Xu Xingxia's first task when he returned to Ningxia City was naturally to visit his family. This time he went to Gansu Town for more than a month, and he missed his family very much. Of course, his family misses him too. Although they had learned the news of Xu Xingxia's return in advance, and seeing his figure appear, Dongzi, Niuniu, Da Nan, Xiao Nan and others couldn't help but cheer. Niuniu comes up to be coquettish, that's inevitable. Mother Wang is also smiling.

Wang's eyes on Xu Xingxia are becoming more and more pleasing to the eye now. Her own son has established so many feats and defeated so many enemies, and she, as a mother, is naturally worthy of pride. In the past, who would have thought that his son would have such a talent? As for rebellion or something, she wasn't worried about it at all. Even such a ferocious Tatar arrow god was continuously defeated by Xu Xingxia, and those armies of the imperial court did not need to be taken to heart.

Without these worries, the old lady's life is too comfortable, too satisfying, and too happy. If the only regret is when Xu Xingxia will get married, when will she give birth to a few fat dolls. She couldn't wait for it. It's just that Xu Xingxia has some resistance to this matter, and the old lady is not easy to speak. This time she came back from Gansu Town, and the old lady was embarrassed to say it even if she was in a hurry.

"Mother, don't worry, the grandson will definitely have it." Xu Xingxia said with a smile.

In his opinion, this is really the simplest thing, and he doesn't understand why his parents are so anxious. Isn't it just having children? Isn't that simple? As long as she meets the woman she likes, and she is willing, it will be a matter of a few nights. If one woman is not enough, just find a few more, what are you doing in such a hurry?

"You've said this a few times, and my mother doesn't believe you." The old lady has also learned to be obedient, and she will not be easily deceived by Xu Xingxia. Anyway, before seeing her grandchildren, she must put pressure on Xu Xingxia. Otherwise, he would have been fooled again. It's no wonder that the old lady is in a hurry, Liu Dachun's children will play soy sauce.

In fact, when Xu Xingxia went home, he also saw Liu Guangliang's grandson, that is, Liu Dachun's child. The child has just learned to walk, and his steps are not steady, but he is still tiger-headed, breaking around, and the whole person walks like a spinning top. As a grandfather, Liu Guangliang watched from the side, not knowing how comfortable it was. When the old lady saw it, she was surprised if she had no idea.

Even Xu Xingxia himself felt that if he continued to persevere, he would be a little guilty. If it continues like this, I'm afraid that the old lady will be stimulated. In order to meet the wishes of the elderly, it seems that he still has to have a few children as soon as possible. At that time, it was not said that you had to marry a wife first and then take a concubine, and it was okay to take a concubine first. Since the parents intend to fulfill Lin Xiaoniang, they will push the boat with the water, so let's go! As for Miss Azhu...... You've made such a big fuss, is it still possible for Miss Azhu to get together with you? Hang!

"Oh, so many shoes ......" Xu Xingxia casually staggered the topic.

The old lady Wang is now completely a broad wife, and Lin Xiaoniang follows her in and out to accompany her to relieve her boredom. Her younger sister Wang also often comes here to play, and when she goes shopping, the two sisters often go out together, and the child passes quickly. Merchants and merchants in Ningxia City all know that Xu Xingxia has an old mother and a future daughter-in-law.

It's just that she is an idle character after all, she used to be industrious, and if she doesn't do anything, she is really a little unaccustomed. When she was fine, she took the soles of her shoes with Lin Xiaoniang. Most of the soles were given to Xu Xingxia. As a result, unconsciously, I gave Xu Xingxia a lot of shoes, and it is estimated that I will not be able to wear them all in my life. Xu Xingxia happened to see those shoes, and couldn't help but feel it.

"Huh? What about Lin Xiaoniang? Where did she go? ”

Xu Xingxia suddenly found that when he came back this time, he didn't see Lin Xiaoniang.

"Brother, my sister-in-law went to visit relatives, and she hasn't come back yet!" Niu Niu pursed her lips and said with a snicker.

