Ministers made me a male queen
Chapter 38
In the next few days, according to the previous method, Jiao Yun took out 80 yuan of wild pork every day before dawn while Wanniang went to the pit outside the wall of the backyard in the kitchen, and then Li Shi ordered the people who came to get it to distribute it one by one. Go to more than a dozen Li's butcher shops.
During the Ching Ming Festival, Wanniang stopped at the stall for a day, and took Jiao Yun and Nie Baichang to pay homage to the ancestors of the Jiao family, and then took Nie Baichang to pay homage to Chougu.
After that, she continued to set up a stall, but Li Shi never came again. On the 11th day when Jiao Yun started to supply the Li family's butcher shop, Jiao Yun and Wanniang saw Li Shi reappear from a distance, and she was waiting beside her. The regular customer who was looking to buy stewed pork stood far away from her, clearly separated.
Mrs. Li didn't care, she smiled happily, but in the eyes of others, she felt that the Li family was more and more terrifying. Could it be that she was playing tricks on her heart?
Mrs. Li was naturally happy. She made the right move. Ever since wild pork was put on the Li's butcher's shop, it was very popular, but she didn't have a butcher's shop that could only supply [-] to [-] catties, which caused the supply to fall short of demand.
But even so, her Li's butcher shop is the only one that can supply so much wild pork.
Many customers who have heard of it also want to try something new, so not only the regular customers in the past, but also many new customers.
She couldn't buy wild pork and could only buy ordinary domestic pork. In the past ten days, she looked through the ledger and found that it had surpassed the highest meat sales day in the past year.
She believes that it will be higher in the future.
So when Li Shi saw Jiao Yun, it was like looking at a golden doll, and she became more and more happy, and asked Jiao Yun to help her carry another portion to the teahouse.
While Wanniang was serving meals to regular customers, one regular customer couldn't help muttering: "Little lady, this Li family seems to come to your stall often recently? Does she ask Brother Yun to deliver it every time?" Because she is a regular customer, she often comes to your stall. Hearing Wanniang calling Brother Yun, they actually wrote down Jiao Yun's name.
Wan Niang answered patiently with her eyes lowered: "That's right."
The regular customer lowered his voice: "Then you should be more careful, I think, this Mrs. Li is absolutely uneasy and kind, does she fancy your cub and wants to buy it to be her son?"
Tao Yuzuo, who happened to be free today and rarely came early, heard this sentence as soon as he approached, couldn't help but almost staggered, and quickly said, "What nonsense?" Then he looked at Wanniang's gentle side face, "Jiao Madam, don't listen to him, Mrs. Li is not as rumored."
Wanniang smiled: "Mr. Tao, don't worry, I know." Mrs. Li is a good person, and she knew it from the time she saw the scene at the back door when she asked Butler Li to find her to deliver meals.
Tao Wuzuo felt relieved, he just said it in a hurry, now seeing Wanniang's swift movement of serving the meal, his eyes couldn't help but follow her movements, but he quickly turned his eyes away, turned around and went to line up , but for some reason, the moment Wanniang smiled at him just now, I can't get rid of it.
I didn't realize before that Mrs. Jiao looks like...
No, no, no, don't see, don't speak, don't listen.
Tao Yuzuo began to meditate silently in his heart, how could he, a scholar, criticize a woman's appearance indiscriminately in his heart?
And Li Shi, who was already hung up on "Looking at other cubs" by outsiders, was smiling happily, took out a stack of bank notes from his arms, and pushed them over: "Here, Brother Yun, can you count?" After finishing speaking, he slapped his head, "You Look at me, I'm afraid you don't know the child, so I'll give it to you..."
Jiao Yun took it over with a small hand: "Auntie Li, what do you think? My grandfather is a scholar, and I can read at the age of three, so I won't lose to you." Yes, he has specially learned mental arithmetic, and with those accounting skills, what he said is definitely not a lie.
Li Shi believes that he can settle accounts, but he doesn't believe that he can beat her. She has been working with her father in the butcher shop since she was six years old. She is 26 years old, so she has 20 years of experience. What a brat like him?
Li looked at Jiao Yun and put away the bank note in satisfaction, deliberately teasing him: "Then I will test you?"
Jiao Yun put away the 390 taels of silver bills, and put the remaining [-] taels of silver plus fifty copper plates in his small purse, and threw them all into the space when he was free. It includes the meat money that Li Shi said earlier to give Wanniang fifteen cents per catty, because Qingming was suspended for one day, so nine days is six taels, seven cents and fifty cents.
After he finished collecting, he looked at Li Shi with a smile: "Are you sure you want to test me? That's a courtesy. After you finish the test, I will test you too."
It was the first time for Mrs. Li to hear that someone wanted to test her as a butcher shop merchant, and she laughed heartily: "Yes, hahaha, since we test each other, I, an elder, can't take advantage of you. That's good, Brother Yun, you want If you can really beat me today, then I will increase the price of wild pork to [-] Wen per catty, and the remaining [-] Wen can be given to your uncle or your little coffers, how about it?"
Li Shi didn't believe that Jiao Yun would beat her at all, so he said this without any ambiguity.
Jiao Yun gave her a sympathetic look: "Auntie Li, don't cry later." When he spoke, his tone was obedient and innocent, but it made Li Shi even more amused.
Li Shi came first, and she directly said a long series of numbers for Jiao Yun to calculate. For Jiao Yun, who knew how to do mental arithmetic, this was no problem at all. He reported a number almost as soon as Li Shi stopped.
Mrs. Li was taken aback for a moment, and then her eyes lit up even more: "Yes, boy! Hahaha, come here, come one more."
Waiting for the next Jiao Yun to say it immediately, Li Shi was in a daze, waiting for the third one... Li Shi couldn't laugh anymore, if she hadn't said it casually, she would have wondered if there was a third person here .
When he regained consciousness and looked at Jiao Yun, his eyes gleamed even more. It seems that what Dad said before is true that some people are naturally suitable to be a businessman, and this baby is really made to be a businessman!
Seeing her staring at him in a daze, Jiao Yun coughed softly: "Aunt Li, after you finished the exam, should it be me?"
Mrs. Li is full of confidence: "Come on." Her Li family has never been persuaded by these calculations. She was praised for Xiaojin's abacus when she was a child. Dad is ashamed of himself...
As a result, the confident Li Shi saw Jiao Yun smiling at her and made the first kill. He picked up a handful of melon seeds from the fruit plate on the table and started to put them one by one: "Aunt Li, just watch, This is one melon seed, this is two melon seeds, this is three..."
Li looked at Jiao Yun and began to put one, two, three melon seeds from the far left, so simple?But just a few plus one?This is not the same as ordinary accounting.
She immediately took out the small gold abacus she carried with her and started. When Jiao Yun was put on the tenth pile, she raised the corner of her mouth and smiled, intending to say the number she had calculated. The villain also imitated her and raised his lips with a smile: "We keep adding one more pile to each pile than the previous pile, until the last pile is a hundred. How many melon seeds do you need in total?"
Mrs. Li shook the hand of the golden abacus Trisso: "!!!"
She looked at Jiao Yun with a dazed face in disbelief: "What did you say?" Counting to the last hundred?No matter how quick her hand is, don't even try to figure it out without a stick of incense.
Jiao Yun: "Auntie Li, I gave the answer right away just now."
Li Shi: "..." Is she going to capsize in front of a child?She looked at Jiao Yun with a layer of sweat on her forehead, "This..."
Jiao Yun: "How about adding it to five hundred?"
Li Shi: ...It's over, she feels even more empty.
Jiao Yun: "Up to one thousand?"
