Chapter 388 Promoted
"Mrs. Shen, these are too many, you can just give them two taels of silver a year."
Su Tai smiled and shook her head, "Mr. Chu, My four children have to take up your rest time, so you have to worry about it If you want to give them lessons, how can you be the same as the children in the village? Just take it easy and leave our four children to you."
"This" Chu Heng is really not good at bargaining with others. In addition, the opponent was a woman, so he was defeated soon.
He took the heavy bag of silver and went back to class, having a new understanding of the wealth of Shenjiazhuang.
Five or six days passed.
Xi Mu came over in Su Chunlin’s carriage to visit Chu Heng.
As soon as he entered the door, Xi Mu couldn't wait to pull Chu Heng and murmured, "How is the situation here? I thought there were three or five children who could stand up to the sky, but who knew there were more than thirty or fifty children. Every day There are classes in the morning and afternoon every day. I heard that there are children from nearby villages who want to come here to study. With so many people, it is really difficult. It’s a load!”
After saying that, he noticed that Chu Heng looked resentful, and his heart skipped a beat, “What? Brother Chu, don’t you have many children here?”
Chu Hengbi? After counting the numbers, Xi Mu squirted out all the tea in his mouth, "Eighty-nine? How to teach so many?"
Chu Heng said sadly: "These children study in three different hours. After teaching them, they have to give separate lessons to the four young ladies of the town official's family. I have not stopped from morning to night."
Xi Mu was stunned. It took him a long time to find his voice. Yin, crying a handful of bitter tears for Chu Heng, "Brother! Seeing your current situation, I suddenly feel that I am very lucky."
Chu Heng sighed again, "The only good thing is that With so much money, we were all running out of food in the imperial capital, but here we are I got rich overnight, especially the town official. He was generous and gave me eighty taels of silver a year. For this money, I had to continue teaching even if I lost my voice. "
Xi. Mu was surprised. He immediately calculated Chu Heng's one-year repair fee, and he felt envious. Come, "It's good if I can save money, and I can give some subsidies to my relatives at home in two years."
They have studied for so many years and have achieved nothing. Their families are eagerly looking forward to their success. If they can send Having the money back will give your loved ones some comfort.
Chu Heng nodded in approval, "After working hard for several years, I'll save some money first. You can come over and eat at my place today. It just so happens that there are still many eggs and meat dishes in the kitchen that haven't been cooked."
Xi Mu followed over to take a look. At one glance, I have to sigh that Chu Heng’s living environment is good.
“I also live in a separate courtyard in Dongmen Village, but it’s not as spacious and bright as yours.”
“But it’s better than living in the Imperial Capital!”
Two People looked at each other and smiled.
In the blink of an eye, the snow melted and the land thawed.
The villagers started working in the new year again.
Shen Yigang was about to leave for Qiongzi with Su Tai, but unexpectedly the county magistrate Duan Ren entered the village with a large group of people.
The villagers working in the fields stopped working when they saw the battle, and ran to the village one after another to watch the excitement.
Duan Ren and his party went directly to Shen Yi's house, and happened to hear the sound of reading loudly next door. The imperial envoy asked curiously: "Is this a gentleman from the village?"
"No, no." Duan Ren denied repeatedly.
Shen Ying just arrived and hurriedly explained, "This is the village school, where all the children in the village are enlightened."
In a place like Lizhou, there are still village teachers, which is quite a bit. Strangely, the imperial envoy looked at Duan Ren and said, "Master Duan is so awesome!"
Duan Ren smiled awkwardly. He didn't know these things, but he absolutely couldn't deny it.
Because the children were all studying, the imperial envoy did not disturb them.
Duan Ren quickly pulled the wooden stake. After Su Tai opened the door, he hurriedly asked: "Is Shen Yi at home? The imperial envoy has come to read out the imperial edict!"
Su Tai's heart tightened, "Shen Yi is in Dahe Town! "
" Send someone to find him quickly! "
Su Tai immediately asked Shen Ergou to come and personally recruit the imperial envoy and his entourage.
Served tea and snacks, looked at the nose and heart, and stood aside with low eyebrows, waiting for orders.
The imperial envoy looked at the courtyard, nodded slightly, and spoke slowly, "I heard that your family still has a plaque given by the emperor. Where is it located?" "Master Qi, the plaque is hung in the ancestral house and in the village. You are Want to go over and meet? "
The imperial envoy asked about the distance to Dahe Town, thinking that Shen Yi would not come back so soon, and readily agreed.
Su Tai led them.
A group of people came to the ancestral home of the Shen family, looked at the high-gate courtyard with blue brick tile houses, and asked in confusion: "Why don't you live here?"
Su Tai laughed twice and said, "This house was specially built to house the things given by the emperor. Our house is quite nice to live in."
Seeing that Shen Yi's family valued the things given by the emperor so much, the imperial envoy Feeling better about them.
The door opens.
The group walked around the screen wall and saw the plaque hanging in the center of the hall.
Everyone headed by the imperial envoy saluted before entering.
The shelves in the hall are filled with gifts from the emperor, except money.
Seeing the dragon-protecting sword, the imperial envoy's eyes became more solemn.
The group had tea for a while, and Shen Yi finally came back.
The imperial envoy read out the imperial edict at the ancestral home of the Shen family.
The other party first affirmed Shen Yi's move to build the bridge and listed several benefits of building the bridge. Finally, he said: "First, make Shen Yi the magistrate of Zhaohua County, reward him with a thousand taels of silver, and grant him a plaque. This!”
Shen Yi suddenly looked at Duan Ren and Lu Tong, and saw the two of them looking at him with smiles. He immediately understood something and hurriedly accepted the order.
The imperial envoy smiled with satisfaction: "Congratulations, Master Shen!"
"Thank you, the imperial envoy!" Shen Yi bowed heavily before standing up.
The imperial edict was solemnly brought to the tribute table in front of everyone.
“Several adults have worked so hard to come all the way, so please stop by and have a simple meal in this humble house.”
The imperial envoy declined twice before agreeing.
Su Tai went back first and bought a bunch of delicacies at the Huohuo Shikong Food Street, including hot pot, red wine and white wine, and all kinds of vermicelli and seafood. She just prepared a big table of good wine and food.
The imperial envoy was shocked again.
This meal brought us closer to each other.
Shen Yicai found out that Duan Ren had been promoted and was about to be transferred. Lu Tong became the county magistrate, so he naturally took the position of county magistrate.
"Mr. Duan, I wish you good luck! Mr. Lu, please give me your advice in the future."
"Easy to say!"
Su Tai saw that they were a little drunk and wondered whether to give They arranged guest rooms, but they didn't expect that the group was so drunk that they insisted on going back.
Fortunately, they brought a lot of escort boys with them, so there was no hindrance.
After sending away the guests, Shen Yi was in high spirits due to the happy occasion and carried Su Tai to the bedroom.
Su Tai blushed with embarrassment, "What are you doing! Let me go quickly!"
"Don't let me go! Wife, I'm so happy! I'm so happy! I didn't expect that I would be raped by the emperor!" With the title of county magistrate, our family can change the lintel!"
Shen Yi rolled into the bed with Su Tai with a smile.
After all the nonsense.
Su Tai said angrily: "Although this is a great thing, don't forget our business, Qiongzi must go."