Su Mansion, listening to the Rain Pavilion, after listening to Cai Xia's report, Suning's calm pretty face obviously showed a trace of astonishment.

After a while, she said, "In this way, what he entered the Poetry Pavilion to sell was the posthumous work of Scholar Ji. It's just that he later smashed people with money, which was too insulting to Sven, but I was afraid that his notoriety would be even heavier. ”

"Not really!" Cai Xia said very approvingly, "Miss, you weren't there at the time, after he smashed people with money, almost everyone present scolded him very hatefully, which is simply a thousand people's fingers." ”

"Miss, you're worried about him in vain. His kind of person does not deserve sympathy, and if he gains the slightest power, he will fly high. ”

Su Pujia was not moved by Caixia's persuasion at all, shook her head slightly, turned around and entered the study, sat at the desk, lifted the Zihao pen, dipped it in thick ink, and then wrote wildly on a piece of white rice paper:

"I am born to be useful, and my daughter will come back when she is gone."

After writing this poem, Su Pujia stood up, turned around and asked Cai Xia, who followed up, "What do you think of this poem?" ”

"It's not very neat, but it's very imposing and very open-minded." Cai Xia thought for a moment and said, "I didn't expect Ji Yongning to be able to make such poems even though he didn't know how to learn, which complemented his arrogance of being kicked out of Ji's Mansion and smashing people with twenty loads of money in front of the Poetry Pavilion." ”

In the morning, Ji Ning recited "Born | I am useful in public, and my daughter will come back when she is gone", and he has long been joked out of the Ji Mansion by the people of Ji Mansion. The people of Su Mansion paid attention to Ji Ning's news under Su Pujia's order, so that poem quickly reached Su Pujia's ears.

Su Pushu shook her head lightly and said, "If he can make this poem, why should I make my father treacherously ask for the dissolution of the marriage contract?" This poem must be the posthumous work of Uncle Ji. ”

"I just sighed, Uncle Ji was so talented in the past, but he had a second ancestor son who smashed people with money on the street. Sad and lamentable......"

Ji Mansion, Ji Ze listened to the report of the old slave around him, and learned that Ji Ning really sold at least eight hundred taels of silver when he entered the Poetry Pavilion, not only paid off the money of Du Shou and others, but also paid off the money "owed" to Ji Mansion, and then swaggered away from Ji Mansion with the spiritual position of Ji Ling and his wife.

It made his nose crooked.

He originally wanted to give Ji Ning a tragic end and warn all the children of the Ji family, but he didn't expect Ji Ning to secretly memorize a posthumous work by Ji Ling, and at the critical moment, he reversed the plate and escaped from his control.

Syllable!

Ji Ze slapped the table angrily and said angrily: "Ji Ling, I didn't expect you to be so deep and so defensive of Ji Mansion!" That poem can be sold to the Poetry Pavilion for more than 1,000 taels, and if it is given to Yukun for use, it will definitely make Yukun's fame go to the next level and play the role of 5,000 taels or even 10,000 taels! ”

Yukun is his eldest grandson and Ji Jing's father.

And that night and the next few days, the incident of Ji Ning smashing people with 20 loads of money on the street was spread wildly, and the city was full of wind and rain.

Some people scolded Ji Ning for being the second ancestor, some people scolded Ji Ning for insulting Sven, and some people disdained it.

Of course, there are also many people who know the truth who admire Ji Ning's debauchery and despise Ji Jing, Du Shou and others.

Ji Ning left the Ji Mansion with the spiritual position of his cheap parents, officially broke with the Ji Mansion, and stayed at the Dingsheng Inn that night.

Dingsheng Inn is a famous inn in Jinling City, in addition to the first-class rooms, there are quiet and elegant courtyards and courtyards.

Needless to say, Ji Ning naturally rented a small courtyard to live in.

Poor Yu Ling and He An had just breathed a sigh of relief, and they had to frown again.

Their young master had just been driven out of the Ji Mansion and was almost on the streets, and he immediately squandered it lavishly.

At night, Ji Ning practiced calligraphy seriously with a brush.

Leaving Ji Mansion, it would be a lie to say that he didn't have a sense of crisis at all.

If you want to run a private school and teach people to read, as a gentleman, the words can't be too ugly, right? In addition, he also used the practice of words to calm some floating emotions.