Li Shi: "Stop, stop, Brother Yun, can you figure out how many melon seeds are in total for the first one? If you can," she gritted her teeth, "then I will admit defeat."
Jiao Yun hardly hesitated: "Five thousand and fifty." After all, it is enough to use a simple arithmetic formula, but of course, he is taking advantage of the day after tomorrow.
Mrs. Li doesn't believe in evil, "You, you wait for me for a stick of incense." She almost didn't hesitate immediately, and started to set Xiaojin's abacus very neatly, and finally figured it out when it was longer than a stick of incense. After confirming the last number, she looked at Jiao Yun in a daze.
Jiao Yun returned her an innocent smile.
Li Shi swallowed her saliva, the stewed pork next to her was already cold, she suddenly felt that it was not tasty, she lost?It's just unimaginable.
But I am willing to bet and admit defeat: "I lost, what I promised you before, naturally counts."
But Jiao Yun shook his head: "No need, since it's agreed to be 180 essays, then 180 essays, but can Aunt Li agree to another condition?"
Mrs. Li was even more surprised: "Are you sure you don't want it? It's an extra 16 taels a catty, and [-] catties a day, that's [-] taels. Your mother's daily stall is estimated to be two taels of silver." Although she just said it casually at the time She said that she didn't believe that Jiao Yun would really do it at all, but this incident gave her a reminder that in the future, she will talk about the door. It is a good thing to have self-confidence, but too much self-confidence is not right.
Especially in their business, it is even more taboo to underestimate the enemy. Today, it is because she underestimates the enemy too much.
Jiao Yun has been paying attention to Li Shi's demeanor, seeing the change in her demeanor, and finally heaves a silent sigh of relief. Before Li Shi helped Wanniang, Wanniang changed. He has been thinking about how to return it. Just now Li Shi obviously really didn't believe him, but he thought of this opportunity.
After all, now that Li's wild pork business is booming, it is inevitable that people will not be jealous, and his family will be missed even if it is a small stall, let alone Li's family. Li is confident that she does have this ability, but There are people outside the sky, and there are days outside the sky, so he simply took this opportunity to give her a wake-up call.
For businessmen, reputation is very important, so what you say is a certainty.
It's alright that it's him today, if it's really someone else who set her up, one will be sure.
Seeing that the goal has been achieved, Jiao Yun smiled: "Of course I won't regret it, I don't want money if it's not mine, but my mother will definitely not just set up a stall in the future, she will come to Changyang County to open a shop, choose a shop and other matters at that time Just trouble Aunt Li's family to help my mother more. This is my condition."
He is a child, and choosing a store will be a big deal at that time, so it is naturally inconvenient for him to speak up. It would be better if Mrs. Li came forward.
Mrs. Li looked at Jiao Yun up and down: "Brother Yun, you are really... so caring." She couldn't hold back and rubbed Jiao Yun's face vigorously.
Jiao Yun took a few steps back with a puffy face: "Aunt Li!"
Mrs. Li coughed lowly: "I can't help it, I'm too excited, it's no problem, but...can you tell aunt how you calculated it?"
Since Jiao Yun said it, he didn't intend to hide it from Mrs. Li. He still used melon seeds and grabbed a handful, but they were divided into two rows. The first row, each pile, was one, two, three, and four. , five pieces.
In the second row, he grabbed it casually. Under the first one, he grabbed a handful and said it was a hundred; under the second one, he grabbed a handful and said it was 99; under the third one, he took it as 98; The number below the first number is regarded as 97; the number below the fifth number is regarded as 96.
A total of two rows, one group up and down, a total of five groups.
Jiao Yun's wooden chopsticks clicked on the first group: "One on the top, one hundred on the bottom, a total of one hundred and one; this one has two on the top, 99 on the bottom, a total of one hundred and one; the third group is still one hundred and one; the fourth group , still one hundred and one, a total of fifty groups, understand?"
Li's eyes widened. After doing business for so many years, she naturally realized that this one hundred and one is definitely not accidental, that is to say, from one, two, three, four, all the way to one hundred. If the first one is added to the last one, and the second one is added to the last second, all are the same number, that is to say, a total of fifty groups of one hundred and one?
Seeing that she understood, Jiao Yun folded his hands and said, "Auntie Li, if you don't eat, it will be cold."
Mrs. Li, however, was very excited. When she thought it through thoroughly, she suddenly raised her eyes, and then saw Jiao Yun's eyes glowing green, which made Jiao Yun tremble: "..."
Seeing that Jiao Yun was about to leave, Mrs. Li hurriedly grilled the rice, and finally poured a cup of tea: "I'll see you off, I'll see you off!" This is a golden baby, how could he be allowed to go back alone? What if he was taken away by someone? ?However, what did Brother Yun think of?
Jiao Yun was not in a hurry, he still had to take the bowls, Li ate slowly, and soon put his arms around Jiao Yun's shoulders warmly and affectionately, and went back with four bowls.
Wanniang had just been busy for a while at this time, and Nie Baichang had been looking at the teahouse opposite, why didn't Brother Yun come back?
When he finally saw Jiao Yun's figure, Nie Baichang's eyes lit up, and he tugged on Wanniang's sleeve.
Wanniang raised her head and breathed a sigh of relief, but she was taken aback when she saw Li's appearance. Li's face was almost wrinkled with a smile on her face, which was different from any time she saw her before. ...too much.
That's not to mention, compared with Jiao Yun who is obediently smiling but silent beside him, he is like...the wolf grandma who kidnapped Little Red Riding Hood.
Nie Bochang thought of the story that brother Yun told him, and panicked, trotted over, grabbed Jiao Yun's sleeve, and pulled him towards Wanniang.
However, his steps are small, and Li Shi's steps are big, but she didn't feel much. When she walked to Wanniang's booth, she couldn't help touching his head before Jiao Yun passed the booth, and then looked up at Wanniang. There was a kind smile on her face and various compliments: "Ms. Jiao's family, this child is really smart and sensible. The more you look at it, the more you want to have such a son. You are blessed." She paused, then Glancing at Jiao Yun, he said with emotion, "It's such a blessing to have such a cub."
Wanniang: "???"
Before leaving, Mrs. Li reluctantly sighed: "...that's great." If his Li family had such a talented person, they would be able to spread the butcher shop to the capital.
Wanniang: "!!!" Li, Mrs. Li, although...although I believe in your character, but!But your behavior... really seems to miss my brother Yun.
In the end Wanniang still couldn't help looking at Jiao Yun, hesitating for a while: "Brother Yun, I should give it to Mrs. Li in the future."
Jiao Yun:? ? ? ! ! !
Wanniang was relieved by Li's staring at Jiao Yun with green eyes until the stewed meat was sold out. She felt that she was thinking too much, but when she left the stall the next day, she still couldn't help but went to see the stall and found that Without Mrs. Li, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tao Wuzuo should be busy today, the guests have passed by for several times and still haven't come, Jiao Yun looked down at the remaining quarter of the wooden barrel, just when he was about to ask if he should set aside two copies for Tao Wuzuo in advance, suddenly At the end of the street, many young men flocked.
The young men are not very old, they look like thirteen or fourteen years old, they are wearing green girdles, and some of them are carrying a pannier behind them, with clothes and a few books in it, a dozen or so are coming here together, they are very eye-catching .
Seeing this, the diners who were gorging themselves couldn't help but slow down, looking at these young men with envy and admiration.
Wanniang was startled when she saw these students wearing green jackets, and remembered that there were two academies in Changyang County, one of which was not far from here, and today should be the once-a-month holiday.
