Zhou Jingmao smiled embarrassedly at the three people in the same courtyard.
"Look at him, skinny and younger than the rest of us. Besides us, everyone else in the academy must hate him. Now that he's here, he can't survive without our protection, right?" Zhou Jingmao said, then turned and asked, "Did your family sign the contract?"
"Yeah." Xiao Cunyu said.
"Look, he can't even leave. He's also been controlled by the academy..." Zhou Jingmao smiled ingratiatingly.
"No, I hate him. Why should I work for him?" Ying Hui raised her eyebrows and snorted.
This is the culprit!
"..." Zhou Jingmao scratched his head and cheeks, almost becoming anxious like a monkey. Finally, seeing that the three people were really unwilling to move, he had to do it himself.
Clean the house first. He remembered that Xiao Cunyu was quite clean and his clothes were always spotless...
Then he tidied up the yard and dug out a piece of wood.
He seemed to be working quite seriously, which showed that he had received a good education in this academy during this period.
The other three people didn't leave either. They just stayed at the gate of Xiao Cunyu's yard and watched him, with eyes as if they wanted to skin Xiao Cunyu alive.
"What do you want to name your yard? I suggest you give it a nice name, not like the ones next door, 'Chunlaifang' and 'Tianluodiwang'. One sounds like a brothel, and the other... is weird and out of place." Zhou Jingmao really cared about Xiao Cunyu.
"Isn't your yard even weirder?" Xiao Cunyu mocked him.
Zhou Jingmao was stunned for a moment. "I've regretted it a long time ago! You don't know, every time I go to the dining hall to eat, the cook always shouts when she serves the dishes. Everyone can hear it, and it's not a good look at all. If I had known they were so shameless, I would never have called myself such a name!"
It can’t be changed now!
The teacher said that if you want to change, you can do so as long as you pass the ten-day exam.
But! It is absolutely impossible to pass.
"Don't be angry. We are so pitiful here without any relatives or friends. It would be great if we could support each other. I can also tell you about the rules of this academy." Zhou Jingmao spoke in a softer voice, as if he was coaxing a child.
"The name of the academy is very important. The dining hall, the library, the literary competitions, and the martial arts competitions all use this name. Oh, and this academy has ten-day, monthly, quarterly, and even annual exams. After each exam, the results are posted everywhere. There aren't many people here to begin with, so this way, everyone in the academy will know what kind of embarrassing essay you wrote!"
"Even though we can move our hands and feet and run, if we are seen by people from the nearby villages as soon as we leave this door, they will catch us and bring us back! Even if we return home, we will be sent back, otherwise our family will have to pay a compensation of 100,000 silver coins!"
"The dean of this academy is desperate for money and thinks everyone is valuable, so don't even think about running away. Losing money is secondary, the main thing is the embarrassment. Just ask Zong Ling and you'll know. He's quite brave. The one time he went home, the crazy dean personally went to pick him up. His father was so angry that he almost broke his legs..."
Zong Ling glanced over here, then turned his head away, not knowing what he was thinking.
"In order to trap us, the children of the noble families, the teachers here will do anything they can. You will understand later."
"So, good brothers, now we must unite!"
Zhou Jingmao spoke so many words in one breath, but he didn't feel dry in the mouth. Instead, he became more and more excited as he spoke.
"This is the first day. All you have to do is clean up the yard and put up the plaque. Starting tomorrow, you'll know how difficult my life will be!" Zhou Jingmao sighed, "I blamed you before for a reason..."
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