The Zhang clan's academic tradition has flourished.
However, in just a few days, the school building was almost completely renovated, and the selection of teachers was announced. Students and parents waiting for the selection crowded the ancestral home of the Zhang family.
The selection of students has officially begun.
There are many people in each room of the Zhang and Wang clans, and there are also many children suitable for school, so they are the main source of students.
In addition, the in-laws who learned the news requested to join the school, as well as the children of some family generals and some acquaintances and good friends who were ready to join the school. There were many students. And because of the opening of a girls' school, many noble families sent them
People come to ask questions and want to learn from them.
The Zhang family's ancestral home is bustling every day. Several selected gentlemen are there every day to help select students.
Rumors about the Zhang family are everywhere again. But this time it's more about clinging to and making good friends.
After An An heard about it, he decisively brought Yang and Huo Erhuai to grind Huo Xi, saying that he also wanted to join the Zhang clan to learn.
"Isn't the current academy bad?"
"That's fine. But there are no brothers or sisters there."
"Brothers and sisters don't go to clan school either."
"Stay close to your brothers and sisters!" An An said firmly.
"And I can learn literature and martial arts! I also want to learn powerful martial arts like my brother, and I also want to learn riding and shooting! I have raised the pony at home!"
Huo Xi laughed after hearing this, "Okay, then you also come to the Zhang family to learn."
An An jumped up and decided not to go to the academy. She came here every day to stay with Huo Xi.
Zhao Duo is no longer good at Boya Shu School. When Fang Qi and Gu Yu, two proud disciples, heard that he was leaving, they were very reluctant to leave and almost cried. When they heard that they could also study at the Zhang family
, is also a leap of faith.
Zhang family studies, there is their good friend Huo Nian!
The two children were reluctant to let go of Mr. Zhao and Huo Nian, but the Fang and Gu families knew that this was an excellent opportunity.
Their sons can study at a British public school, go to the inner city to study, and get to know more people! As long as they work hard on their own, they will have a future.
Fang Gu and his family immediately came to the door with their children carrying heavy gifts to express their gratitude.
The three good friends were overjoyed to be together again. "In the future, we will also go to the inner city to study, so we can see each other more often!"
"Well, I will visit you often in the future."
Even though Huo Nian got to know many children from the Xungui family, he still regarded his childhood friends as his best companions. "An'an will also go to the clan school to study. You guys will help me take care of him."
"Don't worry. Your brother is our brother!" The two good friends responded, patting their chests.
Because there are many children with foreign surnames studying in ethnic studies, and the students are uneven, rich or poor, Huo Xi proposed to make uniform school uniforms and practice uniforms to prevent students from comparing their family backgrounds. As a result, many poor people received
of gratitude.
He is even more respectful to the heir apparent who has returned to the family.
After conducting ethnic studies, Huo Xi learned that there were quite a few tribesmen who were still living in poverty and could not sustain themselves.
The clan usually only allocates some money and material relief from the clan property every month, but this can't offset the problem.
Huo Xi asked the tribe to make statistics. If there were laborers at home, he arranged them to work. If there were women who could be employed, Ningxiu was asked to connect with them and let them get work from the women's workshops.
Now there are two more health centers cooperating with Guangfeng Water, so Huo Xi asked the women of the tribe to lead the army and do the work of serving as soldiers.
Some tribesmen used to have to look for work everywhere and compete with others to do oar washing and mending. Now they have taken over the work in the guard house, and there are too many oar washing and sewing and other tasks for them to finish.
"Sister Ning, this is specially sent to you by the old lady from the seventh and fourth bedrooms of a concubine."
When Huo Xicai entered the house from outside, Mrs. Hou asked someone to stop her.
The old lady’s surname is Lan. Her husband is gone, her only son is gone, her daughter-in-law has remarried, and she is raising two granddaughters and two grandsons. This is the most difficult period for the family.
people.
The clan would give her family two to three hundred yuan every month, as well as some rice, but it was only a drop in the bucket.
The old lady and her two granddaughters worked day and night at home to wash clothes and do some sewing, but they could not earn more than a few copper coins a month.
The two grandsons also help the family and are responsible for finding work outside the home.
If someone's family had clothes that needed to be washed or mended, they would carry the dirty clothes home and let the two sisters and grandma wash them. After they were washed, they would be carried back to the owner's house. He didn't even have the qualifications to go to school.
This time I learned that the clan was going to set up a clan school. The old lady dragged her two grandsons over and wanted to send them to study.
The two grandsons could not bear the hard work of their grandmother and sister and refused to sign up. They were arguing at the door and Huo Xi saw them.
Tell them that the clan school will give out clothes, shoes and socks, as well as pens, ink, paper and books, so they don't need to worry about money.
Seeing that they were still hesitating, he asked about the situation.
I learned that they were going to look for work outside, and I was afraid of delaying their plan. The eldest sister in the family is already sixteen, and because of worries about her family, she has not even talked about getting married, and the family has not saved a cent of dowry.
Huo Xi then took their two sisters to the women's workshop and let them live there and work. Each of them would earn at least a month or two a month. The more they worked, the more they would get.
Mrs. Lan stayed at home to take care of the house.
Seeing that she couldn't sit still, Huo Xi also gave her some work to sew military uniforms and quilts. She just had to do it at home. Someone would come to deliver the work, and when it was done, someone would come to collect it.
In this way, there is no need for two grandchildren to work outside.
In this way, the three of them can earn a lot of money in a month. The family is considered well-off, and both grandchildren can go to school.
Huo Xi flipped through the things the old lady gave her, "Is this Dingsheng cake? So many?"
Mrs. Hou said with a smile: "The Dingsheng cake made by Mrs. Lan is very famous in the clan. In the past, when any of the clan's children were going to go to war, they would ask her to help make the Dingsheng cake."
Huo Xi took a piece and took a bite. It was soft, fragrant and glutinous, sweet but not greasy, "It's delicious!"
"I just tried one, and I thought it was very delicious. This old lady hasn't made it for many years, and I didn't expect that this skill is still there. This time you helped the three of them find a job. She was grateful and made it.
So much, I say it’s all for you.”
Huo Xi was moved in her heart, "I'll take half of it, and my aunt will share the remaining half with everyone."
"That's fine."
Huo Xi took a basket and went back.
After dividing it among everyone, there was still a lot left, so he chose another box and said, "Let someone send it to the Duke."
"yes."
Looking at the Dingsheng cake with about ten yuan left, I thought about Mu Yan who led the troops to the sea to suppress the bandits... If he was close, I could give him some. But he was probably still floating on the sea at the moment, and he didn't know where he was.
where.
At this time, facing the vast sea, Mu Yan was also a little confused about the direction.
I picked up the telescope and looked around on the deck. The waves were high and the waves were high. Looking around, I didn't even see a fishing boat.
Asked a long-time fisherman standing by: "Is Turtle Island really in the southeast direction?"
The fisherman who led the way also looked ahead.
Nodding: "It is indeed that direction. There are villagers on that island, and there are several small islands around it. Big catches can often be found nearby, and everyone likes to go there. Even merchant ships will go there to replenish supplies and buy some fresh water.
and food. But now it has been robbed by a group of pirates. I heard that they also colluded with the Japanese to rob passing merchant ships, even fishing boats. Now no one dares to go there."
Mu Yan raised his telescope and looked again. With a wave of his hand, several warships set off in that direction.
