"Uh...... That's not it, the student wants to go back to social studies to continue his studies, but the elders in the family ...... "Zhao Yan is a little embarrassed, if you want to study these days, it is necessary to be restrained, not limited to a few strings of bacon or some money, as long as you can get your hands on it, but with the mean temperament of the eldest lady Wang, I don't even think about it."

After a pause, Zhao Yan bowed and said, "Master, the student knows that you have a wide range of friends, and I want to ask the master to find a job for the student in his spare time." ”

If you directly tell the uncle and aunt that you want to continue studying, there must be only two words - no way, so Zhao Yan plans to save the country and leave the control of the aunt Wang first, as for the cheap father Zhao Xin, he has never even met since he came to this world, and Zhao Yan will not pin his future on him.

"Oh?" Chen Dao looked at Zhao Yan, he only felt that he hadn't seen him for a few months at first, this young man's face was full of vegetables, and he was much more sluggish than before, and then looked closely, but he felt that this young man had a more mature and stable atmosphere, presumably he was sensible after experiencing illness, and he actually knew how to find a way to work to subsidize the family.

Zhao Yan naturally didn't know what this Master Chen was thinking, he was just a whim just now, and he had the right to say it and give it a try, but he was not sure in his heart, at this time, he raised his eyes and saw this Master Chen's face contemplative, and then the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, Zhao Yan couldn't help but be happy in his heart, and secretly said Could it be a play?

"Brother Yan'er, I think of what you said." Chen Dao twisted his sparse beard and continued: "A few days ago, the king of the town entrusted me to find a scholar for his young son, who paid 100 wen a month, took care of food and housing, and did the work of accompanying reading, which was quite light. ”

Reading with a child? When Zhao Yan heard this, he remembered the bridge section of "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance", speaking of which this job is really good, and since it is a companion reading, when the prince of the Wang family is studying, can't he also read together?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan cheered up and asked, "Master, is that the king in Jiuzhou Town?" My father worked in the workshop of the king. ”

Chen Dao nodded and smiled: "Exactly." ”

Zhao Yan has listened to Zhao Gou talk about some characters and things in Taocun these days, so he knows a lot about this king.

In addition to houses and fields, there is also a winemaking workshop in the town, Zhao Yan's cheap father Zhao Xin is working in the winemaking workshop, in addition, I heard that this king's foreign state has several valuable shops in the state city, and he is very rich.

"That'...... Do you see students okay? Zhao Yan's heart was moved, one hundred yuan a month, which is equivalent to two hundred yuan in the future, which is not much, but at least he can leave Taocun and escape from the control of the eldest lady Wang, and there are free books to read.

The evening breeze is getting steeper and steeper, Chen Dao is a poor talent, and he doesn't pay attention to demeanor at this time, he put his two hands together in his sleeves, shrunk his body and said: "It's nothing, but you need to sign a death deed." ”

Death deeds? Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think about it in his heart.

What is a death deed? In layman's terms, it is a contract that cannot be redeemed, that is to say, if Zhao Yan signs this death contract, he will always be a scholar of the Wang family from now on.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan's mind about this errand was much lighter, but just now he personally asked Chen Dao to find a job for him, if he flatly refused at this time, it would inevitably seem that Zhao Yan was a little ignorant of current affairs.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Yan didn't come up with any excuses, so he had to tell the truth: "Master, forgive the student for not being in a situation." The so-called ten-year cold window no one asked, in one fell swoop became famous all over the world, students still can't let go of the matter of studying, if they enter the lowly nationality, I am afraid that they will not be able to take the imperial examination for the rest of their lives, so this job is ...... I'm afraid it's not suitable for students. ”

Chen Dao was annoyed in his heart, in this cold spring weather, if it weren't for your interest, I wouldn't have taken care of you.

"If that's the case, forget it." Chen Dao waved his sleeves, the smile on his face disappeared, and when he turned around to leave, he said: "If you want to continue studying, it's okay, as long as you hand over the restraints, I will naturally treat everyone equally and devote myself to teaching." ”

Zhao Yan's scattered memory of Master Chen is a kind elder, at this time to hear him say such a somewhat philistine words, I couldn't help but be stunned, until he went away before he came back to his senses, sighed in his heart, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this Master Chen, people are always inseparable from firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, even Confucius once said, 'I have no taste of self-restraint above, I have not tasted nothing' such words, why should he be harsh on this Master Chen.

"The road is long, I will go up and down and seek." Zhao Yan smiled bitterly and wrapped the thin clothes on his body, and then led the old cow to leave quickly, if it was too late to go back, maybe the eldest lady Wang would reprimand and interrogate.

The morning sun is slightly dewed, the heaven and the earth are deep, and a new day begins.

Zhao Yan was woken up by the sound of roosters one after another, he opened his eyes and looked out the window, then closed his eyes again, caressed his right arm with his left hand, and hesitated not to get up.

After a while, the curtain of the door was lifted, and a man about six feet tall, with a simple face, wrinkled forehead, and slightly white temples walked in.

Zhao Yan lives in the west room of the main house, there are two beds in the east and west, Zhao Yan sleeps near the door, and the other side sleeps Zhao Yan's head of the family, that is, Zhao Yan's lobby brother Zhao Qi.

