The next day, Yang Shifeng went to the town to invite Master Qiao.
The academy where Qiao Fuzi is now is a very small academy, with only twenty children in it. The environment of the academy is not very good. The walls are mottled and worn, and it looks a bit dim. Most of the tables and chairs lack arms and legs, and the colors are dark. It's almost, and the children in the class are dressed like children from less wealthy families.
Yang Shifeng estimated that the master here should not have much monthly money.
Master Qiao was in class, so Yang Shifeng didn't bother to disturb him. He didn't go into the small cubicle where Master Qiao was resting until noon after school, and then went to find Master Qiao.
Master Qiao was eating lunch, just a small plate of green vegetables and a small plate of fried eggplants, there was no meat or fishy smell at all, Yang Shifeng took a look and looked away, gave him a courtesy and stepped aside, saying: "Master, no I'm sorry to bother you, it's true that the junior has something to ask you, but you can eat first, and we will talk after eating." Master Qiao is about forty years old, and the two are from the same place. Yang Shifeng said that the junior is very suitable.
Master Qiao didn't know Yang Shifeng, and thought that the father of a child had something to do with him, so he asked Yang Shifeng to sit down. He didn't wait until he finished eating, but immediately put down his chopsticks and said, "Eat Don't worry. I don't know what the little brother has come to see me for?"
Yang Shifeng first introduced himself: "My name is Yang Shifeng, and I am from Baiyun Village."
Hearing that it was from Baiyun Village, Master Qiao was stunned for a while, and asked Yang Shifeng to sit down again, but his attitude towards him became a lot closer, "So you are from Baiyun Village, and I am from the village next to your village. It's a fellow. However, I haven't been back for many years, and I don't know what's going on there now."
Yang Shifeng smiled, "The village has not changed much from before."
Master Qiao nodded, with a bit of emotion in his tone: "Yes, it's too troublesome to come out of the village. What can change when everyone lives there." After saying this, Master Qiao also realized that Yang Shifeng was not his student. Father, he asked Ming Yang Shifeng's purpose, "I don't know why you are looking for me?"
Yang Shifeng didn't make any detours, and said straight to the point: "Master Qiao, I came here today to invite you back to be the master of the children in the village."
Master Qiao was stunned for a moment, but did not understand for a moment, "What? Be a master to the children in the village? What do you mean?"
"This is Mr. Qiao, we built a school in the village, and we want the children in the village to be able to read and learn some knowledge. Now that the school has been built, there is only one teacher missing. I know you are from us. People, I have a certain feeling for the mountains, so I took the liberty to invite you, I hope you can think about it, Master Qiao, and go back there and teach the children in the village to read and write."
Master Qiao was simply surprised, "Is there a school in the village?" He knew how isolated and poor the village was. He never thought that there could also be a school in the village, and it sounded unreal.
Yang Shifeng can understand Qiao Fuzi's shock. After all, when he heard that a school was going to be built on the eleventh, it took him a long time to accept it.
"It's the real Master Qiao, the school is built right next to my house, and it has just been built. And now Shiliba Village has confirmed that more than 30 children will come to class, and now there is a lack of a master, as long as the master arrives, it will be available immediately. Class starts."
Master Qiao touched the beard on his chin, and finally accepted this incredible fact, and said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that we could have a school in the mountains, and we have never had such a thing there for so many years. I wanted to study at that time. , they all traveled all the way to the town school to eavesdrop, and then went home to study by themselves. Every time I walked, my feet were full of blisters, and the pain was so painful that I couldn't sleep. If there was a school in the village at that time, it should have How nice."
Yang Shifeng was also full of emotion when he heard it, "Yeah, our place is too closed and too poor, the children have never thought of going to school to read and write, they can only face the loess and turn their backs to the sky, want to come to the town to work, except When a coolie can't do anything else, it's because he can't do anything. If someone can teach the children to read and write, and let them have some knowledge, I believe it will be a hundred times better than now, and the village will gradually become less poor. "
Master Qiao nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it's always good to learn some knowledge."
Yang Shifeng asked again: "Then, Master, can you go back to teach the children? You also know that we have produced you a learned person for so many years, and there is no other more suitable master besides you. ."
Master Qiao frowned, and there was obvious hesitation in his eyes. Although he felt that it was really good to build a school in the village, and it was a great thing for children to learn knowledge, but from a personal point of view, he had to admit that the mountains were too closed and poor. Now, he finally got out of there with years of hard work. Although he didn't go further in terms of fame, it's not bad to be a master in the town now. At least the conditions in the town are unmatched in the village.
