Eat well and sleep well

Soon the weather turned cold, and there were more firewood and charcoal sellers on the street. During this period, Zhao Yi went home to pick up his padded jacket, and Yang Qin became acquainted with Mr. Zheng.

It was cold, and there were not many people in the shop. There was a burning charcoal fire next to Yang Qin, and a book spread out in front of him was lying on the counter to read.Elder Zheng went out, only saying that he would come back for dinner.

He yawned, opened his misty eyes, and saw a scholarly young man in a patched coat standing outside the door. The young man's face was flushed, and he didn't know whether it was embarrassment or cold.

Seeing him standing outside the door and refusing to come in, Yang Qin asked, "What's the matter?"

Ai Ai, a young man, said: "Excuse me, that, do you need someone to copy books?"

This world already has printing, but it is not movable type printing, so generally more common books do not need manual transcription, unless they are relatively rare.If you have high requirements for written clarity, you also need to find someone to write it, but most of them have relatively high requirements for copyists, and the handwriting must be clear and beautiful.

He took out a pen, ink and a piece of paper from the cabinet, and said to the young man, "Please write a few words first, and I'll see."

Seeing that there was something going on, the young man excitedly stepped forward and picked up a pen to write a paragraph of Analects.Yang Qin saw that his hands were swollen from the cold.

When the young man finished writing, Yang Qin looked at it and thought it was okay, so he asked him to wait, then turned around and took out a fried book from the box behind him, and took out a bound blank book from under the counter Handed it to the young man: "We all copy the threaded paper here. This copy is about [-] characters, and we will check the copying situation in the end. If it is good, we will add more money. If we don't pass it in the end It’s not accepted, if you think it’s ok, just sign on here.”

Of course the young man would not object, he signed and left with the book in his arms.Scholars nowadays are more particular about keeping their word, and they have already signed it. If they steal and cheat, their reputation will be stained, so there is no need to worry too much about that person not returning the book.

Yang Qin yawned again, seeing that it was getting dark outside and there was no one in the shop, so he closed the door and went back to the backyard.

There is no such thing as hot pot here. People who have the conditions will use a small pot to cook vegetables. It is not delicious, but it is warm.When I was looking for ginger before, I found cornel. Without pepper, cornel is also possible.Yang Qin decided to eat hot pot tonight.

Rolled out some noodles, the bone soup was stewed early, Yang Qin had a strong taste, but Zheng Lao was getting old, so he made two kinds of dipping sauces.It's just reprocessing the miso bought in the store.

Both the stove and the pot are made of pottery, and charcoal is burned inside. The quality of the charcoal is relatively good, and the smoke is not too strong.When the pot bubbled up, Mr. Zheng and Zhao Yi also came back.

The cattle were not allowed to be slaughtered, and Yang Qin hated the taste of mutton, so he bought good pork belly, radish, green vegetables and tofu, and there were quite a few types.The whole body is warm after eating.

Halfway through eating, Mr. Zheng suddenly said to Yang Qin: "The festival is coming soon, and the guy will be back soon after the festival. What are your plans?"

Yang Qin almost forgot that there was still this stubble, and paused for a moment with the chopsticks holding the tofu.

Elder Zheng went on to say, "You can also stay here to help."

Yang Qin shook his head, not to mention that there is already a buddy here, and Zhao Yi's work will be over after the festival, and Mrs. Wang would definitely not agree to stay here by himself: "Go back for the festival first, and then make plans later."

Elder Zheng didn't ask him to stay, and he almost knew Yang Qin's identity after such a long time. He just felt a little pity: "If you have anything to do, you can come to me. Usually, I will stay in this town. If it is really impossible, ask the buddy to bring me a letter." That's fine." After getting along, Mr. Zheng still likes Yang Qin very much. He usually doesn't talk much, but he is smarter and just refuses to use his brain.

