LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 219 - Farmhouse
For so many years, Xu Zifan still only cooks the simplest dishes. He is not picky and has never experienced the temptation of food, so he has no interest in cooking. With the original character and identity, it was inappropriate to suddenly take out a few delicious recipes to sell, so he didn’t plan to do that.
As soon as he arrived in the town, he took Xu father, Xu mother and Xiao Lian to take a step forward. Su Qianyun’s spirits were tense along the way, as if he was guarding against thieves. It is better to stay away from her. It has nothing to do with him. Xu Zifan first took his family to the academy where he used to study. The original request of Mr. Li to tell lies has not leaked out. His classmates didn’t know about it, and he cared a few words when he saw him.
Xu’s father, Xu’s mother and Xiaolian wear their better clothes, but they are only washed clean. They have patches on their bodies and are a little old. They are very cautious when facing Xu Zifan’s classmates, their eyes are dodging, and they don’t know what to do. No reaction, for fear of embarrassing Xu Zifan.
Xu Zifan exchanged a few words with classmates, led them to come over, introduced them to both sides very naturally, and then smiled: “You all know the situation of my family. From now on, I will study at home, and I will be separated a few days ago. My parents and sister are with me, so I can take care of them at home.”
The word “separation” made several scholars very surprised, but they didn’t show it. They praised Xu Zifan for filial piety, and said a few scenes. A scholar knew about his fall into the water, looked at him a few times, and said: “People often say, “If you die in a catastrophe, you will have a blessing.” Brother Yi, you look great. You have studied hard for a few years. A good future.”
Xu Zifan clasped his hands and said with a smile: “Then I will borrow from Bowen brother Jiyan. In fact, I have one more thing when I came to the academy today, and I want to ask you if you are interested in these ornaments.” He mentioned the big bamboo basket at the feet of Xu’s father. Open the lid, take out the bamboo decorations one by one, put them on the stone next to them, and say, “My dad likes to make some gadgets when I have nothing to do. Because I read, my dad still thinks about it. Several elegant objects placed on the book table. These are all made of bamboo. Bamboo itself is loved by our literati. After I saw it, I liked it very much. I thought you might also like it. I spent too much money on water a few days ago. I want to supplement one or two with these ornaments. If there are many people I like, my father can do more things in his free time.”
Obviously it was selling things, but Xu Zifan’s words made him feel less like being a marketer, and it made his classmates feel very close. He didn’t plan to sell them because he wanted to sell them. Several people have seen the decorations one by one. There are eight kinds of decorations, including small bridges and flowing water, sectioned heights, windmills, and bamboo forests. Each is different and each is very delicate. They are sold in high-end places like Duobao Pavilion. Yes, it’s not like it was made by a farmer.
One person was surprised and said: “Is this really made up by my uncle? Ya! What an elegant thing!”
Xu Fuding didn’t intervene at all, he was a little confidant when he heard the words, but his face was so tanned that no one could tell. Xu Zifan smiled without exception: “These are all my dad is thinking about, and there are hats, food boxes, bamboo stools, chairpersons, etc. My dad is good at weaving bamboo products. How? Do you like them?”
“Like, brother Yi, I want this smooth sailing and this small bridge running water, and my dad is going out again. I will give him all the smooth sailing to keep him safe. The small bridge running water can really flow. It’s so fun. Let my mother play, she is sure Like it.” Liu Yang, who became “Bowen brother” by Xu Zifan, took two without saying a word, took out the purse and asked, “Brother Yi, how much are these two items?”
Xu Zifan said: “It’s a smooth sailing with 50 essays and a small bridge with 60 essays, a total of 110 essays.”
Liu Yang immediately gave him 110 essays, and Xu Zifan gave them to Xu’s mother to collect them. Others saw that Liu Yang bought it happily, so they bought the ones that were easy on hand. A small part of the reason was for the face, but more because the ornaments were so beautiful and elegant and interesting. As for the poor scholars who don’t have much money on hand, they are embarrassed to say no. Xu Zifan treats them equally, not just because whoever buys and who doesn’t.
Some scholars passing by saw the excitement on their side and bought them. After a while, all the eight ornaments brought by Xu Zifan were sold out, a total of 420 articles. There was also a scholar who wanted to be taller. Bought. Xu Zifan arched his hands and said: “If you like it, next time my dad does what I do, I will see if you are interested. I won’t bother you to study today. I will get together again when I have time.”
The scholar who wanted to buy asked: “When will you come next time? Or where to find you?”
Xu Zifan pointed to the direction of Xiadong Street and said: “I am going to copy books at Honghu Library, and I will hand in the books about every few days. If you have something to do, you can ask the treasurer of the library to bring me a message.”
“Okay, then remember to bring me a steadily high next time you come to hand in a book.”
“And my bamboo forest.”
Xu Zifan took them down one by one and said to Shaohua in his mind: [Shaohua, record the order and the list of people as a memo. 】
[Okay, the list has been made. 】
At this time, a scholar who had been standing behind and watching for a long time said: “Brother Yi, you are selling ornaments and copying books. Don’t you think it hurts the face of a scholar? Anyway, you have read books for many years. How can you do these things? That’s right, you have no talent for reading, and it’s normal to sell something to make a living. In the future, will you still go to the street stall to help people write letters?”
