Chapter 42: Choosing a Good Tree to Live In
On the endless road of learning, academies, schools and private schools are like inns. Everyone will yearn to go to the one that teaches well and has many students who are on the list of successful candidates.

It is your own right to choose a good tree to live in and go to school anywhere.

Today they were treated to delicious food and drinks, and the topics were explained carefully, so that they all had an idea of ​​their own level. Wouldn't it be a bit regretful if they didn't join in?

Speaking of famous teachers, everyone looked at Mr. Su in the lecture hall with envy. They thought that listening to one class from you is better than reading for ten years. What Mr. Su said today was so eloquent that they could understand it at once. If it were in a private school, it would take at least two days to understand it.

Some students were hesitant, while others left resolutely. They came from the Imperial College, and if they defected to the opposite academy, Brother Lu Jie would tear them apart.

More than half of them had left, and only about twenty were left.

Dean Song told us to come and sign up the next morning, and everyone said goodbye and left after expressing their determination to join.

Suddenly, only his family was left in the crowded classroom. Xia Yunheng slammed the table angrily, "I treated you to delicious food and drinks, but I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful."

If you don't say it, it's a waste of food!
Song Yanjin was also very troubled that he could not keep people, and he pointed the finger at his own students, "I've been busy for a long time, and I've checked the answers. How did you do on the exam?"

Gu Jiajing was the first to bear the brunt of the attack and patted his chest, "Don't worry, little Shanzhang Song, we will take down the young scholar."

Ye Shiran: "Yes, the answers we wrote are exactly the same as what you did, Xiaoshanzhang. It is a sure thing that we will pass the exam."

Du Xiufeng stood up excitedly, "Compared to those people just now, I feel that I am so strong now that I can even pass the Spring Examination without any problem."

Xia Yange nodded with a pale face.

Looking at the smiles on everyone's faces, Song Yanjin felt relieved. Okay, everyone is awesome!

"Go ahead, go back and wash up and take a rest. I'll give you three days off after the Autumn Examination. When you come back, you must concentrate on tackling the Spring Examination next year."

Song Yanjin issued the final task and took Baizhu out of the school.

Mr. Su knew that it had nothing to do with him, so he followed them out.

Upon hearing the good news, the craziest person was Gu Jiajing, who jumped onto the table happily, "Finally, it's a holiday. I'm going to sleep with him for three days and three nights."

Ye Shiran was also crying with joy. God knows how he got through this month. He got up earlier than the chickens and slept later than the dogs...

Xia Yange's lower abdomen was in so much pain that she could hardly bear it anymore. The maids beside her supported her as she walked out of the school.

There were not many students staying in the hall, and they all left happily.

Song Yanjin returned to the headmaster's courtyard, went into the study and started writing a letter. Now that the drought had eased, he had written a letter to Master Ge Caizi in the early days of the academy, but the letter fell on deaf ears. In order to let him see his sincerity, he wrote ten pages of letter.

If she still can't get him invited to come, then she won't spend more time on him and will just pick another outstanding teacher from the system.

Call Cui Yuanchang to arrange the students' enrollment for tomorrow. The men's dormitory also needs to be cleaned, and arrangements for accommodation if available should also be made.

Tuition fees, custom-made measurements of school uniforms, and many other matters need to be taken care of...

After Song Yanjin finished making the arrangements, he suddenly remembered Uncle Liu, the manager of Lishan Academy. It would be great if he could come and help.

As he said this, he picked up his pen and wrote him a letter.

Mount Li Academy
When the students returned from the exam, they were not talking about the test questions, but Master Song.

Headmaster Ouyang Yun was also greatly shocked when he learned about this, but when he thought of the eldest princess, everything made sense.

They are both academies, but if half of the people from Lishan Academy failed and the number of people who passed the imperial examination was not as many as those from Qingyun Academy, it would be a shame!
Hearing about the stalls at the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall, Ouyang Yun brushed his beard and had an idea in mind: he would also set up a stall in the capital city during the Spring Examination to promote Lishan Academy and show the academy's care for students. Lishan Academy was not the only one who had this idea. During the Spring Examination the following year, the stalls of the academy in the capital city lined up at the city gate!

Of course, this is a later story...

The next day, Cui Yuanshang and his two accountants were busy all the time. Bai Zhu was also sent to register students. Xiao Ruan and Qingmu went back and forth to lead the students to move into the dormitories.

Song Yanjin stood in the corridor of the school and watched everyone busying about. Now that the population of the academy has increased, food has become a problem.

It is estimated that the students will receive a total of 1,000 taels of silver as tuition fees, which is more than enough to buy food. The key is where can we get food in Daxia now?

Xiao Ruan came back after sending the students away, and Song Yanjin hurriedly called him over to rest.

"Xiao Ruan, you have a wide network of contacts, can you ask my sister which family has the largest granary right now?"

Xiao Ruan was shocked when she heard this, "Is Sister Song going to rob people?"

Song Yanjin rolled his eyes at him, "I just want to buy food."

Xiao Ruan patted his chest and was so scared. After a long drought, he had already seized the business opportunity and started grain trading. Now he has made a lot of money. Sister Song asked the right person.

With a confident smile, he asked, "How much food does Sister Song want?"

The young man's words seemed to be a real possibility. Song Yanjin boldly gestured with a slap, "Five thousand kilograms."

It’s definitely a good idea to stock up more. There’s still winter to come, and who knows whether the rice planted now can be harvested before winter.

Xiao Ruan took a deep breath, "Sister Song wants so much?"

The six merchant caravans had just returned from the south with grain, more than a ton, and he hadn't started selling it yet. Half of it had to be given to Sister Song, and he couldn't sell it at the sky-high price outside. He felt a bit of a loss...

Seeing his bitter face, Song Yanjin knew what was going on. He patted his shoulder with a smile, "Xiao Ruan, the students eat your food, but they don't wear your clothes. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are their second parent. In the future, they will all be officials in the court. It's easier to get things done with someone in the court. We should take a long-term view..."

"Okay, I'll give it to you!"

Without waiting for Sister Song to continue pua him, Xiao Ruan agreed immediately. Just based on his relationship of eating out at Qingyun Academy every day, he would give it to her.

I have read the storybook "The Partridge Howls" too much recently, so don't be too familiar with this routine.

Song Yanjin smiled and high-fived him, "Xiao Ruan, you understand me. I may not have that much money on hand..."

"I'll owe it to you first. I trust Sister Song."

Xiao Ruan gritted her teeth and nodded. Anyway, the thing she had the most right now was money, so she could just save it by giving it to Sister Song.

Song Yanjin was quite touched. Although they were not related in any way, Xiao Ruan was so loyal. Half of the credit for the establishment of Qingyun Academy belonged to him.

Song Yanjin thought about it and said, "Xiao Ruan, I really don't know how to repay you. So, Qingyun Academy will give you 50% of the shares."

Xiao Ruan: “…” Thank you!
I don't want to take over this hot potato. I don't know how much money I will have to invest if I really take the shares.

Xiao Ruan, who is sober now, said, "Sister Song, I don't want any shares. I will sell you the grain and I will pay you back sooner or later. But you have to keep it for me first."

Eh~ Song Yanjin nodded helplessly. The last time he borrowed money from Xiao Ruan, the IOU was still on the dressing table. Now another 5,000 taels of silver came. The amount he owed Xiao Ruan was increasing...

(End of this chapter)