When he and Chen Yuyi arrived in front of the school and walked to the window, Wang Xiaolie looked at the boy. He was fourteen or fifteen years old, with an ordinary face, ordinary figure, and a bit shy. He looked like an ordinary rural boy.

Walking forward, Wang Xiaolian asked: "Why were you kicked out of the school by your teacher?"

The young man knew Wang Xiaolie and knew that he was a high-ranking official living in the village, but he didn't know his identity. After hearing the question, he looked up and then towards the school, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

Through the window, Wang Xiaolie looked at the school. There were more than a dozen children inside, sitting upright, looking at a gentleman in his thirties in front of him, who was reading a book there. After talking for a while, he started reading aloud. Mr.

I sat down in front, feeling a little sleepy.

In such a small village with dozens of households, it is not easy to maintain such a village school. In fact, there are four or five smaller villages around, and children also go to school here. When the village school first started, the children in it ranged from seven to eight years old.

They were fifteen or sixteen years old and seemed to be a lot of people.

The gentlemen in these village schools are scholars with a rough grasp of Chinese characters. They are not proficient in poetry and prose, but can only teach literacy textbooks. Give them a job to feed them, and although the income is not much, most of them are satisfied.

Wang Xiao lied to Cui Qing, who was beside him, to call out the teachers from the school and ask him questions himself.

When the gentleman came out and saw Wang Xiaolie here, he hurriedly saluted.

Wang Xiaolie pointed to the small river: "It's quiet and quiet by the river. Let's talk there."

After saying that, he motioned for Chen Yuyi to take the young man behind him, and they went to the river together.

I chose a few big rocks and sat down, and Mr. Wang Xiaolianming also sat down. How dare you, Mr. Wang? He stood there rubbing his hands anxiously.

Wang Xiaolie asked: "What's your name? Why were you chosen to teach here?"

The first said: "The young Yan Erlang has learned a few words with his father since he was a child. After arriving here last year, he was selected to go to the county, learned a literacy book, and returned to the village to work as a teacher. He earned 800 words per month.

Money, five shi of rice a year from the villagers, and living in the school."

Wang Xiaolie nodded. The treatment of village school teachers in various places is similar. There are only a few people in the family, barely enough food and clothing. If you want to live a good life, you have to start farming by yourself. The current conditions can only be like this. But for Mr.

passable.

Wang Xiaolie pointed to the young man on one side and said, "What's going on with this child? I've been here for a few days and I've often seen him kicked out. I also heard from the villagers that it's not that this child can't learn well, but that he studies too well.

Already."

Yan Erlang said: "Back to the official, this person's name is Jiang Erlang. He was born with a smart brain and a delicate heart. When he entered the school last year, the literacy books were taught for three years, but he could recite them profusely in three months. No!

I don’t know what to tell the officials, but what I learned when I was young was from this book. He learned it all and I had nothing else to teach him. The county also said that all children who reach the age must attend school for three years. If you can’t do it,

Yes, he needs to be punished. After much deliberation, I had no choice but to let him stay in the school. I don’t care what he does, as long as he doesn’t affect others. It was okay at first. This child mostly slept in the school. These few

Yue was no longer able to do anything, and he often couldn't bear it anymore and would annoy other students. So I had no choice but to kick him out."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie changed his mind a lot. According to his past life experience, such talented students can skip a grade or graduate early. There are many ways. After thinking about it, it is not feasible in this era.

What we are doing now is universal education, the fundamental purpose of which is to make as many people as possible literate. What happens after becoming literate? What cannot be done. There is neither a unified graduation examination nor a higher-level school. In order to prevent children from not going to school, it is also stipulated that three years are required

Genius students like Jiang Erlang were not considered at all. If he hadn't met Wang Xiaolie, this child would have been able to hang out in the school for three years and then find his own way out.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile. He wanted to popularize education, but the actual conditions were really limited, so he could only start from the most basic. If such a monster appeared, he would not be able to take it into consideration at all.

After pondering for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "At the age of fourteen or fifteen, it is the time in life when people are most good at learning. How can they delay their children? But they only know one or two thousand words and can't do big things. This matter is really difficult. Now the government

We don’t have much money, and the people don’t have much money, so that’s all we can do.”

After saying that, Wang Xiaolie looked at Jiang Erlang and said: "If you don't meet me, you can only do this. After two years, go home, learn how to read or start your own business, or go to the city to find a job, and live your life like this.

.Actually, it’s not just you. There are countless such people in the world. It’s not that there is a lack of heroes in the world, it’s not that there is a lack of talented people in the world, but that society cannot select these people. Mediocre people sit in high positions and are complacent. Those who have ability

People grow old in the mountains and forests, and they don’t know the world. This is a problem of the country. Can we cultivate people into talents, select people, and put them in the right positions. If we do this, why worry about there being no people in the world? It is said that time is destiny.

, maybe this is life."

The education, training, selection and promotion of people are a big problem. Not to mention this era, even if it is another thousand years, this problem has not been solved yet. China has already paid special attention to this problem, especially so, other countries

One can imagine.

Jiang Erlang wrung his hands together and did not dare to look up at the people. He probably understood what Wang Xiaolie said, but not very much. He was a very ordinary country boy. Wang Xiaolie didn't set up a school, so he didn't.

