Chapter 851 Brotherhood
Liu Laosi, the school’s updater, was injured in his leg during a war and could not serve in the army. Because he was Zhang Xin’s hometown for many years, he took care of him as an updater, which was the old man who locked Lin Daojing outside the door that night.
Tonight, Liu Laosi finished drinking 400% of soybean wine. Based on his five years of experience, he knew that it was midnight, so he took the wooden clapper and beat it. While walking, he remembered the drinking with his old brothers and some interesting things about the fight. It was very funny.
When he first came five years ago, a young man would run back from the hot quilt of a little widow selling tofu every night. When he was climbing the school wall, the little widow would chase him out and lift up the lantern high, for fear that the young man would accidentally fall into the mud ditch inside the wall.
Liu Laosi walked around the wall, thinking that someone might not have climbed the wall tonight, but when he looked up, there were two shadows on the wall. He deliberately asked loudly: "Who?"
One of the black shadows said: "Old Liu, it's me."
When Liu Laosi heard the voice of Fatty Zhang, he smiled and said, "Young Master Zhang, you really scared me. I thought they were two thieves."
"The old rules, I'll give you tomorrow." Heiye also smiled.
As usual, there will be a closure fee for a bottle of soybean wine. Therefore, Liu Laosi ignored them and was discovered by the new academic director, which would be a big trouble.
Liu Laosi knew that the other one must be Zhang Shouzi, who was Mr. Zhang’s uncle. The two were uncles and nephews in terms of generation, brothers in age, and friends in life. Speaking of temperament, the typical new school students are quite smart. They don’t like the Four Books, Five Classics, Eight Essays, and can spend money. They are almost unanimous in opposition to the thinking style of the elders of the family, and are almost unanimous in love with new things.
Jinling Boys School has also inevitably changed. Now it is divided into national primary schools and middle schools, and the location has been moved to other places. Whether it is identifiable or not, it still does not charge any fees, and even provides a free lunch. This place is in accordance with the requirements of the upper class, becoming a private high school and a private high school.
As soon as the word "high-end" is released, it immediately becomes high-end. The ancients are indeed easier to cheat. Those who have the opportunity to enter middle school are mostly children of officials and wealthy merchants and landlords. The tuition fees are expensive and they often receive large donations, all of which are used to subsidize civilian schools.
This is an era of distinct classes, so Xu Hao followed the trend. In the past two years, in addition to establishing some sports group speech groups, literary and artistic groups, the school also gave birth to two very ridiculous organizations. One was called the Junzihui and the other was called the Brothers Alliance.
Among them, gentlemen will focus on wearing clothes and hats and developing the qualifications of a young master. Although the school stipulates that students must wear uniforms on and off campus, this is a school rule that must be adhered to, which makes these playboys feel as if they are heroic and useless, so they are unique in terms of shoes and socks. In addition, all kinds of small pieces, such as watches, pocket watches, brushes and pencils, pancreas for washing faces, towels, envelopes and signs, are all unique and particular.
Most of the members are traditional white-faced scholars, elegant, cowardly, smart, empty, passionate, romantic, and not very good at new homework. However, they read a lot of ancient books and miscellaneous books, and do not seek in-depth knowledge. However, common sense and insight are far from comparable to those of current scholars.
This group is very similar to the Freemasons in various universities in the United States. The members have noble families. The resources they have are almost unlimited. They can't even get in if they are not qualified to squeeze in. It's very interesting. Xu Ye is the first president of the Junzi Association.
As for the brotherly alliance, most of the children of powerful soldiers can know their usual behaviors, as the name suggests, they can know their normal behavior. Fighting provocatively is their main job. These students do not fight at the school, but often fight on behalf of the school outside. They especially like to teach the scholars of the Imperial College who are powerless, which makes the Imperial College promote the martial arts style, otherwise they will not even be able to get out of the school gate.
In short, the students in these two organizations have caused a lot of trouble to the school, which has caused Zhang Xin a headache. Xu Hao, with the mentality of not supporting or stopping, observed with interest, and found that it also brought a certain reputation to the school.
Everything has its own truth. The rise of a gentleman and a brotherly alliance is itself a society and a class. Not only does the court keep a silent attitude towards it, it also attracts a large number of children from wealthy families, making the school's funds more and more sufficient. The students who come to take the exam every year often exceed ten times the fixed amount.
The Zhang brothers are all powerful and noble children, and it is a common characteristic of these young men.
Shortly after they were admitted to the school, the two participated in two organizations. Fatty people like to be artful and thin people like to fight and cause trouble. Their future seems to be destined.
With the opening of the maritime ban and the development of new schools, coupled with the motivation of magazines, books and newspapers, it seems that new education has become the fashion of all young people.
Xu Hao’s biggest headache now is that many students strongly demand that schools open up the ban on women and require co-education. They have just developed physically and mentally to the point of being surprised and tempted by women. The school does not let them talk about love, so they are naturally deeply dissatisfied.
Zhang Xin refused to give in to this, saying that women want to study and there are other girls' schools to go to. This proposition undoubtedly received support from the court, so the students had no way to oppose it.
