Chapter 90: The First Year in Kyoto City
Shen Xiaoyu listened to the lecture more casually, and the embroidery in his hand did not leave his hand, Yu Ping would ask questions halfway through the lecture, communicate with each other, and Shen Xiaoyu also communicated without any obstacles.
"At this pace, the two of you will probably be able to get a name for yourself in the big exam in a year." Yu Ping said.
When Qin Huaijin heard this, he asked, "Can you be the champion?" ”
"Hahaha!" Yu Ping smiled: "It's not so easy to become a champion, even if it's the best disciple I teach, it's not like you can be it!" ”
After listening to Yu Ping's words, Qin Huaijin was discouraged: "It turns out that you can't be it?" ”
Yu Ping blew his beard: "I only said that it was not easy, and I didn't say that it must not be done!" ”
Qin Huaijin suddenly came to his senses again, and hurriedly asked, "How can you be that way?" Teacher, just say it! ”
Yu Ping said with a smile: "It's not easy to be a champion, even if you memorize all the books backwards, it's only on the books, and the pillars of the country are not people who can only gnaw books!" ”
Qin Huaijin thought about Yu Ping's words, and before he thought that he could study easier than others by remembering it, but now it seems that being able to endorse and being able to read are not the same thing.
"If you have kung fu, go to the stall with Xiaoyu and have a look." Yu Ping said with a smile: "In my opinion, if Xiaoyu can be an official, he should be able to do better." ”
"Huh? I? Really?! Shen Xiaoyu was very surprised, is he so good?
Yu Ping smiled and said: "It's just an analogy, don't take it too seriously!" ”
Qin Huaijin laughed, and then said, "Does the teacher want me to see more of the market?" ”
Yu Ping nodded: "That's what it means, although you have to learn the way of being an official, but being an official is an official of the people, and now those first-class officials are estimated to not be able to last half a month if they are thrown into the county government!" After speaking, he smiled sarcastically.
Qin Huaijin felt very touched and nodded in agreement.
Everyone gained a lot from the night's class, Qin Huaijin began to listen to the class while running beans, Yu Ping also felt that it was nothing, life is learning!
Shen Xiaoyu also gained a lot, embroidered a lot of handkerchiefs and soup pots cover, after selling it tomorrow, he had to calculate and buy new materials!
Early the next morning, Qin Huaijin followed Shen Xiaoyu to set up a stall, and with Yu Ping's words, Shen Xiaoyu also asked Qin Huaijin to follow him to set up a stall, but there was a problem...
"Oops, look!" The little girl passing by looked at Shen Xiaoyu and Qin Huaijin's stall covering her mouth and was happy, Shen Xiaoyu was also helpless, she was already laughed at when she came to set up a stall yesterday, she was wearing men's clothes and selling women's armbands, and it was indeed ...
Well, now it's not just a "big man" who sells armbands, but two big men sell armbands together, can it not make people laugh!
Qin Huaijin smiled, he was really... There are also today!
But don't really say it, the women in Kyoto City are just as suitable as the girls in Liaoyang City, cheerful and generous, even if they are famous ladies, they will walk around and will not close their heads.
Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and there are many people in the market, and even the shops in Kyoto Castle will be open.
"It doesn't seem to have much impact on business!" Shen Xiaoyu said that although it is a stall of two "big men", as long as the girls look at things well, they are not polite. Shen Xiaoyu didn't care, because he was not very tall, he was just a little boy, and Qin Huaijin was different, the girls who came to buy the veil saw Qin Huaijin blushing and snickering, which made Shen Xiaoyu feel a little uncomfortable.
"The girls in Kyoto Castle are so nice!" Shen Xiaoyu said: "Looks sweet, and he is also smart!" ”
Qin Huaijin hummed casually, and didn't go to his heart, Shen Xiaoyu pouted and said, "Do you also think that she is sweet and smart?" ”
"It's okay, I didn't pay much attention!" Qin Huaijin replied casually, and continued to hold the handkerchief in his hand, the handkerchief of the guest just now was a mess, and he looked a little messy.
As soon as she heard that she didn't pay much attention to it, Shen Xiaoyu smiled, and then thought of a question, even if she could marry Qin Huaijin in the future, would Qin Huaijin take a concubine? It turned out that the people in the village were basically poor, and it was rare for anyone to marry a wife and take a concubine.
Look at the Qin family, Master Qin, Qian Yuemei, Wang Xiuyan, how do you look at the lives of the three people, how bad is it!
Seeing that Qin Huaijin was still tidying up, Shen Xiaoyu pondered, Qin Huaijin's appearance didn't look like a worry-free one, if there were any flowers and plants to provoke, how could this be done?
Qin Huaijin heard that Shen Xiaoyu hadn't moved for a long time, so he turned his head and saw that Shen Xiaoyu was staring at him in a daze, so he waved his hand: "What's wrong?" Do you see my eyes straight? After saying that, he laughed straight out of the crack.
Shen Xiaoyu hurriedly came back to his senses, a little embarrassed, so he said: "It's not like it's going to be the New Year, think about what to eat." ”
"Then you look at my face and think of what to eat?" Qin Huaijin asked with a smile.
"Well, I thought of it, pig's head!" Shen Xiaoyu teased directly.
Qin Huaijin was amused, did he dare to love himself for looking like a pig?
But since it was said that the New Year, Shen Xiaoyu really thought that it was time to prepare some New Year's goods.
When the things were sold out, Shen Xiaoyu saw that there was still some time before the market went down, so he said, "Go to the stall that sells meat!" ”
Qin Huaijin nodded, carried the shelf and followed Shen Xiaoyu all the way to the meat stall.
