Before Ang Lee could speak, Li Chuandao, who was beside him, couldn't stand it anymore. He looked at the father and son and said in a deep voice, "Why are you arguing? This is a school. If you can't stand it, go outside and argue."
This trick was really effective. The hot-tempered old man immediately softened when he heard this. He didn't dare to make any more noise. Moreover, he even admitted his mistake with a smile.
"Teacher, please calm down. I was rude. I shouldn't have shouted in the school. I know I was wrong. I know I was wrong."
The old man was obviously an old farmer who bullied the weak and feared the strong. His tone was so respectful that he almost knelt down and begged for mercy.
Seeing this, Ang Lee couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, okay, stop talking and listen to me. Our Voice-transmitting School is naturally used to cultivate talents. However, there are many kinds of talents. We cultivate practical talents who can read and write. They will be the pillars of the Tang dynasty in the future. Ordinary private schools cultivate talents who can pass the imperial examination and become officials. This is the biggest difference between our school and ordinary private schools. You may wonder why you go to school to read and write if you don't pass the imperial examination. Now I want to tell you that passing the imperial examination and becoming an official is not the only way out. There are three hundred and sixty professions, and each profession has its own master. No matter what profession you choose, as long as you do well, you will definitely achieve something. Don't you think so? "
After that, he looked at more than a dozen parents.
"Yes! Yes! It's the same no matter what you do. "
"Anyway, my child doesn't have the fate of being an official."
A few of the parents approved of it.
However, the angry old man didn't seem to agree. He said with a smile, "Teacher, I still think it's better to be an official. Passing the imperial examination and becoming an official is the most promising way to bring honor to our ancestors."
After that, the old man's eyes lit up and he looked a little excited.
There was nothing wrong with what he said. In such an era, passing the imperial examination and becoming an official was indeed the most glorious thing for one's ancestors. No matter how great one's achievements in other professions were, they couldn't be compared with passing the imperial examination. In the eyes of people in this era, passing the imperial examination and becoming an official was absolutely the best way out in the world.
Although it was true, only a few people could pass the imperial examination and become an official. Most people couldn't pass the imperial examination. Many people started to pass the imperial examination when they were young, but they still couldn't pass the imperial examination until their hair turned gray. It could be said that they wasted their lives in vain.
In addition, the little old man in front of him was just an ordinary person. He was dressed very shabbily. It was indeed unusual for such an ordinary old man to want his grandson to pass the imperial examination and become an official. It seemed a little unreasonable. Ordinary poor old farmers wouldn't dare to think like this, and they didn't have the financial resources to cultivate their children.
Ang Lee could also see that the little old man had pinned his hopes on the School of Telepathy. The School of Telepathy was a free education, and they didn't have to spend a single cent. Moreover, they could learn to read in the school. In his opinion, since they could read, there was hope for them to pass the imperial examination and possibly bring honor to their ancestors. When he heard that the School of Telepathy didn't cultivate talents for the imperial examination, he was very puzzled and dissatisfied. It was like suddenly winning a five million yuan lottery and then finding out that he didn't win the prize at all.
Since he had doubts in his heart, he naturally wanted to take advantage of the time when he came to freeload to ask about it. After hearing Li An's explanation, he was still a little disappointed. In this old man's opinion, it really didn't make sense that he could read and write but couldn't take the imperial examinations. It was really too wasteful. At the same time, this also shattered his dream of seeing his grandchildren achieve meteoric success. Therefore, this old man raised his doubts with the intention of persuading Li An.
In Ang Lee's opinion, although the old man in front of him was a little greedy, it also reflected his ardent love for his grandchildren. He hoped that his children and grandchildren could live better lives and become people above others, not like him, who was at the bottom of society.
However, if everyone realized their dreams, this society would be in chaos. When everyone went to take the imperial examination, who would farm and work?
Therefore, although this old man's idea wasn't wrong, Ang Lee couldn't indulge in this kind of whimsical bad habit. He had to give an appropriate blow.
