Capital Datang

Primary school courses are generally very relaxed, especially in the afternoon, when there are usually only two classes and school is over early, this is to give the children enough time to play, and at the same time make the school teachers much more relaxed. Time to rest and prepare for homework.

However, Li Zhi has been going out every day for the past few days, in order to complete the enrollment quota allocated by the school. In fact, not only him, but also six or seven teachers in the school also share the same illness with him. After all, not everyone is like President Hu and Gu Jie has daughters like that, and even if they have daughters, not everyone is willing to let their daughters go to school, so these days every afternoon after school, there will be teachers going to people in the town to persuade them to learn, even a few days ago When Li Zhi went to a family, he also met a teacher from the same school. At that time, the two of them were a little embarrassed to meet each other.

Li Zhi left school and came to the main street of Sugarcane Town. Speaking of which, Sugarcane Town is also a spontaneously formed town. When Taiwan was first developed, this was the first batch of plantations developed, but these plantations also needed various commodities. and materials, but it is too far to purchase in Keelung City, so many businessmen saw the business opportunity and set up a market in Sugarcane Town, which gradually formed a small town. Except for some businessmen, the residents of the town Most are surrounding plantation owners.

Speaking of the plantation industry in Sugarcane Town, this is the economic foundation that supports the entire town. When the plantations were first developed, the plantation owners lived in their own plantations and usually supervised the work of the slaves and overseers, but Later, as the plantation got on the right track, they also accumulated a considerable amount of money in their hands, and they naturally enjoyed it when they had money.Therefore, most of the plantation owners have bought houses and properties in the town, and usually live in the town.Occasionally visit the plantation to check it out.

The family that Li Zhi is going to visit today is a plantation owner who lives in the town.The other party's surname is Zhou, and I heard that they moved here from Yangzhou, but this family is a bit special, because the male owner of this family surnamed Zhou is not at home all year round, and he has never even seen anyone in the town. The Zhou family is on the list, mainly because the Zhou family has three daughters but no son, and it is precisely because of this.Li Zhicai felt that there was great hope. After all, he didn't have a son. If he wanted to inherit the family business in the future, he could only give it to his daughter. But if a woman is incapable, no matter how big the family business is, she can't keep it.Capital Datang 547

Sugarcane Primary School is at the east end of the town, while Zhou's family lives at the west end of the town, which makes Li Zhi have to go through the whole town, but fortunately the streets of the town are not too long.There was no need to call for a carriage. Li Zhi looked very leisurely while admiring the scenery of the town while walking.

Sugarcane Town is a rectangular town, and the planning is very regular.There are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, among which the shops that collect sugar and make sugar are the most common, and there are also many blacksmith shops and clothing shops.From time to time, some convoys will be seen entering the town.These convoys generally come from plantations and are filled with crude cane sugar.Then find a familiar shop and sell it, although the price is lower than that in big cities such as Keelung.But it saves a lot of travel expenses and the trouble of transportation.

Li Zhi strolled through the bustling crowd, and soon came to the west end of the town. The Zhou family's house is very eye-catching, because in this residential area, the Zhou family's house has the largest area and is also very grand. There are two jade lions of the town house in front of it, and a red oil wood plaque is hung on the main entrance, with two big characters "Zhoufu" written on it.

Seeing the grand appearance of the Zhou Mansion, Li Zhi seemed to have been splashed with cold water. In the information Gu Jie gave him, it was not stated at all that the Zhou Mansion was so rich. Generally, this kind of family would definitely not be short of money, and I always invite my husband to teach at my house, especially for girls, it is even more inconvenient to show their faces, so it is more likely to invite my husband to teach at my house. It seems that this time I am white again. Be happy.

However, although Li Zhi was disappointed, he did not give up easily. He still walked to the door of the mansion, and then grabbed the brass knocker on the door and knocked a few times. As a result, he soon heard footsteps inside. Hearing a sound from inside the door, a boy of [-] or [-] opened the door, then looked at Li Zhi in surprise and said, "What's the matter, my lord?"

"Little brother, you are polite. I am Yang Jiu, the teacher of the elementary school in the town. I have something important to see the master of the Zhou Mansion today!" Li Zhibin said politely, with a very kind smile on his face.

But the young servant was taken aback when he heard this, looked Li Zhi up and down, and then said: "So it's Mr. Yang, but you want to see my master, but you knew him before?"

Li Zhi was very embarrassed when he heard it. It was extremely rude to visit him as a stranger, but he couldn't lie, so he said cheekily: "This... Yang doesn't know your master. , but I do have something important to see the master of the Zhou Mansion, so please report to the little brother!"

However, when the boy heard that Li Zhi didn't know his master at all, his face immediately changed and he said: "Mr. Yang, my master is not at home, and there are only female relatives in the house, so it is really inconvenient to meet outsiders. Please go back." !"

