imperial princess

Chapter 218: School, Old Juren

"Why did you come back?"

Unsurprisingly, Rong Che really waited impatiently. As soon as he saw him, he rushed up like a small cannonball and hugged him tightly. His questioning voice was mixed with unmistakable grievances and displeasure. He didn't like it. I don't like this feeling of waiting!

"There was an accident, let's talk as we walked."

Lovingly stroking his head, Ye Zhao hugged him and gave two copper coins to the herbal tea shop, and the two quickly disappeared on the street.

Because Rong Che still had to go to school, Ye Zhao did not stay in the state capital. After removing his makeup, he found a bank to exchange 100 taels of silver, and directly hired a carriage to drive to Lingyang City. He learned that ginseng was actually sold for [-] taels of silver. , the little Rong Che was stunned in shock, until Ye Zhao took out all the bank notes in the carriage and stuffed them to him, he still couldn't react.

"So, we won't be short of money in the future?"

Repeatedly lowering his head and looking up, looking at the bank note and then at Ye Zhao, Rong Che's face was flushed, and his breathing was short of breath due to excitement.

"Happy?"

Raising his eyebrows, Ye Zhao looked at him with a smile, his eyes hard to hide his teasing.

"Ah."

It's not that he didn't feel his indecency, Rong Che still nodded vigorously holding a stack of bank notes. The average family's annual consumption is at most ten taels of silver. With this money, he doesn't have to worry about him in the future. I will be tired, and I can read with peace of mind, but...

"You keep the bank note, don't let anyone know."

Otherwise, they don't want to be clean, and maybe they will bring about the disaster of killing themselves.

Thinking of this, the excitement in Rong Che's heart disappeared completely, and he quickly returned the bank note to him, his wrinkled little face was filled with Chi Guoguo's worry and solemnity.

"Why are you thinking about all these messy things in your little head?"

Worry when you have no money, and worry when you have money?

Ye Zhao couldn't help being dumbfounded. After putting away the banknote, he pulled him into his arms and put his head intimately on his small shoulder: "I know what you're worried about, there's no need for that, just in terms of appearance, We do look weak and can be bullied, but I am not so easy to bully. There is one thing that no one knows, including the people of the Yang family. I can do both medicine and poison. My husband, even the rich and noble country gentry can’t do anything to me. As for why I didn’t resist before, I kept swallowing my anger foolishly. It’s a bit complicated to say. It has something to do with my real name Ye Zhao. Maybe you don’t need me to tell you in the future, you will know for yourself What's going on, Che'er, I'm telling you this because I hope you don't worry so much, I have the ability to protect us both."

The moving carriage has no sound insulation effect, Ye Zhao deliberately lowered his voice, he wanted to say these words to him a long time ago, but he has never found a suitable opportunity, Rong Che is still too young at present, so there is no need to worry so much , as long as you concentrate on studying, when he is named on the gold list and the power is in the hands of the government, even if he doesn't want to, he will push everything to him, hide under his protection and live a leisurely life, just like before. Several worlds are the same.

"···Um."

Thinking about the broken pictures in his mind and those nonsensical dreams in the past few nights, Rong Che hesitated for a while, but still nodded, choosing to believe him, and not planning to get to the bottom of it.

"now it's right."

Knowing that he must be vaguely clear, Ye Zhao stepped back and rubbed his head: "In the past few years, you have been responsible for studying seriously, and you don't need to worry about the rest. After a few years, you will get a good reputation with your ability, and then I will change you." Come and protect me."

"it is good."

Seeing that he didn't really treat him like a baby, Rong Che finally laughed. Although he really wanted to support him now, he was too young and his ability was limited, but he would When he grows up, he is also confident that he will take good care of him in the near future, making him the happiest and carefree Kun in the world.

The speed of the horse-drawn carriage is much faster than that of an ox cart, and there are no problems such as traffic jams. They arrived in Lingyang County in less than a quarter of an hour, but they did not get off at the gate of the city where people come and go. He asked him to send them directly to the school where Rong Che was studying. When passing by a wine shop, Ye Zhao got off the car and sold two jugs of moderately priced peach blossom wine to take with him.

