Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Master Zhao's teaching speed was indeed much faster, and he became more strict with his students.

The students complained all day long.

Except for Ji Yuan and An Xiaohe, everyone agreed that they would go to the county town to take the county school entrance exam.

But what is surprising is that An Dahai, who usually has trouble concentrating on reading, is also studying hard.

An Dahai is also worried.

Ever since Ji Yuan promised his mother yesterday that he would teach him to read, Ji Yuan has been reminding him to memorize his lessons.

This morning, I was feeding the cows well, but Ji Yuan suddenly asked me a question. It was so difficult.

Ji Yuan told him two things.

First, if he didn't endorse it, his mother would definitely fire Ji Yuan, and he would have no food to eat.

The second thing was that Ji Yuan told him that there was a book in the county bookstore that taught how to raise livestock.

As long as he knows more words, he will be able to understand it.

By then I will be able to treat livestock and become a famous veterinarian in the surrounding area, and I can raise cattle and pigs every day in the future.

There is actually such a book in the world? !

How could he not know!

If he knew more words, he would be able to understand it. He wants to read it!

And he couldn't really not recite it, otherwise Ji Yuan would have no food to eat.

These two reasons made An Dahai pull his hair and recite seriously. He was not stupid, and these were basic things, so he actually learned them.

Ji Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

An Dahai was his friend, so naturally he wanted to help him, and not just to get a free meal at An Dahai's house.

However, he did compile the book on livestock breeding.

But I think if there is no bookstore in the county town, there should be one in the provincial capital.

Since the imperial examination system was so developed in Tianqi State, it must have had the technology of papermaking and printing. In this case, there must have been a large number of books.

It would certainly be fine to summarize a few books on raising livestock.

It’s just that the villagers thought that books were either books of sages or storybooks, and they had no idea what they were like.

If there is a chance, he will definitely fulfill his promise.

Besides, it would be good if I could make some profit from raising livestock.

An Dahai is really interested in this and will definitely study hard.

At the end of the day, Ji Yuan took the cow to An's house to return it.

After feeding it some more concentrated feed, I left.

By March, these strong cattle will go out to work in the fields, so they must be taken good care of.

Mr. An came over to take a look. He didn't expect that Ji Yuan, at such a young age, added grass and water with extra care, which were very suitable for strong cattle to eat.

Before leaving, he even cleaned the cowshed and re-laid it with clean straw.

This guy is worth hiring.

After finishing these things, Ji Yuan returned to his home, which was still a house without a roof, doors or windows. In the kitchen, he found the salt that Uncle An Wu had hidden for him, as well as a handful of grains, probably as a gift for him.

While cooking, I recited what I learned today. After dinner, I wrote the words before the sun completely set.

Finally, when it gets dark and I can’t write anymore, I recite today’s content.

Another extremely fulfilling day.

Ji Yuan got up, stretched his muscles, packed his things and went back to his uncle Ji's house to sleep.

Unexpectedly, when he entered his uncle's house, he saw candles lit and a family of three waiting for him.

Ji Yuan pretended not to see it, took his things and went into the woodshed. After thinking for a while, he prepared to go to the cowshed to check on Xiao Huang again.

I haven't seen Xiao Huang for the past two days, and I miss it a little.

Ji Yuan walked to the cowshed, only to see his uncle and aunt blocking his way, saying viciously, "Ji Yuan! You did this on purpose!"

deliberately?

Ji Yuan was puzzled.

"Uncle San, what did I do?"

"What did you do?! Did you deliberately not let the cow eat or drink? Or did you feed it something? Do you just want us to beg you?!"

Third Aunt also cursed: "It's been two days! It hasn't eaten or drunk anything for two days! It's about to go to the fields to work! How dare you do this!"

Xiao Huang didn't eat or drink for two days? !

Ji Yuan pushed them aside and went straight to the bullpen.

When the little yellow calf saw Ji Yuan, it immediately stood up and rubbed over to him affectionately.

Ji Yuan felt indescribably sad, and gently stroked Xiao Huang: "Why don't you eat?"

Xiao Huang let out a low cry, obviously very hungry.

Ji Yuan quickly fetched some clean water and let Xiao Huang drink a few sips.

Aunt Ji and Uncle Ji looked at him with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.

These past two days, they were just about forcing the cows to drink water, but they just wouldn't touch it.

Now that the era has returned, the cows drink water!

Whose cow is this?

But they didn't dare to say anything. This was a precious item that they had bought with three or four taels of silver. They were really hungry and thirsty, and they were heartbroken.

Ji Yuan touched Xiao Huang, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

Didn’t you say you have to make a living? Here you are.

After feeding him water, Ji Yuan turned to leave, and Aunt Ji San shouted, "You haven't eaten yet!"

"Oh, feed it to me." Ji Yuan said indifferently.

She hello?

If she could feed him, she would have done it long ago!

I didn't say anything last night, thinking that maybe things would be fine today and I wouldn't have to worry about it. But who would have thought that the cow actually wouldn't eat!

I wanted to take the cattle out to graze these past two days, but the cows refused.

"Stop!" Uncle San said, "You live in my house, what's wrong with feeding a cow?"

Ji Yuan pointed to the roof, doors and windows of the house and said, "These wooden boards originally belonged to my family. If you don't take them away, I still have a house to live in."

So it’s not that he lives with his uncle and aunt, there’s really nothing he can do about it.

The couple originally wanted to offer food and drink, and they also wanted to starve Ji Yuan into compromise.

I didn't expect that they would find a way out directly.

Even the miser An Da Hu agreed.

Unexpectedly, within two days, they were the ones in trouble.

