noffsinger Chapter 346 The Faculty is Too Powerful
Chapter 346 The Faculty is Too Powerful
Uncle Zhao accepted the money, nodded, and went to make the arrangements.
The village was unusually lively because of the banquet tomorrow.
As dusk settled over the blue-tiled roofs of Pingding County, the copper bells on the eaves of the inn suddenly jingled.
Five men in black filed in. The one in the lead had a jade pendant with a coiled dragon pattern engraved on it, which was not very clear in the candlelight.
Upon seeing the people enter, the shopkeeper looked up and was so struck by the menacing aura emanating from them that he trembled and nearly knocked over the abacus in front of him.
Is there an upper room available?
The middle-aged man at the head of the group had a deep, cold voice, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk's.
His attendants behind him put down their luggage, their movements so precise and orderly that they were unlike ordinary people.
The shopkeeper forced a smile, strained his voice, and said with difficulty, "Yes, sir!"
"Waiter, take these guests upstairs."
In the dead of night, after the night watchman struck the gong three times, a heavy thud was heard coming from the backyard of the inn.
Five men dressed in black climbed over the wall and emerged.
Under the moonlight, his movements were swift and his figure was like a ghost.
They hurried along the official road, unaware that two pairs of eyes were watching them from the shadows—Tang Guangjun and Wen Chou squatted on the old locust tree at the entrance of the county town until their legs went numb before they finally managed to get out.
"My lord, is it necessary to..."
Wen Chou, with a sinister look, ran his hand across his neck.
Tang Guangjun raised an eyebrow and glanced at him: "You?"
"Or by my own power?"
These people are exceptionally skilled; they are clearly part of the Dragon Guard.
Two against five?
He didn't want to die, so he eagerly ordered five swords to pierce ten holes in him, sending him to his death.
The two of them had limited abilities, so they had to ask Dou Weiyi for help.
In this respect, he envied Dou Weiyi.
Why is it that so many hidden talents have settled in his county town?
Tang Guangjun, on the other hand, was always surrounded by either Zhuge Liang or Pang Tong.
He looked Wen Chou up and down, who was itching to make a move, and quickly closed his eyes.
I really can't bear to look at it, and I can't even think about it. Comparing yourself to others is just infuriating.
Tang Guangjun quickly jumped down from the tree. "Let's go, let's go to Pingyao to find Dou Weiyi."
The two hurried to the Pingyao County Government Office, while the others used a few wooden sticks thrown into the river, used their light-footed skills to lightly touch the sticks with their toes, and with a few leaps, they successfully reached the other side of the river—Pingyao County.
The group sped along at breakneck speed.
"Boss, Wangyue Village is just ahead." The man in black bowed to the shadows.
A young man wearing a straw hat emerged from the swaying shadows of the trees.
He frowned slightly as he looked at the impregnable city walls of Wangyue Village, the villagers on watchtowers, and the patrol teams on the walls.
Before the prince disappeared, he came to this place, the very village where a banquet was about to be held.
However, the place in front of us is a village to those who know it, but to those who don't would think it's a border fortress.
The external defenses were so strong that he found them somewhat troublesome.
Without assessing the village's fighting strength, rushing in would only alert the enemy.
He gave the order:
"Retreat. We'll sneak in again tomorrow when the village holds a feast."
The group then vanished like ghosts along the path they had come from.
The next day.
Before dawn, the village was already bustling with activity.
Slaughtering pigs, ducks, and chickens is a nightmare for beasts.
Who would have thought that, while half asleep, someone would slit his throat and send him to the underworld?
Uncle Zhao was beaming with pride, his face crinkling with smiles.
He quickly led Zhao Chen to arrange village affairs in an orderly manner.
The village chiefs of Tutao Village and Xingyu Village, along with the village chiefs of other neighboring villages, came to offer their congratulations.
Uncle Zhao receives so many gifts that his hands are sore from receiving them!
Seeing their envious eyes and hearing their words of congratulations, Uncle Zhao proudly straightened his back!