He knew that he was good at reading and literacy. If he hadn't met Wang Xiaolie, he might have been a country farmer with a sharp mind in this life. What else would he have accomplished?

Wang Xiaolie said: "Well, let's go to your house and take a look. If we encounter you, we will find a way out for you."

After saying that, Jiang Erlang led the way, and Wang Xiaolie and his entourage headed towards his home. Yan Erlang went to the hall to give instructions and followed closely.

Not far away, we saw a fenced courtyard by the river. The courtyard was built not long ago, and the bamboos were still green. Two jujube trees were planted in front of the courtyard, and they had just sprouted new leaves. There were ducks playing in the river in front.

, a small yellow dog lying in front of the door.

When he saw a few people approaching, the yellow dog stood up. After taking a look, he ran to Jiang Erlang's feet, wagging his tail back and forth.

Jiang Erlang opened the door and invited several people into the yard. He shouted into the house, and a woman came out of the house.

Seeing that this woman was in her thirties or forties, she had an ordinary appearance and was neatly tidied up. When she saw Jiang Erlang bringing a group of people into the house, she couldn't help but be surprised. She hurriedly wiped her hands and hurriedly greeted her.

Yan Erlang stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, don't panic. This is a member of the royal family who lives in the village. Because he saw Erlang being kicked out of school every day, he felt it was not a big deal. He came to your house specially to find a future for Erlang."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie waved his hands hurriedly: "How dare you talk about looking for a future! I just saw that Erlang was learning quickly and well in the village school, but I didn't know what to do in the future, so I wanted to find a way out for him. This is

Whether the way out is the former or not depends on him."

The woman was overjoyed when she heard this. She quickly took some bamboo stools, placed them under the pomegranate tree, and invited everyone to sit down.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the bamboo stool. It looked strong, but the structure was rough and did not look like it was made by a craftsman in this industry. It seemed that the owner of the family picked bamboo in his spare time and made it himself to entertain guests.

After everyone sat down, the woman said again: "Sit down, officials, while I go make tea. Erlang's father is plowing in the fields, so I asked him to come back."

Wang Xiaoxing said: "There is no need to make tea. Go and invite your husband back, and we will talk."

The woman arranged for Jiang Erlang to go out and said: "Although the village tea is bland, it is still the way to entertain guests. The officials should take a sip."

Wang Xiaolie had no choice but to let the woman go.

The woman left, and Wang Xiao looked at the yard. There were three thatched houses in the north and two wing rooms in the east, which were used for cooking. There were several thatched sheds built in the southwest corner, presumably for raising cattle and sheep. But the cattle and sheep were not in the sheds.

, I guess it was released.

The yard is very large. There are three pomegranate trees planted near the door in the south, and their leaves have just grown. There are some peach and apricot trees in the east, which are in full bloom. Not far from the cattle and sheep sheds, there is a chicken coop with

A dozen chickens.

After looking around, Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Yuyi: "Look at the villagers here, their lives are pretty good. They have cattle, sheep, and a few chickens, and they can always eat meat several times a year. As long as the government doesn't collect much food, they can

We still have enough food and clothing. It would be better if there were some ways to make money."

Chen Yuyi said: "The defense has fixed three measures of grain per acre without any discount, and the people have benefited greatly from it. There is plenty of idle land nearby. As long as thirty acres of land are opened, it will be enough to feed a family."

In addition to having idle land, another important point is the support of the government. From loaning grain seeds, to loaning cattle, to loaning farm tools, there are various measures to help farmers. Only through a multi-pronged approach can farmers live a good life.

Over the past year or so, Wang Xiaolie has basically spent the money he has, and has not saved any money so far. Now it seems that the money was well spent.

A few people were chatting. Not long after, a middle-aged farmer hurried home with a plow on his shoulder and rolled up his trouser legs, following Jiang Erlang who was leading the cows. As soon as he entered the house, he hurriedly asked Wang Xiaolie

Wait for someone to salute.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Brother, go and clean up first. We will chat some gossip later."

The farmer said he was offended, so he put down his plow and hurriedly went to wash himself. After washing himself, he went back to the house and changed his clothes before walking out again.

When they arrived, they bowed and said, "Brother, sit down and talk."

The farmer said: "If the officials are here, why should they sit down? I will just stand."

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is your home, how can the master not sit down? Sit down, sit down so that we can talk."

When the farmer sat down, Wang Xiaolie heard that his accent did not sound like that of a native of the Central Plains, so he asked about his family background.

The farmer said: "Little Jiang Yue is originally from Xinyang Town, Mizhou. A few years ago, there was a relative from Qingzhou who wanted to sell dates to Kaifeng Prefecture, so I followed him to the Central Plains. Little did I know that when I arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture, I encountered

When the Jin people besieged the city, my relative died in the rebellion, and I took my youngest son with me to move away. Later, I met my wife's family and we moved south here together, and then we settled down."

The Jin army captured Kaifeng Mansion, which caused many families to fall apart. Jiang Yue, according to his words, probably took his son to sell dates with relatives and lived in the Central Plains. Qingzhou dates were a famous product at this time, and merchants sold them there every year.

Beijing.

Speaking of this matter, Jiang Yue felt a little sad. He still had a family at home in Mizhou, but he didn't know what was going on now. In the past few years, the Jin Army and the Song Army had been fighting back and forth in Mizhou and Weizhou, and there were countless wars.
Chapter completed!