Chapter 36(1/2)
Before opening the academy, Xiaoman went to ask Guo Jiang’s feelings and prepared the required materials and books.
But she actually forgot the important point, how much money should be collected from the academy.
Bai Yan couldn't give her an answer, so she shook her head and said to the two: "You go back first, come again tomorrow. The gentleman from the academy has not arrived today."
After the two little girls jumped away from the academy with their hands and jumped away, Xiaoman sat back and no longer had the intention of drinking sweet soup.
The magistrate of Jiang County established academies to cultivate talents. Men studied so that they could get fame and fortune by themselves. Even if they were poor, they would save money to gain opportunities to study.
For those students from poor families, County Governor Jiang would also directly exempt them from coming to the academy.
But they are all men, and they are different from women.
Xiaoman thought of the little girl who was cheated of money at the door of the bookstore and cried. Even if she could study, her parents would not be willing to let her come to the academy.
In just half an hour, Mr. Lin came.
Seeing the appearance of the academy, he was not surprised that Xiaoman could find such a good place.
After making a pot of tea, Xiaoman and Mr. Lin sat under the tree and talked about their thoughts.
Mr. Lin just thought it was helping Zhou Gongyu coax his lover, and he had no idea.
Until Xiaoman told him that the academy would not charge money, and a mouthful of tea made him start to cough.
Now, he believes that this woman is on a whim.
Mr. Lin's expression clearly shows his view on this matter.
Xiaoman knew that he would definitely be ridiculed as stupid when he said such words.
"Before the gentleman comes, I have been thinking about it for a long time.
But men are very different from women in the world. It is shameful for men to speak out when they read books, but women are not.
They are unable to take the imperial examination and rarely show their talents in the literary world.
There are so many women who can't read a word and are ridiculed and bullied.
Those families who can pay for women to come to the academy can also afford private school teachers.
But those families who do not want to offer their studies to women are the ones who need to read and learn to read the most.
The purpose of running a college is to teach and educate women and let women learn to read. If the people who need to study the most give up because of money, isn’t that putting the cart before the cart?"
After hearing this long paragraph, Mr. Lin's face calmed down slightly, but he still snorted coldly and said, "I said everything that women don't need the imperial examination, and they don't want women to read and read at home.
They want to be fresh for a while, and soon they will be lazy and lazy. If you don’t even charge money, you will end up losing both people and money. Is it worth it?"
"It's good if you have someone who really likes reading, and you will always help some girls.
I helped them, maybe they could help others or teach their daughters to read and read. Then more and more people will gradually learn to read and read..."
Mr. Lin shook his head and sighed.
"What a fool..."
On the second day, four little girls came to the academy. They looked no more than ten years old. They didn’t seem to be here to attend class, but they were like they were coming to play with each other hand in hand.
After hearing that I didn’t have money, I happily went to the school to listen to Xiaoman teaching them to read.
Mr. Lin felt that there were too few people, so he told Xiaoman not to come to him if he was not enough ten students.
Xiaoman was very open-minded and always felt that more and more students would gradually increase.
Obviously, this is not the case. Because students get it too easily, they regard reading as a fun pastime, do not understand the meaning of it, and do not really want to read.
In order to teach them how to read, Xiaoman was so thirsty that he was thirsty, the four little girls were laughing and even walking around in the audience.
She was a little weak, and slapped the table hard and said, "You must concentrate on your literacy, not laugh and play, don't make any more noise, listen to me."
The four little girls were quiet for a while, and then she turned around and continued to teach them to read. However, the students were in chaos again after half of the incense stick.
Xiaoman sighed softly with his back to them, and walked over to teach them to read one by one.
When teaching a little girl to write her name, the three next to her made a ball of noise, and even knocked over the inkstone, splashing all the ink onto Xiaoman's dress.
She stood up and couldn't smile any longer.
Running a college is not as simple as finding a gentleman, but also countless troubles.
The student just doesn't care about it, so she can be at a loss.
Xiaoman couldn't bear it and walked out of the school in a low voice.
Bai Yan was practicing swords in the yard, and she could naturally hear the laughter in the hall clearly.
You have to walk the path you choose by yourself. This is just the smallest trouble. If you can't even deal with this, it's better to give up honestly.
Xiaoman touched his skirt and whispered: "This is my favorite piece. What should I do if I can't wash it clean?"
Bai Yan glanced at her side, put away her sword and walked past her.
Xiaoman watched her walk into the school in confusion, and soon he heard the sound of something falling to the ground, and then the little girl burst into tears one after another.
She hurriedly got up and ran in, and only then did she see that the four little girls were covered with a large ball of ink.
“What is this for?
!”
The pen and ink are scattered, and the ground is messy.
There are also cries that are sharp enough to penetrate people's rationality, and Bai Yan, who is righteous and righteous.
Xiaoman felt extremely upset when he saw this scene.
She turned around and went out, and soon brought a bunch of malt sugar and pastries, and coaxed them one by one.
"This sister is having fun with you, don't cry."
"She did it on purpose! I want to tell my dad!"
The little girl with braids cried the loudest when she saw her skirt getting dirty.
Xiaoman asked: "Then my skirt is dirty, did you do it on purpose?"
The little girl stuttered and stopped talking. Xiaoman said, "Your skirt will cry if it is stained. I like my skirt very much. Now that you are stained, can I ask you to compensate me?"
As soon as they heard that they wanted to "pay", the little girl's face changed and they began to shirk responsibility.
"Do you know what you don't want others to do to you?"
The four little girls cried gradually, their faces full of confusion.
Xiaoman ordered his maid to take a basin of water to wash their hands, let them eat and calm them down, and then he slowly started teaching again.
"I'll tell you what the sentence just now..."
After a while, they learned something in the end. The best students just barely wrote the four words "What they don't want" in a crooked manner.
After seeing off the four little girls, Xiaoman was exhausted while sitting under the eaves, and only knew how to stare at the setting sun.
"Go and change your clothes and have meals."
After Bai Yan finished speaking, Xiaoman still sat still.
"They will definitely not come tomorrow..." Xiaoman was a little frustrated. Although she knew that it was difficult to run a female school and she should have prepared herself, she could not resist being hit hard by four little girls on the first day.
"They just think it's new and fun, and they don't really want to study... You scared them to tears today."
She seemed to have figured it out: "I said I didn't need money, so I should understand the consequences.
If you do something without seeking reward, you will get what you want and will not get any reward. No matter what you do, it will be like this.
And they can get the opportunity to read and read without giving, and they will be even less aware of it. Even if tomorrow comes, they will give up any day.
Because for them, this is a deal that is not a loss. I think everything is too simple, but in fact it's just the beginning."
"It's all like this, don't you give up yet?
It’s obviously useless to do these.”
After Bai Yan finished speaking, she sat down next to her, and she became more and more confused about what she was thinking.
"You know, it's useless for running a female school alone."
"I still want to try it... Let's talk about the future, just pretend that there is no regret."
Xiaoman still had the original answer. Since he decided on this road, he always had to walk around and watch. No matter how far he could go, he could not give up at the beginning.
She knew that no one would come the next day, and she didn't have much hope.
Han Shi was leaving, and she was going to see him off.
The long wind blew across the forest gardens of the palace, passed through the weeping willows in the moat, and sent away the pedestrians leaving Beijing.
Han Shi saw the only girl holding an umbrella in the crowd at a glance, and her lips couldn't help but curl up.
Xiaoman held the amulets he sought from the temple. When he saw Han Shi's smile, tears began to flow uncontrollably, and walked to him while crying.
"Second Brother Han..."
"Silly girl, why are you crying again?"
To be continued...