Looking at the group of innocent-faced children before him, the old master, who had always been the most knowledgeable in Dongwan city, sighed deeply, feeling that his life had come to an end.
Although he never thought education was a shameful matter, he had also never believed that every child should go to school and learn to read and write.
It was simply an absurd idea. Where in the world was it the rule for everyone to study? If everyone learned the teachings of the sages and understood various principles, then who would farm the land, who would labor, and who would become slaves and servants?
What he could least tolerate, were actually those girls sitting timidly and hesitantly in the corner.
Damn it, what was this all about? Men and women studying together under the same roof and receiving the same treatment. What on earth was this?