Chapter 73 Chapter 73 The Unrighteous Brother
To use Xu Yunfan's words, in Jiang Lanfang's eyes, he was probably the kind of person who was well-read and had a refined air.
Not knowing the man's intentions, Xu Yunfan asked, "Brother, do you have something to talk to me about?"
"Brother?" Jiang Lanfang was obviously stunned by Xu Yunfan's call.
At his age, he was already Xu Yunfan's uncle, and his son was only seven or eight years younger than Xu Yunfan.
But he was happy to be called so young, not just by a woman but also by a man.
Jiang Lanfang smiled, his manner gentle and graceful. "My last name is Jiang, and I'm a teacher at Qingfeng Academy. You can call me Master Jiang."
Jiang Lanfang was also worried. He said that since he was the dean, Xu Yunfan would be nervous.
But he didn't know that Xu Yunfan was not an ordinary person.
Who is Xu Yunfan? Even CEOs worth hundreds of millions have to call him "Little Prince" when they see him. He is just a district dean and is not worth mentioning at all.
Xu Yunfan readily agreed, "Oh, it's Master Jiang. I wonder what Master Jiang wants me to do?"
"That's right." Jiang Lanfang took out the poem written by Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan opened his eyes. Oh my god, no wonder the teacher came to see him. It turned out that Qi Xiu Ze was caught cheating.
Perhaps Xu Yunfan wasn't a good friend worth making close friends with. He was quite adept at betraying his friends. "Master Jiang, listen to me, this is not what I want..."
According to Xu Yunfan's narration, the reason why he went along with Qi Xiu Ze was because Qi Xiu Ze cried bitterly when he begged him yesterday, and he made the mistake out of soft-heartedness.
After saying this, Xu Yunfan made a promise, "Master Jiang, don't worry. I may not be good at other things, but I will correct my mistakes as soon as I know them. I will definitely not make the same mistake again. Next time when Qi Xiu Ze implores me, I will be as hard as iron and remain unmoved..."
Master Jiang laughed out loud. This morning he was still puzzled as to how someone who could write such good poems could be so close to Qi Xiu Ze and the others. Now he finally understood.
After all, Xu Yunfan is just like Qi Xiu Ze and the others, he is really not loyal.
He hadn't even asked anything yet, but this person completely shirked responsibility and put all the blame on Qi Xiu Ze.
But I think he also knew Qi Xiu Ze's identity and knew that he would not make things too difficult for Qi Xiu Ze and the others, so he did this.
"Did you write this poem?" Jiang Lanfang asked, pointing at the poem on the paper.
Xu Yunfan: “…”
Sorry, he is not as good as Li Bai.
“I wrote it.”
Yes, he wrote it, but he didn’t create it.
"I suppose you were once a student at the academy, so why don't you continue to study now?"
Seeing the coarse cloth Xu Yunfan was wearing, and hearing Qi Xiu Ze and the other three say that Xu Yunfan's family was poor, Jiang Lanfang couldn't help but cherish Xu Yunfan's talent when he saw him write such a beautiful poem. "If it's because of family difficulties, we can find a way to solve it together. Your talent can't be buried."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
As expected of teachers, even their words are the same.
He has studied for so many years and finally got liberated. Besides, he has already graduated with a doctorate, so why should he continue studying?
Isn’t it nice to make money from business and have meat for every meal?
Moreover, he had already inquired with Xie Baizhou and others about studying at Qingfeng Academy. He knew that he would have to spend two taels of silver a month just on food. This money must be paid. If you don't pay it, what will you eat for dinner tonight?
In addition, there are dormitory fees, writing materials, paper fees, etc. Two taels of silver a month is not enough.
Even if Xu Yunfan wanted to study, it was not now. He should wait until he earned a few hundred taels and had no worries about money.
Otherwise, Qin Run would be exhausted to death.
Even though Fang the Hunter and his men are now working on the family land, Qin Run is not idle either. He gets up early every day to work, goes to the fields in the afternoon, and cooks for him when he returns home in the evening. Which of his clothes are washed by Qin Run?
Also, which of the clothes he was wearing was not made by Qin Run himself?
When Xu Yunfan thought about how good Qin Run was to him, his heart was filled with joy and he felt extremely happy.
