Is A-Mian a greedy young woman?
Undoubtedly, especially in the eyes of the people at the academy, the so-called "poor families" among them all had a better family background than A-Mian.
A-Mian's clothes are mostly made of cotton.
Ah Mian's writing materials were also of poor quality, mostly cheap ones, and her brushes would always split while she was writing.
Ah Mian earns money by selling food outside the city, like a small vendor, which is very shameful;
Every day, Ah Mian would take a large spoonful of rice from the cafeteria, and after finishing, she would put two hard-boiled eggs in her pocket...
“Lu Amian, ‘Taking something without asking is theft,’ how could you take your classmate’s money?” the teacher rebuked.
The elementary school children felt ashamed to be in the same class as such a person: "I will never dare to put my things on the desk again!"
"How can we keep such a person in the academy?!"
With a sharp "snap," the fan opened, and Ji Hengzhi said, "What's all the fuss about? It's just a few coins. Zhao Fei, you're making such a fuss over such a small thing. I'll compensate you double." He slowly walked to A Mian's side, "Although the coin was found in your basket..."
"Expel Lu Amian from the academy!"
"Exactly! How can we keep someone like that around? Otherwise, we'll go on strike!"
"Strike! Strike! Strike!"
Lu Amian pursed her lips. "I didn't take his money. I've been practicing calligraphy."
“She never went out at all,” Wang Zixuan slammed his hand on the table and stood up arrogantly. “Trying to cause trouble? If you’re so capable, come openly and honestly. I’m so tired of your despicable behavior!”
As a page, he could ascertain Lu Amian's movements, and he was also constantly grinding ink.
After the academy reopened, his meals improved. After all, the academy offered unlimited food, which is the biggest reason why he now attends the academy diligently, rain or shine.
"And you! They're in cahoots! Throw them both out!" Zhao Fei's students in the study were also furious.
These two have stolen money right in front of them; it's absolutely unforgivable.
When Meng Chijian was notified by the people from the academy and rushed to the academy, he saw the scene before him:
Lu Amian clung tightly to a large wooden table. The others tried to pull her out of the doorway, but the table was stuck inside. Her face was full of stubbornness; no matter how much they tapped her fingers, she insisted on clinging to the desk. Due to the taboo against physical contact between men and women, only the elementary school children under ten years old tried to pull her out, making it impossible to throw her and the table out of the academy.
Next to A-Mian was a young man standing very close to her; he was Ji Hengzhi, who promised to give A-Mian a certain amount of silver if she let go.
"Look, look! It's been an hour already, and the teachers can't teach anymore! We didn't say anything after that, we just told her to go home for the day, but she absolutely refused! She won't even acknowledge anyone else!"
Meng Chijian had already learned the gist of the matter on the way, and said, "How can you be so hasty? A-Mian is so conspicuous. I ask everyone here, who saw her leave the school and go to the school next door? Wouldn't you have noticed her as soon as she entered? Did she just walk in so casually?"
He glanced over and saw that the most troublemakers were not Zhao Fei, the person involved, but a group of scholars who were unaware of the situation and thought there was a thief in the academy.
Their writing materials are of the highest quality, and they also bring money to the academy. How could they be at ease with a thief by their side?
However, after these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other, as if no one had any recollection of Ah Mian coming to their schoolhouse.
"Furthermore, how did A-Mian know you brought five taels of silver today? You put it in the bag, how did she know it was money? Not only that, if she really took it, how could she let you find it so easily? She is a woman, you can't search her body, she can just hide it on her person, right?" Meng Chijian's face turned ashen. "You're just talking nonsense and wronging a young woman."
“I have indeed not seen Lu Amian come to our study. Gentlemen, my seat is right next to the entrance of the study. If anyone goes in or out, I will definitely be able to see them.”
"I've never seen this before either..."
How did those five taels of silver end up in her book basket?
Wang Zixuan sneered repeatedly: "How can you be so stupid? Isn't it obvious? Zhao Fei knows exactly what's going on. He probably dropped it in A Mian's basket when she came to the academy."
The Master looked at Zhao Fei: "Was this really something you orchestrated yourself?"
“I… I would never do such a thing! I just found that all the money was gone… How would I know why it ended up with her?” Zhao Fei argued vehemently. “Why are you all looking at me like that?”
“You’ve been trying to cause trouble for A-Mian from the very beginning. Why would A-Mian take your money? Who do you think you are? And you over there next to A-Mian, get out of the way.”
Meng Chijian had been suppressing his anger. Why did all sorts of random people like to gravitate towards her?
Ji Hengzhi hesitated for a moment, "I was just comforting A-Mian, and I've always believed in her..."
He wanted to find an opportunity to befriend A-Mian and didn't want to anger them at this moment. However, Meng Chijian, hearing his feigned aggrieved voice, laughed instead of getting angry: "If you believe her, why didn't you carefully consider the hidden details of this matter before?"
He was too lazy to waste any more words with these people, so he walked to the wooden table and squatted down in front of A-Mian: "A-Mian, I've made it clear to them that you didn't take the money."
However, Ah Mian completely ignored him. Seeing that no one was pulling her anymore, Ah Mian calmly put the wooden table back under everyone's gaze, spread out the rough-edged paper, and began to write large characters stroke by stroke again.
Ah Mian loved writing large characters. As she wrote, she felt calm and composed, and looking at the paper filled with writing, she seemed to feel a sense of pride. Meng Chijian stared intently at her profile. Ah Mian's round eyes were extremely dark and unfathomable.
Everyone was confused. The teacher waved his arm to restore order, "Alright, alright, this matter is not yet settled, so we shouldn't speculate. Go back to your studies. Even A-Mian studies much harder than you! Zhao Fei, come with me for a moment."
The scholars whispered among themselves, "No way, could it really be that he orchestrated this all along..."
"How could you bully a young woman like this? I was so angry at the time, I never imagined it would end up like this!"
"Ignorance is no excuse. We should apologize to Madam A-Mian another day."
However, A-Mian just buried herself in her own things. After class, she would carry her little book basket to the abacus.
Meng Chijian was talking to her on the way, and this time A-Mian responded, but she seemed particularly dazed. Whatever Meng Chijian said, she would blink and say, "Oh."
If you talk for a long time or say a lot, A-Mian will pretend not to hear you, or seem very puzzled and need a while to understand before answering.
When they arrived home, A-Mian put down her book basket and went straight to the donkey shed.
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