daily struggle in ancient times

Wei Yun and Huo Cheng were totally unaware of the fact that Hong Jingtian came to the door again but was killed by Eunuch Han, and they were looking at shops in the city at the moment.The two of them are not people who like to join in the fun, so even though they found that there were many people around the county government office, they were anxious to see the shop, so they didn't join in.

And when the two of them were optimistic about the shop and were about to go to the Yamen to apply for a contract, the farce had already ended. They had different identities at the moment, and no one else had the guts to gossip in front of them, so, Missed the opportunity to glimpse the truth.

The emperor bestowed a lot of rewards, but the few thousand taels of silver were the least valuable. The family now has land, a business, and some savings. The thousands of taels of silver are not in a hurry, just put them there. Even if he is idle, Wei Yun plans to change it to a shop, and rent it out to earn more money.

In addition to this reason, Wei Yun also has other considerations.

Now their family is the richest in the village. Seeing that this year's corvee is approaching, and everyone knows that the family has the 3000 taels of silver, there must be a lot of people coming to borrow money.

It's not that Wei Yun doesn't want to borrow money. Wei Yun also knows how hard corvée is. It's just that some people Wei Yun is willing to help, and some people are not. It's better to just spend the 3000 taels of silver, and someone will come to your door Sometimes, there are excuses, right?

Eunuch Han disapproved of their thinking. If you want him to say, these ordinary people in the village, what qualifications do they have to dare to challenge the Huo family? If the Huo family borrowed it, it is a favor. Four, then punish him for the crime of disrespect, and naturally everything will be fine, and no one will dare to say nonsense anymore.

However, Eunuch Han also understood in his heart that once these two people became rich and powerful, their mentality was still a little bit hard to change. Isn't that what the emperor meant by letting him come over?

Besides, what Wei Yun said was right, the money would not produce money if left there, so it would be better to buy it as a shop, which is cost-effective and long-lasting.Among those rich and powerful people in Beijing, there are countless shopkeepers and Zhuangzi. They only rely on the silver and salary left by their ancestors, and they will have to belch in a few years.

The two of them are popular people in the county now, and they are in the limelight, and no one will deceive them if they don't have eyes.In fact, if someone really cheated them, some of them would stand up. Such an opportunity to build a good impression is all good people, so how could they miss it?

Therefore, the matter of buying a shop became extremely smooth. Just after Yinshi, the 3000 taels of silver turned into seven deeds with the red stamp of the yamen.

It was still early, and the two of them were not in a hurry to go back, so they continued to wander around the city. Speaking of which, the two of them used to come to the city either to do something or to make a living, and they never wandered aimlessly. Pass the county seat.

Although Ping County can't compare with Qingyuan County, they are not down, because if you enter Qingyuan County, there are still some rare things, but they are more expensive.As for other ordinary things, that is also everything.

Wei Yun has been doing business in the city for several years, and he is no stranger to this city at all, but maybe because of his different mood, it is not interesting to walk around now.

The two of them strolled to an alley that backs the street, and suddenly smelled a fresh fragrance. Although the fragrance was indifferent, it made Wei Yun's mouth water.

Most of Huo Cheng's eyes fell on him, and he didn't care much about the things on the street. Seeing him like this, he didn't understand why.He raised his finger and pointed to the faintly visible signboard at the corner of the alley, with a smile in his eyes: "Let's try it?"

Wei Yun nodded happily, and the two walked over hand in hand.

The shop is very small, and the owner used his own house to separate it. The shopkeeper is an old couple with good craftsmanship and very kind people. They used to buy vegetables at Wei Yun's.Seeing him leading a man over now, he immediately understood why he hadn't seen him for so long.

The two of them had no children all their lives, so they naturally took more care of a well-behaved and backboned child like Wei Yun. Seeing that he is living a good life now, he is also happy for him.

On the contrary, Huo Cheng was a little surprised, without him, the old couple didn't have a single mole on their exposed wrists, they were actually two men.But after all, this is a family matter. There is no law in Dazhou that says that two men cannot be together. This kind of thing happens occasionally among the people, and the surprise is over.

