Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Jiang Rongniang's family visit was successfully completed.

Duan Wensai was not in a hurry to go back to the county yamen, but bought a house in Nanyang Town to live in, and planned to stay for a while to complete the matter of Brother Jun's entry into the Lin family tree before going back.

In short, the location of Qingshan County is remote, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the county magistrate is the biggest official. It is not a problem for him to stay here for ten days and a half months under the pretext of business.

Although the news that Duan Wensai came to the town was very low-key, but because it was relatively high-profile to accompany Jiang Rongniang back to the village to visit relatives, the news that the county magistrate was coming to Nanyang Town spread like wildfire. .

In this regard, Duan Wensai rejected all of them. Apart from Jiang Rongniang, he has other things to do this time, and he has no time to deal with these flatterers.

After the other hospital was settled and the matter of visiting relatives was finished, he started to run to Zeyu private school every day, Mr. Jiang.

One of the goals of the two is to see the private school education that Lin Ze boasted about at Dakou, and the other is to learn more ideas about political achievements from Lin Ze.

Although Duan Wensai has a reputation as a prodigal son in the capital, he still has some skills. Otherwise, how could His Majesty have appointed him as the number one scholar, and why did the other party worship the most famous writers in Daji? Pie one?

The biggest reason for coming to Qingshan County this time is indeed for love, but if there is an opportunity to make political achievements, Duan Wensai will not give up.

At the exchange banquet, he had a shallow talk with Lin Ze, and he was deeply inspired. Now that he is related to relatives, it would be a pity that he didn't ask for something good from Lin Ze.

Therefore, the scene of the county magistrate and the respected Mr. Jiang running to Zeyu's private school every day shocked everyone.

The wealthy families in Nanyang Town originally only accepted Lin Ze, but they suddenly became curious and jealous. After learning about Lin Ze's relationship with Duan Wensai, everyone's attitude changed again. Respect and flatter.

It is a human instinct to be popular. At the beginning, Zhu Hongchang, an idiot, could use the name of the county magistrate's brother-in-law to show off his might. Now Lin Ze is capable, and if he is the county magistrate's brother-in-law, he will be more direct.

Everyone in Duan Wensai's other courtyard can't get in, but Zeyu's private school has a dessert shop.

The method was thought up by people. In order to take advantage of this to attach a relationship, a group of elders who don't like sweets go to the dessert shop every day, just to be able to meet the county magistrate and say a few words.

The ladies and husbands of each family got orders from their husbands, so they ran more diligently when they liked to go to the dessert shop. They spent almost all day in the dessert shop, hoping to get a relationship with Zhang Yu and Brother Jun.

For a while, the turnover of the dessert shop rose slowly, and Lin Ze was so happy that he was in a good mood.

I am no longer bothered by the "brother-in-law of the county magistrate" who came to waste my time every day, and Duan Wensai patiently asked for advice. Although there is a reason for his kindness, Lin Ze also has his own plans. He never does anything for nothing.

The term of the county magistrate is only three years, and Duan Wensai came from the capital to be gilded. When the time comes, he will definitely return to Beijing and will not be re-elected.

How could Lin Ze be willing to take advantage of the golden pancakes he baked by himself?

"Uncle, are you so confident that you will be the leader after the imperial examination? Besides, it is a system rule that the official position does not return to the ancestral home. Why are you so confident that you can take over the stall I left behind?"

Hearing what Lin Ze said, Duan Wensai was so funny that he couldn't speak.

Although he felt that his elder brother-in-law was indeed capable, sometimes his ideas were too whimsical. Even if Lin Ze had full confidence in passing the imperial examination, it had been a rule for many years not to return to his ancestral home for official positions, and it was impossible for Lin Ze to be sent no matter what. Back to Qingshan County to be an official.

But judging by his uncle's appearance, he clearly seemed to be certain of something.

"Rules are made by people, so naturally there are exceptions. There is no way, I just like the land and water in Qingshan County, and I don't want to leave..."

Lin Ze smiled casually, still the same sentence, if he is not sure, his efforts will not be wasted.

Qingshan County is remote and remote, but it has a good advantage, that is, it is close to the big river, which leads to the sea. This kind of terrain is most suitable for export trade. As long as it is managed properly, this small place is no less prosperous than Kyoto. Since ancient times, coastal cities along the river have been golden Everywhere.