Under the current circumstances, it would be very difficult for him to resign his position as the master here and go back to the countryside. Moreover, even if he could agree for the sake of his hometown, his family would not agree.
Alas, he is old, and now he is a layman, and he no longer has the aloofness of a scholar.
Master Qiao sighed and said to Yang Shifeng with a sense of shame: "Little brothers, thank you for looking down on the old man, but the old man has been used to it after staying here for many years, and my family is also used to the life here, and then we move back to the village. I'm afraid you won't be able to adapt, so you should go and find someone else."
It is not surprising that Master Qiao would reject Yang Shifeng. Anyone would reject it. After all, the conditions in the town are not comparable to those in the village.
Fortunately, Eleven built the school so well that he had the capital to persuade Master Qiao.
Yang Shifeng bowed his hands to Qiao and his son, and said, "Master, the younger generation knows your concerns. The conditions in the village are indeed not very good, and it is difficult to come out. It is indeed very difficult to give up life in the town and return to the village. However, it is precisely because Taking this into account, when we were building the school, we purposely built a very spacious yard behind the school, just for the master's family. Get comfortable."
Master Qiao opened his eyes slightly, his heart full of surprise. He didn't expect the school to build a house for the master, and it was no worse than the inn? The environment was not bad.
Master Qiao remembered the house where his family lived now. The house was a classroom that was distributed to the masters by the school. It was very small, with only two rooms. It's been so many years. He didn't want to be so crowded, but a yard in the town was too expensive. He had children studying at home, and it cost a lot of money. He really couldn't buy a yard, and he couldn't even afford the rent, so he could only squeeze here. Seeing that the children are all grown up, when it comes to marrying a wife and having children, his daughter-in-law is so worried that she can't sleep every day.
If there is enough place to live now, then the troubles will be solved.
Joe's heart moved.
Yang Shifeng saw Master Qiao's expression in his eyes, and continued to say calmly: "Also, I know that it is inconvenient to go to the town from the village, and it is troublesome to buy anything, but now my family has a grocery store, and they have everything. , I don’t need to go to the town to buy and sell things anymore, now all the villagers in Shiliba Village come to my house to buy and sell things, life is quite convenient, and the master doesn’t have to worry about what he can’t buy.”
Master Qiao is startled again now, there are even shops
Yang Shifeng paused and said the last point: "Also, Master, although the villagers don't have much money, they will still give it to the child. There is also a child in my family who has to go to class. My wife and I will pay Master a tael of silver every year. As for the other children, each of them pays 300 pennies per year."
Master Qiao blinked and did a quick calculation in his heart: There are at least a few hundred children in Shili Ba Village, and even if there are only 30 children studying, they can get at least 10 taels of silver a year. This figure shocked Master Qiao. You must know that he is now teaching in the town, and he only has eight taels of silver every year, and he has to spend money to buy everything in the town, so there is very little money that he really saves.
But going to the village is different. There is land in the village, and you can grow everything yourself. At that time, there will be less places to spend money, and more money will be saved, so you will have the money to marry the children.
Now, Mr. Qiao was even more moved.
But this is a big deal, and he can't make a decision for a while, so it's better to discuss it with his old wife and children at home.
"Little brother, this matter is not a trivial matter after all, I have to think about it, the old man can't promise you for a while."
Yang Shifeng smiled and said: "Of course, such a big thing needs to be considered carefully, and it must be discussed with the family. Well, I don't know if Master Qiao is interested in going to the school in the village to have a look, maybe Master will go. Just take a look and you can make a decision. If the master is willing, the junior can come and pick you up tomorrow."
Master Qiao raised his eyes and was very moved by this proposal. He wanted to go and see what this school was like.
After thinking for a while, Master Qiao nodded, "Then the old man will go and have a look, please, little brother, come and pick me up tomorrow."
"No trouble, then it's settled, the junior will pick you up early tomorrow morning."
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When Yang Shifeng got home, it was already dark, and everyone had eaten dinner and washed up and was ready to go to sleep.
The first thing Yang Shifeng did was go into the room to watch Eleven.
Eleven was sitting at the table, playing with medicinal herbs with a dim yellow candle. When he saw Yang Shifeng coming back, his eyes lit up and he quickly stood up, "You're finally back? Why are you so late?"
