"Have you heard that Cao Silang is going to build a academy?"

"Yeah, I heard about this too. I heard that children in the future won't have to pay tuition to go to school. Do you think it's true or false..."

"Only children aged four to seven don't have to pay tuition to go to school..."

The brothers in Caojia Village gathered together, without stopping what they were doing, and were talking about the academy that Cao Silang was going to build. These words spread from one person to another, and soon everyone in the village heard about it.

Which young man doesn't want to send his children to school? In the past, they didn't dare to think about it because their families had no money. Now they work outside and earn a lot of money every day. The men in the family also work as assistants for Cao Silang. Even the children in the family earn a lot of money every day by picking fruits. When school starts next year, they will also sign up and send their children to the academy.

They are thinking about sending their children to school, but they are afraid that their mothers will not agree. There are also many people who think it is a waste of money.

The word in the village quickly spread to the ears of the village chief and the elders of the Cao clan. Everyone gathered at the village chief's house. Several old men sat there, and the expressions on their faces were different.

"I heard that Cao Silang invited Li Zheng to discuss this matter last night. We didn't even inform him of such a big thing. Does he take us, the elders, seriously?" The fourth elder was dissatisfied. After all, he was an elder of the Cao family. The younger generation did such a big thing, but he didn't even inform them.

"That's right! He didn't even inform us."

The fourth elder's words expressed everyone's thoughts. The village chief was already very dissatisfied with Cao Silang for not taking him, the village chief, seriously.

Those who have a long-term vision know that this is a great thing. If they can get a little bit of it, their children and grandchildren will go to school in the future. This academy is much better than the small school in the village. They are trying to protect Cao Jia Silang's construction of the academy. "If this academy is built, it will be a good thing, a good thing that will benefit future generations..."

The third elder sat there with a sullen face, not saying a word.

"Village chief, what do you mean by that?" The village chief's expression changed again and again. He stood up and said, "Let's go to Cao Jia Silang to check the situation."

The group went to Cao Jia Silang. Those in the village who saw the village chief and the elders going to Cao Jia Silang also put down their work and followed him.

The sound of children reading aloud came from the yard. Liu Baishu walked in the middle with a book. He read a sentence and the children followed him. Cao Xiangnan came to take a look and felt that Liu Baishu's teaching was much better than that of the old teacher in the school.

"Is Cao Silang at home?" someone outside the door asked loudly.

"What do you want to see me for?" Cao Xiangnan, who was inside, heard the voice and came out. He saw that it was the village chief with a group of old folks. He was busy here and really had no time to deal with this group of old folks, so he still welcomed them in.

Seeing that the children stopped talking and looked over here, Cao Xiangnan glanced over there.

"Don't stop, keep reading." Liu Baishu understood and led the children to continue reading.

The village chief and the elders rarely come to Cao Silang's place. They don't know that the children don't go to school because Cao Silang has hired a teacher to teach them. Now they also know that the third elder asked the teacher to kick Goudan out of the school. Cao Silang doesn't send his children to school anymore. Other families also don't send their children there. Now a new academy is being built. This is a slap in their face. The

third elder didn't come with them either, but went home alone. I think he was too embarrassed to come with them.

"Sit down." Cao Xiangnan led everyone in. His attitude was casual. He absolutely didn't respect these old guys as the elders who were superior to him.

In his mind, the concept of clan is very weak, and such a thing almost does not exist, so he does not take these clan elders who can decide the life and death of the clan members seriously.

Qi Wanfeng, who was outside, heard that the village chief and everyone had arrived, and walked in from outside. When Cao Xiangnan saw Wanfeng coming in, he stood up and walked over and whispered to him to boil some hot water for tea.

Qi Wanfeng listened, nodded, and left.

"I wonder what brings you to Xiangnan?" Cao Xiangnan knew what these old guys came for, and he asked even though he knew the answer.

"We heard that you want to build a college, is this true?" Several old men looked at each other, and someone asked.

"It is true." Cao Xiangnan did not mean to hide it, and nodded and said.

"How come you didn't tell us about such a big thing? This is a big event in the village!" The fourth old man reprimanded.

"Such a big thing, this is a big event for our Caojia Village!" How could they be left out?

Cao Xiangnan smiled as he listened to the old guys talking about it. They were all saying that this was a good thing for Caojia Village, and he was too embarrassed to refute them. Wanfeng came in with hot water, and he took it. He told him to leave and that he could do it here. He poured everyone a cup of brewed tea. Although he didn't like these old guys in his heart, as long as they didn't make trouble for him, he didn't need to get angry with them. On this point, he still adhered to the principle of respecting the elderly and loving the young.

