Just as Zhang Xiaobao had said, none of the children from poor families signed up. However, those who had been invited by Li Xun had all signed up. He only needed to arrange someone to come here and tell him the name. There was no need to pay the registration fee. The person would personally send the child over.
When Li Xun received the news, there were only 53 people who had signed up. This number was not small, but it was far from what he had expected. His purpose was not to find a group of people to play with. He still wanted to strengthen the body of all the people.
In the past one or two years, he had been waging war against foreign countries. If he could handle this matter well, his Emperor Uncle would be happy. At this time, when he heard such a small number, he asked the person who had come back to report, "Why are there so few people? Aren't there three Zhuangzi nearby? There are many children there, right? "
"Young Marquis, I don't know why there are so few people. Zhang Xiaobao and Ge San didn't sign up in Zhuangzi. There are a few outside. The waiter told me that they are all from rich families. Young Marquis, why don't I ask someone to put up the notice again? Maybe you can give a compulsory order."
The person who reported the news was a little nervous. He was afraid that the Young Marquis would vent his anger on him, so he gave another idea.
"Orders? Can I give orders? What am I? You go and ask why the children of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Zhuangzi didn't sign up. They gave me this idea. Tell them that they have to come. At least ten people of the same age should come. How about five? Ten is too many. "
Li Xun was anxious. He didn't dare to force others, but he dared to do so for the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. His thoughts were simple. "Who asked you to give me ideas? Ah, now that you've given me the idea, I've taken action, but none of you have come. You're clearly undermining me."
The messenger immediately ran out. Fortunately, he was not too far away. After a short while, he returned, panting for breath, and reported, "Young Marquis, this little one has inquired. The Zhang Family and the Wang Family in Zhuangzi feel that it is too long and will delay their children's studies. They said that they are willing to send five people for each age group. But every time they arrive, they have to be replaced with new people. Otherwise, the people who go will fall behind in their studies."
"Hmm, that's good. Don't I have many children in Zhuangzi? Let them go. They haven't studied yet, right? How many people are at this age? " Li Xun was satisfied. The other party's reason was sufficient. Originally, they said five days, but he changed it to ten days.
Those children couldn't be compared to him. Even if he didn't study during the day, there would be people to teach him at night. How could the children in Zhuangzi afford to invite so many teachers to visit them one by one?
"Replying to Young Marquis, in Zhuangzi, there are eleven children between the ages of five and eight, and nine children between the ages of eight and twelve. A total of twenty children are at this age." The messenger remembered the situation very clearly. He was afraid that one day the Young Marquis would be happy and ask about it. If he couldn't answer and angered the Young Marquis, then the consequences would be …
"Twenty people. Good, call them all. When the time comes, we'll go together. Tell their families not to worry about the children. This Marquis will take care of them. If anything goes wrong, they can come to this Marquis. Are there any four year olds? If there are, find some strong ones to add. The more people, the better. "
Li Xun was so anxious that he was about to go crazy. He even took out the four year olds to make up the numbers.
The messenger revealed a troubled expression and replied, "Young Marquis, there are four year olds, but all of them have weak bodies and cannot withstand the torment. Some of the five year olds are also unable to do so. What do you think …?"
"Five year olds can't? How is that possible? I saw that the children in the Zhuangzi children of the Zhang Family and Wang Family are all not bad. Could it be that the villagers eat different food? "Li Xun was puzzled.
"Young Marquis, you're right. They eat different food. Usually, the villagers of the Zhuangzi children of the Zhang Family and Wang Family only have a little more money compared to us. Occasionally, they eat meat. But the adults are different. Those children are fed good food and drinks every day.
I heard that they don't eat at home. In the school, all the children, no matter their age, are fed two meals a day. In the morning, they are fed milk and eggs, and in the afternoon, they are fed vegetables and meat. The children grow fast. As long as they eat good food, you can immediately see that our Zhuangzi children can't compare with them.
Young Marquis, the children of the Zhang and Wang families, not to mention surviving in the wild, even if they are of the same age, they can beat up three of us in a fight. I also heard that as long as the two families have something good, they will think of the children. Even if a cow falls to its death, they will boil some soup for the children. We … "
The informant didn't dare to continue. After the Young Marquis came here, he didn't give them any benefits. These people sold their land and saved up a lot of money, but they were reluctant to spend it. They just ate what they ate. Everyone was like this, so they couldn't see anything. But now, there was something different. These children could see the difference with just a glance.
