After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 230 Enrollment

This is so acceptable!

This job includes food and accommodation for a month and a few taels of silver. I only have to teach for half a day a day. Where else can I find such a good job?

When Lu Xiucai heard the conditions mentioned by Qiu Zhixue, his heart beat fast every time he heard one.

"Where do you live? Is there anyone else at home?"

In order for Lu Xiucai to be accepted into the school, they naturally had to find out about Lu Xiucai's family background.

Regardless of one's talent or education, one must at least have a clean family background and good character.

But after listening to Lu Xiucai's self-introduction, Qiu Zhixue was silent for a while.

The young man in front of him was also a miserable person. He was not much older than him, but both his parents were gone.

It was obvious that we couldn't live like this anymore.

That afternoon, Lu Xiucai moved into the school.

Zhuangzi was given by Princess Heng, so naturally it couldn't be too bad. In addition, after being renovated in the past few days, it looks exquisite in every aspect.

After Lu Xiucai came in, he felt that this new academy was better than those ordinary farmers' homes.

There were two or three servants in the Hu courtyard and two cooks on the farm, all of whom had been arranged long ago.

That night, Lu Xiucai ate the meals provided by the school.

This is a bit too good.

There was fish and meat, which was more sumptuous than any meal he had eaten in recent years.

"Master Lu, this is what the masters ordered. Gentlemen, teaching will inevitably be hard work in the future. Plus, you are all scholars. If you want to eat anything in the future, just come and tell the kitchen."

Master Lu was even more surprised after hearing the cook say these words.

What kind of academy did he enter?

Moreover, the next day, Qiu Zhixue brought the embroiderer to Master Lu to measure her body.

"Don't be nervous. From now on, our academy will have custom-made clothes for both students and teachers. During the teaching period, you must wear specially made uniforms."

This is to facilitate identification and also to provide subsidies to poor families.

"Mr. Qiu, please forgive me for asking, but is this school yours?"

Qiu Zhixue shook his head.

"This school is not mine. I am just managing it on your behalf."

It was only because his father was the chief priest and he might be more familiar with this area than others, so this job fell into his hands.

In Lu Xiucai's doubtful eyes, Qiu Zhixue smiled and said:

"This school was established by Ning'an Hou's Tangji Foundation. It's a free school open to the poor. Master Lu, you will know more about it later."

Free? School?

Master Lu had never heard of free schools.

Nowadays, academies in Da Qi generally require an entrance examination, and only those who pass the entrance examination can enter the school to study.

Being able to get into a school is only the first step. You also have to pay tuition to the school and a salary to the teacher.

The tuition fees vary, the lowest being just a few taels of silver a year. However, the people who are invited to teach in such schools generally have no official titles.

For any scholar with a degree of honor, the annual tuition fee is not low.

But what Qiu Zhixue is talking about now is a free school!

Moreover, they invited such a scholar with honors to teach. How could he not be shocked?

Thinking back to the Lu family, in order to allow him to study, both his parents had been working in the fields for more than ten years, which had severely strained their bodies.

Generally speaking, people from poor families may not be able to go to school.

"However, not all poor people can study in our academy. We will have to assess students every month. If you come here just to get by, you won't be able to stay."

“Our academy accepts children who have never been to school, so now you only need to teach them to gain some basic knowledge. Not only that, the academy will also provide them with lunch.

In addition, if a female student passes the assessment and performs better than a male student, the academy will give her a reward."

Qiu Zhixue explained, and Lu Xiucai nodded, saying that this was reasonable.

"By the way, Master Lu, please copy a copy of the materials a child would need to begin their education. I'll send someone to buy them. The school will officially begin recruiting students in a few days."

Qiu Zhixue told Lu Xiucai some more things.

Sure enough, within two days, two more teachers came to the school. One was an old scholar with white hair named Feng, and the other was a middle-aged man named Zhou who was nearly forty years old and had not been able to pass the imperial examination for many years.

After the three of them got to know each other, they also exchanged some knowledge over the past few days.

Five days later, the Second Hope School was officially unveiled.

"Why is this called the Second Hope Academy?"

"Because this first Hope School is in Jiangnan, in Qingshan Town. Teachers, please follow us into the city today to enroll students."

A quarter of an hour later, except for the old scholar, Mr. Lu and Mr. Zhou all entered the city.

Several people sat in the center of the busiest street shop in the south of the city and set up a long table.

There was also a banner hanging high behind the table.

"Hope School is free to enroll students, regardless of gender."

Today is also the day when people in the capital go to the market, and this banner with white letters on a red background is extremely eye-catching.

In addition, there were several handsome young men sitting in front of the banner.

Because this was the first time recruiting students, Shen Tang and his friends were worried, so they came in person.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Shen Tang also dressed as a man.

Soon, a group of people gathered in front of the stall, and some people came forward to ask questions out of curiosity.

"What are you doing, young man?"

Those who came forward to ask questions were almost all illiterate.

"Auntie, we are a school outside the South Gate, and we are here to accept students for free."

"Taking students for free?"

Wei Ming nodded.

"This school is run by the Tangji Foundation, and they specifically accept children of school age to study there."

There were already quite a few good-looking young men working in front of the stall, which was enough to attract attention, let alone hearing the word "free".

“Is it really free?”

The old lady raised her voice and asked anxiously.

"Yes, the school is free, but this year we only have about 200 students. Any child between the ages of seven and thirteen can attend. I hope they won't charge tuition."

Qiu Zhixue explained patiently.

"My eldest grandson is ten years old this year, and my second grandson is eight years old. Does that mean they can go to your school for free?"

Qiu Zhixue nodded.

"Oh, this is really great. I don't know where to sign up. My eldest grandson is called Dahu and my second grandson is called Erhu."

"Auntie, please come here to register."

Mr. Lu led the old lady to register.

"My son is just seven years old this year!"

After everyone watched the old lady being led over, they quickly surrounded the stall.

In an instant, the enrollment booth was surrounded by a huge crowd of people.

Seeing more and more people gathering around the stall, Shen Tang stood up and spoke.

"Dear fellow villagers, our school accepts not only male students but also female students. If your family has a girl of the right age, our school is willing to accept her."

After these words were spoken, there was silence around the stall for a moment, but then someone spoke up.

"Why would this girl need to study?"