Chapter 217 Why don't you invite a gentleman to teach at home?
Seeing his eldest brother acting like this, the youngest Mei Qinghuang immediately drew inferences: "Mom, I want to be a chef in the future and cook a lot of delicious food for my mother. But I will also study hard, otherwise I won't be able to read the books passed down from the past.
Recipe, right?”
Qiao Huaping nodded approvingly.
Mei Qingyao: "..."
Dog brother.
The mother and son randomly chose a pen and ink shop on the street and went in.
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper of the pen and ink shop looked apologetic: "Guys, I'm really sorry. The paper and pens in this shop are currently out of stock. It will take another five days before new supplies come."
Qiao Huaping didn't take it seriously at first.
This store is out of stock. Just try another store.
But when she took several children to visit two pen and ink shops one after another, and the other pen and paper were out of stock, Qiao Huaping was puzzled.
It should be noted that in this era, reading is still a somewhat luxurious thing, and one of them should be on this pen and paper.
Three pen and ink shops in a row were out of stock, which was inevitably a bit too coincidental.
Qiao Huaping couldn't help but ask: "What happened?"
The shopkeeper of the pen and ink shop showed a bit of embarrassment on his face. It was probably because Qiao Huaping had a nice face and the children he brought with him were very lovable. The shopkeeper of the pen and ink shop could only lower his voice: "Actually, it's nothing.
.There was a dispute between two young masters in the county school over their studies, and they made a bet. The loser had to buy all the paper and pens in the county... One of them lost, but that one was the son of the county magistrate's family.
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The shopkeeper stopped talking and didn't say any more. He laughed and changed to a sales pitch: "Would you like, madam, to take a look at the things next to our store?"
Qiao draws the screen and understands it instantly.
Is there really anyone who can buy paper and pens from these shops in the county?
But because the other party was the son of the county magistrate's family, the shopkeepers of these shops were probably afraid of offending the other party, so they took the initiative to say that they were out of stock of paper and pens.
He's quite good at sharing people's worries.
However, people like Qiao Huaping and others who need paper and pen are in a dilemma.
It was Mei Qingyu who said: "Mom, why don't we forget it first. Let's buy the books we want to read first and practice calligraphy. We can also practice with branches on the ground first."
Several others also said that they could use branches to write on the ground first.
The more considerate my cub is, the more it looks like those two are idle and bored, and how annoying it is to bet on such things.
Qiao Huaping originally planned to send a few cubs to the county school.
But after this incident, Qiao Huaping felt that this matter needed further consideration.
After all, the shopkeepers of so many pen and ink shops could hear the news. If Qiao Huaping didn't believe it, would the teachers in the county school know?
The fact that this matter has developed to this point indicates two possibilities.
First, the teacher at the county school tried to persuade me, but he didn’t listen. I had no choice but to let him do it.
This shows that the two gentlemen who made the bet did not take Mr. Qiao seriously. How can Qiao Huaping rest assured that there are such people studying in the county?
Second, it is possible that the teacher at the county school did not dissuade me directly.
This is even worse - this kind of bet is meaningless, and the teacher is indifferent and lets it go. What does this mean? It means that the teacher who is a role model in the county school has a moral problem.
Regardless of the above two points, Qiao Huaping felt uneasy about handing her child over to the county school.
Why would such good children like hers go to the county school and be tortured?
The old scholar Guo of Liujin Village actually has plans to open a class for elementary school students.
But first of all, this is mainly for the newly enlightened children. Qiao Huaping feels that his own children are much better than the newly enlightened children - not to mention the second child, Mei Qingyu.
Next, the old scholar Guo was getting older. He almost fell ill and died when he was fleeing the famine. He was able to recover in one breath with Qiao Huaping's medicine.
Now that the weather is getting colder, my physical energy is not as good as before.
Qiao Huaping was also worried about the health of old scholar Guo.
At this moment, a thought flashed through Qiao Huaping's mind - why not invite a gentleman to teach at home?