Nanyang County.

On the street.

Led by four young masters, Pei Jian and Gao Qi, dozens of students from the school, dressed in robes, passed by in groups.

Such a scene naturally attracted countless passers-by to watch.

Then I saw that group of young college students were walking and talking seriously about "doing big things".

"When we get to Hexi Village, we'll see the crops and pull them up vigorously."

“But you can’t pull them all out, or the crops will die.”

"Yes, just pull out half of it. If we finish pulling it out today, the crops will be ripe in two days."

Hearing this, many passers-by couldn't believe their ears.

My goodness, these 'little gentlemen' must have read so much that they have become stupid!

If we really let them do this, the crops in the fields will suffer.

An elderly man quickly advised: "Boys, don't do anything reckless. The crops are growing well in the field. If you pull them out, they will die in the field!"

Pei Jian stood up immediately after hearing this and said loudly: "Old man, you have never been to school, you don't know how to grow crops."

"Do you know Cui Xian, the eight-year-old prodigy who wrote the storybook of The Legend of the Rainbow Cat and the poem Ode to the Goose? He was our classmate."

"He studied the sage's book and found that pulling up the seedlings can help the crops mature sooner!"

Gao Qi, Li Heyu and Zhuang Jin quickly echoed and set the pace.

The bunch of young boys became more and more confident and even laughed at the old man for "not knowing how to farm".

Upon hearing the news, more primary school students came from various ethnic schools and joined the team.

They marched through the busy city like a parade.

It attracted countless people's attention.

The old man who was accused of "not knowing how to farm" was so angry that his nose was almost crooked: I have been taking care of the crops all my life, and you actually say that I don't know how to farm.

Are you teaching me how to farm?

How outrageous!

But the incident of 'forcing growth by pulling up seedlings' is really too typical.

Everyone who heard about this, no matter whether they were elderly men or uneducated women and children, laughed and talked about it.

Today, the people of Nanyang County gathered together and talked about:

"Hey, have you heard? Those dozens or even hundreds of young masters are going to the fields to pull up rice seedlings so that the crops can mature early. They don't know where Hexi Village is. Their fields are going to be in trouble."

There were even some curious people who actually followed the group of young gentlemen and prepared to join in the fun.

Plus the titles of "The Rainbow Cat" and "Ode to the Goose".

Naturally, the fire spread from the market to the scholar-literati community in Nanyang.

"Forcing things to grow? Ridiculous!"

"Cui Xian first wrote "Rainbow Cat" and then "Ode to the Goose". I thought there was a child prodigy in Nanyang, but he ended up doing such a ridiculous thing!"

"It's ridiculous, really ridiculous."

At the beginning, many writers just cursed and denounced.

until--

The servants and wives of the family came to report the news crying, "Master, it's bad! Our young master has gone to pull up the rice seedlings!"

What?

These literati were suddenly panicked!

Especially in Nanyang County School, many scholars who had won the title of Tongsheng had pale faces.

The bad boy in the family is always causing trouble.

If you really participate in the practice of forcing things to happen, your future career will be ruined.

In a panic.

The two new students, brothers Cui Boshan and Cui Zhongyuan, stepped forward calmly and said, "Don't panic, classmates. I know where Hexi Village is. We will take you there."

The other students breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and their favorable impression of the Cui brothers doubled.

At critical moments, these two brothers really get things done.

then.

A large group of students from the county school, some worried about their own children, some just wanting to watch the fun, went to Hexi Village in a mighty procession.

Things are getting bigger and bigger.

It seemed that the whole county was discussing this matter.

The officers patrolling the streets noticed something was wrong and hurriedly reported it to their superiors.

The prefect was the first to receive the news. He was furious at first, but then he quickly fled: "I have some private matters to attend to, so I will take a day off today. Let's go find Wu Tongzhi and see how he handles it."

Experienced officials in the officialdom all know that events involving "public opinion" are the most difficult to deal with.

Because it's totally uncontrollable.

Moreover, the prefect was keenly aware that this matter was by no means as simple as it seemed.

Get the matter out there first, let the people below wade into the muddy water, test the depth of the matter, and then make a decision.

What a coincidence.

The prefect has just taken a break.

Mr. Wu Tongzhi said that he suddenly had diarrhea and went to see a doctor.

So the case was transferred to the county government.

County Magistrate Ye Huaifeng had just succeeded in seizing power and was preparing to take drastic measures. When he heard his subordinates report this matter, he broke out in a cold sweat.

A group of young students go together to help the students grow faster?

Oh my god!

If they were really allowed to uproot a few acres of land, I, as the official, would definitely become a laughing stock in the officialdom.

"Look, it's County Magistrate Ye. The young students under his jurisdiction actually did something ridiculous like forcing the growth of seedlings!"

Just thinking about it made County Magistrate Ye feel his scalp tingling.

If you really want to be picky, this is a serious crime of "failure to educate"!

At this time, the suffering of the Fuguo County magistrate began.

If you can't get any benefits, you have to take the lead if something happens.

County Magistrate Ye hurried to the prefectural government office, but the prefect and the associate prefect were not there either.

There was no other choice but for County Magistrate Ye to get on the sedan chair and rush to Hexi Village.

Eh? Hexi Village?

Why does it sound familiar?

County Magistrate Ye sat in the sedan chair and thought hard, as he felt that the place name sounded familiar.

The next moment, he heard his subordinates say, "County Magistrate, I just went to investigate again and finally found out the truth!"

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It’s even more exciting later!