Zhen Lian of the Red Chamber

Next, the two carefully planned and thought about it. The place was ready-made, just in the front yard of Zhuangzi. This place was already empty, with the main house plus several rooms on the left and right side rooms.The population of Taohua Village is not large now, and there are only dozens of children. The private school has just opened, and the villagers are not familiar with it. It is estimated that only a dozen or so are willing to send it, and one room is enough.

If you want to open a private school, you must first discuss with the head of Taohua Village to see if this method is feasible, and whether there will be students coming to class, and also inform the various requirements of the Liu Family Private School.

The next day the two of them made a plan, and Liu Xianglian went to the village chief's house, and came back in the afternoon with a happy face.When Zhen Lian saw it, she knew that the matter was done, she pulled him to sit down, "How about it? But I agreed."

"Of course I agree. Anyone who knows about such a good thing will not be unwilling. Besides, we don't charge them much as a teacher's gift, and we have prepared books for them. Who would object to me going to open a private school?" , the village chief didn’t believe it, he thought I was joking! Seeing me later, he was really happy, and said that he was the first to send his two boys here. He immediately summoned the villagers Speaking of this matter, most people are willing to send it, I am afraid there must be about twenty people."

"That's good. I'm afraid they won't want to come for a while, so now we can rest assured to do the next thing." Knowing that there are many people who believe in the two of us, I am very happy.

"This is the outskirts of Shenjing, and the folk customs are civilized. I don't know the benefits of reading and writing. Besides, some people's ancestors are also wealthy families. It's only now that they have fallen, so they live in the village to live in peace. Their knowledge is better than ordinary people. Most of them They all agreed to bring their children, but they were worried that there would be no money, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone books needed for reading would be very expensive, I told them our plan, and they were all willing to come.”

Speaking of today's events, Liu Xianglian also felt indescribably excited. She hadn't found something she liked before. As the saying goes, she got married and started a business, but she got married but stayed at home all day with nothing to do. In fact, she was also a little anxious .I don't like socializing in the officialdom, so when Zhen Lian discussed this with him, she just wanted to try it out. Now that the villagers are looking forward to it, she feels a sense of responsibility. She must teach and educate people well, and live up to everyone's expectations. .

The next step is to clean up the house, and the desks and benches are the responsibility of the students themselves. The villagers don’t know how to make those fine things, but they still know how to make these desks and benches. The wood can also be cut from the mountain, and it doesn’t cost money, just takes some effort. .

Books and so on had to be transcribed by the two of them by themselves. The ones they bought were too expensive, and the transcribed ones could be saved a lot. The two of them worked together for more than ten days to get twenty copies of the enlightenment book "San Zi Jing".You can’t make mistakes in copying books. If you make a mistake in a word or a stroke, you have to discard the page. It really took a lot of energy.The rest of the books have to be copied slowly by the two of them, and there is no rush.

As for writing, free writing brushes are provided in the private school, and you can write on the table with water, and you can also practice on the ground or make a sand table at home, without spending money.Every day, I only have classes in the morning, and I can go back home to help in the afternoon, and go home on holiday when the farming season is busy.

After two full months of work, the private school started teaching under the expectation of the whole Taohua Village.On the first day of school, whether it was to send the children at home or to watch the fun, the courtyard was completely surrounded.For those families with children who came to school, the whole family was sent out, carrying a few desks, benches, and gifts, which were not valuable things. The good ones brought some meat, rice and rulers, and most of them also brought some fruits and vegetables.No matter how much or how much, even a needle and thread is fine, all you need is a heart.

Organize everyone to put away the desks and benches, line up to register information one by one, and then gather everyone in the yard to go back.Sent the children into the classroom.A statue of Confucius had long been hung on the middle wall of the classroom, and a stack of books was neatly stacked on the table below.

Liu Xianglian brought a group of children of different sizes to pay homage to Confucius, arranged seats, and then stood in front. She stood upright and looked around with a serious face. Seeing that everyone below was sitting quietly, she opened her mouth and said: " I will be your teacher from now on. Your purpose here is to learn knowledge. Remember not to play around. You must abide by the rules here. If you break the rules, you will be punished. If it is serious, you will be expelled from school. No one can enter here. Got it?"

"Understood, Master!" The orderly voice came from below, Liu Xianglian nodded in satisfaction, looked at the straighter body that had listened to her words, and said a few things to pay attention to, such as the time for going to and from school, etc.

The books were handed out one by one, Liu Xianglian said: "These books are very precious, you can take them home, just don't scribble or write on the books, let alone destroy them, these books will be given to you after you finish your studies In the future, when the juniors learn, they must take good care of it and cherish it."

Seeing that they all agreed solemnly, Liu Xianglian handed out the brushes again.He added water to the bamboo tubes on their table.This bamboo tube is a substitute for the inkstone, and it is also made by the students at home. It is very simple as long as you cut a piece of bamboo.

Let the students turn to the first page of the book, and Liu Xianglian's teaching career has just begun.After half a day, Liu Xianglian returned to the back after sending the students away.

