PFC Chapter 514: Digging a Canal and Donating Money
Chapter 514: Digging a Canal and Donating Money
Shopkeeper Cheng smiled and shook his head:
“How can such a small amount be enough?
This action of Prince Huai's Mansion was taken for the safety of the people of Yining County!
Besides, the stone tablet engraved with the hometown and name will be passed down for hundreds of years.
This time, all the wealthy families in the city rushed to donate money, just wanting to leave their names on the stone tablet.
I have already inquired about it. The family that donated the most in the county donated three thousand taels.
As for other wealthy families in the county, I also asked around, and they basically have between five hundred and one thousand taels.
Therefore, I donated a total of 1,500 taels this time, and my name will definitely be at the front.
Xiao Lu, you must go and take a look at the stone tablet when it is built."
Seeing the proud look on Shopkeeper Cheng's face, Lu Qingqing took the opportunity to praise him.
Manager Cheng was naturally very satisfied with this.
People are most afraid that their efforts will not be seen by others.
This time, Manager Cheng spent a lot of money, and he almost mentioned it to everyone he met.
If others don't compliment him, he will get angry.
Lu Qingqing chatted with Manager Cheng for a few more words and then talked about finding a school for her younger brother.
When Shopkeeper Cheng learned that Dazhuang had never been to school before, he thought for a moment before saying:
"Xiao Lu, there are two schools in the city that are suitable for your brother to attend.
The first type is the most common private school.
Generally, it was run openly by scholars. After learning to read and write, they were taught the Four Books and Five Classics and the meaning of the classics.
The second type is the schools opened by King Huai in various counties. The one in Yining County is called Yining School.
This school was just established this year, and Prince Huai's palace sent people to give lectures.
I had nothing to do, so I went to listen.
In addition to teaching the most basic Four Books and Five Classics and their meanings, the school also teaches mathematics, astronomy, geography, physical education, etc.
I heard that all of these require exams.
It seems that if you don’t have enough credits, you will be expelled.
However, it is precisely this point that makes many families in the city afraid to send their children there.
As you know, the mainstream nowadays is to study the Four Books and Five Classics.
This imperial examination will not test mathematics, astronomy, geography, or physical education.
If children spend all their energy on this, how can they compare with students in other schools in the long run?
If you can accept this, I will continue to tell you the rest."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingqing nodded quickly.
Seeing her interest, Shopkeeper Cheng continued:
"This Yining school is divided into three classes: small class, medium class and large class.
These three classes are tested every six months, and those who pass the test will automatically be promoted to the next level class.
If you graduate from the senior class of Yining School, you can go to school in the provincial capital.
But I’m not quite sure how the schools were divided at that time.”
After listening to this, Lu Qingqing already had the answer in her mind.
At the same time, she became more and more curious about this fellow villager.
After settling the silk bill with Manager Cheng, she went straight to Chen's Cloth Shop.
He handed the silk of slightly lower quality to Shopkeeper Wang, and after inspection, he said goodbye and left.
This time, Lu Qingqing drove straight to Yining School.
The Yining School is built in the east of the city, a little far from the commercial street.
When Lu Qingqing arrived, she looked at the familiar layout and felt a little emotional.
King Huai ordered the construction of the Yining School. When you pass by the gate, you can see the tall flags inside.
However, the pattern on top has become the word "Huai".
There is a large playground around the flag-raising platform.
The rubber track on the playground was turned into a concrete track.
In addition, there is a simple fitness equipment area at the edge of the playground.
Just as she was looking inside, two burly men walked out from the school guard post nearby.
One of them saw Qin Lang behind her, stepped forward enthusiastically, and asked:
"Young man, are you here to study?"
Qin Lang shook his head repeatedly when he saw him talking to him.
Seeing the words "Yining School" on the clothes of the two men, Lu Qingqing asked:
"My two brothers, my younger brother wants to come to school.
I wonder what the admission requirements are here?"
Seeing that there were indeed people who wanted to go to school, the man said enthusiastically:
"Come on, let's go sit inside and talk.
I am the teacher of this school, you can just call me Master Li."
As he said this, he asked the man next to him to open the door and lead the two of them into the school.
Lu Qingqing looked at the ancient and majestic plaque above the gate. Four crooked large characters were particularly eye-catching - Yining School.
Master Li saw her staring at the word and began to introduce it:
"These four words were written by King Huai himself!
Look at these words, floating like clouds and agile like dragons!
This shows the level of our King Huai!"
Lu Qingqing looked at the four big words and silently admired Master Li's ability to flatter.
She could only describe it in one sentence.
King Huai's writing is as strong as chicken claws and as shapeless as ghost crawling!
She had seen Lu Tianming's calligraphy before, and it was one heaven and one hell of a world.
Looking at Master Li in front of him, he had an expression that said, "My King Huai is the most awesome."
Lu Qingqing just smiled and didn't comment much.
Master Li led the two people inside and introduced the admission requirements.
To sum up, as long as you have normal intelligence, you can enroll in school.
The difficulty here lies in the entrance examination after admission.
Credits are calculated based on a full year.
After one year, if you do not have enough credits, you will be expelled.
Mr. Li only briefly talked about this and then began to introduce the supporting facilities in the school.
I have to say that King Huai really put a lot of effort into building this school.
Except for those who are not technically advanced enough and cannot match the requirements.
Everything else, even the desks and chairs in the classroom, seemed to be one-to-one replicas.
When Master Li introduced it, his pride was beyond words.
But when he arrived at the school, his self-confidence was much restrained.
Lu Qingqing looked at the dozen or so students inside. They were of different ages, the oldest in their teens and the youngest no more than five or six years old, and asked:
"Master Li, is this a small class or a medium class?"
Master Li laughed awkwardly and explained:
“There are only so many students in the school now, and they haven’t been divided into classes yet.
But don't worry, our school has just started and the enrollment work is still ongoing.
Look, it’s only been a few months since it opened, and we’ve already enrolled so many students.”
Lu Qingqing didn't expect that such a large school would only have a dozen or so students. After a moment of silence, she asked:
“I wonder how many teachers are there in this school now?
I heard that in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, we also teach mathematics, astronomy, geography, physical education and other courses."
After hearing her detailed inquiries, Master Li's smile became more sincere.
“There are five teachers in the school now, each teaching a subject.
I am responsible for sports!"
Lu Qingqing looked at Master Li's sturdy figure and silently lit a stick of incense for the bean sprout-like Da Zhuang.
I'm afraid I'll have a lot to practice with Master Li in the future.
She looked at the sparsely seated students in the room and calculated silently.
The ratio of teachers to students is about one to three.
When Dazhuang comes to school, he will be watched by the teacher every day, so his learning efficiency will definitely be great!