The husband's son-in-law

Get drunk in spring.

On the edge of the small lake in Lifu Garden, everyone was drunk, and their hearts seemed to be filled with emotions that had been suppressed for a long time. They couldn't tell what it was before, but now they were full of pride, excitement, and expectations. The stumbles that I fell on were all forgotten.

Those who hold wine glasses are even more obsessed with wine pots, and their mouths are clear.

He is no longer called 'Master Gu'.

The literati are older than Gu Zhao, but nowadays they are talking about official rank. Even if Gu Zhao is young, he can be regarded as a "respect". Before the literati first arrived, they were restrained and obeyed the rules. Master Gu can be said to be casual, but they Remember to accept the gift.

Today is different.

"Ziqing, have another drink."

"Come to throw the pot, if anyone loses—"

"Fu Dabai." Gu Zhao answered.This green plum wine has low alcohol content, so it's no problem for him to drink three hundred cups - mainly because he has to go to the toilet.

The man was startled for a moment, then clapped his palms and laughed—his hand slapped the side of the flagon, and he didn't feel any pain, he said haha, "Okay, Fu Dabai!"

The free and easy style of the literati, after drinking, now releases his nature, throwing pots, playing chess, and reciting poems.

The fragrance of green plum wine on the table, the gentle breeze by the lake, the sunshine in the afternoon of March, the high-spirited talk, talking about the future, talking about ambitions, this spring afternoon, no matter how many years I have experienced, I have always left a deep impression on my heart. In the hearts of ten people.

Until sunset and dusk, he was pouring over, his hat was in a mess, and he was still holding a wine jug and wine glass in his hand.

Chen Weng's eyes were clear, but his face was full of drunkenness, he said with a smile, "Gu Zhao, good."

Chen Dalang came to pick up his father back to the mansion, and said goodbye to Mr. Gu while carrying his father on his back.Gu Zhaoxian waved his hand and said, "Stop talking about etiquette, just be more careful on the way." He helped Chen Weng up.

On the way back, Chen Dalang was still puzzled, his father was a good drinker, he used to drink this green plum wine, he had never been drunk before, why did he get drunk today?

Don't you know that by pretending to be drunk in today's atmosphere, you can express what you have been thinking for many years.

How could Chen Weng be alone in this banquet?

Gu Zhao arranged carriages and horses, took everyone back to the Confucius Institute, returned to the main courtyard to receive the warm water handed over by Zhou Zhou, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Li Zhouzhou shook his head.

"What's wrong?" Gu Zhao gulped down two mouthfuls of water to quench his thirst.

Li Zhouzhou hadn't spoken yet, and Fubao next to him looked at his father with round eyes curiously. Gu Zhao met him and was immediately happy. It seems like you know me one day, you look at my face for fun, what's the matter?"

"Father!" Fu Bao's eyes are shining, and his small face is full of admiration for his father, but he is young and can't speak in one voice, so he can only call him dad.

But this single father, Gu Zhao heard it and saw it, and joked: "Your father is very handsome, I know."

"Li Zhaoxi will also be handsome in the future." Fu Bao said forcefully.

Gu Zhao: "Okay, I'm a quick learner." He patted Fu Bao's head again, "Go and play with Wang Wangduo, we'll start school in three or five days."

"Got it." Knowing that Dad wanted to talk to Dad, Fu Bao ran to play with Wang Wang.

Gu Zhao finally knew what Zhou Zhou was looking at him just now, and as soon as the child left, his coquettish wife got up and said, "Is your husband so handsome?"

"Yeah." Li Zhouzhou's heart softened, and he put his arms around Xianggong's waist, "From now on, Xianggong can do whatever he wants, and don't have to worry about his family."

Gu Zhao heard and knew what Zhou Zhou said, "I didn't regard my family as my burden, never. When I was in Beijing, my status was low and I didn't have the right to speak. Naturally, I had to be a little bit useless when doing things. Zhou Zhou, the family People are my fetters, if I were alone, I am afraid that I would not have these ambitions."

