The husband's son-in-law

At the end of August, the weather was a little cooler, and everyone who was on vacation in Jiting returned to Zhaozhou City. The main reason was that Li Zhaoxi was about to start school.

The school summer vacation is at the beginning of July and going to school at the beginning of September. It took two months at once. In July, Li Zhaoxi was not idle at home in Zhaozhou. In the morning when the weather was cool, he went to ride horses, play football, walk with dogs, and slept at noon , doing homework and reading in the afternoon, and going to his cabin studio in the evening to build a kennel for Wang Wang.

Wang Wang grew up a bit, and the original house was a bit small.

Every now and then, Li Zhaoxi even made appointments with his little friends to visit other people's houses.The summer vacation life in July was plain and rich. After his father came back in August, he ran to Jiting, where he was open to play. He went swimming and rowing in the sea all day, and his whole body was tanned.

Seeing it, Gu Zhao said, "It's almost turning into briquettes."

Li Zhaoxi pursed his lips, and Li Zhouzhou said, "No, your father is exaggerating, and I don't look ugly. I'm much healthier than your elder brother Wang Jian. Just cover it in winter and it will turn white."

Fubao's skin was white when he was born, but when he grew up, he became playful and tanned a little, and after a winter, he covered it back, and it was still fair.The same is true for Li Zhouzhou. When he was in the village, his skin was not white. At that time, he worked in the fields all day. After living a better life and taking care of his body, his skin gradually became whiter.

But the fairest of the couple is Gu Zhao. When Gu Zhao didn't wear it, he used to excuse himself to read books to avoid laziness, and never did housework to work in the field. .

"Are you really angry?" Gu Zhao looked at Fu Bao's swollen face, and stretched out his hand to pinch it.

Li Zhaoxi covered her cheeks and said, "I'm not angry because I have a big belly."

Little Gu Jichang: ...

"That's a little briquette."

Fubao: Humph.He is not a child now, so he doesn't bicker with his father, children only play like this!

"I'm going to pack the bags for Wang Wang!" After finishing speaking, Li Zhaoxi left, with a very mature and stable figure from his back.

Xiao Gu: ...Fine, it's your father and I who are childish.

Li Zhouzhou laughed sullenly at the side, Master Gu lost face, and said: "When he goes back to school, I think he can still be magnanimous."

"Sir, why are you still teasing the children with this? I hate it." Li Zhouzhou said.

Xiao Gu went to act like a spoiled child, disturbing him unreasonably. In the end, Li Zhouzhou hugged him and said okay, Mr. Gu has a lot of people, don't care about Li Zhaoxi, Mr. Gu doesn't hate it, Mr. Gu has a big belly.

That's it.

When he got back home, Li Da smiled when he saw Fu Bao, and said, "Hey, it's so hot—" Seeing Fu Bao's small appearance, his eyes widened, and he said, "I'm not black", and then Immediately changed his words to coax the child, "It's better to get more sun, I'm already taller."

"Really, Grandpa?" Li Zhaoxi was very happy, "I'll go and compare."

There is Li Zhaoxi's height scale in the side hall of the main courtyard. Now I take two steps towards the door, make a gesture, and turn around happily and say, "Grandpa, I have really grown taller!" How many.

"It's tall. I thought it was because I was thinner and taller." Gu Zhao looked at it carefully and said.I guess it's two or three centimeters taller.

But I made Li Zhaoxi beautiful, and later I heard his father say that he packed up and went to school, and he was not very unhappy. He even wanted to start school soon, and told his school friends that he had grown taller and brought many gifts. Keating brought it back.

There are dried shredded squid, dried salted fish, and various small snacks made by the cooks in Zhuangzi.

Li Zhouzhou made a new schoolbag for Fubao, just before school starts, "This time, Dad and Dad will take you there together."

Li Zhaoxi was very happy, and said with restraint: "I'm an older child, and it's so awkward to ask Daddy to send me to school with Daddy."

Gu Zhao: ...You grin almost to the ear, it's almost enough.

"Okay, okay, I promise. Daddy and daddy go to sleep." Li Zhaoxi met his father's eyes while being reserved, and immediately changed his words and went down the slope.

When Gu Zhao took Zhou Zhou's hand back and walked out of the gate of Li Zhaoxi's courtyard, Gu Zhao laughed, "I'm still a kid."

