The Little First Grand Secretary in My House Chapter 63:

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"Are you rich now?"

Of course she has money, Zhao'er now has more than two taels of silver in total, and just now Sulan gave her another five taels, which is naturally enough.

At the same time, Shen Ping laughed and said, "Well, I forgot that you came here after visiting her. She wouldn't take advantage of me." The words were very low, almost mumbling. Zhao'er only looked at the clothes and didn't hear clearly.

"I'll find a guy to call a car for you. Even a little girl like you can't transport these things."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Shen."

After seeing off Zhao'er, Shen Ping turned around and entered the **** shop.

Although he is named the third shopkeeper, he is not the third shopkeeper of this store, but the third shopkeeper of the entire 'He Rongsheng'. It is only at his deliberate request that he will be permanently stationed in Xia County.

Shen Ping is a son of the Shen family. His father is the chief manager of the Shen Mansion, and he has been working with the third young master Shen Fu as a boy since he was a child. When he reached adulthood, he was released and became a shopkeeper.

"If she comes again next time, just do as I told you before."

"Yes, shopkeeper."

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Just after noon, the waiter Ah Cai came to deliver food to Xue Tingyan.

Boss Chen said it was a simple meal, but in fact the food was not bad, with meat, vegetables and soup. Xue Tingyan knew that Boss Chen was taking care of him deliberately. How could anyone hire someone to copy books and take care of tea and meals, and the wages they paid were not low.

It was because he understood in his heart that he did not refuse verbally. In this case, refusing would preserve his character, but it would seem too petty and pretentious.

It can only be repayment in the future, Xue Tingyan thought lightly in her heart.

After dinner, when the waiter came to clear away the dishes, he said he could rest for an hour. There is a royal couch available in this room. Of course, you can also go to the front and read a book to pass the time.

In fact, the last sentence is the key point. Xue Tingyan was not pretentious. After cleaning her hands, she went forward.

This store may not seem big, but it has a lot of books of all kinds, ranging from rural adventures to books about the imperial examinations. Among them, there are many books about the imperial examinations.

Since the previous dynasty, the imperial examination has used the eight-legged essay as the standard style. The standards are strict, and there are even restrictions on the length of sentences, the number of words, the rhyme and rhyme, and even the scope of the questions.

The title of the eight-part essay comes from the Four Books and Five Classics. It consists of eight parts: breaking the topic, carrying the topic, starting to talk, starting, starting the part, middle part, back part, and closing part. It seems rigid and rigid, but in fact it is difficult to write a good eight-part essay well. not easy. If you really think that just reading the Four Books and Five Classics is enough, you are wrong. Not only do you need to know astronomy and geography, but you must at least be involved in all aspects before you can write a good article that is full of flowers and colorful and meaningful.

In that dream, Xue Tingyan won the Jinshi with the 21st place in the second class, and was admitted to the Hanlin Academy through the imperial examination. He was actually sent to an official position in a place where nothing matters.

Xue Tingyan pursed his lips slightly, feeling that he had thought too much. After all, he was not even a child now, so he should think about the present.

So, without thinking too much, I took out a book from the bookcase and started reading quietly.

During this period, customers came to the bookstore to sell some pens, inks, paper and inkstones, or to buy books, which always interrupted Xue Tingyan's reading.

Boss Chen saw this and said: "Brother Xue, you can take the book to the back and read it."

Xue Tingyan looked at him in surprise: "This..."

"It doesn't matter, I won't miss this volume for you."

Xue Tingyan was silent, bowed deeply as a courtesy, and then went back.

At this glance, he lost track of time. When Xue Tingyan woke up, he heard Boss Chen talking outside, and at the same time, he heard Zhao'er's voice.

"Where did you get this big bag of stuff?" Boss Chen looked at Zhao'er in surprise and asked for the bag at her feet that was much bigger than her.

Zhaoer was sweating profusely and said: "Uncle Chen, I got it from the county, and the guy from the car dealership also helped me drop him off at the intersection, and then dropped me off. I originally wanted to tow the car away. The horse is OK, but I think my brother is still here..."

Boss Chen laughed and called to the waiter: "Ah Cai, come and help brother Zhao'er carry the things in." Then he said to Zhao'er: "Come in, have a drink of tea and rest before leaving."

