noffsinger Chapter 376 Why do students from other counties want to study in Tongan County?
Chapter 376 Why do students from other counties want to study in Tongan County?
In her previous life, she had no place to live, but now...she has a home here, right? Although this will be someone else's home in the future, Shen Zheng is content.
The three of them walked around the backyard. The foreman repeatedly glanced at Shen Zheng secretly, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Shen Zheng had already noticed his gaze, but since she knew that the foreman didn't say anything, she didn't ask.
Finally, when they returned to the front yard and Shen Zheng was about to leave, the foreman scratched his head and stammered:
"Shen, Master Shen, do you still remember me? I am Wu Quan. I was the one who renovated the inn last time!"
Shen Zheng stopped and nodded, "Of course I remember. Is there anything going on, Foreman Wu?"
Liang Fu on the side looked over suspiciously.
What is it that Wu Quan didn't tell when he was here, but he wants to tell it when Lord Shen comes? Is he going to tell a complaint about himself?
His eyes were as sharp as torches, fixed on Wu Quan.
Wu Quan shuddered when he looked at him, turned around and left him with the back of his head.
"Yes... there is something. Lord Shen, my wife is from Quanyang County. But, and she has a younger brother... He originally studied in Liuchang Academy, but, but something happened to him in the academy, and then..."
He frowned, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, but when he thought that the person in front of him was Shen Zheng, the anger immediately disappeared.
He hesitated and said, "He never went to Liuchang Academy to study again. So I want to ask you... that is, can students from other counties come to our county school to study?"
He seemed to be afraid that Shen Zheng would refuse, so he quickly said:
"Don't worry! He is very well-educated! The teacher praised him a lot when he was in Liuchang Academy, and my father-in-law said that the teacher also praised his good handwriting many times. I dare not lie to you, he is really not the kind of person who is ignorant and goes to the academy to spend his days!"
Shen Zheng didn't really care about his academic level, nor did he ask if he could come to Tong'an County to study. He just asked:
"Why doesn't he study at Liuchang Academy anymore? If he wants to study at our county school, you have to explain all this to him."
Wu Quan seemed to find it difficult to speak, his brows frowned and relaxed, and then frowned again.
Shen Zheng couldn't help but think of "school bullying" and frowned and asked him, "But were you bullied in the academy?"
Wu Quan seemed to be shocked when he heard this. He took a step back and waved his hands, saying, "No, he was not bullied! It's just that the other party didn't succeed, but my wife's family can't afford to offend them, so they had to stop him from going to the academy."
When Shen Zheng heard the word "success", her eyebrows jumped.
When bullying someone, you shouldn't use the word "successful", right? These two words have too many ambiguities.
She seemed to have thought of something, and asked with a hiss:
"You mean 'success'... what kind of success?"
Wu Quan almost cried when he heard this, and he looked at his toes for a long time without saying a word.
In fact, Liang Fuben was not a person who liked to watch the fun, but he didn't know why, after spending a long time with Mr. Qiao, he became particularly concerned about these family affairs, grudges and love and hatred.
He thought that if he heard the whole story today, he would be able to defeat Old Qiao after returning to the county school.
Let him beg me! I beg him to share what happened today with him. Just thinking about it makes me happy!
He coughed lightly, put on his official airs, stepped forward with his hands behind his back and said:
"Wu Quan, although you and your brother-in-law have no blood relationship, you and your wife are a family after all, so he can be considered half your brother. If he encounters difficulties, you, as his elder brother, cannot sit idly by."
Wu Quan rubbed his toes on the ground twice, thinking that he was being reasonable.
Liang Fu had not finished speaking. After he finished talking about family affection, he began to talk about the relationship between officials and the people.
"You have been in Tong'an County longer than I have, so you know what kind of person your Lord Shen is. If your family members are in trouble, she will not sit idly by if you speak to her in a nice way. But if you are evasive and refuse to tell her the whole story, how can she, as your parent official, help you solve the problem?"
He stepped forward and patted Wu Quan on the shoulder, "Don't you think so?"
Wu Quan opened his mouth and looked at Shen Zheng.
Shen Zheng suppressed her conjecture and nodded seriously, "Lord Liang is right. If there is anything, you must explain it to me clearly, so that it can be resolved."
Wu Quan gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind.
He was about to speak when he suddenly looked at Liang Fu beside him.
"Mr. Liang, Mr. Liang...would you mind stepping aside for a moment? Or Mr. Shen, can we have a word for a moment?"
Shen Zheng's eyes suddenly widened.
How brave! It seems that what he is talking about must be very serious, or... must be dirty.
Liang Fu's expression changed, colorful. After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said, "What if I don't leave?"
Wu Quanben only dared to be tough for a moment, and when he saw this, he shrank his head and said, "Then you don't leave... I'm just afraid that this matter will pollute your ears."
Liang Fu snorted, "I have been in the officialdom for many years, and I have seen all kinds of monsters and demons. Don't worry, just tell me what you think!"
Just say it!
Wu Quan was determined to get rid of the humiliation. He closed his eyes and poured out everything that had happened to his brother-in-law.
"His name is Fan Chiqing, he is eighteen this year, and he has been studying at Liuchang Academy for six years. His family has a hard time supporting him in his studies."
"As I said before, although he is not particularly gifted in studying, he is often praised by the teacher. Last year, he took an exam and almost passed. The teacher said that if he took the exam again next year, he would definitely win the title."
Shen Zheng and Liang Fu both understood that if he really passed the exam, a scholar in his twenties, although not extremely outstanding, could be considered "formidable" in Liuyang Mansion.
Shen Zheng motioned Wu Quan to continue.
"At the beginning of this year, for unknown reasons, a man came from Liuyang Prefecture to study at Liuchang Academy. When he came, he was very grand and was personally led in by the academy's principal."
Shen Zheng knew that the protagonist of the accident had been revealed.
The two words "grand ostentation" and "coming from Liuyang Prefecture" seem a bit out of place when put together.
With such a grand ceremony, it is not impossible for him to study in the provincial school or in a famous academy in the capital, but why did that person go backwards instead of making progress and come to study in the academy in the county?
Although Liuchang Academy has a good reputation, it shouldn't be so attractive to wealthy families, right?
Sure enough, Wu Quan’s next words confirmed Shen Zheng’s thoughts.
"When Chi Qing was in the academy, he studied diligently. He only kept in touch with a few roommates. The rest of the time he was either studying or copying books. But for some reason, one of the people in their room, which was originally full of people, left and stopped living with them. That person then moved in, saying that he wanted to live with them and make friends."