Chapter 1323 Goodbye Gao Shizhen

Two days later, Yun Zheng brought Miaoyin to the horse-herding grassland.

Originally, he should have come to the horse-grazing grassland a long time ago.

However, he had not been able to travel before this because he was waiting for Shen Luoyan to give birth.

What appeared before them were a dozen yurts.

These yurts are of different sizes.

The yurts were clustered together and surrounded by a wooden fence.

This is one of the three schools on the Muma Grassland and also the largest one. Gao Shizhen not only served as the academic director of these three schools, but also taught in this school.

Yun Zheng had already learned about the situation of this school before coming.

There are usually about a hundred students here, all of whom migrated from Beihuan a few years ago.

However, the ages of these students vary, the oldest is ten years old and the youngest is only five or six years old.

Originally, it was impossible for these schools on the grassland to have so many students.

Because in the minds of many herdsmen, children aged seven or eight or even five or six can already help with things at home within their ability.

Later, Yun Zheng stipulated that the school should provide two free meals to children every day. The number of students in the school gradually increased, and now it has become a fairly large school.

Yun Zheng did not alarm the people in the school, and slowly walked with Miaoyin to the outside of a huge felt tent.

A child's voice was heard from the yurt.

"The gain of a gentleman is not the abundance of external things, but the fullness of the heart."

"If you get it from the Tao, your heart will have something to rely on and your actions will have something to stop you from; if you get it from virtue, your body will be upright and people will respect you. Therefore, a gentleman does not think about seeking to gain, but takes self-cultivation as the basis..."

Yun Zheng and Miao Yin were listening quietly outside the yurt.

When the children in the school finished reciting, Gao Shizhen's voice was heard again.

“So it is said: A gentleman’s gain is not a house full of gold and jade, but the fulfillment of morality, benevolence and righteousness in the heart. If the heart has gained, then one’s conduct will be successful, one’s conduct will be established, and one’s name will be passed on…”

"Thank you for your teachings, Master..."

The child's voice was heard again.

Listening to the sounds coming from the yurt, Yun Zheng couldn't help but nod slightly.

Well, it was the right place for Gao Shizhen to come to the horse-herding grassland.

Thinking of this, Yun Zheng winked at Miaoyin again, took Miaoyin out of the yurt, and then, under the guidance of the school's staff, came to the school's kitchen.

The kitchen is also a felt tent.

When they came in, the cook was preparing lunch for the children.

Upon learning that the people coming were Yun Zheng and Miao Yin, the four cooks quickly stopped what they were doing and saluted them.

"Okay, you guys go do your thing! We'll just take a look around!"

Yun Zheng signaled them not to be polite and went to the grain jar in the kitchen.

I opened a grain jar and found half a jar of corn in it.

Yun Zheng reached out and grabbed a handful of corn to check it out, and felt that the quality was pretty good.

At least there is no mold and no sand or gravel mixed in it.

Afterwards, Yun Zheng opened several grain jars one after another.

There is still some grain in each grain jar.

However, these grains are basically coarse grains, with only one grain jar filled with bran and wheat flour.

Although this is not white flour, it is considered the best food here.

“How are these children’s two meals a day determined?”

Yun Zheng asked the cook in the kitchen.

The cook did not dare to hide anything and immediately told the story in detail.

They have special measuring tools.

Each of these children is rationed one cup of whole grains or half a cup of bran and wheat flour per meal. Of course, bran and wheat flour is not available at every meal. They can only have bran and wheat flour at ten meals a month. Usually, whole grains are the main diet.

Another thing is sweet potatoes.

Nowadays, the most common crop in Shuobei is sweet potatoes.

These sweet potatoes, whether boiled or steamed, are very popular among children because of their sweet taste.

Also, these children can have mutton or mutton bone soup with every meal.

However, this soup is really just soup, with some minced meat in it occasionally.

As for the dishes they usually eat, they are basically vegetarian, and they can eat meat once a month.

But sometimes herders would send sheep to the school, and these children could improve their food.

Anyway, whatever these kids eat is what everyone else in the school eats.

Even the academician Gao Shizhen did not seek special treatment. At most, he would occasionally drink a few sips of the kumis brewed by the herdsmen.

After hearing what the cook said, Yun Zheng couldn't help but nod secretly.

The food for these children is definitely not the best, but filling their stomachs should not be a problem.

He doesn't have much ability and can only do this much.

But he also had a clear conscience.

No matter what, it's better than those scum who feed their children rotten meat.

Afterwards, Yun Zheng checked the rice cooking in the pot before leaving the kitchen.

Yun Zheng suddenly felt a little regretful.

He should have brought Yun Cang and Yun Jin with him to let them experience the suffering of the people, so that they wouldn't think that meat tastes bad all day long.

"Send someone to the nearby tribe to buy ten sheep!"

As soon as he got out of the door, Yun Zheng took out a large silver note and handed it to Lin Ji.

Lin Ji immediately took the order and left.

"You want to improve the food for these children?"

Miaoyin asked Yunzheng with a smile.

"As a prince, I have to bring them some benefits when I come here."

Yun Zheng smiled and turned to go into Gao Shizhen’s felt tent.

Gao Shizhen, the academician, had his own felt tent.

There weren't many utensils in the yurt, but there were quite a few calligraphy and paintings.

These calligraphy and paintings were all created by Gao Shizhen for his own entertainment.

"I have to say that this great scholar Gao Shizhen does have some abilities."

Yun Zheng sighed.

Apart from anything else, this handwriting alone can kill countless people in seconds.

Gao Shizhen's handwriting is very neat, as if it was printed.

Compared with Gao Shizhen's handwriting, Yun Zheng felt that his own handwriting was just like that scratched by a chicken.

Miaoyin smiled, "He is a great scholar after all, so he must have something! Just look at his calligraphy and paintings, if they are passed down to future generations, they will probably be worth a lot of money."

"That's true."

Yun Zheng nodded in agreement, "Actually, putting aside the personal grudge between Gao Shizhen and me, Gao Shizhen is not completely useless."

At least, Gao Shizhen was really teaching these children with all his heart.

Moreover, Gao Shizhen did not seek special treatment in this school.

Isn't this a hundred times better than those well-dressed beastly principals in his previous life?

"You don't want to use Gao Shizhen, do you?"

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in surprise.

She knew that Yun Zheng used to look down on Gao Shizhen.

"It's not that it's enabled."

Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "However, we can let him do more things! It is indeed a waste of his talent for him to be a school administrator and a teacher!"

"What do you plan to let Gao Shizhen do?" Miaoyin asked curiously.

“I haven’t thought about it specifically yet.”

Yun Zheng smiled, "However, it should be mainly about academic research."

He was really worried about letting Gao Shizhen do other things.

But it should be a good idea to let Gao Shizhen do the research.

After that, the two waited in Gao Shizhen's felt tent.

After waiting for about quarter of an hour, Gao Shizhen returned to the felt tent after finishing his lesson.

Gao Shizhen heard that Yun Zheng and Miaoyin were coming. When he saw Yun Zheng and Miaoyin, he was not too surprised, but just a little dazed.

After coming to his senses, Gao Shizhen was about to kneel down to pay his respects, but Yun Zheng stopped him, "You are now the academician, and you have achieved some honors, so you don't have to kneel down to pay your respects."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gao Shizhen bowed...