As for going to school, the brother and sister discussed it here first.

Sizhu went to the kitchen with a wilt, and Qingbao was thinking about how long he would have to earn money to be able to afford a student.

A few days later, Qingbao's family rushed to make the first batch of candy ordered by Ding Liu.

Ding Liu happily paid the cash and pulled away a few boxes of candy.

This time, Ding Panan, who has a changeable temperament and is confusing, did not come, and according to Ding Liu, he probably went to school.

This batch of sugar, because it is just a test of the market, so the production volume is not particularly large, after the silver goods are gone, Qingbao's family got more than eight taels of silver.

Throwing away the cost of more than two taels, Qingbao took more than two taels, and Huang Liuniang had more than three taels left in his hand.

Huang Liuniang looked at her little daughter who was holding the silver and smirked, and said with some reluctance: "Liuya, you are still too young, what should you do if you lose so much silver, it is better for your mother to save it for you first." ”

Qingbao swooped out with the silver in his arms, leaving only one sentence for Huang Liuniang: "I hide it tightly, you can't lose it if you lose it......

Huang Liuniang had no choice but to accept the money and discuss with Xia Shouping about making the next batch of candies.

Qingbao had money in his hand, and bought a lot of things in large and small bags, planning to dress up his simple cottage first.

Every time she saw Qingbao come back from shopping, Huang Liuniang was distressed and grinded her teeth.

However, she also knew that if she didn't have this smart little daughter, her family would not be able to live a good life, so she only persuaded Qingbao a few times not to spend money blindly, and she didn't really ask for money back.

When she was about to go to bed at night, Huang Liuniang discussed with Xia Shouping more than once why Liuya was so smart and able to make money at such a young age.

If Qingbao still slept in the same room with them, he would definitely be frightened when he heard this topic, but unfortunately it was not Qingbao but Xia Shouping who slept in the same room with Huang Liuniang.

Xia Shouping, who has always been honest and never thinks blindly, didn't have so many ideas, but said happily: "The people of our old Xia family are all smart, the fifth brother can memorize dozens of poems at the age of Liuya, Liuya is so smart, he must follow the fifth brother." ”

As soon as she heard her husband mention the fifth brother, Huang Liuniang immediately raised her eyebrows and scolded: "Xia Shouzu is not Liuya's father, what should Liuya do with him?" As for his head who can't even get a show talent after ten years of exams, where is our six smart? ”

Xia Shouping saw his wife belittleing his fifth brother like this, and couldn't help but argue: "Where is the fifth brother not smart? He couldn't pass the exam because we didn't have the money to work in the county, and the fifth brother's knowledge was praised even by the master. ”

Huang Liuniang saw Xia Shouping talking to the Xia family, and she was even more angry, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, let's not say if you can pass the test, Xia Shouzu is so smart, has he earned a penny for his family?" If it weren't for him being tied out for many years, would your family be so poor? My sixth girl is really smart, she can make money at a young age, and she must be with our old Huang family! ”

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When it came to the families of both sides, the two of them had a big talk in the middle of the night, and as for the question of Qingbao being able to make money at such a young age, not only did they not delve into it, but they vied with each other to admit that their daughter had their own good genetics.

Therefore, about Qingbao's unique intelligence, it was ignored by the couple in the war.

Qingbao didn't know anything about her father's war, she lived a very fulfilling life every day, boiling sugar during the day to make sugar, and going shopping to buy something when she had time. Occasionally, she will make some small inventions and small creations, but she does not throw new products out, but wants to wait a few years before talking.

The technical content of fruit candy is not too high, if someone really wants to do it, it should be able to do it after a few more attempts, you know, the imitation technology of the Chinese nation has been the highest since ancient times. Therefore, Qingbao plans to launch new products after other people's homes can also make fruit candy, so that he has always been at the forefront of the market. No matter which society you have, it is an unbreakable truth that you can only make a lot of money when there are new products!

Since Sizhu knew that Qingbao had a little benefactor in the private school, he accompanied Qingbao to wait for him at the door every afternoon.

I don't know if Yue Yue hasn't been to school these days, or if he has changed the route to school and hasn't been from his door for several days.

waited for seven or eight days before he finally let Qingbao and Sizhu look forward to him.

