang Rongniang said that going back to the village could not be done with just one word, because Brother Jun who was going back together was pregnant, so there were a lot of things to prepare.

Moreover, Duan Wensai was going to send the two of them back in person. The purpose was of course to support them. The other thing was that Jiang Rongniang would return to the Lin family and join Brother Jun in the genealogy. He would have to stay in Nanyang Town for a long time, so many arrangements needed to be made.

Lin Sangui saw his wife again after being separated for so many years. He rekindled his love at an early age, so he was not willing to leave immediately.

Anyway, the news of what he is doing here has been told to the people in Lin Zetuo who came to him. I am not afraid of worrying at home. The fields are not busy recently, and old men and women can do the work of weeding and watering the fields, so don't worry.

Ever since, the family doesn't have to worry, with the daughter-in-law in front of her, Lin Sangui is a little bit reluctant to stay in the county town.

And here in Nanyang Town.

When Lin Ze heard the news from the entrusted person, it was unexpected and expected.

Although he didn't get along with Father Lin for a long time, according to his previous memories and current events, Lin Sangui is very manly in terms of responsibility and affection, not to mention other aspects.

For example, Father Lin doesn't like Chen Shuju, and even the parents used tricks to get married, but Chen Shuju entered the house and became pregnant with his child. He still takes care of the family like an ordinary husband and gives Chen Shuju what his wife has. It's just that the other party doesn't cherish it.

So now that Lin Sangui can rashly run away to find a woman, there must be no one else except his original partner, Jiang Rongniang.

Daddy Lin is such an old man, he has his own sense of propriety, not to mention that he is chasing his wife, Lin Ze smiled after hearing the news and decided not to care about it, and only spent some money for the two of them to go over and watch, In case father Lin had never been out of the house, something unexpected happened outside.

On the contrary, the courses at the private school are gradually getting on the right track. After the learning knowledge is gradually deepened, the students are not as relaxed as before, and feel strenuous.

This is a very normal phenomenon. If knowledge is so easy to learn, there will be no such poems as "learning from the sea and working hard to make a boat".

But Lin Ze is fine, pinyin is not difficult, and mathematics is only the basis of teaching at present, and science is very easy before it is in-depth.

The literature class of Fang Shanyuan where the students are mainly struggling, poetry, essays, policy theory, etc. are very complicated, and many students immediately pull out the talent gap when they start learning these things.

It is better for merchant students to have a foundation of language sense for many years. The three special recruits in Zhou Barou in the village do not have any foundation. It is painful to keep up with the learning process, and they have to spend more brainpower than merchant students.

Although the food in the private school cafeteria was good, the students still lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As a teacher, Fang Shanyuan looked very distressed and anxious, but he couldn't relax the children's teaching just because of this. He had to endure hardships to be a good person. He could only try his best to make the lessons as simple and easy as possible. understand.

Lin Ze, who, as the supervisor of the private school, promised the parents the teaching results, was of course even more anxious.

If these children don't study well and fail to pass the Tongsheng exam, then his reputation for hard work will be lost!his silver!His ambition to earn money!

So in response to this situation, Mr. Lin who "regards money like life" also racked his brains and thought about it. After seeing the students' learning situation, he came up with an idea that he thought was a miracle, but Fang Shanyuan thought it was a bad idea.

"Absurd! Really absurd! Brother Lin, it's okay to teach these children the crooked principles on weekdays. The world is cruel, and it's a good thing for the children to have more hearts and minds, but how can you be so absurd in terms of knowledge? model, this is clearly counterproductive!"

"Brother Fang, why do you say it so seriously. The goal of these children is not to become a great scholar of literature, or a poet through the ages. They come to study to sublimate their souls. Their purpose of studying hard is very simple. Or become an official to benefit the people..."

"So poetry is not their focus, as long as they can cope with the imperial examinations, why bother with other things? Adapt to the situation and teach students in accordance with their aptitude. We focus on teaching these children to do practical things, so I think it is nothing new for me to teach them to use routines to compose poems. , but it can solve the hurdle they are unable to pass now, without any problem."

Less than two months after the start of Zeyu Private School, the two gentlemen finally had a quarrel because of their different ideas.

Fang Shanyuan blushed with anger.

Lin Ze is very calm. It is inevitable that his modern thinking will collide with ancient literature sooner or later, so he is not surprised.

Ancient teaching really paid attention to the all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor. A scholar must be proficient in poetry, poetry, policy and facts, and even the six arts of riding and archery.

To be honest, I really admire Lin Ze, an ancient scholar, because these are really talented people, even the worst belly has a bit of ink, and the quality of knowledge is to some extent much higher than that of modern college students.

However, how many people in the world can become all-rounders?That's very few.

Therefore, in Lin Ze's view, it is correct to choose a direction and then work hard for this direction. To put it bluntly, it is the common sense that a white cat and a black cat catch mice is a good cat.

