"After a child is born, he becomes a scholar. As a scholar, I will receive rice and grain every month."

"In recent days, the dean has told us that when we have perfected our calligraphy, we can copy books for the academy and put them in the library. At that time, the dean will convert them into copper coins and send them to me."

"I can make my own money and support you, sister Wanyu."

"Sister Wanyu, you don't have to work so hard for me. I can take care of myself." As he said this, Guo Sheng put a chopstick of vegetables into Wanyu's bowl.

After coming to the academy, he gradually had his own goals.

Even if you fail the imperial examination or become an official.

At least he can read and learn crafts, rely on his own skills to support himself, and by the way support sister Wanyu.

He is no longer the young man who lives in a small courtyard and is worried every day.

Wanyu was naturally pleased to see her young master being so sensible.

"I will take care of myself. Master, you are more important than me."

"It's just that, young master, you have to pay tuition again next semester. It's a lot of money. I'm afraid my uncle is not willing to pay for it..."

Wanyu is trying her best to find work these days.

Although Chaoyang Academy is good, the tuition is too expensive after all.

Although Wanyu is a maid, she is also carefully selected and can read and read.

When she heard that the academy's printing shop was looking for people, she went to work.

The wages paid by the printing shop are quite high, and since Wanyu is a small manager and manages a group of people, the wages are naturally higher.

But after working hard for half a year, no matter how high the wages were, Wanyu found that she had only saved five taels of silver, which was not enough to pay the young master's tuition.

"You don't have to worry about this." Guo Sheng put down his chopsticks and said.

"Sister Yuntao told me that the top three students in the college are free of tuition. I rank first every time, so I don't have to pay tuition in the next semester. In addition to these, there is also a reward for first place at the end of the semester."

"Sister Yuntao also told me that you did a good job in the printing shop. Not only did you print books, but your papermaking skills were better than others. She really wanted to send you to Li'an County, but you couldn't bear to leave me..."

"Sister Wanyu, Sheng'er is being taken care of by classmates and teachers in the academy, and they are living a good life. Sister Yuntao is the head of the county, and the dean is a baron. All my classmates are from well-off families, and they are all very kind to me."

"There are no bad people in the academy. Even if I go back to my aunt's house and she wants to embarrass me, she still has to consider the teacher behind me."

"Sister Wanyu, although you are my mother's maid, you are in my heart and you are as important to me as my mother. I also hope that sister Wanyu can live a better life for you."

"If sister Wanyu wants to go to Li'an, just go directly. Don't waste such a good opportunity because of me."

"If my sister becomes a big manager in Li'an, she will be extremely majestic. I will also be happy for my sister Wanyu." Guo Sheng said with a smile on his face.

After he finished speaking, the small courtyard became extremely quiet.

Wanyu held the chopsticks in her hands and shed tears.

Wanyu was indeed very happy during these days in the printing shop.

Even though the monthly money is not as much as when she was a maid, the work is still more tiring than before.

Everyone is immersed in their work. There is no boss. If they make a mistake, they have to start over.

Lady Yun would not blame them, but would ask them what they didn't understand and teach them carefully.

The ladies who work with her are also full of enthusiasm.

Because they have learned a craft, they will not have to worry about having food to eat in the future, and their families are particularly fond of them.

"I want to go..." Wanyu said, with a little desire in her eyes.

"But I don't dare to go, not only because I can't bear to leave you, young master, but also because I don't have the confidence in my heart. I have never gone to such a far place alone. I still go to the paper mill in the county owner's fiefdom to work as a big manager. I'm afraid that I will be responsible for the county.

Something bad happened." Wanyu said.

The county boss told her that there would be hundreds of people in the paper mill, or even more.

She was not only going to teach those people the craftsmanship, but also take care of the operation of the paper mill.

Originally, Wanyu thought that if she couldn't pay the young master's tuition, she would go work in Li'an to save money.

Now it seems that it is no longer needed.

"Sister Wanyu, go ahead. Sheng'er is here waiting for your good news." Guo Sheng said with a smile.

"My husband once told us that there are too many chores in this world that people are not born with. It is not a problem if they don't know how to do it or if they do it wrong. The fear is that people stop where they are and cannot move forward, or even run backward...

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"My sister is a lot happier after going to the printing shop. Sheng'er hopes that her sister will be even happier in the future."

After Guo Sheng said these words, Wanyu's clothes were wet with tears.

She was originally a slave bought by her master. When the master is gone, her life and fortune belong to her little master.

But now, the little master lets her do what she wants to do.

No one ever asked her what she wanted to do.

The appearance of her father and mother in Wanyu's memory has been blurred. She only remembers that when she was sent to her master, they shouted that she must listen to her master and whatever her master said will be whatever she said.

The master is gone, so she follows the little master.

The young master let her choose...

"I...I'm going!" Wanyu said as she wiped her tears.

Guo Sheng handed Wanyu a handkerchief and said, "Sister Wanyu, this is a happy thing, don't cry."

Guo Sheng was excited and a little reluctant to give up, but he couldn't express this reluctance to shake Sister Wanyu's heart.

He is not here to be a lobbyist for Sister Yuntao.

As the dean said, people always have to find their own value in this world.

Sister Wanyu's value is not to live her life around him. Sister Wanyu should have a better life.

A few days later, in the hazy morning light.

The two carriages staggered towards Li'an. Wanyu opened the curtain and looked in the direction behind her.

Guo Sheng got up early and packed a lot of things for Sister Wanyu that could be used on the road.

Thanks to Wen Xiong, servants from his family were asked to run errands for him.

"Let's go, the carriage has gone far!" Xiang Bocai yawned.

It was his roommate who was considerate and accompanied him out early in the morning to say goodbye.

"Thank you for your hard work, I will teach you your homework tomorrow." Guo Sheng said.

"There's no need to teach me, just copy it for me." When it came to writing assignments, Bo Cai immediately felt less sleepy.

"No, I can't copy it for you." Xiang Bocai said righteously, "If you don't understand something, I can explain it to you, but you won't be able to learn it if I copy it."

"Okay, okay, just do as you say." Xiang Bocai curled his lips helplessly.

There is a lot of construction going on in Li'an County. The improved ironware is very good. People below say it is very useful and saves a lot of effort.

The only drawback is that there are too few iron tools.

Yuntao looked helplessly at the letter from the person below, and there was nothing she could do about it.

Li'an does not produce iron, so she used her status as the county head to get the iron tools she bought.

She said that her fiefdom needed to be reclaimed and cultivated, so the superiors allocated some things to her.

If you want iron, you still have to write a letter.

Yuntao then wrote another letter, and this letter was sent to the capital.

He briefly talked about how poor his fiefdom was, how hard the people lived, and how difficult it was to cultivate the land. The county owner was very distressed.

All the iron she originally bought was made into farm tools and distributed.

She continued to beg the capital to get her some more iron to make farm tools.
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