When Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen walked back to Wei's house, Wei Laichun's in-laws were gone, only the Wei family was there.
Father Wei and mother Wei looked at each other in confusion, as if they didn't know what was going on, while the rest of the Wei family looked ugly.
Mrs. Wei seemed to want to ask them something, but in the end she gritted her teeth and held back. When Father Wei and Mother Wei asked to leave, she waved them away with a stiff face.
On the way home, Wei's father couldn't help but discuss with Wei's mother: "My dear, what do you think happened at home? Why... the fifth sister's in-laws are so strange?"
"I can't guess. It's strange that the fifth sister got engaged for no reason. Why didn't I hear anything about it before?" Wei's mother was puzzled. "And...it's not that I want to say something bad about your sister, but me." I don’t think she and that guy are compatible, so why would that guy fall in love with your girl? She’s not ugly, and her family is from a small town.”
Father Wei: "I'm also wondering about this, and I think Wu Mei's in-laws seem to be difficult to get along with. I don't know what happened just now. The little girl was clamoring to leave as soon as she came back, but Wu Mei's in-laws didn't stop her, and instead said nothing. Say a word and leave."
"Forget it, don't think so much, it has nothing to do with us," although Wei's mother said this, she subconsciously blocked the communication between the children and the main family.
Every time someone from the master's house called the children over, Wei's mother pushed the children to go to the master's house, and was asked by the master to go every day, so she couldn't come to the house the next day, and she wouldn't have time until after the exams next year.
Mother Wei did not lie, she told the truth. Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen did need to report to Master Hong's house every day, and sometimes even stayed at Master Hong's house.
Master Hong seemed to have nothing to teach Wei Cheyu in terms of knowledge, so he planned to start from other places to make up for his negligence as a master.
"Brother Yu, you have to stay focused. There are frequent crowds in the inn and the environment is noisy. But you also have to calm down and read in the room. Reviewing before the exam is also very important. In the exam room, there may be unexpected things. When something happens, you can't let the noise interrupt your thoughts and affect your answer, so from today on, Azheng and I will speak loudly next to you, and you have to ignore it."
Wei Cheyu wanted to say that he didn't need it, but seeing Master Hong's eyes that wanted to do something for him, he had no choice but to say, "...Okay, Master."
"Exams are also a matter of luck. You won't know which dormitory you will be assigned to until the day of the exam. If you are unfortunate enough to be assigned to a dormitory next to the toilet, then you will be unlucky and you will smell bad in all kinds of ways. The smell of vomiting is there, and it is constant, so you need to train your resistance to the odor in advance. Even if you can't use it in the county trial, it may be useful in the government or hospital exams. Of course, Master I hope you never have to use it."
"..."
Wei Cheyu really wanted to refuse this time. He really didn't need resistance training against the odor. If he was unfortunately arranged to take the exam in a dormitory near the toilet, he would definitely have the concentration to not be affected. After all, he He is not really a teenager who has never experienced anything, so he does not need the unnecessary tea poison of odor resistance training.
However, seeing Master Hong's earnest and serious gaze, Wei Cheyu took a deep breath and replied: "...Okay, Master."
Although the life was not miserable, it still gave Wei Cheyu a headache. However, he does not hate his current life, but feels that it is practical and beautiful. If it were not for the relationship with his master's family, he needs power and fame, and does not want his parents to be oppressed by their relatives. He is willing to live in the countryside for the rest of his life.
The days gradually passed, and before the exam, Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen followed Wei's father to the town, hoping to sell some of the books they had copied in the past two years.
Originally Wei Cheyu planned to sell them all at once, but Wei Zhenzhen stopped him and suggested: "Brother Yuzi, I heard Master Hong say before that the prices in the county are high, so will the price of the collected books be higher?"
"Yes……"
In fact, Wei Cheyu also thought about taking the copied books to the county and selling them, and he would get more money, but then he thought about the long distance and the trouble of carrying them, so he gave up the idea. Unexpectedly, Wei Zhenzhen would think of...
He regretted more and more why she was not a man, so that he would cultivate her as a confidant and use her as his own.
"Then we can take the copied books to the county and sell them."
"The journey is long and too cumbersome."
"It's not a burden. I can carry it all the time. Brother Yuko, have you forgotten my strength?"
"No need..." Wei Cheyu didn't know why and didn't want Wei Zhenzhen to be too tired, although these things may not tire her, "The money at home is not enough to support the hotel expenses, carriage and horse expenses, food expenses, etc. during our trip, so we still have to first Sell the copied books to get enough money."
"We can sell part of it first," Wei Zhenzhen had a new idea after hearing this, "Sell all the books I copied first, and then sell part of yours, Brother Yuzi, and then keep the best books and bring them to the county seat. Sell."
