Chapter 36 Return to School
It only takes half an hour to get from Liantang Village to Hedong Town. When Qin Fangci and his group arrived at the market, many people were already setting up stalls.
Li Laoer spotted a location and pulled Li Laoda towards it.
"Hey, hey, hey, you, what are you busy with now that we're here?" Boss Li complained. He was very tired from the journey.
"Let's go, that's a good spot, it's wide, we can stand there so people coming and going can see us, it's sure to sell well soon."
When Boss Li heard this, his waist and legs no longer felt sore. Just as the two brothers put down the backpack, another couple rushed over yelling.
"Hey, you guys, we saw it first."
The two brothers glared at him and said, "How dare you talk like that!"
"Forget it, let's find another place." Seeing that there were two men opposite her, the woman was afraid that her man would suffer, so she pulled the man away.
He stared at them until the couple moved to another location. Only then did Big Brother Li look away and pat his chest, "Fortunately, you're smart, Second Brother."
When Qin Fangci and the others arrived, Li Lao Da had already laid out all the dishes under the command of Li Lao Er. The backpack was turned over, and two flavors of dried meat were placed high.
"Mom, look, we are all out." Li Laoda took credit before Li Laoer.
"Then you guys stay here and watch for now. I'll be back after I send Xiaowu to school. Let Daya stay here and help you. Yulan, come with me."
"Ah, ah?" Li Yulan was still immersed in what Qin Fangci had just said about how many good men there could be in such a small place. She didn't expect that her mother really took her to meet a man.
The scholars in the school are so young and handsome.
Li Yulan's heart couldn't help but flutter, and she immediately lowered her head with a red face. This was so wrong. She couldn't think like that. How could she be worthy of Brother Jiahuai?
She was just sending her younger brother to school with her mother, and she was not looking at any man.
Qin Fangci was holding a small basket with two bags of dried meat in one hand, and holding Li Yulan with the other hand. Li Yulan lowered her head and blushed as she let Qin Fangci pull her forward.
The big market is at the westernmost end of Hedong Town, and the Liao Family School is to the north, so it’s not too far to go there.
As you walk out of the bustling market and it slowly quiets down, you can see the Liao Family School.
The Liao Family School was founded by Mr. Liao, who is fifty-five years old this year. He passed the imperial examination at the age of fifty. The Liao family's blue brick courtyard is still very new, as it was built after Mr. Liao passed the imperial examination.
It has only been four years since then, and similarly, the school has only been in operation for four years.
The Liao family wanted to follow the path of farming and studying to pass on their family legacy.
Mr. Liao's two sons, the eldest and the second, were also literate. Both of them stepped into the starting line of the imperial examination and passed the examination as a student. Now the Liao family school is mainly managed by the three of them, father and son.
There are four younger grandchildren in the Liao family. Liao Dalang and Liao Erlang went to study in the county school, while Liao Sanlang and Liao Silang stayed in the Liao family school. It is obvious that the Liao family focuses on cultivating their grandchildren.
Among the grandchildren of the Liao family, only Liao Dalang has a wife. The eighteen-year-old Liao Erlang has already won the title of scholar. He is an outstanding young man in the surrounding area and is the kind of person that matchmakers would knock on his door to seek him out.
Of course Li Yulan had heard of it, but she had only heard of the huge difference.
Sixteen-year-old Liao Sanlang and twelve-year-old Liao Silang were both handsome men, and the matchmaker had already arranged several marriages for Liao Silang.
These are the capital of the Liao family's arrogance.
It was the time for students to enter school. The doorman saw the mother and her two children walking over from afar, and his eyes fixed on Li Yulan, who was shy and timid beside Qin Fangci.
Another girl who wants to get close to their young master.
Qin Fangci and the other two walked forward, and Li Baisong greeted the doorman with a smile according to the name he remembered, "Uncle Niu."
Uncle Niu said with a forced smile, "Master Bosong is here. He heard you were injured. Oh, the wound looks pretty serious. Why don't you stay home and recuperate for a few more days?"
"The wound has scabbed over, so it's nothing serious. I don't want to delay my studies. I wonder if you're busy right now, Mr. Master?"
Liao Lao Da and Liao Lao Er taught in the school. In order to avoid confusion, the students called them Mr. Da and Mr. Er.
"The old master, the second master and the second master are all in the study. It's time for students to go to school. Mr. Bosong, if you have anything to say, please speak quickly. The old lady and the young lady, please go back."
Qin Fangci glanced at the doorman and handed the basket to Li Baisong without any arrogance or servility. "Xiao Wu, please take it inside for the gentleman."
Li Baisong naturally noticed the doorman's hostility towards his mother and sister, and felt very uncomfortable.
Although he didn't know what his mother meant by bringing his sister here, his mother definitely had no intention of letting his sister marry into the Liao family.
Watching Li Baisong walk in, Qin Fangci and the doorman said a polite word and left with Li Yulan.
Li Yulan's joy seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water. Her face was still red, but it was no longer the shyness of a little girl, but the embarrassment of being humiliated.
The mother and daughter walked forward in silence. When they reached a place where there was no one around, Li Yulan shook off Qin Fangci's hand.
"Feeling embarrassed?"
Li Yulan turned back in disbelief, "Mom, did you do this on purpose?"
"yes."
"Mom! Why?"
"In their eyes, we are climbing high and overestimating our abilities and deserve to be humiliated, but have we done anything wrong?"
Li Yulan bit her lip and said nothing.
"Yulan, mother just wants to tell you to think twice before you speak or act. Mother wants you to see the world, see the good and the bad. We are upright and honest. There will always be light shining on you, and there will always be people who truly love and care for you and discover your beauty."
"Those who looked down on you from the beginning are not worth your attention, let alone your sadness."
Qin Fangci took Li Yulan's hand again and said, "Let's go. Put those things behind your mind and don't think about them anymore. I didn't bring you out here to be bullied. Help me sell the dried meat later. I'll pay you back in the evening. It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman. You won't feel anxious if you have money in your hands."
Li Yulan looked at Qin Fangci in surprise. All the grievances and sadness were thrown behind her. She pulled Qin Fangci with surprise and said, "Mom, are you serious?"
"nature."
"Mom, you're so kind. Let's go back quickly. If Big Brother, Second Brother, and Big Ya all sell out, will I get no wages?"
“Not really, it will just be less than theirs.
"That won't work." Li Yulan became even more excited and pulled Qin Fangci forward.
When they returned to the market, there were quite a few people gathered in front of the Li family's stall, but most of them were looking, and no one was buying.
"A pound of dried meat is eighty cents, why don't you just go and rob it!"
There were crowds of people making sarcastic remarks and waves of people coming to watch the fun.
Boss Li couldn't help but get anxious as he hadn't sold a single piece of dried meat.
"Our meat jerky is made from three pounds of fresh meat to make one pound of meat. We also put a lot of expensive spices in it. You can smell it and it smells delicious."
"We can't smell it, so why not let us taste it?"
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