She was also a little fascinated looking at these young men, especially looking at the smiling faces on the young men's faces and the books they held in their hands, she couldn't help but look at the two young ones, Jiao Yun and Nie Baichang.
Nie Baichang seldom went out. When Chou Gu was still alive, he had hardly been out of Songjun Village, so it was the first time he saw these students in green jackets.
Especially seeing the books some of them were holding in their hands, I couldn't help but look at them more, but turned away quickly.
But Jiao Yun just looked away and turned his eyes away. He was holding the rice in his hand, and when he handed it to Wanniang, he found that Wanniang was looking at these students again, and he didn't care about it at first.
Ding Ding looked up at Wanniang, then at those students, and felt a little bit in his heart: Wanniang wouldn't... see them and want to send him and Nie Xiaobai there, right?
The reason why he is not interested in these students is because he has studied for many years, and he also knows how serious these ancient schools are.
Leave him there, he can go crazy.
Jiao Yun silently withdrew the hand that was handed to Wanniang, and went directly around the booth to give it to the diners.
This diner probably lived nearby, and was used to the scene, so he accepted it calmly, and hurried to the side to eat.
When those students passed by Wanniang's booth, their nostrils twitched, and they couldn't help looking at it: it smells so good.
It’s just that it’s stewed meat. Some poor families struggle to provide only one. Knowing the family’s difficulties, they can only close their eyes and walk over without squinting. Some people don’t lack money, but they come to ask for the price. Wanniang finally returns. Please answer patiently.
There were only three people who came to ask, and the rest soon passed away.
When they heard that the price was reasonable, they had never tasted such a delicious braised pork, so they all bought one.
While feeding them, Wanniang patiently asked: "Young man, are you from Changyang Academy?"
The three young men left behind looked fifteen or sixteen, and they were a little older, so they agreed.
When Wanniang handed it to him, she still couldn't hold back: "Is your academy still accepting students recently?"
Jiao Yun listened with his ears stunned. As soon as he heard this sentence, he knew that he seemed to be right.
But from the corner of the eye, Nie Baichang caught a glimpse of him and listened seriously.
The young man thought about it seriously, and shook his head: "I haven't heard from the head of the mountain, so it should not be accepted."
Wanniang was a little disappointed, "Then who is Shu Xiu from your academy in January?"
The young man looked at Wanniang one more time, then glanced at the two young ones beside him, but he didn't show any other expressions, and smiled: "No matter how old you are, they are all ten taels of silver in one month."
The eaters and small vendors not far away have also been listening. After all, no one wants to produce a student. If he can go to high school, he will honor his ancestors in the future.
As a result, when he heard that the [-]th day of the first month took a deep breath, he gave up many thoughts.
Wanniang also quickly calculated in her mind, during this period of time, she earned nearly two taels of silver a day steadily, and nearly 60 taels a month. If you send Brother Yun and Brother Bai to the academy for January plus other small 30 taels Two should be fine.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She didn't know much about the academy, but she also knew that it was repaired by hands. Her father hardly collected much money when he became the master of the two villages, so the people in the two villages were very grateful to him, but later her father disappeared, and the two The village has never been able to continue to produce students.
So she knew that the Qian family wanted to send Qian Dabao and the others to the school, and she also knew that Shuxiu was not cheap. If she had been in the past, she might not have been able to provide it for a long time, but now she has the confidence.
Wanniang was in a great mood to give the three boys an extra half spoon, and now she only needs to find a way to send the two children in.
Wanniang was thinking about it, but Jiao Yun had a headache. He hoped that Wanniang would have this idea, but he didn't want it.
I hope it's because he wants Nie Xiaobai to go to the academy. This kid can't read and write, so it's impossible for him to sell stewed meat with them all the time. He was moved when Wanniang mentioned the 50 taels before.
But I don't want it because Wanniang can't just send Nie Xiaobai and not him.
But when he thinks that he has to memorize all day long, there are still those boring and literary things. He has one head and two big ones. After he came to ancient times, his two interests are now, one is to make money;
The three young men left quickly, and Tao Yuzuo finally arrived late, probably just in time after finishing his work, and he didn't have time to put the suitcase on his back back to the county office. I can make it in time." Just looking up, she found that Wanniang was rarely in a daze, she was still staring at the end of the street in a daze.
I don't know if it's her, but Brother Yun's two younger ones are also a little sluggish.
Jiao Yun was worried about how he could persuade his mother to let Nie Xiaobai go to the academy so that he could stop selling braised pork, but it was absolutely impossible, and his mother would definitely get angry if he said it.
Don't look at Wanniang's gentle temper, but everyone has a nilin, and he is Wanniang's nilin, but in the same way, he is the most likely to anger Wanniang.
Tao Wuzuo was not in a hurry to eat, so he walked around and followed Wanniang towards the end of the street: "It's okay, isn't it?"Could it be that their third mother was bullied?
Jiao Yun finally found Tao Yuzuo, "Brother Tao, do you still have two copies?"
He stepped on the stool and looked inside. There seemed to be six or seven copies left, so he decided not to sell any more, it was enough for the few of them to eat.
When Jiao Yun was talking, he had already started to fill up the rice.
When he moved this way, Wanniang finally came back to her senses, turned her head to see Tao Yuzuo, and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now, but I didn't notice it for a while, I will cook for Mr. Tao right away." He took the bowl from Jiao Yun's hand and began to serve the rice.
Tao Wuzuo put the box on the side table. At this time, there were only two people here and there. He was about to serve the meal when he heard the two diners eat the delicious stewed pork slowly, and whispered to the other. : "Look, that little lady is probably thinking about it too, not to mention her, I am too, not all for the sake of the child, but ten taels a month is really too expensive, it's okay to pay for a month or two, but after a few years, There is no family property, absolutely not enough."
"Who said it wasn't? The little lady brought two more, but she's still young, so she probably isn't in a hurry."
"How come, I just feel that when I was young, I was sent there to be influenced by my master early. There are more opportunities in high school, but it's a pity..."
"Hey." The other one also sighed.
Tao Yuzuo understands, Mrs. Jiao wants to send the two children to the academy?Think about it, today is indeed a day for rest in Changyang County.
However, he felt that Mrs. Jiao was not worried about this. He had a few houses in Tao's house, and if he wanted to gain a firm foothold in Beijing, money was a must, so there were people who did business.
He has learned more from his grandfather since he was a child. It is no problem that Mrs. Jiao's stall should earn more than one or two taels a day.
Since it is not, then it is... other reasons?
Tao Wu thought about it, and guessed one or two, it's not Shu Xiu, it's a quota issue.
Now is not the time for the academy to accept people, but what, others can't help it, but he has it.
Tao Yuzuo looked at the diners next to him, and suddenly said, "Mrs. Jiao, get a bowl first, and I'll eat another bowl later."
Wanniang agreed, and when Jiao Yun sent it over, Tao Yuzuo began to eat.
It's just that the pottery, which is usually eaten very fast, is slow this time, until the last diner leaves. At this moment, there are fewer people on the street, and the small vendors next to it are also going to buy some food elsewhere.
Tao Yuzuo ate the remaining bite and went to buy the second one, but when Wanniang was cooking, he lowered his voice and said softly to Jiao Yun: "Mrs. The Changyang Academy was built with half of the county government's funds. Master Hou has collected a lot of money for road construction and construction of the academy for Changyang County over the years. Therefore, those who have public positions in our county government have quotas for their children, and they can send them at any time. Go to Changyang Academy."
Wanniang froze for a moment, unable to restrain her excitement, she was really worried about this.