The other party didn't wait for Li Zhi to say anything more, and closed the door with a bang, which made Li Zhi shut up.Li Zhi wanted to knock on the door again, but he raised his hand but put it down again. It was too difficult to convince such a rich family, so it made no difference whether he saw or not.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi sighed, turned around and went down the steps, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly saw an exquisitely crafted pony carriage approaching in front of him.At first Li Zhi didn't care, but just as he passed by the carriage, he suddenly heard a woman's voice on the carriage shouting: "Mr. Yang!"

Li Zhi felt that the voice was very familiar, so he turned his head to look, only to see a beautiful face protruding from the car window, it turned out to be Hu Yuyi who bumped himself into a nosebleed at noon today.

"Hey, where is Miss Hu going?" Li Zhi asked with a smile. He didn't expect to meet Hu Yuyi outside the school. It seems that the two are really destined.

At this time, Hu Yuyi had already asked the coachman to stop the car, and then got out of the carriage with the support of a little native maid, walked up to Li Zhi lightly and said, "I met Mr. Yang, I came to see my little girl." Auntie, I didn't expect to meet Mr. Yang by such a coincidence, by the look of Mr. Yang, could it be that he is here to persuade others to let the girl go to school?"

Hu Yuyi was "forced" to the school by his father, and she knew the school well, so she guessed it when she saw Li Zhi's appearance, and Li Zhi didn't feel qiguài, just "showing off" 』With a bitter smile: "Miss Hu guessed right, I did come here for this matter, but I couldn't even get in the door!"

After hearing this, Hu Yuyi looked at the Zhou Mansion behind him, and asked with a quiet smile, "Mr. Yang, do you want to go to the Zhou Mansion?"

"Exactly!" Li Zhi replied.

Now Hu Yuyi's delicate face immediately showed a qiguài smile and said: "Then it's no wonder that the people in the house drove you out, but you just come in with me, maybe I can persuade you !"

"Miss Hu knows someone from the Zhou mansion?" Li Zhi was taken aback when he heard this, and asked a little anxiously.But as soon as he said this, he regretted it. Just now he clearly said that he came to see his little aunt. It seems that the other party's little aunt should be someone in the Zhou mansion.Capital Datang 547

"Heck, let's go in first!" Hu Yuyi let out a rare laugh. She didn't expect Mr. Yang, who seemed smart, to ask such a stupid question. A hint of pink emerged.

Li Zhi followed this blush-loving Ms. Hu to the front of the Zhou Mansion again. Although he knew that there was little hope, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would not give up.And when Miss Hu called to open the door, the same boy came out to open the door, but when he saw Miss Hu, he immediately bowed and said: "Hi, Miss Biao, Madam is already waiting for you in the hall."

Hu Yuyi nodded after hearing this, and then entered the mansion together with Li Zhi. Although the young man was angry, he didn't dare to ask more questions.While walking towards the hall, Li Zhi also learned about the Zhou Mansion from Hu Yuyi.

It turns out that the hostess of Zhou’s mansion in Sugarcane Town is indeed not at home all year round, and Hu Yuyi’s little aunt is the hostess of Zhou’s family. She is not too old, she is only in her 30s, and she is accompanied by three daughters. It is inconvenient to meet outsiders, Li Zhi, a strange man who came to visit, must be shut down. Fortunately, he met Hu Yuyi, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to enter.

"Miss Hu, based on your understanding of the hostess of the Zhou Mansion, do you think I can persuade her this time to let your cousin go to school?" Li Zhi asked a little uneasy before entering the hall.

Hu Yuyi lowered her head and thought for a while after hearing this, and then said: "My mother's family is also from a scholarly family. My little aunt has been studying with my grandfather since she was a child, and she runs the family well. Even my uncle listens to her, so As long as you convince my aunt, you don't have to worry about the rest, but my aunt is very assertive, I don't know what her opinion is on this matter, so I don't know if my aunt will agree."

As soon as Li Zhi heard that the other party was a very assertive woman, the image of his mother's eldest grandson, the Empress, immediately appeared in his mind. , it is difficult to be influenced by outsiders to change.If the other party really doesn't want their daughter to go to school, then it's useless to say anything.

Hu Yuyi saw the disappointed expression on Li Zhi's face, and immediately comforted her: "But don't worry, Mr. Yang, my little aunt is still very open-minded about some things, and she usually likes to read newspapers, and even publishes them in newspapers. Read the article, and let me persuade you again, maybe it can really impress her!"

After hearing this, Li Zhi had no choice but to nod his head helplessly, it seemed that this was the only way to go, but he already had no hope for this trip in his heart. (to be continued...)