Compulsory education in ancient times

At this time, Tao Xiaomei had followed Aunt Li to the town two hours ago, and there were only Tao Yanran and the younger brother left at home.

The younger brother found that the elder brother woke up, and he brought a bowl of gruel and a boiled egg in a desperate manner.

"Brother, let's eat!" The younger brother's name is Tao Xiran, who is ten years old this year, but his appearance of malnutrition makes him look only six or seven years old.When he saw Tao Jianran, his eyes were full of admiration and admiration. It seemed that the three brothers and sisters of the Tao family had a good relationship in the past.

Tao Jianran saw Tao Xiran's well-behaved appearance, the shadow in his heart dissipated a lot, touched the little brother's head that looked like weeds, and asked, "Have you eaten, little brother?"

"Eat it! I also ate an egg this morning!" Speaking of this, Tao Xiran was very happy.My sister said that their family is rich, and they can eat an egg every day in the future!

Seeing his younger brother so easily satisfied, Tao Yanran pinched his little fleshy cheek with some pain.While eating, he cared for the little brother a few more words, and then said: "Little brother, go help the elder brother and call the village chief, okay? The elder brother has something important to discuss with the village chief."

"Got it, I'm going right away!" After finishing speaking, Tao Xiran rushed out like a small cannonball.It seems that although he is a little thinner, he is still quite energetic, Tao Yanran nodded in satisfaction.

After waiting for a short time, Tao Xiran brought the village chief back with a bounce.

The village head is named Luo Hua, a farmer in his 50s. He has been digging in the fields for many years. He has dark skin and looks much older than his actual age, but he is in good spirits and is the only literate person in the village. He is also very fair, and everyone in the village respects him very much.At the same time, Luo Hua is also a good friend of Tao's parents, and went out with Tao's father when he was young.

Had it not been for the care of the village head and other Tao family parents who had been close friends with them in the past two years, the three Tao family brothers and sisters would have starved to death on the street long before Tao Jian ran over. Let it go.

The village chief came with a basket in his hand, and he was very happy to see Tao Jianran wake up: "Tao Dalang finally woke up. It just so happened that your aunt steamed some steamed buns, come and taste them."

Tao Jianran could smell the aroma of wheat from a long distance away. White noodles are not cheap these days, and even the village chief's family can't often get them, so he was very moved.In modern society, such simple kindness is rare, so Tao Jianran did not shirk it. Anyway, now that they have money, it would be nice to send some other things back to the village chief when the younger sister comes back. return.

After exchanging pleasantries, Tao Jianran talked to the village head about business.He first told the village chief what he had said about the younger sister, and then said, "I grew up in the village, and the villagers have taken good care of our brothers and sisters over the years. Now that I have this job, I naturally want to let the villagers Good, so this school wants to recruit students from the village first."

Hearing this, the village head said it would be a lie to say that he was not surprised, but his expression was still somewhat concerned.Tao Jianran probably understood what he was thinking, and continued to fool around: "The purpose of this school is just to find a few talents that the nobles need from the village, and then focus on training them. When they come to the nobles in the future, they must be better than their ancestors digging in the fields. The food is hundreds of times stronger, isn't it? Besides, other children who don't have the talent come to learn a few words, and there is always no harm. This is really a rare opportunity!"

Tao Jianran spoke with sincerity, wishing he could just grab all the children in the village to attend classes!That's not just some noble person!That is the emperor of the ages!If you follow him, you will be an official!Maybe he can still be famous through the ages!Don't hesitate any longer!

The village head seemed to be a little moved, but he still pondered for a while before saying: "I will tell the villagers about this, but now it's almost autumn harvest, and your injuries are not healed yet, so we have to wait until the autumn harvest is over before making any plans." Bar."

"That's right, the autumn harvest is important." Tao Jianran saw that the village chief seemed to have his own thoughts, so he didn't say any more, and just agreed anyway.So we chatted a few more words about homework before asking the younger brother to send the village chief back.

Not long after the village chief left, Tao Xiaomei came back, carrying a half-person-high basket on her back, her expression was very excited, unlike the slumbering look when she first saw her yesterday, she finally had the vigor of a young man.

After packing up the things she bought, the little girl came to report to Tao Jianran.

"Brother, today I bought five catties of rice and 25 catties of polished round-grained rice. Twenty chicks, half a catty of brown sugar, one catty of fat meat, one catty of lean meat, one bone, and half a catty of salt cost a total of 230 Wen. Let’s go to Aunt Li’s house to buy some eggs.” Almost every household in the village raises chickens, and even if the eggs are brought to the town, they won’t sell for much money, and Tao Xiaomei is going to buy eggs at Aunt Li’s house because of Aunt Li’s favor.

Tao Jianran didn't expect that although Tao Xiaomei was young, she was so orderly in dealing with things, and her memory and arithmetic were unambiguous, she was really a talent!So she praised Tao Xiaomei without hesitation, which made Tao Xiaomei blush, and then stopped, saying: "For the rest of the money, the three of us will each buy two sets of autumn clothes and two sets of winter clothes, and then buy three more sets." Futons."

