Escape from the desert

Qiao Le lived a good life since he was a child, and his family background can be regarded as rich. He has read poetry and books since he was a child. He can recognize all the characters at the age of three, and he can read and recite many books at the age of seven. It is always at the top of the list. Although it is not as good as those prodigies who passed the examination at the age of eleven or twelve, they are still geniuses that everyone talks about.

At that time, the Qiao family was very famous, and the name even spread throughout several county towns. If he could pass the exam all the way, according to his habit of topping the rankings every time, it would not be impossible for him to be number one.

At that time, Qiao Le was proud and dignified, and he was full of arrogance when raising his hands and feet. Coupled with that pretty and excessive appearance, he was sought after by many thousands of gold. At that time, he was like the bright moon in the sky, surrounded by stars. Looking up, but young and frivolous, he didn't know how to avoid the edge temporarily, and provoked many people.

Accidents happened one after another at Qiao’s shop. He was ambushed and framed on the way to the exam, and one of his legs was broken. Absolutely rejected the idea of ​​scientific research.

The genius fell to the low end, the treatment fell from the sky, not only the great changes in the family, but also the cynicism and criticism from the people around him, which made him desperate for a while. At the beginning, he tried to teach and educate people with a full stomach of economics and literature. At that time, being a gentleman not only It's just for living, and it's also the only communication he has with the past ten years of studying hard, but he can't choose everything, the reality forces him to bow his head, and finally he ends up in such a mess.

If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and it is he who is talking about it.

"Mr. Qiao, are you willing?" Jiang Yan smiled at him: "There is no private school in Linjiacun, which means that I hired Mr. Qiao to be a private teacher for a few children in my family. I believe in his knowledge, but I am afraid that he will dislike him. Our family is simple, after all I am a country widow."

"No! How come, I won't despise it!" Qiao Le explained in a panic, and said in a hurry: "Aunt Jiang doesn't think I'm disabled, so why would I despise it?"

"That's good, Mr. Qiao agrees." Jiang Yan blinked and continued: "In this case, I will give Mr. two taels of silver a month. If it is possible, you can eat and live in our Linjia Village. Those who study at home There are not many, only two children are required to take the imperial examination, and the rest only need to read and learn some principles."

"I'm a woman, with a few children in the village. It's not easy to keep my husband at home. When the time comes, I will find a house for him in the village and arrange an open space for him to teach..."

Qiao Le's lips parted slightly in shock, and for some reason she suddenly settled down. Seeing Aunt Jiang's seriousness and seriousness in arranging all the matters for him, he didn't know how to intervene for a while, and even felt that Aunt Jiang was a little mischievous in this way.

Seeing that he was silent, Jiang Yan asked, "What's the matter? Is the monthly payment too low?"

Qiao Le shook his head, unable to get off the tiger, so he had no choice but to say: "Thank you, Aunt Jiang, there is a lot of monthly silver, and I have more."

He is not worried about teaching the Lin family badly, he still has confidence in himself, not to mention money, the monthly money he negotiated in the current medical clinic is only [-] Wen, this is because he is a scholar, he has seen A lot of medical skills are paid, so the money given by Aunt Jiang is more than enough for him.

He didn't have much obsession with money. When he was young, his family was wealthy and he never lacked money. Later, his family fell into poverty. Although his life plummeted, his parents still had some background, so they left him a shop in the town and opened a bookstore. He could barely eat three meals a day. If he hadn't offended someone a while ago and closed the book shop, he would have spent the rest of his life in this shop.

"Mr. Qiao, do you want to go back to Linjiacun with me today?"

Qiao Le shook his head. Even if he agreed to go to Aunt Jiang's house as a private teacher, he still had to deal with the medical clinic first: "In a few days, I still have some things to do in Huichun Hall, and I can go there at least three days later."

"No problem, our village has cars coming to Fang County to deliver things in the past few days. After three days, I will ask them to take you back along the way. It just so happens that I will arrange it in the village in the past few days. When you come, there will be a place for you." live."

Qiao Le thanked her with a smile, and bowed to Jiang Yan. Just at this time, the fleeing couple came out, apologizing to Qiao Le.

Jiang Yan left enough money, at least enough for the child to cure smallpox. The couple planned to find a temporary job in the town. The firewood room in the backyard made a floor shop, and seeing that they had discussed it, Jiang Yan resigned.

Because of these delays, it is not easy for the group of four to continue shopping. The distance from the county seat to Linjia Village is still relatively long. In order to go back before dark, we had to start early.

On the way back, Jiang Yan calculated her own money. The expenses during this period plus the money earned from selling wine left a total of more than 900 taels. Today, she bought two hilltops, adding up to more than 600 mu of land. I bought an additional 300 mu of paddy fields, which cost 1000 taels. Now I have more than [-] taels left, which is more than enough to build a new house. After the late rice is planted, I can arrange it.

Da da da

The carriage drove into Linjia Village. It was a lively time in the village. The sunset covered the entire sky. The villagers who had been working in the field all day staggered back to the village with hoes on their shoulders. There were many people walking on the road, and the carriage was moving slowly. , Those who know people will greet Old Wu.

During this period of time, Lao Wu has been walking around the village frequently. Apart from planting peppers and harvesting mountain products, the last time the village killed wolves, he made him a big name among a group of men of similar age. Some of them would shout at him enthusiastically.

"Mother, you are back, and the food is ready. The dairy goats have produced a lot of milk these two days. I boiled some and put it in the well. Xiaomeng just went to get it. You can drink more later." When she arrived at Lin's house, Wang Jinhua greeted her immediately with a shallow, gentle and reserved smile. She wiped her hands on the apron before taking the medicinal materials Jiang Yan bought.

Jiang Yan smiled, looking at the diligent eldest daughter-in-law, she took out two boxes of skin care cream and two boxes of lip balm from her bosom, which she bought at the rouge shop.

"These two boxes are moisturizing balm for face. Apply some after washing in the morning and evening, and your face will not be so dry. These two small red boxes are lip balm. You and Xiaomeng each have a set."

Jiang Yan handed it to her. The two daughters-in-law grew up in the countryside. Their skin is dark and rough. They have been exposed to the sun for the past few days. Their skin is dry and their lips are covered with layers of dead skin. She herself is old. I don't have anyone, and it's okay if I don't pay attention, but the two daughters-in-law are still teenage girls, and it's time to love beauty.