Now, many people in Zhuangzi were secretly regretting. It was said that on the day the Young Marquis bought Zhuangzi, Zhangjia Zhuangzi sent people to buy it. Unfortunately, they were one step too late. Those who sold the land at that time were complaining to each other. They said that they shouldn't have sold the land in such a hurry. They should have waited for Zhangjia Zhuangzi's people to buy it.
At this time, Li Xun was silent. He didn't know if he should complain about why the Zhang Family and Wang Family treated Zhuangzi so well, or regret that he didn't give the children good food when he came here.
He didn't expect that the two Zhuangzi would give the children such good food. Just look at the children who were sent to compete that day. Every one of them had a red face.
"How about this? There are still a few days before we go to other places. You go and prepare food for those children. Four meals a day. No, four meals a day. After that, let them play. As long as they are hungry, give them food at any time. Meat and eggs can't be left out. They will grow a little, right?"
It was too late for Li Xun to regret now. He had to hurry and ask with uncertainty.
"Yes, Young Marquis. Don't worry. Children grow fast. They will grow a lot after sleeping. As long as they are fed, they will grow fat in a few days. I will go and arrange it."
The messenger was happy to hear the Young Marquis's words. In this way, the villagers would not complain like before and he would be more relaxed. Just as he was about to leave, Li Xun opened his mouth again and said, "It's okay if they can't sleep well. Go and get more ice for me and put it in their room. Find someone to drive away mosquitoes for them. I don't believe that I can't compare with the Zhang Family and Wang Family."
The messenger felt that his Young Marquis was crazy. Sending ice to the villagers and driving away mosquitoes? How much money did he spend? He wanted to persuade him but didn't dare. He could only agree. Suddenly, he thought of something and said again, "Young Marquis, I heard that the two children of the Zhang Family and Wang Family have also signed up this time. A boy and a girl."
"Good, they are not bad. But I remember that the two children are less than five years old." Li Xun was happy at first, but then he doubted.
"Replying to the Young Marquis, he's only two years old, but he's grown up quite a bit. He looks like he's four years old, but he's even more robust than some of the five year old children in our manor. Maybe he eats better." The messenger was quite clear about this matter.
Li Xun thought for a while and felt that he had seen the two children before. They were indeed older than others. He nodded and said, "I know. Remember to ask someone to take care of them. Don't let anything happen to them."
The messenger nodded and left. Li Xun was a little annoyed. He didn't expect that no one would come for the things he had arranged. He couldn't think of a good idea for a while, so he left the room to find his teacher.
"Teacher, what do you think we should do?" After Li Xun saw his teacher, he told him the whole story and asked for his teacher's help.
The middle-aged man didn't have any ideas at the moment. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's easy. Since those who are not well-off can't come, then you can find those who are well-off. You can personally write an invitation and send it to each family. I think they won't dare to not give you face. As for which family has money and children, you can send someone to the yamen to ask."
Li Xun now had a backbone. He didn't care about his status and directly ran to the study to write the invitation. If it was in the past, he wouldn't have written an invitation. This time, it was simple. He just left a space for the name and directly wrote the content. When the time comes, he just had to add the name. Although it didn't seem very respectful, what was his status?
While Li Xun was busy looking for people, the preparations at the restaurant Between the Clouds and the Water were more or less done. The next day, the intellectual competition between the scholars would begin. This was relatively new to the scholars.
Small flags were inserted into the ground. There were also ten large flags that fluttered in the wind. Of course, regardless of whether it was the large flags or the small flags, they couldn't flutter. They had been fixed on the frames. These flags had the names of various shops written on them. The large flags could be seen from afar.
What no one expected was that all of these banners were taken up by the shops of San Shui County that sold brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. This time, they were all holding their breaths, wanting to compete in the Water Cloud Restaurant. At the same time, they also wanted to let the scholars use their things. Some of these scholars came from the Little Nushui River.
The people in the shops felt a sense of satisfaction as they took revenge. Who asked you to say that our things weren't good? What happened now? Didn't you still have to use it? Who asked you to steal our business? What happened now? All ten large flags were taken by us. Each one took a month.
Especially after hearing the gasps of the people who came here when they saw the flags, the people in the shops felt even more proud. Each and every one of them actually came here personally to watch the show and show their faces.
The Shuiyun Club had done a good job in this regard. People had long since spread the news that certain shops provided certain items, and before the intelligence competition even started, many people had already remembered the names of those shops. Some even directly expressed that they would go to those shops to buy things in the future.
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