Yao Qingnian told Yinuo the news of the assessment. Yinuo felt a little nervous, but more happy and expectant.

Liu Shuyue had been in the city for several days and was missing home. Zhongxia and Yuanniang were in the shop and she was too busy to handle it, so Yao Qingnian simply asked her and Lu Mingchuan to go back, and Yinuo stayed in the city to participate in the assessment for a few days.

I originally wanted to take Lu Mingchuan out for a walk, but his legs and feet didn't allow it, so after entering the city, he stayed in the backyard. It would be better for us to go back home to avoid feeling uncomfortable.

"Brother Ye, thank you for taking my parents back!"

"It's not hard. I'm working for you now. Whatever you say, I'll do it!"

Ye Youcai is now helping Yao Qingnian with work, which is much easier than when he was carrying goods at the dock. The pay is also high, and driving a ox cart back and forth a few times is not considered hard work.

"Yinuo, grandpa and grandma are going back first! You must listen to your mother in the city and don't cause any trouble for her!"

Liu Shuyue gave some instructions. She was relieved that Yinuo had always been well-behaved and sensible, but this was a city, not a village. If he bumped into others and got into trouble, it would be troublesome.

"I know, grandma, don't worry!"

Yinuo patted his chest and assured.

"Okay, old lady, let's go back!"

The old couple got on Ye Youcai's ox cart.

In the next few days, Yinuo studied according to the homework assigned by Yao Qingnian every day. He studied "Thousand Character Classic" and "Three Character Classic" carefully, trying to understand the meaning word by word. Yao Qingnian did not require Yinuo to learn all of them, but only let him learn as much as he could.

Finally, the day of the special recruitment examination arrived. Many children of Yinuo's age, led by their parents, came to the entrance of the academy early to wait, and everyone's face was full of tension and expectation.

The entrance to the academy was full of people, estimated to be about four or five hundred. It seemed a bit difficult to recruit only twenty people with so many people. Yao Qingnian said to Yinuo, "Yinuo, don't be nervous. We will do our best. It would be best if we can get into the academy, but it doesn't matter if we can't. There are still many schools in Anding County!"

Boxue Academy is a famous academy in the surrounding area. It has knowledgeable scholars and teachers giving lectures, and has cultivated many talents, attracting many students to study there.

For example, Lu Xiangqian was recommended by a juren in the city. The juren used to work in the capital, but because of his old age, he retired and returned to his hometown. He was quite prestigious in Anding County.

As soon as he entered the academy, he heard the sound of reading aloud coming from the academy. Yao Qingnian was a little dazed, as if he had returned to the scene when he was studying.

"All the children who are here to take the test, please come and register with me first! The test will start soon. Those who fail to register will be deemed to have automatically given up."

A young boy dressed as a page boy shouted to everyone.

Yao Qingnian was waiting in line when a voice came from behind her: "Why are you here?"

The registration clerk saw Meng Jingyu behind Yao Qingnian and smiled: "Meng Xiucai, do you know them?"

Meng Jingyu looked at Yao Qingnian and her son with disdain. This woman caused him to lose face on the street last time and caused Ling'er to misunderstand her. Now she dares to come to the academy. Could it be that she is doing this for him again?

When Yao Qingnian saw that it was Meng Jingyu, his eyelids twitched. No way, enemies often meet in a narrow road. How could he meet someone like this?

When Yinuo saw Meng Jingyu, his brows furrowed. He didn't like this man. The way he looked at his mother made him very uncomfortable.

Meng Jingyu said coldly: "She is Yao Qingnian."

The book boy's eyes widened with surprise. When he looked at Yao Qingnian again, his eyes showed undisguised contempt: "So you are the woman who was pestering Mr. Meng before."

That was the original owner, not her. Don’t you see Meng Jingyu’s greasy face? She is the one who looks down on him!

Yao Qingnian was too lazy to explain. If she said too much, others would think that she still had feelings for Meng Jingyu! In that case, she was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.

"How to register?" Yao Qingnian asked calmly, pretending not to notice the contempt on the servant's face.

Meng Jingyu still remembered what happened on the street last time, and said coldly and rudely: "Yao Qingnian, don't come to the academy to harass me under the pretext of sending your son to school. I haven't settled the score with you for what happened last time!"

Oh my god, I have to say, Meng Jingyu is really shameless. How could he see that I was here to harass him? I really want to go over and kick him twice.

A teacher came out of the house and happened to hear Meng Jingyu's words. He had heard about this matter and was very disgusted by this woman's shameless harassment of the students in the academy.

Now that he heard that this woman actually came to the academy, his misunderstanding of Yao Qingnian deepened.

"This is an important place of the academy. How can a country woman like you be qualified to enter here?" There was undisguised disdain in her tone.

When the book boy saw the newcomer, he bowed respectfully and said, "Master Wei."

Yao Qingnian was a little unhappy. Aren't the teachers of Boxue Academy all knowledgeable and noble? But for the sake of Yinuo, she could only suppress her displeasure: "I came here today to let my son take the examination of this academy."

The teacher then noticed Yinuo standing beside him and looked displeased.

Yinuo could see that these people were bullying his mother, especially this Meng Jingyu. What right did his mother have to harass him? His father was a hundred times more handsome than him, so was there any need for him to harass him?

He didn't want to take part in the academy's assessment anymore, so he pulled his mother's sleeve and said, "Mom, let's go. I'm not going!"

The teacher wanted to teach Yao Qingnian a lesson and let her stop thinking about it. How good could a child raised by such a corrupt woman be? Hearing Yinuo's words, he became even more angry.

"Our academy will not accept such rude and vulgar people!" After saying this, the teacher waved his sleeves and asked the servant to drive them out.

The teacher's words completely angered Yao Qingnian. It was bad enough that he scolded her without any reason, but now he scolded Yinuo as well. If she didn't get angry, people would really think that she, Yao Qingnian, was easy to bully!

"An ancient saying goes: A virtuous person should be able to distinguish right from wrong, good from evil. If he cannot distinguish right from wrong, he is just a virtuous person in name only. I think this saying is the most appropriate to describe Confucius."

Meng Jingyu looked at Yao Qingnian in front of him with a look of surprise. How could she look like a rustic woman with her clerical manner? If he hadn't known her, Meng Jingyu would have thought he had mistaken her for someone else.

When the teacher heard Yao Qingnian scolding her for not knowing right from wrong and having a reputation for nothing, he became angry and said, "Shameless woman, take your son and get out of our academy!"

Yao Qingnian said contemptuously: "This academy is not your home, why should we leave just because you tell us to? I won't. If anyone wants to leave, it should be you. A teacher who can't tell right from wrong will only corrupt the students if he stays in the academy!"

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