Genshin Impact: Zhongli discovered that he was stealing tributes at the beginning

On the first day of the week, before dawn, Wu Ye, who had been thinking hard all night, decided to go out to relax. He opened the courtyard door quietly, for fear of disturbing his grandfather.

Wu Ye walked out of the alley and found that Qian Yanjun was patrolling back and forth on the street with a black tassel gun to prevent young people from lurking at night to do evil.

Wu Ye walked slowly south, and the sky became brighter and brighter. When he arrived at the south pier of Liyue Port, the sun was rising over the sea.

Wu Ye stood on the edge of the pier, and the morning glow fell on Wu Ye like thousands of rays of glass, outlining his silhouette.

Wu Ye squinted his eyes and looked up. The soft light passed through the particles in the air and refracted countless flowing light spots. Reflected by the sea water, the light spots appeared colorful, like a rainbow.

The sea water also becomes more crystal clear under the reflection of the rising sun, and the sea surface shines with magnificent golden light, as if it is covered with countless amber stones.

The breeze blew, and the depression in Wu Ye's heart was swept away, and he smiled.

"It's so beautiful."

......

"Bring me some fish soup!"

"Okay! Sir, please wait a moment."

There are also many small food shops beside the pier. Wu Ye chose a shop with the most workers and sat down. The shop had no name. The shop's signature was fish soup and it only had fish soup, so he ordered one, and the shop only had fish soup. There is a young waiter and an elderly boss. The waiter is responsible for entertaining guests and serving dishes, while the boss is responsible for cooking fish soup and collecting bills.

"Old Zhang, don't look so gloomy. When we pick people to work later, the foreman will think you're showing off and won't want you today."

"Yes, yes, Xiao Li is right. There is too little work now and there are too many people. Everyone has to compete for work."

"I don't want to, mainly because my two children have reached the age of studying. Da Liu, you don't know that the annual fee for the worst school in Liyue Port is two million molas per person, and my two children It only costs 500 million molas. We don’t have work every day. I can only make a little over million molas throughout the year, but..."

The conversation between three obviously dock workers at the next table caught Wu Ye's attention, and he secretly moved his chair over.

"But the daily living expenses for a year are at least more than one million molas, not to mention that my wife is now sick, and the medical expenses will also cost a lot of money."

The old Zhang said bitterly.

"Then let's not read to the children for now. When they grow up, let them play first."

Xiao Li gave suggestions.

"Are you playing?! I'm afraid that they will become wild-minded and won't be able to continue studying. I can't let my children do hard work at a young age like you!"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Lao Zhang realized that he had said the wrong thing. He looked at Xiao Li apologetically, but could not say the words "I'm sorry".

After hearing this, Xiao Li fell into silence and just lowered his head to scoop up his own fish soup.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the big Liu laughed and said:

"Haha, Lao Zhang, if that doesn't work out, just send your children to a private school like Lao Shen. It costs less and the teacher is very capable."

"Private school?! That's even more impossible."

Lao Zhang replied.

"Why? Lao Shen's children can enter, but your children cannot?"

"You don't know. Although Lao Shen is a worker like us, his relatives work under Yujingtai Qixing... You know, right? Those private schools require connections to get in."

"Oh~, that's how it is."

"Well, no matter what, my children still need to study. I don't want them to do hard work like me in the future."

Listening to the conversation between the three, Wu Ye took the initiative to stand up and come to their side.

"Hello."

"Brother, what can I do for you?"

"Haha, I'm sorry. I accidentally heard the content of your chat just now. After listening to it, I have a question in my mind, and I want the three of you to help me answer it."

"It's easy to talk, brother, just ask."

Da Liu said cheerfully.

"Since the cost of attending a school is high and connections are required to enter a private school, why not buy a few teaching books for the children to read, and let the elders who are idle at home help teach them. If the children are not interested, then let them know how to read and write. , they can just do what they want to do when they grow up, such as painting, singing, opening a small shop or joining the army, etc. If they are interested, we can send them to further education in the future."

"Brother! It's not like we haven't thought about it before. If this is really possible, we can let the elderly at home teach the children. But now there are no so-called teaching books. There are only some ancient books and collections used to teach children, but they are all ancient texts. How can we teach our children if we are illiterate?"

"Yes, yes."

Lao Liu echoed from the side.

"Is that so? Can you please give me an ancient book to read? I'm willing to spend money to buy it."

"Well... we don't have time. We have to go to work later, and we don't have it at home. After all, we don't understand why we should spend money to buy it back."

"Xiao Li, eat quickly, the foreman is here!"

After saying that, Lao Zhang and Da Liu hurriedly finished the fish soup and then stood up and left. However, Xiao Li, who usually ate the fastest, was still eating slowly with his head down.

"Your Majesty! Your fish soup is here, eat it while it's hot, be careful not to burn your mouth!"

"Okay, put it here."

The waiter placed the steaming fish soup in front of Wu Ye. Wu Ye picked up the spoon, took a sip, blew lightly, and then put it in his mouth.

"Yeah! The fish meat is loose but not rotten. It is only seasoned with salt, but it is delicious and delicious, and the texture is extremely delicate!"

Wu Ye couldn't help but praise.

"Brother, why do you want to read ancient books? Do you also want to educate yourself?"

After seeing Lao Zhang and Lao Liu walking away, Xiao Li looked up and asked.

Wu Ye looked at Xiao Li, who was about the same age as him. His face showed a childish look, his eyes were a little dim, and he did not have the high spirits of a young man. He has dark yellow skin and a simple face. He is wearing simple but durable work clothes. The work clothes are a little white. They have obviously been washed many times, but there is still some dirt left on them. His palms are rough, with scars and calluses. .

"Oh?! Do you mean you usually read books by yourself to learn to read?"

Wu Ye asked, taking a sip of fish soup.

"Haha, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I did do this. When I was young, I loved to play and didn't have the opportunity to study. But now I want to study, but... I can't understand many words, they are all ancient Chinese. "

Xiao Li scratched his head and said.

"Well! It doesn't matter. It's never too late to study."

"Then I can ask you, why do you suddenly want to study?"

"Because...because a few days ago, I met a girl on the dock. She was very good-looking, dignified and beautiful, but I was born with a mud-legged background and my job was not decent, so I felt a little ...I asked around and heard that she likes reading. I wanted to get acquainted with her, so I wanted to learn to read and read."

Wu Ye looked at Xiao Li with a shy expression, feeling a little like he was in another world. He recalled that he was a young man with low self-esteem in his previous life.