"I'm visiting relatives!" Xu Xingxia subconsciously responded. I thought that this Lin Xiaoniang really had no relatives, but I didn't expect that she actually went to visit relatives. I don't know if her relatives know that she is now flying on the branch and becoming a phoenix, so she suddenly ran out to recognize each other. This kind of thing is not uncommon. He then felt a little weird. This girl, no one else has passed the door, but the sister-in-law and sister-in-law screamed, and it was really affectionate.

It's a pity that all his current methods to deal with Niuniu, Da Nan, and Xiao Nan are useless. These little girls are also very delicate now. As the younger sister of the committee member, can they not be delicate? Their status in Ningxia Town, the white-clothed army, is similar to that of the princess in the Forbidden City. What others had, they had. What others don't have, they have. What they are looking forward to most now is not anything delicious or fun, but preparing to go to school.

Before Xu Xingxia left Ningxia Town, she had already learned the news that Mrs. Lin was preparing to set up a private women's academy to recruit some school-age girls, teach the Four Books and Five Classics, and teach piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. For Mrs. Lin's decision, Xu Xingxia naturally has to support it vigorously. Niuniu, Da Nan, and Xiao Nan have all signed up, and it is said that school will start soon. With Mrs. Lin's cultural level, it is naturally no problem to teach them a few.

Although Mrs. Lin is a woman who is a bit high-minded and looks down on people in her bones, Xu Xingxia always has the urge to ravage her and teach her a lesson, but her words, her behavior, and her knowledge and demeanor are still quite outstanding among women. Wild children like Niuniu, Da Nan, and Xiao Nan, if they can learn a little bit, it will definitely be good for their future life path. It's certainly not a bad thing to learn a little more about culture. With the development of the world, illiteracy is becoming less and less popular.

Fuyuko can finally go to school. The place where he went to school was the original Qingwangfu School, which is commonly known as the Xiguo Zijian. After the white-clothed army took control of the Qingwang Mansion, Xu Xingxia decided to vacate more areas in the Qingwang Mansion to expand the scope of the academy and recruit more students. In addition to He Fengsheng, the White Army also opened a number of other schools. The teachers in the school are all unsatisfactory literati invited by Zhang Tianhao through various channels.

The number of scholars in the Ming Dynasty was not very large. There is a strict limit on the number of people in each region. The average family cannot afford to send their children to school. In the northwest region, the land is scarce and sparsely populated, the land is barren and the people are poor, and the number of scholars is even less. The quality of teaching is not comparable to that of other regions. The Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty are basically from the southeast and from the northwest, which can be described as very rare.

However, compared with the number of places in the imperial examination, the number of scholars is still quite large. Among the 100 scholars, less than one can finally pass the exam. And among the 1,000 scholars, it is estimated that less than one can be admitted to the Jinshi. In other words, there are many people who are poor and have to find another way.

For those who have repeatedly failed to make the list, where is their way out? Continuing to study hard for three years and taking the exam next time is of course a way out. Being a gentleman, a staff member, and playing the role of a master is also a way out. Establishing schools and teaching and educating people is also a way out. What Xu Xingxia is now providing them with is the third way out. No matter where the scholars are, as long as they are willing to come to Ningxia Town to teach, they can get generous treatment.

Due to Xu Xingxia's identity as an anti-thief, the number of readers who are willing to come will certainly not be very large. After all, most scholars are influenced by Confucianism and hate rebellion and the like. Li Zicheng vigorously fought all over half of China, but he never recruited suitable military advisers, which is the reason. However, it is not excluded that there are a small number of scholars who are very dissatisfied with the imperial court after repeatedly falling off the list.

The so-called Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second, many readers, when they find that they are not on the list, the first thing they think of is that there is a shady scene in this, there is a black box, there must be someone cheating. If the world had been very dark at that time, this suspicion would have been even stronger. They want a clear answer, they want to know the truth, and they want their fate to be changed. If these demands are not met, they will hate the imperial court and the imperial examination. When you are angry, you will take refuge in the side of the "anti-thief".

It seems that Huang Chao in the Tang Dynasty participated in the riots because he repeatedly failed in exams. Huang Chao's poems are still very level. "The heavenly incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor", which is the poem of Huangchao. It seems that Fan Wencheng of the time was also considered to have repeatedly failed to make the list, so he simply went to the eastern Liaodong region to make a living and took refuge in Huang Taiji. Compared with these people, Xu Xingxia's name is quite good. Coupled with Zhang Tianhao's temptation, more than a dozen talents and other characters have come one after another.

