Sister Chunmei saw that the people in the village regarded herself and Aunt Liu as a raccoon dog, her tone was full of contempt and ridicule, and she was angry and aggrieved in her heart, and she couldn't bear to quarrel with them.

After barely washing his clothes, he stood up silently, waited for the shore and walked away, and ran home as if fleeing.

When I passed through the fields, I couldn't help but be swept away by the men's lowly gazes......

When will these days come to an end? Sister Chunmei glanced at the gate of the Shen family at the end of her line of sight with nostalgia, and then realized how quiet and peaceful it was behind the high courtyard wall.

It's a pity that everything is irretrievable?!

"Not necessarily." Sister Chunmei thought of the fifth young master who was kind and the fourth wife who had always relied on her.

She thinks that she has a clear conscience, even if she had intended to hook up with Xing'er, but it didn't come true after all, so shouldn't people change their minds?

Thinking like this, Sister Chunmei's footsteps became brisk, humming a little song and gradually walking away.

In the study room within the high walls, Shen Kan was still studying, he walked around the city yesterday and found that there was a rice shop specializing in selling grain, selling all kinds of rice from nearby places.

The oil shop is often next to the rice shop, and the current oil includes soybean oil, rapeseed oil, cotton oil, etc., rapeseed oil is called sesame oil, which is used to cook food; Sesame oil is called sesame oil, and it is believed to be edible and can also detoxify.

However, the soybean oil squeezed from soybeans is probably not used properly, and it is called stinky oil, which is generally only used to light lamps, and of course poor families occasionally eat it.

Tung oil can only be used as lacquer, and it is said that people vomit and diarrhea after eating, and there is also a vegetable oil that is specially used to make wax.

Sesame oil is the most expensive, and the palace also uses it, and there is a brocade guard who said that because of avoidance, the palace calls sesame oil sesame water.

The demand for oil is not inferior to firewood and rice, and the price is not cheap, in fact, most of the people in the Ming Dynasty ate lard all year round, so the price of pork will inevitably affect the level of oil prices.

The book says that Cantonese people mainly eat tea seed oil, in addition to dew oil, grapefruit oil, begonia oil, mangosteen fruit oil, hemp seed oil, honey sesame oil and so on.

Opening an oil shop is undoubtedly a good business, Shen Kan thought in his heart.

When it comes to salt, it immediately reminds people of the rich Yangzhou salt merchants, but salt is a state-run monopoly, and it is necessary to take care of the government and all aspects, and if he is caught selling illicit salt, he will be killed, and Shen Kan does not want to find trouble. As for the sauce and vinegar tea, you have to investigate it slowly later.

Suddenly, he thought of Sister Chunmei, and said to Caidong: "You ask someone to accompany you to find Sister Chunmei in the afternoon, bring more rice, oil, noodles, meat, etc., Dazhu is not at home, and it is inconvenient for her to go out to buy as a woman."

"Got it." Cai Dong nodded.

In the town, Pei Zhixian personally came to the school to meet the eldest instructor Hu.

The two met and took a sip of tea, and Pei Zhixian said directly: "The student has something to ask the teacher."

Mr. Hu hurriedly said: "I don't know what the county lord is asking about?"

Pei Zhixian said: "Because the student has not been in office for a long time, I want to ask the teacher Among the members of this school, there are real talents and fame, I don't know how many of them are?"

Instructor Hu didn't know what the county master was asking for, so he muttered: "Although there are a lot of famous talents in the school, if you want to have real talent and real learning, there are only a few people who dare to be named before the county honor, but I don't know what to do?"

"Don't hide it from the teacher." Pei Zhixian put down the teacup and sighed softly, "After my brother-in-law passed away, I left behind a son and a daughter, my wife and sister came to join me and my wife, and the two children are both smart. My wife and sister recently repeatedly asked me to invite a famous teacher to teach, I don't know his people in the school, so I came to ask the teacher, I recommend you to recommend a person with an old character, profound knowledge, can be a teacher in the student, first say thank you. ”

When Instructor Hu heard that he was going to help recommend the museum, it was no wonder that he heard that the county master had a great friendship with Shen Jiamo of the Shen family, but he let his family come to find him without asking.

The most important thing for the Shen family is talent, but the Shen family is not short of money, and all scholars with a solid family background generally do not sit in the library to teach.

After thinking about it, Instructor Hu was a little undecided, so he said: "This matter can be investigated by a good student, don't dare to be sloppy, it is better to ask the adults to go back first for the time being, and I will be recommended tomorrow."

"Good! The teacher sat down, and the student took his leave. Pei Zhixian happily got up and went.

As soon as he left, Instructor Hu hurriedly called someone to invite Li to send people.

This Li Charen was the one who talked to Shen Kan that day, and Instructor Hu carefully explained Pei Zhixian's request.

"Mr. Zhixian please, this is a big fat hall!"