Nowadays, children encounter difficulties in writing poems and inscriptions, because they are not experienced enough to write qualified poems, so why not use a fixed routine model to solve it?

The proportion of poetry in the imperial examination is not high, and these students are not interested in literary poets. Why do they spend a lot of energy on this, and the progress of their studies cannot be improved?

"Brother Fang, I don't deny that you say this is a bad idea, and it is indeed suspected of backfiring, but you have to know, Brother Fang, that the reality of life is different from the ideal, and children come to study only to have a better life and to shine on the family. , Sublimating the soul and cultivating sentiment is not suitable for them."

"And what does the private school do? It is to cultivate talents for the imperial court, build and develop, and benefit the people. Only when you have enough to eat and live well, don't people have the energy to enjoy entertainment?"

"But if there are outstanding talents among them, shouldn't we just kill them? Brother Lin, your approach is too radical!"

It's not that Fang Shanyuan can't understand what Lin Ze said, but as a true literati, he absolutely cannot agree with Lin Ze's more realistic thinking.

"But being stuck on such a hurdle and being unable to move forward affects students' enthusiasm for learning and kills not only the aura of poetry?"

Lin Ze was unmoved. Others said he would do whatever he wanted. Now that he has decided on his teaching philosophy, he will not change it easily.

What he wants is not for these students to become famous literati who have been passed down through the ages, but to be the hub and actors who promote progress and development.

Fang Shanyuan couldn't refute it, but he couldn't accept this new concept that completely overturned traditional education because of his conflicting outlook on life.

"Brother Lin, Shanyuan may not be able to carry out your job. I will return the advance payment. As a gentleman, let's just let it go."

This is resignation, for the sake of the concept.

Lin Ze sighed. The pioneers of the era were just a single-plank bridge, and it was really difficult to find a teammate. Fang Shanyuan was a nice person, but he probably had been influenced by ancient ideas for too long, and this old-fashioned thinking couldn't be broken for a while.

After a moment of silence, Lin Ze did not immediately agree,

"Forget about the money. Brother Fang has worked hard for the private school these days and has created equal value. You and my classmate, let me help you. Impulsive things are easy, so let's put it down first. Brother Fang, why don't you rest and calm down for a few days. If you think about it carefully, if you really can't accept Lin Zezhi's thoughts, I won't stop Brother Fang any more."

"This... that's fine."

Fang Shanyuan didn't feel that he could easily figure it out. He and Lin Ze's ideas were in essence conflicts, far more contradictory than the debate at Hui Xian's exchange banquet, and it was all about reshaping concepts.

But Lin Ze talked about this part, and he had to break it up immediately without showing affection.

That night, Fang Shanyuan packed his bags and went back to Fangjia Village.

But the teaching task of the private school cannot be delayed, Lin Ze can only grit his teeth and shoulder the heavy responsibility, and he will come to the morning and afternoon classes alone.

The students also seemed to feel that the two gentlemen felt guilty because of the dispute between them, and they were more serious in class.

Lin Ze's teaching method is different from that of masters in this era who demand literary talent and rhetoric. He advocates teaching students according to their aptitude, answering questions according to their abilities, and focusing on breaking through.

It's not that the students really can't learn, it's just that they can't meet the requirements of Mr. Fang Shanyuan, but in Lin Ze's view, the children only need to find a way to make moderately qualified poems and prose.

The rhetoric is not gorgeous enough?Then memorize a few more good words and idioms;

Are the poems and prose not deep enough?Then read more extracurricular books and memorize a few more stories to quote rich content;

What's more, can't learn to compose poems?Then follow the poetry format and memorize the patterns and routines according to the rules of flat and flat rhymes, such as filling in the blanks.

Lin Ze took all the learning skills and problem-solving skills taught by his school teacher to his private school, and taught everyone in class like an analysis.

Mastering skills is the fastest way for ordinary people to catch up with geniuses.

With clear goals and guidance, the students who were stuck in the same place with headaches ran like chicken blood in an instant, and their learning effect soared like a rocket, and finally got rid of the plight of wailing at books every day.

Of course, to put it lightly, the price Lin Ze paid was not small.

Attending classes all day long, apart from exhausting his mental and physical energy, the exhaustion of his voice is the most unbearable. Within a week, he got a teacher's occupational disease, and his voice was almost hoarse.

Zhang Yu felt distressed seeing it, but he couldn't persuade Lin Ze not to go to class, so he could only spare time every day to boil medicine and soak water for Lin Ze to recuperate.

And at this moment, the peddler Wang Maozi who had mentioned the crab business before finally came to look for him.

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Lin Ze's crab business was on a whim at the beginning, and he mentioned it casually.

But for Wang Maozi, a peddler, it was a big event that he cared about, even the news that all the villagers in the riverside village where Wang Maozi lived cared about.

