When Tian Niu heard the Old Gatekeeper, he stared. Then he looked at the Old Gatekeeper and said, "Uncle Gatekeeper, why are you asking about this? I've already talked to Alchemist Sang about Crane Grass. Starting from the age of seven, he will study medicine under Alchemist Sang. For the next two years, I'll have him learn to read in the school. "
The old man nodded and said in a deep voice, "That's a good decision. But shopkeeper, you know what the schools in the city are like now. Some of them really can't learn anything. At most, they can only learn to read. I still have a quota in my hand. Why don't you send Little Crane Grass to the Liu Family's school in the city? What do you think?"
In Emerald City, there were two kinds of schools. One was the Secret School, and the other was the Family School. The Secret School referred to schools opened by people who knew some words. Generally, the fees for such schools weren't high. However, the things they taught weren't very good. They could only teach children to read. Most of these schools were opened by people who weren't qualified to be Plant Masters or Alchemists. They opened these schools in order to earn some money in order to make their lives more comfortable. Teaching children to read was already good enough.
On the other hand, the Family School was different. Family Schools were generally run by the Great Clans. Under normal circumstances, these schools wouldn't accept outsiders. Only the children of the Great Clans would study in these schools. Other than that, it was impossible for outsiders to enter the Family School. However, because the Family School taught the children of the Great Clans, the quality of teaching was very high.
The Liu Family had a Family School in Emerald City. However, the children of the Liu Family who studied in this school were generally the children of the Liu Family. The Liu Family's disciples wouldn't study in this school. They would study in the Liu Family's school in Cloud City. The school in Emerald City was just a branch. But even so, it was still better than the schools outside.
Tian Niu looked at the Old Gatekeeper with a surprised expression, then he excitedly said, "Uncle Gatekeeper, is this true? Can Bao 'er really study in the Liu Family's school? That's very good. "
The Old Gatekeeper looked at Little Crane Grass, who seemed to understand something, then he smiled faintly and said, "I can see that this child isn't ordinary. If he's in an ordinary school, then I'm afraid that his talent would be buried. It's a pity that my status in the family isn't very high. I can only let him study in the family's school. I can't let him study with the family's Plant Masters. Let him study with the children of the Family's school first. In the future, it would depend on himself. himself."
Tian Niu quickly said to Old Men, "Thank you, Uncle Men. I will certainly watch him and make sure that he learns well."
. "The Old Gatekeeper chuckled, then he turned to look at Little Crane Grass and said," This little guy looks like a clever child. I'm doing this for the Liu Family. If this child really becomes successful in the future, then the Liu Family will also contribute. "
When Tian Niu heard the Old Gatekeeper's words, he became even more happy. Being able to form a good relationship with the Liu Family was definitely a good thing. If Little Crane Grass really becomes successful in the future, then with the Liu Family's support, Little Crane Grass's status would only be higher.
He immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "Uncle Gatekeeper, thank you very much. I represent the villagers of Tree Root Village to thank you. Ling Sha, go and cook two more dishes. Bring the wine. I'm happy today, so I'll accompany Uncle Gatekeeper for a drink."
Ling Sha happily nodded, then she turned around and left. The Old Gatekeeper waved his hand and said, "Alright, there's no need to be so polite with me. I also think that this child is good, so I want to train him. In the end, how far he can go will depend on himself. You don't need to thank me. Hurry up and eat."
When Tian Niu heard the Old Gatekeeper's words, he could only agree. Ling Sha sat down and continued to eat. However, Tian Niu was very happy with this meal.
After eating, the Old Gatekeeper went out. Tian Niu knew that the Old Gatekeeper was going to handle the matter of Little Crane Grass entering the Liu Family's school. He wasn't in the mood to go back to the store, so he just walked around the courtyard, waiting for the Old Gatekeeper.
The Old Gatekeeper came back in the evening. When he saw the Old Gatekeeper, Tian Niu went up to him and asked, "Uncle Gatekeeper, how did it go?"
