A trace of desire flashed in Goudan's eyes, and he finally shook his head.
Lin Xuan asked curiously: "Don't you want to study?"
Goudan said: "Back to Master Hou, my family is poor and we have no money for me to study."
Lin Xuan felt a little sad. Goudan was only seven or eight years old. If he were left to future generations, he would look carefree.
However, at a young age, Goudan has already begun to think about his family.
Lin Xuan rubbed Goudan's head and said: "It doesn't matter, you don't have to spend money to study, and you still have to take care of the food."
He happened to be planning to build an academy, and he didn't plan to charge any money. Children of Zhouzhuang people could come as long as they agreed with the age.
"Really?" Goudan looked at Lin Xuan in disbelief.
Goudan, who is still young, does not know what reading means.
But he had heard that those officials were all scholars.
Studying means to him that he can become an official. If he becomes an official, he can find someone to take care of his parents, and his mother will not have to work hard to farm the land.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Of course, do you think I can lie to others?"
Goudan shook his head.
Lin Xuan said: "Since I won't lie to you, are you willing to study?"
Goudan hesitated for a while and asked: "Master Hou, do you have to go to school every day to study?"
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Although it's not every day, it's almost the same."
Goudan said: "Then I won't go."
Lin Xuan was a little surprised and asked: "Why?"
He could feel that Goudan wanted to go, as he was previously worried that his family would not be able to afford him to study.
Lin Xuan had already said it would be free and he would still take care of the meal, but Goudan still refused.
Goudan said: "My mother is too tired to farm alone. If I go to study every day, I won't be able to help her."
Lin Xuan was shocked. Is this still a seven or eight-year-old child?
Those adults in later generations who are eighteen or nineteen years old will rarely consider the hard work of their parents.
"It's okay. If you go to school for a reason, I will reduce the rent for your family." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Hou!" Goudan was excited. He hesitated and said, "Mr. Hou, I wonder if my sister can also go to school?"
Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "No."
It's not that Lin Xuan dislikes women and is unwilling to recruit them.
No matter how liberal the Tang Dynasty was, there were no men and women studying in the same school.
Even though the status of women was greatly improved after Wu Zetian ascended the throne, there was no such precedent.
If he sets such a precedent, he will definitely be criticized by scholars all over the world.
Even if he didn't care, those parents wouldn't agree.
In "Butterfly Lovers" that has been passed down through the ages, isn't Zhu Yingtai also a woman disguised as a man?
Goudan said with some disappointment: "Master Hou, I am too greedy."
Lin Xuan said: "Although I can't let your sister study with you, she can study medicine."
When a hospital is built, it not only needs doctors, but also many apprentices.
Although there are not many women studying medicine, it is not uncommon.
"Can the rent be reduced?" Goudan asked expectantly.
Lin Xuan was a little speechless. He spent a long time thinking about the rent reduction.
"Of course." Lin Xuan said.
He doesn't care about the rent.
Goudan jumped up excitedly and said, "Great, I will tell my mother the news now."
Lin Xuan watched Goudan run away, smiled and shook his head.
"Liu Da, ask someone to bring the remaining potatoes. Let's go back." Lin Xuan said.
He thought for a while, he couldn't put the eggs in a cage.
I just kept a few kilograms and planned to go back and plant them myself.
If something goes wrong here, the remaining bit can still be reproduced.
It just takes a little longer.
Just when Lin Xuan was about to leave to go back, Shen Yue'e hurried over with Goudan and Erya.
"Master Hou, don't mind if the child is ignorant." After Shen Yue'e finished speaking, she glared like a dog and said, "Why don't you apologize to Master Hou quickly? Master Hou has already reduced our rent by 10%, now we have to pay For such a simple job for our family, our rent was reduced for one year. You must be content."
Goudan's eyes were slightly red, and it looked like he had just cried.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "This has nothing to do with Goudan. I had this plan originally, but the college has not been built yet, and the people in Zhuangzi have not been notified yet. When the college is built, all the people in Zhouzhuang will join you. Just like home.”
He would only give this condition to the people of Zhouzhuang. For others, at most, he would give free teaching and provide meals.
You can't let others come to study, and he still has to post it.
In this way, no matter how big an academy he builds, it won't be enough.
"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!" Shen Yue'e said excitedly.