"Because I want you to live a better life, I want you to do what you like, and I want Fubao to have more choices in the future, so I have all the motivations I have today."

He was not a person with great ambitions in modern times, but now he is, and that is also because of his family members.

"You can't put the cart before the horse."

Li Zhouzhou hummed, feeling a little sticky.Gu Zhao was a little hot after drinking in the afternoon. The child was not here, and his father was not here. The emotional atmosphere between the two of them had reached this point, so he didn't care about the big or small things during the day. Go back to the room and do things!

The next day, notices were posted at the Yamen Gate and outside Zhaozhou City.

"Government schools and schools have begun to recruit students."

"Are you recruiting both? Say what?"

Some anxious ones have already gone to see it by themselves. At the gate of the yamen, there are yamen servants beating gongs, and the master is reading the notices beside him—there are very few people in Zhaozhou who can read and write, and Mr. Gu always arranges like this every time he makes notices.

The notice is also simple and straightforward, Mr. Gu is like this after he took office, what to do, how much money, when to arrive, the list is clear and clear, the common people will understand when they come to listen, and those who don’t understand stand for a while and listen to it several times .

Official schools recruit students, limited to ordinary people in Zhaozhou, five-year-old boys, and the admission inspection period is one year, from spring to the end of the year. The tuition fee is two taels of silver, and paper and pen are included for accommodation.Those who fail the final exam results will be charged four taels of silver in the second year, and if they fail again, they will be persuaded to quit.

"The six taels of silver have been thrown out, so don't you want it in the end?"

"I have been studying for two years, but the grades are still not good, and I can't get a name in my studies. Then it is not material for the imperial examination. What else do I study and spend?"

"Six taels of silver is nothing. If you go all the way through the exam, I heard that there is no one who can't pass the exam with 80 taels."

"Just one hundred and eighty taels of silver. If the brain is a lump of elm and one is not enlightened, is it possible that you have to empty your family money to pay for it until you grow old? Let me see, two taels of silver in the first year will tell you whether it is good or bad. What's the use of the second year."

"Indeed, that's the truth."

"The old scholar who lives on Liuzi Street has been crying for several days? He is over 50 years old, and his eyes are almost blind when he is still crying."

"Why are you crying? This is your age."

"I'm envious, it's not the right time to cry about myself. It would have been great if I had Mr. Gu when I was young. He couldn't have been delayed in his whole life. Now he is a poor scholar. Now he sits at the door of the house all day, crying when he has nothing to do, sometimes excited He also said that students in Zhaozhou have a good life now, and there are Jinshi teaching."

"What is Jinshi?" This is something I don't understand.

"Master Gu is a Jinshi."

As soon as the words came out, everyone who listened to the excitement understood and were envious.

"Don't say that old scholars are envious, I would be jealous too."

Then again, two taels of silver a year is not cheap, except for merchants and gentry, ordinary people, and people who eat in the village, who has this silver to send their children to school?What kind of official, this life is not the fate.

Some people sighed, but there was nothing they could do.Even if you grit your teeth and pay for this year, if you read well, what about the future?Didn't anyone say that it costs 80 taels of silver to take the imperial examination?

The merchants who came here in person first listened to recruit students, and still recruited them all. Not only Zhaozhou City, but also the five prefectures and counties below, only two taels of silver a year. The big merchants, who used to spend money and were low-key in front of Mr. Gu, said that they would be given places, thank you a thousand times, isn't everyone doing it now?

This is called hunting geese all day long, and some people will be pecked by geese in the end.

Hey.

In the end, I didn’t even laugh a few times before I heard the words behind. If I can’t read well in one year, the money will increase in the second year. Needless to say, money is nothing, and four taels is nothing—but if I can’t read well, I have to pack up the burden Fuck off.

This this--

The merchant was dumbfounded.

If the children in the family with quotas can't read well, can they get out?The merchant thought in his heart, and asked in his mouth.

The master glanced at this person, stopped reading the notice, just took a breath, and said: "Of course not. If there are children in the family, it means that the child has received the blessings of the parents, and the parents donate money to do good deeds. Blessings extend to future generations."