The Old Gatekeeper looked at Tian Niu, he knew what Tian Niu was thinking. He could also understand Tian Niu's feelings. After all, a Plant Master could change the fate of their entire village. Therefore, he wasn't angry, he just nodded and said, "It's done. We can send Little Crane Grass to school the day after tomorrow. The school fees will be waived, and we'll be provided lunch every day. However, we'll have to prepare our own ink, paper, and books."
When he heard the Old Gatekeeper, Tian Niu jumped up in joy. One must know that the cost of attending school wasn't low at all. In fact, the highest cost was the cost of books, ink, and paper. These were all transparent, so you can buy them outside. However, books weren't something that ordinary people could get their hands on. When a student goes to school, the cost of books would be a lot, and most people wouldn't be able to afford it.
Now that the Old Gatekeeper said that the cost of books would be waived, Tian Niu would be able to save a lot of money. Naturally, Tian Niu was very happy. He immediately went to the front and asked the chef to prepare a few dishes. Then he brought the dishes to the backyard and took out a jar of good wine to invite the Old Gatekeeper to drink.
The Old Gatekeeper didn't decline this time. After drinking with Tian Niu, he told Tian Niu about the things to pay attention to when going to the Liu Family's school. In fact, the Liu Family's school in Green Jade City was the lowest grade school in the Liu Family. This was because the Liu Family didn't attach much importance to Green Jade City. In Green Jade City, the Liu Family only had a few small businesses because it was very close to Green Jade Mountain. Alchemists would often go to Green Jade Mountain to pick herbs. There were also some beast tamers who would go to Green Jade Mountain to look for beasts. There were also some famous herbs in Green Jade Mountain. Gradually, Green Jade City became the largest herb distribution center in the vicinity of Green Jade Mountain. Because of this, the Liu Family opened several businesses here.
According to the Liu Family's style of doing things, as long as they opened a business, they would send some of their children to manage it. Therefore, there would be a Liu Family's school in the area. In Green Jade Mountain, there were more than 30 children of the Liu Family. However, these children were in charge of other businesses, such as herbs. The Liu Family's store was just a small restaurant. In the beginning, it was just a small courtyard to receive the Liu Family. Later on, the Liu Family's people came less and less, and the courtyard was slowly abandoned. After a housekeeper of the Liu Family knew about this, he reported to the Liu Family that the main family rarely went to the courtyard. However, since they needed to support several people, it was better to directly turn it into a small store. This way, when the main family went there, they would have a place to rest and earn more money. This was the reason why the Liu Family's store existed.
After several generations of development, the Liu Family's store was finally opened. Although the scale wasn't very big, it still had some income. However, the Liu Family didn't care about this income. Slowly, the Liu Family changed the Liu Family's store into a place where the servants were tested. The Liu Family's store had been developing rapidly.
When a family developed quickly, they needed people. If they just relied on their own family members, they wouldn't be able to handle it. Therefore, they needed to rely on servants. However, it wasn't that easy to get a capable person. Servants were generally soul bearers. Soul bearers and soul craftsmen were rarely given servants. Moreover, soul bearers learned about plants from a young age. If they learned well, they would be supported by the country. Even if they came to the Liu Family, they would be treated as guests and would not be treated as servants. Even if they didn't learn well, they would still be supported by the country. However, although such people were literate, what they learned was all about plants. They knew almost nothing about management and operations. In this case, even if the Liu Family wanted these people, it would be useless.
Moreover, the Liu Family had their own plant master training system. For a profession like plant master, the Liu Family didn't trust outsiders. Therefore, the servants were generally selected from soul bearers.
However, most of the soul bearers didn't receive any education. Those who received education were generally the children of the family. It wasn't easy to get them in. Therefore, the Liu Family came up with a servant evaluation system. This evaluation system was to find some capable servants from all of the Liu Family's businesses and train them. Finally, they would be tested. If they passed, they would become a servant of the Liu Family. In the future, their children would also be the children of the Liu Family.
