The Private School Recruits Students

Because of the good harvest in the first half of the year, and the fact that Sun Yigao was able to get the county magistrate to specially exempt their village from miscellaneous taxes, the villagers were quite interested when they heard that he was going to open a private school and personally teach students.

Moreover, recently, because of his newly crowned top scorer in the provincial examination, many scholars from the surrounding area have come to visit, some to compete with Sun Yigao, some to see where the top scorer lives, and others just for sightseeing.

Whether it's due to the nourishment of the Spirit Vein or not, the environment around Xiushui Village seems to be changing subtly.

The mountains are green and the water is clear; even the plants look vibrant and full of life.

Most of these scholars, after arriving, were impressed by the beautiful scenery, fresh air, and pleasant environment of Xiushui Village, and exclaimed that it was truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery.

Several scholars even planned to live in seclusion in Xiushui Village for a period of time to enjoy the pleasures of rural life.

Xiushui Village seems to have transformed Ten-Li from an unknown little village into a place renowned for its auspicious geomancy.

When Liu Yunan communicated with Qin Jianghe, who lived in Songyang County, he told him about the recent changes in Xiushui Village.

It must be said that with that Location Sound Transmission Talisman, their communication became much more convenient.

He just didn't know if there was a distance limit to the Location Sound Transmission Talisman, because he couldn't send the Location Sound Transmission Talisman he wanted to send to Brother Xiao.

Upon receiving Liu Yunan's letter, Qin Jianghe quickly replied.

He suggested to Liu Yunan that if there were a lot of people, they could try setting up a tea stall in the village to sell tea and snacks to make things easier for the tourists.

It also included detailed tips and precautions.

Upon receiving his reply, Liu Yunan, without suspicion, swiftly and decisively carried out the order.

The next day, a tea stall was set up on the main road that people in Xiushui Village had to take.

Seeing her son constantly busy managing the sect's affairs, Yang Jinshu volunteered to help out at the stall, and the two young girls Liu Shengsheng and Lin Ying, also volunteered to assist.

Although there have been more people in Xiushui Village recently, the crowds are not constant, so the tea stall is relatively quiet. Yang Jinshu took out the various books he had not finished copying and taught the two little girls the contents while copying them.

In this small tea stall on a country lane, a pretty woman is writing, while two little girls beside her are diligently practicing their writing and reading. In the distance, lush green fields meet the clear blue sky, creating a beautiful scene of flourishing rural culture.

This scene attracted many scholars and literati to stop and admire Xiushui Village, which was indeed worthy of producing a fifteen-year-old top scholar. Even the village women and girls were so studious.

As a result, the tea stall set up by the Lingxian Sect did surprisingly good business after it opened.

Moreover, because most of the people who frequented the area were scholars, some even with entourages, local ruffians and scoundrels were less likely to come and cause trouble.

Of course, there were also a few particularly audacious individuals who were determined to cause trouble.

But whenever they tried to cause trouble, they found themselves unable to move, only to recover after a while.

At first, those people didn't believe it, but after a few times, whenever they tried to cause trouble, they would be unable to move and would only recover after a while. After that, they were all scared away.

After they ran away, they spread rumors that Xiushui Village was haunted.

But even though they went around saying that Xiushui Village was haunted, how could these scoundrels and ruffians be as persuasive as the literati and scholars who praised Xiushui Village for its outstanding people and beautiful scenery?

So no matter how vividly they described their plans to cause trouble, when they ended up encountering a ghost, nobody believed them.

Everyone thinks they're spreading rumors because there are too many people there to cause trouble, so they can deter others from going and make it easier for them to do evil.

As a result, not only did their attempt to cause trouble and extort money fail, but it also attracted the attention of the township and village chiefs who came forward to threaten them.

After all, this is a village favored by the county magistrate and has a top scholar who has passed the imperial examinations. Moreover, there have been many scholars coming and going from Xiushui Village recently. If these people from the village cause trouble and offend someone, it will be a real problem.

For a time, Xiushui Village was the most talked-about place in the Ten-Li area.

Sun Yigao's private school was full after only two days of recruitment.

When he first started his private school, he planned to accept only ten students.

Of these ten student places, Sun Yigao planned to reserve half for families in Xiushui Village who were willing to send their children to study there, while the other half would be reserved for outsiders.

Many local gentry from nearby towns and villages came to visit, and they were all delighted to hear that Sun Yigao to set up a private school.

At first, the recruitment of disciples was extremely popular, with many people coming after hearing the news, expressing their desire to send their children to his private school.

However, among the families who came seeking his services, one family inquired whether Sun Yigao accepted female disciples. Only then did he realize this issue and promptly announced that the disciples he recruited were open to both men and women.

Upon hearing his explanation, many families who had come seeking his knowledge immediately dwindled in number. Although they had no doubt about Sun Yigao's scholarship, many families did not want their children to be classmates with a girl.

So much so that after a selection process that considered factors such as age, Sun Yigao's private school eventually expanded to fifteen students.

Of these fifteen students, only one was a girl, the child of the family who had previously asked him if he accepted female disciples.

That family was a merchant family in the county. The merchant and his wife had only one daughter in many years. Even so, the landlord never had any other thoughts, saying that it was all fate.

Now all he wants to do is raise his daughter well; if things go wrong later, he can just spend money to establish a female household registration.

As for the other students' families, although some had some reservations about Sun Yigao taking on a female disciple, they did not express it. They thought that Sun Yigao was so learned at such a young age, and they had all visited the private school and found that it had a large collection of books, most of which were rare books that they had never seen or heard of before. So they decided to let their children study with Sun Yigao.

In this way, the private school officially began operating.

Mo Yuanjiao was very curious to see someone running a private school around him for the first time. He noticed that Sun Yigao would occasionally teach them martial arts such as the Five Animal Frolics. He couldn't resist the urge to try it himself and even brought his and Mo Que's horses to teach the students riding and archery.

Upon Sun Yigao suggested that he become everyone's martial arts teacher.

Mo Yuanjiao's family has hired many tutors since he was born, but this is the first time he has ever been someone else's tutor.

So he happily agreed, patting his chest and assuring Sun Yigao that he would definitely teach these students to be as skilled in martial arts as he was!