In fact, the only fault of Hongyan Academy is that it doesn't know people well and misjudges people. It's really not a big mistake. In recent years, Guiyan City has also benefited a lot from the reputation of Hongyan Academy. If you can help, who wouldn't want to pull it? A handful, but the current problem is that there is simply no way.
There are two ways, but both are impossible.
The first one is to persuade students to go to Hongyan Academy to take classes, and the other is to find a few good talents and send them to Hongyan Academy for training, so that they can become famous in the next imperial examination and regain their reputation.
But the former one helped to persuade and sent the child over. Not to mention whether the child has such talent and whether he is willing to work hard. If there is no future, people will come to you and say that you made my child go to that academy. For the rest of his life, you will be the one who cannot see my family well, and you have to pay for it.
Who can do this if they are full enough?
Let’s talk about the second one. It’s hard to find such good talents, and academies are rushing to get them. People themselves also want a bright future. Now that Hongyan Academy is like this, they have better and brighter choices. Regardless of whether the academy may It is difficult to win people over no matter what conditions are met.
Unless it is a great favor to others, and they are willing to come in order to repay the favor, but this kind of kindness is not used like this.
"I can only look away." Su Wan also sighed. Others really can't help with this kind of thing. Let's see if the Sun family can pull people over to turn it over.
However, it will take time to turn around. In the past few years, it is best for the Sun family to stay dormant and keep a low profile.
"But what you said about Stone Bridge Academy is true?"
Mrs. Chen said: "Of course it is true. I heard that people have been sent over to invite people. Then they may go to Shiqiao Academy to persuade. I heard that this person in your family is a teacher at Shiqiao Academy?"
"No, it's about being a teacher." Su Wan said with a smile, "It's hard to be a teacher. Those children are half-understood and half-understood, and they are very difficult to take care of. At the beginning, I persuaded him to let him Don’t do it, but he thinks it’s great. Anyway, if you have nothing to do, just do it.”
Mrs. Chen said: "I think it's good. My family just wants to take the exam and then come back to help the family and inherit the ancestral business in the future."
Su Wan said: "Xie's family has a great business. It is good to become an official, but inheriting the family business is his best choice."
The Xie family is a well-known family in Guiyan City. There are many children in the family, some of whom took the imperial examination and became officials. However, Chen's husband is the eldest son of the head of the Xie family and Mrs. Xie. If he wants to inherit the family business in the future, if he wants to become an official, he must If you go to serve as an official elsewhere, won't your family fortune have to be handed over to others?
To put it bluntly, even if you are an official for a lifetime, you may not be able to get as much wealth as the Xie family. Therefore, the eldest son of the Xie family rarely becomes an official. Some of them take the exam and pass the exam. Nian Guan will come back to take over the family business when he is almost done.
Chen smiled and said, "Yes."
Su Wan sat at Chen's place for about half an hour. After the two Sun family members left, she and Chen went to see Mrs. Xie. Mrs. Xie had a headache after being cried by these two people and looked sad.
"You are neglecting the princess."
Su Wan said: "Madam, why do you need to see me outside? I came to see you to chat and play chess with you. I didn't come here specifically for you to entertain me. Madam is busy with something, so I just have fun by myself. No, I just talked to you." Your daughter-in-law also had a good conversation."
Mrs. Xie laughed when she heard this: "She is a good talker and can coax people."
Ms. Chen smiled and said, "I just thought you were praising me, mother-in-law."
Mrs. Xie was helpless: "Look at her, she says she can do it but she's still out of breath."
Mrs. Chen said: "That's not true. My daughter-in-law originally wanted to make her mother-in-law happy. By saying this, she agrees that I have done a good job. Naturally, I think she is praising me."
Mrs. Xie finally smiled a little: "Stop talking so fast and sit down. The princess will also sit down."
Su Wan was very happy to see the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law getting along with each other. As mother-in-law, Mrs. Xie was tolerant and patient. Mrs. Chen almost taught her step by step. As daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen was filial to her elders and spoke in a pleasant manner. .
There are so many families in the world that are in trouble because of problems between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. If mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can get along like these two people, then the world will be really peaceful.
Between these three or two sentences, Mrs. Xie's expression softened much. She asked Su Wan to sit down and ordered someone to serve tea. Then she said: "Tell me about this. They came to beg me. I just have my heart." , and don’t have the ability.”
Su Wan said: "In this situation, it is useless to look for anyone. They can only rely on themselves to find students, retain teachers, and make some achievements in the next imperial examination. There is no use in rushing now. This When a house collapses, it always needs to be built back bit by bit.”
"No, it's just that things happen to people, and it's inevitable to be anxious." Mrs. Xie closed her eyes, "I hope Hongyan Academy can overcome this hurdle, otherwise the Sun family will not be in good shape in the future."
Su Wan thought for a moment: "It might be better if the Sun family could invite a famous person to take over the position, but it is not easy to hire a famous person. It is even harder than finding a few good students to send over, and famous people are only temporary. , we still need to talk about the students’ results later.”
Mrs. Xie paused for a moment, but she thought it was a good idea: "Your idea is indeed a good one. I will also talk to the Sun family about it then. The Sun family has been running the academy for more than a hundred years. If they risk their lives to ask for help, maybe there will be someone. willing."
"Famous people are hard to find. They are all old gentlemen. How can we bother with this matter? If Hongyan Academy cannot get up, it is not a loss of life. However, if there are no famous people, it is okay to find one or two famous gentlemen. The Sun family has some love." Now, if the conditions given are a few percent thicker, maybe things will work out."
Su Wan said: "Then Madam, let's talk to the Sun family and see if things can work out. If it can, that would be great."
"I'll just send someone to go there later." Madam Xie asked Su Wan, "When will the princess leave for the Imperial City?"
Su Wan thought for a while and said, "The time has not been decided yet. My cousin's wedding is on March 28th. He should be leaving before the 26th. Is there anything you need my help with, madam?"
"I won't tell you if I can go with you then."
Su Wan was slightly surprised: "Madam is going too?"
"I always have to go for a happy event at the Duke's Palace. Besides, I haven't been back to the Imperial City for many years. It's time to go back and visit my parents' family. Once Ruhui is born, I won't have time."
Ruhui is Chen's name.
Su Wan said: "Then I will go back and ask Jingyuan. If it is convenient, we can go together."
Mrs. Xie smiled and said, "It's time to ask. It's great to see you and your husband having a good discussion."
Su Wan smiled and said, "This is what I agreed with him."
"It would be great if both husband and wife could do this."