As Qin Run's fiancé, he couldn't feel at ease and think that Qin Run was having an easy time just because he didn't see him working.
Xu Yunfan thought for a moment, then waved his hand to Jiang Lanfang, "No, I haven't been to any academy, but when I was at home, my parents hired a teacher to teach me how to read and write."
"Oh, Brother Xu is from another place? I wonder which teacher you hired?" Jiang Lanfang wanted to visit him because he could teach such a student.
Xu Yunfan pointed at his short hair and said, "I'm from overseas, so my teacher is also overseas. You ask what my teacher does?"
Hearing that Xu Yunfan was from overseas, Jiang Lanfang felt very sorry. "I just wanted to visit him. The teachers in my academy treat him very well. If it's possible..."
Xu Yunfan understood that this big brother wanted to poach people. "Big brother, I'm not bragging. My teacher said that he has nothing left to teach me. After all, for someone as smart and talented as me, it's only a matter of time before I surpass him in knowledge. He even praised me for being better than my teacher."
"So, would you like to consider me?" Xu Yunfan became interested and recommended himself.
Of course, it is impossible to consider it.
After all, this was just their first meeting, and Xu Yunfan had no previous achievements. If he really made an exception and asked him to be a teacher, it would be difficult for him to manage the students at his age. Besides, other teachers might not think highly of him either.
Among the teachers in their academy, even the lowest ones are all from the Juren family.
Some of them even passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi.
Someone like Xu Yunfan is obviously not qualified.
In Jiang Lanfang's opinion, Xu Yunfan is too young, so young that people doubt whether he is capable of doing some things.
Also, that poem might have been written by his teacher?
It’s not that Jiang Lanfang has a dark mind, but he thinks Xu Yunfan is even younger than Qi Xiu Ze and the others, and he really can’t believe that such a young boy has such talent.
Jiang Lanfang pondered these thoughts in his mind. Since it was difficult to reject him directly, he wanted to let Xu Yunfan back down. "Since you are so confident, maybe I can test you?"
"Come on." Xu Yunfan doesn't like to use his brain now, but his mind works quickly!
He didn't know whether Xu Yunfan used his teacher's when writing poetry, so Jiang Lanfang simply asked, "Are you proficient in arithmetic?"
"Brother, don't tease me. Calculation is child's play for me." Xu Yunfan was very good at mental arithmetic. He was even noticed by the superiors in the army, who wanted to take him for special training, but he didn't want to go, so he didn't go.
Jiang Lanfang said nothing more. "Let me test you. You went to a cloth shop and bought thirty feet of silk, each foot costing five hundred and sixty wen. Then, you went to a grocery store and bought three hundred catties of fine rice, each catty costing four wen. Then, you bought seven large pots. One of the large pots was larger, costing one liang, six hundred and eighty-three wen. The remaining six pots cost one liang and thirty-six wen each. You bought more, so the shopkeeper gave you a discount of thirty-nine wen. So, how much silver did you spend today in total? I'll give you two quarters of an hour to calculate it."
For Xie Baizhou, this question was extremely difficult.
The question Jiang Lanfang asked was one of Xie Baizhou's homework, so he naturally knew the answer.
"Twenty-five taels, eight hundred and sixty wen! That's too easy, big brother. You can ask more difficult questions. That way, you can see my true strength. Questions like yours are really insulting to me. They're not difficult at all."
It is no exaggeration to say that these questions Jiang Lanfang is solving are the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division questions that he learned in third and fourth grades.
Jiang Lanfang: "..."
After asking a few more questions, Jiang Lanfang went back dizzy. There was nothing he could do as it was time to leave the class. Xu Yunfan didn't want to be tested anymore as he still had business to do.
Sun Dahe silently watched Xu Yunfan's every move, and didn't know what he said to the dean. In the end, the dean came back with a blank expression.
When Sun Dahe learned that Xu Yunfan really knew the dean, he was very nervous. But when he saw the dean holding Xu Yunfan and Xu Yunfan looked impatient and didn't want to pay attention to the dean, Sun Dahe guessed that the dean was probably worried about Xu Yunfan setting up a stall in front of the college, so he talked him down.
Thinking of this, Sun Dahe felt relieved.
