"Chaosheng, you have a good mouth." As soon as Shen He entered the door, he smiled and said, "When I met the eldest son on the way back, I saw him carrying two fish and looking around. "The eldest son is the same age as Shen Mo, surnamed Yao, because of his tall stature, everyone called him 'eldest son', and over time, he replaced his original name.

Yao's eldest son is loyal and righteous, and he is the most kind to Shen Mo, and often plays together. Shen Mo was bitten by a snake that day, and thanks to his eldest son carrying him back, otherwise his little life would have been taken away by Lord Yama.

"He said he was waiting for you at home, so he went out into the street and looked for it." Shen He put the fish in the basin, while skillfully removing the scales and gills, disemboweling and cleaning it, he said with a smile: "When he saw me, he had been wandering around for most of the day, and I told him about your situation, so he was relieved, and gave me this fish, saying that you should make up for your body." "These tasks were all learned during the year, after my daughter-in-law fell ill. A year ago, Shen He couldn't even make a fire, let alone clean up the fish.

"Why didn't he come?" After a day's rest, Shen Mo was able to sit up, leaning on the windowsill and asked.

"This is the Shen family's compound, there are many rules, not our grass shed where we come and go freely." Shen He lowered his voice and said, "There are many people in the clan, so I don't know what to say." ”

After a moment of silence, he said softly, "Or...... Let's move back tomorrow. ”

"Go back?" Shen He shook his head like a wave drum, and pretended to be relaxed: "I've lived enough in that grass shed, and I don't want to go back for a day." He spoke with his back to silence, and his red eyes were not visible.

But I didn't know that the silence sitting on the bed was also red, and the nose was sour, like a fish in the throat......

The two of them were silent like this, and in the small attic, there was only the crackling sound of firewood, which was Shen He putting the processed crucian carp into the casserole.

The fish got out of the pot, the work came to an end, Shen He sat on the stool tiredly, twisted a monk bean into his mouth to chew, swallowed and drank saliva, only to notice the solemnity of the atmosphere. He knew that his son, who was suddenly attentive, must have noticed something, so he pretended to be relaxed and laughed: "When Daddy I have money, I will eat ten fennel beans in one bite." ”

"Don't choke." Silent laughed.

Shen He gritted his teeth and asked with concern, "The woman downstairs didn't come up to quarrel with you again, did she?" ”

"Nope." Shen Mo shook his head, lying without blinking.

Shen He nodded, and finally saw the clay pot and medicine bag on the table, and said strangely: "Who came to visit?" ”

"Miss Yin...... The maid. Shen Mo said truthfully: "I said that I would let the two of us make up for our bodies." ”

Shen Hedun felt uneasy and said: "How can this be done, how can you ask for other people's things?" ”

"I can't even get off the ground, and I can't fight with others if I don't want to." Shen Mo pointed to the head of the bed and said, "Oh, I haven't moved, I'm just waiting for your old man to come back and deal with it." ”

"This ......" Shen He said restlessly: "Yesterday, it was said that the Mongolian family was exempted from the drug fee, which is already a non-divide, and now I want other people's things, how can I repay this favor?" Not yet. ”

"It's just going to be slow." Shen Mo bared his teeth and smiled: "If you don't pay it back, I can't replace your grandson." ”

Shen He rolled his eyes and said, "That's not it......" and accepted the gift.

At this time, the crucian carp soup was stewed, and Shen He brought the casserole directly to the head of the bed, so hot that he breathed straight to his fingers. He put the bedding behind Shen Mo, helped him sit up straight, prepared dishes and chopsticks for him, and then said with a smile: "Eat it while it's hot, but the little crucian carp is a big supplement." ”

Shen Mo said softly: "Dad also take a pair of dishes and chopsticks, let's eat together." ”

"No, no," Shen He shook his head and smiled: "Dad has eaten outside, and his stomach is swollen, just drink some soup later." ”

Shen Mo didn't poke it, pointed to the chicken soup in the jar and said, "It's hot, and it's bad overnight." "The weather is hot and humid, and these tender foods spoil overnight, so they have to be thrown away.

"Don't rush, eat slowly." Shen He smiled lovingly: "Eat more to get better quickly." With that, he poured the bowl of chicken soup back into the jar and put it on the stove to heat it up.

Shen Mo stopped making a sound, ate a fish, drank a bowl of soup, patted his stomach and said, "It's up." ”

"Eat more." Shen He served him another bowl of chicken soup and said, "Get better quickly, don't let your father worry about it." ”

Shen Mo obviously heard the gurgling sound in the old man's belly, sighed secretly, took the bowl and said, "If you eat it again, it will be really uncomfortable." In fact, in the morning, he found that after serving himself a bowl of thick porridge, there was only a little clear soup and little water left in the casserole. Until now, the old man must have been extremely hungry.

"That's right, it's too much." Shen He nodded, and then said regretfully: "There are chickens and fish, it's too luxurious." Shen Mo smiled bitterly and said: "Tomorrow may not be a meal, there will be wine today and drunk tomorrow." ”

"Twilight." Shen He was finally unwelcome, scooped a bowl of chicken soup and tasted it: "Dad has already figured out what to do, and I will buy you a chicken tomorrow." ”

"What to do?" Shen Mo asked with great interest.

"Writing." Shen He said while drinking the soup: "I paid attention today, in front of the City God Temple, there are people who write family letters, write couplets, and transcribe inscriptions, how can there be a hundred and ten Wen in a day, so that you can earn at least two taels of silver a month, plus six buckets of rice per month, we can eat and drink enough, and you can save two for you to study." ”

"Why don't you teach?" Shen Mo said strangely: "That income should be more stable." ”

"Hey, don't you want me?" Shen He sighed and said: "I was born in a show, and I can't teach in the county school, and Mengxue only gave a couple of silver dollars a month, which is not cost-effective." According to the rules, once he starts to engage in other businesses, his qualification for a student will be automatically cancelled, and the monthly six-bucket rice will naturally be stopped.

In the rich areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one tael of silver can buy two stone of rice, but Shen Xiucai can get six buckets without labor. That is to say, if he had been a tutor, he would have received an extra amount of rice for four stones, or seven pieces of silver, every month. If you go out to practice writing, the situation will be greatly improved...... Because according to an unwritten rule, such as selling characters and fortune telling, which are highly mobile to make a living, or engaging in manual labor, are regarded as expedient measures to solve urgent needs, and will not be abolished.

The reason is very simple, because the world regards those who work hard as the precious, and the laborers as the cheap, and walk the streets and alleys to tell fortunes; Making a living by setting up stalls and selling words, although it is not considered manual labor, is ultimately humiliating. But where there is hope, there will be no scholar who will have this cheap job for a long time.

In fact, there is another kind of livelihood with a high income and decent, that is, going to other places to be a master for dignitaries.

You must know that Master Shaoxing's reputation for 'reading poetry and books, being meticulous and capable, and being good at managing cases' is well known at home and abroad. Especially Shaoxing people like Shen He, who have a serious reputation, are very sought-after everywhere, earning one hundred and eighty taels of silver a year, all of which are poorly mixed.

But for the sake of Shen Mo's studies, Shen He could only give up this best choice and resolutely decided to sell words on the street!

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It doesn't matter if you raise books, you can vote for the recommendation first, the situation is too bleak......