Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 764 Do you think I like Shen Tao?

Shen Tao nodded, his tone somewhat relaxed:

"That's okay. You can't just enter the Mortal Academy, but I'm here to help you.

However, the requirements of this academy are indeed not low, so you must study hard after you enter.

I am also in the academy now, and I will take care of you on weekdays."

He turned to look at Bai Wanwan and instructed, "Wanwan, please help her arrange the admissions when the time comes."

Bai Wanwan put down her chopsticks and nodded calmly: "Okay, I'm full and it's time to go back to work."

Shen Wei watched her get up, and wondered in his heart, and asked in a low voice: "Wanwan, are you unhappy?"

Bai Wanwan paused, turned around and looked at her with a half-smile on her face: "Why should I be unhappy? Just report to the Mortal Academy on time tomorrow."

She paused and added:

"But there is one thing I must make clear to you: the tuition fees at Mortal Academy are not cheap.

It will cost more than one hundred taels of silver a year, so remember to prepare it in advance when you return."

After returning home, Bai Wanwan went straight to the desk, spread out the rice paper, picked up the pen and began to practice calligraphy.

Zhiwei, who was standing by, saw how she put pen to paper with a bit of force, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Bai Wanwan raised her eyes to look at her, her tone flat: "What do you mean?"

Zhiwei sighed and moved closer: "Prince Shen has been closest to you since childhood, but I always feel that Shen Wei is approaching him with bad intentions."

"You can tell she has bad intentions, so why should I feel bad?"

Bai Wanwan lowered her head, dipped the brush in ink, and continued writing. "Besides, they are cousins. What's the point of me getting involved? Can I really stop them from getting close?"

Zhiwei still refused to give up and tried to persuade him again: "But I noticed that you didn't say much in the restaurant just now..."

"Do you think I like Shen Tao?"

Bai Wanwan interrupted her and smiled helplessly: "Do you think I like his erratic personality? I treat him as a brother in my heart. I don't want to get involved in his affairs."

Seeing her firm attitude, Zhiwei had no choice but to stop talking and quietly stepped aside to grind ink.

The next morning, Shen Wei and several maids excitedly rushed to the Mortal Academy, but when they arrived at the door, they were all dumbfounded.

The academy in front of them was made of green bricks and black tiles, with a gold-plated plaque hanging on the vermilion gate. Inside the courtyard, one could vaguely see scattered pavilions and lush ancient trees. How could it be the "small academy" they had imagined?

"No way... The Mortal Academy is so grand?" A maid couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

At this moment, Bai Wanwan walked out from the door, wearing a plain long gown. He looked less majestic than a county magistrate and more scholarly. "I have a day off today and wanted to come to the academy to read. I'll take you there to register on the way."

She glanced at the four maids behind Shen Wei and added, "But the academy has rules. Students can only bring one maid with them. You can ask the others to go back first."

Shen Wei was stunned for a moment, and quickly sent away the three maids, leaving only the one who was her personal servant. She smiled and said to Bai Wanwan, "Thank you very much."

Bai Wanwan didn't say much and led her to the women's quarters.

As soon as they entered the moon gate of the women's college, many female students who were reading in the courtyard gathered around them, their eyes wandering back and forth between the two men's faces.

"Wow! You two are so alike, aren't you? You're almost like twins!"

"That's right! But if you look closely, you can still tell them apart. Wanwan's eyebrows and eyes are more defined, and she has a small dimple on the right side when she smiles. Miss Shen Wei's eyes are smaller."

Bai Wanwan heard the discussion and just smiled faintly:

"Okay, stop looking around. This is our new student, Shen Wei. This is Master Li, and that is Master Zhang.

From now on, you will follow them in class. If you don’t understand something, ask the teacher. I’m leaving now.”

Shen Wei looked at her in surprise and asked, "Why aren't you here?"

Bai Wanwan said calmly, "I have something else to do, so I usually don't teach here."

After Bai Wanwan left, many people gathered around and asked, "You look like County Magistrate Bai! Are you her relative?"

"That's right! Wow! This is amazing! I thought you were twins!"

Shen Wei shook his head and said, "Not really. County Magistrate Bai and I are not related."

Shen Wei has adapted quite well here. He can indeed learn a lot in this academy.

Her personal maid looked at Shen Wei and asked, "Miss, why are you staying here?"

Shen Wei smiled faintly and said, "It never hurts to learn more. I never thought that the Mortal Academy would be this big."

"I think Bai Wanwan is unfathomable. We'd better be cautious."

"Well, she deliberately sent me to the Mortal Academy. Everyone here is her people, which is equivalent to supervising me in disguise." Shen Wei said lightly.

"Ah? Then what are you still doing here?"

Shen Wei smiled faintly and said:

"I don't have any plans to do anything anyway, and now Shen Tao is my target.

I don't believe I can't defeat a young boy, not to mention how I'm inferior to Zhou Wanwan."

Shen Wei was gifted and was sent by the Shen family to learn various skills since childhood.

She looks short, but she is actually ten years old this year.

It's just about taming a man, which is not challenging at all for her. How could she be inferior to a little girl?

Bai Wanwan stood on the city wall and sighed, "It's been raining every day these past few days. I wonder if we can withstand the flash floods here?"

Zhiwei brought her a cup of tea and said, "Miss, haven't you arranged everything? The houses we built are very sturdy. If it doesn't work, we can go upstairs."

Bai Wanwan looked at her and said:

"You don't understand. The concepts are different. If we can withstand the flash floods, the value of our land will increase several times over.

Our place will be extraordinary from now on."

Mountain torrents occur frequently here, and it could be said to be a land of fish and rice, but now when the rainy season comes, many wealthy people will go elsewhere.

People without money began to worry.

There were heavy rains in the next few days, and the people in the city were in a very bad mood.

"It's over, it's started again. What are we going to do if it floods again?"

"Let's pack up and get ready to run!"

The entire Qingshui County was in a panic, and many people began to prepare cakes and prepare to run away.

Bai Wanwan asked people to calm down and said:

“In Qingshui County, we have more than 200 ships, so there’s no need to worry too much. Besides, our houses are all reinforced.

Most of the buildings are five or six stories high, and temporary shelters have also been built in the mountains.

There are several months' worth of food prepared in the shelter, so don't panic."

The entire Mortal Academy was whispering early in the morning:

"Do you think we can count on such a young county magistrate?

It’s been raining really hard these past few days, and the water will flood here in a few days. By then, we won’t be able to escape.”