Chapter 149: Old Man Long’s Happy Life

Su Xiaomei tilted her head: "Can you count?"

Li Yun was stunned for a moment: "Uh, no."

Su Xiaomei curled her lips: "We are recruiting workers here, or shop assistants. If you can't carry your shoulders, lift your hands, or do calculations, I'm afraid they won't want you."

Li Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "What the lady said makes sense. I'm thinking that I might be able to make ends meet by finding a job as a secretary on the dock."

Su Xiaomei said: "All the scholars in the city have gone to the Academy, and Brother Su and the others have gone to Qingshen. It's really difficult to find a teacher. How about you be our literary teacher?"

Zhang Qi rolled his eyes: "Little sister, don't be ridiculous. This gentleman has just arrived in Meishan and we don't know him. The young master may not agree."

Su Xiaomei said: "I'm going to beg brother Xiaoyou. This uncle looks very kind, and he doesn't have a serious job, so he has no money to take care of his little brother."

Li Yun quickly handed over his hand: "Yes, I am willing to be your teacher. But... uh, where are your adults?"

At this time, Banniang also came over: "Xiaoqi, little sister, what are you doing? Oh, there is another scholar here?"

Su Xiaomei took Banniang's hand and said, "Sister Banniang, I have found a writer for you."

Banniang scraped Su Xiaomei's nose angrily: "Didn't Xiaoyou tell you to do it for me first? Why did you think of asking sir again?"

Zhang Qi was reminded of this by Banniang, and he immediately changed his mind: "It doesn't matter if I change my husband, we are trained every day not to do anything we don't want. The younger sister is less patient than the young master..."

The younger sister quit: "Brother Qi! It's obviously because you're not serious, okay?"

Zhang Qi was dissatisfied: "Who says I'm not serious? The young master said it should be done step by step. You can't ask us to pull and run as much as the young master and you!"

Banniang quickly stopped the two of them, turned to Li Yun and said, "Who are you, sir?"

Li Yun quickly saluted: "I am a scholar from Tuojing. I heard that Meizhou has been recruiting refugees recently, so I came here to take a look."

Banniang asked: "Sir, you don't look like a refugee."

Li Yun bowed and said: "The harsh government in my hometown is worse than a fierce tiger. I really can't stay here any longer."

Banniang looked at Mrs. Li Yun who was feeding the child and sighed: "I wonder how knowledgeable you are, sir."

Li Yun said: "I feel ashamed to say that I went to Bianjing to take the exam twice, but I failed in both times."

Ba Niang nodded slightly: "If you can pass the interpretation test, you are truly talented and learned. Sir, do you still want to take the exam?"

Li Yun smiled bitterly and said: "I don't dare, I have to settle the family first and then see the opportunity."

Ba Niang said: "They are all homeless children in Meishan in the past. There are many children in Meishan City recently. Jiang Qing is planning to educate the children of the right age to read and write. It cannot be because they are homeless and do not understand the truth. If you are serious, you can go to Tu Tu Temple

Let’s teach, but there will definitely be people coming to take a test.”

"On weekdays, there will also be scholars from the state who come to take turns to teach. The teaching method of Tutu Temple Primary School is also different from that of ordinary elementary schools. You have to adapt to it."

"If you pass the exam, you can become a primary school teacher. In addition to two meals a day, you will have a room. You will also earn a few hundred dollars a day, and there will be some gifts from the family during the New Year."

After speaking, he sighed again: "Your wife, let's live together in the elementary school. We will take care of the children and clean the house on weekdays. After one year, we will be naturalized in Meishan and buy a house. Life will get better."

Li Yun's eyes couldn't help but turn red, and he was deeply afraid of the embarrassment of crying in front of Eight Niangs, so he quickly bowed and hid his expression: "Thank you so much, Madam, Li Yun will definitely do your best."

Banniang sighed and said: "There are a lot of scholars in Meishan these days. You should interact with them more. As a scholar, you still have to take the entrance examination and become an official. That is the right path."

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Su You didn't know that Su Xiaomei and the others had found a writing teacher for themselves. He now had so much homework every day that he had much less time to draw drawings.

There are more than 300 students in the academy, which is a public-private partnership. Long Changqi is the representative invited by the aristocratic family, so he is only called the mountain chief.

There was another teaching in the state capital, but Long Changqi had been the prime minister's teacher, so the teachings were all learned from his fans, but the old man followed his lead and behaved as well as a puppy.

Therefore, in this academy, we only know that there is Chief Longshan, but we don’t know that there are any instructions from the state.