"Uncle Chen, how can you be so embarrassed?"

"You were not polite when you were bargaining with me, but now you are more polite." Boss Chen pretended to stare.

Generally speaking, Boss Chen is an elegant yet humorous person.

Xue Tingyan also came out to help and asked: "What's in it? Why is it so heavy? Where did you get it?"

Not to mention how heavy it is, Ah Cai tried several times but failed to lift it, so it could only be lifted by three people.

"I got it from the **** shop. If I can sell this bag, I will have enough money to send you to Qinghe Academy."

Before Zhao'er realized that he had let something slip, Xue Tingyan did. He glanced at Boss Chen. Zhao'er also understood what he said at this time, and looked at Boss Chen with some guilt: "Uncle Chen, I will explain to you later."

She was a little anxious, so she picked up the big bag and carried it on her shoulders without letting the two of them help. The big bag weighed her down, but she managed to stand still, and she quickly carried the things inside.

Ah Cai praised: "Look, she is not strong, but she is so powerful."

Here, Xue Tingyan looked at the back and tightened the corners of his mouth, while Boss Chen's eyes darkened.

Xue Tingyan looked up at Boss Chen and walked towards him.

……

Zhao'er found a place to put down his big bag, then went to wash his hands and face and tidy up before being led by Ah Cai to see Boss Chen.

Zhaoer felt a little guilty when he saw Boss Chen. But she didn't plan to continue to lie to Boss Chen, because Boss Chen was a good person. Not to mention the benefits he had given her before, Zhao'er couldn't continue to deceive her because he asked the little man to copy books for such a high price, and he also asked him to read here and take care of the food at noon.

Actually, Zhao'er didn't lie, but she concealed her gender, and the so-called work was just collecting vegetables, selling them, and making purses.

"Uncle Chen..."

Boss Chen sighed and waved his hand: "Okay, you don't have to say it anymore. It's really difficult for a girl like you."

Zhaoer looked surprised, his round eyes widening.

Boss Chen smiled slightly and said: "Your little husband has already told me everything."

"He, what did he say..." Zhao'er stammered, still a little in disbelief. Because she knew that the little man always cared about face and had many things on his mind. He didn't like to mention that she was his child bride and the Xue family's troubles in front of outsiders.

"I've said everything that needs to be said." After a pause, Boss Chen asked: "Looking at how surprised you are, is this still a secret?"

Zhao'er smiled awkwardly and hesitated: "Not really, it's just that he is young, and the people in our village are very annoying. There are always people who make fun of him by saying that I am older than him, and that my wife coaxes men."

The same sentence has different feelings in different people's hearts.

Boss Chen couldn't help but want to laugh, but Xue Tingyan outside had mixed feelings in her heart.

That’s why she always calls herself sister, so in the dream, when he reaches his age, she doesn’t want to marry him. Or did he ignore her wishes and marry her by force on the orders of her parents?

She actually understood her awkward mentality. He told herself not to care about other people's words, but she cared about them in her heart. Therefore, even if the two of them got married, they would not be able to make a case for each other.

She actually knows everything, but she relies on him for everything! Follow him!

While my mind was churning, the topic changed inside.

"I just heard you say that you plan to save money to send him to Qinghe Academy?"

Zhao'er nodded and saw a strange look on Boss Chen's face. She couldn't help but ask, "Is that school good?"

"We are taking the path of opportunism and it will not last long."

Although Zhao'er didn't quite understand what he said, he also knew that it wasn't a good word.

"If you want to help him find a good book school, I have a recommendation. But..." Boss Chen suddenly sighed: "Come on, you don't understand even if I tell you, let's talk about this later. ”

Zhao'er nodded blankly.

It was already too late to meet later, and the two planned to return to Yuqing Village.

Because that big bag of clothes was too much and it would attract people’s attention when taking it back, Boss Chen asked Zhao’er to temporarily store the clothes in his shop. Anyway, there were a few vacant rooms at the back of the shop, so he could just find a place. Let go.

The two of them took a car back to the village. Because the time had passed, only the ox cart could be used, so the two of them sat on the ox cart and bumped back.

Halfway along the road, a mule cart was heading here.

