Chapter 3: It's too poor
Bai Fei thought that those people in the previous TV series could easily earn one or two hundred taels, and it shouldn't be too difficult, so he said.
"I will raise all the money even if I smash the pot and sell iron, but I can't do it, I can still go to the street to write letters for others, I don't believe that I can't earn enough 100 taels."
"What you kid said soundly, that's a hundred taels! Even if the whole village added up all the money, it would not be that much. ”
Aunt Chen glared at Bai Fei, just a poor scholar like him, and he still wanted to earn one hundred taels in ten days, which was a fool's dream.
Not only Aunt Chen, but also the surrounding villagers pointed at and laughed.
Bai Fei didn't bother to say much, but looked at Zhao Xiaofei, who had already stood up slowly.
"Lady, I used to be a ghost, you are forgiving once, okay?"
Zhao Xiaofei saw Bai Fei's sincere face, and his tone was even softer, and he seemed to see the time when he pursued himself before.
But now she has figured out that this is all his hypocrisy and lie, and the purpose must be that she doesn't want to divorce her wife, otherwise she will give something to the blind dragon.
"Bai Fei, you also have the face to say this, Xiaofei has forgiven you countless times in the past two years, but what about you? Dogs can't change their eating. ”
The third aunt protected Zhao Xiaofei behind her, for fear that Bai Fei would hurt her again.
"Third aunt, I swear that I will change it, if you see if this is good, it will be ten days, if you can't earn a hundred taels within ten days, let Xiaofei go back to her parents' house immediately."
Bai Fei once again made a promise that as a doctor of science in a university, as long as he was given a little time to understand the world, he would not believe that he could not make money.
"I believe you are a ghost, you kid is very bad, Xiaofei, you must not be soft-hearted this time." For Bai Fei's words, the third aunt didn't believe it.
Just when Bai Fei was scratching his ears and cheeks, not knowing what to do, Zhao Xiaofei spoke.
"What should happen to fate! Xianggong, let's go home. ”
Zhao Xiaofei seemed to have become numb, and she resigned herself to her fate.
However, Bai Fei could see that this woman was afraid that after she left, she would not be able to take out the money to accompany the blind dragon, and in the final analysis, it was for him.
If the money is not repaid, and the collateral is gone, as a creditor, even if he is killed, he does not need to be legally responsible, after all, this is ancient times.
"Xiaofei, do you really want to live this day?" The third aunt was surprised and looked at Zhao Xiaofei puzzled.
"I've made up my mind." Calming down, Zhao Xiaofei's expression was resolute, but her heart was extremely bitter.
Seeing this, the third uncle could only sigh, and he also knew why Xiaofei made this decision: "Xiaofei, our Bai family is ashamed of you." ”
"What a good daughter-in-law, it's a pity~" The surrounding villagers.
Returning to the dilapidated home, the third uncle and the third aunt stayed for a while before leaving.
At home, Zhao Xiaofei sat on the bed without saying a word, and Bai Fei was even more embarrassed, not knowing what to say.
"Xiaofei, I know that I used to be a bastard, always deceiving you and beating you, but now you can rest assured, if you are like that in the future, the sky will thunder."
Bai Fei said very seriously, this is not a lie, it is a promise that is sworn by his life.
When Zhao Xiaofei heard this, she just nodded and didn't say anything, she had heard this kind of promise countless times.
Seeing this, Bai Fei also knew that she would definitely not believe it for a while, and the promise could only be proved by time.
"You lie down for a while and rest, and I'll read a book."
Zhao Xiaofei was physically and mentally exhausted, and the strangulation marks on her neck made her even more distressing.
"What can you do about the one hundred taels?" Zhao Xiaofei was lying on the bed, her haggard face covered with a layer of sadness.
"There's no way yet, isn't there ten more days left? Believe me, you can earn enough for a hundred taels. ”
Bai Fei smiled, looking full of confidence.
Zhao Xiaofei didn't say anything when she heard this, but just closed her eyes slightly.
She had already decided that when the strangulation marks on her neck disappeared, she would go back to her mother's house for help, and this time no matter how humiliated her mother's family was, she would ask for a hundred taels of silver.
Seeing Zhao Xiaofei closing his eyes and resting, Bai Fei also turned around and walked towards several large boxes on the side.
The box was full of books, and after finding a few books on geography, history, and humanities, I sat on a stone bench in the courtyard and read them.
Bai Fei was fascinated by it, and didn't notice that Zhao Xiaofei only lay on the bed for a while, then got up and left the house.
Throughout the morning, Bai Fei read all the relevant books and had a preliminary understanding of the world.
The world is about the size of the Earth, with 60% of the land occupied by the land and more than a dozen countries scattered on it.
But most of them are small countries, and there are only five big countries, and Beiji, where Bai Fei is located, is one of the big countries.
At present, small countries are constantly at war, and large countries are relatively stable, but they all hate each other, and there is no telling if a big war will break out at any time.
Beiji, where Bai Fei is located, is basically a weak country and poor people, with a large gap between the rich and the poor, the rich and corrupt officials dominate, and the common people are miserable, and more than 100,000 people will starve to death every year.
After frowning and reading the information, Bai Fei also understood that it was impossible to make money from ordinary people, so he could only target the rich businessmen and eunuchs.
But how to create what the rich merchants and eunuchs needed according to their own conditions, we have to think carefully.
Putting away the books, Bai Fei realized that it was already noon and his stomach was a little hungry, so he went into the kitchen to make something to eat.
But after looking around the kitchen, I couldn't find anything to eat.
When I returned to the back room, I wanted to ask Zhao Xiaofei if there was still rice and noodles at home, but I found that there was no one on the bed.
"I'll go! She's not going to run away, is she? ”
As soon as I wanted to go out to look for it, I saw that Zhao Xiaofei had already returned to the yard from outside.
"Lady, where are you going?" Bai Fei breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Xiaofei looked at him timidly, lowered her head and said tremblingly: "There is nothing to eat at home, so I went to find some." ”
As she spoke, Zhao Xiaofei took off the bamboo basket behind her back, and there were only a few handfuls of wild vegetables in it.
Bai Fei's eyes widened, wild vegetables? It's too poor.
"I'm sorry Xianggong, I only dug these, I will do it today, and tomorrow I will go and sell this plain hairpin, which should be able to exchange for half a catty of yellow noodles."
Zhao Xiaofei hurriedly took off the hairpin, her eyes were full of uneasiness, and her body was tense, for fear that Bai Fei would be angry and beat her.
Bai Fei took the hairpin, and tied up Zhao Xiaofei's hair with his own hands, full of self-blame.
"It's me who wants to apologize, as a man, I really deserve to die for letting my lady live so poorly."
Zhao Xiaofei looked at Bai Fei in surprise, her stiff body began to tremble slightly, and two lines of tears slowly slipped down.
It's been two years, and this is the first time Bai Fei has apologized to her when no one is around, and she definitely feels sincere.
"Did he really turn back?" Zhao Xiaofei thought so in her heart.
No! This must be deliberately played by him to show himself, it must be!
"Xiaofei, the third uncle and third aunt are here."
Just when Zhao Xiaofei was thinking nonsense, the voices of the third uncle and three aunts came from not far away.
Bai Fei turned his head to look and saw the third uncle and three aunts walking over with a cabbage and a small bag of yellow noodles.
When the third uncle saw the tears on Zhao Xiaofei's face, anger rushed up again.
"Okay, you bastard, are you beating Xiaofei again, I have to pick your skin today."