PDLP Chapter 82 Cutting Wood to Build a School
Chapter 82 Cutting Wood to Build a School
A lot of wood is needed to build a school. Zhao Qiqi took Gu Yansui and others to the mountain. Although they could hire someone, they should save as much as possible. The money saved can be used to buy the four treasures of the study. Zhao Qiqi thought that building a house should not cost too much. They could use local materials. On the contrary, consumables such as paper cost a lot of money.
With a series of bangs, trees fell down one after another, and the sound of people talking could be heard from the other side of the road up the mountain.
"Hey, Dashuan's wife, why didn't you tell us you were coming to cut down the trees?"
"That's right. Building a school is a big event for the whole village. Of course, everyone in the village should contribute together."
Many parents with school-age children heard the head of the village say that a school was going to be built. Some people also saw Zhao Qiqi's family going to the mountain to cut trees, so they gathered together and went up the mountain.
Gu Afu's mother came up to him and said, "Mother Dashuan, do you think our Afu can go to school?"
Before, their family was busy and they didn't have much time for the child to study, and she didn't take it seriously. Just now, she heard someone talking about building a school and telling everyone the benefits of studying. She regretted not sending the child to Zhao Qiqi to study with her earlier. She didn't know if it was still possible now.
Zhao Qiqi smiled generously, not only telling Gu Afu's mother, but also telling everyone present and absent: "Whoever wants to come to study is welcome. I haven't decided yet whether to let Yan Yan teach everyone or hire another teacher, but no matter which method is used, I will definitely inform everyone."
Although Gu Yanyan could teach some simple things, he would definitely not be able to cope with so many people in the future, and he also needed more time to complete his studies. Zhao Qiqi often saw him getting up before dawn, sweeping the yard, feeding the horses, cleaning the stables and other tasks before going to school. He came back in the afternoon to teach others and work with them, which was really busy.
Several people showed hesitation. Gu Afu's mother was closest to Zhao Qiqi and asked worriedly, "If we hire a teacher, won't it cost a lot of money? We can't afford it."
Zhao Qiqi thought so too. He had little experience and was able to survive in this famine and be relatively well-off thanks to the system. However, most people in the village were not well fed or clothed. The idea of sending his children to school to "waste time" was already considered progress.
What kind of business can enable the whole village to make money together?
It is too late to plant peppers now, and what Zhao Qiqi was worried about before was that there were all kinds of people in the village. She didn't want to prevent the pepper seeds from flowing out, so she didn't dare let everyone plant this. If there is perfect management in the future or everyone has centripetal force and can unite as one, then there will be hope to expand pepper planting and stabilize market prices.
"Don't worry, I will consider this matter. After all, we are all from Gujia Village. If the child can be promising and pass the examination to become a scholar, everyone will have face, right? So I will try my best to reduce everyone's expenses, but I hope everyone can understand that the cost of hiring a teacher is not the largest. There are also various expenses for the four treasures of the study. If you really want your child to study, you can prepare as early as possible. If you just want to read for a few days and see the world, you don't need so much money."
Zhao Qiqi did not say anything absolutely. After all, if you don't spend any money, you won't cherish it. She also let them know that studying is not just about hiring a teacher, and she can't take on all the expenses.
The others nodded thoughtfully. The gap between them and Dashuaniang was getting bigger and bigger.
Zhao Qiqi looked at the small piece of bare forest that had been chopped down, and his green environmental protection mission as a modern person could not help but erupt.
"Okay, that's all. If you're not enough, come up and chop more."
Enough trees have been cut down, but the problem is how to transport everything.
The piece of land given by the village head was in a relatively quiet place, some distance away from the nearest house at the village entrance.
"Ah Fu, you are strong, go down and find the head of the village first, and have everyone line up and take the wood."
Zhao Qiqi didn't know how many people the head of the village could call. After all, not all children were willing to come to study. If they didn't come to study, then naturally this school would have nothing to do with them, and they would have no obligation to participate.
Gu Afu nodded and ran out hard. Cutting trees was a strenuous job and it had already used up a lot of his strength, but as long as he thought about being able to study in the village in the future, he was extremely happy.
Fortunately, the head of the village persuaded his parents and they agreed to let him go to school. He must cherish this hard-won opportunity and grasp it well. If the school can be built as soon as possible, he can go to school as soon as possible.
"Li Zheng, Li Zheng."
Gu Afu stopped in front of Li Zheng, panting. Li Zheng calmly made a pot of tea and drank it with Master Qu. He didn't drink tea before, but now that Master Qu came, he watched Master Qu drink tea and gradually fell in love with it.
"What's the matter? Don't be in a hurry and tell me slowly." He blew on the boiling hot tea. Master Qu did the same. Now he followed suit and also learned how to remain calm and composed.
"Aunt Zhao asked you to find someone to line up and transport the wood down."
The village head drank the last sip of tea nonchalantly and smiled at Master Qu: "The school I told you about earlier has already started construction. I will go and take care of it. If you are free, you can come and take a look."
The head of the village said goodbye to Mr. Qu with a smile, and after leaving the small courtyard, he couldn't help but quicken his pace. This walk was neither long nor short, as he was afraid that Zhao Qiqi would get anxious waiting for him.
In the head of the village, Zhao Qiqi has become a god of wealth.
"Ahem, everyone, listen to me. Last time we talked about building a school, and today we've started construction. Now we need everyone to line up and bring the wood down from the mountain."
It is noon now and everyone is coming back to eat. The crowd is all gathered together. When they hear the head of the village speaking, they greet each other and call most of the people over to gather around the head of the village.
"Oh, what a coincidence! We need to eat now."
"That's it, now everyone has to eat."
"Li Zheng, no one in our family wants to go to school, why should we go too?"
"That's right. I guess it costs a lot of money to go to school. We can't afford it."
The village head had not expected that there would be objections before the school even started: "Do you all want your children to do farm work in the village for the rest of their lives?"
"Not long ago, a man from the neighboring village became a juren. How proud is that? At least he can read and work as a copyist in town. Isn't that much better than the backbreaking farm work you guys are doing now?"