In the early morning, the climate is cool, just in time for the road.

After walking for a while, Chen Tang found a problem: he didn't feel tired......

I remember that when I came out to set up a stall, because the book basket was loaded, I almost walked all the way to rest, and every half an hour I had to find a place to sit down and take a breath.

But now it's been a quarter of an hour, and I don't feel tired at all, and I'm very energetic.

This body seems to be different......

Could it be the effect of eating and drinking at Hu's house for half a month?

As it should be.

If you can eat and drink enough every day, your body and bones will naturally become stronger.

Chen Tang didn't think much about it anymore and continued to hurry. There is no need to rest on the road, the speed has been greatly improved, and the distance that used to take more than half an hour is now half an hour away, at least more than a quarter of an hour faster.

The state capital was as lively as ever, and following the old memories, Chen Tang came to the place where he used to set up a stall.

It's a quiet street with a name: Hanmo Street. As the name suggests, there are shops selling calligraphy, paintings, and antiques on both sides. There are several small stalls scattered on the streets, which are made by poor and sour talents like Chen Tang, who help people write letters and couplets every day, and so on.

There are many locust trees on both sides of Hanmo Street, and they are all open to the shade, which is very cool.

Chen Tang quickly found a vacant space under the tree, put up the book, and put a wooden plank, which is equivalent to a simple small table, on which you can write, which is really a must-have for home travel.

"Yo, isn't this Brother Chen, why are you setting up a stall again?"

Not far ahead, the owner of the stall shouted a little weirdly.

This guy's surname is Wu, his name is "Han", he is 42 years old this year, he is an out-and-out old talent, he has no hope of taking the test, and he can't become a school teacher, so he has to get Hanmo Street to make a living. Half a month ago, Hujiazhuang recruited a tutor, and he also applied for the job, but unfortunately he was not selected in the end, so he felt a little jealous of Chen Tang.

1,000 yuan a month, the remuneration is extremely generous, not to mention that Miss Hu is like a flower, facing each other every day, it is simply a pleasing thing to the eye, as the saying goes, it can be called "both wealth and sex", which is really a joy in life.

In case of......

If you meet the eyes of Miss Hu and get a raw rice to cook or something, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life.

Although Wu Han has a pointed face and monkey cheeks, he is also a person with ideals and pursuits. However, the great opportunity fell to Chen Tang, a kid.

Saying that, Wu Han left the stall, walked over, glanced at Chen Tang, and saw that his face was ruddy, his face became more and more handsome, and the sourness in his heart was even more difficult to suppress: Half a month ago, this kid was still yellow-faced and thin-skinned, and he couldn't help but be weak, how could he be a teacher of the Hu family school for half a month, and he had such a good complexion? It must be that he eats and drinks well in the village, and there is meat every day......

He couldn't help but swallow at the thought of meat.

Chen Tang arched his hand: "Angkor is a good business." ”

"What a, I haven't opened in two days. ”

Wu Han was inexplicably angry, and directly burst into foul language, returned to his stall in a daze, sat down, closed his eyes and recuperated. thought in his heart: Chen Tang returned to his old business, he should have been fired by Hujiazhuang and lost his job......

When I think about it, my mood becomes happy.

The business of Hanmo Street is like this, whether it is a shop or a stall, most of them are light, and the shop pays attention to "not opening for three years, opening for three years", but there is no such saying in the stalls outside, every day there are a few pennies in the pocket, so that they will not be hungry.

After waiting for a while, Chen Tang didn't wait for the customer, but waited for a servant to come, with a big waist and a fierce face.

His name is "Wang Dazhuang", and he is specifically responsible for collecting the apportionment fee on Hanmo Street, in modern words, it is called "business administration fee", and he can only open a stall on the street after paying the money, otherwise, he will directly smash the stall. There is no such thing as "civilized law enforcement", which is very arrogant.

Three dollars a day, half a day can not be less.

"Hey, Chen Xiucai, I haven't seen you for a long time, why did you put it on again?"

Wang Dazhuang came to Chen Tang's stall and said with a mouth full of wine.

Chen Tang handed over the three money, and he couldn't run away with this money.

"Haha, you were fired by Master Hu. ”

For his banter, Chen Tang didn't want to pay much attention to it, and nodded.

"Chen Xiucai, tell me quickly, how does Miss Hu look like?

