Chapter 444 I Don’t Believe You Won’t Reveal Your Secret
“The reading atmosphere here is quite good.”
If you think about it carefully, today is not a day off, so all the students should be in the academy.
It’s normal that you don’t see it on the streets.
But Lu Wanyin always likes to think too much.
She didn't believe that the local officials could exploit the people and at the same time benefit them.
She looked at the scenery on both sides of the street with great interest, and said casually, "Sir, we have so many bookstores here, and the academy must be well built."
She and Xie Jingci both stared at the expression of the yamen runner, trying to catch some clues.
But the yamen runner didn't show any sign of nervousness when he heard this. Instead, he looked proud: "That's right, I'm not exaggerating. The academy in our county is one of the best even in the big cities near the capital."
As he spoke, he even pointed in a direction: "Look, that's one of the academies."
Lu Wanyin looked in the direction he pointed.
It's actually two-story and very well built.
Could it be that she was wrong?
“It’s really good.”
Xie Jingci said solemnly, "The people here are blessed. I heard that the children here don't have to pay tuition for the first few years of school, but is it true?"
The yamen runner immediately became alert: "Why are you asking this?"
This place is too close to the capital, and without any vigilance, they would have died countless times.
Xie Jingci narrowed his eyes and said, "Nothing, I'm just a little envious.
This decree from the imperial court is great. When the news first reached our wilderness, the people there were so happy.
Unfortunately, the academy has just been built and it is not known when students can start studying there.
However, I think it's unlikely. After all, it's just talk, but if we really want to provide free education to so many children, how much money would it cost each year? Even those of us in the business world can't even imagine it."
The bailiff nodded in understanding, his expression relaxed: "That's true, but you are just worrying too much.
This little bit of silver is really nothing to His Majesty.
In our small county, free enrollment began six months ago."
He rolled his eyes and said, "Since you two are also people of status, why don't I take you to the academy later?
When you have children in the future, they can also enroll them here."
After hearing his straightforward words, Lu Wanyin was a little unsure of her own guess.
Xie Jingci held her hand a little harder and responded, "In that case, thank you very much, sir.
Anyway, buying food is two days away, so we have time now. Please take my wife and I to have a look."
Seeing is believing.
The yamen runners became even more excited.
He rubbed his hands together and led the two of them directly towards the academy: "You really made the right choice to study here.
Not only this academy, but the other one is no worse than this one, it’s just a little far away.”
The academy is very well built.
Red bricks, green tiles, and bluestone paving.
The floor was swept very clean.
As soon as you enter the academy, you can hear the sound of reading.
The yamen runner kept on talking: "It's class time now, it's inconvenient to go to the school.
It's just right, we can go somewhere else.
The Queen of Da Sheng said that even a college in a small place cannot just be a school.
Behind the school, there's a large Cuju field. There should be kids playing there right now."
Lu Wanyin and Xie Jingci looked at each other with strange expressions.
If this kid wasn't afraid of death, he wouldn't have talked about buying and selling grain in front of them.
Judging from what he had just said, she almost thought that the bailiff knew their identities and had prepared a script in advance and was deliberately telling it to them.
After a while, the two followed the yamen runners around the school and walked to an open grassland behind it.
A dozen children were running on the grass.
An exquisite soccer ball was kicked back and forth.
The yamen runner boasted proudly: "How about it, our place is pretty good, isn't it?
If you send your child to us, even if he doesn't become the top scholar in literature, he will definitely become the top scholar in martial arts."
It can be seen that he really wants Lu Wanyin to send the child here.
Just then, a game of Cuju ended.
A group of children were sweating and rushing to the shade.
Lu Wanyin ignored the yamen runner's endless introduction and walked over in two steps.
She took a piece of sweet candy and shook it gently in front of him: "Little friend, how long have you been in this academy?"
The child was feeling tired, but when he looked up and saw the candy, he immediately perked up and quickly took it: "It's been half a year."
Lu Wanyin nodded.
The timing is right.
The yamen runner on the other side got a little nervous when he saw her suddenly talking to someone, and subconsciously wanted to interrupt.
But Lu Wanyin had already asked the next question: "Does this academy charge you tuition?"
The child blinked his innocent eyes and said, "No."
Lu Wanyin was stunned.
Although there really isn't one.
The bailiff had already walked over by then.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stood between Lu Wanyin and the child, and interrupted their conversation: "The sun is too hot here, why don't I take you to another shady place for a walk."
After all, a group of children only knew so little, and in front of the yamen runners, Lu Wanyin didn't dare to ask more.
So I followed his wishes and toured the academy thoroughly.
She declined the yamen runner's suggestion to visit another academy: "I'm a little tired after walking all day. We can go to the academy later. Please take us to rest first."
She just couldn't believe how clean a place like this could be.
The two men seemed to be really tired, and they went to rest directly at the accommodation arranged by the yamen runners.
The person who was watching at the door waited until dark and saw no one coming out before he went back to reply.
Lu Wanyin poked Xie Jingci lightly: "Are you leaving?"
"Leave."
Xie Jingci stood up and said, "Let's go to the academy first."
"good."
Both of them were fully dressed and didn't look like they were asleep at all.
The two figures disappeared in an instant.
When he appeared again, he was already in the academy.
To Lu Wanyin, who could teleport, the locked doors in the academy were useless.
The two searched the entire academy but found nothing unusual.
It's really so covert.
The two looked at each other and said three words at the same time: "Go to the county government office."
Since we can't find the problem here, let's just look for the person who has already revealed his identity.
The county government office was bustling with activity.
Because they were in a hurry to harvest the grain, some people were still working overtime to weigh it late at night.
The two hid in the dark and watched for a while, and were about to go find the master they had met during the day.
Then I heard a bang in the distance.
"You're so bold! You actually dare to take this inferior food. I think you haven't learned enough lessons."
The yamen runner who was supervising the weighing of grain smashed the scale to the ground and grabbed a man by the collar.
"Is it because I haven't lost my temper for a long time that even a lowly person like you dares to play tricks on me?"
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