Poor family mother and son

Chapter 467 Where Can I Eat Today?

It seems that the arrival of Wei Chengyi has injected vitality into Shui Maomao.

In the days that followed, everyone saw that although the little old man's back was still hunched, he was much more energetic, walking around the yard wearing a hollow hat all day long.

Sometimes he even covered his eyes with a black gauze, and walked around the streets with a bamboo stick.

This is so rare, Shui Maomao is on the street, if you catch a place, you can squint in and not come out.

Shui Maomao was pleasantly surprised to find that after covering his eyes with black veil, people thought he was blind, but no one paid attention to his complexion.

Coupled with the blessing of the bamboo stick, on the way to Xiaobao's place for lunch at noon today, a kind aunt actually stuffed two copper coins into his hand!
She did a good deed without leaving a name, turned around and left after stuffing the coins, Shui Maomao seemed to hear her muttering to herself: "Oh, they are all poor people!"

Shui Maomao said to Xiaobao: "This black gauze is very good, two layers, it doesn't delay looking at things at all, it's like a cloudy day, and the eyes are much more comfortable!"

Xiao Bao said proudly: "That is! Mother's product, it must be a boutique!"

Shui Maomao didn't appreciate it at all: "My son brought it to me!"

During the days when the college recruited students and started school, Xiaobao went on a "study tour" in various counties of Songjiang Prefecture in a big way.

At the same time, Shui Maomao was given 10 taels of silver notes, and asked him to try to "exchange" Maipudu from various places in the six southern provinces.

This time, many county-level and prefectural-level officials from the six Jiangnan prefectures were sacked. Many businesses under their names were being exchanged, and they had to be "fished" for money.

Shui Maomao really had a good meal and curled his lips: "Stinky boy, you can make money better than me!"

Then he took the banknotes without hesitation.

Turning around, he added another 10 taels to it. The little old man thought: If he really drags his son down in the future, he should let his son hang out with Xiaobao and make a foundation first!

Xiaobao dresses like an eight or nine-year-old rich kid all day long: brightly dressed, with jingling jade pendants hanging around his waist, yes, jingling, that is to say, not one piece, but three pieces, like a pampered jade pendant. A bad boy who hangs all the things he likes on him.

There was a childish and domineering expression on his face, and he said from time to time: "Master is hungry, where should I eat today?"

Walking around Songjiang Mansion in such a "pretentious" way is called "study tour", but in fact it is "idling".

Soon, the news that the Shaodong family of "Baoqing Technician College" came to Songjiang Prefecture to open a branch was known to the whole city, and the counties below were not slow to know, after all, a branch had already been opened.

For such things as running a school, in Daxuan, as long as you have a reputation as a scholar, there are more private schools in Jiangnan, which is an economically developed area.

It's just that private schools are different from private schools, and there is a big gap in the number of teachers.

However, the faculty of Baoqing Technician College is close to that of major academies, and they don't bother to compare with ordinary private schools.

Daxuan's academy is very different from a private school, a bit like the difference between a private middle school and a kindergarten.

The investors of these academies may be a certain big family, and they also employ one or more well-known "great Confucians".

Therefore, no matter in terms of land area, school buildings, teachers' reputation, etc., they are better than private schools. Even the pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the academy provides middle-to-high quality.

And Xiaobao’s branch of technicians covers a larger area than the largest academy (because it is remote and the land price is cheap); the school building is more stylish than the academy (the building is built with green bricks, so it does not use wooden structures, and it is very fireproof); the teachers are not great Confucians , but they are all well-known local craftsmen.

As for teaching materials, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, hehe, they have their own printing workshops to provide them with a complete set, and you can have as many as you want.

In this way, it gives the common people a feeling: it is better to go to Baoqing Technician College because they are all studying. It costs less and can learn a skill.

Because even if it is not the material for reading, you can still read and count. Besides, there are still jobs to do after you come out of this college. They promised: teaching, meeting and distribution.

In this way, the reputation of the Technician Academy spreads faster and wider, and the more people spread it, it creates an impression that the Technician Academy is better than the academy.

Coupled with the fact that Xiaobao swaggered through the market every day with a look of "I see you fighting", it really made the students very uncomfortable.

Not only the students can't get used to it, but the old scholars can't get used to it either.

The same is not used to it, but the way of treating locals and foreigners is different.

If the person who is not used to it is a local, at most everyone will look at it with contempt and walk away. There is no need to be tongue-in-cheek.

But it's different for foreigners.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon doesn't overwhelm a local snake. You, a foreigner, are so arrogant every day, isn't it just to make it clear that you are looking for a fight?
What's more, this is Jiangnan, no one has less money than anyone else, they are all dandies, how arrogant are you?

Thus, the local dandy began to "teach" Xiaobao.

This day, Xiaobao said again: "Where are you going to eat today? Drunk Eight Immortals? OK, let's go!"

So, I heard a male duck's voice saying from the side: "Country buns! Brothers, let me treat you to the drunken eight immortals today!"

Then there was a lot of flattering voices: "Erlang is domineering!"

"The Drunken Eight Immortals' 'one fish, three meals' is the most famous, thanks to Erlang!"

"Second Young Master Xue is so bold!"

This young man surnamed Xue, who was called Erlang, was about thirteen or fourteen years old. He should be in the period of changing his voice, and his voice sounded very noisy.

Xue Erlang signaled to the accompanying young man, and the young man ran towards Zuibaxian restaurant at a trot.

Xiaobao rubbed his nose: finally there is someone to find fault with.

I just don't know what level these are.

That Xue Erlang squinted at Xiaobao, and led the crowd towards the Zuibaxian restaurant, with a haughty demeanor and gait.

Gan, who is full of beards, can't get used to it, who are you with?
He stretched out his hand to press the big curly beard, well, it's pretty firm, today's beard is a bit exaggerated, before going out in the morning, Chu Yuan laughed at her as if she looked like a brave man.

With the wind under his feet, Gan Lai threw off his scud and rushed into the restaurant, booking the most expensive private room first.

How did the boss say that?Yes, follow the path of others, so that others have nowhere to go.

So when that Xue Erlang led the crowd into the restaurant, Xiao Bao followed them slowly, passed them, and walked straight to the largest private room on the second floor.

"Hey, shopkeeper, the old rules!" Xue Erlang's old rule is that all the dishes are given priority to his private room.

The shopkeepers of restaurants are usually well-rounded characters. They can serve every guest and think that they are the most respected and the treatment they get is also the best.

This feeling is very easy for the shopkeeper of the restaurant.

Rich son, you need a private room when you come. Now that you have entered the private room, is the food served the fastest and the highest priority? Where do you know where to go?

As long as they don't make them wait for too long, if it happens that the food is slow to be served when the restaurant is full, send the waiter, or personally come up and deliver a few dishes of seasonal dishes, melons and fruits, and it will be fooled.

Anyway, wool comes from sheep, and they consume it.

It's time to eat, the first floor is full, and there are two private rooms on the second floor, the largest one is reserved by Gan Lai.

Xue Erlang went upstairs and saw that the clerk led him to the small private room next to him, so he was not happy: "Are you new here?"

The boy saw that the young master made things difficult for the buddy, and immediately felt that he was saved.

I didn't grab the biggest private room just now, and the young master must have dealt with him because he lost face, so he quickly shirked his responsibility: "Don't you understand people's language? I just said that our young master is here to take care of the business, so you can take care of the business. The largest private room is vacated!"

(End of this chapter)