Han Xiao took the young master out for a great time before returning. After that, the young master didn't encounter any more unpleasant people or things, and his mood improved a lot.
When I sent the young master back, I happened to meet Han Mingyuan and Han's mother coming out of Ruan's house. Han Mingyuan came out holding Han Yuer, and holding the hand of Han Que, who looked sleepy. It was already late, and it was already past the time for the two little ones to go to bed.
He said hello to Mr. Ruan who was seeing them off. Mr. Ruan called Han Xiao and wanted to send someone to take Han Xiao and the others back, but Han Xiao refused. The lantern festival had not ended yet, so it was a good opportunity for him to go shopping with his parents on the way back.
Only then did Mr. Ruan give up the idea of sending them back.
Han Xiao picked up Han Que and told Han Mingyuan about his encounter with Han Mingxiu on the way back.
Han Mingyuan was silent for a long time before asking, "Han Xiao, is it because of me that you don't want to continue studying?"
The original owner also studied with Han Mingyuan when he was a child, but the original owner could not sit still and had no interest in reading. Han Mingyuan felt that the original owner was not good at studying, so he did not force him.
But Han Xiao is different. Han Xiao is a top student who has completed nine years of compulsory education in the 21st century. For him, these ancient riddles are really a piece of cake. Moreover, his calligraphy is a copy of the master's handwriting. He has persisted for a long time and has become extraordinary.
But Han Mingyuan didn't know. He just thought that Han Xiao felt that his family was poor and could not afford to support three people to study, so he gave up on himself and left the opportunity to study to Han Mingyuan and Han Mingxiu.
Han Xiao knew that the original owner was really not cut out for study, and when Han Mingyuan asked him this, he couldn't explain what happened at the Lantern Festival for a while.
Seeing that Han Xiao was silent, Han Mingyuan had already made a conclusion in his heart and didn't say anything else. However, through the lights on the road, tears flashed in Han Mingyuan's eyes.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the father and son was becoming increasingly heavy, Han's mother knew from what they said that Han Xiao had suffered a great injustice. As a woman, she didn't know how to persuade them, so she could only hold Han Mingyuan's hand. No matter what decision Han Mingyuan made, she would support him.
Han Mingyuan sensed his wife's attitude and returned her handshake. After hesitating for a long time, he asked, "Han Xiao, do you want to go back to school? With your qualifications, you won't fail the exam three times like your father did."
Han Xiao was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, Dad, please forgive me. I have been studying for more than ten years and really don’t want to study anymore. Now that he has come here, he wants to change to a new lifestyle. Isn’t it happy to be a hands-off boss?
"No, no, no, Dad, don't scare me. I'm really not cut out for studying. You know that. Besides, it would be so embarrassing for me to go to the same class with Han Que at my age. Forget it." Han Xiao avoided studying.
"But you have endured humiliation for so many years, and now your family is not short of money." Han Mingyuan was still unwilling to give up. He stubbornly believed that studying for the imperial examination was the only way out for poor people.
"Yes, Dad, our family is not short of money now. Look, the Chen family gave me another 5,000 taels of silver notes today. Can studying make money so quickly?" Han Xiao refuted Han Mingyuan's words repeatedly.
"But..." Han Mingyuan wanted to say something else.
"Don't worry, Dad. I really don't want to study. And you know I like to read idle books. I just happened to have read about this Lantern Festival in a book. You scholars read all kinds of nonsense every day, and your way of thinking is different from those of us who only read idle books."
"Really?" Han Mingyuan was skeptical.
"That's right, Dad, I think we can't just study blindly. The knowledge in books can be applied flexibly. There's nothing wrong with reading some casual books occasionally. You can relax at the right time, Dad." Han Xiao had seen many people who became stupid because of reading too much in modern times. They couldn't do anything except studying. This was putting the cart before the horse.
Reading experience is one thing, but being able to master and apply this knowledge skillfully is another.
Han Mingyuan was not a bookworm. When he heard Han Xiao's point of view, he thought it was very reasonable and immediately decided to give it a try regardless of whether it was right or not.
Slowly, the atmosphere between the two of them became relaxed.
Han Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Han Mingyuan would ask him to study for the imperial examination.
After returning, Han Xiao gradually became busy. The affairs of the breakfast shop were all handled by Han Dashan and Han Dahe, so Han Xiao no longer had to worry about it. However, there were too many customers and they also had to supply goods to Yipintang. The two of them were very busy all day long, so Han Xiao raised their salary again.
By the way, Han Zhong found a few more people from the village to help. Han Dashan had strong leadership skills and was well organized. Han's mother had praised him to Han Xiao many times, so Han Xiao simply handed the matter over to Han Dashan and asked him to recruit people, which was also a kind of training for him.
After all, what Han Xiao wants to do is not just a small breakfast shop.
Lu Ming returned to Qingping Town in early February. As soon as he got back to the town, he rushed to the Han family without stopping. At that time, Han Xiao was still looking at a house with someone.
There are more and more people in the family, and he is getting married in March. It is not appropriate to live here anymore. Taking advantage of the warmer weather in the past few days, Han Xiao also found time to look at houses.
No matter what era, getting married and buying a house are big events. Han Xiao was wavering between two houses when he was interrupted by Lu Ming who came in exhausted.
"Han Xiao, Han Xiao!" The voice came in before Lu Ming came in.
Han Xiao put down the blueprint in his hand and went out to greet Lu Ming: "Uncle Lu, you're back?"
"Han Xiao, are you at home? I called you a few times and thought you were not there. Let me drink some water first." Lu Ming was not shy and sat down to pour himself a glass of water.
After taking a few sips to calm down, he continued to talk to Han Xiao: "Do you know why I came to see you today?"
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. What could you want from me? Maybe you just want to give me money.
The only thing that could make Lu Ming so happy was probably sugar. It seemed that the first batch of sugar he bought was a good deal.
"Uncle Lu, please stop keeping me in suspense." Han Xiao had a plan in mind and didn't want to play such childish tricks with Lu Ming.
"Tsk, you little brat can't stand being teased. Look at what this is." Lu Ming said as he picked up an account book.
Han Xiao reached out to take it and flipped through it casually. The more he looked, the wider his eyes became. Han Xiao knew that pure white sugar would be very popular here, but he didn't expect it to be so profitable.
Seeing Han Xiao's surprised expression, Lu Ming finally felt like he had turned the tables. He leaned back in his chair and said, "This is just the first batch. I went to Lijia Village on my way back, and the beets there are almost ready for harvest. Humph, your good fortune is yet to come."
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