[Chapter theme - "Broken Hopes And Dreams" from playlist link tinyurl.com/hofsotsound ]
Jung-In eventually confessed to Master Min-Jun that he devised the prank grasshopper. He did not put it in words but the fact that he missed her company, must have come through his confession. Probably this is why his punishment was to help Soo-Ah with her chores. There was no other punishment that could have made him happier but spending his attention on her.
Because when it came to their studies, Jung-In's attention was focused on what the Old Master had to teach them and he kept excelling, every day a little bit more.
The old master had a thought. What if he were to send the boy to study at a private school in the capital city? He was willing to support the tuition cost as he saw promise in the young lad. Since he could not make use of his presence in the city, he could use his influence as a proxy. Luckily, he had someone he could trust with this idea.