"He was a child, he was only eight years old."

When it was time to report to school in early September, Master Gu and Boss Li sent Li Zhaoxi's children to school.Li Zhaoxi was wearing a school uniform with a backpack on his back. His homework was contained in the bag, and he was carrying a big bag in one hand—the inside was local snacks for his classmates.

The school naturally cannot eat in class, and can only eat and rest in the classroom during lunch break.However, government schools are more strict. Eating is only allowed in dining halls and dormitories, and eating is not allowed in classrooms.

Every year, the semester starts, and parents can enter the campus, but they are not allowed to enter the campus for nothing on weekdays.

The school has been in operation for almost three years. The plants transplanted and planted in the past are now lush and lush, with luxuriant branches and leaves. It is very cool, the environment is quiet, and the children are mostly lively. Playing and playing in the middle of the day-there are only four arts classes for playing.

Each is different.

Along the way, I met many parents, most of whom were wearing linen clothes, and some of them were wearing streamer silk—most of these parents were sending their daughters to school, and they were earnestly exhorting them, and even asked their servants to clean the house, so that their children would have a place to take a nap at noon.

Li Zhaoxi also had a bed to take a nap, but it was Gu Zhao who carried the bedroll.

"Yeah, Mr. Gu, are you still doing it yourself?"

"Some small things." Gu Zhao said.

The three of them had their own division of labor, Gu Zhao fetched water and carried heavy objects, Li Zhouzhou scrubbed and made the bed, and Li Zhaoxi was beside him, tidying up his wardrobe, tables and chairs, and the scrubbing that needed to be scrubbed was done quickly.

There are six people living in one house, and the bed and the bed are directly covered by curtains to provide privacy. Each person has a wardrobe with two doors, and a desk and chair next to it. From Gu Zhao’s point of view, the conditions are similar to those of modern college student dormitories, without the independent room of course. Toilet and bathroom.However, the place is larger than the dormitory, and it is not a decoration like a bed and a cabinet.

The place is also much more open.

After registering for Li Zhaoxi, he paid the tuition fee of [-] cash, and the dormitory was also tidied up.Li Zhaoxi can now think about talking to his friends about the summer vacation, he is extremely busy, he doesn't have the slightest worry about his father and father leaving, he happily sent his father out of the school gate, and even waved goodbye.

Gu Zhao murmured to Zhou Zhou: "Is the smile on this kid's face too happy?"

"Master, do you want Fubao to cling to us?"

Gu Zhao: "..." Then he said in a serious tone: "Actually, when a child grows up, he has friends and secrets. These are normal. Husband and wife are the ones who will stay together for a lifetime. Don't feel sorry for Zhou Zhou, you still have me. "

"..." He couldn't feel any emotion.Li Zhouzhou smiled and said, "Yes, Mr. Xiang is right."

Gu Zhao was very happy, holding Zhou Zhou's hand, the two of them didn't ride in a carriage, and went for a stroll in the cool weather, shopping and shopping.

Later in September, Gu Zhao went to Xinzhou again to approve official documents.

As the school started, the teacher's wife Bai Yin also went to the school to attend classes. At the beginning, the courses were arranged very quickly, and she went five days a week for about two days, and she was also in a large class. Gu Zhao suggested that the teacher's wife should get used to it first.

Later, Bai Yin got interested, and there were more classes, about three or four days a week.Sun Mu went to the government school next door to teach, and a room was vacated in the teacher's dormitory, but Sun Mu refused. He has a teacher's office—the old wife also has it, so it is called.

Then one day Sun Mu went to the school for a stroll, and now he felt that the school was fun and relaxed, and even gave the school students a day or two to give lectures.

The front yard of Li Mansion.

After September, the ice will be withdrawn, and the hottest day will be noon, and the sun is not scorching, so dress lightly and take a nap.

Xiao Tian came to Li's mansion today to check the pulse of Young Master Rong. After reading the injury, he said that there is no serious problem now, and he has recovered seven or eight times. It's just that the injury has damaged his body and he needs to rest and recuperate. It's best not to work hard, otherwise It is easy for the wound to crack, and it will not be easy to raise after repeated use.

"... It's better not to drink the medicine, I'll prescribe some food tonic prescriptions." Xiaotian said.

"Thank you." Rong Ye said.

