Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

As soon as Zhang Shu and the others sat down, the villagers came to their house together.

Everyone sat and chatted casually first, no one mentioned it to the school, but everyone didn't leave, just waiting for the village chief to come over and make peace.

Zhang Shu didn't tell the truth, so he talked nonsense with them casually, and finally said that when he went back to the county, he found a teacher from Mo's Academy to come back to sit in the hall.

The more he boasted, the more itchy the villagers felt, and the more they wanted their children to come in and learn.You look at me and I look at you one by one, hoping that the other party will be the first bird, but no one takes the initiative.So the big guy muttered in his heart again,

Why isn't the village head here yet?

The village chief was indeed caught up in something, but the villagers didn't know it, and thought that the village chief had retreated temporarily, and now they are going to bite the bullet.

"Zhang Shu, the old man is so cheeky, let me tell you something, don't be offended if it doesn't work out." An old man said.

Zhang Shu smiled in his heart, and finally couldn't help it?But there was still no wavering on his face, "Forbe, tell me, it's easy to talk about ordinary things."

The villagers felt a little bit in their hearts, so is reading and writing a common thing?

"I was just thinking, don't you want to build a school in the village? The old man doesn't have much family background, but the family is full of people. When you build the school, you say hello, and I will bring the whole family to work together. My grandson went to listen to the class and came back to recognize two characters. Of course, we will also give you Shuxiu and so on.”

"You old man! Want to finish the job as a family? Zhang Shu, I have the same idea as this old man."

"Yes, yes, we thought so too!"

The villagers responded one after another. These words are like opening a canal to release water. As long as there is an introduction, the water flow will become bigger and bigger.

Zhang Shu saw that the time was right, so he stopped being secretive. "Fellow folks, please be quiet first. Actually, I thought about this matter, but I was afraid of blocking your money, so I didn't say anything."

"But listening to everyone's talk today, I knew that I was thinking left. The big guys are trying their best to benefit the future generations, so I, Zhang Shu, can't stop everyone."

"Well, since I started the matter of the school, I will be responsible to the end. When the big guys come to work, there is no ambiguity about how much they should pay. After the school is built, Everyone will bring their children to the door. As for Shuxiu, I will ask the master what he thinks, and it will not cost too much money. Everyone will come and wait for the names, and then we can arrange tables and chairs."

Zhang Shu's words can be said to the heart of the big guy, why did he fall out of his old face today?It's not about seeking benefits for future generations.Everyone felt that it was no wonder that Zhang Shu was able to make a fortune. For such an open-minded person, who would get rich if he didn't get rich?

Li Mujin went to the room and took out the four treasures of the study, "Everyone, don't panic, come one by one. Uncle Fu, you come first."

Uncle Fu walked up with his head held high, "My grandson's name is Zhang Dacheng, and he is just seven years old this year."

Li Mujin nodded, and wrote Zhang Dacheng's name on the paper.His handwriting is not good-looking, but in the eyes of the villagers, it is already extraordinary.

This Mujin brother was not particularly outstanding in the village before, but now he can write and count, which is much better than other brothers in the village.If their family can produce a person who can read, the whole family will be rich by then.

Li Mujin put the names of the people who came to their house on the board, and everyone went back to prepare.Li Mujin held the paper and calculated, "Ah Shu, there are twenty children in total. There are at least thirty-five or six children under the age of 35 in the village."

"It's okay, since they don't come to the door, we don't know about it. Except Dabao and the village chief's two people who have made an agreement before, the others just pushed it away for the time being, saying that they can't sit down. The opportunity lies with them If you don’t even dare to give it a try, forget it.” Zhang Shu’s heart has also been straightened, and he is no longer as soft-hearted as before.If you don't even lose face, why bother to study.

"Well," Li Mujin nodded, and looked at Zhang Qianjin who was playing with her younger brother inside. In two years, Qianjin would have to go to school.

