After becoming the villain's eldest sister, I take charge of the whole family

Five days later.

Early in the morning, Xie Boyuan took the apprenticeship gift and walked towards Master Liu's house.

Xie Ling and his siblings did not go.

There was no need for them to go to such occasions. They were not in the same circle and it would be awkward for them to go.

only.

She can watch the live broadcast.

Hey~

In order to avoid the joke of forgetting time and kneeling down due to numb legs after being so engrossed in watching a love story a few days ago, Xie Linghe boiled water and washed clothes in the yard today.

Ok.

In fact, it was winter and the river water was cold enough to freeze bones. Xie Linghe didn't want to torture his hands.

"Wash, wash, wash, wash..."

She hummed a tuneless song, her brows relaxed: hot water feels so good~

I don’t know how long it took.

The system voice sounded: "Host, Xie Boyuan has arrived at the school."

Xie Linghe connected the sub-system.

At first glance, I was stunned.

"Hi~"

"so many people!"

At a glance, there were more than a dozen of them, and the youngest looked to be in his forties or fifties.

Everyone looked at Xie Boyuan, like a pack of wolves looking at a lamb...

what!

Xie Linghe quickly shook off this strange idea.

I saw.

Master Liu laughed and waved to Xie Boyuan, "Boyuan, come here quickly."

"Come, let me introduce them to you. These are all my good friends."

Pointing to a middle-aged man with a white face, no beard, a gentle expression, and dressed in green.

"Jin Fan, my classmate for many years, is a scholar by profession and now runs a private school in Jinhua Town."

Jinhua Town is also under the jurisdiction of Chunde County and is next to Changhai Town. Actually, Xinghua Village is about the same distance from Changhai Town as Jinhua Town, but Xinghua Village is under the jurisdiction of Changhai Town, so everyone is used to going to Changhai Town.

Closer to home.

Xie Boyuan said respectfully, "Hello, Uncle Jin."

Jin Fan laughed and said, "Bo Yuan, I heard that you were the top scorer in the Suzhou Prefecture's college entrance examination this year. Young people are born with talent. I was much worse than you back then. Your teacher has found a good student~"

The last sentence is very sincere: Oh, why haven't I met such a talented disciple? What a pity~

Xie Boyuan was apprehensive: "Uncle Jin, you are too kind. I am young and inexperienced, and I cannot compare to your vast knowledge and experience."

Jin Fan laughed again: "I just relied on eating two more bowls of rice. When you reach my age, you will definitely be far ahead of me."

talking.

He smiled bitterly: "No, you are stronger than me now."

Xie Boyuan waved his hands hurriedly.

Master Liu was not polite: "Of course, don't you see whose disciple he is?"

Jin Fan laughed and shook his head, but his tone was gentle: "Yes, Po Mei is right."

Xie Boyuan was surprised: "Pomei?"

The man opposite Jin Fan smiled and said, "This is your teacher's handwriting."

Xie Boyuan suddenly realized.

Master Liu said, "This is Qian Wuai, the instructor of Suzhou Prefecture School."

"My nephew meets Uncle Qian."

"No need to be polite."

"..."

Half an hour passed as they introduced each other one by one.

Xie Linghe washed clothes while watching with great interest.

Without it.

These scholars and candidates were not all handsome, but they all had extraordinary bearing and brilliant literary talent.

It's quite interesting to listen to them talk.

She couldn't help but think: If her teacher in her previous life had such good eloquence, the grades of the entire class would have taken off, right?

Master Liu's home.

The servant boy timidly reminded: "Master, the auspicious time is approaching."

Hear the words.

Everyone straightened their faces.

Master Liu and Xie Boyuan stood opposite each other. He raised his hand and straightened his clothes for him. This is called "straightening clothes", which implies having a correct attitude and respecting knowledge.

then.

The servant brought a basin of water, and Master Liu took Xie Boyuan to wash their hands. This is called the ritual of washing, which means to cleanse the hands and mind and concentrate.

third step.

The servant hung a portrait of Confucius on the high hall, then took out a cushion and placed it on the ground. Xie Boyuan knelt on both knees, kowtowed nine times to the portrait of Confucius, then bowed three times to Master Liu, and presented the letter of submission.

Master Liu took it, his eyes red, and reached out to help him up: "Hurry up."

Xie Boyuan stood up.

Then, he handed over the six gifts and said, "Teacher, this is a small token of my appreciation from my student."

"Good good."

Master Liu accepted it.

aside.

The servant boy looked at the sky and called out, "The auspicious time has arrived. Let's serve tea."

Xie Boyuan immediately knelt down.

The servant handed him a cup of hot tea. He raised his hands above his head and said respectfully, "Teacher, please have some tea."

Master Liu took it and took a big gulp.

