Your Majesty, I am not worthy

Rong Mu didn't know that after he left, Shen Shumo and Chu Yuheng had such a conversation.

He just told Shen Shumo not to start a dispute with Chu Yuheng, but he never expected that the shadowy dating between the two of them was already showing signs of being on fire.

After finishing the paperwork in the study, Rong Mu left the mansion in a cloak.

Along the way, he also visited the courtyard where he drank tea in the morning.

Chu Yuheng was no longer there.

People go to the pavilion and it is empty.

The winter wind passed through the pavilion. The whistling sound was accompanied by the howling of birds that were still floating around in the cold wind. The birds flew from nowhere, and finally stagnated on the eaves of the exquisite octagonal pavilion. .

Rong Mu knew this bird, it was an oriole.

There are many orioles in Hao Jing. These birds stay in one place for each solar term of the year, and eventually die of old age in the same place.But the oriole that is singing at this moment is different; as one of the few bird tribes that will migrate south before winter, it avoids the cold in the north and travels all the way to the warm south of Lingqi County.

Just like him, it took so much effort to escape from Chu Yuheng's hands. Now that he can be alone for nearly a year, the previous planning seems to be worthwhile.

Rong Mu no longer wants to completely escape Chu Yuheng's mercy, he only hopes that Chu Yuheng will give him more time.

a little more...

Things in the school are not difficult.

In the past, children from several families accidentally polluted the books of the school when they were fighting. The school pleaded guilty,? There is even a plan to quit the school.

Ordinary people's home reading and literacy is already great, not everyone can be familiar with writing and ink,? Write poetry as soon as you pick up a pen.

For now, being able to recognize a few words is enough.

Rong Mu understands their thoughts, but after all, he doesn't want such a smart child to go home and do nothing.

After thinking about it, Rong Mu still decided to follow everyone's wishes. Next year's school fee will be reduced by half, but for that part, he quietly used the money from himself and Shen Shumobuzhuang to cover it.

But He Chao looked at the new notice issued by the school, and didn't understand why Rong Mu was like this.

When he arrived in the small room at the back of the school, He Chao's eyes trembled slightly as he checked the accounts.

One child pays nearly half of the silver taels less every year, and it is not a minority if hundreds of children save it, not to mention the cost of hiring a teacher in the school, the cost of daily maintenance, and even the books used by the children for enlightenment. Bought with a lot of money.

He Chao rubbed his hands, no matter what he did with the account book, Rong Mu's new move would not make much money.

What's more, there may be some deficits.

Although it wasn't He Chao's money, He Chao was also nervous and hesitant, and asked each other in a soft voice to close the account book, He Chao: "Ah Mu, do you really want to lower the fee so much?"

Rong Mu was checking the enlightenment book that he had calibrated earlier, and nodded in response: "It's already dropped, why, are you worried about the loss of the school?"

To the point, He Chao nodded.

Rong Mu smiled suddenly: "Looking at the account books with a short eye, the accounts have just been evened out, and there may even be a slight loss in the next year, but as time goes by, they can still make money."

Seeing that the profit in the account books that had been rising steadily now flattened out suddenly, He Zhao didn't quite understand when Rong Mu's counter-earnings would wait.

Now He Chao was flattened on the backrest, and his voice was weak: "But how long will it take to lose..."

Rong Mu silently calculated in his mind how many books he needed to urgently order this year, and after coming up with a not-too-small number, the brows that had been cold for a long time calmed down slightly.

Passing the account book in his hand to He Chao, Rong Mu pointed to one of the numbers to show to the listless young man, with a smile in his eyes at the moment: "Look at this, it was submitted by the parents who signed up for the school this year. When I got up, the school still needs to order three hundred and ninety-five more books."

"Oh..." He Chao echoed, still lacking energy, "We still need to spend a lot of money to buy books."

"But this year's books will not be available for free in the school." Rong Mu smiled, "One person needs to pay half of the tuition fee in advance as the book fee before this book can be used by them. Years, return the book fee paid before."

"But how is this different from using it for free? You still pay half of the money and you can learn."

Rong Mu shook his head: "It's still different. Books that you paid for can be taken home and used by them. During this period, the books will be used by them. The school doesn't do daily collection of books, it's just for borrowing. It just attracts more people.”

He Chao instantly understood Rong Mu's thoughts.

Books are expensive everywhere, so there are few people in Lingqi County who can collect books by themselves. Most of the children's enlightenment is in private schools, or their current schools. In the class, someone reminded the students to return the book as soon as the class was over.

