The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 52 Japanese Teachers
Three days later, early in the morning.

After packing their bags, the four of them bid farewell to Mr. Zhu and his wife, Zhu Baishi, and thanked senior brother Wang Ruqin and others for their care these days. Then they left the Yongjin Gate of the county seat and headed back to Bailu Village the same way they came. go.

It was already afternoon when we returned to Bailu Village.

Patriarch Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, and Bai Youde had received the letter long ago, and they were waiting at the intersection of the road into the village, surrounded by the music group built by the villagers themselves.

"This is our county's chief case back!"

The patriarch Bai Jiaxuan smiled, and hung the red silk on Bai Gui's body, raised his chin, looked at the villagers from the neighboring village who had heard the news, and shouted loudly: "Our Bailu Village is a village of benevolence and righteousness. There is such a little champion!"

Soon, the gathered neighbors cast envious eyes.

Some village heads immediately taught the younger students in the village to study hard and add luster to our village.

Hearing this flattery, Bai Gui's face turned red, but no one noticed that he, the county chief, is not as expensive as before. Although he still has many benefits, he is not worthy of the praise of the patriarch Bai Jiaxuan The word small champion.

But he didn't refute. The more people there are from the village, the more people in the neighboring villages dare not underestimate them.When fighting for water to irrigate the fields, the villagers also have the confidence to take more points, and whoever marries a wife can also have the confidence to ask for less gifts...

There are many benefits!

Otherwise, why are there so many villagers cheering for him.

The flute band followed along.

Go back to the village.

Bai Gui and his classmates did not go home in a hurry, but went to the school of the ancestral hall to thank their teacher Xu Xiucai first.

In the east building, the bedrooms are separated by soil.

Xu Xiucai is reading poetry and books.

"gentlemen……"

Bai Guidang knelt at the door of the dormitory, and kowtowed heavily to Xu Xiucai.

Seeing this, several other people immediately knelt down and said sir.

Unlike Bai Gui, although the remaining three people respected Xu Xiucai, but they came from wealthy backgrounds, how could they be so grateful to Xu Xiucai.But Confucianism values ​​etiquette, they can't see Bai Gui kneeling down, they just stand...

Immediately afterwards, the villagers waiting outside the ancestral hall saw this scene and praised him very much, "Guiwazi is a good boy who knows how to be filial and show kindness."

"The dolls in our village are all good dolls, the ancestors are happy to know that!"

"..."

The villagers discussed.

Xu Xiucai, who was reviewing the book, trembled, took a deep breath, got up from the straight-backed chair, and left the scroll in his hand. He also knew the news of the return of several people.

It's just that he didn't expect that when he sent four people to take the county examination, only four of them had more experience, but what he didn't expect was that Bai Gui, who had just entered school for half a year, passed the county examination. First, it made him feel like he was in a dream.

He walked out with a steady pace, walking slowly, with a serious expression on his face.

"It's beyond my teacher's expectation that you were able to pass the exam, but there is no limit to learning, and you still need to study hard day and night, so don't waste your good fortune!"

Xu Xiucai came out, he didn't ask them to get up first, but solemnly said this to Bai Gui.

The white pheasant descends, and auspiciousness arises.

This is the good fortune given to Bai Gui by God.

But if you don't spare your blessings, this good fortune will turn into a reminder.

"Students remember!"

Bai Gui was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood something, and felt a little sad in his heart. This is because Xu Xiucai knew that it would be difficult for him to teach Bai Gui at his current level, so this farewell message was his last teaching.

He choked up a bit, and immediately paused.

"You can love your neighbors, take auspiciousness out of yourself, and seek blessings for your clan, which shows that you have a heart of benevolence. I hope you can remember your heart at this time..." Mr. Xu said with a slight sigh.

Self-cultivation, governance of the country, and peace of the world are the highest pursuits of Confucianism.

"Students remember!"

Bai Gui nodded again.

"Okay, get up! You also get up together."

Xu Xiucai looked at the four disciples with a smile on his face. This time, all the four disciples were able to join the group case and be eligible for the government examination, which was also a benefit to him.

At least in the future, if Mengtong enters school, he will be the first choice.

"Thank you sir."

Zhou Yuan and the others didn't have much taste.Xu Xiucai gave Bai Gui two words of advice, but none of them.

"Presumably your parents are also waiting anxiously, so let's go first."

Xu Xiucai waved his hand and drove them away.

Several people left and followed their parents back home.

When he had just reached the east end of the village, Bai Gui was stunned. In front of his eyes, there was a spacious green brick courtyard with two entrances. The ground was flat and there was not even a single weed. It was all rammed with loess.

"Last month, you won the case, and the patriarch led the men from our village to help our house build. The bricks and tiles were all made by the patriarch and the villagers. The patriarch also said, what is the case of our village? Can live in this broken house..."

Bai Youde grinned and smiled happily.

The kids are gone.

Even the condition of the family has improved, and the villagers are rushing to build a house for the family.

Bai Gui turned his head and looked at Bai Youde carefully. Although the white and clean long-sleeved satin shirt is not fashionable nowadays, it is not something ordinary farmers can afford to wear. One piece costs one tael or five dollars as a base. It is made of silver. He also wears a brand-new melon cap, and the hookah pipe holder tied to his belt is also made of jade.

Rich!
Although there is no middle school scholar, everything has changed!
"You don't know, hey, after you leave, Hei Wa won't be able to go to school anymore, and wanders around the village all day. His father can't hold his head up in front of others, and loses his identity!"

Bai Youde said casually.

What he heard the most was that when the villagers chatted, they would compare Bai Gui and Lu Zhaoqian, both of whom were the sons of long-term workers who went to school, but after they came out, the difference was so big.

This coming and going, what he heard in his ears, became his own talking point.

Bai Gui didn't interrupt either, as long as he didn't mention this in front of others, that's fine. Bai Youde is honest, so it is absolutely impossible to say this in front of others.

He goes back into the house.

The bed has already been made up for him, with cotton quilts freshly stretched from the year before last and clean foreign cloth sheets.

"Brother Zhang Fenghui, personally."

Bai Gui, who was sitting on the bench, was fascinated by the letter on the table. This is the letter that Mr. Zhu gave him, Zhou Yuan and others. The Western language teachers he found are also different. .

The school has adopted the Western-style teaching method, that is, the class teaching system, which is very different from the private schools in the countryside at this time.

Although teaching Western language, but in order to advance quickly, it is necessary to choose another Western language teacher.

On that day, Mr. Zhu asked them what kind of Western language they wanted to learn, including English, Italian, German, and Japanese. In the translation subject of the government examination, they could choose any Western language translation.

He chose Japanese.

He already knew English, and he was able to communicate with others smoothly, so the only one who had the most dealings with the Qing court was Dongying Kingdom.Learning from barbarians to control barbarians, Japanese is the second thing to learn.

In addition, most of the foreign language books are now translated into Japanese.

Therefore, Mr. Zhu wrote such a letter to him, and asked him to hand it over to Zhang Fenghui, who was a copywriter in Jingzhao Prefecture, as a teacher. Zhang Fenghui was a student studying in Japan who graduated from Dongying Zhenwu School. He had just returned to China, and it was the same year that Mr. Zhu took the exam , the relationship is good.

It is very suitable for him to be a Japanese teacher.

(End of this chapter)