Otherworldly Days

At the end of July, the construction of the academy was also on the agenda.

The construction of the Academy was proposed by Cao Xiangnan, and he was naturally responsible for this matter to the end.Now that Caojia Village has undergone a new round of reforms, the people in the village are no longer the old ones, but the new management staff formed with Cao Gang as the village head, so now everyone is involved, and there are more people available. up.

After everyone's discussion, a new work plan was determined.

We divided into three teams to raise funds for building the academy. Cao Xiangnan and Lizheng were in charge of the town, Sun Yanmiao and Cao Gui, the two deputy village chiefs, were in charge of the outer villages, and finally Cao Gang was in charge of the village.

Early in the morning, Cao Xiangnan took Lizheng and set off for the town. They first went to Yipinzhai to find shopkeeper Liu.Beforehand, Cao Xiangnan greeted shopkeeper Liu and asked shopkeeper Liu to help him find the county magistrate. Wouldn't it be too sorry for the county magistrate if such a big good thing didn't give the county magistrate a chance to live forever?

"This is Lao Fang's idea. Remember the name of our Yipinzhai." Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Liu prepared a bank note for him as soon as he came, which meant that it was issued on behalf of Yipinzhai.Cao Xiangnan took it without politeness, glanced at the denomination of the bank note, and thanked his elder brother with a smile.

With the name of Yipinzhai, are you afraid that other merchants will not donate money?

The magistrate of the county was lying on the bed, enjoying the service of the concubine with his eyes closed, listening to and singing a little song, living his life as if he were a fairy.

"Master." Someone came in from outside.

"Ok?"

"Master Liu is looking for you."

"Treasurer Liu is here?" County Magistrate Wang asked without opening his eyes, "But what's the matter?"

"Shopkeeper Liu brought a few people here, and said he was looking for you, Master, if he had something to do."

Shopkeeper Liu, the God of Wealth, could not be neglected. County Magistrate Wang opened his eyes, and sat up with difficulty with the support of his concubine. There were already servants kneeling below him to put on shoes for him.

"Master, go and come back quickly."

"Good good."

Under the little concubine's reluctant eyes, he led people to the front hall, and when he arrived, he saw shopkeeper Liu and a few people he brought, "Why did shopkeeper Liu come out today? "Magistrate Wang had a big belly and had difficulty walking, so he greeted Liu Zhangui with a smile.

"Who are these?" County Magistrate Wang glanced at his small eyes and asked casually.

"This is not an opportunity to make you famous and famous in Wang County. This matter is really related to what they are going to do next, so I will bring you here." Shopkeeper Liu said "Celebrity through the ages" , Live forever" the eight big characters were deliberately clicked, for fear that the county magistrate Wang could not hear clearly.

Celebrity through the ages, immortal?

County Magistrate Wang's small eyes widened suddenly, and he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Why don't I bring a few people to see you, County Magistrate Wang, and I'll let them tell you what's going on." Shopkeeper Liu acted as the shopkeeper, he was only responsible for introductions, as for what to do He said that he believed that Cao Xiangnan was ready.

"Hurry up and serve tea." County magistrate Wang walked up to the upper seat and gestured, "Shopkeeper Liu, please sit down."

Shopkeeper Liu walked over and sat down unceremoniously, and the tea was served in front of him. He picked it up and took a sip.

"Master." Knowing that it was his turn to play, Cao Xiangnan stepped forward and bowed deeply to the county magistrate Wang, and said in an unassuming manner, "I am Cao Xiangnan from Caojia Village, leading the village Li Zheng came here with several representatives from the village, and there is something important to say to you, Mr. Elder..."

"...When the academy is completed, this stone tablet will be erected in the most conspicuous place of the academy. Everyone who walks into the academy will be able to see your name and know that you love the people like a son and do good things for the people. , to cultivate the pillars of the country for His Majesty. At that time, who will not know your name, Grand Master? Do you think so?" Cao Xiangnan flattered Wang County Magistrate. An academy says that it is to cultivate talents when it is small, and it is when it is big. To cultivate the pillars of the country for His Majesty, when the time comes, the name of the county magistrate will be known not only to those who enter the academy, but also to everyone in the Feng Dynasty.

People who have power only want a good reputation, and he just grasped the mentality of magistrate Wang.They played a resounding banner, and now they have finished blowing, and he will knock on the county magistrate's bamboo pole after a while. The seventh-grade sesame official is a small one, and he has earned a lot of oil and water after so many years.

County magistrate Wang nodded sharply. When the time comes, they will come out with a few champions. His Majesty knows that he has paid for the construction of the academy, and he has cultivated the pillars of the country for His Majesty. He has done such a great deed, so he will be sealed A high official?

At that time, he can leave the small place of Fenshui and go to a bigger place to become a senior official.

"My lord." Cao Xiangnan knew that the county magistrate Wang was daydreaming from the way he looked, so he had to remind him aloud.

