The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

Gongsun Sheng had been in Ning County for only two days when he plunged headfirst into compiling a pinyin dictionary, and Gu Yin hadn't even thought of telling him about the book.

When they were suddenly asked this question, Gu Yin and Shi Yuheng looked at each other in confusion.

"I have said too much. If it is inconvenient to tell you, just pretend that I have never asked." After waiting for a long time without receiving an answer, Gongsun Sheng thought he had asked something he shouldn't have asked.

Gu Yin grinned upon hearing this and said flatteringly, "Sir, you are joking. There is nothing in the academy that you don't know!"

"You see, we have been busy, so we forgot about this..."

Gu Yin explained to him everything about papermaking and printing.

After hearing about papermaking, Gongsun Sheng sat in his seat and sighed for a long time. When he heard about the speed of printing books, he stood up suddenly from his seat in shock. His lips moved for a long time but he didn't utter a word, and finally he fell back into his seat.

He looked at Gu Yin with complicated eyes for a long time, which made her feel uneasy. She touched her face and asked, "Sir, why are you looking at me like that?"

"If you were a man, you would definitely have a place in the court!" Gongsun Sheng sighed and said with emotion.

Gu Yin waved her hands repeatedly, "Then I'll just continue to be a woman. The court is not suitable for me."

Gongsun Sheng stroked his beard and smiled, not continuing the topic, and turned to ask Shi Yuheng, "Are you responsible for the books of the academy?"

"Yes, sir." Shi Yuheng nodded gently, "Please give me some advice, sir."

Gongsun Sheng took this opportunity to ask about some matters in the academy. The more he asked, the more satisfied he could not hide on his face. Finally, he leaned back in his chair and laughed loudly, "If you ask me, Master Gu, why bother to invite me here? You little guys can handle things beautifully."

Shi Yuheng's eyebrows relaxed, and his expression became gentler. "Sir, you are too kind. I am just trying my best and I dare not take credit for it. Besides, the academy has many complicated matters. No one else can handle it except you."

"Don't be modest. Since you have always been in charge of the library, you will be in charge of the subsequent matters." Gongsun Sheng stretched his body and looked at Gu Yin and said, "Leave the rest of the dictionary to you, I need to arrange the affairs of the academy in advance!"

Half a month later, Gu Chenshuo, Su Zimo and others said goodbye to their teacher. The teacher knew that they were going back to the academy in his county, so he didn't say much. He only told them to continue studying hard and strive to get a good ranking in the autumn examination.

Gu Chenshuo and others bowed and said goodbye to the teachers.

When they walked out of the academy gate, Qin Tiancheng and his followers blocked their way and said to them in a teasing tone, "Look, they really plan to go back to that run-down county town to study. This is ridiculous!"

"Hahaha, that's why they say people from small places are ignorant! How can the academy in our county town not be better than theirs? Do you really think it's a big deal to open a new academy in your county town?"

The slight reluctance that Zhang Letian had just felt when saying goodbye to the teacher was instantly washed away, and he immediately retorted sarcastically, "It is said that some people are born stupid. They are not the best in such a good academy."

"Who are you calling stupid?" A person from the opposing camp immediately jumped up and said with a red face.

"Of course I'm talking to whoever is talking to me." Zhang Letian raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and asked back at the man, "Don't you think so, Tai Zhuo?"

"you!"

"What are you talking about? Hurry up and get out of my way. You are the last one!"

"Ahhh, I'm going to fight you!" Tai Zhuo, who had always been ranked last, was suddenly called out by Zhang Letian in public. He immediately rushed towards him in shame and anger.

Zhang Letian stuffed the bag into Jiang Jingwen's arms and said provocatively, "Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"

The two men immediately started fighting.

The people on the other side wanted to help, but Gu Chenshuo looked at Qin Tiancheng with cold eyes, "Qin Tiancheng, are you fully healed?"

Qin Tiancheng looked at Gu Chenshuo with anger in his eyes, and gritted his teeth and said, "Ziping, Hongshen, go and bring Tai Zhuo back!"

When Tai Zhuo was pulled back to his original position, there was a panda eye on the right side of his face.

Gu Chenshuo looked at them and said, "Where we go to study is not something you need to worry about."

"Whether our Ning County Academy is good or not is not up to you. If you are dissatisfied, you are welcome to come and compete at any time!"

"That's right! If you don't agree, you can use your grades to prove it!" Su Zimo also stood up and said, "The autumn exam will be held in the second half of the year. Let's see how many of you can pass it!"

After that, they ignored them and walked straight out of the academy.

The other side silently made way without Qin Tiancheng's order.

"Brother Qin, what should we do?" Chen Ziping asked as he watched the backs of the people walking out of the academy.

Qin Tiancheng snorted coldly, "It's just a newly opened academy. I'm afraid they can't even afford a decent teacher. They treat it like a treasure!"

"Does anyone know when their academy will open?"

"I heard it will be three days later."

"It's a holiday in three days, why don't we go and watch a joke."

Three days later,

The open space in front of Ning County Academy was crowded with people like a tide, making the place bustling and noisy.

Among the crowd, there were young scholars in plain blue shirts, who gathered in groups of three or four and discussed excitedly. There were also children of all ages who were led by their parents. There were even more people from Ning County who came to watch the fun. Some clever vendors even came up with candied haws to sell.

Qin Tiancheng and others gathered in the front right corner of the academy, looking at the crowd with sarcasm.

"I'm afraid that an academy that can't even afford a full set of books is only rare in poor counties like theirs!" One of them snorted coldly.

The few people who followed Qin Tiancheng and others to watch the fun looked at each other silently, expressing their doubts about the person who spoke earlier.

This was their first time in Ning County. Everything they saw in Ning County had exceeded their perception of a small county. They even felt that Ning County was better than their county town in every way.

"Look! The county magistrate is here!" Someone shouted, and the crowd's eyes instantly gathered towards the gate of the academy.

The lintel of the academy's gate was covered with a long red cloth, and the two long rows of tables below the gate were also covered with red cloth, so people couldn't see clearly what was underneath.

Gu Huaiyi walked up to the makeshift platform and began his speech.

After some introductions, I finally got to the point of today. "Fellow villagers, have you ever been unable to send your children to school because you couldn't afford tuition? Have you ever given up sending your children to school because you couldn't afford to buy writing brushes, inkstones, and paper?"

"Now, you don't have to worry about these problems anymore! The purpose of building our Ning County Academy is to give our children books to read and schools to attend!"

"From today on, all children with Ning County household registration, aged five to fifteen, can attend the academy for free for five consecutive years!"

"What? Did I hear you right? Free school?"

The words "free schooling" were like a boulder dropped into a calm lake, and a roar exploded from the crowd.