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Back at home, after dinner, and the sky gradually darkened, Joseph Sr. lit an oil lamp at the table as usual, Scrooge could do homework and read books under the oil lamp, and Joseph Sr. could continue his work under this lamp, and his mother Laura was also mending an old pair of socks by the light, and his eldest brother Carol, who had been helping at home since finishing middle school, looked through the textbooks he had studied before.

The middle school homework of this era was still a little too simple for Scrooge, and Scrooge completed it quickly. Then he stopped and looked at his father. Old Joseph was now intently waxing a pair of freshly made boots, his hands, which had probably been working with leather for a long time, and when stained with those waxes, the dim light of the oil lamp also glowed a color similar to that of cooked cowhide.

"Dad, I'm done." Scrooge said.

"Oh," said old Joseph, looking up at his youngest son, "why is it so fast today?" You see, I haven't had time to get these boots right yet - do you still need to read a book? ”

"No, Dad." Scrooge replied.

"Ah, then rest early, you need to rest more now." Joseph Sr. put down his boots, carefully closed the wax box, then wiped his hands on the apron hanging from his chest, and stood up from his work bench.

"Dad, I have something to talk to you about." Scrooge said. John? Rockefeller is waiting for news from him tomorrow.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Old Joseph took out his old pipe, lit it on the oil lamp, took a puff, and then bent down and blew out the oil lamp, although old Joseph could not afford to light the oil lamp at home, but since Scrooge's homework was done, it was a little to save a little.

As the warm orange light of the oil lamp faded, the whole room went dark in an instant. Fortunately, the moon poked its head out of the window and poured her silver light into the room. So you can still see the general things in the house clearly. Old Joseph went over to his rocking chair and sat down, took out his old pipe, and said to Scrooge, "Well, you say, I'll listen." ”

"Dad, I want to know how much money we have in our family to do activities." Scrooge pondered for a moment and said.

"What, do you need to pay any money in school?" Old Joseph said indifferently, "Although the family doesn't have much money, it's still okay for you to study." You don't have to worry about that. ”

"No, Daddy." "It was John who was in trouble," Scrooge said. ”

"Oh," said old Joseph, "come and hear. ”

"John's father sued John that he could no longer provide for John's tuition, and besides, he said that John was old enough to earn money to support himself." Scrooge said.

"It's not easy for their family." Mother Laura interjected, "Joseph, Bill just saved our son, we have to help his son." They have many families and few people who can work, which is really difficult...... Well, John should graduate in June this year, so let's help others at least get a diploma. ”

"Mom, John doesn't plan to continue in middle school, and his secondary school diploma is useless anyway." Scrooge said.

"Well, John is looking for something to do, right?" Old Joseph said, "This boy is sensible! It's just that now, it's not difficult to find something, but it's not easy to find something better to do. I know a couple of old customers......"

"Daddy." Scrooge interrupted Joseph, "John wants to go to business school first and learn to keep accounts. He said that there is a shortage of people who know how to keep accounts, but they have learned this, and the wages are high. ”

"That's right! John, this kid has a heart! If you can do a bookkeeper, you can have five or six dollars a month, which is not only enough for yourself, but also for Aleza...... However, it seems that the tuition fees of business schools are not cheap...... John wants to borrow money from us? Joseph said.

"Yes, Dad." "Tuition costs $4o. Mr. Bill had the money, but he would not give it to John, he would only lend it to John, and he would ask John to pay him fifteen percent of the interest. John felt that if the $4o was calculated at this interest, he would still struggle to pay it back even if he found a job in the future. So he wants to borrow money from us. John said he could give us 12 percent interest, which was a lot higher than the bank's interest. ”

"Oops!" Laura was surprised, "How can Mr. Bill treat his son like this, this is really ......" Considering that Bill is her son's savior, Laura felt that she could no longer use the words that she used to use to describe this Mr. Bill, and muttered for a long time, and finally said nothing.

