Chapter 261 Free Lesson
Since his three sons have been working in Pingxiba, Lishi's life has been getting better day by day. Last year, before the opening of Qingzhu Hospital, his family bought a bullock cart. This year, they even married three daughters-in-law. Now, his three sons have After having a family, he became more relaxed and comfortable. He carried a wine bottle and drove an ox cart around the city all day long. When he met someone who was going to Qingzhu Hospital, he would kindly give them away to give himself more blessings.
News came out a few days ago that the Pu family brothers sent the pregnant woman who gave birth to sextuplets to Pingxiba. Doctor Wen thought that their kindness would be a blessing, so he arranged them into the security team. That is what everyone wants. From then on, even if he tried to send people to Pingxiba, he couldn't find him, and he was overtaken by others.
On this day, he drove an ox cart out again. As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he saw that there were people gathered there. He quickly stopped the car and squeezed in. He saw three people standing inside, with black paint neatly stacked around them. wooden boxes, the top few boxes are open, and you can just see the books inside.
"What kind of book is that?" Li Shi asked the person next to him curiously. The person next to him also knew him and immediately said: "The Analects of Confucius and the Book of Confucius are said to be a complete set of the Four Books and Five Classics. I don't know what they are."
Although Li Shi is a rough old man and has no educated people in his family. He can only speak Chinese and does not know a single Chinese character, but he likes to listen to people read newspapers. He never misses every issue of Qingzhu Weekly. Come out and take a look. Even if you don't understand it, just look at the pictures on it. They were painted by the No. 1 scholar from Suzhou University. They are very precious.
Li Wenshan often read newspapers to people at the city gate and in teahouses. He was deeply impressed by Li Shi who often came to listen. When he saw him coming, he greeted him: "Uncle Shi, this set of Four Books and Five Classics has the interpretation of Su Da Zhuangyuan. Do you want to buy a set and go back and take a look? "
Hearing this, Li Shi was overjoyed at first, and then touched his head nonchalantly, "Brother Wenshan, I'm just a rough guy, how can I understand that?"
Of course Li Wenshan knew that he was illiterate, but it was better this way. He pointed to the white paper posted next to him and said: "Our Master Su said that no matter whether you buy books or not, you can attend free classes for half an hour every morning and evening. Three months.”
"Seriously?!" Li Shi was overjoyed when he heard this. The previous teacher Yu only taught them how to speak Chinese and did not teach them how to read, let alone these books. There were only a few of them in Lanzhou.
"Of course I'm serious, a set of two hundred coins, Uncle Shi, do you want to buy a set?"
Li Wenshan was exiled together with Wen Yunxi, and his luck was pretty good. He didn't die on the way, nor was he kidnapped in the foggy forest. He farmed in Qingluo Village for a while, because he didn't have much talent. He worked as a handyman in Pingxiba, helping deliver messages on weekdays. After the Qingzhu newspaper was released, he was responsible for reading the newspaper to people in the city, and his life was quite easy.
After the new Cultural and Propaganda Department was established, Su Qiao brought him in as a minor official and promised him that if things were done properly, he would have the opportunity to be promoted.
It doesn't matter whether he gets promoted or not, but as long as the things Su Qiao tells him are done well, the reward will be huge.
Although two hundred coins are not cheap, it is already an extremely cost-effective thing to buy nine books. Although Li Shi was a little worried about the money, he still bought a set. He only had a dozen copper coins on him, so he left Li Wenshan to finish his work. Take it from his house.
The onlookers stood for a long time and saw many people coming to buy, but they were basically from wealthy families. Only Li's family, although they had escaped poverty, were not considered rich, so they were inevitably a little surprised.
Li Shi held the wooden box and did not leave. He heard that after the books were sold out, someone would read the entire set of books here. This was why everyone stayed here.
"Brother Shi, have your boys' wages been increased?"
"Hi, this is my second son. He was transferred to the security team a few days ago." Li Shi couldn't help but grin when he thought of his promising sons. "That's a great news. Congratulations." Everyone who heard it congratulated them. The security team was well paid. As a team leader, the various subsidies added up were no worse than the foreman. There is a family in the west of the city. Their son is good at martial arts and is down-to-earth and attentive. He was promoted to a squad leader. Soon after, the family was moved to a house with a yard, which shows how good the treatment was.
One hundred sets of books were sold out within an hour. Most of them were bought back to fill their bookshelves. There were also a few, like Li Shi, who sincerely wanted to learn from him.
At dawn the next day, Li Shi came out of his home with a book and a small bench on his back. He wanted to get a good seat early, but he didn't expect someone to arrive earlier than him. The circle was full of people, so he had to sit at the back. Row.
Most of those in the front row didn't buy books. Seeing Li Shi holding a book, after some discussion, they squeezed out a seat for him. Li Shi happily sat down and he was not stingy. He let others borrow books and let them take them. Just get it dirty and damaged.
Yesterday, he waited until the end and listened to Li Wenshan reciting for two hours. He listened to it for a while, but what he remembered most clearly was the Book of Songs, such as "Green and Green Zi Jin, lingering in my heart" and "Now I come to think about it, the rain and snow are falling", he I went back and shook my head all night long, and was almost kicked out of bed by my family.
When Su Qiao came with his people, hundreds of people were already sitting at the city gate, each with a small stool. They sat there neatly. When he saw him passing by, they raised their heads and looked at him expectantly, which was very helpful to him.
"These six are all officials of the Cultural Propaganda Department, and they will also be your next tutors." Su Qiao pointed to the six people next to him and introduced them one by one. Except for Zhang Xuwen, everyone else was familiar.
The six people stood there stiffly. Yesterday, they were stunned by Su Qiao using the name of deputy editor, and they agreed to many things in a daze. Now looking at the eyes of these people below who are waiting for food, they can only accept their fate no matter how unwilling they are.
Not to mention that the deputy editor's name was hanging on them, the six of them couldn't do Su Qiao's scheming methods alone. Why ask for trouble? It's better to be aware of the current situation.
Su Qiao knew that what they were most interested in was the Book of Songs, so he started teaching from the Book of Songs without making it complicated. Anyway, they were not asked to take the imperial examination. It was enough to let them understand the meaning and be able to recite it. Moreover, this was the gate of the city, and people passing by could listen. With those catchy sentences, he will be able to recite a few sentences over time. By then, he will not need to spend any effort at all, and more people will help him actively promote it.
Linwangfu.
"Your Majesty, Su Qiao has brought all the officials from the Cultural and Propaganda Department to give lectures." Manager Liu was waiting outside the door. When he heard the noise coming from the house, he opened the door and walked inside, talking about what happened in the city as he walked.
In fact, as Xuan Lin's personal manager, he should have lived in the house and served him, but since Xuan Lin cleaned his underwear, he was not allowed to stay in the house anymore. He could only wait outside the house early every day. Xuan Lin wakes up.
Xuan Lin opened his arms and let Mr. Liu help him put on his robe. After he was properly dressed, he said calmly: "Let someone bring pastries over there. They deliver them every day. The flavors will change."
Manager Liu was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and praised happily: "Your Majesty is wise!"
When Su Qiao holds free classes, they give away free food, so no one can monopolize it.
