Chapter 76 Chapter Seventy-six: The Death of the Society
Chapter 76 Chapter 76: The matter of social death
The Fang clan has two days off every month. They just took one at the end of the month a few days ago. Next time, there will be another ten days.
"I should be free now, but let's talk about it then?" Fang Congyun said.
Xu Dajun can't wait to get out of the way now. Anyway, there are still a few days left, let's talk about it then.
He nodded in agreement, said "see you tomorrow", and quickly turned around and left.
Fang Yuxing and Fang Zian were waiting for him outside. When they saw him running out like a thief, they couldn't help but wonder, "Is there a dog chasing him behind?"
Xu Dajun waved his hand, not wanting to talk more about the social death just now, so he changed the subject and said, "Why are you still here?"
As expected, Fang Zian didn't bother to ask him why he was running away anymore, his eyes were glued to the copybook in his arms, "Congyun gave it to you, right? You don't have to return it, right? What, after you finish copying, can you lend me to copy it?"
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Xu Dajun didn't want to talk much at the moment. He just wanted to go back quickly. Without thinking, he waved his hand and said, "Wait until I finish."
After Fang Zian got the right words, he stopped holding him, waved goodbye and went home.
Fang Changxu hurriedly told him that Liulang was accepted by his teacher and would start school today.
This is why he came here today. If Liu Lang can read it, Shu Xiu will definitely have to hand it over immediately, and he has brought all the money with him.
When I arrived at Fang's house, I happened to meet Fang Changxu, who had returned from studying in the Fang clan and was about to go to the Yamen.
So the Qiu family decided to leave the city and go home every day before the city gate was closed, and then come back the next day, walking around Xiaohe Village into the city, which was not far away.
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"Besides, how hard is it to study? If you go home to live, how troublesome would it be to have to go to school and go to and from the city every day? It's cold today, so don't let the child get cold."
Then they sent the four Qiu women to a place dedicated to washing and washing clothes. It was a small courtyard next to the river. The riverside was the place where the clothes were washed. After they were washed, they were dried on the grass along the river bank.
Mrs. Fang Xu said: "No trouble, no trouble. Brother, you must never see my little sister outside."
After that, he took out two broken pieces of silver from the sewn pocket of his innermost coat one by one. Adding them together, they were exactly five taels.
Mrs. Fang Xu praised Liulang for being smart and told her eldest brother that Liulang would go to school and live at home. She had prepared everything.
Fang Changxu said: "One year is five taels of silver."
"Oh, you still have to take care of the food?" Old Man Xu thought about how his grandson had to bring cold and hard vegetables every day, and couldn't help but feel happy, "The school in this city is really good!"
Fang Changxu reached out and took it, "Okay, I'll give it to Liulang tomorrow and ask him to take it to the school in the morning."
Before old man Xu could speak, Fang Xu said first, "Liu Lang?"
If you have to get off work so late in the evening, the city gate has been closed long ago, making it inconvenient to go home.
When Old Man Xu heard this, he waved his hands in a hurry, "How about this? It's too troublesome for you and your brother-in-law."
"Only five taels?" Old Man Xu was shocked. It wasn't that five taels were very few, but that in their town before, Shu Xiu only had five taels. In this city, the Fang clan still studied, but it only had five taels? This is too much.
It's a bit unbelievable.
Old man Xu entered the city early in the morning, and first sent Zhang Sanlang and Zhou to Fumanlou to report and give Fang Changxu's name. After the shopkeeper saw the two of them, discussed wages and other matters, he left the two behind.
People, let them go to work.
After thinking about it, he agreed, "That would really trouble my little sister and brother-in-law."
The day's work is not short, and food and accommodation are included. The salary is three taels of silver per month, and you can also have three days' rest every month, one day per ten days.
When Old Man Xu heard this, he was so happy that he had tears in his eyes. He knew that Liulang was good at studying and his husband would definitely accept it!
His heart was boiling like water in a pot. He calmed down a little and then asked about Shu Xiu.
