Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

Starting at 4 o'clock in the morning, the gates of the three academies in [Tieshi Town] have been opened one after another.

Directly entering junior high school requires certain assessments in advance and a certain knowledge base. Obviously, most people in Hanzhong do not have this condition, so the crowd gathered in the junior high school academy is not large.

on the contrary.

The two primary schools were always crowded with people from the moment they opened their doors.

“What a great place! What a great place!”

"That's great, but it's a pity that I was born too early, so I'm not that lucky!"

"You little melon, after your father and I leave, you must listen to your husband in the academy, do you understand? Lord Shengping of Hanzhong has given you such a good opportunity to support our family. If you let me know that you are not serious in the academy, Study, and I’ll break your legs next time you come over.”

After farmers from more than a dozen miles around sent their children to the academy, they walked around the academy several times, looking at the cafeteria, dormitories, teaching buildings, etc., all of them.

After reading it, many people's eyes were red, some of them were excited, and some of them were purely envious and jealous.

Made.

Why wasn't I lucky enough to live in a place like this when I was a kid?

In fact, to be honest, when Mo Jun built more than 100 academies in Hanzhong, he did not spend a lot of money. Except for the main academy in [Shengping Town], the academies in other places basically consisted of several main buildings with seven floors. It consists 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 for 8 to 10 people. The beds are all simple wooden beds. The walls are all cement structures and the exterior is decorated with a layer of white plaster.

It can be said.

Apart from its large area and tall buildings, the entire academy has basically no other characteristics.

But even so, in the eyes of the vast majority of civilians in Hanzhong, this kind of building is still a first-class good place.

After all, people nowadays have a single aesthetic view of house architecture. If it is big and tall enough, it is a good place. Moreover, the houses in the academy are all made of cement bricks and tiles, which is not hundreds of times better than the houses they lived in before.

To know.

Before Lord Mo arrived, the houses of most common people in Hanzhong were made of earth, wooden boards, and thatch.

As for bricks, tiles and stones, that is simply unthinkable.

Now that their children live in such a big house, the shelter from wind, rain, cold and heat is already countless times better than when they were children.

With this condition, what kind of bicycle do you need?

The teachers that Mo Jun had specially recruited from Zhuzibaijia have all been put in place, and now these teachers are surrounded by parents of new students.

"Mr. Zhang, I will leave my baby to you."

"Teacher Li, if my child makes a mistake in the academy, you must not be polite, just whip him with a whip. If something bad happens, I will spend my own money to see a doctor."

"Here, this is an old hen I brought from home. It's not worth much. Mr. Zhang, please keep it and stew it to replenish your health."

Today is the first day of school, and the parents of these new students are basically not empty-handed. This system of humaneness and sophistication has been passed down in the Central Plains for a long time.

People do not blame.

This is a truth that almost every lower-class person understands.

Many of the gentlemen in the academy were faced with such "enthusiastic" parents for the first time. They declined at first, but later found that they couldn't refuse at all, so they accepted these "discipline"s.

After everyone had settled their children and greeted Mr. Academy, everyone gradually left.

On the occasion of parting.

Naturally, there is a feeling of reluctance, but most parents have forgotten all about it after walking less than half a mile.

Any parent who has raised children should know this.

Children in their seventies, eighties or nineties can be said to be hated by humans and dogs. Even if a child of this age sees a dog at the entrance of the village, he will run away with his tail between his legs.

The beginning of each school year.

The saddest ones are the children, and the happiest ones are the parents.

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"Old turtle, here, let's go have a drink."

The old farmer, who was previously known as the 'Old Turtle Duzi' at the entrance of the academy, had just sent his two children into the academy. He was immersed in the sadness of farewell. As a result, he had not even walked fifty steps out of the academy gate when a voice suddenly rang in his ears. .

And when he heard the word 'wine' in this sentence, his ears perked up, and all the 'distracting thoughts' in his mind were instantly wiped away, leaving only the thought of 'drinking'.

"Walk."

After dropping a word, he followed the 'old bastard' who called him and walked all the way towards the market of [Iron Stone Town].

It was already late afternoon when the two arrived at the market in the town.

It was the hottest time of the day. However, although the sun was shining brightly outside, the entire market was overcrowded. Old farmers with dark skin kept walking through the streets, all with unstoppable smiles on their faces.

