allendalepharm Chapter 155 System Upgrade, Newbie Village
Chapter 155 System Upgrade, Newbie Village
"You have to go even if you don't want to!" The clan leader glared at him, "Erlang! Don't be so willful. Now that your family is doing well, you have to think about your future. Even if you have mountains of gold and silver, they will eventually run out. Besides, even if your three sisters get married, they will still have to rely on you in the future. Who dares to bully your sisters, a brother-in-law who is an official?"
The clan leader knew that Jiang Youzhen was a man of loyalty and righteousness and was very good to the three sisters, so he appealed to her emotions and reason, hoping to convince her.
Jiang Youzhen still shook his head, "But that's not my ambition! I want to do business, so that when I have money in the future, I can support my sisters."
"Humph! You are just uneducated and short-sighted. Among the four classes of people, merchants are at the bottom. No matter how wealthy you are, if something goes wrong, your family will be ruined overnight. If your business becomes big in the future, it will be the source of disaster."
The clan leader pointed at Jiang Youzhen and shook his head and sighed, "You! You don't understand, the word official means two words, and you are just a businessman, you can't fight~"
Jiang Youzhen certainly knew this, but her identity did not allow it! She was not a man, otherwise she would not be opposed to taking the imperial examination.
"Fugui, tell me, is it better to be an official or to do business?" The clan leader pointed at Jiang Fugui and asked.
"Of course it would be better to be an official, but Erlang may not pass the exam. It's enough for him to just know a few words!" Jiang Fugui's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd. If he was a son, he would have sent him to a private school.
"Bullshit! Erlang is so smart, it's just a matter of time for him to get into high school. You are just a fool. Anyway, you have no choice today, you must go!" The clan leader looked at the two of them and felt very disappointed with them, thinking they really had no ambition.
Jiang Youzhen: "Emm, you really think highly of me!"
"But Chief, Erlang doesn't want to..." Before Jiang Fugui could finish his words, the chief's crutch came up and hit Jiang Fugui's leg.
Jiang Fugui grimaced in pain. The clan leader said angrily, "You are an ignorant person. I can't watch you delay Erlang. Shut up. Anyway, you have to go to this private school."
[The system has issued a sign-in task. The sign-in location is: Yunshang Private School. Please complete the sign-in task as soon as possible. ]
Hmm? This is also possible? Jiang Youzhen's mouth, which was originally open, closed immediately.
Jiang Fugui secretly tugged at her sleeve, and Jiang Youzhen looked over.
Jiang Fugui: What should I do? Say something!
Jiang Youzhen spread his hands: If you can’t do anything, what can I do?
Seeing the two of them arguing, the clan leader snorted coldly, "Even if you don't take the imperial examination, it won't hurt to read more, right? I asked the kid from the village head's family, you have finished reading three enlightenment books. But you have only read these three books, so there are still many words that you don't know, right? If you do business in the future and get fooled by others, won't you suffer a loss?"
First trick them into studying, then trick them into taking the imperial examination! That’s it!
How could the patriarch watch such a good student waste his time? To him, doing business was not a proper job, and he had to study to become a better person.
Especially when he heard that Jiang Youzhen had memorized three enlightenment books in just two months and had beautiful handwriting, the clan leader made up his mind to let Jiang Youzhen pursue a career in politics.
"But we can't rush over today! Don't we have to send a tuition fee to study?" Jiang Fugui suddenly thought of a good idea. That is to delay it as long as possible.
The patriarch suddenly laughed, with a smug look on his face.
"I knew you weren't that attentive. I've already prepared it for you." He then opened the backpack that had been covered with cloth, revealing the bacon and several yellow paper packages inside.
He pointed at the things in the backpack, "This is bacon, and there are red dates, red beans, and dried longan in the yellow paper package. As for lotus seeds and celery, they are out of reach at this time of year.
I have already told Master Jiang that if these are not available, then so be it! I used brown sugar and cloud cake instead. By the way, the tuition is four taels of silver per year. Because he and I are close friends, I gave him two cents less. "
"Ah?" Jiang Fugui didn't expect that the patriarch had made such complete preparations. This trip was really for Erlang's studies.
"Do you have money? If not, I can ask the clan members to gather some and ask Shu Xiu to come." The clan leader knew that Jiang Fugui had money, and he said this just to shut Jiang Fugui up and prevent him from making excuses.
Jiang Fugui was helpless. What should he do? He began to get scared. If he told the truth to the clan leader, he was afraid that the clan leader would peel off his skin.
"Ahem! Actually, reading more is good, it helps you understand things! So go read first?" How could Jiang Youzhen leave the system task unfinished? It's just reading, there's no exam next time.
At worst, I can just tell the truth when the time comes. As for the clan rules, we’ll talk about it when the time comes!
The clan leader was overjoyed when he heard this, "Well! You finally figured it out, right, right! Go study first, and we can think of other things later. Others have studied hard for ten years to achieve success, but it's still too early for you!"
First coax you to study, then coax you to leave. Anyway, you can't study for nothing. The patriarch smiled so hard that the wrinkles on his face were ironed out. It's not up to you whether you leave or not.
Jiang Jiawang, who was sitting next to him, looked at Jiang Youzhen with sympathy. This was how his great-grandfather had deceived him.
Alas! That was how he was tricked into attending a private school. From then on, he had no chance to fight crickets, climb trees, or rob bird nests. Every day, he had to write endless characters, read endless books, and be beaten with a stick. The teacher's ruler hurt a lot.
Hmm! Thinking about it now still makes me want to cry.
Jiang Youzhen just found it funny to see the clan leader acting like a big bad wolf trying to trick Little Red Riding Hood. Just study! Study for a few days first, and then you can ask for leave. By then, the teacher will be disgusted with you and naturally won't want to teach you anymore.
Yunshang Private School is actually the home of Mr. Jiang. His home is located in the south of the town, a little remote, but the surrounding environment is very quiet. Before entering the yard, Jiang Youzhen and his friends heard the sound of reading aloud.
The old man at the gate welcomed them in and went to report to Master Jiang. Jiang Jiawang was also a student of Master Jiang, and he had already gone to the study.
Jiang Youzhen stood in the front yard and looked around. The yard was very spacious, with three rooms in the east and west wings, and a back house, which was probably where the gatekeeper lived.
One of the east wing rooms was already full of students. Jiang Youzhen discovered that the students inside were of different ages. It seemed that Master Jiang was the only one teaching in this private school.
[Congratulations to the host for leaving the Novice Village and completing the Cloud Private School sign-in task! As the host embarks on a new journey, the system will be updated and upgraded soon, so stay tuned! ]
"What do you mean? Out of the Novice Village?" Jiang Youzhen didn't expect that it has been three months since he came here, and he is still wandering around the Novice Village.
"Also, if you want to update the system, you have to send out the rewards this time, right?" Jiang Youzhen suddenly felt that the direction of this system task was wrong! Originally, she wanted to pull Quanmou back to farming, but now she felt that things were not developing in this way?