Chapter 270 Chapter 270 The Qin Family is Shocked
He Gusheng lowered his head, feeling powerless. "I don't have that much money anymore. I might not be able to go to the capital."
The capital was too far away, and he was penniless. How could he get there with his child on foot?
Xu Yunfan sensed He Gusheng's frustration and bitterness, and felt bad too. This was the reason why poor people were afraid to get sick. "I have a place in the capital specifically for... well, that's what. It's very clean, so it'll be much safer to operate on children that way. You don't have to worry about anything else. Stay with us for the time being. Since you've already paid the consultation fee, you can leave Xiao Weichen to me. When the time comes, I'll give you a different child."
Hearing this, He Gusheng thought of what Xiaobao had just said and immediately knelt down before Xu Yunfan. Fortunately, Xu Yunfan was quick to help him up. "Oh, please don't shorten my life. Now let's talk about that well you mentioned. I'm quite curious."
When Xu Yunfan asked this, He Gusheng immediately admired the master from that time.
The master was right, because of that precious land, the child really met a noble person.
He Gusheng didn't dare to hide anything and told Xu Yunfan everything he knew.
Xu Yunfan slapped his thigh and almost jumped for joy.
Damn, if he guessed correctly, the well He Gusheng was talking about should be well salt.
If this hadn't happened decades ago, he would have really wanted He Gusheng to introduce him to that master. Damn, this master must have some skills. His calculations are so damn accurate.
After returning to Beijing to get married, he must go and see it in person, "Brother He, don't worry, you sold that precious land to me, and I won't let you suffer any loss. In the future, you can follow me and make a fortune together."
Returning to the room, Qin Run was slightly surprised by what Xu Yunfan said. "Are you sure you want to bring He Gusheng with you and cooperate with him?"
"Of course, there is no problem with his character. His family used to be in business. I heard from him that their He family started from scratch. Don't look at He Gusheng being down and out now, but he is very courageous and daring. The most important thing is that, compared with his son over tens of thousands of assets, he chose the latter. This alone makes people admire him." Xu Yunfan thought, He Gusheng is a scholar after all, and he has experience in business. Why not recruit such a talent?
Qin Run thought about it and agreed. "Indeed, if it were someone else, they would have drowned Xiao Weichen long ago. After all, for them, they can have another child, but if their business is gone, it's not certain they can ever make a comeback. The fact that he insisted on taking Xiao Weichen away with him despite everyone's "advice" speaks volumes about his character."
If someone can abandon even his own family members because of the oppression of others, what else can such a person not betray?
Xiaoshan's mother is an example.
Just because Xiaoshan was in poor health and might not be able to do heavy work in the future and might become a burden to the family, she wanted to drown Xiaoshan.
Xu Yunfan lay down next to Qin Run, "Yes, that's why I asked them to follow. When Xiao Weichen gets fatter, I will solve his problem."
"Okay, by the way, what are you going to do with the land deed that He Gusheng gave me?"
Speaking of this, Xu Yunfan suppressed his excitement and said, "After we get married, I will go over and see if I can plant some trees or something. After all, it's several thousand acres of mountain land. If I can't grow crops, I can plant some fruit trees. It's just that the initial investment may be larger."
In fact, what Xu Yunfan was thinking was that if the well really contained well salt, he would be busy then.
At that time, not only will the land be fenced off, but some military guards will also have to be transferred from the factory in the northern suburbs to guard it. By then, no matter how much noise he makes inside, he won't have to worry about being discovered by anyone.
Xu Yunfan knew that before he entered the court and made some achievements that made Fu Qingyu value him and not dare to touch him easily, if he dared to sell salt, it would be smuggling official salt. At the very least, he would lose the well, and at the worst, he would be beheaded.
But before that, he installed all the equipment first, starving the timid ones to death and gorging the brave ones to death. Sometimes, he could take a risk when necessary.
I have to say that Xu Yunfan is really brave. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't even dare to think about it.
Xu Yunfan didn't dare to tell Qin Run about this, and instead said, "When I came back, I heard Xiao Weichen reciting his lessons. The child is quite good at reciting. It shows that although He Gusheng has had a hard time in the past few years, he has not neglected his child's education."