He has no clan background, and he is unwilling to stand in line and get involved in the center of power. The best career development direction is to set up a place for himself to be the leader, directly under the emperor's contacts, to form a line of his own, and to be at ease.

Rules are dead, but people are alive. As long as the emperor Jinkou relaxes, it will not be a problem for him to make an exception and return to his ancestral home to develop.

In this regard, Lin Ze has some plans and ideas in his heart.

However, it is not easy to realize this kind of wish, and it cannot be achieved overnight. Meals need to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road needs to be walked step by step. Let's help Duan Wensai to open the way first.

Only in the past few years, Duan Wensai has helped lay the foundation first, and when he takes over the position, he can quickly start his hands and feet and realize his ideas.

What achievements does Duan Wensai need?Simply put, it is generally the economy, people's livelihood, and reputation.

In Lin Ze’s view, these three are closely linked, economy is the foundation, people’s livelihood is the process, and the final result is reputation

People who have money, food, clothing and warmth are applauded for their lives. If the people live well, the leader's reputation will naturally accumulate, and that is the so-called political achievement.

Therefore, no matter how you do it, getting rich first is the most critical and important thing.

Of course, Lin Ze would not be so stupid as to directly say that merchants are one of the lifelines that determine the country. He just analyzed the fundamental situation for Duan Wensai, guided the other party to pay attention to it, and made plans for the next three years. The focus is on the economy.

Specifically how to develop and how to do it, the Lin Ze plan from modern times is naturally easy to come by, without any unrealistic exaggeration.

If Duan Wensai is still not convinced, he would be really stupid. What Lin Ze described made his blood boil.

There is no need to hesitate at all, and immediately decide to adopt Lin Ze's suggestion, and start the development experiment from Nanyang Town.

Lin Ze also took advantage of the opportunity to recommend some merchants in the town, no more, no less, just 9 merchants who sent their children to Zeyu Private School to study.

It's not that he wants to be selfish, but the conditions of these merchants are very good. If there is such a good opportunity, he will not find his own people to find others, so there is something wrong with his brain.

This made the other members of Nanyang Town feel regretful. If they had known that Lin Ze was such a tough shooter, they would be able to get on the county magistrate's line in minutes. They would have sent their children to Zeyu's private school no matter what.

But it's useless to regret now, if the opportunity is missed, it is missed, and everyone can only try their best to make up for and maintain the relationship, and wait for the next opportunity.

Li Guangcai, Guo Yuanwai and the others who were hit by the pie were overjoyed and almost fainted from joy.

One after another quietly visited Lin Ze, and at the same time asked their sons to study hard and never be dismissed from the private school because of unqualified grades. With a gentleman like Lin Ze who is well connected and good at teaching, why should their children worry about having no future?

On the other side, Zhang Yu was also besieged enthusiastically by those wives and wives in Nanyang Town.

Everyone knows that Lin Ze dotes on his husband very much, and because of Lin Ze's status, the Lin family's business is also managed by Zhang Yu, so the benefits of being friends with Zhang Yu are definitely not worse than directly interacting with Lin Ze.

What's more, the place where the county magistrate's servant went the most was the dessert shop, and the person who found the most was Zhang Yu.

Knowing that both Zhang Yu and Jun are pregnant, these ladies and husbands have even more excuses to visit their homes, and go to the dessert shop every day to discuss parenting experience and get acquainted with each other.

Zhang Yu is a little flattered, but he can still handle it. It is also a good thing to socialize with these ladies and husbands. He is neither too cold nor too hot to play Tai Chi with everyone. It is also very happy to learn some parenting experience by the way.

As for Brother Jun, he grew up in a wealthy family like the Duan Mansion, and no matter how simple he has seen the world, he can deal with these people with ease.

When he was really bored, he took Zhang Yu to the private school in the backyard, and chatted while listening to the sound of reading in the dormitory.

The term prenatal education was of course given to them by Lin Zeke.

Although Lin Ze is also a novice father, he is a modern person after all. In the modern age of knowledge and information explosion, I don’t know and have heard a lot. Let pregnant women listen to the sound of reading books more, which is good for fetal development.

Now every night, Lin Ze will set aside some time to play the piano for Zhang Yu, nurturing the baby in his stomach, and the original piano skills are a little rough, so it’s no problem to have fun.

Fantasizing about his own son who is smart and IQ-like, and has an extraordinary temperament like a peerless son, Lin Ze finally realized the excitement and anticipation of becoming a father for the first time.