Finally, when it was almost the third watch of the night, Ji Ning stopped practicing calligraphy, turned his head and asked Yu Lingdao, who had been waiting for the red-sleeved fragrance next to him, with a smile: "Come and see, has my handwriting improved a little?" ”

Although Yuling is a girl, she is also literate, and her talent is much stronger than that of the previous Ji Ning.

As Yu Ling approached, Ji Ning immediately smelled a faint fragrance of good smell.

Meimu looked at it seriously for a while, Yu Ling turned to face Ji Ning, and said seriously: "Back to the young master, there is progress." ”

"Hehe, that's good." Ji Ning smiled, turned around and walked to the copper basin with warm water that Yu Ling brought in, and reached out to wash his hands.

Seeing that Ji Ning was finally ready to rest, Yu Ling quickly packed up the four treasures of the study.

Ji Ning washed his hands, and then Yu Ling wiped the water droplets on his hands with a white handkerchief spun from Suzhou fine cotton worsted, and then stretched his waist with a stretch.

"A little hungry. Yu Ling, if Uncle An hasn't fallen asleep yet, let him go to the front hall and ask Xiao Er to send three suppers. Ji Ning said.

Jinling City is known as the city that never sleeps, and the Shengding Inn is a famous big inn, although it is nearly three watches at night, there are still small two and kitchens waiting to be called.

"No." Yu Ling answered, and walked out of the room with a copper basin filled with dirty water.

Yu Ling left, Ji Ning walked to the window and stood by the window, one is to breathe, and the other is to think about how to run a private school.

After a while, Yu Ling came back to report that He An had already gone to tell Xiao Er to send supper.

At the end, Yu Ling continued: "Young Master, you have been busy all day, are you tired?" The slave maid will give you a thump on your back and pinch your shoulder, okay? ”

"Hmm." Ji Ning nodded slightly, walked to a soft chair and sat down, Yu Ling followed to the back, put a pair of slender hands on it, and skillfully pinched his shoulders and beat his back.

After a pile of incense, He An knocked on the door and reported: "Young master, the supper has been delivered to the hall." ”

Although it is in an inn, Ji Ning stays in an elegant courtyard equipped with a hall for eating and meeting guests.

After eating supper and sitting in the hall for a nap, He An and Yu Ling glanced at each other, then stood up together and walked to Ji Ning.

"Young Master." He An and Yu Ling saluted Ji Ning at the same time and shouted.

Seeing their formal posture, Ji Ning smiled and said, "Do you have something to say?" ”

"Young master, let's move out of the Ji Mansion, everything will only depend on ourselves in the future, we can't ......" He An persuaded with a loyal fist and bitter words.

Ji Ning waved his hand with a smile, interrupted He An's words, and said, "Uncle An, Yu Ling, I understand your loyalty. Don't worry, no matter how muddy I am, I know that the future will not be the same as before. ”

"I'll tell you the truth, I've found a way to make a living."

When Yu Ling and He An heard this, they were overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Young Master, what is the way to make a living?" ”

"Private school." Ji Ning said confidently, "Young Master Ben is going to run a private school to make money." ”

Yu Ling and He An were stunned for a while, and it took a while before they came back to their senses, their faces full of sadness.

Is there a young master who is more unreliable than their young master?

They are the closest people to Ji Ning's side, how can they not know what level Ji Ning is in terms of knowledge? Although in the past two months, Ji Ning has changed his evil ways and returned to righteousness, but his studies cannot be achieved in a day.

Not to mention that Ji Ning's talent and fame came from the shadows, and he simply wrote the four big characters "no learning and no skills" on his forehead, and it was impossible for even a fool to read the private school he ran.

Yu Ling and He An persuaded bitterly.

"You have to have faith in Young Master Ben." Ji Ning smiled, "For example, going to the Poetry Pavilion to sell poems today makes you have confidence in me, right?" So, all you have to do is trust me and do what I tell you to do. ”

Seeing that Ji Ning didn't listen to persuasion at all, Yu Ling and He An could only sigh with sad faces.

As for Ji Ning's example, he went to the Poetry Pavilion to sell poems today, and they all agreed that the poems that Ji Ning sold were the master's posthumous works.

Ji Ning continued: "Since I said it, then I will simply order the task to continue." Uncle An, starting tomorrow, you will go to the east of the city to find a courtyard to rent as a place for us to live in the future. To choose a good house, a good location, a good environment, not bad. ”

Hearing this, Yu Ling and He An secretly breathed a sigh of relief, their young master finally knew that they couldn't stay in the Dingsheng Inn for a long time.

"No." He An responded.