Oda smiled and said, "You're welcome, I should do it." He is a doctor and he should save people.

After sending Xiaotian away, Li Zhouzhou said to Rong Ye: "I didn't ask you all this time, just because I was afraid that you would think too much. Now you are almost recovered from your injuries, but what are your plans?"

Without waiting for Rong Ye to speak, Li Zhouzhou said again: "I didn't mean to drive you away, but you can't arouse any spiritual interest all day long, maybe I'm meddling in my own business and talk too much, since you've been dragging your breath for thousands of miles Arrived in Zhaozhou, now that I have earned my life, is it possible to live in such a muddle?"

"If you don't mind, I'll arrange an errand for you?"

Rong Ye looked over, thought for a while and said, "I'm not good at management."

"It's not about business." Li Zhouzhou asked, "How do you play the piano? Go to a school or a government school to teach."

Rong Ye was amazingly talented back then, it was not for bragging, gorgeous rhetoric, good at words, serious articles such as imperial examinations are not as rigorous and credible, but the children of the aristocratic family ride horses, archery, play chess, play the piano and paint, these gentlemen are all talented, and Rong Ye counts proficient.

When he entered the palace to study, he was taught by Taifu Lin.

If Immortal Sun Muhe is a master of Confucianism admired by scholars all over the world—most of them are ordinary scholars at the bottom, then Taifu Lin is a scholar who has a status in the imperial examinations and is admired and admired by others.If Taifu Lin taught for a few years, the reputation would be very loud and pleasant.

With the word royal, it is expensive.

"I'll go to school and try." Rong Ye replied.

Li Zhouzhou said: "The school teacher's salary may not be too much, but the daily expenses should be enough. In the future, I will be given three taels of silver for food and accommodation, which is a bit high for Zhaozhou housing prices, but my family Isn’t it great value for money.”

Rong Ye was stunned for a moment, never thought that Li Zhouzhou would say such words.

"We are not relatives, not old friends. When you become my friend, I won't need the rental money. Of course I need it now, just forget about the medicine money." Li Zhouzhou affirmed.

Rong Ye said, "I'll give you the medicine money."

"That's fine, I'll settle it." Li Zhouzhou really settled the score.

Rong Ye called Old Zhong and asked for the silver to send over. Li Zhouzhou took it and said, "Don't delay, I will go to school with you tomorrow and go through the entry procedures for you."

From the beginning to the end, it was as fast as a gust of wind. After Li Zhouzhou left, Rong Ye slowed down and smiled warmly on his cold face.

Xiao Qi was young, and when he learned that Boss Li and the young master had asked for money, they would have to pay three taels of silver for rent every month when they lived in Li Mansion. It seemed that he was far away from the students of Li Mansion all of a sudden.

He said to his grandfather: "The young master has designated Boss Li as a friend in his heart, but now—this, this, the young master is so uncomfortable."

Old Zhong lived for most of his life, struggled at the bottom, and also struggled when he entered the mansion of a nobleman. He saw too many dirty things, and now seeing his grandson's eyes turned red and he was about to cry, he said, "Silly boy, don't complain. Boss Li, the Li family, they treat us well."

"The master has paid the money, so it's not living in vain under the fence. We live in a stable place, and we don't need anyone to talk about it. Besides, it's okay to worry about something, it should be fine."

Lao Zhong didn't know if he was good or not, his young master had a different temperament from others.

Li Zhouzhou heard his husband say 'much ado about nothing' and 'if you think too much about it, you're idle'. Although the words are somewhat generalized, they are not without some truth. This time, I took the first step for Rong Ye. In my opinion, if Rong Ye doesn't like to work in the school in the future, it's up to Rong Ye whether to leave or stay.

He got what he wanted, and he helped, with no regrets in his heart.Li Zhouzhou said in his heart.

In the early morning of the second day, Li Zhouzhou let Li Zhaoxi go to school, and accompanied Rong Ye to the school to join the school. Now there is a painting teacher in the school. When Chen Dalang heard that he was the teacher of playing the piano, he said with a troubled face: "Li Boss, why don't you invite Young Master Rong to teach at the government school?"

Chen Dalang was too sincere, "The current fuqin teacher of our government school is Mr. Xu. He said that his piano class is just to practice in his spare time. He has taught the students of the government school for so long, and I am afraid that he will mislead the students."