She thought very well at first, and she would go to the mountain chief when the time came, but then she thought that her father had taught the children in the two villages for free all these years and had offended the mountain chief. She was really afraid that the other party would reject him. .
Now that she heard Tao Wuzuo's words, she shook her hands excitedly, and most of the large spoonful of stewed meat fell off.
Tao Wu made:? ? ?What, why is there less?
Wanniang blushed from Tao Yuzuo's obviously slightly widened eyes, and quickly added another big spoonful: "Yes, I'm sorry, my hand shook."
Tao Wuzuo breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help being a little unnatural, "No, it's okay, if Mrs. Jiao wants to send the child, I have a place here. I'm not married yet, so I can send the child to the academy first. When the time comes... ..."
The thought of getting married made his ears warm, so he couldn't say much.
Wanniang was both grateful and embarrassed, "But will this cause Mr. Tao..."
Tao Wuzuo waved his hand: "No problem."
Wanniang saw that he didn't look like a fake: "How many places does the gentleman have in his hand?"
Jiao Yun was still worried about how to dispel Wanniang's idea of sending him there these few days when she was thinking of a solution, but then he heard Tao Wuzuo's words, his heart was hot and cold, it's a good thing that Nie Xiaobai can go, But he... doesn't want to.
So when Wanniang asked about the number of places, Jiao Yun immediately winked at Tao Fu, desperately stretching out a finger in front of his chest: one by one!
Tao Wuzuo couldn't help but look at Jiao Yun, with a loving light on his face: Look, look, brother Yun is so excited that he can't speak anymore, he can't even hold his fingers tightly, and there is still one exposed.
From Tao Wuzuo's point of view, no one would want to be a student in the academy, so he naturally felt that Jiao Yun was excited.
In fact, he only has one quota. After all, he just came to Changyang County not long ago, but look at the excited expressions of one big and two small, Mr. Hou...he will fight for it!Isn't it just one more quota, for the sake of his father and Master Hou's colleagues, Master Hou will not disagree.
Tao Wuzuo stretched out two fingers full of confidence: "Two."
Wanniang let out a long breath, looked at Tao Yuzuo and thanked De De: "Mr. Tao... look at this..." Mr. Tao is really a good person.
Jiao Yun has no face to love: what kind of hatred and what kind of resentment.
I will help you solve mysteries and solve cases and send you warmth, and those who you send me will also cry.
Tao Yuzuo was flustered by Wanniang's grateful eyes, and quickly waved his hands: "Where is there?" As soon as he came back to his senses, he looked at Jiao Yun's gloomy gaze, and tightened his hand holding the bowl, "Brother Yun ?”
Wan Niang also looked over: "Is Brother Yun hungry? Mother will feed you and Brother Bai right now."
Jiao Yun knew that if he didn't make it clear at this moment, it would be too late when Tao Yuzuo really asked for two places, he gritted his teeth and lowered his head: "Mother, I don't want to go to the academy, you can send Nie Xiaobai there. "
Nie Baichang was taken aback. He was originally happy that he could go to study with Brother Yun, but... if Brother Yun didn't go, then he wouldn't either.
He shook his head immediately: "I, I won't go either."
Jiao Yun grabbed Nie Bochang's neck and said, "You have to go." Bo, why are you making a fuss now, so my mother can't help but send me a meal of fried pork with bamboo slices.
Sure enough, Wanniang's originally excited mood was suddenly poured with cold water, and her smile froze. She stared blankly at Jiao Yun for a long time before trembling her lips: "Brother Yun, if you are worried about money, mother..."
Jiao Yun shook his head: "Mom, I know how much you earn every day. I'm not doing it for Shuxiu. I understand if my family can afford it. I just... don't want to go to the academy. My grandfather taught me to read since I was a child. I can read and write." Sentenced."
Wanniang rubbed her hands in a daze, squatted down, and held Jiao Yun's face seriously: "But that's different, literacy is literacy, but it's different when you go to an academy. If you can get a job test, you can become a leader in office, don't you want to sell your mother for a lifetime?" No meat? Brother Yun, tell mother why you don't want to go?"
Jiao Yun was so worried that his head hurt, he looked at Tao Wuzuo worriedly, and Tao Wuzuo couldn't figure it out, isn't this a good thing?
He walked with a bowl in his arms, neither standing nor standing, after all, he was the one who started the conversation, but, but this was too surprising to him.
And those who don't want to go to the academy?
Jiao Yun gritted her teeth: "I understand what mother said, but I'm really not interested in those things in the books. I want to do business and learn how to do business. What you said is wrong, mother. We can't sell braised pork all our lives. We can open a shop in the future, we can make our business bigger, we can go to the capital, and then send Nie Xiaobai to test his fame, wouldn’t it be good for us to be high officials and the other to be in business..."
But Wanniang's face turned pale: "It's not good, it's fine if you can't afford it, but if you can afford it, why don't you go? Mother doesn't agree! You have to go if you don't!"
This is the first time Wanniang has insisted on this. Brother Yun is still young, and she won't understand the impact of grades on his life.
If she couldn't do it, she would send them all to her, but since she could, she couldn't just sit and watch the child choose a more difficult path.
Jiao Yun is worried, he understands her scruples, but he is not a child, he has studied for so many years, he is really unwilling to let him learn those things all over again, not to mention, he is only interested in making money and autopsy.
But these can't convince Wanniang, but he must convince Wanniang today.
Otherwise, once Tao Wu made a report, he temporarily regretted it, and he was afraid that he would dissatisfy the head of the mountain, and Nie Xiaobai would be put on little shoes in the future.
Wanniang wiped her eyes, and murmured stubbornly: "You have to go, and Brother Bo will go too. My mother can set up a stall by herself, and she can do it alone. You all go, and when Mr. Tao says she is good, she will send you there immediately. "Originally, I wanted to wait for a while. The two children are still young and there is no rush, but it can't work now. Brother Yun just followed her to do business for a few days. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly... no, she will not destroy him.
Jiao Yun felt uncomfortable seeing Wanniang like this, his little hand grabbed Wanniang who was rubbing her eyes with her back turned to him: "Mother..."
Wanniang ignored him.
Jiao Yun couldn't help looking at Tao Wuzuo, who was holding the bowl and looked dazed and at a loss, suddenly his eyes lit up: How could he forget Tao Wuzuo!
Seeing Wanniang wiping tears, Tao Yuzuo was also stupefied. Did he say the wrong thing?It was the first time he saw this girl like this.
As a result, just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade him, he saw Jiao Yun staring at him. He held the bowl and turned sideways inexplicably. For some reason, he always felt that being stared at by Brother Yun like this made his back feel chills.
Just when Tao Yuzuo was inexplicably uneasy, he heard Jiao Yun finally say: "Mother, I don't actually like being a businessman, I have another preference."
Wanniang finally turned to look at him, but her voice was a little hoarse: "What is it?" As long as she doesn't want to study and sell braised pork with her, there is nothing else to say.
Jiao Yun took a deep breath, turned his eyes from Wanniang's face to Tao Wuzuo, looked at Tao Wuzuo with admiration and respect in his small eyes, as if he would shine: "Actually, what I admire the most these days is nothing but In addition to my mother, there is another person, that is Brother Tao. He is not only a member of the county government, he can also perform autopsies, and he can also help Lord Hou. Such a powerful and tall person, mother, think about it, just like our Jiao family, my grandfather only passed the examination as a scholar, and if he went up, he failed. If I work hard for so many years and fail to pass the examination, I am afraid I will be hit But Brother Tao didn’t go to the test for fame, but...you are still so good, Brother Tao, why do you think you are so good? If only I could learn from you, wouldn’t it be great? "
After hearing these words, Tao Wuzuo was so frightened that he almost threw the bowl in his hand: Huh?Um!No, isn't it about going to the academy?Why did you drag me into it? !
