Chapter 92: Second Brother and Third Brother
A hundred yuan of silver is not much, you can buy a small shop, give the money to your father, and let your father help you buy another shop.
The dog, which had been raised for several months, barked loudly on the side, as if cheering for Zheng Xiong.
Speaking of which, except for the contact at the beginning, Zheng Xiong didn't pay much attention to it in the days that followed, and was completely taken care of by the maid at home.
Today, the dog has grown quite big, and it looks like it is well cared for, and he looks at his father on the side.
"Dad, this is the dog I brought back, is it already so old?"
"Well, you brought it back a few months ago, and you were bullied by Zhi'er so badly that you almost died. After that, let the maid at home take it back, not at home, now it's a little older, and I want to come to it, so I took it back. ”
Zheng Xiong and the dog looked at each other, no, it was ten eyes looking at Zheng Xiong. déjà vu, the dog sniffed around Zheng Xiong, sniffed and sniffed, and circled uncertainly.
Zheng Xiong stretched out his hand and came to touch his head to kill, the dog squinted his eyes and enjoyed it, and several other dogs were eager to try it and rubbed forward.
In the Huimin Pharmacy, a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in official uniforms, stayed in Zheng Xiong's office, sitting quietly.
Someone prepared tea, Zheng Xiong, who had just returned from school, glanced at the person in front of him.
"You're the new deputy drawer."
"Xiaguan Yang for a day, meet your lordship. Xia Guan has just been assigned by the Ministry of Officials to serve as the deputy leader of Huimin Pharmacy, which is a seal letter. ”
"Oh, got it."
Zheng Xiong replied, without any follow-up, Yang didn't speak for a day, letting time pass.
"What's wrong, what's the matter?"
"My lord, what should I do with this subordinate and where to work, please show me."
"Huimin Pharmacy is fine, you take care of the doctors here, they are all here to go to work and fish, you have to worry more about it, see if you can improve their self-motivation, you don't have to worry about the rest, there are people in charge, I have already arranged it, by the way, you are a few officials."
"Xiaguan Cong Wupin."
"If you are from Wupin, you can't squeeze with them, you see where there are vacant rooms, you can choose one by yourself as your own public house."
"Yes, sir."
After dealing with Yang's affairs for a day, Zheng Xiong returned to school to continue teaching.
Two days later, Yang Yi appeared at the door of the school and walked into the school.
When I came to the door of the class, I looked at the blackboard, Zheng Xiong, who was lecturing on the stage, and the students sitting under the stage.
Seeing Yang one day, Zheng Xiong put down the chalk.
"Then you review it yourself, and then the principal will come over for a spot check."
Then he walked to the door.
"Why are you here, what's the matter?"
"The lower official has nothing to do, take a look around, disturb the adults, please forgive me."
Stared at Yang for a while.
"It's okay, you can walk around by yourself."
"My lord, if there is anything else to do, I need to do it for my subordinates, and I really can't be idle, and I want to find something to do."
This requirement can be met.
"Then you sit down, follow along first, and then use it for you later."
Hearing Zheng Xiong's words, Yang Yitian walked to the back row and listened to Zheng Xiong's teaching.
It was uncomfortable to listen to it without a beginning or an end, Yang endured it for a day, listened to the class for a day, and dispersed his school in a daze.
The next day, I changed my thinking, humbly asked for advice, found the best students, and began to make up classes.
"This little brother, how to pronounce this letter, and how to read and write these twenty-six letters, please teach me the little brother."
"Don't teach unless you give me sugar."
"Sugar is no problem, just teach me, you can have as much sugar as you want."
The child swallowed, nodded, taught seriously, and taught the twenty-six letters in a few days.
"You've learned, what about sugar?"
"It's not good for children to eat sugar, and they can't fill their stomachs, this is the baked cake that my uncle brought, and it's all for you."
Looking at the baked cake in front of him, the child pursed his mouth and ran to Zheng Xiong to complain.
"Headmaster, he said to give me sugar, now it's only baked cakes, you have to take care of it, headmaster."
After a period of teaching, Principal Zheng's prestige is quite high, and he does not discount the problems of children.
"Why are you looking for me, don't you know what to do? There is no need to ask for such questions in the future. ”
Hearing Zheng Xiong's words, the child happily ran to Yang Tiantian.
"You don't give sugar."
"No, the sugar is quite expensive, isn't the baked cake fragrant?"
The child pointed to the door.
"I want sugar, if you don't have it, you're going to go out and stand."
Hearing the child's words, Yang Yitian smiled.
"What's the matter, I don't want to compensate you."
"What the principal said, if you don't, you have to go out and stop the punishment."
"I don't believe it."
Gloating at Yang Yitian, the child ran to Zheng Xiong, pointed at Yang Yitian and said.
