Li Jiancheng finally spoke up and said solemnly: "So you must curb this momentum from now on and let the heirs of the small clans know that doing so is wrong. Not only will they not be rewarded, but they will

I will still be punished by you, right?"

"There is no need for punishment. After all, people are working hard sincerely. Although they work in the wrong way, the materials they pay are real. Therefore, there should be some rewards, otherwise it will chill their hearts."

"But you can't give too big a reward, right?"

"Yes! You can't give too big a reward. It's just a small compliment and a few dozen points. That's enough. Giving too much will be harmful and unhelpful."

"Okay, no need to pretend to be profound. Brother, I understand now. Your main purpose tonight is to become a teacher. The legitimate son of the Hu family in Jingyang is very hardworking, but his way of doing things is obviously not in line with your thoughts.

, so you have to go and wake him up in person, and at the same time satisfy your habit of being a teacher."

"Brother, can we stop talking so bluntly? Brother, I finally managed to pretend, but you exposed me all of a sudden and slapped me in the face. It hurts."

"Hahahaha, then I will have to fight a few more times in the future."

Li Jiancheng laughed and his mood obviously changed to comfort.

Gu Tianya laughed a few times with him and reached out to help him brush the falling snow off his shoulders. Li Jiancheng nodded in relief and said warmly: "Brother-in-law, you are always so attentive, but you don't need to worry about your elder brother getting cold. I

My illness has been cured, and my current physique may not be weaker than yours."

Gu Tianya subconsciously said: "It's better to be careful. After all, you are almost forty years old."

Li Jiancheng laughed and reached out to help Gu Tianya brush the falling snow off his shoulders.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Ma Sanbao's voice not far ahead, respectfully reporting: "Master, Your Highness, the legitimate son of the Jingyang Hu family seems to have arrived at his residence."

Gu Tianya and Li Jiancheng looked at each other and walked that way following Ma Sanbao's voice.

…

The heavy snow became more and more raging, as if the heaven and earth were covered.

This is still the reception area for the camp, and not far away is a temporary wooden house.

At this time, Ma Sanbao was holding a lantern and using his body to protect the lantern from being blown away by the wind. When he saw Gu Tianya and Li Jiancheng arriving, he bowed slightly and saluted.

Then? The retainer pointed to the small wooden house and said: "Han Dashi told me that this legitimate son lives in a simple wooden house. At first, my subordinates were still doubtful and couldn't believe it, but I heard that in the wooden house

Someone is arguing loudly? It seems that it is the legitimate son of the Hu family who is arguing with others? Unexpectedly, he actually lives in a simple board house."

He paused for a moment, then continued: "In the past, my subordinates only thought that the young officials from the aristocratic families would live in the city after they came to Youzhou? Even if we didn't allocate accommodation to them? They would pay for it themselves.

I rented a courtyard, but now it seems that the situation is different from what my subordinates imagined."

Gu Tianya nodded slowly and said solemnly: "This is my mistake."

Ma Sanbao was obviously startled. He subconsciously said: "How can this be your mistake? You have too many things to deal with every day. Is this our mistake as subordinates? We should have thought of this situation in advance."

Gu Tianya glanced at him and said warmly: "Don't rush to take the blame for me? It's my mistake. Fortunately, we visited the people tonight and discovered these problems in time. As the saying goes, it's not too late to remedy the situation. Just correct the mistakes in time."

What I'm afraid of is not being able to discover mistakes, and what I'm afraid of is not being able to admit them even if they are discovered. That's the biggest problem? You and I, my ministers, should all keep this in mind..."

Ma Sanbao bowed in agreement and said solemnly: "What did my master teach me? I will make everyone remember this truth in the future."

Gu Tianya gave him a soft 'hmm' and smiled kindly to show his praise. Then he looked towards the small wooden house and listened to the noise coming from inside.

Li Jiancheng also listened attentively? The two brothers had no intention of going over immediately.

…

The quarrel inside the cabin was fierce.

But I saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with a flushed face. His voice was loud and he was very excited. He said like a roar: "Points, points, you only think about points. But."

Have you ever thought about how easy it is to get points? That Mr. Gu is said to have every plan, how can there be any loopholes in the rules he set?"

The young man is still impulsive and cannot be as calm as an adult, so after making a fuss, he suddenly sat down as if he was angry and said with a stubborn face: "I don't care what you fantasize about, I

Anyway, I don’t want to take shortcuts. Even if I want points, I will only do things according to the rules. As long as I can complete the assessment, I will definitely earn the points I deserve.”

At this time, I saw a middle-aged man laughing coldly and saying with a sarcastic tone: "But have you ever thought about how difficult the assessment set by Gu Tianya is? You can't treat our entire Jingyang Hu family just because you admire him.