After entering the room, he drank a few sips of tea, lay down on the couch with a sigh, shook his head and smiled, and said, "Teaching is not an easy task. Today I know it! There are more than ten or twenty people, although they are all I like to learn to be obedient, but my throat is a little dry." He poured another cup of tea and drank it.

"What is easy? Take it step by step, and it will be fine. Tomorrow, you can prepare some tea, drink it when you are thirsty, and cook some for them. When you rest, you will moisten your throat." Put down the pen in your hand, and put After the copied book was dried and put away, Zhen Lian also went to sit down. Seeing that he couldn't speak well, but his expression was relaxed, and his face was faintly excited, she knew that he liked it too.

It's good if you really like it, so that you can be happy doing it yourself and have some benefits in teaching.On the contrary, I have completely lost the opportunity to do my own business here, so I can only idle at home every day and take care of the housekeeper, which is really boring.

Originally, I also proposed to accept some female students to teach by myself, but Liu Xianglian went to talk about it, and there was no one who sent girls, and Zhen Lian and the two couldn't help it. It was hard to change the deep-rooted thinking.

Opening a private school and becoming a teacher, Liu Xianglian's life has gradually become richer. In addition to teaching people to read and write, Liu Xianglian will also teach them other skills from time to time, such as reading accounts, etc., and also teach them some basic martial arts, riding and archery. wait.Those who are gifted will be taught as specialists, while others will learn the basics.Just look at your own efforts.

Time passed like this for two years. During the two years, some students went out and more people came in. Now there are about ten more people in the private school than before.Some of them were sent because they saw that Liu Xianglian taught them well, and some of them were sent when they were young before.Some neighboring villages also sent their children to study, and Liu Xianglian accepted them all.

There are not many talented students who take the imperial examination. They all hope to learn some characters and skills so that they can find a good job when they grow up. This is what Liu Xianglian taught. He is a relatively good student and a clever person. He found a job in the capital early, and he is not too young, so he didn't come to school again.

It was also these few people who sent the children to those who hadn't sent them before, just hoping to learn some skills to gain a foothold in the city, instead of working hard in the fields and mountains, and still can't fill their stomachs.Liu Xianglian also knew this, and deliberately increased the skill learning time.

After these years of teaching, Liu Xianglian's personality has changed a bit, her whole temperament has become more settled, and she exudes a scholarly atmosphere.He used to be a masculine and cheerful young man, but now he is full, he has already grown up, and he is more mature and stable, but he looks a little more bookish, dressed in a gentle manner, and has a stern face and a bit dignified.

Zhen Lian is also full, married for two years, and now at this age, she is also pregnant and has a baby. Zhen Lian and Liu Xianglian are not in a hurry, but Zhen's mother is in a hurry to tell Zhen Lian about the baby several times, and Zhen Lian can't help it , The two of them didn't deliberately use contraception. It's God's will that they don't have children now. I can't remember in a hurry. What should come will come sooner or later.

Mrs. Liu also asked cryptically several times in the correspondence, and Liu Xianglian clearly told her that there was no rush, and Mrs. Liu could do nothing about it. She was far away, and no one could come, and she couldn't be urged, so she had to put it down.

After her birth, Zhen Lian also made some preparations for her pregnancy, taking care of their bodies, but there was no fate, and there was nothing she could do.Until Zhen Lian turned 19 years old, she still had nothing.

Zhen's mother knew Zhen Lian's plan. Seeing that she had been infertile for three years, she was so anxious that she was anxious to let the two of them see a doctor, and said: "I was only middle-aged to conceive you, now that you are like this, Could it be that you can't be like me?" Thinking of this, I became more anxious.

Zhen Lian could only comfort her: "We are still young, there are plenty of opportunities, don't worry, the more anxious you are, the less likely you will be pregnant!"

Zhen's mother hurriedly hit her and said: "Speak nonsense! Don't scare my grandchildren away." After speaking, she added: "Tomorrow we will go to worship in the temple and ask for a lottery for you."

That's fine, it can also calm her down, Zhen Lian nodded, and hurriedly went to make arrangements for going out tomorrow.

The next day, I went to a temple near the capital city to pray for blessings and got a lottery. I was so happy that Zhen's mother donated a few taels of sesame oil. When she came back, she kept looking at Zhenlian's belly, as if there was a child inside. Zhen Lian was speechless.When did the lottery requested by these temples become bad?It's all signed, but whether it's accurate or not is another matter.

Zhen Lian didn't say anything depressing. Her own mother is in her fifties and sixties, and there is no third generation in her family. People from other families have already embraced great-grandchildren when they reach her age. No wonder she is anxious.Besides, even if she was that anxious, she didn't force the two of them, but she was secretly anxious and said a few words to herself in private.

After the cold winter, the footsteps of spring follow closely, and the flowers in the mountains gradually bloom quietly.As the weather warmed up, people gradually became lazy. Zhen Lian slept until dawn before waking up. When she breathed and smelled the fragrance, she smiled happily, "This is peach blossom!"

The author has something to say:

I found that the Jinjiang app on the computer is not as easy to use as the mobile app. I wrote it on the computer today, but I couldn’t post it after half a day. I had to download it to the mobile phone to update it. What a hassle! (^_^) Good night everyone