My Taoist buddy has practiced surrogacy

Chapter 406 New Year's Eve
Zhou Xing saw it, and suddenly thought of a sentence: "If you don't accept streams, you can't make an ocean; if you don't accumulate silicon steps, you can't reach thousands of miles."

Zhou Xing secretly said: "I am bare-handed, rootless and rootless. In troubled times, I rashly stand out. If I don't pay attention, I will be wiped out. The empty name of the county king is not only not a help, but the root of trouble. Look at this rushing stream, trace the source, That is to say, there is a small water eye on the top of the green hill. It is he who conforms to the terrain and seeks gaps to advance, so that he can continue to meander forward, absorb new water, and strengthen himself. Only then can he become a river and a river, rush to the sea, People can be controlled. For today's plan, if it comes, it will be peaceful. Talking aggressively is just a waste of time. It is better to be like this brook, not to hurt yourself, not to be inferior, to be down-to-earth, and to move forward step by step. From one place to another A city, from a city to a county, continues to grow. If you find the opportunity and follow the trend, then you will pull out the banner of the clan and county king, and you will be able to do something. "

After thinking through this, I felt relieved, and I thought that I was already a reincarnated human being. Compared with other people's whole life, I have already made money. If I come here, I will be at ease, and I will do it bit by bit. After all, I have thousands of years of knowledge and experience. , although it is half a bottle of vinegar, there is still a lot to do.

Facing the high mountain, Zhou Xing let out a loud roar, feeling very happy in his heart, leaned on his crutches, and turned back.Back at Zhou Bao's house, I thought about it for a long time, and then I went to Zhou Rong'er's house at noon.

This week, the Zhou family came earlier. Although the house they lived in was also mud-walled and grass-roofed, it had been added many times. More than ten houses formed a semi-circle, and the front was sealed with a hedge to form a yard. courtyard.

Zhou Rong'er had already seen it, took it out, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, you look very good today."

Zhou Xing smiled and said, "That's right, eating and not working, it doesn't matter if you don't think about it. Uncle Zhou is at home?"

Zhou Rong'er pretended to be surprised: "So you are looking for my father, I thought you were looking for me, he is not here, just now..."

Before finishing speaking, Mrs. Cui said in the room: "Rong'er don't mess around, come in Zhou Xing, he is at home."

Zhou Rong'er made a face and led Zhou Xing into the house.After seeing Li, Madam Cui smiled and said, "I came here to see you, Uncle Zhou, is there something wrong?"

Uncle Zhou asked Zhou Xing to sit on the wooden pier, smiled, and said, "Looking at your appearance, the injury is healed, and after a while, this thing will no longer be needed."

Zhou Xingdao: "I also feel that it's about to get better. I thought about something and wanted to discuss it with Uncle Zhou to see if it's feasible?"

Zhou Shudao: "Tell me, let's discuss it."

Zhou Xingdao: "Since I came to our village, I have been taken care of by the uncles and fellow villagers. Now I am almost healed. The days will be long in the future. I am also a big man. I have hands and feet. I can't grow old. It is for nothing and let everyone take care of it, besides, each family is not rich."

Uncle Zhou smiled and said, "That's the reason. I wonder what you want to do?"

Zhou Xingdao: "I've thought about it. In our Zhuangzi, there are dozens of households, and there are a lot of children, about 30 of them. These children are not able to work hard. They just herd cows and cut grass every day. That’s all, it’s mostly for fun and fun. I have to worry about the family. So I want to open a school to teach children how to read and write.”

Uncle Zhou chuckled, and said: "Our family in the mountain village is surrounded by wars and horses. Even if you can read and write, what's the use? If you have this skill, why don't you cultivate a few acres of land to make a living."

Zhou Xing replied: "In today's troubled times, there is no such thing as studying and being an official. It's just that we have to deal with outsiders in this villa. If the children can read and write, it will be much more convenient to go out to do business and buy things in the future. It is our villa, which will increase the number of people in the future, and will inevitably need to use documents and certificates in the future. Besides, I don’t know anything about farming. I just open up wasteland and farm, and I’m afraid I won’t even be able to reap the seeds.”

Uncle Zhou shook his head and said, "We are a small village, what kind of paperwork do we need? Folks in a big hometown, let this be enough. There are not many things left and right, and the same is true for literacy."

