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In this weather, the river can't be dug, but there is no big problem in repairing the house.

It's not building a house anyway.

Several construction teams, including the well-known Jiangdan Construction Team, under the leadership of the foremen, went to various villages and towns that needed to repair school buildings.

No matter where it is, the groundbreaking ceremony is very important.Xu Mingxu, as the biggest supporter and advocate of this plan, and the highest local governor, was invited to participate.

Xu Mingxu invited his little mouse: "Shall we go together?"

"Hmm..." Tu Hao struggled for a while, but finally shook his head, "No, I have to go to the construction site."

Although the rotation and the like are just excuses, you have to put on a show.If you don't even do superficial work, there is no guarantee that you won't be caught by the officials and impeachment again.

In this regard, the speaker is very principled.No matter how good Tu Hao's relationship with them is.

Xu Mingxu knew Tu Hao's scruples, so he didn't force it: "Okay, then I'll tell you when I come back." My little mouse actually likes to watch the excitement, and I'm afraid I haven't seen this kind of opening ceremony in the countryside.

Tu Hao was really curious, especially what the current private schools look like.Hearing what Xu Mingxu said, he was immediately happy, and before he had time to speak, he heard the servant asking outside the house: "Da Lang, Qi Lang, are the kitchen things ready, are you putting them in the carriage?"

"Yes." Tu Hao replied in a loud voice, put the packed backpack on his back, took Xu Mingxu's hand, and walked out, "I asked the kitchen to prepare some pastries. If you don’t have enough, you take it out. If you have enough, you keep it for yourself.”

As long as you don't go to any big town at the moment, eating is not very convenient.Not to mention the hygiene and taste of the food, but there is no place to eat.

Although Xu Mingxu will definitely be entertained by locals this time.But the level of hospitality is definitely not as good as the food at home. If they come across a relatively poor town, neither Xu Mingxu nor Tu Hao would want to make such an extra expense.Especially now that the season is entering winter, it is not easy to obtain food, and there is no place to do work.

Xu Mingxu understood what Tu Hao meant, and took his hand and walked away: "It's still you who are thoughtful."

To make such a plan, the county government paid a large sum of money, and some gentry and wealthy households donated.Xu Mingxu naturally donated a large sum of money.

It's just that Xu Mingxu couldn't think about these details.

The carriage had already been harnessed, and before the two of them got into the carriage, they saw the servants carrying many large food boxes from the kitchen and walking towards the front office in an orderly manner.

Xu Mingxu understood after thinking about it: "Is this for other people?"

Gyeonggi is very large, although it is not necessary and impossible to set up private schools in every village and town, but of course he cannot complete the journey by himself.If you only go to one or two, it will inevitably attract criticism, it is better not to go at all.

This naturally requires the cooperation of officials in other county yamen.Although the number of officials is not large enough, one person is responsible for one direction, plus the staggered three days, it is enough.

"En." Tu Hao straddled his long legs, stepped on the footstool and got into the carriage directly. After seeing Xu Mingxu also came up and sat down, he pointed to the food box in the carriage which was almost the size of a chest of drawers and said, "I have prepared a simple three animals. " Pointing to the much smaller food boxes on the side, he said, "This is what you eat, and the ones on the side are for the coachman and foremen. If you are not used to eating in the village, just pretend to be. When you come back, you can eat in the carriage. Heat it up with a tea stove before eating."

The food box is made of wood on the outside, and inside is a lunch box made of iron sheet, which can be taken out and heated directly.There is even a pre-frozen kelp and pork knuckle soup. After boiling it all night, the bones were specially removed. Now it is like jelly. After heating, you can have hot soup to drink.

Xu Mingxu first looked at his small food box, and then looked at the things in the big food box.There is a whole chicken, duck, and a whole fish neatly placed inside; there is also a plate of multigrain steamed buns, a plate of fried pumpkin seeds, a jar of wine, and a jar of peanut candy.

The three animals generally refer to pigs, cattle and sheep.Chickens, ducks and fish don't take up any of them, but this kind of standard is already considered very high in the village.

Speaking of which, cows are only slaughtered now, usually during big sacrificial ceremonies.

Whether it is worshiped by the common people or the royal family and nobles, beef basically does not appear.Some wealthy villages can butcher pigs.But that was Chinese New Year, and the current situation cannot be compared.

Besides, Tu Hao prepared these for Xu Mingxu, just to make things better.He just went there empty-handed, and no one else could say anything.

He opened the jar and saw that it was full of peanut candies, he couldn't help smiling, and squeezed Tu Hao's hand: "For the children?"

Only his little mouse would specially prepare candies for the children.The jar looks small, but the amount of peanut candy inside is considerable.Even though the people in Gyeonggi are living a much richer life than before, such peanut candy is still a luxury.

"Mmm." Tu Hao didn't think there was anything wrong with this.If it weren't for the fact that concentrated fruit juice is not easy to get now, he still wants to get colorful fruit candies.

