Chapter 237 Carnival and Celebration
Since morning, the gates of the three academies in [Tieshi Town] have been opened one after another.
Direct entry to junior high school requires a certain assessment in advance and a little knowledge base, and the vast majority of people in Hanzhong obviously do not have this condition, so the crowds gathered in junior high school academies are not too many.
on the contrary.
From the moment the gates of the two primary schools opened, they were always crowded with people.
"Good place, what a good place!"
"It's really good, but it's a pity that I was born too early, so I don't have that blessing!"
"You son of a bitch, after your father and I leave, you must listen to what your master says in the academy, do you understand? Mr. Shengping in Hanzhong gave you such a good opportunity for our family, if you let me know that you are not serious in the academy Read a book, I will break your leg next time I come over."
After a farmer from a radius of more than ten miles sent their children to the academy, they circled the academy several times one after another. They looked at the canteen, dormitory, teaching building, etc. all.
After reading it, many people's eyes were red, some of them were excited, and some of them were pure envy and hatred.
Mad.
Why didn’t I have such a blessing when I was a child, living in such a place?
In fact, speaking from the heart, when Mo Jun built more than one hundred academies in Hanzhong, he did not spend a lot of money. Except for the main academies in [Shengping Town], the academies in other places basically consisted of several main bodies with seven floors. Composition of high-rise buildings.
besides.
There is no fancy decoration at all.
There are only blackboards, tables, chairs and benches in the teaching building.
The dormitories built are far from comparable to those of later generations. They are all slightly larger rooms with 8 to 10 people. The bed boards are also simple wooden beds.
It can be said.
The entire academy has basically no other features except for its large area and tall buildings.
Even so, such a building is considered a first-class place in the eyes of most common people in Hanzhong.
After all, people’s aesthetics for houses and buildings are very simple nowadays. If they are big enough and tall enough, they are a good place. What’s more, the houses in the academy are all made of cement bricks and tiles, which is not hundreds of times better than the houses they used to live in.
To know.
Before the arrival of Mr. Mo, most of the common people’s houses in Hanzhong were made of earth blocks, wooden boards, and thatch.
As for the bricks and stones, it is simply unthinkable.
Now the children of their family live in this kind of big house, just to keep out the wind and rain, avoid the cold and heat, it is already many times better than when they were young.
With this condition, what kind of bicycle do you need?
The teachers that Mo Jun specially recruited from Zhuzi Baijia before are all in place, but now these teachers have been surrounded by the parents of the new students.
"Mr. Zhang, I will leave my baby to you."
"Mr. Li, if my child makes a mistake in the academy, you must not be polite, just whip him. If anything happens, I will find a doctor at my own expense."
"Come on, this is the old hen I brought from home. It's not worth a lot of money. Mr. Zhang, you can keep it and stew it to nourish your body."
School starts on the first day today, and the parents of these new students are basically not here empty-handed.
People do not blame.
This is the truth that almost every low-level people understand.
Many of the gentlemen of the academy were facing such "enthusiastic" parents for the first time, and they declined at first, but later found that they couldn't refuse at all, so they accepted these "shuxiu".
After they settled down their children and greeted Mr. Academy, everyone gradually left.
On the occasion of parting.
It’s natural to have feelings of reluctance, but most parents forget about this reluctance after walking less than half a mile.
All parents who have brought children should understand.
Children in their 70s, 80s and 90s can be said to hate dogs. Even if a child at this age sees a dog at the entrance of the village, he will run with his tail between his legs.
Each school season.
The saddest are the children, and the happiest are the parents.
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"Old Turtle, this way, go drink."
The old farmer who was called "Old Turtle" at the gate of the academy had just sent his two children into the academy, and was immersed in the sadness of parting. As a result, he had just walked out of the gate of the academy less than fifty steps away, when a voice suddenly sounded in his ear .
And when he heard the word'wine' in this sentence, a pair of ears pricked up, and the' distracting thoughts' in his mind were instantly swept away, leaving only the thought of'drinking'.
After throwing down a word, he followed the 'old bastard' who called him, and walked all the way towards the market in [Tieshi Town].
When the two arrived at the town's market, it was already late afternoon.
It was the hottest time of the day at this time, but although the sun was shining brightly outside, the entire market was overcrowded. Old farmers with dark skin were constantly shuttling through the streets, all of them with unstoppable smiles on their faces.