Obviously these are parents who have come all the way from surrounding villages and have just sent their children to the academy.

On both sides of the street, red lanterns were hung at the entrances of all shops and inns, and underneath the red lanterns were signs with the words "Half Price Today" written on wooden boards.

This is not the case for one or two companies, but all the shops in the entire [Tieshi Town] are like this today.

No one made the request.

This is a spontaneous event held by the townspeople of [Tieshi Town] to celebrate the opening of the academy.

Under the leadership of the 'old bastard', the two of them turned a few corners along a small alley, and soon came to a small looking tavern.

This tavern is not big and the location is somewhat remote, but there are many customers drinking here because the wine here is cheap.

When 'Old Bastard' and 'Old Turtle Duzi' arrived, all the guests in the tavern had even crowded on the ground outside the door. Many people couldn't find a seat, so they simply sat on the floor and ordered a few side dishes and a pot of inferior food. wine, and then started eating like this.

Hanzhong's 'wine-making method' has long been reformed by Mo Jun. Private individuals are still not allowed to use grain to make wine, but they are allowed to use fruits such as mountain berries to brew some bad wine for sale.

This change in the law has given many people at the bottom a way out.

Including the owner of the tavern in front of me.

The tavern was noisy, and after some people got drunk, obscene words almost became commonplace throughout the tavern. But people here never care about this, because this is a gathering place for small people, and wealthy people will never come here to drink such bad wine.

"Hahaha~~~Old cripple, just ask those big businessmen outside for half the price, why don't you have nothing to do to learn from them. With the little profit you have in this small tavern, if you do business like this, I'm afraid It’s not like the tavern will close down tomorrow!”

Suddenly, a rough voice sounded from the crowd, and when he heard it, he saw a big man with a red face laughing loudly.

As soon as the big man finished speaking, he saw a lame middle-aged man carrying a bottle of wine and walking out of the tavern, blowing his beard and staring. He placed the wine in front of a guest and became angry. The way:

"I just know that you, a butcher who kills thousands of people, can't even fart loudly from your mouth. I'm giving half price today because I'm happy. My two children have already entered the academy and will become high officials in the future. "

"Today this wine is for me to honor Mr. Shengping. You guys who got out of the mud should be snickering if you can get in the light of Mr. Shengping and take advantage of it. You actually cursed me so damn hard. , let me tell you, I will never close this tavern in my life."

As soon as the old cripple finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter.

"Pfft hahaha~~~ Hey, did you hear that? This old cripple actually said that his two children can become high officials in the future. If he said that, my little kid can also become a general in the future!"

"That's right, and this old cripple wants to offer wine to Mr. Shengping. Just your low-quality fruit wine, don't dirty the mouth of Mr. Shengping!"

"But the last sentence of your old cripple is right. You must not collapse this tavern. After all... why am I still waiting to see your old cripple's jokes in the future? What if you, this old cripple, didn't Come on, where should we go to find such funny fun in the future? Don’t you think so? Brothers!"

"Yeah······"

"Hahaha... That's absolutely right."

The old lame man's face suddenly turned red with anger, and then he cursed angrily: "You guys are a bunch of heartless things. If it weren't for me, you guys wouldn't be able to afford a drink in eight lifetimes. "

Say it.

The old lame man limped into the tavern while cursing and continued to greet the guests.

When the old cripple left, the guests outside the tavern burst into laughter again, then raised their glasses and shouted loudly.

"Here, let us brothers have another drink to honor Lord Ping and a better future for Hanzhong."

"Honoring Lord Ping."

"Towards a better future for Hanzhong."

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The crowd cheered, shouted, and made a lot of noise.

No one noticed that in a corner outside the tavern, an old man on crutches looked at everyone celebrating with a smile on his face. Looking at the smiles on the faces of everyone in the tavern, there were flashes of light in his eyes from time to time. In the light of the light, he also raised his glass and drank a glass of bad wine in one gulp, and then quietly left the tavern.

The old man is Mayor Iron.

He had no other purpose in coming to this tavern today. He just came over while strolling around, 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 was cheering and celebrating like crazy.

On the surface.

They were celebrating the opening of the academy.

But in fact they are celebrating their 'new life'.

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