After leaving the classroom, it was time for him to change shifts, so naturally he didn't see Qi Xiu Ze and the other three running out with big bowls to apologize to Xu Yunfan.
One of them held a bowl in one hand and a low stool in the other.
"Brother, I'm sorry, don't blame me for being unfair. It's mainly because I was forced to do this~" Qi Xiu Ze wailed, but did not forget to collect the money for Xu Yunfan.
There was no other way. After the field holiday, the students came back. Word of mouth spread that the dishes sold by Xu Yunfan were delicious, and some students had already heard about it. As soon as the class was over, they all came over to buy one to try.
Xu Yunfan was too busy, but fortunately Qi Xiu Ze and the other three were loyal enough to help him.
Xie Baizhou saw quite a few people. If they weren't there, these young masters would have yelled at Xu Yunfan, "Line up, line up, line up one by one, what a mess!"
Shen Ruxi took the four of their large bowls and filled their portions first, otherwise he was afraid that there wouldn't even be a drop of juice left.
According to Xu Yunfan's habit of serving them food in the past, Shen Ruxi consciously gave each of the four of them an extra piece of meat.
Seeing this, Xu Yunfan pursed his lips and said unhappily, "I usually treat you like brothers, always giving you an extra piece of meat, but you guys just sell me out. Today, your teacher is waiting for me. If I didn't have some real skills, he wouldn't let me go."
Xu Yunfan was not angry, but that didn't stop him from trying to gain favor.
Lin Xiaoran quickly joined in with him, "Yes, yes, Qi Xiu Ze is really disloyal. I won't give him an extra piece of meat today."
Qi Xiu Ze: “…”
It's as if they have no share.
After all the vegetables were sold, Qi Xiu Ze felt sorry for Xu Yunfan, so he quickly covered the greasy cans and put them in Xu Yunfan's backpack. He didn't even bother to eat, and he servilely pulled over the small stool that Xu Yunfan had asked them to collect earlier and asked him to sit down.
Xu Yunfan listened to Qi Xiu Ze and the others pleading for their misery and felt anxious for them. They couldn't even finish such a simple homework in ten days. Who else would Jiang Lanfang scold if not them?
How can someone so stupid pass the imperial examination?
That’s it, and I still have to get up on time every day to read and attend classes. It’s really hard.
Xu Yunfan waited until they had finished their meal before he took out a ball of oil paper from his pocket.
There were twelve candies wrapped in oil paper, which Xu Yunfan brought for them specially this morning.
Even though Qi Xiu Ze and the other three seem a little stupid, they still have people above them!
Unexpectedly, Xu Yunfan, who had been betrayed by them once, not only forgave them, but also brought them such exquisite and beautiful candies. Xie Baizhou was immediately moved.
It wasn't because he had never eaten candy before that he was touched, but Xu Yunfan's brotherhood moved him. "You are worthy of being my good brother. We share happiness and difficulties together."
Lin Xiaoran turned the candy in his hand around, looking at it, and couldn't bear to eat it. "Yunfan, did you bring this thing from overseas too?"
Even in the capital, they had never seen such exquisite candies.
"Well, I have a lot at home. If you like, you can buy some from me. Also, when you go in, you can give me some free publicity, okay? My candies are only two coppers each. If anyone wants to buy, please remember how much they want. I'll bring them over when the time comes. Of course, since you're doing this for me, you'll get some benefits too. What do you think? Are you in luck?"
When Xu Yunfan got up this morning, the first thing he did was to open the suitcase and check. Sure enough, after he took out the sugar, dozens of kilograms of sugar appeared in the suitcase again this morning.
That batch of candies would have to be sold by Qin Er and his team in the future, but it was obviously not enough, so Xu Yunfan set his sights on the college.
"Yes, of course. It's just a small matter. If we brothers don't help you, then what kind of brothers are we? It's just a few words. What benefits are you asking us to give? It's really hurtful. But if you insist on giving it to us, we brothers can't refuse you this face. So we will accept it reluctantly, hehe."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
Having said that, you don't have to force yourself so much.
…
Xu Yunfan said yesterday that chicken mushroom oil will be very useful in the future, and the picked chicken mushrooms will most likely grow again the next day.
Qin Run prepared the food to sell, watched Xu Yunfan walk away with the basket on his back, then went into the woodshed and gave Qin An and the others two candies each, and then took them up the mountain.
