Peerless pastoral little green plum

Chapter 213 Building a School (1)

"The master of the school asked me to talk," Yao Xianrou said while putting down the cloth bag of books, "Father, mother, sister, you don't know that the school in our village is about to be rebuilt."

"Huh?" The other three were a little surprised.

"But, that's a girls' school," Wang Mudan said.

There was a women's school in the village in the early years, but since the imperial court canceled women's schooling, the school has been abandoned for many years, and even before it was abandoned, there were not many female students.

Yao Xianrou said again: "This time it's not a girls' school, it's just a refurbishment of the girls' school and changing it into a boys' school. I heard that it was built with the help of a prefect who retired from his old age and returned to his hometown. He heard that there are ready-made houses in our village. , so he picked our village."

"What does that have to do with your coming back late?" Yao Huahua asked.

"My husband is worried that after the school in the village opens, I will not go to school in the town. I told my husband that I will stay and study in the town."

"That's right, you're used to going to the town, and it's not good to turn back. Besides, we don't know when the school in our village will be completed," Yao Tieshu said, "Your husband is also very kind to you. of."

"Then when will this school be rebuilt?" Yao Huahua asked.

"It should be soon. Our husband said that the minister will come to our village to see the situation in two days."

"Let's eat, talk while eating," Wang Mudan doesn't care much about the school, she only cares about whether her children are hungry or not.

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The next day, the village head announced to the village that Shihua Village was going to rebuild the school.

Hearing that a high official was coming, Shihua Village was bustling with activity.

"What kind of official is this governor?"

"It's pretty big, it's said to be bigger than the county master."

"But why did he choose our Shihua Village to open the school?"

"We have a ready-made place, and this place is next to several neighboring villages. After the construction is completed, the children from Shilong Village, Shixi Village, and Shiban Village next door can come to our school to go to school, and there is no need to go to the town to study. gone."

"..."

On the day when the old Fu Yin was coming, Shihua Village was busier than ever.

The village head called all the villagers to greet him at the entrance of the village. Some were in charge of beating gongs and drums, some were in charge of lion dance, and even set off firecrackers.

Yao Huahua was also among them, and she felt that this situation was as lively as the recruitment of strong men back then, and she couldn't help but think of the scene of sending Pei Baoshan to serve as a soldier.

In a flash, so many years have passed!
She searched for Pei Baoshan in the crowd, but after a while, she didn't see him.

He probably doesn't like to join in the fun, she thought.

After waiting for a long time, a group of people finally came from the other side of the road, but they did not come on sedan chairs, but on horseback.

A sharp-eyed villager asked, "Hey, isn't that the Squire Lin from the town?"

"Yes, where is the old Fu Yin?"

"Could it be later? Let the squire lead the way?"

The villagers waited anxiously. They had never seen an official in their entire life. Now that a governor finally came, how could he miss it? Second Aunt Zhao said that seeing a minister can ward off evil spirits.

As a result, when Squire Lin arrived, he told the villagers: "The old Fu Yin is not in good health, and I will take care of the school building in your village."

When the villagers heard this, they were all extremely disappointed. They shook their heads and expressed their dissatisfaction:
"What about the high official?"

"Why don't you come again?"

"I waited for an hour in vain."

"..." The villagers were about to disperse.

Squire Lin couldn't help saying: "Don't you welcome me at all?"

Only then did the villagers realize that although Squire Lin was not a high-ranking official, he was still the ruler of the village. They couldn't just ignore him just because the old governor didn't come.

So the villagers all pretended to be happy, but shouted expressionlessly: "Welcome Squire Lin!", "Welcome Squire Lin!"

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(End of this chapter)