"The old man is right. Of course, passing the imperial examination would bring honor to our ancestors. Why don't you send your grandchildren to the private school? The private school is a place that specializes in cultivating talents for the imperial examination."
Ang Lee said unceremoniously.
There was a price to pay for everything. To cultivate one's own children and grandchildren, one naturally had to pay the price. This price was the price of money. Wanting to send one's children and grandchildren to an aristocratic school without money was a very problematic idea. If all the poor farmers had such ideas, then this society would be in chaos.
"Teacher, the private school will charge money! It's a lot of money, I can't afford it! "
The little old man said with a smile.
When Ang Lee heard this, he was a little confused. What did this old man mean? Did he want to borrow money from him? How could Ang Lee lend him money when he didn't even know him? Of course, the old man didn't mean to borrow money. He just wanted to cry poor in front of strangers. What was the point of crying poor in front of strangers? Perhaps he just wanted the School of Telepathy to cultivate students who could pass the imperial examination. In this way, his grandson could study hard in the School of Telepathy. Then, when he grew up, he would be able to pass the imperial examination. This should be the most likely possibility.
However, the old man's idea was very different from Ang Lee's idea of running a school. Ang Lee had already positioned the universal school to cultivate practical talents, especially talents in science and technology. These were crucial to the development of the Tang Empire. As for the imperial examination, it was not very important in Ang Lee's eyes. Science and technology were the most crucial factors that determined the future direction of the Tang Empire. Since Ang Lee had already planned it, how could he change it at will because of an ignorant old man?
Such a greedy old man naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the crowd. The parents next to him looked at the old man with contempt. Some people even whispered, probably meaning that his grandson wanted to pass the imperial examination with his bad looks. He was simply a toad wanting to eat swan meat. He didn't even look at his own genes and was delusional to think that his grandson could pass the imperial examination.
Li Chuandao couldn't stand it anymore. He said, "It's important to know one's own limits. You know, only when one is content can one be happy. If one is greedy, it will be bad if one is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant."
"This old man still thinks that …"
The old man seemed to still want to persuade Ang Lee. However, Ang Lee was not interested in continuing to chat with the little old man. There were only a few words back and forth, which were really not nutritious at all. It was like some old aunties in the future. When they saw that a person was 30 years old and still didn't have a partner, they would use all kinds of reasons to persuade him to find a partner quickly. They would even introduce some people who were too horrible to look at. It was extremely annoying, but there was nothing they could do.
Ang Lee's mood at the moment was like a young man who was urged to get married. He was extremely depressed and unhappy. In the end, he could only rudely leave and ignore the little old man.
"There are really all kinds of people! He's too greedy. "
Ang Lee said helplessly.
Li Chuandao, who was following behind him, also said, "Yes! This old man really doesn't know his own limits. He actually wants to persuade Assistant Minister Li to let the Voice-transmitting School cultivate talents for the imperial examination. "
His tone was full of contempt.
Although it was wrong to look down on the poor, at this moment, Ang Lee actually had such thoughts. It was all because of this old man. Although he was very unhappy, he still had to keep this old man in the school for lunch.
The school had just been set up not long ago. Naturally, there was a lot of work that Ang Lee needed to coordinate. Therefore, unknowingly, he was busy for more than two hours. It was almost time for lunch.
Because the dining room was too small, every day during lunch, not all the children would eat together. Instead, they would eat in three groups, with each group having 500 children. As for the craftsmen who were working, they would not enter the school. The kitchen would specially send the food to the tents at the construction site. They could eat and drink there for the safety of the children.
It was not time for lunch yet, but the smell of food had already drifted out of the dining hall. It was really mouth-watering. Even Ang Lee, who ate delicacies every day, could not resist the temptation of food, not to mention the gluttonous children.
"Don't these children eat breakfast?"
During the last lesson, Ang Lee saw many children vomiting water. This was a sign of hunger. The vomiting was the stomach acid. As long as they ate some food, this symptom would immediately be cured.
