Although the fourth prince beat his chest loudly when he took on this task, and he had one idea after another, when he implemented it, he fully exposed his weakness of insufficient market experience.

But at least the naughty child has self-awareness. Little Peanut tried his best to get rid of Father Chen and Mother Chen, so he simply acted like a baby in front of Father Chen and Mother Chen. He originally looked like the golden boy in the New Year paintings.

At this time, he forgot about his own identity, and followed the example of little peanuts, saying Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen, and naturally coaxed the two honest people of the Chen family around.

Xiao Cheng, who has a serious personality, is responsible for answering questions from Chen's father and Chen's mother about Chen San's study at the public school. As a result, the three of them performed their respective duties, and they achieved great results. The loyal and honest father Chen couldn't help but keep studying.

I sighed in my heart that my son had three such good classmates, but he couldn't stay in the public school for a long time.

When they came out of Chen's house, Chen's father, whose eyesight was already very bad, insisted on sending them to the door. Chen's mother also insisted on sending them to another house, but she saw a group of children outside the door staring intently at the little peanut in their hands.

That packet of candy, she understood.

They were all children from the neighborhood. Mother Chen gave her a few words of caution and watched as a group of children jumped to guide the three sons’ classmates. When those figures were completely out of sight, she turned around and saw

Her husband looked dejected, so she whispered: "The three classmates of my junior son are polite in conversation, neatly dressed, and they all seem to come from good families. I know you feel that it is a pity for him."

"Why is it not a pity? Instead of reining in the cultivators, the school instead subsidizes the students. The highly respected old man in the court is still in charge, and there are even new talents like Zhang Xueshi who stay there every day. It is said that in the future, they can also attend other classes and learn all kinds of things.

Craftsmanship, how rare is it? Just to have enough money every month to work as an apprentice in some small restaurant in Gusu, wouldn’t it be a waste of my mistress’s good time?”

Seeing that his wife was silent, Chen's father sighed and said, "Moreover, he only goes to school one day in seven days, and works hard for the remaining six days. It's very difficult for children. But these days, schools can send people to the students' homes to express condolences.

, let alone the capital city, you can’t find any lanterns all over the world! Even if there are two children here today who are younger than the third son, they still show their intentions. Otherwise, forget it!"

Mother Chen raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes, but shook her head forcefully.

"I know you are thinking about your son, but you must know that the Fang Si family had a hard time finding out about such an opportunity. She also wants to send her own son there, which shows that it is definitely true. Besides, the third son is still young.

, even after three years as an apprentice, he can still study, and he can continue to work as a bookkeeper like you in the future."

"Three years of apprenticeship, every month, that's thirty-six dollars, which sounds like a lot, and it's also said that you can learn skills from teachers, but do you know that if you are caught stealing skills from teachers?

That means your hands and legs will be broken, not to mention that if you take someone else’s wages and yet you have to steal other people’s craftsmanship, are you feeling guilty?”

Seeing that his wife was silent, he raised his voice and said, "You said that three years can be quickly made up for, but think about it, you miss at least fifty days of classes in one year, and that's one hundred and fifty classes in three years.

Do you have that much time?"

"When I was learning how to do accounting with an uncle from my clan, a cousin from a relative also wanted to learn, but his family was unwilling to pay for it, so he was sent to work by his family. When I was in the accounting office of a commercial bank

When the wind doesn't blow and the rain doesn't protect him, he's out there in the wind and rain, pushing carts and delivering goods to people. The man who's less than thirty looks so haggard!"

"My eyes are still dying now, but he...he has already lost his life. He just braved a heavy rain to deliver goods, and he died of the cold! I originally planned to teach the mistress myself,

Even if my eyesight is getting worse and worse. At this time, there is a public school that does not practice Sadhana and also provides three meals while studying. If you miss it, you will be punished by God!"

Seeing that Chen's mother was silent, Chen's father turned angrily and returned to the house after saying this. However, after crossing the threshold, the huge difference in light between the inside and outside of the house made his eyes dazzled, and he stumbled, and he suddenly stood up.

It was unstable. Fortunately, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and grabbed around a few times. He actually hit the door frame, took advantage of the situation and pulled it, and then it slipped to the ground.

When Chen's mother hurried in after hearing the noise, she saw her husband slumped on the ground. She rushed forward to help him up, but she saw her husband suddenly raise his fist and hit the ground.

Seeing this situation, Mother Chen knelt down with him and couldn't help wiping her tears: "Okay, then I'll listen to you! The fourth family of Fang has always loved to take advantage of others, but they also like to have the east's parents and the west's shortcomings.

