In the middle of summer, the old man Between the Clouds and the Water finally could not stand it anymore. Even with the fan blowing, he was still very irritated. The students of the Academy were more serious in their studies. There had never been a case where the rich students bullied the poor students.
The old man knew that it was not that the rich did not want to bully them, but that they did not dare to. The Zhang family hated internal strife the most. The Zhang family developed too fast, so they did not have the time to care about internal conflicts. As long as there was a sign of trouble, they would deal with it.
After the Academy expelled four people in a row, all of them became obedient. They were expelled as the Academy said. It was useless no matter who interceded. The rules were there. If they wanted to test, the result would not be good.
"Grandpa, I can't write anymore." Xin Er stopped writing in the pavilion. Looking at the dragonflies flying around the lake, she felt even more irritated.
"Then go and play with the kids from Zhang Family and Wang Family in Zhuangzi." The old man was also annoyed. Even if he had caught more than ten fish, he was not in a good mood.
Xin Er pouted, "No, they only want to play when they are playing, and only want to learn when they are learning. It's better to play with Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. They can play and learn at the same time. Grandpa, when will they come back?"
"It's still early. How about I take you to them? Arrange the things in the Academy and then leave? " Since the old man left Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, he always felt that he had lost a lot of things. At first, he thought that the two little guys were close. Later, he realized that it was because of the lack of good students. The students in the Academy were not bad, but compared to the two little guys, it was different.
When he asked the two children to memorize the same thing, they were always able to memorize it on the second day. Furthermore, they were able to understand it. The smarter students were able to barely memorize it, but the more stupid ones actually required three days. After explaining it over and over again, they still had questions.
If this went on, he would fall sick again. It was better to find the two little fellows and take a look at the situation over there. It was always better to see with one's own eyes than to know from one's heart.
Xin Er only felt that it was too lonely. She didn't expect that one sentence would make her grandfather suggest the idea of going over. She nodded happily and said, "That's great, grandfather. Then let's hurry up and go. I want to see how much Liu 'er has learned."
"Alright, alright, let's go. Let's go back and make some arrangements." The old man couldn't sit still any longer. He put away his fishing rod and walked back.
When they were about to leave the gazebo, someone shouted with a splash, "Someone jumped into the water. Look, it's really a leap of heroism, like a summer's summer water."
The old man looked in the direction of the voice and saw a person in the middle of the intersection between the main building Between the Clouds and the Water and the adjacent building. He looked down and saw a person struggling in the water.
The old man sighed. He didn't know which stupid person had jumped into the water. Even if he wanted to die, he didn't have to jump here. He stood on the highest three-story building and jumped down with his head down. There was no need to jump into the water. Even if he didn't die, he would be fined.
Xin Er watched from the side and was also not worried. The rescue team had already gone over. She looked at the person who was still struggling to get down and said, "Grandfather, isn't this Liu Feitong? The one who kept nagging all day and didn't learn anything. "
"Sure enough, it's the second time. He wanted to enter the Zhang family to learn something. The Zhang family agreed and arranged for him to learn here. It seems that he didn't learn well. We'll take him with us so that he won't jump again and again. After all, he is Minister Liu's nephew."
The old man didn't have good eyesight. He took out the Clairvoyance and saw clearly. He said helplessly.
Liu Feitong, who was rescued, was still shouting, "I can't learn anything. Let me die, let me die."
"If you want to die, go somewhere else. Don't stay Between the Clouds and the Water." The rescuers didn't show any mercy and didn't try to persuade him not to die. Several people held him down, tied him up, and sent him to the shore.
"Xin Er, go and tell Liu Feitong about this. I'll go to the Academy to arrange it." The old man said to his granddaughter and quickened his pace to leave.
The old man in the Academy taught more easily. There were only two hours of classes a day. There were many good teachers here. He just needed to assign them to one person.
Along the way, the old man saw that the students were wearing clean clothes and their faces were glowing. He was relieved to leave. Since the Zhang family agreed to make clothes for the students, they had been doing it all the time. Some time ago, they even found people from other academies to compete again.
In the old man's opinion, winning or losing was not important. If they lost, they would know their shortcomings. If they won, they would know their strengths. Most importantly, the competition gave them half a year's worth of supplies needed by the students. He didn't need to worry about these things. The people from the Zhang family Between the Clouds and the Water would take care of it.
This way, he wouldn't have to worry about the students' lives when he left. As this place became more prosperous, the advertising fees would become higher and higher. He wouldn't have to worry about not having enough money in the future.
After making all these arrangements, the old man finally embarked on his journey to Lu Zhou. He brought his granddaughter and the guards of his family and took a small boat to the capital. He wrote a letter to the people at the docks in advance. When they arrived at their destination, there was already a big boat waiting for them.
