After a while, Song Jinshu loosened his lips and the two stood looking at each other.

"No matter what happens, preserving your life is the most important thing. We can deal with other things later." Song Jinshu warned carefully.

Lu Ruoyu smiled lightly and said lightly: "Okay."

That day, the two of them revisited the original scenery, discussed their future plans, and went to the hot spring town to eat a lot of delicious food.

But the night will eventually come...

At dawn the next day, a slender and graceful figure looked back at Jingyang County reluctantly, then turned and left.

They had agreed not to say goodbye in person on the day of departure. If they didn't say goodbye, they could still deceive themselves that he had not left yet.

In Jingyang County, Song Jinshu looked at the receding figure and silently wished him a safe journey and a speedy return.

When it was daybreak, everyone was surprised to find that County Magistrate Lu, who was always diligent and never late, had not arrived.

Song Jinshu explained calmly, "He's been assigned to another prefecture, and his return date is uncertain."

The yamen runners fell silent, glanced at Song Jinshu cautiously, and seeing that she looked indifferent, they all went out to do their own things.

The 1.80-meter-tall burly man on guard was crying silently in an empty corner. Even Li Zi was in a bad mood.

Li Zi patted Datou's shoulder and sighed, "This time, County Magistrate Lu left without saying goodbye, and Your Excellency seems so nonchalant. There must be a conflict between the two of them. I'm afraid this time, County Magistrate Lu will never come back, just like Master Shen."

How frustrating! County Magistrate Lu had always been very kind to these yamen runners and spoke to them in a friendly and kind manner.

I feel reluctant to leave so suddenly. I don’t know whether we can get along well with the new county magistrate if I promote him to one in the future.

Life seemed to have returned to a peaceful state, and Song Jinshu was much busier than before.

The Liu family's mahjong business and cotton-padded clothes and quilts spread to other prefectures and cities, instantly attracting countless businessmen to come and look for business opportunities.

In order to maintain price order in Jingyang County, Song Jinshu had to introduce policies to prevent merchants from making random bids and disrupting the normal lives of the people.

Song Jinshu was sitting in the office writing furiously. Hao Qiulan came to her door and saw that she was busy, so he sat beside her and waited.

"Qiulan, what are you doing?"

After Cheng Ziqian proposed marriage, the two gradually became closer and sometimes met for tea and to watch a play.

She came here specially today, obviously for business.

Hao Qiulan held a stack of letters of surrender and looked at Song Jinshu helplessly.

"In the past two days, I have received letters from countless students, all asking when we will recruit students this year. In addition, several private school teachers have asked whether our county school will recruit teachers."

"Currently, the county school's teaching is on track, and we can recruit teachers and students as appropriate. However, if there are more people, the expenses will also increase."

"It's fine for students, only those with excellent grades can be exempted from tuition. But the teacher has nothing to do every day except teaching."

"I intend to set a goal for them to go to the village once a month and teach the villagers to read and write for free."

Song Jinshu immediately understood. Isn't this just like college students going to the countryside to teach?

"Now that you've made your decision, come and tell me. But do you have any concerns?"

Hearing this, Hao Qiulan nodded: "Yes! Apart from me and my family's teacher, I'm not too sure about the other teachers, but there must be some who are taking the exam for higher positions."

"Going to the village to teach the villagers won't cause any harm to those teachers who don't want to take the higher examinations, but..."

"But for those teachers who want to continue to climb the ladder, it will only increase their chores. I'm afraid some people will cause trouble and be dissatisfied."

Isn’t this what school teachers do when they have time to work and try to get into civil service?

I still remember that one of her childhood friends was a teacher in a public school. He worked from six in the morning to ten in the evening every day and was exhausted like a dog. After two years of hard work, he finally passed the civil service exam.

There is no evening self-study here, no messy activities, and no clocking in and out. Classes end on time at 5 o'clock every day, so the teachers have a lot of free time.

But even if there's one day a month like this, there will still be people complaining...

Song Jinshu had to say what the capitalist said: if you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people who will do it.

"Qiulan, I think this is feasible. Just go for it. I'll hold up the sky if it falls."

Hao Qiulan's move was exactly what she wanted. Being able to teach county residents basic literacy skills for free would only be more beneficial to the development of Jiangyang County.

Moreover, people will not be obsessed with their own little piece of land every day, and neighbors will get along more harmoniously.

"As for recruiting teachers and students, you can handle it yourself."

Today, the county school is managed by Hao Qiulan. As a qualified boss, it is not a good thing for him to interfere too much.

With Song Jinshu's approval, Hao Qiulan went to work. The teachers in the county school only talked about it for two days, and no one expressed strong dissatisfaction.

After this period of growth, the teachers seemed to have found their inner aspirations through teaching.

There were a few people who were determined to pass the imperial examination and become officials, and in order to realize their own life value, they firmly chose the latter.

After all, even if they passed the imperial examination and became a Juren, they might not be able to pass the Jinshi examination. Even if they passed the Jinshi examination, without any background, they might end up in a ruined county and become a county magistrate for the rest of their lives.

There is no freedom yet, and if you don’t do something well, your head may be cut off at any time.

Even if he didn't die, how could a poor county have any money? A county magistrate who lived a miserable life?

Any boss can crush them to death with one hand.

It’s different in Jingyang County School.

Not only do they have a stable job, good benefits and high social status, but in the future, if their students are admitted, they can also receive high bonuses.

Even if you don't want to work anymore, you can still receive a pension.

Children in your family can go to school for free. Even if you are unable to walk due to an accident, the county school will not abandon you and will still pay you your monthly salary.

After thinking about it, I feel that being a teacher is a good idea.

That day, Liu Jiangyue came to Song Jinshu again to buy land. Seeing her impetuous look, Song Jinshu couldn't help laughing.

"Yue'er, what are you up to? What kind of secret base are you going to build this time?"

Liu Jiangyue grinned and shook her head: "Cousin, I won't build this this time, but it's almost the same."

"Isn't it because our seven-color dyed cloth is selling like hotcakes in Kyoto? The merchants in other prefectures knew we were buying from them, and they all went crazy placing large orders."

"You know, I only built a small workshop before, but these orders are urgent, so I'm thinking of expanding it three times to make the business bigger."

"And my father took some goat milk soap to the docks in the next city to sell to some Hu merchants. Unexpectedly, it sold out there too. He begged me to make another batch quickly. How can we make enough with the number of people we have? So, we have to hire new people."

Song Jinshu was surprised. She knew that the Liu family's business was good recently, but she didn't expect it to be so good.

The orders suddenly became popular.

"I have plenty of land here, but our county doesn't have enough people."

The Liu family's clothing workshop was also expanded, and almost all the free people in Jingyang County took over.

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