"Silang, where in the village are you going to build the academy? I see there is a piece of land next to the village school. That piece of land belongs to the village. It would be the best to build the academy there." It happened that the academy was originally there, so there was nothing wrong with building the academy there. "

Well, that piece of land is good. It belongs to the village. No one will say anything if we build it there."

The Cao family is the largest in Caojia Village, so it is natural to build it next to their Cao family ancestral hall.

When everyone had almost finished discussing it and had just decided where to build the academy, Cao Xiangnan finally spoke up and said, "I have already bought another piece of land for the academy."

He mentioned the location of the piece of land, and there was silence for a while.

"...In that time, not only people from our Caojia Village can come to study, but also people from several nearby villages can come to study." So this means that the academy is not built in Caojia Village, and even if it is built, it will not belong to Caojia Village. People from nearby villages can send their children to study and enjoy the same treatment. This is completely beyond Caojia Village. Even if the village chief and the elders want to interfere, they can't intervene, and good things will not come to you!

This is also the problem that Cao Xiangnan considered when he bought the land. It seems that his decision now is very wise, which can save a lot of trouble. Cao Gang, who had just returned from picking sour fruits, heard that the village chief had come with a group of elders. They walked in from outside, and a sharp look swept over, scaring several old guys. How could they forget about this evil spirit? So even though they were dissatisfied with Cao Silang's decision, they did not dare to object angrily.

"If you have no other questions, we will stop here. I have something else to do." Cao Xiangnan said with a smile.

"This... we should go back. We can discuss this another day."

After sending the group of old things out, Cao Xiangnan looked back at Cao Gang and smiled. He had not forgotten the expressions of the group of old things when they saw Cao Gang just now, as if they had seen a ghost. Cao Gang saw the smile on Cao Xiangnan's face and didn't understand why. He had no idea that he had a scary face.

"Let's go, get to work." Cao Xiangnan said with a smile.

With more people working, the work was done quickly. The grapes picked back were like a small mountain. It seemed that all the grapes on the mountain could be picked in a few days. The fruits sent in also had to be washed and cut into pieces, then pickled and dried. The dried fruits were collected, and the ones at the back were still being dried.

After arranging things at home, Cao Xiangnan called Cao Gang to go to the town together.

Yesterday, the wine was delivered to Yipinzhai, and he wanted to go over to see how it was received. In addition, there was the matter of building a college, so he had to come over to say hello to the storekeeper Liu. When the time came, I was afraid that the storekeeper Liu's help would be indispensable. The storekeeper Liu could still say a few words to Fenshui Town.

The carriage stopped at the door of Yipinzhai, and the waiter saw him and was not unfamiliar with him, and warmly welcomed him inside.

When the storekeeper Liu heard that it was this kid, he walked around the table and came out. Seeing that it was Cao Xiangnan, Manager Liu was like seeing a relative, "I was just about to go to Caojia Village, but I didn't expect you to come. Come on, come on, hurry upstairs."

"I'm already here, why would I bother you to go to Caojia Village?" Seeing Manager Liu's look, Cao Xiangnan knew without asking that the wine he delivered yesterday was very popular, and he was probably asking him for more wine.

Cao Xiangnan took Cao Gang and followed Manager Liu upstairs.

As expected, as soon as he entered the room, Liu Zhan asked him for wine, "How much wine do you have? Bring me a few bottles first."

Liu Zhan told Cao Xiangnan about the fight that almost broke out when he took out the wine yesterday. Cao Xiangnan thought it was funny again, but he was actually very happy. He said, "There is not much wine now, but I still have a few bottles for you. I will go back and ask someone to send it to you later."

"Okay, okay." That's great. Liu Zhan clapped his hands. He knew that asking this kid would help. This way he had an explanation.

The servant brought tea in and went out, closing the door by the way.

"Yes, I came to see you today because you have something to tell you." Cao Xiangnan said.

"Oh, what is it? Just tell me." Liu Zhan said.

Cao Xiangnan told Manager Liu about the plan to build an academy, and naturally also told Manager Liu about the situation of the academy. He knew that Manager Liu had a good relationship with the county magistrate, and hoped that Manager Liu would lead the way to the county magistrate, and he could handle the rest by himself.

Manager Liu listened and nodded continuously. It was the first time he heard of such an academy, and he thought it was a good one. As for taking him to the county magistrate, "It's a small matter, no problem." After

getting Manager Liu's reply, Cao Xiangnan was relieved.