Regarding the possible invasion of the grassland countries, the Hua family couldn't do much, but Hua Kai had already asked his Fifth Uncle to reduce the amount of food sold in Guang County. Each person was limited to 2 jin per day, and the price was still the same.
This year's winter had yet to snow, and if they didn't see a drop of snow before spring, then the drought was most likely real. This was a disaster for the people who had just experienced the wolf disaster, but Hua Kai felt that as long as it was handled well, it could become an opportunity for the Hua family, an opportunity to speed up his completion of the 6th Main Mission.
The next morning, the Hua family students continued their habit of singing in unison, then everyone ate breakfast before going to the classroom to study.
Today, Hua Kai and Xue Chen were going to the Intermediate Area Class A, while Chinese Ink was going to the Intermediate Area Class B by himself.
Finding the Intermediate Area Class A, Hua Kai and Xue Chen entered, and saw that there were only 17 students in the classroom. There were only 8 classes in the Intermediate Area, so on average, each class had less than 20 students.
Hua Kai saw that most of the students in the classroom were over 20 years old, and even the youngest looked to be over 18 years old. The two of them looked particularly strange in the classroom, and everyone's gaze swept towards them.
"Greetings, Hua Jiazhu!
I am Zhou Fu from the Zhou Family. Hua Jiazhu was able to advance to the Intermediate Area with 1900 points in a month, which is unprecedented. If there is anything you don't know about the Intermediate Area, feel free to ask me! "A young man who looked to be around 20 years old stood up and walked to Hua Kai's side.
The Zhou Family was a subsidiary family of the Hua family, and Hua Kai saw that the other party was at the Initial Element Stage Ninth Stage, so he should be a core member of the Zhou Family, and nodded to him.
At this time, an old teacher slowly walked into the classroom. All the students immediately sat up straight. The teacher walked up to the podium with a ruler and began to test everyone's homework.
It wasn't easy to advance from the intermediate level to the advanced level. Only one person would advance every month. Occasionally, there would be no one advancing to the advanced level for an entire month. Therefore, the class size was fixed. Most of the students at this age were aware of how talented they were. Their main purpose of staying in the Guang County Academy was to improve their specialties in certain areas or to comprehend the various mental cultivation techniques. However, these things were difficult to learn once they left the academy!
The teacher finished checking the homework of the 17 students and asked them about the content they had learned last month. Most of them could only get a B grade or B grade. There were very few B grades.
Hua Kai compared the questions asked by the elementary and intermediate level teachers. The elementary level was more focused on basic memorization, while the intermediate level teachers would ask the students for their own opinions. The questions they asked were also varied, so it was much harder to get a good grade in the intermediate level.
In the afternoon, there was still the martial arts class. At the end of every month, the intermediate level students would also be assessed for their martial arts skills. They weren't directly divided by the teachers. Everyone in the intermediate A class was at least at the Initial Element Stage Middle Stage, so the teachers would give pointers based on their martial arts skills and mental cultivation techniques.
"Student Hua, please attack me with all your strength!
Don't hold back! "
After giving pointers to the 17 students, the martial arts teacher came to Hua Kai's side. Although there was only a teacher-student relationship in class, he still couldn't help but use a respectful tone.
Hua Kai saw that his opponent was at the Great Perfection of the Qi Transformation Stage, so he didn't hold back anymore. He used the Space-Splitting Spear move after move, and the teacher easily countered them. After the eighth move of the Space-Splitting Spear, the teacher started to use more effort. All the students watched the two of them exchange moves, and their jaws dropped in shock!
"The Holy Son's strength has completely surpassed all the students in the intermediate level. His spear skills have already reached the Great Perfection Stage. I can't compare to him. In the future, you only need to understand the basic moves of other weapons, then your spear skills will be even more powerful!" The martial arts teacher bowed and said.
For the first time, the other students felt the difference between them and a true genius. It looked like Hua Kai would be able to get another A grade this month. With 500 points in hand, his chances of advancing to the advanced level would be very high. Was the Holy Son really that abnormal?
Hua Kai bowed to the martial arts teacher in return. Fifth Uncle and his grandfather would often give Hua Kai pointers on his spear skills, but they couldn't analyze as well as this teacher.
The teachers of Guang County Academy might not be very strong, but they definitely saw further than most in their field of expertise.
Just like that, Hua Kai and Xue Chen studied in the intermediate level A class. Every day, after class, they would go to the library to copy books and memorize them. The other students of the Hua family were also improving every day. They made up for their shortcomings according to their own circumstances. Everyone was very hardworking in their studies, especially in the area of chanting the Book of Songs. Everyone's performance was getting better and better, and many of them were already learning a second musical instrument. This was because everyone discovered that chanting the Book of Songs could increase their comprehension of martial arts and mental cultivation methods. Many people's willpower had unknowingly increased.
What surprised Hua Kai the most was Chinese Ink's performance. He was the most hardworking of all of them. Every night, when everyone went to rest, he would still memorize the Spring and Autumn Annals by himself and do the math questions that Hua Kai gave everyone. This time, he didn't manage to enter the intermediate level A class, and he was actually very concerned about it.