"Brother Zhao, you're really lucky!"
Hearing this, Uncle Zhao's eyes crinkled into chrysanthemums with laughter, and his rough hands kept rubbing the hem of his clothes: "Brother, you flatter me!"
"Our village's Da Niu is so smart, good at studying, and hardworking; that's how he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar!"
Moreover, Da Niu is the beginning of the village, not the end. He doesn't mind being envied by others for taking another step forward.
Uncle Zhao coughed lightly and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards the Lin family: "Speaking of which, we must thank my master and madam!"
"The master and madam are very righteous. They took over the North City Academy, allowing all the children in our Wangyue Village to study there for free!"
Moreover, the lady of the house specially hired a female tutor, so the girls in our village can also go to school!
Wow!
These words immediately caused an uproar.
Tao, the village chief of Tutao Village, stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Free schooling? And a female tutor? Brother Zhao, you must be joking!"
Village Chief Wang of Xingyu Village shook his head repeatedly, his gray goatee trembling incessantly: "The North City Academy is such a precious place. Usually, tuition alone costs three or four taels of silver. How could it be..."
Moreover, each family definitely doesn't have just one child; they usually have three, four, five, six, seven, or eight!
All of this requires education, and if an ordinary family were to support it themselves, it would cost at least twenty taels of silver per year.
In addition, studying is not something that can be done overnight; it takes at least a year to begin one's education, and if it's the imperial examination, it can take countless years!
"Absolutely true!"
Uncle Zhao slapped his thigh, causing dust to fall from his cloth shoes. "The lady took over the academy yesterday and not only waived the tuition fees for the children in our village."
They also plan to build an embroidery room, a classroom, and a clinic behind the school, specifically for girls to learn embroidery, writing, and medicine!
Wow!
Before he could finish speaking, the village chiefs around him gasped in shock.
What did they hear?
Learn to write? Learn embroidery? Study medicine?
"This this……"
The village chief of Xingyu Village was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Uncle Zhao's chin was practically pointing to the sky when he quickly waved his hand and said, "Actually, these are nothing. Do you know who the Master is?"
All the village chiefs shook their heads in unison, as if to say, "You'd better tell us already."
Seeing their reaction, Uncle Zhao felt even more smug and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the air, saying, "The ones teaching us to read are Madam Xue and the four young ladies of the Five Grains Abundant Harvest!"
These ladies are the former wives of the county magistrate; their knowledge and martial arts skills are top-notch!
"The embroidery is done by the eldest sister of the Lin family, and you all know the eldest sister of the Lin family."
Sister Lin learned embroidery in a wealthy family; her needlework is superb, and the patterns she creates are exquisitely beautiful!
"As for his medical skills..."
At this point, Uncle Zhao gave a sly smile.
The crowd below was scratching their heads in frustration, thinking, "Just tell us already!"
Village Chief Tao leaned closer to Uncle Zhao, somewhat uncertainly: "Oh, could it be Doctor Li?!"
Village Chief Tao, who thought he had guessed the answer, was momentarily stunned when he saw Brother Zhao shake his head.
Doctor Li is a skilled physician, but she works for the Sang family's pharmacy and cannot serve two masters.
Uncle Zhao stopped keeping him in suspense and glanced around: "You all know Jiang's daughter-in-law, right? She's been mentally unstable for over twenty years."
The group looked at each other, puzzled for a moment.
Could it be that Yu Yuan, the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, has recovered?!
"Sister-in-law Yu Yuan, guess what? She's all better!"
"real!?"
When Uncle Zhao finished speaking, everyone was extremely shocked.
"Who cured him?"
Village Chief Wang voiced what everyone was thinking.
"You may not know this doctor; his surname is Cui."
He once worked at the Imperial Hospital in Kyoto.
With a single hand wielding silver needles, he could turn the mundane into the miraculous—his medical skills were truly extraordinary!
There were gasps from the crowd.
The faculty is so strong that it makes them very eager to join!