Chapter 23 Walking is the best policy

Walking on the road, Fan Tiezhou said to his son with a smile: "I discussed with your mother last night, my father will not go fishing in the future, and he will plan to farm at home, and then run a boat or something." ”

"No wonder my mother was desperately settling accounts early this morning."

Fanning smiled again and asked, "Is there enough money in the family?" ”

"Enough!"

Fan Tiezhou smiled and pinched his son's shoulder, he didn't want his son to worry about the situation at home.

"Actually, I still think Daddy should go to the town to open a doctor."

Fan Tiezhou stopped, "You're here again, where is the medical hall so easy to open." ”

"Daddy hasn't opened a medical clinic before, how do you know it's not easy to open?"

Fan Tiezhou saw that his son was very serious, so he had to explain to him patiently.

"Daddy spent two years with a herbalist as a teenager, how could he not know? To open a medical hall, you must first have excellent medical skills, and then you must have capital and reputation, all three are indispensable, but I don't have any of the three, how do you say to open it? ”

Fanning was not convinced.

"There is a specialization in surgery, no doctor can be proficient in everything, Daddy opened a medical clinic specializing in bruises, and then treated some minor diseases of headache and brain fever, as for the cost, as long as Daddy agrees to open a medical clinic, I will find a way."

Fan Tiezhou was a little moved by his son's words, he would be bone-grafted, would treat injuries, and would prepare a secret medicine for bruises, as for the homely diseases of headache and brain fever, he would also see it, and he could really open a specialist clinic.

For Fan Tiezhou, there is not only a lack of capital, but also a lack of confidence.

He sighed, "Let's talk about this later!" ”

Fan Ning observed the words, he saw that his father had been moved by his own words, and he no longer persuaded him, this matter was in a hurry, and he still needed to plan it slowly.

After a short time, the father and son came to the house of their grandfather Fan Dachuan, and when they walked into the yard, Fan Tiezhou saw his mother sitting in front of the kitchen door washing clothes.

He hurriedly stepped forward, "Mother, I brought Ning'er to give you good news." ”

When Yang saw Fan Ning, the walnut pattern on his face suddenly smiled, and he hurriedly wiped his hands on his body, "My family is here!" ”

Fanning's heart warmed, and he stepped forward to hold his grandmother's hand.

"Grandma, are the cloth shoes from last time good?"

Yang raised her foot, and on her foot was the cloth shoes that Fan Ning bought in the capital, and she smiled like a child, "It's quite suitable, it's very light to walk, and my family is the best at shopping." ”

Fan Tiezhou said again: "Mother, yesterday Ning'er took the school entrance examination in the town and won the first place!" ”

A bright light flashed in Yang's cloudy eyes, she touched Fan Ning's head lovingly, and grinned: "My family is the smartest, and I can also take the first exam, okay!" All right! ”

Fan Tiezhou put the two roosters in his hand in the yard, "Mother, this is a little bit of Ning Er's mother's heart." ”

"Hey! It's a pity that your dad went out early in the morning. ”

Fan Tiezhou asked, "Where did Daddy go?" ”

"I don't know, you ask Shiro."

At this time, Fan Tongzhong walked out of the room quickly, he was wearing a new moon-white fine linen gown, wearing a scholar's scarf on his head, and carrying a bookbag, as if he was going out.

"Big brother, you're here."

Fan Tongzhong said hello to his brother, handed a cloth bag to Fan Ning, and said with a smile: "This is given to you by the fourth uncle, although this time thanks to Fan Xianggong's help, it is still worthy of praise to be admitted to Yanying Academy." ”

Fan Ning saw that the cloth bags were a little moldy, and he didn't know where to turn them out, but the fourth uncle had this heart, and it was already very good.

He took it with a smile, "Thank you, Fourth Uncle!" ”

He quickly glanced at the cloth bag, inside were the four treasures of the study, except for one pen was new, the others were old, the paper had turned yellow, a piece of ink was covered with mildew, and the inkstone had signs of wear.

Fan Tiezhou didn't hear it, and hurriedly explained: "Ning Er's admission to Yanying Academy has nothing to do with the third uncle. ”

Fan Tongzhong smiled, "Big brother doesn't need to explain, we are all from the past, and some things don't need to be broken." ”

Fan Tiezhou didn't bother to say anything more, and asked him again, "Where did Daddy go?" ”

"Daddy went to Wuxi early in the morning to visit old friends."

"To Wuxi?"

Fan Tiezhou was stunned, "Then when will he come back?" ”

Fan Tongzhong shook his head, "At least seven or eight days, at most half a month, anyway, I haven't been at home for a while recently, you sit slowly, I'll go to the county school first." ”

He waved his hand, turned around and walked away.

