Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 45 Not Steaming Buns, But Fighting for Pride (Seeking Monthly Tickets, Please Continue Reading)
Everyone here comes from a noble family; if they were to actually fight, it would only result in mutual destruction. Therefore, it is most appropriate to let the children handle it themselves, which is also the rule in itself.

After returning home, Han Dachui encouraged Han Xiaohu to work hard and prove himself, even if it meant just making a living.

Gradually, these parents reached a tacit understanding and stopped interfering.

After some open and covert competition, the candidates quickly gathered all the craftsmen and purchased all the materials, and construction of the new academy began one after another.

The new academy is located in Chunhefang in the southwest corner. The courtyard is quite large, with twenty-three rooms. You should know that the housing prices in Chang'an are constantly rising. Even officials cannot afford to buy one easily. For a middle-ranking official, it would take ten or twenty years to buy a decent courtyard.

But for members of the royal family and nobility, it was an easy task.

The Wang family was extremely wealthy in Chang'an, owning countless courtyards and properties not only in Chang'an but also in Luoyang. This large courtyard, however, was simply abandoned here because its location in the neighborhood wasn't ideal.

One of the key reasons was that the two coups of Tanglong and Xiantian overthrew a large number of nobles in the court, and Wang Shouyi was a great contributor. Moreover, he chose wealth and status at the time, and the mansions of those nobles fell into their hands.

It is clear that Wang Xi's strategy was absolutely correct. No matter how hard he worked to make money, what good would it do? As long as his family could hold onto their money, they would never run out. The key was that his father and his aunt could maintain their positions both inside and outside the family.

Today was a holiday in the court, so the parents of Cui Shendao, Han Dachui, Xue Maozong, Yang Jing, and others, having nothing else to do, decided to come and take a look at the new academy.

The new academy was bustling with activity, with hundreds of craftsmen hammering and tinkering, repairing, renovating, or building new structures, with wood chips and mud flying everywhere.

Where are all these people?

Once inside the academy, these parents looked around, searching for their sons.

Suddenly someone said, "Brother Yang, isn't that your son?"

"Where? Where?"

"It's the one used for mixing mud."

"Nonsense, how could my son go to play with mud? Oh, it really is my son."

"Hun'er."

"Father, Uncle Han, what brings you here?"

Yang Hun, who was mixing mud, was somewhat surprised to see Yang Jing, Cui Shendao, and Han Dachui walking over.

Yang Jing frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Yang Hun said, "I'm helping!"

Yang Jing asked doubtfully, "This is all the work done by the servants."

Yang Hun immediately said, "Father, we only have so much money. If we have one more person to help, we can spend less money."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jing was stunned for a moment. Looking at the dirty Yang Hun, he felt that his son had grown up overnight, and he was very gratified.

Little did they know that their son's hard work was not because he had matured, but because they had already engaged in a battle with the orphan Cui, and neither of them wanted to lose.

Suddenly, Choi Sin-do asked, "So what are you building?"

Yang Hun said, "We are building a furnace."

"The furnace is built outside?" Cui Shendao asked in surprise.

Yang Hun shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I just did it according to the blueprints."

Cui Shendao looked at the towering brick furnace outside and said, "This nameless gentleman's design is indeed unique!"

Xue Maozong leaned closer and asked, "What secret did you see?"

"no!"

Cui Shendao shook his head: "But since the Hero Wine you brewed is so special, this furnace must also have its own unique features."

"???"

Xue Maozong was speechless for a moment, then asked Yang Hun, "Where are Jun'er and the orphan?"

Yang Hun hurriedly said, "They should be helping out in the large classroom at the back."

Looking at the former troublemaker, now sweating profusely as he works, and speaking with much more maturity than before, and this hasn't even started class yet.

If you study for a year, wouldn't you become a high-ranking official or general?

Now they finally understand why the eagle has changed so much. The reason is simple: Mr. Nameless's teaching methods are effective, and he is not a gifted individual at all.

With a sense of satisfaction, they began to stroll around leisurely, and suddenly discovered that this nameless academy was full of novel features.

By the pond in the middle of the courtyard, they saw craftsmen building beds along the corridor. A fat man was lying on a newly built bed, with his legs crossed and his eyes closed, resting.

This fat man was none other than Li Jieman.

