Chapter Title: Chapter 15 is familiar and familiar

Chapter 15 Familiarity and Familiarity

Mr. Xu glanced at Qiu Chen's mother and son, and then said lightly to the woman: "Sister-in-law Liu, it's not early, let's go make lunch!" ”

Sister-in-law Liu agreed, glanced at Qiu Chen again, and hurriedly entered the door.

Regardless of whether the woman's words just now were for a reason or groundless, Qiu Chen didn't have the leisure to pay attention to Mr. Xu at the moment. She came this time to ask Lin Xu about returning to school.

Restrained his mind, Qiu Chen straightened his expression, searched quickly in his mind, thanks to his good memory, he collected the appearance of the female dependents when he first watched the old version of "Dream of Red Mansions", and although he hadn't figured out what dynasty it was, his clothes were generally similar to those of the Ming Dynasty in ancient China, and the etiquette should be similar, so he folded his hands in front of him, bowed slightly, and said: "I've seen Mr. Xu, I'm Lin Xu's sister-in-law, and I'm here today for Lin Xu's return to school." ”

"Hmm." Mr. Xu's eyes flashed with surprise, nodded, turned to the side slightly, and said gently, "Please come in and talk." ”

In the few days since he came here, Qiu Chen has seen a lot of people who are full of hoards and Lin Xu, both of whom are clumsy and clumsy, and their words are ugly after all. In the Rejuvenation Hall, Liao Wenqing and Shopkeeper Chen are both human spirits, but there are too many twists and turns in their stomachs, which are not compatible with her aura. When she saw this Mr. Xu, that kind of clean and gentle bookish atmosphere made her seem to find a sense of familiarity and intimacy. Many of the brothers who worked as researchers around her are this one, including the mentor back then, who is also a very gentle and elegant person, uh, it doesn't count when you fall into a research state.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook a slight arc, Qiu Chen nodded, led Aman Afu, and stepped into the gate of the school.

The courtyard of the school is not large, the courtyard structure, the main house is three, the east and west wings are also three, and the gatehouse is two. The school is located in the east wing. Qiu Chen walked into the courtyard, and through the open door, he could see several teenage students concentrating on writing at their desks, but they all looked attentive.

There are two large trees in the center of the yard, with thick trunks and dense branches, and the branches of the two trees intersect each other, so you can imagine that in summer, the dense branches of the two trees can almost cast a comfortable cool impression on the whole yard.

With such a gentleman and such a learning environment, Qiu Chen couldn't help but feel a little satisfied.

Seeing that Ah Fu and Ah Man were both looking at the East Chamber's class with envy and couldn't turn their eyes, Qiu Chen couldn't help laughing, leaned over and patted the two little guys, and said in a low voice: "If you want to go and see, don't make a noise to the brothers studying!" ”

When the two little guys heard this, they smiled with their eyebrows, but fortunately, they knew that they were not noisy, so they nodded obediently, and Ah Fu also took his sister's hand very sensibly and went to see the students in the school together.

Qiu Chen smiled and watched the two children run to the door of the school, but they were very obediently separated by a distance, looking in quietly, not noisy or noisy, then he turned back with confidence, and saw Mr. Xu's solemn expression, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. On other people's territory, they actually forgot to ask the owner's opinion, looking at the other party's rigorous appearance, I am afraid that she will be rude!

Showing a slightly embarrassed smile, Qiu Chen said: "The children have been following the second brother to read and write these days, and their interest is strong, and I forgot to ask Mr. for a while, hoping that it will not cause trouble to Mr." ”

"It's okay!" Mr. Xu had an uncertain look in his eyes, withdrew his gaze from the two children, and did not dislike Qiu Chen's rudeness, he responded lightly, took Qiu Chen to sit at the stone table in the courtyard, and said in a deep voice: "I heard that Mrs. Lin was sick a few days ago, I don't know if she has recovered?" ”

Qiu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Thank you Mr. Xu for asking, my illness has been cured." ”

Mr. Xu sighed, and said, "In this case, Lin Xu's return to school is also feasible." ”

Qiu Chen nodded: "Yes." My illness caused Lin Xu to delay many days of school, and if he didn't come back to school, there would be too many delays. So, may I ask Mr. Xu, when can Lin Xu come to school? ”

"Well, tomorrow." After Mr. Xu finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Qiu Chen, and said, "After all, it is the Liu family who sits in the museum, and Lin Xu will not be able to ...... as before when he returns to the museum this time."

Oh, this guy is embarrassed to talk about asking for money after making so many detours, right?

Qiu Chen smiled understandingly: "Mr. Xu doesn't have to be embarrassed, I already know, and I have already given Lin Xu half a year's money!" ”

"Oh?" Mr. Xu seemed a little surprised, surprised, and then his expression relaxed significantly, and said, "That's good." Lin Niangzi went back and told Lin Xu that he should come back to school early tomorrow morning. In addition, lunch can also be used in learning. You don't have to pay for rice and vegetables. ”

Qiu Chen had already inquired before, Mr. Xu's Liu family sat in the private school, and the Liu family paid ten taels of silver every year, plus clothes and 400 catties of rations throughout the year. If a person surnamed Liu wants to let his child go to school, each child will pay a penny every six months, that is, one or two silver, and if he eats in the school, he will have to pay another 100 yuan of vegetable gold and 20 catties of white flour every month. Even so, except for the two sons of Liu Jincai's family, who were the shopkeepers of the county Liuxianju Restaurant, who were sent to the school to study, other families could not afford such a large amount of expenses, and even if they could barely make up, no one sent their children to school. In ordinary households, girls at the age of six or seven can learn to cook, laundry, do housework, and dig vegetables and pick grass; Boys can herd sheep and cattle from the age of five or six, and when they are older, they can chop firewood at the age of ten, and then go to the fields to do some light work, and at the age of twelve or thirteen, they are basically used as a laborer. I don't have that ability, I don't have that mind!

Before Qiu Chen could reply, Mr. Xu had already stood up: "Lin Xu still has some spirituality in his studies, you go back and tell him that after the museum is restored, you must concentrate on studying." ”

"Hey, I'll pass on my husband's advice when I go back. Mr. Xu, then we will take our leave. With all that said, Qiu Chen sincerely thanked him and led Afu Aman to leave.

Behind her, Mr. Xu stood silently under the bare laurel tree in the courtyard for a long time before turning back to the room with a uncertain expression.

Sister-in-law Liu sat in the stove, looked at the silent cyan figure, frowned, and sighed long. l3l4