"Bo Yuan, you are very talented. You must not waste your time like you did in the past. Study diligently. Your teacher hopes that you will pass the imperial examination, become a Jinshi, or even be on the list of top scorers."

Xie Boyuan replied respectfully, "I will keep this in mind."

"That's good."

Master Liu helped him up.

The crowd watching congratulated him one after another: "Brother Liu, congratulations on getting such a good disciple."

"Haha, thank you very much."

"My dear nephew, since it's our first meeting and this is a great day, I have prepared a gift for you."

Xie Boyuan subconsciously looked at the teacher.

Master Liu nodded: "Take it."

"Yes."

"..."

total.

Received more than a dozen gifts.

Xie Boyuan was flattered at first, but later got used to it.

"Hahaha, thank you all for your expense."

Master Liu laughed heartily: "I only have this one disciple. In the future, you must take good care of me and support me for my sake."

"must."

"It's natural."

"If Bo Yuan comes to the county, he must come to my house and let my brat learn from him."

"..."

Master Liu continued, "Shichen is not here. I've booked a private room in the White Jade Tower. Let's not go home until we're drunk tonight."

The group left.

Xie Linghe disconnected.

She is not interested in eating, drinking or anything like that.

……

the other side.

After lunch, Xie Boyuan and others said goodbye.

He looked at the teacher who couldn't walk straight, pressed his brows, and supported him: "Teacher, let's go home."

Master Liu suddenly spoke up: "Bo Yuan, you are seventeen, right?"

Xie Boyuan looked into his eyes, unable to tell whether he was awake or not, and didn't care, so he replied, "Yes."

"So you haven't written a name yet?"

"Ah."

Master Liu said seriously, "When you come of age, I'll choose a name for you, okay?"

Xie Boyuan: "The students are looking forward to it."

Master Liu smiled with relief, began to yawn, and his steps became even more crooked.

Xie Boyuan had to support him with all his strength.

After a while, he finally arrived at the private school, looked at the book boy, and shouted: "The teacher is drunk, come and help me support him."

"Oh well."

After some effort, the two of them helped him onto the bed.

Xie Boyuan wiped the sweat off his forehead and breathed heavily.

The servant said, "Brother, the teacher has prepared a room for you. If you are tired, go there and rest."

Xie Boyuan was slightly surprised: "Teacher cleaned it up specifically for me? When?"

"I started packing as soon as I got back from Suzhou," the servant replied, adding, "By the way, Senior Brother, I've put all the gifts the gentlemen sent you in your room."

Xie Boyuan nodded: "Thank you very much."

The book boy waved his hands hurriedly.

"Then I'll leave the teacher to you."

"That's my job."

……

Xie Boyuan entered the room.

Looking at the brand new bedding, bed curtains, desk and bookcase, his face was moved.

At last.

His eyes fell on the pile of gifts on the table.

Xinghua Village.

Xie Linghe was about to go to sleep.

System: "Host, Xie Boyuan is opening a gift."

Opening gifts?

Very interesting.

Want to see.

Her eyes lit up: "Xiao Xi, you are so nice!"

Connect to the secondary system immediately.

I saw.

Xie Boyuan picked up a box and opened it. Inside was a paperweight made of white jade.

Xie Boyuan fell in love with her at first sight.

I played with it in my hand for a while before putting it back in the box.

Xie Linghe also nodded: As expected of a scholar, he has good taste.

then.

The second box.

A jade pendant made of white jade, exquisitely carved.

The third……

the fourth……

Fans, chess pieces, wolf-howling pens, inkstones, incense burners...

All are normal.

Until, he opened a box, inside was a box of silver, his eyes widened: "Silver, silver?"

"Who sent this?!"

took a look.

He felt something was wrong, so he poured it out. The round pearls slid across the table. He didn't care about being shocked and quickly put them away.

Xinghua Village.

Xie Linghe widened his eyes: Am I seeing things?

Here.

Xie Boyuan murmured: "Could this be the wrong delivery?"

I subconsciously wanted to ask the teacher, but after turning around and taking two steps, I realized that he was drunk.

"We can only wait."

Keep watching.

After that, nothing out of the ordinary happened.

……

Master Liu woke up.

Xie Boyuan immediately came in with the box and said straight to the point: "Teacher, there is a box of silver and pearls among the gifts. Could it be that the uncle sent the wrong one?"

Master Liu was extremely calm: "No."

"This is a gift from Wang Dafu. His family cultivates pearls, and pearls are worthless to him. Take it back and give it to your sisters and your fiancée."

Xie Boyuan was dumbfounded: "Huh?"

“…Uncle Wang…”

He didn't know what to say.

Master Liu understood: "He's just a man with too much money to spend. He's been this tacky ever since I met him. I've gotten used to it over the years. Just accept it."

Since the teacher said so, Xie Boyuan nodded.

In this regard.

