Jinyi champion

Chapter 260

The fourth day of the first month.

On the last day before the start of the Wangfu Academy, Zhu Hao and Jinghong went to Gongsun Yifu to give gifts.

When encountering a husband, funeral, marriage, and son, students always need to express themselves. Although the other party is no longer in the palace, he has been the husband of the two children for a while.

"Come in, come in!"

Gongsun Yi went out to greet him in person.

At this time, Gongsun's clothes are fairer than before. It should be because he hides in the room and reads all day long, and rarely sees the sun on weekdays. In this way, he looks more like a little boy.

But at this time, he was also radiant. After all, his wife gave birth to a son for him in the first child, and the incense continued.

Zhu Hao said: "I should have come years ago, but I was busy, so I postponed it until now. This is a little thought..."

Zhu Hao and Jing Hong took out their gifts.

They were all small wooden boxes, and I didn't know what was inside. Gongsunyi wanted to open them to have a look, but he was embarrassed.

On Jinghong's side, there was only one servant from the Yamen following him, while on Zhu Hao's side were four burly men in hard attire, who seemed to be even more ostentatious than Jinghong.

"Sit inside...the place is a bit narrow, don't be surprised."

Gongsunyi smiled all over his face and led the two of them into the courtyard. Zhu Hao looked around and found that it was only a small courtyard with only three rooms.

Facing the courtyard gate is the main room.

The main room is divided into three parts, the left is the kitchen, the middle is the place where ancestors are enshrined and eaten, and the right is originally a warehouse for storing sundries, but it has been temporarily transformed into a study room. The bookshelves behind the windows can be clearly seen from the courtyard.Then there are the left and right wing rooms. It is estimated that one side is for him and his wife and children, and the other side is for my old lady.

"Sir, who's here?"

Mrs. Gongsun's voice came from the west chamber.

Because there are female relatives inside, although Zhu Hao and Jinghong are young, they know it is inconvenient to enter. The key problem is that Mrs. Gongsun has just given birth to a child. If she is breastfeeding... it would be embarrassing to enter rashly.

"It's Zhu Hao and Jing Hong, the two of them came to visit."

Gongsun Yi's tone was a little smug.

It seemed to say, look, these two students still remember me.

"it is good!"

Mrs. Gongsun responded.

Seeing this posture, Zhu Hao stopped walking in, pointed to the small bench with a basket of shelled beans in the yard, and said, "Let's just sit over there."

It can be seen that although Gongsun Yi passed the examination as a scholar, his family background is indeed not very good, but he can live in a small courtyard in the city and live without worry for a while, which is considered good.

It's just that I have to prepare for the provincial exam now, and I'm afraid the family will lose their source of income.

"Row!"

Gongsunyi was also polite, and directly moved two small benches over.

The three teachers and students sat around in front of the basket.

As soon as he sat down, before he could say anything, he saw Mrs. Gongsun coming out of the west wing holding the child.

"Madam, why did you come out? It's not good to see the wind."

Gongsunyi loves his wife very much, so he hurried over to help her.

Mrs. Gongsun looked paler, probably because she hadn't kept up with her nutrition during the confinement period, but now she had a quiet smile on her face: "There are guests coming, so it's not good if you don't come out to treat her... The child is not asleep yet, and he is kicking his legs."

"Let me see……"

Gongsunyi teased the child as if no one was around.

The first child is a son, and it can be seen that Gongsunyi is very concerned about it.

Zhu Hao and Jing Hong were about to stand up right after they sat down, and it seemed awkward to stand there.

Jinghong looked at Zhu Hao with big eyes, as if asking, is it the right time for us to come?
Just stop sitting and go home!
Zhu Hao was familiar with him, so he ran over and said, "Master, can you give me a hug? I want to see my little brother."

Gongsun Yi smiled and said, "Why don't you say that Zhu Hao is sweet, come on, give me a hug!"

Instead of taking it from his wife and handing it over to Zhu Hao, he asked his wife to hand it directly to Zhu Hao, without any scruples about the defense of men and women. Maybe a small family can really not care much.

When Zhu Hao held the child in his arms and looked carefully, the child stared at the strange "brother" in front of him, and then poked Jinghong's big head next to him, the child was startled, and immediately "wow" burst into tears.

"I……"

Jinghong felt the gazes from around him, and felt that something was wrong.

I want to explain to myself, I didn't do anything, why did the baby cry when it saw me?

Zhu Hao said: "It's too cold outside, it won't be good if you catch a cold. Master, let's take the little brother into the house, it's so cute!"

Mrs. Gongsun took the child and said with a smile: "You guys talk, mother is not here at the moment, so I can't serve tea..."

"It's okay, Mistress, we are all children, we are not considered official guests, we don't need to serve tea, just sit down and talk to Mr. Gongsun."

Zhu Hao smiled and relieved, as if this was his home.

……

……

Sit down again.

Zhu Hao asked in a low voice: "Sir, where is Lingtang?"

Gongsun Yi smiled and said: "The Laojun Temple in the city opened today, and my mother said that she was going to ask for a safe lottery, but she went out without tidying up the courtyard carefully. I usually stay in the room and study... I am also afraid of noise. to the child..."

Zhu Hao said: "If the teacher turns back to teach, how can the child..."

"Of course the old mother will take care of her."

Gongsun Yi said naturally.

