The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chang Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked, ”Then my daughter...”

”The academy will allocate a dormitory for each employee, individual accommodation, four people to a room, and the room will be relatively spacious. If there is a family, they will be assigned a separate room, but the room will be smaller. Later, when the recruitment process is over, someone will take you to see the accommodation.”

Chang Jiayi’s eyes lit up, ”Thank you, County Lord Lu.”

”Alright, it’s still early. Take the young girl for a walk around. There are tea and snacks outside, have something to eat, don’t starve the child.”

”Yes.”

Chang Jiayi went out, Shu Yu looked at another child student.

This child student was over fifty years old and had been taking exams for more than thirty years without any results.

He himself had long since lost the desire to take exams, but his family did not agree. In earlier years, the family was well-off and could support him. Now, the family had fallen on hard times, his wife passed away, and the children blame him for being useless, as he is old and knows nothing but reading books.

This old child student, after years of studying, still had some pride, and being resented by his children, he didn’t want to stay at home.

He heard about the recruitment here and decided to give it a try.

Shu Yu didn’t know much else, but having seen his handwriting, it was very neat, like it had been produced by a printer.

The old child student said he had no talent for reading, otherwise he wouldn’t have failed to pass even the Scholar exam after so many years.

Because he lacked talent but was expected by his family to succeed, he could only memorize by rote, often memorizing and copying books.

After writing so much, his hands not only had hardened calluses, but his handwriting was also very elegant.

In this case, isn’t he perfect for the academy’s transcription work?

Shu Yu decided to keep him, and the old child student was very happy, feeling like he had found his value amidst confusion.

Afterwards, Shu Yu interviewed a few more people, some who were literate and some who were not.

Most of them were men, with a few women looking quite apprehensive, seemingly regretting coming here.

However, one of the women was skilled in cooking, and the academy had a cafeteria, currently missing some assistant cooks.

This woman previously worked as a kitchen maid in a wealthy family, and her food preparation was very refined.

Shu Yu thought that the cafeteria could have a fixed large dining area, but individual orders could also be accommodated.

If she didn’t feel comfortable working here, Shu Yu wouldn’t mind recruiting her to her own family.

The recruitment process was conducted in an orderly manner, and besides recruiting for the academy, she also identified a few people she intended to lure into her family’s workshop.

Shu Yu’s recruitment efforts at the Naxian Hall were thriving, and Taoli Hall on the other side was even more bustling.

Meng Yunzheng and others had arrived outside Taoli Hall and repeated the enrollment requirements.

”This enrollment, the age of students admitted is five years and above. The Enlightenment Class starts at five years old and ends at sixteen.”

This requirement is mainly because five is the right age; any younger and it wouldn’t be enlightening children but more like babysitting.

As for ending at sixteen, that’s because sixteen is already the marrying age for men. Of course, one can start reading at any time, but starting the Enlightenment Class at this age suggests the family’s conditions weren’t good, sixteen is already the age to become a strong laborer for the family, or perhaps already married with children. The path of reading is long, and he might have no problem studying, but when it’s time to take on family responsibilities, he starts to drain the value of parents, wife, and children, such students Meng Yunzheng does not intend to admit.