Liu Ji waved his hand and asked the driver of the Imperial Prefecture's Mansion to withdraw.
With a few words, the curious neighbors who gathered around him were dismissed, and the door to their home was slammed shut.
He wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, forced out a bright smile, coughed twice, and then walked towards the dining room.
However, he couldn't pretend anymore before he reached the dining room. He smiled at Qin Yao and said excitedly:
"Madam, do you think I am awesome? You don't know that Sikong Jian is under my control now. If I ask him to go east, he will not dare to go west; if I ask him to go to heaven, he will not dare to go to the ground!"
“All of this is thanks to you, my wife!” This sentence came completely from Liu Ji's heart.
If it weren't for my wife's strong martial arts skills, how could she have restrained that guy Sikong Jian?
“Dang, Dang, Dang!” Liu Ji came to the dining room, and the four children who came to greet him all pulled aside, walked straight to Qin Yao, spread his palms, and revealed a money bag as if offering a treasure.
The four Dalang brothers and sisters who were pulled apart looked at each other, then looked at their father, who only saw his mother-in-law, and sighed helplessly.
Looking at it like this, dad will never be able to escape from grandma's clutches in this life.
“What?” Qin Yaohu asked.
Liu Ji winked at her proudly and said, "It's a full one hundred taels of silver."
Liu Ji put the money bag into Qin Yao's hand and motioned expectantly for her to open it and take a look. He stared at her face carefully, not wanting to miss any surprise expression.
Qin Yao opened the purse, and there were two large silver ingots lying quietly inside, each fifty taels, a plump silver ingot, so unpleasant.
"How did you get so much silver?" Qin Yao took out the silver ingot to play with and glanced at Liu Ji in disbelief.
She probably guessed where the money came from. Awang had already told her about Liu Ji's deeds in the Imperial Prefecture.
But seeing Liu Ji get back one hundred taels of silver and listening to Awang's description were two completely different experiences.
Liu Ji saw Qin Yao looking at him suspiciously, rolled his eyes angrily, and quickly explained that this was his monthly job as a servant in the Imperial Prefecture.
“One hundred taels a month?” Qin Yao couldn't believe it, “The Imperial Preceptor also agreed?”
Liu Ji nodded solemnly and immediately told Qin Yao all the conditions he had negotiated with the National Preceptor's Office.
After vomiting, he sat down at the dining table and shook his head proudly, "How about it? Sir, am I interested?"
The little Imperial Prefect's Office, you can take care of it directly!
Sikong Jian is stupid, right? This is the common thought of the whole family.
Car pick-up and drop-off, VIP treatment, a follower at your disposal, and a monthly payment of one hundred taels per month.
If you hadn't seen this with your own eyes, no one would dare to believe it!
Erlang was shocked. For the first time, he discovered that his father had some real abilities. Adhering to the fine tradition of being studious, he moved to Liu Ji and asked sincerely:
“Dad, can you teach me your skills?”
The older man, Sanlang and his four mothers also gathered around. The fourth mother served tea, Sanlang beat his legs, and the older man squeezed his shoulders, intending to study together.
Liu Jim was pleased with himself, enjoying the flattery of the children, and Shi Shiran said: "Actually, this is not really a skill, it's just borrowing from your grandma's reputation."
He was telling the truth, but the four children didn't believe it at all.
Siniang: “Daddy, don't you want to teach us?”
Erlang was also annoyed. It was rare for him to lower his stature and humbly ask for advice from someone he despised the most. He actually said that this was not a skill?
“Dad, if you don't want to teach me, just say so.” Erlang waved his hand, signaling that his brothers and sisters had dispersed and not to serve this stingy person.
“Hey, hey, hey?” Liu Ji was shocked and raised his hand to try to keep anyone, but no one was able to stay.
Qin Yao said, "Eat first, otherwise the food will be cold."
Happily, he weighed the two silver ingots in his palms and prepared to put them into his pocket. "Madam!" Liu Ji suddenly shouted urgently.
Qin Yao looked over displeased, and Liu Ji was frightened, but still mustered up the courage to stretch out four fingers and whispered a reminder:
“You are six and I am four, so.”
Qin Yao clicked her tongue, but under Liu Ji's eyes, she evened out a piece of silver ingot and gave it to him.
“Find me ten liang.”
Liu Jigang thought that the lady was being generous and wanted to give him an extra ten taels of silver, so when he heard the change, he curled his lips secretly and reluctantly collected ten taels of silver from his purse and handed it to her.
Sixty taels were obtained. Qin Yao smiled with satisfaction, put it in her bag, sat down and said, "Let's eat!"
Perhaps with the addition of money, the family enjoyed this meal very comfortably.
By the end of the meal, the sky had completely darkened.
According to the daily routine of the neighbors in Kuanzhengfang, I have washed myself and prepared to go to bed.
But the courtyard of Qin Yao's house was still brightly lit.
Dalang Erlang and Sanlang continued to write their unfinished homework on the Eight Immortals Table.
They were admitted into the class and had missed many courses from others. Master Fan specially arranged the homework of copying books for the three of them so that they could become familiar with the courses they had not learned before.
Saburo wanted to cry. He didn't know how long or how long he would have to copy the thousands of characters. He looked around with a sad face, checking the progress of his two brothers from time to time.
It turned out that the eldest brother and the second brother had already copied most of the copy, but I had not written even one-fifth of it. I was so excited that I couldn't hold back, and cried "Wow".
Liu Ji, who was playing the piano randomly with his daughter, was startled by the sound.
The father and daughter looked up. Sanlang raised his head to the sky and cried so hard that he broke down. He even cried without forgetting to lower his head and write. It was pitiful and funny at the same time.
In the front yard, Qin Yao and Awang, who were practicing for Yin Le, looked over and clicked their tongues twice when they heard the sound.
Happily I am not the one who needs to learn.
Yin Le, who was lifting the stone mill, looked at the large and small houses in the courtyard and secretly complained, a bunch of unsympathetic guys!
Looking at the crying Saburo again, he decisively chose to let the child grow up freely.
Just cry if you want, and it will be fine after you finish crying.
The whole family is in a very good mood. When Si Niang saw her little brother breaking down and crying while studying, she handed him a glass of water and asked him to drink water to moisten his throat, and then cry again so as not to make his throat hoarse.
Dalang Erlang also sent his sincere greetings to his younger brother.
Dalang: “After crying, I still have to write.”
Erlang: "I won't write a word for you. Our handwriting is different, Master can tell."
So, Saburo, you have to rely on yourself!
The two elder brothers patted Saburo heavily on the shoulders, hoping to give him strength and make him stronger.
With a muffled "dong" sound, Saburo fell to the ground. He was so frightened that he forgot to cry.
This child has always been a bit short-sighted. He looked around with tears in his eyes. When he saw the funny look of Senior Sister Le lying down exhausted after being hit hard by Niang and Uncle Awang, he actually burst into laughter.
Then she shed tears, got up again, ran to the kitchen and got a plate of biscuits baked by Yin Le, and continued to copy books while eating.
The night is beautiful, and the courtyard is also "warm" and "harmonious". (End of chapter)
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