This time, Yue Yue didn't come alone, but brought his little scholar Xiao Chengzi.

Yue Yue saw that there was a beautiful boy sitting next to Qing Bao, and his little face was immediately full of displeasure, and he pouted and asked Qing Bao: "Who is he, you sit so close to him?" ”

The jealous little appearance, Chi Guoguo's undisguised.

Qing Bao pulled him to sit on the stool, and said with a smile: "This is my fourth brother Xia Xiuli, fourth brother, this is Yue Yue, last time my head was broken, he was looking for someone to save me." ”

As soon as Yue Yue heard that this beautiful boy was the baby's fourth brother, he immediately put on a bright smile and took the initiative to introduce himself: "My big name is Fang Qingyue, you can call me Qingyue." ”

Sizhu actually said decently: "Thank you for saving my sister." My name is Xia Xiuli, you can call me Xiuli. ”

The two talked about their ages, only to find that the two of them plus Xiao Chengzi were the same age, and they were all eight years old.

The four pillars are the twenty-first day of the first month, the largest, Xiaochengzi is the sixth birthday of the first month of July, and Fang Qingyue is the youngest, born on the tenth day of the first month of October.

So Yue Yue happily called the fourth brother with Sizhu.

Xiao Chengzi knew that he was a scholar, so he only sat next to him and ate candy, except for saying a few words to Qingbao, he basically didn't talk to Yue Yue and Sizhu.

And Yue Yue and Sizhu, the two of them, the elder brother and the younger brother screamed together, and they became familiar with each other after a while.

Sizhu specially asked more and more about going to school, and the more he explained the things he knew to Sizhu in detail.

The two of them talked like this for a long time, if it weren't for Qingbao's fear that Yue Yue would be late for school and urged him to leave quickly, I'm afraid these two people would be talking endlessly.

With the four pillars reluctantly waving their hands, Yue Yue and Xiao Chengzi ran to the school.

After they all turned the corner, Sizhu turned his head and said to Qingbao: "Liuya, I'm going to talk to my mother, and I'm going to study too!" ”

The eyes of the little boy flashed with dazzling light, which was the ...... of the incomparable desire to read.

After setting the documents and agreeing to pick up the first batch of goods ten days later, Ding Liu took Ding Panan to leave.

And that beaded flower was thrown to the bottom of the box by Qingbao, and he never wore it once.

With the Ding family's order, Xia Shouping and his son no longer go out to sell sugar in the streets and alleys, but boil sugar at home every day.

Due to the large order volume of the Ding family, Xia Shouping had to build two more stoves and teach two, three and four pillars to boil sugar to speed up the speed of sugar production.

The father and son of the Xia family don't go out, and Qingbao doesn't want to go to the door every day to wait for Xiao Yueyue, and in order to catch up with the first batch of goods, Qingbao is also busy enough, so he temporarily puts the little fat man Yue Yue in the back of his head.

At noon that day, Qingbao went to the corner of the wall near the courtyard gate to pick up firewood, and suddenly heard a small call from the door: "Baby, baby......"

As soon as he heard the name of the baby, Qingbao knew that it was coming more and more.

I hadn't seen this little guy for a few days, and Qingbao also missed him, so he threw down the firewood and went to the door.

I haven't seen it for more than ten days, and Yue Yue looks a little taller, and his eyebrows and eyes have grown a little longer, but the corners of his eyes are a little swollen, as if he has been beaten by someone.

"Yueyue, what's wrong with your eyes? Was it beaten? Qingbao carefully examined his wound and saw that the injury was not too serious and did not damage his eyes, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Yue Yue didn't take this injury to heart, but said proudly: "I'm fine, they hurt more than me." ”

Seeing that a discordant cyan was added to his fair little face, Qingbao felt awkward no matter how he looked at it, although he knew that the children would definitely fight together, but Qingbao just couldn't see it being bullied more and more.

Yi Qingbao's understanding of Yue Yue felt that it was impossible for him to take the initiative to provoke others, thinking that there must be a child bullying him, which forced him to fight back.

