Volume 2, Chapter 123: Help
The teaching calmed down and subsided the anger, leaving only fear.
Dongming Ziyu was able to enter his bedroom quietly and make Aunt Xu, who was sleeping with him, unconscious. Wouldn't it be easy to kill him?
Don't mess with desperadoes!
I originally wanted to use some sinister trick to cut off Dongming Ziyu's scientific research path, but for the sake of my own life, I had to give up this idea temporarily.
He had to think of an honest way to pin Dongming Ziyu to death!
It's better to borrow a knife to kill someone without involving yourself!
Early the next morning, Dongming Ziyu said to Dong Youliang and Dalang: "After breakfast, we went to find Chen Mingdong and Chen Mingnan to buy things."
Dong Youliang said in confusion: "Why don't you go find some teachings first?"
Dongming Ziyu said: "I went to look for him last night."
There is food in the east, Dalang: "..."
Dongming Ziyu also hired Chen Mingdong and Chen Mingnan, and bought three large carts of things in Fengcheng, including not only raw materials for making cakes, but also clothing materials, wood, etc. for Dalang's wedding.
It was already midnight when we got home. Chen Mingdong and Chen Mingnan rested at their employer's house for a rest this time, and early the next morning, they helped pull a cart of cakes to the county town.
After they left, everyone asked: "How did things go? Have you met the high official?"
Dongming Ziyu said: "Seeing him, he should restrain Boss Xu. Officials all pay attention to reputation, especially reputation among scholars. Boss Xu looks so ugly and shows his name openly.
It ruined his reputation."
Someone was talking in the yard, and it was Chu Xing who came.
Dongming Ziyu went out to welcome him, cupping his fists and saluting: "Master Chu."
Mrs. Qian came out and said, "Come in and talk. Have you had breakfast?"
Chu Xing smiled and said, "Thank you, ma'am. After eating, I'll come and talk to Dong Youfu."
Mrs. Qian still asked Erlang to go to the snack room and take a few plates of freshly baked snacks to the main room. She asked Li to pack two bags of snacks and take them away for him to eat later.
Dongming Ziyu made a pot of good tea and asked, "Master Chu, what do you want with me?"
Old God Chu Xing sipped half a cup of tea on the ground and then said: "I heard that you haven't found the candidates who will guarantee each other and the students who will guarantee you?"
Dongming Ziyu said: "It was Boss Xu from Fengcheng who was causing trouble."
Chu Xing said: "I can vouch for you. You don't need to worry about the mutual insurance of candidates. I will arrange it for you."
A senior citizen is only the minimum requirement for guarantee, and a higher status is the best.
Dongming Ziyu naturally appreciated it and said with a smile, "Thank you so much, Mr. Chu."
Chu Xing said: "Rong Qian and Young Master Rong Chuan once asked me to take care of you. I am just a loyal person entrusted by others. The county magistrate has been taking care of the pastry shop. But our official rights are limited, so we can do our best."
Dongming Ziyu said: "That requires Master Chu to be willing to help. I accept this favor."
Chu Xing is Rong Qian's confidant. I'm afraid he not only manages the jade mine here, but is also responsible for collecting nearby news. Otherwise, he would not have known so quickly that he had no guarantee, and his family did not tell anyone.
After Chu Xing left, Dongming Ziyu told his family about the matter and they were very happy.
Mrs. Qian smiled and said: "We are still Rongchuan!"
Old Man Dong said: "Then Mr. Chu must be willing to help and pack up a few gifts to send up the mountain."
The county magistrate gives gifts to the snack shop every month, so there is no need to make a special trip.
Things in the officialdom are complicated, and it is not something Rong Qian or Rong Chuan can say, and people will take the initiative, enthusiasm, and try their best to help.
The matter of mutual insurance and guarantee was settled, that boss Xu disappeared from Liulin County, and the life of the boss became peaceful.
Dongming Ziyu became more enthusiastic in endorsing it. Without fame, it is really difficult to move forward. This is just a small snack shop, and Shangguan Ruoli hasn't opened a medical clinic yet.
In the blink of an eye, August came, and Dongming Ziyu took Shangguan Ruo away to take part in the government examination. The reason why he took his wife with him was because he lived in Chen Mingdong’s yard, which was safe and could open fire for cooking. Shangguan Ruoli cooked at home. The craftsmanship is the best.