In addition to the children of the Jiangqing family in Meishan, there are also many civilians and children from farmers in the surrounding counties who also come here to study.

Ren Boyu, Lu Tao, Du Minqiu, Jia Dingguo, Jia Anguo, Wang Dang, Cheng Zhishao, Chen You...

They are old and young, and their knowledge is deep and shallow. They all come from the Mulongchang period. This class of Meishan Academy can be said to be the peak of talents.

Among them, the one who is closer to Su You is Cheng Zhishao, who is Cheng Zhicai’s younger brother. In terms of seniority, Su You should be called Junior Uncle.

Another one is Tang Yan's son Tang Zhan, who has now become Su You's little tail.

Su You and Tang Zhan are the youngest in the academy, but one is the son of a teacher, and the other is a prostitute appointed by Old Man Long. They are the kind of people who should be kept away from him wherever they go. As long as they don't make mischief and tease others, they really don't.

People dare to bully them.

Moreover, Su You gave Long Changqi advice on his first day in the cafeteria. The food in the academy was too bad, so he protested!

Long Changqi had been spoiled by Su You Cuisine's delicacies in the past two days. After trying a large pot dish in the cafeteria, the old man almost fell ill from vomiting and diarrhea.

Su You encouraged me again and called the cook over and scolded me. I'm over eighty and you still abuse me! From now on, three children will come to the Earth Temple every day to guide you in cooking!

At this moment, all the students in the academy were grateful to Su You.

Especially those whose families are poor, frying some spicy food and eating it for half a month is like celebrating the New Year. Now they can have big slices of meat in their meals!

And eggs! Eggs fried in lard!

There is also tofu! The spicy pepper tofu is rich in flavor! It is cooked with minced pork in bean paste soy sauce! After cooking, it is also sprinkled with pepper noodles and minced green garlic! It is simply a life-saver...

But now there are more eggs, more fish, more ducks in Longli, and more tofu in Tutu Temple.

So Xuegong leek and egg dumplings, Xuegong watercress fish, Xuegong sweet duck, Xuegong spicy tofu, four famous dishes became the old man's favorite dishes.

Every time an official comes to inspect, he will always show off: "All of us who come to the Academy are scholars. I won't talk about my other status today. I'll just eat with the students in the cafeteria..."

Then of course he will receive a lot of praise. Mr. Long’s care for the students can be seen by looking at the food. He treats the students as his own children...

With Su You by his side, Old Man Long's life was so comfortable.

When I wake up in the morning, I brush my teeth and wash my face with warm water on the briquette stove.

After that, there was a variety of breakfast dishes. His favorite was the pancake stuffed with wild onions and fat pork. Oh, Mingrun always called it steamed buns.

After breakfast, I entered the study room and found a bowl of tea on the table.

It's obviously a pinch of loose tea, but the taste is fresh and not raw at all, but this kid always forgets to add the seasoning, which is not good.

After drinking a cup of tea, he began to supervise classes, give lectures, or deal with school affairs.

There was no lunch in the academy, but Su You would sneak back and turn on the small stove and cook some soup cakes, oh, this kid called them noodles.

The seasonings are exquisite, there are dozens of them.

There are a row of flower pots placed in front of the monastery in the sunny area. There are no flowers in the flower pots. They are all planted chives, green garlic, coriander, and vegetable seedlings.

Pinch a few strands of vegetable sprouts and boil them in the soup, then you'll have a small bowl of noodles. The taste...

When Su You comes back from the classroom in the evening, he will bring two lunch boxes from the cafeteria.

Sometimes if the dinner is not suitable for the elderly, the child will make other things, such as egg custard, meatball soup, steamed fish... and so on.

After dinner, it was time for the academic test. Then Tang Yan also came, and the three of them began to immerse themselves in reading.

In the middle, Su You would also use boiling water to make three bowls of lotus root starch, or sesame paste, or boiled rice sugar, saying it was time for self-study and a midnight snack.

Before going to bed, you should wash your feet with hot water and boil them before going to bed comfortably.

The old man slept on the bed, but Su You still slept on the bed like a puppy.

Every three days, this child has to go out, saying that he is going to the North Pole Temple to find Taoist Zhang to hand in his homework. When he comes back, he will bring a bunch of scraps, letters, drawings, scribbles, drawings, repairs and assemblies. Three days later

I carried it out again and didn't know where to send it.

This child seems to have no temper, he is always smiling, and he is polite when talking to others. He is not annoyed when adult students make fun of him. He is also self-conscious about his studies. The ruler has never been used once.
Chapter completed!