Chapter 517
Early that morning, Madam Chen and Yunxi were both awakened by a loud knocking on the door.
The mother and daughter, still half asleep, put on their clothes and came out of their respective rooms. Le'an had already gone to open the door first.
Le'an opened the door and saw a burly man standing outside, eight feet tall, followed by a group of people. He immediately became wary: "Who are you?!"
Chen Zongwen blinked and turned to look at Duan Huaichuan: "You didn't lead us the wrong way?"
Le'an breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Duan Huaichuan.
Duan Huaichuan stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Miss Le'an, this is... Lord Chen."
"Lord Chen?"
Le'an blinked, quickly realized what was happening, and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Lord Chen, I apologize for my intrusion."
"Hey! I was a bit rough and scared you, didn't I?" Chen Zongwen laughed heartily. "Are my wife and daughter awake yet? Did I disturb them?"
"How dare you ask!" A sharp shout came from behind Le'an, and Chen Zongwen's expression immediately changed.
Mrs. Chen stepped forward, rolling her eyes in annoyance: "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to stay home and teach properly? I'm going back in a couple of days!"
"Oh, it won't cause any delay!" Chen Zongwen said, "I brought my students along too!"
Madam Chen's eyes widened, and she peered outside, where she indeed saw a group of familiar faces.
Those people's faces were full of helplessness.
Madam Chen rubbed her forehead, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Just then, Yunxi came over, yawning, and asked, "Mom, who is it?"
Upon hearing this voice, Chen Zongwen's eyes lit up, and he strode forward a few steps: "Xi'er! Father! Father is here!"
Startled awake by the loud voice, Yunxi was jolted awake from her drowsiness: "Father? What brings you here?"
"You and your mother are both here, how could your father not come!"
Chen Zongwen looked Yunxi up and down, and seeing that she was still intact, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Not bad, not bad, you've even gained weight!"
Yunxi: ......
Madam Chen rolled her eyes, took two steps forward, and said, "You really know how to talk."
Who said the girl was fat?
Chen Zongwen smiled.
"You brought so many people here, how are we going to accommodate them?" Madam Chen's head ached at the mention of this. "How old are you? Do you think you can still just leave whenever you want like we used to? You've brought a group of students with you now, how can you still be as willful as before?"
Chen Zongwen couldn't get angry at all when his wife pointed her finger at him and scolded him.
These past two days, with Madam Chen away, the private school has been so cold and deserted. It's so much better now, so lively!
Duan Huaichuan followed and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I have already told Shangguan that the teacher is bringing students over. Shangguan has arranged a courtyard in advance to be used as a private school. I have already gone to see it. There are also places to stay in the private school, so there is no need to worry."
Hearing this, Madam Chen nodded: "That's good."
She looked at Chen Zongwen, her brows furrowing again: "Look at you, at your age you still have to rely on younger generations to clean up your messes, aren't you ashamed?"
Chen Zongwen had no temper at all.
Duan Huaichuan quickly said, "Teacher's wife, Teacher actually came to help me."
After he achieved the highest honors in the imperial examinations, Chen Zongwen became famous. However, Qingshui Village was too small, and many people came to visit him, but there was not enough room for them. In fact, many prefectures had extended invitations to Chen Zongwen, offering them strong support if he was willing to go there. However, without exception, Chen Zongwen refused all of them.
Now that Chen Zongwen has suddenly arrived in Jizhou, the prefect of Jizhou is overjoyed. He immediately vacated the largest empty courtyard in the city and is also selecting a more suitable place to build a proper private school.
For Duan Huaichuan, this was a walking ladder to success!
As long as Chen Zongwen is here, there will be no shortage of people who come to visit. When they come, they will need to eat and stay, right? And when the inns receive money, they will need to pay taxes, right? When the government has money, it can do practical things, and in the end, those will all be political achievements!
There are many officials in the world who are unable to do what they want to do because they have no money, but with Chen Zongwen's arrival, Duan Huaichuan no longer has such worries.
Just go for it!
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