Wan Yanyue sipped her tea while secretly listening to the discussions of the scholars beside her. m.
But at this moment, a scholar in tattered clothes rushed up with an angry look on his face.
"It's nonsense, it's nonsense! Mr. Yang was very kind to Luozhou and saved countless people."
"You are slandering Mr. Yang here, which is really not the behavior of a gentleman!"
As soon as these words came out, the tea guests in the teahouse turned their attention here.
They have all heard about what happened in Luozhou. But most people don't believe the rumors about eunuchs providing disaster relief.
How could a eunuch with an incomplete body have such great abilities?
The scholars who had been drinking tea earlier were unhappy when they heard someone interrupting their conversation.
Looking at the person who came to disrupt the situation, he was just a down-and-out scholar. The mockery in their eyes only grew deeper.
"Hey, I really didn't expect that this young eunuch would have followers now?"
"May I ask this friend, when are you going to enter the palace?"
As soon as these words came out, the teahouse burst into laughter.
Everyone looked at the down-and-out scholar with no concealment of disdain in their eyes.
"You, you!"
The down-and-out scholar was so angry that his chest heaved violently. He wanted to hit someone several times, but he held back at the last moment.
Autumn is now only two or three months away. If he committed a crime because of this, all those years of studying hard in the cold window would be completely wasted.
Seeing him so timid, the scholars sitting in front of the tea table became even more excited. In their eyes, the other party was just a down-and-out scholar from the countryside. Being able to bully him would add a bit of fun.
"My friend, looking at how you are dressed, could it be that you are also a scholar?"
"In that case, you came to the capital for Qiu Wei?"
The down-and-out scholar nodded,
"Yes, I traveled thousands of miles from Luozhou to the capital just to participate in the annual Autumn Festival."
After hearing this, several scholars immediately burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, my friend, don't make fun of me!"
"Yes, yes! Did you know that if you want to participate in Qiuwei, you have to spend at least ten taels of silver?"
"Looking at your desolate look, I'm afraid you don't even have ten cents, right?"
"Friend, listen to our advice, you should go back and forth wherever you come from. Not everyone can participate in the autumn festival in the capital. Especially a poor guy like you from the countryside!"
The down-and-out scholar frowned and said in confusion:
"Isn't Qiu Wei appointed by His Majesty and does not charge any fees?"
"No charge?"
The scholars at the tea table laughed, the disdain on their faces growing stronger.
"My friend, you are too young!"
"In today's world, why can't you ask for some money? Not to mention Qiu Wei, even if you go to the government to file a lawsuit and there is no money to clear the way, I can still explain it to you as unreasonable, do you understand?"
When the down-and-out scholar heard this, his eyes were full of disappointment.
He originally thought that the capital was the best place and should be more civilized and advanced.
But now it seems that this place is far inferior to today's Luozhou!
He sighed softly and suddenly bowed his hands to several scholars.
"Thank you to my friends for telling the truth. I think this matter can be simplified for now!"
He hesitated for a moment and took out a fifty-tael silver note from his arms.
"But since I'm in the capital, I still have to attend the Qiu Wei Festival."
"Alas! Mr. Yang, the student owes you another debt. If it weren't for the student loan you provided, the student's trip would have been in vain!"
He shook his head, turned around and sat at the tea table by the window.
"Waiter, bring me a pot of hot tea!"
"Okay!"
The waiter greeted him warmly and turned around to prepare the tea.
But the words of the down-and-out scholar made several scholars in the capital widen their eyes.
Student loan? What is this? Why have we never heard of it?
And this kid, obviously dressed in a down-to-earth manner, why did he come up with fifty taels of silver?
Although these scholars are locals in the capital. But in fact, they only have a few taels of silver in their hands.
When it comes to studying, there is income but no output.
After reading the books of sages, these scholars even scorned ordinary work.
As a result, it falls into a vicious cycle. The more they study, the poorer their situation becomes. If they didn't occasionally go to the homes of wealthy families to keep accounts, they wouldn't even be able to survive.
Several scholars from the capital looked at each other, and then immediately gathered around the down-and-out scholar.
"Ahem, let me introduce myself. I'm Zhao Yu. I'm from the capital. I wonder what I call this friend?"
A hint of vigilance flashed in the eyes of the down-and-out scholar.
He pondered for a moment and then said:
"This is Sun Qi, a native of Luozhou."
"As expected, he is a friend from Luozhou! Come on, come on, everyone, please sit down!"
Zhao Yu shouted and asked the other scholars in the capital to take their seats. Then he looked familiar, put his arm around Sun Qi's shoulders, and asked:
"Brother Sun, I have something to ask you."
"It's the student loan you mentioned..."
"Brother Sun, you don't know. Paper is expensive in the capital. Even for scholars like us, it is not easy to save ten taels of silver!"
"Then why don't you apply for a student loan?"
Sun Qi frowned slightly, with confusion on his cheeks.
"Student loans don't require interest. You only need to repay the principal. And even if you can't repay it, you can go to the county government to do some paperwork to pay off the debt."
"Brother Zhao has been studying hard for many years, so why not try to apply?"
When Zhao Yu heard this, he was stunned.
"How can it be!"
"Is there such a good thing in this world?"
The remaining scholars in the capital couldn't help but look at each other. At this moment, they both saw incredible things in each other's eyes.
When the government borrows money, does it not charge interest?
Why have they never heard of such a good thing!
If they could also get this money, wouldn't they be able to concentrate on studying and wait for autumn to arrive?
If you win, you can just pay it back slowly.
If you don't win, you can go to the government for help at worst! Doing some transcription work does not mean losing the scholar's face.
At this moment, the minds of these scholars couldn't help but become active.
Zhao Yu coughed lightly and continued to ask:
"Brother Sun, do you think we can go to Luozhou and borrow a student loan?"
Sun Qi shook his head without hesitation.
"I'm afraid this won't work!"
"This student loan is only for students with registered residence in Luozhou. You are from Beijing, so you will definitely not be able to apply."
"Unless...unless you have worked in Luozhou for one year, you can apply to join the Luozhou household registration."
"Still working for a full year??"
A flash of deep disappointment flashed in Zhao Yu's eyes. But I heard Sun Qi continue:
"That's right! These are the rules set by Mr. Yang."
"If it weren't for Mr. Yang, how could a down-and-out scholar like me come to the capital to attend the Autumn Festival?"
Some people died, but not completely...