Zhao Yi lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

Before the festival, the shop closed ahead of time, Yang Qin and Zhao Yi went to the pastry shop in the town to buy some pastries.Yang Qin met Zhao Chengbao at the entrance of a restaurant in the town before, and heard that he was treating guests because he passed the exam, but Zhao Chengbao was busy drinking and didn't notice him.Thinking about it, he was still a little angry. He was drinking and eating meat, but Zhao Yi had to move stones every day. He didn't know what kind of person Zhao Jinyu was. He heard from Zhao Yi that he would also come back for the New Year.

Because I bought some meat and so on, there were a lot of things, and I happened to meet someone who came out to buy things in the village, so I spent two copper coins for a ride. It stands to reason that a village would not charge money, but the owner's wife is a Being fussy, Yang Qin didn't want to take advantage of it either.

Along the way, the owner of the car kept asking where the two of them did their work and how much they paid each day. Their eyes stared at the snacks in Yang Qin's hands and turned around, Yang Qin pretended not to see them.

The woman raised her voice: "Hey, I've seen the dim sum in this shop, it's very expensive, it's made a lot of money."

Yang Qin raised his head and smiled at her: "Not much, just bought these things, and the rest will be handed over to grandma."

"You are also married. Although you will not have children in the future, you have to save some expenses for yourself." When it comes to having no children, the woman still pretends to be a pity.

The man driving the car looked very honest, and said to the woman, "Speak less."

The woman yelled immediately after hearing this: "What did I say to me, how can two men have a child?"

The man looked at Yang Qin and Zhao Yi apologetically, Yang Qin didn't care at all, and Zhao Yi didn't speak.

They got out of the car when they were at the entrance of the village, and instead of going back directly, they hid the money first. Fortunately, the road was relatively hidden and no one saw it.Then he took out a few pieces of snacks and put them next to Zhao Yi's clothes, and then walked into Zhao's yard with Zhao Yi.

Wang and Feng took Zhao Qianyun out. Zhao Chengcai was weaving a frame in the yard. When he saw them coming in, he called into the room: "Second sister-in-law, Zhao Yi and the others are back."

Yun Shi was supposed to be packing things in the house, and when he heard the voice coming out, he was still wiping his hands on the clothes around him, but Zhao He rushed into Zhao Yi's arms like a cannonball.Yun's reached out to help Zhao Yi take the things in his hand, Zhao Chengcai quickly took a step forward and took it: "It's been so long, second sister-in-law, you can talk to them first, I'll take the things."

Yun's nodded gratefully.

This is Yang Qin's first time entering Yun's room, it looks very clean, there is an open wooden box next to the bed, and there are some children's clothes in it, it can be seen that Yun is tidying up this box just now.

Yang Qin reached out and took out the cakes from Zhao Yi's arms, some of which were already crushed, and looked at him resentfully: "Didn't I ask you to pay attention to it?"

Zhao Yi looked at the things in the box and didn't answer.

He stretched out his hand and pulled Zhao He over, who was lying on Zhao Yi's lap, and opened the paper wrapping the pastry: "Hey, just eat here, and wipe your mouth after eating."

Zhao He nodded happily when he saw something delicious.

"Aniang, sit down first." Zhao Yi said to Yun who had been standing beside him.

Yun said "Hey" and sat down on a stool not far away.

Seeing that Zhao He's mouth was full of crumbs, Yang Qin took out the papers written in the shop from his arms. Of course, they were basically written by Zhao Yi. Fonts for the little ones.The paper has been sewn with thread before to make it look like a book.

Seeing Zhao He, he didn't eat any snacks, and crawled directly to Yang Qin's side: "Brother Qin, is this a book?"

Yang Qin shook his head: "This is your brother's draft." Zhao Yi blushed a little.

"What is the draft book?" Zhao He asked curiously.

Yang Qin didn't want to explain to him: "Do you want to read or not?"

Zhao He circled happily around him: "I think, I also want to be a scholar like the big brother."

