Spicy oil? Hearing this name again, Ling Yuanbao was very curious: "What is spicy oil? Why do you want to make it for Nan Nan? I want it too."
Fang Xiaoxi was a little amused: "You don't eat spicy food, so what are you doing here? Besides, this is what Nan Nan bought for her own restaurant. If you want to eat it, go to the herbal medicine pavilion.
No matter what, compared to Ling Yuanbao, Nan Nan is still one of us. The master's son should still be protected. Nan Nan was very satisfied with what Fang Xiaoxi said, and looked at Ling Yuanbao with a smile.
"If you want to eat it, let Xiaoxi pack some for you later and take it back to try. You can't eat this every day, and you can't eat too much at one time, otherwise it will be bad for your stomach. But if you eat a small amount, it will be good for your body."
Although I didn't understand what it was, it sounded like a good thing. Zhang Xiaotian, who was standing by, also asked, "Can you give me some too?"
Nan Nan refused directly: "No, if you want to eat it, go to the herbal medicine pavilion."
Zhang Xiaotian's face flushed with disparity. He snorted, "Just go by yourself. When I have time, I'll go to the Herbal Medicine Pavilion for a meal."
As he said that, he turned around and his eyes were immediately attracted by a group of children playing Cuju: "Nannan, what game are they playing?"
Nan Nan looked at Fang Xiaoxi and said, "Just tell Chuan Gu about the loading. It's a rare trip for you, let's go play Cuju."
Fang Xiaoxi said, "Oh!" She figured it out. If this guy came to pick up the goods, he could have just asked the waiter to come over. He was mainly here to play Cuju.
With a chuckle, Fang Xiaoxi called Chuan Gu: "Chuan Gu, come on, I'll take you to load the car. Your master is not very reliable."
Chuan Gu could only smile awkwardly. He didn't dare to say anything about his master. At this time, Nan Nan had brought Zhang Xiaotian to the children. Looking at these children, they were sweating profusely while playing, but they were so happy.
"Boss, you're here. You don't know, I've scored ten goals today, am I really awesome?"
"Fatty Fang, get out of here. I've scored five goals today."
"Don't bother the boss, boss, I scored a goal today..."
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When they saw Nan Nan, the children seemed very excited. They called him "Boss" one by one and talked about what they had gained that day. Zhang Xiaotian, who was listening on the side, looked confused.
Ling Yuanbao was very envious. He had never scored a goal since he started playing Cuju! It was a bit embarrassing. Zhang Xiaotian looked at Nan Nan being surrounded by the group of children, saying all sorts of things, so he had to pull Ling Yuanbao.
"Isn't Nan Nan the son of the county magistrate? How come he is the eldest of the children in this village?"
Ling Yuanbao blinked his eyes, thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because Fang Xiaoxi is here. Nannan and Xiaoxi are very familiar with each other! So let's take these kids to play together."
Fang Xiaoxi? The girl from before? She looks like a country girl, nothing special about her. Maybe it's because of the spicy oil
"What is Cuju? Is it the game we just played? It looks like a lot of fun. Tell me about it."
Ling Yuanbao was telling Zhang Xiaotian about the game of Cuju, and Nan Nan almost heard what everyone said, looking at everyone with a smile: "You played for so long today, so you didn't have class?"
Now it was the turn of the children from Fangjia Village to be confused: "Class? What class?"
Nannan blinked and said, "So, no one in your village goes to school?"
Going to school is so expensive, most people can't afford it, right? A group of children shook their heads: "No, our families can't afford it, so we haven't been to school!"
Nan Nan was shocked, so he didn't notice that this group of people were illiterate. He put his hand on his forehead and said, "You are still young, how can you not go to school? No, haven't you heard about the court's policy?"
The children in Fangjia Village were all very puzzled: "What policy is this? What does it mean? We have nothing in this small village, how can we receive what you said?"
Nan Nan was speechless again: "According to the court's policy, children aged six to twelve can go to school for free. You guys don't even know about this. Could it be that people here haven't received the news yet? This shouldn't be the case."
I can go to school for free, which is a good thing: "Boss, is what you said true? How come we don't know it?"
Nan Nan felt that he couldn't play the game today, and he wanted to get to the bottom of this matter, but Zhang Xiaotian was already impatient to play the game.
Rushing to the group of children, he said, "My name is Zhang Xiaotian, and I'm a friend of Nan Nan and Ling Yuanbao. Let's play Cuju together. Nan Nan, don't worry about whether to go to school or not. You can ask the dean tomorrow and you'll know."
That's true. We'll know when we go to the academy tomorrow. Let's play first: "Okay, let's play a game first and then go back."