The school is located in the south of Lingyang County. It is run by an old Juren. The area and environment are not particularly good, nor is it bad. There are two types of students. The other category is simply learning to read and write, and some simple arithmetic, etc. Most of these people are the children of merchants. Therefore, the reputation of the school is basically at the bottom in Lingyang City, because most of the scholars are high-minded and look down on those who are full of money. Merchants, even if some people have been just sour talents all their lives, they have to give up the imperial examination and choose to teach and educate people when they are old. They would rather accept children from peasant families than educate children from ordinary merchants, let alone set up a special education system. The school for the children of merchants.

However, Ye Zhao admired the old Juren very much. He was the number one scholar in 36 lines. If there were no merchants, how could the Great Xia Dynasty survive?You must know that they are the real big taxpayers. They can break the stereotypes in this era of advocating that everything is low-quality but only high-level studies. They don’t care about their personal reputation and recruit students, and they don’t affect the future of those students who go into official career. It's a different kind of excellence.

"Ao cannot grow long, desire cannot be followed, ambition cannot be fulfilled, and joy cannot be extreme. The sage respects and respects him; ··”

The carriage stopped steadily at the entrance of the school. Before Zhaorong and Zhaorong got out of the car, they heard Lang Lang's reading. The groom waited for a while, took Rong Che with one hand, and entered the school with peach blossom wine in the other.

"Rong Che?"

The school has been specially remodeled, and several small classrooms have been separated. The number of students in each classroom is different and the things they learn are different. The old Juren, who is about fifty or sixty years old, has just come out of one of the classrooms and is going to transfer I saw Rong Che and the other two in the other classroom. After a brief moment of daze, I immediately turned around and walked towards them: "Is everything at home settled?"

Although Rong Che is young, he is very smart. The key point is that he is diligent and hardworking. Among the students he has taught, he is the most promising to achieve success in official careers. Therefore, he is also the most optimistic about him. Regarding what happened in his family, he I knew something more or less, and I was faintly worried that he would give up studying before, thinking about taking time to visit Qingquan Village in person, even if he was exempted from Shuxiu, I would let him continue to study, but I didn't expect him to come back today.

"Master, the student delayed his studies, I hope the master forgives."

Sweeping the casualness of facing Ye Zhaoshi, Rong Che cupped his fists, bowed and apologized politely.

"It's okay, it's good to be back."

Sighing lightly and patting him on the shoulder, the old man turned to Ye Zhao: "Who are you?"

The question is that way. In fact, he probably already guessed his identity. His father and he are the only two in Rong Che's family. He asked for leave before because of his father's wedding, but he died suddenly on the wedding night. Now he will Besides his stepfather, who else would accompany Rong Che to school?

"I've seen my master before. My name is Yang Zhao. I'm the successor of Che'er's father. Please take care of our family's Che'er. These are two pots of peach blossom wine. They're not good things. I hope you don't dislike them."

Smiling and bowing, Ye Zhao brought the peach blossom wine to him with a respectful and polite attitude.

"I've heard about your family. You'd better take this wine and return it. When Rong Che becomes capable, I'll drink the good wine he gave him."

There is no rule here that teachers are not allowed to accept gifts. On the contrary, giving gifts to mentors is still a very respected trend. However, the old Juren did not accept their wine, and refused them in a manner that would not embarrass them. .

"Che'er is capable in the future, it's right to treat you to a good drink, but this is my wish, please be sure to accept it, even though Che'er's father is gone, don't you still have me? No matter how hard it is, I will try my best to provide him with education and try to provide him with the best conditions possible."

With his experience, how could he fail to see why he refused?Ye Zhao couldn't help but stuffed two jugs of wine to him, and at the same time expressed his attitude, he couldn't help but think highly of the other party.

