Wentang

Chapter 28 Four Surnames and Four Elders

In the end, Chen Zhong still failed to be a teacher, not because he was dishonest or because Yue Shan refused to accept him, but because he was driven home before entering Yue's house.

There are too many people who want to send their children to Yue's family to study, and they are a little overwhelmed when they go to Yueshan.Take it all?He alone is not capable of teaching so many people, and he will not leave unless he accepts them.

In the end, it was the four elders in the village who came forward to help him persuade those who wanted to be apprentices away, and he was relieved.

But he knew that this was only temporary, if the matter was not properly resolved.Those who wanted to be apprentices would still come. If he forcibly refused, the Yue family might not even think about being a man in the village.

Either none of them will be accepted, or all of them will be accepted. This is the simplest concept of the villagers.Very unreasonable, but full of reason.

Just when he was worried, four village elders appeared in front of him together with Yue Erwa.

"Shanzi, look at your trouble, how will it end." Yue Erwa said a little displeased.

Yue Shan could hear that Yue Erwa was not blaming him for not doing this, but worried that it would not end well.He could only smile bitterly and said, "I also thought of it on a whim, but I never thought it would turn out like this."

"Second Uncle, don't worry, it's a good thing Shanzi is willing to teach the children how to read, and we are very grateful to him." Yue You said with a smile.

"Yes, Second Uncle, don't worry, we're here to discuss a solution." Yang Ze also said beside him.

The other two village elders also said that they don't need to worry about those villagers, they have everything.

The sound of second uncle made Yue Erwale's mouth shut.The four elders in the village call him Second Uncle, what a privilege it is.

But he knew how it all came about.With his Yue Erwa, the fourth elder can call him second uncle?It is to save face that I am willing to nod to you and call Yue Erwa when I meet you.

Today, he is willing to call himself second uncle because of Yue Shan's face.So he is most grateful to his grandnephew Yueshan.

"I'm relieved to have the four village elders come forward, but I don't know how you plan to solve this problem?" Seeing Yue Erwa so happy that he couldn't even speak, Yue Shan knew that he could not be counted on him, so he could only stand by himself come out.

As for Yue Laosi and his wife, they have long been dizzy in the face of such a scene, let alone expecting it.

"We discussed and decided to build a school in the village. If you come to be the teacher, wouldn't the matter be settled?" Yue You said kindly.

"Yes, the school is built under the big mulberry trees in the center of the village. People with good Fengshui living there for a long time can increase their luck." Feng Song added.

Looking at the four people who looked like they were doing you a favor and you took advantage of it, Yue Shan suddenly smiled: "It's good to build a school."

The four elders laughed when they heard the words, but the last part of Yue Shan's sentence froze their smiles: "I just don't know if this school belongs to Murakami or to me?"

The four elders looked at each other and knew that something might be wrong, but they would not give up the fat that was in their mouths easily.Yue You's complexion changed, his kind smile disappeared, and he said in an official tone:
"That piece of land belongs to Murakami, and the house was built by Murakami, and the school is naturally also owned by Murakami. What? Do you have any objections?"

"Hehe...then I don't know how much my husband's Shuxiu is?" Yue Shan said with a light smile, his expression unchanged.

"Two hundred..." Yue You had just finished speaking before being interrupted by Chen Huai: "Three hundred wen, your Shuxiu is three hundred wen."

"Three hundred cash per ten-day period? Well, I agree. Although it's not much, if you let us villagers, it's considered a contribution to the village." Yue Shan said quickly.

"Ah?" The four of them looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to speak for a long time.In the end, it was Yue You, with an unnatural expression on his face, "I... we are talking about three hundred wen a year, which is already quite a lot..."

But looking at Yue Shan's smirking expression, he couldn't say the following words anymore.

Seeing the four of them, Yue Shan sneered, do you really think I'm a fool?Taking advantage of it actually came to me.

Why do you think?This also starts with the identity of the four elders.

There is a saying in ancient times that the imperial power does not come down to the county. As the name implies, the imperial power can only be managed up to the county level, and the county is under the management of the gentry and clan.

This was especially true in the Tang Dynasty. For unknown reasons, the imperial court miraculously abolished the government agencies at the township level, and completely handed over the county level to the power of the gentry and clan.

Four surnames Ping here are all households who have just migrated here. Before the power of the gentry and clan has formed, there is a gap in power.Under the auspices of the imperial court, each village elected village elders, that is, people of high moral standing, to preside over daily affairs.

The situation of the four surnames Ping is more complicated, and each surname has elected a speaker.The four of them are responsible to the chief and work under the command of the chief.But their identities as officials or civilians are embarrassing.

So it involves a problem of regularization, which is of course different from the regularization of later generations.Here is the transition from a non-official to an official official, even if it is the last ninth-class official.

The youngest of the four village elders is over 40 years old, and they are no longer as old as they are in this era, but they still want to become regulars.If you want to become a full-time official, you must have political achievements, and persuading students is one of the most important political achievements.

If a school can be set up in Sixingping, one of the four elders must be able to become an official official, which is why they are so enthusiastic.

If they treat Yue Shan honestly, it's not because they don't want to be an adult.Hello, me, everyone is good, and he understands this truth.

But it's a pity that they didn't think so, they regarded Yue Shan as a fool who didn't understand anything.I want political achievements, but I don't want to share the benefits with him.

Three hundred wen is indeed a lot, especially for those of them who have just migrated and cannot find a copper coin at home, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a huge sum of money.

If he was really a ten-year-old poor boy, he might really agree, but unfortunately he is not.Although he had never played in the officialdom in his previous life, he had seen countless examples. It would be a dream to deceive him with just this little trick of the fourth elder.

Seeing that his tricks were exposed, the fourth elder couldn't hold back.Here you can see the difference between people, Yue You bowed his head in shame, Yang Ze and Feng Song looked embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

Chen Huai became angry with embarrassment, and said angrily: "Those are all children with four surnames Ping, do you care about whether there are so many people with a little friendship from the same village? Don't you think of yourself as a person with four surnames Ping? Don't think that you are no different from others. People who have learned some skills don't pay attention to everyone, believe it or not, let your family get out of Sixingping tomorrow?"

As soon as these words came out, Yue Laosi and Yue Erwa became panicked.

"Yang Xiang's old words are too serious. If it's not the case, let's go..." Yue Erwa quickly stood up and wanted to agree.

"Second Patriarch." However, Yue Shan interrupted what he said later, only to hear Yue Shan sneer and said unceremoniously: "Let me get out of Sixingping? Hehe... It's not that I look down on you, I'm afraid you Chen Huai doesn't have this ability."

(End of this chapter)