kingnovel Chapter 944 Owe first
Chapter 944 Owe first
The president of the academy, Beidi, did not care about anyone's face. No matter whether the children from the Wang family or the Yang family were admitted, they were all rejected. He also spread the word that if one wanted to enter the academy, one had to rely on one's real talents and knowledge.
She quite liked the headmaster's style of doing things, and thought that her brothers and sisters were lucky to be able to study there, but whether they could get in depended on themselves.
But Mrs. Li sighed and said, "After that, the four of them will go to Yunzhou, and you will be away from home for a long time. This house will be truly empty, and only we women will stay at home."
Zhou Guo laughed, "Mom, they may not be able to pass the exam."
Li was very confident in them, "How can they fail the exam? Not to mention that they have studied in the academy for so many years, just look at the books you have bought in your family over the years, shelf after shelf. Your study is full of books. They read books after finishing their homework all day. They have read so much, how can their knowledge be bad? They will definitely pass."
Wu Ya and Zhou Gu nodded in agreement. Zhou Gu was better as he could still recognize the basic characters. Wu Ya could only recite the Three Character Classic in recent years. They admired them from the bottom of their hearts for being able to read so many books. In their minds, they were knowledgeable people.
It means that even if he didn't pass the exam, he would still be a scholar if he took it.
The old man looked at them without saying anything. Although he had only been to school for a few days and could only recognize a few words, he knew that this academic matter was not easy and was very complicated.
Zhou Guo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's not like you said that they have reached the level of learning. The details still depend on the exams at the academy. If they fail, they can still study in the academy for two more years. There's no need to rush."
Several teachers in this school are quite knowledgeable and some of them are juren scholars. It is enough for me to teach them.
Li nodded, "I just feel that the house will be too quiet if you all leave. How long will it take for you to come back?"
Zhou Guo said: "I will come back naturally when I am on leave. Or since there is nothing to do at home right now, it would be nice to live in Yunzhou for a while."
Not to mention that Li was unwilling to leave, even Wu Ya was unwilling to move. It was okay to live in Yunzhou for three to five days, but if you lived there for half a year, you would definitely feel uncomfortable and you wouldn't be able to find anyone to talk to when you go out.
There is no place like home where you can feel free.
Seeing that the two of them were talking excitedly, Zhou Guo stopped talking.
The next day, after lunch, she dealt with some things in the study, thinking about which farm the wealthy families should go to to get their new grain seeds.
She has already shared out the money to them, so they can't ask her to deliver it to them. She hasn't even asked for any payment from them, so it would be too much to ask her to deliver it again.
Before he could finish his thoughts, the doorman came to report that Master Liu, Master Zheng, and several other masters had arrived outside.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Why are these people all going together? Well, I'll go meet them."
When I went out, I saw about a dozen masters, all of them well-known figures. They promised to sell seeds for 100 acres of land. One acre of land yielded 30 kilograms of seeds, so 100 acres meant 3,000 kilograms of seeds.
When everyone saw her coming out, they all smiled and bowed, "Mr. Zhou is finally back. We set out right after receiving your letter. Was there any delay?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "No, no, you guys came really quickly. Come in, please come in."
The flower hall is big enough, so many people can sit on both sides.
Serve tea and snacks during the Greater and Lesser Heat periods.
Zhou Guo said: "You all have come from far away. There is nothing good here in my remote place. Let's have a cup of coarse tea to quench our thirst."
The old men were all polite as they all took their teacups in unison, took a sip, and said repeatedly, "Good tea, good tea!"
"Mr. Zhou, this tea is really good. It has a long lasting fragrance and an endless aftertaste."
Zhou Guo was smiling.
After everyone finished their tea, they exchanged a few more pleasantries.
Zhou Guo looked at their eager eyes, smiled slightly, and said straight to the point: "The reason I invited everyone here today is not for anything else, but because I promised everyone last year that I would give each of you 100 acres of grain seeds."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the masters became excited, knowing that today's trip was not in vain.
She went on to say, "The autumn has passed this year, and the grain seeds have come out. I will not break my promise to you all. The grain seeds are in Yunzhou. I have asked people to prepare them. You can come to my house anytime."
The masters looked at each other, and Master Liu said, "Can we just show up and take him away?"
Zhou Guo said: "Of course not, you have to take my post and compare it with the housekeeper. As long as the post matches, you can get the grain seeds."
What would happen if anyone could just come and take it away?
Mr. Liu smiled and said, "Then I will thank you here first, but what price should I give you for the grain seeds of this hundred acres of land?"
"Yes, yes, just speak frankly, sir."
The masters all said that they could afford it no matter how expensive it was.
Zhou Guo felt that these several thousand kilograms of grain were not worth much if he asked for money, and if he didn't want it, he would be at a disadvantage.
He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's not worth anything. I don't need anything now."
If you haven’t made up your mind yet, just owe it to me first.
The masters looked at each other and could only smile bitterly.
I can only owe this favor for now. It’s a big favor, but it’s not a small favor either. I don’t know how I’ll be able to repay it in the future.
After seeing off this group of people, the next group arrived.
There were too many people, so Zhou Guo didn't waste any time and told everyone his purpose as soon as they sat down.
Everyone was overjoyed, thinking that Zhou Guo would definitely give Qiao a hard time, but they didn't expect him to be so straightforward. He didn't even say hello and just started posting to give them food.
After that, this group of people will naturally ask how to sell these seeds to them.
Zhou Guo still said the same thing.
The group of people left with a happy and sad mood.
Zhou Guo is a very clever person. Who knows what he might come up with in the future to ask them to repay the favor. It would be better to tell them now.
For an entire afternoon, Zhou Guo sat in the flower hall entertaining guest after guest.
Li and Wu Ya were making tea in the backyard.
During the Great Heat and Lesser Heat periods, the unfinished tea of the guests is poured out, the cup is rinsed and reheated before being given to the next person.
Li said, "This person is different when he comes back. We are busy too. In the past, the house was very quiet at this time, but now it feels like Chinese New Year."
Wu Ya said, "New Year's Eve is not this lively. My house is like a market, with groups of people coming in, and they are said to be important people. The horse carriages in the village come in one after another. I guess everyone has something to say again."
But there is someone else saying it.
When those who stayed at home saw these luxurious carriages, they no longer felt envious or jealous. Hadn’t they seen enough of them over the years?
"With Zhou Guo's return, the threshold of the Zhou family is about to collapse, right? With so many people coming to the house, if you don't know, you might think she's some high-ranking official."
"I don't know why he came to see her. Could he be here to propose marriage to her? Is she old enough?"