Ye Zhan knew very well in his heart that Daddy Ye's objection was not valid but he didn't dare to refute it, his eyes rolled and he had a new idea, and decided to retreat and propose to take the organ chick and duckling to Chiba Town to catch the big set, but he was still opposed by Daddy Ye.

This time, Daddy Ye's reason for opposing was very straightforward: "I should have told you that the contract signed between our family and the Lin family is such that all woven products are not allowed to be sold without authorization." ”

Well, there was indeed such an agreement in the contract with the Lin family, and Ye Zhan suddenly lost his temper.

Father Ye was worried that Ye Zhan would not give up, so he simply confiscated the materials and tools for him to make organs.

In order to get back the materials and tools, Ye Zhan begged for mercy and pleaded, plus countless assurances, and finally begged Daddy Ye to relent, but it increased Ye Zhan's daily task of reading and writing.

The chickens and ducklings that Daddy Ye took out were made by Ye Zhan and Ye Qing brothers in addition to work, reading and writing, and the mineralogy duo worked together, Ye Zhan was responsible for making and installing the mechanism, and Ye Qing was weaving with scraps.

Because they were worried that Father Ye would confiscate the materials and tools again if they found out, the brothers basically hid in the study to do this, and the bamboo strips and rattan used for weaving were brought into the study little by little by Ye Shen and Lin Wan like ants moving.

Naturally, this basket of chickens and ducklings was only sent to Daddy Ye this morning.

Unexpectedly, the young shopkeeper only stretched out his head and glanced at a series of accusations, especially his last sentence, even even a dull person could hear that he was accusing the Ye family of cheating money.

How could Ye Zhan, who was honest, endure it, and naturally jumped up as soon as possible.

It's just that Ye Zhan didn't have the opportunity to open his mouth, but he couldn't rush into the hall, and Ye Qing covered his mouth and dragged him away from the hall.

Ye Qing is older, and his temperament is much calmer than that of the impulsive Ye Zhan.

It's not that he wasn't angry, but he thought about it more comprehensively than Ye Zhan.

After pulling Ye Zhan away from the hall, Ye Qing let go of the hand covering Ye Zhan's mouth, patted Ye Zhan's shoulder and said, "Grandpa and Daddy have come forward in business matters, let's not get involved." ”

Seeing that Ye Zhan was still angry, Ye Qing shook his head and reassured: "Don't worry, Grandpa is here!" Don't worry about Daddy, don't you worry about Grandpa? Our grandpa is a person who can suffer? Besides, don't you see that it's not the shopkeeper who can call the shots from the Lin family! ”

When Ye Qing said this, Ye Zhan's face finally softened, but he was still a little indignant: "What kind of person has the Lin family become!" No vision at all! How dare we do sports is garbage! He's the garbage, his whole family is garbage! ”

Ye Zhan's mouth was unobstructed, and Ye Qing coughed heavily: "Second brother! ”

The voice was not loud, but it carried a clear reproach.

Ye Zhan instantly closed his mouth and looked around nervously.

He was not worried that what he had just said would be heard by the shopkeeper, but he was afraid that he would be heard by the elders such as Grandpa and Grandma, and if he was heard by the elders, he would have to be punished today.

To be determined in the yard in addition to the two brothers, there are only Ye Shen and Lin Wan, two small ones, at this moment the two are quietly squatting in the corner of the small courtyard tossing the old tree roots dug back from the mountain, Ye Zhan couldn't help but slowly breathe a sigh of relief, but he muttered a little unconvinced: "The chickens and ducklings we make, the Lin family can't look down on them, and Grandpa doesn't let us take them out and sell them for money, so we can only give them to the friends in the village." Although we can please them, we have wasted so much thought and time in vain! ”

Ye Qing glanced at Ye Zhan, knowing that his heart had calmed down at the moment, and he didn't say anything else, only smiled slightly and only said, "You have to understand Grandpa's mood!" ”

Well, understand, naturally understand!

Ye Zhan sighed silently in his heart.

Father Ye resolutely objected to Ye Zhan taking the chicken and duckling to Chongfu Temple or Chiba Town to do business, although the reasons given made Ye Zhan unable to refute, he still regretted it in his heart, and when there were only two of them, he had to complain a few words.

Ye Qing had to explain to him in detail, and Ye Zhan finally understood the fundamental reason why Father Ye didn't let him do business.

Being able to read and write, Ye Zhan naturally likes it very much, but he is very at a loss to participate in the imperial examination.

He is very smart, but because his mind is too active, he can't be as stable as Ye Qing, and he can calm down to read and write.

He had never entered the school, and he was not as eager to study in the school as Ye Qing.

Among the few scholars he knew, Xie Huang and Second Uncle Xie were the people he admired the most besides Grandpa and Daddy.

In Ye Zhan's eyes, Second Uncle Xie speaks elegantly, is kind-hearted, and understands a lot, but Second Uncle Xie, who has been reading for more than ten years, is just a child, and he has not been able to be admitted to Xiucai for several years.

At Xie Huang's age, there are several children in other people's families, and the big ones will run all over the ground, but he didn't get married until last year.

After becoming a family, he has the responsibility of supporting his family, and after another defeat, Xie Huang himself proposed to stop studying and find something to do.

Village Chief Xie entrusted a lot of relationships, and wanted to spend money to find a clerical job for Xie Huang in the county government but failed to do so because Xie Huang was not a showman, so he had to temporarily give Xie Huang a second shopkeeper in the restaurant in Chiba Town, it is said that Xie Huang was not happy and wanted to go back to Hongfeng Village to run a primary school.

But there are many poor people in Zhonghongfeng Village, and there are a few who can afford to read, and Xie Huang's idea of returning to the village to run a primary school is afraid that it will not be realized for a while.

Xie Huang has been studying for more than ten years, but he can only be a second shopkeeper in Chiba Town, which makes Ye Zhan, who has not yet entered the school at the age of ten, even more confused about the imperial examination, and even a little more resistant.

The economic situation of his own family is far worse than that of the Xie family, can he really afford two scholars?!

No, there is also the little brother Ye Shen!

Speaking of which, Ye Shen is already four and a half years old, and Xie Yuye, the eldest nephew of Second Uncle Xie, entered school at the age of six, so next year Ye Shen should also go to school and enter school, and there is one more scholar, how can the family afford three scholars? !

Even though the family's fruit trees now have an income, and weaving has a fixed income because of the contract with the Lin family, it is not easy to send the three brothers to study together!

Ye Zhan looked at the hall silently for a long time, and suddenly had an idea in his heart, maybe he could go to the town to be an apprentice, which would save one person from studying and one less mouth to eat!

He has now recognized a lot of words, and An also writes quite well, and he has many advantages over other apprentices, maybe in a few years, he will be able to be a second shopkeeper like Second Uncle Xie and then become a big shopkeeper.

It's just that Grandpa will agree to him as an apprentice?!

Ye Zhan actually knew in his heart that this possibility was extremely low, or even impossible.

He silently sighed in his heart and turned his gaze to Ye Qing: "Big brother, Grandpa really wants to send us to study?" ”