Fan Tiezhou was relieved when he heard that his father was not there, this is fine, otherwise he would really not be able to ask for the five yuan money.

Fanning knew that this was the old man who went out to hide from his debts.

At this time, grandmother Yang beckoned to Fanning in the kitchen, and Fanning hurriedly walked in.

Yang took out a small cloth bag from her arms, opened it layer by layer, and there were dozens of dollars inside, she stuffed the money into Fanning's pocket, "Grandma only has this little money, take it to buy candy to eat!" ”

Fan Ning's nose was sour, and he saluted respectfully, "Thank you, Grandma!" ”

Yang touched his head and said with a smile: "Be good, study hard, and become a big official in the future." ”

"At that time, I will definitely take my grandmother to enjoy happiness."

Yang looked at her sensible grandson, she turned her back to wipe the corners of her eyes, nodded and smiled: "Grandma has hope, just wait for my family to become a big official!" ”

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Fan Ning didn't meet the fourth aunt today, and Grandma said that she had returned to her parents' house, and there was no one in the house, and Grandma was lonely alone

Fanning promised Grandma that she would come over tomorrow to talk to her.

Coming out of his grandfather's house, Fan Tiezhou looked left and right at the cloth bag in his son's hand, "Ning'er, show the bag to your father." ”

Fan Ning handed the bag to his father, Fan Tiezhou opened the bag and looked inside, and couldn't help sighing.

"I said how come it looks familiar, it's the bookbag I used before, the inkstone is also what I used, the paper and ink are all left by me, your fourth uncle is really good at finding things."

Fanning grinned and said, "Aren't these things very meaningful?" ”

"That's right!"

Fan Tiezhou rubbed his son's hair and said with a smile: "After all, he is your fourth uncle, it's not that he sends anything, the key is that he has this heart, and I am very satisfied with him." ”

Passing by the elementary school, I saw Mr. Gu respectfully sending two guests out of the yard from a distance.

Fan Ning wanted to hide too late, Mr. Gu sent the guests away, and when he turned around, he happened to see their father and son.

He suddenly smiled all over his face, walked forward quickly, and enthusiastically took Fanning's hand and rubbed it repeatedly, as if he wanted to rub Fanning's luck a little.

"I'll just say it! Dumb, no! Fanning is wise and foolish, different from other children, I have already said it, Fanning is not a hit, a blockbuster, look, sure enough, I was right, I can teach such a student, I am satisfied! ”

Mr. Gu patted his shriveled little chest, and his face was filled with an exaggerated happiness.

Fan Tiezhou's father and son had black lines on their faces at the same time.

Fan Tiezhou reluctantly smiled: "I'll bring two bottles of wine to Mr. when I go back, thank you!" ”

"No need, Fanning has already repaid me well."

Fanning's heart moved, "Are they the two guests just now?" ”

Mr. Gu smiled on his face, "I have received three groups of guests early this morning, all vying to hire me to teach, just now two members of the Tibetan Book Town officially hired me to go to the Tibetan Town School as a teacher, there are more than 200 students there, and the income is huge!" ”

Fan Tiezhou was stunned, "Then what about the students here?" ”

Mr. Gu sighed, "After teaching for so many years, I can't bear it!" Alright, go get busy! I'm going to pack my bags and turn around and say goodbye to Zhou Yuanwai, and we'll have a drink in town when we have a chance later. ”

He waved to Fanning and entered the school with a fluttering body.

Fan Tiezhou bit his lip and said, "Ning'er, go back and return the big white goose to him, let's not do it!" ”

Fan Ning smiled and said, "Actually, this Mr. Gu is gone, I think it's a good thing!" ”

"What do you say?"

"Daddy, don't you think the fourth uncle has something to do?"

Fan Tiezhou's eyes lit up, he looked at the school again, teaching more than 20 students, the annual income is fifty or sixty yuan, and the tenant rent of his father's eighty acres of land is only so much.

It would be a good thing if the fourth child could take over this elementary school.

It can not only reduce the burden on the family, but also concentrate on revision and prepare for the next imperial examination.

It's just that...... Zhou Yuanwai may not agree.

Fan Tiezhou hesitated for a long time, and this matter had to be discussed after his father came back.

As soon as he turned around, he found that his son had gone in the other direction, "Ning'er, where are you going?" ”

"I'll just walk around."

Fan Tiezhou thought of going home and explaining the matter of Wuguan money to his mother, and he couldn't help but feel a big head.

It's okay, it's better for Ning'er not to know about this kind of thing.

Fan Tiezhou quickened his pace and walked home.

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