"Xiaoman!"

"Uncle Cui! Uncle Han."

Li Jieman quickly jumped down and obediently bowed, "Xiaoman greets all uncles and elders."

Cui Shendao asked, "Everyone else is working, why are you lying here?"

Li Jieman blinked his small eyes and said with a forced smile, "I'm just testing whether this bed is up to standard."

Han Dachui said, "It's just a bed, what rules are there?"

Li Jie said, "Uncle Han, don't underestimate this bed. There are specific requirements for it. It must be comfortable to lie on."

"Isn't that obvious?" Yang Jing asked. "Isn't this the academy?"

Li Jieman blinked. "Yes, it's the academy. This is a classroom specifically for studying medicine."

"Is this a classroom?"

"Ah."

"Why build medical classrooms here? This looks like a place for rest."

"Uh, I don't know either, it was all instructed by the teacher."

".!"

After chatting with Li Jieman for a while, they learned that the large classroom was in the back, so the group headed towards the backyard.

However, when they went to the backyard, they saw that Cui Gu'er and the others were all working hard, while Wang Xi, Huangfu Sengnian, and Wang Shuang were sitting at the long table in the middle, drinking and chatting.

"Father, what brings you here?"

When Cui Gu'er saw Cui Shendao and the others arrive, he immediately ran over.

Choi Sin-do laughed and said, "Why are you getting involved too?"

Cui Gu'er snorted, "Since someone else has taken the initiative, I can only learn to do some things myself, so that I can save some money."

Yang Jing immediately understood why Yang Hun was working so hard, because there was no rule against them personally doing the work.

If Cui Gu'er and his group do it, and you don't, your advantage will be completely wiped out.

What these parents were thinking was exactly what Mr. Wuming had expected.

I admire him immensely.

Those three brats are a bit of an eyesore.

Han Dachui walked over and asked, "What are you three doing here?"

Wang Shuang said innocently, "We're drinking!"

Yang Jing said, "Everyone else is working, and you, as senior brothers, are not setting an example by drinking here. Don't you have any shame?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Second Uncle Yang, we are just supervisors and cannot help."

Wang Shuang added, "When my nephew sees the construction of government buildings, the supervisors are usually drinking on the side."

That's because the work was done by servants, but now it's all our sons doing the work.

Han Dachui grew angrier the more he thought about it. He walked over, shoved Wang Xi and the others aside with his arm, and then plopped down on the ground. "I told you to drink and eat meat, and today I'll eat all your food and drink."

"It makes sense."

Choi Sin-do immediately sat down.

Huangfu Sengnian and the others were dumbfounded, cursing inwardly as "those old scoundrels."

Wang Xi rubbed his chest, thinking to himself, "With your character, you think you can get by in the court? I'll have to teach you a lesson and make you understand the importance of hard work and ambition."

Cui Shendao poured himself a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp. "This hero's wine, the more I drink it, the more I like it."

After saying that, he turned to Wang Xi and said, "You guys really know how to enjoy yourselves. Hero's wine paired with Zhang Baishou's dishes."

Wang Xi whispered, "Uncles, please leave some for your nephew. We still need to stay until the afternoon."

"Don't worry. Not a single bit will be left," Han Dachui snorted.

Xue Maozong, however, said earnestly, "You lot are all a little more sensible. You've met a great teacher, yet you're still so carefree and don't know how to cherish him. I'll go back and tell your father."

Wang Xi and the others all kept their eyes down, their noses closed, their minds at ease.

It's hopeless!

There's really no hope for them!

Xue Maozong was too lazy to say anything. He looked up and saw that a wooden platform seemed to be being built in front of him. "What are they building?"

Wang Xi said, "A large classroom!"

"Large classroom?"

All the parents were taken aback.

"Ah."

"What kind of lecture hall is this?" Yang Jing said. "It looks a bit like a brothel stage to me."

"What a pervert." Wang Xi said awkwardly, "Because the teacher hasn't been feeling well lately, this was designed by your nephew according to the teacher's request."

Tao Mo recently announced that he was unwell, which was actually because he was afraid that these parents would argue about it and come to him to settle the matter.

No wonder!
These parents suddenly realized what was going on.

This is because our appearance reflects our inner state!

(End of this chapter)