After practicing several times in the yard, Hua Kai pointed out some problems in the performance of the family students. Then they went to the Library of the Tibetan Library to continue copying books. In three days, they had almost finished copying all the books in the primary area. The primary area of the Library of the Tibetan Library had the least number of books.
On the 21st of December, Hua Kai came to the academy's concert hall for the first time. There were more than ten concert halls in the academy. Class A of the elementary area was lucky enough to be allocated one for the examination.
The middle-aged teacher first taught a new verse of the Book of Songs. He told everyone the meaning and emotion of this verse. Then, he asked more than ten teachers to accompany him and began to sing.
The teacher sang the content and spirit of this verse vividly, but not many people paid attention to it at this time. They were all nervously memorizing the melody and rhythm of the teacher's singing. They were going to take the examination later.
"Okay, today's Book of Songs has been told to everyone. Everyone can come up and choose the instrument you want to use. The performance will begin in a moment!" the teacher said.
The Hua family students didn't expect it to be so fast. Everyone was thinking about what role their instruments would play in this performance.
Hua Kai stood beside a guqin. A teacher stood beside him and smiled at him. This teacher was also using a guqin. Most of the other teachers just stood aside and watched.
The teacher of the Book of Songs class signaled to start. Hua Kai began to sing, and all the instruments followed immediately.
The teacher obviously slowed down his singing. A wave of neat accompaniment sounded, and the teacher beside him couldn't help but be stunned.
It was really rare for beginner students to be able to produce such a beautiful melody.
The teacher was even more shocked. He knew that the 26 students in this class had just entered the academy this month. He didn't expect them to be able to play to such an extent. Thus, he began to speed up. He didn't expect everyone to be able to keep up with him. Only the four senior students occasionally made mistakes, but it didn't affect the overall performance.
The accompaniment teachers all stopped when they saw this. The Hua family students had all kinds of instruments, and Hua Kai, who was in charge of leading the performance, was very skilled. When the teacher finished singing, all the teachers let out a burst of laughter.
"You are the best students I've ever taught. I can't imagine that you've only been in the academy for less than a month.
Next will be the students' singing test. We will all take turns to sing and play the accompaniment! "The teacher said happily.
After the 30 students finished chanting, everyone was very satisfied with their performance. Learning the Book of Songs was a very enjoyable thing. It could soothe the students' impatience, and it could also help them find inspiration for their own breakthrough. Everyone was immersed in it.
The exams were over, and the Hua family students all left happily. However, they did not notice the four senior students smiling wryly as they watched their departing figures. They had thought that the other geniuses of the class would be transferred to Class B, and the pressure on them would be reduced. Who would have thought that the new students who had just arrived for the first month would already be so impressive? Today, many of the Hua family students had surpassed them in the Spring and Autumn and Book of Songs exams.
When they thought about the etiquette and mathematics classes that followed, they suddenly lost all confidence.
'So I'm not as talented as I thought!' The four old students thought to themselves.
The etiquette and mathematics exams on the fourth day were over, and the Hua family students were all jumping with joy. They could finally go home for the holidays.
Hua Kai was also very satisfied. This time, many of the family students had done well. Moreover, he had already sent the last copy of the book to his Fifth Uncle the day before yesterday. The Fifth Uncle had already arranged for people to print it as soon as possible. He believed that when he returned home this afternoon, he would be able to see books printed on 'Hua Shi Paper'.
After packing up his belongings and changing out of his school uniform, Hua Kai and the other Hua family students walked out of the gates of the Guang County Academy.
After exiting the gates of the Academy, Hua Kai saw Butler Wal-mart and more than 10 Household Servant waiting for him outside the Academy. He hurried over when he saw them.
"Grandpa Fu, why are you here?" Hua Kai went up and asked.
"The head of the family has been at the Academy for almost a month. This old servant is here to see the head of the family!" Wal-mart said with a smile.
When the Hua family students saw Butler Wal-mart, they all went up to greet him. Wal-mart saw that everyone had become so calm after being away for less than a month. He couldn't help but smile from ear to ear!
When he returned to the Hua Manor, Hua Kai saw that the walls leading to the main courtyard had been torn down. Many gardens and houses were also in the process of being demolished. It was winter, and it wasn't time for renovation yet, but everyone was already anxiously tearing them down.
When the Hua family Household Servant saw that Hua Kai had returned, they all happily bowed to him. Hua Kai responded to them one by one. When he entered the main courtyard, Hua Kai saw that his two maids had cleaned up the house.
His mother heard that he had returned and came to see him!
After changing his clothes, Hua Kai saw his Fifth Uncle walking in from outside the courtyard. His legs were bandaged, and it looked like he had just returned from outside the city.
"Kai 'er, you're back!" Hua Zichen greeted Hua Kai when he saw him.
"It's the end of the month holiday. Is there any news from the Qi family?" Hua Kai asked.
"There's still no news. I don't think it's that fast to go to the Lu Kingdom in winter!
Maybe there's an accident! "Hua Zichen said dejectedly.
The core members of the Hua family were actually waiting for one thing!
That was, King Qi was going to the Lu Kingdom to propose marriage for Hua Zichen.
