"Mom, you're awake, are you hungry? At noon, Aunt Hua brought two eggs and asked my wife to stew them for you."
As Du Shi spoke, she opened the closed bowl. Inside was yellow egg custard, which must have been dripped with lard and was fragrant.
Baiyunxi moved his nose. He only had a bowl of porridge at noon. He was already hungry. "Well, how many of the second brother and the others are back?"
"Mom, the second brother and the fourth and fifth brothers have been repairing the shacks at the end of the village. The fourth brother came back during the period and said that the shacks at the end of the village were in disrepair for a long time. Some of them collapsed and some had leaky roofs. It was very difficult to repair them. "
As Du Shi spoke, she looked at her mother-in-law's expression. Unfortunately, her mother-in-law's face was dull and she couldn't tell anything.
'I don't know if my mother-in-law has any private money. It would be great if she could use some of it to rent a livable house in the village. It would be better than a shack with air leakage everywhere.'
Baiyunxi ate the egg custard in small bites. Listening to Du Shi's inner voice, the corners of her mouth twitched.
The original owner really didn't have a penny in his hands. All the money was used up to pay for Lao Juren's medical treatment. He had no money at the time of the funeral. However, Li Zheng came forward to help collect some arrears of Shu Xiu and exchanged them for copper coins, so he managed it reluctantly. .
The private schools of the Song Dynasty followed six rituals, namely celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, longan, and dried meat, each of which has its own meaning.
Celery means diligence and diligence.
Lotus seeds symbolize painstaking education.
Red beans symbolize good luck.
Dates mean early high school.
Longan symbolizes complete merit and virtue.
Dried meat represents the disciple’s intentions.
Except for the six rites, the tuition fee per semester is two buckets of rice, and the rest is gone.
Compared with the fees for private schools in the county, Lao Juren is really a conscientious person. Even so, there are still some people who don't have money to pay for repairs.
For those families who have no money and still want their children to study, Lao Juren never makes it difficult. He always keeps accounts first and then provides money when conditions permit.
It is common for some people to be in arrears for one or two years.
Lao Juren never rushes, and always adheres to the concept of sages, teaching without distinction. If you don't have money, you owe it first, and you will pay it when you have it.
For this reason, the original owner complained more than once, saying that some people were just slippery and deliberately defaulted. Lao Juren always smiled and told her not to judge others with their villainy.
Lao Juren lived in Liushuwan. Because of his status as a Juren, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, his family could not only be exempted from corvee, but also be exempted from the 200 acres of land tax. Because of this, most of the Bai family's fields were named after Lao Juren. Down.
Now that the person is gone and the title of Juren is gone, the Bai family members are not only sorry for the land but also have to pay taxes. There are few people who are really sad.
Seeing her mother-in-law not speaking, Mrs. Du felt uneasy.
"Go and do your work, just call Yaya." The little girl ran out just now, but after Du Shi came in, she didn't follow her.
"Hey~,"
Mrs. Du was stunned for a moment, then turned around and went out. Although she didn't know why her mother-in-law asked her daughter to come in, she didn't ask any more questions.
After a while, a little man came over hesitantly, looked up at her, and then immediately lowered his head and grabbed his clothes.
Bai Yunxi looked at the timid look of the little girl and shook her head helplessly.
"Yaya, come and eat the egg custard." She deliberately left half of it just for this girl.
As soon as she heard the egg custard, Yaya immediately raised her head, looked at the golden egg custard in the bowl, licked her lips, and shook her head timidly.
"Ya Ya is not hungry. Grandma's head is bleeding. She needs to be replenished." That's what Grandma Hua said when she came.