Educate others first

Jiang Yan didn't like to kneel down to others, and she was most afraid of others kneeling down to her. She immediately called to Jiang Wen and Wang Jinhua, and helped the village chief and his group up from the ground.

"Village Chief, Li Zheng, I know how you two feel. If there is anything I can do to help the village in the future, I will do my best. You don't have to do this. I am also a member of the Lin Family Village, and I will only do my little bit."

"The development of the village to this point is inseparable from the efforts of you two elders. If it weren't for you, everyone in the village would not be united. Whether it is peppers or late rice, it is the result of everyone's joint efforts!"

The two looked at Jiang Yan with relief, and were even more moved by her words. The village chief even said directly: "If anything happens to your family in the future, just tell us. If the village can help, we will do our best!"

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "I know the village chief, but I have to arrange something as soon as possible. The private school in the village will be opened in a few days. There are quite a few children in the village who want to study. I asked Mr. Qiao to do the statistics.

The number of people is about a hundred."

Qiao Le had previously asked Qiao Le to count the number of people who wanted to go to school. There were thousands of people in Linjia Village. Except for those from relatively open-minded families, almost all children aged ten and above did not go to school every day. Children over ten years old were already regarded as minors in farm families.

When he is half an adult, the villagers will stay at home to help with farm work.

There are nearly a hundred children in the enlightenment period. Jiang Wen has to take the college entrance examination next year. He also has to take care of his studies, and Qiao Le can't handle it alone.

"Village Chief, Li Zheng, you two often travel between the town and the county. You know a lot of people. You can look for a suitable gentleman. The children are still in the enlightenment stage. Even if there are no scholars, you can just find a few boys.

OK."

When building the private school, Jiang Yan thought of this problem, so she built three separate courtyard houses not far from the private school. They were all made of blue bricks and white tiles, with three bedrooms, one main room, and a kitchen.

Although the house and yard are not as good as those built by Jiang Yan, it is already the most luxurious suite in the village.

"Sir, we have invited them to live in the teacher's house in the backyard. As long as they teach in Linjia Village, they will be provided with food and accommodation, and the allocated houses will be calculated on a set basis. In this way, if they have wives and children, they will also be included."

You can take it over."

Li Zheng said: "Xiaojiang is right. Since we have a private school, we can't treat the gentlemen badly in this regard. There is still a lot of money in the village's public account, so we can afford to hire two more gentlemen."

In total, the village spent about 200 taels to build a private school and build roads. The remaining money in the public account is what Jiang Yan distributed to the village. It is enough to pay her husband a monthly salary. Besides,

Education is not free for children in the village.

A child can earn more than a dozen copper coins a month. With so many people, it adds up to a lot. Nowadays, every household in the village has a surplus of food. If it is not possible, it is enough to use food to top it off.

Jiang Wen pursed his lips and said, "Little aunt, actually I can also teach. It's still more than half a year before I can take the exam at our hospital."

Jiang Yan shook her head: "I don't object to you teaching in the village, but the more children you have, the more time you will spend on educating others. Educate yourself first. Since you want to take the imperial examination, study hard. You are now teaching

These children want them to be literate and successful in their studies. In this way, even if they don't take the exam to become an official, their life will be easier than ordinary people. But if you get an official robe as soon as possible, you can truly improve the lives of more people.

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Jiang Wen nodded. He was short-sighted and didn't think far enough.

"That's right! You are a promising child. We are waiting for you to pass the exam to become a scholar, then to be a civil servant, and finally to be an official! Although you are not from our Linjia Village, as long as you pass the exam, our whole village will be proud of you.

You are happy!" the village chief said with a smile.

Li Zheng also said sternly, "The same goes for Wenhan in our village. I heard from his grandma that he always ranked first in the academy. Even the dean of the academy said that he would definitely pass the exam. If he really did,

, but it’s a big happy event for our Linjia Village!”

Jiang Yan smiled in agreement. Jiang Wen never went back after leaving the academy. During this period, Lin Wenhan seemed to have never been back to Linjia Village because the academy was strict. Except for hearing rumors from his old house from time to time.

I haven't seen him since I heard about his excellent grades.

After bidding farewell to the village chief and the others, Jiang Yan went to the new house to check on the progress, while Jiang Wen followed Wang Jinhua to the factory first.

Lin's courtyard.

"It's wrong for you to do it this way. After cleaning it, you have to cut it into pieces and put skewers on it."

"Tao Bai, why don't you listen? If the dirt on Xiao Wu's skin breaks his stomach when he eats, can you afford it?"

"I understand, Miss Xiuhua."

Tao Bai followed Fang Xiuhua's request and washed the ripe persimmon repeatedly, then carefully cut it open and took out the slippery seeds inside. He inserted the bamboo skewer that he had already peeled and was about to carry it to Lin Feng.

I saw a pair of relatively white and tender hands snatching the plate.

"These two mountain persimmons are too astringent. Wash two more and cut them before bringing them to Xiaowu." Fang Xiuhua inserted a few and put them in her mouth. The sweetness in her mouth made her squint her eyes in satisfaction, but

But he continued to give Tao Bai orders with an impatient look on his face.

Tao Bai looked at her with a frown. Thinking that Fang Xiuhua was a relative of the owner, he had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction and silently washed two more beautiful persimmons again.

There are only about ten persimmons in total. When Lin Cong was collecting the mountain products, he brought them back to Jiang Yan and his family to try them out. There were not many of them in the first place, but before the owner could eat them, Fang Xiuhua ate three of them.

Four of them are still commanding Tao Bai to serve her.

In the past two months, Fang Xiuhua has been like a fish in water in the Lin family. In front of Jiang Yan and others, she usually presents a well-behaved, diligent, obedient and sensible persona, but in private, she treats the servants that Jiang Yan bought

, instead he assumed the attitude of a master and took orders more naturally than Jiang Yan and the others.

Jiang Yan arranged for him to be Xie Sanniang's right-hand man. When Xie Sanniang was busy going to the base material factory to follow up on the base material production, she would leave her alone at home to take care of him, which actually gave her a chance to act like a fox or a tiger.

"Why are you trying to shame me? Don't forget, you are a servant bought by the Lin family, and I am a relative of the Lin family. I should still be considered your master."

Fang Xiuhua rolled her eyes and saw that there was no one else at home. She sat on a chair with the washed and cut fruit plate. The autumn sunshine was gentle and not dazzling, and it shone warmly on her body. She crossed her legs and enjoyed it lazily.

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Tao Bai's face became even worse. He was holding fire in his heart, but it was difficult to say it out, because what Fang Xiuhua said was indeed true. However, he was bought back by the Lin family. If he was manipulated by his wife and young masters, he would be a hundred

He was willing to do so, but he felt angry no matter how much he was being manipulated by this cousin who looked like a different person.
Chapter completed!