Lu Baichuan raised his hand and signaled: "Please speak."

The village chief then said: "I think that since a workshop has been built in the village, many people in other villages will be jealous, and your protection is only temporary. , we have to be vigilant as people in the village and guard the workshop, so that our good life can last for a long time."

Everyone felt that what the village chief said was very reasonable, and no one said a word, waiting for the village chief of the following.

Seeing that no one refuted, the village chief felt more confident and continued: "I want to arrange for the young adults in the village to form several teams to patrol in turn to protect the safety of our village, even in the future. Even if your family doesn’t live in the village, we have the ability to protect ourselves.”

After saying that, the village chief turned to other villagers and said: “Everyone, the interests of the workshop are the interests of all of us. If we live a good life, we must make a certain contribution. This is not only to protect the workshop, but also to protect our own families. What do you think?"

There was an immediate response from the crowd: "The village chief said Yes, it is not easy for us to have such a good opportunity. No one can destroy it!"

"Yes! I am willing to join the patrol!"

"Add me !”

The villagers were very enthusiastic, and their starting point was for the good of the collective interests. Lu Baichuan naturally would not refuse, and took advantage of the situation and said: "The village chief's suggestion is very good. If everyone is willing, I can arrange for people to come." I will teach you some boxing and kicking skills so that you can protect yourself to the greatest extent when patrolling."

When everyone heard that there was such a good thing, no one was unwilling, and everyone rushed to get it. Sign up.

When the village chief saw that everyone was giving him face, he stood up and said: "The village belongs to all of us, and there are people working in the workshops in every household, so I propose that everyone in the family If there are men, one of them must join the patrol team.

My old man will not take advantage of you. To be honest, selling land during this period has added a lot of money to the village's accounts. , I decided to spend a sum of money to build a school and hire a teacher to teach the children in our village. The teacher’s education will be provided by the village, and young boys and girls can be sent to school.

The remaining money will be used to pay wages to the patrol team. My old man is not too generous and will not give too much. Each person patrolling that night can get ten cents, and ten people will be arranged to patrol every night. In the village I will disclose the money in the public account every once in a while to prove that my old man did not take advantage of everyone!

While Mr. Lu and his family are here, please bear witness to me."< br />
After saying that, the village chief bowed deeply to Old Man Lu, his eyes firm and sincere.

The villagers were stunned for a moment. They didn’t expect the village chief to think so.Thoughtful, he even considered the education of children in the village.

"Village Chief, can this girl study?"

Some people are puzzled that they have never heard of any girl who can go to school even if they want to. , my husband is not willing to teach me either!

Nowadays, many gentlemen believe that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent. Such remarks were spread by those people from the beginning. They have certain prejudices against women, but I am afraid no one will be willing to do so.

The village chief glared: "How can you not want to? Mrs. Lu San is right. No matter whether they are boys or girls, they are our own children, and they can still bring hope to the family. At that time, we There is no such condition. Not even girls, not even boys, can afford to study. Now that our village has this condition, it is natural to hire a good gentleman to teach the children."

Among them, apart from the villagers, the happiest person was probably Jiang Jiuniang. She really didn't expect that the old village chief was so far-sighted, and she felt a sincere awe for the old village chief in her heart.

"The village chief is right, nothing is impossible. We can find a gentleman with an enlightened mind. He will treat boys and girls equally. They are all children. We can put a screen in the middle to separate them. , It will not delay the teacher’s teaching, nor will it delay the children’s learning.”

Jiang Jiuniang agreed very much, and there is no better way than this.

Mr. Lu also said: "You're right, nothing is as important as the future of your children. Don't always think that the girls at home are not as good as the boys. The little girls in my family are more important than the other. It’s amazing. Nowadays, young ladies from wealthy families can take important positions in the capital. They also have to learn poetry and songs. There is no one who is truly illiterate. If that were the case, I don’t know how they would be ridiculed by others.”

The most prestigious and capable people in the village said this. The villagers were a little suspicious and didn't speak much. They themselves had no education and no ability, so it would be up to the capable people to do something. , they just follow it.

Some people even suggested: "Village chief, our patrols are always for ourselves and our families. We don't want money. We leave the money to the children in the village to hire a husband. This is the most important thing."

Recently, the enthusiasm for reading in the village has been high. Everyone knows that reading is a good thing. Children can now enjoy the benefits that they did not have before. They are very happy and do not care about the cost of patrolling.

After all, I work hard to make money to support my family, isn’t it to give my children a good future?

Now that children can study without having to spend any money, it is already a piece of cake in the sky, so they don’t care about the money anymore.

After all, hiring a teacher takes many years and years, and building a school also costs a lot of money. It is better to spend money wisely.better.

When other people heard this, they felt that the person was right. The money came directly from the village public account. If it had not been in their hands, they would feel that the money did not come from themselves and occupied a large area. Cheap.

But if this money goes into their hands, the village public account will be out of money in the future, and they will definitely not be happy if they are asked to pay the money to their husband as a repairman. Instead of doing this, it is better to let themselves Never took the money.

Seeing that everyone agreed, the village chief decided to allocate all the money for the children to go to school. The Lu family did not say anything. Although they were also from the village, their family did not participate in these things in the village. After giving suggestions, it is the villagers’ question whether to adopt them or not.

So, before the workshop started normal work, the young adults in the village began to learn boxing and kicking skills from people arranged by Lu Baichuan.

At this age, it is difficult for them to learn things, but no one complained that they were tired. They kept gritting their teeth and persisted in learning over and over again until they mastered it.

With everyone’s efforts, the workshop was quickly built. Under the guidance of the group of people from the capital, everyone got started quickly and made a lot of inventory in a few days. The Lu family is in Changzhou The shop I bought finally opened.

On the opening day, the whole city gathered to watch. Rich people came to spend money, while ordinary people just watched the fun and saw if they had the chance to become a member of this group.

After all, these shops pioneered the recruitment of female workers in Changzhou, giving many women hope.