Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 131: Scholars' Street: Xuefu Alley

Li Erlang pushed the cart and hid in the crowd, observing the movements here. He had agreed with Li Yuer before that if the rescue attempt by Li Yuer failed, he would go to Wan Mansion to find Young Master Jing.

This is the last resort.

"Fortunately you are all okay." Li Erlang said, and the group finally gathered together.

Having escaped a disaster, Jia Que'er said happily: "Thank goodness Brother Shitou is calm, and thank goodness Sister Xiaoyu'er is so capable."

After saying that, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "And our third brother stood up to protect us, he is very righteous."

Li Laosan didn't say anything, he just walked in front with his head down. The air pressure was very low, and everyone's mood, which had just gotten better, became a little depressed again.

Li Yuer shook his head and said, "This time it's all thanks to Lai Zi, don't you think so, Brother Lai Zi?"

Lai Zi originally wanted to laugh it off like he did before, but when he met Li Yuer's eyes, he ended up saying nothing, and his expression was no longer as cheeky as usual.

Li Yuer could vaguely guess Li Laosan's mood. He must be blaming himself for not being able to protect their group like a boss.

However, the parties involved need to figure things out themselves. Too much comfort that cannot solve the problem is a more cruel harm.

"Do you want to read?"

Li Yuer asked this question out of the blue, and everyone was stunned for a moment.

Without even thinking, Datou answered, "Yes, I do. Very much. If I don't study, I can't even keep accounts. It's funny that I circle the words I don't know."

Jia Que'er said nonchalantly: "Brother Shitou, you are already very capable. Just by eavesdropping outside the window of the academy, you can recognize a lot of words. Forget about me. I can't read well anyway. It's better to follow Third Brother and Xiao Yu'er to do business."

Shitou agreed, saying, "I don't dare to expect too much. As long as I can save enough money to buy a house and land, marry a wife, and have a baby of my own, whether it's a boy or a girl, I will be satisfied in this life."

He must love his child well and will never treat him like his father does.

Lai Zi didn't say anything. He had been living in a daze. Unexpectedly, he was the only one who had no ideas.

Once upon a time, he also had a dream, but with the sudden death of his father, those dreams also died.

Li Yuer thought of a short story from her previous life, which was told to her by her grandmother in order to persuade people to study hard and learn to read.

"Let me tell you a joke about not studying hard. Once upon a time, there was a father and son. The father was illiterate, so he worked very hard to earn money, and used the money to support his only son's education. However, the son did not study hard and was always playing around. One day, the father was sick, and the son wrote a letter to his father.

My father couldn't read, so he asked his neighbors to help him read.

The son also used circles to represent words he couldn't write. When the neighbors saw the zero, they pronounced it as the word "egg". Not only that, there were many typos in the letter. As a result, the letter was pronounced as:

Dear old egg, I heard that you laid eggs. You lie on the kang and can’t get up. You must take good care of the eggs and not lay them casually. "

"Hahahahaha!"

"I really want to see how his father reacts after hearing this." Jia Que'er laughed so hard that he fell backwards.

"You're still laughing. You can't even draw an egg." Lai Zi's sharp tongue returned to normal.

Datou sighed: "This is how the world is. Some people want something but can't get it, while others get it easily but don't cherish it."

Li Yuer said, "Okay, we're here."

Everyone was stunned, and then they realized that they had arrived in front of a quiet courtyard without knowing when.

This courtyard is located in the Xuefu Alley in the city. It covers a small area but is very elegant, and the neighbors around it are not too densely spaced.

Xuefu Road is usually where scholars live. It seems that no matter which dynasty, humans like to live in groups.

After the few people escaped from the trouble just now, they were still in a bad mood and kept talking while walking. They didn't notice that it was Li Erlang who led the way.

This was the home of Master Guo that Li Erlang and Li Yuer had inquired about before.

In this dynasty, families of scholars were considered noble and prestigious, and many people came to study at their homes, so you could easily find them by asking around.

Just as Li Erlang was about to go forward and knock on the door, footsteps were heard inside.

"Squeak!"