"Well," it was also because of He Gusheng's action that Qin Run realized that the accumulation of the parents sometimes determined the gap between the children. "When we go back tomorrow, we will set up a feast the day after tomorrow and ask Brother Dayou and the others to come and help kill the pig. We can take a piece of meat to visit the grave in the morning."
Xu Yunfan had emerged victorious in the Master's Competition and had returned to the county seat today. Upon hearing the news, Qi Xiu Ze and the other three asked Dean Jiang for leave. However, Jiang Lanfang replied, "Why ask for leave? The academy is closed tomorrow." With Xu Yunfan back, how could the other students truly relax? Ever since hearing that Xu Yunfan had placed first, the students were thrilled. There was no peace of mind. Aside from a few who had returned to their registered residence to take the imperial examination, the others had to go and ask for a glass of wedding wine.
According to convention, Xu Yunfan will return to Qingshui Town tomorrow morning and will definitely meet with Jiang Lanfang. At that time, the important figures in the town will definitely come to congratulate him and accompany Xu Yunfan back to the village for a banquet to celebrate the occasion.
Li Liu brought Qi Xiu Ze and the others back to the village. He got off the ox cart at the village entrance and asked Sun Wu to take Qi Xiu Ze and the others to Xiao Qin's house. He then went to the village chief's house and said, "Village chief, tomorrow you have to find a few men from the Qin family to go to the pig farm and kill a pig. Then arrange for a few women to come and help."
"What happened?" The village was not well-informed, and even the village chief didn't know about Xu Yunfan's situation.
Li Liu: "My young master took first place in the teacher's competition... Village chief, he will be back tomorrow. We need to kill a pig and prepare a feast."
"What?" The village chief fell off his stool in shock. "Liu'er, did you say Yunfan got first place?"
Sun Wu, who had just returned, said excitedly, "How could it be fake? Dad, Aunt Qin and the others all know about it. Qingfeng Academy even put up banners today. How could this be fake? Young Master Qi even said that Yun Fan was paraded through the county town today, and County Magistrate Zhou has to send him back tomorrow. Oh my, this kid Xu is going to be in great glory now."
"What are you talking about, Xu brat? You have no respect for your elders." The village chief immediately scolded Sun Wu, "Yun Fan is now the teacher who got the first place in the exam and is going to be an official. If you keep calling me a brat, I will beat you up."
The village chief was so excited that he paced back and forth, unable to sit still. "For such a big event, we need to hold a banquet. Killing a pig alone is not enough. I will go to see Elder Qin and see how to arrange the other dishes."
The village head's husband finally recovered from his shock and almost cried with joy, "Great, great, the Qin family is really blessed now. We have to pick a big pig to kill tomorrow, otherwise there won't be enough to eat."
Sun Wu: "No way?"
"Of course not. The Qin family, the wealthy businessmen who came to congratulate, and the students from the academy, Yun Fan is their teacher after all. They will definitely come to congratulate tomorrow. How can we let them go back hungry? We have to prepare this banquet well, otherwise it will be a loss of face for Yun Fan."
Li Liu exclaimed, "Yes, yes, uncle is right. Young Master Qi and the others did say that the students will definitely come tomorrow."
Hearing this, the village chief couldn't sit still anymore. Oh my God, his Dali Village was in big trouble.
Will the men in the village still have trouble finding wives? Will the boys and girls still have trouble finding good husbands?
The village chief went to find Old Qin. When Old Qin heard the news brought by the village chief, he fainted with joy.
Qin Dayou pinched Qin Lao's philtrum with trembling fingers, and Qin Lao woke up slowly. The first thing he did was to call all the Qin family members to hold a meeting.
Qin Dayou was already very experienced. He immediately picked up an iron basin and a wooden stick at home and started knocking as soon as he went out.
Hearing this urgent voice, the people of the Qin family who were still eating put down their bowls, those who were still taking a bath did not even bother to rub their lower bodies, and those who were still cooking immediately served the dishes regardless of whether they were cooked or not. In short, everyone dropped what they were doing and rushed to Qin's hometown as if they had been trained.
It was precisely because of the Qin family’s unity that when they were fleeing, if anyone dared to bully one of them, they would be in trouble with all of them.
It was precisely because they had experienced the benefits of unity and later settled down, and after being scolded by Old Qin a few times, the cohesion that was almost annihilated took root again.