Goudan just said that not only is it free to go to school, but it also teaches you how to read, and you can also get a reduction in rent.
Although Lin Xuan hasn't said how much he will lose, the academy is in charge of the meals, so Godan doesn't have to eat at home when he goes to study, and the burden on the family can be reduced a lot.
Erya can also go to study medicine. In this way, she and Zhou Aniu will be the only ones eating at home. In this way, her family's life will be much easier in the future.
"I'll go back and ask someone to bring a wheelchair. With the wheelchair, although Uncle Zhou can't go to work in the fields, he can still do some simple housework at home." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
He had seen Zhou A Niu's injuries and found that a sole of his foot was missing.
With a wheelchair, I can usually do cooking and some housework at home, which is no problem.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Marquis, for your great kindness and kindness, the common woman has no way to repay you, so I can only kowtow to you." Shen Yue'e said, pulling Goudan and Erya to kneel down.
Lin Xuan quickly supported her and said: "Aunt Shen, what are you doing? Get up quickly."
All he did was easy, and he didn't feel that he had paid much.
But in Shen Yue'e's eyes, Lin Xuan's series of help allowed their family, which was difficult to maintain, to survive and even live a better life.
Shen Yue'e didn't listen to Lin Xuan, and took Goudan and Erya to knock down.
Lin Xuan hurriedly hid and said, "Aunt Shen, if you do this again, what I said before will not count."
After hearing this, Shen Yue'e hesitated for a moment, then got up with Goudan and Erya.
Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You help me take care of the potatoes, which is the greatest thank you to me."
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, the women will definitely take good care of you." Shen Yue'e said quickly.
"Okay, it's getting late, I'll go back first." Lin Xuan got on his horse and left with Liu Da and other soldiers.
Shen Yue'e wanted to keep Lin Xuan for dinner, but his family really had nothing to offer, so she had to keep this kindness in her heart.
Until Lin Xuan's figure disappeared, Shen Yue'e said to Goudan and Erya: "You must remember the kindness that the Marquis has shown to our family, and repay the Marquis well in the future."
"Mom, we remember it!" Goudan and Erya nodded.
…
Lin Xuan returned home and prepared the remaining kilograms of potatoes in the room where the peppers were placed according to the previous method.
After Lin Xuan finished it, he clapped his hands. Now he just needs to wait for it to sprout and then plant it in the ground.
After finishing these tasks, Lin Xuan went to check the peppers again.
Seeing that the peppers were growing very well, Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
…
"Sir, I am inconvenient tonight and cannot serve you." Chunyue lowered her head and whispered.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll wait until you feel more comfortable. Remember to drink more hot water these days."
He didn't quite understand what to pay attention to when his aunt came, but he had seen it before and it seemed that drinking more hot water would be helpful, so he explained it.
As for whether it was useful, he didn't know. Drinking more water wouldn't hurt anyway.
Chun Yue suggested: "Sir, why don't you let Yu He accompany you?"
Lin Xuan was stunned and said: "What do you think of the young master? How old is Yuhe? Besides, I don't know if he is willing to do it."
Chun Yue said slyly: "Young master, what you mean is that as long as Yu He agrees, it will be fine? I asked Yu He and she is willing."
"Cough cough cough~"
Lin Xuan's face turned red when Yu He said it, and he said: "That won't work, she is still young, no matter what, let's wait until next year. You go back to bed quickly."
Chunyue smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I will go and tell Yuhe now."
Watching Chun Yue leave, Lin Xuan shook his head and went to bed.
In the past few days, Lin Xuan had become accustomed to two people working together. Lin Xuan was still a little uncomfortable lying on the bed alone.
"When Lu Bu didn't have Diao Chan, he was invincible. After a few years with Diao Chan, even Zhang Fei couldn't be beaten. I must take this as a warning." Lin Xuan comforted himself in his heart.
When Yu He saw Chun Yue coming back, he looked at her expectantly.
Chunyue said apologetically: "I have already told the young master, but the young master did not agree."
Yuhe was a little sad, so he pretended to smile and said, "It's okay, maybe the young master doesn't like me."
Chunyue shuddered, laughed, and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Master said you are too young, so I won't let you sleep with me until next year."
"Hate."
Yu He knew that Chun Yue had tricked him, so he went up to scratch Chun Yue's itch. Chun Yue was not to be outdone, and the two of them got into a fight.