Chapter 316: Take the brothers to make money
When Xuanyuan Jin saw Xiao Tangbao's appearance, he was so angry that his teeth were itching.
Yet, inexplicably, I felt a little happy.
Why does he feel that the little girl looks so cute and can't make him angry?
But, she was so heartless, he had to be angry...
Xiao Tangbao didn't care about Xuanyuan Jin's conflicting feelings and jumped out of the academy's gate.
"Boss!"
"Boss!"
Wangcai and others stood outside the academy with eager eyes. As soon as they saw Xiao Tangbao coming out, they immediately surrounded him.
"Why are you all here?" Little Tangbao asked curiously, "What's going on?"
"It's okay, we just came to take a look..." Wangcai touched the back of his head and said.
But he did not forget to look inside the gate.
A face full of curiosity and yearning.
Little Tangbao understood.
These children actually want to go to college.
Of course, maybe it's just out of curiosity, or maybe it's because of the influence of what I hear and see, which leads to my admiration for scholars.
After all, this is an era where everything is inferior except reading.
For children from poor families, the mention of scholars and academies are both high-end and prestigious.
Even just standing outside the academy and listening to the sound of reading coming from inside is a unique experience.
"Don't worry, you're almost old enough. Next year or the year after, you can go to the academy and study."
As the boss, Xiao Tangbao immediately began to comfort his group of younger brothers.
"My grandfather said that he will let me go to school next year." Wangcai said excitedly.
"My dad said that once my brother learns the characters in the current books, I can use his old books. If he buys new books, I can read..."
Sanzhu's words were a little incoherent, but Xiaotangbao understood his meaning.
In short, books are too expensive, so after the big ones are used up, I will use the small ones.
Just like clothes, the older ones wear them and the younger ones wear them.
Goudan said somewhat dejectedly, "My father said that pens and ink are too expensive. Even if I don't need tuition, my family can't afford such expensive pens and ink for me to study, unless I earn money myself..."
Goudan paused here, touched his nose, and looked at Xiaotangbao embarrassedly.
He then said, "Boss, can you only give me and my sister the pig grass from now on..."
Before Goudan could finish his words, Wangcai became dissatisfied.
"Goudan, how could you do this? My grandfather told me to save money to buy pens and ink..."
Before Wangcai could finish his words, Sanzhu started shouting.
"My father also said so..."
The other brothers also looked at Goudan with dissatisfaction.
They expressed their condemnation of Goudan's disloyalty with their eyes.
Goudan’s little face suddenly turned red and he lowered his head timidly.
He knew it was wrong to do so, but he wanted to study...
Xiao Tangbao naturally knows that pens, ink, paper and inkstone are ridiculously expensive.
Because of this, even if no money was collected for the renovation, many children in Daliushu Village had reached the age to go to school but had not yet entered the academy.
Little Tangbao thought of the tree he had let his brother soak in the river, and wondered to himself, he didn't know if he could make paper out of it.
However, even if I can figure it out, it still costs money...
Add pen and ink...
Little Tangbao thought about this, looked at his younger brothers, and sighed melancholy.
You are responsible for your own subordinates.
So, Xiao Tangbao decided that she would lead her younger brothers to make money!
"Let's go! Follow me!"
Little Tangbao waved her little arms proudly, looking like a big sister.
"Boss, what are we doing? Where are we going to play?" Wangcai asked, "Robbing bird nests or fishing?"
Xiao Tangbao stood on tiptoe, patted Wangcai's shoulder, and said earnestly: "Wangcai, if you want to study, you must have ideals, not just think about playing. You have to look at the long term. Money won't fall from the sky, but we can create it ourselves, understand?"
Wangcai, “…”
Goudan's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly, "Boss, are you saying... we can make silver?"
"It's not about making silver, it's about creating silver!" Xiao Tangbao corrected.
Goudan touched his head and asked, "Is there any difference?"
"Boss, you mean, we..."
"Go make some money!" Little Tangbao shouted.
All the younger brothers' eyes lit up.
At this time, Wang Zhong came running over with a food box in his hand and stopped Xiao Tangbao with a smile.
"Tangbao, are you tired? Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Uncle brought you an ice bowl, crystal candy, purple rice cake, egg yolk pastry, and chestnut cake..."
After Wang Zhong finished talking about delicious food, Xiao Tangbao was still not interested, but all the younger brothers started to swallow their saliva.
Then, he looked at Xiao Tangbao eagerly.
"Thank you, uncle." Little Tangbao said obediently.
Wang Zhong opened the lunch box with a smile.
"Come on, everyone has a share, eat it all."
Wang Zhong took out some cakes and gave some to Wangcai and others.
Wangcai and others benefited from Xiaotangbao's help and occasionally went to the mansion to watch the dark horse, so they were not so restrained in front of Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong gave them cakes and they all ate them happily.
However, Wang Zhong did not give Xiao Tangbao the food. Instead, he called Xiao Tangbao aside, with a worried look on his face, and said, "Tangbao, the young master hasn't had a good meal these past few days, and today he didn't even have breakfast..."
"Is my brother still so picky?" Little Tangbao frowned. "It's okay, just starve him a little and he'll be fine."
Wang Zhong, “…”
Suddenly I felt sorry for the young master.
Wang Zhong looked down at the food box in his hand.
What else to say next?
"Tangbao, did you have a fight with the young master?" Wang Zhong asked directly.
The young master has been in a bad mood these days, with a stern face. It seems the reason is because of Xiao Tangbao.
He is worried.
After hearing what Wang Zhong said, Xiao Tangbao shook his head.
"Of course not."
Wang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's because I spoiled him too much, so he became arrogant." Little Tangbao said again.
Wang Zhong, “…”
"So, I can't spoil him anymore. Boys can't be spoiled, otherwise they will become arrogant." Xiao Tangbao continued.
Wang Zhong, “…”
Wang Zhong opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel that what Xiaotangbao said makes sense?
No, no! That's my young master, my precious young master.
It doesn't matter whether you spoil them or not, it's the right thing to do to spoil them.
Wang Zhong thought about this and was about to defend his young master when Xiao Tangbao spoke again.
"Uncle, haven't you noticed? My brother is going to grow up crooked!" Little Tangbao said seriously, "He used to be in poor health and had a serious illness. He had no friends or playmates, so he became withdrawn and moody. But that was understandable."
When Xiao Tangbao said this, his tone changed.
"But now that he's in good health and enrolled in academy, surrounded by a multitude of classmates, he still doesn't socialize with anyone. He acts as if he's the only smart person in the world and everyone else is a fool..."
"Uncle, he can't go on like this. No matter who he is, he should be able to accommodate a hundred rivers!"
"People say that every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses. Even the dullest person has his or her strengths. Brother, you can't just see other people's weaknesses and not their strengths..."
As Xiao Tangbao spoke, Wang Zhong's eyes widened and the food box in his hand almost fell to the ground.
Xiao Tangbao's words were like a heavy hammer hitting his heart.
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