Fang Changxu said with a smile: "It's just five taels. Brother, just prepare five taels. I'll take care of the lunch in the school!"
Old man Xu had no choice but to tell Mrs. Zhou to take good care of Zhang Sanlang and go home together when the holidays were over. He also told Zhang Sanlang again and again to work hard and not to cause trouble.
When Old Man Xu heard this, he thought the same thing. Studying in Fucheng is such a troublesome thing. The city gate has to be closed every day.
It was getting late now, and the city gate would be closed in a little while, so Old Man Xu left immediately.
"What's the trouble? I'm the only big brother like you, and your grandson is my nephew! No one else! I like this kid Rokuro very much, and I can't wait for him to hang out in front of me every day!" Mrs. Fang Xu said that she would not comply if Old Man Xu refused.
Similarly, you can stay here at night, accommodation is included, but food is not included.
At noon, I drank with Fang Changxu. The mood got a little higher, so I drank a little more. After the meal, I slept for a long time. It wasn't until Xu Dajun came back that I woke up from the drunkenness.
Forget it, he has to go to the Yamen and let his wife talk to his eldest brother first. He will come back at noon to drink with his eldest brother.
Since his grandson wanted to stay here and school would be out in the afternoon, Old Man Xu wanted to go home first, but Mrs. Fang Xu insisted on keeping him for dinner, and he also wanted to talk to his grandson, so he stayed and was not in a hurry. Let's go now.
Seeing that my aunt had misunderstood, Xu Dajun said quickly: "Auntie, I think I need to go back and get something. Today I will go back with my grandpa. Tomorrow I will go to school by myself. After school, I will come back with my little cousin. , Auntie, don’t worry, your grandnephew has already disturbed you, so when the time comes, you and your auntie, please don’t find me annoying!”
Xu Dajun also quickly took Fang Yuxing to take a shortcut back to Jinyufang.
After sending everyone there, Old Man Xu went to Jinyufang.
Old man Xu was holding his grandson with him now, and he was extremely happy. He couldn't help but say yes. He asked his grandson again and found out that everything was fine in the school, so he felt relieved.
If it rains or something, I really won’t have time to rush to school.
Xu Dajun hurriedly said: "Grandpa, I will go back with you!"
After a few words, she made it clear why she wanted to go back, which also made Mrs. Fang Xu laugh. She said with an angry smile: "I won't be bothered by you kid wandering around in front of my eyes every day."
Because Fumanlou is a restaurant, it usually entertains guests at noon and evening, so it is also open at night. The working hours are like this. In the morning, work starts at Chenzheng, which is eight o'clock, and in the evening, it starts at Haizheng, which is ten o'clock. pm, the guests have dispersed, and once everything has been tidied up, it’s time to get off to work.
Working here, the working hours are very flexible. Anyway, the more work you do, the more you will get. Washing a piece of clothing ranges from one to five cents. It depends on you how much you can wash every day. Of course, there will be someone to check whether it is washed or not. It doesn't matter if it's clean, you'll have to pay for it if it's dirty.
Afraid that Xu Dajun would not be able to make it to school tomorrow, Fang Changxu asked the coachman to hitch a mule cart to take them home, and then drag Xu Dajun back to the city with him tomorrow.
There were cars sitting on the left and right, so Mr. Xu simply asked the car driver to pick up the four Qiu family members and go home together. On the way, he couldn't help but ask them about their situation today. Knowing that everything was fine, he felt relieved and asked them to work hard.
It wasn't until the mule cart left the city that Old Man Xu suddenly remembered that Shu Xiu had given it to his brother-in-law, saying that he asked Liulang to take it to him tomorrow morning. Liulang was going to go to school directly from home tomorrow, so he didn't leave his brother-in-law either. Go home, what should I do with this bunch of repairs?
But then I thought about it, my brother-in-law would definitely ask Yu Xing to take him with him, so I let it go.
Turning around, he asked his grandson about the food in the school, "Your great-aunt said he was in charge of the meals at noon. Do you have enough to eat?"