Farming and reading family

Prince Bin quickly became attached to Du Weiqing. After all, he knew all of Du Weiqing's poems that were circulating, and the two of them could talk to each other easily.

The rest of the people put their things away and gathered in groups of three or five to chat.

"Master." Bai Hao ran in from outside. "Du Weiqing and his team are back, and they brought a lot of scholars with them."

Xu Boyan unconsciously shook his hands slightly when he heard Bai Hao say this: "What about those who live in Yue Garden?"

"Still in Yue Garden." Bai Hao didn't know what his grandfather was going to do.

"I understand." Xu Boyan nodded.

Bai Hao was even more confused. A few days ago, his grandfather suddenly asked him to keep an eye on Du Weiqing to see when he would come back. Now that he was back, he only said, "I know."

Seeing that the master didn't say anything else, he had to bow and leave.

Watching Bai Hao leave, Xu Boyan slowly stood up and walked to the window. A country man like Chen Ke, who had been poor for a long time and suddenly became rich, would definitely be able to see the true character of the man.

But at this point he suddenly felt a little unconfident.

Gao E was busy until late at night before returning to Baotou Village. Chen Ke, Du Weiqing and others followed her back and went to Chen's house.

"Tell me what happened." Gao E looked at Du Weiqing.

Du Weiqing, who had been talking freely in front of everyone, could only smile when Gao E questioned him: "Mrs. Chen, are you asking about Huo Ji?"

"Yeah." Gao E nodded. "If he says anything later, I can help you smooth things over."

"No need to try to explain." Du Weiqing spread his hands. "I told you, Madam Chen, that you are a man of great righteousness. When Hexian County was hit by a flood, you used all your belongings to save the entire village."

"That's it?" Gao E was a little unconvinced.

"Also... we want to set up an academy that only focuses on learning." Du Weiqing said directly.

This was Du Weiqing's idea, but he knew that building a college would cost a lot of money, and Gao E might have to pay for it.

"Nothing else?" Gao E didn't believe it.

"Madam Chen, isn't this enough?" Hong Sheng said exaggeratedly, "Just these things can be built into a shrine to commemorate them."

"No!" Gao E was horrified at the thought of being made into a statue. "I don't have that idea."

"Doing good deeds without leaving a name is something many writers cannot do." Du Weiqing immediately flattered him.

Gao E wondered if these two people forgot to bring their faces back when they went out?

"Alright, alright." Gao E didn't want to listen to their nonsense any more. "Since everyone is back, the gathering will start on Double Ninth Festival."

Du Weiqing calculated the time and asked, "Is the wait a bit long?"

In fact, he originally wanted to start on Double Ninth Festival, but the journey was smoother than he expected, so he came back a few days earlier.

Before holding the gathering, they are naturally responsible for the food and lodging of the invited guests, but after that it is up to them.

If the waiting time is too long, the expenses during this period will also be high.

"Someone hasn't arrived yet." Gao E said directly.

"You invited people too?" Chen Ke asked subconsciously.

"Who?" Du Weiqing was also curious.

"Danyang Society." Gao E looked at them.

The three of them looked at each other. Chen Ke was just shocked, while Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng just laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Gao E didn't expect them to react like this.

"After we went out for a while, Mrs. Chen learned to joke around." Du Weiqing said with a smile.

"Not to mention how famous the Danyang Society is, how did Mrs. Chen know about it even though it's thousands of miles away?" Hong Sheng thought it was impossible.

"Yes." Du Weiqing nodded. "Besides, those people are too arrogant. How could they come just because you invited them?"

Gao E looked at them seriously, which made it difficult for them to laugh.

Du Weiqing smiled awkwardly, "Isn't that true?"

"It's true." Gao E was very sure. "You won't be scared anymore, right?"

"Afraid?" Du Weiqing was a little uncertain. "You didn't tell me in advance."

"When you left He County, I didn't know about Danyang Society." Gao E said that this was a temporary decision.

"Then..." Hong Sheng still felt that this matter was a bit outrageous.

"Why did you invite them here?" Du Weiqing saw that Gao E didn't look like she was joking.

Besides, Gao E didn’t know about Danyang Society before, so why did she suddenly make such a joke?

"It's not really an invitation, it's just... I made a bet with them." Gao E didn't specify.

"Why don't you discuss this important matter with us?" Du Weiqing stood up directly.

Since it is a gamble, the outcome of the bet may very well be related to whether Qingtan Academy can be built in the future.

"What if I guarantee that I can win?" Gao E and Du Weiqing stopped hiding their feelings.

Du Weiqing sat back down after seeing Gao E's confident look. "Although Lu Yong is a hypocrite, he's quite talented. Besides, I didn't tell Huo Ji that Lu Yong would be coming. If they were to clash..."

"We can win even without Lu Yong." Gao E assured Du Weiqing.

"How to win?" Du Weiqing looked at Gao E.

As long as we can win, this matter will become simple, and Qingtan Yaji will definitely become famous.

The key point is that if Lu Yong really comes in person, how can they win?

Even Huo Ji cannot guarantee victory.

"Mr. Du, can you do anything as long as we can win?" Gao E saw that Du Weiqing was so anxious.

Du Weiqing calmed down after hearing Gao E's words: "What do you want me to do? Let's be clear, I won't do anything criminal."

"Don't worry, Mr. Du. It does go against Mr. Du's principles a little bit, but only by getting involved can you win half the battle." Gao E did not avoid it.

Du Weiqing was silent for a long time. If it was just a matter of personal principle, it was not impossible to change this principle. "What exactly are we going to do?"

"Cheating." Gao E said directly.

Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng looked at each other.

"Cheating?" Hong Sheng shook his head. "No one of our peers could cheat in front of Huo Ji and Lu Yong. They've already memorized the articles written by our ancestors."

"Yes." Du Weiqing thought Gao E didn't know this, so he thought so.

"As long as you can accept it, I'll find a way when the time comes." Gao E looked at them. "It would be best if we can win without cheating."

The two of them smiled bitterly, but this was all they could do now.

"Forget it, I'll have a good talk with Huo Ji tomorrow." Du Weiqing admitted.

The three of them had a very serious discussion. Finally, Chen Ke said he had something to say to Gao E and stayed.

"What's the matter, my husband?" Gao E thought about how Chen Ke had remained silent while they were discussing.

Chen Ke hesitated again and again: "If you want to deal with the Danyang Society, you can find Lord Xu."

In his memory, Xu Boyan was the first one to destroy the Danyang Society when he came to power, which caused dissatisfaction in the literary world, so he killed many people.

"Looking for Lord Xu?" Gao E was puzzled for a moment, and suddenly remembered that this was Chen Ke's memory. Perhaps Xu Boyan had a way to deal with the Danyang Society.

However, Chen Ke's memory is only the result, and he may not know the process.

"Yeah." Chen Ke nodded and analyzed, "Lord Xu is the magistrate of He County. He probably doesn't want the people of He County to lose to the Danyang Society."

Gao E thought Chen Ke had made some progress: "Why don't you go and ask him, my husband?"