And this was how Tian Niu was selected by the Liu Family. And this small store was Tian Niu's assessment site. It depended on how well he managed the store and how much money he could earn from it. As long as he could maintain his previous level, then he would pass the assessment. Although the Old Doorman was nominally here to retire, he was actually an assessor. He was here to see if Tian Niu had the ability to run the store well. It was precisely because of this that the Old Doorman was the only son of the Liu Family in this small store. There were no other Liu Family members here.
However, in general, Green City wasn't very valued by the Liu Family. Therefore, there weren't many children. The Liu Family's school wasn't very big and there weren't many children. So far, there were only a dozen children and two teachers. Among these dozen children, there were only four who were younger. In the future, these four children would be in the same class as Little Crane Grass. As for the remaining children, they would be in a separate class. The two teachers would teach a small class and a big class. The division of labor was very clear and the personnel wasn't very complicated. It was just right for Little Crane Grass to study there.
Although the Old Doorman seemed to be just a gatekeeper, his status among the Liu Family's servants wasn't low. But because he was old, he didn't want to manage things. Therefore, he created the task of an evaluator for the convenience of his retirement. With him recommending Little Crane Grass, almost no children in the Liu Family's school dared to provoke Little Crane Grass.
Of course, the Old Doorman didn't tell Tian Niu about this. Tian Niu just thought that the Old Doorman was an unfavored servant of the Liu Family and came here to retire. Tian Niu was good to the Old Doorman, not only because he was a servant of the Liu Family, but also because he was old and had no one to take care of him.
The Old Doorman also knew this, so his opinion of Tian Niu was still very good. This time, he found a special temperament from Little Crane Grass. The Old Doorman thought that Little Crane Grass would be extraordinary in the future, so he wanted Little Crane Grass to study in the Liu Family's school.
Little Crane Grass stayed in Tian Niu's house for two days to familiarize himself with the situation in Tian Niu's house and also the shop assistant. On the morning of the third day, he was changed into a new set of clothes by Ling Sha. Then, he was led by the Old Doorman and Tian Niu to the Liu Family's school.
The Liu Family's school wasn't in a bustling place in the city. Instead, it was on the side of a small river in the city. It was very quiet, shaded by green trees, and the scenery was very good. It was a good place to study. Of course, the most important thing was that there weren't only schools of the Liu Family here, there were also schools of other families. Even some private schools were opened here. Therefore, this place was jokingly called the Scholar's Street.
The Old Doorman and Tian Niu led Little Crane Grass to walk on this narrow street. It was very quiet here. Other than the sound of their shoes stepping on the stone floor, you could hardly hear any other sounds. After Tian Niu arrived on this street, he also felt a little uneasy. He didn't go to school before. Later, he entered the Liu Family's shop and became a shop assistant. He used the time when he didn't work to learn how to read from the shopkeeper. However, he was very respectful to those who could read. Almost everyone on this street knew how to read, so he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and uneasy.
On the other hand, the Old Doorman seemed to be very used to this place. As he walked, he said to Little Crane Grass, "Crane Grass, you have to remember that if you want to learn well in the future, this first step is very important. Your first step starts from here. You have to learn well here and learn everything that the teacher taught you. This way, you can learn more skills, okay?" The Old Doorman already knew about Little Crane Grass, so he said this to Little Crane Grass. He knew that Little Crane Grass was an obedient and sensible child. As long as you tell him that he can learn skills here, he will definitely do his best to learn.
Sure enough, Little Crane Grass nodded and said, "Grandpa Doorman, don't worry. I will definitely learn well. I will definitely learn diligently."
The Old Doorman nodded, then he turned to Tian Niu and said, "Shopkeeper, in the future, I will take care of Little Crane Grass. You still have to pay more attention to the shop. Although Little Crane Grass has the potential to become a Plant Master, don't forget that it won't be easy. Moreover, you have to wait for him to grow up before your village can benefit. But if you manage the shop well and become a servant of the Liu Family, then the benefits that your village will get won't necessarily be less than the benefits that Little Crane Grass will get after becoming a Plant Master. Moreover, this will also allow your village to get two kinds of help. Walking on two feet is always faster than walking on one foot."
Tian Niu nodded, then he bowed and accepted the advice.
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