Chapter 44: The Village's News

After crossing the Wan River, Duke Qiao also headed towards Shuobai Village according to the address Qin Shuo said earlier.

But on the way, he began to have some doubts about his daughter's words. Could such a remote place really have an ideal village?

After crossing the rugged mountain road, he had to obey the old man, and he could only move forward with the help of his entourage.

Finally, after turning over a small hillside, I saw a very hidden valley. There was still smoke rising from the valley. It must be a village.

There are still many soldiers guarding outside the valley, most of them are holding iron weapons, only a small number of people are holding wooden sticks, wooden guns and so on.

Although the management of iron weapons in the Han Dynasty was not as strict as that in the Qin Dynasty, the possession of weapons on such a large scale was still an incredible thing.

Even if he saw this scene, Duke Qiao didn't say anything, and now he is no longer the big man he used to be, he was just planning ahead.

What's more, Qin Shuo is still the pavilion chief here. Once the court finds out, he can explain that these are his subordinates.

After entering the entrance of the village, he was already stopped by the soldiers at the entrance of the village, who insisted on asking him what kind of ultimatum he wanted.

Fortunately, many soldiers here escaped from the city of Anhui.

He came here, so naturally he knew about this very famous Duke Qiao, and he just let him in after a casual questioning.

Qin Shuo had also greeted them before. If someone from the Qiao family came, he would let them into the valley.

But he didn't expect that it was Duke Qiao who came by himself. Qin Shuo had always thought that the Qiao family would only send a small housekeeper or something to find out the truth.

However, Duke Qiao also asked these soldiers not to notify Qin Shuo, and now he is just like a private visit in WeChat, wanting to see if it is what Da Qiao said.

These soldiers seem to be very strong. From this point of view, at least they are ahead of many small villages in the military, but there is still no way to compare them with the county seat.

From the narrow road, I walked slowly, and before I walked a few dozen steps, I had already reached the village.

At a glance, the houses and houses are like houses, there is traffic in the streets, and chickens and dogs hear each other. Because it is ten minutes at noon, there is smoke from cooking in every house. It is really a paradise scene.

Not only Duke Qiao, but even the servants beside him were a little surprised.

As an ordinary farmer's son, he naturally knows the current situation of ordinary villages, but where it looks like a village, it looks like a very rich scene.

Every villager's face is filled with a happy smile

Rong seems to be telling others about his beautiful life, and everyone has a vision for the future in their eyes.

Compared to the outside world, those indifferent eyes and those expressionless yellow faces, the people inside are already too happy.

Walking in the village, you can also see that the shops next to it have basically everything that they should have. The blacksmith shop, the medical hall, and the tailor shop are also standing on both sides of the street, and they are full of people.

The houses of these villagers are also uniform, and only a few are thatched houses, and most of them are yellow mud houses that can keep out the cold in winter.

It would be nice if my family lived here.

After every follower saw such a scene, such a sentence appeared in his mind, and he secretly wrote down this place in his heart.

If there is a chance in the future, maybe they will take the initiative to let their family relocate here, but because they are slaves, as long as they are redeemed, they cannot leave the Qiao family.

At this time, a group of giggling children suddenly ran past in front of Duke Qiao, carrying a small cloth bag behind his back, which seemed to have bamboo slips inside, jingling.

Duke Qiao also walked up to a child and squatted down, and asked, "Boy, where are you going?"

The little boy saw the old grandfather in front of him,

Suddenly I remembered the teacher's teaching in the school, I first bowed to Qiao Gong, and then began to speak.

"The school is about to start in the afternoon. We're going to the school."

Qiao Gong was also very pleased with the yawn just made by the child, teaching and educating people, which Shuobai Village must have achieved.

If it is a clan outside, it would not be strange to meet such a polite boy, Duke Qiao, but no matter how you look at this boy, he is also an ordinary farm boy.

He also glanced at the bamboo slip behind the child, but still frowned slightly, "Study of Math"?

In his mind, the mathematics itself is the end of a hundred learnings, and it is far inferior to Confucianism. After learning this mathematics, he can only do business as a businessman.

But the other one is Confucius' "The Analects". Seeing this, his expression softened a little. This is still okay, but he didn't completely mislead his children.

"Boys go to school to repair geometry?" Duke Qiao asked again.

The little boy tilted his head, as if he was thinking about the meaning of "shuxiu", and only after thinking about it did he speak: "My mother said that the village chief is a good person who not only takes us to study, but also doesn't require us to pay tuition. It's them who subsidize our family."

Qiao Gong finally confirmed this matter, with a look of shock and shock on his face.

There is joy, and some worry.

This is definitely not a solution for a long time. The winery in the village also needs food. If the wine is not sold quickly, maybe the money in the village will not be enough to support this matter.

Duke Qiao has always had a kind of Confucian thinking, even a teacher's thinking, and he still likes children very much, especially children who understand politeness and Confucianism.

After thinking of this, he immediately decided that even if he gave up his old face, he would sell those drinks before he could support these children to study.

"Qiao Gong, why are you here?"

Qin Shuo, who was just about to leave the village, met Duke Qiao at the entrance of the village, which surprised him.

"I just heard my daughter's compliments, so I came to the village to see the situation. I didn't expect that Shuobai Village would be such a treasure."

Duke Qiao was also full of praise, and the more he looked at Qin Shuo, the more he liked it.

This Qin Shuo is like a piece of precious jade. Before that, the coating of the precious jade was too thick, and he never saw it, but now that the coating has been washed away, he can see the essence.

This son is definitely not a thing in a pond. If one day a dragon gets water, it will soar into the sky!

Duke Qiao made such an evaluation in his heart, and even a strange thought appeared.

(End of this chapter)