Xu Zifan saw that this person was Liang Shijie who had conflicts with the original body. He lived in the town and had some relatives with the master of the county government. He regarded himself highly. He was very upset by the fact that he didn’t give him face with a muddy leg. Now that Xu Zifan is trying to make a living without studying, he naturally has to step on it. The two scholars who were close to Liang Shijie laughed, and looked at Xu Zifan as if they were watching a big joke.
The smiles on the faces of Xu’s father and Xu’s mother were put away, and they looked at Xu Zifan nervously. Although they are elders, they can inevitably shrink back when they meet such scholars and know that they are wealthy at the first glance. Xiao Lian was already hiding half of her body behind Xu’s mother, and she lowered her head not to look.
Xu Zifan smiled slightly and said openly: “Brother Shaoting reminded me that you can make money by writing letters and puppets on your behalf. You can support your family and help others. Why not do this? Brother Shaoting, I am filial. It is normal for parents and sisters to find a way to make ends meet. I am no richer than your family. In our village, if a man as big as me can’t afford to live at home, he will be laughed at. As for studying. , I have decided that if I can’t earn the reference money, then I won’t go. I can’t make my parents and sisters tired because of me, right?”
Xu Zifan bowed his hand and said with a smile: “Brother Shaoting, Brother Bowen, Brother Chang’an…Everyone is busy, I have to go to Honghu Library to say goodbye.”
“Farewell, Brother Yi, go slowly.”
Xu Zifan said goodbye to his classmates, picked up the bamboo basket and turned away with his family. He smiled and walked calmly. He didn’t look like he had just been ridiculed. When passing by some shops, he would point out his family. Look, it seems that nothing happened. The scholars in the academy also dispersed, and some scholars looked at Liang Shijie before leaving.
Liang Shijie was a little surprised when he saw Xu Zifan’s and Yan Yue’s appearance at first, but he didn’t realize what he was talking about, only when he couldn’t afford to read his books anymore. When Xu Zifan left, he thought carefully, it was wrong! Isn’t Xu Zifan scolding him for not being able to carry his family’s livelihood, should he be laughed at? Copying books and writing letters were obviously things that scholars dismissed. How could Xu Zifan make a fuss about him? He had a feeling that he hadn’t ridiculed Xu Zifan and was ridiculed a lot, and he was a little dull inexplicably.
Other scholars have heard something in Xu Zifan’s words, and even talked in private. They felt that Xu Zifan seemed to be different and became able to talk about things. They couldn’t do so calmly in the scene just now. Scholars are the most taboo about what others say about themselves, the most taboo about reputation, and the most taboo about being looked down upon by others for what they do, but Xu Zifan doesn’t care about it and is generous and natural, which is admirable. It’s a pity that I was born in a farm, and I don’t want to study anymore. I can imagine my future development. Many people shook their heads and sighed, not taking Xu Zifan to heart.
Xu Zifan and the others have gone far, and Xu’s mother couldn’t help asking: “The third child, who was that just now? When you used to study in the academy, he treated you this way?”
Xu Zifan smiled and said, “Mother, if he didn’t say anything, I couldn’t remember him. Even if there was a conflict, I never suffered. There is nothing worth paying attention to.”
Mother Xu was stunned for a moment, “Oh, that’s good. This is still a scholar, why can’t you talk so much.”
“Readers don’t necessarily understand, and there are too many shameless villains. So whoever we respect depends on his character, not his identity.” Xu Zifan saw Honghu Library and said to them, “The library does not allow anyone who does not read or buy books. Go in, father and mother, wait for me outside, I’ll be back in a moment, Xiaolian, take care of your father and mother.”
“Hey, third brother, you go.” Xiao Lian nodded, and her view of Xu Zifan changed a lot. She felt that what Xu Zifan said was reasonable and what she did was very safe, giving people a very reliable feeling.
When Xu Zifan settled down, they went to the library and the shopkeeper to talk about copying books. He actually didn’t understand how ancient scholars made money. He writes well in calligraphy, but the original writing is average. He needs a long time to practice calligraphy. In order to recover his handwriting; he is not good at drawing at all, so he can’t make money by this. It is estimated that he will have to set up a stall to write letters and pleadings. It is too inconvenient for him to live in the village. Copying books is the most suitable way to make money he can think of, and I hope there are other ways in the future.
There are some basic medicinal materials and medical books in the library. Xu Zifan and the shopkeeper have agreed to copy the medical books first, and then copy the books that the talents want to read. He wrote a few words to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper thought it was okay after reading it, so he said he would copy a hundred words and give them ten cents. The library provides paper and ink. The price is pretty good in this small town.
When Xu Zifan came out of the library, he took two medical books of about a thousand words and enough paper and ink. After copying these two books, you can earn more than two hundred essays. One thousand essays is one tael of silver. In the past, the Xu family used to spend 50 taels of silver a year for a large family member. So if Xu Zifan copied it quickly, he would earn a lot of money. Xu’s father, Xu’s mother, and Xiao Lian laughed at the price, and the family finally didn’t have to worry about their livelihood.