Now the merchant couldn't laugh anymore.

"Then, what about the school?"

Seeing that the master is easy to talk and patient in talking about things, the others dared to ask.The master's face became serious, and the others immediately fell silent, not daring to speak recklessly.Then the master said: "The school also recruits students, boys and girls over the age of eight—"

"What!"

"Does the girl go too?"

"My brother can also study?"

"This this--"

The common people think it's impossible. I haven't heard of such a thing, but they dare not speak rudely in front of the yamen for a long time.

The master is getting old, and he is not happy after receiving this notice, but he wants to be a spokesperson and criticize him to prove his integrity as a scholar.But when he arrived in front of Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu didn't raise his head and asked, "Go if you understand."

A cavity of solar terms just said something out of order.

Mr. Gu said: "Do you know how many scholars there are in Zhaozhou City?"

Master, I don't understand why you mention this?Could it be that Mr. Gu wanted to persuade him, or he would not be convinced by what Mr. Gu said. How could this girl be sent to school——

"There are four in total, and there are still two who are still young and strong enough to take over the position of master."

Master: ...

There is no official rank in the position of master.Master Tongzhi can deal with it as he wants.

"Is there any problem? Didn't read the notice outside the door, be patient, and explain clearly if the people don't understand."

The master took the notice and came out disheartened.

"Girls who are over eight years old and above enroll in school, and they pay two hundred coins a year. Those who are far away will have board and lodging, and men who come to school will pay one or two taels of silver a year, and board and lodging will also be included."

Why is this not a price?Some people are not happy about it. Why are female dolls so cheap? Why is it so expensive when it comes to male dolls?

Male dolls are precious.

Some people are not willing to ask aloud.

The master was even more unhappy, and said angrily: "The school was built with private money from Li's mansion, and the money for brothers and daughters is a subsidy. If you don't like it, just don't go." Since ancient times, no brothers and girls have studied reason!

He is still in school now, even if he is in school, why are there still men, what is it like.

After being beaten up by the master, he didn't dare to speak up when he asked why the boy was so expensive.It turns out that this school was built by the Li Mansion, Mr. Gu's wife is a brother, and the child he gave birth to is also a brother, no wonder.

The merchants who originally laughed at the three major merchants in their hearts would be completely dumbfounded.

It turns out that the school is such a school.

However, even if it is [-] Wen a year, food and housing are included, the people present are reluctant to hear it. The brothers and girls in the family are eight or nine years old when they are working. Why spend two hundred Wen to send it to read what book, and what good can reading do?Will I still be an official when I come out in the future?

The master said that he was reluctant, "All the boys and girls who enter the school, after they reach the age of fourteen, all the factories of the Li family will give priority to entering the factory."

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!!!

Those who didn’t plan to send their children to school just now felt that there was no need to study, but now they are stunned. No one in Zhaozhou City knows that the factory outside costs eight yuan a day. It is said that Ji Ting's earlier factory has been working for a long time and still has half a tael of silver for the annual gift.

In general, what is two hundred Wen a year?If you succeed in studying, you will earn back in a month.

"Then if you send the 13-year-old to study, you can still make some money."

"That's true. It only takes one year to send them to the factory to make money. If someone starts sending them at the age of six, it will take seven years."

The master didn't want to hear this, and he felt unhappy, and said in a serious voice: "You have to attend small classes for four years to be successful."

Everyone is counting on their fingers, one class in four years, two hundred coins a year, four years that is eight hundred coins, expensive is expensive, but once you think of working in a factory, you can earn back in a year, let alone this The school still manages food and housing, but the family lacks someone to help with the work and look after the children.

Some people are entangled and others are tempted. Everyone can calculate this deal, and everyone feels that it is profitable.

But I was still worried, so I asked, "If there is no shortage of people in the factory, will it stop recruiting?"

"If the children are all 13 years old, they will not be 17 years old after four years of study? How can you get married?"

