Chapter 104 Why don’t I learn from you?
Everyone looked at Mrs. Zhao's cowardly look and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Soon, the delivery people came back one after another.
Ye Caiping had already reserved some food for them.
Ye Erquan, Bajin and others all carried their meals and sat on the doorstep to eat.
Every time I eat one, it smells delicious and makes me feel happy.
Ye Bajin was a little worried and whispered, "This food... is too good. Erquan, can your wallet afford it?"
Ye Erquan didn't expect to eat so well today, and said with a smile: "Well, it's the first day, of course I have to eat well."
Mrs. Du happened to pass by and said happily, "Don't worry. My younger sister said she will take care of the meals. She said that the people she hired will also need to eat in a few days, so we can cook for them together then, so it won't be a big deal in the next two days."
Ye Erquan's face changed slightly when he heard this. He finished the rice in his bowl in a few mouthfuls and went into the house to find Wei.
But Wei was not in the room.
Ye Erquan thought about it, then took out three hundred coins and went to find Ye Caiping.
Ye Caiping is now in Old Lady Ye's room.
Old Mrs. Ye was making clothes. She had used the cloth she bought last time to make a set of cotton-padded clothes for everyone, but except Ye Caiping, no one was willing to wear them.
What we are making now is coarse cloth clothes.
"Little sister is here!" Ye Erquan walked in and walked to Ye Caiping with an embarrassed look on his face: "Little sister, I'm sorry, this is for you."
As he said this, he placed three large strings of money on the bedside table.
"What is this for?" Ye Caiping asked.
"Brother, I know that you paid for today's meal. Brother, I have received a lot of favors from you. You gave us money and wages, and we have no worries about food and clothing. Now, how can I let you pay for the meal again?"
Ye Erquan looked embarrassed:
"Your second sister-in-law is so ignorant. She wants everything. I will definitely talk to her about it later."
He was about to leave when Ye Caiping called him back: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Back then, my family was so poor that we couldn't even afford to eat, but my elder and second brothers sent me food and money every season, and even subsidized me even if they didn't eat themselves. Now I'm just packing a meal, what's the big deal?"
"But……"
"That's enough." Old Lady Ye glanced at him. "Your father and I both agree on this. Stop complaining and don't blame your wife later. It's not a big deal."
"Ah?" Ye Erquan scratched his head. Looking at their relaxed expressions, he felt like he had really made a big deal out of nothing.
After Ye Erquan left, Old Lady Ye said, "You are too considerate, girl."
Ye Caiping replied in her own words: "It's no big deal."
Old Mrs. Ye smiled and finally felt that her daughter was a caring and sweet girl.
Although she didn't go to buy bricks that day, Old Man Ye told her about it after he got home.
Wei wanted to save money and build a mud house, but Erquan was hesitant.
Old Man Ye suggested building a blue brick house. For Ye Erquan's sake, Ye Caiping naturally supported Old Man Ye.
Wei was reluctant at that time.
Later, he bought floor tiles and lime, and yesterday he also bought stones for the foundation. Wei was already heartbroken.
Even if the food for the helpers was poor, it would still cost more than a hundred coins a day.
With each expense, he was afraid that Wei would become more and more unhappy, and that he would become so depressed that he would blame Old Man Ye and Ye Caiping.
Now that Ye Caiping had paid for the meal, Wei was not only not unhappy, but also very happy.
Old Lady Ye sighed softly: "It's just... I made you spend money again."
Ye Caiping said, "To feed 15 people meat every day for a month, it would only cost 700-800 taels. Why not resolve a conflict that can be resolved with a small amount of money?"
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After resting for half an hour, everyone set out to continue working.
The news that Ye Caiping was recruiting people to build a house soon spread throughout the village, and people rushed to the job hoping to be selected.
Ye Caiping asked Old Man Ye to take a look, and finally he selected fifteen strong laborers who were hardworking and diligent.
Including those who registered in the morning, there are exactly thirty people.
Two days later, construction of Ye Caiping's residential land also started.
Ye Erquan's side has already been dug. He will first fill the foundation with gravel, and then he can start building the house in earnest.
When cartloads of blue bricks were brought in, the villagers exclaimed in surprise and envy.
Ye Erquan was so happy that his eyes were smiling, and Wei was also full of expectations. They finally felt that building a blue brick house was a good thing and very prestigious.
Both houses were proceeding in an orderly manner.