Seeing him like this, Wei Yun couldn't help but look at him teasingly, smiled and asked the boss for two bowls of wontons, then turned his head and whispered to Huo Cheng: "Uncle De's craftsmanship is very good, and the wontons wrapped are even better. Absolutely. When I was selling vegetables nearby, I was greedy when I smelled it, but unfortunately I haven’t been able to eat it a few times. I want to have a good meal today.”

Huo Cheng: "Then let's eat a few more times in the future."

The eyes he looked at were very calm, but Wei Yun felt that he saw the fiery sincerity hidden under the calmness. He smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will come here often in the future."

The wontons were as delicious as in memory, perhaps because Huo Cheng was with him, Wei Yun felt that among the few times he tasted them, this time the taste was the best.

After eating wontons, the two walked around for a while before returning home with a few deeds and a bunch of things.

As soon as the two of them entered the door, they saw Eunuch Han standing at the door. Before they could open their mouths, Eunuch Han told them what happened during the day in detail, without any hesitation.

The old man even sent someone to follow the butcher back home. After watching Hong Jingtian's tragic situation, he felt much more comfortable in his heart.

Wei Yun was almost stunned, he never thought that things could be done like this.Huo Cheng, on the other hand, didn't feel very surprised after spending some time with the general, but thanked the old man very much.

My family knows their own affairs, and he and Wei Yun are essentially not that different from those villagers in the village who face the loess and their backs to the sky. This title itself was obtained by luck, and the two of them never thought that such a thing would happen. thing.

Although it was indeed a great thing, the two of them obviously didn't really realize what it was like to have a title after the initial period of excitement.Even the daily greetings of the servants made the family members feel extremely uncomfortable, let alone dealing with other people.

Eunuch Han was originally sent by the emperor to give them advice. After observing these few days, he is not a tyrannical person, and everything he does and what he says are for the benefit of the two of them.Besides, Huo Cheng was really difficult to deal with Hong Jingtian's matter. After all, there was Tong Geer in the middle. Now it's the best situation.

Wei Yun was originally worried that Brother Tong would have emotions, but he didn't expect that the child not only looked normal, but after realizing his worry, he comforted himself in turn, which made Wei Yun both sad and relieved.

Hong Jingtian seemed to appear out of nowhere and then disappeared, and the life of the Huo family returned to calm again.

The craftsmen sent by the emperor were all experts, but within two months, the Huo family's house was completely completed.The newly built house has four entrances and is surrounded by a tall wall. It is difficult for outsiders to see the situation inside. Although the Huo family was not used to it at first, they later thought it was quite good.

It's true that the Huo family has a special status in the village now, if they still have no cover as before, they might be annoyed to death by the constant stream of people coming to the door.

It was already mid-July at this time, the watermelons in the field had been sold for a while, and Xiaopingan was eight months old. Although he could not crawl yet, he could roll around on the bed proficiently.

This baby has been well-behaved since she was a child. Who knows that since turning over, it seems to have opened the door to a new world. What she likes to do most every day is to lie there and roll over and over again. When she gets tired, she will rest for a while before rolling. A tossing family is enough.

Huo Cheng simply surrounded him with wrapped wooden boards in the yard, spread out mats and mattresses, and climbed as he wanted.Afraid of the heat, Xiao Ping'an's father deliberately chose the place under the shade of a tree in the yard, and even pulled a piece of cloth over his head to prevent any unclean insects from the tree from falling down and biting him.

Little Ping'an loves this place that Huo Cheng organized very much. Every day when he wakes up, he stretches out his chubby hand to come here to play. He must fall asleep here at night before being carried into the room, otherwise he will cry loudly.

One day, Wei Yun was playing with Xiao Pingan in the yard, and there was a plate of bright red and delicious watermelon on the stool next to him, when he heard a servant come to report that Wei Xiaodi had brought a stranger back, it is said that it was Wei Yun. The master of the younger brother's school.