The carriage soon arrived at the construction site, and Tu Hao was let down. They made an appointment to pick up Xu Mingxu when he came back from get off work, and they parted ways.

The carriage did not advance much, and it merged with another donkey cart, which was driven by several foremen.

Most of the private schools in the town now use the classrooms of the husband's own home.The conditions of these private schools are relatively better, and some students who travel far away will directly board at the husband's house.

These private schools do not need many changes, basically routine repairs and some improvements in winter heating—the county government will equip the classrooms of these private schools with a heating stove using honeycomb coal or firewood, and it will be replaced every month. Quantitative briquettes are provided free of charge.As for the quantity, it is determined according to the number of students.

The heating stove is a new product launched by the Jiangdan Community this autumn. It uses iron as the raw material for the whole body. Although it also has the function of a stove, the price is high, and the heating effect is similar to that of a kang. The only advantage is energy saving.In comparison, the price/performance ratio is not high.

To use such a heating stove, a craftsman is required to build a chimney.If necessary, some bricks will be laid on the ground to ensure stability.

Such a workload would take less than a day for skilled craftsmen.

For the private school to be rebuilt, it is not a major project that requires a ceremony. Basically, it is enough for the husband to light incense and pay homage to the ancestors.There is no need for a group of bureaucrats to be present.

What they need to go to is some private schools located in the countryside.People's desire to learn will never be less.Although it is said that ordinary people are not allowed to be officials because they are highly educated these days, but in today's Gyeonggi area, they also go out to work, and there is a huge gap in treatment between literate and illiterate.For the same job, the wages may be doubled.Not to mention literate, it is easier to find a good job with better pay.

After many villages have money, they will raise funds to hire a gentleman to come to the village to teach people to read and write.

Of course, the level of such a gentleman is actually very debatable.But for the villagers, it is lucky enough to be able to invite a gentleman. Many people are unwilling to teach in the village. Apart from the problem of remuneration, the living environment in the village is relatively backward.

For example, the house used as a private school in the village is actually very dilapidated even if each family contributes to repair it.

The main purpose of Xu Mingxu and his party is to target such private schools.

After they arrived at the first village, the carriage couldn't get in, so Xu Mingxu and the foremen could only get out of the carriage.

The villagers have long been waiting at the head of the village.The village head and old man took them straight to the private school.

When the foremen saw the private school, they frowned, and turned around inside and out, but there was nothing to see, so they gathered together to discuss, and caught the village chief, pointing to a circle outside the private school. Said: "Can this place be assigned to a private school?"

The village chief nodded quickly: "Yes."

The foreman asked again: "How many children are there in total?"

The village head said: "There are always about twenty of them. Eight are from our own village, and the rest are from several neighboring villages."

"Is there a situation where you can't go back in rainy and snowy days?"

"Yes. You can live with relatives in the village."

Several generations of intermarriage in the nearby villages, the establishment of this private school, the surrounding villages also contributed a little bit.

Xu Mingxu couldn't talk about this kind of professional question. He just chatted with the teacher of the private school, an old man in his 40s, and promised to donate a batch of books after the renovation of the classroom was completed, and also to the poor teacher. some subsidies.Seeing a few children around, he waved and gave them peanut candies.

For this kind of reconstruction project based on the original foundation, experienced foremen do not need architectural drawings or anything. scope.

Xu Mingxu held a simple worship ceremony with the foreman, the village chief, the old man, the teacher and others. He didn't want to stay for dinner at all, so he rushed to the next village.

He was doing his own thing in a down-to-earth manner, but the old man of the Xu family in the capital was talking with his protégé, Wu Lin, a doctor in the official department.

The warm pavilion in Xiyuan is warm and comfortable, even with the flowers growing in it.A small pot of orchids that were supposed to bloom in two months had already bloomed, filling the small warm pavilion with a delicate fragrance.

After Wu Lin praised the Nuan Pavilion, he said, "Sir, this opportunity is rare."

Mr. Xu frowned and shook his head: "But Qilang in our family is only at the sixth rank, so even if he is promoted in an exceptional way, he won't be able to go to the fourth rank all at once."

Wu Lin was not convinced: "Qilang's achievements are obvious to all. It was just because he was really younger that he wanted to suppress him. Now that Qilang is not young, the original achievements will naturally count. of."

Old Master Xu remained silent, picked up his teacup and took a sip, then suddenly said: "You said the position of Doctor of Rites will be vacant?"

"Yes, Master Cao will retire in two months...Sir, you don't want Qilang to go to the Ministry of Rites, do you?"

Mr. Xu put down the teacup: "The young man has big ideas. When he comes back, I will discuss it with him."

The author has something to say:

Little Mouse~(￣▽￣)~: Children have to eat candy.

Little Mouse~(￣▽￣)~: I am also a child, and I also want to eat candy~

Big Sun (￣工￣lll): You are married, not a child anymore.

Imperial doctor o(*≧▽≦)ツ: You can’t eat candy, I’ll give it to you.

Tu San (￣工￣lll): ...【Move the scale silently】

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