I am a woman, I am a man, I want to marry a wife so that I can farm

Wu Xiucai's words to chase him away were stuck in his throat. He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had eaten such delicious stir-fried dishes. The words that came to his mouth turned into a cold snort: "Why are you here again?"

"Come and add a dish for Uncle Wu. Uncle Wu is about to have dinner. Come and try the dish cooked by your niece's wife." Ye Ze said with a smile.

Wu Xiucai couldn't help but twitch his lips. This guy was really rude. He wanted to call himself a relative? He forced his eyes away from the braised pork and said stiffly, "Take it away. I have some food here."

Ye Ze said bluntly: "Uncle Wu, you don't have to be so polite to me. I am only doing this because I have something to ask of you."

"You are so honest. What can you ask for help from an old man like me who is unwanted by everyone?" Wu Xiucai asked self-deprecatingly.

Ye Ze: "I want to set up a school for the tribe so that all the children can learn to read and do math. Now everything is ready except for the teacher."

"You want me to be a teacher in your clan school?" Wu Xiucai refused without hesitation: "No, you can take the things away and don't need to come again."

"Uncle Wu, this year is not a good year. The court has increased taxes, the price of grain in town has skyrocketed, and the people are having a hard time. Uncle Wu, don't you want to make money to help your two sons? You have studied for so many years, is it possible that you only know how to spend money? No wonder your two sons are not close to you. If I were in your place, I would not want a father like you who only cares about your own comfort and ignores the difficulties of his sons."

"You... take your things and get out, you are not welcome here!" Wu Xiucai slammed his chopsticks on the table with a dull 'bang'.

Seeing that he had irritated the other person, Ye Ze quickly stood up and walked out. As for the things, he had already brought them with him, so there was no reason for him to take them back.

"Uncle Wu, don't be angry. I'm leaving now. If you agree to teach at the Ye clan, with free food and accommodation every month, and a stipend of three taels of silver, how about that?" Seeing Wu Xiucai's increasingly darker face, Ye Ze finally reminded him, "Those dishes and pancakes haven't offended you. It's shameful to waste them..." After saying that, he fled out of the house.

After Ye Ze left, Wu Xiucai's face regained its calmness. He stared at the two dishes Ye Ze brought on the table in a daze.

Was he really wrong? This was not the first time Wu Xiucai realized that he might be wrong.

Wu Xiucai was a scholar who always thought he was noble and looked down on ordinary people who worked hard to make money to support their families all year round, and also looked down on those businessmen and peddlers who were full of money...

But a penny can make a hero fall. After going through so much, if he is still so stubborn, he would be really stupid. When his wife was seriously ill, he couldn't even take out a few copper coins. His two sons' families were also living in a tight situation because they had no money. If he agreed to go to the Ye clan to study, he could at least give each of his two sons one and a half taels of silver every month...

Ye Ze's trip was not in vain, at least it made Wu Xiucai waver.

The next day, Ye Ze brought another 20 kilograms of brown rice and 20 kilograms of black flour to Wu Xiucai's house.

"Why you again?" Wu Xiucai's attitude today was obviously gentler than yesterday, and his words were not so harsh. After all, one should be grateful to the person who brought him with him.

"Uncle Wu doesn't want to go to the Ye clan to learn teaching, and I don't want to force him. I am just a junior, and I see that Uncle Wu is having a hard time and want to help you. I still have a lot of these coarse grains at home, so I'll send some to you."

Ye Ze moved the grain into Wu Xiucai's house, came out and led the ox cart back, without even mentioning the matter of inviting Wu Xiucai to teach.

"Uncle Wu, I'm leaving now. If you need any help in the future, feel free to come to Liushu Village to find me."

After hearing what Ye Ze said, Wu Xiucai felt uncomfortable in his heart. Looking at Ye Ze's lonely back as he left, he couldn't help but reflect: Was it because I spoke to him too badly yesterday?

"You, why are you walking so fast, young man?"

Ye Ze turned around: "Uncle Wu, is there anything else?"

Wu Xiucai stuttered, "You forgot to take the things you brought yesterday." As he said that, Wu Xiucai went into the house and took the basket that Ye Ze brought yesterday, which contained two large clean bowls.

Since he had eaten what Ye Ze brought anyway, he didn't hesitate to ask for the food. After handing the basket to Ye Ze, Wu Xiucai asked, "Did you find the teacher in your school?"

"Not yet. It's not an easy matter to hire a teacher for the children. I don't want to settle for it. Just take your time. You will find one eventually." Ye Ze replied honestly.

This child is really honest. Mr. Wu nodded, waved his hand and let him go back first.

After Ye Ze left, Wu Xiucai had been struggling with whether he should go to Liushu Village to teach. He had been living alone for the past two years and had long been accustomed to it. Scholars have high standards, and truly capable scholars are even more so. If he didn't go to Liushu Village to teach those children, he didn't know whether that boy could find another teacher.

Wu Xiucai's worry was completely in vain, because Ye Ze came again in the afternoon... Even on the third and fourth days, Ye Ze reported to Wu Xiucai's house every day, twice a day, either to help fetch water or to bring meals and vegetables. Every time he never mentioned that Wu Xiucai should go to the clan school, but every sentence he said was about the children's beautiful wish to study.

Finally, Mr. Wu couldn't bear it anymore. Let's go, let's go today. If he didn't go to teach the Ye family's children to read, Mr. Wu felt like he was committing a crime!

So on the fifth day, the Ye clan school officially started classes!

All the young boys in the Ye family were sent here, and the school was immediately full. After all, it was free, and who wouldn't want their children to learn to read? Besides, there was not much work in the winter, so any learning was helpful.

The children saluted Mr. Wu respectfully. Although their movements were not very standard, Mr. Wu was still very moved. He felt as if he had found the meaning of his life again.

At the same time, the first kiln of charcoal burned by Ye Ze was about to be freshly baked. The villagers didn't know what it was at first, but when they heard that it was charcoal burned by Ye Ze, they all gathered around. Charcoal! Is that something that poor people like them can burn?

It was a quiet winter day, so almost half of the villagers came to watch the fun, even Village Chief Ye came.

Ye Ze was so nervous, he didn't expect that so many people would come to watch on the day of the kiln opening. If he failed, he would lose face!

One by one, the black charcoal sticks were taken out. Ye Ze took a few to the small house next to the brewery to try burning them, and only then did he feel relieved.

"This charcoal is great. It's smokeless, odorless, and has a high temperature." Village Chief Ye praised, stroking his beard.

"It's OK, just make do with it," Ye Ze looked modest on the surface, but he was actually very proud of himself in his heart. Look, look, I am so awesome!

"We won't sell this charcoal. We'll use it for heating in the school."

"Ah? You don't want to sell it? Boss, we have invested a lot of money in it." Goudan said anxiously.

Ye Ze: "Well, it's just a few dollars. You two also use this for heating at home, and I also need it at home. It's not enough. Clean up all the charcoal in the kiln and let them continue to burn."

"Xiaoshuan, my grandson..."

Ye Ze and his friends were talking about charcoal when suddenly they heard the ghostly howling of Skinny Monkey's grandmother from outside the crowd.

The skinny monkey rolled his eyes. What new tricks have you come up with to deal with me this time?

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