Wei Yun was stunned for a moment, he didn't quite understand why the other party came to the door, but he still asked his servants to take him to the living room, let them look at Xiaopingan, and packed up by himself.

The master's surname is Zhou, and he came here today to study for younger brother Wei.

Today in the school, Wei Xiaodi got into an argument with his classmates for some reason, and they quarreled quite fiercely. At first Mr. Zhou heard Wei Xiaodi's voice, and thought he had heard it wrong.In fact, although this disciple is young, he has always been well-behaved, sensible, and clever. In addition, he is the youngest, so Master Zhou couldn't help paying attention.

In Master Zhou's impression, although Wei Xiaodi is young, he knows how to be humble and not to fight or grab. He is really not the temperament to argue with others.In addition, he was the youngest, and most of the children in the school were actually protecting him a little bit. Mr. Zhou really couldn't understand how Wei Xiaodi would have an argument with others.

But when he carefully identified who the rest of the people were, he didn't feel too surprised in his heart.

The people who quarreled with Wei Xiaodi were the most arrogant children in the school. These children are not bad in nature, but they are too spoiled by the family, so they will inevitably behave arrogantly and domineeringly, and they often cause trouble in the school.Wei Yu has been low-key since he entered the school, and he is well-off in what he wears and uses. These children have never had any conflicts with him.

Brother Wei didn't intend to talk to them today, but these people are really too much, chasing and insulting and ridiculing a few poor families in the school, one of them probably couldn't stand it, so he replied a few words, it's like stabbing a hornet's nest It seemed that they were scolded and beaten by these people and the followers behind them.

Wei Xiaodi was not willing to take care of these things in the past, it was not easy for the eldest brother to send him to school, Wei Xiaodi didn't want to cause trouble for him.But these days, the family has money, and my brother-in-law and elder brother have been conferred ranks by the emperor, and Eunuch Han is beside me to establish a sense of identity for everyone, and the sense of integrity in Wei Xiaodi's character is gradually revealed. .

In addition, this group of people really went too far, so he couldn't help persuading them a few words, hoping that they would be forgiving and forgiving, and don't bully the young and poor.

How did those few people think that this classmate who was usually silent and transparent would stand up, and suddenly felt that their authority was being challenged, so they directly slammed the blade on Wei Xiaodi.

Brother Wei has been taught by Eunuch Han for a long time that every action and every action represents the face of the uncle's house, so he naturally refuses to give in easily. Besides, this matter is not his fault at all, so several people not only fought with each other in school, but also Almost got into a fight.

He probably figured out the ins and outs of the matter. Seeing that things were getting out of control, Mr. Zhou quickly pulled them away.

While criticizing those provocateurs, he also analyzed what was wrong with Wei Xiaodi today, fearing that his clothes were messy and his face was scratched, and would be scolded by his elders, so he personally sent him back.

As soon as Master Zhou left, Wei Yun pulled Wei Xiaodi into his arms, looked him up and down, both distressed and proud: "Does it hurt?"

Wei Xiaodi shook his head and apologized uneasy: "Brother, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be too busy today."

"You don't need to say sorry to elder brother." Wei Yun patted his head and ordered his servants to get the wound medicine, "Brother Yu did nothing wrong today, elder brother sent you to study to make you understand, not to let You have become a cold-blooded and ruthless person. It is a good thing that a person has a kind heart and can help others as much as he can. The next time you encounter such a thing, I hope Brother Yu can do the same."

Little Brother Wei nodded vigorously, his eyes were shining, and Eunuch Han who was watching beside him was elated.

People like them will never have children of their own, but the older they are, the more they like children. The children of the Huo family are all well-behaved and sensible, and Eunuch Han can't wait to hurt his bones.

Wei Yu did nothing wrong with today's matter, but Eunuch Han still felt distressed, he thought about it, and asked younger brother Wei with a smile: "Master Yu, do you want to go to Hengyuan Academy?"

Brother Wei blinked, looked at Wei Yun reflexively, and finally nodded hesitantly: "Hengyuan Academy is very good. The master said that the master and students in it all like to study and are knowledgeable. The master also said that there are many students in Hengyuan Academy. Lots of books."