Wei Cheyu's eyes lit up as he listened to Wei Zhenzhen continue, "People in the county are used to using good things. I think whether it's food or other things, as long as the quality is good, even if the price is high, there will be people who will take it. After all, Master Hong said , there are many wealthy households in the county."
Wei Cheyu was convinced.
This feeling was very new to him, because he had always persuaded others and rarely was persuaded by others.
Although this was not the first time, it was one of the few times, and the person who convinced him was...a child.
*******
There is only one bookstore in the town. Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen have not been there since they first stepped in, so the bookstore owner no longer remembers them.
They don't look like children now, so when the bookstore owner saw them coming in, he didn't want to drive them away like he did the first time. Instead, he greeted them, "Are you here to buy pens and ink to take the exam in the county seat?"
The bookstore owner is already familiar with this.
Wei Cheyu first politely bowed his hands, and then said: "Yes, but there is one more thing..."
"whats the matter?"
Wei Zhenzhen stepped forward without any warning, put the books in her hand on the bookstore owner's counter, and spread them out one by one.
Wei Cheyu pointed at these books and said: "These are the books that my brother, my brother, and I copied. I want to sell them in exchange for my brother's exam expenses."
In the past two years, Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen have copied a lot of books. In addition to the eight books they kept at home and planned to sell in the county, there are still 25 books that can be sold in the town.
The main reason why the number is so large is because Wei Zhenzhen has been copying books whether on her days off or during school. She seems to have a fascination for making money by copying books.
Therefore, there were twenty books copied by Wei Zhenzhen alone. It seemed that the quality was not enough and the quantity was needed to make up for it.
Although the book store owner was a little surprised by the number of copied books, he did not ask any more questions. Instead, he was ecstatic. The book store could receive so many books at once, and its popularity will become even better in the future. The only regret is that the quality level is uneven. .
After the bookstore owner read them one by one, he finally gave a very fair price. He didn't bargain because of the large quantity he bought at one time. I don't know if it was because he wanted to form a good relationship.
When Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen were about to leave, the bookshop owner did not forget to tell them that they were welcome to sell copied books at any time.
After leaving the bookstore, Wei Cheyu took Wei Zhenzhen to buy some examination equipment, such as candles, candles, water, charcoal clothes, mats and other necessities, and then met with Father Wei at the inn.
Now that Wei Cheyu was old, Wei's father and Wei's mother were already relieved that he was wandering around the town alone, so they did not follow him. Of course, the most important thing was because Wei Zhenzhen was there.
The money from Wei's father's sale of the prey this time plus the money from Wei Cheyu and the others for copying books together is enough for thirty taels of silver. Together with the money that Wei's mother has saved for many years, it is enough for Wei Cheyu's exam expenses this time.
With the most worrying problem of money being settled, Wei's father and mother focused on cleaning up the house. The family sent Wei Cheyu to take the exam. The house had been idle for at least a month, so Wei's mother asked Linyou to help take care of it.
Linyou was curious: "Where are you planning to go on your long trip?"
"I plan to go to the county town. I heard that Brother Yu's wife said that there is a miracle doctor there. I want to take Brother Yu to have a look." Until now, Wei's mother did not want the villagers to know that Wei Cheyu was rushing to take the exam, so even if Wei Cheyu took the exam However, there is no need to face the teasing and joking of the folks. If you pass the exam...
Everyone is happy.
But Wei Mu didn't hold out any hope for this.
When Wei's mother said this, Linyou immediately understood. After all, Wei's father and Wei's mother valued Wei Cheyu, a child who was well-known in the village.
On the other side, Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen also said goodbye to Master Hong. Although they will leave for another month, they will stay at home to help pack their luggage this month, so they will no longer come to the school.
After saying goodbye, Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen went home together. They went back at midnight, so there were no people on the road, and everyone went to work in the fields.
As a result, people you meet on the road stand out.
On the road from Master Hong's village to theirs, there was a jungle on one side. When Wei Cheyu and the others passed by, they saw two figures standing there in the distance, vaguely, as if discussing something.
Wei Cheyu was not interested in paying attention and walked past without looking sideways.
"Eh? Isn't that uncle? Why is he there?" Wei Zhenzhen suddenly said.
Wei Cheyu subconsciously followed her words and looked over, and then——
The whole person froze.
Something started to crack inside him...
The calm inner lake completely disappeared, strong hatred and darkness kept rising in my heart, and my whole body was as cold as falling into ice.
Wei Cheyu's pupils shrank sharply, staring at the man in the jungle.
Wei Zhenzhen had no idea about Wei Cheyu's condition. Seeing that Wei Cheyu had been standing still, she looked at him doubtfully, and then——
She also froze.
Scared.