Xie Linghe was also greatly shocked.

Soon, an idea came to my mind: I was just thinking about how to send Xie Zhongji and others to study, and now the problem can be solved.

As the head of the family, it is your responsibility to bear all the household expenses, right?

The more I think about it, the smarter it becomes.

Xie Linghe looked at the excited Xie Boyuan, smiled with an ambiguous smile, and said in a voice that only he could hear, "Let me make you happy for a day."

……

The next day.

When she got up and went out, she ran into Xie Boyuan. She suddenly thought of what happened yesterday and smiled.

Xie Boyuan was shocked when he saw it, and muttered to himself: Why is the eldest sister laughing so scary? It's like she wants to eat him...

I saw my elder sister in a daze.

He didn't dare to stay any longer and slipped away quietly.

Xie Linghe came back to her senses and found that the person was gone. She didn't care and began to wash up leisurely.

Had breakfast.

Xie Boyuan said, "I'm going back to my room to study."

Xie Zhongji, Xie Jijun and Xie Shuze took Xie Lingai to the fields.

Xie Lingfen washes the dishes.

Xie Linghe quietly returned to the house.

Connect the secondary system.

"Host."

Xie Boyuan was reading a travelogue when he suddenly heard a familiar electronic sound in his mind. He shuddered with fright and blurted out, "What's going on?"

Xie Linghe: "As the head of the family, I have the responsibility to cover all the expenses of the family."

"Host, please complete the following: 1. Provide Xie Linghe with at least 500 wen of living expenses every month. 2. Send Xie Zhongji, Xie Shuze, and Xie Jijun to school."

After listening.

Xie Boyuan's pupils trembled.

"Give me living expenses every month? Five hundred wen?!"

"We also need to send the second brother and the others to school!!"

Xie Linghe: "Host, you are responsible for all expenses of the school for Xie Zhongji and the other two."

"Tip: You can also train three people to be self-reliant, so the host doesn't have to pay."

Roll up.

Roll them all up for me.

Xie Boyuan: "..."

"System, can't you see that I have money?"

I just got thirty taels of silver yesterday, and it's not even warm yet~

Push forward.

The first time he copied a book and earned 100 coins, the system let him buy a gift. After that, Uncle Liu tried to give him money several times, but the system stopped him...

I want to understand.

Xie Boyuan felt a chill in his heart: This system is too bullying! A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. I, I, I... I have a miserable life~

Hear the words.

Xie Linghe was startled: How do you know?

Play dead.

It is impossible to admit.

Xie Boyuan waited for a long time, but there was no answer. He shed tears silently in his heart: "Okay, I agree."

These four words were spoken with gnashing teeth.

Xie Linghe was satisfied.

I also feel more guilty.

Disconnect decisively.

out the door.

Then she saw Xie Boyuan coming out. Their eyes met, and she subconsciously looked away. Then she saw Xie Boyuan coming over and saying, "Big sister."

Xie Linghe: "Hmm?"

Xie Boyuan handed her three small silver ingots and said, "I received a lot of silver yesterday when I became your disciple. I'm much more comfortable now. Take these three taels of silver and use them for your family."

Xie Linghe raised an eyebrow.

Three taels?

I gave it to him for half a year at once.

Quite generous.

She originally thought that given Xie Boyuan's stinginess, he would give it to her month after month.

I didn't expect it~

Improved.

Xie Linghe suddenly felt relieved: this was all the result of her training.

"Well, there really isn't much money left at home."

She took the silver and said deliberately: "This money is just enough to send the second son and his family to private school."

Hear the words.

Xie Boyuan paused and said reluctantly, "Big sister, don't worry about it. I'll ask the teacher if they will be accepted. I'll also pay the tuition."

Xie Linghe was surprised, then patted his arm with satisfaction: "You've grown up and become sensible~"

Xie Boyuan felt a little uncomfortable and guilty when she looked at him: "I am the eldest brother~"

Xie Linghe smiled.

"No more talking. I'm going to the mountains and make you guys a delicious lunch."

go out.

His smile widened as he murmured to himself, "Hey, little brat, I'll take you down!"

On the way up the mountain, unexpectedly, I met a hurried little beggar.

He didn't notice himself.

Xie Linghe said, "Little beggar, I'm here!"

Hear the sound.

The little beggar looked over quickly, and when he saw her, his eyes lit up and he quickened his pace and ran towards her.

Xie Linghe was curious: "I was planning to come see you tomorrow. What's the rush?"

The little beggar looked around.

"Thank you, sister. Let's find a place where no one is around to talk."

Hear the words.

Xie Linghe's face turned serious.

"it is good."

Finding a tree to lean against, Xie Linghe said, "You can talk now."

The little beggar whispered quickly, "I saw the Sun family secretly bring several carts of moldy grain to the store."