The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

Seeing that Yunzhi's eyes were gloomy and he was in a bad mood, Zhu Kangcheng deliberately diverted the conversation away and said, "After listening to the description just now, I think that Xu family boy is very interesting and bold."

"How funny and bold?" Lu Yunzhi accepted Zhu Kangcheng's kindness in his heart, and asked along the words. After specifically asking about the Xu family, the two knew that this young man named Xu Bei was just from an ordinary farmer's family , to be honest and responsible, but it is his younger brother. Although he is not his own, he has gained a reputation for being smart since he was a child.

After Lu Yunzhi learned about it, he also felt that the couple who died in vain were kind people. He didn't treat the second son harshly because he was brought in, but he valued it even more. He sent him to school early, but his eldest son didn't know many of them. The big characters make people think that this son is their real son.

Zhu Kangcheng counted on his fingers: "I heard that Xu's eldest son is a simple and straightforward person, but such a person dares to disobey his elders and take his younger brother out to beg for a living alone. I thought he would be a rigid character, and he only knew how to guard the countryside. Living in the fields, I didn’t expect to sell the land, and came to the town to start a small business, which shows that he is a person with a flexible mind and does not stick to worldly prejudices.”

People who came back from Shangpo Village also said that most of the villagers disagreed with Brother Xu Bei's actions, thinking that he was ignorant, and that if the money outside was so easy to earn, the farmers would have run away. Of course, the Xu family The big house didn't get a good reputation either, it wasn't because of the partiality and harsh treatment of the grandmother, nor did it force the grandson to sell the land to make a living.But Zhu Kangcheng didn't think so. The brothers of the Xu family really had to stay in the countryside to have no way out. Fortunately, they knew how to work around.

"You see, he has only been in this small town for a few days, and he has gained the favor of the big man who runs the boat. He has helped and defended him many times. It can be seen that this kid is also quite skilled. He doesn't look like the straightforward boy that the farmers say , but seems to have seen some of the world." This made Zhu Kangcheng a little confused.

"Why do you say that? Maybe that person took care of the brothers when he saw the two brothers were lonely." Lu Yunzhi was puzzled. He and Zhu Kangcheng had different responsibilities, so they didn't understand some things as well as the latter. .

Zhu Kangcheng smiled and said: "You don't know the identity of that big man, how can people like them who often walk outside and lick blood on the knife's edge easily feel pity and sympathy, otherwise why don't you see him helping other poor people on the pier people.” There were also people from the surrounding countryside on the wharf who came to work as porters, and after a day of hard work, they could earn more than a dozen dollars, which is considered a good income considering the current situation. Among these people, there was one who was younger than Xu Bei. skinny teenager.

"What is the origin of the big man?" Lu Yunzhi was surprised. He was not as good as Zhu Kangcheng, who had contacted as many people of all kinds of religions. Although the latter sometimes acted like a fool, he had to admit that sometimes he was not as good as Kang Cheng when it came to knowing people. However, in his capacity, he didn't need to contact these low-level people. No matter how difficult life was in the Lu family back then, it was still a wealthy family.

"This man was a ruthless character in the early years, but later he offended a nobleman, so he had no choice but to join the family of Wan's family. He put away his violent aura and arranged business on the river for Wan's family. Now his temperament has changed. There are many, and those people must not recognize him when they saw him again." At first, Zhu Kangcheng just thought that the people around Zhang Meng were not like ordinary boat runners, so he asked people to check a little bit. , It can be regarded as an unexpected harvest.

"Wanjia? Is that Wanjia?" Lu Yunzhi's eyes widened.

Zhu Kangcheng nodded affirmatively: "It's the Wan family. Besides this Wan family, who else can do business all over the country? The head of the Wan family is also very capable. He has face on both sides, and no one is Offended, very cunning, only recognizes money in his eyes."

Although Lu Yunzhi doesn't care much about mundane affairs, he knows the name of the Wan family, and even admires the way the family manages. It can not only coax the queen mother from the imperial court, but also allow the king of Dingbei to allow him to enter and leave the north. After all these years, it is probably not an exaggeration to say that the Wan family is as rich as an enemy. He couldn't help muttering: "If the fourth son can win the Wan family over, why worry..." Why worry about a big event, but this is not necessary. Speaking from his mouth, of course he was just thinking about it, the fourth son must have seen it more clearly than him, if he could win over, the fourth son would have already made a move.

"That's why I wondered how Xu Bei fell into the eyes of that big man. After seeing his behavior today, I realized that this kid should be decisive, and his actions are not sloppy. Just his temper, not to mention the big man, is I also find it very interesting, haha..." Zhu Kangcheng laughed.

