Chapter Thirty-Three: Invitation to Yingchuan for the New Year
Because of the arrival of the New Year, Xie Xin and others also stopped practicing and concentrated on preparing for the New Year.
Originally, the immortals looked down upon such secular festivals, but in the final analysis, Xie Xin and others had not yet entered the Taoism deeply, and their ordinary minds were not lost, so they still went back to celebrate this grand annual festival.
Of course, in Lou Gui's words, since the Immortal Sect cannot be exposed, secular festivals must be celebrated, otherwise wouldn't mortals be suspicious?
The mortals here refer to none other than Gongsun Kai, who has been promoted to the head of the inner hall, and the first guest of the private school, the future empress He of the Han Dynasty.
Okay, Xie Xin has to admit that he feels very entangled in the fact that Queen He's name is actually He.
This name seems to be no different from a passerby!
As time goes by slowly, the Spring Festival has finally arrived.
At dawn, Xie Xin took Xie Yi and Bian Linglong to pay Xie's mother New Year greetings.
Seeing that her two sons are becoming more and more mature, and that her prospective daughter-in-law is so in line with her own wishes, Xie's mother also feels extremely happy at this moment.
After some greetings, Mother Xie gave the three of them a big red envelope.
After Xie Xin and the other three, Gongsun Kai, Lou Gui and He also came to pay New Year greetings. Xie's mother accepted the offer happily and also gave them a red envelope.
Lou Gui is the direct disciple of Xie Xin, and he is considered to be the grandson of Xie Xin. It is normal to give him a red envelope. He is 12 years old this year, so it is nothing to get a red envelope. But Gongsun Kai is thirty years old this year, so he was given a red envelope by a
My eldest sister, who was only a few years older than me, felt mixed emotions when she handed out red envelopes.
Speaking of which, who would have thought that this woman who looks to be in her forties or fifties is actually only 36 years old!
However, it can also be seen from this that after losing her husband, Xie's mother put in a lot of effort to raise these two children.
Next, everyone went to the mourning hall to pay homage to Xie Xin's father and the ancestors of the Xie family.
After everything was finished, the three ladies began to go to the kitchen to prepare tonight's meal.
And three men...should be a grown man, a grown boy and a child, were discussing martial arts issues in the open space in the back hall.
At the end of the discussion, a discussion is inevitable.
Only then did Gongsun Kai realize how weak his strength was.
It didn't matter if he was violently tortured by Xie Xin, and his inferior skills were nothing. However, after he was completely tortured by Lou Gui, he found that he was completely unqualified as a guard.
If he encounters a powerful enemy in the future, Gongsun Kai can be sure that it is not Xie Xin and Lou Gui who need protection, but himself.
Well, the guards were no longer qualified. Over in Liaodong, they couldn't go back without Gongsun Sheng's order. In desperation, Gongsun Kai could only regard being the general manager of the inner hall as his lifelong career.
Fortunately, it seems that the guard position is still being fulfilled concurrently.
At least when Xie Xin opened the private school interface, the number of guards was still two.
Otherwise, Xie Xin is not sure whether this second-level private school will be downgraded because of this.
But when he discovered that the last one of the conditions for upgrading a third-level private school actually required four guards, he began to worry about the remaining two guards.
Conditions for upgrading to a third-level private school:
The host level is 50; there are 50 students; ten b-level disciples and five bb-level disciples have been trained; and there are four guards.
There is no requirement to collect books, but it is also a shortcoming for students. As for the host level and the number of guards, it is not difficult.
There are currently 21 students studying and interpreting, which is still far from 50.
As mentioned before, every village, unless it is not a clan village, will have a clan school. This means that most villagers will study there.
There are very few people who can afford to read these days, and most non-clan farmers would rather have their sons stay and help them farm the land than let them study.
Because in their view, the profession of farmers is a natural one, and no matter how hard a farmer's son works, he will never achieve anything.
