After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 232 Enrollment ends

"Humph, the teacher said that girls will be able to take the exam just like boys. Who knows, our daughter might even be better than your son? Who knows who will be embarrassed then!"

The others were so angry that they fell backwards.

Just as I was about to retort, I heard Master Lu say that registration was already completed and started calling the next person.

The woman left the school gate with her daughters.

"You guys, do your best to make your mother proud. If I hadn't said that you can earn a living in school, your grandma wouldn't have agreed to let you go out to study."

Zhang gave birth to five daughters in a row before she gave birth to a son.

When she gave birth to several girls, the Zhang family even wanted to divorce her. Fortunately, she was able to conceive and gave birth to a son a few years ago.

Only then did I have the right to speak at home.

It’s just that it’s hard for these girls. Since they were born into her belly, they have basically never had a full meal in all these years.

It was this year, thanks to the Qianjin Rice, that we had more food at home.

Even so, the old lady of the Zhang family controlled the entire Zhang family and insisted on selling the grain for money, so the daughters still had few full meals as before.

Yesterday, when I went to the market, I learned that the girls could go to school and that they would provide meals. Before Zhang even said anything, Old Lady Zhang actually took the initiative to say that she wanted to send her granddaughters to school.

If my son was not yet of age, he would probably have been sent to school.

Even when she was leaving the house, her usually stingy mother-in-law was unusually kind and said to her daughters:

"When you see the teacher, be sensible and help with more things every day. Study hard and do your best on the exams. The top students will get money.

I don't expect you to get first or second place, but the top ten should be no problem."

Zhang could only say that it was too late and left with her daughters.

"Mother also hopes that you can study hard and stay in school. It's better than staying at home. Did you see those carriages today?

You look like a distinguished person, I believe you will be able to have a full meal at noon."

Zhang spoke to her daughters:

"Dahua and Erhua, you are the older sisters, so please take good care of your younger sisters in the academy."

The eldest and second daughters nodded obediently.

"Mom, I know. I will take good care of my sisters."

I will study hard, but Dahua didn't say this.

In addition to the Zhang family, there are more than one family that sent girls here.

Girls were sent here almost exclusively for the benefit of having lunch at school.

The girls who came to register at the school today all looked pale and thin, and they didn't look like they didn't have enough to eat at home.

Shen Tang and his friends had a clear view of these families.

Zhu Yi and others were even more angry. Although most people, whether powerful or common people, favored boys over girls, they felt suffocated when they saw these skinny girls with hair as yellow as dead grass.

On the first day, more than two hundred students came to register for the school.

Enrollment went even smoother than they expected.

This school in Beijing is also the first school of the foundation. We don’t expect it to be completed overnight, as long as we can make steady progress.

Therefore, the school was obviously unable to accommodate the students who came on the second day.

"Fellow villagers, the first spring enrollment for the Hope Academy is full, so we are closing enrollment early."

The people standing at the door with their children looked at each other in confusion.

"This school is free, why don't they accept my child? The fortune teller said my child is the god of literature!"

Some people in the crowd were getting anxious.

She had come yesterday, but because she waited too long, she left.

Unexpectedly, this free school stopped recruiting students after just one day.

"It was clearly stated during the enrollment process that the number of students admitted was limited and the enrollment period was three days. Once the enrollment was full, the enrollment would cease."

In fact, the number of students admitted has exceeded the prescribed standards. Almost all those who came yesterday were admitted.

The servant posted a notice on the notice board at the entrance of the school and then closed the door.

But no matter how much the remaining people at the door clamored, the school door was no longer opened.

"Hey, they're talking about the first spring enrollment, right? Does that mean there's a second and third enrollment?"

People with keen eyes can catch the details of the message.

"Of course. This school only has over 200 students. They might expand in the future."

"There will definitely be an expansion, and there will definitely be a second round of admissions. Besides, there will be an assessment, and those who fail will be expelled. If there are fewer students in the school, there will definitely be an expansion."

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The people around could only take the children home with regret.

In the school, Shen Tang and several other teachers sat together.

"My Lord, gentlemen, this time the academy will enroll a total of 234 students. 178 of them are male and 56 are female."

Master Lu reported the enrollment data to everyone present.

Shen Tang was quite happy to have more than fifty women.

But it also proves that these girls can't even have a full meal at home.

But there are only three teachers in the school now, and with more than 200 students, three teachers are definitely not enough.

More than fifty female students also need a dedicated teacher to teach them.

There are also teachers among the people, but these female teachers mostly serve wealthy businessmen, teaching things like female rules and training, or more advanced things like playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, which are elegant interests that can add points to women.

However, Shen Tang wanted the girls in the school to learn like the boys.

"My Lord, how about I serve as the school teacher for a while?"

Qiu Zhixue spoke tentatively.

In Shen Tang's surprised eyes, Qiu Zhixue explained:

"I'm free now, and the school happens to be short of teachers, so I'll take over as a substitute teacher for now. I'll find a few more teachers later, and I can still do the same thing."

Among these people, the one with the best knowledge is undoubtedly Qiu Zhixue.

No matter how poor the son of a chief priest is, he still has a family background in learning.

It is more than enough to educate a few children.

"In that case, Master Lu will be responsible for the enlightenment of the girls, and Zhixue, you and the other two masters will be responsible for the enlightenment of the boys.

The children are divided into classes according to their age: seven to eight-year-olds in one class, nine to ten-year-olds in another class, and eleven to thirteen-year-olds in another class.”

Different children naturally have different levels of mental maturity.

Mr. Feng was older and had a deeper knowledge base, so he taught the youngest group of children.

Although he is old, he can still control the situation.

Zhou Xiucai was responsible for teaching the oldest children, and Qiu Zhixue was naturally responsible for the children in the middle age group.

In the next few days, the school found a few strong servants to guard the school.

A notice was posted that the school would officially open ten days later.