novelaction Chapter 343 School Opens
Chapter 343 School Opens
"There is Bailu Academy in the county town. If some families want to send their children to study, they will usually send them to Bailu Academy. So he just makes a living by copying books for others in the county town, and he doesn't earn much money." Lin Jingyou explained.
"I see. Since there are these two people here, I have to give it a try. When our Daqing School starts, Lin Jiang and the others won't have to get up so early every day to go to Daji Village to study."
"Yes, it's a great thing that we have built a school in Daqing Town. In the future, there will be more and more children in our village who can read and write." Lin Jingyou said with anticipation.
After that, the two chatted for a while, and Shen Wanning asked Lin Jingyou for the addresses of the two people. She planned to stay in Baocheng County for one day and then go back.
However, under Lin Jingyou's constant persuasion, Shen Wanning had to stay in Baocheng County for two more days before setting off to return to Daqing.
After returning to Daqing Town, Shen Wanning first found the village head and told him about Xie Qianfan and Cui Haoran. The two decided to go visit them together.
Although they came as the head of Daqing Village and Lin Jingyou's fiancée, their other official identity could not be ignored.
After nearly half a month, they finally dealt with Xie Qianfan and Cui Haoran.
In addition, they also hired Lin Jiang's teacher, Master Cen. Master Cen discussed with the parents of several other students and decided to send them directly to Daqing School to study. Those who had already paid the tuition this year did not need to pay.
When the parents of those students heard that a juren could teach their children, they immediately agreed.
The teacher has been invited, and the next step is to enroll students.
The village head called together the heads of the other three villages and told them about the Daqing School's enrollment. He also agreed with them on tuition fees, the price of meals, and so on, and told them to go back to their villages and ask if anyone wanted to send their children to study there.
As for Daqing Village, everyone has some extra money this year, and since they will soon be able to earn some money by selling fruits or tea, they are not hesitant to send their children to study.
And Shen Wanning specifically said that not only boys but also girls from the village could be sent to study.
However, the idea of favoring boys over girls is deeply rooted, and less than ten families send their girls to study.
In the end, Daqing Academy enrolled a total of 103 students, which was more than Shen Wanning had expected. After all, Lin Jiang had only seven students in the school in Daji Village before.
With students and teachers, Shen Wanning and the head of the village finally agreed that the school would start on the first day of May.
Mr. Xie and Mr. Cui have already moved to Daqing Village. Mr. Xie came with his wife and children, while Mr. Cui came alone and is not married yet.
Mr. Cen lives in Daji Village, not far from Daqing Town, so he chooses to come early and return late, and he has to spend time with his wife and children when he returns home at night.
According to the arrangement, Master Xie taught the students who had just started learning, Master Cen taught the students with some basic knowledge, and Master Xie taught the students who had already passed the examination to become a student.
On the first day of May, everyone gathered at the gate of Daqing School and watched with joy as the students walked into the school one by one.
The village head was also happy. He wore new clothes today and stood at the school gate to welcome the students who came to school.
"Oh, are all the students here? Three teachers, please stand a little closer. In order to celebrate the opening of our Daqing Town School, we specially bought some firecrackers." The headman came over with a fire starter, his face full of smiles.
"Mayor, is this not necessary?" The three teachers stood there looking at him, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Well, this is a big happy event, of course we have to set off firecrackers to celebrate." As he said this, the village head stepped forward and lit the firecrackers.
When the sound of firecrackers exploded, the children were excited and nervous. They covered their ears and ran around.
After the firecrackers were finished, the village head stood up and gave a speech. "Today is the first day of school at Daqing School. Thank you for your trust in us and for sending your children to Daqing School. We will also do our best to take care of these children and hope that they can achieve academic success!"
After that, Shen Wanning led the applause, and the others followed suit. The people of Daqing Village clapped especially hard. After all, it was the glory of their village, so of course they had to show their strong support.
The village head continued, "Next, let us introduce the three teachers of our Daqing School: Teacher Xie, Teacher Cen, and Teacher Cui. Thank you all for your hard work in the following time!"
The three teachers stood aside, bowing and saying polite words, looking forward to the opening ceremony to end quickly.
Fortunately, after saying this, the head of the village did not say anything more, but handed the right to speak to the three teachers.
However, the three teachers shirked their responsibilities, unwilling to take the lead. After all, humility is a virtue, and it is what they have always been taught.
The village head was a little overwhelmed, but when he saw Shen Wanning below, his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Next, it's the turn of the Golden Valley Commandery Lady to speak."
Shen Wanning was completely bewildered when she was called out. She was just there to join in the fun, so how could she suddenly be called out? She was completely unprepared, so she had to adjust her mindset and step up.
After standing up, she said to the three teachers, "There are only three students in Daqing School, and no one is in charge. How about this? We divide the children into three classes. The teacher with the fewest students will be responsible for managing the school affairs. What do you three think? If we encounter any difficult problems, you three can discuss and make a decision together, or you can ask the mayor to discuss it with us."
After all, she was not familiar with the three teachers, and it was impossible for her to manage the class, so she could only think of this method temporarily. With fewer people in the class, she could devote more time to managing the school.
The three teachers nodded and said, "It's up to the prince to arrange."
After finishing her words, Shen Wanning said to the more than one hundred students below, "Everyone, please be quiet. The three of us will teach separately and divide all the students into three classes. Class A is for students who have passed the Tongsheng examination, Class B is for students who have a learning foundation but have not yet taken the examination. Finally, Class C is for students who have never been enlightened. Everyone, line up. Students in Class A should stand in front of Master Xie, students in Class B should stand in front of Master Cen, and students in Class C should stand in front of Master Cui."
The students listened to her words and began to line up. Lin Hu's test results had already come out. He had successfully passed the county and prefectural exams and became a student, so he stood in front of Master Xie.
As for Lin Jiang and Lin He, they stood in front of Master Cen and were still taught by Master Cen.
In a short while, all the students were divided into classes.
As expected, Master Xie had the fewest students, only twelve.