AWB Chapter 336 What you do not want done to yourself, do to others.
Chapter 336 What you do not want done to yourself, do to others.
Hearing the shouts, Da Niu quickly pushed away the hands of the villagers who were offering him money: "Uncles and aunts, I appreciate your kindness."
"Please take the money quickly! I've only just started school, I don't need such expensive writing materials. Everyone, please put the money back!"
Seeing this scene, Gao Mengli led Lin Xi over as well.
When adults are involved, parents should step in to help.
Gao Mengli quickly smiled and gestured to everyone, jokingly saying, "Everyone, don't spoil Da Niu too much, or he'll become unruly one day!"
Wang Gougou's second uncle pretended to be angry: "Look at what you're saying, how could he be spoiled!"
"Da Niu has impeccable character and is a promising prospect! Don't you agree?"
"Yep!"
After Uncle Er finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, and they all nodded in agreement.
Gao Mengli smiled and shook her head.
It has to be said that Da Niu is more popular in the village than they are. They've watched him grow up since he was a child, and the villagers know better than they do whether he's gone astray.
Seeing that Da Niu still refused to accept the money, Zhao Chen quickly told everyone to put the money away and to let Wen Shiye, who was frantically pushing and shoving behind them, in.
Wen Chou finally entered, quickly straightened his disheveled clothes, and bowed to Gao Mengli and Lin Xi: "Madam Lin, Master Lin."
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi nodded.
Lin Xi looked at the officials behind Wen Chou carrying five large boxes and asked curiously, "Master Wen, what are you doing?"
Wen Chou, his face full of obsequiousness, remembered Tang Guangjun's instructions: "Master Lin, my master knows that the results of the imperial examinations have been announced today, and everyone must be in the county town. He specially sent me to deliver gifts to Da Niu."
Let's just say that we're adding icing on the cake for the top performers to be listed.
If the top student doesn't get accepted, we'll encourage them with a gift so they can try harder next time and make it onto the list soon!
In their county, everything depends on these two people from the Lin family. Now every village has a cultivation shed, and in the autumn, every household will have a full granary.
They've done so much hard work and made great contributions; this is just a disguised form of flattery.
After Wen Chou finished speaking, he clapped his hands twice in the air.
The officers behind quickly carried the five boxes up and placed them on the ground.
Chen Dada and Sang Shang quickly stood beside Da Niu, looking at the large box on the ground with curiosity.
Wu Yang, standing to the side, was completely ignored.
He clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on the box on the ground, seething with anger.
This kind of treatment and the people's hearts were something he had never experienced before.
Because of her good academic performance, she was surrounded by people who flattered her.
Why is it that once he's moved to a different place, he's no longer as popular?
He was unwilling to accept it; he was extremely unwilling to accept it.
Just then, a horse-drawn carriage drove up from the side, and an old scholar stepped out of it.
He tilted his head slightly, his eyes filled with a mixture of arrogance, disdain, and contempt as he swept over the noisy crowd in front of him.
"father!"
Wu Yang exclaimed in surprise.
Wu Xiucai nodded: "Yang'er, do you know why there's such a commotion up ahead?"
Even when looking at the rankings, I didn't hear anyone exaggerating who won.
At this point, Wu Yang said with some grievance, "Dad, it was just some peasant who took the exam."
Those people were all farmers from the countryside; they made a big fuss to see the list.
But ridiculously, that person failed the exam!
At this point, Wu Yang's face was full of schadenfreude.
When Wu Xiucai heard that he had failed the exam, a fleeting sense of satisfaction crossed his mind.
Do you really think everyone is cut out for studying? It's good enough if you can recognize a few characters, let alone try to get on the list. You're just overestimating yourself.
However, Wu Xiucai was somewhat puzzled: "I see there are also government officials here..."
At this point, Wu Yang became even more insanely jealous: "Hmph, it's all because that peasant got some incredible luck that the magistrate of the neighboring county practically begged for his gifts."
Scholar Wu gasped: "The magistrate from next door?"
Wu Yang nodded angrily: "Yes."
Wu Xiucai lowered his head and inquired, "Yang'er, do you know where this person goes to school? Is it the North City Academy?"
Wu Yang stared wide-eyed, confused: "It's the North City Academy, Father, what's wrong?"
Upon hearing that it was the North City Academy, Wu Xiucai's eyes darted around, and he gave Wu Yang a reassuring look: "Don't worry, Yang'er, I'll make sure he gives it to you willingly. What's yours, you won't lose a single piece."
Wu Yang looked at Wu Xiucai with surprise and delight: "Father, really?"
Wu Xiucai nodded: "Let's go and take a look."
Wu Xiucai led Wu Yang over quickly.
The five large boxes placed on the ground aroused everyone's curiosity about what was inside.
Master Wen quickly instructed everyone to open the first four boxes, which were filled with pens, ink, paper, and inkstones.
The moment the box was opened, everyone around gasped.
That's incredibly extravagant!
Wen Chou was very proud. Tang Guangjun came from a scholarly family; his maternal grandfather's family had started out by running a study.
The Tang family is a scholarly and refined family, and Tang Guangjun really couldn't afford to thank the Lin family with other expensive items.
But brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones are readily available.
After all, his maternal grandfather had previously valued his academic achievements highly.
When he was a child, his maternal grandparents would send him writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones every month, which he never knew existed.
It just so happens that Lin's eldest son is studying, so we can finally send him over to make room.
This is called doing to others what you would not have them do to you!
Bah~
This is called, "A wise person caters to people's preferences and makes the best use of resources!"
One of the teachers quickly knelt down beside the box, took out a brush, and exclaimed excitedly, "This...this must be a wolf-hair brush!"
The master's fingers trembled slightly as he pulled out half of the wolf-hair brush and gestured it lightly in the air.
His voice trembled with excitement, becoming almost electronic: "This pen has a sharp, cone-like tip and a finely textured handle. It must have been made from wolf tail hair and crafted through twelve ancient processes!"
And these, a whole box full, were surprisingly not packed in any brocade boxes.
What a waste of resources!
The master was heartbroken, but dared not say so!
Upon hearing his words, those around him instantly understood, and their gazes all fell upon the box of wolf-hair brushes.
Wen Chou's smug gaze fell on the teacher. This old man is not bad; he knows his stuff!
The other teacher looked at the box full of snow-white Xuan paper and clicked his tongue twice.
And those inkstones, there were all sorts of styles, and no two were the same, a whole box full.
His gaze finally settled on the box of inksticks.
He thought he was seeing things, so he quickly rubbed his eyes, took three steps in two, and reached out his hand, only to find that he and another teacher had grabbed the same ink stick at the same time.
The two picked up the inkstick together and examined it.
"That's it!"
"I second the motion!"
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi looked on in bewilderment as the two of them excitedly discussed and analyzed the ink sticks.
A mere ink stick, and you're this excited?
Lin Xi frowned and asked, "Master, what's wrong with this ink stick? It looks no different from the other ink sticks, even though it's black."
The two teachers smiled and shook their heads: "This ink stick is extraordinary!"
Lin Xi blinked.
Another scholar chuckled and continued, "This ink is called Nine Heavens Cloud Ink, and it's worth a hundred taels!"
Lin Xi blinked, her face now beaming with excitement.
Worth a hundred taels!
That box costs tens of dollars, not thousands of taels!