The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1205: Discuss it Again

Chapter 1205: Chapter 1205: Discuss it Again

He looked at Clan Chief Lin with an embarrassed expression and said,

"That is true."

After hearing his words, Clan Chief Lin also nodded.

"Clan Chief Lin also thinks that..."

"Since it’s like this, Elder Mr. Zhou, I heard that your grandson didn’t make it this year, did he? You should really focus on making him study hard at home. As for those external affairs, perhaps you don’t need to attend to them, right?"

Before Elder Mr. Zhou could finish his words, Clan Chief Lin interrupted him.

"Uh."

Elder Mr. Zhou was choked by his words once again.

"Clan Chief Lin..."

"Elder Mr. Zhou, let me be honest with you. The school in Ya Village is doing very well under the current master’s teaching. If we replace him with someone else, I’m afraid it might backfire,"

Clan Chief Lin spoke seriously to Elder Mr. Zhou.

"Besides, you haven’t forgotten the words you said to me when you left, have you?"

"This..."

Elder Mr. Zhou’s face was full of embarrassment; he lowered his head, not daring to look at Clan Chief Lin.

Back then, he had confidently declared that he would absolutely not return to teach at Ya Village’s school because he was moving to Qianlin County to enjoy his life.

But now...

He gritted his teeth and raised his head to look at Clan Chief Lin.

"Clan Chief Lin, can we really not discuss this matter any further?" he asked.

He didn’t have much silver on hand now and what he needed most was a job within his capabilities, which would ensure he had no worries about food and drink for the rest of his life.

After much thought, he felt that the school was the best place to go. Who knew that Clan Chief Lin would not give him any face, speaking so definitively? It was also his own fault for being too confident before, having ended the conversation so conclusively.

"After all, I am a man of scholarly honor. Working as a teacher at the Ya Village school wouldn’t disgrace these students, would it? If they go out in the future, it would reflect well on them,"

he said to Clan Chief Lin.

Clan Chief Lin: "..."

How could there be any honor on his face? If outsiders knew how shameless the old man in front of him was at this moment, would there be any glory left?

It would be good enough not to lose all semblance of dignity.

"Elder Mr. Zhou, please don’t make this difficult for me. After all, Ya Village isn’t solely under my control. Everyone sends their children to the school because they trust the current master. I can’t just dismiss the master, can I?"

"Why not?"

Elder Mr. Zhou didn’t take it seriously, thinking that Clan Chief Lin was having a hard time internally, and believed that if he just pushed a little harder, he could persuade him.

"Clan Chief Lin, after all, that master is just a foreigner, and I am a true native of Ya Village. Even if everyone trusts that master, they trust me even more. If I could go to the school, everyone would welcome it.

You don’t believe it? You could ask around the village and see whether everyone wants me to teach at the school or if they want the old master to stay."

He was very confident in himself. For so many years being called Elder Mr. Zhou by the people of Qianlin County was not for nothing. Could he really not outdo some old fool?

Moreover, he had taught students at the academy in Qianlin County, a fact enough to bluff all the villagers.

"Elder Mr. Zhou, you better stop with the grandiose talk,"

Clan Chief Lin was truly embarrassed. Fortunately, Elder Mr. Zhou was not any relative of his; otherwise, he would have lost all face because of him and would have had to hide at home.