Chapter 498

When an auspicious day was chosen, the school in the village also opened.

He invited a scholar in the county town whose surnamed Xu was unable to qualify for the imperial examination due to an accident. This person was recommended by Sun Ming. Lian Fangzhou asked about it a little, and discussed it with Zhang Lizheng and the village elders. Please come back.

Zhang Lizheng and the village elders were a little reluctant at first. They always felt that at least they had to hire a normal and thoughtful gentleman to be decent. Hiring someone with a lame leg would damage their image, and it wouldn't sound good to say it.

Lian Fangzhou patiently persuaded him for a while, saying that Xu Xiucai was very talented in learning and had a very good character. If it wasn't for his lame leg and he was lifted six or seven years ago, where would it be his turn to invite him?

And there is a reason why he is lame. It was to save a child who was almost run over by a speeding carriage before he was knocked down and broke his leg. This shows that this person must be a caring person. Let him educate the children. More reassuring.

Lian Fangzhou insisted, and Sun Ming also had a good word. In addition, all the expenses were paid by Lian Fangzhou. Zhang Lizheng and the village elders couldn't resist, so he reluctantly nodded and agreed.

Later, after Xu Xiucai came, Zhang Lizheng and the village elders went to see him. After some conversation, their attitude towards him changed drastically, and they looked different. It didn't take long for them to get to know each other better, and they became more impressed with Xu Xiucai.

Lian Fangzhou breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and asked Zhang Lizheng to speak out. Anyone whose child wants to go to school can come to sign up. First, they will stay close to the villagers, and only accept those from other villages if there are still vacancies after receiving them.

The villagers are all free from repairs, books, pen and ink, etc. are self-provided. Naturally, those from other villages are unavoidable.

Lian Fangzhou asked Sun Ming to bring Lian Ze to pick up Xu Xiucai. Three taels of silver per month, fifty kilograms of rice, two sets of outer and inner clothes for each season, and a thick coat in winter.

Xu Xiucai has inconvenient legs and needs to be taken care of. In addition to his wife Mi Shi and his seven-year-old son named Douer, there is also an old woman in her fifties.

The house behind the school is spacious enough, and even Fangzhou asked him to come and live with his whole family. Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Xu help with the cleaning of the school, tidy up the flowers and trees, and pay a salary of one tael per month. .

The reason why Lian Fangzhou gave Mrs Mi and Mrs Xu another salary was because she was caring a little bit. What she didn't expect was that someone in the village would come to the door and talk about it for a long time, but it turned out to be looking Having won this job, I wanted to take it from Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Xu.

After Lian Fangzhou was stunned, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and finally dispelled the idea of ​​coming.

Because it was free, the school was overcrowded. On the first day of school, the tall and short were uneven. The older ones were thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger ones were only seven years old. The age difference was half!

Lian Fangzhou looked awkward, but everyone was used to it.

Lian Fangzhou shook his head, since they said it was free, they can come if they want!

Seeing that there were a lot of people, she discussed with Mr. Xu whether to buy more tables and chairs?

Mr. Xu smiled, shook his head calmly, and smiled at her: "Reading is also a hard task, not a free good thing that can be taken advantage of. You see that many people lack even a pen and ink book, where is it that they really miss books? Within three days, the number of people will be reduced by half! Just let them squeeze in and get on with it, and then talk about it after three days!"

Lian Fangzhou couldn't help laughing.

It turns out that Mr. Xu overestimated these bear children. Especially the older ones, who have long been determined, how can they still read books? Came here to sleep for one day, and the next day didn't come!

There are also many 9- and 10-year-old bear children, who used to help their families when they were busy with farming. On weekdays, they went up to trees to dig bird nests, went down rivers to fish for fish, went up mountains to pick wild fruits, or played hide-and-seek, fighting and playing. They were used to being wild. Yes, sitting down on this day, even moving too much will be reprimanded by your husband, not to mention talking and chatting, let alone a day, some people will run away quietly within half a day!

On the second day, there was a third less, and on the third day, there were only twelve children between the ages of seven and ten.

Thinking back to Mr. Xu's words, Lian Fangzhou couldn't help but smile.

Everything is normal in the school, and Lian Fangzhou has allocated another ten acres of land in the name of the school, let Zhang Lizheng help manage it, and the village elders supervise. For the rest, Zhang Lizheng discussed with the village elders to help the poor child who wanted to study.

This is a great deed for the descendants of Fuze. Zhang Lizheng and the village elders expressed their gratitude to Lian Fangzhou's family for this.

The Zhuangzi of Hekou Village was the one that Lian Fangzhou had just taken over. She and Ajian and Lian Ze took a few days to watch it, and arranged everything by the way.

After all, this was just taken over from the Zhao family, and many things had to be re-declared, but for the time being, she didn't want to control too much. As long as there were no major mistakes and no conflict with her rules, it would save you trouble to keep the old way. Lots of trouble.

On the way back from Zhuangzi in Hekou Village, Lian Fangzhou, Lian Ze and Ajian also discussed that the construction of the land on the outskirts of the county should start, and they were going to build a cotton spinning factory - this era was called a workshop.

Tiandiyiying affairs are handled by Qin Guanshi, Wang Da, and Li Da. Ruan and Song are also capable people. Lian Fangzhou can rest assured that he plans to work with Lian Ze to join Lian Kee Cotton Factory.

After a few months of practice and familiarity, the cotton cloth woven by Su Jin and the weaver girls has no flaws in quality.

When Lianji Cotton Factory is built, we will hire some workers for printing, dyeing, rinsing, and weaving, and design some new patterns, so that the cotton cloth will be no worse than silk.

And cotton clothes are much more comfortable to wear than silk ones, especially in midsummer. If all goes well, it will be available in the summer.

Lian Fangzhou has already made plans. Since she has seized the opportunity in the cotton cloth, she will continue to walk in the forefront to maintain the leading level and leading position.

What if countless cotton textile workshops pop up in the future? As long as she seizes the opportunity and builds the brand, no one can easily surpass her.

Of course, the premise is that she has to lay out the scene very big from the beginning, big enough to grab a certain market share.

The three discussed how to divide the work in this area and entered the village unknowingly.

On the road, I met Zhang Liu's wife who was about to go to the ground. When she saw them, Zhang Liu's wife hurriedly waved to stop and reminded Lian Fangzhou kindly: "Fangzhou, you are finally back, do you remember that Hua Xiaohua? I just went out and saw her on you. I went home, it seems like I'm going to make trouble!"

Lian Fangzhou was startled.

Lian Ze was already very annoyed: "Sister, there is still a lot of people in the Yang family? After a while, I have to make trouble again, for fear that my sister won't remember their family!"