The master hadn't returned yet, and the person next to him said, "Auntie, 17 is not too old. After I come out, I will stay at home for another two years. At least I can earn my money back. I'm only 19, which is just right."

19 years old is just right, she is almost an old girl.The aunt hesitated and thought it was impossible.

"If your daughter can really enter the factory, let alone 19 years old, even if she is 20 years old, her husband's family will love her too. It costs more than 200 cash a month, and half a tael at the end of the year. Whose mother-in-law would dare to be so disgusted?"

In the past, girls and brothers were only sixteen or seventy-eight to get married, but now they are two years older, what's wrong, can they become old goblins when they are two years older?

This aunt was said to be tempted, and it was indeed, who would think money is hot.

"Can I enter the factory?"

Master: "It's said in the school that if the factory is full of people, they will be assigned to other jobs, and the full year's wages will be guaranteed to be two to three taels of silver."

Now no one hesitated, and all of them were happy.

"Where is the school? How to sign up?"

"Is it really two or two?" Don't say three or two.

There were a lot of questions in a hurry, and in the end the master couldn't hold back his black face. No one was afraid of him, so he could only wipe his sweat and let the yamen servants maintain order first. He was answering - he wanted to lose his temper, but Mr. Gu said Be patient.

Alas, this master is not easy to be.

Merchants gathered together, also listening to today's announcement.

Some people wanted to flatter the three major merchants, saying that they would never be able to drop out of school due to the blessings of the family. In the end, they naturally praised the children of the three families as smart and bright at first glance, and naturally had a great future.

"My family has three quotas." Boss Lin showed off with three fingers stretched out. This kind of happy event is unbearable. It's not in vain that he sent Da Lang to take charge of the work. He only hopes that Mr. Gu can think of his family's good.

Now I can't think of anything else.

Mr. Gu said that if the parents do good deeds and accumulate virtue, the descendants will be blessed and blessed by doing good deeds.This is the reason.

Others are naturally boasting, and of course there are some people who start talking about the school - the people here have been doing business for many years, and this person knows what he wants to say after starting.

I just want them to scold together, saying that this school is not successful, how can men and women mix together, what does it look like.

What's the matter with them?

Anyway, his children go to government schools, and the school accepts girls, and if they have children, they are willing to send them there. This is done by Boss Li, and Mr. Gu is behind it. Only fools will offend them because of some rules.

"If you think it's not good, then it's fine for your girl not to go. I think it's fine."

"Yeah, yes, it's not bad for children to read some books and get acquainted with Chinese characters. It's only two hundred coins a year."

"Yes."

At first, I wanted to criticize, but I held back abruptly. How can a girl be able to read and write?Didn't you say before that what kind of business does my brother know, let alone a woman's study, what kind of book does this woman study, how can she get married if she shows up in public?

Why has the atmosphere in Zhaozhou changed?

Why can't it be changed?The school accepts girls for cheap tuition, and it promises that there will be factories to enter, or two taels of silver a year, and if there is silver, what do the common people care about showing their faces?

I just stopped studying. The girl brother from an ordinary family also goes to the street to buy vegetables and get vinegar and oil. I haven't heard of anyone who shuts the children up and doesn't let their children go out to work and run errands.

Ordinary people are the big heads, and the big heads are willing to be happy, that is, the atmosphere of stability has also been brought up.As for Miss Jiao among those gentry and rich merchants, if this school is run by someone else, they will naturally not be willing to send their children there——

They don't care what goes into the factory, two taels of silver.

But this is run by Boss Li, and Master Gu invited him to be his wife.

The merchants were quite excited, but they didn't nod their heads in agreement. They went back and asked their wives first, or if they could set up a women's class and not allow men to enter, that would be fine.

Thinking about it this way, Boss Wang is still ruthless, and his own brother can also send Boss Li to him, and he is not afraid of publicity, and he doesn't care about fame.

... In the final analysis, it is still a concubine.There is also a girl from a concubine in their family, or send them there too?

Lijia School is divided into small classes and big classes, with one class every four years.