The door opened and two women walked out.

Li Erlang's eyebrows twisted into a ball instantly. It was the red-dressed girl from Liuji Buzhu again, that vicious and evil girl. Li Erlang almost couldn't help but swear.

Zheng Rongrong did not recognize Li Erlang. She only liked men who were rich and wealthy.

At this time, Zheng Rongrong's face was filled with sorrow. She said to Madam Huai who came out to see her off, "Master's wife, if there is any news about Qingran, you must inform me immediately."

Master Guo was not Zheng Rongrong's teacher, but he had taught her brother for a few days, so she started calling him master and Madam Huai her master's wife.

Madam Huai glanced at her indifferently and nodded slightly.

The moment Zheng Rongrong turned and left, a smug and sinister smile flashed across her face, and Li Erlang was so quick that he thought he had seen it wrong.

Zheng Rongrong glanced at the ordinary-dressed man named Datou and others. When she saw the six gifts of apprenticeship in Li Laosan's hand, her eyes were filled with disdain.

He muttered disdainfully: "Everyone wants to study and climb the social ladder."

Her maid quickly came over from the carriage to help her up, "Miss, please be careful not to be knocked down by those dirty mud-legged people, otherwise it would be bad if they blamed us."

Zheng Rongrong got on the carriage leisurely and drove away.

"Bah!" Li Erlang spat in the direction they were going. "What kind of master, what kind of servant, you look down on others with your dog eyes."

At this time, Madam Huai had already noticed them and said directly, "If you are here to become my disciple, please go back. My husband has resigned from Yucai Academy due to poor health."

Saying that, he was about to close the door.

"Madam, please wait." Li Yu'er hurried forward and said, "Madam, I am very good at reciting poems. If you don't believe me, just listen to me recite them to you."

Mrs. Huai wanted to refuse, but when she saw Li Yuer's cute big eyes, she suddenly thought of her daughter. Her heart was filled with emotions and her eyes were slightly red.

Li Yuer seized the opportunity to recite: "The Quiet Lady: The quiet lady is so beautiful, waiting for me at the corner of the city..."

Mrs. Huai's eyes widened instantly and looked at Li Yuer in disbelief.

Did she do it intentionally or unintentionally? This poem...

Li Yuer quickly glanced at the opposite corner of the wall with the corner of her eye, and sure enough, she saw a furtive figure wandering there.

Li Yuer looked at Madam Huai and said, "Madam, I recited the poem very well. The person who taught me to recite the poem said that the girl in the poem is very pretty."

Hearing this, Mrs. Huai's eyes turned slightly red, and she seemed to have a feeling in her heart that the visitor had some intention.

She quickly opened the door and said, "Please come in."

Madam Huai led the few people to the front hall. Master Guo was holding a book in his hand, but he was standing absent-mindedly in front of the window, staring at the withered asparagus fern outside the window.

Seeing his wife bringing in a group of half-grown children, Master Guo was not angry, but asked gently: "Madam, what are these?"

Mrs. Huai choked up and said, "Someone taught this little girl to recite "The Quiet Woman."

Li Yuer took Madam Huai's hand and said, "Madam, I want to go to the toilet. Can you take me there?"

Mr. Guo and Mrs. Huai are childhood sweethearts. They have a very close relationship and can often understand each other with just a glance.

Master Guo nodded to Madam Huai, indicating that they should find a place to talk, and he began to greet Li Laosan and others.

"Are you planning to become an apprentice?"

Li Laosan looked at Li Erlang, Li Erlang looked at Shitou, Shitou looked at Jiaqueer, Jiaqueer looked at Lai Zi, Lai Zi pointed at Datou and said to Master Guo: "Sir, he is the best at reading and loves reading the most here. If you have any questions, just ask him."

"Me." Datou was a little excited. He actually knew Master Guo, but Master Guo didn't know him. He had eavesdropped under the window of the academy many times. Some masters would despise beggars like them and directly ask the guards to drive them away. Only Master Guo never drove him away. Most of his knowledge was learned from eavesdropping on Master Guo's lectures.