Zhu Hao really wanted to say, there is no milk powder these days, what should you do when your child is hungry and wants milk?
It’s easy to say, but even if you make preparations in advance, such as expressing breast milk and putting it in a bowl, there is no good way to keep it fresh, and it will easily deteriorate when the weather is a little hotter...

"Sir, why not do this, invite a woman, the teacher's wife can take the children to the school on weekdays, and let the woman take the children next to the classroom when teaching..."

Zhu Hao thought of a compromise.

Gongsunyi looked embarrassed: "I'm afraid it's...inappropriate."

Zhu Hao knew that Gongsunyi was worried about spending too much money.

Originally relying on his wife to go out to work to earn money to support the family, the family environment may not be able to improve, but in the end it has to pay for a wife...

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "I will naturally bear these expenses. It just so happens that the school also hires someone to wash and cook for the girls who are studying. It's a matter of course."

Gongsun Yi's eyes widened.

And such good things?

"In addition, Shu Xiu must be arranged in advance, and Shu Xiu will be given eight dollars a month... According to Mr. Gongsun's previous treatment in the palace, you see..."

Gongsunyi couldn't help swallowing when he heard it.

I worked hard in the palace for a month and could earn eight taels of silver. After entering the palace several times before and after, I only earned about ten taels of silver, and my family situation was greatly improved.

Now Zhu Hao actually pays his wife the same salary as him... If he were to teach by himself, wouldn't he earn more than his wife?

"There is one more thing, one meal at noon, if there is any leftover food in the kitchen in the afternoon, I can ask my wife to bring it back to deal with, and I will give you two buckets of rice, one catty of salt, and five catties of eggs every month..."

After Zhu Hao finished speaking, Gongsun Yi suddenly asked in a low voice with a little unconfidence, "Zhu Hao, you are not... just laughing?"

Even Jinghong couldn't help looking over.

Isn't this a little too generous?
It's just teaching women's studies, so do you need such a generous reward?

Zhu Haodao: "A teacher for one day, a teacher for the rest of his life. Mr. Gongsun, you have to prepare for the provincial examination. Your family must be struggling. Just be a student and do your best."

Gongsun Yi was moved when he heard this, but he said with a little shame: "Zhu Hao, in fact, between you and me, we are called teachers and students, but most of the time you are my husband. I learned a lot from you... I didn't expect Now you still have to help me... It makes me a little ashamed."

Zhu Hao smiled.

This is exactly the purpose of his coming to pay New Year's greetings.

Seeing that Gongsunyi couldn't go back to the palace, Zhu Hao felt that Gongsunyi and his wife still had some shining points, and the palace wouldn't take them in, so Zhu Hao wanted to recruit them for his own use.

Now that he wants to subdue him, then don't give him some benefits to make him feel grateful for his kindness. After a few more visits, he will naturally be convinced and obediently vote.

Moreover, women's school is useless to others. In this era, private schools make money by charging tuition fees. Even if all the students are taught are male students, the income is very little. Girls... there are very few families who can afford it. And less.

But for Zhu Hao, this is a way of cultivating talents. Zhu Hao is tantamount to cultivating the backbone of the future workshop and business system. He is not recruiting students, but apprentices. Although they are female apprentices, the meaning is completely different. Eight coins of silver are worth a lot to Zhu Hao.

It can buy people's hearts and give full play to their talents, why not do it?
"Mr. Gongsun, if you take the provincial exam... I don't mean anything malicious, just saying, if you don't pass the exam this time, you can come over to help and open another class... I will give you a higher salary than my teacher, How do you look?"

After Zhu Hao finished speaking, even Jing Hong, who was ignorant of the world, saw Gongsunyi's eyes shine.

It feels like Gongsunyi is no longer in the mood to prepare for the exam. How good it is to work with Zhu Hao. The couple earns two taels of silver a month... After a year, it is more than twenty taels. The quality of life has improved linearly. What kind of country test do you take?
Thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge, and they still have to beg for nothing to live a hard life... The whole family works with Zhu Hao, and they lie flat and have enough food and clothing. Isn't it delicious?

"This one……"

He was happy in his heart, but Gongsun Yi couldn't say that he didn't even have the courage to take the imperial examination.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "In the box I gave you earlier, if there are a few taels of silver, it should be used as a subsidy for the husband and wife. These are not included in the training. I hope my wife can start teaching soon."

"It won't be long... I will settle things at home as soon as possible."

Gongsunyi almost wanted to say let his wife go to the school today, but it was too hasty when he thought about it, he still had to show the reserve that a teacher should have in front of the two children.

But the smile on his face had already betrayed the true thoughts in his heart.

Zhu Hao stood up: "Then we won't bother you any more, Jinghong, do you have anything else to say to your husband?"

Jing Hong shook his head, then followed Zhu Hao, and was escorted away by Gongsun Yi.

out the door.

Zhu Hao and Jing Hong passed the corner of the street and were about to say goodbye, Jing Hong said: "Zhu Hao, do you still remember what I said to you years ago?"

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Of course I remember, it's okay for you to enter the palace after the next year, right?"

Jinghong sighed: "It's not a big problem, but I'm going to stay in Anlu alone, and my father can at most leave a servant here to support me... In the future... you also..."

According to Jinghong, you have arranged your husband and teacher's wife so well, shouldn't you also think about it, and arrange your classmates and friends?
In the future, I will be alone in Anlu, and I still hope to hang out with you.

(End of this chapter)