The happy little days of the Ye family

There was a big market in town today, and most of the people who wanted to buy things went to the market.

The grocery store suddenly became deserted, and even fewer people came to buy vegetables and grains in the morning than usual.

I brought two baskets of fresh vegetables from home in the morning, but by lunch time, there were still four or five bundles that had not been sold.

There are still two smaller grass carps left in the water tank.

The weather is too hot, and these vegetables have become a little wilted after being stored for a long time, and they don't look very fresh.

The fish in the tank also looked a little less energetic.

Ye Donglin had no choice but to buy one, get one free, and sold these unfit ingredients to the Bai family restaurant next door at a cheap price.

You can buy a lot of cheap ingredients every day. Ye Donglin feels that the Bai's restaurant is located next to the grocery store, which is a big advantage.

Bai Yaowen felt that in the grocery store next door, he bought all the things that could not be sold every day. It was because the grocery store took advantage of the restaurant.

Both felt that they had done the other a great favor.

There were still women coming to buy groceries in the grocery store in the morning, but it became even more deserted in the afternoon.

There was no business anyway, so Ye Donglin planned to go to the Li family private school.

Years ago, I was going to send Xiaoqi there for enlightenment, so I had to say hello to the master over there in advance and communicate with him in advance.

Although children who are enlightened do not need to take assessments, as long as they are clean and not a business owner, they can go in and study.

However, this matter could not be settled one day, and Ye Donglin was still uneasy in his heart.

In order to leave a good impression on the master of the school, Ye Donglin thought about what to give for a long time.

He knew all four teachers from Li's private school, and the scholars were all relatively aloof and old-fashioned.

Ye Donglin planned to give him what he wanted and gave him things for scholars.

A knife of rice paper, a brush made of rabbit fur and an ink stick were all the best things from the grocery store.

Although they are all of ordinary quality, things used for reading are always expensive, and these three items cost 300 yuan.

There are four masters in the Li family private school. I don’t know which master my son will study with in the future.

You can't favor one over the other, so Ye Donglin specially prepared 4 portions.

A copy costs 300 yuan, and four copies are worth one or two cents. Ye Donglin can be said to have made a heavy investment.

However, for the money that will be used for future studies and scientific examinations, this amount is just a small amount and not worth mentioning at all.

After closing the door of the grocery store, Ye Donglin carried his things and walked to Li's private school.

Ye Donglin came to the door of the school carrying large and small bags, and saw the same boy standing at the door as before.

He had already inquired about it last time. This little brother's surname was Yang and he had been in the Li family private school for four years.

Ye Donglin stepped forward enthusiastically and said: "Brother Yang, I want to visit the master of the school. Please inform me."

The Li Family Private School recruits students every year after the beginning of spring.

It's only a few months before the spring of next year, and during this time, people are coming to visit the Master one after another with generous gifts.

Seeing Ye Donglin coming with something, the boy took him to the hall in a familiar manner.

Master Ming happened to be free at this time. When he saw Ye Donglin coming with so many things, he knew in his heart that he was here for the sake of the children at home.

Ye Donglin knew that scholars were noble, so he was not too flattering, and talked about sending Xiaoqi here for enlightenment without being humble or arrogant.

Although Master Ming has never met Xiao Qi, from Ye Donglin's many revelations in the past few days, he probably knows that this child is a smart and lively little boy.

He actually had a pretty good impression of Xiao Qi.

The Ye family attaches great importance to scientific examinations, and they have a family background, so they may be a good candidate for scientific examinations.

Seeing that what Ye Donglin sent were practical things such as pens, ink, and rice paper, Master Ming felt even more satisfied.

"Don't worry, Boss Ye. When your little Qi comes to the academy to study, the master here will definitely teach him well."

As for the things Ye Donglin sent, the private school naturally accepted them all.

There is no way, why do these teachers have so little money that the bundles they collect from teaching students are not enough for scientific examinations.

In fact, during this period, Ye Donglin also carefully observed two enlightened masters. Master Ming had a cheerful and humorous personality, which was more suitable for teaching Xiao Qi.

Ye Donglin also asked him in private if he could directly send the child to his name.

However, there are rules in the school that you must first meet the child before deciding which master to let him study under.

Ye Donglin had no choice but to give up and see how the academy would allocate the money.

No matter which master she studies with, it has already been decided that Xiaoqi will come to Li's private school for enlightenment next spring.

After coming out of the school, Ye Donglin's steps were obviously a little brisker.

Back home, Ye Donglin couldn't wait to tell everyone the good news at the dinner table.

"I have already been to the Li Family Academy in the afternoon and made an agreement with Master Ming to send Xiao Qi there for enlightenment in the spring of next year."

Mr. Ye was very happy, and the wrinkles on his face were even more smiley:

"Okay, okay, it's better to settle this matter earlier. Our Xiaoqi will go to the academy next year."

Father Ye directly gave the little guy a piece of bacon and said cheerfully:

"Xiao Qi, you should listen carefully to Master's words from now on, study hard, and strive to become a scholar as soon as possible."

Except for Xiao Qi, who was under great pressure, everyone at the dinner table was beaming with joy.

There is a school in the village. Xiaoqi was curious and secretly hid under the window to listen to their classes.

But the little guy found the articles written by Zhihu Zhiye a bit boring, and after listening to them twice, he didn’t want to go there.

Moreover, the older children in the village also said that studying is not fun, but the little guy is actually not willing to do so. He would rather play with his friends in the village.

But the little guy is over 4 years old, and he has heard some things from the adults at home, and knows that all the children in the family need to study.

His grandfather, father, and uncle were all well-educated, so naturally he couldn't be illiterate.

After it was decided that Xiaoqi would go to the academy for enlightenment, Ye Donglin and Wang Chunyu began to take stock of their family's financial resources at night.

After recording today's income from the grocery store, Wang Chunyu opened Xiaojia's account book and began to count the money the two of them had saved so far.

Although Liu's pastry shop is competing for business, they mainly make high-end and exquisite pastries.

The grocery store mainly sells cheap and affordable pastries. The customer groups of the two companies do not completely overlap, so the impact is not too great.

Nowadays, the grocery store’s book rental business is getting better and better, attracting many literate people to rent books.

People who can read are basically not poor, so the business of grocery stores has also improved.

Now the grocery store basically earns about 11 taels of silver every month.

Now the two of them have saved 438 taels.

A few years ago, when Wang Chunyu first got married, the two of them only had 36 taels.

In other words, the extra 402 taels were all saved after she got married.

Looking at the increasing amounts in the ledger, Wang Chunyu couldn't help but feel proud.

These are all the money she and the child's father have saved hard.