After finishing, Li Heng went to Qinglian Teahouse with Su Yining and Wang Ruoxi.
Su Yining originally had nothing to communicate with Li Heng, but when Wang Ruoxi kept staring at Li Heng, she was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so she mentioned Su Dongpo's words to him.
"When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky for wine. I wonder what year it is in the palace in the sky..."
"Okay, okay, stop showing off, who doesn't know Su Dongpo's "Shui Tiao Ge Tou"! Go get a pot of West Lake Longjing, I'm just thirsty!" Wang Ruoxi sent Su Yining away impatiently.
Unexpectedly, Li Heng felt a trace of resistance in his heart.
Su Dongpo's poems, West Lake Longjing, the jade pendant Su Yining looked at just now, and the bracelet Wang Ruoxi gave him last night were all not something he could easily get. With such a person, he felt out of place.
Li Heng looked outside and said, "I'm going to see where Yi Ning went." He stood up and wanted to walk out.
Wang Ruoxi said hurriedly: "He went to see tea and will be back soon."
Li Heng had no choice but to sit down again.
Wang Ruoxi's heart was beating fast and her cheeks were flushed. Now that they were the only two here, she couldn't think of what to say.
"How long have you been working at the steamed bun shop?" Wang Ruoxi thought hard about the topic.
Li Heng's ears turned red and he said: "It hasn't been long, almost a month."
Wang Ruoxi said: "Do you plan to keep selling steamed buns? Have you ever thought about studying and taking the imperial examination?"
Li Heng shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in those."
"Oh." Wang Ruoxi nodded.
After a moment of silence, Wang Ruoxi asked again: "Why does your sister live with Zhao Ling'er?"
Li Heng didn't know how to answer her.
At this moment, he just felt that he was very uncomfortable sitting here, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
He looked outside again and saw why Su Yining hadn't come back yet.
"Oh, I suddenly remembered that the shopkeeper asked me to keep accounts for him! I just forgot! I have to go back!" Li Heng suddenly stood up and left in a hurry without looking at Wang Ruoxi.
"Hey..." Wang Ruoxi stood up and tried to hold Li Heng but failed. She followed him to the door, but Li Heng accelerated and ran away.
Wang Ruoxi frowned and returned to the cubicle.
Su Yining came in and asked, "Huh? Where is Li Heng?"
Wang Ruoxi pushed her cheek with her hand and pouted, "He ran away."
"Run away?" Su Yi Ning was shocked, sat down with a smile, and asked, "What's going on? Did you scare him away?"
Wang Ruoxi shook her head and said, "I didn't say anything! I asked him if he wanted to study and take the imperial examination, and why his sister lived with Zhao Ling'er. Before he said a few words, he said that the shopkeeper had something to do with him.
Just ran away!"
Su Yi Ning listened and said with a smile: "Haha, if it were me, I would run too!"
"Why?" Wang Ruoxi asked puzzledly.
"Well...do you understand a man's self-esteem?"
Wang Ruoxi shook her head.
Su Yi Ning said: "Forget it, I know you don't understand. Let's go, I'll go back too."
Wang Ruoxi was no longer in the mood to drink tea and had no choice but to leave with Su Yining.
Li Heng ran back to the steamed bun shop in one breath and lay down on the bed.
He just felt like he was holding a breath in his heart and couldn't vent it!
what happened?
Why is he angry?
Study? Exam?
How could he not be interested? But with his current ability and current conditions, how could he study with peace of mind?
Ayao?
He also wants to buy a yard and live with A Yao!
But what can he do?
You can't kick Zhao Ling'er out and let him live in it, right?
She got it through her own merit, so what qualifications does he have to get in?
There is no way to continue like this, and you will never achieve anything if you work for a lifetime.
But what should he do?
What can he do?
Zhao Linger!
At the critical moment, he still wanted to hear Zhao Ling'er's advice.
He got up from the bed and walked out of the house. He wanted to find Zhao Ling'er.