Instructor Hu made a joke casually, but it was actually not a joke, a good thing that could not be found with a lantern, "If you don't give me a thank you gift, how can I recommend it?" I'll leave this matter to you, find me someone who is both genuine and willing to give gifts to me, and I can recommend him. ”

This errand has oil and water! When Li Charen heard this, his spirits immediately perked up, and he said: "Teacher, you know, our famous talents here are the first to recommend big families like the Sun family, the Shen family, and the Ye family, and the rest of the talented people who have real talents, so they must be some poor people, how can they have the money to buy generous gifts?" Besides, those who are willing to specialize in gift-giving, I'm afraid their talents are limited. ”

"Or I'll talk to you?" Instructor Hu frowned and said, saying in his heart that he was old and would soon return to his hometown, and this good thing could not be missed.

It is said that Pei Zhixian is to invite a husband for his wife's and sister's children, and he is not his own child, not to mention that he is still in his infancy, and his knowledge is generally enough, as long as he is willing to give me a generous gift.

Li Charen will understand, stop talking nonsense at the moment, and go to the front to find a good friendship Xiucai, whose surname is often Luo, and the word Hengshui.

Chang Xiucai's knowledge is very average in school, ranking in the middle and bottom, but he looks good, tall, dignified, and looks like a big talent. And he is very good at talking, and he is also very clever.

As soon as he heard that the other party was the county master's family, Chang Xiucai's eyes lit up, and without saying a word, he took out ten taels of silver, eight taels to Instructor Hu, and two taels to Li Charen.

Li sent the people to get the money, and returned in a hurry.

Instructor Hu was satisfied with the generous gift, so he didn't ask what his talent was, he wrote a letter of recommendation overnight, and asked Li to send it to the county office.

Pei Zhixian read the letter, and saw that Instructor Hu praised Chang Luoqi for his talents, so he believed it and said it to his wife, and Mrs. Pei said it to her sister again, and her sister nodded happily and called her son, asking him to go to Mr. tomorrow first, and then prepare for ceremonies such as binding and other ceremonies, and choose an auspicious day to hire Mr. to come home.

The next day, Shen Kan followed Shen Jiaji into the city, and the carriage went all the way to the Chang Mansion in Wenchang Lane.

Only then did Shen Kan know that Mr. Yunnong's surname was Chang, and when he got out of the car, Shen Jiaji didn't need to be reported, and entered the gate directly.

The little girl hurriedly ran in, and Mr. Yunnong hurriedly came out, and invited the uncle and nephew into the small study.

Mr. Yunnong was also accompanied by a good-looking young man, and for some reason he was happy, and the young man arched his hand and said: "Fengshan's predecessors forgive their sins, and there is something wrong today in his late life."

"If you have something to do, go there." Shen Jiaji said and pointed at Shen Kan, "Have you met?" This is my nephew Shen Daogu. Old Five, this is a classmate of your elder brothers, and also a nephew of Mr. Yunnong. ”

"I've seen Brother Chang." Shen Kanzuo said.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Chang Xiucai hurriedly replied to the half-salute, turned around and said to Mr. Yunnong I went, turned around and left happily.

Mr. Yunnong looked at his back and frowned, "Strange! Why did the county hire him to sit in the museum? Alas! I'm afraid of misleading people's children. ”

"Pei Zhixian?" Shen Jiaji was very surprised.

"Exactly." Mr. Yunnong shook his head in confusion, "Do you think it's weird?" Then he smiled bitterly and said: "Although I have the heart to persuade him, my poor family has never been able to take care of him, and I am ashamed, so it is difficult to speak."

Shen Jiaji said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, and Hengshui is not talentless."

"His knowledge?" Mr. Yunnong sighed again and again, "I'm afraid that I'm trying to get away with spending money, and Pei Zhixian is negligent for a while, sooner or later...... Alas!"

"Let him go, it's just sweeping the floor out of the house." Shen Jiaji patted his friend on the shoulder, "Coincidentally, many children in my village are older, and there are some children in my family who want to set up a school, and I am entangled in mundane things, so I want to be upright and upright and elegant, enough to be a master for a class of children." Don't talk about reading, just learn how to be a man, and you will be inexhaustible in your life. I couldn't talk about it the day before yesterday, but today I invite you to go with me and help me say good things. ”

As he spoke, Shen Jiaji gave a deep salute to Mr. Yunnong.

Shen Kan, who was on the side, also hurriedly bowed when he saw this, and was very moved in his heart, the fourth uncle personally came to invite him to know the people who knew the bottom for the sake of the children in the village, which could not be said to be unimportant.

But Pei Zhixian is interesting, and he casually invited a young talent, who seems to be average talented, but he is the son and nephew who taught him.

Mr. Yunnong was also thinking so, why didn't he understand why it was so easy to know the county? Don't you send someone to check the details? There are countless scholars in Suzhou, and they actually chose their nephew who only knows how to be opportunistic.

In fact, there have been many strange things in the officialdom since ancient times, and Pei Zhixian can't be blamed for being confused, first, he is busy with government affairs, and second, how can he know that the respected Instructor Hu is old and has begun to be greedy for money.

At that moment, the three of them came out and got into the car, and Shen Jiaji said, "Slow down the horse, we have to discuss."

The coachman, Lao Song, tightened the rope and said, "I know."

The carriage moved slowly on the stone pavement of Suzhou, making a creaking sound, and the carriage also bumped up and down.

Shen Kan moved his ass uncomfortably, and said that he had time to find a skilled craftsman, study it, and create some shock-absorbing springs.

At this time, I saw Mr. Yunnong and said, "This matter of brother is admirable."