"Not only in Sichuan County, but also in the capital there are few gentlemen who can compare with him. He has taught countless scholars and scholars, and many scholars have entered the Hanlin Academy."
He couldn't imagine Lu Mu's identity as a person who even respected such an old gentleman.
Meng Li smiled and said nothing more.
Lu Mu always felt that she was asking this not just for her second brother.
But he couldn't guess what Meng Li was thinking.
Meng Yao studied for most of the morning and then went to cook. Her goal was to be able to read and read, so she didn't have to spend too much time like her second brother, and could just take care of the family.
Meng Li also planted all the medicinal materials in the space and went to Tongxintang to sell them for more than a hundred taels of silver.
She went to cook with her little sister.
"How do you feel?" Meng Li asked.
Meng Yao turned his wrist and smiled at Meng Li, showing two tiger fangs.
"I'm just drawing a horizontal line and writing a word, so my hands are a little sore."
"Well, that's how I started learning, one stroke at a time. These are the framework for writing and reading in the future."
"Sister, I'm not afraid of getting tired, I like to study." Meng Yao said.
She felt that a ray of light was revealed to her through an impenetrably closed door.
And this ray of light will make her life different.
"Okay, only by enduring hardship can you become a master." Meng Li said.
Everyone in the family is down-to-earth, not afraid of hardship, and is kind to everyone as well as to individuals.
Even lunch is very rich, with several big dishes.
Because there was one more person in the family, I made two more dishes than usual.
Although Mr. Jiang is in his sixties, he has a good appetite. Not only did he drink alcohol last night, he also ate two large bowls of rice.
He usually pays such attention to it. Mr. Jiang stroked his beard and a light flashed in his eyes.
Having come all the way here, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get along with me, and I am afraid of being wronged.
Although he also received a lot of money for cultivation, if the master is good, he is more willing to teach with all his heart and teach more expansion.
Mr. Jiang glanced at Meng Wu again.
Meng Wucai came back from Youbaike. The business of Youbaike was very good, and the young man was in a good mood and his features were bright.
Stop it, stop it, after drinking that kind of wine last night, he brought one more. Let's enlighten the two first.
While eating, Meng Li thought of a question. She hadn't asked about the tuition fee yet.
Since Lu Mu invited people here, it must have been discussed.
After dinner, Lu Mu was cleaning up in the kitchen, while Meng Li cooked a bowl of porridge and added some leftovers to it.
These leftovers are all good, so Xie Xian is cheap.
"How much tuition does Mr. Jiang charge?" Meng Li asked.
"My brother has already given it to me." Lu Muying.
"What, how can we ask someone else to pay for the tuition of the gentleman we hired? If we don't pay him back quickly, how much is the total?" Meng Li felt unreasonable upon hearing this.
"No need to pay it back."
"You have to pay it back."
Lu Mu looked at her with a half-smile: "How can you pay back if I don't tell you much?"
"Lu Mu." Meng Li frowned: "There is no reason to let others pay the tuition fees."
"If you don't tell me, I'll ask Mr. Jiang."
"Even if you ask, you can't find the brother who paid for the tuition, and I won't help you."
Meng Li choked.
She had no choice but to say: "Then tell me, I won't pay him back."
"I asked for it for two years first, a total of three thousand taels."
Meng Li took a breath because it was so expensive.
If she were to provide this money and deduct the money to build the house, there would be nothing left.
She had already guessed that it was not the money provided by Lu Mu's brother, but the money provided by himself.
Those people said they were his brothers, rather than his subordinates.
But the price was so ridiculously high that she was shocked.
But think about it, if the second brother can successfully embark on the road of scientific examination, it is not unacceptable.
"Mr. Jiang is a famous gentleman. He came all the way to teach my second brother that it should be more expensive."
Although he seemed to be respectful to Lu Mu, he couldn't move him without paying a high price.
"Are you going up the mountain today?" Lu Mu asked, rinsing his bowl.
"Do you have any plans?"
"Something needs to go out."
"Then you go about your business, and I'll go to the village to check on the progress of the house."
"Um."
Meng Li first went to Xie Xian's room to deliver food.
Xie Xian was leaning on the bedside, looking out the window, not knowing what he was thinking, with handsome features and dark eyes.
His eyes fell on the bowl of rice held in Meng Li's hand, and he returned to his cynical look, saying unexpectedly: "Did you improve my food today?"
"It can't be leftovers."
"Eat it if you like." Meng Li put the big bowl on the small table aside.
Although they are all leftovers, they are still nutritious, so leave as soon as you are done.
Xie Xian verified his guess, with a look of disgust on his face.
Ever since he was a child, no one dared to let him eat leftovers or plain porridge.
"Just ask, if I give you money, can you let me have a good meal?"
Xie Xian even suspected that Meng Li did this because he wanted money.
Meng Li thought that if he asked for Xie Xian's money, Xie Xian might default on his debt from Lu Mu.
"No money, just think that our Meng family is sending Buddha to the West."
Meng Li left after saying this.
Xie Xian struggled to pick up the bowl of rice, the veins on his brow beating.
Thinking that so many people have touched so many dishes with their chopsticks, it might make them salivate.
Xie Xian would rather drink plain porridge.
He ate it hard, bite by bite.
I had a thought in my mind, should I take care of this girl in the future?
But it was clear that someone saved his life.
Xie Xian took a deep breath.
Meng Li was about to go out when Meng Dawang came. He seemed to be wearing Meng Hua's clothes, which were loose and the corners of his clothes were dragged to the ground. He looked very funny.
Meng Li knew at a glance that this was to hide something.
This time Meng Dawang actually brought twenty taels of silver.
He proudly held the money in his hands: "Uncle, I'm here to buy snacks."
Then, he reported some of his favorite snacks, as if they were treasures from home.
Meng Wu felt that something was getting more and more wrong. In fact, he knew before that Dafang would not be able to give Meng Dawang so much pocket money.
He still didn't want to cause trouble, just in case someone from the big room came to his door.
Just as he was about to ask, Meng Li winked at him: "Brother, go and get all the snacks Dawang asked for."
Meng Wu thought for a while and felt that the Dafang matter had nothing to do with him. The guests took the money to buy things, and they sold them at the price. It was a normal transaction.
He went into the warehouse to get the goods.
Meng Dawang was addicted to chocolate, and most of the twenty taels of silver were spent on chocolate.
He took out a few pieces of chocolate and put the rest into his clothes.
Without saying a word, he took the snacks and left.
Meng Wu said with some humor: "Let's just say that Meng Dawang is better than his elder brother and sister-in-law. He knows how to buy the food he wants with money."
"That's not necessarily true. When the family's money is gone, maybe they will be as virtuous as his parents."
Meng Wu: "Second sister, all of Dawang's money must have been stolen."
He couldn't bear to steal things.
