175, guaranteed teaching
175, guaranteed teaching
“Knock knock—”
"Who's knocking at the door?"
"Godfather, it's me, Ming Fei."
"And me."
"Dad, open the door!"
"uncle!"
Lu Qingfeng, who was standing on the other side of the door, heard several voices coming from outside, including his own son's voice. He couldn't help but show a little surprise and joy on his face. He strode over and answered loudly, "I'm coming."
When Xu Yue Niang heard the noise outside, she also walked out of the house and looked towards the back door of the yard.
After walking to the door and removing the bolt from behind, Lu Qingfeng opened the door and saw the people standing outside and his own son throwing himself into his arms.
"Dad." Lu Mingcong threw himself into his father's arms and shouted with his head tilted back.
"Hey." Lu Qingfeng bent down and picked up his biological son. He even reached out and touched Lu Mingrui. Then he looked at his adopted son and Lu Youtian and asked, "Why are you here at this time? Have you eaten?"
"We just finished eating, how about you?" Lu Youtian replied.
"We just finished eating too." Lu Qingfeng said as he moved aside and invited everyone to come in first.
After entering the door, Lu Youtian said: "Ming Fei said that he wanted to discuss something with you. We came here while it was still sunny."
"Oh, then come and sit down here and talk slowly." Lu Qingfeng put down his son who was struggling to get up from the ground, and led Lu Youtian and his adopted son to the stone table in the yard.
As soon as Lu Mingcong got off the ground, he ran towards the mother he saw, "Mother."
"Hey, are you willing to go home?" Xu Yueniang picked up her son who was going home, and she loved him very much.
This son has been raised by the Lu family since he was a child. He is almost like the Lu family's son. It's rare that they didn't go to pick him up and he is willing to go home.
However, her son was unwilling to stay in her arms for too long. He would get down from the ground after being held by her for a while.
Xu Yueniang had no choice but to put her son on the ground and let him run off to play. She then walked over to greet Lu Youtian and her adopted son and asked the maid to make a pot of tea. She also found a seat and sat down, wanting to hear what had happened that had her adopted son come so late.
After everyone was seated, Lu Mingfei told his adoptive father and mother about his enrollment at the Imperial Academy and some of the arrangements and plans for the skewers stall. He then talked about the matter of paid teaching. "I'm afraid my father's personality isn't suitable for negotiating business with others, so I wanted to ask you, adoptive father, if you could spare a few days to take over the affairs of the skewers stall."
"You just need to be responsible for negotiating with them, signing the contract with them, and collecting the money. We will let Ruyi be responsible for teaching them."
"Sure, it's no big deal for me. It's no problem. Just leave it to me." Lu Qingfeng agreed without hesitation.
Thinking that his adopted son had already passed the imperial examination and had the status of a scholar, Lu Qingfeng reminded him, "Mingfei, you will continue to take the imperial examinations in the future. Now that you are a scholar, you should not have to deal with these business matters in the future. Just let us take care of them. In the future, you should focus on your studies and don't waste your time and energy on these things. If you delay your studies because of this, you will lose the big picture."
"Yes, his mother and I also have the same idea. We want him to study hard and not worry about anything else. But this kid has been used to worrying since he was young. He wants to take care of everything at home. It's also because I, as his father, am incompetent. That's why he has to accompany me to the city to set up a stall since he was three years old. He has been doing this for more than ten years. Most of this family is supported by Mingfei." Lu Youtian looked at his eldest son with a look of pride and guilt in his eyes.
"Dad, don't say that about yourself. You are a very good father." Lu Mingfei did not think that his parents in this life were unworthy of being good parents because they were incompetent.
It is true that my parents in this life have never been educated and do not have any special abilities, but their love for their children is no less than that of any other parents.
In this era where "filial piety comes first," his father was a very brave man for having the courage to propose a separation for him and his mother, and to resist his biased parents. Furthermore, Lu Mingfei had also witnessed his father's efforts over the years, as well as his mother's dramatic transformation. It was precisely because of his father and mother's hard work that their family was able to continue to improve.
"Mingfei is a good person, and you are not a bad father either. Everyone is good." Lu Qingfeng played the role of praising both the father and son.
After chatting for a while, they returned to their business.
Later, they talked about selling houses, teaching people how to set up stalls, and how to set prices. They talked until dark, and then Lu Mingfei and his father took his younger brother Lu Mingrui and the two brothers Zhang Qi home together.
As for that kid Lu Mingcong, he will stay at his own home tonight.
That night, after everyone at home had gone to bed, Lu Mingfei followed the guards who had come to pick him up to the Dingwang Mansion to practice archery with Master Zhao. They also chatted about their registration for the Imperial College that day and asked Master Zhao, "Do you know what the Imperial College entrance exam is about?"
Prince Zhao, who was unaware of the answer to this question, paused and said, "I'll ask someone tomorrow and give you an answer."
"Wouldn't it be too troublesome?" Lu Mingfei also reacted. Zhao Lang was studying in the Imperial College. How could he know what was happening in the Imperial Academy next door?
"No." Zhao Lang loosened the bowstring in his hand, and the arrow flew out and hit the center of the target.
On the target not far away, there was a circle of arrows shot at it in a mess, and two arrows were stuck in the center of the bull's eye.
