When the youths heard this, they did not notice that the eel in their hands had slipped away.
They had squatted here for half a day and hit the jackpot to get their hands on it!
Basically, this thing was their dinner for the four of them.
No, it was their dinner for the whole day.
But now, it had escaped.
If it had been before, they would not have tolerated it. After all, it was food!
But now?
Among them, Er Wa, who was holding onto the loach, was a teenager with a slightly fairer complexion. Ignoring the greasy stains left behind by the eel's struggle, he asked, "Red Skin, what the hell did you say?"
Er Wa's surname was Chen, and his name was Chen Jiayi. His ancestors had said that he was from a rich family that had inherited the Chen Dynasty. But because of Emperor Yang of Sui's large-scale attack, his family had also suffered a disaster.
The whole family had a few hundred people. In the end, they had fled to Xiangzhou, but there were not many left.
They had settled down in Chen Family Ditch. Although there were not many people left in the family, some of the remaining people were literate. After all, they had once been a rich family.
Chen Jiayi had learned to read from his grandmother for a period of time when he was young, so he could basically read. Although he was now 15 years old and his family knew that he was talented, no one dared to let him go to the academy to study because of what happened to his ancestors.
This was all because Chen Jiayi was too smart. They were afraid that they would follow in their ancestors' footsteps.
But for the rebellious Chen Jiayi, being able to take the college entrance examination and enter the imperial court as an official was the only way for a man, a hot-blooded man to revitalize the family business and survive in this era of starvation.
At this moment, when he heard that he could actually study, he couldn't help but feel excited. However, when he thought of the high cost that was enough to make them look up to him, Chen Jiayi's eyes couldn't help but flash with a trace of loneliness. Then, he continued to catch fish and shrimp to prepare dinner for the family.
"Er Wa, come and take a look. This is, this is, this is the notice I picked up at the city gate! Come and take a look. I heard Li Laoer say that Chang 'an City specially built a White Deer College. Not only can you go to the college for free, but you can also do that. It's a round belly! "
！！！
Free?
You can fill your stomach?
Chen Jiayi and the rest could not help but stare with wide eyes.
"Redskin, are you telling the truth?"
"Hurry up and tell Second Brother. He's the only one in our village who can read. Let him read!"
"Second Brother, take a look."
When the skinny monkey with a red face ran in front of them, a charcoal-like young man snatched the notice from his hand and handed it to Chen Jiayi.
Chen Jiayi looked at the notice in his hands, unwilling to give up on a single word. The few youths beside him also stretched their necks to look at the notice.
Although they were illiterate, what was this thing?
What was this?
Li Laoer's things!
If one were to take a look at it, it would be something that could be contaminated with Dragon Qi.
When they returned to the village, it was enough to make them be looked up to in front of others!
Moreover, the most important thing was that in the village, other than Er Wa's family, no one else was literate …
If this was true, then … wouldn't it mean that they could also study at the Academy?
Why didn't they think of such a glorious thing?
Uncontrollably, their eyes became even more heated.
At this moment, Chen Jiayi's heart was blooming.
"Redskin, let me ask you. Is this thing real?"
"How can it be fake? Now the whole of Xiangzhou City has spread this, and basically all the strong youths are preparing to go here. Not for any other reason, but because they can fill their stomachs here! And although I can't learn this book, it's not bad to learn to be a craftsman. In the future, I can work in the official kiln! "
"Yes yes yes, we can't read and write, but at least we have some strength. Here, we can at least learn some skills. When the time comes, if we are lucky enough to get into the Ministry of Works, we will be rich!"
But Chen Jiayi did not think so. He could not help but look in the direction of Xiangzhou City and mumbled, "I just don't know if we can get a salary if we learn well at the Academy, after all …"
"What are you thinking? You are lucky enough to get a salary if you don't want a salary? "
Rednose had a look of disdain when he heard this.
In his opinion, the Academy, which everyone could only look up to, was already a matter of luck if they did not receive a salary. How could he ask for a salary? Was this guy crazy?
Meanwhile, in the Xiangzhou Provincial Governor's Residence, a magnificent 'war' was breaking out.
A middle-aged man in a pierced official's uniform was kneeling under the sun. The servants and guards around him acted as if they did not see him and continued doing what they were supposed to do.
Even the private advisor was reporting the situation outside to the Provincial Governor as if it was nothing out of the ordinary.
In the room in front of the Provincial Governor, deafening roars and shouts could be heard from time to time.
"If you dare to let my precious son go to White Deer College, which is for slaves, do you believe that I will burn down your Provincial Governor's Residence?"
"It's been a day, day after day. If my son wants to play, I will almost bring down the sky. How many teachers have I invited? Do you think your son is literate? "
As she spoke, a fat woman who looked like a meatball pointed at a young man who was lying on the bed, hugging a lamb leg in one hand and a jar of wine in the other. He was as fat as the woman.
The young man seemed to be replying.
"Mother, I want to go to Chang 'an. I want to be a high-ranking official!"
When the woman heard this, her heart melted. Her eyes, which were already squinted, turned into two slits when she smiled.
"Okay, okay, okay. If my son wants to be an official, I will contact the Imperial College for you. Let's go to the Imperial College!"
As she spoke, the woman turned around and pointed at the Provincial Governor and shouted, "Are you deaf? Why aren't you writing a letter of recommendation to recommend my son to the Imperial College? "
Only despair was left in the eyes of the Provincial Governor when he heard this.
"Okay … okay …"
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