binnovel Chapter 330 Liang Zhu (1)
Chapter 330 Liang Zhu (1)
"Qingzhu, do you think we absolutely have to climb this mountain?" Wangyou looked at the mountain in front of her and didn't really want to climb it.
“Young master, Nishan Academy is located on a mountain, so we naturally have to go up the mountain. However, we can ride horses,” Qingzhu said with a smile.
"Alright, alright, let's go!" The two mounted their horses and quickly headed towards the mountaintop.
When we reached the top of the mountain, we saw a lively scene, as if a grand opera was being performed.
"Young master, I've inquired around. It's Wang Lantian from the Wang family of Taiyuan. He's blocking the entrance to the academy, making everyone bow before they can pass. Right now, Zhu Yingtai is arguing with him, and there's a guy named Liang Shanbo next to her. The two of them are arguing with Wang Lantian."
"That Wang Lantian, isn't he from a collateral branch?"
“That’s right. Relying on the Wang family’s name, they’re incredibly domineering. Young master, I’ll go and teach them a lesson.” Qingzhu was eager to try.
"Why bother dealing with them? Let's watch the show. It's still early, no rush." Wangyou plucked a blade of grass and waved it. "Someone will teach him a lesson."
"I'd like to see just how powerful you are." A cold yet arrogant voice came from behind Wangyou, who promptly stepped aside.
Then a young nobleman rode a horse, picked up a bow and arrow, and shot it at Wang Lantian, who was shouting and yelling at the door.
Then Wangyou saw that the man named Liang Shanbo was standing in front of Wang Lantian with a carrying pole in his hand, and the arrow hit the carrying pole.
With a "bang," a large bump appeared on Liang Shanbo's head.
"Qingzhu, wouldn't you say this person is outstanding?" Wangyou said with a smile.
“Young master, it’s correct,” Qingzhu replied decisively.
"How could you do this? What if someone dies?" Zhu Yingtai glanced at the bump on Liang Shanbo's head and angrily questioned Ma Wencai, the archer.
"Are you out of your mind?!" Wangyou finally couldn't hold back anymore. "You can be blind, but I didn't expect you to be brainless too."
"who are you?"
"Who I am is not important. What's important is this guy named Wang... Lantian. He's making things difficult for you. You argued with him and delayed our time to get in. This young master's arrow was just to scare him. This young master Liang didn't make a fuss. Wang Lantian only had an arrow stuck in his hair. Who told him to meddle?"
"You're just making excuses. This is the entrance to the academy, not a place to fight."
"You still know this is the entrance to the academy? You call this fighting? Qingzhu, let him see what a real fight is like."
"Alright, young master." Qingzhu rubbed her hands excitedly, walked over, picked up the people blocking her way, and threw them one by one into the distance. "Young master, shall we continue?"
"What are you fighting for? Doesn't your hand hurt? Let's go in." Wangyou shook the folding fan in her hand and cut in line to enter the mountain gate.
"Oh." Qingzhu quickly picked up the package and followed.
Seeing this, the others quickly went inside, where the academy's teachers were collecting tuition fees.
The tuition at Nishan Academy was quite high, eight taels of gold a year. Only those with considerable wealth could afford to study there.
Of course, there are also those who are willing to give more, such as a hundred taels of gold. These are people who are not short of money. Forget-Me-Not's father also prepared a hundred taels of gold for her tuition.
Just as Wangyou finished paying her tuition, Ma Wencai came over from behind. After asking the teacher how many people were left, Ma Wencai generously said that he would cover the tuition for the rest of them, at ten taels of gold.
Just as Wangyou was about to leave, she took a step and turned around. "Brother, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have paid the hundred taels of gold. Is it too late for me to return it now?"
"Young master, our family isn't short of money," Qingzhu reminded him helplessly.
"I know." Wangyou nodded seriously first, then turned to look at Ma Wencai and Master Chen, "Can I get my tuition fees refunded?"
“Once it’s been paid, it can’t be refunded,” Master Chen said righteously.
"Oh, what a pity, brother. Could you let me know next time you throw money around?" Wangyou said to Ma Wencai with a smile.
“Okay.” Ma Wencai looked at the person who had spoken to him in front of the mountain gate and said arrogantly.
Lai Wangyou happily prepared to walk to the back, but then Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo caused trouble again, saying something about how a gentleman does not eat food offered with contempt, and in short, they wanted him to pay his own tuition.
Then Zhu Yingtai's 100 taels of gold was no problem. Liang Shanbo only prepared 8 taels of gold, but Master Chen raised the price at the last minute and directly calculated the tuition fee according to the 10 taels of gold given by Ma Wencai.
Zhu Yingtai intended to help, but Master Chen said something like, "Didn't you say you didn't need anyone's help?" Liang Shanbo angrily decided to raise the remaining two taels of gold himself.
"If this kind of person becomes an official in the future, he will be an upright and incorruptible local official." Having finished watching the excitement, Wangyou, still feeling unsatisfied, led Qingzhu to the back.
"But this kind of person doesn't know how to be flexible, so it's hard for them to get promoted," Qingzhu commented.
"And he's so kind-hearted, any girl who marries him will suffer."
"Young master, why is this?"
"You can tell from what happened at the mountain gate that he was willing to risk his life to save someone who was making things difficult for him. Wang Lantian was shorter than him, so he only suffered a haircut. Or if Ma Wencai had used any more force, he would have been in grave danger. At that moment, he didn't think about his family at all."
Wangyou disapproved of Liang Shanbo's behavior, but everyone has their own way of dealing with people, so Wangyou just watched the show.
“What you say is true, young master. If it were me, I would have shot the arrow with a little more force, and Liang Shanbo would have died on the spot. But his family might not even be able to get justice,” Qingzhu said, adding a touch of her martial arts prowess.
"Alright, time to change my clothes and pay respects to Confucius." Wangyou stretched, changed her clothes, and followed the crowd.
Then, when they were worshipping Confucius, Wangyou took a shortcut and didn't actually worship him. Otherwise, if the statue of Confucius had broken, all the students present would have been inspected, which would have been a huge sin.
Liang Shanbo arrived late and even had a conversation with the headmaster, who seemed to appreciate him quite a bit. However, this had nothing to do with Wangyou, because the headmaster's wife had already assigned the dormitories.
"Why are there two people in one room, Madam? Aren't there any single rooms?" Zhu Yingtai turned pale with fright when she saw that there were two people in one room.
As soon as Zhu Yingtai spoke, Ma Wencai, who wanted a room to himself, also spoke up.
"Master's wife, can't you really have a room by yourself? It's so inconvenient for two people to share a room!" Wangyou, who had been pampered since childhood, also chimed in.
"No, that's the rule." The teacher's wife smiled gently, but her words left no room for negotiation.
"Can I build a house next to the academy?" Wangyou asked, settling for second best.
The teacher's wife glanced at Wangyou, quickly closed her eyes, and then said seriously, "Students of the academy must live on campus and are not allowed to live outside."
As soon as the teacher's wife said this, she quickly left. Whose young master was this? He was so handsome that she almost softened and agreed.
"Sigh, let me see who I'll be living with!" Wangyou sighed and started looking for her own name.
“You’ll live with me.” Ma Wencai, looking at the short man in front of him, said, suppressing a laugh.