Being beaten passively is not Qingbao's character, Qingbao frowned and thought about it, before asking: "Yue Yue, you only go to the school in the afternoon, what are you doing in the morning?" ”

"Write silently, practice calligraphy." Yue Yue replied very well-behaved.

Knowing that Yue Yue's family was well-off, Qing Bao gave Yue Yue an idea and said: "Yue Yue, why don't you ask a martial arts master to learn some martial arts, if you have martial arts, no one will be able to beat you." ”

It was probably the last sentence that moved Yue Yue, and the little guy smiled and said, "Okay." When I went back, I told my mother that she would hire a martial arts master and that I would learn martial arts. ”

Qingbao was afraid that he would give up halfway after learning for a few days, so he took the lead in giving him a preventive injection and said: "Don't shout tired after studying for a few days, and then say that you won't learn anything, then I will look down on you!" ”

Yue Yue clenched his little fists and swore a promise: "I won't be tired, you wait and see!" ”

"Okay, Yue Yue, you practice martial arts well, and when you are powerful, you can protect me!" Qing Bao smiled and guided the Yue Yue children to embark on the road of both civil and military affairs.

Qingbao, who inspired the children's fighting spirit, returned to the house, took several flavors of sugar, wrapped a large bag, and handed it to Yue Yuedao: "In the future, my family's sugar will not be sold outside, if you want to eat sugar in the future, come to me." ”

Yue Yue Monkey hurriedly peeled off a piece of candy and stuffed it into his mouth, and replied vaguely: "Got it." ”

Qingbao sent Yue Yue away, and was about to turn around and go back to the room.

As soon as he walked into the gate, a person suddenly came out from the side and shouted menacingly: "Liuya, you dare to play with the bad boy, tell him who he is!" ”

This sudden voice startled Qingbao, and when she calmed down and saw the person in front of her, she couldn't help but say angrily: "Fourth brother, you scared me to death!" ”

Sizhu came over and pulled Qingbao's sleeve, took her to Qingbao's room, and closed the door with a thief, and then continued to interrogate Qingbao: "Liuya, tell me quickly, who is that kid, why don't I know him?" ”

Qing Bao felt a little funny when he saw him as if he was facing a great enemy, but for the sake of his sister, he still explained to him: "He is my savior, and at that time I broke my head, and it was he who found someone to save me......"

After listening to Qingbao's explanation, Sizhu said: "Oh, since I am a life-saving benefactor, then I won't tell my father." Next time he comes, I'll play with him, okay? ”

Sizhu is the most beautiful one among the Xia brothers, with a small slap on his face and big eyes flickering, much like the little beautiful boy in the cartoon, if he talks about his appearance alone, even the little fat man is not as good as him. But in the past, the rags have been burying him, and he has not shown how brilliant he is, but now the Xia family lives better, the clothes are better, the food is good, and the hygiene is better, and the four pillars are gradually showing the beautiful and picturesque foundation.

Qingbao is a little girl's mentality, and she loves beautiful things the most, so for the four pillars, Qingbao has always been a little preferred.

For the request of the four pillars, which is not a requirement, of course Qingbao will not refuse: "Okay." Next time he comes, let's play together. ”

Sizhu wondered, "When will he come next time?" Where does his family live, is it close? ”

Qingbao smiled: "His family lives on Jing'an Street, and I don't know when he will come." ”

Sizhu, who walks through the streets and alleys all day to sell sugar, naturally knows Jing'an Street, and immediately said: "Jing'an Street? It's so far from us. ”

Qingbao said: "He was studying at Mr. Liu's place on Yiliang Street, and he happened to pass by our door when he went to the school." ”

As soon as he heard that Yue Yue was going to school, Sizhu was silent, and he lowered his little head and didn't know what he was thinking.

Qing Bao rarely saw him so deep, so he couldn't help touching his arm and asked him, "Why don't you speak?" ”

Sizhu raised his head at this time, his eyes were hidden, and he seemed to be a little afraid to speak, and after Qingbao's repeated questioning, he whispered: "Liuya, I also want to study." ”

Qingbao's first reaction was: "Reading is a good thing, what dare you not say, talk to our mother, find a master and learn it!" ”

Modern children don't like to go to school, and it's not good for parents to pick up and send it, and now Sizhu actually took the initiative to ask to go to school, Qingbao felt that this was a good thing that could not be sought.

