Houfu Key Class

The dish that Zong Wenxiu had caught in the air fell onto the table with a clatter.

The six or seven maids serving in the dining room all widened their eyes, and they saw surprise in each other's eyes!

This, this, this...

Is this still their young master?

Can he get back the things he gave away?

He actually still worries about whether others will be frozen at night?

Old Marquis! Old Madam!

Look at it! !

The ancestors have appeared! ! !

Cuizhi, who has a keen eye, has already winked at people, and a servant happily went to report the good news to the other manor.

The person involved, Zong Jincheng, didn't notice anything wrong.

Xu Wan, who was facing the main seat, was looking at him with a half-smile, her eyes sparkling. At this moment, he seemed to see that this woman was a little pretty.

"Ahem." Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Zong Jincheng reminded awkwardly, "Did you hear that? I don't want to say it again."

If she dared to say she didn't hear it, he would make a scene!

Zong Wenxiu blinked and replied first: "Madam has sent people to help Jingzhe repair the roof. It's just... So you didn't give away those horses. I'm finally not so sad. I heard that Madam wanted thousands of taels of silver."

Zong Jincheng snorted, sat down and muttered: "What's a thousand taels of silver? We have a lot of silver in our mansion. You little bumpkin have never seen the world."

Little bumpkin...

Zong Wenxiu had heard of this name before, but he only heard it with contempt and ridicule before. But when it came from his brother's mouth, it didn't seem to mean that, and it seemed a bit spoiled.

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

The little devil didn't even wash his hands, and he came up to take the buns. A pair of chopsticks fell from the sky, and Xu Wan held up his paws, indicating that he should wash his hands first.

Zong Jincheng was not satisfied, but the maids brought water to his side, and he didn't even need to stand up. He stretched out his hands and they were washed and dried.

The young master grabbed the meat bun and started to eat it.

Xu Wan rarely choked him at this time. Instead, she patiently waited until he finished eating the third bun, and then said to Cuizhi: "Let Shunzi go with housekeeper Liu tomorrow to get these three Ferghana horses back and bring the horse contract."

"Yes." Cuizhi was a little surprised. She thought the lady would let the young master go to get them himself.

Only when the young master saw the faces of those people with his own eyes could he empathize more. She thought Xu Wan would not miss this great opportunity to educate Master Cheng.

Xu Wan certainly thought so too.

But even if this result succeeds, it will only make the four dudes break up, which will not help the little devil study hard. He can continue to kick stones and walk cats and scare birds at home every day.

Still have to wait for a good time.

Zong Jincheng tilted his head to look at her, not understanding what this woman was up to, and was too lazy to guess. He was tired and hungry after running all day, and reached out to grab the fourth meat bun...

Little boy, eat me down.

The next day before lunch, in the backyard study.

Zong Wenzheng quietly wrote down the article. Reading is not only about memorizing, but also understanding its meaning, and being able to write it on paper. Therefore, no matter it is windy or rainy, he has to do every learning task every day.

But his eldest young master brother was different. Although he was driven into the study by Xu Wan early in the morning, his mind was not there. At this moment, he was lying on the desk with his arms and legs spread out. A thick book was covering his forehead, and the corner of the book was vaguely wet. It was obvious that he was chatting with Zhou Gong.

"Sir, housekeeper Liu has brought back the three horses." Shunzi ran in excitedly.

"Ah! That's great!" Zong Wenxiu stopped writing and smiled.

Zong Jincheng was startled by the sound and sat up from the table in a panic. As a result, the book covering his face fell to the ground with a snap. He lost his balance and rolled under the table.

Shunzi: "..."

As a qualified servant, he immediately closed his eyes and covered his head and ears in fear, pretending not to see it!

"Shunzi! Why are you shouting!!" The little devil's roar was still so full of energy.

"I'm sorry, young master. I didn't see you sleeping. I thought you were reading, so I couldn't wait to tell you this good news!"

Zong Jincheng took a deep breath and said dissatisfiedly: "When will Buyan come back?"

Buyan was one of the five servants in his room who were removed by Xu Wan. He was ruthless and had high martial arts skills. He was also his favorite. In the end, he was taken away with the others because he had never read books.

Shunzi, who was left behind, could only accompany him to study!

Study, study, study... It's so annoying. Which old turtle invented studying?

The little devil was furious and wanted to make trouble.

Shunzi hurriedly said: "It's almost time! Madam said that when you understand the meaning of those books, you can return Buyan first, and the monthly silver can be increased to fifty taels!"

As he said that, he also held up the twenty taels of monthly silver he had just received and showed it to the irritable young master.

Zong Jincheng stared at the ingot of silver for three full seconds.

Although he had no money at all in this month, there was food and drink in the mansion, so he could just stay at home. But now that he has the money, he still can't go out, because...

"What can this little money do? I can't even afford a meal!" The eldest young master always spends hundreds of taels every time he goes out.

Shunzi's hands were shaking and he didn't know how to reply, but at this moment he saw the surprised look of Master Xiu behind him, and hurriedly said as if he had met a savior: "Master Xiu's monthly salary is the same as yours!"

Zong Jincheng has now found a fellow sufferer.

He turned around and asked, "Are you so miserable too?"

Zong Wenxiu: "..."

He shook his head and said, "Not miserable, I feel I am quite happy, twenty taels is a lot of silver."

Zong Jincheng questioned, "How is it possible? You can't even buy a ship, a beautiful jade pendant, or a good horse!"

Zong Wenxiu was embarrassed to tell the truth, his brother's consumption level was too different from that of ordinary people, or even other noble sons.

But thinking of the purpose of his wife wanting to teach his brother well...he thought that he should popularize knowledge in places his brother didn't know, so that his brother could know what the world really looks like.

Then, under Shunzi's admiring eyes, Zong Wenxiu's light voice rang out softly:

"One tael of silver is one thousand coins, twenty taels is twenty thousand coins, and grain is five coins per catty. You can buy four thousand catties with the exchange. And four thousand catties of grain can feed a family of four for four years. For the Jingzhe family you know, it is enough for them to eat for eight years, until he is fourteen and his sister is eleven."

"Jingzhe said that children in the slums can't grow up at all, either starving to death or dying of illness, and most of the illness is caused by poor body resistance caused by hunger. The money you mentioned, only two months' salary, is enough to raise the two of them to adulthood, and become the only two people who grew up there."