"Boss, get some meat!" Shen Xiaoyu said: "Boss, can you give it cheap this time?" ”
When the meat boss saw that it was these two, he said: "Don't worry, I promise to give it cheap, and I will definitely pick it high!" He still remembered these two people, mainly remembering Qin Huaijin, he had never seen such a young man who could bargain, if Shen Xiaoyu hadn't gone that day, he would really be unable to stand it!
Qin Huaijin smiled and said, "It's almost the New Year, and the boss's business must be very good!" ”
The boss weighed the meat and said, "It's okay, everyone is raising prices, I grow less, small profits and quick turnover, how much can I earn?" I'm going to give you a discount this time, and I'll get two more pig tails, okay? ”
Qin Huaijin nodded happily, although the two pig tails looked inconspicuous, there was a lot of meat!
"Thank you, boss!" Qin Huaijin said.
The boss peeled the meat with a straw rope and handed it to Shen Xiaoyu: "It's not easy for you two brothers!" ”
Shen Xiaoyu smiled, didn't explain anything, said hello and went home first.
When Qin Huaijin cut the meat, Shen Xiaoyu let the fat be cut off and boiled the meat oil directly.
"Let's wrap the rest of the fat scraps with cabbage tomorrow." Shen Xiaoyu said.
When Qin Huaijin heard this, he asked, "Can this thing still make dumplings?" Why don't you just use meat buns? ”
"This is delicious!" Shen Xiaoyu said that when the family was in trouble in the past, Cui Fenglan used fat meat residue to make dumplings...
Qin Huaijin saw that Shen Xiaoyu liked to eat and said, "Okay, I remember that there are still a few autumn cabbages in the courtyard, and it should be enough for a meal of dumplings after peeling the dried skin." ”
Although Kyoto Castle is prosperous, it is not easy to eat some vegetables in winter, and it is not easy for them to buy autumn vegetables when they save some in autumn.
Shen Xiaoyu nodded, and the two of them didn't eat much.
"Pack more, and bring out the teachers and the scholar's share." Shen Xiaoyu said, Hanlin Academy is good, but there should be no one during the New Year.
Qin Huaijin nodded and did his best as a cook.
Shen Xiaoyu took out the half-made clothes and continued to do it, Qin Huaijin didn't have to do it, but Yu Pingna always had to fulfill her filial piety, tomorrow in the Chinese New Year's Eve, the market will not open, she estimates that she can finish the remaining half of the Buddhist system in one day.
Shen Xiaoyu sighed, looked at Qin Huaijin, and finally said, "This should be the first time that our family doesn't celebrate the New Year with my father..."
Qin Huaijin also sighed, she always felt that her father and mother were in too much control in the past, but now that she is out of her father's control, she suddenly feels that her father and mother are not so verbose.
"Write a letter." Qin Huaijin said.
Shen Xiaoyu nodded: "I guess Madame will be very happy." "They've been in Kyoto Castle for a while, so it's time to send a letter back.
It's just that Qin Huaijin's letter still has a place to send, even if she wants to write it, there is no one to accept it.
As soon as the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve arrived, Shen Xiaoyu got up early. As soon as I pushed the door, there was a little light snow outside, there were firecrackers in the alley, and the air was full of saltpeter, which was very New Year's flavor.
"Let's write a pair!" Shen Xiaoyu said, the red paper is also ready-made, and after it is cut, let Qin Huaijin write the Spring Festival couplets.
The two of them were always simple for the New Year, and they were not in a hurry for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, so the two of them pondered that the people who followed the trend and learned from Kyoto City went to the temple outside the city to pray for blessings in the morning, and the time was too late anyway.
"Are you ready?" Qin Huaijin stood at the door, wearing a cloak.
Shen Xiaoyu also came out of the room at this time, took off his men's clothes, and put on women's clothes.
Qin Huaijin looked at Shen Xiaoyu finally dressed up as a girl, and smiled on her face, Shen Xiaoyu has been a boy for most of the year, and this time when she changed into women's clothes, she felt that Shen Xiaoyu seemed to have changed again.
"This dress is still from Liaoyang City before, and I don't know if the people here in Kyoto City will think I'm too old-fashioned!" Shen Xiaoyu said, after all, the material of the clothes is still a good material, and she is reluctant to press the bottom of the box.
Qin Huaijin smiled and said, "It's good!" As he spoke, he took off the cloak on his body and draped it on Shen Xiaoyu. There is a circle of white fox fur on the side of the cloak, which he used to order at Shen Xiaoyu's stall, and this time Shen Xiaoyu wore it, it was really cute.
"What are you wearing when you gave it to me?" Shen Xiaoyu asked.
Qin Huaijin went back to the room and took another dark one, and said, "I brought a lot of it this time, and this one on your body seems to be a little longer for you!" ”
Shen Xiaoyu looked at it, it seemed to be a little, and he was about to mop the floor if he was not careful.
"Why don't you take it off, it's just snowing, and I feel distressed when I step on it." Shen Xiaoyu said, now there is no carriage to go all the way out of the city and climb the mountain, and this corner will be broken.
When Qin Huaijin saw it, he said, "Why don't you just change it and make it shorter." ”
When Shen Xiaoyu heard this, he said: "That's not good, I just want to wear it and do it again, don't cut good things!" ”
Qin Huaijin knew that Shen Xiaoyu was reluctant to move, but it was not easy for Shen Xiaoyu to do it again, Shen Xiaoyu was reluctant to pay for it, and he was reluctant to make new clothes for himself!