It's not scary to travel through a book, you can change your fate as a cannon fodder by yoursel

The iron triangle got together again on the ninth day of the first lunar month.

"Is there someone new in the family?" Although Ouyang Hua was a rough and unrestrained person, when he came in and saw that all the servants were strangers, he knew that someone had changed in the family.

"The original few have gone to work as accountants in the farm. I feel more at ease with the people I know well."

"Brother, you are really good. You have trained a doorman to be an accountant."

Weng Xiaoxiao smiled naively, not wanting to be too modest, nor to brag about anything else.

"A scholar who is good for nothing is better than the two of us." Tian Runze added from the side.

The clothes on Tian Runze looked familiar. They should be the ones he wore two years ago. Without making any noise, Weng Xiaoxiao noticed the half-worn shoes on his feet.

The children of a gentry family, even if they were born out of wedlock, would not wear old clothes when going out to visit friends. I wonder what happened to the Tian family?

"The fire on New Year's Eve burned down a shop of the Tian family, causing heavy losses." Ouyang Hua saw Weng Xiaoxiao's confusion and said a few words.

The shop was burned down on New Year's Eve. No matter how big the loss was, it wouldn't be enough to not make new clothes for the young master before the New Year. Weng Xiaoxiao could only think about it in her heart. She didn't ask out loud for Tian Runze's sake.

Although his biological mother could not help much at the beginning, she could at least take care of his life. Now she is practicing in the temple and her daily life is not well taken care of. Although he has talked about a lot of family scandals, Tian Runze does not want to pollute his good friend's ears.

"It's a blessing that no one is hurt. I also sent my servant to help."

"That's right. No wonder my brother said he saw you. Weng Xiao, what's wrong with your brain? The toys you gave to my nephew are too fun. The kid is not even one year old yet, but he knows how to protect his food. I wanted to take it and play with it, but he burst into tears. As a result, my mother gave me a good beating."

The scene of snatching things from a little baby was so funny that Weng Xiaoxiao and Tian Runze looked at each other and burst into laughter.

After laughing, Weng Xiaoxiao said, "I love to play. I will also take care of your children's toys in the future."

Ouyang Hua raised his eyebrows, "How about giving me a set first? I'll figure it out myself so I can play with them."

"Brother, you have the nerve to use this excuse? There's no sign of your wife yet!" Weng Xiaoxiao laughed so hard that he fell backwards.

"That's right, shameless." Tian Runze agreed with a smile.

Ouyang Hua didn't care. "I am still somewhat confident of passing the imperial examination today. I will stop when I become a juren and will definitely get married next year. With my status, talent and appearance, I can choose any good girl in Yangzhou City!"

"I'm afraid this is difficult to do as you wish. After becoming a juren, you still have to take the spring examination. Even if you don't want to, will your family allow it?"

Ouyang Hua curled his lips. The truth hit his heart. This was exactly what his father meant. Whether he could pass the exam was another matter, but he had to go to take the exam.

"Weng Xiao, I'm really tired of this kind of life. The only thing left in my life is studying. I'm not cut out for the imperial examinations. I spend every day in agony. Give me some toys, so I can be happy."

This reason is really hard to refuse.

But, we haven’t made anything suitable for older children to play with yet!

"What we have made now are very simple, just for children to play with. Brother Ouyang, do you mind?"

Ouyang Hua shook his head like a rattle, "Of course I don't mind. I don't want to lose face by competing with my nephew. Good brother, give me a set."

"You are not short of money. Just go to the shop and buy it. You can also take care of your brother's business." Tian Runze glanced at Ouyang Hua with an indescribable look.

"That's different. I want the one that Weng Xiao gives to me." Ouyang Hua curled his lips.

This was such a childish thing to say. Weng Xiaoxiao held her forehead and said, "I'll take you there."

The three of them exchanged ideas and debated with each other without any sense of strangeness or alienation at all, and they reminisced about the past for most of the day.

Before they parted, Weng Xiaoxiao finally spoke out what she had been thinking for a long time, "Brother Tian, ​​I want to ask you for a favor."

When he heard that he could help his brother, Tian Runze readily agreed. He had no way to repay Weng Xiao for taking care of his mother, so if he could help in any way, he would be happy to do so. "Just tell me what I can do."

"You know I made a living by writing storybooks in the beginning. It's not only a way to make a living, but also my hobby. But now I'm so busy that I have no time to write, and the booksellers often urge me to submit my manuscripts. I have completed the outlines of two stories, but I have only started the main text. Brother Tian, ​​are you willing to help me finish them?"

Without waiting for Tian Runze to speak, Weng Xiaoxiao continued, "Just write, and I'll take care of the rest. The remuneration is 20% to 80%, 20% for me and 80% for you. How about that?"

This is not helping Weng Xiao at all, it's Weng Xiao giving him money!

Tian Runze is not stupid!

If it was in the past, he would not have considered this when he was busy studying. But the situation is stronger than people, and now he has to think about it.

He only had two taels of silver a month, and his writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone all depended on this little money. He could not even afford to buy a book, let alone anything else.

After the autumn exam, there is the spring exam. Going to the capital requires a large sum of money. How much can my family give? Now it is difficult to even see my father. Tian Runze is really unsure.

Now his friend not only provided him with an opportunity to make money, but also took his face into consideration. How could he refuse? He was too grateful to say thank you.

A scholar's reputation is sometimes worthless in the face of money.

How can one have dignity without money? His dignity cannot be exchanged for money.

"Weng Xiao, I agree. Let's split the royalties in half. I don't want you to suffer too much."

"It's not a loss. I just ran errands and took 20%." If she didn't take anything, Tian Runze would not agree. "If there is really more, just think of it as a bribe from your brother in advance, and you are counting on your brother to become an official and take care of your younger brother."

"Then why don't you bribe me?" Ouyang Hua walked over and pointed at himself and said.

"Give me back the box of toys." Weng Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Looking at the two good friends beside him making jokes, Tian Runze felt very warm at heart. They were afraid of embarrassing themselves, so they changed the subject and started a joke.

"Brother Tian, ​​you have great literary talent, but you need to be more restrained and write in a simple and clear way that is easy to understand."

Whether it succeeds or not, I still have to check it myself. It's better to find things for friends to do than to give them money for nothing, and it looks good.

"Yes, I've got that." Tian Runze bowed and thanked him.

"Okay, let's go. Brother Weng, you have made something new, can you send a copy to the academy for me?" Ouyang Hua suddenly said.

"I can't send it. I'm afraid I'll be beaten up by your family!"

People are about to take the imperial examination, and you don't give them books or stationery, but instead give them toys. Aren't you deliberately causing trouble?

If she did well in the exam, she would have nothing to worry about. If she failed, she couldn't bear the blame!