The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 488 School
After leaving the old house, the grandparents and grandchildren continued to stroll towards the north end of the village.

When they arrived at the north end of the village, they saw Li Yishan sitting by the fire and talking in the main hall of the Li clan leader's house, so they went to the Li clan leader's house first.

"Grandpa, clan leader, great uncle!"

Seeing the pomegranate, Patriarch Li and Li Yishan also smiled with wrinkles on their faces.

Chief Li hurriedly asked Shi Liu to sit down and warm himself by the fire so as not to catch a cold.

Father Li was behind them, laughing and curling his lips, "As long as Shi Liu is here, you, the clan leader and big brother, can't see anyone else, right?"

Chief Li said to him, "Your arms and legs are old, your skin is wrinkled and chapped, so you are not afraid of the cold. You are not like a pomegranate, a young girl who is most afraid of the cold. You have to be careful, or you will get frostbite, which will not look good."

Old Man Li glanced at the two of them and thought to himself, your skin is wrinklier than mine. If you are not afraid of the cold, then don't sit by the brazier.

But he didn't say anything in the end. He picked up a small stool with his feet and sat next to the pomegranate by the brazier.

The three old people and one child formed a circle, and it looked quite festive.

Li Rongzhen's son Zhuoger and Li Rongxian's daughter Taohua were squatting nearby playing with stones. Children didn't like to sit by the brazier and warm themselves properly. Fortunately, they were in the house and the brazier next to them was also hot. The children were hot-tempered, so they just let them do what they wanted.

Shi Liu first watched Zhuo Ge'er grab two handfuls of stones, then he called out to him with a smile, "Zhuo Ge'er, did you write any big characters today?"

Although Zhuo Ge'er is only four years old this year and not old enough to be sent to school, he has already learned to read and write. His father is not at home, and his uncle Li Rongsheng tests and teaches him every day after school, and even asks him to write a long character.

When he heard Aunt Pomegranate calling him, Zhuo Ge'er quickly raised his head and said, "Aunt Pomegranate, I've finished writing!"

Shi Liu nodded, "That's good. Your father told me to tell you to study hard and write well at home. When he comes back, he will check whether you have studied hard or not."

A light flashed in Zhuo Ge'er's eyes, "Aunt Pomegranate, when will my father come back?"

"I'll be back during the Chinese New Year."

We still have to wait for the New Year. The light in Zhuo Ge'er's eyes dimmed. The New Year is still a long time away.

He felt a little disappointed, but he quickly said, "I study and write well every day. I have memorized the Three Character Classic that my uncle taught me!"

"Wow, Brother Zhuo can recite the Three Character Classic?" Shi Liu looked surprised.

Zhuo Ge'er seemed to be afraid that she would not believe him, so he puffed out his chest and began to read aloud, "Man is inherently good at birth..."

The only sound in the main room was Zhuo Ge'er's loud reading, and the three clan leaders Li were listening with smiles on their faces.

After a long time, the Three Character Classic was recited. Zhuo Ge'er looked at Shi Liu with an expression that said, "Well, I didn't lie, did I?"

Shi Liu was also really surprised. This Zhuo Ge'er was only four years old, but he could recite the Three Character Classic so fluently without pausing to think. It was obvious that he had mastered it very well. It was obvious that he was a promising student!
"Brother Zhuo is awesome! When your father comes back during the Chinese New Year, he will definitely praise you! After the Chinese New Year, Aunt Pomegranate will also give you a big red envelope as a reward!"

Zhuo Ge'er smiled happily, revealing his two little fangs, looking vaguely cute and handsome.

Shi Liu's eyes lit up. He will definitely be a handsome boy when he grows up. Let Zhuo Ge'er continue playing. She turned to look at Chief Li and said, "Grandpa Chief, I think Zhuo Ge'er is very smart. Why don't we send him to school next year? It's better for him to go to school earlier."

Zhuo Ge'er will be five years old this year. He is smart and intelligent, so it is not a big problem for him to go to school at the age of five. What's more, there is Fan's School just opposite. Many students in the school are from Xiahe Village. They are all familiar faces, so there is no need to worry that he will be afraid of the unfamiliarity.

When Patriarch Li heard this, he thought it made sense. The family was not short of money now, so it was enough to support several children in school.

only……

He paused and said, "Didn't your great aunt go back to her parents' home a few days ago? When she returned, she heard her family talking about how there are too many students in the Fan Family School now, and they are afraid that they will not accept new students for the first time next year."

That's true. Originally, all the children of the Fan family had to go to school. In the past one or two years, they sent dozens of children from Xiahe Village alone, and there were also children from Tianbao Village and other villages.

The Fan Family School has opened three more classrooms, and the teacher really can’t teach all of them.

After all, Fan Family School was not run casually. Since it was supposed to teach and educate people, the teachers naturally had to be more than just literate. The teachers in Fan Family School all had the title of scholar or student, and they only taught the children who had just entered the school.

When Shi Liu heard this, he also fell silent.

After a moment, she clapped her hands and said, "Grandpa Chief, I was thinking, why don't we build a school in our village!"

Chief Li's eyes lit up, with a mixture of anticipation and hesitation, "We're also building a school in our village? But where can we find teachers in our village?"

Why do people from all the surrounding villages admire Shanghe Village? It is because Shanghe Village has its own school, and there are several scholars in the village, and even some juren who became an official!

They can run a school because they have a family tradition of poetry and literature, so they have the confidence to do so. I heard that the families of Patriarch Fan still have two boxes of precious books handed down from their ancestors.

What does their village have? Not a single book passed down by their ancestors, not even a scholar. Well, there are two students who can be counted nowadays...

But can this be used to run a school?

Wouldn’t other villages laugh at you if this happened?
These words were not spoken, but they were all shown on Patriarch Li’s face.

Shi Liu said, "When the Fan Family School was established, there seemed to be only one scholar in the whole village, right? It was also because their village successively produced scholars and then juren masters that the reputation became more and more famous, so that people in the surrounding villages and even in the town wanted to send their children to the Fan Family School. I remember that it seemed to be like this. What do you think, Grandpa, the clan leader?"

Patriarch Li was stunned, "That's true..."

Shi Liu smiled and said, "So, who can guarantee that our village won't produce a scholar in the future? Even if we can't, we run the school only so that the children in the village can learn to read and count, and not become blind. It's not for anything else, so we don't have to care about what others think.

We have money, and we want to run our own village school. Others will be envious, so how can they laugh at us?"

Chief Li suddenly realized, "Shi Liu, what you said makes sense. I was obsessed and thought too much."

Li Yishan also said: "I think what Shi Liu said makes sense. Every household in our village is well off now. Those who have children who need to go to school have already sent them to the other side. But there will be more children coming one after another, and they all have to go to school. If the Fan family school no longer accepts them, do we have to send them to the town or the city? It's too far, and it's not convenient for the children to go there!"
It’s better to have a school in my own village!”

Then he looked at Shi Liu and said, "Since you mentioned it like that, Shi Liu, I think there must be a plan. Tell us about it. We are listening. We can all contribute money and effort. Since it is a big event for the whole village, we should do it like the village ancestral temple. Let's work together!"