The village chief was stunned when he heard this, and everyone else was also stunned.
The village chief couldn't help but take off the cigarette rod, took out a tobacco leaf from the cigarette bag, slowly rolled it, and sighed leisurely.
"Ah Qiu, it's not that easy to build a village school!"
"Let's just say that among our eight villages within ten miles, only Shitou Village has a village school. Why is this?
Isn't it because there is a child in his village and he is willing to set up a village school to teach students, so this gentleman has a ready-made one? Those who go to school, know almost the words and are willing to continue reading, spend a little money to buy
Su Tongsheng hand-copied the enlightenment book, so you don’t have to spend a lot of money to buy it in the town. The most expensive thing about reading is the book and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone?"
"What do we have in our village? Even if the village temple can free up a teaching building, where can we find it? Who is willing to come all the way to live in our village and teach students? If it is possible, how much money will it cost?
Plus, you need books to study, right? But if you are not a student of Su Tongsheng, he doesn’t sell his own manuscripts, so you can only buy them in the town. We can buy books if we have money? "
"So, it's better to send it to the other side!"
Everyone couldn't help but nod when they heard what the village chief said, feeling that it made sense.
But I knew that Song Qiu was not one of those little girls in their family who only knew how to do embroidery. She was smart and knowledgeable. Since she said that, she must have a point.
They all looked at Song Qiu, waiting for her to explain why.
Song Qiu could say this because he had naturally considered what the village chief said.
And right now, she was thinking about it all the time, and she was thinking about it even more.
Immediately he said: "The village chief grandpa is right. If we want to open a village school, the first person who is indispensable is the teacher. If you ask for a teacher at first sight, no one will come all the way to our village."
"But we have it ready-made in our village! As for literacy, Uncle Mingde can do it! You don't have to have a child to be a scholar, right?"
"The total number of children in our village is not that many. Uncle Mingde can teach them all by himself!"
The village chief was stunned again.
His son?
Yes, his son is literate and so is his grandson.
Dad wants to pass the position of village chief directly to his grandson in the future. His son is devoted to making medicinal herbs, so it would be really good for him to teach the children how to read.
Anyway, it covers all the minor illnesses and pains of the whole village, and it doesn't matter if I also teach the children in the village how to read.
The people in my village use it steadily and don't spend a lot of money.
What happens after you can read?
It's okay to teach my son how to read, but not so good when it comes to writing articles.
Song Qiu saw what he meant, and then said: "Just teach them how to read first. Being able to read is better than not being able to read, right? Once you can read, you can go to the town to sell or buy something.
I can understand the words on those signs myself, so I don’t need to ask anyone!”
"Now that you can read, you need to learn to write. It's easy. You don't need to be so precise at the beginning. You can draw with branches on the ground! When I was a child, I used to draw branches on the ground for fun!"
Whose yard is not full of mud?
Just scratch it with a branch to make a seal, which is very convenient!
"When you can read and write again, even simple ones will do. Then this kid is smart! If he can be sent to school, then he must be sent to school! Otherwise, won't his brain be blind in vain?"
"In short, it's just a matter of learning how to read first, and then wait and see what happens later. Even if you are really stupid, it's good to know some words. If you can, by then, every household in our village will not be well-off.
Now that you are rich, why not send your child to school to study more?"
The village chief and everyone else were stunned for a moment. After hearing this, it’s really quite simple.
It’s just a matter of literacy and being virtuous!
He is really smart, can read well, and can learn it once he is taught. If he doesn't send him to school to study more, he will be sorry to his ancestors.
Therefore, everyone couldn't help laughing at Song Qiu's last words.
"If every household is to be prosperous, then it's really thanks to your good wishes, Aqiu!" the village chief laughed.
Song Qiu also laughed, "I won't tell lies! Everyone has planted more peppers this year, right? When they are harvested in autumn, I will open a pepper workshop. Then I will invite the villagers first, and then I will go back.
Plant more sweet potatoes, wait until the sweet potatoes are harvested, and expand the vermicelli workshop. Or should we please keep close contact with our villagers first? In this way, we will have work almost all year round, and we are still worried about not making any money?"
As he said that, he patted the money box at hand and said, "Look at this! You guys have been working for a month and you have to get more than half of your wages!"
Everyone is here to collect wages today. After listening to these words and thinking about the chili pepper workshop and vermicelli workshop that Song Qiu mentioned, everyone's body is burning up and full of energy. They wish they could enter the workshop and get busy!
As long as there is work to do, money to earn, no worries about food and clothing, children can read and write, read more books, and learn more principles, they will be happy too!
They all expressed their opinions one after another.
"Aqiu, please stick with us first. We won't let you down. We promise to work hard and not delay your work, so that you can also expand your business!"
"Yes, yes! If you expand your business, we can make money, and it will be more practical to send our children to study!"
"I would love it if my second dog could really sit down and read! This kid is so naughty, I need a husband to control him!"
"My strong son is not very smart and can't count eggs accurately. I also hope that he can learn more things, really learn them! I grit my teeth and dig into my waistband to make him learn more!"
"My family, Dashun, has always wanted to learn to read and read! I'm happy if there is a village school for him to learn first! If he can really read, I will work hard to save money and I will definitely send him to it!"
The village chief listened to everyone's words and thought about setting up a teaching room in the ancestral hall, letting the children sit in it, and asking his son to teach them how to read every day. Not to mention, it worked really well.
As the village chief, he has to think about the villagers.
He thinks it will work if he contributes his son's labor force!
But that's it.
The village chief smiled, looked at Song Qiu and said, "Wait until I get back to discuss with your grandpa to see if this charter is okay!"
Song Qiu nodded, "Okay! You have to ask Grandpa!"
He said and looked at the big guy, "Then let's pay the wages first?"
"Okay!"
Everyone responded and began to line up in front of the table in an orderly manner.
It was agreed at the beginning that the work would be fifteen cents a day, starting from the ninth day of February to being completed on the second day of April, a total of fifty-three days, that is, seven hundred and ninety-five cents.
During this period, except for Wen Shunzi and Wan Danian, one of whom took one day off and only received 780 Wen, and the other who took two days of leave and only received 765 Wen, everyone else was the same.
Song Qiu had exchanged the copper plates in the town. He put them in a string of a hundred, and each person took out five coins from eight strings. He stepped forward and gave them to each one without the help of others. He moved very quickly.
Everyone believed her, took it and left, no one stayed at the table to count.
So, one by one, they were all sent out soon.
Almost every household had someone come to do the work, so at this moment, almost every household in the village received more than half a tael of silver, and everyone grinned with joy.
Normally, if you work for such a long time, you will definitely buy meat to replenish your body when you get your wages back home.
But when I work in the Song family, I eat well every day, and my body is not damaged at all. I don’t need to make up for it, and I just save money!
Thinking about it this way, it is better to work for the Song family. They would like to work for the Song family for the rest of their lives.
If you want to do this, you have to point to Song Qiu's business to become more and more prosperous!
In short, we have to point at Song Qiu!
Everyone was extremely enthusiastic at the time.
Men: "Ah Qiu, you have to carry beds and things to arrange furniture, just yell at us!"
The women said: "Ah Qiu, your family is hosting a hothouse wine, just ask us to help!"