Before the school was built, Gu Zhao discussed with Zhou Zhou how the school would recruit students and how to open it. The modern six-year-old primary school and sixth grade are obviously not in line with the current public sentiment.

It's been too long, and now people like to be called according to their false age. Those who are six years old are actually five years old, and some are even four years old. Then they really become kindergartens, so they must be over eight years old.

"I am able to work at the age of eight. I will charge less tuition fees, attend less classes every day, and add some light work." Li Zhouzhou said.

Gu Zhao thought it was pretty good. He used to go to the playground to weed when he returned to school during winter and summer vacations in primary school.The school's work is cleaning, washing dishes and bowls, wiping the table, folding quilts and tidying up the dormitory.

pretty good.

The small class is basic enlightenment, and there are not many subjects, such as literacy and basic arithmetic. The entertainment class is physical education-exercise, aerobics, running and playing football, and a technical class, basic embroidery.

There are four courses in total. According to the modern schedule, there are two days off in seven days.

The big class is an extension of what Gu Zhaohe and Zhou Zhou have done to the school, focusing on technical courses. If they can find a good embroidery master in the future, they will have an advanced embroidery class and other courses.

There is no rush for these, first focus on literacy.

There is no need for Gu Zhao to worry about the official school. Due to the limitations of this era, only a small number of people can participate in the imperial examinations. Therefore, it is unrealistic to use it to achieve literacy and everyone to study. This place is cruel and the elimination system , Naturally, there is also a reward system.

Why does the school accept boys? If they study well, they will be able to see their talents in a year or two. The master wrote a letter of recommendation and went to the government school next door to take part in the assessment. If he was admitted, he would be able to waive half of the tuition fees and pay two taels of silver a year.

There are also scholarships and grants.

Give the children of poor families a chance, and that would be a school for one tael of silver.

Gu Zhao used to study in the village, and he gave Mr. Zhao two taels of silver every year for Shuxiu.If you can't even get a tael of silver, then to be honest, families at this stage really can't afford to send their children to the imperial examination.

"I want to build another school teacher's house." Gu Zhao has this plan, but he is not in a hurry now, take his time.

The ten masters are also paid, and they are paid according to their positions—of course, they are all on the same starting line now, so they will be paid first according to their education background, 200 taels of silver per year, 300 taels of Jinshi, including food and housing, and the monthly salary of the servant driver It was also Gu Zhaotao.

It is equivalent to distributing drivers and nanny aunts.

Gu Zhao didn't know if the other government schools made money or not. Anyway, the government schools in Zhaozhou City don't think about making money, it's good if they can cover their own expenses.As for the school, it was even at a loss of money, but Gu Zhaoqian was happy to do so.

Since Zhaozhou’s announcement was issued, the furthest Minzhang received the letter within four days, and within a day or two, the county magistrate received the document. Seeing that it was from an official school, he was either excited or moved, or admired Mr. Gu. , and Jiting county magistrate, when he learned that Mr. Gu is the apprentice of Mr. Sun, his face flushed with excitement. He regretted that when Mr. Gu came to Jiting, why didn't he have a good time to talk about the article?

When I saw the school paperwork, I couldn't believe it, and finally confirmed it again and again. Anyway, I don't mention the various attitudes, even Mr. Gu's fanboy—Magistrate Jiting will not be able to digest it for a while.

But no matter what you think in your heart, Mr. Gu doesn't care, Mr. Gu speaks loudly, just let him issue a notice and order.The five county magistrates could only obey obediently.

In mid-March, the east of Zhaozhou City is extremely lively. In the past, the south gate was deserted, unlike the north gate, which was bustling. Nowadays, people from various prefectures and counties drive horses and horses to send people off, and there are also people walking, and people pushing carts with their bags on their backs. Those who bring the younger generation in the family.

I came to Zhaozhou City to go to school.

Those who enter the official school mostly ride in a carriage with servants around them.If outsiders see it, they will be amazed again and again: "Why are there still girls?"

Yes, there are many young women who have come from a long distance.

