There are not only boys in the pear garden, but also many girls.
In the garden, boys and girls are treated equally. They are both war orphans. When they come here, they are brothers and sisters. When they grow up, they will all be employees of the Wu family workshop when they go out.
"Are you full?"
You Junda touched his stomach and said happily that he was full. After Wu Huaiyu's mediation, he and Luo Cheng also apologized to each other and became friends again. In fact, children are prone to conflicts, but it is not a big deal.
There are quite a lot of rules in the garden. They don’t have parents. The teachers in charge of the garden are equivalent to their parents. If they break the rules, they will be punished. However, no matter how strict the rules are, they are still a group of children after all, and disputes and fights are inevitable.
"Then I will take you to the Xuanyangfang Wujia Garden to visit the zoo and see giant pandas, giant insects and elephants, wolves and boa constrictors,"
The children were very excited when they heard about it,
The zoo of Wu Huaiyu's family will also be open to the public for a limited time, and the children of the orphanages funded by the family will also be arranged to visit once or twice a year.
For children, it is an eye-opener to go to the Wujia Zoo to see big tigers and Pixiu, big pythons, pigs and dragons, etc. They love it so much.
The steward couldn't help but said to Huaiyu, "My husband is very kind to them. They have already visited once this year."
"Then look at it again."
Let the children visit the Wu family, the zoo, the winery, or the Wu farm outside the city. There are many such activities throughout the year.
Compared to taking cultural classes, or labor and handicraft classes in the pear garden, children would of course prefer to go out and play, especially to see tigers, lions, ostriches, and crocodiles.
After resting for a while, the steward and the teacher organized the children to line up in groups according to their respective classes and walked out of the Liyuan neatly together. In order to prevent them from getting lost, everyone also wore a hat with Liyuan Shantang printed on it.
Little yellow hat.
The orphanage funded by the Wu family is not officially called an orphanage.
Orphans or abandoned babies under three years old are generally adopted together in a group called a nursery, while those over three years old are sent to other kindergartens called shantangs.
There is no word "orphan" in the names of the charity hall and the orphanage, because they do not want to touch upon the children's unfortunate status over and over again.
The little yellow hat team goes out,
It has also become a scenery on the south street of Chang'an City in autumn.
Compared with when Wu Huaiyu first accepted the pear orchard as a gift from Qin Qiong a few years ago, the surrounding area was still a ghost town. In addition to orchards and vegetable fields, there were wheat fields, and occasionally one or two temples and Taoist temples, but there was no human habitation. Normally, foxes and even wolves were around.
Several years have passed, and now Xianancheng has changed a lot. Many new villages have been added here, and it is no longer all farmland and vegetable fields.
However, the number of original monasteries has decreased, and many old monasteries have been converted into new schools.
Although it is still far less lively and prosperous than the east and west parts of the city, it is still like villages on the outskirts of the city.
On the roadside, there are many workshops, warehouses, etc., with some scattered shops open. The little yellow hats are walking on the road. Some shops, workshops, and nearby villagers are very familiar with these children.
He also said hello to everyone.
Seeing them lining up neatly and traveling in uniform wearing little yellow hats, many people were still talking with a bit of envy.
"These children are lucky enough to meet Mr. Wu,"
"Yes, he was the most pitiful orphan, but he was adopted by Mr. Wu. Now he lives a decent life. He can eat three meals a day, and he also has new clothes every season. Not only does he have teachers to take care of him, but he can also study.
Literacy,”
"My little bastard told me the other day that he also wanted to enter the Liyuan Shantang. This bastard,"
"Hahaha, your little dog Dan has two parents, how can he have the chance to enter the Liyuan Shantang?"
That Goudan's father is a clerk in a grocery store on the roadside near Liyuan. His income is not high. His wife spins at home to support the family, and his children don't even have the opportunity to study.
He usually has two meals a day, and his clothes are patched one after another. To be honest, the living conditions of his family are really not as good as those of the orphans in the charity.
