Chapter 561 Yes, it's him
"What about you guys?" Principal Xue glanced at the people who were gathered around to watch the fun.
"It would be the best and fairest thing for the headmaster to preside over this matter. We all listen to the headmaster and let him make the final decision."
Someone shouted.
"It's up to the dean to decide." After looking at each other, the others all said loudly.
"Since you all agree, then let's do as I say." Principal Xue picked up the red sandalwood paperweight from Zhuang Qinglan's hand and said, "Let's start with Zhuang Qinglan first."
"The material of the paperweight is red sandalwood, small-leaf red sandalwood, it is very heavy, and the carving is also quite delicate. If it is sold outside, it can probably be sold for around 80 to 100 taels of silver. So let's take the middle number, 90 taels."
"What do you guys think?"
Mr. Feng and Mr. Ye beside them also looked carefully again and again and nodded, "It's about this price, some are high and some are low, ninety taels is a fair price."
"Well, let's decide it this way."
Shanzhang Xue said in a clear voice, "Zhuang Qinglan's red sandalwood paperweight is estimated to be worth ninety taels."
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As soon as the ninety taels of silver were mentioned, everyone present took a breath of cold air.
Even though they could all afford to go to school and their families were relatively well-off, ninety taels of silver was enough to buy a large house in a nearby county town, but they were only used to buy these two pieces of paper weight. No ordinary family would be willing to spend that much.
After all, she is the daughter of the prefect, so she is so generous. No wonder she is so arrogant and pinches people with her eyelids.
But then again, even the paperweight in the prefect's house is so expensive, so it can be seen from the other things that this prefect, Zhuang, must not be an honest person.
No wonder he was so confused and taught his daughter to be so arrogant and domineering.
For a moment, everyone's contempt for Zhuang Qinglan increased a little more.
Zhuang Qinglan didn't care about it at all. She thought those people were just jealous of her wealthy family. She raised her chin and snorted.
Xue Shanzhang narrowed his eyes and said, "Then, it's the calligraphy in Zhuang Qingsui's hand that will be discussed next."
"Although the words have been torn, if we hire a skilled craftsman, it can be restored to its original appearance. As for the words, my estimated value is one thousand taels of silver."
One thousand taels?
Principal Xue's words caused an uproar among the crowd. They stood there in a daze, forgetting even to ask why this calligraphy was worth so much money.
Mr. Feng shook his head slightly and said, "Although the words have been torn into pieces, I think they are worth 1,500 taels."
"More than that, more than that, two thousand taels." Mr. Ye said, "This price is only for ordinary buyers. If someone has had a dispute with him, I'm afraid he would be willing to pay five thousand taels."
"This kind of thing is originally catered to the taste of the people. Those who spend a lot of money don't have to consider it. Just according to the price of ordinary people, I will take 1,500 taels as a compromise."
Shanzhang Xue looked at Zhuang Qinglan and Zhuang Qingsui and said, "The prices of your belongings have been determined. This means that Zhuang Qingsui needs to compensate Zhuang Qinglan for 90 taels of silver, and Zhuang Qinglan needs to compensate Zhuang Qingsui for 1,500 taels of silver. If we calculate it, Zhuang Qinglan needs to compensate Zhuang Qingsui for 1,410 taels of silver."
"Then you should pay the silver to Zhuang Qingsui as soon as possible, so that this matter can be resolved."
She needs to pay Zhuang Qingsui one thousand four hundred and ten taels of silver?
Zhuang Qinglan was stunned for a long time, then came to her senses, "I don't agree, Principal Xue, this is just the handwriting of an ordinary person, why is it worth so much money?"
The people watching around also nodded heavily.
They also want to know and ask for information.
Xue Shanzhang glanced at Zhuang Qinglan and said, "This calligraphy was written by Mr. Fan."
Fan Daru? The people around were shocked again.
"But is that Mr. Fan, who is famous for his talent and learning?"
"Besides him, there must be no other great scholar like Fan in the world. However, what makes him famous all over the world, besides his talent and learning, is his proud character."
"Indeed, Mr. Fan has always ignored the powerful and wealthy, and is indifferent to fame and fortune. He will not bow down for a few pieces of silver. Many of his students are outstanding..."
People around were talking, and Fan Wenxuan, who was at the outermost edge, stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly.
Yes, it's him.
Zhuang Qingning frowned.
She quite agreed with ignoring the powerful and being indifferent to fame and fortune. Fan Wenxuan really didn't care much about these things. He was even so naughty that he didn't even care much about his own reputation.
But this is not for a few pieces of silver...
She didn't know whether he would bend over backwards for rice or not, but he would bend over backwards for steamed rice cakes. If millet cakes and glutinous rice cakes were added, maybe he would bend over even more.
Thinking of Fan Wenxuan's smiling face when he was satisfying his appetite, Zhuang Qingning couldn't help but sigh.
"Now that you mention it, didn't the little girl just say that the calligraphy was written by her mentor? Does that mean she is Mr. Fan's student?"
Not only was he a student of Fan Daju, but Fan Daju was also his mentor.
What kind of person could make Fan Daru condescend to be her enlightenment teacher?
Someone suddenly said this, and everyone else was startled and looked at Zhuang Qingsui.
His eyes were full of envy, not jealousy.
They really couldn't feel jealous about this. After all, being Fan Daju's student was something they couldn't even dream of. The height difference was so huge that they couldn't reach him no matter how hard they jumped. So they could only feel envy and a little admiration.
Zhuang Qinglan, who was standing aside, bit her teeth until they were broken.
This seemingly ordinary little girl was actually the student of the legendary Mr. Fan!
"Now that you know the origin of this word, can you compensate me for the money?" Principal Xue looked at Zhuang Qinglan.
Zhuang Qinglan's face suddenly turned pale.
At this point, I can only admit defeat, but...
Zhuang Qinglan rolled her eyes and lowered her head, saying, "I accept the loss, but I didn't bring that much money with me this time. I can only tell my family to compensate the girl with the money."
"Please tell me your name, where you live, and who else is at home. I will ask my father to send someone to deliver the money."
Go check out the family's financial situation first, and then see if you want to settle the score later.
Zhuang Qinglan gritted her teeth.
"My teacher originally asked me to bring this calligraphy to the teacher at the academy as a gift. Since this silver is to compensate for the calligraphy, I would like to trouble you to deliver this 1,410 taels of silver directly to the academy." Zhuang Qingsui replied.
"It's great that you think this way. Since it's a kind gesture from you, I'll accept it on behalf of the academy." Principal Xue said, "This money will be temporarily stored in the academy's warehouse. During this summer's exam, this money will be used as a reward to distribute to those students with outstanding grades."
(End of this chapter)
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