Maybe it was too hot, but when we went to look for termite mushrooms again yesterday, there weren't many. Qin Run took Qin An and Xiao Ye to the mountain to look for them again, and they didn't go back until they had filled a basket with them.
On the way back, Sun Tiantian came out of the vegetable garden carrying a basket. Seeing Qin Run, Sun Tiantian stopped Qin Run and asked bluntly, "Brother Run, let me ask you, what has Mr. Xu been doing in town so often recently?"
The villagers had noticed that in recent days, Xu Yunfan would go out with a backpack around noon and come back with another basket of things on his back.
The last time Xu Yunfan beat Sun Dahai, he said something that was spread by the villagers. Everyone knew that Xu Yunfan knew the students of Qingfeng Academy.
Anyway, after a spread of the news, I don't know how it got out that Xu Yunfan made a lot of money.
If they didn't make a lot of money, would the Qin family hire Fang Liehu and others to work? Would Qin Run stay at home and do nothing?
Also, without money, how could Qin Run and the others pick up a child who had no relatives?
When Qin An and the wild kid went out to cut grass for pigs every day, they all saw that the two children had candies in their mouths. Even the three eggs that Qin An played with, which one didn't have a candy in its mouth?
Wow, Xu Yunfan is already this rich? Not only does he give his own children candy, he even gives them three eggs.
If Xu Yunfan was her son-in-law or brother-in-law, wouldn't Xu Yunfan be filial to them?
By then, will they still have to worry about not having candy to eat?
Earlier, those aunties and grandmas had advised the younger generations in their families not to be dazzled by Xu Yunfan's face, and said that good looks cannot be used to make a living and so on.
Now that they know Xu Yunfan is making money, aren't they all starting to have some ideas?
Qin Run knew what some villagers were thinking. Sun Tiantian's direct and clear question about Xu Yunfan made him uncomfortable. "What did he do in town? What does it have to do with you?"
"Why is it okay?" Sun Tiantian heard from her mother yesterday that when she has time, she will go and talk to Xu Yunfan.
Although this will make the woman appear too proactive, if you don't take the initiative with a son-in-law like Xu Yunfan, you won't be able to eat shit while it's still hot.
Sun Tiantian: "Let me be frank with you. My mother is going to arrange a marriage for me, and the man she's talking about is Mr. Xu. When the time comes, I will definitely not be a mistress. You understand what I mean, right?"
"I don't understand." Qin Run tilted his head slightly, with the corner of his mouth raised, as if in disdain. "I don't understand, where do you get the confidence that Yunfan will fall in love with you? I tell you, Xu Yunfan is my husband, and he will always be. No one can take him away from me. Come and try to take him away."
Qin An clenched his fists and said, "Brother-in-law will never marry you. He is my brother-in-law, he will never marry you."
Xiao Ye echoed with "ah ah ah" twice, but unfortunately Sun Tiantian didn't understand what he said.
"Where do I get my confidence from? Just because I'm a woman, just because I'm pretty, and my body is a thousand times softer than yours. Don't you look at yourself? You don't look like a man at all, and your pregnancy mole is dark. Why wouldn't Mr. Xu choose me? I think you're ugly but wishful thinking."
"I'm not ugly. Yunfan likes me like this."
Qin Run didn't know whether he was used to hearing these malicious words, or Xu Yunfan's promise to him gave him infinite courage, so that he was not affected by such vicious remarks. "You are like Yunfan, a mouth full of feces. Yunfan loves cleanliness the most. You have a mouth full of feces. Just listening to you would make him feel sick and lose his appetite. Let alone marrying you. If he really married you, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to eat you. After all, it's too disgusting."
Qin Run is not someone who will tolerate being scolded. He looks tough and naturally his character is not soft at all.
"You..." Sun Tiantian had never been humiliated like this before, especially when she saw someone who appeared out of nowhere, walked behind Qin Run, and looked at her with a half-smile. She was so ashamed and angry that she turned around and ran away.
"Hahaha……"
Suddenly, a burst of laughter was heard. The three Qin Run brothers subconsciously turned their heads and saw Xu Yunfan, who had returned at some point, standing behind them, laughing uncontrollably.
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