Grandpa is not vegetarian

In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of apprentices, men, women, young and old, who can say anything, and the ingenious Mu Yunyi has also seen a few. He was not moved by the man's words at all, so he sat down leisurely, picked up the teapot and poured it out. One cup, sipping carefully: "Tell me, why can't he live if I don't take him in?"

The man looked around, was a bit embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, finally gritted his teeth, and said: "My surname is Shang, and my name is Mancang. This Yier is my eldest son. His mother passed away the year before last, and I married another one." My daughter-in-law, it's just... well, his stepmother can't tolerate him. Since she got pregnant again, she has been fighting with me every day. I can't help it. Her body can't be beaten or scolded. Today She said that Yi'er pushed her on purpose, fell to the ground, and almost had a miscarriage. She brought her family and said that she wanted to send Yi'er to the yamen to be charged with murdering her stepmother. It's a bit more flexible, let me bring Yi'er out and sell it to the Changchun Courtyard, I can't help it!"

Then a big man started to cry as he was talking, looking so sad, he couldn't help crying: "Where is Changchun Courtyard, how can I push my son into the fire pit! Please, Mr. Xiao, Just accept him, let him serve you tea and water, like a horse, just ask you to reward him with a bite of food!"

An Xiaobei and the others also gathered around, they were all moved when they heard that the boy was going to be sold to the Changchun Courtyard.

Mu Yunyi saw that Shang Yi was wearing a linen shirt, which was torn and old, with patches piled up and down, while his father was wearing a jacket over cotton silk, which Mu Yunyi couldn't even afford to wear. , there are long boots covered with gauze and double ribs under the feet, and the jade sachet and other things on the body, it can be seen that the living standard of this family is definitely not bad, and the linen is the cheapest, and the worst one is only sixty. Wenqian is covered with patches again. In the cold weather, the clothes and pants are leaking everywhere. It can be seen that this child is really soaked in bitter water.

Mu Yunyi pondered for a while: "I don't accept apprentices, but, seeing how pitiful your son is, I will leave some room for you, just like what you said just now, let him serve tea and water in front of me, and hold a pen Mo Mo, be a servant and boy, but we have to make a paperwork. You go back and prepare the paperwork, and get a dead-end contract. From now on, he will be a member of my Mu family. Whether he lives or dies, he will follow your business It doesn't matter anymore!"

Mu Yunyi really didn't plan to take an apprentice, not to mention that he had to be cautious when accepting an apprentice. Lao Guo was the one who went ahead. With his present condition alone, it was completely unnecessary and unable to raise another apprentice. It's different, they have to eat and drink together, provide clothing and shelter, and be a son to support them. Although it is said that during the apprenticeship period, the work is free and there is no wages, but what kind of work around Mu Yunyi does it have to be done by someone?Just supporting Gao Yichun and Gao Yiqing is a huge expense, and Mu Yunyi really doesn't want to get another one to eat.

He asked this man surnamed Shang to make a letter to sell his son to him as a slave, mainly because he was afraid that his powerful lady would chew her teeth again, and secondly, to tell the rest of those who wanted to be apprentices that he really had no intention of accepting apprentices and wanted If you want to learn skills, it's fine, you can be a slave first!If someone comes up with this idea in the future, they will definitely have to think more about it.

When Shang Mancang heard Mu Yunyi say that his son would sell himself as a slave, he froze on the spot, but Shang Yi straightened up on his knees, with tears in his eyes, and said decisively: "I am willing to sell myself to Mr. Xiao's house as a slave, Dad, you Let it go!"

Shang Mancang was speechless in a daze, and suddenly hugged Shang Yi, crying loudly: "My poor son, it's all because of my father's incompetence!"

Mu Yunyi is a little tired. If you really love your son, just go back and divorce your vicious wife. Why bother to show off this? He put the teacup on the table: "I want to cry when I go home! Coffin shop, you don’t get tired of crookedness, but I think it’s unlucky! Anyway, I’ve already said the conditions, you can either sign a contract with the paperwork quickly, or take the person away, and sell it wherever you like!”

Shang Mancang stood up crying: "You wait, Mr. Xiao, I will invite someone to go!"

He went out for a while, and when he came back, he brought Yue Butou and an old man, also surnamed Shang, who was his clan uncle. In Mu Yunyi's hands.

It roughly read: Sell your body and make an appointment with your servant Shang Yi. Now, because your stepmother won't allow you, you are short of food and clothing, and you can hardly survive. So you voluntarily sold your body to Gao Yining (Mu Yunyi) as a servant, and his father got three taels of silver. As a price, after the signing of the covenant, he will always be the servant of Gao Yining (Mu Yunyi), obey the master's call and use, and must not disobey orders.I am afraid that there is no proof now, so I will make this body as a promise.

Mu Yunyi insisted that he write in the words "the stepmother does not allow it". Shang Mancang is an uninitiated person, so he complied.

The two parties pressed their fingerprints together with the middleman, and Catcher Yue asked, "Do you want to go to the government to make a name for the red contract?" It is beyond his control to go to the county to file for the record.

Mu Yunyi took over the contract: "Let's do this first. Although I earn a little money, there are still two brothers in the family. Seeing the Chinese New Year, the expenses are high. Now that there are more people to eat, I have to be more frugal." It is also troublesome to apply for the red deed, but it is also valid, and it is okay to do it after the New Year is over."

