An excerpt from a letter from Suojo:
The receipt of grain and rice from home is much appreciated; the shortages here have been causing no end of distress.
I must tell you of the school that has been much discussed here of late; many families of note who happen to have children other than their heir have been contracting with a scholar (known locally for his wisdom) to educate them in things other than their family’s traditional profession. There is talk that they are planning to build an academy of some sort.