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Chapter 168 It would be nice if there was a village school

The north wind is howling and the frost is freezing for thousands of miles.

At this time of year in previous years, the children of Shanglin Village stayed indoors, and their brothers and sisters at home would stay in their hard quilts, wearing tight clothes.

This year is different!

Li Zheng sat on his grandson's small stool, watching him playing with a few kids from the neighbors.

so good!

Every household is filled with joy this year. Even the poorest family in the village, Wang Bozi, made coats for their two children.

The headman's eyes were narrowed on his dark and thin face, and he looked full of energy.

Today is Mingyi Hall’s holiday, and both grandsons, Lin Yaowen and Lin Yaoguang, are at home.

The two grandsons are fourteen years old, almost as tall as him. They carry the expectations of the two families. Even during the ten-day holiday, as long as they are not busy in the fields, they will get up early to study at home.

Even eight-year-old Lin Yaoshu followed behind his two brothers.

Holding the book left by his brother in his hand, he flipped through it carefully.

"Dad." Li Zheng's second son Lin Zhuang looked at Lin Yaoshu and said with courage, "Dad, you see this kid also likes to study. I want to send him to school to learn a few words, and then he can find a job in the town like his uncle Dahe."

He and his wife considered for a long time before bringing up this idea.

Yaowu from the eldest brother's family has been traveling around the country with his uncle's family to transport goods, and he will definitely follow that path in the future. Yaowen is the same as Yaoguang from his family. Judging from his current situation, he will definitely continue to take the imperial examinations.

He had no connections, but he watched Yaoshu learning to read behind his two brothers. He thought that Yaoshu must also like reading, otherwise why didn't he go out to explore the mountains and rivers with other kids of the same age in the village.

In the past, he was too embarrassed to ask his parents to let their youngest son go to school, but now his wife and eldest sister-in-law are working for the Lin family. Seeing the smiling face of Manager Tong of Ruyi Restaurant every time he comes, he thinks that the business of Dajiang family will not be bad, so his wife will always have work to do.

He didn't think of letting Yaoshu take the exam like his two brothers. He just thought that as long as he could study for two or three years and recognize 80% of the characters, it would be enough. Then he could find an apprenticeship in an accountant's office in the town and work there slowly. It would be better than working in the fields.

Look how many people envy Old Man Lin now. The eldest son is living a more and more prosperous life, the third son works as an accountant in the town, and even the second son is slowly becoming successful.

"It's good to know how to read!"

The village head looked through the window and saw Yao Shu reading aloud with a book in his hand. He said slowly, "Everyone knows that it's good to know how to read! Look at your uncle Lin Gui. His father was considered a wealthy man in Shanglin Village back then, and he left him a lot. His three sons all went to school, but you know how they ended up."

The village head paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "But you know what happened in the end. Dajiang and Dahai only studied for a year, and then they devoted all their efforts to Dahe. Even so, your uncle Lin Gui even sold all the land at home, and in the end the family had to split up."

"Dad...I..."

Lin Zhuang knew this was true. The family already had two children in school, and the expenses would be even greater in the future, but...

Hey......

But since his father had already said so, he didn't have the face to mention it again.

He looked at his younger son who knew nothing about what was going on with a guilty look on his face, and gave up helplessly.

"Think about it again. Let Yaoshu learn from his brother. As for the rest, we'll see how things go next year!"

Lin Zhuang, who had already given up hope, was unable to react for a moment after hearing the old man's words and looked at his father in surprise.

"father?"

Dad is giving in? Lin Zhuang was overjoyed.

"Don't be too happy too soon. I haven't promised anything." Lin Dazhu said in a muffled voice.

"Dad, just saying this is enough." Lin Zhuang knew his father's temper. He usually wouldn't say anything easily, but once he said it, he would think about it carefully.

"Second brother, let's go!" Linda urged from outside.

"Here it comes!" Lin Zhuang quickly tied the drawstring and ran with the cart.

Following that was Lin Dazhu's curse with a hint of disgust.

"You are so old and still making such a fuss. Get out of here!"

After Lin Zhuang walked away, Lin Dazhu's wife came out from the inner room and asked worriedly, "How could you agree to what the second son said? There are three scholars in the family, how can we support them?"

"Don't worry about it, old lady. How could I agree to that? If you don't give me a word, I'll make you think for months."

Lin Dazhu stood up with his hands behind his back, took a few steps, turned back to look at the old woman, and then looked at the kids playing with their grandson outside.

"Studying is good! It would be great if there was a village school in our village..."

The headman's wife was puzzled. "Old man, why are you so weird today? What are you thinking? How many years has it been since Shanglin Village produced a scholar? If there are no scholars, how can there be a village school?"

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Since Lin Jingzhe said last time that he would study hard and take the exam, he has been reciting books every day.

When I encountered something I couldn’t recite, I would just pick up a brush and write and scribble on the rough paper.

Xiaoman said that a good memory is not as good as a bad pen, so he copied down the words carefully.

In the afternoon, I went to find Xie Ci'an. During the visit, I met Uncle Xie several times. Uncle Xie looked unshaven, but he was indeed very knowledgeable.

In short, he didn't quite understand.

Xie Ci'an looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

But Uncle Xie used to be a high-ranking official, so it makes sense. How could one become a high-ranking official without being well-educated?

It's a pity that even a high-ranking official may be demoted or even have his property confiscated. Everyone has his own difficulties and misfortunes!

"Brother, you can't do this. Last time I heard from Brother Changsheng that the exam room is bad for eating and sleeping, and it's bad luck to have a toilet next door. You can't read in the room all day. I think you have to move your stool to the toilet and read by smelling it."

"Girls, what's the big toilet and the small toilet? Last time you said you wanted Guyu to learn to read with me, why don't you come here!"

Lin Xiaoman pretended to be helpless and said with a smile: "Guyu is as agile as a rabbit in a pen. Let's see if you can catch her. I can't outrun her."