During the Ching Ming Festival, Wanniang stopped at the stall for a day, and took Jiao Yun and Nie Baichang to pay homage to the ancestors of the Jiao family, and then took Nie Baichang to pay homage to Chougu.
After that, she continued to set up a stall, but Li Shi never came again. On the 11th day when Jiao Yun started to supply the Li family's butcher shop, Jiao Yun and Wanniang saw Li Shi reappear from a distance, and she was waiting beside her. The regular customer who was looking to buy stewed pork stood far away from her, clearly separated.
Mrs. Li didn't care, she smiled happily, but in the eyes of others, she felt that the Li family was more and more terrifying. Could it be that she was playing tricks on her heart?
Mrs. Li was naturally happy. She made the right move. Ever since wild pork was put on the Li's butcher's shop, it was very popular, but she didn't have a butcher's shop that could only supply [-] to [-] catties, which caused the supply to fall short of demand.
But even so, her Li's butcher shop is the only one that can supply so much wild pork.
Many customers who have heard of it also want to try something new, so not only the regular customers in the past, but also many new customers.
She couldn't buy wild pork and could only buy ordinary domestic pork. In the past ten days, she looked through the ledger and found that it had surpassed the highest meat sales day in the past year.
She believes that it will be higher in the future.
So when Li Shi saw Jiao Yun, it was like looking at a golden doll, and she became more and more happy, and asked Jiao Yun to help her carry another portion to the teahouse.
While Wanniang was serving meals to regular customers, one regular customer couldn't help muttering: "Little lady, this Li family seems to come to your stall often recently? Does she ask Brother Yun to deliver it every time?" Because she is a regular customer, she often comes to your stall. Hearing Wanniang calling Brother Yun, they actually wrote down Jiao Yun's name.
Wan Niang answered patiently with her eyes lowered: "That's right."
The regular customer lowered his voice: "Then you should be more careful, I think, this Mrs. Li is absolutely uneasy and kind, does she fancy your cub and wants to buy it to be her son?"
Tao Yuzuo, who happened to be free today and rarely came early, heard this sentence as soon as he approached, couldn't help but almost staggered, and quickly said, "What nonsense?" Then he looked at Wanniang's gentle side face, "Jiao Madam, don't listen to him, Mrs. Li is not as rumored."
Wanniang smiled: "Mr. Tao, don't worry, I know." Mrs. Li is a good person, and she knew it from the time she saw the scene at the back door when she asked Butler Li to find her to deliver meals.
Tao Wuzuo felt relieved, he just said it in a hurry, now seeing Wanniang's swift movement of serving the meal, his eyes couldn't help but follow her movements, but he quickly turned his eyes away, turned around and went to line up , but for some reason, the moment Wanniang smiled at him just now, I can't get rid of it.
I didn't realize before that Mrs. Jiao looks like...
No, no, no, don't see, don't speak, don't listen.
Tao Yuzuo began to meditate silently in his heart, how could he, a scholar, criticize a woman's appearance indiscriminately in his heart?
And Li Shi, who was already hung up on "Looking at other cubs" by outsiders, was smiling happily, took out a stack of bank notes from his arms, and pushed them over: "Here, Brother Yun, can you count?" After finishing speaking, he slapped his head, "You Look at me, I'm afraid you don't know the child, so I'll give it to you..."
Jiao Yun took it over with a small hand: "Auntie Li, what do you think? My grandfather is a scholar, and I can read at the age of three, so I won't lose to you." Yes, he has specially learned mental arithmetic, and with those accounting skills, what he said is definitely not a lie.
Li Shi believes that he can settle accounts, but he doesn't believe that he can beat her. She has been working with her father in the butcher shop since she was six years old. She is 26 years old, so she has 20 years of experience. What a brat like him?
Li looked at Jiao Yun and put away the bank note in satisfaction, deliberately teasing him: "Then I will test you?"
Jiao Yun put away the 390 taels of silver bills, and put the remaining [-] taels of silver plus fifty copper plates in his small purse, and threw them all into the space when he was free. It includes the meat money that Li Shi said earlier to give Wanniang fifteen cents per catty, because Qingming was suspended for one day, so nine days is six taels, seven cents and fifty cents.
After he finished collecting, he looked at Li Shi with a smile: "Are you sure you want to test me? That's a courtesy. After you finish the test, I will test you too."
It was the first time for Mrs. Li to hear that someone wanted to test her as a butcher shop merchant, and she laughed heartily: "Yes, hahaha, since we test each other, I, an elder, can't take advantage of you. That's good, Brother Yun, you want If you can really beat me today, then I will increase the price of wild pork to [-] Wen per catty, and the remaining [-] Wen can be given to your uncle or your little coffers, how about it?"
Li Shi didn't believe that Jiao Yun would beat her at all, so he said this without any ambiguity.
Jiao Yun gave her a sympathetic look: "Auntie Li, don't cry later." When he spoke, his tone was obedient and innocent, but it made Li Shi even more amused.
Li Shi came first, and she directly said a long series of numbers for Jiao Yun to calculate. For Jiao Yun, who knew how to do mental arithmetic, this was no problem at all. He reported a number almost as soon as Li Shi stopped.
Mrs. Li was taken aback for a moment, and then her eyes lit up even more: "Yes, boy! Hahaha, come here, come one more."
Waiting for the next Jiao Yun to say it immediately, Li Shi was in a daze, waiting for the third one... Li Shi couldn't laugh anymore, if she hadn't said it casually, she would have wondered if there was a third person here .
When he regained consciousness and looked at Jiao Yun, his eyes gleamed even more. It seems that what Dad said before is true that some people are naturally suitable to be a businessman, and this baby is really made to be a businessman!
Seeing her staring at him in a daze, Jiao Yun coughed softly: "Aunt Li, after you finished the exam, should it be me?"
Mrs. Li is full of confidence: "Come on." Her Li family has never been persuaded by these calculations. She was praised for Xiaojin's abacus when she was a child. Dad is ashamed of himself...
As a result, the confident Li Shi saw Jiao Yun smiling at her and made the first kill. He picked up a handful of melon seeds from the fruit plate on the table and started to put them one by one: "Aunt Li, just watch, This is one melon seed, this is two melon seeds, this is three..."
Li looked at Jiao Yun and began to put one, two, three melon seeds from the far left, so simple?But just a few plus one?This is not the same as ordinary accounting.
She immediately took out the small gold abacus she carried with her and started. When Jiao Yun was put on the tenth pile, she raised the corner of her mouth and smiled, intending to say the number she had calculated. The villain also imitated her and raised his lips with a smile: "We keep adding one more pile to each pile than the previous pile, until the last pile is a hundred. How many melon seeds do you need in total?"
Mrs. Li shook the hand of the golden abacus Trisso: "!!!"
She looked at Jiao Yun with a dazed face in disbelief: "What did you say?" Counting to the last hundred?No matter how quick her hand is, don't even try to figure it out without a stick of incense.
Jiao Yun: "Auntie Li, I gave the answer right away just now."
Li Shi: "..." Is she going to capsize in front of a child?She looked at Jiao Yun with a layer of sweat on her forehead, "This..."
Jiao Yun: "How about adding it to five hundred?"
Li Shi: ...It's over, she feels even more empty.
Jiao Yun: "Up to one thousand?"
Li Shi: "Stop, stop, Brother Yun, can you figure out how many melon seeds are in total for the first one? If you can," she gritted her teeth, "then I will admit defeat."
