novel-bin Chapter 449: Academy Opens
Chapter 449: Academy Opens
Originally, Li thought that this matter should be easy to handle. The female workers in the workshop were all carefully selected by her, and it was impossible for anyone to be reluctant to redeem the child because they felt sorry for the money.
But I never thought that an unexpected situation would occur.
Most of them did not plan to redeem the children. In their opinion, it was a rare good thing for the children to serve as maids or servants for their daughters.
It was Xie who took the lead in talking about this matter.
She knelt straight on the ground and pleaded with Li:
"Sister Li, I know that what I did was a bit shameless, but as a woman who has lost her husband's family and is not wanted by her own family, I simply do not have the ability to raise my daughter safely.
Since Miss Qingyue was kind enough to buy her, let our daughter-in-law be her maid and serve her. I, Xie Chunxiang, beg you!"
What she said made a lot of sense. One after another, several people knelt down and begged. Li felt torn.
At the end, she sighed quietly, waved her hands at everyone and said:
"Don't kneel down, the ground is cold. I don't have the final say on this matter. Considering our past relationship, I can only try my best to talk to my daughter. If she disagrees, I hope you won't make things difficult for her.
Everyone else, remember to bring money to me tomorrow to exchange for the child's indenture. Those who don't have enough money should also come together, and we will sign a debt repayment agreement."
After saying this, she no longer paid attention to the crowd, took the stack of deeds, turned around and left quickly.
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There is still more than a month until Shangguan Yunxin's wedding, so the entire Qingyue Villa has become increasingly busy.
When Li came back, she happened to see a group of people surrounding the bride-to-be trying on her wedding dress. She simply leaned against the door frame and watched quietly without disturbing them.
"Oh my, my brother-in-law is really willing to spend money. The material of this wedding dress is not only soft and silky to the touch, but also glittering. This is the first time I have seen such a thing in my life!"
Xiao Nan squatted on the ground, stretched out one finger, and gently touched the hem of her skirt, her face full of envy.
Seeing this, Little Stone squatted beside her, patted her shoulder and comforted her:
"Don't be jealous. When you get married in the future, I will buy you better fabrics for your wedding dress. I guarantee that you will be the most beautiful among all the other girls!"
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Nan pointed his finger at his head, and the whole person tilted to one side.
"Don't talk nonsense, you little bitch. I won't marry anyone just for a wedding dress!
Didn’t I tell you a long time ago that I want to be a female healer that everyone admires in this life, and I don’t want to waste my talent on such useless things as taking care of a husband and raising children! "
"cough!"
Shangguan Qingyue suddenly coughed loudly, trying to stop her silly sister from talking, but the little girl had her back to the door and was unaware of it.
She also asked with great concern:
"Sister, are you feeling unwell? I'll take your pulse right now."
"Ahem, no, no, my throat just felt a little dry.
Um, mother, when did you come here? Why didn't you say anything? "
Xiao Nan's movement to stand up suddenly froze, and he sat down on the ground, holding his feet and crying:
"Oh, my feet are numb from squatting for too long. Come here, Xiao Shitou, give me two injections."
Mrs. Li looked at her little daughter playing tricks on the ground with displeasure. She glared at her fiercely before walking up to Shangguan Yunxin and said with a smile:
"This wedding dress is so beautiful. Should we find time to make Yun Xin look good? Then I will have to pick out a few presentable items for you."
Baili Nanqing smiled and nodded: "Let's set it on the day before the wedding."
She accidentally glanced at the stack of papers in Li's hand and asked in confusion:
"Eh? Isn't this the indenture of the children in the village? Don't they want it?!"
When everyone heard this, they gathered around in surprise, and Shangguan Qingyue frowned.
Li sighed, handed the deed to her daughter, and told everyone in detail what happened in the workshop.
"At first I was also very angry, but on the way back I put myself in their shoes and understood them very well. Because if it were me, I would probably do the same shamelessly.
After all, Xiangxue and Shuying have become much better since they followed Yue'er. "
Shangguan Qingyue roughly counted the indentures and asked:
"Mom, is this what everyone is planning?"
"Only three of them planned to redeem their children. The mothers of these three families were all doing well, so I think they planned to send the children back to their mothers' homes to be raised.
The rest of them were all planned in the same way. There were also two boys, and it was clear that they didn't want their future husbands' families to cause them trouble.
Oh, what a sin! "
After understanding the general situation, Shangguan Qingyue no longer worried, but looked at Baili Nanqing and asked:
"Mother, how are the preparations going on with father? Has the great scholar we planned to invite made any progress?"
"I hope so. Your father has been there twice before and both times came up empty-handed. I hope he'll have better luck this time.
We are running a proper academy, and we may be able to produce a top scholar in the future, but we cannot do this without a few well-educated teachers."
When Baili Nanqing was mentioned, she wanted to sigh. That old man Zhongli was aloof and difficult to get along with. She didn't know if her husband could handle him.
"Whether or not that great scholar can be invited, I want the academy to officially open at the beginning of next month."
Shangguan Qingyue raised the indenture in his hand, looked at Li and continued:
"When the time comes, all these children will be sent to the academy. The three of them are enough for me, and there is no need to add any more."
After hearing this, Li's eyes suddenly lit up.
"What a good idea! Yue'er is really smart! I thought this would be a problem that I couldn't get rid of, but I didn't expect it to be solved so easily!"
So, the villagers watched helplessly as the children who had been sold were taken back to the village on horse-drawn carriages, and then directly sent to Qingxin Academy.
There was no intention to keep this matter secret, so after a little inquiry, everyone knew the whole story.
Some people planned to climb over the wall and enter the academy to check on their children at night, but before they could get close, they were frightened away by a team of guards holding swords.
This academy has arranged so many people to guard it, and ordinary people like them can't afford to offend them.
In April, the pear blossoms in the village have all withered, but the scenery is still as beautiful as a painting.
Because large areas of Oxalis have begun to bloom, as well as the medicinal herbs in the medicine fields and the endless yellow rapeseed flowers around the Forget-Sorrow Inn.
Although they are not rare flowers, their abundance makes the whole village embellished with rich colors, giving it a strong sense of beauty.
On the sixth day of the New Year, the sun was shining brightly.
In front of the gate of Qingxin Academy, two rows of guards in uniform each held a string of firecrackers in their hands, which they lit at the same time with fire sticks. In an instant, the crackling sound of firecrackers resounded through the sky.
The excitement gave people the illusion that it was New Year's Eve, and people came from all over to watch.
So, within half an hour, the large open space in front of the academy gate was crowded with people, all looking forward to it, waiting to see the excitement.