"A sip of water, enough to quench my thirst," the old man replied with a smile.
"Okay, you may have to wait a while, I'll go arrange it right away." Wan Qiqi said as she went into the house, asked Wu Gousheng to prepare tea, and worried that the old man would get tired from standing for a long time, she carried a nice stool out.
"You can sit down and wait." Wan Qiqi placed a stool in front of the old man.
The old man thanked him, sat down, and asked, "You said this school is closed? Why?"
Seeing that the other person also seemed very knowledgeable, Wan Qiqi smiled and replied, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but a few days ago I opened a girls' school, wanting girls to be able to read and write, but I didn't want to attract complaints, so I closed it down."
"A girls' school?" The old man looked thoughtful.
“The world generally acknowledges that men should study and take the imperial examinations, but I think women can also study, not for fame and fortune, but for a living.” Wan Qiqi tilted her head and smiled, saying, “Most literate women in the town earn more wages than illiterate women, which creates a gap between their children and adults.”
The old man nodded, seemingly agreeing with Wan Qiqi's opinion.
At this moment, Wu Gousheng came out from inside, carrying a pot of tea, and said, "Old sir, please have some tea!"
It's called tea, but it's actually just plain boiled water.
But the old man didn't mind. After drinking two bowls, he nodded to Wan Qiqi and said, "Thank you for the hospitality."
"Old man, please don't be so polite. It's only because this place is in such a sorry state that we're offering you plain water. Please forgive us." Although Wan Qiqi didn't know who the old man in front of her was, she could sense that he was no ordinary person.
But the man really only asked for a sip of water and then left.
Watching the old man leave, Wan Qiqi turned to Wu Gousheng and said, "Lock up the house! I'll have Yongnian take a look and deal with the house so we can get back to the restaurant business."
"Okay." Wu Gousheng basically agreed with everything Wan Qiqi said. As long as she wasn't too upset, everything was fine!
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