Chi Xi laughed: "Auntie, you don't have to be polite, I didn't bring much stuff here before, but I just had some worthless food." I came here today to thank Chu Xiucai for saving my mother. ”

"What? What's wrong with your mother? ”

When Zhang Fazhi heard this, his heart jumped, and he hurriedly asked, "What happened to your mother?" Are you okay? ”

Zhang Fazhi is not in good health and doesn't go out much, but since her son saved Xi Dazhuang once, Tian Cuihe will come to chat with her every once in a while.

The two chatted very well, and now they have a good relationship.

As soon as she heard that Tian Cuihe had something, she felt a sigh in her heart.

"My mother is fine now."

Chi Xi said with a smile: "My mother went to wash the child's clothes and accidentally fell into the water, but fortunately, Chu Xiucai came to the rescue to be safe." Chu Xiucai saved my father-in-law before, and now he has saved my mother, and he is the great benefactor of our family, and we are grateful. ”

Zhang Fazhi was relieved when he heard that Tian Cuihe was fine, raised his eyes to look at her silent son, felt relieved, and said with a smile: "This child will be kind and upright since he was a child, and he is willing to help anyone who has something, but fortunately, he is in time to save your mother." ”

"Who's to say it isn't!"

Chi Xi smiled and asked Xi Dazhuang to put down his things, and solemnly thanked Chu Bicheng.

Chu Bicheng is only in his twenties, not very old, smart and precocious, although his personality is not weak, but he really has no friendship with the people in the village.

Hearing Chi Xi's thanks, he just nodded stunned, and then said, "Don't thank me, it's not enough to worry about it." During this time when I am not in the village, thank you for taking care of my mother. ”

"It should."

Xi Dazhuang answered: "My daughter-in-law is right, you have saved me and saved my mother, you are the great benefactor of our family, and we should take care of your mother." ”

Chu Bicheng pursed his lips, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Although he can read and understand the truth, he is not good at words, and saving people is only a gesture, and he can't watch others die in front of his eyes.

For a while, the atmosphere was very awkward.

Zhang Fazhi also knew what kind of character his son was, so he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Okay, okay, you two have thanked you, and now you have brought so many things to the door, it's enough, don't say anything about saving your life." This kid will be a wooden one, and if you thank him any more, he should be uncomfortable. ”

Her son was also very lively and active when he was a child, his mouth was as sweet as honey, he smiled at everyone, and he could read, and everyone liked it.

But since his father left, the uncle in the village bullied them and fought with them for what his father had left behind, and after tearing his face and fighting for it, the child didn't talk much.

In those years, the two of them had a hard time.

Fortunately, they have survived now.

Chu Bicheng was broken by his own mother, his face was a little embarrassed, but he still forced himself to calm down: "My mother is right, we have received your thanks, your mother is still at home, you should go back early!" ”

"I'm here today, and in addition to thanking you, there's one more thing I want to ask you for."

After Xi Dazhuang pursed his lips, he said lightly: "Chu Xiucai has read books and knows how to read, I don't know if I can keep accounts?" ”

Bookkeeping is a good thing.

Chu Bicheng studied in the county seat, and in his spare time, he would go to the bookstore to copy books for people to earn silver, and he also went to the restaurant to be a bookkeeper, and sometimes he would go to the dock to record the goods for people.

The money he earned was not much, but it was barely enough for him to be fruitful.

Now that Xi Dazhuang asked like this, he felt a little strange, but he still nodded and said, "A little bit of fur." ”

"That's very good."

Xi Dazhuang said with a smile: "It's not a secret, my family's business is getting bigger and bigger, and I need to go to more places to do business, I may not always be at home in the future, my daughter-in-law is busy taking care of the children, and there is no suitable person for bookkeeping." If you can, can you help keep accounts in the future to make a summary, according to the monthly silver of the bookkeeper in the county, I can pay you three taels of silver a month. ”

A good bookkeeper in the county town can indeed have three taels of silver a month.

But Chu Bicheng is just a half-ass, although he has learned bookkeeping, he has no qualifications, and he usually has to study, so he doesn't have much time to keep accounts.

But three taels of silver, it is indeed a lot.

It can be used for him to finish his studies and then go to the scientific examination.

He is now a showman, and he has to go to Kyoto City for the next exam, although Kyoto City is not too far, but after going to the Guest House, it costs money.

He hesitated again and again, and reminded: "You should know that I am in the academy on weekdays, and I don't have time to come over to help you keep accounts, I appreciate your kindness." It's just that...... There's really nothing I can do about it. ”

He can't even ignore his studies for three taels of silver.

Xi Dazhuang naturally took his situation into account, and immediately said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will ask someone to send you a gross account every ten days, and you can make a summary and fill in the gaps." In the past, my daughter-in-law did all this, but now I can't bear to see her busy anymore, so I have to ask you for a favor. ”

"This ......"

It's really easy to just make a summary, and you don't have to follow the on-site bookkeeping at any time, but this bit of work is not worth three taels of silver a month.

He is not a fool, so he can naturally understand that Xi Dazhuang is changing ways to help him.

For a moment, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

Since his father's death, his uncles and uncles have rushed up, bullied him and his mother, orphans and widows, and tore their faces to rob them of the family property.

This is true of loved ones, let alone others.

It has been many years since anyone thought about him like this, Chu Bicheng hesitated for a moment, and then said with a very complicated look in his eyes: "In this way, you have lost." You don't have to, if you let me do this work, I can only charge you a tael of silver. ”

Those jobs are worth a tael of silver.

If you receive more, you will fall short.

He didn't want to owe anyone anything.

Xi Dazhuang didn't expect Chu Bicheng to say this, and after being stunned for a moment, he laughed out loud, and waved his hand indifferently: "Okay, then a word is a decision, and a tael of silver will be a tael of silver." Although I have said it several times, I still want to say it again, thank you for coming to the rescue. Whatever happens in the future, as long as you say it, I will do my best to help you. ”

That's his promise.

Chu Bicheng nodded, his face was very solemn, but he obviously didn't take it to heart.

But it doesn't matter.

Chu Bicheng is an upright, kind, upright person, a very rare good person in this poor country, Xi Dazhuang admires him a lot.

Not to mention that Chu Bicheng did save him and his mother, even if he didn't have these origins, he would look down on Chu Bicheng a few times.

After walking out of the Chu family, Xi Dazhuang took Chi Xi's hand and walked back step by step.

Chi Xi said with emotion: "I just looked at it, and I thought Chu Bicheng was a stranger, but I didn't expect that the essence was still as kind as when I was a child." ”

Xi Dazhuang's footsteps paused, and his eyes narrowed dangerously: "You know him quite well, impressed?" ”