After all, since the two of them invested the most money, if they took out half of the profits to distribute, they would receive more silver.Someone then asked, "Village head, everyone benefited from...Li Laoer was both pained and amused. He quickly persuaded them, "You're all grown men now. Crying at this time would be embarrassing. Besides, you have older brothers taking care of you in the academy. Once you leave the academy gates, there's our courtyard and shops waiting for you. That's far better than what most people have."

The reasoning is as follows, but the young ones just want to go home and won't let go.

Li Lao'er had no choice but to say, "Well then, I'll go back and tell your grandmother, and have her bring Fu Niuer to live here for a while."

"Your academy can't always have half days off every five days, and then resume full days after a while. When that happens, the family will send carriages to pick you up in the evening, and you'll come back the next night. That way, you can have fun at home for a good while, how about that"

"Okay." The three boys reluctantly let go. Before they could say anything more, the school bell rang.

They could only hastily bow and then ran away quickly.

The rules of the academy are strict. If you're late to class, you'll be punished with a ruler!

Both Li Laoer and Mr. Peng couldn't help but laugh, chatted a few more idle words and then dispersed.

After seeing his younger brothers enter their respective schools, Jia Ren finally went back into the house and returned to his own place.

A friend who knew him well whispered, "Jia Ren, did you hear that your dad came Did he bring you some delicious food"

Jiārén found it amusing, just about to shake his head, when another little companion tapped the questioning classmate’s head, “You haven’t cared about anything else today except eating! Master Lǐ must be here for business!”

"Yes, yes, I heard about it too. Old Master Li gave Mr. Tang an autumn maple tree, and many scholars saw it. They were so envious, they almost drooled!" Another classmate whispered in response, ending with a hint of envy as he inquired of Jia Ren.

"What else can't your family do You even grow jade gourds and golden berries, forget those mountain fruits that are so delicious, now you're starting to grow orchids too"

Jiarren quickly shook his head, “Mr. Tang occasionally points out my left-handed writing. Our family is grateful and specially found this orchid as a gift of thanks. We can't grow this at home.”

Several classmates also knew about this, wanting to express envy but upon seeing Jia Ren's left hand, they immediately swallowed their words.

Mr. Tang is naturally renowned and respected. To be taught by him is the envy of many.

Everything has two sides, Mr. Tang is really strict.

Jia Ren, with his hardworking and serious nature, always ended up with swollen hands after every calligraphy practice.

This is terrifying, this opportunity is given to them, they should also consider it!

Several people were chatting excitedly, and those around them listened in, eager to hear the professor's lecture.

Originally, things were going well, but two students sitting in the back started speaking in a strange and ambiguous way.

"Oh my, we're all here to study at the academy, yet there are still distinctions made! Some families try so hard to ingratiate themselves with others. They either have family ties or shower them with gifts like orchids and fruits. They always seem to be the first in line for any good news!"

"Oh, how pitiful we are! We barely scrape by each month, and yet we have to fawn over others, flatter them endlessly, just so that after they've had their fill, we can be left with a few scraps."

Jia Ren's face turned cold as he heard this, and several of his close classmates beside him were also annoyed. They glared at the speaker and said, "If you have any complaints, just say them directly. What's with all the insinuation We are all classmates, studying together should be a happy thing. Why do you insist on stirring up trouble It's really incomprehensible."

"That's it, you talk like a woman all day long. If you don't like it, if you're not happy, then don't be in our class! You insist on squeezing in here and doing what"

"What's with all this talk of three, six, nine Jiarong took over four hundred books from home, and everything we're reading now is from them. Even if it was out of gratitude, shouldn't we be nicer to Jiarong Besides, we were just joking around! How come you think that's flattering Don't tell me that knowing someone has helped us means we should forget our manners"

Don't tell them, they're just two idiots. Our class is good, but these two troublemakers have joined us, it's really annoying.

"If they keep this up, we should collectively go to the head doctor and protest, getting them moved to a different class!"

A few classmates were making so much noise that everyone else turned to look. They glared at the two newcomers with disdain.

A person should have a conscience. Not to mention Jia Ren, who is gentle and courteous, diligent and studious. Take the Li family as an example: in summer, they would send jade gourds and golden fruits; in autumn, they would send fruit. Occasionally, when studies were busy, food stalls outside the academy would even deliver meals.

They took very good care of them, almost like their own children.

They have nothing else to repay, being good friends with their own kind, looking after each other when there's a need. That's only right.

Besides, they have been classmates for over a year. They know Jia Ren's character too well.

These two newcomers are really out of place and annoying!

Perhaps knowing they had incurred the wrath of the crowd, the two finally fell silent.

At this point, the gentleman entered, and the little commotion subsided.

Jiārén opened the book, his expression still gentle, as if he didn't care about what had just happened. In fact, his heart was now three points more wary.

There is no such thing as good or bad without a reason.

These two new classmates, having only been here for less than three months, have been targeting him everywhere.

Although it wasn't a big deal, just a few words exchanged and some academic warning signs, he still felt something was off.

From now on, I need to be more careful and also look for opportunities to investigate what's going on...

After Li Lao Er returned to the shop and talked with everyone, he found nothing important had happened. So he hurried home.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the beach, scattering diamonds across the sand. The pebbles reflected the light, and from afar, it looked like a sea of scattered gold, truly worthy of its name.

The path at the village entrance and the stone bridge have been completely repaired, they are much wider and cleaner than before.

The roads to the Great Acacia Tree and the Wangzhuang villages, both large and small, have been completed. The people of several villages have truly felt the benefits of being designated as a manor, and they also have a sense of belonging.

In Li's courtyard, Huiniang and Li Yong each held a child as they bid farewell to Old Mrs. Li and Tao Hongying.

They are moving back to the village head's house today!

It's not that the Li family treated them poorly, but they were going to build a house next door to the village head's.

Li Yong fought through his injuries, beating the tiger back and selling it for a full six hundred taels. The head steward of the Hou Mansion has already brought the silver.

The couple wanted to finish building the new yard before winter.

Jia Yin stood beside Hui Niang, and seeing the little girl's feet exposed, she poked her on the mouth.

Her mind went blank, and she popped it into her mouth.

The little girl was suddenly attacked and screamed at the top of her lungs!

All eyes turned toward the sound, and they caught her red-handed.

Jia Yin blinked her big eyes twice and quickly pulled out her little feet, unconsciously taking a gulp of saliva.

Everyone fell silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Jiayin was so embarrassed that she wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground!

She's really used to it, used to it!

When I was little, lying on the kang and looking at the ceiling was so boring that I would bite my toenails every day.

Now that I'm grown up, this habit seems to be ingrained in my brain...

Luckily, Li Lao Er came back at this time.

Jia Yin’s head was buried in her second uncle’s arms, unwilling to come out.

Li Lao'er still thought his niece had been wronged, but when he understood the whole story, he laughed so hard his chest trembled.

Li, the old woman, tried her best to save her granddaughter by changing the subject.

"How come you're back so late And you've been drinking Didn't you forget that you still have to go to court tomorrow"

Li Lao'er immediately said, "I just came back to get my official robes. I'll go into the city to find Mr. Wen in a while, and tomorrow morning we'll go to court together."n family himself.Everyone who heard about this was paying attention.After all, Old Master Liu and Grand Scholar Cui were natives of Xindu. They had studied together since childhood and entered the cap...