Lu Yunzhi regained his composure from his previous thoughts, and cast a blank glance at Zhu Kangcheng, knowing that this person despises pedantic nerds and despises their dogmatic rigidity. It's also thanks to the fourth son, otherwise I would be among the ranks of him who disliked me.

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At night, a money box appeared out of thin air in Xu Bei's hand while sitting on the bed. It came from the storage space that came with him. After getting some money, the expenses in the town are not small, renting a house, buying food stalls, eating, and the paper and ink that Minqing needs are all big expenses.

Especially paper and ink, Xu Bei couldn't help but be stunned when he thought of the cost of the ancient people's reading. It's no wonder that the ancient scholars were few and expensive, which is not something ordinary people can afford.Since he came to the town, he rarely saw Min Qing practicing big characters, and he didn't take it seriously at first, but today when he invited Brother Zhang and the others to dinner, they even joined together to give a gift. It's simple to say, just A piece of paper and a good pen, but the joy in Minqing's eyes made the sloppy him suddenly realize, no, these should be the biggest part of his and Minqing's expenses, but Minqing took care of his family. He didn't take the initiative to ask about his money, and he saw that Min Qing was studying hard every day after thinking about it, so he thought everything would be fine.

Xu Bei patted himself on the head, and he couldn't be negligent in the future. Seeing that the light in Minqing's room was still on, Xu Bei put away the money box and got off the bed, and walked over with his shoes on.

Xu Minqing, who was studying by the light of the oil lamp, looked up at the door: "Brother, are you still awake?"

Xu Bei walked into the room and touched his head: "You didn't sleep, you should read less books at night, so as not to burn your eyes." Looking at Minqing suspiciously, he felt that the nerd was Small four eyes, but there is no such thing as glasses in ancient times, otherwise his cheap brother must be very gentle when he wears a pair of glasses, and he is really gentle, not like the gentle scum in the company in his previous life.

"Understood, brother, what are you looking at? Is there something on my face?" Xu Minqing saw that his brother had been staring at his face, and touched his face. Could there be something dirty on his face?

Xu Bei laughed foolishly for a while, so as not to tell Min Qing what he was thinking, he waved his hand and said, "No, read the book, give me a piece of paper, I want to write something, and when it's finished, Min Qing, help me I'll copy it over again."

"Okay." Xu Minqing couldn't help laughing when he thought of the words written by his elder brother. Since he left Shangpo Village, his elder brother has taken care of the livelihood of the two brothers, making him think that his elder brother is omnipotent and nothing The one who can defeat the elder brother, but when the elder brother came to him and took the charcoal from the kitchen to write something on the paper, Xu Minqing endured the pain with a smile. Each word was either missing an arm or a leg. He remembered that when he taught his elder brother to write, his elder brother was always impatient and said that he might as well go to the field to work.

Seeing the eldest brother pick up a homemade charcoal pencil wrapped in old cloth, sitting at the table in a serious manner, writing in a weird posture, Xu Minqing couldn't help asking: "Brother, what are you going to write? Why don't you tell me to write?" Write it for you?"

Xu Bei didn't notice that his younger brother was slandering him for his horrible words, and he scratched something on the paper without raising his head and said, "No, I'm thinking about it while writing, and I'll give it to you when I finish it, dear, you Look at you."

Xu Minqing twitched the corners of his mouth. The eldest brother was obviously only three years older than himself. It looked like he was coaxing himself as a child, but the elder brother was like a father, and his parents were gone. The elder brother's actions were not wrong. Xu Minqing had to Return your attention to the book in front of you.

It took nearly two quarters of an hour for Xu Bei to complete his grand work. After reading it from beginning to end, he nodded in satisfaction, looked up at Min Qing, and beckoned him to come over.

Xu Minqing was also curious about what the elder brother wrote. He walked over and looked down. With the last exercise, he could barely recognize the words written by the elder brother. He couldn't help wondering: "Isn't this the recipe for the blind sauce? What is it again? Brother, why are you writing this?"

"It's for money, don't worry about it, just copy a few copies for me, I'll be useful. Don't worry, if things work out, we don't have to stay in this town anymore, even though we taught those two Xu family members a lesson today. , but always staying in a town will inevitably meet with each other, the Xu family is not only the two of them, but also those villagers in Shangpo Village, who knows if something will happen, it is better to move to the county as soon as possible, you It's also good to go to the academy to study." Xu Bei explained a little.

He is an old man, but he is actually impatient to chat with women, so in his previous life, he simply dropped out of school and went out to venture into the world. In his previous life, those people were still blood relatives with him. But there is not much emotion to speak of, it is better to be rare, otherwise the image of grievance established today will be worn away little by little. After all, I am still a junior anyway, and I am weak, and sometimes I tell too many lies. The eyes will also become real.