On the day when the school officially started construction, the Zhang family slaughtered a pig as usual to treat the guests to dinner. After the pigs were bred, they gave birth to piglets, and now they have been raised for five or six months. The meat is tender, and everyone eats it Straight up.

Aunt Ma and her sister came back to help again.And Yu Xiaoliu seems to be the same person as Zhang's housekeeper.He is responsible for inspecting the fields everywhere, and he will do everything that needs to be bought.No, just as he brought the original bastards in the village to pull the bricks back, Zhang Shu had something to tell him.

Yu Xiaoliu was very satisfied with this kind of life. He wasn't tall at first, but during the past few years in Zhang's house, he was provided with good food and drink. His stature has also grown a lot, and he has become much stronger.If you want him to clear the silt now, you will definitely not have to wait to die like before.

After the firecrackers were let off, everyone started to work, one by one in full swing, more energetic than anyone else.They used to work for others, but now they are busy working for their own children.

Seeing that the school is becoming more and more complete day by day, everyone is a little excited. Finally, a few generations of people rolling in the mud can produce a student who studies. This is a rare opportunity. Roast pork is eaten every day.

At the beginning of August, the school has already been built, and it only needs to wait for the tables, chairs and benches to be moved in.

This school is just a room, divided into four rooms in total, two of which are places for studying, and it is planned to separate the enlightenment class and the entry class.

The enlightenment class is to teach children who have no foundation to read with a pen.The entrance class is selected by the teacher, and the children who are talented and diligent in reading are prepared for the future children's examinations.

The other two are bedrooms, just in case another gentleman is invited, and there will be no place for others to live.These two bedrooms are divided into the front hall and the main room, let alone one person, even a family is enough.A small kitchen was built on the right side of the school. When it gets cold in winter, anyone who has time will cook some hot soup here for the children. After all, reading is also a sad thing.

On August [-]th, Zhang Shu's carriage quietly picked up a man from the county. Everyone was in awe of this ordinary-looking old man. This is their future wife!

There is a saying that if you have no hair on your mouth, you can't do things well.This gentleman looks like a beard, and he is learned at first glance.

In fact, Zhang Shu was also relieved. This Mr. Huang is old, but his appetite is unambiguous, and every meal is two big bowls. He doesn't look like a short-lived person.

After mid-autumn, the tables, chairs, benches and so on are also complete.Zhang Shu went to the county again to buy a set of three hundred thousand, dozens of writing brushes, dozens of ink sticks and inkstones.

Now I just started to learn to write. They use rough-edged paper, and Zhang Shu bought four knives of paper.He also bought a knife for the rice paper used by the husband.For these, Lingling always cost him more than twenty taels of silver.Sure enough, this study costs a lot.

Mr. Huang was very happy when he saw the things he bought, and he was serious about running a school.If that person is short-sighted and reluctant to part with this or that, he, Lao Huang, will not stay long.

He asked Zhang Shu to open his two boxes, Zhang Shu did as he said, and found that there were two boxes full of books inside, which is a lot of wealth!

Zhang Shu was overjoyed, this was a treasure.You must know that there are some books that you can't buy even if you want to. Blessed are the children in their village.

Now that everything is in place, the school can be opened.As soon as Zhang Shu went to the village chief's house and said that he could sign up, before the sun rose the next day, many villagers waited outside with their children on their hands and bags on their backs.

The cloth bag is full of apprenticeship ceremony, smoked chicken and smoked duck if you have money, a bag of grain and a few handfuls of vegetables if you have no money.Things are naturally not as good as those of big families, but their intentions are very sincere.

At dawn, Mr. Huang sat at the head of the enlightenment class, and Zhang Shu came in one by one to meet the teachers. Mr. Huang asked their names and ages clearly one by one. From the tone and demeanor of their answers, we can also see their aura. qualifications.