As soon as he asked this, his voice was so loud that everyone around him couldn't help but prick up his ears and listen.

Although he was fired, Chen Tang did not have the bad taste of betraying his employer's privacy, and said angrily: "Master Hu said that if I chew my tongue outside, I will cut off my tongue." ”

"Haha, Master Hu's words, amazing!"

Wang Dazhuang laughed dryly and stopped asking.

He has been a servant for decades, and he seems to be vicious and reckless, but he really has a lot of experience in human feelings, and he is quite measured. In his opinion, when it comes to his daughter's reputation, Master Hu is likely to give a gag order. In addition, Chen Tang has just won the championship this year, he is very young, although he is from a poor background, he may not have the hope of winning the promotion in the future, so there is no need to bully people too much on this issue, he has to force people to say it.

He smiled, walked forward, and went to the owner of the next stall to collect the money.

Chen Tang checked the money bag, reached in, and counted it silently: Twenty-eight yuan, all the belongings, that's all.

If you don't have a business, you will spend all the money after three days, and you can only drink wild vegetable porridge and water every day.

A penny is hard to kill a hero, Chen Tang couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart.

However, he sat down until lunchtime, and the market still did not open, so he sighed and bought three steamed buns for three cents to chat to satisfy his hunger.

Based on past experience, if there is no business in the morning, the afternoon will only be even more bleak.

As it turned out, it did.

In the afternoon, it was not early, and it was time to close the stalls and go home from the city. If you can't get out of the city at night, you can be miserable, stay in the city, and you will get at least ten cents a night in the guest house, and if you sleep on the street and are caught by the patrol officer, you will have to pay a fine......

Pack up your things, put your books on your back, and go out of town.

On the way home, I was in a low mood and had no intention of enjoying the scenery full of sunset.

When it was close to Chenjiazhuang, it was already evening, the sky was a little dark, and there was a person sitting on the side of the road in front.

Looking familiar, Chen Tang stepped forward with an arrow, immediately recognized it, and respectfully shouted, "Teacher, are you out for a walk?"

The man was about a young man, with white hair, a wrinkled face, and an old wooden cane, who was Chen Tang's enlightenment teacher Chen Song, and also the patriarch of Chenjiazhuang, who was quite respected in the clan.

Chen Song grinned, his mouth full of sparseness: "No, you're finally back, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Wait for me?"

Chen Tang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is the teacher looking for me?"

"Hmm. ”

Chen Song nodded: "The younger generation in the clan, among the dozens of people I taught, you were the only one who was admitted to Xiucai." Next, you have to take the exam, not without money, let alone without righteousness. The teacher is incompetent, he has been a teacher for a lifetime, and he can't save a few dollars, so he did three volumes of Jingyi for the exam, and I can't pass the exam for a lifetime, and now, I can only count on you. ”

tremblingly took out a burden and handed it over: "Read hard, take the test hard, don't live up to the teacher's expectations." ”

Chen Tang took it, his nose was slightly sour, and he bowed: "Thank you teacher for the book." ”

Chen Song stretched out his hand violently and grabbed his hands, the grip was really strong, his eyes were wide open, and his gaze was a little strange: "Remember, you must be admitted to the lifting of people!"

Chen Tang was caught by him a little painfully, seeing that his hands were as thin as eagle claws, and he didn't dare to break free vigorously, for fear of bringing him down, he hurriedly said: "Teacher, don't worry, I will do my best." ”

Chen Song hummed, finally let go, turned around and left slowly.

"Hey, why did the teacher go to the other side of the mountain?"

Chen Tang was stunned, and just wanted to shout, but the next moment, Chen Song's figure was gone.

"This, this ......"

Chen Tang was taken aback, looking left and right, he couldn't see anyone, he felt a little hairy in his heart, thought about it, hurried back to the village, and went directly to Chen Song's house, he heard a howl inside, it turned out that the teacher had been in bed for several days, a quarter of an hour ago, and lost his breath.

Hearing this, Chen Tang was terrified in his heart, snapped, the burden in his hand fell to the ground, and several books were scattered. At this time, I felt that my hands and wrists were in pain, and when I rolled up my sleeves to look, I saw two circles of black and purple bruises, as if imprinted on my wrists, winding out, like two entangled small snakes, faintly a little hideous.