Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 83 Quick Start Method (Thanks to Alliance Leader "Cucumber Nougat")
The next day.

"Young master, it's getting cold today. I've prepared a cloak for you. Wear it to school later, but don't catch a cold."

As Sister Hua helped Wang Xi with her makeup and dressing, she said...

Even Wang Xi had to admit that Sister Hua was really good at taking care of people, attending to every little detail, which made him almost become mentally challenged in life, completely unable to think.

Wang Xi's eyes darted around, and he asked, "Sister Hua, did my father give you any stockings?"

Sister Hua exclaimed in surprise, "Young master, don't talk nonsense. How could a gentleman give a servant girl stockings? This is improper!"

Oh. So those are the stockings that Sister Hua saw. She gave them to my mother, and she was the thrifty kind. I hope she doesn't give them to my younger brother to take a share of the inheritance.

Wang Xi nodded and said, "That's right. Sister Hua has taken care of me, so if anyone should give a gift, it should be me. Sister Hua, there's a pair of stockings at the bottom of that box that I specially kept for you."

Upon hearing this, Sister Hua was secretly delighted and said sweetly, "When did you learn to be so considerate, young master?"

Wang Xi laughed and said, "I learned all of this from Sister Hua."

Sister Hua sighed softly again, "But who am I dressing up for?"

"Wang Facai! Hmm. Your hair bun seems a little crooked. Oh, just kidding, straighten it, straighten it. Hehe. Sister Hua, let me tell you, you don't have to wear this, but you absolutely must have it. You can't wait until you need it to look for it, or it will be too late. With this, you can get it in one fell swoop at the crucial moment. Sister Hua, you are as beautiful as a flower and so considerate, you will eventually meet your ideal husband."

"Is it?"

Hua Jie was overjoyed, and Wang Xi's hair slowly stood up. "Then this servant will accept the young master's kindness."

Wang Xi said, "You must accept it. I'll be angry if Sister Hua doesn't accept it."

"That's true."

Happy Sister Hua started humming a little tune.

Little did they know, Wang Xi wanted to use his legs to put on socks.

When Wang Shouyi brought up the matter again, he realized that keeping that thing would only cause trouble.

After dressing up, looking at his handsome self, Wang Xi was in a great mood. Humming a little tune, he went out the door.

He was in a good mood mainly because the Nameless Academy had finally stabilized. As long as the vivid teaching method was approved by the emperor, he wouldn't have to worry every day that his lies would be exposed.

Because in this way, Tao Mo will not need to teach, and he will be able to take charge of the overall situation from now on, which is his specialty.

He is very confident about this.

"Brother Que, why are you so late today?"

He was stopped by Li Jieman as soon as he entered the door.

Wang Xi shrugged and said, "The weather is getting colder, so of course we have to come later. Speaking of which, we'll adjust our class times later. Since it gets light late and dark early, we'll shorten it by an hour. We're here to enjoy ourselves, not to suffer, so it's not worth it."

Li Jie said, "But others arrived early. This morning, quite a few people brought gifts."

Wang Xi asked with slight surprise, "So eager?"

Li Jieman chuckled and said, "They're afraid of falling behind because of the limited spots, so they're all rushing to send gifts here."

“It seems those uncles and elders are all quite enlightened,” Wang Xi said. “But you can handle this kind of thing.”

Li Jie said, "I can handle this, but they gave too many gifts, and they did it openly. As a result, the teacher saw it and became suspicious. But Lao Tao can't say too much, so you have to explain. You're good at lying."

Wang Xi quickly said, "Don't be modest. You're an expert at lying. I learned it all from you. In the past, when we got into trouble, damn it, eight out of ten times, I was the only one who got beaten up."

Li Jieman immediately retorted, "How can you say that? My father is a scholar, while your father is a military general. Their methods are naturally different. My father can scold me all night long, but can your father do that?"

“No, that’s impossible. My dad only ever says the same two sentences over and over, and I can recite them by heart.” Wang Xi shook his head and smiled, then said, “Let’s go and see how many gifts they gave.”

There are quite a few here.

The three storage rooms were completely filled, but that still wasn't enough; the rest were just scattered here and there.

However, Wang Xi was not surprised; he could only say it was within reason.

Those who want to come here are all sons of meritorious nobles, and they are all the kind of people whose families are very rich, but whose sons are very useless.

This little bit of money is nothing.

However, this frightened Hongxiu. She had never seen anyone accept bribes so brazenly. She wanted to talk to Tao Mo about this issue, but was told that Tao Mo was unwell and that Wang Xi was in charge of the whole matter.

Coincidentally, Hongxiu happened to see Wang Xi receiving gifts yesterday.

Is it appropriate to put mice in charge of guarding the rice granary?

Therefore, not long after Wang Xi arrived, Hongxiu had someone summon him to the back room.

"Wang Xiaoque greets the teacher."

"Ah."

Hongxiu smiled and nodded. "Wang Xiaoque, do you know that quite a few people came to give gifts just now?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Xiaoman just told the students."

Hongxiu then asked, "Do you know why they came to give gifts?"

Wang Xi said, "Of course, we want their son to study here."