Hua Zichen's talent was enough for King Qi to ask King Lu for help. Moreover, there was a deal between the two parties.
"Fifth Uncle, don't be too anxious. After all, the trip to the Lu Kingdom is thousands of miles away. King Lu has to consider marrying his daughter … King Qi won't go back on his word. Even if he doesn't succeed, he will immediately send the news to Guang County," Hua Kai said.
If King Qi wasn't muddle-headed, he would never stand the Hua family up. If King Qi really died of old age in the future and the Hua family leaked this news, how could the Qi family have the face to continue living in this world?
They didn't have any other Foundation Establishment cultivators. Wouldn't some large family clans targeting them use this as an excuse to swallow the Qi family?
"I went back to Fort Wah Ka this afternoon. All the books you asked me to print are here. There are a total of ten sets. Take a look!"
As Hua Zichen spoke, the [Eight Treasures Night Armor] appeared behind him, wrapping his clothes tightly inside. He took out a pile of brand-new books from the storage space of the spirit armor. It looked like there were more than a hundred books.
Hua Kai flipped through them and saw that the printing was very good. This small book, [Spring and Autumn], contained the contents of a few bookshelves in the academy. With this book, it would be much easier for everyone to study in the future.
"Let the children in the village start learning these books as well!
The school in the Hua Manor also needs to include some academy classes.
Is there anything else going on at home? "Hua Kai asked.
"The school in the village has already started learning. The books from the county government will also be sent over in a few days.
There isn't anything big at home. Another Qi Transformation cultivator broke through and there are a few more Qi Transformation cultivators. Everyone is now taking turns to go to the market to familiarize themselves with the family business … Oh right, this year the county government is short on food. There are more beggars in the outer city. Our family's grain shop doesn't have much left! "Hua Zichen said.
"On the way back, I also saw that there are more people strolling in the inner city streets. In the afternoon, send some more grain to the grain shop. The price of grain can't rise anymore. If it does, the entire Guang County will be in chaos!
It's better to limit the amount each person can buy. Let someone organize to go to the slums and sell porridge!
If we don't sell porridge, many people might not be able to survive. "
There was no harvest in the entire Qi this year. Everyone was eating old grain. The Hua family's wheat had risen from 160 bone coins per dan to 520 bone coins. The aristocratic families were still constantly buying grain. Some aristocratic families had already raised the price of grain to more than 1,000 bone coins. The entire Qi and even the world was having a hard time.
Leaving 100,000 dan of grain in the grassland, Hua Kai still had more than 40,000 dan of grain in the [Treasure Light Glass Bottle]. It was enough for the entire Guang County to consume for a year.
When spring comes next year, the poor people will have their own way to survive. After the autumn harvest, the situation of grain shortage will be better.
"There is another small matter. Since the Shen Family moved out of here, they have been suppressed by different families. These days, there has been news of members of the Shen Family being killed. The Shen Family has been investigating for a long time but they still can't find out who the murderer is. Now the Shen Family has less than 20 people!" Hua Zichen said and sighed.
It was sad that the aristocratic families had fallen to this point. With the conflict between the Shen Family and the Hua family, it was difficult for ordinary families to associate with the Shen Family. The Hua family didn't have to do anything. Some of the affiliated families of the Hua family would slowly clean up the Shen Family's meals. Who let them have a lot of resources in their hands? Without the protection of the Qi Refining Realm, they could only be eaten up little by little. Even the Han family wouldn't stop this kind of thing.
He went to the warehouse to put out 5000 dan of grain. This was enough to last for a month.
Hua Kai watched as the Household Servant moved all the grain to the grain store. He discussed with the butler about giving out porridge to the poor people. In fact, every aristocratic family would give out porridge to the poor people every year. It was just that this year, the aristocratic families didn't have much surplus food, so the scale of the porridge distribution was small.
Wal-mart selected more than 500 Household Servant and prepared to give out porridge for five consecutive days starting tomorrow. It was already the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. In six days, it would be the new year.
After dinner, Hua Kai went to the martial arts field. Morning and evening training had always been the tradition of the Hua family. In the past few days, there were a few new names in the family register. Hua Kai noted them down one by one and asked them to come to the main courtyard to find him in batches.
During the 25 days at the Guang County Academy, Hua Kai kept the family's luck value at around 5000 points. He was afraid that the fluctuations in the family's luck value would be too great and would be discovered by King Qi. Now that the Hua family was developing rapidly, he couldn't be too careful.
He had an additional 22 pieces of [Golden Silk Soft Armor] in his storage space. This was a soft armor that could weaken the attack power of an early stage Xiantian Realm expert. The family didn't have many of these in reserve. However, his original plan to upgrade the family's martial arts technique [Air Splitting Spear] to the Earth Rank had to be put aside.
After the evening training with Chinese Ink and the other students of the Guang County Academy, everyone practiced the [Air Splitting Spear] again. They couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity and put in a lot of effort in their practice.
After dinner, the family members came to the main courtyard to look for Hua Kai. He sent everyone into the [Family Mystic Realm] to train according to their needs. Only when the overall combat power of the Hua family increased would the overall strength of the family increase.
The next morning, Hua Kai woke up from his dream. He thought that he should buy a few sets of musical instruments for his family.