Everyone had gathered, regardless of gender or age. After listening to Old Qin's story about Xu Yunfan getting first place, some of the men still didn't quite understand and asked, "Grandpa Qin, Yunfan got first place. What does that mean?"
Old Qin was almost stunned by the question. He didn't even know this? No wonder everyone was so quiet after he told him about it.
Aunt Qin's family was quiet. There was no other way, so they let Old Qin talk about this matter.
After staying in the academy for such a long time, ever since Xu Yunfan went to the capital to participate in the Teachers Competition, the students in the academy have been discussing this one thing all the time. Qin Er and the others who work in the cafeteria must have heard about it to some extent.
When the news that Xu Yunfan had ranked first in the exam reached Qingfeng Academy, the students were immediately excited. Even in Qinghe Town, banners were hung to congratulate Xu Yunfan for getting the first place.
Old Qin took a deep breath and explained what the Master's Competition was, what it meant to get first place, and how great it was to get first place.
In fact, Old Qin didn’t know about the Masters Competition before. Later, during the spring planting season, Lord Jing came to inspect the spring plowing situation. When Old Qin was receiving him, he privately asked Jing Mingze what the Masters Competition was.
Jing Mingze said a lot at the time, one of which was, "Those who can achieve a good ranking in the Master's Competition will either be admitted to the Imperial College or the Imperial Academy. If there are such rare talents, they may even be favored by the Emperor and soar to the sky from then on."
Old Qin's hands were shaking at that time. He knew that no matter whether Xu Yunfan could get a good ranking or not, the fact that he was able to participate in this teacher competition proved that he was valued by the dean of Qingfeng Academy. Not to mention anything else, just this point alone was already very remarkable in their eyes.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yunfan got the first place.
After Old Qin explained to a group of "frogs in the well" what the Master Competition was, everyone in the Qin family was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
That’s not all. Before they could come to their senses, Old Qin told them about Xu Yunfan who got first place in the exam, was paraded through the streets of Beijing, and was paraded through the streets of the county today.
Oh my god, the Qin family’s people were immediately furious.
Everyone was shocked, excited, and confused. In short, they were speechless for a long time. After a long while, the elderly grandfather asked, "Brother, should we have a banquet?"
"Grandpa, is there any need to say that?" A man immediately jumped up. "Other people who pass the exam for the scholar degree even have a three-day banquet. We got first place, so our status is not much different from the top scholar. It's even more prestigious than the top scholar. How can we not have a banquet?"
"Yes, it must be done. It would be unacceptable not to do it."
"Yes, even though Run'er and his family have moved their registered residence, they still came back, which means they still recognize us. Since they are not here, we have to do everything beautifully no matter what we say."
"Cousin Dayou is right, Grandpa, the clan leader, we must express our gratitude for this matter."
The Qin family members were discussing the matter, but the central topic was that the banquet had to be held and they asked Old Qin to arrange it.
Old Qin was very satisfied with this. "I've discussed this with the village chief. Yun Fan will be back tomorrow. If we wait for them to come back before holding the banquet, what will the people who come to congratulate us eat? We can't have everyone come all the way here just to have a cup of tea and then go back. Run Ge'er is not here, so we have to do this. Tomorrow, you guys go to the pig farm and pick out a big pig and kill it. Then, we will have dozens of families each pick out a chicken or a duck. We can also pool some money to buy some fish. We'll try to make the feast as rich as possible. We can't let Yun Fan lose face in front of outsiders. Tomorrow, we will first serve the students and the guests who come to congratulate him. Does anyone have any objections to this arrangement?"
"Uncle, my family has no objection to this matter, but who should be the chef?"
"Yes, our cooking skills are not that great for us to eat at home, but they are students and have masters. Don't let the good meat go to waste in our hands."
The village chief said, "Liu'er said that several chefs from Ming'er's canteen will be here and they will be in charge."
The Fang hunter family has gone to the capital. Before going to the capital, Grandpa Fang and Uncle Fang left behind three apprentices. These three were carefully selected by Grandpa Fang and were appointed as chefs after being assessed by Qin Run and Xu Yunfan. Their cooking skills are impeccable. They have been on the job for a few days, and the students in the academy still don’t know that Grandpa Fang and his family have gone to the capital. It can be seen that the cooking skills of these three are no different from those of Grandpa Fang and his son.
