Gu Zhen was anxious, he could see that the medicines Shen Ningsi had given to Gu Xiuwen and Gu Xiuwu had no side effects.
If the soldiers under his command could also be trained, the strength of the Gu family army would surely improve by leaps and bounds!
"Come on, stop talking here. Didn't you hear the chaos outside?"
Fang Xiwan glared at Gu Zhen. Why did she feel that this great general who was usually calm and reserved in front of outsiders would reveal his true nature again and again in front of his daughter-in-law?
"What's going on?"
After being reminded by Fang Xiwan, Gu Zhen also noticed the noisy sound outside the yard. Just now, he was only concerned about asking Shen Ningsi about the medicinal bath and did not notice this.
"I don't know either. I was just planning to go out and take a look. I guess those people in the village are going to do something weird again."
Shen Ningsi didn't need to guess, he had already guessed it roughly.
During the time that Gu Zhen and Fang Xiwan were here, they had never heard Shen Ningsi mention anything about the village.
However, from when they came that day, they could see what the villagers thought of Shen Ningsi, and they already knew that the two did not get along very harmoniously.
"Come on, I'll go with you to take a look!"
When Gu Zhen said this, his expression immediately became serious.
"I'm going too. I want to see how these people bully my daughter-in-law every day!"
Shen Ningsi did not refuse. After all, she was upright and had nothing to fear. It was better to talk things out in person to avoid some people with ulterior motives playing tricks behind her back.
After a while, three people opened the gate.
The head of the village stood in front and watched Shen Ningsi open the door of the yard, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
When the others saw the gate was opened, they were all silent as if their mouths were sealed. However, everyone looked at the head of the village at the same time.
"Village head, I wonder why you all came here with so many teachers today?"
Shen Ningsi said coldly, these people obviously came with bad intentions.
There was no need for her to save face for them.
"Hehe... County Lady, um... everyone has heard that you're planning to build two private schools on the fertile lands of the village to provide free education to the children of the injured soldiers."
The village head tried hard to tidy up his words, although he knew that making such a request was a bit excessive.
"Yes, yes! We also heard that you have even found a teacher!"
As soon as the village head finished speaking, the other villagers in Wanning Village started talking one after another.
After hearing this, Shen Ningsi had already guessed the purpose of their coming here, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"County Lady, you are now different from the common people like us. Even if you don't work, the court will still give you a salary!"
"That's right, which woman in this village lives a more respectable life than you? And your husband is a general with outstanding military achievements!"
The women who usually had sarcastic mouths when they saw her were now praising Shen Ningsi one after another.
Everyone is smart, and these villagers don't need to continue talking. Shen Ningsi, Gu Zhen and Fang Xiwan have already guessed the purpose of their visit this time.
"County Lady, teaching one student is the same as teaching two! Why don't you let the children in our village go to school with you?"
Soon, these villagers gradually revealed their true colors, and everyone had a flattering smile on their face.
"Oh? I didn't expect the villagers in Wanning Village to be so wealthy. How long has the drought been over? And every family can afford to send their children to private school?"
Shen Ningsi looked at the villagers with a fake smile.
These people really will go wherever there is a bargain!
“No, no, no…”
When the head of the village heard what Shen Mingsisi said, he was so ashamed that he couldn't even raise his face.
He didn't want to come at first, but he couldn't resist the villagers' requests.
I thought to myself, it would be good for these children to read more books, at least they won’t do as many bad things as their parents in the future!
"County Lady, since you can provide free education for the children of outsiders, why do you have to charge fees for the children in our village?"
Soon, the villagers understood the meaning of what Shen Ningsi had just said, and everyone's face showed an expression of indignation.
Gu Zhen and Fang Xiwan were both shocked. They didn't expect these villagers to be so shameless.
Even thieves know that there is a code of conduct for thieves.
But they actually criticized Shen Ningsi so blatantly!
This is really ridiculous!
"Why?"
Shen Ningsi uttered these three words lightly, and then the expression on his face became unusually serious, looking coldly at this group of villagers who were like leeches attached to his bones.
"Because their fathers fought bravely on the battlefield! Because their fathers were heroes of our Great Zhao! Because their fathers suffered countless injuries for the sake of the safety and well-being of the people like us! Because many of these children's fathers died on the battlefield! If their children cannot be treated this way by me, and by the world, then what is the basis for you people to do this? Is it because of your shamelessness?"
The more Shen Ningsi spoke, the more excited her tone became, and her words became more sonorous and powerful. When the villagers heard her say this, they all showed expressions of shame and anger on their faces.
The village head sighed repeatedly after hearing this.
"Tell me, what gives you the right?"
At this moment, Shen Ningsi seemed to be emitting an invisible aura.
When the villagers saw this, they all lowered their heads in shame.
"good!"
As the great general defending the country, Gu Zhen's blood boiled after hearing this!
"You are indeed worthy of being the future headmistress of the Gu family. Your words make my blood boil. If those old generals in the court heard this, they would probably have tears in their eyes long ago!"
Fang Xiwan nodded and became even more satisfied with her daughter-in-law.
"Hey... let's all go!"
The village head had already known for a long time that Shen Ningsi was a person who could clearly distinguish right from wrong.
He didn't want to come here today, but he couldn't resist the demands of the villagers, so he had no choice but to come here.
"etc!"
Shen Ningsi looked at the group of people preparing to leave and couldn't help but call out to them.
"Shen Ningsi, we haven't prepared for the children to go to school yet, what else do you want!"
The angry villagers didn't expect Shen Ningsi to stop them at this moment. Without thinking too much, they knew that he must want to humiliate them!
"Chen Ningsi, killing someone is just a small matter. Since you can't agree to our requests, we didn't say anything about leaving a way out so we can meet again later!"
A villager who had read a few days of books said this with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"Haha, actually, there's only one reason why I asked you to stay."
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