It is said that people rely on mountains to eat mountains and rely on water to drink water, but in the ancient times when transportation was inconvenient, it was still very hard for the common people to live on Jicheng.

Villagers living on the banks of the river can enjoy all kinds of fish, shrimp and crab products in the river every year, but it is also a headache and distressing problem to see things rotten in the river when the products are harvested every year.

Although there are boats to transport them, but due to insufficient preservation methods and insufficient funds, the only places where villagers can sell are people within a hundred miles.

If you want to transport things to a long distance, you need a caravan.However, the villagers are not well-organized and have no connections, and most merchants are unwilling to do this kind of business that will soon ruin the river.

Due to various reasons, every year, the villagers in the village by the river can only look at the flood of fish, shrimp and crabs in the river and worry about it.

They are all edible and can be sold for money, what a pity to waste them.

So when Wang Maozi heard that Lin Ze said that he wanted to talk about shrimp and crab news, he suddenly became energetic. He was sure that Lin Ze was a local and would not be able to jump like a fairy, so he rushed back to his village immediately and told the village chief the good news.

Finally, after confirming the bottom line of the purchase price and the quantity that could be provided with the village, Wang Maozi hurried to Nanyang Town again.

I have to say that Lin Ze was a little surprised when he saw Wang Maozi coming prepared.

I didn't realize that this peddler looked young and looked like a teenager, but he was so experienced.Most of his own abilities are due to the fact that his soul has experienced a lot in modern times, and his actual age is thirty, so he is considered a veteran.

"Hey, my dad used to be a shopkeeper, I've been running outside with my dad since I was a kid..."

Wang Maozi was a little embarrassed to explain after being praised by his husband Lin Ze.

Before, he only thought that Lin Ze was a wealthy businessman, but he didn't expect that the other party was actually a gentleman, a scholar, and he was willing to do business with him. He was so kind and flattered.

He is experienced in business, but his heart is still a little younger, showing his youthful temperament.

Lin Ze smiled and hurried back to teach the students. There was no time to waste. After a brief exchange of greetings, he went straight to the topic.

Although the business of buying and selling shrimps and crabs came to him on a whim because his family likes to eat, he thought about it after he mentioned it to Wang Maozi.

Doing business is his old profession, and Lin Ze can't let go of the opportunity in front of him.

What's more, he is very happy to make his living environment better, because from the convenient and developed modern life to the backward ancient times, I believe that any modern person will have the grand idea of ​​"I want to change the world and restore the standard of living"!

According to Wang Maozi's quotation.

The minimum purchase price of shrimp and crab in their village is about 3 penny per catty for fish and shrimp, and [-] pennies per crab.

This price is very fair, there is no overpayment, there is nothing to say about fish and shrimp, but the crabs here are really big. Even if they are produced in the river, they are not at all smaller than the sea crabs eaten in modern times. many.

However, the cost of doing business at this price is still very high, mainly labor, freight, and subsequent sales have to be invested.

So Lin Ze is not very satisfied with the price.

"Fish and shrimp are not uncommon. They can be eaten everywhere in the small river here. Ordinary villagers will not spend money to buy and eat them if they are not seafood. Everyone eats fresh crabs. They can't be sold without oil and water. You guys I only buy things, and I still need to invest in follow-up costs. I can't make much money at your price..."

"But this is the lowest price our village can accept. No matter how low it is, we don't make any money. We also spend a lot of time and energy on managing river products every year."

Wang Maozi didn't want to back down on the price either, so he was a little embarrassed.

I thought that as long as I sell the things, I can make some money, which is better than rotting in the river, so they did not quote a high price after discussing it in the village.

"I don't need to pressure you on the price, but you have to give me a little bit more."

Lin Ze smiled when he heard this, his eyes sparkled.

"What extra head?"

"In addition to the main fish, shrimp and crabs, you can sell to me the snails, clam shells, loach, rice field eels and other products in the river at a low price. Regardless of the species mixed together, it costs three catties a penny."

"This..." It really doesn't make any money!

Wang Maozi was a little embarrassed.

Although the products in the river mainly rely on selling fish, shrimp and crabs to make money, other incidental aquatic products can also make a fortune. According to the price of adding heads, it is almost free, which is a bit too bad.

But the books are not so simple.

Seeing Wang Maozi's expression, Lin Ze didn't persuade him much, and directly listed all the costs to the other party.

"Brother Wang, since you said that your father is a shopkeeper and you follow him around, then you should be more familiar with business than ordinary people. You must know that middlemen not only spend the cost of goods, but also have to calculate loss, labor costs, transportation, etc... ..."

"My purchase price is not high. It is certainly more profitable for you to sell it yourself, but don't you count the other costs? Instead of waiting for things to rot, why not sell them all to me and earn a fortune, less Earning a little can save worry and trouble, and you won’t lose money... On the contrary, we have to bear the loss of things that cannot be sold and consumed.”

