Chapter 183 The father who sells his son and daughter Twenty-five
In addition to setting up a stall every day at the beginning, Yunfei later changed it to once every three days.
The soft tofu is made every day, and Qin Mu is asked to take some to the town to sell for a while.
Yunfei can only keep up with the big gatherings that happen every three days because the business is too busy and Qin Mu can't do it alone.
After all, no matter how delicious tofu is, no one can eat it every day.
There is almost a sales peak every three days, and since it is market day, some people from every village in the country will come out to buy.
After his business became stable, his first consideration was Tuantuan's education.
Yunfei never thought about letting Tuantuan go to private school.
It's one thing if the school doesn't accept students. Let's not talk about whether we can make an exception. Even if we can make an exception, we can't go.
After all, the difficult school is full of men. If a girl enters, she will definitely be ostracized and bullied, and there will be gossip.
So he was recently asking if there were any men or women with good knowledge and good character nearby.
Please go home and enlighten your child, send her to school when she is five years old, and then Master can continue to teach you.
In the long run, it is better to hire a female wife.
But in this dynasty, it is undoubtedly like finding a needle in a haystack.
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Yunfei searched for two months, and even went to the city to inquire, but there was no suitable candidate.
Talented men from poor families resolutely refused to teach women, thinking it would be an insult to themselves.
As for the nuns who are responsible for teaching girls, after teaching the girls from wealthy families how to read, they start teaching them the three obediences and four virtues, playing the piano and music, painting and so on.
It will not teach in-depth knowledge, nor will it teach any principles of life.
They will also brainwash women to obey their father at home, their husbands when married, and their sons when their husbands die. As a wife in charge of the house, she must not be jealous, but she must generously help her husband arrange concubines...
And elegant talents such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are the capital to become a high-quality husband.
In short, it is all kinds of knowledge and methods on how to please your husband, serve your parents-in-law, raise children, and manage the back house.
After asking around, Yunfei expressionlessly bought more than a dozen books and previous years' imperial examination questions from the bookstore, as well as various key literature of this era.
He decided that it was better to rely on others than to rely on himself.
He learned by himself and taught his children while he was learning.
When he returned to the town, he went to the bookstore owner to introduce him to a down-and-out scholar who came from a poor family but was of good character. He paid some money and made an appointment to teach him for two hours every morning after the market ended.
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When he unloaded a pile of books from the carriage, Mrs. Qin asked tentatively: "Master, are you going to take the imperial examination?"
Yunfei's look of preparing to study hard made her in awe.
"No, I don't feel comfortable leaving my daughter to others to teach me! I will learn and teach myself."
Yao Qiyue raised her head in shock when she heard this... Daddy's thoughts always surprised her so much.
She originally thought that her father was going to invite a tutor like the Liu family to come back and teach her etiquette and housekeeping.
"Okay! You can study with your sister." Yuanyuan clapped her hands happily.
Great! My sister is there to do such hard work with me.
That night Yunfei began to stay up all night reading, transcribing what he didn't understand, and going to town to ask Zheng Xiucai for advice tomorrow.
If the handwriting is ugly, he will practice it! You must set an example for your children.
No matter what plane you are in, reading and literacy are basic.
You don’t have to be a top scorer, but you must be sensible.
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When he wakes up every morning, if it is not a market day, Yunfei will take his two children to exercise.
Teach them the tricks he knows.
After breakfast, I taught the two children how to read and practice calligraphy.
After lunch, I went to Zheng Xiucai's house in the town and studied until I returned home in the evening.
After dinner, I drove the donkey to grind the beans, and together with Mrs. Qin, I prepared the tofu for the next day.
It’s not that there is less use on the market day, so preparations are quick. If it is the day before the market day, Qin Mu will be invited to help prepare.
After Qin Mu came back from selling tofu every day, he would come to the house to help collect firewood, chop firewood and clean tools.
He felt that since he was getting a day's wages, he had to help his brother-in-law's family work for a full day.
He won't leave until after dark before dinner...
The two children are also well-behaved. When Yunfei is busy, he will consciously practice martial arts, read and practice calligraphy.
In your free time, help Qin with some housework.
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Autumn turned to winter, and in the blink of an eye they had lived in Xiahe Village for five years.
Eight-year-old Yuanyuan has already started studying in a school in the town.
And Tuantuan, who is ten and a half years old, has gradually grown into a half-grown girl.
With the help of Yunfei, the Qin family's three brothers are now helping him manage the tofu shop.
The dilapidated straw straw house has been torn down and rebuilt into a four-door brick courtyard.
When Qin Mu was sixteen years old, he married Chen Xiaomei from Shanghe Village next door. Now the two have given birth to a son, who is three years old this year.
Qin Lin also got married the year before last. He was shy and married Huang Qinqin, a girl from a pork shop in the town.
Now Huang Qinqin is only four months pregnant and is still not sure whether she is a boy or a girl.
Qin Sen, who is fourteen this year, has not yet married. For the past two years, every morning when Yunfei taught his two children, he would attend the class together.
Later, Yuanyuan went to school in the town, and the Qin family also proposed sending him to a private school, but Qin Sen refused.
He told everyone, "Our family can't afford to gamble now. If we pay for it, my nephews will have no chance."
I want to make money with my brother-in-law. I don't have the chance, but I hope my nephew and my children can have the opportunity.
Instead of being blocked by money."
Even if Yunfei offered to finance him, he would treat it as a loan and pay it back later, but Qin Sen did not agree.
"Brother-in-law, I appreciate your kindness. Without you, our family would not be where we are today.
Really, third brother, I am already satisfied! This matter is not a matter of money, but a matter of priority in life.
I admire those students who are still studying hard in middle age, but I am not destined to be like them. I still have burdens and responsibilities."
Having said this, Yunfei stopped trying to persuade him.
So now the fourteen-year-old Qin Sen is still studying with Yun Fei, and then holds the position of accountant in the tofu shop.
In the past five years, although Yunfei has been staying in this small village, he has also heard news from outside.
Tianqi was completely destroyed three years ago.
After the drought and flood ended, plague swept across the Apocalypse.
The world is filled with mourning.
The government officials could only control the spread of the disease by gathering together all those suspected of having the rash, burning them and killing them.
However, just as the plague ended, the enemy troops had already entered Kyoto.
The rebels who originally wanted to rebel were too lazy to rebel and fled directly to other countries.
And those who did not escape, most of the captured poor people became slaves.
Those with connections and money changed their household registration.
The population and territory were completely divided between the two countries, and all the male members of the royal family, ranging from those in their eighties to those just born, were beheaded.
Women were captured, and their destinations were either military camps, brothels, or the backyard playthings of foreign ministers.
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