He Jiuniang went to the county town for a tour. Jingzhou was not affected by the drought. Even a small county town was more lively than the capital city of Qianzhou. With the pedestrians coming and going on the street, He Jiuniang felt that this was life.

She went to the market and bought a few fish and two chickens. Everyone ate very reluctantly along the way, so it was time to replenish the body.

In addition, there are some green side dishes, which look very refreshing!

"Have you heard? Songhe Academy has started recruiting new students. Many people are watching, let's go and see the excitement!"

"Really? It's not that Is Kang Xiucai sick? Why are you still recruiting new people?"

"Then who knows? That's why I'm going to join in the fun! Do you want to go? If not, I'll go by myself!"

　“Let’s go and see what’s going on?”

　…

Two women passed by He Jiuniang and said What he said happened to be heard by He Jiu Niang without missing a word.

Songhe Academy?

We were just about to send our children to school, why not join in the fun?

As a newcomer, He Jiuniang really didn’t know what was going on in this school, so she asked the woman selling chickens and fish.

"You mean Songhe Academy? That's the best school in our county..."

The woman opened her mouth and spoke a lot. .

Only then did He Jiuniang know that Songhe Academy was opened by a scholar named Kang. He was selected as a scholar at a young age and went directly to the government school to study. His knowledge was very good. He originally wanted to take the exam. Although he had great fame, Kang Xiucai's health had always been poor and he had been ill for many years.

The family’s money was used to treat his illness, and he no longer had the ability to support his education, so he left the government school and returned to the county town to open a school to educate children and earn some money at the same time. Medical expenses.

But at the beginning of last year, Kang Xiucai fell seriously ill again. He said he was about to die, so he closed the school and stopped enrolling students. Everyone has been regretting this for a long time.

After getting a general idea, He Jiuniang asked: "Aren't there other schools in the city? Why is Songhe Academy the most famous?"

The woman explained patiently : "First of all, Kang Xiucai is very knowledgeable. After all, he is the one with the best grades in the government school, isn't he? Secondly, Kang Xiucai is not only good-looking, but also gentle to others, unlike the gentlemen from other schools who are always fierce; thirdly, Kang Xiucai is not only good-looking, but also gentle to others. Everyone thought it was pitiful that Kang Xiucai was seriously ill, so they were willing to send their children to him so that he could have some money to see a doctor."

After saying this, the woman sighed. , then said: "These days, it is rare to find a person who is good at reading. Kang Xiucai was also the pride of our county! "

It turns out that it is like this. It seems that most people are still good-hearted. There are always more good people than bad people in this world.

"Thank you, auntie, I will take a look too. Go have fun! ”

He Jiu Niang tied the feet and wings of the chicken and threw it into a basket. She carried the fish and the horse and followed everyone to the entrance of Songhe Academy to join in the fun.

When He Jiu Niang arrived, There were already many people gathered at the entrance of the school, some who had signed up and some who were just watching.

There was a scholar who looked to be in his twenties and was wearing a navy blue gown sitting at the door. His face was a little pale and he looked at It looked a little weak.

"Mr. Kang, I heard that you were seriously ill before, but you are feeling better now? "

Someone asked kindly. Just when Kang Xiucai was about to speak, he suddenly felt a cough. He made a fist with his hand and coughed. Then he forced a smile and nodded and replied: "Yes. A lot. "

Even so, everyone still felt that he looked like he was about to die soon, and they felt a sigh in their hearts. They were really jealous of Yingcai.

"Sir, you still need to take care of yourself. That’s right, since you closed the school last year, my calf has never been to another school. He has been clamoring to wait for Mr. Kang to come back. ”

Kang Xiucai was knowledgeable and taught everything he had to his students. He taught for six years, and many of his children were admitted to the government schools. Everyone remembers his merits.
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"Thanks to everyone's love, Kang is doing well this time, so he also wants to teach more children so that they can be literate and know etiquette, so that they can have a good future in the future. This will not let you down. Take care of. "

Kang Xiucai knew in his heart that everyone was willing to send their children to his school just to help him. After all, there were older teachers in other schools who were more experienced than him, and he was just a sick boy. It made no sense. He is more popular than the experienced old gentleman.

There was another burst of praise from the crowd, and someone asked again: "Mr. Kang, this year, the salary of Xiu Xiu in other schools has been raised to three taels of silver a year. Is it going to go up here? "

Kang Xiucai had just learned about this. After all, he had been in bed recuperating for more than a year and had hardly been out.

He thought for a while and said: " Songhe Academy should just stick to the previous two taels of silver. Other academies have more teachers and teach more knowledge. I am the only one here. I have a lot of knowledge and a lack of it, so I can't increase it. ”

Twenty taels of silver a year for a student is actually very expensive. Two taels of silver is enough for a family to survive for a year, not to mention that these two taels of silver are just for repairs, and they also have to be given to the children. Buy paper, pens, books, etc. Those things are not expensive. Do the math.No matter what, you will get three taels of silver a year.

In fact, everyone felt that as long as Kang Xiucai continued to teach, they would be happy to receive even three taels of silver. After all, people who can send their children to study don't really care about that one tael of silver.

However, they were very happy to hear that Kang Xiucai said there would be no price increase. As for the amount of knowledge taught, they did not care much. After all, not everyone expects their children to take the imperial examination. At most, they only know how to recognize Reading and simple arithmetic are enough to make a living in the future.

After that, many people directly signed up to teach and pay tuition fees. The deadline for recruiting students was seven days, and they stopped charging them if they were almost there. The main reason was that Kang Xiucai was not in good health and could not handle it alone.

Everyone felt that Kang Xiucai would not increase the repair fee and would still have to spend money on medical treatment, so they gave him some of the vegetables, eggs, etc. they had just bought, as a congratulation. The gift of his physical recovery.

He Jiuniang stood in the crowd and watched, feeling that Kang Xiucai was indeed quite good, polite and humble in his conversation. The students taught by such a gentleman must also be polite and sensible.

"Mr. Kang," she stepped forward and asked, "Can four or five-year-old children be sent to school?"

Her puppy was less than three years old. , because his health is not very good, he is not suitable to be sent to school for the time being. However, the second bedroom's Jiezi is five years old, and Li Guilan's little Huzi is also four years old, so they should be suitable for enlightenment.

Kang Xiucai didn’t mean to look down on her because she was a young woman. He still had that gentle and elegant look and chuckled: “Okay, there are two classes here. The enlightenment class is from four to eight years old. Those who are nine years old and above should go to school in a deeper level. They can take the provincial examination in the future."

Enlightenment class, do you still need to go to the enlightenment class after being sent like this?"

Kang Xiucai nodded again: "Of course it is necessary. Children must first undergo enlightenment before they can start to learn the following knowledge. If a child If you don’t go to the enlightenment class, you won’t understand even if you go to the advanced class.”