Hongxiu nodded and said, "Although the gift of tuition is essential, as far as I know, we've only registered so far, and we haven't finalized the gift yet. Why are they in such a hurry to come and give gifts?" Wang Xi chuckled and said, "I think it's because we received quite a few gifts from their sons yesterday. When they saw that we were receiving gifts, they all rushed to give theirs. Since we've already accepted the gifts, how can we not let their sons come?"

Hongxiu was immediately dumbfounded.

She had met countless people, yet she still couldn't understand Wang Xiaoque.

Sometimes this guy is as cunning as a devil, but other times he's quite naive and tells the truth about everything.

Is this what trust is?
She had already guessed the reason when she saw someone giving her a gift today. She originally planned to subtly probe Wang Xi and get him to say it himself. Little did she know that he would be so honest and so blatant.

Hongxiu then asked in a condescending tone, "Do you think this is a good idea?"

Wang Xi countered, "Does the teacher think this is bad?"

Alas, these纨绔 (spoiled brats) simply don't understand this principle. Hongxiu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Was this arranged by the master?"

Wang Xi shook his head and said, "Sir is a hermit who never asks about money, but he has never objected to us accepting gifts. The orphans and the others have also sent quite a few gifts before."

Hongxiu frowned and asked, "So, you mean, sir, you don't object?"

"Ah."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Teacher, we're not taking this money for eating, drinking, or having fun. It's for the academy's expenses. The musicians and servants all depend on this money to live, and they serve us. We have to pay this money, otherwise we'll be at a disadvantage!"

Hongxiu nodded gently and said, "Actually, I don't object to accepting gifts, but there's a saying that goes, 'Without rules, there can be no order.' If you accept their gifts, no matter what happens, you have to make sure their son comes to school."

Wang Xi thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If we don't accept their gifts, can we prevent their son from studying here?"

".!"

Hongxiu paused for a moment, then said, "If the admission process is fair and just, I believe that even if some people are rejected, they will have no grounds for complaint. Moreover, the exam should be conducted first, and gifts should only be accepted after the admission process is complete."

Wang Xi hurriedly said, "Actually, I don't mind. Then you can arrange it, teacher. Their family and my family have a very good relationship, so I can't refuse."

Hongxiu almost choked. If you don't dare, how could I? She quickly said, "Actually, the teacher hasn't been here long. This matter shouldn't be interfered with. You can make the arrangements."

As she spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to her, "The teacher's main concern is that with so many students at once, the teacher won't be able to teach them all, after all, I haven't been a teacher for very long."

Oh. So that's what she was planning. Wang Xi pondered for a moment, scratching his head, and said, "That was indeed a lack of consideration on my part. What should we do now?"

Hongxiu's eyes flickered, and she said with slight trepidation, "How about this, you go and teach them?"

Wang Xi immediately replied, "How could I, a student, possibly agree?"

Hongxiu laughed and said, "Don't be modest. Didn't you teach the teacher those dance steps and melodies?"

Wang Xi said, "I only told the teacher what the dance steps and melody were like on behalf of the teacher. Later, the teacher made all the improvements. I am not as good as the teacher now. Besides, if I go to teach them, who will teach me!"

Hongxiu quickly replied, "The teacher will teach you from here."

The teacher only taught me, and then I let them learn on their own. Haha, I'm such a genius! Wang Xi secretly rejoiced, but reluctantly agreed, "Alright then."

Hongxiu breathed a sigh of relief, "It's settled then."

"Ah."

Wang Xi nodded obediently, then suddenly added, "Oh right, there's something I almost forgot to tell the teacher."

After saying that, he hurriedly took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Hongxiu.

Hongxiu took it. "What is this?"

"A quick way to learn to read."

"A quick way to learn to read?"

"Ah."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "When the orphans and the others entered school before, two of them were not good at recognizing characters. The teacher did not have the energy to teach them, so he came up with a way to help them learn characters quickly."

That day I saw that my teacher had worked himself to the point of illness in order to improve this method, so I volunteered to share his burden.

Sigh. The student has been thinking about this for days but still can't figure it out. Could the teacher please help the student?

"Let me consider."

Hongxiu unfolded it and exclaimed, "What is drawn on this?"

"This is a phonetic symbol."

Wang Xi said, "It's similar to the current fanqie phonetic notation, except that the characters are turned into these symbols. Each symbol has a tone mark. When you put them together, you get the pronunciation of a character. Let me demonstrate it to the teacher first."

He thought about it all night yesterday and only came up with a few words that sounded similar to later pronunciations, but they were only similar. He just vaguely spelled them out.

Upon hearing this, Hongxiu suddenly realized, "This method is wonderful, but your pronunciation is also incorrect!"

Wang Xi sighed, “That’s the problem. The teacher is from out of town and his accent is too strong, which makes his pronunciation all wrong. I thought that as a native of Guanzhong, I would have no problem, but I didn’t expect it to be so difficult.”

“This is indeed not easy.” Hongxiu nodded slightly. “I’ll give it a try.”

Wang Xi quickly said, "Thank you, teacher."

(End of this chapter)