Qiu Xu briefly recounted what he had said yesterday, and then added, "Headmaster Du was very satisfied with my answer, but Grandpa Mu was somewhat unhappy."
Zhou Zifang sighed, "Sigh, should I say you're lucky or unlucky?"
Suddenly, he saw Qiu Xu stop walking.
Looking up, he noticed two men standing to the side of Qiu Xu.
"Qiu Dazhi, is this your nephew?" Du Changjun sneered, looking disdainfully at Qiu Xu, who was much shorter than him.
Qiu Dazhi gave a soft "hmm" and smiled at Qiu Xu, "Qiu Xu, you came to study at the academy without telling your fourth uncle?"
He had a gentle and refined demeanor, making it impossible to detect anything wrong with him.
Zhou Zifang thought of Qiu Dayu; the two brothers were quite different.
"Even if I didn't say it, you saw it yourself." Qiu Xu spoke calmly and composedly, without revealing his displeasure.
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Qiu Xu, wait for me!" Zhou Zifang hurriedly followed behind.
Du Changjun scoffed, thinking to himself, "This young boy is truly impolite."
Soon, the academy bell rang.
Qiu Xu and Zhou Zifang were already in place, sitting quietly with the examinees, waiting to answer the questions.
When the exam questions were handed out, Qiu Xu was somewhat surprised.
Because the exam question was—On reclusion versus engagement with the world!
He began to write, grinding ink and putting pen to paper.
Although he hasn't been studying for long and doesn't know all the characters, he can still form simple sentences.
He just hopes that the person grading the questions won't be Elder Mu.
Zhou Zifang stared at the exam questions in disbelief. He had just been talking about Qiu Xu, wondering if he was lucky or unlucky.
Unexpectedly, this problem came to him in the blink of an eye.
He stared blankly at the question for a long time, then saw Qiu Xu writing carefully, stroke by stroke. He scratched his head, smiled slightly, and began to write.
Outside the academy, in front of the carriage, nine beggars squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, completely subdued after being beaten by Lin Shu.
Soon, Qiu Yan returned with the captured person.
Having witnessed Qiu Yan's skills, Lin Shu knew that with Qiu Yan's help, she would definitely catch the escaped beggar.
Qiu Yan and Lin Shu looked at each other, and then she kicked Lu Jia again, sending him flying in front of his companion.
In an instant, a whole bunch of them collapsed.
"Stand up!"
Qiu Yan said coldly, and the beggars all did as she said.
"Girl, please spare us," Lu Jia continued to beg for mercy.
Then, all the beggars began to beg for mercy.
"We were wrong, we know we were wrong."
Qiu Yan ignored their pleas for mercy. She stared at the direction of Shuangxi Tower, pondering how to retaliate.
Lin Shu asked, "Do we have to send it to the government again?"
Lu Jia and the others' expressions changed; they didn't want to be punished.
"No need to see me out." Qiu Yan shook her head; she wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine.
Everything requires evidence, and the current situation is insufficient to convict these people.
Furthermore, if they are sent to the government, these people will only be given a lecture by the county magistrate and then released.
Seeing Qiu Yan shake her head, Lu Jia and the others felt a little relieved, but they were still uneasy.
They had no idea how the girl in front of them would deal with them.
Qiu Yan reached out to the other beggars, "Hand it over."
The beggars looked down at Qiu Yan and asked in trembling voices, "Hand over what?"
"Money! Didn't Manager Gao give each of you one hundred coins?"
"This...this is our money." Before the beggar could finish speaking, Lin Shu punched him, and he obediently handed over a string of copper coins that he hadn't even had a chance to warm up.
The beggars looked at the copper coins in their hands with great reluctance and handed them all to Qiu Yan.
No more, no less, exactly one thousand coins.
These beggar children are constantly hungry, and many of them have starved to death. Heaven knows how desperately they need money.
"Now you can let us go, right?"
After Lu Jia finished speaking, the other beggars echoed, "We've already given you all our money, so please let us go."
"Release you? Dream on!" Qiu Yan smirked, looking at Lu Jia. "Take off your belts!"
The beggars stopped abruptly, some unable to believe their ears.
"Huh?" Lin Shu suddenly looked at Qiu Yan, not understanding what she was going to do.
Qiu Yan is indeed no ordinary girl; she can actually say such things.
Lu Jia looked at Qiu Yan in surprise, "Miss, I know I'm handsome, but you don't have to be so blunt."
Qiu Yan slapped him hard on the head. "Take off your belt and tie your partner's hands!"
Lu Jia felt a buzzing in his head, and the pain brought tears to his eyes.
This girl is too fierce; she shows no mercy.
Lin Shu nodded. "Good idea."
Faced with Qiu Yan's stern tone, Lu Jia and the other beggars were forced to take off their belts and did as Qiu Yan instructed.
Qiu Yan and Lin Shu took them to Xingyue Tower and temporarily locked them in the woodshed.
These people almost prevented her brother from taking the exam, so how could Qiu Yan let them get away with it?
Xingyue Tower isn't too busy right now.
With more workers at Xingyue Tower, Lin Shu and Qin Wu resumed their duties and resumed their roles as guards. Now, they were only responsible for Zhou Zifang's safety.
Qiu Dayu immediately inquired about Qiu Xu's situation. Qiu Yan gave a brief answer, her gaze sweeping over the busy workers.
She had just asked Zhou Zifang to customize lunch boxes that day when Manager Gao found out.
They were talking privately, so the problem couldn't possibly be with the workers, much less with the guests.
That means he can only be a carpenter.
With so many meals being delivered, we ran out of food containers.
Meanwhile, Xingyuelou has been ordering food boxes from the same carpenter all this time.
Having figured all this out, Qiu Yan stopped thinking about the question.
After all, whether or not the carpenters do business with them is not up to her.
Currently, she needs to figure out how to take Xingyuelou's business to the next level.
Actually, Xingyuelou has always had a drawback when it comes to food delivery.
No cell phone, no internet.
Therefore, Qiu Yan thought of another job: errand running.
Qiu Yan thought of those beggar children and decided to use them as practice targets, since they had offended her.
"Miss, you've arrived." Song Jiao stepped forward, bowed slightly to Qiu Yan, and gave a greeting.
A faint trace of sadness always flickered in Song Jiao's eyes, making people feel sorry for her.
Qiu Yan nodded to her. "Song Jiao, are you aware that the county magistrate recently asked me for your services?"
Song Jiao's expression darkened slightly, and she bit her lip. "Song Jiao belongs to the young lady."
At this moment, Tang Yi entered.
Qiu Yan had just mentioned him when he arrived.
When Song Jiao saw Tang Yi, her calm expression remained unchanged.
Tang Yi smiled gently at Song Jiao, who nodded and went upstairs with her pipa.
Qiu Yan nodded, "Lord Tang."
Tang Yi smiled and replied, "Miss Qiu, is there any room for negotiation regarding what I told you the other day?"
Qiu Yan thought to herself, what we can't have is what we cherish the most. "Lord Tang, I've already set the price. Whether you buy it or not is up to you."
Tang Yi's face darkened. "Qiu Yan, your business is booming right now, why force someone to do something you don't want to do!"
Ordinary people would be eager to please him, but Qiu Yan in front of him was completely unyielding.
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