Therefore, the problem of student recruitment has always been a flaw for individuals running private schools.
"It seems that after the Chinese New Year, we need to promote it further afield to see if we can recruit more students!" Xie Xin muttered in a low voice as he looked at the private school's upgrade requirements.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, dinner is ready. Although this time is considered afternoon tea at most, it is customary for everyone to regard this meal as dinner.
Originally, women in this era were not allowed to sit at the same table as men, but Xie Xin, a man from the future, ignored this custom and not only asked everyone to sit together, but also brought out the Eight Immortals table and chairs that had been prepared.
Except for Xie Xin, it was the first time for everyone to experience the feeling of several people sitting together and eating together. Although it was not very etiquette, I don’t know why, but I always felt that it made people feel warm in a different way.
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Because everyone was seated, after Xie Xin took the lead in picking up food for Xie’s mother, everyone started to help each other pick up food. Likewise, this behavior was not very in line with the rules.
But at least, everyone felt quite happy.
After the meal, Lou Gui made a summary: This meal was the happiest Spring Festival that Zibo had had in nine years. But at the same time, it was also the most unruly. Teacher, you are deliberately teaching bad students.
ah?
Xie Xin's reply was: "Whatever, it's only once a year. How boring would it be if a few grown men lined up in a row and silently ate the food in front of them!"
Gongsun Kai decisively interrupted: "But the design of the Eight Immortals table and chairs is quite good! My lord, if you can draw the design, find a carpenter to make it and sell it to various places, it will also be a good income!"
"It's up to you. If you need to pay fees, if the amount is less than three gold yuan, you can make your own decision. Don't forget, you are the head of the inner hall!" Xie Xin said with a smile.
In fact, of course he also wants to sell it, and he even wants to do things like ploughing, papermaking, high-quality wine and so on.
Just affected by the power of rules, as long as he becomes a craftsman or a businessman, no matter how correct the formula is, no matter how well prepared everything is, he will still fail in the end; no matter how smooth the trade route is, no matter how profitable this thing is.
, but in the end you will lose all your money.
This is the saddest thing about this system, it can make you invincible in a certain profession.
But similarly, all professions other than this profession can pass if they involve personal use, but as long as they involve foreigners, they will definitely fail.
In the next few days, Huang Zhong and some villagers from Huangjia Village who were related to Xie Xin came to pay New Year greetings. Students from the private school also came to pay Xie Xin New Year greetings one after another, and brought about fifty dan of food.
These grains are actually the tuition fees paid by students in the past six months.
If you sell it directly, you can probably sell it for five copper coins; if you keep it and eat it, it will be enough to feed Xie Xin's seven people for about two and a half years.
If you only keep enough food for half a year and sell the rest, you can still make about three pounds of income.
For a rural family, it is enough for a year.
It can also be seen from this that private schools opened by individuals can be quite profitable as long as they have sufficient student resources.
As for public schools, the only advantage is that teachers' salaries are guaranteed regardless of drought or flood, and they will never be low. Therefore, private and public schools each have their own advantages, and there is no way to say who is better than the other.
When the Lantern Festival was approaching, two messengers came to Xie Xin's private school and handed Xie Xin two letters.
Being a messenger these days is hard work, but the income is pretty good.
Seeing the two messengers' dusty appearance, Xie Xin wisely wrapped a red envelope for each of them.
Returning to the back hall of the private school, Xie Xin opened the two letters.
One letter came from Gongsun Sheng. The letter had three meanings:
The first point is to wish Xie Xin New Year greetings, and also let Xie Xin pay New Year greetings to Xie Xin’s mother on his behalf;
The second point is to tell Xie Xin that Dou Wu is dead and Xie Xin is free. If you have enough time, you can visit Gongsun's house in Liaoxi.
At the same time, he also told Xie Xin that his parents were very satisfied with Xie Xin's educational level and how they were able to train Gongsun Du to be so filial, so they also wanted to express their gratitude in person.
