Entrance examination?

The villagers all started talking noisily.

"Several people in our family are illiterate, and the baby can't read it at all. What's the test?"

"Hey, what the heck, aren't we just here to have fun? Our family doesn't have any spare money anyway, so we brought our kids here just to see if they can get a free admission spot or something. If they don't, we'll lose nothing. They have nothing to do anyway.

Take your time."

Looking at it this way, everyone has this optimistic attitude.

Only then did Xu Jiaojiao realize that everyone was here to see if they could win a free spot, and not really send their children to the school.

No wonder it's so lively.

He said it unintentionally but sounded intentional. Koushiro on the side clenched his fists faintly. Is there a free admission quota?

He must fight for one!

This way, you can save your family some money.

He couldn't be like his uncle who ignored the lives of other people in his family just to study.

Although life at home is better now, wouldn't it be better if we didn't spend any money?

As for Saburo and Wulang on the side, they opened their eyes wide and looked around at the excitement.

I also met a few familiar friends, some from Xujia Village and some from Liaojia Village.

"Eh? Isn't this Jiaojiao? Jiaojiao? Why did you send your nephews to school? Didn't their parents come?"

A woman wearing a headscarf squeezed out of the crowd. She was thin and sickly. It was Mother Liao.

She held a boy in her hand, who was Liao Qing's two younger brothers, Dabao and Xiaobao.

He is Mother Liao's sweetheart.

Xu Jiaojiao smiled politely, "Yes, there are a lot of things at home. Their parents are busy at home, so I took them to the school to register. Is Auntie also here to register Dabao and Xiaobao?"

Father Liao also squeezed through the crowd.

I bet the whole family came.

Except Liao Qing didn't arrive.

Xu Jiaojiao also asked the three little ones to call people each. Shiro was a little shy, while Sanlang, Wulang and their father were very oily-skinned, and they were not unfamiliar at all, and they were very cheerful.

Dabao and Xiaobao also met Xu Jiaojiao.

Mother Liao smiled affectionately and said, "Aren't you here to take them to study? Their elder brothers have all gone to school, so there is no reason not to let them also study. Maybe they have the destiny to become a scholar in the future just like your elder brother.

, then even if I die, I will still be happy. But your old Xu family, if you have a scholar, you still send your children to study. Isn’t it a waste?!"

Even if a baby is in elementary school, it costs more than 200 yuan, which is five to six hundred yuan a year.

There are still three of them in front of me, which is just over one tael of silver.

In addition to pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and giving gifts to the Master, it is impossible to survive without two or three taels of silver in a year.

Three taels of silver is not a small amount.

The richest person in Lao Xu's family is probably her future daughter-in-law Xu Jiaojiao, and Xu Jiaojiao probably provided all of this money.

With so much money that can't be spent, when Xu Jiaojiao gets married, he can use it to educate his old Liao family's eldest child and his little one, so that they can study for another year or two.

When I think of this, my heart aches and my flesh aches.

Xu Jiaojiao didn't know what Mother Liao was thinking, but she didn't like hearing what she said.

Why is studying a waste?

Yan Yan replied with a smile, "Auntie, you may be mistaken. The purpose of studying is to increase your knowledge, learn skills, comprehend and inherit the wisdom of the predecessors, not to test the talents. We, the old Xu family, do not live by pointing to the talents.

If the children miss it, let them read it. If they don’t miss it, don’t force it.”

Mother Liao:......

People say that the Xu family's charming daughter is fierce, but they don't take her future mother-in-law seriously at all!

The dissatisfaction in my heart seems to be more severe.

But at the same time, I was also a little worried. This future daughter-in-law would be difficult to handle.

If it had been anyone else, she would have regretted the marriage and replaced her with someone else.

But this is not another little girl, this is the golden phoenix born in Xujia Village, no, even the entire Qingshui Town.

When she walked out of the house, who wouldn't envy her that her son would be able to marry Xu Jiaojiao, a lucky girl like her?

After struggling for a while, Mother Liao replied with a smile, "Yes, yes, Jiaojiao, what you said makes sense. Jiaojiao, you are a knowledgeable person, no better than us country women..."

Father Liao also added, "Isn't it nonsense? Jiaojiao has learned knowledge from her scholar brother since she was a child. She is knowledgeable, so naturally everything she says makes sense."

Liao Honghai and others from Liaojia Village are here, and naturally there are other neighboring villagers as well.

They all came together to talk together.

The unknown person spoke in favor of Xu Jiaojiao, "Yes, we thought so too. We happened to get some wages from the wine shop and had some extra money on hand, so we sent our children to school to attend half-price classes or something like that.

, I know a few words, and I will work in Sister Jiaojiao’s wine shop in the future. I will also know the words, so I can get started."

"I'm not thinking of those who are talented. Those who are talented or not should be good if they know a few Chinese characters and can do arithmetic. As long as they don't suffer any disadvantages as a human being, that's enough."

…

Xu Jiaojiao is a celebrity from all over the country, and is also very famous in Qingshui Town.

Opening a wine shop, recruiting workers, being able to perform acupuncture, being a little miracle doctor, etc. are all on her head.

Basically, most of the people know her or know her as a person.

Xu Jiaojiao couldn't stand the sight of so many people, so she said hello to everyone and took the three little ones to take the first test.

Mr. Ji’s question setting was also very simple. He explained it directly, asking the children who signed up to write their names first.

Then, we also tested several addition and subtraction methods within ten.

If not, read the simplest four-character quatrain poem and ask the children who see it to repeat it to test their memory or something...

After hearing this, many children had sad faces on their faces.

Shiro was the first one not to be afraid and got on.

It became the center of the audience and the focus of everyone's attention!

Shiro was able to write his own name very well and beautifully. Not only did he write his own name, he also wrote down a goose-goose nursery rhyme by Mr. Ji on the spot.

Amaze everyone!

"My child, have you ever been taught by anyone?" the old master asked.

This handwriting is correct and beautiful, better than the children he has taught in school for several years.

Silang's name is Xu Chengshan, and these three words are very beautiful.

"Yes, my old aunt taught us some simple words and simple nursery rhymes. I usually practice writing. I like writing."

Old Master Li looked as if he was like this, "How many years have you been teaching? It won't take many years for me to practice this word without being able to get into such a good mood."

Shiro said truthfully, "Teaching for half a year."

Old Master Li was surprised, "Half a year? Huh? It's very good. Who is your old lady?"

Silang pointed at Xu Jiaojiao, "This is my old lady."
Chapter completed!