The driver was a man, dark-skinned and tall. As I got closer, I could see his appearance clearly, and I saw that he had thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and a very heroic look. His sleeves were half rolled up above his elbows, showing the muscles in his arms, which made him look powerful at first glance.

Xue Tingyan saw the person coming as soon as he passed by, and his pupils immediately shrank.

He glanced at Zhao'er beside him and felt relieved when he saw her head half lowered.

But the visitor still saw them, his eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Zhao'er."

Zhao'er looked over and smiled immediately: "Brother Jiang Wu, where are you?"

Jiang Wu tightened the reins and stopped the mule cart.

"I'm going to town, are you going back? Get off the car, I'll take you off."

Zhaoer hesitated and said: "Don't you still want to go to town? Anyway, we are already in the car, so you should go and do your own business."

"I have nothing to do. I just went to Lao Li's place to have a look. Originally, my father said he would go tomorrow and buy some things on the way back. It doesn't matter whether we go or not. Come down quickly, this car is slow. You bump, my cart is faster." Jiang Wu said to Zhao'er with a smile, but he didn't realize that the owner of the cart had a dark face.

Seeing this, Zhaoer jumped down from the cart without letting the owner of the cart stop. After taking two steps that way, I remembered that I had forgotten the person.

As she asked the owner of the oxcart to stop the car, she said to Xue Tingyan: "Come down quickly, let's take Brother Jiang Wu's car back." Her beaming look showed that she was in a good mood.

Xue Tingyan's face looked a little ugly. He glanced at Zhao'er before slowly getting out of the car.

The two got on the mule cart, and Jiang Wu drove the cart to Yuqing Village.

"If I had known that you were coming to the county today, I would have asked you to help me get my things back. Brother Jiang Wu, let me tell you, I have found a business, and this business can make a lot of money. I must be alone. No, how about we form a partnership and pay half the money?"

This is not the first time Jiang Wu has done business with Zhao'er. To be honest, Zhao'er used to collect vegetables and sell them in the town, and Jiang Wu helped her a lot.

Zhao'er can collect as much food as she can from another village by herself. Besides, she doesn't have a car, so it's inconvenient to go back and forth. But the Jiang family has a car, and their ancestors were Orion hunters. With this unique craftsmanship, the Jiang family lives a very comfortable life.

Normally, the men of the Jiang family do not farm. The more than 20 acres of land in the family are rented out. They only make money by collecting rent and hunting with the men in the family. But hunting doesn't happen every day, so Jiang Wu has a lot of free time when he's not in the mountains, so he helps Zhao'er collect vegetables and so on. It's said that they will split it half and half, but Jiang Wu doesn't want to ask for the money every time. .

"But let me tell you first, if you don't pay for it, I won't do this business with you."

Zhao'er has always felt that the little man's eyes are the most beautiful in the world, although most of them are disgusted and resistant when facing her.

In fact, Xue Gouzi is only as good-looking as his eyes. He has been frail since he was a child, and his second wife and his wife manage to support him, and they look down upon him and pamper him on weekdays. The boys of his age in the village were all dark-skinned and as strong as calves, but he was pale, thin, silent and taciturn.

However, Zhao'er has always been domineering and never allowed anyone to talk about a little man. She would get angry with anyone who said so. Because of this incident, she had fights with many girls and boys in the village. Although some people still said it behind their backs, no one dared to point fingers in front of others anymore.

Zhao'er always felt that the little man's eyes looked strange today, so he averted his eyes uncomfortably.

She knew that the little man must be angry again. He didn't like her saying things like 'the dog is my man'. Every time he heard her say such words, he would ignore her for several days. In fact, Zhao'er also wanted to be shameless, but she was originally the child bride of the second wife of the Xue family. If she didn't call herself that, how would she have the qualifications to challenge the fourth aunt Sun.

"Are you hungry? Look what I brought you back?"

Zhaoer turned his head and left these troubles behind, and took out a paper bag from his arms. Opening the paper bag, there were two steaming buns inside. They were white, plump and cute, making people like them just by looking at them.

"Eat quickly, while it's still hot." She smiled, put the paper bag into the little man's hand, and put the backpack on her shoulder in the corner.

Xue Gouzi glanced at her.