Jiao Yun hardly hesitated: "Five thousand and fifty." After all, it is enough to use a simple arithmetic formula, but of course, he is taking advantage of the day after tomorrow.
Mrs. Li doesn't believe in evil, "You, you wait for me for a stick of incense." She almost didn't hesitate immediately, and started to set Xiaojin's abacus very neatly, and finally figured it out when it was longer than a stick of incense. After confirming the last number, she looked at Jiao Yun in a daze.
Jiao Yun returned her an innocent smile.
Li Shi swallowed her saliva, the stewed pork next to her was already cold, she suddenly felt that it was not tasty, she lost?It's just unimaginable.
But I am willing to bet and admit defeat: "I lost, what I promised you before, naturally counts."
But Jiao Yun shook his head: "No need, since it's agreed to be 180 essays, then 180 essays, but can Aunt Li agree to another condition?"
Mrs. Li was even more surprised: "Are you sure you don't want it? It's an extra 16 taels a catty, and [-] catties a day, that's [-] taels. Your mother's daily stall is estimated to be two taels of silver." Although she just said it casually at the time She said that she didn't believe that Jiao Yun would really do it at all, but this incident gave her a reminder that in the future, she will talk about the door. It is a good thing to have self-confidence, but too much self-confidence is not right.
Especially in their business, it is even more taboo to underestimate the enemy. Today, it is because she underestimates the enemy too much.
Jiao Yun has been paying attention to Li Shi's demeanor, seeing the change in her demeanor, and finally heaves a silent sigh of relief. Before Li Shi helped Wanniang, Wanniang changed. He has been thinking about how to return it. Just now Li Shi obviously really didn't believe him, but he thought of this opportunity.
After all, now that Li's wild pork business is booming, it is inevitable that people will not be jealous, and his family will be missed even if it is a small stall, let alone Li's family. Li is confident that she does have this ability, but There are people outside the sky, and there are days outside the sky, so he simply took this opportunity to give her a wake-up call.
For businessmen, reputation is very important, so what you say is a certainty.
It's alright that it's him today, if it's really someone else who set her up, one will be sure.
Seeing that the goal has been achieved, Jiao Yun smiled: "Of course I won't regret it, I don't want money if it's not mine, but my mother will definitely not just set up a stall in the future, she will come to Changyang County to open a shop, choose a shop and other matters at that time Just trouble Aunt Li's family to help my mother more. This is my condition."
He is a child, and choosing a store will be a big deal at that time, so it is naturally inconvenient for him to speak up. It would be better if Mrs. Li came forward.
Mrs. Li looked at Jiao Yun up and down: "Brother Yun, you are really... so caring." She couldn't hold back and rubbed Jiao Yun's face vigorously.
Jiao Yun took a few steps back with a puffy face: "Aunt Li!"
Mrs. Li coughed lowly: "I can't help it, I'm too excited, it's no problem, but...can you tell aunt how you calculated it?"
Since Jiao Yun said it, he didn't intend to hide it from Mrs. Li. He still used melon seeds and grabbed a handful, but they were divided into two rows. The first row, each pile, was one, two, three, and four. , five pieces.
In the second row, he grabbed it casually. Under the first one, he grabbed a handful and said it was a hundred; under the second one, he grabbed a handful and said it was 99; under the third one, he took it as 98; The number below the first number is regarded as 97; the number below the fifth number is regarded as 96.
A total of two rows, one group up and down, a total of five groups.
Jiao Yun's wooden chopsticks clicked on the first group: "One on the top, one hundred on the bottom, a total of one hundred and one; this one has two on the top, 99 on the bottom, a total of one hundred and one; the third group is still one hundred and one; the fourth group , still one hundred and one, a total of fifty groups, understand?"
Li's eyes widened. After doing business for so many years, she naturally realized that this one hundred and one is definitely not accidental, that is to say, from one, two, three, four, all the way to one hundred. If the first one is added to the last one, and the second one is added to the last second, all are the same number, that is to say, a total of fifty groups of one hundred and one?
Seeing that she understood, Jiao Yun folded his hands and said, "Auntie Li, if you don't eat, it will be cold."
Mrs. Li, however, was very excited. When she thought it through thoroughly, she suddenly raised her eyes, and then saw Jiao Yun's eyes glowing green, which made Jiao Yun tremble: "..."
Seeing that Jiao Yun was about to leave, Mrs. Li hurriedly grilled the rice, and finally poured a cup of tea: "I'll see you off, I'll see you off!" This is a golden baby, how could he be allowed to go back alone? What if he was taken away by someone? ?However, what did Brother Yun think of?
Jiao Yun was not in a hurry, he still had to take the bowls, Li ate slowly, and soon put his arms around Jiao Yun's shoulders warmly and affectionately, and went back with four bowls.
Wanniang had just been busy for a while at this time, and Nie Baichang had been looking at the teahouse opposite, why didn't Brother Yun come back?
When he finally saw Jiao Yun's figure, Nie Baichang's eyes lit up, and he tugged on Wanniang's sleeve.
Wanniang raised her head and breathed a sigh of relief, but she was taken aback when she saw Li's appearance. Li's face was almost wrinkled with a smile on her face, which was different from any time she saw her before. ...too much.
That's not to mention, compared with Jiao Yun who is obediently smiling but silent beside him, he is like...the wolf grandma who kidnapped Little Red Riding Hood.
Nie Bochang thought of the story that brother Yun told him, and panicked, trotted over, grabbed Jiao Yun's sleeve, and pulled him towards Wanniang.
However, his steps are small, and Li Shi's steps are big, but she didn't feel much. When she walked to Wanniang's booth, she couldn't help touching his head before Jiao Yun passed the booth, and then looked up at Wanniang. There was a kind smile on her face and various compliments: "Ms. Jiao's family, this child is really smart and sensible. The more you look at it, the more you want to have such a son. You are blessed." She paused, then Glancing at Jiao Yun, he said with emotion, "It's such a blessing to have such a cub."
Wanniang: "???"
Before leaving, Mrs. Li reluctantly sighed: "...that's great." If his Li family had such a talented person, they would be able to spread the butcher shop to the capital.
Wanniang: "!!!" Li, Mrs. Li, although...although I believe in your character, but!But your behavior... really seems to miss my brother Yun.
In the end Wanniang still couldn't help looking at Jiao Yun, hesitating for a while: "Brother Yun, I should give it to Mrs. Li in the future."
Jiao Yun:? ? ? ! ! !
Wanniang was relieved by Li's staring at Jiao Yun with green eyes until the stewed meat was sold out. She felt that she was thinking too much, but when she left the stall the next day, she still couldn't help but went to see the stall and found that Without Mrs. Li, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tao Wuzuo should be busy today, the guests have passed by for several times and still haven't come, Jiao Yun looked down at the remaining quarter of the wooden barrel, just when he was about to ask if he should set aside two copies for Tao Wuzuo in advance, suddenly At the end of the street, many young men flocked.
The young men are not very old, they look like thirteen or fourteen years old, they are wearing green girdles, and some of them are carrying a pannier behind them, with clothes and a few books in it, a dozen or so are coming here together, they are very eye-catching .
Seeing this, the diners who were gorging themselves couldn't help but slow down, looking at these young men with envy and admiration.
Wanniang was startled when she saw these students wearing green jackets, and remembered that there were two academies in Changyang County, one of which was not far from here, and today should be the once-a-month holiday.
She was also a little fascinated looking at these young men, especially looking at the smiling faces on the young men's faces and the books they held in their hands, she couldn't help but look at the two young ones, Jiao Yun and Nie Baichang.
