Chapter 56: The headmaster lies down, the students are in a mess

An Xin didn't expect that Li Ziyu's father was actually married into the Li family. Although Zhu Shijing spoke vaguely, he only picked out some of the details.

However, An Xin also understood that Li Ziyu's face was even uglier than before because his aunt on his father's side heard that he had won the first place in the upper house exam this time, so she came to him and wanted to marry her niece from her mother's side to him.

An Xin vaguely heard that there must be something between the two families that Zhu Shijing did not say.

But there is a reason for not saying it. Every family has some troubles that are not convenient to tell others.

"Since everyone has been annoyed to the point of becoming autistic recently," An Xin took out a note with a bamboo leaf printed on it, "This is an invitation from Baichuan Academy, which will hold a literary gathering for students every three years.

In addition to the literary talent contest, the Six Arts of a Gentleman are also included in the contest. Do you want to go there and have some fun?"

"Why not? In the past, we could only watch the dean take the top students of the academy to participate. This time, we can finally go there and play."

The corners of An Xin's mouth twitched. Other people all wanted to win a place and make a name for themselves and the academy, but these kids in her family were just going there for fun.

Fortunately, she thought so too. If it were any other ambitious headmaster, he would be so angry with these brats that he would vomit blood.

"If you want to go, go home and pack your bags. We'll leave the day after tomorrow and take a boat to Baichuan Academy, where Leling County is located. I heard that it's close to the sea, so maybe we can have a seafood dinner there."

When An Xin saw the two foodies and heard that there was going to be a big feast, his eyes lit up and he was speechless.

Fortunately, An Rui and Liu Boxing were not girls, otherwise she would have suspected that only these two would sell themselves for a bite to eat.

Leng Xiangbai opened his mouth.

An Xin seemed to know what he was going to say, so he said before he opened his mouth, "I heard that there are different silver rewards for the top three in each competition.

Let’s not talk about other things. You have learned a lot in music, chess, calligraphy and painting in the past few years. You can sign up and try it out. If you win, you will earn money. If you lose, we won’t lose anything.”

After An Xin laid down and made some comforting remarks.

Leng Xiangbai shut his mouth silently. The money he had saved was indeed only enough for him to take the imperial examination, so he wanted to say that he would not go.

The money for accommodation for the college entrance examination was paid by the dean, and he did not ask them to share the cost.

Leng Xiangbai was more or less aware that An Xin was trying to save his face, so he paid the room fee in full.

This is also the reason why he doesn't want to go this time.

The families of his other fellow disciples were all very well-off, so they didn't need to worry about money when they went out to play, but he didn't want An Xin to save his face and pay for all the expenses of going out to play.

Now that he knows there are rewards for such literary competitions, if he works hard, he should be able to get into the top three.

However, he still gave An Xin fifty taels of silver in advance, and said that if there was more, he would refund the money; if there was less, he would pay more. He was afraid that An Xin was trying to save his face, so Leng Xiangbai spoke very seriously this time.

An Xin is kind to her students, but she doesn't want to be taken advantage of every time. If Leng Xiangbai really needs money in the future, she can help him, but this time she accepted it without hesitation.

The next day, An Rui came back with a delicate young man following him and brought him to An Xin.

The young man blushed and smiled shyly, saying in a clear and clean voice, "I heard that you are going to attend the literary gathering of Baichuan Academy. Can you take me with you?"

An Xin raised her eyebrows, "You want to go too?"

"Yeah, I do!" Kong Xun said with longing in his eyes: "I used to live in the capital, and my father rarely allowed me to go out."

"Didn't you say that we should use our own judgment when encountering things? I want to take this opportunity to go out and see more of the outside world."

"..." It turned out that she had dug this pit herself, and this guy was waiting for her here.

What can An Xin do? He has to fill the hole he dug himself. "If your mother agrees, then go with me."

"Okay, I'll go back and tell my mother about it in the next few days." Kong Xun happily said goodbye to An Xin and An Rui, and left in a hurry.

"Ouch!" An Rui covered his head which was hit and looked at his cousin innocently.

An Xin: "Why did you bring this ancestor back?"

Accepting the system task was one thing, but she didn't want to take care of a naive person after finally going out to play.

Although the boy was very good-looking, it did not stop An Xin from disliking him.

Uncle An was very excited that Wanhua Academy, despite its current situation, could still receive an invitation letter from Baichuan Academy, which is ranked among the top in the country. He fully agreed with An Xin taking people to attend.

Why couldn't Second Uncle An take Li Ziyu and the others with him? First, he was not the president of Wanhua Academy. Second, these six new scholars were not his students. He had no qualifications at all to take people to such a literary gathering.

The literary culture flourished during the Daqian Dynasty. If one's students were successful, his status as a teacher would also be elevated in the literary circle.

This is also why teachers value students with academic talent. As long as they become famous in the imperial examinations or in large-scale literary gatherings like Baichuan Academy, it is also a success for their teachers.

The four little ones in the academy, Jiang Hao, Ma Xiuzhu, Wen Yucheng, and Zeng Xuezhi, all looked at them with envy when they learned that the six seniors could follow the dean to participate in the literary club of Baichuan Academy.

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An Xin said that if they studied hard and waited until the literary society in three years, maybe they would be able to attend.

The four young boys, aged twelve or thirteen, had goals in their hearts and studied more seriously.

It was a sunny day, a good day for traveling.

An Xin brought Qingfeng with her this time. When the little girl heard that they were going out for a trip, there was longing in her eyes.

An Xin was willing to satisfy the two girls' wishes as long as it was not excessive, considering that they served her wholeheartedly.

But when she leaves the yard, someone still needs to look after her. In the past, Mingyue would often follow her out, but this time she volunteered to stay and look after the yard, giving Qingfeng the chance to go out.

An Xin was so moved that he touched Mingyue's pink cheek and said that he would bring her a gift when he returned.

The little girl could hardly hold back and slapped her master in the face, calling her a filthy scoundrel.

An Xin saw Mingyue's face flushed with redness due to her teasing, and she got on the carriage with a laugh, which made her second uncle An, who saw this, almost go up with a stick and break her legs.

In the early morning, at the Lin'an County dock, the water was shrouded in smoke.

When Li Ziyu and others saw Kong Xun standing next to An Xin, they were stunned for a moment.

They all knew that their little chief was most afraid of trouble, so how could he be willing to take someone he was not familiar with on a trip?

Yes, their understanding of the Baichuan Academy Literary Gathering this time was just to have fun, and no one took the competition in the gathering seriously.

Who can have the ambition to make progress following a headmaster who is always ready to give up?

Kong Xun saw that apart from two followers around him and An Xin who was with a maid, everyone else was neat and tidy.

This is also the reason why they are used to not having any servants to serve them whenever they go out, except for the coachman who drives the carriage. On the other hand, it also shows that An Xin has been very successful in educating them to be independent.

Kong Xun didn't want to look out of place, so he wanted to send the two followers back, but was stopped by An Xin.

Thank you LiLi for the reward and all the dears for the monthly tickets and the recommendation votes.

(End of this chapter)