First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 272 Black Tiger Army Academy

Su Jixiang offered so many tempting conditions that Liu Xiaojuan basically had no worries.

After all, the reality is that Su Jixiang clearly knows that they can't come up with five thousand taels of silver. Even if they are sold, they still don't have that much money! So as long as they don't reveal what they learned from Su Jixiang, they naturally don't need to pay so much silver.

So Liu Xiaojuan took the lead in signing the agreement.

With Liu Xiaojuan taking the lead, the others also put aside their concerns!

Soon ten agreements were placed in front of Su Jixiang.

Su Jixiang rented a yard on the street of Caidiexuan.

The rent on this street is cheap, after all, it is a relatively remote area.

She temporarily rented a place to set up the school.

As for the selection of the school teacher, Su Jixiang didn't have any particularly suitable candidates for the time being, but she suddenly thought of someone. She asked someone to pack a steamer chicken soup and some snacks and personally took them to Zeng Qing's home.

The last time Nangong Rui’s family came to cause trouble, it was Zeng Qing they invited.

Zeng Qing was very grateful to Wei Ling. When he heard that the general's wife came to see him, he immediately dropped what he was doing and went out to greet her.

Su Jixiang did not hide anything and told Zeng Qing the purpose of his visit.

Zeng Qing thought it was a good thing as soon as he heard it!

He became a lawyer to make a living, but he actually wanted to be a teacher. Now he no longer accepts cases because of his age, and just stays at home to enjoy his grandchildren, but Su Jixiang's visit still ignited his ambitions.

When he took the imperial examination, he only passed the examination and became a scholar. If the children he taught could pass the examination and become a Jinshi or even become one of the top three, wouldn't that be equivalent to fulfilling his original dream?

So Zeng Qing agreed immediately.

Zeng Qing had no requirements for the rent, but Su Jixiang still insisted on giving him twenty taels of silver a month.

This made Zeng Qing very satisfied. Although she was the general's wife, she still respected him very much and was able to treat him with courtesy!

Su Jixiang repaired the yard she rented as quickly as possible and bought some desks and chairs. Five days later, she asked someone to notify those families that they could send their children to school.

Su Jixiang named this school "Black Tiger Army Children's School".

The sixth day was an auspicious day, and also the first day of classes at the Black Tiger Army’s children’s school.

Although Liu Xiaojuan and her friends were widows and their family conditions were not good, each of them changed into presentable clothes early in the morning, washed themselves up, and brought their children to school.

Zeng Qing also changed into new clothes today and stood at the door to welcome his first batch of disciples.

These widows also knew the etiquette and did not come empty-handed. Some of them brought some cakes, some brought a piece of meat, and some brought two fish. In short, it was their first time meeting the Master, so they should have shown the proper etiquette.

Su Jixiang also stood at the door to greet them.

Today is the first day of school. Zeng Qing took his first dozen disciples to worship the portrait of the master, burned incense and performed the disciple ceremony, distributed the four treasures of the study and books for study to everyone, and led everyone into the classroom to start the first lesson of the school.

The first lesson Zeng Qing arranged for everyone was to learn to write their own names.

Some of these children don't even have names.

Zeng Qing named these children after obtaining the consent of their mothers.

This action made the mothers watching the scene shed tears.

"You don't need to come to pick them up in the evening. There is a carriage outside. I will have someone send them home safely." Su Jixiang saw that the class had started over there, so he called the ten people aside and said to them.

Liu Xiaojuan excitedly bowed to Su Jixiang, "Madam, you are so kind, we will not let you down."

"I know you will all cherish this opportunity." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "To work for me, you must have a good character. As long as you work hard and have a positive attitude, the welfare of Caidiexuan will naturally get better and better." She pointed to an empty yard on the side, "This yard has been converted into a kindergarten. Those of you who are younger and can't go to school can be temporarily taken care of here. If there is a mother in your family who is in good health and has experience in taking care of children, you can recommend her. I need a nanny here to take care of the children. The requirements are that she is in good health, responsible, experienced, caring, and can treat all children equally."

"My mother-in-law is fine." Someone in the crowd said timidly, "She likes children very much, and all the children around her like her."

Everyone's eyes fell on her.

"Your name is Wang Suxin, right?" Su Jixiang looked at her and asked with a smile. "You can ask your mother-in-law to come and try tomorrow. If others believe in me, they can send their young children here as well."

"Madam, my mother-in-law can also work for me. She used to work for a wealthy family." Another person stood out from the crowd. Her name was Zheng Cuicui. "Later, there was a war and that family left Mangcheng. She returned home, but her legs are not good and she needs crutches. If you don't mind, can you let her try too?"

"Sure. Using crutches isn't a big problem." Su Jixiang nodded, "You can let her come and take a look first."

Zheng Cuicui quickly bowed.

"Madam, when can we go to work?" Liu Xiaojuan asked.

"Once we have settled your children down first so that you don't have to worry about anything, that will be all. Send the children here tomorrow, and we will start training the day after tomorrow." Su Jixiang said with a smile.

The next day, Zheng Cuicui and Wang Suxin's mother-in-law came early in the morning as expected.

The two old ladies gave people a good impression. Zheng Cuicui's mother-in-law's surname was Cao. Although she was on crutches, she was still quite agile. Her legs were injured in the war, and no rich family was willing to hire her with crutches, so she could only help people around her take care of children at home and earn a little money to supplement the family expenses. Wang Suxin's mother-in-law was also surnamed Wang. She was agile, kind-hearted, and although she didn't talk much, she was very discerning.

Su Jixiang had a good impression of these two old ladies.

So these two were kept temporarily. One was called Madam Cao and the other was Madam Wang. Several other families also sent their younger children. There were seven children in total, all around three years old, of all ages.

But think about it, their father left Mangcheng three years ago, so they are all around three years old.