There was no food allowance, no textbook fees, so Zhang Shou finally made a compromise and finally asked Zhou Xun for ten dormitories for the students. As for how the other party could vacate the rooms, he was too lazy to care.
Once again confirming that Zhou Xun had no support, Zhang Shou thought to himself, fortunately he had anticipated this terrible situation, and now he was just coming here to fulfill the final procedure, otherwise he would have nothing in the future, and what was the point of attending classes? Fortunately, with the support of Lu Sanlang, the rich monk, he could think of ways to turn things around.
Seeing Zhang Shou bowing without saying a word and then turning to leave, Zhou Xun knew that he was either evading or refusing, and this attitude was indeed a bit unreasonable, so he quickly stopped him and said, "Dr. Zhang, since you are still in charge of Banshan Hall, the students there are either rich or noble. Since they are in awe of you, you only need to say a word, books and rice and so on..."
Before Zhou Xun finished speaking, Zhang Shou said in a deep voice: "The Grand Secretary is wrong. Since we are all students, we have equal status. How can we accept financial support from others for no reason? A gentleman does not accept charity. Maybe the future students of Jiuzhang Hall may not all be gentlemen, but if they are inferior to others as soon as they enter school, it will not be easy for them to stand up straight in the future."
He turned around and saw that Zhou Xun looked a little uncomfortable, so he bowed and said, "I'll find a way to deal with this matter. Thank you, Dasicheng, for your concern!"
Coming out of the east room, Zhang Shou saw the group of school officials outside, all of them looking at their noses and minds, as if they were working seriously. He couldn't help but laugh to himself.
He had taken the time out of his noon to come here for routine reporting - to avoid embarrassing his superiors if he got into trouble later - but all these people in front of him didn't go to eat and were standing outside. Didn't they just want to know his purpose and watch the fun? He nodded slightly and then strode out of the doctoral hall.
I didn't count on official resources in the first place, and now I can completely give up!
Returning to his temporary residence, Zhang Shou pushed the door open and saw a table filled with a dazzling array of dishes. The fat boy Lu Sanlang was drooling over it, and when he saw him, he hurried over to greet him.
"A Liu just sent it over, saying it was specially prepared by the Duke of Zhao's Mansion." After explaining this, Lu Sanlang asked expectantly, "What did the Grand Master say? Should we do something about the day when the Jiuzhang Hall reopens for classes?"
"Do it properly? It's better to just leave it alone!" Zhang Shou lazily sat down at the table and roughly repeated the conversation between him and Zhou Xun. Seeing Lu Sanlang's disappointed face, he pointed at the food on the table with chopsticks, motioning for him to sit down and eat together, and then ordered, "Prepare the teaching materials first. But don't worry, I won't take them for nothing."
Even if it's free, I don't mind this little bit of money... Didn't you give away my books for free last time
Lu Sanlang thought so in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just nodded repeatedly.
"As for the first day of classes, registration will be in the morning, and classes will start in the afternoon. Before that, you, as the head of the hall, should establish your authority." Zhang Shou said with a fake smile, "As for guests, don't invite any openly. I can just tell the teacher when I go to Ge's house one night."