The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

Chapter 335 Busy Life

Some people feel that time is hard to bear, while others feel that time passes quickly. The busy time is never enough and the first month of the year is over in a blink of an eye.

Lijia Village was bustling with activity as Muzi Academy enrolled a new group of students at the beginning of the year.

New year, new hope. During the Chinese New Year, Zhao Yunlan found another gentleman. His surname is Kong, he is fifty-two years old, and she was acquainted in the capital.

At that time, Zhao Yunlan was buying books in a bookstore in the capital city. She happened to meet this old gentleman who came to hand in his manuscript. The book in Yunlan's hand was written by this gentleman.

Mr. Kong was not a great scholar, and the book he wrote was not about college entrance examinations but a travelogue. The book did not sell well in the circle of scholars. After all, people who were serious about college entrance examinations did not have much time to read miscellaneous books. But overall, the sales of this book were still considerable.

This was the first time Mr. Kong had encountered a reader since submitting the manuscript, and the other party was a woman, who actually found it interesting.

The two met after being introduced by the bookstore owner. After a brief chat, Zhao Yunlan learned that the content of the book was what Mr. Kong saw and heard when he was studying away from home. Mr. Kong's writing style is witty and his language is humorous, so this book is very popular among students who like to have fun and read leisure books as well as women who cannot travel far.

Mr. Kong's name is Yuantang, and his courtesy name is Guhua. He passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. He lives in a small courtyard with two entrances in the city. Mr. Kong and his wife have two sons and one daughter, all of whom have started their own families, and now they live together for three generations.

Both sons were farmers. The Kong family had land outside the city. Although the family hired people to farm the land, the two sons would also go to the fields to tend to the crops during the day.

The main source of income for the Kong family, apart from farming, was the money Kong Yuantang made from writing books. The family was not poor but not wealthy either.

The grandchildren have shown the ability to study, so the family has always supported scholars. The eldest grandson of the Kong family is well-educated and is ready to start his career this year.

The other grandsons were also studying. The Kong family did not force them to study, but the bottom line was that everyone had to learn to read, whether they were boys or girls. If they were willing to study and had certain talents, the family would fully support them.

Zhao Yunlan contacted Mr. Kong several times before she tentatively expressed her intention to recruit him.

"Ms. Zhao, I don't have any talent for studying. I just passed the examination for a scholar and stopped there. Why do you treat an old man like me differently?" Mr. Kong did not beat around the bush, but asked the doubts in his heart directly.

"Mr. has a broad mind and extraordinary insights. Although he has not achieved much fame, his past experiences and the thousands of miles he has traveled are, in my opinion, great learning.

Our Muzi Academy is in need of teachers like you. Please forgive me for any offense. I think not all children are suitable for taking exams. Whether they are talented or hardworking, every child will eventually make their own choice.

But I think all children should learn, so I want to do my best to give more children a chance to learn, so that they can have more choices in the future. I also hope that both boys and girls can have such an opportunity, which is the original intention of my school. "

Mr. Kong pondered for a moment and said nothing more. A few days later, Zhao Yunlan received a reply that Mr. Kong was willing to come to teach. The only requirement was that he bring his wife with him, and he hoped that he could arrange a place for them to live.

Zhao Yunlan was very excited when she saw the letter, and she immediately asked Chunxiang to arrange a place for her to live. There were empty courtyards in the school. When Zhao Yunlan built the school, she had a perfect idea. She thought that as long as she sincerely recruited, she would definitely be able to recruit many outstanding teachers to the school, so she built several small courtyards in one go.

Who knew that things would not go as planned. There was a shortage of talent here, and even fewer people who understood me, so the built courtyard became empty.

When the school started, a new student, Mr. Wu, was added to the school. He was Lin Youjin's former bodyguard brother. Now he is getting older and wanted to settle down, so he found Lin Youjin.

Mr. Wu's surname was Bao, and he looked like Mr. Wu. Although he looked a bit imposing, he was a very honest person. With Lin Youjin as a guarantor, Zhao Yunlan recruited him after meeting him. Bao Baozhuang also came with his family. Bodyguards generally marry late. Bao's two sons, the older one was nine years old and the younger one was six years old, came to this school to learn some knowledge. Bao's mother and father helped with chores in the school, and his wife also got a job in the school's kitchen.

