Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 11 Su Family's Adopted Daughter
"Brother, someone is looking for you outside the door."

Gu Qingjue was in the back hall, just picked up his bow and arrow, and planned to go up the mountain to try his luck, to see if he could hunt a bigger game, so that he could exchange some money to supplement his family.

Gu Qingxi shouted in front of the hall.

Gu Qingjue put down his bow and arrow, and walked quickly from the back hall to the main hall.

The one who came was the master of Gu Qingjue's private school. His surname was Zhou, and he was over fifty years old with gray hair, but his eyes were piercing and radiant.

"The student has seen the master."

"Okay, okay, Ziyuan, your house is pretty easy to find."

Master Zhou was in a good mood, and his face was wrinkled with a smile.

Gu Qingjue smiled slightly, and welcomed Master Zhou to the seat of honor. There was no tea at home, but a few pots of boiling water were prepared.

Gu Qingjue poured Master Zhou a glass of water before asking him why he came.

"You haven't been to the school for a few days. As a wife, I naturally want to come and see. Didn't you say that your fiancée fell into the water two days ago? Are you better now?"

"Master Lao misses her, she is well."

"That's good. Since there is nothing to do at home, you can go to school tomorrow and continue your studies. This study is like practicing martial arts, and you can't waste a day."

It turned out that Master Zhou came to the door in person because he wanted Gu Qingjue to return to his private school to continue his studies.

"Master's heart, students are grateful, but the family is struggling, it is really..."

The book "Price Research in the Song Dynasty" records: The helpers in Huaixi in the Northern Song Dynasty were able to do what they did, and paid a hundred dollars a day for cooking.

It means that ordinary people, after a day, work diligently and earn only about [-] yuan a day.

But now, they only have 170 bawen in their wallets.

Daily expenses, at least [-] Wen per day.

Calculated in this way, we will run out of food in a few days.

He can't get enough to eat, so how can he have spare money for him to study and learn.

"It's a pity that your knowledge is buried here. As the teacher knows your concerns, I will exempt you from the training. You just need to come to class on time."

After Mr. Zhou finished speaking, Gu Qingxi clapped his hands and jumped up: "Okay, brother, so you can go to private school again."

Gu Qingjue touched Gu Qingxi's head with a smile.

He didn't answer Master Zhou's words right away.

Su Yixin took Gu Qingming to take a nap in the room, the door was ajar, Master Zhou's words could be heard clearly.

She knew what Gu Qingjue was hesitating about.

Going to a private school is not just Shu Xiu's problem.

The expenses of a family of four were all directed at him alone. If he went to a private school, how would he have time to hunt and earn money, relying on Su Yixin for a half-grown child?

Gu Qingjue has a responsibility, and he will never put this burden on a woman.

Su Yixin tucked in the quilt for Gu Qingming, got up and went to the main hall.

She has to speak up about this matter, so that Gu Qingjue's worries can be relieved. In short, books must be read.

"I have seen the master."

Su Yixin bent down and saluted. This ceremony was taught to her by Fan, and it was very standard.

Zhou Qingya was slightly surprised.

He heard that there was a bride in Gu Qingjue's family who was going to celebrate his wedding. He thought she was an unworthy bride, but he didn't expect to be a polite little lady.

"Are you Ziyuan's daughter-in-law?"

"it's me."

Su Yixin smiled and nodded.

Gu Qingjue stood up and introduced: "Master, my wife's surname is Su, and she is the adopted daughter of the Su family in Lianhua Village."

Master Zhou understood: "It's actually the daughter of the Su family."

It's really surprising.

Gu Qingjue's private school is in the northeast of Wangjia Village, on the way to Tongyuan Town, turn left for a mile.

For Lianhua Village, turn right for two miles.

The cross road is wider than other roads, and it is the only way to go to the town. There are often bullock carts waiting there, pulling villagers from several nearby villages to the town.

After going back and forth, the two villages that are close to each other become more and more familiar.

The Su family is quite famous in Lianhua Village.

"Famous" is not a compliment.

It was because Su Qizhen, the eldest son of the Su family, opened a red house in the town.

At the beginning, the business of the Red House was booming.

The Su family made a lot of money as a result.

Within two years, the Red Mansion began to be haunted.

At first, there were people who did not believe in evil and waited there in the middle of the night, but when the door opened the next day, that person hanged himself.

No one is willing to go now.

Going to the Red Chamber is to spend money to have fun, not to spend money to die.

The business of the red building is getting worse day by day, and the girls in the building have all left.

Su Qizhen also became addicted to gambling. He lost all his family's savings within two days, and even mortgaged the land deed of the ancestral house in Lianhua Village to the gambling house, still paying off the huge gambling debt.

The people in the gambling shop chased Su Qizhen all day long, knocking a sap from time to time.

Su Qizhen suffered internal injuries.

In order to save Su Qizhen, Su's father and Su's mother sold Su Yixin 20 taels of silver to the Gu family.

At that time, several nearby villages knew about it.

Zhou Qingya naturally knew about it, but he didn't know that the sold daughter of the Su family was Gu Qingjue's bridal wife.

"Master, don't worry, Ziyuan will go to a private school tomorrow morning."

"Okay, this is not in vain for the old man to make this trip. Ziyuan, you are really a good wife."

Master Zhou stood up and patted Gu Qingjue on the shoulder: "In my life as a teacher, there are not many proud students. You are the most intelligent child I have ever seen. You must not be wasted."

After Master Zhou left, Gu Qingjue looked at Su Yixin and sighed helplessly.

"If I go to a private school, how can you support this family by yourself?"

"Why not?"

She is not a weak woman who can't carry her on her shoulders.

As a mystic, she has plenty of ways to make money.

Su Yixin didn't say much, and went back to the room to prepare things for Gu Qingjue to go to private school tomorrow.

Before going to bed at night, I told Gu Qingjue: "When you go to the private school tomorrow, remember to remind Master that you must not go northwest in these two days."

"Why is this?"

"Just tell Master, as for why, you will know in two days."

It was late at night, Su Yixin put out the oil lamp and lay on the bed, thinking about how to earn money to support the family.

After thinking about it, he fell asleep.

After falling asleep, Su Yixin had a dream. She dreamed of fighting with others in her previous life. She also dreamed that when she was in Su's house, Su's father and Su's mother, who were polite to her, had so many thoughts that Su Yixin couldn't tell if it was in a dream. , or in reality.

"Woooooooo..."

Women, wake up, there is danger.

Su Yixin was awakened from her dream by Luo Wushang, and was stunned for a moment.

Then sat up startled.

Then he saw green snakes all over the room.

It is densely packed, and there is no way to get off.

The snake was about the size of a thumb, about three feet long, and its eyes were red like blood. It spit out snake letters and crawled towards their bed.

"Woooooooo..."

This snake is not normal, a normal snake, the level suppression is engraved in the blood, there are nine-tailed foxes here, they will climb as far as they can.

How could he be so desperate.

Su Yixin put on a coat, quickly dressed Gu Qingming, and hugged her in her arms.

"The snake is under control."

I don't know what's going on next door.

The situation on Gu Qingjue's side was not as optimistic as Su Yixin's. The green snake had already crawled to the bedside.

(End of this chapter)