Yang Shifeng supported Eleven, picked her up, put her on his lap and sat on his lap, tapped her forehead, "Why are you still picking up the herbs so late? The candlelight is too dark, it's not good for your eyes or children. Well, didn't I tell you to go to bed earlier? You can't stay up late now."
Eleven saw that he was long-winded again, and stretched out his fingers to pinch his lips, "Okay, don't talk about me, I just see that you won't come back, I can't let it go. If you don't put your arms around me, I can't sleep. ."
Yang Shifeng felt that Eleven was more and more able to move his heart now, and a casual remark could soften his heart so much that he was reluctant to say a word to her, so he could only coax her.
"You, you will come here!"
Eleven smiled, kissed the corner of his lips, took his hand and put it on his stomach to please, "Your little brat hasn't slept yet, he is very energetic every night, he may stay up late, don't worry. he."
Yang Shifeng patted her butt, "It will be nonsense, the baby must have fallen asleep, it is too late now."
When Eleven saw that he didn't believe it, he pouted, nodded on his belly, lowered his head to his stomach and said, "Hey, little fat man, your father doesn't believe you haven't slept yet, please say hello to your father. , let him not think that mother is talking nonsense."
However, the big belly didn't move, there was no reaction at all, and it was so lively during the day.
Yang Shifeng put his big hand on Eleven's belly, and looked at Eleven with a smile. His heart was sweet and sad. Eleven is now about the same as his daughter, and maybe it will be more headache than a child in the future. Are you taking your baby? Hey, he will take care of the baby in the future, otherwise he is afraid that the mother and son will fight for two days.
"Okay, the baby must be asleep, so don't poke him."
Eleven was dissatisfied and said: "I tell you, this little fat man is pretending. He doesn't go to bed that early at all. Usually, he has to kick me when I fall asleep. It's impossible to sleep now."
After speaking, Eleven poked his big belly again, "Little fat man, stop pretending."
Yang Shifeng couldn't help laughing and laughing. After the pregnancy, Eleven became like a child. The gap with the previous character was getting bigger and bigger. He was naive and cute, but he loved her so much. He hoped that she could be like this all his life. Always pamper her like a pampered daughter.
Yang Shifeng removed Eleven Poke Little Fatty's hand and gently stroked his stomach, "Okay, the boy must be tired from playing today, so he goes to bed earlier than usual, let's let him sleep."
Eleven pouted, finally letting go of the little fat man.
However, just when Yang Shifeng took his hand away from his stomach, his stomach suddenly swelled up, and the little fat man inside was kicking again.
Eleven let out an "ah" and looked at his stomach angrily, "I just said he was pretending, he didn't sleep at all, he kicked as soon as you took your hand away, this little fat guy is so annoying."
Yang Shifeng didn't know what to say at this time, he was really naughty, and he would play hide-and-seek with adults.
At this moment, Eleven was kicked again. This kick was stronger than the previous one, and even Eleven felt pain.
Seeing this, Yang Shifeng hurriedly put his hand on his stomach and stroked it back and forth again, softly soothing the child in his stomach: "Okay, darling, don't make trouble, it's time to go to bed, don't kick your mother."
The child in the womb seemed to hear the old father's comfort, and gradually became obedient. He really stopped kicking, and finally let Eleven stop.
Eleven rolled his eyes, and was so angry that he decided to ignore this little fat man in his stomach, and instead asked about the business, "How are you going to town? What did the Master Qiao say?"
"Master Qiao refused at first, and then I explained all the benefits of our academy to him. Later, he was a little moved, so I invited him to visit our academy tomorrow. He agreed, and I will pick it up tomorrow. He came here." Saying this, Yang Shifeng took some self-confidence: "I think he will be moved when he comes to see our academy."
Eleven felt the same way, "Although we are in the village and not as prosperous as the town, the conditions we have provided for him are not bad at all, he is definitely more comfortable living here than in the town, and his income is higher. They should all be willing, not to mention that this is his hometown, and he always has a special feeling for his hometown."
Yang Shifeng touched Eleven's face, "Okay, I will solve this matter, don't worry, it's getting late, it's really time to go to bed."
Eleven yawned and felt really sleepy. He hugged Yang Shifeng's neck and gradually couldn't open his eyes, "Then I'm going to sleep."
As soon as the voice fell, the person closed his eyes and fell asleep instantly.
Yang Shifeng raised his lips, kissed Eleven's forehead, and picked her up and put her on the bed.
The next day, Yang Shifeng drove the donkey cart to the town again and picked up Master Qiao.