Tianqing remembered something and twitched his mouth. Mo Qing saw it and asked quickly, "Tell me, do you know anything else?"
“The master sold the house on Chunhui Road to Miss Shen for three thousand taels.”
Mo Qing was speechless, unable to conceal his excitement. "He only took 3,000 taels for the house. How is that any different from giving it away for free?"
"What a bastard!"
"I offered him fifty thousand taels of silver to buy the house, but he refused to sell it. Not only that, but he even kicked me out."
"I really made the wrong friends!"
Tianqing finally felt better when he saw how excited he was. Well, it seemed that he was not the only one who felt it was ridiculous.
"What were you two talking about?"
At this time, Pei Yu's sinister voice came from behind them, and they were both stunned.
Two seconds later, Mo Qing laughed stiffly, "Now that you're out, let's go. I'm almost freezing here."
"snort."
Pei Yu snorted coldly and left first. He was in a good mood tonight and didn't bother with them.
…
After seeing Pei Yu off, Chen Li crawled into bed and went to sleep. Outside, there was a biting cold wind, making a whistling sound.
The next morning, Chen Li got dressed and walked out of the room. Unexpectedly, it was still snowing outside, and it was snowing quite heavily. She walked back to the room to get a cloak and put it on, then walked to the back.
When I came over to take a look, I saw that the kiln had been covered with something to prevent the snow from touching the kiln. At this moment, the third and fourth brothers were sweeping the snow off it.
Chen Li first observed the black smoke from the chimney. It seemed that she had to wait for a few days.
At this time, Shen Changshan and Shen Jingyuan came out of the bamboo forest, dragging several bamboos in their hands.
"Dad, why are you dragging bamboo?"
Shen Changshan put down the bamboo and said with a smile: "The snow may continue to fall for a few days. Put these bamboos on top of the kiln."
"Alright."
When the kiln was first built, it was taken into consideration that it would rain and snow easily in winter, so a few trees were left around it, which now come in handy.
Chen Li originally wanted to lend a hand, but she saw that the two men she had bought yesterday, Lai Fu and Shunzi, had just finished sweeping the yard outside and were now rushing over to help.
"Miss, Master, how about calling the two young masters down and letting us go up?"
"No, you just need to lend a hand here."
"yes."
Seeing that they were busy, Chen Li walked forward. The snow outside her yard had been cleared. As for her Cuizhu Courtyard, these people had been told that they could not enter without the young lady's permission.
Chen Li went to the dining room. Breakfast was ready, but no one was there yet, so they hadn't started eating yet.
"Ajing, do you know Lushan Academy?"
I originally planned to go there these two days, but it snowed again, so I had to postpone it.
Lu Jing nodded, "Do you want to send Brother Qi An to study at Lushan Academy?"
"Well, but this academy doesn't seem easy to get into."
Lu Jing nodded, "Lushan Academy has a history of 300 years. It has produced many talented scholars and high-ranking officials, especially since it was built in the Jiangnan region."
Chen Li nodded slowly. She understood even without Lu Jing saying it explicitly. Jiangnan has always been home to many talented people since ancient times. Lushan Academy was established here, and the competition was particularly fierce.
It seems that this matter is a bit tricky!
"Since you know about Lushan Academy, you must have known that its admissions requirements are extremely strict for us. However, Brother Qi An is very lucky. There is a way to enter the academy right now."
Chen Li's eyes suddenly lit up and she looked at Lu Jing. Everyone in the room looked at him, and even Chen Qi'an, who had just walked in from outside, slowed down his pace.
Where is Lushan Academy?
All of these students knew this. He had never thought of this before, but now he had a little hope in his heart.
Lu Jing no longer kept the secret and said slowly, "Lushan Academy holds a unified examination every five years to recruit students. The students recruited this time are all from poor families. It can be said that this provides opportunities for students from poor families."
"This year is the fifth year. From the fifth to the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, students will enter Lushan Academy from the moment they register, and they will be able to leave on the last day. Five days later, the admission list will be announced. The academy will admit ten students, and their family situation will be considered to determine tuition fees."
Chen Li blinked after listening to this. It should be said that the rule of Lushan Academy is quite humane. At least it provides students from poor families with a chance to make a breakthrough.
Most of the teachers in Lushan Academy are famous scholars. It can be said that as long as you enter Lushan Academy, as long as you are not particularly stupid, it is equivalent to having one foot in the threshold of becoming a juren.
Of course, such stupid people cannot enter Lushan Academy.
Chen Li also had a smile on his face. Although he was not the one going to study, it would be best if he could go to a top institution.
I didn’t have the chance before, but now that I have the chance, I will definitely give it a try. There is still a month left, so I have to prepare in advance.
"Thank you, Jing."
Lu Jing shook his head. "Ali...you're too polite, sister. I also plan to try Lushan Academy. We'll meet up in Suzhou then."
"Can."
Chen Li also saw the third brother at the door. The third brother, who was always calm and steady, could not hide the excitement on his face and seemed happy.
"Let's have breakfast first."
Breakfast was served quickly and was very rich, with porridge, buns, steamed buns, egg pancakes, and small wontons with fresh meat and fish fillings.
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, which showed that the two cooks had very good cooking skills.
Chen Li was also very satisfied, which shows that she did not make a wrong purchase of these two.
After breakfast, Chen Li gathered with several brothers, and even her cousins came over, asking them to talk about their feelings about practicing internal strength during this period.
"Ali, when I got up this morning to kill the pigs, I noticed a fever in my lower abdomen. I don't know what's going on."
As soon as Shen Jingyuan finished speaking, everyone looked at him, making him feel very uncomfortable.
"What, what happened?"
Shen Li walked over and took her eldest brother's wrist. It took a while before she felt a faint trace of internal energy, and a big smile broke out on her face.
I had thought before, who among these people would be the first to join, but I didn’t expect it to be the eldest brother.
Well, as soon as the others saw the smile on Chen Li's face, they understood that this was the beginning of the journey. For a moment, they were envious and jealous.
"Brother, you have entered the door. If you practice diligently in the future, you will surely achieve some success."
Shen Jingyuan scratched his head and smiled at the other brothers, "Hehehe, I get it, A Li."
But in the eyes of the other people, they felt that his smile was somewhat ostentatious.
"Brother, let's spar later."
"Yes, yes. We'll see how powerful our cousin is after he gets started."
"OK!"
Chen Li's mouth corners slightly raised. Could it be that these people have forgotten that even if the eldest brother is not a beginner, he can still defeat a large group of people?
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