Looking at him and then at Rong Che, the old man nodded helplessly: "Well, I'll accept it this time, and don't spend any more money in the future. Rong Che is a good seed for studying, and the most important thing now is not to stop. Trust me, you won't regret it, and his achievements will not be lower than my wife's in the future, and I also believe that he is a good boy who knows how to repay his kindness, and he will be filial to you just like his own father."

I heard that he was only 15 years old, and he was widowed before he could bridal chamber. At present, he seems to be a good person, and he is willing to pull Rong Che. I only hope that he will keep his word and really stick to it. As far as Kun is concerned, it is indeed a bit too cruel.

"Well, I believe it too."

A smile slowly broke out, Ye Zhao nodded slightly, looking at Rong Che with a faint brilliance in his eyes.

"Go back to class."

Nodding in satisfaction, the old man patted Rong Che on the shoulder again. The latter didn't leave immediately, but looked straight at Ye Zhao, as if he had a lot to say, but he pursed his lips tightly and didn't say a word. reveal.

Seeing this, Ye Zhao gave the old Juren an apologetic look, and bowed to adjust the placket of the plastic surgery: "I will buy a carriage later, don't rush to leave after school, wait for me to pick you up."

"it is good."

Hearing this, Rong Che opened his lips lightly, and didn't care at all that he was going to spend a lot of money to buy a carriage. On the contrary, the old man beside him was quite shocked. Before that, he was worried that Rong Che's father was gone. Orphans and widows are having a hard time, thinking about sending Rong Che to talk to Yang Zhao about reducing or exempting Shuxiu, but he didn't expect that he would buy a carriage as soon as he turned around. These days, if a poor farmer can have an ox cart, it is considered powerful By the way, I haven't heard of any peasants buying carriages, unless they are landlords and squires.

"Go."

Ignoring that the old Juren was still present, Ye Zhao leaned over and kissed his forehead, got up and patted his buttocks, completely looking like a good and responsible parent.

"Ah."

It was not the first time Ye Zhao kissed him, but he never dreamed that he would kiss him outside, even in front of his master. Rong Che blushed, turned around and ran shyly into one of the classrooms.

"Sorry, let the master see a joke."

Watching his figure disappear from sight, Ye Zhao turned to Lao Juren.

"No, no... you want to buy a carriage?"

Don't blame him for losing his composure, his mind was so full of their plans to buy a carriage earlier that he didn't even notice what they did or said, so he just shook his head and picked up a ready-made topic.

"Well, when I went into the mountain to set up a trap yesterday, I dug up two ginseng and sold them for some money. Qingquan Village is quite far from the county seat. No one can suffer if we suffer, right? I just thought about it. Buy a carriage, renovate the house and make him as comfortable as possible, and guard against some uneasy and kind people. After all, we are orphans and widows at home. Can't relax."

In the end, Ye Zhao pretended to be embarrassed and did not say the truth, but he also gave the other party enough room for imagination, explaining the reason why he bought luxury goods such as carriages when he had a little money. From the beginning to the end, he never thought about it. Concealing the fact that he dug up ginseng and sold it for money, otherwise how can he explain that he suddenly became rich?However, he would not foolishly tell others how much he sold.

"Well, you should pay more attention."

He also heard about their family's affairs. The old man nodded in agreement and said enthusiastically: "The biggest insurance company in the county is here in the south of the city. Whether you want to buy a car or renovate a house, they can take care of it." , the reputation is also good, the price is fair, you might as well go and have a look.”

"Okay, thank you Master, I will leave without disturbing you."

Saying that, Ye Zhao smiled and cupped his fists, turned and left the school.

"It's a good kun."

After his figure disappeared from sight, Lao Ju stroked his beard and smiled. No matter why Yang Zhao decided to make offerings to Rong Che, who had no blood relationship with him, whether he could persevere, at least he had the heart, didn't he?If it were another Kun, her husband would have died before the bridal chamber, and she would have gone back to her mother's house long ago. There are not so many rules in the countryside, and Kun, who is an adult and not broke, who would be willing to be a widow at a young age?

【End of this chapter】