If it was only one child, it would be normal. However, there were so many children with similar symptoms. This attracted Ang Lee's special attention.
"This, I don't know."
Li Chuandao had been busy maintaining discipline recently and did not pay attention to whether the children had eaten breakfast or not. Moreover, whether they had eaten breakfast or not was not written on their faces. It could not be seen from their appearance.
Ang Lee walked to the children and asked, "Have you all eaten breakfast?"
The children were still a little afraid and did not answer Ang Lee.
"Have you all eaten breakfast?"
Li Chuandao also asked.
"Not yet."
Only a few children answered. The rest of them only shook their heads lightly and did not open their mouths to answer.
"How can you not eat breakfast? Why don't you all eat breakfast? Can you tell me about it? "
Ang Lee asked.
Breakfast was the most important meal of the day. If one did not eat breakfast, it would be very harmful to the body. How could a person not eat breakfast? Especially children in their growing period, they should eat breakfast in time. Otherwise, it would be very harmful to their body. When they were young, they might not feel it, but once they grew older, the body's retribution would come.
These children were only vomiting acid. If this continued for a long time, it was very likely that they would get gastric problems. A person with gastric problems was not a joke. This was very harmful to the body. It could even cause a person to age prematurely or even die early.
The children were still very timid. They all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. This made Ang Lee very anxious. If these little guys did not speak, how could Ang Lee understand their thoughts?
"Why didn't you all eat breakfast? If you don't want to speak, I won't give you lunch."
Ang Lee threatened.
This trick really worked. Under Ang Lee's threat, these children were finally afraid.
"The food at home is not delicious."
"The steamed bread is too hard. I can't bite it."
"If you don't eat breakfast, you can eat more at noon."
"If you eat more at noon, you don't have to eat breakfast and dinner."
"I don't want to eat the food at home."
"They don't make breakfast at home. There is no breakfast!"
These children finally spoke, but what they said really surprised Ang Lee. Many children deliberately chose not to eat breakfast in order to eat more delicious lunch at noon. Some were really so poor that they could not even afford breakfast. This was really beyond Ang Lee's understanding. According to the material standards of the Tang dynasty at this time, there should be no people who could not even afford breakfast. No matter how poor they were, they should not be so poor. Of course, if they encountered any difficulties, this kind of thing could happen.
Of course, the children who did not eat breakfast at home were in the minority. Most children did not eat breakfast in order to empty their stomachs. In this way, they could eat more delicious food at noon. Compared with the delicious lunch in the canteen, the breakfast at home was really quite difficult to swallow. Children who were used to eating school lunch had already looked down on the inferior breakfast at home. Even if they ate more delicious food at noon, they did not need to eat dinner.
In the children's view, eating more at noon was a good thing, but in Ang Lee's view, it was very harmful to the body. The healthiest way to eat was to eat more than one meal a day. Eating more than one meal was something only wild beasts would do.
Many wild beasts in nature could eat dozens of kilograms of meat at a time, and then they could not eat for a week, or even longer. Their digestive system was so strong that they would not get sick even if they ate rotten meat. Therefore, they would not have a problem eating like this. However, the digestive system of human beings could not be compared with that of wild beasts. If they learned to eat like wild beasts, it was easy to get stomach problems. Once they got sick, it was not so easy to cure them.
These children's situation forced Ang Lee to provide breakfast for them. However, fortunately, Ang Lee was rich enough to provide a few more meals.
Previously, the reason why they only provided lunch was to reduce the pressure on the kitchen. After all, preparing one meal a day and preparing several meals a day was different from the amount of labor. In addition, breakfast had to be eaten very early. If they wanted to provide a large amount of breakfast for the children, the kitchen staff would have to get up even earlier to cook. They might even have to get up in the wee hours of the morning to work. This would naturally increase the amount of labor they had to do, and the kitchen would be overwhelmed.
But now, Ang Lee found that these children did not eat breakfast. Therefore, it was necessary to provide breakfast. If the kitchen's pressure was too great, then he could only increase the number of people.
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