When Su Nan went back, she had a messy dream all night. When her grandmother woke her up at midnight, her head felt a little dizzy.

When they arrived at school, Su Nan's eyes were still a little swollen. Xie Zhiwan looked at her carefully and said, "What's wrong with you? Were you tired yesterday?"

"Well, I'm a little tired." Su Nan yawned exaggeratedly. Unexpectedly, she made her yawn. She yawned several times. The husband who was yawning banged the ruler in his hand on the table and warned Su with a glare.

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Su Nan and Xie Zhiwan didn't dare to speak anymore, they were busy holding up their books and reading loudly.

After morning school, Su Nan, Xie Zhiwan and Xie Zhirou walked to the door of the clan school together. Qingye greeted the three of them with a smile on his face, bowed slightly and handed over three small boxes, "Hello, Miss Su, two

Hello girls, our Master Jiu said that in the busy schedule yesterday, we even forgot to give some of the girls some Double Ninth Festival cakes made in our house. This morning, Master Jiu ordered the kitchen to get up early and make them fresh. Please invite a few of them.

Girl, try it."

Su Nan looked at the smiling Qingye and had a strange feeling in her heart. She always felt that the Nine Young Masters' Double Ninth Cake was given to her, or in other words, it was because of her that she had these three Double Ninth Cake.

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Xie Zhiwan and Xie Zhirou didn't think much about it. They took the box with a smile. Before Qingye could walk away, they turned over and looked at the box and exclaimed, "What is this made of? Is it so beautiful?"

"This is painting. I saw it once at my cousin's house, but it's not as good-looking as this one. I heard that painting is very expensive. Sister Rou, hold me tight. And you, grandma, I have to hold you tight too.

, don’t break the box, it has to be returned to others, if it is broken, we will definitely not be able to afford compensation.”

"A-nan, I think Mr. Ninth is very kind to us. Mr. Ninth is so kind. I have never seen a person as good as Mr. Ninth. He is so knowledgeable, so good-looking, and such a nice person. He is really good and couldn't be better.

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Xie Zhirou simply didn't know how to praise her, "No wonder it's famous all over the world. Our Xie family is really blessed. That's what my father said."

Su Nan was a little absent-minded.

He seems to be really nice to her. Why is he so nice to her? That's not necessarily true today. Yesterday he really invited her alone...

Grandma often said, if people treat you well, just think about why. Don’t foolishly think that people treat you well because they should treat you well...

As soon as Su Nan turned into the small street, she heard her grandmother's voice, high and sharp. It was a quarrel, and the noise was quite violent.

Su Nan hugged the box tightly and rushed not far from her home. She saw her grandmother standing on the steps of the courtyard gate, pointing her fingers and cursing at the side street on the other side. There was no one else except grandma outside the courtyard gate. Grandma was not

A quarrel is a curse.

Su Nan stood at the foot of the steps holding the box, listening to her grandmother scolding her.

Grandma is fierce. She never scolds people for no reason. If she is so angry and scolds like this, someone must be bullying her... It must not be her, then she is bullying her father.

Su Nan followed her grandmother's finger and looked towards the end of the street.

Living across the street, the only people who could have any grudge against their family were Xie Xiucai's family, and what about my father's share of rice?

"Grandma, go back." Su Nan held the box in one hand and went up to push Mrs. Qiao, "Is it about daddy's share of rice? Let's go in. It's useless for you to scold me."

Mrs. Qiao cursed a few more times, turned around and went into the yard, "It's not your father's few stones and rice. Tell me, how did we provoke him and hinder him? How can people be so bad? I pull you every day.

If you take advantage of your father's rice, you won't have his rice anymore. I don't blame him. It's nothing to benefit yourself at the expense of others, but his rice is worth it.

It’s all for the sake of the superiors, it’s harmful to others, it’s bad, sores on the head and pus on the soles of the feet!”

Mrs. Qiao became angrier as she talked.

"Grandma, forget about daddy's rice. We don't want it. We can still be full without rice." Su Nan pushed Mrs. Qiao into the house.

"How can you forget it? Why are you so poor and generous? You don't know the background of our family? When your mother was here, your father's rice was considered decent in the eyes of your grandmother, but now he can

Is it the same? Your father has been ill for several years, taking medicine and seeing doctors, and all his family's money has been drained. When you get married, you will have to collect sixteen dowries. Sixteen can't be less. How much money does your father have?

It’s quite a lot, enough to feed our family of three. It’s all because of my suffering..."

As Mrs. Qiao spoke, she became sad and wiped away tears.

"Sigh." Su Nan sighed, "You are just venting your anger by swearing in the street. This is what you said. Have you ever approached your uncle? What did the clan say?"

"I have searched for it. I went to the clan with your uncle. The clan said that there are clan issues in the clan, whether it is a matter of rice or not. That is a matter of the school. Let the students explain it. Let's

How can we talk in school? Your father...sigh."

When Mrs. Qiao mentioned Su Nan and her father Su Xiucai, she sighed.

Her son-in-law, she was angry as much as she felt sorry for him. Ever since Su Nan's mother left, he seemed to have lost his soul. In the past ten years, she had only begged him not to get sick, not to have anything happen to him, not to have anything happen to him.

Yes, she didn't point at him at all.

The curse that Mrs. Qiao stood at the door was reported to Xie Mingyun almost immediately.

Qingye lowered his head and lowered his hands, reporting without any expression.

Ever since he realized that his ninth master might have fallen in love with a girl from the Su family, he had felt ashamed of the things that happened in the Su family that were really not on the table. At this moment, Mrs. Qiao scolded him in the street for such things.

I was so ashamed that I couldn't even raise my head.

