A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

The village school at the local temple opened ahead of schedule.

The newly made tables, chairs, and benches haven't had time to be varnished yet, so we can only move them out and make do for now.

When Mu Nanzhao entered the school, there were more than a dozen little kids.

Some children chased and played around in circles, some jumped onto the table, screaming and bouncing, and some even came up with the ingenious idea of ​​stacking benches on the table to form a human pyramid.

At the very front desk sat a baby with its legs spread apart, wearing open-crotch pants.

When Mu Nanzhao looked at him, the baby suddenly pouted and burst into a deafening cry.

Seeing Mu Nanzhao's face gradually stiffen, Lao Qian grabbed him, afraid that he would run away.

Then, with a face full of apology, he bowed and scraped, saying, "It's the first time for the children to go to school, and it's also the first time for the adults in the family. We were indeed not well-behaved. Please forgive us, Mr. Chen."

"I'll tell them to be quiet right now!"

Old Qian picked up the ruler from the lectern and struck it twice hard, instantly silencing the classroom.

He said loudly with a stern face, "What are you making a scene about! What did your parents say at home? Did they tell you that school is not a place to play?"

"Didn't I tell you all that once you're in school, you have to sit still! No one is allowed to run around or laugh or make noise?!"

The village chief still held some authority, and most of the children were afraid of him, so they hurriedly looked for a place to sit.

This caused chaos again; some children flipped over tables and bumped into each other, while others fought over chairs.

Old Qian dared not look at Mu Nanzhao's expression any longer.

He hurriedly picked up the toddlers in the first row and put them on the stools, while directing them, "Two people per stool, the younger and shorter ones sit in the front, be considerate, there are seats available, don't fight or grab!"

Finally, all the children were put back in their seats.

Old Qian wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled apologetically at Mu Nanzhao, "It's the first day, I have no experience. Please forgive me, Mr. Chen."

“I’ve already told them that each seat should be assigned to its own person from now on, so it won’t be so chaotic tomorrow.”

Mu Nanzhao nodded slightly, "Thank you for your trouble."

Old Qian was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw him spread out the book, when he heard several men laughing loudly outside.

"I didn't realize your wife was so formidable at home."

"When you two do that kind of thing on the kang (heated brick bed), do you always end up fighting over who's on top?"

Old Qian's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He stormed out, roaring, "All of you, shut the hell up!"

"A bunch of disgraceful bastards! Your own children are still sitting in the school, and you've all lost your minds, spouting filthy nonsense! If you dare to make a sound in this important school, believe me, I'll kill you all!!"

……

Now, the entire earth god temple fell silent.

The classroom had eighteen children of all ages, the oldest being fourteen and the youngest less than two.

At first glance, it is high and low, uneven.

However, they were all completely illiterate, not knowing a single character.

They were quiet as quails, blinking their eyes curiously at Mu Nanzhao.

With mixed feelings, Mu Nanzhao turned the pages of "Essentials for Elementary Education" and began his first lesson.

"In class, I read a sentence, and everyone repeats it after me."

Lead the reading, then explain, and then memorize the above content.

After a short rest, we continued teaching literacy and writing.

However, all of the above were Mu Nanzhao's own lesson preparation plans.

The actual situation is as follows:

Before the first page of the book was even finished, several older children in the back row noticed something on the windowsill and all looked over there.

Immediately afterwards, a five or six-year-old boy in the middle turned red in the face and started wriggling around as if he had thorns growing from his bottom.

Mu Nanzhao had no choice but to stop and ask, "What's wrong? Stand up and tell me."

The boy stood up and stammered, "I...I need to pee."

The children burst into laughter.

Then look at the kid in the front row wearing open-crotch pants, he's already asleep, drool dripping onto the table, forming a transparent thread.

Mu Nanzhao waved his hand coldly, "Go."

There are guards both inside and outside the temple, so there's no fear of some mischievous monkey sneaking away.

Mu Nanzhao put down his book, walked to the back row, picked up the beetle that had fallen on the windowsill, and threw it out the window.

Then he looked at the older children and asked, "Is there anything else?"

The group quickly sat up straight, shaking their heads like rattles.

Because Mu Nanzhao had little contact with the villagers in the past, these children were not familiar with his temperament and did not dare to act too recklessly for the time being.

But what about a few days later? And then? Mu Nanzhao's head ached just thinking about it.

During the afternoon dismissal time, Gu Xixi's family's honey bait stall was still operating. Only women who had to pick up their children left first; the others continued to work.

Because the baiting of rats with honey has yielded a good harvest, if we don't hurry up and produce more, we're afraid we won't be able to supply them all.

When Mu Nanzhao entered, Gu Xixi noticed his tired appearance and guessed that things might not have gone well.

She went inside to get some water under the pretext of getting a drink, and followed her in, asking, "How's your first day of school?"

Mu Nanzhao drank half a bowl of water in one gulp. "Not very good."

Gu Xixi knew a little about the situation of the children in the village. "They are of different ages and lack supervision. They are used to running around wildly in the village."

“If you suddenly lock them up and make them sit obediently on a stool, they will definitely find it difficult to cooperate.”

Mu Nanzhao glanced at him sideways, "You act as if you saw it with your own eyes."

Because of what happened before, Gu Xixi always seems to feel guilty whenever she sees Mu Nanzhao lately.

So she offered her suggestion, "I do have an idea..."

Mu Nanzhao spoke almost simultaneously, "But I have plenty of ways to deal with them."

Both of them were stunned after they finished speaking and looked at each other.

Gu Xixi laughed, "Could it be that we've thought of the same thing?"

Mu Nanzhao said, "You go first."

Gu Xixi said, "The villagers describe raising a group of children as herding sheep."

"If that's the case, why not find a leader among them?"

Mu Nanzhao looked at Gu Xixi, a faint smile appearing in his eyes.

Gu Xixi suddenly realized, "You already have someone in mind?"

"Qin Ruilin".

"Doggy?!"

Mu Nanzhao and Gu Xixi spoke in unison once again.

Gouwa performed the best in class today. He not only sat still, but also studied very diligently.

Before the end of the school term, he had already learned to write the three new characters taught that day and understood most of the content taught by Mu Nanzhao.

Gu Xixi laughed and said, "Besides Gouwa's own hard work, Sister-in-law Qin must have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes."

"Tomorrow I will tell Sister-in-law Qin to talk to the other mothers more when she makes the honey bait."

Mu Nanzhao praised, "Instead of Mencius' mother moving three times, it would be better to have more Mencius' mothers around."

This was a rare moment of mutual enjoyment between the two of them after several days.

"Brother Chen, Sister Xixi." Gu Qingye's voice interrupted the laughter of the two people inside the room.

Gu Xixi turned her head to look, "What's wrong?"

Gu Qingye glanced at Mu Nanzhao before saying, "I've used up the materials I was given. I'd like to take some more and make more before it gets dark."

Since it concerned the interests of the entire village, Gu Xixi didn't stand on ceremony with her, "Okay, then I'll take more materials."

She said this and quickly went out. Mu Nanzhao wanted to follow, but Gu Qingye blocked him.