"Hello everyone, I'm Cao Xiangnan." Cao Xiangnan stood in the middle and didn't sit down.

He usually had a smile on his face, but today he was so angry at the shamelessness of these people that he couldn't even laugh.

Before stepping into this place, he already had a way to deal with this matter in his mind. Cao Xiangnan simply told Cao Gang his idea, and the two of them discussed it and decided to deal with the matter later.

He looked at Cao Gang, and the two of them communicated silently in a way that only they understood. Cao Gang nodded slightly to him, meaning that this matter was left to him to handle. The two of them had been together for so long, and they still had this tacit understanding and trust.

"I am..."

"I am..."

Several people present stated their identities and which village they were from. Their attitudes did not show that they were asking for help. Before the village chief of Caojia Village was replaced and the power of the elders was revoked, Cao Xiangnan had seen that the village chief and elders of Caojia Village all looked so self-important because of their little power, not to mention the village chiefs and elders of the neighboring villages. He was just a small village official, and he was used to bullying in the village, so he wanted to bully Caojia Village?

You should have the attitude of asking for help! Instead of bullying them just because you have more people!

"Seventh Master, Wenxuan has already told us about this on the way here." After listening to this, Cao Xiangnan did not take the so-called village chief Li Zheng and the elders seriously at all. He looked at Li Zheng and said, "Well, Nan boy, how do you think this matter should be handled?" These people have been making a fuss here for a long time. Originally, Li Zheng did not mind helping everyone if he could, because they were all from neighboring villages. But they are like this now, no matter how good his temper is, he feels uncomfortable.

Don't think he doesn't know that when their Caojia Village was poor in the past, the people in these villages refused without even thinking about it when they heard that the matchmaker was going to propose marriage to the boys in their Caojia Village. The young man who married into Caojia Village was beaten by his husband's family. People from their village went to seek justice and said that their village was better than Caojia Village. They didn't take Caojia Village seriously at all.

The grudges from the past haven't been settled yet! Now he comes here with a haughty look! Does he really think that Cao Gaozhi is a clay figure without temper? ! Li Zheng snorted in his heart. The people

sitting here are a group of old guys who take advantage of their high status. They saw that the village chief of Caojia Village is a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair, and there is this Cao Xiangnan, who is said to be a kid who suddenly got rich in Caojia Village? They have eaten more salt than these two guys have eaten rice.

What made them a little wary was the village chief of Caojia Village. He looked like someone who was not easy to mess with. The look he gave them was like a knife. Even if they didn't take this young village chief seriously, they subconsciously withdrew a little and trembled in their hearts when he looked at them like that.

Cao Gang was just sitting there. His cuckold spirit could help him suppress these old guys. Cao Xiangnan laughed here, but his face was still serious.

He didn't know about the past conflicts between Caojia Village and the neighboring villages. As a native of Caojia Village, he naturally protected his own people more.

"Wenxuan, go outside and bring the elderly and children inside, and pour everyone a cup of hot water to warm themselves up." Cao Xiangnan glanced at the old guys sitting there, and ignored them, and said to Cao Wenxuan.

It was too cold outside, and in order to prevent the elderly and children from falling down, he emphasized, "Remember, it's the elderly and children."

When he just walked by, he also saw two barefoot and ragged children.

"Okay." Cao Wenxuan understood and walked out.

Cao Gang made a gesture, asking Wang Dahu to go out and help.

Wang Dahu took the order and followed Cao Wenxuan out. This man was tall, with a full beard and a murderous aura. This was a man who really killed enemies on the battlefield. A glance from him was more intimidating than Cao Gang, the village chief.

The people outside quickly invited the elderly and children in, and everyone who came in stood by the door. Naturally, there were young people who wanted to come in. It was so cold outside, and they stood outside in the cold wind for so long.

"Why don't you let us in!"

"Behave yourself!"

Wang Dahu's voice came from outside the door. Before the people came in, Cao Xiangnan didn't plan to pay attention to these old guys. He believed that there must be people who really needed help here, and there were also rogues who wanted to live in a good house.

"Yeah, what should we do about this?" Someone couldn't help but speak up. As soon as the tall and thin old man spoke up, someone responded, "We have been in your Caojia Village for so long, you guys should give us an explanation."

"We have brought everyone from our village here, you guys are going to give us an explanation, right?"

