Chapter 3400 Extra Zhou Yin 15
Yes, as a long-term worker of the Xia family, Zhou Yin also had to work part-time as Xia Yan's servant. After finishing his work of fetching water every day, he had to accompany Xia Yan to the academy for classes.
As a schoolboy, he could sit in the last row of the classroom and listen to the lessons.
Zhou Yin gradually adapted to life in the Xia family and also to life in Shangzhou.
In addition to working and studying every day, I would find free time to get familiar with Shangzhou and occasionally help people write letters to earn some pocket money.
Yes, after practicing calligraphy, Zhou Yin began to write letters to the Zhou family, but unfortunately he could not find a suitable person to help deliver them. He heard that there was still chaos outside due to the severe drought, and except for grain merchants, other merchants avoided Jiannan Road.
Not to mention that Mianzhou is in the middle of Jiannan Road, and even fewer people have arrived there.
So his letters piled up in his hands and were not sent out.
However, he developed a new project. Every evening after finishing his housework, he would carry a small table and set it on the street to write letters for people.
Although he has not been in Shangzhou for a long time, he is well-liked in this area, so if someone writes a letter, they are still willing to find him.
Of course, most of the time, he was sitting alone at a small table practicing calligraphy, and no one asked him to write a letter.
Neighbors liked to come and talk to him when he was practicing calligraphy.
So, he knew that his boss had broken a table a few days ago and had been wanting to build a new one, but it was too expensive and he was reluctant to do so;
He knew that a relative of the Xi family was moving out of Shangzhou. Once the house was sold, many of the things in the house would also have to be sold off. Because they were in a hurry, they could only sell them at a low price to the pawnshop.
So he found some time to go to Xi's relative's house and pick out some things. The next day, when he went to set up a stall and write letters, he sold those things.
After getting the money, he settled the accounts of his relatives in the Xi family and had quite a bit left.
Xia Yan had been watching silently since he set up his stall. Finally unable to hold back, he approached him and asked, "Practicing calligraphy requires concentration. If you practice calligraphy on the street, won't you get half the result with twice the effort? It's a waste of paper, ink, and time."
Zhou Yin said, "Sir, I am very calm and not impetuous at all."
"Doing two things at once is also called stillness?"
Zhou Yin scratched his head and said, "But I've looked carefully. There's not much difference between the handwriting I write on the street and in my study. I'm making progress on both."
Xia Yan: ...This is also what he couldn't figure out, so he didn't stop it.
He was silent for a long time, then asked, "Listening to the neighbors' gossip, practicing calligraphy, and thinking about making money at the same time, doesn't that affect anything?"
Zhou Yin heard his serious question and began to doubt himself. "No, it won't affect you, right?"
Xia Yan paused and asked him, "Have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?"
Zhou Yin, "Make a lot of money."
Xia Yan: "Besides that? I mean, how do you want to make a lot of money?"
"I haven't decided yet, but I'm learning some skills from you right now, sir," Zhou Yin said. "Once I've mastered the skills, I'll naturally find a way to make a lot of money."
If he knew how to make a lot of money now, would he still be here?
Xia Yan asked, "Have you ever thought about becoming an official?"
Zhou Yin's eyes widened. "Become an official?"
Xia Yan: "That's correct."
"Can I still be an official?"
Xia Yan smiled and said, "Why shouldn't you be one? You're smart and eager to learn. Even though you started a little late, as long as you work hard, you'll have a good chance of passing the exam in the future."
"Now that the country has just begun to settle down and much needs to be rebuilt, the court is eager for talents," Xia Yan said, "as long as you have the will, you will eventually succeed."
Zhou Yin thought about it and nodded, "Okay, then I'll be an official!"
Xia Yan: ...
He didn't expect Zhou Yin to respond so quickly. He was silent for a while before saying, "Then study hard."
Zhou Yin agreed, but in fact his life didn't change much. He still worked so hard every day.
The Xia family didn't notice Zhou Yin's changes because they were together day and night, but it didn't look that way to outsiders.
As Zhou Yin grew older, his facial features grew, his eyebrows and eyes became clear, and his figure became upright. He already had a chivalrous air about him, and now he had a scholarly air. Even if you didn't look at his face, just his conversation and temperament would make people like him.
Not to mention his handsome face. When he doesn't say anything, but just looks at you with a slight smile, it is enough to captivate you.
The young ladies in the three alleys inside and outside Songhua Alley were so jealous of Xia Xin that in order to see Zhou Yin, they all fell in love with fetching water and would wander around the well early every morning carrying wooden buckets.
The time Zhou Yin had to wait for water to fetch increased dramatically every day, so he had to adjust the time he fetched water to avoid the peak period.
But he found that no matter what time period he changed to, the place was still packed when he went again the next day.
Zhou Yin is not a fool. He didn't notice it the first or second time, but he figured it out the third and fourth time.
So he wrote down the time periods when he could fetch water, and asked Xia Xin to choose a period with his eyes closed every day, and he would fetch water during that period.
The varying times of fetching water drove the girls around here crazy.
Xia Xin giggled when she saw this, but she didn't feel happy at all, which was a bit strange.
They lived a smooth life, but the Xia family in Hongtian Village was in a panic. They came to the house several times in a row. Seeing that Zhou Yin was getting better and better in the Xia family in Songhua Lane and was getting closer and closer to Xia Xin, they became more and more panicked.
Finally, it was the New Year again. When the Xia family returned to Hongtian Village to pay New Year's greetings, the Xia clan leader took the initiative to mention the adoption. He said, "Xia Yi is not young anymore, it's time to talk about marriage."
Xia Yan lowered his head and drank his tea, pretending that these words were not spoken to him.
The Xia clan leader paused, and seeing that he didn't respond, he could only bluntly say, "Brother Yan, why don't we open the ancestral hall this year and adopt Xia Yi? Since you're going to be adopted anyway, it's best if this daughter-in-law is married to your family. That way, she'll be on the same page with you in the future, and any children born will be more likely to recognize you."
Xia Yan put down his teacup and said, "In other words, a daughter-in-law I didn't choose, a child I didn't raise, won't be on the same page with me, right?"
"You, that's not what I meant, Brother Yan, aren't you misinterpreting me?"
Xia Yan sighed and said, "The clan leader has misunderstood me. I never said I wanted to adopt Xia Yi."
"What do you mean? He's the closest bloodline to you in the clan. If you don't adopt him, then you want to choose another child from the clan?"
Xia Yan pondered and said, "It depends on whether we have a good impression of each other. Even if it's adoption, I want to adopt a child who is destined to be with me, preferably a younger one. Xia Yi is too old and not suitable."
Xia Yi's father became anxious and said hurriedly, "Cousin, I've brought Xia Yi to see you for so many years, and you never said it was inappropriate. Why are you saying it's inappropriate now?"
He glanced at Zhou Yin behind Xia Yan with dissatisfaction, and asked with a sullen face, "Is he unsuitable, or did you never even consider adopting him, but wanted to find a son-in-law for Xin Niang?"
good evening
(End of this chapter)
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