As for why he is so sure that it must be a son, it is because the younger brother can only have a son or a younger brother, and there is no difference between the two to Lin Ze, they are both his good sons.

And Zhang Yu was not idle when he heard that he was happy, he pulled Lin Ze to lie down on the bed, and actively squeezed his shoulders and back for his husband.

The relationship between the couple is one step closer because of the relationship with the child. After more than half a year, the enthusiasm is still the same, and the whole day is so sweet.

Zheng Xiaoluo was extremely envious.

Touching my still stomach, every day after the dessert shop closes, I go to the vegetable market to pick up the bones and meat I ordered with the butcher stall owner, and go home to improve my food and nourish my body. Brother Yu can only have a baby if he nourishes his body. Eat more!Give him brother Xiangfeng a little monkey!

So the brothers and sisters of the He family suddenly discovered that their housekeeper's stingy wife, Mrs. Lang, seems to be very generous recently...

But He Xiangfeng found that his wife was very enthusiastic lately, and seduced him in different ways, and she seemed to want to squeeze him dry...

Everyone has been in a particularly good mood recently.

Except for Mr. Jiang, this sixty-year-old Confucian scholar has been very painful and happy recently, falling into the same ambivalence that Fang Shanyuan had when his three views were broken and reorganized.

His ambition came from seeing novel and grand educational concepts, but he was tortured by Lin Ze's monkeys to the point where he was almost entangled.

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In just a few days after arriving in Nanyang Town, Mr. Jiang's lifetime cognition was extremely challenged.

It is undeniable that the teaching effect of Zeyu Private School is absolutely invincible. He saw with his own eyes the basic level of the students in the last private school admissions examination, but in a short period of time, the children in the private school were able to master the basic "Three Hundred Thousand" After reading it, even the awkward characters of other Four Books and Five Classics are involved.

Although this result is due to Lin Ze's high-pressure education and the help of pinyin standards in the books, the speed of progress is still unbelievable.

After listening to the private school courses for a few days, Mr. Jiang felt that although Lin Ze's teaching method was a bit too independent, many skills were very useful.

For example, Lin Ze never teaches students to recognize one character or one word, but a story for each class. The stories are different from the traditional stories that everyone recognizes. They are unconstrained, vivid and interesting.

Children are interested in learning quickly, and because of the series of stories, students also learn the understanding of each word at the same time, saving a lot of time and effort.

In fact, other private school masters have tried this method of making class more interesting, but the effect is still far inferior to that of Lin Ze.

Because Zeyu Private School has a special memory course, as the name suggests, it is a special course for teaching students to quickly memorize knowledge.

It solves the problem of not being able to memorize things, and the effect of students learning things is rapid. In Mr. Jiang, the course that adults feel is stressful, it is not difficult at all for Zeyu private school students who are used to the intensity and mastering the memory method.

Even 'arithmetic', which Confucian scholars regard as the most difficult, turns out to be the easiest subject in the eyes of the students of Zeyu Private School.

Mr. Jiang deeply remembers the first day when he attended the class at Zeyu Private School. He originally posed a difficult problem to challenge everyone, showing his majesty and knowledge as an old gentleman. Cage' questions to test everyone.

As a result... the result was that he was underwhelmed and was tortured to pieces by the children of Zeyu's private school.

"Grandpa Jiang, in fact, you don't have to look at Mr. Lin's shame. You can take the arithmetic test. Math is what we are best at."

Looking at the innocent and serious eyes of a group of children, Mr. Jiang's mind was filled with the word 'letting water'. Did he really let water go?

Heart extremely depressed.

Damn it, chickens and rabbits in the same cage are only taught by students at least 2 years old in his private school!The children of Zeyu Private School are all devils!

On the first day of visiting Zeyu Private School, Mr. Jiang left depressed with his hands behind his back.

And as soon as he left, a group of monkeys who had just had "naive" eyes suddenly showed their true colors, slapped the table and laughed,

'Did you see Mr. Jiang's wide eyes just now?He came to attend other people's private school courses without preparation, so he looked through his textbooks?Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage is a sample question in our textbook, the answer and solution method are all there, of course we will hahaha..."

Although they haven't learned such profound knowledge yet, everyone is used to previewing self-study in advance, so as not to be punished for failing to keep up with Lin Ze's teaching progress in class.

