Xue Huan picked up the stack of exquisite invitations and said, "Please help me check if there are any omissions. If not, please send the invitations one by one. Remember to attach an auction list to each invitation."
She had invited almost all the prominent figures in Fengchi County, except for the governor. Because Zhang Shun had been dismissed and the new governor had not yet arrived due to the approaching New Year, she had invited all the prominent figures in Fengchi County, except for the governor.
Among these people, there are quite a few who are rich, and she is determined to take a large sum of money out of their pockets.
After all, there are many places to spend money after school starts, such as students' food, clothing, housing, transportation, pens, ink, paper, inkstone, etc. Which one does not cost a lot of money?
In addition to those wealthy people, she also invited many technical talents who have made achievements in various industries, such as the retired Taifu Feng Xian, the architectural master Zhou Ao, the bamboo weaving master Tang He (Old Man Tang), the medical master He Shen, the eccentric carpenter Zhang Jiuji, the female teacher Mei Jiqin, the third elder of the Cao Gang Cao Hu, and so on.
These are all the teachers she has her eyes on.
When the auction is over, I can invite them to visit the school and then persuade them to stay and become teachers. Perfect!
Chen Tian looked through the invitations. It was easy for him to understand why they invited people like County Magistrate Zhu and Ye Diao Gongzi, but he didn't quite understand why they invited people like bamboo weaving master Tang He, carpenter Zhang Jiuji, and Cao Gang's third elder Cao Hu.
After Xue Huan's explanation, he suddenly realized, "You are the one who thinks long-term."
Cao Hu, the third elder of the Cao Gang, and his daughter Cao had originally threatened to drive Mei Jiqin out of Fengchi. Later, Cao Hu brought Cao to apologize, and Xue Huan thought that the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, Cao Hu secretly asked people to pay attention to the Xue family's official business - Jinluoyi Embroidery Workshop, and without her knowledge, helped the embroidery workshop deal with several groups of people who came to cause trouble.
The embroidery workshop's business was so good that it naturally infringed on the interests of many people, so it became a thorn in their eyes, and all kinds of despicable means were used against it.
But they were all secretly resolved by people sent by Cao Hu, and Cao Hu also announced that whoever dared to cause trouble in the embroidery workshop would have a problem with him, Cao Hu. In this way, no one dared to provoke the embroidery workshop anymore.
This is why the embroidery workshop has been doing so well for so long.
If it weren't for Xue Huan and the pseudonym Zhao Xiaoxian, who usually paid attention to collecting information from all parties, she would really not have known about this matter.
Because Xue's mother didn't notice anything.
It has to be said that Cao Hu's behavior was very appealing, but logically speaking, he had already apologized and compensated for the gift, so there was really no need to go to this extent. Xue Huan couldn't help but feel suspicious, suspecting that there was another purpose behind his action.
She personally observed secretly for a while and found out that Cao Hu actually fell in love with her mother!
The ancients advocated early marriage and early childbearing, so although her mother already had a daughter as old as her, she was actually not very old, only in her early thirties.
She had a good foundation, a beautiful and elegant appearance, and a good temperament. Every move she made exuded a charm different from that of an ordinary woman. Being subtly nourished by the spiritual spring water and spiritual food for a long time, her appearance even showed a state of reverse aging. She looked only in her early twenties. Standing next to her, how could they look like mother and daughter? Outsiders probably believed that they were sisters.
In addition, her mother is now a career woman, and she exudes a confident aura from the inside out, making her more dazzling and eye-catching, so it is not surprising that she attracts admirers.
In fact, Madam Qiao had privately told her more than once that some people had shown affection for her mother, but those people were rejected by her mother.
It was unexpected but also reasonable that Cao Hu fell in love with her mother.
However, whether it was because he lacked confidence and was afraid of being rejected, or because he had some concerns, Cao Hu was still secretly paying attention to her mother and did not try to make her presence felt in front of her mother.
Xue's father is dead, and her mother still has a long life to live. Xue Huan agrees with her mother remarrying, but she will not rashly interfere in the emotional affairs of her elders and will let nature take its course.
Cao Hu hasn't done anything that crosses the line yet, so Xue Huan pretends not to know.
But if he gets rejected and still comes to pester her mother, don't blame her for being ruthless.
Chen Tian went out with the invitation and the list.
Xue Huan went out to Zhang Jiuzhi's shop.
Because they have worked together several times, and Zhang Jiuzhi has done a good job every time, Xue Huan is now used to coming to him whenever she encounters carpentry work.
This time she was going to make a plaque - Three Disasters College.
To be hung at the school gate.
She decided on this name after reading many books. The word "Three Troubles" comes from "The Book of Rites".
A gentleman has three worries: if he has not heard something, he worries about not being able to hear it; if he has heard something, he worries about not being able to learn it; if he has learned something, he worries about not being able to put it into practice.
This sentence means that a gentleman has three worries: he worries that he is shallow and has a lot of knowledge that he does not know; he worries that there is still a lot he has not learned about the knowledge he already knows; and he worries that he will not be able to do what he has learned. It is precisely because of these three worries that a gentleman can always maintain humility and a thirst for the unknown.
Xue Huan felt that this idea was in line with the school's purpose. She hoped that students in the school would always have these three kinds of awareness of crisis.
There is no end to learning, and I will continue to explore!
She took out a piece of calligraphy, which had the words "Three Disasters College" written on it. She had asked Feng Xian to write this calligraphy before, of course, in the name of Zhao Xiaoxian.
As a big name in the literary world, Feng Xian has high attainments in calligraphy and painting. The four characters "Three Troubles Academy" are written in official script. The iron-like strokes and silver-like hooks are so powerful that they can be seen through the back of the paper. The natural charm makes people feel refreshed when they see it.
Good words can bring people aesthetic enjoyment.
Zhang Jiuzhi accepted the letter and said, "Come back in two days to pick it up."
Xue Huan paid the deposit and left.
Huo Mansion.
A seemingly ordinary carriage stopped in front of the door. The driver got off the carriage, and three people, a master and two servants, got out of the carriage. The master was an old woman, and she was supported by two unremarkable maids.
Looking at the ordinary house in front of them, the master and servants all had anxiety in their eyes.
The driver knocked on the door, and it opened. A middle-aged man appeared behind it. Seeing the people standing at the door, his expression immediately became excited and he moved aside. "Miss, please come in."
The four people in this group were the Huo family master and servant who faked their own death and escaped.
Needless to say, the fire in Fenghuan Palace was arranged by Pei Ji in order to get his mother out of the palace.
After several days of travel, they finally arrived at Fengchi.
After entering, Huo Ji, the middle-aged man, knelt down directly in front of Huo, who had disguised herself as an old woman.
Huo Ji was the family general who escaped with the Huo family's last heir, Xiao Changsheng. After being found by Pei Ji, he stayed in the Huo Mansion and became Pei Ji's housekeeper, taking care of all matters in the mansion for him.
He had known about Huo's visit long before today, but when he actually met him, he still couldn't calm down.
Seeing him, Mrs. Huo couldn't control herself and asked anxiously, "Where are Akang and Changsheng?"
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