, seems to know a lot of people, but in fact it is unreliable. Maybe this is not a good opportunity for her, maybe someone else lied to her... Forget it, if the family endures a little longer, she can survive!"

Outside Chen's house, Ah Liu glanced at the thin cotton curtain with a complicated expression, then quietly turned around and left.

He said that he would not go with the fourth prince and little peanut Xiao Cheng, but that was just a claim. Although the place in front of him was not the scariest slum in the outer city, it was still very messy, and there was such a golden person like the fourth prince in it.

Wandering around, even with Little Peanut and Xiao Cheng accompanying him, he couldn't be completely at ease!

Zhang Shou didn't expect the three children to really make great achievements in one fell swoop. In fact, he hoped that he would be around to inquire about the situation.

But the fourth prince didn't know that his every move was actually under the surveillance of a certain pair of eyes - maybe more than just that pair of eyes. After the Chen family succeeded in one fell swoop, they then found the third one under the guidance of those children.

Two families, the Fang family.

Unlike Chen's father and Chen's mother, who were loyal and easy to deal with, the Fang family had a scholar named Fang Da who said he was going to take the county examination. He was very wary of their arrival. Hearing that they were his younger brother's classmates, he directly questioned them.

of learned.

With little knowledge, Little Peanut couldn't understand the other party's question mixed with allusions, so he gave up. Xiao Cheng had memorized a lot of various ancient poems, but he was not good at quoting from classics.

So, it was the Fourth Prince's turn to step forward. Although it was impossible for him to read the Four Books and Five Classics at a young age and memorize millions of words, the naughty boy had one strong point, which was that he was good at debunking misunderstandings. In addition, he had read

The book is indeed quite complex, and to live up to Little Peanut's claim that he is a child prodigy, the miscellaneous quotes will make the other party dizzy.

After a few rounds, the scholar who was about to take the county examination stopped.

Seeing that the eldest son, who had always been regarded as the family's biggest hope, was unable to get off the stage because of a child, Fang's mother suddenly couldn't continue watching the fun. With a smile on her face, she stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "My Fang Xiaoxiao is so good at public school."

For a long time, I didn’t know that I could meet such decent classmates as the three young men. They came here as soon as they came, but they didn’t bring anything with them!”

She was saying this, but the eggs and tofu that Little Peanut had just brought had been packed in bamboo sticks. She was holding them tightly in her arms, as if she was afraid that others would go back. When she saw the three children opposite, she had no such intention.

, she winked and asked her eldest son Fangda to go back to the house to study, but he didn't seem to understand and refused to leave at all, so she could only worry.

When the fourth prince saw the nerd opposite him, who was at least ten years older than him, looking at him unkindly, he wanted to say "What are you looking at", but thinking about the purpose of his coming here, he could only continue to talk to him.

The shrewd Mother Fang is always talking nonsense.

"Gongxue Lu Jijiu said that in order to put some pressure on the students, the public school will officially start assessments. From junior classes to intermediate classes, examinations will be held regularly. In the past, when recruiting students, I said that if you are too careless, then

We will be kicked out."

Seeing that Mother Fang was obviously a little weird, the fourth prince said with a smile: "But those who do well in the exam will be rewarded! We originally planned to give out pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but it was the Lu Jiji wine suggested by Academician Zhang, so we might as well give it to everyone."

The top three in the class will receive bacon, chicken, pickles, and a scholarship."

When she heard that pens, ink, paper and inkstones were given out, Mother Fang was a little scornful, but when she heard that people who did well in the exam could be given out meat and vegetables, she couldn't help but feel excited. When she heard that there were scholarships, her eyes started to twitch.

Stars.

On the side, Fang Da, the eldest son of the Fang family, frowned: "Such an assessment and reward, isn't it a disgrace to politeness?"

Although the fourth prince is a prince, his temperament has always been out-of-the-box. Unlike the third prince, who was shy in the past and is now steady, so he is widely praised by officials. He is someone who dares to criticize some court officials for being pedantic in front of the emperor, let alone at this time.

Is he just a nerd? He smiled and said calmly: "Then I dare to ask Fang Dalang, can you go without eating or drinking every day?"

Without waiting for anyone to reply, he said loudly: "Food is the most important thing for the people, so what's wrong with public schools rewarding students with bacon, pickles and the like after the assessment? Besides, according to ancient etiquette, the teacher is not given a stipend.

Bacon?”

Fang Da was choked by the fourth prince and became speechless. After a long while, he said with a cold face: "It's okay to reward bacon and the like, but it's nothing to reward money!"