But Mr. Jiang didn't know that the textbooks in Zeyu's private school were different from those of the public, and the exam happened to be the sample questions in the book written by Lin Ze.

"Mr. Lin...the textbook...is unique, old man...don't know, tomorrow...pay attention."

It was rare that Guo Zian showed a slight smile on his face, and then he told everyone not to lose face of the private school in the future.

It turned out that he didn't want to be dumb himself, it was just a congenital limitation. During this time, Lin Ze thought of many ways in private to help him exercise and alleviate this abnormal body language problem. Guo Zian was already able to say a few more words at once. spoke.

And because Guo Zian has a good brain, Lin Ze directly appointed him as the squad leader. Compared with other students, Guo Zian thinks more.

Pinyin, mathematics, shorthand methods, etc. are all unique things in Zeyu's private school. Lin Ze's ability to allow Mr. Jiang to watch must have a purpose. For Mr. Lin's thoughts, the students who have been fighting wits all day long have already had Somewhat understand.

"Squad leader, don't worry, we will not be ashamed!"

When the squad leader spoke, everyone immediately solemnly expressed their views, and they were controlled submissively.

The children in the private school are used to fighting Lin Ze's wits and courage on weekdays. They are full of bad ideas, and there are more crooked ideas than crooked ways. Mr. Jiang, who is old-fashioned and old-fashioned, is no match for these hairy kids.

While admiring the teaching of the private school, at the same time he was so angry at the private school's shameless ideological education that he vomited blood.

Looking at the innocent-looking children who were so angry that they jumped to their feet, Mr. Jiang felt that he was living in dire straits, suffering terribly. The first thought when he stepped into Zeyu private school every day was that these children would talk about it today. Surprise?

These Lin Ze saw in his eyes and were happy in his heart.

The children in the private school have a new battle of wits and courage, and practice what they have learned for many days, so he is much more relaxed, and he has a lot more time to spend with Zhang Yu and the baby who has not yet grown up in his belly.

There are also river food stalls and the search for craftsmen to build houses.

However, most of the business is still managed by Zhang Yu. At present, the family's business is not too much. As long as he doesn't run outside, Zhang Yu can handle it. Lin Ze's help is to check the key places.

His father, Lin Sangui, doesn't need to worry about it. Father Lin found a matchmaker within two days after returning home, and with the dowry gift, he ran to Duan Wensai's house in the town to re-propose Jiang Rongniang.

This matter made people around and in the village laugh and envy.

It's not uncommon for people to remarry in their teens, but those like Lin Sangui who got married like Lin Sangui are gone. Not to mention the conditions, half a hundred people are afraid of being called old and not ashamed when they get married again.

But after knowing the inside story of this old couple, everyone's jokes turned into envy and relief. It's not easy to be together for many years.

The quicker you mention it, the quicker you get it.

After all, they are no better than young people who are actually married for the first time, and considering that the matter of entering the genealogy for Brother Jun cannot be delayed, both Lin Sangui and Duan Wensai tacitly set the date of marriage to be close.

The marriage was mentioned on the fifth day, and the marriage was married on the tenth day, with only five days of preparation time in between.

On the auspicious day, Heba Village was very lively, and everyone in the village came to congratulate Lin's family out of face.

People in the town unexpectedly came to give gifts, and it was inconvenient for the masters who married Lin Sangui to come in person, but they did not want to let go of this opportunity to make friends with Lin Ze, so they sent people to give gifts by coincidence. an attitude.

There is no way to avoid this kind of interpersonal network, Lin Ze can only ask Lin Sangui to accept it, and record the name and things, so that he can return the gift later.

On the day when Jiang Rongniang and Lin Sangui remarried, the matter of joining brother Jun into the genealogy with his mother was done. Li Laofu cheerfully put brother Jun's name under the Lin family in Jinheba Village, and everyone was happy.

At this point, Duan Wensai also heaved a sigh of relief, and on the third day, he was going to take Brother Jun back to the county to raise his baby with peace of mind.

Brother Jun is very reluctant. Nanyang Town has new acquaintances such as sister-in-law Lang, Luo Geer and other friends who are much more fun than the county town, but it is impossible not to go back. Duan Wensai is the county magistrate, so he must sit in the county town, Duan Wen Sai was also reluctant to leave him here to separate the two places.

Helpless, brother Jun can only pack his luggage regretfully, and prepares to wait for the baby to be born, then it will be much more convenient to go out. Anyway, it only takes half a day to go back and forth from Nanyang Town to the county.

