Qu Xiaobai walked to Zhao Yuan's house with him, did not shy away from the eyes of the people in the village, and greeted those he knew very calmly. Yang Chun's face was always red, but he didn't deliberately distance himself from Qu Xiaobai, he was more frank than Qu Xiaobai imagined.

"Yang Chun, what do you think of this war?" Qu Xiaobai suddenly asked.

Yang Chun was stunned for a moment, but then smiled bitterly, "People are useless scholars, I am a talent, at this time, even if I want to put my pen into battle to kill the enemy, it is useless, what qualifications do you have to talk about opinions?" ”

Qu Xiaobai turned his head to look at him: "Do you want to put pen to paper?" ”

"I had this idea, on the day of the conscription, I also went, but people thought I was powerless, like a woman, and I was only cut down when I went to the battlefield, and they didn't want me at all."

Yang Chun looked injured.

Qu Xiaobai said: "Although the current era is chaotic, it seems that the military is light on literature and heavy on military force, but force cannot solve all things, and a country that only emphasizes military force and not literature has no future." Moreover, even if it is a war, it requires not only force, but also resourcefulness. ”

Yang Chun looked surprised: "What sister-in-law means, is it that I can go to the battlefield?" ”

"Uh...... What my sister-in-law means is that the battlefield is not necessarily the only place where you can achieve your ambitions. The war will eventually end, and the days will always return to normal. ”

"But I heard that Brother Yang Ling has gone to the battlefield. I am the same year as Yang Ling. ”

"You are different from Yang Ling."

Yang Ling is a fierce beast that is not controlled by anyone, you, you are a good little white. Rabbit. Qu Xiaobai was embarrassed to say so bluntly, so he could only say tactfully, "Yang Ling, he is not like you, he is full of learning, he can only use his brute force to complete what he should do." ”

Qu Xiaobai, you are not sorry.

In a blink of an eye, Qu Xiaobai met Zhao Yuan at the door who was going home for dinner.

"Hey, Brother Da Yuan, weren't you drafted to go to the battlefield?" Qu Xiaobai looked at him in surprise and paused.

"Thanks to the blessing of Brother Yangling, I didn't make it. General Mu said that Yang Ling alone can be worth thousands of troops, and since he is on the battlefield, his family should be taken care of in the best, so these people who built houses for you and Yang Ling's brothers have not been requisitioned. ”

After listening to Zhao Yuan's explanation, Qu Xiaobai nodded lightly: "It's okay to stay." The battlefield is dangerous, it is enough to have Yang Ling to sell his life, you guard the village. ”

The worry in my heart was finally not hidden, and it appeared in my eyes.

Zhao Yuan is a big old man, he doesn't know how to comfort her at all, and Yang Chun has no experience in this area, so he leans against the wall at a loss, and asks Zhao Yuan for help with his eyes.

Zhao Yuan had no choice but to ask his daughter-in-law for help: "At home, the little white brother and sister are here, is the meal ready?" ”

"It's done, come in." Zhao Yuan's family greeted him and enthusiastically let Qu Xiaobai in, "After Chen Anlai told me, I started preparing early in the morning, let's go into the house Xiaobai brother and sister." ”

"I have something to talk to Yang Chun, sister-in-law Dayuan, please arrange a meal for us in the wing."

Although Qu Xiaobai was still smiling, Zhao Yuanjia always felt that there was something different about her, and asked her to say, but she couldn't say it well, "Oh, okay." However, the side rooms are all stored cloth, impermeable, and the weather is so hot, it is still in the hall. Brother Da Yuan and I went to the wing room to eat. ”

"It's okay, then I'm going to wronged Brother Dayuan and sister-in-law." Qu Xiaobai didn't push back, the hall is indeed more suitable, just imagine, she and Yang Chun nest in the wing, talking with a pile of cloth on their backs, it's not good.

The meals in the hall have been arranged, Qu Xiaobai likes to eat vegetarian, and Zhao Yuan's family has prepared some more vegetarian dishes, and the table is full, and there are only two or three meat dishes.

Qu Xiaobai pushed a plate of braised pork in front of Yang Chun and said, "I usually like to be a vegetarian, you are tired of teaching, eat more meat." Would you like to have some alcohol? I asked Dayuan's sister-in-law to prepare. ”

Yang Chun hurriedly waved his hand: "Sister-in-law, I don't drink, I don't drink." ”

Qu Xiaobai smiled: "Wine is a good medium for people to interact with each other, and drinking in moderation to relax the muscles and invigorate the blood is still a little good for the body, but it should be in moderation." ”

"My sister-in-law has her own unique views on everything, no wonder she is better than others in everything."

"The same goes for you. You are the only talent in the village, and you are the best learned young man

。 ”

"My sister-in-law tormented me. The things on the books, no matter how well they are learned, are just dead, and applying what they have learned is the ultimate goal of learning. I've been in the cold for a few years, and in the end I haven't been a master in this small mountain village? ”

"Didn't you think about continuing to take the exam?"

"Hmph." Yang Chun sneered.

"How?" Qu Xiaobai looked at him suspiciously.

There are probably some things that have been depressed in my heart for a long time, and no one can confide in him, Qu Xiaobai gave him a very mysterious feeling, Yang Chun's heart was horizontal, and he said everything he wanted to say: "There are some things, and I don't know whether to tell my sister-in-law or not." ”

"You can talk about it." Qu Xiaobai looked at him with a smile.