After the contract was signed, Butou Yue left, and the old man surnamed Shang also despised Shang Mancang, flicked his sleeves, and left too.

Shang Mancang kept crying, dragged his son and kept crying, Mu Yunyi repeatedly urged him to leave, Shang Mancang took back the three taels of money just now, and returned it to Mu Yunyi as agreed in advance: " Mr. Xiao, I can’t help it. I just hope you can treat Yi’er better in the future. He is young and you can teach him what he doesn’t understand. Even if he makes a mistake, he will be beaten and punished. If your son can grow up safely, I will burn incense for you!"

"I'm not dead, why are you missing Gaoxiang? Hurry up, we're going to have dinner, maybe you still have to hang out before leaving?"

Shang Mancang sighed one step at a time, turned his head at two steps, and finally walked out of the teahouse. Mu Yunyi immediately asked An Xiaobei to close the door and bar it.

Mu Yunyi led Shang Yi to the backyard, and poured hot water for him to wash. Shang Yi was a little in awe, and reached out to grab the water ladle: "Master, I'll do it myself."

When it was time to eat, he refused to take his seat, filled Mu Yunyi's meal, and then stood carefully behind him.

Mu Yunyi put down his chopsticks: "Do you eat like this when you are at home?"

Shang Yi was taken aback, and then nodded slightly: "Mother doesn't need a maid, she says she wants me to be filial. Don't worry, master, I will respect you like I respect my mother in the future."

Mu Yunyi sighed: "Don't call me master, forget it, sit down and eat first, and then talk after eating."

Shang Yi was still afraid to sit still: "When you finish eating, I'll eat some leftovers to make it better."

Mu Yunyi patted the table: "You can eat as soon as you are told, why? You didn't listen to me on the first day?"

"No, no!" Shang Yi quickly shook his head, and cooked on the stool designated by Mu Yunyi, carefully chopping the rice.Now that Mu Yunyi is the master and he is a slave, it is justified for Mu Yunyi to dispose of him at will, even selling him to the Changchun Courtyard. It is only right for Mu Yunyi to beat him, even if he is killed, But if he spends some money, if he hits Mu Yunyi, he will be sent to the army. Besides, when he was at home, he was used to being abused by his stepmother, and now he is in front of Mu Yunyi. Be very careful and respectful.

After the meal, Shang Yi was going to wash the dishes, Mu Yunyi waved his hand: "This bowl is supposed to be washed by the person who is on duty to cook, you just came today, the rules are that I will discuss with shopkeeper Li when I see him tomorrow to order, and Don't worry, come with me first."

He took Shang Yi back to the lobby and asked Shang Yi: "Why did you take the initiative to become a slave under my name?"

Shang Yi's eyes were red immediately, and he knelt on the ground: "My mother can't tolerate it. This time, she is determined to sell me. Even if I don't sell it to Changchun Courtyard, I will have to give it to Ren Yazi. I have heard the master say, Knowing that the master is respectable, upright, and kind-hearted, he will not be beaten and abused for no reason, so he thought, since he is also a slave, it would be better if he was under the name of the master, and he could also get the temperament of the master. It’s better to learn some ancient and modern knowledge than to learn from the side.”

Mu Yunyi murmured: "Have you heard me lecture? Do you want to learn from me?"

Shang Yi carefully looked at Mu Yunyi: "I have indeed heard of it. In those few days, I would come out to invite my uncle every day. I happened to pass by here and listened to the master's talk about the three heroes fighting Lu Bu. Unfortunately, I was detained in the mansion later. , I can’t come. I... I don’t have that kind of luck either, so I don’t dare to do anything wrong, and now I just want to serve my master well, master...don’t sell me out again.”

Another poor little cabbage, but his character is not known, Mu Yunyi pondered and said, "This contract, I will not go to the government to file for a red contract, which means that this is just a private contract, and you are not in it." Slave. Starting today, you are my named disciple. I will not take the initiative to teach you storytelling. You are by my side. You can learn as much as you can. The time is tentatively set for three years. After three years, it depends on your performance and intentions , if you can still see the achievements, and you are sensible, I will accept you as a formal student and teach you storytelling. If you are not suitable for storytelling, I will also find you some other livelihood. You will burn the contract, and you will still be your good citizen. I will not delay you when you marry a wife and have children in the future. If you are ambitious, violate my yin and yang, and even repay your kindness, I will naturally have ways to deal with you. You can remember it well gone."

Shang Yi couldn't help being overjoyed after hearing this, and kowtowed: "Thank you, master! Thank you, master!"

"Don't call me master, you go get a cup of tea to respect me, from now on just call me master!"

Shang Yi was overjoyed, and ran to get a cup of tea, knelt on the ground, and held it in front of Mu Yunyi with both hands: "Master, please drink tea."

Mu Yunyi took it and drank it dry, then asked him to get up: "Are you literate?"

Shang Yi said: "It turns out that when my mother was here, she also attended a private school."

Mu Yunyi was a little surprised: "What books have you read?"

Shang Yi thought for a while and said, "But "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic", and I have read "Book of Songs" and "Analects of Confucius" for half a year."

Mu Yunyi said happily: "To do our business, you must be able to read and write. You have already been enlightened, which is the best. I have to teach you from the beginning to save money. In the past few days, first pick up three hundred thousand. Review and consolidate it, and then read Tang poetry and Song Ci after the New Year, and you must be familiar with it and recite it."