This day.
The students lined up outside the gate of Mr. Donglai's house and did not leave until dark.
Cui Xian stood at the door, looked over there for a moment, and then let out a soft hiss.
These thighs are so thick and tempting.
So there are too many people like him who want to curry favor with others.
But it's totally understandable.
This old gentleman is not only a famous scholar himself, but also has a senior brother who is a provincial historian, and a teacher who is the deputy assistant of the cabinet.
He is knowledgeable, prestigious, powerful, and has a strong backing.
The elements of success are stacked up!
It's simply the perfect "backer", the kind that has the ability to help hold up the sky even if it collapses.
In order to get out of Hexi Village, Cui Xian deceived his elder brother Pei Jian. In essence, he just wanted to find a backer for himself.
But my eldest brother's arms and legs are so weak that he can't be relied upon.
If Cui Xian gets into trouble someday, not only my elder brother, but even the entire Pei family may not be able to support him.
Besides, given the eldest brother's situation, Cui Xian will have to establish himself in the future and serve as his backer.
So how can we first establish contact with the great scholar next door and feel out what he has to say?
For example, do you have the intention to accept an apprentice?
I am not talented, but I am willing to do it!
If you don't have the idea of taking in an apprentice, then just take a step back and we can just be friends!
Cui Xian thought about it for a while and actually came up with a good idea.
Although I don’t know why such a powerful boss moved into Zhongjing Lane.
But since we've moved in, we're neighbors.
When a new neighbor comes, she’ll say hello, exchange pleasantries and get to know the neighbors. This is what my grandmother does best.
Thinking of this, Cui Xian hurried to find his grandmother, Mrs. Cui.
However, he was destined to be disappointed.
Cui Xian just closed the gate and walked into the main room.
Then I saw Old Cui sitting at the desk in her bedroom, under the oil lamp, shaking as she held a pen and broke down crying, "It's too hard! It's really too hard!"
"Boshan, Zhongyuan. Mother is too stupid to learn!"
Cui Boshan had a blank expression on his face. He wanted to laugh, but he held it back.
Cui Zhongyuan said, "Mom, at your age, it's the right time to study hard and learn. If you don't study, how will your sons be able to face your father in the future?"
"Besides, the future of our Cui family is in your hands. Look at Xian'er, he learns quickly, and Yu'er has also made rapid progress recently."
"Why is it that I just can't learn it even though I'm here with you, mother?"
Old Cui stopped crying suddenly and became furious.
Cui Zhongyuan stiffened his neck and said, "This is how mother taught me and my elder brother in the past."
“…”
Old Cui was furious for a moment, but after a while she began to tremble and cry: "Study, mother, continue to study!"
Cui Xian, watching this scene, quietly retreated.
Whether you are five or fifty years old, you will have to go crazy for a while when you start learning to read and count.
Forget it, stop bothering grandma.
It seems that the old man has a hard time...
That night, Mrs. Cui's pillow was wet.
Because enlightenment is really difficult.
It’s too difficult!
The next day, the school was closed.
Perhaps Mr. Dong Lai was too tired yesterday, so he hung a sign outside his door saying "No Visitors Allowed", and thus Zhongjing Lane returned to its former tranquility.
Cui Xian was thinking about the support of the great scholar, so he did not study at home, but deliberately wandered in the alley.
He is definitely the most popular person in Zhongjing Lane now.
Therefore, as soon as I showed up, all the neighbors came to greet me warmly.
One house sent some fruits, another house sent a plate of snacks, and in less than a cup of tea, my arms were "fed" with all kinds of snacks.
Some people even came to him to settle lawsuits!
Seeing several neighbors accusing each other in the distance, they shouted from afar that they wanted to find the "little prodigy" to judge the matter.
Cui Xian walked forward a few steps without leaving a trace, and as luck would have it, he stood not far from Mr. Donglai's house.
After a moment.
Aunt Zhang, Aunt Li, Uncle Sun, and the three young men said to Cui Xian one after another: "Little prodigy, please judge for us! We only trust you."
The neighbors who were watching the scene came over to see what was going on. They asked curiously, "What kind of dispute is this? We need a little prodigy to settle it."
When I asked, it turned out that they didn't understand the accounts.
And these are two accounting disputes.
Last year, Aunt Zhang borrowed three dou of wheat from Aunt Li's family. The price of wheat last year was 20 wen per dou.
The price of wheat has risen this year, to 30 wen per dou, which is comparable to the price of rice which is 30 wen per dou.
It just so happened that Aunt Li's family was short of rice recently, so she wanted Aunt Zhang to return three dou of rice to her.
Aunt Zhang was naturally unhappy and felt that she had suffered a loss.
Both sides accused each other of trying to take advantage and the argument became intense.
As for Uncle Sun, it is simpler: he is the owner of a shop, but the shop went bankrupt and now he only has 900 coins left to make ends meet.
Three guys who were owed wages came to collect their debts.
One guy worked 30 days, one guy worked 40 days, and one guy worked 50 days.
Of course, it was not originally an integer number of days.
According to several guys, it was not easy for them to meet their boss, so they had to cancel their odd working days.
As soon as these two "cases" happened, the neighbors in the alley suddenly started arguing.
"Oh, it's obvious that Aunt Zhang is at a disadvantage!"
"But Aunt Li wants three dou of rice. Isn't that reasonable? The price is the same."
"Why not just ask Aunt Zhang to return the three bushels of wheat?"
"I really can't figure out the accounts of these three guys. I have to find an accountant!"
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