Chapter 104
Helping in times of need The next morning, Xiao Nuobao got up early for her fourth brother.
She twisted her chubby waist, lay in her second sister-in-law's arms, put on her clothes, and picked out a lot of green vegetables and mushrooms from the offerings, and picked out apples, loquats, dates, and sugar cane.
After hearing the crackling noises coming from the cellar, Feng had already reached a tacit understanding and went directly down to the cellar to pick up all the things that the young lady had brought into the basket.
There were three large baskets of green vegetables alone.
The remaining fruits also filled two full baskets.
Feng kept very little to cook for Fushantang, and the rest were all loaded onto the donkey cart.
She opened the egg basket in the cellar again, picked up more than half of the eggs and took them all.
Since the family raised these chickens and ducks, they couldn't eat all the eggs they laid every day. They sent more to the private school so that the students could help share the burden.
"Mom." Jiang Fengnian wiped the sweat from his forehead and came over with a bucket of water: "I put six buckets of water in the car, and I'll add two more buckets. Eight buckets should be enough."
Feng looked at the half-empty water tank.
She was not panicked at all, knowing that the lady could fill it up at any time.
"Well, let's take eight buckets first. If we take more, our donkey will suffer." Feng smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Remember to seal the bucket lid, don't dirty the water, or the children won't be able to eat it."
When everything was ready, Feng held Nuobao in her arms and sat on the donkey cart, carrying the soft little lump, and headed for Yuncheng.
There are many private schools in Yuncheng, and the Wei's Academy where Feng Jing studied is one of the best.
However, its reputation is not because of the power behind it, but because the head of the private school has passed the palace examination and was appointed by His Majesty as the third place winner.
It's a pity that Dean Wei doesn't like the court, and he retired to his hometown after not being an honest official for long.
But just because of his title of "Tanhua Lang", many students looked up to Wei's Academy.
After all, the palace examination of the Southern Dynasty was held once every three years, and those who could be selected as Tanhua by the emperor could be said to be the best among men.
Soon, the donkey cart stopped in front of the gate of Wei's Academy.
Seeing the cart full of food and supplies, the guarding doorman thought it was for sale at first, and was about to wave his hand to refuse.
Jiang Fengnian stepped forward to explain: "I am the eldest brother of your private school students. There are water and fruits on this donkey cart. Because of the drought, I came to deliver it to the private school."
When the doorman heard that a student's parents came to deliver water?
He quickly clasped his fists, asked the Jiang family to wait for a moment, and then ran to call the dean.
Soon, a man in his forties, wearing a gray robe and cloud-climbing boots, walked out.
"I am the dean of Wei's Academy. I am Wei Youhan. I heard that the three of you came here to deliver water to the private school. But you are honored guests. Please come to the upper room and have a seat." Dean Wei was polite and his eyes were cold.
When Xiao Nuobao heard him say "three of you", he knew that he was also included, and he couldn't help but put his hands on his waist with satisfaction.
Finally, he met an adult who took the little kid seriously.
Feng Shi was afraid of disturbing Feng Jing's study, so she declined, saying, "No, Dean Wei, we will just unload our things and leave. You still have to take care of the private school, so we won't go in to bother you."
At this time, Dean Wei raised his head again and saw a little guy grinning at him.
Little Nuobao was wearing a set of cream-yellow clothes and pants, and her face was as white as a piece of tender tofu. Even when she was laughing, she didn't look slovenly. She
didn't look like a country kid, but a spoiled little girl raised by a rich family.
Although Dean Wei didn't like to judge people by appearance, he couldn't help but feel happy after taking a look at her.
A smile flashed across his face, and he insisted, "How can we let the distinguished guests leave without even having tea? You three should come in. The upper room is far away from the school where the children study, and it won't disturb the children."
After hearing this, Feng obeyed respectfully.
Then, holding Nuobao, she and Jiang Fengnian walked into the academy.
Little Nuobao turned his little head and looked around. This Wei's Academy was not small.
In front was the classroom for studying, on the side were the dormitories for students, in the back was the garden pavilion, and further back was the residence of the dean.
It was rare for a dean of an academy to be willing to live in a private school with the students.
Mrs. Feng couldn't help but ask.
Dean Wei smiled and said, "Anyway, I haven't got a family yet, so it doesn't matter where I live. The children live with me, and if they don't understand something during their studies at night, they can go to the study and ask me, which is quite convenient."
Mrs. Feng widened her eyes in admiration and looked at the dean a few more times.
After entering the upper room, Dean Wei made a pot of hot tea for the Jiang family, and then he told the doorman to unload the things from the Jiang family's donkey cart.
Dean Wei looked at the eight large buckets of water, as well as countless fruits and eggs. He did not expect that there would be so many. His cold eyes suddenly brightened.
He hurriedly called two servants to carry the water and fruits into the kitchen.
"That's great. I was worried that there was not enough water today, and I couldn't make red bean soup for the children as a midnight snack."
"Go and tell the cook that the fruit quota for lunch today will return to normal. The children have worked hard to study late into the night. The red bean soup and wolfberry chrysanthemum water in the evening will also remain the same!" Dean Wei raised his voice.
The servants were used to seeing the dean's joys and sorrows. It was rare to see him smile happily. They all knew that he loved the students and was happy for the timely rain of supplies.
Don't underestimate the number of people who come to the academy to give gifts on weekdays.
But when the critical moment came, those wealthy families couldn't even guarantee water for their own homes, so how could they be willing to support the private school? One by one, they took their children back home, and nothing happened.
It's better for the Jiang family, a farmer, to still think about the academy at such a difficult time.
When Dean Wei returned to the upper room, he was grateful and bowed deeply to the Jiang family.
"Thank you all for your timely help." After Dean Wei sat down, his eyebrows were full of joy: "With these buckets of water, the children will at least have water to cook for their midnight snacks!"
Seeing that he was happy, Xiao Nuobao hurriedly tugged at his mother's sleeve.
Feng understood what she meant, and said according to the girl's wish: "President, please feel free to use it. In two days, my family will send two laps of water to the private school so that the children can wash themselves and won't be too embarrassed."
Dean Wei clenched his fist excitedly.
He hurriedly thanked them again and again.
After the Jiang family finished their tea and left the academy, Dean Wei recalled the innocence and cuteness of little Nuobao, and thought about the simple face of Mrs. Feng.
He took out the academy's report card, crossed over the first few names with his finger, and finally landed on Jiang Fengjing's name.
"This result is very good. Except for math, everything else is in the top three."
"Although the student's grades are important, character and family style are more important. With such a family, I think this child will not be wrong." Dean Wei's eyes lit up and murmured in a low voice.
He wrote a letter and decided that this year, only one boy in Wei's Academy would be qualified for the imperial examination!
"Jiang Fengjing!" Dean Wei wrote these three words solemnly under the red comments.
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