After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1123 Mingshutang

On the day when the three elders moved, Haitang also went to the school with her family.

This school now has the name written by Tao Ge Lao himself, called "Ming Shu Tang". Tao Ge Lao said that although there are many speculations about this school with a strong Wumen color, and many people think that he wants to take the opportunity to train his own team, his idea of ​​​​the school is really simple. His friend has no intention of serving in the government again, but he still wants to teach a few more students so that he can serve in the court in the future and become a good official who is beneficial to the country and the people. As a good friend, he has no reason to pour cold water on his friend, so he will only support his friend's plan. As for whether the students trained in the school will become his helpers in the court, he has no hope. He only hopes that these students can understand the books and become a gentleman who understands the truth, and he will be satisfied. Therefore, the name of the school is called "Ming Shu Tang", which is simple and direct.

Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian were all very satisfied with the name of the school. When the news reached other Wumen students in Beijing, they all praised the name. The name of the school was thus decided.

In fact, the Ming Shu Tang today is more like a small- to medium-sized academy than a school.

The whole academy has a three-in-three-way layout. The main road in the front yard is the main body of the academy, with a large auditorium in front and flower halls for receiving guests on the east and west sides. The left and right wings are classrooms for classes, connected by corridors. The courtyard in the middle can also be used as a place for students to gather and for teachers to teach and pass on orders. There is a library on the east road of the front yard, connected to a row of corridors for students to read, copy and do homework on weekdays. The west road of the front yard is the residence of students who board in the academy, which also looks like a circle of corridors. Each dormitory has a large kang that takes up half of the room. The plan is that each room can accommodate three to four students, but if there are too many people, five or six people can squeeze in. There is a corridor outside the dormitory door, and there are also a bathroom and a canteen in the courtyard, which are enough to ensure the students' life in the academy. There is also a pavilion in the center of the courtyard, and stone benches and chairs in the corners. There are sweet-scented osmanthus trees that symbolize auspiciousness and jujube trees that can provide shade, so that students can have a place to rest and relax after busy studies.

The second courtyard is the General Affairs Courtyard, which is separated into two ends by a hall in the middle. On one side are the kitchen, bathhouse, firewood room and other living facilities, while on the other side are the residences of servants and handymen.

The third entrance after the hall is the private residence of the three mountain masters. There are three small courtyards side by side. Xie Wenzai lives in the middle, and Lu Bainian and Cao Gengyun live in the east and west courtyards. Each courtyard is not large, but it also has three main rooms, east and west wing rooms, and two south rooms in reverse. The three decorated their own courtyards according to their own preferences. The servants brought by each person also have spacious enough accommodation. Lu Bainian also asked someone to pick up his niece-in-law and nephew who were temporarily living in the countryside in the far suburbs, and moved into the new house two days earlier than him.

When Haitang followed her family to Mingshutang, she saw Lu Pingan, who was wearing a plain cloth robe and running around in the academy.

He looked much taller than before, and his face was much ruddy. His skin was not as fair as before, as if he had been tanned, but he looked healthier. He happily ran around the academy, curiously observing the situation in every room, and occasionally ran back to Lu Bainian, leaning on his great-uncle, watching others eagerly, listening to everyone's conversation, but he didn't say a word.

Lu Bainian loved him very much and would tell him to be careful when running, not to bump into anything or fall down. He would also remind him that when he was tired or thirsty, he could go to the backyard to find his mother. Lu Ping'an was probably not so curious about the houses here because he had already lived in the academy for two days. He stayed with Lu Bainian and listened to everyone's conversation for a while, then apologized to the elders in a low voice and ran back to the backyard. Xie Wenzai looked at his back as he left and asked Lu Bainian with a smile: "Ping'an looks very happy. He has just lived in the countryside for three months and he has to move here again. He won't be uncomfortable, right?"

Lu Bainian smiled and said, "That's not the case. This kid is very open-minded. He can eat and sleep well right after moving in. His mother also said that he was like this when he was in the countryside. Even in a thatched cottage in the countryside, he could be at ease. Ah Si said that he looks like a person who can do great things."

Ah Si was an old servant who had watched Lu Ping'an grow up, so naturally he liked the young master no matter how he looked at him. It was just for fun, and there was no need to take it seriously.

Cao Gengyun heard more details from Lu Ping'an's mother: "He grew up in the backyard of the Lu family. He originally lived in a small courtyard and was used to it. Now that he has moved back to Beijing, living in a small courtyard like this, he may feel more familiar. On the contrary, the countryside is large, with mountains and fields outside the door, and he may find it more fresh!"

Lu Bainian laughed and said, "It's new, but he also ran around in the countryside, made new friends, and herded sheep with the country boys. You can see that his skin has become much darker. His mother is worried that the students will enter school in a few days. They are all well-educated people. I wonder if they will mistake him for a country boy."

Xie Wenzai said with a smile, "So what if he is a country kid? We don't pick and choose students based on their backgrounds. As long as he is talented in studying and has a solid foundation, that's fine."

The three of them discussed that although it would be easier to teach students who suit their tastes by taking in children from the beginning, they were all old after all and had limited energy. They really couldn't bear to teach elementary school students from the beginning. Therefore, Mingshutang would not take in children, but only students with a certain foundation. When there are students who are short of money and need to earn some money for books and writing, they can recommend them to teach in another private school three miles away that takes in children. The two schools are not far away, and commuting is also convenient.

Although Lu Ping'an is young, he has a certain foundation. He lived in the countryside for a few months. His mother was worried about his studies, so she sent him to a school in a nearby village. But he had been studying with his father since he was a child, and his foundation was not comparable to that of ordinary country children. His grandfather was a juren. Although his father was physically exhausted and never passed the imperial examination, he had nothing to do when he was recuperating at home, so he could only spend his time on reading. He was also a learned man. He had been studying with his father since he was a child, and he came from a scholarly family. The teachers in the country school were not even tongsheng, and their academic foundation might not be as good as his. Less than half a month after he went there, the teacher sent him home, saying that he could no longer teach.

Lu Ping'an's mother had always been worried about her son's studies being delayed, and now she was finally able to return to the capital. With the personal instruction of his knowledgeable great-uncle, Lu Ping'an's academic problems were finally solved. With a solid foundation, Lu Ping'an could naturally enroll in Mingshu Hall with other older students and become the first batch of students in this new academy!