The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"There is such a thing..." Gu Yin felt a little sad after hearing this, and was also a little curious, "Which powerful person is so powerful that he can even reach Ning County."

The person in the provincial capital, could it be the prefect of Xing'an County?

It’s not Gu Yin’s fault for having a preconceived notion. It’s just that the county magistrate’s daughter, Lin Qianru, was too arrogant and domineering. It’s possible that they are all birds of a feather.

The old woman came closer to Gu Yin and whispered in her ear, "Girl, I will only tell you this secret, please don't tell anyone else..."

Gu Yin puffed up her lips and nodded in a serious manner.

But in fact, the old woman didn't even wait for Gu Yin to nod before continuing: "I heard... it's a family that does official salt business."

"Aren't they just salt merchants? How can merchants be considered powerful?" This answer was beyond Gu Yin's expectations, and she couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of this "secret".

The old woman was a little excited: "Don't be anxious, girl, just listen to me first."

"This merchant is not a simple merchant, but the family of the county governor's wife. They have the county governor's support behind them. Do you think they are powerful or not?"

"If you ask me, the rich and powerful may not be as arrogant as them..."

The old woman was indignant.

"Mother-in-law is right. I am just not very knowledgeable."

"You are quite polite, girl. Okay, I still have work to do, so I'll leave first." The old woman was cheerful and looked very strong. She picked up her hoe and prepared to leave. She quietly reminded Gu Yin, "Remember to keep it a secret, don't tell anyone..."

Gu Yin: ...

The crowd of onlookers kept coming, and at the same time, people kept leaving to do their own things.

Gu Yin thought about what the old woman said, and then looked at the man in front of her who was dressed in rags but was patiently guiding the child. Perhaps the news the old woman said was not groundless.

As time passed, the crowd of onlookers gradually dwindled, until only Gu Yin and a few others were left standing there.

At this time, a child who was practicing calligraphy on the ground said, "This piece of land is full, we should change to another piece of land."

"Okay. Then let's clean here first." Another child agreed and walked towards a bucket of water not far away.

I saw that the bluestone slab in front of them was indeed covered with densely written words. The stone used for writing was a relatively soft stone, and the words could be displayed clearly when painted on the bluestone slab.

This method of practicing calligraphy naturally has many advantages. The first is that they can practice calligraphy without spending money on paper and pen. Of course, there are also disadvantages. One of them is that writing on the stone will easily produce a lot of powder. After writing twice, the stone will turn white and it will be difficult to see the words on it.

So they had to keep changing locations, cleaning the bluestone slabs and drying them.

When they heard that they were going to change seats, the other children all raised their heads.

suddenly,

"Sister, why is it you?" a boy asked in surprise.

"Oh! You are here too?" Gu Yin recognized the boy who was talking. It was Zhao Anmin, the boy she and Song Ruorou saw in the alley earlier, who was almost bullied by a group of little guys.

In addition to him, the group of children were also there. When they saw Gu Yin, they all stood up and greeted her.

"I didn't expect you to find a teacher here."

"How's your math going?"

Gu Yin asked with a smile.

"I can recite the multiplication table!" Hearing Gu Yin asking about arithmetic, Li Youliang unconsciously puffed out his chest. He thought back to when he was in the competition, he couldn't figure out a problem for a long time, but now it's different, he can recite the multiplication table backwards.

"Wow, that's amazing." Gu Yin praised, and then asked the other children, "What about you? Have you learned it too?"

The children all nodded, "Yes."

"Really?" Gu Yin didn't expect that they would actually take the initiative to come and study, and she felt relieved.

"Of course it's true! If you don't believe me, you can test me." Li Youliang patted his chest. The flesh on his face squeezed his eyes into slits. He smiled with confidence.

Seeing his expectant look, Gu Yin couldn't bear to dampen his interest, so she picked out a few formulas to ask questions.

As a result, all the children were able to recite the formula instantly, and they really knew it by heart.

Gu Yin was very satisfied: "You are all great. Keep studying hard and you will definitely pass the exam to become a scholar in the future."

Li Youliang was very happy at first when he received Gu Yin's praise, but when he heard about the exam for the scholar, he frowned and said, "Sister, it's not that I don't work hard, but to pass the exam for the scholar... that's too difficult..."

"Yes... Others who took the exam for the title of scholar had proper teachers to teach them, but we can only recognize a few words..."

"We have never been to school, nor have we ever held a pen..."

"I haven't even read the book yet, let alone taken the exam."

The children talked to each other.

Gu Yin couldn't refute it, this was indeed a realistic problem.

Gu Yin lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "Paper and pen will be there one day. As for the teacher, don't you have one in front of you?"

When the man heard Gu Yin mention him, he raised his head and said, "I am not a teacher. I just taught them a few words when I was bored."

Because it was not a serious teaching, although he taught these children some words, he only taught whatever he thought of. It was not even a serious enlightenment teaching, so how could he be called a teacher.

"Sir, you are too modest. You can patiently teach them to read here. If you are not a teacher, then what are you?"

These children didn't have to pay tuition, but he could still stay here for more than a month, which shows that he has a kind heart. If he could be a serious teacher, he would surely be a good teacher who loves students and is enthusiastic about teaching and answering questions.

Unexpectedly, the man sneered: "Girl, you don't have to say good things to me, and you don't have to coax these children. Their families can't afford to send them to school. It's hard to pass the exam for a scholar."

Gu Yin didn't take his attitude to heart at all, and just said lightly: "Everything depends on human effort."

"Poverty is already a huge mountain blocking their way. How can it be man-made?" The man glanced at Gu Yin.

“If there is a mountain in front of us, then move the mountain away. If there is a river in front of us, then build a boat to cross the river. We should believe that there are always more solutions than problems. If there are difficulties, we should work hard to overcome them.”

"Oh... that's easy to say. They can't afford to go to school. Can the government help them move the mountains and let them go to school for free?" The man looked disdainful.

"Why not!" Gu Yin had an idea in his mind that this might not work if he tried a different approach.

Gu Huaiyi staggered and almost fell flat on his face.

He just passed by here and heard the man asking if the government could allow people to go to school for free. Then he heard his daughter's confident answer...