jdhmnovel Chapter 288 Gifts from students, Fang Wenxiu's visit
Chapter 288 Gifts from students, Fang Wenxiu's visit
Shen Xingjian felt that it was a huge loss that her brain and abilities were not being used by Tongan County.
Shen Xingjian almost burst into tears when he heard this.
"Sir Shen, I really can't do this..."
"Master Shen! Be careful with your words!"
"..."
"Please... please think about it again. Don't leave here. I will be back soon."
After Shen Zheng finished speaking, she looked back every few steps and walked towards the front yard.
As soon as she arrived at the front yard, she saw Fang Ziyan, like a little leader, walking into the gate first with his head held high.
But the students behind him stood still, not knowing whether to go in or not.
Fang Ziyan just took out the finished gift and showed it to them. It was really beautiful. They all thought it was suitable for Lord Shen and the money was well spent.
But Fang Ziyan just gave them a look, put the thing in his arms, and threatened that they should follow him.
They thought Fang Ziyan had an appointment with Lord Shen, but who knew... Fang Ziyan brought them directly to the county government office!
This is the county government office, a place where one can enter and exit as they please.
Ugh--
Fang Ziyan turned around and saw the threshold like a dividing line. He and Pei Zhaoqi were inside, and the other students were outside.
"Don't just stand there! Come in quickly, Ms. Shen is out, let's not waste her time!"
The students looked at each other, feeling awkward.
Although Shen Zheng was puzzled, she still stepped forward and called out, "It's too sunny outside. If you have anything to say, come in and talk."
As soon as she spoke, the students felt as if they had been pardoned, and they dared to push each other into the gate of the county government.
They stood in front of Shen Zheng.
Without Shen Zheng asking, Fang Ziyan took out a jewelry box from his arms as if presenting a treasure.
"Master Shen, this is a gift from the students of the county school. Here you are!"
"Gift?" Shen Zheng asked doubtfully.
The students all looked proud, and said in unison: "Yes! Here is your gift, sir! I hope you will accept it!"
Shen Zheng looked at the wooden box in Fang Ziyan's hand and knew at a glance that it was worth a lot of money.
She shook her head and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but I cannot accept any gift. Studying costs money. Even if the county school is free, the cost of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone is not small. Instead of giving me gifts, you should keep them for your own use."
Her words were not very nice, but the students all knew her good intentions.
"Sir, that box looks expensive, but the items inside are actually not expensive. It definitely won't cost that much money!"
"Yes, sir, we know our own weight and we won't pretend to be rich. Please accept it!"
Before Shen Zheng could say anything to refuse, Fang Ziyan suddenly stepped forward and stuffed the box into her arms. Ling Ran turned around and said:
"Brothers, do you still remember what I said just now?"
The students did not say anything, but their eyes were determined.
Shen Zheng held the box, confused.
Fang Ziyan gave the order: "Run!"
The students ran out of the county government office like soldiers who had received orders.
"Wait a minute!"
Shen Zheng looked at the box in her hand and called out.
No one paid any attention to her.
Zhao Xiu laughed happily on the side.
“Zi Yan, this kid, has become the leader of the kids in just a few days? Hahahaha! He has the same aura as I had when I was a kid. Not bad!”
He looked at the wooden box in Shen Zheng's hand again and advised: "Sir, this is a gift from the children. Now that everyone has run away, you should accept it."
A faint fragrance emanated from the wooden box.
Shen Zheng was actually also curious about what was in the box that could make the children so happy.
But she felt really bad about letting them spend money.
But after some hesitation, she finally opened the wooden box.
Zhao Xiu and Xiao Yuan came over curiously.
It was a silver hairpin.
The silver hairpin is engraved with tiny characters, each of which is only the size of an ant, but due to the excellent craftsmanship of the craftsman, each character is clearly visible.
Shen Zheng was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't help but raise her hand and stroke it gently.
Yan, Qi, You, Wei, Cheng...
Those small characters are the last characters of each student's name.
"Oh——"
After several months of hard study, Zhao Xiu now recognizes most of the characters.
He exclaimed in surprise: "What a beautiful hairpin! How did they manage to carve such small words on it?!"
Shen Zheng pursed her lips and said nothing.
She turned the silver hairpin over and saw a ruby inlaid on the other end. The ruby reflected a water-red light in the sunlight.
Shen Zheng said in a humming voice: "You said it's not expensive, but just this small gem costs more than ten taels of silver."
She put the hairpin into the box and wanted Zhao Xiu to return it to them, but the wooden box still felt a thousand pounds heavy in her hand.
To be honest, she was really reluctant.
They just said a few words.
First, they were deceived by saying that the gift was not expensive.
The second is that the gifts are their thoughts, which... is the truth.
There is no greater thought than this.
Shen Zheng finally made up her mind.
She opened the wooden box and put the hairpin on her head.
"Zhao Xiu, I'm going to get the banknotes. You take Zhuifeng out and go with me to Quanyang County."
"Yes!"
Just as Shen Zheng turned around, a man walked in from the gate of the county government office.
He asked, "If Lord Shen needs to go to Quanyang County for something, I can do it for you."
It was Fang Wenxiu who had been waiting at the door for a long time.
He wanted to wait for Fang Ziyan to deliver the hairpin before coming in, but when he looked over just now, he realized that it was not appropriate for him to come in and disturb them.
But now is the time.
He said, "Sir Shen, the hairpin on your head was made by Zi Yan and his classmates from the county school at my jewelry shop."
"They have collected a lot of silver and copper coins. They came here in high spirits, with unstoppable anticipation in their eyes. Lord Shen, they are looking forward to giving you the gift they made by hand."
"They did this...with their own hands?"
Shen Zheng touched the hairpin on her head, her eyes warm.
Fang Wenxiu nodded.
"The master craftsman from the jewelry store was there to give instructions. But every word was carved by them personally."
"Hey——" Zhao Xiu said in surprise: "These children, if they did it with their own hands, why didn't they say a word and just left them there and ran away?"
Fang Wenxiu smiled.
"They were afraid that Lord Shen would not accept them, so they dared not stay any longer and had to 'force the sale'."
Gusts of hot wind blew over and the cicadas kept chirping.
The cicadas' chirping, which seemed so noisy in the past, now sounded pleasant to Shen Zheng's ears.
She said to Fang Wenxiu, "Mr. Fang, you came at the right time. I just happened to have a few things I wanted to discuss with you."
"It's Fang's pleasure."
Fang Wenxiu thought to himself that he had come to the right place today.
Shen Zheng led him to the backyard and said as they walked: "First of all, Mr. Lao Fang, when you return to Quanyang County, please help me send fifty sets of pens, inkstones, and paper to the county school, but you can't refuse to pay. You have to pay as much as you deserve."
"Yes, my lord."
Fang Wenxiu asked again: "Do you want to give it to the students?"
"Exactly."
Shen Zheng nodded.
"One set for each person, as a return gift for the children. As for the extra ones... they will be used as rewards in the future."