"The imperial court has not held a scientific examination for three years. Now that the dictatorship of foreign relatives, the emperor is lazy, and all state affairs are entrusted to others, even if the scientific examination is opened? In the end, it is not the minions of the Rong family, or the ghosts of the Rong family. ”

In this way, Lin Pei is the last champion. Qu Xiaobai didn't understand why Lin Pei was willing to commit to Mufu to be a Mr. Xixi before, but today Yang Chun gave her the answer.

"Yang Chun, if I give you a chance to show your skills, would you like to go with me? Of course, if you think that I am just a woman and not enough to convince you, you can also choose to refuse. ”

Yang Chun was not surprised.

Qu Xiaobai found him, naturally there was something, but he was still a little surprised that it was such a thing.

"Sister-in-law, how many eyebrows are ashamed, where is my Yang Chun qualified to disagree? It's just, my sister-in-law asked me to go, what are you going to do? Mr. Bookkeeper? ”

Yang Chun's eyes were obviously disdainful of the profession of Mr. Bookkeeper. Scholars are high, a common problem of the ancients, this Qu Xiaobai does not complain about him, but if you want to follow her, you must also have real talent and real learning.

"Yang Chun, people's vision determines people's realm and height. If your vision is only as high as Mr. Bookkeeper, even if I come in vain today, I will not lack Mr. Bookkeeper. ”

Yang Chun suddenly raised his head: "......What does my sister-in-law mean?"

"What I need is a helper who can help me with advice, who can show up for me, who can realize my ambitions for me." Qu Xiaobai's tone was light, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, but the bearing between his eyebrows and eyes was fascinating.

She took out a booklet from her sleeve and pushed it in front of Yang Chun, "Look at it." If you think that being a businessman is detrimental to the dignity of a scholar, even if we never have this conversation today. If you agree, Yang Chun, I will provide you with this opportunity to show your strength. ”

Yang Chun picked up the booklet suspiciously and turned the first page.

"Jiangnan?"

He raised his head suddenly and looked at Qu Xiaobai in shock.

Qu Xiaobai smiled gently: "That's right, this is the territory of Jiangnan." I want to open up the trade routes in the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River, so that the goods of the north of the Yangtze River can be sold all over the south of the Yangtze River, and let the silk fabrics and various agricultural goods of the south of the Yangtze River benefit the people of the north of the Yangtze River. ”

"This ......" Yang Chun stood up excitedly, and his words were not good: "Although this grand plan is well planned, how difficult it is to implement!" Jiangnan and Jiangbei are the same as water and fire, and a war is inevitable. ”

Qu Xiaobai also stood up, staring at him, and his tone turned solemn: "If it's not difficult, why do we need to do it?" Now that the north and the south have not started a war, we still have time, Yang Chun, you only tell me, do you want to do it with me, and whether you have the ability to do it with me. ”

Yang Chun looked at Qu Xiaobai deeply and muttered in disbelief: "Who are you?" ”

Qu Xiaobai smiled, "I am Qu Xiaobai, Yang Ling's wife, in terms of seniority, you call me a sister-in-law." Are you confused? ”

Yang Chun's eyes were full of doubts, but in an instant, he threw away his doubts and said proudly: "No matter who you are, I, Yang Chun, have decided with you!" But there is a drive, go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not hesitate! ”

Qu Xiaobai looked at him funny, and said leisurely: "We are going to do business, not to go into battle to kill the enemy, what are we going to do in the soup?" Remember, businessmen are profitable, what is the biggest benefit? It's our life. If you keep your life, you can do what you want to do, and if you don't have a life, any ambition is equal to zero. ”

It's not risky to do this, life is indeed hanging on the belt of his pants, this scholarly spirit, she has to teach him to save his life first.

"Hey, I made a note of it."

Yang Chun nodded solemnly.

"The following is the plan I wrote, it is only a preliminary plan, there are still imperfections, you can take a look first, and put forward any comments. As for the school here, we can't just leave it like this, and the future of the children can't be delayed. I plan to set up a school in the town, free of tuition, free accommodation, and parents only need to pay some food money. You can do this thing, negotiate with the parents, I will accept those who are willing to go, and I will not force those who are not willing to go. ”

"Such a good thing, how could they not want to go. Leave it to me. ”

Qu Xiaobai said in his heart, that may not be, this is an ignorant world after all.

"By the way, I also accept female dolls, learn literacy and hand embroidery, and can work in my workshop in the future, what is the salary, they all know, I give it not low."

"Sister-in-law, you are really a living bodhisattva."

Qu Xiaobai said with a smile: "Then I don't dare to be." Yes, today's meal, I ate a lot of money. I'm leaving, you're done and go find me in town. ”

"Sister-in-law, you haven't eaten much, let's eat more."

"I eat a small amount of food...... "I want to stay in shape."

"By the way, I'm looking for talent now, if there is any talent, you can recommend it to me."

"Okay."

Qu Xiaobai came out of the hall, Zhao Yuan and his daughter-in-law had already finished eating, it was hot at noon, Zhao Yuan was not in a hurry to go to work, the two were cool in the shade at the gate, and when they saw Qu Xiaobai coming out, they all stood up, "Brother and sister Xiaobai, are you done talking?" ”