Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 40 Lingyang Zhu Erdan

As the saying goes: it's not too late.

At daybreak, Zhou Yu ordered Steward Wu to find a cemetery, and removed the female ghost's body in the afternoon of the same day.

After the incident spread, the common people knew the reason why the house was haunted.

At the same time, he also praised Mr. Zhou for his benevolence, good people are rewarded, and he bought a large courtyard at a very low price.

Regardless of the price, the key point is that the location and layout of the courtyard are just as Zhou Yu wanted.

One is that it is close to home, just across the street.

The second is that the yard is big enough, with three entrances, front and back, and complete infrastructure, so it doesn't take much money or time to rebuild.

In addition, there is an open space of several acres behind the yard, which happens to be enclosed as a school ground for students to keep fit.

Next, the school began to prepare in full swing.

The name of the academy has also been drawn up by Zhou Yu and inscribed by himself: Wendao Academy.

This time, more people came to visit.

There are not only scholars or parents in the city, but also scholars in the suburbs and even neighboring counties.

It's a pity that Zhou Yu didn't refuse all comers, but set a rule: he must pass the interview and assessment before he can be admitted.

To put it bluntly, he opened the academy not to make money, but to cultivate talents.

Therefore, there are still certain requirements for the eyesight, as well as the talent and character of the students.

This time, Zhou Yu learned the lesson from last time, but for any student he doesn't like, it doesn't work if anyone intercedes.

Once he likes it, even if the other party's family is very poor, he is willing to waive all the fees, and even provide some subsidies.

In fact, this method can be regarded as a common investment.

For example, once some rich people see the potential of a certain scholar, they will sponsor him to study.

If the scholar is competitive enough to pass the Juren examination or even become a Jinshi, he will definitely be grateful in return.

This morning, another scholar came to visit, wanting to enroll in the academy.

As soon as Zhou Yu entered the hall, the scholar hurried forward and bowed: "Student Zhu Erdan has met Mr.!"

Jurdan?
Why does this name sound so familiar?
Zhou Yu took a closer look and found that Zhu Erdan should be 25 or [-] years old, which is considered to be older among the students he recruited.

"Well, there's no need to be formal... Judging from your accent, you shouldn't be from this county?"

"Mr. Hui, the student is from Lingyang County."

Lingyang County is not far from Guobei County, or close, and there is Fengchi County in the middle.

"Well... then do you have a family? Who are the people in the family?"

"Returning to Mr., the student got married three years ago, and his father is still alive at home, as well as a maid who does chores..."

After a few questions and answers, Zhou Yu asked Zhu Erdan to write a short essay on the spot.

Generally speaking, Zhu Erdan did not meet his requirements, and his mind seemed a little dull.

But Zhou Yu finally decided to accept the opponent.

Not for anything else, just because his name is Zhu Erdan.

In fact, Zhu Erdan didn't hold much hope, and came here with the mentality of giving it a try.

Although his family was not considered rich, it was also considered a small rich family, otherwise it would be impossible for him to support a maid.

Before that, he was studying in an academy in Lingyang County, and he had a dispute with a teacher of the academy because he defended his classmates.

The gentleman was so angry that he humiliated Zhu Erdan in front of all the students, saying that he was as stupid as a pig, not to mention taking the exam, even a scholar should not be expected to pass the exam in this life.

Zhu Erdan is indeed a bit dull in reading, and his memory is not very good. Tong Sheng took the exam several times before he barely passed.

But he is not a fool, how could he bear this humiliation?In a rage, he scuffled with Mr.

Needless to say, he was expelled from the academy.

When she got home, the lady burst into tears when she heard what had happened, and said she would go to the academy to seek justice.

Zhu Erdan's father didn't want to make matters worse, just happened to overhear Zhou Yu's name being mentioned before, so he asked his son to go to Guobei County to have a try.

In fact, Zhu Erdan's father also knew that his son was not suitable for studying together.

But the family has this condition, so if they don't let their son go to school, is it possible that the idle fu family is just waiting to die?

So with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, I let my son try his luck.

To say that this Zhu Erdan is also honest, chatting and talking about the previous conflict with Mr. Academy...

Zhou Yu didn't care, he patted Zhu Erdan's shoulder and said, "It's okay, as long as you work hard enough, sir, I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that you will be a scholar."

Zhou Yu still has this confidence. After all, Zhu Erdan's ability to be a child is somewhat basic.

Upon hearing Zhou Yu's words, Zhu Erdan was overjoyed and cupped his hands again and again: "Thank you sir, thank you sir for your kind words."

"Okay, you go home and prepare first, the academy will be able to enroll in half a month."

"Mister, please be respected by the students!"

Zhu Erdan immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

After that, Zhou Yu successively selected more than 30 students, the youngest was only six years old, and the oldest was in his [-]s.

But generally speaking, most of them are young men.

Adding the previous nine students, there are more than forty students in the entire academy.

In order to reduce his own burden and to allow students more learning opportunities, Zhou Yu hired two other teachers to assist in teaching.

One is a talented scholar in the city named Lin Xingde, who is good at poetry, painting and calligraphy.

The other was a scholar from another county named Qiao Sheng introduced by his classmates.

After Zhou Yu chatted with him, he was generally satisfied.

Not long after, everything was ready, and a group of students officially entered the academy.

This time, Zhou Yu divided all the students into three classes, an enlightenment class, a basic class, and an advanced class.

The enlightenment class is naturally aimed at those students who are young or who can't read a few words.

The basic class is aimed at students who already have a certain foundation and are ready to sprint to be a child.

The advanced class is almost all students who have already passed the Tongsheng examination and are preparing to obtain the title of scholar.

Lin Xingde and Qiao Sheng taught the students in the three classes alternately, while Zhou Yu, depending on the situation, taught a group of students from time to time, or assisted some students alone.

In any case, compared to before, Zhou Yu's pressure was much less, and his time was relatively free.

There are also canteens and dormitories in the school, which are convenient for students to eat and live.

For this reason, a few new servants were recruited, and Xiaobaicai was mainly responsible for the management.

In addition to the most basic classrooms, canteens, and dormitories, the school also has piano and chess rooms, calligraphy and painting rooms, libraries, as well as the back garden and the school field behind the courtyard.

It can be said that the functions are quite complete.

After Zhou Yu submitted the task of establishing a school, he finally... upgraded!

This time, the realm of the character was finally on par with his actual fame.

Character: Zhou Yu

Academic school: Confucianism

Boundary: Juren

Luck: 1200
才艺：【书法：2级】【剑道：3级】【音律：2级】【丹青：2级】【棋艺：2级】

Exclusive skills: [Create something out of nothing] [Slick tongue] [Great mountain and river]

Special props: [Zihao Pen] [Inkstone] [Hui Mo] [Qinglian Sword] [Xiu Cai Pen] [Guqin]

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(End of this chapter)