Chapter 183 2/2

These children were still very young. Although Li Qingzhi planned to expel them, he didn’t intend to badmouth them.

However, if they caused trouble, that would be a different story.

The girl who had been crying stopped immediately upon hearing Li Qingzhi’s words and quickly left.

The others followed suit.

Only Liu Daniu protested, “Sir, I’ve always been obedient and haven’t done anything wrong!”

Indeed, Liu Daniu hadn’t violated any school rules or done anything wrong, aside from occasionally making some snide remarks and complaining about the food and workload.

Li Qingzhi looked directly into Liu Daniu’s eyes and said, “Since you think things are so bad here and that you shouldn’t have to do so much work, you should leave.” Liu Daniu, now fourteen years old, was at an age where many boys in Daqi were already living independently.

Liu Daniu was stunned.

He was indeed dissatisfied with Li Qingzhi, especially since the beginning of the new school term. Apart from the first day, their meals had been poor, consisting mostly of chicken and duck intestines and blood, and even those in small quantities.

Even emperors know not to let their soldiers go hungry. Why couldn’t Li Qingzhi feed them better?

But now, Li Qingzhi was telling him to leave!

He didn’t want to leave; where else could he have such good days?

However, Li Qingzhi’s gaze seemed to see right through him… Ultimately, Liu Daniu packed his things and left.

After Liu Daniu and the others left, the atmosphere at the school improved significantly. Some students who previously disliked being disciplined also became more obedient.

The life at school was very good for them, and they didn’t want to leave!

In the blink of an eye, several more days passed, bringing them to the end of the first month of the lunar year.

Around this time, Qian Fugui’s family moved into the house he had bought.

They changed their names and claimed to be the family of an itinerant merchant, thus settling in the new dock area of Chongcheng County.

At the same time, Li Qingzhi’s book, Collection of Children’s Stories, was published.

The Shen family’s efficiency was quite impressive. In no time, they had printed two thousand copies and started selling them in the provincial capital.

“This is a book written by Li Qingzhi, the Little Triple Top Scholar, specifically for his own children. You should definitely buy a copy for your children. Reading it might help them become top scholars too!”

“Buy a copy and see how Li Zixiao educates his children!”

“Collection of Children’s Stories”, a book with many stories in it, very interesting! Don’t miss out!”

“Li Qingzhi’s new book…”

Many bookstores in Jiang’an Province began selling Li Qingzhi’s new book, printed by the Shen Family Bookstore.

The scholars of Jiang’an Province, hearing the bookstore clerks’ introductions to this book, couldn’t help but be curious and took a look. Upon reading it, they found the stories indeed very interesting and even somewhat insightful. Buying it for their children to read seemed like a great idea!

Even they wanted to read it themselves!