Mrs. Qian gave them one hundred taels of silver, and Dong Chunlei also brought twenty taels of silver sponsored by each family in the Dongzhou family, and he also sponsored five taels of silver himself.
Although the money is not much, everyone's life has not improved yet. They earn some money by eating game in the back mountains and doing odd jobs for the snack shop. It is already good to be able to earn so much.
This is everyone's investment and support for Dongming Ziyu. Dongming Ziyu does not lack this little money, but he does not refuse it. He will support them in the future, and people cannot think that he should pay for them in vain.
Wulang knew that his parents were going without him, so he burst into tears. He looked at his little finger and held back his tears and said: "Dad is going to take the exam. I won't go. I won't cry or make trouble. I will wait at home for my parents to come back." .”
Ling Yue hugged him and coaxed: "Yes, good brother, sister will stay with you."
Wulang's long eyelashes were covered with tears, and he said obediently: "Well, Wulang will wait for his parents at home. Dad will definitely be admitted as a scholar."
As he said that, he looked pitifully at Dongming Ziyu and Shangguan Ruoli.
Shangguan Ruoli's old mother's heart was turned into water by his little beast-like eyes.
Dongming Ziyu also softened his heart and looked at Shangguan Ruoli: "How about... take them two with you?"
Wulang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he rushed towards Dongming Ziyu like a puppy and hugged his thigh, "Dad, dad, take me and my sister there. We will be obedient and not delay your studies!"
Ling Yue also wanted to go with her. She had never been separated from her mother at night before coming here.
Shangguan Ruoli knew that Wulang had a low sense of security, and was a little concerned. Besides, Dongming Ziyu was studying in space, and the two children could not affect him.
Mrs. Qian was unwilling to let Ling Yue and Wu Lang follow her, for fear of delaying Dongming Ziyu's studies, so Shangguan Ruoli persuaded her to agree.
"Oh! Oh! Daddy and I are going to take the exam!" Wulang jumped up and down happily and had fun in the yard. Several girls and boys were envious.
However, the children at home are sensible and followed without making any noise.
Because the students that Chu Xing was looking for for mutual protection were in Fengcheng, the family of four went to Fengcheng ten days in advance and found the small courtyard of Chen Mingdong's house. It was indeed not far from Gongyuan and it was clean and tidy.
The small courtyard is in the style of a quadrangle, with six rooms in total. Because it is specially rented to students, one room is divided into an inner and outer room, and the outer room has a stove and stove for cooking.
They arrived not too early, and four of the houses were occupied. Shangguan Ruoli simply rented the remaining two houses so that the two children could have more freedom and avoid disturbing Dongming Ziyu's endorsement. Don't dare to laugh when you talk.
After settling in, Dongming Ziyu took the address given by Chu Xing to find those candidates to issue mutual guarantee documents.
Shangguan Ruoli took Ling Yue and Wu Lang to the street to buy groceries.
Ling Yue traveled to many places with them, was well-informed, and acted very calmly about everything in Fengcheng.
Although Wulang had traveled a long way with the refugees, victims of the disaster were not allowed in the city. Therefore, it was his first time to visit such a big city and he couldn't see enough with his eyes.
He held Shangguan Ruoli in one hand and Ling Yue in the other, asking questions curiously.
"Mom, what is such a tall building for?"
"This is a restaurant, a place for eating and drinking."
"Sister, what is that colorful building for sale?"
"Yes..." Ling Yue's eyes fell on the door of a brothel, coughed slightly, and said: "This is a brothel, a place for drinking and listening to plays."
Wulang looked at Shangguan Ruoli and said, "Mom, I want to go to the brothel and listen to the opera."
Shangguan Ruoli: "That's not a place for good people to go, so we won't go."
Ling Yue was afraid that he would continue to ask, so she said, "Let's go to a teahouse or theater to listen to a play."
Sure enough, Wulang changed his attention, "The teahouse should be a place for drinking and selling tea, right?"
Ling Yue patiently explained the teahouse to him, but did not notice that a woman wearing red and green walked out of the brothel. It was the woman who called herself Iceman who was talking to her by the river.
The woman touched the purse at her waist with a smile. When she looked up and saw them, her eyes lit up and she followed them secretly.
Chapter completed!