Grandpa is not vegetarian

When Mrs. Gao said this, the people in the big room were a little dumbfounded, and Mrs. Tong quickly said: "Old lady, why do you have to be as knowledgeable as her little people? She has only lived for a few years, so she has much knowledge, but she doesn't know what to say." It’s just a few nonsense, Lian’er, why don’t you come over and kowtow to your grandma!” After thinking for a while, he added, “Kowtow to your old aunt as an apology, next time I see you dare to talk nonsense!”

Although Bai Lianhua was very angry, she had no choice but to kneel on the kang and kowtow to Mrs. Gao: "Grandma, old lady, I said the wrong thing..."

Mrs. Gao sat on the chair and said: "You are right, our family really cannot afford to support so many people to study!" In the house, I provide one to study."

When he said this, Gao Xuezheng and Luo Shi immediately laughed like a dipper: "Oh, my good old lady, you finally think of your son. If you want me to tell you, Shiro is also your grandson, and you should talk to him Brother is also literate, and if you come back with a champion in the exam, you will also be appointed as a wife, and you will honor our Gao family."

The big house was so popular that Bai Lianhua opened her mouth to sarcastically, but Dou Jiao'e stopped her.

Mrs. Gao continued: "Xiao Wu hasn't married yet, he is just studying alone, Shiro in the fourth room is not very old, and is also at the age of school, and your second uncle in the second room is already admitted to the scholar, there is nothing to say, Only you, eldest, think carefully about whether to let your husband continue to study, or which one of you two brothers, you can discuss it yourself. Anyway, you can’t hire people to work on more than 50 mu of land this year, or else don’t When it comes to paper and pen, I can’t even eat bran, save two labors, plus your old aunt and your five daughters-in-law, I will all go to work in the field! It’s just me and these girls at home. Take care of the family and take care of the two younger ones."

Hearing this, everyone except the four-bedroom couple had a bitter face. Bai Lianhua and Tong Shi wanted to say something, but Dou Jiao'e grabbed her: "Grandma's words are quite reasonable, let's go back and discuss it first. Wait until it is decided who will go to school, and then go back to grandma."

Back in her own room in the East Wing, Bai Lianhua scolded: "The old widow is biased! I just said a few words to her old girl, and it's worth her! It's really the old widow who protects the little widow!"

Dou Jiao'e said: "No matter how much you scold me, she is determined to win over the other families to suppress us."

"Then what should we do?" Mrs. Tong came over and said, "Jiao'e, you are usually the most attentive, so let's find a way for everyone."

"It's not that there is no way. In fact, everyone knows what kind of virtue Shiro is. Is he a material that can read? Grandma knows it too, but she just beat us with tricks on purpose. It's because my sister-in-law's mouth is too smelly, our old aunt Uncle is my grandma's heart, you must provoke her, and let the two of them beg for food, how can our grandma tolerate you?"

Bai Lianhua was also a little annoyed: "I'm just being straightforward, so I never thought that the old widow would be so vicious!"

Dou Jiao'e said: "Si Lang definitely can't go to study. Even if Uncle Si is willing, grandma won't throw the money in the water for nothing. We have to do it at both ends. Let Dad go to Uncle Si to discuss it later. Let him give up Shiro's place to us, and it's okay to promise him some benefits, and then tell him what the old lady thinks, and tell him that our grandma will never let Shiro go to study. Then, mother, you take your sister-in-law to the old lady Auntie admits her mistake and begs my grandma to change her mind, there is a good chance that this will happen."

"Then... even if Fourth Uncle gives up Shiro's place, there are only two in our family." Bai Lianhua said.

Dou Jiao'e clapped her hands: "Anyway, that's all I have. Uncle, our family's Erlang, and our father, there are three men in total. If our grandma refuses to change her mind, there will only be two people studying. Everyone Let's see who goes."

Bai Lianhua immediately said: "Our Dalang is a young student who studies, even the teachers in the school praise him..."

Dou Jiao'e didn't speak, she looked at Tong Shi, Tong Shi looked at Gao Xuexin again, Gao Xuexin sighed: "Let's not talk about this, just try according to the second daughter-in-law, if your grandma is happy, we can both Read it!"

Gao Xuexin came to look for Gao Xuezheng, and begged for a long time. After all the good words, he was able to take out five taels of his own money, and gave Tong's jade hairpin to Luo's, so the couple agreed, and then went up to the house together Come.

The old lady Gao was determined this time: "I don't care whether Shiro's quota will be given to Erlang and you brothers to discuss. Anyway, I only pay for the four of them to study!"

Even several days of persuasion by the crowd failed to make her change her mind. Seeing that she had decided so, she had no choice but to do so, and the big house began to fight for two places to study. , the remaining two brothers compete for one spot. Although Bai Lianhua is fierce, can cry, make trouble and hang himself, Dou Jiao'e is more thoughtful and means to propose a fair competition. Let the two brothers write an article and then get the next one. Qinghe Bai Xiucai went to ask him to comment.