At this time, Zhao Ling'er had brought back the engraved papers, 20 copies in total.
Tomorrow, I will ask Zhou You to find out where in Yunzhou City there are people who teach storytelling, history, and drama. She will give these things to them.
Squeak!
The courtyard door was pushed open.
Zhao Ling'er stood up and saw that it was Li Heng.
Why did Li Heng come here at this time?
Zhao Ling'er walked out and saw Li Heng with a serious expression, frowning slightly, and looking very worried.
She hurried over to greet him: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Li Heng recounted what Wang Ruoxi asked him just now and said, "I really don't know what to do now. If I continue to stay in the steamed bun shop, I won't achieve anything in my life. But if I leave now, I won't even be able to achieve anything."
My job to survive is gone."
Zhao Ling'er poured a cup of tea for Li Heng and comforted him: "It doesn't matter. If you don't want to do it, just don't do it. Anyway, working in a steamed bun shop means you won't make any progress in your life."
"Then what should I do?"
Zhao Ling'er thought for a while and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Li Heng replied: "I want to study, take the imperial examination, and see the emperor!"
Zhao Ling'er smiled and said: "The imperial examination is a very difficult road! Some people have never passed the imperial examination in their whole life, so what should you do?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't win the exam, as long as you can read, know how to read, and be able to make money on your own like you."
Ha, Zhao Ling'er thought: It's not easy to be like me!
"Okay! Of course it's a good thing that you want to study. But there is no free lunch in the world. If you want to study, then first you have to find a way to support yourself, and you have to have money to buy study materials and equipment, and preferably a large sum of money.
You have enough money to go to private school and hire a teacher." Zhao Ling'er helped Li Hengli with his thoughts.
"Yeah." Li Heng nodded and asked with a sad face: "What can I do to make such a large amount of money?"
Zhao Ling'er said: "Don't be impatient! Think about what you can do first."
Li Heng frowned and said: "I can steam steamed buns, I can also read some simple words, and I can also help the shopkeeper keep accounts. I can also... I can also go to the market to sell things! My mother used to weave cloth
I was the one who helped her sell it!"
"Yes! With these skills, you can make money to support yourself! If you add up, you can save enough money in a short time!" Zhao Ling'er encouraged him.
"But, what can I do?" Li Heng frowned and asked, "I still don't know anything!"
Zhao Ling'er said: "Do you still remember the crispy green leaves we had at Guqiao that day? Can you make that?"
Li Heng thought for a while and said, "I know that." But he immediately added, "How much can I sell in a day? A portion of crispy leaves costs 3 cents. Even if 100 portions are sold a day, it is only 300 cents!"
"How much can you earn in a day now?" Zhao Ling'er asked.
"Take care of food and housing, 80 cents a month." Li Heng said and said to himself: "A steamed bun costs 1 cent, plus honey or sesame oil, even if it costs 2 cents, and one sells for 3 cents, I still pay
If I earn 1 penny and sell 100 pieces a day, I will earn 100 penny. If I earn 3,000 penny a month, that is 3 taels of silver!"
After Li Heng finished the calculation, he looked at Zhao Linger excitedly.
Zhao Ling'er saw the light in his eyes.
Li Heng stood up and walked around the main room while calculating: "I'll add some mutton stuffing, bean paste stuffing, steamed buns with crab roe fillings, and make some flower rolls..."
"There are also meat buns and pancakes with vegetables! You can make all of these!" Zhao Ling'er added.
"Yes! Then my business will definitely be fine!" Li Heng looked back at Zhao Linger, and he was suddenly full of confidence!
However, he then thought again, if I left the steamed bun shop, where would I live? The oven, honey, and sesame oil also cost money!
Zhao Ling'er saw his worries and said: "You don't have to worry about food and accommodation. Ayao and I will live in one room, and you will live in the same room. It's no problem. As for the ovens, I can lend you 10 taels of silver first and wait for you."