Naturally, there were no conditions at the time. Teacher Xu was originally a Jinshi, and his family was considered well-to-do. He took piano lessons for a while when he was a child and studying in a government school, but his level, in modern times, is an amateur level, and he can play it by himself.

There is also the Red Chamber Chu Pavilion in Zhaozhou City, but these luthiers are only at the level of playing music and accompaniment, and they are not considered masters.And it is impossible to invite these teachers to teach students how to play the piano - no matter how enlightened Gu Zhao is, and how much the teachers who support government schools worship Mr. Gu, they will definitely go over when they hear this.

So this gentleman's four arts class has been fooling around so-so.

Anyway, the imperial examination does not test these.But if there are good educational resources now, it is natural to follow the official school first.

Chen Dalang said: "These courses in the school are actually not very important. Most of them are practical courses. First, literacy, arithmetic, bookkeeping and embroidery. Learning to draw can also help embroidery."

"I'll ask Teacher Rong if I can go to a government school to teach piano art part-time." Li Zhouzhou turned to look at Rong Ye.

Rong Ye nodded.

Now that young master Rong works two jobs in schools and government schools, he naturally earns a lot.

Chen Dalang was overjoyed, he quickly went through the formalities for Teacher Rong, and began to arrange classes for Teacher Rong. Fortunately, the piano class is not a must, the government school has two days every ten days, and the school has one and a half days a week.

In the car going back, Rong Ye sat in it, and asked after a while: "Mr. Chen's words just now mostly emphasized official studies and despised schools. I think it's okay for students not to take piano lessons, and official studies are more important."

"...?" Li Zhouzhou was thinking about what to have for lunch, and after hearing Rong Ye's words, he looked over and didn't understand what it meant.

Rong Ye then asked: "You are a brother, don't you feel uncomfortable with these prejudices?"

"Talk about this." Li Zhouzhou suddenly understood, he smiled and said, "You have changed from being a man to being a brother. Now you will feel that the prejudices from the past are everywhere, and you have a gap in status."

"I have been a brother since I was a child. I grew up in the village. My family was poor. My father left early. After we separated, we lived in a thatched house with my father. I was illiterate when I was young, and no one taught me how to behave. I was busy all day long. Eat your stomach first."

"At that time, I didn't have the time or brain to think about my brother's low status and being discriminated against everywhere. I didn't think about it, because people in the village saw that it was the same for brothers and girls, and everyone was old enough to marry for life. The son does the housework, and the natural man does the hard work to support the family."

"That's the way I was in heaven and earth at that time."

"I left the village, went to the prefecture, went to the capital, and came to Zhaozhou again. I am different from you. I have dealt with the common people a lot. They will not think like you. The tuition fees of government schools are expensive and the studies are strict. Master Li Zhaoxi will be punished to stand and play palm boards. Li Zhaoxi has two vacations in winter and summer, and the summer vacation lasts for two months. The students of government schools have to study in the severe cold and heat. There are few holidays and less time for activities and play. Hope to become an official and bring the whole family to stand up, but the school students will not be successful."

"But if you ask, you will know that the students in the school are already very grateful for the opportunity to study and learn to read. This world is unfair. Men and girls, nobles and ordinary people, officials and businessmen, high and low, seem to be It's settled at birth, and the lowly ones will go through hardships if they want to turn over, but in the eyes of noble people, that's the difference between cloud and mud."

"My family's husband entered the Hanlin that day, it is as precious as the sky to us, but how do you see it in the eyes of your family's children?"

Rong Ye's eyes were slightly surprised, "You know it all, so aren't you angry and sad?"

"I can't change it." Li Zhouzhou said calmly, not accepting fate, "I'm just a brother, from the past to the present, I will do my best. If there is more, it will be unfounded. I can't help you. Sadness is no use in getting through life."

"To be honest, look at the factories and schools I run. Outsiders call me Boss Li. In fact, at first I borrowed the name of my husband and official. But if you don't have the ability to do things yourself, it's just a decoration."

Li Zhouzhou looked at Rong Ye, "Outsiders call me Boss Li, I am, outsiders call me Mrs. Gu, and I am too. This is all me. How I live my life, whether it is comfortable and happy, I know myself."

