One thousand taels may not be much, but it is a very considerable sum of money.
Lao Tong and Zhi Changle came out and stood at the street intersection outside the inn. They always felt that the banknotes in their arms were heavy and very heavy.
Xia Zhaoyi said that he was going to the academy today and walked to the other side of the street. The two of them looked at the sparsely populated gate of Yanyun Wei Mansion in the distance, not knowing where to go.
After a long while, Zhi Changle said: "By the way, Ah Li just said, let's go find out about a rich lady?"
The sun is getting bigger and bigger, and it's almost time.
Xia Zhaoyi stopped outside the back door of Dongping Academy. Two young men dressed as attendants had a fierce argument at the front door.
Xia Zhaoyi stood quietly, planning to wait for them to stop arguing before going up, but the two refused to give up and kept arguing.
After burning the incense, a servant girl came out from the door, holding a basket in her hand. She gave some gentle words of advice and walked away.
When the servant girl approached, Xia Zhaoyi stepped forward and said, "Mom, please stay here."
The servant woman looked over and saw a little girl from a wealthy family who looked rich and smart at first sight. She smiled and said, "What's the matter, little lady?"
"I'm looking for Mr. Zhan Chen." Xia Zhaoyi took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "Mom, please pass this to Mr. Zhan Chen. He should see me after reading it."
The maid took it and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go right away. Madam, wait a moment."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and nodded.
The servant girl turned around and went back, but the two young men were still arguing.
The maid handed the paper to a young man and said, "Stop arguing, this is what the young lady wants to give to Mr. Zhan Chen. It seems that she knows Mr. Zhan Chen."
The young man was so noisy that his face turned red. Hearing this, he took the paper and looked at the girl not far away.
Although the girl is small, she stands upright. Perhaps out of boredom, she even picked a flower to play with.
With this demeanor, it seemed that he was raised by a wealthy family. The young man nodded and glanced at the young man across from him: "I'll settle the score with you later."
"Bah!" another person spat, looking back at the girl.
"Huh?" He raised his eyebrows slightly, "It looks familiar. I've seen it somewhere."
Someone came out from the door: "Jiang San, I have found you. Mr. Qiu has been looking for you for a long time!"
"Come on, come on." The young man responded and walked towards the door.
After a while, the young man who was walking in front came out. He looked at the girl outside the door with a strange look on his face and said, "Come on, Mr. Zhan Chen is waiting for you."
The academy is at its most lively in the morning, when the sound of reading can be heard loudly, and the clear and consistent sound of young people reading is very pleasant to the ears.
Xia Zhaoyi followed the young man and followed the path he took last time through the courtyard, corridors, and wide open space to Mr. Zhan Chen's small study.
"Sir, the young lady has brought it." the young man said.
"Let her come in and you go make tea."
"Yes." The young man responded, turned to Xia Zhaoyi and bowed.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and stepped forward to open the door.
The study window is bright and clean, the sash is wide open, the sun is warm and the breeze is clear, accompanied by the fragrance of ink and flowers, which is very pleasant.
Mr. Zhan Chen stood behind the desk and was writing. When he heard the movement, he raised his head and his eyes fell on the girl. He raised his eyebrows and said, "It's really you."
Xia Zhaoyi turned around and closed the door, went over and said with a smile: "Hello, sir, long time no see."
"You are a liar," Mr. Zhan Chen looked at her, "Where is your brother?"
Xia Zhaoyi stopped in front of his case: "Since sir knows that I am a liar, maybe my brother also fabricated it."
"It's really shameless. I dislike people like you the most," Mr. Zhan Chen withdrew his gaze, continued writing, and said, "If you were my student, you would be expelled from the academy."
"Then why did the gentleman agree to see me again?" The girl was still smiling, not feeling embarrassed at all.
"Let's see what other tricks people like you can do," Mr. Zhan Chen said, raising his eyes and looking again, "Come to think of it, what do you want from me today?"
"I'm here to borrow books from Mr. Tong."
"Borrow a book?" Mr. Zhan Chen frowned, then shook his head, "No."
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Then I'll take my leave."
After saying that, she turned to leave.
"Stop," Mr. Zhan Chen shouted, "Ah Li."
Xia Zhaoyi turned around: "Huh?"
Mr. Zhan Chen put down his pen, stood up straight and said: "What a pear, a pear of a pear flower. Is it really as simple as borrowing a book from me today? Aren't you afraid that I will find someone to arrest you?"
"I can't say I'm afraid, because no one can catch me," Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, "Sir, do you think I'm a bad person?"
"Then are you a good person?" Mr. Zhan Chen asked.
"Do you think the person who wants to arrest me is a good person or a bad person?" Xia Zhaoyi said, "Is Li Dongyan a good person?"
Mr. Zhan Chen frowned and said nothing. He walked over for a while and said, "What book do you want to borrow?"
"I can't tell you the title of the book, I want to find it myself."
"Oh? What does it have to do with?"
"Reforms, tax systems, and books historically related to labor." Xia Zhaoyi said.
These books are rarely found in ordinary bookstores, and those that do exist are mostly ones that praise the world's virtues.
Mr. Zhan Chen looked at the bookshelf over there. He had three large bookshelves in total. He did have a few of the books the girl mentioned, but...
"I don't want to borrow it," Mr. Zhan Chen looked away, "You are a girl with unknown origins and unknown likes and dislikes. I won't borrow it."
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Sorry to bother you, sir."
She turned around again.
But Mr. Zhan Chen was dissatisfied and shouted again: "Stop."
The girl looked back patiently.
Mr. Zhan Chen looked at her, paused, and said, "According to what they said, your skills and ability are not weak. Why don't you come and grab her?"
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, smiled again, and said lightly: "Sir, take your leave."
Without further words, he turned around and left.
Mr. Zhan Chen raised his eyebrows and shouted again: "Ah Li!"
Without stopping, the girl opened the study door and left.
Mr. Zhan Chen was displeased and cursed angrily: "What a naughty boy!"
He turned back to look into the inner hall, his gaze passed over one of the bookshelves and landed on the inner hall behind.
The sun is bright, so the shadows on the ground are not obvious, but you can still spot them if you look carefully.
"Your Majesty," Mr. Zhan Chen called.
Zhao Xun was sitting on the ground, reading a book. He didn't make a sound the whole time. Mr. Zhan Chen's call made him look back and said gently: "Here."
Mr. Zhan Chen walked over and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you arrest her? This girl is by no means an ordinary person."
Zhao Xun smiled and showed his white teeth: "Teacher, why do you want to catch her? If you can't catch her, you may offend her if you really use violence. Then she seeks revenge on you. What will you do? I'm here for you."
For your sake."
"If you come to me, come to me. How can I be afraid? You could end up dead."
"Why bother," Zhao Kuan said with a smile, "Why bother to die for your spirit?"