Zhao Zhuang first went to Zhao Qi's bed to take a look, and saw that his son was sleeping soundly, so he gently tucked the quilt for him, and then turned his head to tell Zhao Yan to get up.

"Xiao Lang...... Xiaolang, it's dawn. Zhao Zhuang was afraid of waking up his precious son, so he deliberately lowered his voice.

Zhao Yan accidentally fell off the back of the cow once yesterday, and there was no discomfort, but after resting for a night, the right arm was extremely sore, and when he moved a little, he felt that the muscles there seemed to be torn, so he didn't want to get up at all.

Zhao Zhuang saw that he couldn't wake up Zhao Yan, so he stretched out his hand and gently pushed him, Zhao Yan knew that he couldn't pretend anymore, so he could only open his eyes and say pitifully: "Uncle, can you rest for a day today?" I'm sick. ”

Zhao Zhuang frowned when he heard this, first reached out and touched Zhao Yan's forehead, and then asked suspiciously: "Xiaolang, where are you wrong?" ”

Zhao Yan was about to reply, when he heard a sharp female voice suddenly come from outside: "There is a lot of and urine on the lazy donkey, I see that he is fine anywhere, but there is grass growing in his heart and he wants to be lazy." Boss, you lifted this lazy quilt and saw that he couldn't get up. ”

It was Zhao Zhuang's mother-in-law who spoke, that is, Zhao Yan's eldest mother, Wang, who was sour and spoke harshly, and when she was okay on weekdays, she loved to get together with three or five women who loved to chew the root of her tongue.

Hearing what Wang said, Zhao Yan suddenly became angry in his heart, and the depression accumulated in two months came to his heart, so he wanted to tear his throat and refute a few words, not wanting to be an honest uncle Zhao Zhuang on the side, who was rarely 'hard' once.

"it, child, you don't have to say a word. No matter what Xiaolang says, he is also the son of my Zhao family, his mother left early, and his father is not at home all the year round, I naturally have to take care of him as an uncle, if he is sick and still drives him to work, what will the villagers say about our family? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door curtain was vigorously raised from the outside, and a thin woman walked in angrily.

With a pointed face and triangular eyes, high cheekbones, fleshless cheeks, thin nose and thin lips, and protruding front teeth, Zhao Yan feels impetuous, if it weren't for the fact that he still has some city government in his chest, he is afraid that he would have been slapped a long time ago.

"The surname is Zhao, what do you mean by that?" Wang grabbed Zhao Zhuang's sleeve, his thin lips spurted, and the spit spittled out: "Is it easy for me* to manage this family, since I entered your Zhao family, have I enjoyed a day's happiness?" I want to serve your father and mother who pick up your nose and eyes, and you have to suffer a meal at every turn, and you have to give birth to children for your Zhao family, and you are busy with housework. ”

As she spoke, Wang's sensual heart seemed to be moved by her own deeds, only to see her eyes red, wiped her nose with the back of her hand, sobbed and said: "When my daughter who died early was born, if it wasn't for the old lady's life, she would have died in childbirth, and as a result, you can't beat a fart with this stick, and you haven't even said a warm word, do you know how many times I have cried secretly, old lady?" Now that your nephew eats me and wears me, my mother just wants him to do some work and share the burden for you, an uncle, who knows that you, a rammer who kills a thousand knives, actually say that I am poisonous and don't feel sorry for your nephew...... God, why is my life so bitter, I don't want to live anymore, you hurry up and send a thunderbolt to kill me. ”

Zhao Yan watched coldly, seeing that Wang's dry thunder did not rain, and he was reluctant to shed even a little tears, and he couldn't help but secretly give her a big bad evaluation of her acting skills.

Zhao Zhuang, an honest man on the side, didn't have the heart to judge his mother-in-law's acting skills, after being married for so many years, the Wang family had already called his pulse, as long as he used this trick of crying, making trouble and hanging himself, he would definitely be able to eat his own man to death.

Sure enough, as soon as the Wang family howled like this, Zhao Zhuang panicked, and he subconsciously looked out of the window, lest the ugliness of the family would attract neighbors and passers-by.

"me, be quiet. I don't mean anything else, I just see that Xiaolang has no spirit, maybe he is really sick, in case it is an emergency like the previous two months, if the child has something long and short, then I will not have the face to see the second brother, but I didn't mean to say that you are poisonous. ”

After Zhao Zhuang finished speaking, the Wang family still refused to let go when he heard the words, pulled Zhao Zhuang's sleeve and was about to go out, and said in his mouth: "How do I know if you say such things are true or false, or go outside to find the villagers and say, let them give a comment, and see if your Zhao Da's heart is black or white." ”

Zhao Zhuang has never read a book, but he also knows the truth that the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized, even if he is the reasonable party, he is unwilling to lose this person, so he stands still, holding the edge of the bed with one hand and refuses to go out, and after a while, there is a big sweat on the door of his head, and when he is thinking about what to say to appease his mother-in-law, there is a sudden knock at the door of the courtyard, and then a rough voice sounds: "Big brother and sister-in-law, I'm back." ”