On the morning of the second day, after Ji Ning memorized the Four Books and Five Classics for an hour, he took Yahuan Yuling out of the house.

"Young Master, where are we going?" Yu Ling followed behind Ji Ning and asked.

Ji Ning half-shook the folding fan, walked chicly, and said with a light smile: "Xishi." See if there is a suitable yard and buy one to run a private school. ”

A city is often divided into the east market and the west market, the east market is a place to sell silk and satin, famous tea, calligraphy, paintings, antiques and other valuables, and the west market is a low-class miscellaneous market such as soy sauce, vinegar, oil, rice, tea, vegetables, etc. That is to say, the east of the city is the territory of the rich, and the west of the city is the place where the poor settle.

As soon as Yu Ling heard that Ji Ning really wanted to run a private school, and that he was going to buy a yard to run a private school, her pretty face was immediately covered with gloom and worry.

"Young master, can we rent a yard first and try to run a private school, and then add a yard to officially build a private school after the private school is successful?" She hurriedly pulled Ji Ning's long sleeves and persuaded hard.

If you can't run a private school, you will be ridiculed by the whole city at most, but if you really buy a yard to run a private school, you will invest real money. has no place to live, and if you squander the silver taels like this, you will end up on the streets sooner or later.

Being pulled by Yu Ling's sleeves, Ji Ning had no choice but to stop, turned to look at Yu Ling, and saw that his eyebrows were locked with sorrowful clouds, and his beautiful eyes were about to cry, which was quite pitiful.

"Fool." Ji Ning smiled, reached out and gently scraped Yu Ling's nose with his half-bent index finger, and the delicate and tender feeling from his fingers made him can't help but scrape again.

Being lightly treated by Ji Ning on the street, Yu Ling, who was originally full of sadness and worry, suddenly turned red, lowered his head, and said softly in a shy voice: "Young master." ”

The delicate appearance was like a lotus flower waiting to be released, and Ji Ning was distracted for a while.

After a while, Ji Ning came back to his senses, pretended to clear his throat, and then said seriously: "There is a way to be impressed by Shibei in three days. Your young master, I have been reforming for more than two months, and I am no longer the same gentleman I used to be. So, you have to have confidence in me, young master. In addition, it can only be done by breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat. If you don't make up your mind, hesitate, and be half-hearted, how can you succeed? ”

Yu Ling was stunned by Ji Ning's flickering, especially when he was teased by Ji Ning just now, he was a little delirious, so he nodded in agreement with Ji Ning's words.

It took most of the day for Ji Ning to take Yuling to turn the city around the west.

Compared with the wide and tidy streets in the east of the city, the high walls of the Zhumen gates, and the rows of pavilions, the environment in the west of the city is obviously dirty and noisy, and there are people at the bottom of the market everywhere.

However, Ji Ning looked at the low-level people everywhere, rubbing shoulders one after another, but smiled.

"In ancient times, there was a huge gap between the rich and the poor, and although there were huge rich families in this Jinling City, there were more low-level civilians. In this way, my plan will be successful. He thought to himself.

In the evening, after He An learned that Ji Ning planned to buy a courtyard to run a private school, he immediately knelt at Ji Ning's feet, kowtowed, and begged Ji Ning to take back his plan.

Ji Ning hurriedly wanted to help He An up, He An insisted on kneeling, and Ji Ning resolutely did not get up if he did not withdraw his plan to buy a yard.

Forced to be helpless, Ji Ning had no choice but to say: "Selling poems yesterday, after paying off the debts, there are still eight hundred taels left." In addition, I have a poem worth no less than a thousand taels. Buying a yard in the west of the city will not be more than 100 taels at most, and it will not affect your future life. Uncle An, you will allow me to be willful for once. If you can't do it, you won't make a big investment without your consent, how about it? ”

"Yes, Uncle An. The young master said that you must be determined to do things, hesitate, half-heartedly, and you can't do things. Since the young master is determined to run a private school, and the money spent will not affect his future life, we should firmly support the young master. Yu Ling helped Ji Ning speak.

Although she didn't agree with Ji Ning's approach in her heart, Ji Ning had already said this, and she could only support Ji Ning. Besides, this is doing the right thing, not squandering in the green building.

Seeing Ji Ning say this, Yu Ling was also beside him to persuade him, and He An had to reluctantly agree.

However, he still thinks that Ji Ning will never be able to run a private school. More than 100 taels of silver should be used as a lesson to let his little master grow up as soon as possible.