Zhou Xing wanted to say more, and Mrs. Cui said: "Reading and literacy is a big deal for our farmers. Don't let the children learn it. Don't just answer it. He also has a heart. Why don't you discuss it with the second uncle and the others?" For a moment, after all, Rong'er in our family is old, so it doesn't matter if you don't want to learn, other people's children are still young, maybe they want to learn, after all, you can read and write, and you didn't even want to learn in the past. Now that you have this opportunity, don't quit easily. .”

Uncle Zhou is an honest man, he only knows how to grow food to support his family, and the Cui family is in charge of most of the family affairs.Seeing that my wife said it, although I didn't feel the same in my heart, I didn't speak anymore.Cui hurriedly pointed to Rong'er, and went to invite the two cousins ​​of the Zhou family and the heads of the Zhou family, Wang family, and Chen family.

After a while, Rong'er had already invited the two cousins ​​and the heads of the other three families over. These people were all from families with different surnames. They arrived at the house and sat down to meet the ceremony.Mrs. Cui said Zhou Xing's words, and said Uncle Zhou's words again. The heads of the Zhou family, the Wang family and the Chen family saw that Uncle Zhou had resigned. , but it is not good to refute him immediately, thinking about it.The second uncle of the Zhou family was a happy man, and he started yelling early: "Big brother is wrong, why don't you remember that when we were outside the mountain, we suffered so much because of illiteracy, paying food and taxes, that is Can'er and the others sell wild things, and I don't know how much I have suffered from those people. Even if we want to live in this mountain for a few lifetimes, the children will definitely die of old age in this mountain. If we go out to wander in the future, Literacy is better after all."

The Patriarch of the Chen family, when he was outside the mountain, not only cultivated the land, but also sold it during the slack. He also had a little knowledge when he traveled around the village, and said: "Brother Zhou, the children are just playing, Mr. Zhou's thoughts , the children learn some characters, there is also a person who reads in our farmer's family, one day if we become prosperous, it will be a matter of glory to our ancestors, even if it is not possible, at least we are dead, someone will erect a monument for us, and how much more can we engrave on the monument? One word, it won’t let the descendants forget our name, right?”

Uncle Zhou said: "I thought it was useless, but I was afraid that this child Zhou Xing would have nothing to do with his life."

The head of the Zhou family, because his sons Dahu and Erhu got along very well with Zhou Xing, Zhou Xing often came to his house, and he liked Zhou Xing at first, seeing what old Zhou said, he said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, you don't have to worry about this. Didn’t we raise him this month? In the future, he will teach the children to read. That’s the master. "

Both Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhou Zhou nodded in agreement, and Uncle Zhou Zhou said again: "Even so, the masters of each family are still there, so let's settle the matter. If the children want to learn, they can't be in the yard. I look at Zhou Bao's yard. In the north, the area is flat and open, and the fields are fine now, so each family contributes, cuts wood and grass, and builds four big houses, one for the master to live in, and three for the children to teach. Every year, we pay five shi to the master Food should be enough."

Zhou Xing hurriedly said: "It would be appropriate to build a house for the children to attend classes. I'd better live in Zhou Bao's place. I don't care about the food. Don't collect it. I'm in Aunt Zhou's place. I still have some gold and jade things. Someday when you are free, go out to sell it, and buy some food, which will last you for a year or so."

Uncle Wang smiled and said: "You are so bad. Since you want children to learn, you must have a long-term plan. There is no reason for you to use this method to exchange food. Besides, people are idle now, so build an extra room." It doesn't take much trouble, in case Zhou Bao marries a wife, you won't have a place to live."

Everyone laughed together, Zhou Xing thought about it too, not much.Seeing that everyone thought it was feasible, Uncle Zhou didn't have any opinions, and immediately a few people began to discuss who would level the ground, who would cut down trees, who would mow the grass, and when to start construction.The plan has been agreed, and the preparations will be divided up.

Three days later, all men, women and children in the village came to help as long as they could help. After all, there are so many people and strength. In just two days, four thatched huts in a row were renovated.The first room in the east was used as a living place for Zhou Xing.There is a lot of wood in the mountains, Zhou Bao and the others made beds and tables and sent them. Although the workmanship is not exquisite, they are thick and strong.Some people also sent bedding, pots and bowls, and they seemed to be living at home.

Zhou Xing invited Zhou Bao and the others again, cut down two big trees, sawed the boards, put them together, nailed them to the wall, found some suitable branches, burned them into charcoal, and used them as chalk.In the classroom, more than [-] wooden blocks were cut and placed as seats for students.

With these preparations in place, Zhou Xing began to arrange courses. Zhou Xing felt that the scholars of this era are either poetry, poetry, or collections of classics and history. As for poetry, how do you teach others?It's better to arrange some interesting and practical classes by yourself, so that the children can learn to read and open their eyes.