Unknowingly, it was the end of the month exams again. The Hua family students were all working hard in their studies. This month, everyone had copied books from the intermediate level. Hua Kai had already given these books to his Fifth Uncle for him to return to Fort Wah Ka to print. Hua Jiabao School had also added in some elementary level courses this month. They hoped that a portion of the students would be able to enter the Guang County Academy next month, and Hua Kai agreed!
After finishing the six courses, Xue Chen was somewhat dissatisfied with this month's exams. He was only at the Initial Element Realm Level 6, and didn't have an advantage in the intermediate level. The A class students were the strongest batch of students in the academy, so he didn't stand out in this month's exams.
Most of the other Hua family students were satisfied with this month's exams. Everyone changed their clothes on the afternoon of the 25th of January and went home together!
When Hua Kai returned to the Hua Manor, he saw that the Household Servants were already dismantling some of the manor's buildings.
Yu Jun had gone to Lu Country to ask for Princess Ji Le's birth characters. Fifth Uncle had already gone to Linzi City and had yet to return.
Spring had yet to arrive outside Guang County, but the desolate beasts had already disappeared without a trace. This year, there was a shortage of food at the city gates, so people would often go out of the city to hunt the desolate beasts. The originally small number of desolate beasts were all driven away by them. Some of the citizens were already preparing to leave the city and start a new year.
On the 27th of the first month, Fifth Uncle brought 43 Hua family boys and girls to the Hua Manor. This month, they would be following Hua Kai and the rest to the Guang County Academy to study. For this, Hua Kai had also tested their basic knowledge of the Spring and Autumn Annals, Book of Songs, mathematics and etiquette. Everyone had grasped it quite well. It seemed that the Hua Jiabao School had taught them quite a lot.
The Fifth Uncle's birth characters and Princess Ji Le's birth characters matched perfectly. Hua Kai had Yu Jun quickly send the results to Lu Country. In the middle of the next month, Fifth Uncle would be heading to Lu Country for the "recruitment"!
"Kai-er, I spent 200 gold coins to obtain news from the School of Yin-Yang. This year will definitely be a year of drought, and it will last for a very long time. The entire world might be in a drought for the next three years. This is going to be a problem!" Hua Zichen looked at Hua Kai and said.
"Sigh!
This time, the entire world will definitely be facing a great calamity. Get someone to ask if the Four Seas Merchant Association can help us gather a batch of rations. The price is a little expensive, but it's fine.
It will be spring in a few days. The reconstruction of Fort Wah Ka and the Hua Manor in the city will have to be expedited. Hire more manpower. This year, everyone will have a hard time.
The prices of all the restaurants and restaurants of the Hua family will maintain the original prices and not increase in the slightest.
In addition, my arrangements to help the affiliated families increase their strength must be done secretly.
If they don't have enough rations, ask them to borrow from Fort Wah Ka! "Hua Kai said solemnly.
The series of arrangements that had already been planned could not be carried out due to the arrival of the drought. However, the Hua family still had sufficient rations and was in the midst of expansion. This could attract a large number of laborers. When the time came, the restaurants and restaurants of the Hua family business district would not increase in price. This would definitely attract a large number of people. It would be a boost to the prosperity and commercial development of the Hua family.
Fourth Uncle Hua Zihuan also sent news that many tribes of the Xiongnu Grassland had begun to gather troops and were preparing to attack the Central Plains. This time, the Xiongnu Kingdom's target was Linhu, Dayue, and Xiaoyue Kingdoms. They would follow Yiqu Kingdom to attack the Qin and Zhao Kingdoms.
Donghu, Shepherd's Purse, Guifang, and other grassland countries would attack the Yan Kingdom. The entire northern region might usher in a war that was hard to come by in a hundred years. Now, the Central Plains countries should have discovered the movements of the grassland countries.
What Hua Kai needed to do now was to follow the guidance of the sixth main mission and quickly increase the strength of the Hua family. When the family became a sixth-rank aristocratic family, he would be able to face all kinds of difficulties more easily.
On the first day of the second month, the cold of winter slowly receded. The streets of Guang County slowly began to increase in pedestrians. However, this year's spring seemed to be different from previous years. The trees on both sides of the streets were slightly less green. Some experienced citizens had already guessed that there might be a drought this year.
In the morning, Hua Kai brought 59 students of the Hua family to Guang County Academy. The boys and girls who were going to Guang County Academy for the first time were very excited. Hua Kai brought them to Elder Liu to test their bone age and cultivation. Of the 34 new students, four of them had excellent aptitudes, 16 had excellent aptitudes, and 14 had excellent aptitudes.
Hua Kai paid a year's worth of tuition for the 14 of them and the cost of two sets of school uniforms. The total cost was 64 gold.
Normal aristocratic families would not be able to afford it if they did not have the aptitudes to enter Guang County Academy. If other costs were included, a student would have to spend at least 5 gold a year. Three years ago, the Hua family could only afford two students at most to enter Guang County Academy.
The 34 new students of the Hua family were arranged into three classes from B to D of the elementary district. This way, more than half of the students in A, B, C, and D of the elementary district of Guang County Academy belonged to the Hua family!
After arranging the dorms for everyone, Hua Kai and the 25 old students played a verse of the Book of Songs for the new students. All the new students were envious when they saw it. Hua Kai told them the time and content to study in the Genius Courtyard every day before everyone went to the cafeteria.