"Yes, it's really higher than the bank. However, John's credit could not be compared to that of the bank. Carol, who couldn't continue reading the textbook, spoke, "However, judging from my dealings with John, John is a reliable person, and it should be fine." ”

"I can afford forty dollars, and I can trust John. When you fell, John was the first to show this thing, and he called someone, and he was kind to us. So lending him money isn't a big deal. But I'm not a Jew, so how can I ask someone for such a high interest? And Mr. Bill did this, maybe just to put a little pressure on John? I don't want Mr. Bill to think I've ruined his plans to educate his children. Joseph took a puff of his cigarette, and his pipe lit up, and the dark red light of the fire illuminated Joseph's tall nose.

Scrooge was silent for a moment, he knew, Mr. Bill wanted John? Rockefeller's interest payment is definitely not what Joseph said is a "plan to educate children" that puts pressure on children, and Scrooge, who has read Rockefeller's biography in his previous life, knows that Mr. Bill, who saved his life, is not only a big liar who specializes in selling anti-cancer drugs, but also a bigamist. In fact, he is not short of money, and he has made a lot of money by fraud. It's just that he always uses the money to spend all his days drinking and supporting his mistress, instead of improving the life of his wife and children. Of course, the devout religious Aleza was also reluctant to take the "not very clean" money from her husband. However, he can't jump out to expose Mr. Bill's old bottom, he is his "life-saving benefactor", and he can't slander him casually.

After thinking about it, Scrooge said, "Dad, or else, I've pulled down some homework, and we can hire John to make up for me, just after school until dawn." Then we can pay John, what do you think? Well, I'm only going to have a few days of classes, and it won't take long to make up for it, but by then, John should already be in business school, and we can still hire him to teach me and my brother what he's learned. That way, John should be a lot less stressed. And the ability to keep accounts is also very important to the eldest brother, and the eldest brother will be the pillar of the future in the future. ”

Joseph was silent, but Scrooge saw his eldest brother Carol sitting up straighter, the moonlight shining through the window and shining on his eyes, reflecting the bright light.

"Well, the idea should work." Joseph said, "But Scrooge, we can't pay him much, or Mr. Bill will be dissatisfied." I think for such a part-time job, we should be fine with 1o dollars, after all, he is not an authentic teacher. Well, Scrooge, you go talk to him tomorrow and see if he wants it. ”

……

Early the next morning, John? Rockefeller came to school with Scrooge as usual. The two men walked out of their homes and walked down the dust-strewn street towards the school.

"Scrooge, what do your family say?" John? Rockefeller asked, a little apprehensive.

"John, my father didn't agree to lend you money. He suspects that your father wants to charge you high interest because he wants to train your abilities, and he thinks we shouldn't sabotage your father's plan. And he thinks that no matter how high the interest you pay to your father, the money is still in the Rockefeller's house, and if you give us interest, the money will run from the Rockefeller's house to our house. "Scrooge looked at John? Rockefeller's eyes said. He noticed the slight disappointment in John's eyes when he said, "My father disagrees," the mocking look in his eyes when he spoke of his father's plan, and the composure in his eyes that did not correspond to the age of sixteen when the disappointment passed. "What a man who is going to become the richest man in the future!" Scrooge couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.

"But John, it's not like we won't help you, we have another plan, can you see if it works?" Scrooge said.

"What kind of plan?" John? Rockefeller asked.

"We hired you to be my tutor from after school until dark. We'll pay you a total of $1o, and you'll have to make up for my missed classes, and you'll have to teach me and my brother, especially my brother, the bookkeeping you learned in business school, until he is taught. What do you think of this plan? ”

John? Rockefeller stood still, thinking there for a moment. Then he said, "Thank you, I will teach you as much as I can, and if you can't learn in the end, I will refund your salary and pay interest at the bank's interest rate." ”

"Very well," said Scrooge, "and when are you going to drop out?" In addition, we also need to find a time to discuss the details of the contract for this job. ”

"I'm going to go through the withdrawal procedures today." John? Rockefeller said, "I've made it clear to my mother, and my mother supports me." When I go back in the evening, I'll borrow money from Bill, and then I can sign up tomorrow and go to business school the day after tomorrow. As for the details of the work contract, I will come to your house and discuss it with Uncle Joseph after I have completed the withdrawal formalities in a moment......"