Chapter 81 Letter from Old Master
He continued, "She's not as bad as you say. On the contrary, she's been very caring towards me along the way. However, now that the truth has been revealed, please take better care of her. I'm afraid that if I can't come back, I'll let her find another job. But don't forget my kindness during the Qingming Festival."
Gu Rongyu smiled faintly, and her cold voice was just like the night she met Chang Xixi.
Mr. Zhou watched him leave and sighed, thinking that it was really fate that his most beloved daughter would become his wife.
At this moment, Master Zhou didn't feel that Chang Xixi was not his daughter. Instead, he felt that she was his own child. He completely forgot that there was no blood relationship between them.
In the moonlit Lang Garden, Gu Rongyu hurried towards Qingya Garden. Qingnan followed closely behind him, muttering again, "Young Master, why did you ask Madam for a way out? I think that old man wants to defect and join your army. Why don't you accept him?"
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Gu Rongyu ignored Qingnan's words and went back to the yard. He placed the account book and the abacus directly on the crime scene and slammed the door shut. Qingnan wanted to follow him into the house but was locked outside again, being turned away.
He sighed and walked to the corridor to sit down. Liang Ming had just returned from dealing with the aftermath at Mr. Zhou's place. Seeing the resentful look on his face, he guessed what was going on. Without trying to comfort him, he jumped onto the roof and dozed off.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Gu Rongyu lit a lamp, stood at the desk, tidied up the books on the table and put them into a box on the side. This was what Chang Xixi prepared for him before going to bed.
He wrote on rice paper that if he went to school, she should wait for him at home.
The signature is "Husband".
Gu Rongyu didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Liang Ming on the beam despised him from the bottom of his heart. The young master has really changed!
Master Zhou was also ready and took Gu Rongyu to the family school. The students of the clan had also arrived. Some of them were wearing cloth clothes but were energetic, while some were wearing fancy clothes but looked listless. When everyone saw Master Zhou coming, they all stood up and asked.
Since the start of this family school, Mr. Zhou has only come here once. Is he coming this time because the big exam is approaching?
Everyone looked and saw a man following behind Mr. Zhou. His appearance and voice were far superior to those of everyone present, because he was extremely outstanding in every aspect.
He was not wearing fancy clothes, but simple silk clothes, and he wore a jade pendant with a mandarin duck pattern on his waist, which was a token of love given by the woman.
Master Zhou walked over to the old teacher's desk and said in a clear voice, "This is the scholar who is enrolling today, Gu Rongyu, Chang Xixi's husband. He is also my son-in-law. From today on, he will study with you in the academy. I'm here to warn you that the big exam is approaching and you should avoid causing trouble."
"yes."
Everyone answered in unison.
Some people whispered, "Is this the guy who lived off his wife all year long and then used his wife's money to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination? When he ran out of money, he came to his distant relatives to beg for money?"
"That should be it."
"We have been praying for years to get into the family school, but he got in right away. He really took the easy way out and is not afraid of being criticized."
"What are they afraid of? They are used to living off their husbands."
Several students sat down with an unhappy look on their faces.
Master Zhou heard this but didn't reprimand him. Jealous people exist everywhere. Those who believe in rumors aren't the wisest. There are always such people in mobs. Don't worry about it. I believe Gu Rongyu wouldn't care about such a thing either.
After instructing the old master to be more attentive, he left.
Gu Rongyu found a place to sit down casually and took out a book. It was given to him by Master Zhou's servant on the road. He said it was the content of today's class. When he looked at it, it turned out to be a copy of Zizhi Tongjian.
On this day, Gu Rongyu was also in the academy and had dinner with these seven or eight people.
He didn't feel embarrassed, as he had heard many unpleasant words before. He was just afraid that Chang Xixi was being embarrassed by Zhou Zhiwei again.
Chang Xixi got up and felt the cold bed. The sunlight had already shone into the room. She stood up and walked to the desk. The box she had prepared to put her brushes, ink, paper and inkstone in had been taken away. The handwriting on the rice paper caught her attention. She picked it up and took a look. Is Gu Rongyu becoming more and more clingy?
Xiao Hong came in with a basin of water and saw the handwriting on the paper. She smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the son-in-law really cares about you. It's just that she's going to school. Don't worry."
She snorted coldly and threw down the paper in her hand. Her heart was as sweet as honey, but she was just being tough on the outside.
The old master guessed that Chang Xixi and her group had already arrived in Ruzhou, so he sent someone to write a letter to her, and also wrote down the income of the inn from the time she left until now, and attached a silver note, asking her to be careful in the capital, as it was a long way to go, so it was not convenient for him to give her any advice.
Li Da received the letter from the old man and gave it to Chang Xixi who was dressing up.
"This old man is really popular. How did he know I was here? It seems that I'm not surrounded by useless people."
Of course, it was Gu Rongyu who revealed where she was.
After opening the letter, the banknote was revealed, as well as a small account book. It was made very delicately and the contents were recorded in great detail. Chang Xixi couldn't help but sigh that the old man was truly a talented person!
The face value of the silver note was not large, only three hundred taels of silver, so this income was just a drop in the bucket.
After finishing her makeup, Xiaohong told the people below to serve breakfast quickly. Chang Xixi then sat in the seat where Gu Rongyu sat and used his pen to write a letter to the old man.
For now, we should stop selling guides. We can let students try new things and broaden their minds instead of just reading books.
These accounts will be reported in a letter every two weeks. After deducting the wages and dividends of the waiters, her share will be sent to her. As for those merchants who have always wanted to cooperate with the inn, they can enter one by one as appropriate, but they must not disrupt the market. It all depends on how the old man operates the business.
After she left, those students would definitely not listen to the lectures obediently, but fortunately the autumn examination was approaching, and some of them had gone to the capital, so the rest should not neglect their studies.
The old master also instructed in the letter that if you encounter a situation that you cannot make a decision on, you must write to him. A carrier pigeon will arrive in half a day, so remember not to act rashly.
The last sentence is, "Be careful, your life is at stake!"
He laughed out loud at the sight and whispered, "You're talking about the old lady, but she's worried about my comfort just like my old father. If I die, the teahouse will belong to him alone."
"How can you say anything about death, death, young lady?"
Xiaohong felt that Chang Xixi's words were unlucky.
Chang Xixi smiled but said nothing.
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