C18 Make Money First

Was this sir agreeing to take Qingyun as his disciple? Regardless of what he said yesterday, Xia Changping was happy in his heart at this moment. He felt like he was floating on air. Their Xia family had finally done well, and now they had agreed to take Qingyun in as their disciple. He wanted to see what the people in the village who were watching the show would say. If it was Xia Yu, she would definitely take the opportunity to humiliate the people of the Lin family.

However, Xia Changping was an honest man. At this moment, he was only going out to buy some good things for the old man to eat. When he spoke to the old man, he was especially restrained, causing the old man to continuously glance at Xia Changping and Xia Yu. He was probably curious as to how a quiet and honest man like Xia Changping could give birth to such a talkative daughter. It was a pity that he was not a son. Otherwise, he would have taken Xia Yu in as his last disciple and trained her.

After returning home, Xia Yu did not say much. With an obedient look on her face, she followed Shen Yao into the kitchen to wash the vegetables and cook. Because of the dishes that Shen Yao made, although they were not bad, they did not look very good. Xia Yu decided to make them herself and let Shen Yao act as her assistant.

Fortunately, she had been a bachelor in her previous life, and had had to do her own household chores.

Although she had prepared it in a hurry this time, it was not any worse than the time she had entertained the Lin family the other day.

Dried duck, braised chicken, stewed potatoes, and a steamed fish. Soon, the kitchen was filled with fragrance.

Just now, when Shen Yao saw that Xia Yu wanted to cook, she was a little hesitant. During this period of time, although Xia Yu would sometimes cook, it was only some simple tea and light rice, so she couldn't tell what was going on. Today, it was Qingyun's future husband. If it was too salty and people thought that the Xia family was neglecting him, what would they do if they ignored Qingyun in anger?

After babbling at Xia Yu for a long time, Xia Yu did not give her the shovel. She could only watch as Xia Yu skillfully washed and processed the ingredients and put them into the pot.

The old man looked around at the situation of the Xia family. The house looked dilapidated and old, but the roof was still made of straw. In the summer, it leaked rain, and in the winter, it leaked air.

It was just that at that time, he was already an Elementary Scholar. At the very least, he had a private tutor fee to support his family, and the Xia family was really poor.

For some reason, the old man took out his pocket from his sleeve, endured the pain and took out ten taels of silver, placing it in front of Xia Changping.

"Nephew, please accept it. With your family's conditions, I'm afraid the burden on your child's education will not be small. I think Yu is a good child. This is my gift to her."

Xia Changping did not think too much about it and just treated the Yu the old man was talking about as Xia Qingyun. It was just that ten taels of silver as a greeting gift was a bit too much. Furthermore, this greeting gift was only for students to give to teachers, not teachers. This money definitely could not be accepted.

When Xia Yu came in with the plate, she saw Xia Changping and the old man pushing something back and forth. It seemed to be quite bright, and when she got closer, she could tell what it was. It was clearly a piece of silver.

"What are you and my father talking about? I know that Sir cherishes talent, but this private tutor fee must be given. Please take it, Sir, and if it's not enough, we'll send it to you in a few days. "

The ten taels of silver could not possibly belong to the Xia family. With the Xia family's current situation, let alone ten taels of silver, how could five taels of silver not belong to the Xia family?

It was one thing to be able to take it out, and this was the money he got from selling the water pennywort and the herbs in the river.

If not for this, she wouldn't have hoped for Xia Qingyun to become her disciple.

Xia Changping watched as the old man took the money back. Although he felt that something was not right, he was afraid that he would say something now. The old man insisted that he take the ten taels of silver. This was a hot potato that he could not touch.

He put the plates on the table and brought the rest of the dishes. There were four dishes and a soup, and three of them were meat dishes. In a normal family like the Xia family, they might not even be able to eat so well during the New Year.

It was evident that they thought highly of themselves, and that, though the old gentleman claimed to be a man of little interest, who could really look upon money as dirt, and that it was better to be valued than to be ignored?

Xia Yu and Shen Yao did not sit down at the table. The two of them ate directly in the kitchen. With outsiders around, the women usually took a bite in the kitchen. In this day and age, there was no equality between men and women, but women's status was lower than men's.

She was not so insolent as to insist on eating at the table when there were outsiders, and in the end she made a nuisance of herself, and when she was under someone else's roof she had to bow her head, and it was better to be careful when it came to things.

After the meal, the Xia Family watched the old man leave. Originally, Xia Changping had said that he would send the old man back, but he was a cripple and could not walk as fast as the old man.

Xia Qingyun was young, and Xia Yu and Shen Yao were women's wives. Even if the old man was old, it wouldn't be good to spread the news. Although Xia Changping didn't care, he didn't want outsiders to talk about their family.

Aunt Zhou, who was next door, had been leaning against the wall all day. She could smell the food that Xia Yu had cooked and the aroma it gave off. Her saliva almost washed over the wall between the two families.

When Xia Yu was on her way home, she passed by the Zhou family's house. Through the crack in the door, she could see Aunt Zhou sticking her chest out and sticking her entire body against the wall between the two families. The joy in her heart was immediately washed away.

No wonder the villagers knew about this news. They must have heard what she and Xia Changping had said in the courtyard that day, so Aunt Zhou could not wait to tell others about the Xia family. Usually, the Xia family was at the bottom of the food chain, and the Xia family's days were suddenly better.

Who wouldn't be jealous of the fact that they had to eat meat and buy food every day, and that their own family couldn't even get a bit of rice soup?

Even if they were jealous, they wouldn't be able to do what Madame Zhou did. They could only gossip behind her back and didn't dare to say anything.

Back in her own yard, Xia Yu did not hesitate to bring out the water used to wash the vegetables. She went over the wall and poured the water over it. She heard a strange cry coming from the foot of the opposite wall.

Xia Yu made a big fuss out of nothing and then said in a concerned voice, "Aunt Zhou, is that you? I didn't expect you to be leaning against the wall. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have splashed the water on you. "

Other than the Zhou family, there were other families around the Xia family. However, they were not that close to each other. The walls were separated, and although they knew what was going on in other families, they couldn't hear every word they said in the courtyard.

It was just that with Xia Yu's shout, all the surrounding families knew about it. When Mrs. Zhou heard about the Xia family's wall and was discovered, she was splashed with water by the silly girl from the Xia family.

This time, it was Mrs. Zhou who went out to be pointed at. Xia Yu stood at the foot of the wall every day and asked, "Aunt Zhou, are you leaning against the wall over there? I'm going to splash water on you. Stay away from me."

The Xia family's courtyard was so big that it was not like it could not be splashed with boiling water. It was obvious that Xia Yu was doing this on purpose. It was just that Mrs. Zhou did not say anything, and the others would not stand up for her.

When the old Zhou family finally returned to the village, he felt that the villagers looked at him strangely. When he returned home, he couldn't help but ask Mrs. Zhou what had happened.