Nongmen counterattack: I take my family to a well-off life

Chapter 179

Zhou Yue: No, sister!You come for real!
The expression on Zhou Jiacheng's face was a little twitchy. It was not convenient for Zhou Yue to talk about this kind of thing, so he could only explain it away.

"Thank you Lord Qiu for your kindness. It's just that it's really inconvenient now. The child is still young. It's not too late to think about marriage when Yueyue is older."

Zhou Jiacheng couldn't say that Zhou Yue was a woman, so he could only use his age as an excuse. Fortunately, Zhou Yue's age was indeed relatively young, so it made sense.

Seeing Zhou Jiacheng's firm attitude, Magistrate Qiu no longer forced himself. If he hadn't seen Zhou Yue as such an outstanding person and feared that others would get there first, he would not have proposed marriage to his daughter so early.

"In this case, let's talk about it in two years." Magistrate Qiu said.

"Yes, the children are still young, let's talk about it in two years." Zhou Jiacheng agreed.

Zhou Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this matter was finally over.

"Prefect Qiu came all the way. It's been a hard journey. Let's move to the restaurant and have some food!" Zhou Jiacheng said, he had asked Qian Guilan to prepare the banquet in advance.

"Okay, thank you Brother Zhou for your hospitality." Magistrate Qiu followed Zhou Jiacheng and Zhou Yue to the restaurant. Several dishes were already on the table.

"Prefect Qiu, please take a seat." Zhou Jiacheng greeted several people to sit down.

After dinner, Zhou Yue arranged for them to live in an empty new house and had someone heat the house for them in advance.

The few people who lived in the house were once again shocked by what was inside.

"Mom, what kind of bed is this? Why is it so hot?" Qiu Shuxin asked, touching the kang with her hand.

Mrs. Qiu also put her hands on the kang, "I don't know, but it must be very comfortable to sleep at night."

"Go and ask the fourth son tomorrow, I haven't seen many things here." Qiu Shuxin decided to ask Zhou Yue tomorrow.

"Mother, do you think the Fourth Young Master's family is unwilling to marry us?" Qiu Shuxin felt a little depressed when thinking about what happened today.

"No, the Fourth Young Master's father is right. You are indeed too young and it is too early to get married.

Besides, I still have an unmarried brother, so it’s normal to be a little worried.

You are the daughter of a prefect, how many can compare to you?Have confidence in yourself. "

Mrs. Qiu patted her daughter's hand and comforted her. She felt that in two years' time all the Fourth Young Master's brothers would be married, and the marriage would be almost settled.

After hearing her mother's analysis, Qiu Shuxin felt relieved, she wished that time would be faster and she could marry the fourth son earlier.

The next morning, Zhou Yue took Qiu Zhifu to visit the village after dinner.Qian Guilan was in charge of greeting Mrs. Qiu and Miss Qiu.

Prefect Qiu was amazed. They actually built so many houses and a big college, which is incredible.

"Fourth Young Master, why is this academy so big?" Magistrate Qiu asked as he stood at the entrance of the academy. This academy seemed to be about the same size as the academy in Fucheng, but this was just a remote village.

"Master Qiu, let me go in and have a look." Zhou Yue didn't answer his question, but led him towards the academy.

When I walked to the door of the classroom, I heard the sound of reading aloud from inside.

Magistrate Qiu was close to the classroom window. There was a slow heat coming out through the open window. It seemed very warm inside.

Looking in through the window, I saw that the classroom was full of people, big and young, men and women, and even a lot of old people with half-white hair.

Everyone was reading along with the teacher on the stage, all looking very serious.

"Fourth Young Master, why are there so many people studying here?"

Magistrate Qiu was very puzzled. Studying was a very expensive thing. Even in the academies of Fucheng, those who studied were only young masters from various families. There were very few civilians, let alone farmers.

"You have also seen that in Datong Village, everyone can study. Regardless of men, women, old or young, as long as they want to study and be literate, they can come to the academy to study with the Master." Zhou Yue explained.

"Don't you need to pay for repairs?" Magistrate Qiu asked. Just doing repairs would cost a few taels of silver, not to mention buying pen, ink, paper, inkstones and books.

Zhou Yue shook her head, "You don't have to pay any fees. It's all free here. As long as you are from Datong Village, you can study for free."

Magistrate Qiu looked at Zhou Yue with admiration in his eyes. Everyone studied, so why worry about having no way out!

"The way of a university lies in being virtuous and being close to the people..." Mr. Fang's voice sounded, and Magistrate Qiu felt that the voice sounded familiar.

Approaching the window again, Magistrate Qiu looked towards the podium, just in time to see Mr. Fang turn around after writing on the blackboard.

Qiu Zhifu's pupils dilated, "Great, Dali Siqing!"

After taking a few steps back, Magistrate Qiu looked at Zhou Yue, "Fourth Young Master, why is Mr. Fang here?"

He knew that Mr. Fang had resigned, but he didn't expect to see him here. What he didn't expect was that the usually fierce Dali Temple minister was actually the master!

If he hadn't known Mr. Fang, he would have suspected that he had recognized the wrong person!
"Master Fang met us on the way to resign, so we came here together. He is quite happy to be a wife now." Zhou Yue said briefly.

"Huh?" Magistrate Qiu still couldn't accept that the Dali Temple minister who was strict in handling cases and upright was actually working as a concubine!
Looking at his expression, Zhou Yue felt that he was making too much fuss. In the classroom next door, there was a former prime minister who was also teaching, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry was forging iron on the mountain!

After swallowing, Magistrate Qiu felt that he had come back to his senses a little, and he stepped forward and continued walking.

Passing by Master He's classroom, Magistrate Qiu stopped and took a look, but did not recognize it. After all, Master He had resigned from office for many years. He had only stayed in the capital for a short time. He had only met Prime Minister He when he was young, and his memory has long been blurred. .

After standing and listening to Master He's lecture for a while, Magistrate Qiu nodded repeatedly and said to Zhou Yue: "This Master's lecture is good."

He felt that he spoke better than the master in Fucheng. After listening to it, he felt that his thinking was very clear and his quotations from scriptures were accurate.

Zhou Yue: ...can it be good?That was the number one pick back then!The official worships the Prime Minister!

"That's right." Zhou Yue replied, leading Qiu Zhifu to continue walking.

Looking at the neat and spacious academy, Qiu Zhifu felt that many people would come here to study in the future, and this academy would definitely be famous far and wide.

"By the way, Fourth Young Master, how was the bed I slept on last night made? It's very warm." Prefect Qiu suddenly remembered the bed I slept on last night, and asked.

He slept very comfortably last night, and the bed was so warm that he wanted to take one back with him!
"That's not a bed, it's a fire kang!" Zhou Yue explained, "By burning firewood, smoke and heat can enter the kang, and it will be very warm for people sleeping on it."

"Fire pit? Can I buy one and take it away?" Magistrate Qiu asked.

"Um... If you can't take it with you, I'll give you a blueprint. You can go back and find someone to make one yourself!"

(End of this chapter)