Chapter 008: Traitorous Minister 8
After Xiao Yan and Aunt Zhao finished their discussion and returned home, Shanshui had just arrived.
"Brother Yan, let me repair the roof of your house."
Xiao Yan nodded: "Thank you for your help."
Shanshui waved his hand nonchalantly: "Well, it's just a roof, what's the trouble? You gentlemen always talk in fancy words, I'm not used to it."
The original self had learned to read and write from Xiao's father, a fact known to the entire village. Although Xiao's father was honest and kind, and a bit foolishly filial, it was only his own filial piety, and he didn't expect his wife and sons to follow suit. In other words, Xiao's mother was also an honest person. The original self was frail and taciturn, which was why she was bullied by her uncle's family.
In the eyes of the common people who work in the fields, anyone who can read is a scholar and is different from them.
Fortunately, Xiao's father had some insight. Seeing that the original body was too weak to do heavy work, he taught him to read. This way, even if he couldn't become an accountant in the future, he could at least be a waiter.
You know, people who can read are in great demand!
Most of the people who could read and write went to take the imperial examinations, so why would they do these jobs that only inferior people could do? Therefore, Xiao's father was also thoughtful.
It was not for the imperial examination, but just for the child to have a relatively easy job. Unfortunately, he left after teaching the child a few things. The child only knew a few simple words, but the villagers didn't know them.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled shyly and did not refute.
He watched Shanshui busying around and felt something in his heart.
Unlike Shanshui's erratic nature, he was extremely careful and cautious when working, not letting the wooden frame underneath make him careless. With each step, he would first check if the wooden frame underneath was rotten and whether it could bear his weight.
Such a person is indeed good at doing fine work.
The most important thing is that Shanshui can let go of his face. In simple terms, he is thick-skinned enough.
Although Aunt Zhao was meticulous, she was still a woman. Women weren't as convenient as men these days, and Shanmu and Shancai were both shy, honest, and simple people.
Although Chen Zhilan joined the business, she was responsible for the business of the wealthy families.
As the saying goes, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. Rich families are just the majority, and there are only a few wealthy families. Embroidery can be kept for a long time, but you can't expect people to buy it every day, right?
So small money is the big part!
You have to make big money and you have to make small money. Only children make choices, they have to grab both!
The most important thing is that Shanshui has a bottom line, knows his limits, and keeps his mouth shut. Even though he likes to chatter all day long, there are some things that cannot be said and he will not reveal them at all.
Xiao Yan was thinking of getting Shanshui to join him, but the plan was only in its infancy and he had to wait until Chen Zhilan was settled before he could consider this step.
"Brother, I..."
Xiao Chen was holding two big fish tied together with a straw rope. He was about to ask Xiao Yan for credit, but then he remembered that Shanshui was still there, and stopped talking immediately.
Everyone is short of food nowadays, so it’s not that he is stingy.
Shanshui helped his family repair the roof, and he also helped Shanshui carry firewood and chop pig grass. It was an equal exchange between them, and no one took advantage of the other.
Xiao Yan wanted to recruit Shanshui, so he immediately asked, "How come there is such a big fish?"
"Today is a good day. Remember to come to my house to eat fish later."
Although Shanshui was also greedy, he knew not to take advantage of others, so he quickly refused: "No, no, I have eggs tonight. You are not well yet, so you should eat more."
Xiao Yan warmly invited: "Uncle Shui, please don't be so polite. Otherwise, how can I dare to ask you for help in the future?"
After hearing this, Shanshui couldn't refuse and could only agree.
While they were talking, Xiao Chen put the two big fish in a wooden barrel, and then sneaked into the room.
"Hurry up and change your clothes and dry your hair."
Xiao Chen: “!!!”
Xiao Chen paused, turned to look at Xiao Yan, who had an expressionless face, and felt inexplicably guilty.
He changed his clothes, finished his plumbery work, helped Xiao Yan chop firewood, agreed on a time, and then left.
Xiao Chen shrugged his head like a puppy who had done something wrong, no longer having the smug look he had before.
Xiao Yan sighed skillfully, "I know you're doing this for my own good, but the waters are so deep. If anything happens to you, how am I going to explain this to my parents?"
"I am a man of such a poor fate. I might die any day. How can I rest assured when you act so recklessly?"
Xiao Yan sighed and groaned, making Xiao Chen's scalp tingle.
"Brother, please don't say such depressing words! I didn't go into the deep water. I just wanted to go up the mountain to collect some firewood. Then I saw a child who accidentally fell into the water and rescued him."
"This fish was paid to me, I didn't catch it by myself!"
The young man was the young master of the Sun family in town.
The Sun family is in the grain business. They don’t know if it’s because of bad feng shui, but both the master and the mistress of the Sun family are in good health, but after so many years, they have never had a child.
When she was old, she finally gave birth to a son, but he was still weak and sickly.
It stands to reason that a young master who is pampered like this and is afraid of falling should not go to the deep mountains and old forests where wild beasts may appear at any time. But it just happened that the young master of the Sun family appeared there and fell into the water.
Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that in his previous life, the young master of the Sun family was said to have mistakenly entered the mountains and fell into the water and lost his life, but he didn't know the exact time. So he thought of trying his luck, but he met the young master of the Sun family who had no servants around him.
Fortunately, when he was saving people, the servants of the Sun family rushed over. In addition, the young master of the Sun family was rescued in time and only choked on a few mouthfuls of water without falling unconscious, which proved to him that he was saving people instead of harming them.
Therefore, the servant gave him the fish he caught, and of course he would come to thank him later.
Xiao Chen knew that the matter was not simple. Someone must have secretly made moves to take the life of the young master of the Sun family, otherwise how could there be so many coincidences?
No matter how things change, the essence remains the same. Just by looking at who benefits after the death of the young master of the Sun family, you can know who took action.
Xiao Chen didn't want to get involved, but if he could save the person but didn't, he would feel a little bit sorry for it, which made him think of his elder brother.
If the young master of the Sun family can survive, does it also mean that his eldest brother can also survive in this life?
Driven by selfish motives and unwillingness to bear it, Xiao Chen stepped in to rescue her.
Xiao Chen thought he would be scolded, but he was praised instead.
"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Your kind character is truly excellent."
"I just hope that in the future, when you save someone, you will first consider whether you can bear the corresponding consequences, and not save others at the expense of yourself."
Even when being scolded, Xiao Chen didn't feel impatient, and even enjoyed it a little.
I said "I save myself the trouble", but in my heart I was thinking - is this what it feels like to have family?
The story of Xiao Chen saving the young master of the Sun family spread widely in the village.
After all, this matter cannot be concealed. A young master inexplicably came to the deep mountains of their village and almost lost his life. Even if it has nothing to do with the people in their village, if something really happened, it is not impossible for them to vent their anger on others for no reason.
The Sun family is the largest grain merchant in their town. Almost everyone in the nearby villages has to go to the Sun family shop to sell grain in exchange for silver. If the Sun family vents their anger on Shancai Village because of this, what if they refuse to accept grain from their village?
The villagers were rejoicing, but those with quick minds knew that there must be something fishy going on. They wondered if it was a relative of the Sun family who was eyeing the Sun family's property and wanted to kill them for money.
The villagers wanted to curse the ancestors of those who almost got them into trouble. At the same time, some people thought that Xiao Chen was lucky because he saved the life of the young master of the Sun family. He was the savior of the Sun family and good fortune was probably not far away!
Some people are still complaining, saying, "Isn't it just about saving people? They're not bad swimmers. How could they not be the ones to do such a good thing?!"
One of the jealous people is Uncle Xiao’s family.
Aunt Xiao walked back and forth in the house, making Uncle Xiao, who was already upset, even more upset.
"Do you have a sore on your butt? Can't you sit down and rest for a while?"
Aunt Xiao ignored her husband's tone and frowned, "His father, Yan'er doesn't have any elders at home. Why don't we take Yan'er and Chen'er over?"
"We are their uncle and aunt, and we are all family. Yan'er is still sick, and Chen'er is still young, so it's not a big deal if there are no adults at home!"
Anyway, Xiao Yan won't live long, so he can use Xiao Chen to exchange for benefits from the Sun family. This life-saving grace should be worth at least several thousand taels of silver, and a big house in the town is not too much, right?
That is the only root of the Sun family!
The Sun family is so rich, this should not be a big deal. Maybe she can even get some help from the Sun family, and then her son Ergou will be able to enter the Songshan Academy in the town!
Aunt Xiao has already envisioned a prosperous and wealthy future, and Uncle Xiao is no exception.
But all he wanted was promotion, wealth and death for his wife!
As a man, who doesn’t have the dream of becoming an official?
Although the national law prohibits buying official positions, it is still rampant in private. Compared with the immediate benefits, Uncle Xiao is more eager to change his family background and become an official.
As long as you can become an official, why worry about not having money?
This stupid woman is just shortsighted. How can she be as good as the matchmaker in Xiuxianglou?
When Uncle Xiao thought of Hongniang's young and beautiful face, her white and smooth hands, and her soft-spoken Jieyuhua, and then looked at Aunt Xiao, who was big and fat, with rough and sallow skin and wrinkles all over her body, he felt very annoyed.
When he has money in the future, he will definitely divorce this vulgar woman and marry a hundred or eighty beautiful concubines!
The two were still dreaming. Er Gouzi pouted and apologized. He was still resentful about being beaten.
Look at the faces of his parents. They are just doing this so that Chen Ge'er can beat him. When Chen Ge'er moves into his house in the future, who knows how biased they will be!
For the sake of his status in the family, and fearing that he would become a "little white cabbage" with no one to love him because he had a "cousin", Ergouzi sneaked out of the house.
Xiao Pan, who was cutting grass for pigs, saw this. His eyes flashed, and he lowered his head to continue working without telling anyone.
Ergouzi trotted, panting heavily, with the fat on his round face shaking.
There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and he didn't make any trouble for anyone, which was strange to watch, but he didn't go up to provoke this annoying child either.
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