"Headmaster, he said there was no sugar, and he said he didn't believe it."
He looked up at Yang Tiantian.
"Yang one day, go out and stand."
It's unbelievable, my own good is a five-grade official, although he is from the fifth grade, let himself be punished, what kind of joke.
"My lord, is this true?"
"Well, you heard it right, keep your word, don't break your word, don't lie, don't lie, you have to know that your behavior is to teach bad children."
"And since you are studying here, you must understand that there are no officials or officials in my place, and there are only principals."
With a look of grievance, Yang wanted to throw off his sleeves and leave one day.
"My lord, the lower official understands, let's go out."
"Wrong."
"Headmaster, students get it."
On the road, the brain melon seeds are very good.
The child on the side picked up the baked cake and ran to the door, nibbling on it with a wicked smile.
The baby is bitter, and the baby doesn't say it.
The boring study, which lasted for more than half a month, finally came to fruition, and all the initials and finals were taught.
Then I taught to read and write, and the doctors were okay, they all had a certain cultural foundation, and they learned very quickly according to the big dictionary.
The child's progress is much slower.
Zheng Xiong let all the doctors go, and asked them to take care of all the students who had been free-range for so long, starting with the alphabet.
The freed doctors have changed from sheep to wolves, dragon slayers have become evil dragons, and they have doubled their efforts to make up for it from children, and the template of Zheng Xiong's teaching has been imitated by these doctors, and the school has instantly turned from heaven to hell, and the students are complaining.
Yang Yitian studied very hard, and was also called over by Zheng Xiong and asked him to follow the teaching.
"Principal, the students forgive their fate, and ask the principal to take back their fate."
"Aren't you idle? What is there to excuse this matter of indoctrination? ”
"The letters of the saints are so subtle that they cannot be changed, and now they are covered with these letters and simplified words in the vernacular, which is really difficult for students to accept."
"It's hard to accept, what did you learn to do? That's it. ”
If you want to mix in the pharmacy, Zheng Xiong's words have to be listened to, so you can only obediently run to teach.
"Abert's Hungry Brother ~~"
With a snap, a student who had deserted from class was hit in the head by a piece of chalk that fell from the sky.
Yang gradually enjoyed this feeling one day.
It's not as hard as the teachers of later generations, just these letters, you can learn them once you learn them, you don't have to prepare for classes, you don't have to get up early and stay late, you don't have to correct homework, and you don't have to worry about students' grades.
I love to hear it, and we are not used to desertion.
Recognize words, form words, and form sentences, starting from common words, Zheng Xiong doesn't need to prepare for class, according to the big dictionary, where to write where to think, and the children who are taught now are more acceptable, unlike doctors who have been stereotyped.
On this day, Zheng Xiong, who had finished his day's mission, returned to his home.
Two ragged beggars were talking to their father.
Seeing Zheng Xiong coming, he quickly stood up.
When Zheng Qi saw Zheng Xiong coming back, he immediately spoke up.
"Xiong'er, guess who the two of them are."
Zheng Xiong looked at the two beggars with a question mark on his face, inexplicable.
When the two beggars heard Xiong'er, they guessed who was coming, ran to Zheng Xiong, and said with a smile in their eyes.
"Big brother."
"You are."
"It's us, I'm Zhang San, and he's Wang Erma."
Zheng Xiong was stunned for a moment, the memories in his mind surfaced one by one, and he pointed at the two of them in disbelief.
"You are the second brother Zhang San, and you are the third brother Wang Erma."
"Big brother."
"Third brother."
"Big brother."
"Second brother."
The three of them hugged each other, excited and hot.
"What are you three doing standing outside, come in and sit down."
Hearing Zheng Qi's words, several people walked into the hall.
"Have you eaten?"
"Uncle just sent me a snack, we ate some to fill our stomachs, and now we are not very hungry."
"That's good, let's have a few drinks later."
"Big brother, back then, you stole wine and drank it, and you poured a glass, has the amount of alcohol increased now?"
Zheng Xiong touched his nose.
"No, I can't replace wine with tea."
"That's not good, I have to have a drink at the end, just sleep."
"Okay, today I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman, if you don't pour a cup, then have another cup, by the way, didn't you two go your separate ways with your uncle back then? How did they come together. ”
Speaking of this, the expressions of the two dimmed, and they recalled the past and burst into tears.
"Big brother, we've had a hard time over the years."
To make a long story short, the two of them fled with their fathers, and then separated, begging all the way, and the two met together by accident.
Then the two struggled to make a living together, worked as helpers, sold coolies, and before they settled down, they returned to the starting point.
Under natural disasters and man-made disasters, all the places where I worked inexplicably went out of business, and I thought that Lao Zhu Dingding would usher in a good life in the world after so many years of struggling to survive.