"How many stones and rice? What's going on?" Xie Mingyun listened attentively to the quick curses reported by Qingye. When she heard how many stones and rice it was, she interrupted Qingye's words and asked.

"I've already gone to inquire about it."

Outside, Hongye hurriedly walked in. Aoye caught sight of Hongye coming in. He didn't know whether it was because someone came to share his shame, or because Hongye's arrival diverted the topic of Mrs. Qiao's scolding. In short, he was secretly relieved.

"...There are many people who know about this matter. Regarding Linmi, when Su Xiucai passed the examination, he was the first in the case. After that, he always ranked first in the examination. Later, something like that happened to the Su family, and Su Xiucai went crazy.

Dian, his classmates and peers at the time felt sorry for him, and they jointly wrote to the school, requesting the school to retain Su Xiucai's qualification as a junior student, and the school agreed. Although Su Xiucai had never taken the annual examination since that year, he could

This junior student qualification is still retained, and you are entitled to a portion of senior rice every month.

The first person to mention that Su Xiucai's rice was not in compliance with the rules was Xie Mingde from the Shanzifang of the Xie family. Xie Mingde and Mrs. Qiao both belonged to the Shanzifang and had long-standing grievances. It is said that it was Xie Mingde who first took advantage of the family's influence to try to

The second son was adopted into the name of Mrs. Qiao. When Mrs. Qiao drove the whole family to sacrifice, she cursed him so harshly that the entire Manchu clan knew about it."

Qingye's head dropped even lower when he heard this. Alas, this is all a mess that cannot be put on the table!

Hongye raised his head and glanced at Xie Mingyun, who was listening very attentively, and continued: "Xie Mingde had not yet won the scholarship at that time. He had many brothers in his family and lived a very difficult life. He also had many children. He was in his mid-thirties.

He became a scholar, and he is still a scholar now. His children have average qualifications and their lives are not easy. Except for this rice."

Hongye glanced at Xie Mingyun again, "I heard that Xie Mingde came to the clan and said that Mrs. Qiao is now living with her son-in-law. She lives and eats in the Su family, and is taken care of by her son-in-law. Then she gets her share from the Xie clan. Is she taking it?

The Xie family's status is to subsidize the Su family, and they want the family to change Mrs. Qiao's status. They also say that if such an evil example is not corrected quickly, I'm afraid that the Xie family will collapse in an anthill after a thousand-mile embankment."

Hongye glanced at Xie Mingyun again, and Qingye also looked up at his ninth master.

There was no expression on Xie Mingyun's face, "I understand, ask Old Wu to come in."

Old Wu was a manager recruited by Xie Mingyun from outside. He was a member of Xie Mingyun, not the Xie family.

Qingye and Hongye exited, and Lao Wu came in quickly.

Lao Wu has a short build, looks thick and thick, generous and honest.

Xie Mingyun told a few things about Xie Mingde and Mrs. Qiao's past in a few words. She looked at Old Wu and said: "...with such a heart, there must be many things like seeking widow's wealth and severing the family's family ties. Let's go and investigate."

"Yes." Lao Wu agreed simply.

After dinner, Xie Mingyun went to the inner school and took a walk around the school.

Like other teachers in the inner school, he comes early and comes home late every day to give guidance to the students in class. Although he is the ninth master, the teachers and students in the inner school now treat him very normally, and they can only look at him more often.

Xie Mingyun dispersed all the way to the east. Under the old tree, there was no one where Su Nan and her cousin were skipping rope and playing shuttlecock.

This matter, in the Su family, is probably a big deal... I'm afraid they don't know about the clan's status yet, but it's coming soon, the middle of next month will be the day when the clan's status will be announced.

Xie Mingyun thought about these things and kept walking. Then she walked forward and walked half a circle along the inner school. When she walked back again, she saw Su Nan sitting alone on a bench under the old tree, holding her hand.

He stared blankly.

"What's wrong? Where is your cousin?" Xie Mingyun walked two or three steps away from Su Nan, squatted down and looked at her, and asked softly.

"It's nothing. Sister Wan and my eldest aunt are going to make clothes. I'll come back later. Sister Rou's younger sister is sick and has asked for leave." Su Nan did not stand up, but only moved to the end of the bench.

Xie Mingyun sat at the end of the bench and looked at Su Nan carefully, "If anything happens, tell me, maybe I can find a way."

"It's okay. Sir, do you know Linmi?" Su Nan glanced at Xie Mingyun and asked.

She was sitting here waiting for him. She couldn't explain why. She just felt that she could wait for him by sitting here. In the past, she and Sister Wan, Sister Rou and Sister Wan could always see him when they played here.

She really wanted to meet him today, and she wanted to ask him something.

"Yeah." Xie Mingyun thought about what she was going to say.

"Have you heard about my father?" Su Nan looked at Xie Mingyun, and Xie Mingyun nodded.

"My father has a share of rice. Since my mother left, my father has never passed the annual examination. But the school has been giving this rice to me until now because they pity my father and me. But

,Sir, does this rice break the rules?"

Su Nan looked at Xie Mingyun with a solemn expression.

Xie Mingyun was a little surprised. He didn't expect that she meant these words. She asked him if he had broken the rules... Xie Mingyun felt a little dazed.

"You can't say that." Xie Mingyun realized this trace of confusion, immediately gathered her mind, and coughed lightly, "What do you think?"

"I don't know, Linmi can only be obtained by getting a first class in the annual examination. Just like in school, if you get a first class in the annual examination, you will also get a sum of money. How can I get it if my father doesn't take the annual examination? I don't know about Linmi.

Is it like money in school, it has a certain amount, if you give him more, others will get less. If so, wouldn't we be taking advantage of someone else?"

Su Nan put her hands on the stool, looked down at the toes of her shoes, and spoke very slowly.
To be continued...