Although Wang Ji was in his thirties, he had a simple temperament. It was easy for him to feel close to those he liked. When it came to people he didn't like, he wouldn't give them any face.
Du Qi's words had won Wang Ji's approval, so he had a good impression of him.
Wang Ji continued, "Du Qi, what you said just now was very good, but I don't want to work outside. At home, I don't have to worry about food and drink. I can even use the sky as my quilt and the ground as my bed. I can live freely without asking for help, and I won't be targeted. Why do I have to work outside? "
Du Qi said, "Mr. Wang, forgive me for being blunt, but it's not that you don't want to work. The reason why you are like this is actually what you said just now. If you don't ask for help, you won't be targeted. You're worried that once you go out, you'll fall into a vortex and get into trouble. "
"That's what I mean."
Wang Ji raised his head and looked straight at Du Qi, saying, "I don't ask for help for anything. I read books and write at home. I eat and drink at home. My life is very good. Why do I have to go out and cause trouble?"
He did not like the outside world.
Because it was tiring.
Du Qi said, "Mr. Wang, if you don't ask for help for anything, and you can show what you're good at?"
Wang Ji said, "It's difficult!"
Du Qi continued, "The ancients said that if you are poor, you should take care of yourself. If you are rich, you should help the world. Mr. Wang, you can show what you're good at. At the same time, you don't need to ask for help, and you don't need to compromise with anyone. Because all of this is up to me. What Mr. Wang needs to do is to be the dean of the private school, preach, teach, and educate people. It's just pure teaching, and you don't care about anything else. Why not? "
Wang Ji said, "Du Qi, you're a good kid. You've made outstanding contributions at a young age. What you've done at your age is something that many people can't do in their lifetime. "
Du Qi said, "Mr. Wang, you flatter me."
Wang Ji said again, "I admire you, and I envy you. Because you've done things that I can't do. But I still can't promise you. "
Du Qi said, "Why?"
Du Qi was patient enough to persuade Wang Ji. He was not in a hurry at all.
He had the patience to slowly understand the other party.
Then, he would enlighten the other party.
Wang Ji saw Du Qi's expression was still the same, he paused for a split second, and then he said, "First, I don't want to wrong myself, I don't want to compromise and make friends with a lot of people. That's why I spoke to Young Master Du earlier. "
"Secondly, I don't want to do meaningless things."
"Young Master Du opening a private school to earn money is Young Master Du's wish. I have no reason to reprimand you, nor do I have any reason to stop you. Although I can't control Young Master Du, I am not willing to get involved. "
"Please understand, Young Master Du."
Wang Ji continued, "Young Master Du, this is the reason why I can't promise you."
Hearing this, Du Qi chuckled.
Wang Ji asked, "What is Young Master Du laughing at? Do you think my words are inappropriate?"
Du Qi shook his head and explained, "Mr. Wang, the reason why I'm laughing is because your worries are unnecessary. I've already explained Mr. Wang's first reason, so I won't say anything more. Mr. Wang's second reason is that you don't want to do meaningless things. For this reason, I have to explain my private school. "
Wang Ji said, "I'd like to hear the details!"
Du Qi said seriously, "I've said it just now, if you're poor, you should take care of yourself; if you're rich, you should help the world. If I, Du Qi, didn't have the ability, I'm afraid I wouldn't open a private school, and I wouldn't do these things. "
"Because I have the ability, I want to give it a try, and let more people go to school."
"Mr. Wang said that it's meaningless, but I think it's quite meaningful. Because the students in the private school are not God's favored children, they are all ordinary people. "
"They are the children of the workers who work for me. Their ancestors are farmers, not scholars. Almost ninety-nine percent of them are children from many mountain villages, they haven't seen the world."
"These are all children who haven't studied before."
Du Qi continued, "If I didn't open a private school, even if the workers under me made money, it wouldn't be easy for them to go to school. Because it's not easy to enter other private schools to study. "
"Now, I'm giving them a chance."
"Let more children be able to read and write, and let them walk out of their original small world into a wider world. I can't control the rest, but I hope that the children of these lovely and respectable people who work for me can walk out a different life. "
"This is something that I can do."
Du Qi looked at Wang Ji and said, "Mr. Wang, you can change the trajectory of a person's life. Why not do something like this? How can you say that it's meaningless? "
When Wang Ji heard this, his pupils shrank.
He was very surprised.
Because Du Qi just said that it was targeted at the ordinary people who worked for Du Qi. This meant that all the children who came to the private school to study were from poor families. They were not the children of rich families, nor were they the children of outstanding talents.
This was a thankless task.
Wang Ji had to admit that Du Qi was bold to open a private school for his workers.
It was simply rare.
Wang Ji said, "Mr. Du, in such a private school, even if you let me teach and educate people. But in the end, after they study, they may not be able to achieve anything. Is it worth doing this? "
Du Qi explained with a smile, "It's worth it, of course it's worth it. It takes ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to cultivate people. Teaching and educating people is not the pursuit of making a person successful and famous, nor is it the pursuit of being outstanding. "
"It's to broaden their horizons and let them understand the truth. This is the most important thing."
"A person who has studied is different from an ignorant person. I always think that studying is a process of enlightenment. Even if they don't achieve anything, their future won't be bad, and they won't still be illiterate. "
"At least, they can support their families."
"Because even if they can't study and take the path of the imperial examination, after they become literate, they can be accountants in the future. They will have a skill and won't have to rely on brute force."
Du Qi said, "This is my great wish. I hope that each and every one of them can walk out a different life. At least, they won't be farmers who only rely on God to make a living. "
After hearing this, Wang Ji stroked the beard under his chin and praised, "Mr. Du, what you said is indeed reasonable. According to what you said, are you going to open this private school for the children of your workers for free? "
"Of course not!"
Du Qi shook his head and said, "If it's all free, they may not cherish it. Only when they pay money, will they know that all this is not easy to come by, and will cherish it. "
"Of course, the tuition will not be too expensive. It will be much lower than the tuition outside."
"Otherwise, they won't be able to afford it."
"Mr. Wang, no matter how much I say, in fact, it's all on the surface. It's just words. I hope Mr. Wang won't be in a hurry to refuse. Give it a try and see the desire of these simple children. "
Du Qi said, "I believe that this will definitely be a meaningful thing."
"Mr. Wang, you don't like to be an official, but if you can let countless children out of the original cage and get rid of the original ignorance, why not? I once heard a person say that his pursuit in life is to worry about the worries of the world first and enjoy the pleasures of the world later. "
"I can't reach such a realm, but I think I can do what I can to let more people embark on a better life, instead of still going around in circles."
Du Qi said, "This is where the enlightenment lies."
After hearing this, Wang Ji murmured, "Worry about the worries of the world first and enjoy the pleasures of the world later. This realm is really high! I, Wang Ji, probably can't reach it in my life. Mr. Du, who said this, where is he? "
Du Qi said, "This person's name is Fan Zhongyan, but he has passed away."
"What a pity, what a pity!"
Wang Ji shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I can't meet him. Such a person must be a high scholar."
Du Qi said, "What do you think, Mr. Wang?"
Wang Ji took a deep breath and nodded, "I, Wang Ji, agree to Mr. Du's request. Let's give it a try. Today, Mr. Du and I will go to the city together to prepare for the school. "
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