Seeing that he couldn't threaten Ji Yuan, Ji Yuan spoke up himself: "I can raise cattle for you, but I have to pay you."

"A meal!" Aunt Ji said, "Mr. An doesn't ignore your dinner. You can still cook and have dinner at my house as before."

Ji Yuan looked at her. What a good deal. He was asked to herd cattle and cook for the whole family in exchange for a meal?

Ji Yuan directly stated his price: "In addition to the daily dinner, an additional two copper coins a day."

"For two copper coins, I'll take care of everything about the cow."

"You are dreaming!" Uncle San jumped up.

Two cents a day?

What are you thinking about!

Ji Li was the first to feel unhappy!

He doesn't get paid on weekdays! Why does Ji Yuan do that?

Ji Yuan didn't argue and just walked forward.

Xiao Huang called out in a low voice at the right time, and did not even touch the clean water placed next to him.

It seems that only Ji Yuan can do it.

Ji Yuan knew that his family was rich.

And compared to the cow's life, it is more appropriate to give him money.

The cows have to go to the fields to work in March. Although seven or eight of the cows are not yet adults, they can still do some light work.

You can earn three or four cents a day by renting it out.

Therefore, they will definitely pay him to protect Xiao Huang.

They can still figure out this account.

The only drawback is that it is impossible for him to really watch Xiao Huang not eat or drink.

It’s just that the other party won’t understand.

So I will still agree.

Ji Yuan said calmly, "It's been two days. If it still doesn't eat, you have to send it to the veterinarian. If it still doesn't work, your three taels of silver will be wasted. You won't be able to rent it out in March or April."

These words made the black-hearted couple's hearts bleed.

Ji Yuan is indeed right.

"Two cents is too much! One cent!" Aunt Ji tried to bargain.

Ji Yuan raised his leg and walked away.

Aunt Ji had no choice but to yell at him, "Okay, okay, two cents is two cents!"

What's the use of giving it to you first? You will still have a chance to get it back later.

From now on, Uncle An is not allowed to buy things for him anymore. Just wait and see how he spends the money!

Ji Yuan knew what the other party was up to at a glance, but he didn't care. He stretched out his hand and said, "It's a gift today. Pay five days' worth of silver first."

You have to pay first?!

Ji Yuan remained calm, and under the gaze of his aunt, his uncle had no choice but to take out ten copper coins and put them in Ji Yuan's hands.

Ji Li felt jealous.

After getting the money, Ji Yuan quickly turned around and fed Xiao Huang under the gaze of the family of three.

With Ji Yuan's gentle comfort, Xiao Huang really started to eat.

Fortunately, Xiao Huang is in strong health, so it’s no big deal if he’s hungry for two days. He just needs to be fed more carefully.

Ji Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The other three people standing there felt that something was wrong.

Were they deceived by the man and the cow in front of them?

After all the trouble, Ji Yuan no longer had to do a lot of work and could even earn money every day.

What are they trying to do?

Ji Yuan, didn’t you just accept everything that happened to you in the past?

Ji Yuan doesn't care about that.

With Xiao Huang's help, Ji Yuan finally got new income. This was not just two cents, but six pieces of paper.

How many characters can he practice writing on six sheets of paper?

Uncle An Wu was persuaded by Aunt Ji San that he could ask his master's wife for help in buying the things. Anyway, his master's wife would go to the county to buy things every once in a while and would also buy pens and ink.

I asked my uncle An Wu to help me buy some salt and paper with the remaining ninety cents, leaving only fifty cents. This would bring me another ten cents in income.

He has another sixty cents in his pocket!

Now I have three meals a day and an income of two cents a day.

Although I have to take care of three cows starting tomorrow, I don't have to worry about food and drink.

All the money saved can be used to buy paper.

I will take the county school entrance examination in October.

He will definitely try hard.

After passing the exam, life will definitely be much better.

Choose twenty from three hundred.

He can do it too.

Ji Yuan leaned on Xiao Huang and continued to recite.

"The way of the university is to manifest the bright virtue, to love the people, and to stop at goodness."

Ji Yuan finished reciting the whole article before returning to the woodshed to sleep.

At this moment, he is staying in a wealthy family.

An Dahai also worked hard to memorize under the candlelight.

His mother was shocked when she saw it.

What is going on.

Suddenly I became so hardworking.

An Dahai didn't dare to say that he worked hard just to understand the book on raising livestock. In the past, he would be scolded by his mother if he said he wanted to raise livestock. He could only say, "Ji Yuan said that the teacher will definitely ask us to recite tomorrow, so we should prepare in advance."

It seems that asking Ji Yuan to come and do the work was the right decision!

Mrs. An was happy and she would secretly give each of the two boys an egg tomorrow!

An Xiaohe became even more nervous when he found out that An Dahai was also memorizing his lessons all night long.

He knew that his older brother, who was a few months older than him, was actually very smart, and he immediately began to compare himself with him.

For a while, there were several people with panda eyes in Anji Village.

What is even more bizarre than panda eyes is.

Ji Yuan, the cowherd boy.

Before, I eavesdropped on classes every day and herded cattle at the same time.

It started with a calf.

Two days ago, they turned into two strong bulls.

Why is there one more today? !

Ji Yuan remained calm and placed the three cows in different positions to graze. He let them change positions to eat every once in a while and made sure that every cow was within his sight.

How can there be such a student!

Herding cattle and going to school at the same time?!

When it was Ji Yuan's turn to recite, Ji Yuan stood up and recited the entire text word for word, which made Master Zhao smile and stroke his beard.

What's wrong with herding cattle?

You can still read good books while herding cattle.