It was a newly built ship. Before the old man boarded the ship, he deliberately looked at the back of the ship. Sure enough, there was a propeller. The current propeller was much better than before. It wouldn't break down in two to four hours. It was mainly because the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War had put in a lot of effort.
"Grandpa, isn't Ling Nan the place to be sent to? Many people have said that the journey is a narrow escape. I don't think it's that dangerous. There are willows by the shore and fish jumping in the water. A gentle breeze comes, and the sky is high and the clouds are light. Sigh, it's time to return to the boat. The sun is setting.
It's not a bad journey, "Xin Er said to the old man as she stood on the ship and looked at the fishing boat reflected by the sunset.
The old man chuckled. "Xin Er, our journey is different from the people sent to be sent to the prison. They travel by land and have to cross mountains and ridges. We travel by land and on a big ship. Of course, it's easier for us."
"Oh, so the people sent to be sent to the prison also have to take a ship. Then, they won't have to worry about dying on the way." Xin Er thought of things in a positive way.
The old man didn't say much. How could it be so easy to sit on a big ship? How many people could specially call for a ship and travel so far? If they could run, it would be better to take a trip to the cargo ship and earn a few hundred strings of coins. The Zhang family was rich and generous, and the two children were good friends with him, so he arranged a ship to send them off.
There weren't many people on the ship. Other than the people who raised and lowered the sails, there were also people who stepped on the wheels below. There were also two chefs who were in charge of cooking along the way. Other than the old man and the others, there was also money on the ship. Copper coins were strung up and placed properly. Not only could they be used to send supplies to the other side, but they could also be used to weigh the ship.
There were also cloth, silk, and some miscellaneous goods. It wasn't that they didn't want to leave the ship empty, but they were afraid of encountering strong winds at sea. If the ship was empty, it would be dangerous.
While the ship was moving, a fleet suddenly appeared in front of them. The flag that was hung fluttered in the wind, and there was a large rice seedling embroidered on it.
"Grandpa, it's the Zhang family's fleet. They're back." As soon as Xin Er saw the flag, she shouted happily. She thought that the Zhang family's people were back. Now, there was no one here who didn't know which family the ship with the rice seedling flag belonged to. The news had already spread. As long as one inquired a little, they would know that it was the ship of last year's top scorer.
Even if the top scorer's family had always emphasized that they didn't do business, others also knew that this was the case. If they didn't do business in the name of the family, they wouldn't be regarded as businessmen. Among those aristocratic families, how many of them didn't do business? They were already used to it.
The incoming fleet also noticed the ship. After a series of flag signals, when they passed by each other, a ship in the fleet threw a large bag of things over and hit the deck of the old man's ship.
Before the dust settled, Xin Er ran over and looked at the big bag that was taller than her when she was standing and wider than her when she was lying down. She was full of curiosity. She waved at the people next to her and said, "Open it and see what's inside."
Even if she didn't shout, they would still open it. As soon as the bag was opened, Xin Er rummaged through it. This was because the words on the bag said that it was for Grandpa Bi, who was also her grandfather.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, come and see. I want this bracelet, this necklace, and this hairpin. There are too many of them. I can't pick them all. Grandpa, there's also grilled fish slices. Let me try them first."
Xin Er looked at them one by one. She picked and chose. In the end, she took a bite of the fish slices. The fish slices she ate were small. There was also a large dried fish that was five feet long. If the bag was any smaller, it would not be able to fit them all.
The old man walked over slowly. He knew that these were Lu Zhou's local specialties. He looked at the bracelets and necklaces and said to his granddaughter, "You're a hawksbill turtle. Do you know how much these things cost?"
"100 strings of coins." Xin Er casually said a number. She thought that 100 strings of coins was quite a lot. Usually, her pocket money was only slightly more than 100 copper coins a month. She used it to buy food when she went to the market.
"Your bracelet is already worth 100 strings of coins. All the things added together are worth at least 3,000 strings of coins. They must have been specially prepared by the two of them. This is the capital of the other side. If you sell them here, it's normal to sell them for 6,000 or 7,000 strings of coins."
The old man looked at the things that were supposed to be offerings and said to his granddaughter with a sigh.
Xin Er was shocked and almost threw the bracelet in her hand away. She looked at the crimson and crystal clear bracelet in her hand under the sunlight and muttered, "This thing is worth 100 strings of coins?"
"Oh? And a single-colored bracelet? Xin Er, this is not just 100 strings of coins. If you shout that you're selling it for 500 strings of coins, many people will rush to buy it. You can't accept this gift. You can choose one of the other things. When you get there, return this bracelet to the owner. This single-colored bracelet can buy the rest of the things. "
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