The old lady seemed to see what he was thinking, and said slowly: "Zhi Er has been taught by the old master since she was young, and her knowledge is not bad. If you think she is not good enough, you can let her step down and let others take over."
Mr. Mu regained his composure and said, "This is the Hua family's business, and the people being taught are the descendants of the Hua family. I have no right to comment. Whatever the Hua family thinks is good is good."
This attitude was beyond Hua Zhi's expectations. She thought Mr. Mu would at least raise some doubts, but she didn't expect him to be so broad-minded.
Hua Zhi bowed and said, "If the children of the Hua family can learn even a little bit from Mr. Mu, they will benefit greatly."
"Miss, you are so kind. I am ashamed to accept your compliment."
The old lady said a few more words of thanks and led the extra people back to the backyard. After Hua Zhi sent her grandmother away, she said, "Berlin, take everyone over first."
"Yes, elder sister."
Watching the children of all ages walking away, Hua Zhi looked towards Mr. Mu. She didn't know when he had taken two steps back to distance himself from them.
"Mr. Mu, I want to discuss with you the division of my brothers into different classes."
Mr. Mu nodded in understanding, "How do you want to divide it, young lady?"
"We can't divide them the same way as before. I thought it would be better to do an assessment and divide them into two classes regardless of age and academic progress. What do you think?"
"That's a good idea, young lady." Mr. Mu thought it was a good idea without giving it much thought. Children who start school at the age of six cannot be compared with those who are nine or ten years old in any aspect. If they are taught together, they will definitely not be able to keep up. But if they are taken care of, the older children will be delayed. It is better to teach them separately.
Hua Zhi, who had received an education completely different from this one, smiled and said, "We'll think about how to arrange the classes after the results come out."
"According to what the eldest lady wants."
The two of them came up with a set of questions that day, covering everything from the Four Books and Thirteen Classics that they had learned. It was the first time for Mr. Mu to see such a hodgepodge of examination methods, and he found it quite interesting. It also gave him some idea about the matter of a grown woman becoming a teacher.
When the final results came out, there were fifteen students in the big class, led by Hua Bolin, and nine in the small class.
After letting the children go home first, the two divided the classes. The Hua family's children were already familiar with Hundred Family Names, Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Classic, etc. when they were four years old. After entering school at the age of six, they learned the Analects of Confucius. The Hua family passed down poetry and literature from generation to generation, so they all had a good foundation.
Mr. Mu was a scholar who had passed the imperial examination and had the title of Juren. He came to the capital to take the exam, but unexpectedly something went wrong. If it weren't for Old Master Hua who valued his talent and saved him, he would have been gone from this world long ago.
Although he did not continue to take the exam, his skills were real. Hua Zhi assigned all the more advanced ones to him, and only took the Analects, Yuxue Qionglin, Three Rites and Shangshu for herself. Except for Shangshu, which was studied in the big class, the other three subjects were for the small class, and they mainly taught people how to be a good person. Compared with those knowledge, she valued this more.
Mr. Mu had no objection. In fact, he originally thought that he would have to take care of everything.
When leaving, Hua Zhi took a basket covered with red silk from Bao Xia and handed it to him, "I will trouble you from now on, sir."
Mr. Mu took it happily and bowed slightly to Hua Zhi. Hua Zhi returned the bow and the two said goodbye.
In the swaying carriage, Mr. Mu lifted the red silk and looked at the things inside with surprise. Then he opened the red envelope and regretted that he had accepted it so quickly. This gift was much more important than the one he had received from the Hua family before. He came here to repay his gratitude, and the Hua family did not need to do this!
Thinking back to the past half day, Mr. Mu fell into deep thought. He had not realized before that Mrs. Hua was going to hand over the family to the eldest daughter? Could a young lady raised in a deep mansion be worthy of such trust
But a woman who dares to step forward as a gentleman should be a little different.
***
Hua Zhi was awakened by the itchiness of her wound during her lunch break. Just as she was about to scratch it through her clothes, Yingchun came over quickly and skillfully grabbed her hand. She then gently pressed on the wound, which relieved the pain.
Hua Zhi woke up completely from her sleepiness and did not stay in bed. "Send someone to tell Chen Liang that I'm going to Green Moss Lane."
"yes."
Yingchun went out to make arrangements, Nianqiu found some clothes and came over to help the young lady change her clothes. By the time she was done with cleaning, Liu Xiang had already prepared the water for washing. Everything seemed in order.
Hua Zhi had only passed by Green Moss Lane before, and this was her first time here. She rode in a carriage and drove around the streets and alleys there. In comparison, the alley she bought was the most dilapidated and unpopular.
The doors of several shops were half open, and from the outside it looked very messy inside, and it was obvious that they were packing up in preparation for moving out.
Hua Zhi did not bother him and drove the carriage to the end of the alley. She lifted the curtain and looked at the largest shop among the twenty-five shops. "Chen Liang."
"The little one is here."
"Tear down this shop and go through the necessary formalities. As long as there is no trouble left, don't worry about spending money. The big money has already been spent, so it doesn't matter."
Chen Liang understood what the girl meant almost instantly. The shop blocked the alley, turning it into a dead end. As long as the shop was demolished and the alley was connected to the inner river, the alley would come alive!
Chen Liang admired the girl's courage after spending so much money to buy the shop only to have it demolished. Not everyone has the girl's vision and courage, so Green Moss Lane has been in decline year after year.
"I will definitely do it well."
Hua Zhi gave him another list, "These people are currently studying with Fu Dong. After they finish their studies, each of them will be in charge of a shop, and you will be in charge of all the shops. I remember that you can read."
"Yes, Master Meng took a liking to me and I learned a few words."
"Before the shops open, take some time to go to Kuayuan and learn how to do accounting from Nian Qiu. The expenses of these 25 shops must be recorded in the accounts, and the profits for a month, a quarter, and a year must be clearly visible at a glance. I don't want a manager who pushes me around, but a manager who can share my worries and is fully capable of handling small matters independently. Do you understand?"
Chen Liang understood the literal meaning, but he didn't quite understand to what extent the eldest lady would allow him to be independent. Although the Hua family treated servants well, if a servant dared to make decisions for the master, it would be absolutely unacceptable. But now the eldest lady wanted him to be independent in small matters...
Taking a deep breath, Chen Liang asked, "I am stupid, but I want to ask you how to classify big and small things."
"Things you can solve within your ability are small matters, and things you can't solve are big matters." Hua Zhi was very satisfied that he would take the initiative to ask. In fact, this was no longer just a push, but a use of his brain. "Anyone who listens to me, I will give him a chance to make a mistake, but I hope you will never have to use this opportunity in your lifetime."
"Yes, the little one dares not let the big girl down."
Xu Jie, Zuo Fei, Liu Yueming, Chen Liang, and Hua Zhi let out a sigh of relief, and the stall was temporarily set up.
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