Each of the six academies has its own strengths. What makes Hengyuan Academy stronger than the other academies is the number and types of books it stores. The students it teaches are also famous for being able to know everything but not being as proficient as the other academies.

Everyone in the world regards studying and learning as the highest pursuit, and is unwilling to look at other so-called heresies that have nothing to do with learning, but the current emperor doesn't think so.Whether you are an official or an emperor, governing the world requires more than just reading.This is why the emperor gave the Huo family Hengyuan Academy a teacher apprentice sticker even though other academies are more famous than Hengyuan Academy.

"Hengyuan Academy is in Fucheng. If Master Yu wants to go, but he is there alone and can only come back once every six months, is Master Yu willing to do that?" Eunuch Han continued to ask, the smile on his face seemed to be deceiving child.

Wei Yun was keenly aware of something, frowned, and heard Wei Xiaodi whisper in his ear: "Well... yes, although I am very reluctant to leave home, but there are many books in Hengyuan Academy, Brother Yu can learn there. There are a lot of things, and I will be named on the gold list in the future, so that my brother can live a good life."

Wei Yun laughed: "Brother isn't living a good life now?"

Brother Wei lowered his head in embarrassment, and said in a soft voice, "This, this is all thanks to my brother-in-law. Brother Yu didn't contribute much."

He raised his head and looked at Wei Yun seriously, "Brother Yu also wants Brother to live a good life."

Wei Yun blinked, and felt that something was about to gush out from the bottom of his eyes. Before he married Huo Cheng, during many nights when the two brothers depended on each other, Wei Xiaodi would say such words in a childish voice.

"Okay, big brother is waiting."

The wound medicine was brought up by the servants at the right time, Wei Yun carefully applied the medicine to him, and then asked him to go to the backyard to play with Xiaopingan and the others, while he stayed here without moving.

Wei Yun saw what Eunuch Han meant just now. He wanted Wei Yu to go to Hengyuan Academy now, but Wei Yun was a little unwilling.

He had discussed this matter with Huo Cheng as soon as he got the teacher apprenticeship post. The two of them discussed and discussed, and they both felt that Wei Xiaodi was too young to go to such a far place to study, and he was both worried and distressed.In addition, he was also worried that Wei Xiaodi would not be able to keep up with the progress of the academy when he arrived, so he waited a few years to wait.Unexpectedly, Eunuch Han brought it up again today.

Eunuch Han could guess his concerns, and before Wei Yun could speak, he said first, "Young Master Yu is smart, and Hengyuan Academy has a clean and upright style of study, and there are few things that suppress classmates and cause discord, so there must be no problem." And it’s not that the academy doesn’t allow servants, there are quite a few children as old as Master Yu in the academy, and the masters will teach them in accordance with their aptitude, if the master is still worried, he can buy a house in Fucheng to live there.”

Wei Yun was stunned for a moment, and said, "I... think about it again."

Eunuch Han was not in a hurry, he agreed and went to work on his own affairs, leaving Wei Yun sitting there alone, thinking about Eunuch Han's words.

What Eunuch Han said is absolutely correct. He has also inquired about it. There are indeed people at the age of brother Yu in the academy, and no matter how far or near, the academy requires that they live in the academy and keep closed management. Those children can, and younger brother Wei also Nothing wrong.

It's just that the two depend on each other for life, Wei Yun takes Wei Xiaodi very seriously, but on the other hand, he also understands that because of this kind of importance, Wei Xiaodi's character is actually not that good, and he is a little timid in doing things, and he is not decisive enough. Too lukewarm.

After thinking about it, he couldn't help but mutter to Huo Cheng at night, his face was full of distress.

Although Huo Cheng heard him say that he was worried, he understood that Wei Yun had already wavered a little, and he just came here to seek some approval to make him make up his mind.

He thought for a while, then put his arms around the person and said in a deep voice, "I think it's pretty good."

