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Chapter 50 Songhe Academy
He Jiuniang went to the county town for a tour. Jingzhou was not affected by the drought. Even a small county town was more lively than the capital city of Qianzhou. With the pedestrians coming and going on the street, He Jiuniang felt that this was life.

She went to the market and bought some fish and two chickens. Everyone ate very reluctantly along the way, so it was time to replenish the body.

In addition, there are some green side dishes, which look very delicious!
"Have you heard? Songhe Academy has started recruiting new students, and many people are coming to see it. Let's go and see the excitement!"

"Really? Didn't you say that Kang Xiucai was ill? Why are you recruiting new people?"

"Then who knows? That's why I'm going to join in the fun! Do you want to go? If not, I'll go by myself!"

"Let's go and see what's going on?"

……

The two women passed by He Jiu Niang, and He Jiu Niang heard every word they said.

Songhe Academy?

We were just about to send our children to school, why not join in the fun?
As a newcomer, He Jiuniang really didn't know what was going on in this school, so she asked the woman selling chickens and fish.

"You mean Songhe Academy? That's the best academy in our county..."

The woman opened her mouth and spoke a lot.

Only then did He Jiuniang know that Songhe Academy was opened by a scholar named Kang. He was selected as a scholar at a young age and went directly to the government school to study. His knowledge was very good. He originally wanted to take the exam for merit, but Kang Xiucai's physical condition He has never been well and has been ill for many years.

All the family's money was used to treat his illness, and when he no longer had the ability to support his education, he left the government school and returned to the county town to open a school. While educating children, he could also earn some medical expenses.

But Kang Xiucai fell seriously ill again at the beginning of last year. He said he was about to die, so he closed the school and stopped enrolling students. Everyone has been regretting this for a long time.

After getting a rough idea, He Jiuniang asked again: "Aren't there other schools in the city? Why is Songhe Academy the most famous?"

The woman explained patiently: "First of all, Kang Xiucai is very knowledgeable. After all, he is the one with the best grades in the government school, isn't he? Secondly, Kang Xiucai is not only good-looking, but also gentle to others, unlike the gentlemen from other schools who always The third thing is that everyone feels that Kang Xiucai is very ill and is pitiful, so they are willing to send their children to him so that he can have some money to see a doctor."

As she said that, the woman sighed and continued: "It is rare to find a person who is good at reading these days. Kang Xiucai is also the pride of our county!"

It turns out that it is like this. It seems that most people have good hearts. In this world, there are always more good people than bad people.

"Thank you Auntie, I'll go and see the fun too!"

He Jiuniang tied the feet and wings of the chicken and threw it into a basket. She carried the fish and the horse and followed everyone to the entrance of Songhe Academy to join in the fun.

When He Jiuniang arrived, there were already many people gathered around the entrance of the school, some who had signed up and some who were just watching the excitement.

Sitting at the door was a scholar who looked to be in his 20s and was wearing a navy blue gown. His face was slightly pale and he looked a little frail.

"Mr. Kang, I heard that you were seriously ill before, but are you feeling better now?" Someone asked kindly. Just as Kang Xiucai was about to speak, he suddenly felt a cough coming from him. He made a fist with his hand and coughed, and then reluctantly revealed his voice. He smiled and nodded and replied: "It's much better."

Even so, everyone still felt that he looked like he was about to die soon, and they felt sad in their hearts. They were really jealous of Yingcai.

"Sir, you still need to take care of yourself. Since you closed the school last year, my calf has not been to any other school. He has been clamoring to wait for Mr. Kang to come back."

Kang Xiucai was knowledgeable and taught everything he had to his students. He taught for six years, and many of his children were admitted to government schools. Everyone remembered his merits.

"Thanks to everyone's love, Kang is doing well this time, so he also wants to teach more children so that they can be literate and know etiquette so that they can have a good future in the future. This will not be a failure of your care for me."

Kang Xiucai knew in his heart that everyone was willing to send their children to his school just to help him. After all, there were older teachers in other schools who were more experienced than him, and he was just a sick boy. There was no reason why he should be more popular than the experienced old teachers. .

There was another burst of praise from the crowd, and someone asked again: "Mr. Kang, this year the salary of Xiu Xiu in other schools has been raised to thirty taels of silver a year. Will it be raised here?"

Kang Xiucai had just learned about this. After all, he had been in bed recuperating for more than a year and had hardly been out.

He thought for a while and said: "Songhe Academy should just keep the two taels of silver as before. Other academies have more teachers and teach more knowledge. I am the only one here. I have a lot of knowledge and a lack of knowledge, so I can't increase it. "

Twenty taels of silver a year for a student is actually very expensive. Two taels of silver is enough for a family to survive for a year. What's more, these two taels of silver are just for repairs. In addition, they have to buy paper, pens, books and other things for the children. It's not that expensive. After all, it costs three taels of silver a year.

In fact, everyone felt that as long as Kang Xiucai continued to teach, they would be happy to receive even three taels of silver. After all, people who could send their children to study did not really care about that one tael of silver.

However, they were very happy to hear Kang Xiucai say that the price will not be increased. As for the amount of knowledge taught, they did not care much. After all, not everyone expects their children to take the imperial examination. At most, they can only know how to read and simple arithmetic, and they can do it in the future. Just a casual meal is enough.

After that, many people directly signed up to teach and pay tuition fees. The deadline for recruiting students was seven days, and they stopped charging them if they were almost there. The main reason was that Kang Xiucai was not in good health and could not handle it alone.

Everyone felt that Kang Xiucai would still have to spend money on medical treatment if he did not increase the repair fee, so they gave him some of the vegetables, eggs, etc. they had just bought, as gifts to congratulate him on his recovery.

He Jiuniang stood in the crowd and watched, feeling that this Kang Xiucai was indeed quite good, polite and humble in his conversation. The students taught by such a gentleman must also be polite and sensible.

"Mr. Kang," she stepped forward and asked, "Can four or five-year-old children be sent to school?"

Her puppy is less than three years old, and because of his poor health, he is not suitable to be sent to school for the time being. However, Jiezi from the second bedroom is five years old, and Li Guilan's little Huzi is four years old, so they should be suitable for enlightenment.

Kang Xiucai didn't mean to look down on her because she was a young woman. He still smiled in that gentle and elegant manner and said: "Okay, there are two classes here. The enlightenment class is for those aged four to eight, and the enlightenment class is for those aged nine and above. It needs to be deeper so that you can take the provincial examination in the future.”

He Jiuniang asked again: "I have another child in my family who is 11 years old this year, but has never attended an enlightenment class before. Do I need to go to an enlightenment class if I send him like this?"

Kang Xiucai nodded again: "Of course it is necessary. Children must first go through enlightenment before they can start to learn the following knowledge. If a child does not go to the enlightenment class, he will not be able to understand it if he goes to the advanced class."

(End of this chapter)