Both of them felt that they had made a great deal, so they naturally hit it off and signed a document immediately, fearing that the other party would go back on their word.

Holding the lifetime employment letter issued by Zhao Hao, Li Zhi still felt as if he was in a dream.

It seems that I will never have to worry about money again in my life.

Is this the legendary knowledge that changes destiny?

Dr. Li, who is usually calm and composed, even overlooked the fact that this was a contract of sale.

Zhao Hao also looked at Li Zhi with a smile, just like how Li Shimin felt when he saw the newly-appointed Jinshi...

All the heroes in the world are within my grasp!

After a long while, Li Zhi wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said to Zhao Hao in a deep voice: "I will hand in my resignation tomorrow and devote myself to teaching students for you!"

"That's not necessary." Zhao Hao wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth without leaving a trace, and asked with a smile: "Doctor, are you willing to condescend to be a county school instructor?"

"Why not?" Li Zhi was about to go into business, so he didn't care about his official rank or position. He would just work for his boss with his eyes closed.

"Okay." Zhao Hao liked straightforward people. He stood up and sent Li Zhi out the door, saying, "Go back and pack up. We will head south in a few days."

"Okay." Li Zhi nodded. With the power of money, it didn't matter if he went south or even to Java.

~~

After seeing Li Zhi off, Zhao Hao was still grinning from ear to ear.

This is really like someone giving you a pillow whenever you want to sleep. When did God become so good to me?

When I turned around, I saw Zhang Jian with his head down, looking apologetic.

"Master, I was reckless in today's matter..."

"If everyone is like Li Zhuowu, your master would like you to have fun every day." Master Zhao was in a good mood and was magnanimous and generous.

Then, he looked at his sixth disciple with a smile. In fact, this is also a tutoring king!

Moreover, compared with Li Zhi's opportunistic and unconventional methods, Zhang Jian taught his students in a strict and down-to-earth manner, without any deception.

In any war, the right tactics should be used to win. Zhang Jian and Li Zhi are the true kingly way!

However, if Zhang Jian also goes with him, who will be the technical director of Xishan Company?

Zhao Shizhen? That won't do.

My nephew is Mr. Zhao's human 'Three Emperors Printer'.

Moreover, the combination of Zhang Jian and Zhao Shizhen has already produced a chemical reaction and cannot be easily separated.

As for the rest of the disciples, they were all scientists with high aspirations but low skills. They couldn't be relied upon to handle the mines...

Alas, there is still a shortage of talent. Once we have to split our forces into two groups, we will be stretched to the limit and suffer a headache.

~~

After coming out of Chunsong Hutong, Li Zhi called a carriage for the first time and rushed to Wulitun in the outer city.

Wulitun is where the poor people in Beijing live.

The houses in the village are all low and dilapidated, and the adobe walls seem to be prone to collapse if touched.

The narrow alleys were muddy after the rain.

But it did not affect the children's interest in playing at all. They rolled around like mud monkeys and it was impossible to tell whose clay they belonged to.

Li Zhi felt depressed every time he returned here.

A juren, a man who had been an official for ten years, had to let his wife and children live in such a shabby place, where they could not even get enough food three times a day. What was the point of studying and talking about reason?

He ordered the carriage to wait on the street and walked into the muddy alley.

Two little clay monkeys who were playing saw Li Zhi coming in, and they cheered and ran towards him.

"Daddy is back!"

"Did Dad buy food?"

Li Zhi bent down, not caring whether they were dirty or not, and hugged his two children tightly. Suddenly, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Hearing their father crying, the two children were frightened.

"Daddy, don't cry. I'll be obedient."

"I don't want to eat anymore, I'm not hungry..."

Li Zhi cried even more sadly and burst into tears.

The two children were frightened and started crying too, alerting the neighbors who came out to check.

Seeing that it was Mr. Li holding the child and crying, the neighbors hurried to his house and informed Huang who was lighting the fire in the kitchen.

Huang was not yet forty years old, but her hard life had caused her to age prematurely, with gray hair and a hunched back.

When she heard her husband crying in the alley, she quickly took off her apron and ran out to check.

But Li Zhi was already holding the two children and striding towards the door.

Seeing her husband's red eyes, Huang asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Li Zhi suppressed his excitement and put the two children on the ground. "I just want to cry."

"You scared me. The meal isn't ready yet." Huang turned around and was about to go back to the kitchen, but was stopped by Li Zhi.

"No more!"

"What will you eat if you don't do it?" Huang looked at him. The woman who had been devastated by life had no expression on her face.

"Let's go to a restaurant!" Li Zhi said excitedly. The two children immediately cheered and jumped around in the yard, happier than during the Chinese New Year.

Then, without Li Zhi's instructions, the two children fetched water and washed themselves.

"You're not going to celebrate?" Huang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"No, we can't live like this for even a day!" Li Zhi said, throwing out the bill for one thousand taels and slapping it into Huang's hand, then he quickly walked into the room.

Huang was also a lady from a scholarly family. Although she had been tortured beyond recognition by life, she still recognized the ticket.

She stared blankly at the "one thousand taels" bill issued by Wu Ji, and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Huang was still in a daze until Li Zhi poked his head out of the house carrying a box.

"Don't be in a daze, the carriage is waiting outside." Li Zhi urged Huang: "Hurry up and change the child's clothes!"

"Where does this money come from?" Huang asked in a lost voice.

"I sold my body to buy your husband." Li Zhi put his books into the box and replied with a smile: "I didn't expect your husband to be so valuable, right?"

In Fujian, husband and wife address each other as "husband" and "wife", and the later names originated from this.

For fear of scaring Huang, he did not dare to tell her that this was only one year's salary, let alone the bonus.

"It only costs twenty or thirty taels of silver to buy a young girl. Where can a middle-aged man like you get so much money? Tell me the truth, where did it come from?" Just this was enough to scare Huang.

"If you don't explain clearly, you will have to send the money back to where it came from."

Li Zhi had no choice but to come out and tell Huang exactly what happened today.

"Oh, it's just a teaching job, why would it cost so much money?" Huang was skeptical and asked, "Isn't Mr. Zhao really wasting money?"

"That's what I said. This is her respect for your husband." Li Zhi put the last few books into the box, closed the lid and carried it to the courtyard. "She is a major shareholder of Lugouqiao Coal Yard and Xishan Coal Industry. With a net worth of one million taels, why would she care about such a small amount of money?"

"You have to teach them a lesson..." Huang shivered as she put the bill close to her body, and then she noticed the box in her husband's hand. "We're going out to eat, why are you carrying a box?"

"Let's stay in the hotel right after dinner. In a few days, we will follow our boss and leave the capital." Li Zhi touched his wife's face with his free hand and said with a smile, "I don't want you to spend even one more day here."

Huang's nose felt sore and she turned her head away. "You have to spend it sparingly. Come back after dinner."

"Not coming back, never coming back again! Hahaha, to tell you the truth, your husband earns one thousand taels a year by selling his body!"

Li Zhi carried the suitcase, took his wife and two happy children with him, and strode out of the courtyard. His relieved laughter echoed in the alley:

"I laughed out loud at the sky, I am not a common person!"

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