"A gentleman is ashamed of his words. The imperial court promulgated this law. This is the foundation of the cholera society. Several elders have already submitted letters. Tomorrow I will go to the Yamen to ask for orders and let the county magistrate punish these rude arrests."
Ji Sheng said goodbye to several classmates at the door of his home, still very angry in his words.
"What Brother Ji said is true. Let's meet at the Yamen tomorrow."
"Okay, Ji Sheng is a role model for our generation. Tomorrow we will go to the Yamen to ask for orders."
Ji Sheng said goodbye to several classmates at the door of his house, and walked back home. However, as soon as he entered the door, he found that something was wrong with the atmosphere at home.
There were guests at home, and the second uncle came to the house, but the second uncle had a sad face and was sitting in the yard sighing, with his mother carefully accompanying him.
"Second uncle, what happened?" Ji Sheng asked with concern.
"Ji Sheng, you are back. Your second uncle was fired from the workshop today."
"You were fired from the workshop, but what mistake did you make?"
"You're not wrong. The shopkeeper of the workshop said that there was a great scholar in the Ji family. A few days ago, the shop of the workshop in the city was smashed. The owner found out that I was the uncle of that great scholar, so he gave me to
Dismissed."
The second uncle was very angry, but Ji Sheng was stunned.
I heard from my mother that my second uncle stopped farming last year and instead joined a ceramics workshop. In one year, his income was five guan more than his original income from farming. Could it be that the workshop he built was the same one where his second uncle worked?
?
Ji Sheng couldn't remember. On that day, he and his classmates were so angry that they smashed up any shops they saw. It seemed that they had smashed a ceramics shop.
But...but what does this have to do with my second uncle?
Isn't this implicated?
"The shopkeeper said that if my nephew is so good, why should he come to work? I thought so, so I came to your house. My nephew is so good. My second uncle will work for you. You can give me half a month's work.
The wages are enough, and the workshop pays you the same amount every month."
Ji Sheng was a little overwhelmed by his uncle's rebuke. The family had little money to support him in studying alone. How could he still have the money to hire a second uncle?
"Second uncle, this... this is the conspiracy of those businessmen. You don't know that many gentry and gentlemen in our city are already preparing to submit letters to the court. I..."
"Stop it. I'm just a rough guy who hasn't read a book. I don't know the big principles you're talking about. I only know that the shop owner of his workshop didn't owe me wages. I used to follow the gentleman you call me and farm all year round. My family is always happy.
There is not even a bushel of food left."
Ji Sheng found that he could not speak up to his second uncle who had never read a book, which made him hate those businessmen even more, but he would not just back down. Tomorrow he would still go to the Yamen to ask for orders.
"Is Mrs. Ji here?"
A woman came in at the door.
"Aunt Qin, come and sit down quickly."
Ji Sheng's mother was very enthusiastic when she saw the woman approaching and wanted to ask her to sit down. However, the woman took a purse and handed it to Ji and said, "Mr. Ji, starting from tomorrow, you don't need to cut the thread anymore."
"Why, but I'm not good at cutting?" Ms. Ji was a little worried. She cut threads from clothes at a tailor shop every month at home, and she only had half a kilogram of money a month, which was enough to supplement her family's income.
"The shopkeeper said that you have a powerful son who destroyed the shopkeeper's shop. Since your son looks down on businessmen so much, why do you still want to make money from this businessman? This is your salary last month.
, I’ll leave it for you.”
The woman left her purse, glanced at Ji Sheng standing aside, snorted coldly, and turned away, leaving Ji Sheng standing there in embarrassment.
"Mom, I..."
"It's okay. If it's gone, it's gone. Mom just wants to be idle. It seems that God wants her to have a good rest and enjoy happiness."
Mrs. Ji comforted her son, but she was thinking of rushing to the next day to ask if other shops were in need.
"Huh, sister, I'm afraid your happiness won't be that great."
Ji Sheng's second uncle snorted coldly, and at this moment, Ji Sheng's eldest brother came back.
"Brother."
Ji Sheng said hello, but what puzzled him was that his eldest brother ignored him this time. If it were in the past, his eldest brother would be very happy every time he came back from school. After all, he is the only one in the family who studies.
In the words of the eldest brother, the future of their Ji family depends on him.
"I asked you to go to the vegetable market to buy a fish. Your second uncle came to visit us. Why did you come back empty-handed?" Mrs. Ji asked in confusion when she saw her eldest son's gloomy face.
"A fish costs more than one tael, and I can't afford it."
"It's more than one tael, how can it be so expensive?" Ji Sheng exclaimed at the side after listening to his elder brother's words.
"There are some people who don't study hard and go to make trouble. When the fish seller sees me, he won't sell the fish to me. If he wants to sell it, he will only sell it for one tael of silver each."
"How could this be possible?" Ji Sheng was very angry. These traders went too far.