Old Qin looked at the village chief and said, "Xiao Wu's father, do you think we should start working tonight or tomorrow morning?"
The village chief thought for a moment and said, "If it's just chickens, there's no rush. However, ducks are hard to pluck, and pigs are hard to kill either. Young Master Qi and the others said that Yunfan will be returning from the county tomorrow morning. He'll stop by Qingfeng Academy on his way back and then return to the village. That way, he'll be back before noon. So, everyone should get some rest tonight. We need to get ready in the early morning."
After hearing what the village chief said, everyone dispersed, went back to their homes, and looked for their mothers.
I clearly planned to go to bed as soon as possible, but when I really lay on the bed, I still felt a sense of daze and unreality. It felt like I was dreaming, so unreal.
"Boss, tell me, are we dreaming? Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"
"Everyone is like this. If I didn't feel clean and fresh, I would have suspected that I had drunk too much tonight."
"Yun Fan is such a great kid! He's only eighteen, and he's always smiling when he sees people. During the New Year, he had a lot of fun playing with the kids. He was like a king among the kids. Who would have thought that he could even surpass those teachers whom we normally wouldn't dare to look at?"
Not to mention some husbands and wives who couldn't understand it, the whole group of men couldn't understand it either.
Xu Yunfan, seriously, if he weren't the teacher at Qingfeng Academy, he'd be hanging out with a few aunties gossiping, or hanging out with Ang'er and the three little kids. Even when he went to the river with Qin Dayou and the others to bathe, he carried a small basket with soap and a pair of shorts, washed himself clean, and changed his clothes in the reeds. And when he saw the Qin family elders, he'd be so sweet-talking that they'd laugh so hard their gums showed. How could he be a teacher? If he hadn't said it, who would have guessed he was the teacher at a key academy?
But in their eyes, Xu Yunfan, who looked the least like a teacher, was still a dark horse that was far ahead of the others.
At three o'clock in the morning, everyone got up. Even Qin's children heard the noise and none of them woke up. They were all looking forward to their brother Xu coming back soon.
There was a lot of noise on the Qin family's side, and some of the Li and Sun families were disturbed. They cursed for a few words, and then became angry again, wondering if the people in the Qin family were crazy?
What are you doing, staying awake so late at night?
Qi Xiu Ze and his companions prepared pens and ink, then asked the village chief to find a table and spread a red cloth on it.
Although this kind of banquet is not a wedding banquet, it goes without saying that those rich masters would not come empty-handed. They would definitely bring gifts. This is how things are. If you don’t bring gifts, who will remember you?
In order to curry favor with Xu Yunfan, the gifts given by the other party must be considerable. After the gift money is registered, Xu Yunfan and others will look at it. If some things should be returned, they should be returned. If not, you have accepted the gift today, and in the future, when they come to you for a request, you will have to do things for them.
Among Xie Baizhou and his four companions, two were responsible for registering the gift money, and the other two had to help Xu Yunfan entertain the guests. There was no other way. Xu Yunfan was here, and except for his husband, two uncles and a son, all other helpful relatives were no longer around. How could they, the future brothers-in-law, not help out?
Heart-wrenching cries of pigs came from the Qin family's threshing ground, and the children giggled with joy. The people from the Li and Sun families couldn't help but become curious. Some of them couldn't sleep and were looking around in the yard.
The village head's husband took Grandpa Sun and Grandma Sun to the Qin family's grain drying ground. Li Hui stood at the gate. "Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, are you going to the Qin family? What's going on?"
"Hey, Li Hui, you're up too! Hurry up and ask your Sun Mu to come over and help. Yun Fan is coming back. He's going to Beijing this time..."
The village chief's husband couldn't stop talking about Xu Yunfan. If it wasn't late last night, he would have taken a gong to the village entrance and banged it.
Worried that Li Hui didn't know what the teacher competition was and how great it was that Xu Yunfan got first place, the village chief's husband told her everything he heard from Qin's house last night.
"What?" Li Hui almost jumped up, her eyes wide as copper bells. She didn't say anything for a long time. After finally coming to her senses, she quickly asked, "Uncle, how much did you give?"
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