The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

Chapter 201: Master Chen starts school, Zhou Dajiang meets him

Just as Chen Xiuying and her daughter's shop was getting on track, Mr. Chen's private school finally officially opened.

On the first day of school, many parents came, and Chen Xiuying and Zhou Sisi also brought their twins.

When Mrs. Qi heard that Chen Xiuying was going to send her children to school, she also sent Qi Xuan, the troublemaker at home, over. The children were just perfect companions.

Song Tingwan's sworn brother, whose full name was He Ziyi, heard that his uncle was studying here, so he asked his mother to enroll him as well.

Add to that Zhang Dazhuang's youngest son, Tianwa, whose full name was Zhang Qiang; Pangdong's Cong's son, whose full name was Zhou Xiwang; and Tian Youcai's grandson, Xiaomutou, whose full name was Tian Yimu. The children gathered together and chattered non-stop.

Elsewhere, things were a bit strange in the room with the teenagers. Dabao and Chen Nan sighed, their tabloid still unfinished editing the new edition. Xiaobao and Chen Bei weren't much better, complaining they still had to go out and look for material after school. Xiao Xiangsheng was the only normal person there. He wasn't worried about himself, only about the two young masters' initial adjustment. Indeed, he saw himself as a tutor.

In the room next door, there were several students sitting there. They were all children from poor families nearby.

Doctor Qian, who lived nearby, also came to join in the fun. Seeing his old friend Master Chen, he teased him, "Look at you! I've been open for almost two months, and you're just starting. You're so slow!"

Master Chen rolled his eyes at him and explained, "I'm just helpless. Mingyuan is studying in a private school, and I haven't found a suitable teacher here."

Doctor Qian was puzzled. "Aren't you the Master? Why are you looking for a Master?"

Master Chen: "If it was just one group of children, I could handle it alone, but the key is that there are three groups of children now."

"Where are the three waves of children?"

Master Chen pointed inside the house. "Look, why isn't there anything? Those half-grown children, our own, need to be taught, right? The younger ones need some enlightenment, too, right? And the ones in the middle are all children from poor families around here. I promised them before, so it's hard to break my promise, right?"

Doctor Qian took a look and found that it was indeed the case. There were only twenty children in total, divided into three classes.

So he nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. Have you solved it now?"

"Yes! It's solved. The new tutor we hired is the son of an old friend, who came from the capital. He happened to want to take the imperial examination in three years. When he heard that I was looking for a tutor, he came over."

After saying that, he called people over, "Yunxiang, come and meet everyone."

A handsome young man walked out of the teacher's room next door. "My name is Cheng Yunxiang, nice to meet you."

Zhou Sisi was chatting with Song Tingwan. When she heard the familiar name, she turned around and took a look. She really knew the man. It was the grandson of Mr. Cheng from the Cheng family and her pen pal. They had met several times before.

Zhou Sisi was very surprised and hurried forward to ask, "Cheng Yunxiang, when did you come to the capital?"

Seeing that it was Xiao Sisi, Cheng Yunxiang smiled and asked, "You are allowed to come to the capital, but I am not allowed to come?"

Zhou Sisi quickly waved her hands, "That's not what I meant. I wanted to ask you why you suddenly came to the capital when you were doing well in the prefecture?"

Cheng Yunxiang looked at her, not knowing how to answer. After thinking for a while, he said, "The educational resources in the capital are better than those in the prefectural capital, so I came here."

Zhou Sisi was a carefree person, so she believed what he said and asked, "Where do you live?"

Seeing Zhou Sisi's concern for him, Cheng Yunxiang couldn't help but smile. His handsome face seemed to be coated with a layer of light because of his smile. "I live in my cousin's house, Cheng Yunzhen's house. Have you seen it?"

Zhou Sisi nodded. "Yes, I have. I met him last year. He's a very courageous person."

Seeing that the two were chatting happily, Song Tingwan couldn't help wiping her sweat. Fortunately, her brother didn't come, otherwise, he would probably be jealous.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, everyone left as it was time for class. Chen Xiuying and Zhou Sisi also went to the store.

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In the court

Eunuch Shi shouted loudly: "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court!"

Prime Minister Lin responded and stood out from the queue.

"Your Majesty, I present my report."

Emperor Jiayou raised his hand and said, "Lord Lin, please speak."

"Just received an urgent report from Xinde Prefecture, eight hundred miles away. Due to recent heavy rains, the Yellow River has risen sharply, and Xinde Prefecture was hit by flash floods yesterday. As of the time of sending this letter, Xinde Prefecture, Jizhou, Cangzhou, and other areas have all been flooded. All prefectures have been severely affected, and over 300,000 people have been displaced."

When Emperor Jiayou heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Just three years later, the flood came again!!!

Then he looked at the people in the hall and said, "My dear ministers, what are your opinions?"

The Minister of Revenue, Lord Qi, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, due to the frequent floods in the south in recent years and the fact that tax revenue has not yet been collected this year, the Ministry of Revenue currently has less than one million taels of silver available for allocation."

Everyone in the hall heard this and burst into laughter, muttering, "We need to rebuild and resettle 300,000 disaster victims. This little money is a drop in the bucket!"

"That's right, what should we do?"

Emperor Jiayou also frowned, "My dear ministers, do you have any other suggestions?"

Minister Cui of Works also stepped forward. "Your Majesty, I believe the most urgent priority is to stabilize the lives of the victims. We can mobilize food and supplies from surrounding prefectures and counties and transport them to the disaster area. At the same time, we should recruit craftsmen from all over the country to construct temporary shelters using local materials. As for subsequent reconstruction, we can call on wealthy households to donate, and the court will provide subsidies."

Xu Daxueshi of the Hanlin Academy also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, after a disaster, most of the time it's an epidemic. I think the collection of medicinal materials should also be carried out simultaneously, and medical personnel should also be recruited in advance."

Emperor Jiayou nodded, thinking that what the two men said made sense. Just as he was about to issue the imperial edict, the Minister of Personnel also stood up.

"Your Majesty, I believe that with the current disaster and the people's instability, it is necessary to send someone to take charge of the situation."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Rites, Lord Zhuang, had an idea, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Personnel is absolutely right. I think that in addition to overseeing the overall situation, we should also send someone to inspect the water conservancy project to see why it flooded so easily."

Minister Cui was furious when he heard this. This was clearly a case of smear campaign! He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works has assigned personnel to maintain the site every year, but our current technology is still not up to the task of resisting natural disasters. This is the truth. As for the word 'easy', the Ministry of Works doesn't deserve it! If Master Zhuang has a brilliant idea, please share it. On behalf of the people of the world, the Ministry of Works would like to thank you!"

When Lord Zhuang heard what Minister Cui said, he was very pleased, so he said, "There is no need for me to offer any advice. I heard that Lord Zhou, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, talked a lot about post-disaster reconstruction during the palace examination. I believe that Lord Zhou must have some good ideas and strategies in this regard. I suggest that we summon Lord Zhou to the classroom to discuss good disaster relief measures." He had solved the problem of the glass factory before, so he took this opportunity to drag him into the water.

When Emperor Jiayou heard this, he thought, "Yes, how could I forget him? I remember that he wrote many articles on flood warning, corresponding measures and post-disaster reconstruction during the palace examination."

So he immediately issued an order, "Announce Zhou Dajiang to meet with the emperor."

Eunuch Shi immediately shouted, "Announce Zhou Dajiang to see the emperor!"