What’s interesting is that Zhang Xin’s stubbornness has been supported by most people in society. After all, this is an ancient era with deep-rooted traditional concepts. Xu Hao felt that if he persisted so much, there would be a large number of boys and girls’ schools in the future, and of course there would be men and women’s schools. This is the same as later generations of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, because there was no Taizu to break all feudalism.
In the Yongle era and the Xuande era, the cabinet was both famous and virtuous and politically compromised. There was no strong cabinet chief assistant. This was also the eight-legged gentry who had not been in the world after less than 40 years of the eight-legged imperial examination. Especially for the north, the proportion of studying and becoming an official was too small.
Xu Hao's investment in education costs one of the costs is not to participate in the power struggle in the court, the second is to not participate in the control of military power, and the third is to help suppress eunuchs in the inner court.
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others have never been instructed by Xu Hao or controlled by any conspiracy. They are completely free ministers. Therefore, most officials in the court admire Xu Hao's character very much. At the same time, Xu Hao has a tough stance and ruthless means, and he will not buy it no matter who he is. He is really helpless to have such a duke-level bachelor who has everything but has no desires.
Let’s talk about Su Suxin’s face in the Xu family, and she never left the house all day long, and she was crying.
Zhang Xu's wife, Da Su, is Su Suxin's cousin. Her concubine Wang Xia is her cousin. She married Zhang Xu in April this year. When she heard about Su Suxin's experience, she sent someone to come over.
When the sisters met, Su Suxin naturally cried and told her bitter feelings. The big Su family was not doing well yet. The young and energetic Wang Xia was very angry and said, "Sister, it's over, why not remarry others with a divorce letter?"
Da Su frowned and said, "I'm confused. How can the Xu family allow her to remarry? I'm asking me why do you interfere with men? I'll let him do whatever he likes, and you'll be your young grandmother."
Xu Suxin sighed, "I am a death row prisoner, probably I can see it too much. It's better to live for one day."
Wang Xia raised her eyebrows and sneered and said nothing. As expected, the third day was the day when a friend of Zhang Qi married his wife. Xu Wen took Su Suxin to congratulate him. Although he had no reaction on the surface, he had apologized behind his back and said that he had said too much after drinking. Zhang Qi followed the situation and said that he was drunk and collided, and the two of them made up.
After having a drink, everyone wanted to accompany the groom to welcome the bride. Xu Wen smiled and said, "You go. I will go and recognize the new house myself."
When he was in the inner house, he drove in with a long journey. The servants knew his identity and were not easy to stop him.
On the way, I saw a maid coming over. I actually met her. Xu Wen asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I came with my wife." The maid replied hurriedly.
"Oh." Xu Wen smiled and said, "Grandma Su is in the garden, you can lead me over and recognize me."
How dare the maid not to follow him? So she turned around and led him along the way. When passing by an arch bridge, Xu Wen saw a beauty from afar. She was wearing a white silk spring shirt, covered with Yuanqinghu green armor, a Yuan-colored silk skirt, and a heavy cloudy temple. Although she was made of plain makeup, she showed her softer and more charming.
Xu Wen hurriedly asked the girl, "Which one is this?"
The maid said, "It's my second grandma."
Xu Wenxin said no wonder Zhang Xi has cultivated his body and nature now. It turns out that such a beautiful lady is a concubine for him. Why didn’t I take the lead? He smiled and bowed, saying, “Sister, brother-in-law has given you a greeting.”
Wang Xia didn't expect a man to arrive here. She was shocked and quickly replied with a gift.
Xu Wen said: "The day before yesterday, Lao Zhang and I had a little awkward relationship. I didn't care about him because I was looking at him. Does my sister know?"
Wang Xia knew that this was Xu Wen, and she was furious. Seeing his thief eyes searching back and forth on her body, she spoke with three evil spirits, but she chuckled with joy and said, "I am grateful, but I can't repay you."
Xu Wen was overjoyed when he heard this and teased: "Sister knows how to repay kindness, don't spend money. It's better not to care about any of them. Doesn't your sister understand?"
"My little sister has nothing but this body, and I really don't know how to repay her." Wang Xia laughed.
Xu Wen smiled and walked further without hesitation, pointed at her skirt, and said, "What do you want to repay kindness but not repay kindness? I only want something on my sister."
As if he was about to touch his feet immediately, Wang Xia blushed and whispered: "The sky is blue and the sun is blue, and many girls are watching, what rules are they? Don't be impatient. If you really have this kind of heart, you can wait at Heting at the Heting Pavilion at the third update tonight. Don't say you don't know where Heting Pavilion is?"
Xu Wen said happily: "Be careful to obey the order of the state, but you can't break your trust." He raised his hand and pinched Wang Xia's little hand hard, "Why do you bring a silver bracelet?"
Wang Xia turned around and walked back and smiled, "I don't believe it or not." Ran Ran left while walking, thinking that this evil man bullied my husband and insulted my sister, and dared to bully me? This time he hit me, he must not spare him.
He walked into the house and told the Dasu family about Xu Wen's teasing and revenge that he had to take revenge without hiding Xu Suxin.
Su said, "You are a woman, don't be too bold, this person is not easy to mess with."
"What am I afraid of him?" Wang Xia was not afraid at all. "Who made him too bully? I will tease him tonight to vent my anger on Sister Su Xin."
Chapter completed!