Nie Baichang seldom went out. When Chou Gu was still alive, he had hardly been out of Songjun Village, so it was the first time he saw these students in green jackets.
Especially seeing the books some of them were holding in their hands, I couldn't help but look at them more, but turned away quickly.
But Jiao Yun just looked away and turned his eyes away. He was holding the rice in his hand, and when he handed it to Wanniang, he found that Wanniang was looking at these students again, and he didn't care about it at first.
Ding Ding looked up at Wanniang, then at those students, and felt a little bit in his heart: Wanniang wouldn't... see them and want to send him and Nie Xiaobai there, right?
The reason why he is not interested in these students is because he has studied for many years, and he also knows how serious these ancient schools are.
Leave him there, he can go crazy.
Jiao Yun silently withdrew the hand that was handed to Wanniang, and went directly around the booth to give it to the diners.
This diner probably lived nearby, and was used to the scene, so he accepted it calmly, and hurried to the side to eat.
When those students passed by Wanniang's booth, their nostrils twitched, and they couldn't help looking at it: it smells so good.
It’s just that it’s stewed meat. Some poor families struggle to provide only one. Knowing the family’s difficulties, they can only close their eyes and walk over without squinting. Some people don’t lack money, but they come to ask for the price. Wanniang finally returns. Please answer patiently.
There were only three people who came to ask, and the rest soon passed away.
When they heard that the price was reasonable, they had never tasted such a delicious braised pork, so they all bought one.
While feeding them, Wanniang patiently asked: "Young man, are you from Changyang Academy?"
The three young men left behind looked fifteen or sixteen, and they were a little older, so they agreed.
When Wanniang handed it to him, she still couldn't hold back: "Is your academy still accepting students recently?"
Jiao Yun listened with his ears stunned. As soon as he heard this sentence, he knew that he seemed to be right.
But from the corner of the eye, Nie Baichang caught a glimpse of him and listened seriously.
The young man thought about it seriously, and shook his head: "I haven't heard from the head of the mountain, so it should not be accepted."
Wanniang was a little disappointed, "Then who is Shu Xiu from your academy in January?"
The young man looked at Wanniang one more time, then glanced at the two young ones beside him, but he didn't show any other expressions, and smiled: "No matter how old you are, they are all ten taels of silver in one month."
The eaters and small vendors not far away have also been listening. After all, no one wants to produce a student. If he can go to high school, he will honor his ancestors in the future.
As a result, when he heard that the [-]th day of the first month took a deep breath, he gave up many thoughts.
Wanniang also quickly calculated in her mind, during this period of time, she earned nearly two taels of silver a day steadily, and nearly 60 taels a month. If you send Brother Yun and Brother Bai to the academy for January plus other small 30 taels Two should be fine.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She didn't know much about the academy, but she also knew that it was repaired by hands. Her father hardly collected much money when he became the master of the two villages, so the people in the two villages were very grateful to him, but later her father disappeared, and the two The village has never been able to continue to produce students.
So she knew that the Qian family wanted to send Qian Dabao and the others to the school, and she also knew that Shuxiu was not cheap. If she had been in the past, she might not have been able to provide it for a long time, but now she has the confidence.
Wanniang was in a great mood to give the three boys an extra half spoon, and now she only needs to find a way to send the two children in.
Wanniang was thinking about it, but Jiao Yun had a headache. He hoped that Wanniang would have this idea, but he didn't want it.
I hope it's because he wants Nie Xiaobai to go to the academy. This kid can't read and write, so it's impossible for him to sell stewed meat with them all the time. He was moved when Wanniang mentioned the 50 taels before.
But I don't want it because Wanniang can't just send Nie Xiaobai and not him.
But when he thinks that he has to memorize all day long, there are still those boring and literary things. He has one head and two big ones. After he came to ancient times, his two interests are now, one is to make money;
The three young men left quickly, and Tao Yuzuo finally arrived late, probably just in time after finishing his work, and he didn't have time to put the suitcase on his back back to the county office. I can make it in time." Just looking up, she found that Wanniang was rarely in a daze, she was still staring at the end of the street in a daze.
I don't know if it's her, but Brother Yun's two younger ones are also a little sluggish.
Jiao Yun was worried about how he could persuade his mother to let Nie Xiaobai go to the academy so that he could stop selling braised pork, but it was absolutely impossible, and his mother would definitely get angry if he said it.
Don't look at Wanniang's gentle temper, but everyone has a nilin, and he is Wanniang's nilin, but in the same way, he is the most likely to anger Wanniang.
Tao Wuzuo was not in a hurry to eat, so he walked around and followed Wanniang towards the end of the street: "It's okay, isn't it?"Could it be that their third mother was bullied?
Jiao Yun finally found Tao Yuzuo, "Brother Tao, do you still have two copies?"
He stepped on the stool and looked inside. There seemed to be six or seven copies left, so he decided not to sell any more, it was enough for the few of them to eat.
When Jiao Yun was talking, he had already started to fill up the rice.
When he moved this way, Wanniang finally came back to her senses, turned her head to see Tao Yuzuo, and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now, but I didn't notice it for a while, I will cook for Mr. Tao right away." He took the bowl from Jiao Yun's hand and began to serve the rice.
Tao Wuzuo put the box on the side table. At this time, there were only two people here and there. He was about to serve the meal when he heard the two diners eat the delicious stewed pork slowly, and whispered to the other. : "Look, that little lady is probably thinking about it too, not to mention her, I am too, not all for the sake of the child, but ten taels a month is really too expensive, it's okay to pay for a month or two, but after a few years, There is no family property, absolutely not enough."
"Who said it wasn't? The little lady brought two more, but she's still young, so she probably isn't in a hurry."
"How come, I just feel that when I was young, I was sent there to be influenced by my master early. There are more opportunities in high school, but it's a pity..."
"Hey." The other one also sighed.
Tao Yuzuo understands, Mrs. Jiao wants to send the two children to the academy?Think about it, today is indeed a day for rest in Changyang County.
However, he felt that Mrs. Jiao was not worried about this. He had a few houses in Tao's house, and if he wanted to gain a firm foothold in Beijing, money was a must, so there were people who did business.
He has learned more from his grandfather since he was a child. It is no problem that Mrs. Jiao's stall should earn more than one or two taels a day.
Since it is not, then it is... other reasons?
Tao Wu thought about it, and guessed one or two, it's not Shu Xiu, it's a quota issue.
Now is not the time for the academy to accept people, but what, others can't help it, but he has it.
Tao Yuzuo looked at the diners next to him, and suddenly said, "Mrs. Jiao, get a bowl first, and I'll eat another bowl later."
Wanniang agreed, and when Jiao Yun sent it over, Tao Yuzuo began to eat.
It's just that the pottery, which is usually eaten very fast, is slow this time, until the last diner leaves. At this moment, there are fewer people on the street, and the small vendors next to it are also going to buy some food elsewhere.
Tao Yuzuo ate the remaining bite and went to buy the second one, but when Wanniang was cooking, he lowered his voice and said softly to Jiao Yun: "Mrs. The Changyang Academy was built with half of the county government's funds. Master Hou has collected a lot of money for road construction and construction of the academy for Changyang County over the years. Therefore, those who have public positions in our county government have quotas for their children, and they can send them at any time. Go to Changyang Academy."
Wanniang froze for a moment, unable to restrain her excitement, she was really worried about this.
She thought very well at first, and she would go to the mountain chief when the time came, but then she thought that her father had taught the children in the two villages for free all these years and had offended the mountain chief. She was really afraid that the other party would reject him. .