Lin Ze is not so black-hearted as to lower the price. It is really inconvenient transportation in ancient times, and the cost he consumes in the follow-up is high.

If the purchase price is too high, there is no profit. Why is he so exhausted and thankless? Besides, the villagers are not losing money, they just earn a little less.

"Little brother, if you can persuade other villages in your side to sell to me at this price, then I will pay an extra penny for your village."

Don't get up early if you don't have benefits, and appropriate interest feedback is also an important condition for the cooperation to be negotiated.

Wang Maozi, who was hesitating, heard the words and began to think.

Nodded for a while, gritted his teeth, "Okay, I'll go back and try, but you have to find someone to be with me, otherwise they will think I'm too young and won't believe me, so they have to sign the contract immediately after the negotiation, and you can't go back on your word."

For such a big matter, Wang Maozi, a teenage boy, was really not enough to persuade him.

"Okay, I'll find someone who can make the decision to be with you."

Lin Ze nodded and made a decision.

Wang Maozi showed joy on his face.

That night, he stayed in the temporary staff dormitory of the private school for one night, secretly amazed and excited listening to the reading in the private school.

His family is notoriously poor in the village, because his parents moved to the riverside village from other places and couldn’t afford to buy land. For many years, the family could only live on the wasteland of Susukida and the small business of peddlers in the countryside. Life was hard. He was looked down upon again.

So although Wang Maozi is only 16 years old, he has already started to support his family. After so many peddlers, he finally got into a serious business, which will involve hundreds of taels, or even thousands of taels.

Moreover, the person who was talking to him about business was still a scholar, a teacher, and I will let my parents know when I go back, so I may not know how to praise him!

Wang Maozi was very excited, tossing and turning, excited for most of the night.

But when he saw the person Lin Ze arranged for him the next day with his panda eyes on his face, all the excitement was extinguished, and his face was rotten.

"Lin, Mr. Lin, do you really want their brothers to go back with me???"

Wang Maozi stared at Zhang Yu and the younger brothers in front of him, not knowing how to describe his mood.

Of course he knew that Lin Ze would definitely not go back with him in person. Mr. Lin is a private school teacher and a scholar, so how could he condescend to go out to negotiate business with him.

He guessed that Lin Ze must be a more reliable person in the family, but he never thought that it was Zhang Yu and Zheng Xiaoluo.

It's okay for the little brother and the woman to buy and sell small things on the street on weekdays. How can this kind of big deal of negotiating business and signing contracts allow the little brother to come forward? It's not suitable or safe.

So of course Lin Ze had other arrangements. He brought in a few sturdy men, all brothers of the He family.

"Of course not only, there are also these few bodyguards!"

The private school Lin Ze can't leave for the time being. In terms of business, he originally wanted to train Zhang Yu to be the master. At this moment, the opportunity to exercise on his own is of course used to practice his hands. It just so happens that the business of the dessert shop has also stabilized, and the people in the shop can operate normally.

Originally, he wanted to call He Xiangfeng, but the research and improvement of sugar technology could not be stopped, and He Xiangfeng couldn't leave, and he was bored in the village every day doing technology.

So this important task can only be handed over to Zhang Yu. Brother Luo was called by Lin Ze because he felt that his wife was bored on the road. This little brother is so noisy...

Zheng Xiaoluo said to the truth: both happy and resentful!

Lin Ze must be worried about the two little brothers going out alone, so in the end he called a few brothers in the He family to be bodyguards.

The close relationship is more attentive, and the He family has too much labor force, and the family members are idle and fine. He Xiangfeng is also worried about his husband, so he kicked out all the younger brothers.

By the way, let the younger brothers go out for a walk to make a bright appearance. I heard that there seem to be more unmarried girls and younger brothers in the village by the river...

"Brother Wang, my husband can be the master of my family, so you can rest assured to talk to him. You also know that I am a scholar, and I can't do business. I rely on my wife to support me. The business is all handled by him."

Lin Ze had the cheek to pretend to be pure.

Wang Maozi looked at the earnestly pretending to be gentle, and felt that he really wanted to beat someone up. Who the hell was the one who stingy and lowered the price yesterday if he didn't know how to do business?

So ever.

Wang Maozi came out of the village alone and brought a group of people back.

Lin Ze was reluctant to send his wife off, and then took the ruler to repent of the class, continued the class with a hoarse voice,

"Okay, let's continue. For today's thought class, let's learn... the face of the city wall. What is the face of the city wall? In short, it means that the skin is thicker than the city wall. Everyone, take notes, and you have to take the ideological test. If you fail Don't blame Mr. for being ruthless~~"

heard.

The undisciplined students turned upright in seconds, taking charcoal pencils to take notes in class, with a face full of trepidation and great intentions.