Perhaps it was the last sentence that Hang Shuheng said just now that worked and aroused the fighting spirit in those people, coupled with the earnest advice of several masters.

In the end, several people decided to come here with their children every day and study hard with Master Liu.

The several masters who had put in so much effort were very pleased with the result. Before leaving, they left all the gifts they brought to Master Liu.

Master Liu quickly refused, "No, no, I can't accept this gift without becoming your disciple."

"There is no reason to take back the gifts you have given away. If you can't use these things, donate them to the elementary school!"

"That's right, we have discussed it and each of us will donate a sum of money to the elementary school."

"Uh, this..."

The temptation of money is really irresistible!

The primary school has just been established not long ago. If someone is willing to donate, that would be great.

Regardless of whether the donation is money or supplies, for today's primary schools, the more the better.

Master Liu and Hang Shuheng looked at each other, and then immediately thanked the masters.

"In this case, we would like to thank you masters on behalf of the children." Hang Shuheng humbly bowed to the masters and continued, "When our primary school was first established, we prepared a school history book. We will record the good deeds of the masters in the school history book so that future generations can better understand the history of our primary school and know the good names of the masters."

When the masters heard that they could gain a good reputation by donating a sum of money, they were immediately delighted.

"That's great, that's great!"

They are all businessmen. When people mention businessmen, most of the comments they give are not good ones. They are all: unscrupulous businessmen, black-hearted businessmen, unscrupulous, etc.

They have been in business for most of their lives. Although businessmen value profits, they also value reputation. If donating a sum of money can gain a good reputation, who would be willing to hear others call them profiteers?

The masters were in good mood and returned home immediately. That afternoon they sent their respective stewards to deliver the silver.

There are four families in total, namely the Du Mansion, the Chen Mansion, the Mo Mansion and the Zhao Mansion.

Among them, the Du and Chen families each sent one hundred taels of silver, the Mo family sent fifty taels of silver and a batch of pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, and the Zhao family sent fifty taels of silver and some books.

When Master Liu saw these things, he was secretly happy, because these were what the primary school lacked the most!

Hang Shuheng was also very straightforward. He took out the academic history book and, in front of several housekeepers, wrote down the good deeds of several masters one by one in great detail.

After seeing with their own eyes that their master’s good deeds were recorded, the stewards felt that they had successfully completed their tasks. They said goodbye in a hurry and were about to go back to report.

After seeing off several housekeepers, Master Liu discussed with Hang Shuheng where the donated silver should be used.

The primary school was not run by Hang Shuheng alone. When it was first built, he donated a sum of money, and his original intention was not to interfere in the operation of the primary school.

But who can blame the head of the village for not being good at this? The more he managed, the more he deviated from his original intention. Now the head of the village has become a hands-off boss, and Master Liu has to come to him for consultation on everything.

It would be fine if it were just some trivial matters on weekdays, but now that the primary school has received donations, and the amount is not small, the village head must be informed of this matter.

So, the two of them discussed it and invited the village head to discuss it.

"What? The masters in the county town donated money to our primary school? So much money?" If he hadn't seen the white silver on the table, the head of the village would have thought he had misheard.

He rubbed his eyes quickly. What if he saw it wrong? Wouldn't that be a false joy?

But when I rubbed my eyes and looked again, the silver was still there. This is real, this is real!

The head of the village was so excited that his hands could not help shaking. He reached out to touch the silver on the table and felt that it was solid. It was real silver.

Hang Shuheng and Master Liu couldn't help laughing when they saw his reaction.

"Uncle, you heard and saw it right. This silver was indeed donated by several masters in the city. There are three hundred taels in total. In addition to the silver, there are also some books and writing brushes, inkstones, and paper."

Hearing this, the headman's voice trembled, "Three, three hundred taels?"

Oh my god! He has lived for so many years and has never touched so much silver at one time!

"Please come over here. The idea is to discuss where we should use this money."

"This..." The head of the village was still confused by the sudden huge sum of money. He couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he asked the two of them for their opinions, "Shuheng, Master Liu, what do you think?"

Hang Shuheng turned his head and glanced at Master Liu, motioning him to speak first.

Master Liu did not shy away and expressed his true thoughts.

"I think we should leave some money for the future repair or expansion of the elementary school, and the rest can be used to buy books."

He paused for a moment, and then continued, "Our library is empty. If possible, we can put more books of various kinds in the library for the children to borrow and read."

The library is indeed very empty nowadays, with only a small number of books inside, all of which were put in by Hang Shuheng and Master Liu, and the number is pitifully small.

In order to store more books, Master Liu even copied books whenever he had free time, or wrote his own books. After he finished writing, he would put them in the library.

There is a course called free study. During the class, the teacher will take the children to the library and let them freely choose books to read.

It’s a pity that there are too few books in the library, not even enough for each person, so the children basically sit together to read a book.

The most popular one among children is naturally "The Gourd Story", followed by "Introduction to Calligraphy".

Hang Shuheng put several copies of each volume into the library. Basically, he put in all the samples sent by Wanjuan Bookstore.

After listening to Master Liu's proposal, Hang Shuheng nodded, "I think Master Liu's idea is good, uncle, what do you think?"

"I think it's feasible too." The head of the village nodded in agreement. Everyone was considering the primary school and the children's studies.

The three of them discussed it again and finally kept one hundred taels and used the rest to buy books and other study supplies.

The accounts of the elementary school are now managed by Master Liu, while the silver and money are kept by the village head.

As for why the accounting task fell on Master Liu, the idea was that Hang Shuheng and his wife didn't have the heart to take care of it. After all, they already had a lot of things to take care of at home.

The village head did take charge at the beginning, but he was somewhat overwhelmed, and in the end the matter fell to Master Liu.

Therefore, Master Liu is not only the teacher of the elementary school, but also the accountant. He receives double the monthly salary, although it is not particularly much.

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