Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 265: Su He and his five siblings pay homage to their master

They returned home with the carriage loaded with tables and chairs. Meng Qiang opened the gate and drove the carriage directly into the second courtyard. Several brothers and the servants of the family lifted the tables and chairs down and placed them properly.

Su He agreed with the two guys delivering the goods to the carpenter's shop that they could just send the five sets of tables and chairs over after they were finished, and the money would be settled at home. The two guys nodded in agreement with a smile, saying that they would explain it to their boss when they got back.

Su He asked someone to send them out of the house, and he also went to see how the school was arranged. Su He also asked someone to move a few pots of flowers over, and also moved a large desk from home for the teacher to use. The desk was filled with the four treasures of the study, and the chair was also the kind with armrests. He must prepare the best for the teacher.

Su He also asked Aunt An to make a generous and comfortable cushion for the chair. She also put a ruler on the table as a prank, which she thought of after seeing a bamboo ruler in the carpenter's shop, so she bought one directly.

When Su He's brothers saw the ruler on the table, they all looked at her helplessly. This sister is just a naughty kid. They are so studious, but they still need the teacher to spur them on.

Su Feng smiled and said, "I heard that someone is also going to study with us. Although he is an auditor, he still has to attend the class."

Su He smiled mischievously and said, "I'm not afraid! I'll tell the teacher in advance that I'm only here to learn how to read."

The four brothers looked at their sister helplessly. She was just a child and didn't know that they had never been punished in the academy. How could they let the hard-earned learning opportunity go to waste?

Su He also prepared a cup for the teacher so that the teacher could drink water when she was thirsty during the lecture. A small bonsai was placed on the table to make the desk look more elegant. Anyway, the table was big enough, and the pen washer, pen holder and paper were all prepared. Su He also laid a piece of felt for the teacher to write on, and prepared everything he could think of.

The next day.

In the morning, Feng Dayuan walked in with a middle-aged man who was thin, of medium build, with a depressed and uneasy expression, a dark but polite temperament, and a straight back.

All these manifestations show that his life in the frontier was not easy, but he did not abandon his character as a scholar. He did not lose his will due to suffering, so people will not look down on him.

Su He heard from Uncle Feng that his family was assigned to serve their sentences in the mines. They also survived in misery. When you go to that place, no matter how old you are, you will not be able to relax.

Feng Dayuan brought people to meet Su He's family, and Su He's father politely asked Ye Yanzhi to sit down and talk. After a brief conversation, Su He's father confirmed that he was a trustworthy person and there should be no problem leaving the children to him.

Su He didn't say anything and just listened to the adults' conversation. When Ye Yanzhi saw their family, his expression calmed down. After all, he had been in the officialdom before, so he still had a good eye for people. At first glance, this family was kind, and the children were all very well-behaved and sensible. They sat quietly aside and watched them seriously.

With his current status, he would not refuse such a good thing as being a teacher, but he was worried about meeting a dandy boy. Even if he reached this point, he did not want to do anything that would be disgraceful. If he met a disobedient child, he was afraid that he would not be able to let it go.

What I fear most is that my words and actions will affect my family. Their lives have finally gotten better. My behavior is too important to their family.

The Su family is not a simple family, otherwise they would not have transferred me out directly. After I found out yesterday, I was also uneasy all night, afraid that I would meet a bad family.

Now that I have seen the Su family, I feel relieved. This family is not a bad person. If I can teach their children, I will definitely do my best.

The adults talked to each other for a while. They were all scholars, so they had something in common. As the conversation deepened, both sides were very happy. Su He's father also expressed his own ideas. He wanted to hand over the children to Mr. Ye and ask him to teach them well.

Ye Yanzhi gladly accepted and said that he would do his best to be a good teacher. In this way, the two adults reached a consensus and thanked Feng Dayuan for his introduction.

Then Su He's father asked the five children to meet their teacher together. The five of them went forward together, kowtowed to the teacher and became his disciples. From now on, Mr. Ye would be their master.

This was also what Su He's father ordered them to kneel down. Originally, they just needed to acknowledge the master and bow. But after finally meeting such a capable person, he directly let the children acknowledge the master.