"You're absolutely right."

Yu Hongshen felt that they had met too late.

On the contrary, Li Chengjin was quite calm.

"Master Yu, why don't you use the name of Songshan Academy to set up more academies, such as a few more public schools, where students can not only learn to read, but also learn skills and crafts."

"The first is the enlightenment academy. As long as the child is six years old, he or she can go to school for enlightenment. There are two different school systems. One is designed for children who are specifically preparing for the imperial examinations, and the other is just for literacy and arithmetic. After finishing school, they can become accountants, managers, and the like."

"Although the imperial examination is important, only a few people can pass it. There is a great demand for people who can read, write and do math. I'm sure a special academy like this will attract a lot of people."

"Secondly, we can open a craft college, divided into two types: male and female colleges."

"What? A girls' college, Jinzhi, this might be difficult to arrange. Young ladies from wealthy families won't show up in public. They have their own female tutors at home. Boys from poor families don't have the opportunity to go to school and learn to read, so how can they let their girls come?"

Yu Hongshen felt that Li Chengjin's proposal was a bit unrealistic and too fantastic.

"Your Excellency has misunderstood. Of course, this kind of academy will teach you to recognize some simple words, but the most important thing is to learn skills. Men can learn to be bamboo craftsmen, make umbrellas, make ink, brew wine, and other crafts." "Girls learn all kinds of needlework, weaving, raising silkworms, dyeing cloth, embroidery, female doctors, cooks, and so on. If you have skills, you can earn money, so some people will be willing to send their girls to study."

"Songyang County is also famous for its silk and peace embroidery. If we can establish such an academy, all the girls can study together, and we can select some talented and outstanding ones to carry forward these skills and make them successful. Then Lord Yu will have no worries about not having achievements in government."

"Besides, this will highlight the difference between you and previous county magistrates. If a county wants to develop, it needs stable development in all aspects. It is not enough to rely on just one thing."

Yu Hongshen nodded repeatedly after listening to this. He is indeed worthy of being the top student of Songshan Academy. His cognition, vision and thoughts are extraordinary.

At the beginning, he only wanted to do more practical things for the people at the local level, but did not pay attention to development.

After hearing what Li Chengjin said, he was suddenly enlightened.

As he said, if the establishment of these two colleges is successful, the results will be apparent within two years. Then, in the evaluation of political achievements three years later, he will surely shine.

The two talked in the study for more than two hours. When it was getting dark outside and the moon was high in the sky, Yu Hongshen reluctantly let them leave.

Li Chengjin drove the carriage back to Shiweitian Restaurant. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled a sweet aroma. Several ovens in the backyard were burning. The brothers were busy, and it seemed that they were making ovens again.

Uncle San, you're back. Aunt San just baked a lot of mooncakes, and they look so beautiful.

When Yu Sui heard Sanwa calling him "Uncle San", he knew that people had returned, so he walked out of the kitchen holding a plate with a piece of cut mooncake on it.

What did Lord Yu say when he called you over? Why did you take so long to come back? Come and try the mooncakes I just baked, they are so delicious.

Nothing much, just small talk.

Li Chengjin smiled slightly, walked forward and pinched a small piece of mooncake. The cake was still warm, sweet, and had a very strong smell. He put it in his mouth and took a bite. The crust was crispy and the filling in the middle was soft. Although it was very sweet, it didn't taste greasy at all.

"The mooncakes made by my wife are so delicious. I have never eaten such delicious mooncakes before. Although they are made of the same ingredients, the taste of the mooncakes made by my wife is different from those made by others."

He is never stingy when it comes to praising his wife.

"Of course, this is a secret recipe passed down from my ancestors."

Li Chengjin smiled. She just said this sentence easily. Everything is inherited from her ancestors. Her ancestors were really busy.

Yu Suihuan didn't bother to look at the man's expression. He picked up the mooncake and handed one to Sanwa, then picked up another piece for himself. The hot mooncake tasted different.

"Brother, cousin, second brother, Chenghong, don't be busy anymore. This oven won't be used in the next one or two days. Take a break and eat a mooncake, and continue tomorrow."

After saying that, she turned and went to the kitchen and took out all the prepared mooncakes.

"Husband, please bring these to the front hall and let mother and sister-in-law have a taste."

The two men, each carrying a plate, walked into the restaurant lobby one after the other.

There were few guests in the lobby at this time, and only some laughter and noise could be heard from the private rooms on the second floor from time to time.

"Come quickly, my new mooncakes are ready. Mother, sisters-in-law, Jiaojiao, Xiaocui, everyone come and have a taste."

Everyone had smelled the aroma long ago and was ravenous. They all came forward and looked at the exquisite and beautiful mooncakes, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"The mooncakes we've seen before are all round, with a red word 'Fu' on them. The ones Huanhuan made are really beautiful, like flowers, and each one is exactly the same, with words on them. What do these words say?"

Tao Guihua had never seen such exquisite pastries.

They were the same, they only knew there were words on it but didn't know what they said.

"These two words mean Mid-Autumn Festival. I made several kinds of fillings, including red bean paste, mung bean paste, jujube paste, five-nut paste, pumpkin, peanuts, black sesame, and white sesame. Everyone, try them and see which flavor you like?"

Everyone picked their favorite flavor.

"I like this one with date paste. It tastes soft and sweet, and has a strong date flavor!"

Ever since Wu Cuizhi learned that red dates are good for the body by replenishing blood, she has had an inexplicable preference for them.

"I like the one with mung bean paste, it's really soft and sweet but not greasy."

Zhang Lanxiang remembers eating a piece of mung bean cake when she was a child, and the taste has been engraved in her heart forever since then.

"I'd rather use sesame. This sesame one is really fragrant."

Everyone expressed their opinions, saying that the mooncakes were not only beautiful but also delicious, with a crispy and crunchy skin. They were much tastier than the ones we used to buy during festivals and share with each other.

"Brother, brother, big brother Bangda, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. Don't get into trouble. If you get into trouble, our restaurant won't be able to explain!"

As soon as Brother Crow's anxious voice fell, everyone heard something rolling down the stairs, followed by screams.

"Little prince!"

"Cousin!"

"Little prince!"

One after another, the sound of hurried footsteps coming down the stairs suddenly rang out. Yu Suihuan quickly put down the mooncake in his hand and rushed over.

Xiao Ze'an was lying on the ground, holding his stomach, his face twisted and painful.

She squatted down and grabbed his wrist directly. She was shocked when she felt his pulse. There were signs of poisoning!

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