"Don't think too much, don't lock yourself up, you are Rong Ye, you are not the man, but you want to live the current life, or do you still want to go back to Beijing to take the imperial examination and become an official? Then it really won’t work.”

"I'm not going back to Beijing." Rong Ye's tone was cold.

"That's it. You won't go back to Beijing, so what are you still struggling with now?"

If you pass the imperial examination, you must go to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

Rong Ye was shocked until he got out of the car when he arrived at Li's mansion. He parted ways with Li Zhouzhou and looked at Li Zhouzhou's back. At this moment, he understood why a businessman who puts profits first, mentions Zhaozhou Shangli's boss. They all praised.

What everyone admired was only the boss of Zhaozhou Shangli, not Mrs. Gu, not any brother Fu Lang.

"The young master is back, I'm going to make tea." Seeing the young master coming back, Xiao Qi was busy making tea and running errands.

Rong Ye sat down, saw that Xiao Qi was busy, the clothes were still the style of the people in Beijing, and the old Zhong was the same, so he said: "When you go to the countryside, do as the Romans do, since you have arrived in Zhaozhou, then you should change into Zhaozhou clothes. "

"Yes, yes." Old Zhong was happy, the young master meant to settle down in Zhaozhou and not run away.

Although Xiao Qi didn't understand the meaning of the words, he was also happy. The clothes in Zhaozhou were more convenient and cooler than those in Beijing.

Rong Ye watched Xiao Qi for a while and said, "Send Xiao Qi to school tomorrow."

Old Zhong first knelt down and said it was impossible, how could it be possible, why would Xiao Qi just go to school to study and read, so that there would be no one to serve the master, Rong Ye still had a cold face, did not look at the old clock on the ground, and said: "It's settled."

Now Lao Zhong didn't dare to cry anymore, and he didn't dare to beg the master to take back his words, so he could only go down with tears in his eyes.

He knew that the master and son did this for Xiao Qi's benefit, but how can there be a master who feeds his servants and even sends them to study and learn calligraphy, alas.

Brother Lin has been very busy recently.

Ever since Su Jiayu got married, Brother Lin started to design the wedding dress, sketched it, and asked Brother Jiayu what he liked, and then started construction, slowly.

Afterwards, the drawing was finished, the pattern of the embroidery was settled, and after measuring the size, I started to make it.Brother Lin got busy, he was making elder brother Jiayu's new wedding dress, as for the man's——

Brother Lin secretly laughed.

Su Jiayu's face was shy, but she also said, "I'll take care of his clothes."

"Brother Lin, can you teach me?"

Naturally it is good.Brother Lin readily agreed.

Later, Su Jiayu didn't live in the store anymore, and came back to live, and started to run to brother Lin's yard, learning how to cut and embroider, but since he came out of the village, he has been able to mend clothes and embroider is really clumsy.Fortunately, he only made Hou Tong's clothes, and the embroidery style is not complicated and difficult to learn. After practicing on the cloth head slowly, he can almost read it.

"This is your wish, and keeping it is a matter of great importance and liking." Brother Lin said.

Su Jiayu gained confidence. He made a piece of clothing for more than two months. Every time he came back from the stewed shop, he took a shower and painted his hands with hand guards before he started to embroider with a needle.

Days passed, and at the end of September, Su Jiayu finally made the groom's suit.He personally delivered it to Hou Tong, stood at the gate of the courtyard, said something, and left without staying.

Hou Tong was smiling like an idiot holding the bag, and his heart was like the bag, heavy and sweet. He went back to the house and saw that he even had shoes. The yard is holding the soles of the shoes one by one, it is distressing and sweet.

The next day, Hou Tong went to the stew shop and sent some bottles and jars of sheep fat for hand guards to Brother Yu. These bottles were all fired by him. The word Yu is written at the bottom.

Brother Yu was very happy to accept it, and Hou Tong knew that his nickname was Xiaohe.

"So it's a river." Li Xia joked.

Brother Yu blushed.

At the beginning of October, seeing that Su Jiayu's marriage was approaching, Brother Lin was in a hurry. He looked at the south gate of Zhaozhou every day, and said sadly, "Brother Wang Jian, why hasn't he come back? Don't be delayed on the way—" —”

"Hey, bah bah bah, it must be safe and sound."

It turned out that Wang Jian didn't expect to come back, so he welcomed Meng Jianyun back first.