Daily life in the academy

Baizhi, who had been depressed all day, finally felt a little happy because she had two days off the next day.

After Ye Yanliang finished packing up his books, he saw that Bai Zhi had finally perked up, and asked with concern, "Brother Bai, you've been in a bad mood all day. You have two days off tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You should rest well. I'll be leaving first."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave. Bai Zhi called him, "Brother Ye, are you going back to your room? Wait for me, we can go together."

"We can move freely during these two days of rest. I won't go back to the dormitory tonight." Ye Yanliang replied with a smile. After two days of rest, he seemed a lot more relaxed.

Bai Zhi asked, "Then where are you going if you don't go back to your room?"

Seeing that Bai Zhi had no intention of letting him go for the time being, Ye Yanliang sat back down. "Didn't I tell you last time? My aunt opened a tavern. I'll go help out when I have nothing to do. I can also earn some money and share some of the pressure at home. I have two younger brothers and sisters at home. It's already very difficult for my parents to support my education."

Making money...Bai Zhi's eyes lit up, she was also very short of money!

These days she has completely accepted her current situation. Bai Zhi, who originally knew nothing about her original life experience, had a dream a few nights ago in which she saw her original life's short life.

The original body was an orphan adopted by a childless country couple. However, the family had a son the following year, and her status in the family became increasingly low. The family would beat and scold her if they were not satisfied with her. As the original body grew older, she became more and more beautiful. In order to find a wife for their own son, her adoptive parents sold her to a fifty-year-old local rich man as his second wife.

The night before they were about to send her away, she overheard a family's triumphant conversation. Her original body was heartbroken, and after sixteen years of living in subservience at home, she felt a strong sense of resistance. She stole a few pieces of silver and escaped overnight. After three months of travel, she headed north and arrived at Sheng'an, the most prosperous imperial capital of Yan State.

The few pieces of silver that her original body had taken out along the way were almost all used up. She happened to see that Yunlu Academy had announced its enrollment results, and that not only was tuition waived but food and accommodation were also provided, so she signed up on impulse.

The original body's adoptive parents doted on their son very much and had fantasized that their son would become successful. When he was seven years old, they sent him to a local private school for enlightenment. The original body often eavesdropped outside the classroom. The teacher of the private school appreciated her sincerity and occasionally gave her some pointers. The original body often copied books from him and read them carefully at home.

The original body met the admission requirements of Yunlu Academy, so he entered the academy in a daze.

Therefore, Bai Zhi was now a complete pauper. After hearing Ye Yanliang's answer, her mind became active. However, she was afraid of embarrassing him, so she asked cautiously: "Brother Ye, is there something I can ask you for help with?"

Ye Yanliang still looked gentle: "Brother Bai, what do you need help with?"

"That's right...that's right...Brother Ye, is your aunt still short of help? Can I go with you to help? I'm also very short of money right now."

Bai Zhi stuttered and was unable to speak. Ye Yanliang thought it was some kind of embarrassment, but it turned out that they were just asked to work together as helpers. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't know if my aunt is short of help, but my aunt has a very good temper. Why don't you come with me tonight? If that doesn't work out, I will take you to the West Market tomorrow. I'm sure you can find a job there."

Ye Yanliang's words were sincere, and Bai Zhi really needed to make money to live, so she no longer hesitated and agreed immediately. She quickly packed up her things and followed Ye Yanliang out of Yunlu Academy.

The original book "Sheng'an Fengyunlu" is fictional, so the author was very casual when creating it, and the various background settings were also pieced together. For example, the Sheng'an Imperial Capital borrowed from Chang'an City, but it was just a copy of the framework. The people of Sheng'an are open-minded, there are many women's shops on the streets, and the structure of the imperial city is the same, but there is no strict curfew system like Chang'an City.

Ten days make up a decade, and night markets are open for three days in each decade. As the most prosperous market in the imperial capital of Sheng'an, the West Market is open all night long and is extremely bustling.

The closing time of Yunlu Academy happened to coincide with the opening time of the night market, so when Ye Yanliang took Bai Zhi to his aunt's tavern, it was already dark but the West Market was still bustling.

"Aunt, you are still so young and beautiful. I couldn't believe it just now. Brother Ye said that you are already the mother of two children, but you can't tell at all. You even look more delicate than some unmarried girls. Since you are Brother Ye's aunt, I have the nerve to call you aunt too." Bai Zhi made full use of the advantage of modern people's thick face and sweet mouth to coax the person so that the corners of her mouth never fell.

Ye Sanniang had been in the market for so long, how could she not see that Bai Zhi was deliberately saying these words to cheer her up? It was just that this young man was handsome and spoke in a soft and sweet voice. She was used to seeing rough people around her, and now there was such a sweet-mouthed young man, she was extremely happy.

"Hahahaha, your little mouth is as sweet as honey. I was wondering why Xiao Yanliang seemed to be more lively this time. It turns out that you made friends with Xiao Langjun. Since you call me aunt, I won't be polite to you. From now on, I will call you Xiao Zhi. Whenever you have a day off, you can work for me like Xiao Yanliang. The daily wage is the same as his, 40 coins."

Before coming, Ye Yanliang introduced Bai Zhi to the current wages of temporary workers. For those without any skills, such as the tavern waiter, the daily wage is 30-40 wen, while for those with skills, such as painters and bricklayers, the daily wage is 50-70 wen.

After making up her mind to live a good life, Bai Zhi cramd on the survival knowledge she had learned here. She knew that a dou of rice only cost five cents, and a dou of rice had ten liters. The daily wage given to her by Sanniang was considered high, but the time she spent helping out here was limited every month, and this income was not enough at all. She kept scanning the lobby of the tavern and did see something.

"Thank you, Auntie. I will certainly learn from you. However, as I walked through the tavern lobby, I saw the waiters just stiffly dealing with the customers. I'd like to ask, Auntie, how is your daily wine business?"