Whether they were helpers or hired workers, they all worked very hard.
Because it eats well!
They originally thought that there would be meat only on the first day, but they didn't expect that there would be meat at every meal thereafter.
It's not pork belly, sometimes it's pork ribs, sometimes it's fish, and sometimes it's pork liver and pork heart.
I don’t know how the pork liver was cooked, but it turned out to be so delicious.
They had eaten so much meat from the master's house, so they had the nerve to not work hard. They worked as hard as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and the blue brick walls rose from the ground.
The whole village suddenly became busy, and it seemed that in two days, the wall would be completely built.
But tomorrow, Ye Caiping asked everyone to have a day off because Ye Wuquan was getting married and everyone was going to the wedding.
The Ye family had just finished lunch when a burst of laughter was heard outside:
"Grandpa, grandma, my second brother and I are back!"
Ye Caiping and others looked outside and saw Ye Peng and Ye Xuan running in, followed by Zhao Jinshan.
All three of them were dressed in gray and white scholar's robes.
After studying for more than half a month, Ye Xuan became more and more gentle and refined, looking like a scholar.
Ye Peng, on the other hand, was jumping all over the place, and even his walk was not proper. Except for his clothes becoming whiter, there was no change at all.
Old Mrs. Ye and her husband seemed to be very happy, but Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei had tears in their eyes and went over to pull the two of them into the main room.
Mrs. Du handed Ye Xuan tea and said, "Aren't the first and fifteenth of every month closed? Why haven't you come back yet?"
Ye Xuan said: "We have missed too much lessons, the teacher is giving us make-up lessons."
"How did you sleep? Did you eat well?"
"I got used to it after a few days of sleeping. The food was also very good, with meat at every meal and rice being all dry rice."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "These two taels of silver are quite worthwhile, and there is also meat to eat."
Ye Xuan said: "The teacher said that students need to have nutrition so that they can have the energy to study."
"That's right." Mrs. Du said, "Then... how are you doing?"
Not only Mrs. Du, but even Old Lady Ye and her husband looked nervous.
Ye Caiping also became focused.
Ye Xuan said: "When I first started taking classes with my classmates, I was confused. Fortunately, the teacher patiently answered my questions and took time to help us with the basics at night. Now I can understand about 10% of what is said."
Mrs. Du breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "It's OK as long as you can understand it. After all, you have only been gone for more than 20 days."
Zhao Jinshan said, "Aunts, don't listen to his modesty. The teacher praised him for his high understanding and intelligence. Now the teacher likes him more than me. He chases him for extra lessons every night."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed and looked at Ye Xuan with relief.
Ye Caiping was in a good mood. This nephew of hers was really great.
Ye Xuan blushed a little and bowed to Ye Caiping: "Thank goodness for my aunt. If she hadn't sent me to school, I wouldn't have made the progress I have today."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "We should also thank Jinshan, otherwise, there would be no such diligent and conscientious teacher."
Ye Xuan thanked Zhao Jinshan solemnly, which frightened Zhao Jinshan so much that he jumped back: "Mom, please don't do this. It's embarrassing."
"What about Peng'er?" Seeing Ye Xuan's great progress and everyone praising him, Wei hurriedly asked Ye Peng.
Ye Peng looked pale and smiled awkwardly: "Well... my foundation is not as good as my second brother's. I'm still studying exegesis..."
"What is exegesis?"
Zhao Jinshan said: "Students are divided into several stages, including childhood, calligraphy, exegesis and classics. Exegesis is the beginning of exposure to the Analects, Mencius and the Doctrine of the Mean."
"Yes, yes." Ye Peng nodded quickly.
"Did Penger go to class with everyone?"
"Not yet... I'm memorizing and copying books in another room. The teacher said that copying can help me remember and understand better."
Wei was very anxious when he heard this: "Talk to the teacher. You can also teach while you are scolding... that or something."
Ye Peng's face froze.
Ye Xuan and Zhao Jinshan looked at each other, wanting to say something, but in the end, they didn't say it.
The teacher said that the most important thing for Ye Peng now is to lay a solid foundation, at least to thoroughly understand those books before he can get involved in classics.
Old Man Ye said, "Second brother, there is no rush to study. Just study whatever the teacher tells you to study. It's better to let Peng'er learn from you."
Wei blushed, "I, I was too impatient... Of course I will listen to you, Master."
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