Mr. Jiang, who had been out for a long time, was also planning to go back on the same road. After all, he also opened a private school and couldn't leave for too long.

However, the day before he left, Mr. Jiang took the initiative to find Lin Ze and mentioned the idea of ​​"exchange students" that Lin Ze had mentioned at the exchange banquet.

After many days of observation, he had to admit that although Lin Ze's private school is very irritating in terms of ideological education, the teaching results and methods are indeed worth learning. Even if he can't learn Lin Ze's unique knowledge, he can borrow Lin Ze's teaching methods and skills. harvest.

If after the exchange, the students in their private school can accept Zeyu's teaching methods in class and use these methods to deepen their learning effect, the emergence rate of talented people in Qingshan County will definitely be much higher than other counties in the future.

In fact, Mr. Jiang wants to call everyone to merge with Zeyu Private School to form an academy, so that they can share Lin Ze's unique knowledge such as pinyin and mathematics shorthand.

But when he thought of the ideological education class arranged by Lin Ze, and the students who had been taught crookedly in Zeyu Private School in less than a few months, he dismissed the idea. Let's not be too greedy, otherwise the education of Qingshan County will definitely Destroyed once!

And if it is exchanged, maybe after the children of Zeyu private school go to other private schools to experience, they can re-educate their minds and break them back.

The old guy has a good idea. After learning his good method, he still wants to poach his corner.

Think beautiful...

Of course, Lin Ze couldn't readily agree. He likes the exchange student, but he has conditions.

"No, no, Mr. Jiang, according to your exchange, I will suffer a lot. Let alone you learn my method, I will suffer a lot. My private school will live on campus. When the time comes, you will bring a bunch of people. I have to lose a lot of food expenses, you can see what I eat in the cafeteria of my private school during this time."

The food in the cafeteria of Zeyu Private School is indeed worth a little bit, Mr. Jiang blushes, sorry,

"The students from other private schools come to me and I ask them to teach some food expenses. In exchange for one month, food and accommodation are 3 taels."

"No, it's still my fault. The students in my private school all have teaching commitments. If you delay the course for a month and then you can't pass the entrance examination, I will refund the tuition fee. And to put it bluntly, my students are progressing so fast. , What can I learn when I go to your private school, and how far can you teach with your teaching progress..."

This dislike is not too much. For children of the same age, Lin Ze teaches a lot more things, and much faster.

While learning to recognize characters, the students in Zeyu private school are doing arithmetic and poetry at the same time. Even if the arithmetic and poetry are basic, it is much higher than other private schools that only focus on character recognition.

"Then the exchange student you mentioned, how exactly do you want to exchange?"

"It's very simple. First of all, when your students come to study with me for a month, you will be given 5 taels per person for accommodation, food and miscellaneous expenses. This money cannot be borne by the children. Those children cannot afford it. This is an exchange activity of our private school. It should be borne by the private school, and I will charge you 10 taels for the gentleman who came with you."

"Everyone is doing it for the benefit of the students. I don't care about you stealing my private school's teaching plan. What you learn will eventually benefit all the private schools..."

"This is fine." Jiang Lao nodded, thinking it was appropriate.

"Secondly, your people must sign a contract with me. The teaching methods in my private school are sometimes strict and unique. When necessary, corporal punishment will be imposed. If the child can't stand it, he can leave, but he can't trouble me afterwards."

Elder Jiang nodded again, agreeing, "You can be a master only if you have to endure hardships. Strictness is a must."

"Okay, in the end, my students can only go to your private school for 5 days because of the teaching progress. At that time, you can't arrange their room and board conditions worse than my private school. If they make any mistakes, please write them down and tell me. Come to punish, you are not allowed to move."

"You only allow state officials to set fires, but not the common people to light lamps!"

Hearing this, Mr. Jiang widened his eyes.

It's not fair, their students are handed over to Lin Ze to deal with them casually, but Lin Ze's students cannot be moved by them. This is an unequal treaty.

"If you don't want to, you can be fined. I'm happy to relax. But the premise is that when my children do something amazing, don't complain to me."

Lin Ze smiled indifferently.

Hearing this, Jiang Lao choked, with a delicate expression.

Recalling what I have seen and heard for many days, after a long while, I finally said,

"...Then I'll go back and discuss it with other people from the private school."