The last point is to tell Xie Xin that the teacher Li Ying is afraid that his life is approaching, so he should go to Luoyang to see the teacher when he has time. At the same time, while the teacher is still here, can you find an official position for yourself, and it will not be in vain to study so hard in the cold window?
Long.
If you are not interested in becoming an official in Luoyang, you can also move your family to western Liaoning. With the methods of his Gongsun family, there are still some ways to make Xie Xin do well in western Liaoning.
Of course, if Xie Xin is not interested in this, Gongsun Sheng will not force anything. He just hopes that the friendship between the two brothers will never deteriorate.
After reading the letter, Xie Xin also began to miss this adopted brother. Thinking about his feelings for her, it was definitely a genuine brotherly love, not artificial or perfunctory at all.
In addition to the letter, there was also a certificate for flying money in the envelope.
According to Gongsun Shengxin's final explanation, it was Gongsun Du's tuition for the first half of the year, and it could also be regarded as a small amount of support from him to Xie Xin.
Just looking at the amount of thirty gold yuan marked on the flying money, Xie Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Speaking of tuition fees and financial aid, is this too much?
Putting this letter down, the thank you letter opened another letter and read it.
When he opened the letter, he realized that it was not a letter, but an invitation.
The person who sent the letter was Yingchuan Academy located in Yingchuan, and it was sent by Xun Shuang, who was the wine minister at the time.
It is worth mentioning that Xun Shuang and Xie Xin’s teacher Li Ying were good friends, and their friendship was definitely that of a close friend.
The reason for the invitation is also quite clear. I saw three enlightenment books written by Xie Xin in Luoyang. After carefully examining them, I felt very happy and thought they were gifts for the enlightenment of Chinese schoolchildren.
In addition to sighing with emotion, Xun Shuang was also very curious about the author of these three enlightenment books. He learned that he was a disciple of his good friend Li Ying, and even learned that Xie Xin opened a private school.
Originally, Xun Shuang planned to come in person, but it was difficult to leave because of the many things at the academy, so he hoped that Xie Xin would bear with him and go to Yingchuan. On the one hand, he wanted to see Xie Xin, and on the other hand, he also wanted to exchange some academic aspects with Xie Xin.
The problem.
Closing the letter, Xie Xin couldn't help but think about it.
Not to mention that Yingchuan Academy has been famous for a long time, but also because of the academic style of Yingchuan, there are many talented people.
Being able to communicate with them can indeed better improve your academic level.
More importantly, there are many underage historical figures there. If you have the opportunity to include a certain historical figure in the door, it will be a huge experience!
After some deliberation, Xie Xin felt that he needed to go and have a look.
While the winter vacation was not over yet, Xie Xin thought it would be better to go to Yingchuan as soon as possible.
And if you have enough time, you can go to Luoyang smoothly and pay a visit to your teacher Li Ying.
But before that, Xie Xin took out a piece of Caihou paper and wrote a reply to Gongsun Sheng.
About three-quarters of an hour later, Xie Xin called everyone in the private school and told them about going to Yingchuan.
Xie Yi and Lou Gui immediately showed strong interest and begged Xie Xin to take them with him.
Although Bian Linglong and He didn't say anything, they seemed to have the urge to go together.
As for Gongsun Kai, there is no need to think about it. Xie's mother doesn't want to go, so he must stay in the private school to protect her and the private school.
Xie Xin agreed to Xie Yi's request after thinking about it for a while.
Originally, the invitation letter stated that you could bring your disciples with you to attend classes for a few days and have some exchanges with you.
More importantly, because the daily tasks have been refreshed this month, Xie Xin is also having a good exchange with Yingchuan Bookstore to improve the students' attributes.
As for He, looking at her tearful and extremely pitiful expression, Xie Xin had nothing to object to.
After the number of people was decided, Xie Xin led everyone to pack their packages and set foot on the road to Yingchuan.