Chapter 54 County Studies
The three Li Wen brothers went and returned, not surprising the eldest grandson at all, he was still sitting neatly, scanning the three of them as if he was passing through the hall, and the appearance of the old god making people angry when they saw it.
"Three hundred wen, no two prices." He said.
"No problem, Erlang, we've thought about it, everyone, classmates, what's not negotiable? Right? Li Wen smiled like a flower, and his black face not long ago disappeared as if it had been scraped by a knife: "We hired you as a scholar and agreed to your conditions." ”
"I haven't finished saying the conditions yet." Changsun Hong reminded.
Li Wuhu on the side had a grimace, full of reluctance, and said angrily: "Then say it." ”
Li Wen patted his younger brother's head and frowned: "How did you talk to Erlang?" To put it mildly, we will be brothers in a pair of pants in the future, don't be so rude. ”
Eldest Sun Hong ignored Li Wu, who was crying and mourning like a dead father, just looked at Li Wen with a smile and gave a thumbs up: "Refreshing!" ”
"Everyone, let's do it, life is better, in the future, in the county school, we will have to rely on you more than at home, and we can't look for gunmen on the street, if my father knows, it's strange if he doesn't break our legs." Li Wen is one year older, and he should think about the problem more comprehensively, and at this time, he was blowing the wind outside, figured things out, and his tone of voice immediately became much more pleasant: "So it is reasonable to regard Erlang as a friend." ”
Yo, this guy has grown up.
Changsun Hong looked at Li Wen with some surprise, but he didn't expect this guy to see the problem more thoroughly, since this is the case, he was not ambiguous, and said directly: "Okay, my third condition, I hope to bring the dog with me." ”
"Take him with you?" Li Wen hesitated for a moment, looked at the dog behind him who was stunned, and repeated with a strange expression: "Dog? ”
"Yes, dog." Changsun Hong looked at Li Wen's eyes calmly: "It's just one more miscellaneous guy, but don't treat him as a person, he is following me, not your subordinate." ”
"Erlang, if you come like this, it means that our brothers want to support the two of you?" Li Wen couldn't help laughing: "There are too many conditions. ”
"It's a lot, but your family has a big business, and you are also the number one rich man in the county, and the food and accommodation of one or two people is nothing, as long as you open your mouth, Li Daguan should not be stingy." The eldest grandson Hong was confident, and his tone was very relaxed: "Right? ”
These words were a bit flattering, and Li Wen's head suddenly rose up, and he said proudly: "That's!" Shizhao County, ten towns and one hundred villages, speaking of our Li family, that is what the county also knows, if you want to talk about money, it is no worse than anyone else, okay, I promise you the conditions. ”
He thought for a moment and said, "But Erlang, what do you say you are doing with us?" You are a scholar, and you can't enter the school, what are you doing in the county? ”
"You don't have to worry about this, I have my own measure."
"Okay, that's it. I'll go back and tell my dad that there will be no problem, but you have to study hard, don't be unable to write by then, it's not good to cheat a few brothers. I'll let you know when it's time to go. Li Wen shook off the long silk belt of his hair, regained a bit of rich urine, pinched the money bag and walked away with the two brothers.
After a few people walked away, and they couldn't even hear the footsteps and talking, the dog leaned up in a daze, and said to Changsun Hong with a shaking mouth: "Erlang, what are you doing with me in the county?" ”
"Are you content to farm in the village all your life?" The eldest grandson Hong spoke earnestly and said heartily: "If you don't go out to see, you will never be able to open your eyes." ”
"That's what I said, but I don't know anything." The dog was nervous, and said with a crying voice: "I don't know the words, I don't know anything else except farming, what are you going to do?" ”
"Who doesn't know how to go to school, who is born to understand everything?" Changsun Hong stood up and patted him on the shoulder encouragingly: "No, I will teach you, you are so smart, you must learn quickly." ”
The villagers of this era have a natural inferiority complex, not to mention the county seat, even the market town that is a little larger than the village where they live also feels unattainable, and always feels that the people in the city and town are very noble, and the people who live a hard life are so honest, in fact, in the view of Changsun Hong, even if the capital of the Great Song Dynasty is Lin'an, it is said to be graceful and prosperous, and it is not the level of a county-level city in the future.
The dog had been to Shizhao County, and the city with two main streets was the place that reached the sky in his eyes, and he was nervous when he heard that he wanted to live there.
In addition to being nervous, there is yearning, the lively place always has to attract people, the fragmented traders, the flow of people coming and going, the lively shops, and the brightly dressed women, are all things that the villagers love, so the eldest grandson Hong relieved a few words, and the dog happily agreed.
"But my dad is there...... I don't know if he will say yes. After all, a boy is equal to a laborer, which is indispensable in the era when planting depends on manpower, and the number of men in the family determines the quality of life of the family. The custom of giving birth to sons over daughters one after another also stems from this reason.
"I'll go and tell your father that he will go to the county town to work as an errand for Li Guan's family, and he won't object." Changsun Hong was not worried at all, and patted his chest and said.
"Of course it's good, Erlang, your eloquence is good, it's all up to you." The dog was happy and grinned, "But what are we going to do when we go to the city?" ”
"Let's go first, where there are many people, there are always more opportunities." Changsun Hong's eyes became complicated, and his eyelids narrowed slightly: "Stay here, it's a big deal to wait for Carpenter Zhang's trading dividends, the rice mill is not a complicated thing, it will be rolled out in about a year and a half, and when the time comes, a carpenter will do it, and if you lose your mystery, you won't be able to make a lot of money." ”
"Make a lot of money......" The dog looked at Changsun Hong's face, and admired it even more, it turned out that in Erlang's eyes, so many dividends from the rice mill were not big money! So how much does it cost to be the big money in his heart? The dog's breath became rapid, and his mind was excited and stimulated.
Just follow Jiro! He made up his mind that nothing could stop him!
Changsun Hong turned around, saw the dog looking at him with ambiguous eyes, trembled all over, quickly got up, beckoned him to go up the mountain to practice martial arts, and if he didn't go, it would be dark.
In the evening, when the eldest grandson Hong returned home sweating profusely, Zhang had already returned, and the industrious woman was busy in the stove room, picking some fresh vegetables from the vegetable field and preparing dinner.
The eldest grandson Hong went over to help, but before the meal was served, the eldest grandson brother also returned.
At the dinner table, the eldest grandson Hong told the Li family brothers about the coming today, and proposed to his father that he would follow them to the county school, even if he couldn't go to the county school to listen to the class, it was good to learn secretly outside the window.
Of course this is a good thing, Changsun Hao immediately agreed, and he inquired again about the conditions for following the Li family brothers into the school to listen to the class, and after hearing that he had to pay a sum of money, the burly man was silent.
This is by no means affordable for a poor Baozheng.
Changsun Jin didn't say a word, buried his head in the rice, and only occasionally looked at Changsun Hong's gaze, there was a flickering light.