Feeling that the person in his arms was a little stiff, he patted comfortingly, and continued: "You underestimate brother Yu, he has suffered so much since childhood, he has a very tough temper, and he will not be discouraged by a little setback Besides, it's not that he doesn't know how to take care of himself, and there are servants around, so it's no problem to go to the academy. The most important thing is, we don't have any connections, so it's too difficult to hire a teacher with character and knowledge. But Hengyuan Academy has a lot of them. Ping An doesn't know what will happen in the future, so let's not think about it, but Brother Yu is a book lover and can read. Lijia Village is still too small for him. Here, for him to study and study, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

But Hengyuan Academy is different. There is a huge collection of books and many scholars who are full of knowledge. When Wei Xiaodi goes there, he can see a wider world, which is perfect.

Wei Yun glared at him angrily, and when he rolled over, he turned his back to Huo Cheng, as if unwilling to talk to him, but the incomparable distance between the two of them easily exposed the sincerity of the master.

Huo Cheng suddenly laughed, and lay down in a good mood with his lips hooked. The little husband had made up his mind.

Huo Cheng also knows Wei Yun.Sure enough, early the next morning, Wei Yun told about his agreement to let Xiaodi Wei go to Hengyuan Academy. Looking at Xiaodi Wei's bright eyes and eagerness to try, Wei Yun actually felt a little sad.

Although he knew in his heart that a child raised by his own hands would always leave his shelter to see everything in the world, and only through all kinds of tempering can he become a great weapon, but Wei Yun always felt that Wei Xiaodi was still the weak boy who supported him back then. baby down.

This sensibility came and went quickly, and soon, Wei Yun's whole body and mind were completely occupied by the matter of what little brother Wei should bring to the college, and the discussions with Aunt Huo and Gou Fulang were heated.

Although Gou Laoliu and his wife are still slaves, Xiao Shitou is already white.The emperor rewarded a lot of servants, and Eunuch Han bought another batch these days. There is no shortage of people to serve him in the house. Therefore, Huo Chengcheng asked Sixth Brother Gou to ask him to return his family to be a good citizen.

It's a pity that Gou Laoliu and his wife disagreed desperately. The two of them admitted that they were dead. Huo Cheng saved their family, so their family is the servants of the Huo family.

The couple insisted that it was useless for Huo Cheng to wear out his mouth. In the end, the couple agreed to change Xiao Shitou into a good registration. The man accepted half of the profit from selling melons every year, so he gave up.

Although Xiaoshitou has become a good citizen, Gou Fulang never thought that Xiaoshitou could enter Hengyuan Academy, and the two of them accepted it for the benefit of sending Xiaoshitou to a private school in the future. I have no idea.Who knew that Wei Yun would actually ask Xiao Shitou to go to Hengyuan Academy with Wei Xiaodi!

Gou Fulang felt for a moment that he was hallucinating, but Wei Yun's soft but firm voice kept piercing into his ears.

"Speaking of which, Xiaoshitou is wronged. It was originally agreed that Xiaoshitou will be restored to good status. Unfortunately, the rules of the academy are strict, and a teacher apprentice post can only be for one person. But bro, don't worry, Xiaoshitou can follow the lectures outside on weekdays. Yes, brother Yu who doesn't understand can teach him, but I don't know if you want to?"

Wei Yun also has his own selfish intentions for asking Xiao Shitou to be a book boy for Wei Xiaodi. He knows that no matter what he does in this world, it is not advisable to do it alone.

The Huo family said they were upstarts, but they didn't have any real power in their hands. It would take too long for Xiaopingan and the others to grow up. The age difference in the past few years may be enough for Wei's brother to be isolated and helpless in the officialdom to be completely cannon fodder.

Among these few children, the Hu family brothers who are the most suitable have already left, and they don't know what the situation is now, only Xiao Shitou is the most suitable for the rest.

Although he is young, he is very sensible, and he is also smart enough, loyal and affectionate. It is perfect to train him, but I don't know if Gou Liuge and his wife are willing or not.

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Thick and long, I will continue to grow thick tomorrow.