Who knows that the days are getting worse and worse, either they are robbed of their wealth by bandits, or they are made difficult by villains and can't save money.
Then the vigorous Hongwu immigration began, and the two were selected into the ranks of immigrants, because they had lived in Yingtianfu before, and they were filled nearby.
I heard that there was a Zheng Xiong Zheng Ti in Huimin Pharmacy, and as soon as the two arrived at the place, they settled down a little, so they rushed to Yingtianfu to find Zheng Xiong.
This still reported Zheng Xiong's name, saying that Zheng Xiong's hair was small, and the place was hindered by Zheng Xiong's face, so he issued a road guide.
was robbed on the road, there was no eldest son left, and he begged all the way, relying on the road that was not robbed to the city of Nanjing, and inquired about Zheng Xiong's residence from memory.
After listening to the two of them tell their respective experiences, Zheng Xiong was silent for a long time, they are really two hard-working children. It's just that this is here, and we don't know if our little body can withstand the fate of the two.
It's good that I used to be small, but I still have deep feelings.
"Second brother and third brother, since you have come to my brother, I will hand it over to my brother. In the future, settle down in this Nanjing City, and ensure that the two of you will be arranged clearly, and the hard days will pass, and then follow us to enjoy life. ”
"Big brother, let's just come to see you, if it's embarrassing, forget it, let's go back, although the days are a little sad, we won't starve to death."
"What nonsense are you talking about, can I watch the two of you suffer, we will eat first, take a bath, let's get together together, nourish our spirits, and take you two to go through the formalities tomorrow, the eldest brother is okay, don't think about me."
"Thank you, big brother."
"Thank you, thank you."
After dinner, the three people who washed and cleaned with soap chatted for a long time, and went to sleep separately.
The next day, the three of them went to the mansion of Yingtianfu, and Zheng Xiong went straight to Zheng Yiyan's public house.
"Why do you kid have time to come to me, you don't have anything to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, tell me, what's the matter."
Surprised by Fu Yin's easy-goingness, the second and third brothers were silent, and Zheng Xiong accosted him.
"Lord Fu Yin's eyes are like torches, the lower officials do have something to ask for, I have two brothers, who were originally from Tianfu. Later, he fled and got lost, and now he has returned to Yingtianfu, and he has to make it convenient for Lord Yin to make arrangements. ”
Zheng Xiong's reply made Zheng Yiyan's eyes light up.
"It's easy to say, but today shouldn't be your day of rest, how did you get here?"
"Well, uh-huh, the lower official forgot about it in a hurry, and immediately made a review, and it will definitely be changed in the future."
"It must be changed, and it's easy to talk about your brother's affairs, but the official is short of money here, should you express it."
After thinking about it for a while, it was definitely not asking for a bribe, that is, he had fallen in love with his Huimin Pharmacy's family, and he secretly stole his home last time, but this time he blatantly began to blackmail and knocked on the table.
When the second and third brothers saw Zheng Yiyan's straightforward words, they thought they were asking for money, and just as they were about to speak, Zheng Xiong spoke in advance.
"How much do you want?"
Seeing Zheng Xiong speak, the two couldn't sit still and hurriedly spoke.
"Big brother, forget it, we'll be very satisfied to see the eldest brother, don't break the bank for the two of us, let's leave today."
Zheng Xiong didn't answer, and Zheng Yiyan didn't say much.
"Ten thousand."
Hearing Zheng Yiyan's words, the two collapsed to the ground, how many families of the Zheng family have an understanding of the two of them, and it may not be possible to dismantle the Zheng family with this ten thousand times.
"It's too much, two thousand."
Originally, the lion opened his mouth, and Zheng Yiyan was not in a hurry.
"How much money you have earned in the past few months, this official has something to know here, nine thousand guan, it can't be less."
"Three thousand guan, there are still a lot of things to be built here in Xiaguan, and you can only squeeze out three thousand guan."
"Isn't it not built yet, eight thousand runs, you can wait for it."
"Tomorrow after tomorrow, tomorrow is so many, four thousand, it's really gone."
"This official takes another step back, six thousand times."
"Five thousand runs, the achievement is successful, and it is not a pull."
"Five thousand five hundred."
"Deal."
Zheng Yiyan laughed heartily, it was completely unexpected, and Zheng Xiong was also relieved, anyway, the money was not his own, and it was nothing to send some money to Ying Tianfu, a superior unit.
Only the two brothers who were left confused.
"This money, the official will arrange for someone to send it over immediately."
"Don't worry, let's do it first, today the official will give you a holiday, you accompany your brother to have a good day, and then ask someone to send it to work tomorrow, the official can trust you."
"Thank you, then, sir."
(End of chapter)