Get on board too."

The young man immediately stood up again and shouted: "Is the task set by Mr. Gu difficult? It's just that each group accepts 500 families. I have already accepted 43 families, and I will be able to complete this task soon.

"

"laugh!"

The middle-aged man sneered.

He seemed to want to warn the young man, so his tone was particularly harsh, and he said sarcastically: "With five hundred families, is the task difficult? Xiao Yue, let me tell you, this task is really difficult. You have just accepted it now

Forty-three families, but you can’t support it anymore.”

"Forty-three families, with a population of more than 200. Whenever you open your eyes every day, you will face more than 200 mouths waiting for food. One person needs at least three pancakes a day. With a population of more than 200, the total

It’s more than a thousand cakes, and it’s only been half a month since you arrived in Youzhou, and you’ve already consumed half of the supplies the family gave you!”

"If you continue like this, you will have to ask for help from your family in at most half a month. Then a batch of food will be delivered and you will continue to take it to feed the old, weak, sick and disabled..."

The man paused for a moment, his tone became slightly calmer, and he sighed: "But our Hu family in Jingyang only has a little money, how can we support you throwing money so lavishly? Xiaoyue, you

Wake up, stop fantasizing about getting the highest evaluation, that is a task that can only be completed by the children of rich families. Let us settle for the second best and lower our own tasks. We can only accept a hundred families at most, so that we can survive until completion

The mission ends with points being awarded.”

"me……"

The young man's face was constantly green and red. After a long time, he sat down in frustration. His eye circles were faintly red, and he said with infinite disappointment: "I'm not willing to accept it. Why can those people do it, but I shouldn't be better than them?"

Difference……"

The middle-aged man's tone was no longer sarcastic, but returned to the gentle tone that an elder should have, and continued to persuade: "There is never absolute fairness in this world. They come from a wealthy family and their starting point is much higher than yours.

.”

The young man became even more depressed and murmured: "However, I am still unwilling to accept it. Before I came to Youzhou, I only thought about this being a mission to earn points. But when I got here, when I accepted those poor

After they came home, I looked at their faces full of longing, and I listened to them calling me team leader one after another. When I handed the pancakes to them to eat, when I watched them smile because they had something to eat.

, I, I will no longer regard this trip to Youzhou as a task to earn points. Instead, it will be a responsibility."

When the little guy said this, he raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man with infinite sorrow in his eyes, saying: "Fourth uncle, I know you are right to scold me. Our Jingyang Hu family is not strong enough to be like those big families.

I took out a large amount of supplies, but Fourth Uncle, I, I..."

At this time, Gu Tianya's voice finally came into the room, and he said in an extremely gentle voice: "I have a way, I wonder if you are willing to learn it?"

Several people in the room were stunned and subconsciously stood up from the ground.

Then, they heard Gu Tianya's gentler voice.

"It's windy and cold late at night, and the snow is falling. I'm walking around Tianya, and suddenly I feel a lump in my stomach. I wonder if I can go to my door and ask for something to eat and drink, and sit by the stove to warm myself up?"

Then, another equally kind voice was heard, saying with a smile: "Li Jiancheng also wants to come in and warm up by the fire. I just wonder if the host is willing to entertain him?"

The people in the wooden house were obviously sluggish.

After taking a few breaths, I saw the young man's face full of surprise and shouted: "Mr. Gu? Mr. Gu?"

He rushed to the door and welcomed him out.

It was snowing heavily outside, and the young man quickly rushed to Gu Tianya. Several other people in the house followed him out, and what they saw was a scene they would never forget.

But they saw the young master of their family standing with his hands down, looking up at a young man with admiration on his face, and the young man was smiling and was gently stroking the little guy's forehead with his hand.

Then, a sentence moved people's hearts.

"Since you call me Mr. Gu, then I have to do what Mr. Gu should do. Everyone in the world knows that Gu Tianya is a good teacher, but I have only accepted five disciples, and the rest are students who do not kowtow. And tonight,

I suddenly felt in my heart that the sixth disciple had appeared. This is really an extremely joyful opportunity."

With these words, the middle-aged Hu family from Jingyang behind them all stood frozen on the spot.

But the boy was already stunned.

But Gu Tianya laughed and reached out to help the young man pat the snow off his shoulders. He smiled and asked jokingly: "It's cold and the ground is full of snow. If you are afraid of the cold ground, then you can refuse my request to kowtow."

.”

"I don't?"

The young man finally woke up from his stupor, and then he let out an extremely urgent roar.

Refusing to kowtow because you are afraid of the cold snow on the ground?

I'm afraid even a fool wouldn't be so stupid about this.

This is the first time that Gu Tianya has accepted a disciple from a noble family.

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Chapter completed!