Chapter 480: Meeting (2)_1
Mao Tuan’s thoughts were much simpler, just wary of a few little ones competing for affection. When no one was looking, it had not hesitated to use its paws to roll the little puppies around like balls. It was only because Mo Yan didn’t pay much attention to them that it stopped bullying them.
In the blink of an eye, the end of the month arrived, coinciding with the break days of Zhizhi Hall and Changshan Academy. Mo Yan took the carriage to pick up Zhenzhen and Yun Zhao from their schools and then detoured to pick up Mo Qingze.
Unlike Changshan Academy, Zhizhi Hall adopted a boarding system where students had to live on campus, with two days off every ten days, allowing students six days per month to spend time and bond with their families.
However, the Academy did not allow students to bring servants to attend to them, and there was one day of labor class every ten days where the teachers would take students to work in the fields on the outskirts of town, experiencing the hardship of peasant life and cultivating thrifty habits. It was for this reason that some children from very good families would be sent there but couldn’t endure the hardships and would drop out halfway through the year.
This teaching method was unprecedented not just in Jing City but also in Great Chu and was considered exceptionally good for that era. Mo Yan found it quite satisfactory, as it cultivated the children’s ability to take care of themselves and apply what they learned while also ideologically guiding them to stay on the right path. No wonder many noble families in Jing City held Zhizhi Hall in high esteem.
When Mo Yan arrived at Zhizhi Hall, the square in front of the gate was already filled with waiting carriages. These carriages were not very luxurious, at most accompanied by a coachman and a pageboy or two—it seemed they had been influenced by the Academy and did not want to be too ostentatious.
After waiting for a short while, students began to trickle out, mostly aged between six and sixteen. Those who knew each other chatted and laughed together, and when parting, they said their farewells politely, presenting a harmonious scene.
"Big sister! Big sister!"