Bai Xiucai was Bai Lianhua's uncle, and Dou Jiao'e showed her generosity by secretly taking out the dowry to bribe Bai Xiucai, making him think that Gao Yizhi was stronger than Gao Yizheng in public. Qualifications.

However, Mu Yunyi became more and more famous in the city. Not only did he speak well in his books, but he was also very legendary. He was abducted by a kidnapper at a young age and lost the memory of the past. It can be inferred from his bearing, his speech and demeanor that he is definitely not a child of ordinary people. He is extremely knowledgeable, and there is almost nothing he does not know about the sky and the earth, birds and beasts, courts, rivers and lakes. The peddlers joked and joked, and also wrote good calligraphy and good poems. It is said that even the county magistrate was full of praise after reading it. What's even more strange is that he can embroider, and his craftsmanship is better than the best embroiderer in the city. even stronger...

Excellent professional skills, coupled with his own rumors and gossips, made Mu Yunyi a star figure in Wangcheng County. The Yueran Tea House was full every day. At that time, half of the street was quiet, and everyone listened with ears pricked up. In the streets and alleys, you could hear the classic plots of Cao Mengde offering a knife, Guan Gong beheading Huaxiong, Sanying fighting Lu Bu, and Diao Chan's series of tricks.

Mu Yunyi became popular, so naturally some people were jealous. Several restaurants, teahouses, and even brothels paid a lot of money to invite Mu Yunyi to talk to him. Among them was the Changchun Courtyard, which opened for 50 taels a month. sky-high price!

Mu Yunyi showed the prices offered by these stores to shopkeeper Li and asked for a salary increase. Shopkeeper Li made a call with his abacus: "I can only raise it to three taels of silver for you. After all, I am here for a small business. The store is about to lose its money!"

Mu Yunyi nodded: "Three taels, three taels! But the commission in the store has to be discussed again!"

It's not that he is loyal, in fact, other teahouses offer similar prices to this one. The restaurant that pays the most, can reach more than ten taels, but there are two situations completely different between the teahouse and the restaurant. Mr. Storyteller, he becomes a gag clown in a restaurant, let alone a brothel. The Changchun Academy sees him as a good-looking man, and uses him as a signboard. He's like Qingguan. If that happens, his life will be ruined. Even if he earns more money, he will be looked down upon by others, and his social status will directly fall to the ground. Anyone can come and manipulate him at will.

He got a commission in the teahouse, plus a guaranteed minimum salary of three taels of silver, he could earn almost ten taels of silver a month, which is 120 taels a year, which is already equivalent to the income of 120 mu of land, let alone in Even if Shangqinghe Village is brought to the county seat, it can be regarded as a small rich household.

Seeing him making money like this, many people began to follow suit, but now the country has only been established for more than 100 years, and novels have not yet become popular, so there is not much to say, only the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, and the White Snake, Jigong, and Journey to the West commentary handed down from the Song Dynasty. They are all fragmented. This story, that story, is not systematic, and the Yuan Dynasty is a kind of miscellaneous people left behind. The West Chamber and Dou E's Injustice are just a thick book, which is worth a lot of money. Not bad, even if you bought the book, it would be extremely difficult to speak like Mu Yunyi. After all, Mu Yunyi followed his grandfather and listened to "Tonglin Biography", "Three Heroes Sword" and "Hujiajiang" since he was a child. These storytellers grew up, although they were not taught by their masters, they still have some foundations. No one likes to listen to others grabbing hot steamed buns with cold hands and dryly endorsing them there.

As a result, people gradually began to come to learn art from teachers. Where would Mu Yunyi be willing to accept apprentices at this time, he naturally refused.

This day was in the afternoon, because it snowed heavily the day before yesterday, Uncle Niu didn’t go to the city, he lived in the city, it was already dark, the teahouse closed, An Xiaobei cleaned up the tables and chairs, and shopkeeper Li settled accounts at the counter Mu Yunyi took a pen and paper and copied Song Ci.

Suddenly, a father and son came outside. The father was a man in his 30s, and the son was a [-]-year-old boy.

"Sorry, we're closed..."

Before An Xiaobei finished speaking, the father saw Mu Yunyi who was sitting behind the desk, and immediately brought his son over, asking the child to kneel down for Mu Yunyi: "Mister! Mr.! Please help me, Mister!" My family, Yier!"

Mu Yunyi was startled: "Get him up quickly, what are you doing? What's wrong with him!"

The man said to Mu Yunyi, "Mr. Xiao, please accept him as an apprentice."

Mu Yunyi lowered his face and sat back again: "I have told people more than once that I don't accept apprentices."

The man rubbed his hands in embarrassment: "My Yi'er is nimble and quick at work. A person of your status, Mr. Xiao, should have a little apprentice to serve him. You don't need to pay him, just give him a bite of food. If you Regardless of him, he will have no way out."

Mu Yunyi said impatiently: "It's hard for me to support myself, why should I raise my son for you? I don't have anything else around me, I can do it myself, and I don't need anyone to wait on me. No, let's go now."

The man begged: "Little Mister, if you don't save him, he will really die!"