Wearing the Duke's Mansion, he was scrambling to save his life

After eating the noodles, Li Yanming cleaned up.

The three of them sat around the table.

Qiao Xiaoxi took out thirty-five taels of silver.

He handed it to Li Yanming quickly: "Brother Li, take this silver!"

Qiao Xiaoxi turned her gaze to Li Tianyou, her eyes full of love and care.

"Brother Li, although Shanyang Academy provides all the expenses, there are still some small expenses on weekdays. Give Tianyou ten taels of silver as a reserve. As the saying goes, a poor family is rich on the road. How can a child live alone in the county town and study without some money?"

Hearing this, Li Tianyou waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, mother. I don't need money. Mother, you should buy yourself some beautiful clothes. Today, people mistook you for a beggar. Once you put on nice clothes, you won't be misunderstood again."

Qiao Xiaoxi was touched and sighed to herself, "Oh my god! I got a son out of nowhere, and he's so filial and sensible. I'm so lucky!"

Looking at the well-behaved and cute Li Tianyou in front of her, Qiao Xiaoxi felt very happy.

Qiao Xiaoxi gently pinched Li Tianyou's pink little face and looked at the child's rosy, apple-like, delicate face.

A deep feeling of love welled up in her heart, and she said with a smile as beautiful as a flower: "What a great son you are, mother!"

Qiao Xiaoxi thought for a moment and said to Li Tianyou: "Tianyou, let me tell you, a person's true beauty does not need to rely on external decoration to be reflected. Read more and learn more, and have enough knowledge in your belly. You don't need gorgeous clothes and makeup. The inner temperament and talent, the beauty that is exposed on the outside, is the real beauty, which is called 'a person with poetry and books in his belly is naturally elegant'!"

As Qiao Xiaoxi spoke, she thought to herself, "Well, this poem by Su Shi is really well written!"

Realizing that when I say a poem like this, the children will think that I wrote it.

Qiao Xiaoxi quickly explained: "You'er, 'A man of learning brings out his elegance', this sentence was not said by mother, it was said by mother's master, it mainly teaches people to read more books, only by reading more books can one's horizons be broadened, see further, and understand everything."

When he said this, Qiao Xiaoxi's face was filled with reverence, as if his master was right in front of him.

Li Tianyou blinked his innocent big eyes, nodded and smiled with admiration.

"Yes! All the good words and sentences that mother said were said by mother's master."

Li Yanming smiled as he sorted out the silver: "Learn from mother, learn the skills of mother's master."

Qiao Xiaoxi raised her head and looked at Li Yanming.

He was surprised to find a pile of silver in front of Li Yanming.

Thinking back to what Li Yanming had just said to his parents.

Qiao Xiaoxi said with a smile: "Brother Li just said that there are only 50 taels of silver in the family. If we take out 30 taels, there will only be 20 taels left. How come there is so much now?"

Li Tianyou looked at Qiao Xiaoxi and smiled: "Mother, you don't know, Mr. Qian once said that even if you pile up a mountain of silver, no one can teach Li Youning to become a talent! It's useless to give the silver."

Oh my god! I never thought that in modern society there is a phenomenon of teachers verbally attacking students, and this was also the case in ancient times.

Could it be that this verbally aggressive teaching method of the gentlemen actually comes from some kind of tradition?

The old man Qian Xiucai, who looked gentle and amiable, would actually punish a young and ignorant child so harshly.

Alas! Whether in ancient times or modern times, the hearts of poor students have been beaten with words by teachers.

Li Yanming carefully counted the silver in front of him with an indifferent expression on his face.

She said, "My girl, that child is so stupid and ignorant that he just threw the silver into the water and let it float away!"

This father and son are really alike. Their views are so consistent. They are indeed worthy of being real father and son.

One looked down on his nephew, while the other despised his cousin.

Qiao Xiaoxi smiled and said to Li Tianyou gently, "You'er, tomorrow I will send you to Shanyang Academy to study. When you get there, you must remember the principle that 'humility brings benefits, while arrogance brings harm'."

Upon hearing this, Li Tianyou immediately nodded sensibly and obediently.

In a childish voice, he said, "Mother, I understand. I know I was wrong! I will be modest and prudent in the future and will not judge others privately."

Qiao Xiaoxi reached out and gently stroked Li Tianyou's head, with a happy smile on her face.

She said softly, "Tianyou is such a good and sensible child! Tianyou, mother tells you that when you talk to others outside, don't gossip about others, but it's different with mother. You can gossip as much as you want with mother."

Li Tianyou blinked and asked curiously, "Mother, what is Bagua? Is it the Bagua in the Book of Changes?"

Qiao Xiaoxi smiled and explained: "It's not the gossip in the Book of Changes. The 'gossip' here is actually a phrase that my mother's master often says!"

Li Tianyou blinked his clear eyes: "Mother, what does your master mean by this?"

Qiao Xiaoxi continued to explain with a smile: "So-called gossip, to put it simply, is some unsubstantiated rumors, or various novel and interesting things."

Li Yanming on the side interrupted with a smile: "You'er, what mother means is that in the future, no matter if you encounter something that makes you happy, unhappy, or anything else new and interesting, you must come home and tell mother."

Li Tianyou raised his little face, looked at Qiao Xiaoxi and asked, "Mom, is what Dad said right?"

Qiao Xiaoxi nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, that's right. You'er must study hard. If you encounter any problems in the academy, remember to tell mother."

Oh my god! Qiao Xiaoxi felt amused. How could her sister ask an eight-year-old child to gossip? It was really misleading.

Qiao Xiaoxi stopped dwelling on the gossip and turned her attention back to the pile of silver.

Li Yanming smiled and said, "The black bear and the legs were sold for a total of four hundred taels of silver, and the young lady earned another thirty-five taels. After deducting what she spent today, there are still three hundred and seventy taels left."

Qiao Xiaoxi thought that she must ask Li Yanming about the consumption level in ancient times.

Learn more about price trends, plan and make arrangements early, so you don’t starve to death in this ancient time.

Qiao Xiaoxi asked Li Yanming: "Brother Li, with the money we have now, how long can we support ourselves?"

Li Yanming thought for a moment and replied, "For a family of three like us, about thirty taels of silver a year is enough to maintain basic living needs."

"Now we have three hundred taels. Can we use them for ten years?"

"Of course you can. Brother Li can cultivate the fields and do odd jobs in his free time to save some money. The girl doesn't have to worry about life." Li Yanming said confidently.

Qiao Xiaoxi was very happy, this man is so good!

He is not a mama's boy and knows how to live his life.