I don't know what kind of considerations it was, He Fengsheng continued to stay in Qingwangfu and continue his Qingwangfu School teaching. It turned out that the money and grain distributed by King Qing's Mansion were naturally taken over by Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia's remuneration for He Fengsheng will not increase or decrease. It turned out that Qingwangfu gave him how much he was paid, and now the white-clothed army also gave him how much he was paid.

Xu Xingxia didn't dare to rashly invite He Fengsheng to work for him. According to the records of later generations, this He Fengsheng is relatively difficult to deal with. When Zhang Xianzhong occupied Huguang, he once asked him to go out of the mountain, but he refused. Zhang Xianzhong sent someone to arrest him, and he simply committed suicide by jumping into the water. It can be seen that this He Fengsheng's bones are still quite hard. If he refuses his request, or if he simply commits suicide, he will lose a great educator.

Originally, Xu Xingxia was going to let He Fengsheng serve as the manager of the Education Department. In the history of the late Ming Dynasty, He Fengsheng was famous for teaching and educating people, and there were many disciples under him. With his status, holding this position, there is no problem at all. Perhaps, there is also some call to action. The current town of Ningxia, including all the areas controlled by the White Clothes Army, has a very important task, which is to popularize basic cultural knowledge. To put it simply, it's literacy. I don't even know the basics, so what big things can I do? This must change.

For this reason, he asked Zhang Tianhao to go out for an interview a few times to see if He Fengsheng was interested in going out of the mountain. As a result, the results he got were all clear refusals from He Fengsheng. Since He Fengsheng refused to cooperate, Xu Xingxia's heart gradually became cold. He asked Zhang Tianhao not to attack the other party again, and completely cut off the idea of recruiting He Fengsheng.

At the same time, he was also a little unconvinced in his heart. Paralyzed, don't think that Lao Tzu has to rely on you to get things done. There are more unsatisfactory literati in the world, what's the great deal about knowing a few words? Lao Tzu still knows calculus! What's the use of that? Isn't it still killed by others when you play the game? Isn't finding a job the same as being discriminated against?

In fact, the town of Ningxia is preparing to carry out a large-scale literacy campaign. The Board of Governors has launched a vigorous propaganda campaign to encourage everyone to read and write and be a literate person. Xu Xingxia's meaning is that everyone knows one word in three days. Over the course of a year, I can recognize about 100 words. After persisting for about five years and recognizing 500 words, you will be able to understand most of the articles. Of course, such requirements are minimal.

The way of learning is mainly to hold evening classes. At that time, the people did not have much entertainment at night. After the lights were turned off, they either fell asleep, or the two husbands and wives were busy making people. It is not a big problem to ask them to spare an hour in the evening to study. Isn't this how the new China of later generations survived? With the lessons of later generations, Xu Xingxia believes that his own path will definitely not be wrong.

The literacy campaign of the evening school was first launched within the White Coats. According to Xu Xingxia's order, all the troops of the White Army, the evening training subjects, fixed an hour to learn culture. The first half of the period is a spot check of what you learned yesterday, and the second half is a new one. During this period, some articles are interspersed with lectures. It is impossible for the literacy campaign to have an immediate impact all at once. However, as long as you are consistent, the effect will definitely be shown.

To help the literacy campaign be carried out more successfully. Xu Xingxia also took the time to write three books, one is "Fundamentals of Mathematics", one is "Fundamentals of Physics", and the other is "Fundamentals of Chemistry", and compiled the basic knowledge he knows as much as possible into these three books. With these three books in existence, the night school teacher, even if he doesn't know much about it, just read from the book.

If there is any doubt, the teacher and the students study it together. At that time, the conditions were indeed very limited, and it was impossible to find a few qualified teachers. There are very few teachers who know arithmetic, and there are basically no teachers who know physics and chemistry. Fortunately, these three books deal with very basic common sense, and there is nothing profound.

(To be continued)