Because the school expanded its enrollment and the number of students increased, He Shanze had to prepare for the imperial examinations. So after Mr. Kong had adapted, He Shanze handed over the new students who needed to be taught with great effort to Mr. Kong. This was the arrangement made after the two discussed it.

Mr. Kong was not unwilling, but rather enjoyed it. In fact, when he first heard about being a teacher, he was very surprised. At first, because he only had the title of a scholar, no school in the city was willing to accept his self-recommendation letter, so he turned to writing books, and was lucky that his books could sell for a few dollars.

Now that I am old and have become a successful writer, I still want to find something to do. I can’t just pack my bags and go on a trip like I did when I was young. The first person I can’t let go of now is my wife.

Now I can teach in the school, and my life is very fulfilling every day. My wife is by my side, and I can write my own books in my spare time. It is very comfortable to think about it. In addition, Zhao Yunlan promised not to interfere with the teaching methods and content of the two gentlemen. The only requirement is to ensure that the children who come to the school can recognize the characters.

Mr. Kong not only took over the task of teaching new students, but also helped share the teaching of old students. Although the daily teaching workload was heavy, he did not feel tired and was full of energy when class started.

Old Madam Kong also became familiar with the villagers. Zhao Yunlan often invited Old Madam Kong to her home for tea. After a few visits, Old Madam Kong and Wang became very lively in their conversations.

In addition to the busy school business in the village, there was also another thing: the workshop was recruiting a large number of workers. After Li Mingyi and Yunlan finished the enrollment matter, they continued to work on the recruitment matter. The two of them never stopped, and Zhao Yunlan even lost weight during the New Year period.

The soap workshop was renovated and now it is more standardized and spacious, and more workers are needed. During the Chinese New Year, Li Dashan took the transport team out to order a lot of soap. Fortunately, the workshop has stock, so it can still supply goods in time. However, the Wu family still needs a large amount of goods, so now they need to recruit more female workers. All the women and girls in Lijia Village who can be used have come to this soap workshop.

As always, Zhao Yunlan recruits people from her own village and Zhaojia Village first, and releases the vacancies if the recruitment is not full. Applicants from other villages need to provide a letter of guarantee, so that at least some suspicious risks can be screened out.

The canning shop just needs to be maintained as normal. This is a seasonal job, so there is no need to recruit more staff.

The newly built pepper shop recruits people regardless of gender, and the news has been spread because a lot of people are needed here. Now, there are a lot of dried peppers stored in the warehouses at home and in the workshop, and all the places where things can be placed, just waiting for the workshop to be built and start working.

The owner of the chili shop produces two lines, one is chili powder and the other is chili sauce. Both jobs are very hard, and the chili is choking and unpleasant to the taste. Zhao Yunlan is not worried that someone will take the opportunity to take the chili seeds because there are too many people. After all, they are already for sale in the capital. She is just worried that some people will not be able to finish the work.

There were many people applying for the job, and the whole Lijia Village was crowded with people. The school sent a group of children to help record the list of recruits. These children were the first batch to enter the school and were the best students. Li Mingyi also offered these children 30 coins a day, and they only needed to work for half an hour in the morning and afternoon, after all, the school courses could not be delayed.

Parents with children feel a sense of pride when they see their children sitting at the table and writing their names like little adults.

Several of the people who were assigned to do the work of writing the list were girls. Among them, the parents of several girls planned to continue their studies for another school year and return home to help with farm work next year. After staying at home for one or two years, they would be able to meet their parents again.

This girl learned to read, but she couldn't be sent out to work and learn a craft, and her family couldn't be so cruel as to sell her to a wealthy family as a maid. Even if a village girl learned to read, she couldn't just marry into the county. She knew her family's situation.

But today, watching their own children writing their names in front of them, their little bodies sitting upright at the table, writing each stroke very seriously, many parents were very moved.

In addition, Zhao Yunlan said: "I will continue to recruit workers here. We will support these children who can take the college entrance examination after they finish their studies. For those who cannot take the college entrance examination but are willing to stay and work here, I will give priority to hiring them. I will not let the children's education be in vain."

This made the already lively atmosphere even more heated. Kong Yuantang came out to take a break after finishing a class and happened to hear these words. The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, and he thought to himself that he had come to the right place.