"It's not just fish sellers. I thought that since fish is so expensive, I would buy other kinds of fish. But the same goes for other vendors, including the rice noodle shop. They all sold it to me for more than ten times the price. Just the half of the fish I carry with me
With money, I can’t even buy a bag of rice and noodles now.”
This time, Ji Sheng stopped talking.
"Okay, I won't stay with your family anymore. Sister, as a brother, I have to say, study hard and don't do anything inexplicable. Living your life well is the only thing you can do."
After Ji Sheng's second uncle said these words, he also left. The Ji Sheng brothers and the Ji family were the only ones left in the whole yard.
"I'm going to cook for you. You two brothers must be hungry."
Seeing that both her sons were silent, Mrs. Ji quickly changed the topic, got up and walked towards the kitchen.
"Mom, we have no rice at home." Brother Ji Sheng watched his mother walk into the kitchen and couldn't help shouting outside the door.
A few seconds of silence.
The next moment, Mrs. Ji walked out of the kitchen, pointed at Ji Sheng and cursed: "Go back to school tomorrow and study hard. If you dare to participate in some messy things again, don't ask for a penny from my family again."
Ji Sheng:……
Early the next morning.
"Brother, if any classmates come to see me at the door, tell them that I was infected with the cold yesterday and I really can't get out of bed today."
In the bedroom, Ji Sheng was lying on the hospital bed, his lips were white, he was covered with two layers of quilts, his whole body was still shivering, and the doctor was taking his pulse.
He had been thinking hard yesterday about how he could have an excuse not to go to the Yamen to ask for help today, and finally he came up with a solution, which was to get sick.
Although it was already the coldest time, it was still very cold at night in early spring. Ji Sheng wore thin clothes and blew the cold wind in the yard all night. He even took a cold shower because he was afraid that the effect would be slow.
I can't show my timidity in front of my classmates. Being sick is the best reason.
This disease requires at least ten days and a half of rest, so that I can avoid being invited by my classmates.
Brother Ji Sheng listened to his younger brother's words and asked doubtfully: "Where are your classmates? I just came in through the door, and there is no one outside the door?"
"There is no one there. This is impossible. We made an appointment yesterday to go to the Yamen to ask for orders today. Calculating the time, we should have arrived a long time ago."
Ji Sheng was a little puzzled, and then continued: "Maybe some of my classmates are delayed because of something. Brother, why don't you go to the homes of these classmates and tell them about my brother's condition?"
"In my opinion, some of your classmates must have also contracted the cold and fallen ill."
The old doctor who was treating Ji Sheng suddenly spoke. Seeing Ji Sheng's puzzled expression, he stroked his beard and said: "Before I came to your house today, I have been to several homes for home visits. They were all the scholars at home last night.
I got the cold, so I guess he must be your classmate."
Ji Sheng:……
Brother Ji Sheng:......
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The anti-business turmoil in Shangyang County dissipated in just half a month.
Although the gentry were dissatisfied after leaving those students, their family had a huge business and they did not dare to rush forward to confront the court, not to mention that they themselves ran many shops and were vested interests.
At the same time, the entire Canglan County also began to slowly accept the Chaotang's policies due to the influence of Shangyang City.
"Sir, do you want to send it to the capital?"
"Well, send it to Anfu in the capital."
Lin Ye handed Uncle Xu a letter. This letter was addressed to An Zisheng. There was only one sentence in the letter: Shangyang City Model.
If An Zisheng is smart enough, he will learn from his experience in solving Shangyang City's anti-business methods.
"I'm going to retreat recently. If you have nothing to do, don't disturb me."
After handing the envelope to Uncle Xu, Lin Ye decided to return to the other world. This time he stayed in the other world for two months, which was considered a longer stay.
Now that the storm is over, it's time to return to the real world.
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real world.
The day after Lin Ye returned to the real world, he received a message asking for help.
The message was from his college classmate Liu Shuming.
"Is Lin Ye here? I've encountered a difficult problem and need help urgently."
After seeing the news, Lin Ye directly called back.
"Lin Ye, it's great to have you here. I've encountered something here and I'm not sure and I need your help."
"What's going on?" Lin Ye was a little curious. Liu Shuming had already entered the hall, worshiped the weasel, and became a disciple. The weasel was not weak.
"A girl was haunted by a ghost and came to her door. My Baojiaxian said that the ghost was more powerful and it might not be her opponent."
"Then why don't you ask Consultant Li?"
"Consultant Li? I originally wanted to find him, but my family Bao Jiaxian said that Consultant Li is useless." Liu Shuming said it more tactfully. Bao Jiaxian's original words were that it would be better to find him than to lead a black dog.
"The location is in Qu City?"
"No, that woman is from Yuzhang City."
"I'll buy a ticket and come over now."
Yuzhang is the capital of Gan Province. Lin Ye did not expect that not long after Liu Shuming became a disciple, his business would become so widespread that he even went to the provincial capital.