Su Wan frowned slightly, what are the Sun family doing here? Could it be for Hongyan Academy to prevent the expansion of Stone Bridge Academy?
Thinking of this, she felt a little bored.
Hongyan Academy has lost its reputation due to the cheating of students in the imperial examinations. The most important thing to do now is to find ways to solve this problem. She had talked about this matter with Mrs. Xie before and gave her some ideas.
However, things like reputation cannot be changed overnight. It needs to be saved bit by bit. By then, it is not impossible for Hongyan Academy to return to its former glory. No matter how bad things happen, it can still regain its strength and continue to work steadily. .
If the Sun family wants to find a way to re-erect the Hongyan Academy sign, that is a good thing, and she thinks it is good, but if it is to prevent others from doing better, it would be a bit disgusting.
A guard came from the door, saluted the two people in the courtyard, and then hurried into the tea room. He talked to the people inside about the visit of the Sun family. After getting permission, he returned to the door to invite the Sun family in. .
The stone table in the yard is placed under a dense pine tree next to it, right against the wall. There is a small pool beside it, with running water trickling in, two water lilies and two koi carps planted there. .
Although the scenery is a little thin, it is indeed an elegant scenery.
Su Wan and Mrs. Zhang sat on both sides of the stone table, watching the guards leading the Sun family to the teahouse. Su Wan counted in his mind: one, two, three, four, five... a total of six people came. personal.
Su Wan smiled: "Mrs. Zhang, I'm afraid they will have to sit there for a while. Why don't we sit in the garden or my yard, so as not to make them too noisy."
Mrs. Zhang didn't think that the two of them would be so familiar with each other when they first met, so she smiled and said, "Then let's go to the garden. What do you plant in the princess's garden?"
Su Wan said: "There are a lot of things to plant. It's a mess and you can plant them casually. After a while, Mrs. Zhang will give me some pointers and let me learn from them."
"To be honest with the princess, I am actually not very familiar with this. I would like to ask the princess for some advice."
"Then let's give each other pointers."
"It's easy to talk about."
The two went to the garden talking and laughing together.
The atmosphere in the tearoom on this side has become a bit awkward since the people from the Sun family arrived. The tearoom was neither too big nor too small. If there were seven or eight people in it, it would not be crowded, but with more than a dozen people, it would indeed be a bit crowded.
After the Sun family members entered the door, they came forward and told their identities. There were six of them, led by the two brothers from the Sun family, followed by two people from the Sun family who managed the academy, and two gentlemen from the academy, a total of six people.
Zhang Fuyin and others were originally invited to persuade Shiqiao Academy to expand and recruit more students. There was no need for people like Zhang Fuyin to come. Half of the reason why he came this time was to visit Su. Princess Wan, please take care of this matter as well.
It's just that the two people from Shiqiao Academy didn't know what they were thinking. They couldn't get in the oil and salt. It was obviously a good thing to expand the academy, so why didn't they refuse.
Now Hongyan Academy has come out to stir things up again. What on earth is it trying to do?
Zhang Fuyin had a straight face and was a little unhappy.
Dean Shi and Shi Chongshan looked at each other and were overjoyed when they saw the people from Hongyan Academy.
Dean Shi coughed lightly: "When it comes to expanding the academy, our Stone Bridge Academy is definitely not as good as Hongyan Academy. Hongyan Academy has trained many students in recent years, and its output is greater than that of Stone Bridge Academy. Why not expand it?" Hongyan Academy."
Shi Chongshan responded: "Yes, yes, this Shiqiao Academy was originally the family school of our Shi family. It's just a pity that the Shi family doesn't have many sons. In order to operate it, we have to recruit students from the surrounding villages."
"Because there were not many students, the gentlemen took a lot of effort in teaching, and luckily met a few good ones, so we were able to teach a few good ones. To be honest, our academy doesn't have much wealth, and we don't have many gentlemen. Most of them just want to He taught us, the sons of the Shi family."
"If we want to expand, it will be troublesome both in terms of money and hiring a husband. Moreover, the expansion will not be of any benefit to us, the sons of the Shi family. So, we really don't want to bother."
"If you are really serious, just expand Hongyan Academy. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
What a best of both worlds.
Some people were so angry that they fainted, and the people of Hongyan Academy were immediately ashamed. They came today because they really wanted to prevent Stone Bridge Academy from becoming bigger. They were afraid that if Stone Bridge Academy rose up, Hongyan Academy would be overwhelmed in the future. Never get up again.
Such behavior is really shameless, but they don't want Hongyan Academy to decline like this, so they don't care.
I just didn't expect that Shiqiao Academy had no intention of expanding.
"Brother Chongshan, Brother Chongshan, you can't say that. Actually, we came here this time in response to the pleas of the students. They want to come to Shiqiao Academy to study, but Shiqiao Academy only accepts students from this area. Students from several villages are unwilling to accept them."
"As a teacher, since there are people who sincerely want to come and learn, how can you turn them away?"
"No, you said the academy is too small. It doesn't matter. Just expand a few courtyards."
"You said there are few gentlemen, so that's easy to handle. In the past two palace examinations of Shiqiao Academy, two students were produced. One was the top scholar in high school, and the other was ninth. As long as these two names are known, how many students will there be? Most of the teachers are willing to come, and most of the students are willing to come.”
The people from Hongyan Academy were sitting aside, wanting to say something but not knowing how to speak, probably because they felt shameless.
When I came here, I was very angry, and I thought of a thousand words to stop this thing, but in the end, I couldn't even say a word.
What to say?
We can’t say: Don’t expand Shiqiao Academy. That would be of no benefit. Why not consider our Hongyan Academy?
We can't even say: Don't do this. If this happens, our Hongyan Academy will be doomed. Please let us go, please?
Just kidding, who is not a scholar? No one can risk his face, and even if he opens his mouth, he is just like a clown who only adds to the laughing stock. He really cannot stand on the stage.
Dean Shi and Shi Chongshan were so confused by what they were talking about that they finally had no choice but to look at Li Lin. Li Lin was on the outside, listening quietly without making a sound and not wanting to get involved.
"Jingyuan, you are well-informed. What insights do you have?"
Li Lin raised his eyes, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to say. There are advantages to not expanding, and there are advantages to expanding. Let's see what you Shi family members think."
Shi Chongshan licked his dry lips: "Please tell me the benefits and be more honest."
Don't boast about reputation, want benefits.
