Chapter 355: You are moved by me, right?
Looking at the tribesmen with dark circles under their eyes, Gu Xiu felt that he was a bit cruel, but for the sake of the tribe's future, he could only comfort himself by thinking that everyone just lacked exercise and would be fine after getting used to it. People always need to grow up.
"The classes will be assigned according to your strengths..." Gu Xiu replied.
The tribesmen looked at each other in bewilderment. Teaching? Who would teach? To whom? Where?
An elderly clan member beside Gu Xiu explained, "You have been copying books these days because you probably haven't heard the news. Governor Chang wants to build another school outside the prefectural school, and the construction has already started..."
"When the time comes, you and the clansmen who have given her their names will all go to work in her school, either teaching or doing clerical work. The specific arrangements will be based on your expertise."
The eleven tribesmen who had Chang Suining's name cards in their hands felt as if they were struck by lightning. They thought that they would be free after copying the books... but they didn't expect that this was not the end, but just the beginning? What kind of school? Did she open a school? It was clearly a mill! "Fill it in." Gu Xiu sighed lightly: "Fill it in well. Since you are going there, try to find a good job."
Everyone felt heavy-hearted, as if they were in a millstone, but they had to pick up their pens.
Gu Erlang was feeling lucky at this moment, because fortunately when his father "selected and sold the clan members", he did not sell him to the governor's mansion.
After leaving this place with a heavy atmosphere, Gu Erlang returned to his residence, took a bath, burned incense, and changed his clothes. Only then did he feel a little more alive.
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In the governor's mansion, Chang Suining had just finished reading the military report sent back by Yuan Xiang. She felt that the war was imminent and the time she could stay in the governor's mansion would probably be getting less and less.
Fortunately, everything has been roughly settled, and only needs to be implemented later. However, apart from Wang Changshi, there are not many people in the governor's mansion who can really take charge of things on her behalf. Most of them are newcomers. Yao Ran still needs to be tempered, Shen Sanmao has to help her supervise the construction of the school, and as for Mr. Luo...
While Chang Suining was thinking, she turned to look at Luo Guanlin who was helping her with official business.
Noticing her gaze, Luo Guanlin raised his eyelids to look at her and continued working.
Chang Suining took the initiative to speak: "Sir, I will be going to the army soon."
Luo Guanlin paused.
"Although the military camp is not far from Jiangdu City, it only takes two days to go back and forth, but fighting the Japanese army often means floating on the sea. I am afraid I will not be able to handle the official business of the governor's mansion in time." Chang Suining said sincerely and seriously: "After I leave, if there are any important matters in the governor's mansion that need to be decided in time, I would like to ask you to discuss the response with Wang Changshi, is it okay?"
This was a very straightforward request. After a moment, Luo Guanlin finally spoke, but he asked: "Does Governor Chang really trust me?"
Chang Suining: "If I didn't trust you, how could I dare to entrust all the important affairs of Jiangdu to you?"
"Big deal." Luo Guanlin sneered, "Letting Jiangdu women go out to work is also a big deal, but why didn't Governor Chang mention it to me before?"
He knew about it together with those officials that day.
But such a big thing could not be a spur-of-the-moment idea, so she deliberately concealed it from him in advance.
Chang Suining was startled when he suddenly brought up this matter, but he did not deny it: "Yes, I have discussed this matter with Wang Changshi privately, and I did deliberately avoid you, sir."
Luo Guanlin snorted. Even if they had to avoid him for such a big matter, why would they talk about trust with him? Chang Suining explained helplessly, "The reason why I avoided you, sir, is because you and I have very different opinions on how to treat the differences between men and women. I was afraid that you would be unhappy to hear it."
Luo Guanlin: “…”
Afraid that he would be unhappy? He blurted out, "But didn't the governor take action anyway?"
"Of course I have to take action." Chang Suining said as a matter of course: "Opportunities are rare, so we should take advantage of them. If you don't take advantage of such a good opportunity, you'd be a fool."
Luo Guanlin was choked by her words "take advantage of the opportunity" and felt powerless as if someone had interrupted him.
"The war has torn a hole in Jiangdu, and I do want to use this opportunity to plan for the women of Jiangdu." Chang Suining said frankly: "But the reason why this matter can be carried out is not only because of my deterrence, but also because this move can indeed better mobilize Jiangdu's manpower, which is of great help to Jiangdu at the moment."
She looked at Luo Guanlin and said, "Sir, even if I have selfish motives, I have a clear conscience in serving Jiangdu."
Luo Guanlin did not deny this point.
In fact, he didn't mean that she had to get his approval for everything and had to discuss it with him. The other party was the host and he was at most a kidnapped guest. She had clear goals in her work and naturally would not change her decision because of her concerns about the feelings of a mere Luo Guanlin.
He just felt that this person said one thing and did another, and even avoided him to discuss matters with Wang Changshi... What qualifications did Wang Changshi have, and how capable could he be? Yes, he was against women fighting for power, but he was not someone who couldn't tell the difference between right and wrong! Seeing that he turned his face away and didn't speak, Chang Suining asked after realizing it a little bit, "...The reason why you are dissatisfied is because you feel that I shouldn't avoid you for such an important matter?"
Luo Guanlin's face froze.
Chang Suining let out an "Ah" in understanding, and said with a look of surprise, "Sir, you have been working more attentively recently, which is very different from the beginning. I know that you want to open up to me!"
Luo Guanlin's eye twitched.
"Sir, you are really moved by me, right?" Chang Suining asked with a smile, "Does this count as a happy ending after all the hardships? The clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining?"
"..." Luo Guanlin sat straighter, his face solemn: "Since we have agreed to the three-year term... we should just do our job!"
Who would be moved by her, who would want to confide in her! Chang Suining still smiled at her. No matter what she said, this melon was now willing to work hard, and it was a sweet melon. It was worth her effort to twist it for so long.
She stood up, picked up a pile of seven or eight books, and placed them on the desk in front of Luo Guanlin: "Sir, take a look at these."
Luo Guanlin raised his hand and looked through them, his eyes somewhat surprised: "These are..."
"They are the corrected copies sent back." Chang Suining said, "But these volumes are unique copies, extremely rare, and the corrections on them do not affect their reading. It is still okay for family members to read them."
In order to avoid mistakes in copying the collection, a strict error correction process was implemented. Serious errors or errors discovered in time but not yet fully copied would be burned. As for some minor errors that were discovered only after the entire book was copied, Chang Suining had them corrected and marked and sent them back to the governor's office.
"If you don't mind, sir, you can take these back and have a look."
Luo Guanlin remained silent. It was obvious that she had selected it carefully. Such a rare book, even if it had been altered, would not affect its preciousness. It would be very presentable even if it was passed down from generation to generation... Why would he despise it?
After a moment, he stood up and raised his hand to salute: "Thank you for the book, sir."
Chang Suining smiled and raised one hand, pretending to support his salute.
After a moment, Luo Guanlin seemed to have made some kind of decision. He took out a neatly folded piece of letter paper from his sleeve and handed it to her with both hands: "This is for you, my Lord."
Is this considered a return of favor? Chang Suining took it curiously.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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