Those orphans were much more neatly dressed when they came out, with only a few small patches on their clothes, clean and tidy, and they were even taller and stronger than their peers.
"I heard that Bingyutang Winery will fund a new school in our Xinchangfang this year. Your dog can also go to school. I heard there is no tuition fee."
Goudan Daddy said, "I also heard it from the shopkeeper, but it doesn't seem to be social studies. I heard it's called a technical school and only recruits children over ten years old."
The shopkeeper came out at this time and said, "That technical school is not an ordinary sociology school. It does not study classics and history, but it teaches literacy, writing, accounting, surveying, and drawing. I heard that it takes four years, but you have to sign a ten-year contract."
According to the news heard by the shopkeeper, the school is actually recruiting workers for Bingyutang, but they will first study in their technical school for four years. After completing the studies, they will be selected by each workshop, and they will have to work in the workshop for at least ten years.
"After studying for four years, you have to work for ten years? Isn't that cost-effective? Being an apprentice usually lasts only three to five years."
"Ten years of work are not in vain. Ordinary people who want to enter this technical school can't just enter it. They have to be selected first. Only those aged seven to ten are recruited. Those who are selected will study for four years.
All fees including tuition are free, food and accommodation are all covered by the school, and if you study well, you will get a scholarship.”
"After four years of study, you will be selected to work in a workshop for ten years. The first three years are apprenticeships. In addition to food, accommodation and clothing, there will be a small subsidy and no wages. After three years as a junior clerk, you will have wages.
It's not that high, but when you start the sixth year, you will be an intermediate clerk for four years, and the salary will be very low.
After these four years are completed, the original contract will end. If you perform well, you can be promoted to a senior clerk. In Bingyutang or other commercial shops, you can get top shares, and dividends will be paid once every four years in a accounting period, but
Very good,
Of course, if you can't be promoted to a senior clerk, you can still work hard as a mid-level clerk. If you want to work somewhere else, the Wu family won't stop you,"
This technical school is really mainly about learning technology. It is funded by Bingyutang, and it is mainly about learning wine making and selling wine. If it is a technical school funded by Qianjintang, it is mainly about learning medicine and selling medicine. They even have advanced classes.
Pick some smart people to learn how to treat and prescribe medicine.
Several shopkeepers from nearby shops gathered together to chat.
The more Goudan Daddy heard about it, the better he felt. He was a clerk himself, but he had never read a book and was illiterate. He could only do menial jobs like running errands and doing odd jobs, which earned little money. But the other clerk in their store was so rich.
To put it bluntly, the salary is much higher than him.
His family is poor. He barely has two meals a day and lives in three thatched huts. It’s not easy for a Chang’an native. He wants his children to go to a social school, but they can’t afford the tuition. Even if they don’t need tuition, they can’t afford paper, pen, and ink.
,too expensive.
Furthermore, when entering sociology, apart from being able to learn a few words at a basic level, he felt that studying other sage articles in other classics and history collections was of no use to people like them. He couldn't think of being able to read the Jinshi Mingjing.
It seems that a technical school like the Wu Family is quite good, but doesn’t it sound like being sent directly to a shop as an apprentice?
But when a kid like that works as an apprentice, he usually gets no wages for ten years. In the past few years, he couldn’t even go home for the Chinese New Year. If he works hard for ten years, he will be just a clerk, and his income will not be high. That’s what the dog egg daddy is like.
He came here. In his early years, his family was poor, and his father still used connections to send him to a relative's shop at a young age.
It has been more than thirty years in a flash. Although he is married and has children, he can only barely make ends meet.
If my son can enter the new technical school that the Wu family plans to build, study for four years and work as a clerk for ten years, he will only be in his early twenties at that time, but he can write and do math, and also learn some skills in making wine and selling wine.
If Yutang gets the top body stock, or if he goes out to explore, he will be much better than himself.
"Shopkeeper, if it's really so good, doesn't Bingyutang Technical School have any other conditions?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Bingyu Hall is the property of Mr. Wu, don't you believe it? Look, this Liyuan Charity Hall is also funded by the Bingyu Hall of Mr. Wu's family. Doesn't it treat those orphans badly?"