Therefore, according to his own ideas, Zhou Xing divided the courses into two types, one is arithmetic, first is addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, then one-dimensional linear equations, two-dimensional linear equations, and then a combination of accounting and abacus, simple graphics, and second is For liberal arts, first learn characters from the Three Character Classic and uppercase numerals, and then learn characters combined with geography and history. As for ancient Chinese, except for Sun Tzu’s thirteen Art of War, which he memorized by himself, the rest is just a few sentences and a paragraph. Just interspersed with teaching.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Xing ate breakfast early, put on Zhou Ronger's newly washed linen robe, and waited at the door of the classroom. After a while, the parents of each family led the children to arrive one after another. They led them into the house, arranged their positions according to height and size, and distributed a branch to each of them.The children were curious and didn't know what to learn. Seeing Zhou Xing standing in front, they all looked at him quietly.Zhou Xing looked at the more than 20 children sitting in front of him. In his opinion, these children are unfortunate, because although these children have gone to school, they will not have admirable calligraphy, and they will not be able to learn literati. His poems and songs are full of literary talent.However, these children are also lucky. They will be the first batch of Tang people who can see the whole world. Once they get out of this valley, the knowledge from later generations may make them the pioneers of some disciplines.Zhou Xing's eyes were blurred, and he said in his heart: "You are the first batch of students I teach. Here, you will learn unique knowledge in this Tang Dynasty, and you will become the people with the widest vision in the Tang Dynasty."

There were more than 20 children, none of them said a word, they were quiet.Zhou Xing turned around and wrote four words on the wooden board with the charcoal stick in his hand: Chinese and arithmetic.

Zhou Xing turned around and said, "We have neither pens nor paper, but these cannot prevent us from studying. The branches in your hands are your pens, and the open space in front of you is the paper for your practice. We will use the simplest conditions, learn the most profound knowledge, and become the wisest person”

Although Zhou Xing himself did not have a pen and paper, but after all, the teaching was just beginning, as long as he thought about it for a while before class, he would have no problem dealing with the children.

The busy days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye twenty days passed, Zhou Xing encountered a happy trouble.Most of the children who came were 7 to 9 years old, but there were six or seven more, who were a few years older.These children are not only old, but also smart in class, especially Zhou Can’s younger brother Zhou Hui, who is 12 this year, is the leader of this group of children. He followed his elder brother and is very clever. He learns faster than other children. Many, that is, I learned it in the usual time of others, and often urged Zhou Xing to talk about new ones.Zhou Xing had no choice but to ask Zhou Bao and Zhou Can to make another writing board. After the new year, he planned to conduct double-entry teaching according to the practice of some modern remote primary schools. One classroom, two classes, two schedules, and Full of bad fun and named according to size: Olympiad class, key class.

Zhou Xing knew the importance of mathematics. For the convenience of learning calculation formulas in the future, he directly used Arabic numerals when the children started.At this time, all the students can write their own names, write their ages, and can add and subtract within 80.These have also become a big event for the children to show off at home. The parents who saw their children happy were all happy and respected Zhou Xing from their hearts.Those children are all called Mr. Zhou Xing, and the parents of the children, everyone calls Zhou Xing's name, and respectfully greets them when they meet: "Master".That is, Zhou Bao and the others are still called elder brothers and younger brothers.

New Year's Day is the first day of the year. Even in this villa, even in this chaotic world, some preparations can't be sloppy. Zhou Xing himself has nothing to do, and he doesn't know how to manage the New Year. It's the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and it's a holiday for the children. Thirty, every family worships the ancestors at night, he and Zhou Bao are not good to disturb others, they eat meat and drink.Zhou Bao was used to being alone at first, so it didn't matter. After eating and drinking, he went to sleep. Zhou Xing thought of the old and the young in his original family.Sad in my heart, I hid outside and cried bitterly.A little relieved and depressed, I went back to the house and fell asleep.

On Zhengdan the next day, the two had just woken up. The villagers brought their children to pay New Year's greetings to Zhou Xing, and brought home-made food. Looking at those innocent and lovely children and the kind eyes of the villagers, Zhou Xing felt the same in his heart. Proud, after all, I no longer eat and drink, useless.

This festival lasts until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Although there are not many tricks, the customs passed down must be followed.The children were having fun, but this group of young people gathered at Zhou Bao's house. The young people couldn't stay idle and competed with each other in martial arts.

(End of this chapter)