"Oh, Fang Dalang doesn't know, do all the academies in the south of the Yangtze River also distribute student aid money and food based on the students' family background and grades? Besides, among the scholars, aren't the food and rice subsidies for junior students not money? But that's right, if outsiders

If you are as taboo about talking about money, then I will go back and report to Lu Jijiu and ask the public school to give one shi rice as a scholarship to the top three in each class!"

"Hey, my eldest son only reads the books of sages and doesn't understand the things in the market outside. Young Master, please don't listen to him!" Mother Fang suddenly became anxious. She quickly pushed her eldest son into the house and reached the door.

He whispered before, "Have you forgotten how many cultural gatherings you have to attend before the county exam next year? Why don't you need money? If Xiaoxiao can get into the top three in the exam, wouldn't it be better to give him money?"

"But didn't my mother say that I wanted my little brother to be an apprentice before?" Fang Da raised his eyebrows in confusion. Seeing Fang's mother suddenly showing an embarrassed expression, he said seriously, "But in fact, I was opposed to my mother letting my little brother drop out of school. Mr.

The two elders are very famous people. If I were not too old and had graduated from private school long ago and could not take the advanced class, I would also want to go."

The Fourth Prince and Little Peanut pricked up their ears and listened. At this moment, they looked at each other and thought they heard the key points. But what they didn't expect was that Xiao Cheng suddenly appeared behind the mother and son.

.

"Why do you want to drop out of school?"

Mother Fang hurriedly turned around and saw Xiao Cheng standing behind her. She instinctively wanted to scold him. It could be seen that his eyes were clear and his face was calm. She couldn't help but feel guilty. She immediately forced a smile and said: "What do you know, kid? We are poor."

Of course, poor families cannot be like you and only know about reading..."

Xiao Cheng asked confidently: "But isn't Brother Fang studying? I just heard that he seems to be taking the county examination?"

Mother Fang's face turned green as she was being pressed so hard, but her eldest husband still helped her out of spite: "That's right, mother, I only have one day of class every seven days at the public school, and the rest is

Six days later he was still..."

"What do you know!" Mother Fang finally couldn't help but suddenly changed her expression, "If he becomes an apprentice, it will only be enough money for a month, which can cover the family's expenses. Your father doesn't have to work early or late.

You can save a lot of money by studying and meeting friends. What's more, you only need to learn a trick or two..."

"Study skills must be learned openly, how can you steal!" This time, it was Fangda's turn to look angry, "Benevolent, righteous, courteous, wise and trustworthy, since you went to be an apprentice and took other people's wages, how can you steal from a master?"

"You...you heartless boy, you...you are going to make me angry to death!"

The Fourth Prince and Little Peanut were dumbfounded to see the mother and son confronting each other. After suddenly realizing it, the Fourth Prince immediately quietly gave Xiao Cheng a thumbs up, then ignored the confused little guy and hurriedly stepped forward.

Become peacemakers. Both of them are sweet-tongued and clever people. Little Peanut comforted Fang Da, and the fourth prince comforted Fang's mother. After a while, the mother and son, who were about to have an earth-shaking quarrel, finally calmed down for the time being.

Come down.

It was only then that the fourth prince asked with curiosity: "Auntie, what happened to Fang Xiaoxiao who dropped out of school to become an apprentice? Can you tell me?"

Without giving Fang's mother any chance to hesitate, he said sincerely: "Actually, the intermediate class is only held once every seven days. If we can convince the shop that recruits apprentices, let Xiao Fang take one day off every seven days and go to the company."

If a student goes to class and his wages are deducted for that day, isn’t that the best of both worlds? The four days of wages lost every month are also very limited, right?”

Seeing that Mother Fang's heart was pounding, the little peanut beside her started to talk eloquently. In addition, there was Fang Da, the eldest son of the Fang family, with his elbows turned outward. Mother Fang's weak defense was quickly and completely broken through.

As a result, this overly shrewd market woman began to pour out her words without even realizing it.

And I heard that someone claimed to be the owner behind the Gusu Restaurant, the third steward of the Hua family, the richest man in Suzhou, and took Fang's mother for a tour of the back kitchen of the Gusu Restaurant, and then Fang's mother promised a lot of things that sounded like

The wonderful treatment and promises, and even the matter of secretly studying, were all instilled in Fang's mother. However, the fourth prince felt that something was wrong.

He quickly glanced at Little Peanut, and when he saw the person gently shaking his head at him, he smiled and said: "It's easy to handle if it's the Hua family. Bachelor Zhang from the public school has always had some friendship with the Hua family. I'll go back to find Zhang
Chapter completed!