Shen Zhi sat next to him, listening indifferently, and winked at Yan Baiwei.
Unexpectedly, when Tang Shijin answered the questions to these literati, his demeanor changed completely. He was no longer polite and polite like her.
Yan Baiwei just lowered his eyes and drank tea, not surprised.
She is very good at observing faces and then prescribing the right medicine. What attitude she uses towards you shows who you are...
However, Xie Huaijin didn't seem to care much about false politeness. It was just that when they first met, he looked at her with a somewhat scrupulous look. He probably thought too much after being treated coldly by Tao Chengqi, so she was doubly polite and respectful.
After a while, Tao Chengqi, Tang Shilei, and Xi Yuanmu also came over. They had met each other. Tao Chengqi didn't know he was coming at all, so he was quite happy to meet him.
Xie Huaijin finally understood that this was a mistake.
Tang Shijin finally retired and took Mrs. Xie to the back of the screen to eat alone.
Xie Huaijin is a gentle and gentle person, but judging from his deeds, he should be the kind of person who is both external and internally strong, and his chat with Tao Chengqi is also very speculative.
But even though the conversation was very interesting, Tao Chengqi still didn't show up to receive him the next day.
Tang Shijin and Yan Baiwei divided their jobs, and Yan Baiwei went to He Lizheng to discuss the matter of collecting grain. Tang Shijin took them to the school.
The school is actually almost complete, and it occupies a large area.
In addition to the classrooms at the front, there are two courtyards side by side at the back, both of which have doors leading to the school, as well as separate small doors.
There are three large houses in each courtyard, and there are separate kitchens and latrines outside, which is enough for a couple to live in with their children, and one room can be used as a study room.
Xie Huaijin looked very satisfied and nodded.
Tang Shijin smiled and said: "Which of these two courtyards do you want to live in?"
Xie Huaijin and his wife looked at each other and pointed to a room: "This way, there are trees and plenty of shade."
"Is there anything you want to change?"
Xie Huaijin said: "Very good, no need to change."
Then he asked: "What's next?"
Tang Shijin said: "I want to use this place as a girls' school... to teach the girls in the village to embroider and tie, and so on. Because there are few good needlework in the village, so if there is someone who can teach me well, it will be considered a craft in the future. .”
Xie Huaijin was a little surprised: "My wife is a serious successor to Hunan embroidery."
“Husband!” Mrs.
Tang Shijin smiled and said: "Madam, you don't need to think too much. I don't have any candidates in mind. I originally planned to wait for the school to be built and then look for it slowly. If Madam can embroider, it will solve my urgent need... This is what the two of you want me to do." The convenience is not a favor given by me, Tang Shijin, to you two, I should thank you two."
Mrs. Xie relaxed a little and said softly: "I am indeed the descendant of Hunan embroidery."
However, Xie Huaijin understood something: "Miss Tang has something to say, but she can't be prepared to say it."
Tang Shijin said: "I...actually I can't say anything, it's just my own thoughts. Because this school is only for enlightenment. In fact, you don't need to be very good in knowledge, but your character must pass the test. I'm not saying that Mr. Xie's character is not good. Guan, what I mean is that the first thing they need to learn is not to be a scholar, but to be a human being."
Xie Huaijin understood what she meant: "Young lady, you just want them to know a few words, gain insights, and learn some ways of dealing with others?"
Tang Shijin nodded: "Yes."
Xie Huaijin said: "But the people who come to study may not think so. They come to study naturally to achieve success in their studies, then become officials in the imperial examination and stand out."
"Yes." Tang Shijin said: "So, I want to invite Mr. Xie to select those who are suitable for learning."
She told him about the policy she had decided with the clan leader: "My idea is that the imperial examination is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. If it is really not the right material, there is no need to force it. This is one...Second, I think if
There are really children who can't learn well despite their efforts. If they can learn some skills in dealing with others and make their future journey smoother, that would be good too. There is no need to force it."
Xie Huaijin said: "Miss Tang, with all due respect, your idea is a bit weird."
Tang Shijin was stunned: "What's weird?"
Xie Huaijin said: "I can tell that you are not someone who is stingy with money. You did not make the two-year agreement just to save money. But you decided to agree on two years, and then... you decided on such a teaching method.
Your words make me feel that you are excusing children who are not good at school in advance, telling them not to study because their family has no money, rather than because they are incompetent. Why is this?"
Tang Shijin was stunned.
She opened her mouth but could not speak.
Although she has always been modest and polite, in fact, in her opinion, she is just a little scholar and it is no big deal.
But she never expected that this little scholar would have a pair of clairvoyant eyes, and he could see her clearly at a glance.
She asked him to point it out even if she didn't think clearly about it herself.
Excuse me?
She's not making excuses, sometimes she really doesn't know how to do it!
Working three jobs alone, I would be hungry and exhausted when I came home. I couldn't understand the things in my homework book no matter how many times I turned over them, or I couldn't think of anything.
But when faced with the doubtful look in the top student's eyes: "You can't even know this kind of question?"
Facing the teacher's patient expression: "What were you doing earlier? Were you playing with your mobile phone in class?"
No, I don’t play with my mobile phone. My Wanniansen old phone only has a phone function. What do you want me to do with it?
I'm just fucking stupid!
As time passed, she stopped asking.
Then he covered his ridiculous self-esteem and said more arrogantly than anyone else: "What's so great about it, you're not going to work for me in the future!"
In fact, she did it. Many top academics back then were working for her, and their income was less than one ten thousandth of hers.
But in her mind, the ridiculous little girl from back then still lived.
I remember the helplessness I felt facing my homework book.
I really can’t, I tried my best, but I just can’t!
Really really not.
I really am not lazy.
But no one ever believed her.
Someone came over quickly and pressed her head casually: "What's wrong?"
He looked at Xie Huaijin with an evil look in his eyes: "Mr. Xie?"
Tang Shijin quickly calmed down.
She quickly regained her composure and pulled away his hand: "It's okay, it's okay. I was distracted just now."
She said to Xie Huaijin: “Mr.
Xie Huaijin silently raised his hand.
Tang Shijin continued: "Mr. Xie's knowledge and talents are a hundred times better than mine, so I won't say more. I believe in Mr. Xie. From now on, the affairs of the school will be decided by Mr. Xie."
In just two words, her sadness had disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.