He Chao understands the feeling that a person who really wants to learn wants a book.

"Ah Mu, you are right, but with these books alone, can you attract people?"

"Why are you lying to me about this?" Rong Mu nodded amusedly: "The school has only been in operation for a year, and it accepts less than [-]% of the children in Lingqi County. Besides, I have visited many private schools before. The books are old and some of the handwriting is blurred, but new books can still attract more people.”

"But it's too much money to take at once. The books alone will cost so much money."

Books are still expensive, otherwise He Chao wouldn't be in such a difficult situation.

"It doesn't need to be that much, these new enlightenment books are free at bookstores."

After He Chao heard this, his eyes widened like two full moons: "How is it possible?!"

"..."

Rong Mu sighed secretly, and explained in detail: "The Enlightenment books I edited before were accepted by Wen Qi Bookstore, so they will provide all the books in our school for free in the future."

"That's Wen Qi Bookstore!"

He Chao is also considered a scholar, so he naturally knows the status of Wen Qi's bookstores in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

If it is said that Shen's Cloth Chuangzi has captured the bulk of the fabrics in Lingqi counties in the south of the Yangtze River, then Wenqi Bookshop monopolizes all the books in the counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

At that time, books had to be hand-copied, which was extremely expensive, and it was quite troublesome to copy a book, which was only possible in an old store like Wen Qi Bookstore.

It's no wonder He Chao was so surprised when he heard that Rong Mu had hooked up with Wen Qi Shusi.

He Zhao reluctantly swallowed the shock at the moment, and the thousand words turned into nodding blankly: "I don't know these things, but it's you, Mu, who are so powerful that you can even connect with such connections."

Rong Mu hummed.

It's not that he has many connections, it's just that he's lucky.

Since ancient times, collections of relics cannot be found anywhere. He prefers to search for books. When he went to Wenqi Bookstore to search for books half a year ago, he happened to meet an old man who was basking in the sun outside. More, between a few words, the two hit it off right away.

It was only later that Rong Mu found out about the old man's position in the book store.

He bought his first book of enlightenment at the old man's bookstore. Apart from business contacts, the two of them have forgotten each other, and gradually they have a feeling of mutual affection. Old man Wen, who had never taken a scientific examination when he was young, looked at him. , trusted him very much, and even sent his great-grandson to his school for enlightenment.

The old man Wen also took a look at the books he sorted out, and after mentioning a few points, he offered to help him make up for the private use of the school. The book shop that has been open for nearly a hundred years naturally has a deep foundation, and Wen Qi Book Shop hired a special book copy There are a lot of book helpers.

In the future, all the books used in the school will be used from Wen Qi Bookstore, and Wen Qi Bookstore can also sell his books, but only for an intermediate fee.

Negotiating together is a win-win situation for both parties.

As if thinking of something, Rong Mu got up and stood at the bogu rack: "Come here, I have something to tell you."

He Chao jumped down from the chair, tiptoed to follow Rong Mu's line of sight: "What?"

Rong Mu pulled out a few books on the antique shelf, revealing the hidden compartments inside, and pointed to He Chao: "Take a closer look at the books on the top, and more importantly, they are still in the small secret compartments here. Only you can see the hidden things, and the key is in the fourth book on the third shelf of the Bogu shelf."

Rong Mu suddenly said this to him, He Chao felt a little uncomfortable, and at the same time he was keenly aware of Rong Mu's intentions: "Ah Mu... are you leaving?"

"I don't know for the time being. I just want to talk to you first, so that you won't get used to it when you take over in the future."

He Chao twisted his hair and did not speak.

But Rong Mu piled up the books. Seeing He Chao's lonely expression, Rong Mu smiled at He Chao: "You don't have to worry about the future of the school. I left a message for the old man of Wen Qi Bookstore. If you don’t understand something, go find him, but when this batch of newly enlightened children come out this year, the reputation of the school will definitely not decrease but increase, don’t worry, the school will not be a mess.”

He Chao tugged at his hair, his frustration was palpable: "I didn't mean that...it's just...Ah Mu, can you not leave?"

"I said, I may not leave."

"But...if you leave, where are you going?"

Seeing that He Chao's eyes were full of resemblance, Rong Mu stretched out his hands to stroke his fluffy black hair, and then smoothed back the hair that was scattered around his neck.

When Rong Mu withdrew his hand, his smile became shallow: "Maybe it's better to go back to Haojing."

After all, Chu Yuheng didn't look like he would let him go easily.

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