Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 371 School starts

Genyou and Gensheng were still young, so the red envelopes had to be held for them by Chen Xiuyun and Yang Qionghua.

The root lock is always bigger, and I know that red envelopes are good things.

Especially those silver ingots were small and exquisite, which made Gensuo very rare. He held the red envelope and refused to let go.

Qu Shaoyang pulled his son over and told him to keep the things in the red envelope carefully and not to lose them or put them in his mouth casually.

Gensuo nodded as if he understood, then carefully stuffed the red envelope into the pocket of his cotton-padded jacket and patted it with his little hands, making everyone laugh.

As they were chatting and laughing, Xiaozhi brought Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng in to wish Qu Laokouer and his wife a happy new year.

The old couple was very happy and quickly took out the red envelopes they had prepared in advance and gave one to each of their three children.

The red envelope was not heavy and it made some noise when I shook it, so it was obviously not a copper coin.

Shuanzhu was still young, so he couldn't help being curious, so he quietly opened the red envelope and took a peek inside. "Huh? What's this?"

Xiao Zhi was talking to Qu Laokou and the others. When he heard the noise, he turned around and found that his younger brother was opening a red envelope to look at it.

It is somewhat impolite to open the red envelope directly in front of the elders.

Xiao Zhi reached out and pulled the bolt, "Let's go home and check again."

"No, brother, look what's in here? It's different from what our parents gave us."

Shuanzhu is only six years old after the Chinese New Year, how can he understand these social customs? He directly put the red envelope in front of Xiaozhi and said.

Xiaozhi glanced into the red envelope and hurriedly explained to Shuanzhu.

"This is a silver ingot, much more valuable than the copper coins our father gave us. Keep it well and don't lose it."

Each silver ingot weighed one cent, and the red envelope contained four ruyi pennies and four small silver fish, which was exactly half a tael of silver.

Shuanzhu said "oh", thanked Qu Laokou and Chen again, and carefully put the red envelope away.

Xiao Zhi and the other two sat here for a while, then said goodbye and left. Qu Shaoyang happened to be taking his wife and children to the East Courtyard to pay New Year's greetings to Liu Dongshan and his wife, and to chat with Liu Dongshan.

As a result, after sitting there for not long, the shop owners and managers of the businesses in the family, as well as people from the inspection office, the general office, and the patrol team, all came to pay New Year's greetings to Qu Shaoyang.

There was no choice but for Qu Shaoyang to take his wife and children back quickly.

After this visit, guests came to our house one after another continuously.

Qu Shaoyang chatted with the guests until the end of the hour of Chou, then he went back to the backyard to rest.

The first month of the lunar year is a time for eating, drinking, and visiting relatives and friends.

The government office will not open until the 16th day of the first lunar month, so Qu Shaoyang can have a few more days of rest.

Of course, he was not idle either, as he was often invited to drink.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Qu Shaoyang's family held a banquet to entertain guests, and on the sixth day of the first lunar month, Liu Dongshan hosted a banquet.

The Chinese New Year comes early this year, and spring begins on the tenth day after the New Year, so the weather is not too warm during the New Year.

Liu Dongshan had already made plans. While the weather was still cold and the ice surface of the Yalu River had not changed much for the time being, they hurried to blow up a few more sentry posts so that it would be safer to release the rafts in the spring.

So, early in the morning on the seventh day of the first lunar month, Liu Dongshan took Zhao Guangzhi, two foreigners, and a large number of manpower, and set out from Maoer Mountain to continue to blow up the sentry post.

Xiaozhi and a few others also left together.

The academy also starts classes on the 16th day of the first lunar month. It is quite far from Maoer Mountain to Fengtian, so they have to set off early.

Anders and Eric have been living in Liu's house for half a month, eating, drinking and having fun all day long, and they have both gained a lot of weight.

After this period of in-depth communication, the two foreigners were no longer as arrogant as when they first arrived. They smiled every day and were happy to see everyone they met.

With the previous preparation, when they started working this time, the two foreigners did not say that people were not allowed to watch.

He also took the initiative to mention to Liu Dongshan that he wanted to find a few smart people to guide him. Liu Dongshan was naturally very happy. Not only did he arrange for his subordinates to learn, he also watched from the side and asked questions from time to time.

In this way, the progress of blasting the outposts after the New Year was much faster than before the New Year. Liu Dongshan led his men from the Yanwangbizi outpost down to Andong.

On the other hand, Qu Shaoyang took his people to the county town on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

The Chinese New Year is such a good time, we must maintain good relationships with those we need to maintain.

It’s okay that Phoenix is ​​far away, but Tonghua is so close, I must go there to pay New Year’s greetings.

Before the New Year, Qu Shaoyang came to deliver New Year gifts, and after the New Year, he came to wish Chen Zhixian and others a happy New Year. Chen Zhixian was also very happy.

A group of officials from the county government took Qu Shaoyang to play in the county town for several days. It was not until the fourteenth day of the first lunar month that Qu Shaoyang returned to Maoer Mountain.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, Liu Dongshan was not at home, so Lin Ruolan took her two children to celebrate the festival at Qu's house.

There happened to be leftover fireworks from New Year's Eve, so this time they all were taken out and Qu Shaoyang led the children to set them off outside for quite a while.

People around Maoer Mountain also came out to join in the fun and watched the fireworks for a long time.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Qu Shaoyang returned to the government office to do his job, and the school run by the Qu family officially began classes.

The Qu family's school was a free school, with no tuition or book fees, and also provided one meal at noon.

Therefore, for the time being, it is only open to the children of the long-term workers of the Qu and Liu families, the clerks in the wine shops, flour mills, and warehouses, and the workers in the mountain fields and gold fields.

Not only that, if there are any farmhands in the family who are willing to study and have little work to do at the moment, they can also follow Lao Fang to study and learn to read in the morning and evening.

Especially for those boys who were fifteen or sixteen years old, Qu Shaoyang required them to study every morning and evening from now on.

Anyone who doesn't study should be kicked out.

At present, there are not many children of the farmhands in the family who are old enough. Including Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng, there are less than twenty students.

The older one was in his early teens, and the younger one was only six or seven, the age when they were naughty and playful, and even dogs hated them.

At the beginning, Qu Shaoyang and his friends were worried that Lao Fang could not control these children.

Unexpectedly, after a few days, I discovered that these naughty monkeys became very well-behaved in class.

Although Fang Xingwen is a little older, he has been a gangster after all, so he can easily deal with these dozen naughty monkeys.

In just a few days, these children were made to behave themselves and none of them dared to show off.

Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng are the two youngest children here, and Fang Xingwen does not put too much pressure on them. They learn as much as they can and only receive simple enlightenment.

You know what, these two little guys really love to study.

I used to sleep in in the morning and was reluctant to get up to eat.

Since I started going to school, I have become very active. I get up early, get dressed, comb my hair and wash my face, and run to school after dinner.

Fang Xingwen also said that although these two children are young, they are both very smart. If they study hard, they will have a bright future.

Fang Xingwen liked the two children very much, and after seeking the opinions of Qu Shaoyang and Lin Ruolan, he gave them names.

Shuanzhu's name is Liu Xinyuan and Xiaofeng's name is Liu Wanyu.

"Old Four, when will you ask Mr. Fang to give our Gensuo a name?

I heard that Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng are both well-named. Mr. Fang is a learned man."

When Qu Laokouer found out about this, he discussed with Qu Shaoyang and decided to give his grandson the same name.

"Dad, don't worry. We can wait for two years until our Gensuo goes to school and then ask Mr. Fang to give him a name."

(End of this chapter)