The girl in front of her was in her 28th year, and her skin was the wheat color common among country girls. But Zhao'er's skin color was very different from others, smooth and moist, as if she had been smeared with honey. He has a high bridge of nose, a pair of medium-sized eyes, and dark pupils. When he smiles, there is a flash of inspiration, and he looks lively.

Zhaoer's stature is taller than ordinary girls, and her body is well-developed. She is forward and backward, and her whole body is full of youthful vitality.

It was so vivid, as vivid as in his dream.

He unconsciously took the bun and gnawed it. Seeing this, he smiled even more happily. He went to the kitchen to pour him a bowl of water and put it on his hand. He bent down to tidy up the scattered bedding on the kang, while thinking about something delicious to make for him to replenish his body in the evening.

Finally, the little man is feeling better, but he still needs to continue drinking the medicine. He needs to drink a few more doses to consolidate. From this, I naturally began to calculate the little money I had left, and think of ways to get some more money to meet my urgent needs.

"Have you eaten?" Xue Gouzi asked.

This kind of behavior rarely happened to him, so Zhao'er couldn't help but look up at the little man sitting on the kang.

In fact, the little man has a delicate appearance, which is different from the fair skin of the country people. The corners of his eyes are slightly raised, and the curvature makes his face a little more delicate and handsome. The little man always has his head lowered, his temperament is gloomy and silent, and he is too thin to be conspicuous in front of others.

Zhaoer's eyes warmed up, his smile got bigger, and he said with a crackle in his mouth: "Eat, I ate it outside, this is for you."

After she finished speaking, she realized that she had let something slip. She was waiting for the little man to show disgust, or to reprimand her daughter for running around, but he didn't say anything, as if he had something to say. He lowered his head and ate the buns thoughtfully.

Zhao'er couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt a pain in his heart. He couldn't help but said: "Gou'er, don't be too anxious. After all, you heard those words. Since you didn't say it face to face, you can't take it seriously. Even if it's true. Don’t be afraid if this is the case, I just make money for you to study.”

Xue Gouzi's head actually hurt a little and he was feeling dizzy. Zhao'er thought he had something on his mind, but in fact he was just thinking about that dream. When he heard Zhao'er's words, he suddenly remembered why he got this serious illness.

Seriously speaking, Xue Gouzi's serious illness was caused by stagnation of liver qi.

When we mention this, we need to talk about the general situation of the Xue family.

Yuqing Village is a village located under Huyang Town, Xia County, Pingyang Prefecture. There are only more than 200 households in the village. From sunrise to sunset, they are all farmers who watch God for their meals.

The Xue family is one of them.

However, the Xue family is different from other ordinary farmers, and they have some background.

The ancestor of the Xue family, Mr. Xue’s grandfather, was a scholar. In a poor mountainous area like Yuqing Village, it would be a great event for the ancestors to have a scholar.

Because of this scholar, the Xue family's generation became the patriarch of the Xue clan, and several village elders were born in the clan, finally having some say in Yuqing Village. At the same time, it naturally blessed the younger generations. Mr. Xue’s father was hard-working and willing to work. With the help of his elders, he slowly built up a family business.

By the time of Mr. Xue's generation, the Xue family already owned more than 30 acres of fertile land, and several of his sons had their own livelihoods. Their life was enviably prosperous, and they were considered to be one of the most prosperous families in the village.

Mr. The eldest son Xue Juncai, now fifteen, the second son Xue Youcai, now ten years old, and the eldest daughter Xue Manyer who is married.

The second child, Xue Qingsong, is a carpenter. He is married to Qiu and has a son, Xue Gouzi, who is fourteen years old. The third son, Xue Qingbai, is a banker. He is married to the Zhou family and has a son and a daughter. The eldest daughter, Xue Taoer, is thirteen years old, and the youngest son, Xue Shuanzi, is eight years old. The fourth child, Xue Qinghuai, is a picker. He is married to Mrs. Sun and has a son named Xue Maodan, who is only four years old this year.

As for the two daughters, the eldest daughter Xue Cuiping is already married, and the younger daughter Xue Cui'e is fourteen this year and is still waiting to be given birth.

It is worth mentioning that nowadays there is a saying that parents do not separate families. In addition, families in the countryside are governed by clans, so the Xue family is not separated.