Wang Jian and Brother Lin came here to run errands, and what they did was 'reception'. Wang Jian understood as soon as he heard what the boss said, but Brother Lin was still confused, so Wang Jian pulled him out and explained: "Of course we let us receive you." Girls and brothers who signed up for the school, it's so convenient for us to talk."

The two of them washed and dressed at dawn, and after breakfast, they took a carriage to Li's school in the east of the city. After entering, they first asked about the situation, and it was probably the fourth brother who asked the subordinates.

There is one class for girls and one class for boys, separate.

"Hey, the fourth brother is here, it's just right." The visitor called out affectionately based on the relationship.

Wang Jian recognized that it was an uncle who had business dealings with his father, so he called his uncle and asked what was the matter.

"I'll send your little sister to sign up. She is nine years old this year, and she happened to be bored at home so I sent it here."

Wang Jian nodded, meaning the uncle continued.The uncle wanted to ask the fourth brother, but now he could only continue, "Your younger sister is used to living at home, so I'm thinking about not going to school?"

"Yes. The school is only for students who are far away and inconvenient to live. If the younger sister is not used to living there, just arrive at the school every morning at three o'clock in the morning. After school in the afternoon, you can send someone to pick you up, uncle."

Arrive at school at [-]:[-] in the morning and leave school at [-]:[-] in the afternoon.

The uncle nodded after hearing this, and boasted with a smile, "The fourth brother is getting better and better now."

Wang Jian didn't take it to heart when he heard the praise, but asked, "Uncle, is there something else? Just say it straight."

"There is one." This person couldn't speak any more, and said bluntly: "I just asked the people below and they didn't know. That's what I thought. Your little sister is weaker, so it's not easy to meet people around you. -"

"Do you mean the male students? Separately." Wang Jian said.

"No, no, of course this one is better. I want to say, can we form one class like your little sister, and the others are in one class?"

Wang Jian frowned and said, "Uncle, since I sent my younger sister to school, she is here to learn how to read and write. I think it would not be good for a young lady like my younger sister to be in the same class, but since you asked Alright, I'll go back and ask the boss what he means."

"It's done, I'll be at ease if I get you."

"I can't guarantee anything, just ask."

"Good good."

Wait until the reception is over.Wang Jian dragged Brother Lin to the door, the two walked together, Brother Lin said: "You frowned just now, don't you like it?"

"Hmm. I don't think so. I've met that uncle's daughter. Not to mention anything else, she likes to show off her jewelry and clothes. If I'm in the same class as Miss Jiao like her, I don't think it's learning to read. .”

Wang Jian finally said: "I think it's best to judge by grades. Brother Lin, you can read more than me, so I admire you, and you should be like this in school."

"You're very good." Brother Lin nodded with a pointed chin, and said, "But I admire you."

Wang Jian laughed, "Let's stop bragging about each other like this, delaying our official duties, let's go, we have to work quickly, I will receive people at the front, you go to the intersection of the girls' brother's dormitory and wait, if someone passes by, you Arrange it."

He knew that Brother Lin was shy, and if he went outside, he would definitely not be used to dealing with the elders of strange men, so he asked Brother Lin to arrange a dormitory at the back, so that he could sit and rest for a while.

"Okay." Brother Lin got the words and took Li Mu to go quickly.

In the past, he would definitely be uneasy when he went to a strange place alone, even if Mu Mu was by his side, but now it is different, he can do these small things well.

Brother Lin walked briskly, pulled Li Mu away, and said, "Mu, I will sign up for you in a while."

"That's how it works, it won't work, Brother Lin, I'm here to serve you, so I don't go to school, what words do I know?"

"You go to school now to serve me." Lin Ge'er frightened Mu Mu with a stern face. He was following Wang Jian's elder brother, but as soon as he finished, he smiled and said softly: "You go You go, I'm fine with everything in Lifu, otherwise you go to class during the day and come back to accompany me at night? Then I won't be afraid to sleep alone, and you can go to school."

"...Then, that's fine."