Sizhu said with a sad face: "My mother won't let me go, and I have to give my master a lot of silver to study." ”

Qingbao was shocked to realize that this is not a society where everyone in the future can afford to go to school, and now students go to school to pay a large amount of tuition to the teacher, which is called Shushu. Enlightenment teachers who teach literacy will be cheaper, and the more famous the teacher, the more restraints they will need.

"Fourth brother, do you know how many bundles the masters have?"

Sizhu probably inquired about this matter, and quickly replied: "There are three famous masters in the city, the youngest Master Jin receives eight taels of silver a year, Master Zhang receives twelve taels of silver, and Qi Fuzi on Yiliang Street receives ten taels of silver a year. ”

As soon as he heard the price of this bundle, Qingbao immediately knew why Sizhu didn't dare to tell Huang Liuniang that he wanted to study, and he also understood why he said in ancient times, "Everything is inferior, only reading is high".

Nima, how can this expensive dead person's tuition fee be consumed by the common people, it seems that this study is really for the rich and powerful!

It's no wonder that the novels on TV say how poor some readers' families are, and the beam of light is enough to drain the family's money, no wonder some readers' families are poor.

Qingbao now understands a little bit why the Xia family is so poor, with Uncle Xia, a loser who has read books for more than ten years, he has to give out more than ten taels of silver a year, which is really unbearable for a rural family who is digging in the soil.

But now then again, Qingbao's family has made a lot of money selling sugar, so it is still affordable for a student to go to school, right?

Qingbao crossed his fingers and calculated, starting to sell sugar at the end of March, selling at least seventy yuan a day, now it is the end of June, and it has been sold for three months, Qingbao's family should have earned six or seven taels of silver, especially in the next month, selling fruit candy, earning more, so the income in these three months should be about eight taels. Huang Grandma gave five taels, Huang Er's uncle gave one tael, deducting two taels of gold and silver, Huang Liuniang should now have about twelve taels of silver in her hand.

After calculating this account, Qingbao knew that the matter of Sizhu's study was going to be in vain, and it was impossible for Huang Liuniang to take out all her savings and let her son study.

"Don't count on famous teachers, isn't there an ordinary gentleman in this city? The kind that only teaches literacy, you must learn to read first when you go to school, that kind of enlightenment Mr., there shouldn't be much to shackle up, right? ”

Sizhu shook his head and said, "I don't know, I'll inquire later." ”

After dinner in the evening, the family sat in the living room and made candy.

Sizhu has been absent-minded, and after a while, he looked up at Huang Liuniang, then quickly lowered his head, raised his head again for a while, and then lowered his head again, back and forth several times, but he never dared to speak to Huang Liuniang.

Because Huang Liuniang is always making a lot of noise at home and beating them when she is angry, these children are not afraid of her. This has led to the character of the boys of the Xia family, who are all inclined to be weak.

Qing Bao was tired and panicked as he watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Mother, the fourth brother has something to tell you." ”

Huang Liuniang didn't stop what she was doing, she just turned her head and glanced at Sizhu, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Sizhu was taken by Huang Liuniang, and quickly jumped away in fright, but still didn't dare to speak.

Qingbao stretched out his hand and pushed him hard, he glanced at Qingbao timidly, and saw that his sister's eyes were full of encouragement, so he mustered all his courage and said loudly: "Mother, I want to study!" ”

"When", the candy in Huang Liuniang's hand fell on the table, Huang Liuniang turned around and glanced at Sizhu sharply, and then she refused loudly: "No!" Honestly stay at home, what to read? Your fifth uncle has been studying for more than ten years, but hasn't he even been admitted to the show? Hurry up and give me this heart, I have the money to buy a house and land, and I will never let you read that useless broken book! ”

was roared by her, and the four pillars suddenly wilted like grass beaten by frost.

Qing Bao saw that there were tears in Sizhu's eyes, and couldn't help but say to Huang Liuniang: "Mother, since the fourth brother wants to read, let him go, our family's business will get better and better, and the bundle will be given." ”