Chapter 276 Becoming the Favorite of the Academy
The donkey cart was moving steadily through the street. From a distance, I could see a group of scholars gathered at the gate of Yucai Academy. I didn't know what they were doing.
Jingzhen looked at the excited expressions on their faces and the lively conversation they were having. He thought they were discussing some subject and were so engrossed in the conversation.
But in the end, a young scholar in a blue shirt standing at the very edge looked up and saw their carriage.
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he called out "Junior Sister Yun Ran" and rushed over here.
When he shouted, the other students also looked over, and then, like the scholar in blue, they all rushed over here.
They acted as if Jingzhen owed them a lot of money.
Jingzhen paused his hand that was shaking the whip, and even the donkey pulling the cart was startled. It knocked its hoof on the ground before continuing to move forward.
"Junior Sister Yun Ran!"
The man in blue shirt, who was at the front, smiled brightly. "Your eldest brother told me that you like sweet things. This is the pea yellow I just bought from Hongdouxuan this morning. Come and try it!"
"Junior Sister Yunran! I bought you some big meat buns from the old lady in town!"
"Junior sister! I have some crispy pork biscuits!"
“I bought the lotus leaf chicken from Ke Lai Xiang!”
"I bought a roasted rabbit leg!"
"I bought some soybean stewed pork elbow!"
Jingzhen and his companions' donkey cart were instantly surrounded by this group of scholars.
The little donkey stamped its hooves and blew out two streams of hot air from its nostrils, but found that there was no place to put the hooves, so it had to put them down again.
Baoya, who was sitting on the donkey cart at the back, was already drooling just by listening to her classmates talking about so many delicious foods.
Not to mention, the senior brothers were holding the delicious food they had just mentioned in their hands and rushing to pass it to her.
Jingzhen's face darkened instantly.
but……
No reward without merit. This is what Mr. Xiao Qi taught us in class yesterday.
Baoya raised her hand to wipe her little mouth, blinking her bright black eyes and said, "No, I can't accept these."
"Take it. This is a gift from your senior brothers to you for admission to school." One of them said.
Another person quickly agreed, "That's right, our Yucai Academy has never accepted girls before. You three sisters are the first to be admitted. Consider this as your welcome to the school and congratulations on your academic success!"
"Just take it! This lotus leaf chicken was bought by me, my senior brother, at Ke Lai Xiang early this morning!"
"This roasted rabbit leg is freshly roasted in the store and is still hot!"
"And me! And my big meat bun, fresh out of the pan!"
"Junior sister, just accept it!"
Baoya: ...
Yunyue next to her was already getting ready, and she secretly pulled Baoya's sleeve with her little hand.
Seeing Baoya looking at him, he quickly winked at Baoya and asked her to accept it.
She was already tempted by the delicious smell and couldn't help but drool.
Baoya felt a little embarrassed. These enthusiastic seniors were all classmates of her eldest brother, and she felt bad about rejecting them just like that.
Besides, they said they welcomed her and her third and fourth sisters to attend the school, so she couldn't just refuse outright.
But the brothers bought so much, they must have spent a lot of money, she really couldn’t accept it!
These scholars must have spent a lot of money when they were away from home. I guess all this food was bought with the little money they saved this month. How could she accept it?
Just when he was feeling embarrassed, Jing Zhen suddenly said, "My Ranran has been taken care of by you all."
His voice was particularly deep and cold, and it suddenly rang out among these scholars, and everyone was stunned.
The leader in green frowned and asked, "Who is this young man?"
Baoya opened her mouth and was about to answer, but Jingzhen spoke first: "I am also her senior brother."
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, his expression was indifferent, but there was a hint of provocation in his eyes.
The scholars were stunned for a moment, but soon started laughing again, and no one took Jingzhen's words seriously.
They stuffed all the food in their hands into the donkey cart.
"Thank you for your courtesy, young brother. Since Yun Ran has entered Yucai Academy, she is my junior sister. It is my duty to take care of her!"
"Yes, you can rest assured! Yun Ran will never be bullied in the academy!"
It would have been better if he hadn't said this, but after he said this, Jingzhen's face became even darker.
After delivering their things, the scholars still lingered around the donkey cart, talking to each other reluctantly.
Jingzhen waved the small whip in his hand, stopped talking to them, and directly shouted to the little donkey that was resting to continue moving forward.
The excited scholars then slowly dispersed.
But Jingzhen drove the donkey cart straight to the gate of the academy without stopping.
He waved a small whip and drove the donkey cart towards the academy.
The people following the donkey cart were stunned. The scholar in blue robes had his mouth so wide open that a duck egg could fit in it.
He was stunned for a moment, then chased after the donkey cart, shouting as he ran: "Come back! Donkey carts are not allowed into the academy!"
But Jingzhen would never listen. He drove the donkey cart into the academy and then stopped.
As it happened, Mr. Xiao Qi came back from the cafeteria and saw this scene. His face immediately darkened.
He strode over and asked, "What's going on?"
"The academy is a place for scholars to study and learn. No outsiders are allowed to enter!"
His expression was serious and his voice rose several degrees. He was obviously very angry at Jing Zhen's "reckless" behavior.
Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue, who were sitting on the donkey cart, had already jumped off with nimble hands and feet.
Yunhua and Yunyue hung their heads and dared not say a word. Baoya saw that Brother Xiaojing was being scolded and said anxiously:
"Mr. Xiao Qi, that's not the case..."
Jingzhen patted her shoulder and motioned her to wait.
Then he spoke in a clear voice: "Mr. Xiao Qi? I am interested in studying at your academy. I wonder if you are still accepting students."
Qi Mo: ...
He didn't expect Jing Zhen to say this. He was stunned for a moment before responding, "I'll take it. I'll take it."
Seeing that he agreed, Jing Zhen bowed and saluted neatly: "Student Jing Zhen greets Mr. Xiao Qi. I came here in a hurry today and didn't prepare any tuition. I will make up for it tomorrow. I hope you don't mind."
"No...I don't mind, I don't mind." Qi Mo was stunned by his series of skillful greetings and words.
The skillful gesture of greeting and the choice of words clearly do not seem like those of an uneducated child.
A hint of doubt flashed through Qi Mo's mind, but he was still very happy that Jingzhen wanted to come to study.
"In that case, let's go to the Enlightenment Hall with Yun Ran and the others."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on the donkey cart behind Jingzhen, which was piled high with food that gave off an enticing aroma.
Qi Mo's face turned bad again.
"Jingzhen, this is your first time here and you don't know the rules. Pay attention next time. You are not allowed to bring so many miscellaneous foods into the academy."
Jingzhen was waiting for this sentence from him, and looked at Qi Mo with a pair of black and clear eyes.
He said bluntly, "Mr. Xiao Qi, I didn't bring these. Instead, the brothers at the door bought them for Yun Ran and the others to eat."
"How shameful!"
Qi Mo swung his sleeves, his voice filled with anger, "Being greedy for delicious food and indulging in it is the worst way to wear down one's ambition. After so many years in the hospital, you still make this kind of mistake!"
"You're trying to lead Yun Ran and the other kids who just started school astray. That's outrageous!"
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