Class Begins

Author: Feng Chuxiao

Class Begins

The bell has just rang at the Dongyang County Elementary School, and the sound of children reading loudly can already be heard from the Qi College.

Lu Sheige stood on Xiaoyun Mountain. In front of her was a pipeline, and a school was built on both sides of the official road.

Nowadays, there are nearly 300 children in Meng Xueyuan. Most of them are children from nearby Dongyang County. There are also a small number of children whose homes are slightly farther away. In order to take care of these children who are far away, Meng Xueyuan can provide meals at noon.

. Bring your own rice, and there will be someone in the school who will cook it for you. You can just pick it up during the lunch break.

There are more students in Qi College than in Mengxue Hall. Most of the children are a little over ten years old. Most of them come to Qi College to learn skills, but not many study seriously.

It is difficult for rural people to learn a craft if they are poor. Those who have a craft must pass it on to their children and grandchildren. Who is willing to teach his craft to others for no reason?

Qi College is different. Qi College has carpentry classes, bricklaying classes, candle making classes, etc. Carpentry classes are divided into carpentry, sawmaking, carving, umbrella making, barrel making, nailing scales, engraving, etc., which can all come into contact with wood.

The above are all included. The bricklaying class is divided into building a house, building a stove, cutting stone, building a street, repairing a well, muddying, handyman work, etc.

Zhou Yang has gone to almost all the craftsmen he can find. In addition, he is in the army, and there are many such craftsmen in the army. It cannot be said that they are very proficient, but at least they can make a living with this little skill.

People in the military will be asked to free up their time to teach at Qi College in Dongyang County for ten days and a half. Those who are patient, good at skills, and practical will be hired by Qi College on a long-term basis.

As for the craftsmen from outside, if they are willing, they can come to Dongyang County when they have time and give a few lessons to the children of Qi College. If they are not willing, Zhou Yang will not force them.

These courses are only held three times a day and are studied separately.

The reason why these courses are offered in the college is simply because most of the children in the college are born in poverty. If they can be literate and have more hands-on skills, they will at least have a better life in the future.

Don't let the children in the academy learn anything special. Most of the children can learn a craft. Just go back and make a wooden stool, hoop, and barrel. Or they can repair houses, build walls and roof tiles, it doesn't matter how good they are.

, just barely enough.

Because Qi Academy has added many practical courses, the number of children admitted this year is more than 300 more than last year. Now Qi Academy has nearly 500 students aged ten to fifteen years old, nearly half of whom

from other counties and towns.

It's not that there are no private schools in other counties and towns, it's just that most of those private schools are set up by local wealthy families and are rarely open to children from poor families.

Even if there are some elementary schools and colleges led by Princess Changle, they do not offer carpentry courses like those in Dongyang County. Some colleges and universities heard that the colleges in Dongyang County actually let their children do carpentry and masonry.

They were all dirty and dirty all day long, which was very degrading to the gentlemen. They were all a little unhappy, feeling that their status as a college had been lowered. Two of them had secretly contacted Dongyang County.

We are discussing whether we can let the carpenters, bricklayers, masons and other masters here also go to their place to hold classes. We don’t ask for more, even one class per day will be enough.

Lu Xiange did not expect that Zhou Yang would do so many things in Dongyang County after he had only been away for a short year.

She is not pedantic, but has a much broader vision than the average person.

These courses set up by Zhou Yang seemed to Lu Xiangge to be very practical.

Most of the children from the Meng College are still willing to send their children here because they can go directly to Kaiyuan College after graduation, and since the children are young and cannot do much work when they return home. Originally, what they thought was that while the children are young, the tuition will be cheaper.

, it’s not a bad idea to let your children learn a few words.

But when Qi College opened a few technical courses, many parents had hope in their eyes. They originally planned to drop out of school after finishing the elementary school, but they also considered whether their children should go to Qi College for another year or two, and maybe they could learn it.

It’s a craft that can be passed down from generation to generation.

Dongyang County's Meng Xue Guan and Qi College are considered to be the best among all academies. It must be said that Zhou Yang deserves most of the credit here.

It's not that Lu Xiangge doesn't understand Zhou Yang's thoughts, it's just that she's not a young girl who's really in love, and she has such a heavy burden on her shoulders. Let alone falling in love, she won't even allow her to look twice at a man.

Love, life, and the safety of her nieces and nephews were too light and insignificant compared to the country and the country, and they were not worth her consideration.

Lu Xiangge came out this time, saying it was to provide disaster relief, but rather to deliver improved seeds to the farmers.

Spring plowing is around the corner, and those who can survive the cold winter can survive by eating wild vegetables in the spring. But they have no seeds. Last winter, most farmers ate all the seeds needed for spring plowing in order to survive. Now that there are no seeds, it means that the next year

There was no profit either.

Lu Shege couldn't help frowning when he saw the ragged farmers bringing their children and daughters to collect the fine seeds.

"After a cold winter, there are many children in Mengxueguan and Qixinxuan. Why are there so many people who have neither eaten nor seeds?"

This is not in line with common sense. If there are really so many victims in Dongyang County, then it would be good if the number of children enrolled in Mengxueguan and Qixueyuan can be the normal number last year, not to mention too many.

If the poor can't even afford food, who would have the heart to send their children to study and learn to read and write? Even if they can learn a craft, it won't work. Craftsmanship cannot be learned in a day. For most people, the most important thing is to have enough food.

Hearing this, Xiao Zuo hurriedly went to inquire.

The emperor's guess is correct. They don't have enough to eat, so why are there so many children studying?

Soon, the small table bumped over and came close to Lu Shenge to report back.

"Your Majesty, I went to inquire. Because the children of the Mengxue Hall and Qiyue College provide a free lunch for the children, as long as they are children of the Mengxue Hall and Qiyuan College, they can have a full meal at school. Therefore, many families are trying their best to

We send our children, including some girls, to the Elementary Education Center and Qi College, thinking that the children can have a full meal at the college, stay alive, and save food for the family."

Lu Shege suddenly realized: "No wonder."

Lu Sheige asked again: "Then where does the money for this daily meal come from?"

Naturally, I also inquired about these small tables: "General Zhou subsidized them, including the fees for the masters of the carpentry and bricklaying classes. General Zhou also subsidized them."

At this point, even the small table couldn't help but praise: "General Zhou is really a good person. He pays for the Mengxue Museum and Qi Academy, but never expresses his merits in front of the emperor. This shows that this person has a good character."

Is Zhou Yang a good character?

Lu Sheige glanced at the small table and wanted to refute, but in the end he did not speak.

Zhou Yang, if you say he is good, he is indeed pretty good. He has an outstanding appearance and a prominent family background, and he is very smart and knows how to do things.

But to say that he was not good, Lu Shege didn't know where to complain.

Only Lu Yuanshan's death and Zhou Yang's existence made Lu Sheige feel fearful.

It’s better to stay away from this person!
Chapter completed!