Then he said to the shopkeeper with red eyes: "The shopkeeper is too arrogant. I told you that the rent will be put on credit for two days, and I will pay you back when I find your relatives in the capital. Why are you so angry?"
The woman also wiped her tears with her sleeves, feeling a little at a loss for what was happening in front of her.
The shopkeeper sneered, he had seen many such scholars. Poor students dreamed of taking the imperial examination and becoming officials, but they didn't know that this was at the feet of the emperor, where the world's talents gathered. How easy was it to get ahead?
Every day, students leave their hometowns and come to the capital to study, but in the end most of them fail to get into the famous academies in the capital, and the requirements of those small academies are even more expensive. If the big academies are good at learning and get the ranking in the monthly examination, they can get exemptions. Shu Xiu.
Therefore, those scholars themselves do not have much money and cannot afford the expensive training in small academies. They can only do high or low. But even so, there are still many candidates who yearn for those prestigious universities in the capital, like moths to a flame. .
Some scholars were so poor that they had to sell books to make a living. He drove two of them away last month. He was really angry. This was just a small inn, and he couldn't make much money in a day. How much money was spent in the capital? Common people living in the capital and even officials know it.
It was impossible for him to open a charity hall and allow these people to eat and live for free. At first, some students who had no money asked for credit for a few days, and he believed it. But later, he couldn't get back a penny, so naturally he couldn't take credit anymore. .
It just so happened that he was in a bad mood today, and it was something like this again, so he said bad words. That's fine! Keep a line in your behavior so that we can meet each other easily in the future.
Ye Zhiqiu also saw this situation and sympathized with the scholar because he was also a poor student. He also heard the shopkeeper's words scolding the scholar. He couldn't stand the vicious words and was very angry.
"How can this shopkeeper say evil things? Since the scholar has no money, just drive him away. Why humiliate others?"
Ye Zhiqiu acted indignant and wanted to ask Ming Yan to stop the carriage and go down to teach the shopkeeper a lesson.
Gu Chengyu also felt that these words were really harsh. You are such a shameless person. As a business manager, you should know how to make money by being friendly.
However, Gu Chengyu took a look at the door of the inn and found that it was a small inn. The red paint on the upper windows was almost peeling off. This inn was also a small business. If the scholar really had no money, he would still stay in the inn and refuse to do so. Let's go, that's enough.
Land is at a premium in the capital, and the rooms in some small inns are not bought but rented. The annual profit has to be paid for the rent, and there is not much left.
Things are expensive in the capital, and this inn probably doesn't make much money, so it's naturally impossible for people to stay there for free.
Even in those big inns, there is no reason for free. Besides, businessmen value profits, so it is common sense for the shopkeeper to chase people away, but the scolding is too unpleasant.
However, there are a lot of things like this in the capital, and Gu Chengyu has no intention of stopping the carriage to take care of it. After all, it is not to help the poor but to help the urgent.
If you go to help, how much money should I give? You can't always advance money for food and accommodation, right? If you just give me two days' rent, then the shopkeeper obviously doesn't want it anymore, so it's completely unnecessary.
Ye Zhiqiu held down Ming Yan, who wanted to stop the car, and said, "There are so many injustices in the world, how can you handle them all? If you really step forward and give money, and people still treat you as charity, they may not appreciate it."
Ye Zhiqiu paused after hearing this, then he looked bitter and sat down unwillingly, "That's right! I still rely on others for help! How can I meddle in other people's business?"
When Gu Chengyu heard this, he frowned and felt a little unhappy. Ye Zhiqiu also cared too much about this. He always said this and seemed to care about it. Gu Chengyu couldn't help but start to blame himself for being nosy.
Ye Zhiqiu was different from Sun Xian. Sun Xian's family was poor before, but he did not shy away from talking about it. He was grateful for Gu Chengyu's help and accepted it generously. He also promised that he would try his best to help wherever he could be useful in the future. Facts have proved that,
And indeed it is.
When Gu Chengyu was arrested, he ran back and forth trying his best to think of a solution. He also wanted to spend all his family wealth to provide for Gu Chengyu.
Ye Zhiqiu is actually a person who values friendship and loyalty, but he is too sensitive, which can inevitably make people unhappy at times. He should take every little thing seriously, which is what people often say is to get into trouble.
"What you said is wrong. Who else in the world will help you for nothing except your parents? Your food and accommodation are all earned by Aunt Ye and the sisters of the Ye family, and they are never charity from others. Don't do it in the future.
I have to say this to avoid making Aunt Ye and the others sad."
In fact, Ye Zhiqiu just didn't think about it! When he gets older, his mood will be much more open-minded. After all, he is still a young man now.
As soon as Ye Zhiqiu finished speaking, he felt something was wrong. Now when he heard Gu Chengyu say this again, he couldn't help but feel guilty.
He just has a low self-esteem. Jin Yu became famous at a young age and brought his family to wealth, which put too much pressure on him. He always compared himself with him involuntarily, and then he felt that he was inferior to others in every way.
At this moment, he understood that he had gone too far. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that he would never be like this again in the future. Being so full of thorns would not only hurt himself, but also hurt the people around him.
"You scholar, don't blame me for my harsh words. Don't think too much about how big your head is and how big your hat is. You've hit a wall in the academy these past few days, but you still don't give up? Think about your relatives while you still have some money.
, hurry up and go to your parents’ house!”
This time, the shopkeeper tried hard to persuade me. As for the scholar’s words about having relatives in the capital, the shopkeeper didn’t believe it. Even if there were, they must not be in the capital. Otherwise, how could I still find him after I’ve been here for several days?
Not available?
"Brother Fang?" The head of the family was away, and she had no idea, so she could only rely on her eldest son.
The scholar was a little helpless. Looking at the burden in front of him, he felt like crying. He ignored the shopkeeper and just stood in front of the inn, waiting for his father to come back. The third sister was still in the hospital, and the hospital refused to take credit. It was really impossible.
, and can only go back.
But my little brother is still in the hands of those people, how are they going to go back?
Gu Chengyu and his carriage were still some distance away just now, and they happened to pass by the door of the inn. Gu Chengyu was about to put down the curtain, but unexpectedly a pair of anxious and depressed eyes looked over, and they happened to meet Gu Chengyu's eyes.
Gu Chengyu glanced at him indifferently, and then lowered the curtain. When the scholar saw the people in the luxurious carriage, he found that they were two young people wearing official uniforms. They were really young people, and they looked very young.
He was a little envious that the young masters of these aristocratic families had early enlightenment and had been taught by famous teachers since childhood, and became officials at such a young age.