"Only scholars?" Yang Qin especially hated children, because all he had seen in his previous life were bear children, and every time he encountered them, he wanted to slap them in the face.He had never seen Zhao Cheng'an's appearance, but he should have inherited the good looks of both parents. Zhao Yi's elder brother was tall and thick, except for his better figure, his appearance was the kind he couldn't find in the crowd.Zhao He looks a bit like Yun's. When he grows up, he should be a more handsome and well-behaved person. This is the first time Yang Qin doesn't hate children so far.

Zhao He lay on his lap and thought for a while: "I still want to be a high-ranking official, so my brother and mother don't have to do so much work every day, and I can still have a lot to eat."

Well, an aspiring foodie.

"Then how about you come to my place at night and I will teach you how to write?" Yang Qin nodded his head.

Zhao He nodded excitedly.

Yun's was also very happy. Brother An also wanted the two brothers to go to the academy before, but the mother-in-law kept saying that there was not so much money for the two of them to study at home, so she just let it go.Still said: "It's not good to disturb you at night."

Zhao Yi looked at Zhao He who was lying on Yang Qin's lap and flipping through a book, and said to Yun, "It's okay, Xiao He will sleep with me when it's late."

Seeing this, Yun didn't say any more.

In the evening, when everyone came back, Mrs. Wang looked at the meat and snacks on the table and started to shout: "Why do you buy so much, Chunmei's family's festival will come in a few days, did you pick up all the money? "

Yang Qin didn't say a word. Zhao Chunmei was the eldest daughter of the Wang family. She was sold to a businessman a few years ago. Because the businessman's previous main house was difficult to deliver, she passed away after giving birth to a young daughter. After giving birth to a son, he became a merchant's house fill.When Wang learned about it, he went to make a big fuss. Seeing this, the businessman could only say that he bought the man, and the words in black and white were clear, and drove Wang back.But the businessman really likes Zhao Chunmei. He is afraid that she will be sad, so he will send some things over every year during the holidays.Wang was still dissatisfied at first, but later Zhao Chunmei said that she had nothing to do with the Zhao family, so she settled down, but the annual gift still has to be collected.

Mrs. Wang made a fuss and asked them to hand over their wages.Zhao Yi took out four slings of copper coins and put them on the table. Seeing this, Mrs. Wang immediately got angry: "That's all, your wife still has twenty copper coins every day?"

"There are only so many. The town is expensive, and it costs money to buy these things." Zhao Yi replied holding back his anger.

"Yo, don't hide it secretly." Seeing this, Feng said sarcastically.

Zhao Yi clenched his fists. He felt that life was going well during this time, and it was even more unbearable for this side.Seeing Zhao Yi's clenched hands, Yang Qin said to Feng Shi, "I'm afraid that if we take out ten hanging and twenty hanging, I'm afraid that my aunt will think we are hiding. If you want to think so, there is nothing we can do."

"How do you talk to the elders?" Feng shouted at Yang Qin.

"Okay, Dafang's, Jinyu will be back tomorrow, you go and tidy up his room." said Zhao Zhongsheng who had been silent all this time.

Yang Qin bowed his head and said nothing, but he looked down on Zhao Zhongsheng in his heart.

Zhao Qianyun, who had been sitting on the table, suddenly smiled and said, "My brother will be back tomorrow. I heard that the dean of their academy has always wanted to help my brother get married."

Xiao Wang secretly despises: How can a younger sister take care of her brother's marriage? This daughter of Da Fang's family is getting more and more outrageous. A few days ago, I heard that she met with Li Zheng's nephew in private , It's really shameless, I want Jinqin to stay away from her in the future.

Wang and Zhao Zhongsheng were very happy. The dean of Zhao Jinyu's academy was a tutor from the prefect of Yuezhou. He wanted to say that his relatives must be either rich or noble, and he might be able to use his relationship to pull Zhao Chengbao.Immediately, he stopped thinking about the wages and hurriedly prepared the food for tomorrow.