"Brother, I don't need new clothes." Tao Xiaomei hurriedly waved her hand, "Just buy it for the elder brother and the younger brother."

"Who said no! Your clothes are the oldest at home." Tao Yanran put on a straight face, the expression was exactly the same as when he was bluffing his students in the previous life, "Little sister, listen, no matter whether our family is rich or poor in the future, my little brother will have you." , You will also have it, don’t say these things anymore, you know?” Rui Chao’s patriarchal thinking is still quite serious, and Tao Yan didn’t dare to say anything shocking, but he decided to subtly change Tao Xiaomei’s thinking.Even if it can't change much, at least Tao Xiaomei can live a more free and wanton life in this life, and can't delay her life because of those feudal dross.

No one has ever said such things to Tao Xiaomei. Since her parents passed away, the villagers have instilled in her the concept that sooner or later, daughters will belong to other people's families, and all good things in the family must be given to boys first.

Suddenly hearing Tao Jianran's words today, Tao Xiaomei's eyes turned red, she was silent for a while, then calmed down and nodded, saying: "Brother, Aunt Zhao's needlework is the best in the village, I'll go pull some cloth and cotton tomorrow Come back, ask Aunt Zhao to make clothes for us, it will be cheaper than buying in the town."

Tao Jian nodded.When the system introduced him to the interpersonal relationship in the village before, it was mentioned that Aunt Zhao's husband was not in good health, and the family could not grow much land, so he was considered a very poor household in the village.Aunt Zhao is Tao's mother's best friend in the village. Since Tao's mother passed away, she has taught Tao Xiaomei's needlework, and the relationship between the two families is also good.

Once again feeling that Tao Xiaomei is a good girl who knows how to repay her kindness, Tao Jianran didn't scare her anymore, and comforted her a few words before letting her out.

The Tao family had a long-lost sumptuous dinner tonight, and after the village chief returned, he held a family meeting in a rare and serious manner.The village chief has three sons and one daughter, the youngest daughter is eighteen, she married to a neighboring village two years ago, and she is not at home at this time.The oldest of the three sons is 39, and the youngest is 25. They each marry wives and have children. The Luo family can be said to be prosperous.

At this time, in the living room of the Luo family, Luo Hua and his three sons looked at each other.Luo Hua took out a stick of dry tobacco and took a few deep puffs before he said, "Let's talk about your thoughts, Boss, talk first."

The man who was named was [-]% similar to Luo Hua in appearance, he looked honest and honest, he was a real farmer, and he said as soon as he opened his mouth: "Isn't that good, it just so happens that the second family's eldest son has also reached the age of Kaimeng. After finishing speaking, he seemed to be quite satisfied with the future prospect, and laughed a few times honestly.

Luo Hua looked at his stupid son and sighed helplessly, but he didn't refute him. He turned to another thin man beside him and said, "Second, what do you think?"

"It's hard to say." The man shook his head, as if he felt that what he said was too general, he was silent for a while and then added, "I heard that there has been a big move there recently, and Qian Wulang's son-in-law somehow found a free time and is going to Beijing as a pawn Official." He pointed to the sky cautiously, with a serious tone.

"Isn't Qian Wulang's son-in-law actually able to be an official in Beijing! Could it be that the sky is about to fall!" The youngest man in the room exclaimed, and was immediately covered by the person next to him, causing Luo Hua to give him a hard time scold.

After a noisy meal, the room became quiet again, only the sound of Luo Hua smoking dry tobacco.

As if he couldn't bear such a quiet atmosphere, the third son Luo Rui, who had just been suppressed, couldn't help but said: "Father, just tell me what you want, the boss and I don't have the same brains, we just listen to what you say .”

The boss Luo Dong nodded in agreement when he heard the words.

Luo Hua looked at the two silly sons, sighed helplessly, and then expressed his worries: "Now the situation over there is unknown, and who is the nobleman Tao Dalang mentioned, how can ordinary people search for it like this?" What kind of talent. I don’t know if this is a blessing or a curse for our Lejing Village.” After speaking, he shook his head silently.

Rory was still confused, scratched his head, and muttered: "Whatever you do, why don't we let our baby go to a free school now because of the danger of not knowing?"

"What the third brother said is true. At present, it seems that this is a good thing for our village. Dad, you don't have to think so much. I will ask someone to pay attention to the news outside." Luo Ping, the second son, persuaded.

Hearing what the third son said, Luo Hua could only nod silently.

three days later.

Tao Jianran survived the attacks of traditional Chinese medicine three times a day, and after being fed a bowl of egg brown sugar water by Tao Xiaomei from time to time, he can finally get out of bed!Tao Jianran couldn't wait to walk out of the room, and looked at the blue brick and tile house left by Tao's parents.

The house is not big, only four rooms, a living room and dining room, a kitchen and a utility room, and there is a small yard outside.The living room is the largest place in the house, accommodating 30 to [-] people is not a problem.

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