After hearing what Hu Fan said, Mao You chuckled and said, "Master Hu, do you think it is appropriate for him to be a countryman now?"
Hu Fan nodded with satisfaction, "You can handle this matter. Tell Zhao Chunqiang to get out of here and don't delay Chen Xiaobei's check-in."
Mao You agreed and left happily.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei had already brought Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer to Qingniu County.
Under Cui Hongyu's guidance, the carriage turned left and right, and finally stopped in front of a house. This was an ordinary family.
But there are also unusual places.
The front door is a vermilion-lacquered door. In this era, only wealthy families used this kind of door.
There is a piece of bamboo planted on the left side of the gate. When the wind blows, the bamboo leaves rustle.
On the right side of the gate is a plum tree. There are no plum blossoms this season, but the leaves are quite dense.
Cui Hongyu stepped forward and raised his hand to gently tap the iron ring on the door a few times.
It didn't take much, and the door opened with a creak.
A little girl of twelve or thirteen years old came out, dressed in coarse clothes, with two little braids on her head neatly combed.
Seeing Cui Hongyu, the little girl's face was filled with a warm smile.
"Oh, my aunt is here!"
Cui Hongyu nodded, "Xiaohua, is Ziyan here?"
"Here, aunt, please."
Before Xiaohua could walk into the house, she already shouted loudly, "Master, master, it's my aunt who is here."
Soon the door opened and no one showed up, but the voice came out, "I was shocked, there are no rules at all."
The sound is like the cry of an oriole, which is really nice to hear.
As soon as the voice fell, Zi Yan had already walked out. She really had willow leaves, curved eyebrows and a cherry mouth, beautiful eyes and a charming smile.
Paired with a white dress and waist-length hair, she really looks like a fairy in a painting.
Seeing Cui Hongyu coming, Zi Yan looked very excited and stepped forward to hold Cui Hongyu's arm, "Sister, you haven't been here for more than half a year."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Xiaobei and Chen Qiaoer, their eyes full of doubts.
"Sister, this is..."
Cui Hongyu smiled and held Zi Yan's hand, turned to Chen Xiaobei and said, "This is my husband Chen Xiaobei, and this is my sister Chen Qiao'er."
"Husband, this is my good sister, Shen Ziyan."
Zi Yan looked at Cui Hongyu with surprise in her eyes, but it only flashed by. She was still smiling and bowed to Chen Xiaobei, "Zi Yan has met Mr. Chen."
After saying that, he stepped aside and said, "You three, please come to the room."
Go inside.
Xiaohua served tea to several people and stood obediently behind Zi Yan.
"Sister Ziyan, as for me, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I came here this time because I want to ask you for help with something."
Zi Yan smiled slightly, "I knew that as soon as you came here, something was definitely going on."
"Okay, I'm not kidding, I'm serious this time." Cui Hongyu said with a serious expression. "My husband has built several schools in Hetou Village, but there is a shortage of teachers. I want to ask my sister to come out.
, to teach children how to read.”
When Zi Yan heard this, she was stunned, "Sister, I'm afraid I'm powerless."
"I'm used to being alone here, and I can't do anything like that."
Cui Hongyu picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, put it down gently, and then said slowly, "Become a teacher, that will restrict you!"
Zi Yan still shook her head, "Hey, sister, please don't make things difficult for me. They say poor mountains and harsh waters breed unruly people, and I don't want to go to a mountain village."
Cui Hongyu looked at Chen Xiaobei again, then said with a smile, "Don't worry about this. Who dares to bully you in the village? Just tell my husband and he will help you stand up."
Zi Yan looked at Chen Xiaobei, who was just a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old. He couldn't help laughing, "Sister, please stop making fun of me. Since you are here today, you can have a meal with me. I
I have to cook and make soup for you myself."
Cui Hongyu did have a serious look on his face, "Zi Yan, I'm telling you something serious. Really, as long as you go to Hetou Village to teach the children, you can pay whatever you want."
Zi Yan looked at Cui Hongyu in surprise. Seeing her serious look, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Then I need ten taels of silver a month, will you give it too?"
Now it was Cui Hongyu's turn to be embarrassed. Ten taels of silver was indeed a sky-high price.
She turned to look at Chen Xiaobei. Chen Xiaobei thought to himself, these ten taels of silver are indeed expensive, but having said that, knowledge is priceless. As long as it can make the children more literate, ten taels will be enough. Anyway, do it yourself.
There are many ways to make money.
The best thing is to go to Huahao Hall a few more times every month.
"Okay, ten taels is ten taels, Miss Ziyan, we have an agreement."
This time it was Zi Yan's turn to be surprised. He widened his eyes and looked at Chen Xiaobei in disbelief.
When Cui Hongyu saw this, he smiled and said, "Ziyan, I forgot to tell you, my husband is the head of Hetou Village, so he has the final say on this matter."
Zi Yan's eyes widened even more, "What, he, he is the chief?"
Cui Hongyu had a smile on her face, "Why, doesn't it look like it?"
Chen Xiaobei looked at Zi Yan and said with a serious face, "Miss Zi Yan, this is what we have decided. When do you want to go to our village?"
After saying this, Zi Yan's face suddenly turned red.
He looked at Cui Hongyu, then at Chen Xiaobei, then turned to look at Cui Hongyu, and finally stamped his foot, "Sister Hongyu, you and your brother-in-law teamed up to bully me."
After that, he turned around and went to the back room.
Seeing this, Cui Hongyu shook his head helplessly and sighed, suddenly raising his voice and shouting inside, "Ziyan, I forgot to tell you, there are many students in our village, and you need to find someone else."
, you two go together."
There was no response in the room, but Cui Hongyu didn't care, and then said, "I'll give you three days. I'll take you away in three days. You should be ready."
After speaking, she pointed towards the door and signaled Chen Xiaobei to leave quickly.
Chen Xiaobei didn't know what was going on, but he still pulled Chen Qiaoer and followed Cui Hongyu out.
Xiaohua followed behind and sent the three of them out of the gate.
Cui Hongyu said to Xiaohua, "Go back and tell Zi Yan not to delay my husband's important events."
When Xiaohua returned to the house from the gate, Ziyan had already come out of the inner room, "Sister Hongyu is gone?"
Xiaohua nodded, "Master, do we really have to go to their village?"
Zi Yan nodded, "This is the first time Sister Hongyu begged me. How could I not help her?"
"But she said she wanted to find another helper. Where can you find one?"
"I have my own way of doing this."
While talking, Zi Yan returned to the back room, filled her pen with ink, and wrote a letter as she brushed and brushed.
"Send this letter to Sister Huang Ying and ask her to come over and help me."
Chen Xiaobei, who rarely made a trip to the county town, took Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer to a silk and satin shop, bought materials, and asked a tailor to measure them and make clothes for them.