The two of them worked hard for an hour to sort it out and put all the food in the kitchen. In the end, only the gifts from the three ladies of Guangji Hall, Sihai Escort Company and the magistrate's wife were left.
What Min Fangqi and the other three gave them were a four-room study, three pieces of cloth, and six packs of snacks. Most of the cloths were plain colors, as if they had been discussed in advance. However, the Jiang family was even simpler, just a brocade box. , with five hundred taels of silver notes inside.
"Wow, sister, so much, five hundred taels of silver." Xiao Han was surprised, with a look of money-obsessed. Hand the banknote to your sister and put it away.
The magistrate's wife gave even more gifts, and a whole carriage's worth of gifts filled up a corner of the house. Cloths, ornaments, the four treasures of the study, beads and flowers and jewelry, everything is available.
However, they were in mourning, and many things were temporarily unavailable, so they had to temporarily store them in the warehouse.
On the carriage, Min Fangqi looked at his old friend Wu Tong next to him, "Brother Xiwen, how are you? Is this a kid you can teach?"
Wu Tong touched his short beard with a profound look on his face and said with a smile: "This guy has a kind and polite temperament. He is a teachable person."
Min Fangqi was overjoyed, "Then you agree, I will ask Junior Sister Xiao to bring him to become a disciple tomorrow." Haha, he must give Junior Sister a surprise, she doesn't know about it yet.
"Don't be too busy to become a disciple. Bring me in first and then test his character before making a decision. I don't want to teach another Liu Jiashan." Wu Tong considered, formally accepting a disciple and teaching are two completely different things. As a teacher, a lifelong father, preaching and teaching, he should consider it carefully.
"Yeah" mentioned Liu Jiashan, Min Fangqi said nothing more, Liu Jiashan gave his friend an indelible blow.
Thinking about Wu Tong's life, he was talented and became famous at a young age. He was ranked second in high school when he was weak, and he served as an official in the court for decades. Finally, he was worshiped by the Imperial Academy and offered wine. He was highly valued by the late emperor and today. He taught and educated countless people throughout his life, and had students all over the court and abroad. He wanted to worship his disciples like a crucian carp across the river, but he chose Liu Jiashan, who came from a poor family.
Wu Tong was very satisfied with his son at the beginning. Although Wu Jiashan came from a poor family, he was diligent and studious. He was ranked second in high school. For a time, the master and apprentice were both ranked second, which became a favorite story in the capital.
It is a pity that once a poor student jumped to Longmen, he was dazzled by the prosperity. It is easy to be poor, but it is difficult to be rich. He abandoned his wife who was a wretched man, and was willing to become a wife in the Liu family. He became the son-in-law of the powerful official Liu Taishi, and had sex with Liu several times. The grand master interfered in the affairs of the Imperial Academy and completely ignored the relationship between master and disciple.
Wu Tong was an upright man and would rather die than agree with the two. After severing relations with Liu Jiashan, he resigned and returned to his hometown.
"This is the chrysanthemum tea you are talking about." Wu Tong changed the subject and took the chrysanthemum tea sent by Xiao Ming to enjoy it. The small yellow flowers are elegant in color. What is rare is that they are all the same size and look very beautiful. On the way here, Min Fangqi The letter said there was good tea, which made him anxious and came all the way, but he didn't get it at Min's house.
"Well, how about it, it tastes good today." Min Fangqi said with a smile, Wu Tong's only hobby is tea tasting.
"The taste is really good. I didn't expect that in this mountainous place, a small chrysanthemum tea can taste exquisite." After recalling the pure and sweet taste of the chrysanthemum tea, the smell is gentle and long, and I can't help but take more. A few packs.
Having been friends for decades, Min Fangqi knew something was wrong as soon as he saw what he was doing. He snatched back two bags of chrysanthemum tea and said, "What are you doing? Junior sister gave me two ten bags of tea. Five bags each is just right for us. Don't rob me." Wu Tong looks serious, but he can show his differences in front of close friends. Sometimes he even loses face and acts rogue.
"You're tired of drinking it every day. Give me those two packs. I'll take some back and taste them slowly. I won't let you suffer in vain. Don't you like the Pu'er I saved? I'll go back and get some for you." Wu Tong roguely grabbed the last two bags of tea, and when he arrived at the door of his house, he quickly jumped out of the carriage at a speed that did not look like an old man over forty years old.
Min Fangqi looked at the swaying car curtain and was speechless for a while. He changed his preferences, okay? He made friends accidentally. Can he not want such a friend?
He didn't take a few sips of the tea given by Xiao Ming. This time he could only ask for some tea from Madam. Thinking of Madam's eyes that were reluctant to part with the tea and despised him, Min Fangqi felt that life was joyless and helpless. Take a souvenir.
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Xiao Han used a brush to make calculations on the paper, and finally came up with a number. He felt a little distressed when he saw this number, which exceeded his expectations. He raised his head and said to Xiao Ming, who was reading in a daze: "Sister, let's buy land. The total cost of repairing the house, replacing and adding furniture, and the expenses for today's banquet are almost 850 taels of silver."
All the old things were useless, including pots, pans, sheets and bedding, all replaced with new ones. Now the hut is used as a firewood shed, where some tools and firewood are stored.
"Sister, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Han found that although her sister was holding a book in her hand, her eyes were wandering and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"I was thinking about which private school I should send you to to study." Xiao Han came to her senses. If you don't worry about the future, you will have to worry about the immediate future. Now that your life is stable, she thought that she should send Xiao Han and Xiao Yu to study.
According to modern standards, Xiao Han had completed elementary school at most. Although he had studied a lot of books on his own, he had no teacher to guide him.
Teachers preach, teach, and solve doubts. It can be said that a good teacher is the leader on the road of student growth.
Although the town is close to her home, there are only two private schools. She used her free time during the consultation to inquire about it. Both schools were dissatisfied with the fact that one of them had a high learning threshold. They tended to treat children from rich families with a different eye and had a mediocre attitude toward students from ordinary families. It can be seen that his character is average.
Another master treated everyone equally, but he accepted any student as long as he could collect money, which resulted in a mixed crowd in the school. His people had old ideas, did not want to be flexible, and their education level was average.
How could such two people serve as role models and be respected by the world? Xiao Han just paid it off. Xiao Yu was only over six years old, an age when he was full of illusions about life. It would be harmful rather than helpful to let such people teach him.
Xiao Ming was a little worried and didn't know what to do for a while. She wanted to send them to Pingcheng to find a better school. However, firstly, because of her sister-in-law's last instructions, secondly, Pingcheng was too far away from home and it took more than an hour to go back and forth, which was really inconvenient. .
"Sister." Xiao Han was a little embarrassed and hesitant. He looked at his sister and finally plucked up the courage to express his decision: "Sister, I think I won't study anymore. I'm very tired." Three people can't learn anything. Now there is so much land at home that we can't keep busy. I'd better farm at home." Now there is too much land at home for three people to take care of. If he goes to school, the family will be busy. There is no one left.
"I have my own arrangements for the land at home. Just study in peace. I still have a few hundred taels of silver here. You don't have to worry about money. Besides, we can ask people to help." Xiao Ming said, she knew that her brother had been Everyone wants to do more for the family and reduce the burden.
"You don't have to spend money to hire someone." Xiao Han said, he was reluctant to part with the money, and he believed that all the money would be used as a dowry for his sister, so that he could marry in glory in the future. After being the director of the family for the past few months, he also knew a lot. If a woman marries with a small dowry, she will be looked down upon by her husband's family and laughed at by her neighbors. In their family, both parents are dead and they have no relatives or elders. Who can make decisions for my sister in the future.