"All the people from your Caojia Village live in the academy, why can't we people from Huangpo Village do the same?"

"Yeah, and we..."

Explanation? Why not? Cao Xiangnan listened to these words and sneered in his heart. You brought people here, so we have to give you an explanation, right? !

The old people and children outside the door came in one by one. They walked such a long way to get here, and they were still walking on the snow. Some of the children even walked barefoot. When Cao Xiangnan saw these children, he wanted to slap these old men who were sitting here arrogantly to death!

Damn it! Bringing these children here in this weather, and letting them walk here barefoot! It's simply insane. If Caojia Village doesn't help their villagers, they will let these old people and children die in Caojia Village, right? It seems that they really mean this.

"...Drink some water."

"Thank you, thank you."

Cao Wenxuan came in and had already made hot water for the old people and children. There were not many bowls, and he was holding a kettle in his hand. The water he poured out was steaming. For these people who had walked so far in the snow and had been exposed to cold wind for so long, this mouthful of hot water was like a life-saving elixir. "Why did you all come to our Caojia Village and find us here? I, Cao Xiangnan, have also heard about it. Well, let's talk about this matter now." Seeing Wang Dahu come in last, Wang Dahu nodded to him, knowing that all the old people and children outside had been brought in, Cao Xiangnan spoke.

"Let's first talk about the ownership of this academy. This academy does not belong to Caojia Village, nor does it belong to your Chenjia Village, Huangpo Village, or any other village!" Cao Xiangnan's words were filled with anger, and he emphasized.

"As for what you said about your village also raising money to build the academy, then let's talk about this issue. Who in your village paid for the academy is willing, and no one forced you to pay for the academy! If the village head or the elder of the Lizheng clan, or even the villagers think that your village also raised money to build the academy, this academy belongs to your village."

At this point, Cao Xiangnan paused, and then continued, "While everyone is here, you can stand up. I have a book here that clearly records which village and who paid how much money to build the academy. I will return the full amount to you." "Then, correspondingly, people from your village who want to send their children to the academy in the future, no matter how old they are, must pay twice the amount!"

Cao Xiangnan did not say that he would not accept it, but increased the amount!

Here, people from other villages cannot go to the schools of other villages, unless they go to the town. The schools in the town are schools that allow people from any village to study as long as the teacher is willing to accept them and pay the amount.

"I, Cao Xiangnan, am here to emphasize once again that the academy does not belong to Caojia Village, nor to any of your villages." Cao Xiangnan emphasized this with a high voice, which frightened all the old folks present.

This academy does not belong to any village, so this was also his original purpose of building the academy outside Caojia Village, so that no one in Caojia Village would say that the academy belonged to Caojia Village.

Some people who wanted to occupy their village and paid for the academy immediately shut up and dared not speak when they heard that the money would be returned to the people in their village and that the people in their village would have to pay twice as much to study there.

"But..." "Anyone who wants to study can come to the academy after March next year." While the village chiefs and the elders were here, Cao Xiangnan also explained the admission conditions clearly, letting everyone know that there is such a thing and it is true. "In early February next year, we will send people to your village to tell them about the enrollment of the academy."

The first snow in February just melted, and it was just right for enrollment and publicity. The academy will start in March.

"As for winter, there will be teachers in the academy every winter in the future. Every morning, the teacher will only give one hour of class. There is no need for any restrictions. Anyone who wants to come can come. Classes will be suspended on snowy days, and everyone does not need to come." This is something everyone knows this year, and many people in the village have come to study.

The ownership of the academy and the issue of each village sending children to study here ended here. Cao Xiangnan turned to the matter of seeking help. "It snowed heavily last night, and some people's houses collapsed and are uninhabitable. I can only express my deep sympathy for this matter." Cao Xiangnan glanced at a child standing in the crowd who was looking at him with longing in his eyes, his throat rolled, and said, "As for what you said about sending the villagers to the academy to 'stay', let's talk about this matter in detail."

He particularly emphasized "stay", rather than that they could live there as a matter of course.

"The snow last night collapsed many houses in Huangpo Village. As the village chief, I had no choice but to bring them here because I thought we could arrange for people to live in the academy." When

these people heard this, they started to play the pity card. They

talked about how pitiful the villagers in their village were. The heavy snow collapsed the houses. The houses were so broken and uninhabitable. They said that if you don't let people in our village live in the academy, everyone in our village will freeze to death this winter.