Chapter 76: Qingce Village Assistance Learning Association

In the banter between Keqing and Wang Daoyi, the group arrived at a huge pavilion, where Wang Daoyi saw an old lady standing inside.

Granny Ruoxin, the steward of Qingce Village.

Granny Ruoxin often stood in this pavilion when she had free time, as if waiting for someone's return.

"Granny Ruoxin, I'm back!" Wang Daoyi cheered as if he were the fifteen-year-old boy who had left home, running towards the old woman with gray hair.

The old woman turned her head upon hearing the sound, but unfortunately, Wang Daoyi didn't catch her attention. She immediately noticed a familiar figure—the purple-clad girl.

"Oh my, Lady Keqing is here! There shouldn't be any problems with this year's Harvest Festival!" The old woman went straight to Keqing, completely ignoring Wang Daoyi, who was running towards her.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Keqing smiled and glanced at Wang Daoyi before taking the old woman's hand, behaving like a dutiful granddaughter visiting her grandmother who lived alone in the village.

"Don't worry, Granny Ruoxin, we've made all the preparations this time. We won't let last year's incident happen again!" Keqing's words reassured Granny Ruoxin, and a smile appeared on her wrinkled face. Then she looked at the others and the seemingly petrified Wang Daoyi. "Who are these people?"

"These are my friends who have come to help. They are all Vision holders and can protect everyone!" Keqing held the old woman's hand and smiled as she introduced the others, starting with the other three before pointing to Wang Daoyi. "And him, he's Wang Daoyi. Granny, do you remember him?"

"Wang Daoyi?" Granny Ruoxin murmured the name, seemingly recalling something. She glanced at Wang Daoyi's current appearance, somewhat hesitant, and asked, "Are you Xiao Yi?"

Xiao Yi, the original owner's nickname, which Granny Ruoxin had always used to refer to him.

Wang Daoyi quickly nodded, showing a smile. "Yes, yes, it's me, Granny! I'm back!"

Upon hearing Wang Daoyi's confirmation, tears welled up in Granny Ruoxin's eyes. First, there was the joy of seeing a loved one again, followed by anger at seeing her own troublemaker.

Grabbing a broom nearby, Granny Ruoxin fiercely swung it towards Wang Daoyi's buttocks.

"You know how to come back, but you left without a word! Do you know how worried everyone was?"

In reality, with Wang Daoyi's strength, even if Granny Ruoxin suddenly attacked, she wouldn't be able to hit him. However, perhaps influenced by the memories of the original owner, a sense of guilt surged in Wang Daoyi's heart. Facing Granny's broom, he didn't dodge and took a beating obediently.

After just three hits, Granny Ruoxin couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She dropped the broom and hugged Wang Daoyi.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"

For Granny Ruoxin, every orphan at Qingce Village was like her own child, and Wang Daoyi was no exception. But when this child suddenly disappeared one day, leaving only a letter saying he was going on an adventure, it made Granny very uneasy for a long time.

After a long while, Granny Ruoxin calmed down. Holding Wang Daoyi with one hand and Keqing with the other, she was afraid that Wang Daoyi would disappear again.

"Granny, this time I came back not only to help Keqing but also to discuss something with you!"

Wang Daoyi shared his thoughts with Granny Ruoxin.

A few days ago, on their way here, everyone talked about their childhood days. Wang Daoyi realized that while others had repeated days of receiving education, the children at Qingce Village lived repetitive days without any formal education. Granny Ruoxin would teach them how to read, but that was about it.

It's not that Granny didn't want to teach more, but she didn't have the time. Being the steward of Qingce Village, squeezing out time to teach the children how to read was already quite difficult.

So Wang Daoyi wanted to establish a learning institution to provide formal education for the children of Qingce Village, at least to give them some test papers to solve!

These days, Wang Daoyi also inquired a lot from Xingqiu. Although Xingqiu and the others conducted elite education, there were still many common people in Liyue Harbor, and their children attended academies.

The education cost for a child was about 1,500 Mora per year, plus at least 10 Mora for daily meals. So, the annual cost for a child was about 5,000 Mora, which was a huge amount for ordinary families, especially for the orphans at Qingce Village.

However, Wang Daoyi thought it over. Most of the orphans at Qingce Village were left behind by irresponsible adventurer parents. These parents were mostly registered adventurers of the Adventurers' Guild, so he could ask for some funding.

Additionally, some orphans were left behind because their parents died in accidents. These orphans were sent to Qingce Village by the official authorities of Liyue. They could apply for funding from Ningguang.

In this way, with the help of the Adventurers' Guild and Tianquan Ningguang's approval, they could send these orphans to study at Liyue Harbor's academies without any problem.

After hearing Wang Daoyi's thoughts, Granny Ruoxin nodded. When children grow up, they will want to help their families. This made the old woman very happy, but she also had some worries. "In this way, will the Adventurers' Guild and Qixing agree?"

The other three didn't speak, as they all supported Wang Daoyi's idea but had nothing to contribute.

Xingqiu could afford to send these orphans to school directly, but he couldn't do so because of anonymity. If he helped these orphans, what about other orphans in Liyue in the future?

Additionally, the Feiyun Commerce Guild providing money for orphans to study, how would the Qixing view it? What do you want to do? Who are your companions? What are your plans?

So, only the Adventurers' Guild and the Qixing could complete this matter.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dao Yi turned to Keqing. "Do you think they will agree?"

It's best to ask Keqing about such matters, as she is the most experienced among them.

Keqing looked at Wang Daoyi, surprised by his idea. However, she was also very interested in helping these orphans.

"There should be no problem with Ningguang's side. She has never refused to spend a little money to do good deeds and gain reputation. I can also agree. The other members of the Qixing won't oppose Tianquan in such matters!"

After thinking for a while, Keqing gave her answer. "The only difficulty lies with the Adventurers' Guild. They are a civilian organization, and the Qixing can supervise them, but they cannot force them to agree to this plan!"

Wang Daoyi knew that Keqing hadn't finished her words, so he didn't interrupt, indicating for her to continue.

"To make the Adventurers' Guild agree to this plan, two conditions must be met. Firstly, the Adventurers' Guild must know that this money will be used for the children left behind by adventurers. They can send someone to supervise the use of this money. Secondly, a powerful adventurer must spearhead this initiative. Adventurers are a unique group of people. Only more legendary adventurers or more powerful adventurers can convince them! "

Wang Daoyi nodded, thinking Keqing's words were reasonable. However, legendary adventurers are not easy to find. This level of adventurers is either in unknown ruins or in dangerous areas. They don't exist in Liyue Harbor.

"Not legendary, but powerful. Will that do?"

After thinking for a long time, Wang Daoyi couldn't think of any legendary adventurers in Liyue. However, he remembered that he himself seemed to be a registered adventurer.

Keqing understood Wang Daoyi's meaning and nodded. "Then you have to let them see your strength. The Hillchurl Chief from before won't be enough."

Keqing seemed to imply something.

Wang Daoyi frowned. Did he have to go all out just to deal with a group of treasure hoarders? Isn't that bullying?

(End of this chapter)