My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 659 Night School

Evening school enrollment is gender-neutral, but no girls signed up.

Zhu Zhanhe was not surprised by this incident. After all, social customs are very powerful, and breaking them cannot be achieved overnight.

The main reason why Zhu Zhanhe wanted to include no gender restriction in the admissions process was to send a message to the common people of the Han Dynasty: the imperial court was supporting women in reading and literacy!
Maybe there will be no effect at first, but as time goes by, there will always be brave people who break the taboo. For example, the night school is enrolling students for the first time now, and there will be a second and third time in the future. Maybe there will be women. Entering night school, and as long as there is the first one, more women will enter night school in the future.

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Datou is very happy that he can finally go to school. Although he can only go to school at night, it is enough for him. This opportunity is really rare for a child like him.

"Son, when you go to school, you must study hard, listen to your teacher, and don't be naughty and cause trouble!"

Big Tou Daddy held his son's hand and warned him as he walked.

As dusk approaches, there are still many pedestrians on the streets. Because there is no curfew in Xijing, it is also very lively at night.

Today is the first day of night school. Big Tou Daddy is worried about his son going to school alone, so he sends him off in person. In fact, their home is only a few hundred steps away from the school, which is quite close.

"Dad, don't worry, after I learn how to read, I will help you settle the accounts, and I will definitely not let you suffer any more!"

He replied with seriousness on his big head and small face.

Big Tou Daddy is good at making noodles and opened a noodle shop in Xijing. The business is very good, but he is illiterate. In the past, he suffered a lot because he couldn't keep accounts, so his biggest wish is to send his son to study. Absolutely We can't let him suffer the same disadvantage as himself.

After hearing his son's words, Big Tou's father was also happy. During the primary school enrollment period, because Big Tou was one year older, the father and son held each other's arms and cried at the school gate. They thought they had no hope in this life, but they didn't expect that the school Night school was opened again. If Big Tou Daddy hadn't opened a shop at night, he himself would have wanted to go to night school to study for a few days and at least learn to write his own name.

While talking, the father and son finally arrived at the gate of the primary school. They saw that the place was also crowded with people, most of whom came to attend night school. Among these people were people like Datou who did not register because they were too old. , there are also some adults who want to learn something at night, at least to be able to read and write.

There are people guarding the school gate, and only those who have signed up can enter.

Datou stepped forward and announced his name. His name was Datou. Because Datou's father was uneducated, his son was born with a larger head, so he got the name Datou.

The person at the door found out what class Big Tou was in based on his name, and then someone took him to his class.

Datou is actually very familiar with Chengdong Primary School. After all, he and a group of friends used to lie on the wall and eavesdrop on the school's lectures. However, they could only sneak a few peeks into the classroom through the windows and never dared to go in.

So when Datou walked into the classroom for the first time, he couldn't help but look around curiously. He saw neat rows of desks and chairs in the classroom. Some people who had come early had already found their seats and sat down, touching them excitedly. Look to the right.

"Big head! This way!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a familiar voice shouted excitedly.

Datou looked up and saw a little fat man sitting on the left side of the classroom, greeting him excitedly. .

"Baozi, you're here too!" Datou was very happy to see the little fat man and hurried forward. This little fat man had a white and round face, which looked like a bun. In addition, he was the most He likes to eat steamed buns, hence the nickname "Baozi".

"Sit next to me. This time we don't have to listen to the class secretly outside!"

Baozi excitedly pulled his big head to the seat next to him and sat down.

Baozi likes to eat Datou's meat buns the most, and since they are the same age, they have been playmates since childhood. They were both rejected by elementary school before, so they had to secretly climb a tree to listen to classes.

Da Tou was also very happy, pulling Baozi and talking non-stop, and soon the classroom was full. This class was full of half-year-old children like Da Tou, the youngest was 11 years old, and the oldest was only thirteen or fourteen years old.

When everyone arrived, the bell outside rang. Datou and Baozi immediately shut up and stopped talking, because they knew that when the school bell rang, it meant that class was about to begin, and students were absolutely not allowed to speak in class. .

As the class bell rang, a very young man walked in with a book. This young man was dressed in a Confucian shirt, with a fair appearance and a very gentle temperament.

Many students in the classroom came to class for the first time and did not understand the rules of class. There were still many people talking at this time.

It wasn't until the young man knocked on the table that he said loudly: "Everyone, be quiet. Today is your first day of class. Let me tell you the rules of class. First, you are not allowed to talk casually in class. Second, you are not allowed to spit anywhere. , throw away garbage, third..."

The young man was the Chinese teacher of this class. He immediately announced some rules for the class. These children were very obedient. They sat upright one by one and listened carefully to the teacher's speech.

Seeing the performance of these children, the young man nodded with satisfaction, and then briefly introduced himself. His surname was Du, so the students could just call him Mr. Du.

Similar things were happening in other classrooms, but some teachers seemed more nervous than the students when they came to class for the first time, so they made some jokes, but it was harmless.

Accompanied by Zheng Li, Zhu Zhanhe inspected Chengdong Primary School again. Compared with the daytime teaching, the teaching in the night school was simpler and more practical. The Chinese language focused on literacy, and the mathematics focused on learning the most basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Just meet the needs of daily life.

"Prince, I thought that most of the students recruited would be over-age children, but I didn't expect that there would be so many adults signing up."

When he walked outside a classroom, Zheng Li also pointed at the students inside and smiled.

I saw that all the people sitting in this classroom were adults. The oldest one had gray hair. Based on his age, his grandson was probably an adult.

"There is no end to learning. This old man is still studying at this age. He probably doesn't want to be an illiterate for the rest of his life. This kind of spirit is also commendable!"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the gray-haired old man in the classroom and couldn't help but admire.

"What the prince said is that it is thanks to your kindness that we can give them the opportunity to read and write. If one day everyone in our Han people can read and write, then this will be true education without distinction!"

Zheng Li also showed emotion at the end.

(End of this chapter)