Needless to say, the arrows that landed around the target were shot by Lu Mingfei, and the arrow in the center of the target was shot by Zhao Lang.
However, Lu Mingfei himself had long been accustomed to this. If his current archery skills could surpass Master Zhao's, he would truly be an archery genius. It was a pity that he was not a genius, so losing to his master was nothing to be ashamed of.
Hearing that Zhao Lang was willing to help him find out what the Imperial College entrance exam was about, Lu Mingfei didn't even have time to pay attention to his archery results today. He happily thanked Master Zhao, "Thank you very much for your help. I'll treat you to dinner later."
"Let me treat you." Zhao Lang put away his bow and asked someone to serve the meal.
So when Lu Mingfei got on the carriage and left Prince Ding's Mansion, he left with a full stomach.
The next morning, when he opened the door and prepared to go to the Ye family, he saw the coachman and carriage sent by the Ye family waiting for him. The coachman was also an acquaintance of his, and when he saw him, he smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, please get in the carriage."
"It's troublesome."
"No trouble, no trouble."
Since the coachman was already waiting for him here, Lu Mingfei put his schoolbag on the carriage without hesitation and got in the carriage himself.
But when he arrived at the Ye family, he saw Ye Zhuoran, Zhang Lingxuan, and their senior brother Fu Boming all waiting for him at the door of the Ye Mansion.
"..." Lu Mingfei got off the carriage and saw these three people here. He was speechless. "Don't tell me you three came here specifically to wait for me?"
"Hehe, I came out to pick up Ling Xuan and Senior Brother. I thought you should be here soon, so we'll stay here for a while." After picking up Lu Mingfei, Ye Zhuoran personally took the three of them back home.
Ye Zhuoran also took three classmates to visit his father and mother before taking them to the courtyard where he lived. His study had long been set up like Lu Mingfei's study, with four tables and chairs inside. This became a temporary study place for the four of them.
From that day on, the four of them began to prepare for the Imperial College entrance examination.
Lu Mingfei, Zhang Lingxuan, and their senior brother, Fu Boming, would come to the Ye family's house every day at sunrise to study and leave at sunset. It was as if the four of them had rediscovered the state of mind they had used to study before the college entrance examinations, working together towards a common goal.
After learning from Zhao Lang what the Imperial College entrance exam would cover, Lu Mingfei prepared several targeted exam papers for the four of them to complete. He also devised a few questions that Imperial College doctors might ask, and they used these questions to conduct random tests and impromptu quizzes.
***
While Lu Mingfei and his classmates were busy preparing for the entrance examination to the Imperial College, their skewers stall also started the first round of paid teaching, and now Lu Qingfeng was in charge of this matter.
As for the workshop outside the city, Lu Qingfeng handed it over to Lu Youtian. If there was any problem there, Lu Youtian would come back to the city to discuss it with him. He now mainly stayed in the city and was responsible for the matters assigned to him by his adopted son.
It’s true, after they put up a sign saying “Secret recipe of Chuan Chuan Xiang Hotpot, I guarantee you’ll learn it for fifty taels of silver,” many people came to ask them about it.
Lu Qingfeng has not left the city these days. He sits at the Chuan Chuan Xiang Guo stall, specifically responsible for receiving those who come to ask questions and inquire about the truth of the news.
Many people came to ask about it, because they didn't believe that their secret recipe for food was only sold for fifty taels of silver and they guaranteed to teach you until you can make it. His role was to eliminate these people's concerns and make those who were interested in learning how to make skewers of hotpot from them believe in them and be willing to spend money to buy the secret recipe from them.
Even the owner of a nearby teahouse and restaurant came to ask them about this matter.
Faced with the old acquaintance's suspicion, Lu Qingfeng immediately frowned and asked the old acquaintance: "We have been neighbors for decades. Why would I lie to you? It's just a few dozen taels of silver. If you want to buy it, pay the money. If you don't want to buy it, forget it."
"Don't be angry, Brother Lu. We are all human beings. How can I not trust your character?" Seeing that Lu Qingfeng was about to get angry, the familiar shopkeeper quickly changed his tone. He put a hand on Lu Qingfeng's shoulder and asked Lu Qingfeng in a low voice, "You will only sell this recipe to us and not to others. How much silver do you want?"
"You want to buy it out?"
"Um."
"The buyout price is too high, not cost-effective. It would be better to pay only a few dozen taels of silver, buy a secret recipe and add an extra dish to your restaurant. It would be more cost-effective." Lu Qingfeng spoke the truth to this old acquaintance who wanted to buy out their recipe and did not recommend the other party to buy it out at a high price.
Finally, the shopkeeper thought about it and felt that it was not a loss to buy a secret recipe for dozens of taels of silver, so he gave fifty taels of silver to Lu Qingfeng.
Lu Qingfeng accepted the fifty taels of silver and handed this old acquaintance a list. "Our first batch of teaching will be on the tenth of this month, which is still a few days away. You can send a master to learn from us. The place is in the backyard of our pancake shop. It's time to arrive at 9 o'clock."
"Remember, there's no waiting after the time is up."
"..." The familiar shopkeeper, what's the matter with wanting to hit someone? In the end, the old man said, "Okay, I will let the chef of the restaurant find you." Author's gossip: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, mua! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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