The first step to a rich country is to get rich first and then get richer

They all guessed that Meng Anran would not be able to enter the academy, but in the end he was able to enter the academy alone during the day, and the teacher who came out seemed to appreciate him very much, so they thought that he should not have a bad time in this academy.

Master Tan wanted Bai Tian to enter the academy today, but several of them refused because they had not had time to prepare anything. Although there was food and drink in the academy, it could not compare to the comfort of home.

Since he has to study during the day, he certainly can't wear the coarse linen clothes he is wearing. I have to go to the clothing store to buy him some better clothes, and also buy him paper and pen.

The task was huge. The group shopped for a whole morning and finally picked out four suitable sets of clothes for the day. The other members of the family also bought two sets each. It was not good for their image to always wear coarse linen clothes. After all, their family now has a scholar.

They certainly cannot buy bad pens, ink, paper and inkstone, but they cannot afford too good ones either. Although they are not short of money, those better pens, ink, paper and inkstone can easily cost thousands of taels, which they cannot bear to part with.

They only have one day off every ten days, so they decided to buy some food and bring it to the academy during the day so that they can eat it with meals if they are not used to the food.

Due to the scarcity of ingredients, Lan Ning spent a long time choosing what food to make and bring to the college during the day.

After thinking for a while, I finally decided to make some minced meat sauce for him.

When the time comes, just seal the jar and it will last for a long time.

I bought two small jars and went to Chen Tian to buy a few pounds of fat and lean meat.

He was very happy to hear that they would go to study during the day, and he also rewarded them with four ribs.

Everything was ready, and during the day he went into the school reluctantly.

Normally he was the talkative one in the family, but without him the house suddenly became much quieter, and it took the three of them many days to get used to this environment.

The three of them were not idle at home these days. Lan Ning taught them numbers at home on the pretext that her parents had hired a teacher for her in a dream.

This process is always painful, let alone for an old woman who is illiterate and a young girl who can't even recognize the numbers 123.

"Here, here, look here, it's like a chopstick, thin and straight.

Two is like a little duck. This is its head and this is its body.

Three is like our ears, and four is like…”

In order to make them easier to understand, Lan Ning put a lot of effort into it, even using the knowledge she learned in kindergarten.

Grandma Lan and Meng Anran, who were sitting opposite her, looked carefully at the little duck and the number two on the wall, comparing their similarities carefully. When they were completely compared, they also remembered how to write the number.

"Amazing, amazing, grandma's daughter is amazing. Grandma knows how to write even at her age."

"Sister Lan, I, I, I don't understand these two numbers yet. They look the same. I can't really tell them apart."

Meng Anran pointed to the numbers six and nine written on the paper and her face turned red.

Lanning nodded in understanding.

"It's okay, it's okay, take your time. When I was a kid, I couldn't tell the difference when I was dreaming at night. But after I learned it a few more times and became familiar with it, I could figure it out."

With the encouragement from Sister Lan, Meng Anran became more confident. He learned the numbers as if by divine help. After a short while, he knew all of them, but he still couldn't write them very well.

These days were peaceful and the system did not assign her any tasks, so she just stayed at home and carefully observed her pepper and potato seedlings.

The pepper seedlings have grown a lot taller, and the potato seedlings have also broken through the soil. Each one looks green and lush, which makes Lan Ning very hopeful about the future of delicious food.

On the tenth day, which was a day off, the family drove a horse-drawn carriage to the county town to pick him up, feeling longing for him.

When the group arrived outside the academy, they saw many carriages parked outside. It seemed that they were all here to pick up their children.

Several people stood outside. Lan Ning even picked many wild flowers and made a beautiful bouquet in her hands, ready to welcome Xiao Baitian back from school. After all, he was so young and this was the first time he had been away from home for such a long time. They still had to show their longing for him, otherwise he would definitely be very disappointed.

A bell rang, the gate of the academy opened, and students who were looking forward to going home walked out.

Now that they can go home, every student has a relaxed look on their face.

One after another, they rushed out of the gate. Watching them leave, Lan Ning and the other two stood beside the carriage, waiting for Bai Tian to come out. However, fewer and fewer people came out, until there was no one left, and there was no sign of Bai Tian.

"Hmm? Grandma, did we miss it? Did he leave during the day?"

Grandma Lan shook her head.

"I didn't see it, Ran'er, did you see Tian'er?"

Meng Anran also shook his head.

"Grandma, I didn't see Bai Tian either. What happened? Did something happen to him?"

When this thought came to mind, several people showed panic on their faces.

"Hurry, let's go in and find him. Someone must be bullying him."

Lan Ning was extremely anxious. Whether in ancient times or modern times, school bullying incidents were always happening one after another. Maybe he had encountered the bully during the day, but the bully had little influence and was young, so he had no way to resist.

"Sister Anran, you just stay here and guard the carriage. Grandma and I will go in and see what's going on."

Meng Anran also wanted to go in. Her martial arts skills were the best among them. Maybe she would be the best at fighting off the bad guys if something happened. But if she went in, what would happen to their carriage? What if it was stolen?

After thinking about it, he nodded, and then gave another warning with concern.

"If you encounter any danger, you must come out and tell me immediately. I will go in and deal with them, or you can have someone come out and tell me."

Lan Ning nodded quickly

"Okay, Sister Anran."

Lan Ning and Grandma Lan anxiously went up the stairs and tried to enter the gate, but they were stopped by the old man who was still guarding the gate.

"Hey, hey, hey. This is a restricted area of ​​the academy. No outsiders allowed in."

"Grandpa, don't you remember us? My brother just entered the academy ten days ago, but today they have a holiday and everyone is out except him. We need to go in and look for him, fearing that something has happened to him."

The old man glanced sharply at Grandma Lan and Lan Ning and found that the two people did look somewhat familiar.

"Wait a minute, I'll go in and report."

After saying that, he walked into the door and then slammed it shut.