Now that she heard Tao Wuzuo's words, she shook her hands excitedly, and most of the large spoonful of stewed meat fell off.
Tao Wu made:? ? ?What, why is there less?
Wanniang blushed from Tao Yuzuo's obviously slightly widened eyes, and quickly added another big spoonful: "Yes, I'm sorry, my hand shook."
Tao Wuzuo breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help being a little unnatural, "No, it's okay, if Mrs. Jiao wants to send the child, I have a place here. I'm not married yet, so I can send the child to the academy first. When the time comes... ..."
The thought of getting married made his ears warm, so he couldn't say much.
Wanniang was both grateful and embarrassed, "But will this cause Mr. Tao..."
Tao Wuzuo waved his hand: "No problem."
Wanniang saw that he didn't look like a fake: "How many places does the gentleman have in his hand?"
Jiao Yun was still worried about how to dispel Wanniang's idea of sending him there these few days when she was thinking of a solution, but then he heard Tao Wuzuo's words, his heart was hot and cold, it's a good thing that Nie Xiaobai can go, But he... doesn't want to.
So when Wanniang asked about the number of places, Jiao Yun immediately winked at Tao Fu, desperately stretching out a finger in front of his chest: one by one!
Tao Wuzuo couldn't help but look at Jiao Yun, with a loving light on his face: Look, look, brother Yun is so excited that he can't speak anymore, he can't even hold his fingers tightly, and there is still one exposed.
From Tao Wuzuo's point of view, no one would want to be a student in the academy, so he naturally felt that Jiao Yun was excited.
In fact, he only has one quota. After all, he just came to Changyang County not long ago, but look at the excited expressions of one big and two small, Mr. Hou...he will fight for it!Isn't it just one more quota, for the sake of his father and Master Hou's colleagues, Master Hou will not disagree.
Tao Wuzuo stretched out two fingers full of confidence: "Two."
Wanniang let out a long breath, looked at Tao Yuzuo and thanked De De: "Mr. Tao... look at this..." Mr. Tao is really a good person.
Jiao Yun has no face to love: what kind of hatred and what kind of resentment.
I will help you solve mysteries and solve cases and send you warmth, and those who you send me will also cry.
Tao Yuzuo was flustered by Wanniang's grateful eyes, and quickly waved his hands: "Where is there?" As soon as he came back to his senses, he looked at Jiao Yun's gloomy gaze, and tightened his hand holding the bowl, "Brother Yun ?”
Wan Niang also looked over: "Is Brother Yun hungry? Mother will feed you and Brother Bai right now."
Jiao Yun knew that if he didn't make it clear at this moment, it would be too late when Tao Yuzuo really asked for two places, he gritted his teeth and lowered his head: "Mother, I don't want to go to the academy, you can send Nie Xiaobai there. "
Nie Baichang was taken aback. He was originally happy that he could go to study with Brother Yun, but... if Brother Yun didn't go, then he wouldn't either.
He shook his head immediately: "I, I won't go either."
Jiao Yun grabbed Nie Bochang's neck and said, "You have to go." Bo, why are you making a fuss now, so my mother can't help but send me a meal of fried pork with bamboo slices.
Sure enough, Wanniang's originally excited mood was suddenly poured with cold water, and her smile froze. She stared blankly at Jiao Yun for a long time before trembling her lips: "Brother Yun, if you are worried about money, mother..."
Jiao Yun shook his head: "Mom, I know how much you earn every day. I'm not doing it for Shuxiu. I understand if my family can afford it. I just... don't want to go to the academy. My grandfather taught me to read since I was a child. I can read and write." Sentenced."
Wanniang rubbed her hands in a daze, squatted down, and held Jiao Yun's face seriously: "But that's different, literacy is literacy, but it's different when you go to an academy. If you can get a job test, you can become a leader in office, don't you want to sell your mother for a lifetime?" No meat? Brother Yun, tell mother why you don't want to go?"
Jiao Yun was so worried that his head hurt, he looked at Tao Wuzuo worriedly, and Tao Wuzuo couldn't figure it out, isn't this a good thing?
He walked with a bowl in his arms, neither standing nor standing, after all, he was the one who started the conversation, but, but this was too surprising to him.
And those who don't want to go to the academy?
Jiao Yun gritted her teeth: "I understand what mother said, but I'm really not interested in those things in the books. I want to do business and learn how to do business. What you said is wrong, mother. We can't sell braised pork all our lives. We can open a shop in the future, we can make our business bigger, we can go to the capital, and then send Nie Xiaobai to test his fame, wouldn’t it be good for us to be high officials and the other to be in business..."
But Wanniang's face turned pale: "It's not good, it's fine if you can't afford it, but if you can afford it, why don't you go? Mother doesn't agree! You have to go if you don't!"
This is the first time Wanniang has insisted on this. Brother Yun is still young, and she won't understand the impact of grades on his life.
If she couldn't do it, she would send them all to her, but since she could, she couldn't just sit and watch the child choose a more difficult path.
Jiao Yun is worried, he understands her scruples, but he is not a child, he has studied for so many years, he is really unwilling to let him learn those things all over again, not to mention, he is only interested in making money and autopsy.
But these can't convince Wanniang, but he must convince Wanniang today.
Otherwise, once Tao Wu made a report, he temporarily regretted it, and he was afraid that he would dissatisfy the head of the mountain, and Nie Xiaobai would be put on little shoes in the future.
Wanniang wiped her eyes, and murmured stubbornly: "You have to go, and Brother Bo will go too. My mother can set up a stall by herself, and she can do it alone. You all go, and when Mr. Tao says she is good, she will send you there immediately. "Originally, I wanted to wait for a while. The two children are still young and there is no rush, but it can't work now. Brother Yun just followed her to do business for a few days. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly... no, she will not destroy him.
Jiao Yun felt uncomfortable seeing Wanniang like this, his little hand grabbed Wanniang who was rubbing her eyes with her back turned to him: "Mother..."
Wanniang ignored him.
Jiao Yun couldn't help looking at Tao Wuzuo, who was holding the bowl and looked dazed and at a loss, suddenly his eyes lit up: How could he forget Tao Wuzuo!
Seeing Wanniang wiping tears, Tao Yuzuo was also stupefied. Did he say the wrong thing?It was the first time he saw this girl like this.
As a result, just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade him, he saw Jiao Yun staring at him. He held the bowl and turned sideways inexplicably. For some reason, he always felt that being stared at by Brother Yun like this made his back feel chills.
Just when Tao Yuzuo was inexplicably uneasy, he heard Jiao Yun finally say: "Mother, I don't actually like being a businessman, I have another preference."
Wanniang finally turned to look at him, but her voice was a little hoarse: "What is it?" As long as she doesn't want to study and sell braised pork with her, there is nothing else to say.
Jiao Yun took a deep breath, turned his eyes from Wanniang's face to Tao Wuzuo, looked at Tao Wuzuo with admiration and respect in his small eyes, as if he would shine: "Actually, what I admire the most these days is nothing but In addition to my mother, there is another person, that is Brother Tao. He is not only a member of the county government, he can also perform autopsies, and he can also help Lord Hou. Such a powerful and tall person, mother, think about it, just like our Jiao family, my grandfather only passed the examination as a scholar, and if he went up, he failed. If I work hard for so many years and fail to pass the examination, I am afraid I will be hit But Brother Tao didn’t go to the test for fame, but...you are still so good, Brother Tao, why do you think you are so good? If only I could learn from you, wouldn’t it be great? "
After hearing these words, Tao Wuzuo was so frightened that he almost threw the bowl in his hand: Huh?Um!No, isn't it about going to the academy?Why did you drag me into it? !
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