Chapter 375 Academy
Even if the head of Zhangjia Village took advantage of her, Qiao Xuan wouldn't care. Of course, just don't try to fool herself and Shao Yunduan.
The two of them agreed that on the day when Shao Yunduan was scheduled to go to Minghua Academy, they would go out together.
Qiao Xuan picked up two large golden Buddha's hands and planned to take them to Mingrentang to give to Shopkeeper Qin.
At Minghua Academy, Qiao Xuan had already asked Shao Yunduan if he wanted to send some gifts to the teachers in the academy.
Shao Yunduan shook his head and refused.
The three teachers at Minghua Academy were not outstanding in their studies, nor were they outstanding in their personalities. One of them, named Zhou, was extremely snobbish. He was kind and gentle to students from wealthy families, and would often ask them about their homework. He always ignored poor country students like Shao Yunduan.
Before Shao Yunduan passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, they did not take him seriously.
Until he passed the imperial examination and married Qiao Xuan, they were quite warm and friendly to him for a while. But later, seeing that no one from the Qiao family had ever come to visit him and that he had never talked about his relationship with the Qiao family, and thinking that Qiao Xuan was a concubine's daughter, they became more distant from him than before.
If it weren't for the fact that he now had the title of scholar, they would probably even try to force him to leave the academy.
These three gentlemen have been living in the county town, and have been interacting with landlords, merchants and wealthy families. They are knowledgeable and know a lot, and are very different from pure country people.
From the Qiao family's attitude towards Shao Yunduan, what couldn't they understand?
Qiao Xuan must be an unfavored concubine's daughter!
The Qiao family must be dissatisfied with Shao Yunduan as a son-in-law!
In this case, how could they possibly get close to Shao Yunduan?
Therefore, Shao Yunduan treated them as ordinary teachers and students, paid them the tuition fees they were supposed to receive, and gave them a dozen eggs and one or two chickens during the holidays, which was enough for them.
Although Qiao Xuan didn't know what the situation was like in the academy, since Shao Yunduan said it was not necessary, she naturally listened to her.
When Qiao Xuan arrived at Mingrentang, Manager Qin, who hadn't seen her for a long time, was quite enthusiastic.
When he saw the two big golden Buddha's hands she presented to him, his eyes lit up and he praised them repeatedly while holding them in his hands.
Buddha's hand is one of the best offerings to gods, Buddhas and ancestors. Any family that is a little bit particular will always have a pair of large Buddha's hands when offering sacrifices.
However, it is not easy to obtain the best quality Buddha's hand, because it is easy to get scars during the growth process. Buddha's hand with scars can only be used to fumigate the house, as a decoration or as medicine.
Old ladies and wives from wealthy families particularly admire the big Buddha's hand.
Qiao Xuan gave such a gift, and Shopkeeper Qin knew without a doubt how happy his mother would be if he took it home and gave it to her.
If his mother was happy, he would naturally be happy too.
I couldn't help but ask Qiao Xuan, "Does Madam Shao have any more Buddha's hands like this at home? If so, give me a few. The price is negotiable."
It's a great thing to use as a gift!
Qiao Xuan smiled and said, "It's too late for the shopkeeper. It's not easy to get a flawless Buddha's hand. We only kept four of them. We originally had more than ten, but we gave them all to Master Xie and Master Le Zheng."
Shopkeeper Qin was stunned and greatly surprised that Qiao Xuan and the others were still in contact with the two young masters. This made him look at them with even greater respect.
"Haha, is that so? That's a pity! If there are any extras in the future, Mrs. Shao, how about leaving a few for me?"
Qiao Xuan nodded and smiled: "If there are extra, that's no problem!"
(End of this chapter)
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