"Then when will this technical school be opened? I have to sign up for my dog Dan,"
"Are you willing to give it up? If you choose this, Goudan will be sent away when he is seven years old, and he will not be able to come back until he is twenty-one years old."
"Why don't you want to give it up? If you really can choose, my family will save one mouth to eat and one person to wear. Goudan is only seven years old, but he can already eat well with one mouth."
The shopkeeper said, "Can't Goudan help you with your work?"
"What can such a big baby do?" Daddy Goudan was still calculating in his mind. If his son goes to school for four years, he will not need anything from home for food and clothing. There will even be one less baby at home. The other children will live in a wider place.
If I hope to get a scholarship, I hope to work in a shop after four years of study. Even if it is an apprenticeship, there will be some rewards this year.
The most important thing is that when Goudan turns 21, he will have the opportunity to become a senior clerk with top shares. At that time, he can also get a lot of monthly money and dividends. But he heard that Bingyutang is very profitable, and the shopkeeper
The guys also get a lot of dividends, which is the envy of small shops like them.
"If you learn a skill, no one can take it away. If you can read and write, it will open your eyes."
The shopkeeper nodded, "You have to be willing to give it up. If you have this opportunity, you still have to fight for it. Goudan Na is actually quite smart and a bit more sensitive than you."
Even if you work as a clerk, there are still two levels between those who are literate and those who are illiterate. There is a huge difference between those who can write and count and those who can't write and count.
The shopkeeper also started as a young apprentice. At that time, they were apprentices to their masters. They were both sons and apprentices. They followed the master at a young age and had to do everything. They even had to help the master wash and cook, press his back and legs, and pour water for the master's wife.
Toilet, the child of the master, had to go through all kinds of hardships before he was recognized by the master, and slowly taught him how to read and calculate accounts.
From running errands and doing odd jobs to being able to stand behind the counter, you can become a shopkeeper step by step. Now the Wu family not only recruits apprentices and assistants in the shop, but also builds its own technical school and recruits targeted training. This is indeed different.
generally.
It seems that the Wu family is expanding too quickly, and the traditional method of slowly bringing in apprentices cannot keep up with the speed of expansion.
"Dad, where are they going to play today?"
Goudan came back with a bundle of picked trees at this time. He looked at the group of little yellow hats walking away and asked enviously.
"I heard that Mr. Wu is here and will take them to visit the Wujia Zoo in Xuanyangfang,"
When Goudan heard this, he was extremely envious. The Wu Family Zoo had a great reputation. Nowadays, Chang'an City is full of people. Who doesn't know that Master Wu's family in Xuanyangfang has a zoo. There are all kinds of strange animals in it, both black and white.
The big Pixiu, the colorful insects, even the elephant with ears like cattail fans, the Chinese ostrich that can lay huge eggs, and the legendary giant python that can swallow a pig in one bite, etc.
They say the Wu family zoo is magical.
I've heard of Goudan a lot, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to see it. Although the Wu family occasionally opens it, not just anyone can go in and see it.
"It would be great if I had no father or mother, and I could enter the Liyuan Shantang." Goudan couldn't help but said.
Goudan Daddy slapped Goudan so hard that Goudan almost knelt down and said, "Evil son,"
The shopkeeper smiled on the side and said, "Goudan, you don't need to be without a father or a mother. Now you have the opportunity to study, and you will also have the opportunity to visit the Wu Family Zoo in the future."
"Ah?" Goudan got up and quickly asked the shopkeeper.
Goudan Daddy said, "The Wu family Bingyu Hall is going to build a technical school in our Xinchangfang. I will take you to sign up. If you are selected, you will not only be able to study for free, but also be like the children of Liyuan Shantang.
You can also wear a little yellow hat and go to the Wu Family Zoo to see big insects, big birds and big snakes!”
Goudan hugged his father's thigh excitedly, "Aye, I want to sign up, I want to go to technical school, and I want to see Big Bird and Big Snake!"