County magistrate Wang woke up from his dream and looked at the person who called him.

"My lord, how much do you want to pay for the construction of the academy?" Cao Xiangnan approached with a smile on his face, as if sending a great deal to the county magistrate, and said, "When the time comes, the academy will be changed to, The stone tablet stands on the wall at the entrance of the academy, and your name must be engraved on the top, my lord."

So if this is too rare, people will laugh at it, right?

"Pay money? If you want, if you want to pay, my name must be engraved on it." County magistrate Wang beckoned to the master behind him.The master who was waiting at the side hurried forward and leaned in front of the master.

Cao Xiangnan tactfully retreated to Shopkeeper Liu's side, and exchanged a look with Shopkeeper Liu. Wouldn't this be done?

County magistrate Wang and his family's master murmured for a long time, and then waved to the kid just now.Seeing County Magistrate Wang waving, Cao Xiangnan immediately leaned forward, and when he heard the master's muttering, he hurriedly shook his hand and said in panic, "No, no, every sum of this money will be made public for everyone to see." Yes, this number doesn't match, and everyone will know about it by then..."

"If something goes wrong, it's okay for everyone to blame me, Cao Xiangnan, but I'm afraid that I will implicate you, my lord."

I really dare to think that if I just want to give 100 taels, let him write 500 taels!Where can he find the remaining 400 taels!This is a wonderful thing to think about, as soon as he heard that it was the idea of ​​the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked master, Cao Xiangnan hurriedly shook his hand with a look of fear, and he was already scolding the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked master and the county magistrate who was as fat as a pig several times.

In the end, the county magistrate reluctantly gave him a silver note of 200 taels. When he gave it, his face looked sore. I glanced over.He also mentioned that the construction would start in a few days and asked the magistrate to come over.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely go when the time comes." County magistrate Wang agreed immediately, squinting his eyes and smiling, and he didn't know what good things he thought of.

After bidding farewell to County Magistrate Wang, a group of them walked out of the county magistrate's mansion.

Shopkeeper Liu reached out and patted the boy next to him, and said, "Good boy!"

For so many years, he was the only one who gave County Magistrate Wang his share of money, and County Magistrate Wang hadn't seen him voluntarily vomit money out.Just now, he watched how this kid fooled County Magistrate Wang from the beginning to the end, and he managed to get the money from him. Today, he finally met County Magistrate Wang in the pit, and this kid still has the ability !Sure enough, he was right.

"Hey, if I don't have my brother's help today, I'm afraid Xiangnan won't even be able to enter the door of the county magistrate. I have to thank my brother for today's matter." Cao Xiangnan said to shopkeeper Liu with a smile.

"Why don't you thank me here and there, if there's anything you can do to help you, just ask my brother." Shopkeeper Liu said indifferently.

The carriage stopped in front of Shopkeeper Liu. Shopkeeper Liu was going back to Yipinzhai to do some work, and they still had to go to the town.At this point they separated, and Cao Xiangnan took a few people to continue looking for other shops in the town to discuss donations.

I have the experience of soliciting sponsors in the student union in my previous life. It is just a matter of finding someone to donate money to build a college.Li Zheng and the two men who came out with him were not used to it at first, but they gradually got used to it later on, and they were able to speak a few words.

Fortunately, thanks to Yipinzhai and the magistrate's good start, the following things are going smoothly.

After walking for a whole morning, apart from Yipinzhai and Wang County Magistrate's two big heads, some old acquaintances who have contacts and cooperation also donated a little money readily.Naturally, there are some places where they were dismissed as liars and beggars as soon as they went in to raise funds to build an academy. Cao Xiangnan always had a smile on his face.

"The boss is not here, and I can't make the decision. I will talk to the boss about it when our shop boss comes back..." But when I meet some people who say polite words on their lips, they actually don't take it seriously. Say a few words politely and leave.

There are all kinds of people in this world, you will meet all kinds of people, Cao Xiangnan has already been very calm about this, the sun at noon is too big, Cao Xiangnan is afraid that an elderly man will not be able to bear it, so he Lead a few people back to his shop.Just at this time, the store was the most crowded, and he led everyone into the small table in the backyard to eat, and he ate something casually before going to the front to help.

Let everyone rest in the store for a while, and later Cao Xiangnan wanted Li to wait for them in the store, and they went out for a walk, and then came back to pick him up.

"I'll go with you." Since Li Zheng had said so, he had no choice but to go together.

The sun in the sky gradually turned to the west, and there were fewer and fewer people walking on the street. After walking for a day, everyone was tired, so they went back to Caojia Village.

When Cao Xiangnan returned home, he heard that Cao Gang and the others hadn't come back yet.

But it's not surprising that most people in the village leave early and return late, and only come back home at sunset, and it is only at this time that they can find people.