The first time Zhang Xiaotian came into contact with Cuju, he fell in love with the game. When it was almost dark, Ling Yuanbao could no longer run.
He stopped and looked at Nan Nan breathlessly: "Nan Nan, Nan Nan, I can't run anymore. Let's stop here today."
Before Nan Nan even opened his mouth, Zhang Xiaotian had already rejected him: "No, play for a while, it's so much fun. I've already scored several goals."
This guy is indeed a natural at playing Cuju. Even though he is just starting out, he is better than the others. Nan Nan was a little amused: "Let's stop here today. We can play again next time. If we don't go home now, it will be dark."
If he didn't send these two back, their families would think he had sold them. In addition, the children in Fangjia Village had played for too long and were tired.
"Boss, are you leaving again? When will you come back to play?"
Nan Nan looked at these guys and said, "You guys, don't think about playing all day long. You should get ready. In a few days, you should go to the academy to study."
The children in Fangjia Village were speechless. They had no interest in going to school. Looking at Nan Nan, "Boss, do you have to go?"
Nan Nan nodded confidently: "Of course, you should go. Let me tell you, if you can't read, you will suffer no matter what you do."
That's true. A group of children seemed to understand and went to their homes to tell their families the news. Zhang Xiaotian couldn't play anymore and was a little disappointed: "Is it true that you let these children study for free? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Nan Nan frowned, "Haven't you heard of it either? That shouldn't be the case. The imperial court issued this policy three years ago. All children between the ages of six and twelve can go to school for free across the country."
"It is only limited to the county school, and the county school can also be included in the county government, and all expenses are borne by the county government."
Zhang Xiaotian looked confused, then looked at Nan Nan: "Maybe our place is too remote, there is nothing here."
It shouldn't be like this. It's been three years. Logically speaking, people all over the country should have received the news. How could they not have received it? In addition, the court has specially allocated funds for this matter.
Nan Nan was wondering whether she should wait here for Master Fang, wait for him to come back, and discuss with him to see whether they had received the documents sent from above.
Unfortunately, as time went by, Master Fang still hadn't come back, so Nan Nan gave up. Looking at Fang Xiaoxi, "Then I'll go back first. I guess Master Fang is stuck in the government office. If it's too late, I'll leave him there to rest."
Fang Xiaoxi nodded: "Okay. Then be careful on your way back."
Fang Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Nan Nan's carriage leave. Then she saw a yamen runner from the same village coming back. Fang Xiaoxi hurried over to greet him: "Brother Dazhu, why didn't my brother come back?"
Fang Dazhu looked at Fang Xiaoxi. He was able to work as a yamen runner in the government office thanks to Master Fang! So he was still very kind to Fang Xiaoxi.
"It's Xiao Xi. Two of the young master's guests have come to the yamen. The master can't leave, so he has to wait for the young master to go back!"
Fang Xiaoxi understood after hearing this. Nan Nan was waiting for him at home, and he was waiting for Nan Nan at the government office. These two people were really right. It was estimated that his eldest brother was staying at the government office tonight.
"Got it, thank you, Brother Dazhu."
Nan Nan's carriage entered the town and first sent Ling Yuanbao and the four bodyguards behind him to the Ling family, then sent Zhang Xiaotian home, and then slowly returned to the government office.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the government office, I saw two people kneeling in the government office. They looked familiar. Nan Nan didn't care, just looked at Chuan Gu and said, "Send the chili oil to the store and come back."
Kawatani nodded, "Yes, Master."
After giving the order, Nan Nan walked towards the government gate. There were two yamen runners standing at the gate. Nan Nan looked at the runners and said, "It's getting late. You should all go back."
"Yes, Master. We'll take you in first."
The two yamen runners responded, and then waited until Nan Nan entered the door before closing it. When he reached the door, he saw the two people waiting beside him, one big and one small, the small one was kneeling on the ground, and Nan Nan recognized that the small one was Yang Junyan who wanted to fight with him.
"Yang Junyan, what are you doing?"
Seeing Nan Nan finally coming back, Yang Biaotou immediately said, "You must be Master Nan Nan, right? My boy is ignorant and offended you, so please don't take it personally."
Hearing this, Nan Nan understood that he knew his identity. He laughed and said, "I am not angry. Just remember not to bully others casually in the future. It's getting late. Let's go back quickly."
Yang Biaotou suddenly felt that this young master was so nice! He didn't even pursue the matter. Master Fang also came out and said, "I've said before that our young master is a reasonable person. You guys should go back now."
He waited for Yang Biaotou to leave before he went home.