Obviously, these are also parents who came all the way from the surrounding villages and just sent their children to the academy.
On both sides of the street, red lanterns are hung at the entrances of all the shops and inns, and under the red lanterns, there are also signboards with [Today's consumption half price] written on pieces of wood.
This is not the case for one or two shops, but all shops in the entire [Iron Stone Town] today.
No one asked for it.
This is an event spontaneously held by the townspeople of [Iron Stone Town] to celebrate the opening of the academy.
Led by the 'old bastard', the two turned a few turns along a small alley, and soon came to a tavern that looked a little rough.
This tavern is not big, and its location is a bit remote, but there are quite a few customers drinking here, because the wine here is cheap.
When 'Old Bastard' and 'Old Turtle Duzi' arrived, the guests of the entire tavern had already squeezed onto the ground outside the door. Many people couldn't find a place, so they simply sat on the ground, ordered a few small dishes, and a pot of inferior Drink, and then eat like this.
Hanzhong's "Wine Making Law" has already been reformed by Mr. Mo. Private individuals are still not allowed to use grain to make wine, but they are allowed to use fruits such as wild berries to brew some inferior wine for sale.
This law change has given many people at the bottom a way out.
Including the shopkeeper of the tavern in front of you.
The tavern was very noisy. After some people got drunk, foul language almost became commonplace in the entire tavern. But the people here never care about these things, because this is a gathering place for the little people, and the rich and the rich will never come here to drink such bad wine.
"Hahaha~~~ Old cripple, you can just talk about the half-price of those big businessmen outside, why don't you have nothing to do to learn from them. With your little advantage in this tavern, I'm afraid you can do business as you do. It’s not that the tavern will close down tomorrow!”
Suddenly, a rough voice sounded from the crowd. Looking around, they saw a big man with a flushed face laughing loudly.
As soon as the big man finished speaking, he saw a lame middle-aged man walking out of the tavern with a jug of wine in his beard and staring eyes. the way:
"I know that you, a dog butcher who kills thousands of knives, can't let out a loud fart. I'm paying half price today because I'm happy. Two children in my family have already entered the academy, and they will be high officials when they come out. "
"Today, this wine is used by me to worship Sheng Pingjun. You **** who drilled out of the mud, you should be laughing if you can get a good deal from Sheng Pingjun, and you are so **** cursing me. , let me tell you, only this tavern, Lao Tzu, will not be able to close down in this lifetime."
As soon as the old **** finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter.
"Pfft hahaha~~~ Hey, did you hear that? This old **** actually said that his two children will be high officials in the future. If he said so, my kid will be a general in the future!"
"That's right, and this old **** still wants to offer wine to Sheng Pingjun, just your inferior fruit wine, don't dirty the mouth of Sheng Pingjun!"
"However, the last sentence of your old **** is right. You must not close this tavern. After all... I will still wait to see your old cripple's jokes in the future? If you old **** Now, where do we go to find such funny fun in the future. Don’t you think so? Brothers!”
"Yeah······"
"Hahaha... You are right."
The old cripple's face turned red with anger, and then he cursed angrily: "Go away...a bunch of unscrupulous bastards, if it weren't for Lao Tzu, you wouldn't be able to afford a drink in eight lifetimes. "
Say it.
The old **** limped into the tavern while cursing and continued to greet the guests.
And when the old **** left, the guests outside the tavern burst into laughter again, and then raised their glasses and said loudly.
"Come on, let us brothers have another cup, respect Sheng Pingjun, and a better future for Hanzhong."
"Respect Sheng Pingjun."
"Respect for a better future in Hanzhong."
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The crowd cheered, shouted, and made noise.
No one noticed that in a corner outside the tavern, an old man on crutches watched the crowd celebrating with a smile on his face, and looked at the smiles on the faces of the people in the tavern, and his eyes flashed from time to time. In the light of the light, he also raised his glass and drank a glass of bad wine, and then quietly left the tavern.
The old man is Mayor Tie.
He came to this tavern today for no other purpose, but walked over while strolling, so he rested here for a while.
The scene in the tavern is just a microcosm of 【Iron Stone Town】.
This is a carnival belonging to 【Iron Stone Town】.
Everyone cheered and celebrated like crazy.
On the surface.
They are celebrating the opening of the academy.
But in fact they are celebrating their 'new life'.
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(end of this chapter)