When it was Dabao's turn, he even led a person in. Zhang Shu saw it and smiled. Isn't this the daughter of their family?Dabao puffed out his small chest and finished saying his name and age, and after being led to a teacher apprentice ceremony, Zhang Qianjin stood in front of Mr. Huang.

Following Dabao's example, he straightened his chest, "Hi sir, my name is Zhang Qianjin, and I am three years old this year. Sir, please accept me as a student!"

Mr. Huang got along with him for a few days, seeing his serious appearance, he deliberately teased him.He flipped through the list and said, "Oh, there is no Zhang Qianjin on it, but there is a chapter key. Little Qianjin, you can't go to school anymore."

Zhang Qianjin's eyes were covered with water as soon as she heard it, and she looked at Zhang Shu pitifully.He went outside to play these few days, and what he heard most was going to school, why couldn't he go to school?

In his little heart, going to school is a very big thing, and everyone wants to go, although he still doesn't understand what it means to go to school.

Zhang Shu laughed and picked him up, "Little idiot, you are Zhang Yao, Grandpa Huang is joking with you! But the baby is too small, when you grow up to the age of Dabao brother, you can come to school."

Zhang Qianjin was very distressed, what is his name?Also, why do you have to grow up to do everything?When will he grow up?

Zhang Shu didn't know the troubles of young Tong Qianjin, so he hugged Zhang Qianjin and called him.

The 23 children finished singing quickly, and they sat upright in the bright and spacious school hall, not daring to say a word.

All the adults, including Zhang Shu, stood outside, watching Mr. Huang take them to pay homage to Confucius and Yasheng, and then explain the rules of the school to them, and finally asked for a long ruler.

Zhang Shu watched the children flinch, and thought to himself, it's good to know that they are afraid.Otherwise, country children are like this. They may be a little scared at the beginning, but they will become wild after they get used to it. At this time, a ruler is provided to prevent them from wasting the hard work of their elders.

The school started to read in an orderly manner, and there were a few children outside the school looking around, and left after meeting the eyes of others.They are the few that the elders did not bring to sign up.There were also people who went to the village head to make trouble, but were reprimanded by the village head and went back.

Zhang Shu thought that it was still possible to enter the school, and he also wanted all the children to come to study.However, if the elder still has that attitude, then he can't be blamed.

Mr. Shu Xiuhuang didn't intend to ask for it at first. He pays for three meals a day from Zhang Shu's house, and he still has two taels of silver every month.But in order to let them know that studying is not easy, these students were divided into two groups. One group will produce firewood and rice noodles in the first half of the month, and the other group will produce firewood and rice noodles in the second half of the month.

The villagers are very happy, they don't need to take money from them, they only need to light firewood and rice noodles, there is nothing cheaper than this.

On the first day of school, Zhang Shu held another banquet in the village to celebrate their bright future in Shuitou Village.Although Master Mo and Young Master Nan didn't come, they both sent people to bring things over.

Master Mo also gave a box of books, while Master Nan gave a carload of the Four Treasures of the Study.They were originally planning to come, but the announcement of Qiu Wei was about to be announced, and they all went to Fucheng, and they couldn't get away at all.

Zhang Shu accepted their wishes and decided that if something happened in the future, he would do his best.

In the dead of night, Zhang Shu lay on the bed, thinking about what happened in the past few years.The past has dissipated like clouds and smoke, and the most important thing is to cherish the present.

He still didn't touch the jewels on the mountain, because he understood that no matter how much money a person has, if he is not healthy, he will only speed up his demise.The money is left there in case of natural or man-made disasters.He believes that with his own hands, he can also support this piece of sky.

……

It was another beautiful morning. The villagers bowed their heads and grabbed the harvest in the field, their hands kept moving, and the sound of reading was heard in their ears:

"The heavens and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is prehistoric. The sun and the moon are full and the sun and the sky are arranged. The cold comes and the summer goes, autumn harvests and winter hides..."

This year is another good year!