Chapter 55 County School
The return of Li Wen and the other three brothers did not surprise Changsun Hong at all. He sat still while waiting, and glanced at the three of them like a court. The old god's appearance made people angry when they saw it.
"Three hundred citrus is not a double price." He said.
"No problem, Erlang, we have thought about it. What can't be discussed when we have a classmate? Yes?" Li Wen smiled like a flower, and his black face was gone as if it was shaved by a knife: "We hire you as a book boy and agree to your conditions."
"I haven't finished the conditions yet." Changsun Hong reminded.
Li Wuhu, who was standing beside him, said angrily, "Then let's talk."
Li Wen patted his younger brother's head and frowned: "Why are you talking to Erlang? Be kind, we will be brothers with pairs of pants in the future, so don't be so rude."
Changsun Hong ignored Li Wu, who was so sad that he looked like a dead father, but just looked at Li Wen with a smile and gave him a thumbs up: "Good!"
"Everyone should be better, life will be better. In the future, in the county school, we will rely more on Erlang than at home. We cannot find gunmen on the street. If my father knows, it would be strange if we don't break our legs." Li Wen is one year older, so he must be more comprehensive in thinking about the problem. Now he blew the wind outside and figured it out. His tone of speaking immediately became much more pleasant: "So it is reasonable to regard Erlang as a friend."
Yo, this guy has grown up.
Changsun Hong looked at Li Wen with some surprise, but he didn't expect that this guy would have a clear understanding of the problem. Since that was the case, he was not vague and said directly: "Okay, my third condition is my hope to bring the dog with me."
"Bring him?" Li Wen hesitated for a moment, looked at the dog behind who was stunned when he heard the sound, and repeated with a strange expression: "Dog?"
"Yes, dog." Changsun Hong looked at Li Wen calmly: "Just treat a mate who has an extra mate, but don't treat him as a current person. He is following me, not your servant."
"Erlang, if you do this, it means that the three of us brothers want to support you two?" Li Wen couldn't help laughing and crying: "There are too many conditions."
"It's a bit too many, but your family is a wealthy family and is also a wealthy man in the county. One or two people's food and accommodation are nothing. As long as you speak, Master Li should not be stingy." Changsun Hong was confident and his tone was relaxed: "Right?"
This was a bit flattering, and Li Wen's head suddenly rose up and said proudly: "That's it! Ten villages in Shizhao County, when it comes to our Li family, the county master also knows it. If you want to talk about money, it's no worse than anyone else. Well, I promise you the conditions."
He thought for a while and said, "But Erlang, why did you say you are following us? You are a student and cannot enter the school, so what should you do in the county?"
"You don't have to worry about this, I have my own sense of responsibility."
"Okay, that's it. I'll tell my father that there will be no problem. You have to study hard. Don't be able to write something at that time. It's not good to cheat me if you leave. I'll notify you when you leave." Li Wen shook his long silk strap with his hair, restored his urination of a rich playboy, and held his pocket and took his two brothers away.
After a few people walked away, they could not even hear the footsteps or the sounds of talking. Then Dogzi leaned up and said to Changsun Hong with a trembling mouth: "Erlang, why did you take me to the county too?"
"Are you content to farm in the village all your life?" Changsun Hong said earnestly and earnestly: "If you don't go out and take a look, you will never be able to open your eyes."
"That's right, but I can't do anything." Gouzi was nervous and said in a crying voice: "I don't recognize the word, I don't know anything except farming, what are you doing?"
"If you don't know how to learn, who knows everything after birth?" Changsun Hong stood up and patted his shoulder with encouragement: "I won't teach you. If you are so smart, you will definitely learn quickly."
The villagers in this era had a natural sense of inferiority. Not to mention the county town, even the towns that were larger than the villages they lived in felt unattainable. They always felt that the people in the city were noble, and those who lived in poverty were so honest. In fact, in Changsun Hong's view, even if the capital of the Song Dynasty, Lin'an, was said to be graceful and prosperous, it was only the level of a county-level city in the later generations.
Gouzi has been to Shizhao County. In his eyes, the city with two streets is a place that is soaring. When he hears that he wants to live there, he becomes nervous.
While nervous, I also yearn for the lively places, and the bustling places always attract people. The scattered businessmen, the crowds coming and going, the lively shops, and the brightly dressed women are all things that the villagers love, so Changsun Hong said a few words of comfort, and the dog agreed happily.
"But my father... I don't know if he will agree." Gouzi was a little nervous. After all, a boy is equal to a labor force in a farmer's family. This is indispensable in an era when planting is entirely manpower. The number of men in the family determines the quality of life of the family. The custom of favoring boys over girls and having children one after another also comes from this.
"I'll tell your father that he would not object to the job of a worker in the county town for Guan Li's family." Changsun Hong was not worried at all and patted his chest.
"Of course, Erlang, you are good at speaking, it depends on you." Gouzi happily asked, "But what should we do when we go to the city?"
"Let's go first, there are always more opportunities in places with a lot of people." Changsun Hong's eyes became complicated, and his eyelids narrowed slightly: "Stay here, at most, you can wait for Carpenter Zhang to pay dividends for trading. The rice mill is not a complicated thing, it will be spread out in about a year and a half. At that time, a carpenter will do it. If you lose the mystery, you will not make a lot of money."
"Make a lot of money..." Gouzi looked at Changsun Hong's face and became even more impressed. It turned out that in Erlang's eyes, so many dividends from rice mills are not considered big money! So how much is the big money in his heart? Gouzi's breathing became rapid, and his mind was excited and exciting.
It’s right to follow Erlang! He made up his mind that nothing could stop him!
Changsun Hong turned around and saw the dog looking at him with ambiguous eyes. He trembled all over. He quickly got up and asked him to go up the mountain to practice martial arts. If he didn't go, it would be dark.
By the evening, when Changsun Hong returned home sweating profusely, Zhang had already returned. The hardworking woman was busy in the kitchen. She picked some fresh vegetables in the vegetable field and prepared supper.
Changsun Hong went to help, but before the meal started, the Changsun brothers also came back.
At the dinner table, Changsun Hong told his father about what the Li brothers came today and asked him to follow them to go to the county school. Even if he couldn't go to the county school to attend classes, it would be better to study secretly outside the window. There are so many students in the county town, and it is better to communicate with each other than to work behind closed doors in Lijia Village.
This is of course a good thing. Changsun Hao immediately agreed. He inquired about the conditions for following the Li brothers to attend classes. After hearing that he had to pay a sum of money, the burly man was silent.
This is by no means a poor person who can afford it.
Changsun Jin didn't say a word, burying his head to dig the rice, but occasionally looking at Changsun Hong, there was a flashing light.
Chapter completed!