At eight o'clock in the morning, the loud ringing of the bell came from the Century Clock. The streets and alleys in Peking City were crowded with people. Many people hurried out and gathered in the square in front of the Century Clock to watch the flag-raising ceremony.
This is a unique ceremony of Shuntian Mansion. No one urged the people to watch it, but they all came as much as possible because after the flag was raised, Shuntian Mansion would post announcements and this week's newspapers on the bulletin board next to it, in order to keep informed.
Of course they want to see the latest policies and recruitment news.
However, students of appropriate age participate in an organized manner. Each class in each school has a fixed gathering point. Teachers will attend the roll call. Those who do not show up will be criticized. Those who do not show up many times will ask their parents. Therefore, there is no one for the students.
Dare to be late.
At ten o'clock at eight o'clock, the small square was already full of people. In a solemn atmosphere, the honor guard beat the passionate drums and carried out the blue sky and red sun flag. Under the gaze of everyone, it slowly rose to the height of
On a fifteen-meter flagpole.
Although the flag-raising process was short, no one made any noise, because they all knew that the red sun on the flag was stained by the blood of tens of thousands of martyrs. Anyone who disrespects the blue sky and red sun flag is disrespectful to the victims, and everyone will
They gather together and despise them.
From the beginning of the new year to now, in the past few months, Wan Lei and his wife will be present at every flag-raising ceremony, regardless of wind or snow. After the ceremony, he will always say a few inspiring words before letting the students leave.
As soon as the students left, government announcements began to be posted, and people came to watch.
No matter citizens or residents, no one dares to crowd in, because there are government officials in front to maintain order, and some people are chanting loudly, so it doesn’t matter if they can’t squeeze into the front row. The reason why people are keen to read announcements is because these announcements are related to
Their lives are closely related. After all, Shuntian Prefecture controls a large number of raw material supplies and sales channels. If they do not follow the guidance of the announcement, it will be difficult for the people to produce effectively.
Of course, Wan Lei does not want to establish a "state" monopoly, because monopoly will lead to low efficiency. However, due to the actual situation of Shuntian Prefecture being attacked on all sides, the government has to intervene in the market and economy. If the government lets it go, the raw materials for production will not be available.
If the products are sold, the products will not be sold, and the people's lives will only become more difficult.
As the Liu family who had just joined Shuntian Mansion, they were still unfamiliar with life in Shuntian Mansion. When they heard the bells and saw the crowds of people outside, they were a little dumbfounded. When they found out that the citizens were holding a rally, they were even more confused.
They couldn't figure out what was going on, and were even a little worried that these people would break into the house and do harm to them.
But soon, these people dispersed happily. They were not here for the Liu family at all. The doubts were eliminated. Mrs. Liu raised her head and looked at the big clock in the distance. She counted the numbers on her fingers and was dumbfounded again. She hurriedly entered the house to give the seven-year-old
Her great-nephew Liu Zhi put on his clothes and pulled him out quickly. Her two daughters, holding their little nieces, also stood guard at the door of the house early and followed behind in a muffled voice.
"Come back, everything is going on outside, where are you going?" Liu Jing's command came from behind. The old guy tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. His eyes were a little red, and he was naturally very angry.
"Dad, we are going to school." Liu Liu'er, the oldest, said bravely, but her voice was still very low. After all, she was afraid that her father would disapprove.
"What kind of school do girls go to? Go back to your room quickly. None of you are allowed to go. I will teach Zhi'er." Liu Jing was a little angry, and her voice naturally increased a bit, scaring her young grandniece Liu Xin'er to tears.
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"Why are you so mean? Shuntian Mansion has regulations that all children of old age must go to school. We are under their roof, so of course we must abide by their rules. Besides, we don't have to spend money to go to school, so what are we losing?"
Mrs. Liu glared at her husband, took her grandnephew and left. Her mother took the lead. Naturally, the two daughters no longer listened to their father and also took their niece out.
"Rebellion, everything has been rebelled." Liu Jing, who had always had the final say at home, saw that his wife and children were disobedient, and her anger became even more intense. She threw up her sleeves and went back to her room. She didn't even eat breakfast. In short, she was full of anger.
This was Liu Jing's first feeling about Shuntian Mansion. In his world view, women should stay at home honestly. The more status a woman has, the more she should not leave the house.
No, it would be better if Shuntian Prefecture not only lets women run around in the streets, but also lets them go to school, and even lets them serve as officials. Isn't this a chicken? This is absolutely impossible.
But it happened that his own wife was also drunk. Not only did she dare to make her own decisions, but she also dared to talk back. She would not be able to live in this life from now on. The more Liu Jing thought about it, the angrier she became. She wanted to find someone to vent her anger, but no one came to answer her.
He, he couldn't help but feel a lonely feeling of being forgotten.
In fact, Wan Lei spent a lot of effort to get the Liu family. Of course, he has not been forgotten. However, Wan Lei knows that the literati all regard themselves as noble and have to kill the water chestnuts on their bodies before they can use it. Therefore, Tie Xuan said in the morning
He planned to come to Liu Jing as a lobbyist, but he refused, saying that the time had not come yet.
Liu Jing was left at home in the cold for a whole morning. He still didn't see his family come home at noon, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried. Although he was angry with his wife and daughter for being disobedient, they were still family members, so he mustered up the courage to go out to see what was going on, lest his family would worry about it.
He didn't even know he was abducted.
Liu Jing did not go straight to Wanfu, but asked passers-by for the location of the school and searched all the way there. When he found the gathering place for schools at all levels, it was almost noon, and the playground in front of the school was full of students.
There were thousands of people, both men and women, and the scene was very spectacular, and the school area was really large, with the playground alone covering several acres.
Among so many people, Liu Jing really couldn't find the whereabouts of his wife and daughter. Instead, he saw Mrs. Wan standing in front of the playground, and an old man standing in front of the podium making a speech, saying that there would be a poetry competition tomorrow.
, let everyone go back and prepare well, and there will be rewards for the winners.
After the speech, the team disbanded. There were so many children of different ages, but there was no chaos in the scene. Although they were noisy, they dispersed in an orderly manner. There was no fighting or pushing. Liu Jing couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
, are these children coming from military camps, or are these schools a type of military camp?
When she thought of her children going into the dire straits of the military camp, Liu Jing's heart tightened in her throat again. As the saying goes, a good son should not be a soldier, and a good iron should not be hammered. The Liu family is a scholarly family, and they must never let their descendants become Qiu Ba.
Just as Liu Jing was thinking about how to keep his wife and daughter at home, he heard his wife's complaint: "Husband, why are you here? The school has regulations that parents cannot come to pick up their children. The children have to go home by themselves."
, saying that we must learn to be self-reliant.”
"Humph, be self-reliant." Liu Jing was so angry that his beard shook and said angrily: "Go home right away!"
The father was angry, but the two daughters were not afraid at all. They continued to whisper to each other, explaining about tomorrow's poetry competition and that they wanted to participate in the competition to win prizes. After hearing this, Liu Jing was so angry that her eyes were as bright as an ox.