Chapter 4

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In front of the audience, Butler Chen asked the gangster to buy pen and ink, wrote down the contract to buy the shop, and handed it to Du Qingchen. Du Qingchen was supported by Du Rulin, and he glanced around. They were all traditional characters. He knew them, but he Due to the severe ischemic injury, he was dizzy, and after roughly confirming the contract, he handed it over to Du Rulin.

"Little brother, come and read it again, I'm dizzy and can't see clearly." Du Qingchen said weakly.

In fact, although he was dizzy, he had roughly finished reading the contract. The reason why he asked Du Rulin to read it through was to make sure that he had not missed anything, and secondly, it was to read it to everyone.

The Chen family is everyone. If there is a place to go back, he can't do anything for the time being. His arms can't bend his thighs. Honesty, lost face.

Butler Chen didn't see Du Qingchen's careful thinking, and he didn't play any word games for thirty taels of silver. Naturally, he wasn't afraid of hidden pitfalls.

Du Rulin read aloud, and the clear young voice sounded in the quiet street, which also attracted the attention of Du Rulin's classmates.

"That is, Ru Lin!" A passing teenager looked at the middle of the crowd in surprise, his classmates with red eyes like a bunny.

"Yeah! Why is he here? That's... that seems to be Ru Lin's father, don't you remember, he came to take over Ru Lin's school." The teenager bumped the person beside him with his arm.

"It's him, it's him! Uncle seems to be ill, who is the injured man next to him?

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"But... what is Ru Lin doing?" The two teenagers frowned.

The two teenagers who grew up in the town were from wealthy families and did not understand what the scene in front of them meant. However, it didn't take long for them to get a general understanding of the situation from the whispered chats of the people around them, and both of them frowned. wrinkled.

They know that Du Rulin's family is poor. After all, Du Rulin is one of the few rural children in their private school, but Du Rulin is good-looking, good at reading, and has a good personality. They still like to play with Du Rulin. Seeing this scene, Liu Tai originally thought He stepped forward to preside over justice, but was pulled by Qiu You next to him.

Qiu Youdao: "Don't go, not to mention that you are young, just say that the Chen family is not something your father can compete with. Besides, if you break out like this, Ru Lin will be embarrassed. Do you still want to do it with Ru Lin? Classmates? How do you want Ru Lin to face us in the future?"

Qiu You has always been mild-mannered, and he is a few years older than the others, and his work is more successful. Naturally, he does not agree with Liu Tai's appearance, although Liu Tai's father is a master and is in town. He is very famous in China, but fame and power are not the same thing, let alone Liu Tai is still young and will not be taken seriously.

Liu Tai is the youngest child in the private school, and it is only because his father was the master of the private school that he was able to keep up with everyone's footsteps since he was a child. Although he has acquired knowledge, his temperament is still a child. Hearing this, Very dissatisfied, "Can't you just watch Du Rulin being bullied?! Can you watch it? Good! You Qiu, I didn't think you were such a person!"

You Qiu was helpless, but still explained: "I just can't see What can we do if we go down?! When we go to school tomorrow, we will ask Rulin privately if he needs help, which is better than embarrassing him in public! He certainly doesn't want us to see such a scene."

Liu Tai wanted to say more, but Du Rulin had already read After finishing the contract, he turned around and wiped his tears and handed the contract to Du Qingchen. He seemed to have heard a familiar voice just now, but he had just been reading the contract and couldn't turn his head to look. Only now did Du Rulin turn to Liu Tai and Qiu You.

When Qiu You saw it, he immediately dragged Liu Tai and ran away. After all, he was still a child himself! Can't think of anything too comprehensive.

Du Rulin opened his mouth slightly in surprise and looked at the backs of the two classmates. Were they all seen just now? The boy's self-esteem was instantly frustrated and uncomfortable, but his eyes were always red and he was still crying, but no one noticed that he was even more uncomfortable.

Du Qingchen accepted the contract, pressed his fingerprints together with Butler Chen, then took the 30 taels of silver bills, supported by Father Du and Du Rulin, and returned home weakly.

It's not far to go home, and since it's daytime, people come and go, so it's safe.

After returning home, Father Du was still sighing, and Du Rulin sat silently by the side, looking like he had something on his mind.

Du Qingchen sat on the bed, slowed down and breathed evenly before saying: "Dad, little brother, we can't keep this money in our hands for too long, our family is now old, weak, sick, and everyone outside knows that, the same is true outside. The people who know we have money also know that we have money, thirty taels are not too much, but not too much, enough to attract prying eyes, we must spend it as soon as possible, and we must spend it as soon as possible, and we must spend the money that everyone knows, so that we can feel at ease."

Wen Yan, Father Du was even more uncomfortable, "I just said that I shouldn't sell the shop, now it's good, the ancestral property is gone, and I can't even keep the money, what kind of sin is this!"

Du Qingchen smiled and looked at Du Rulin, "Little brother What do you think?"

Du Qingchen also listened to Du Rulin's reading contract just now, and it was very smooth, at least there was no problem in reading it through, he still had some recognition for this younger brother's ability in reading, if Du Rulin could really read, he would be willing to Train him to take the imperial examination, and as long as he is admitted to the Juren, they will not be allowed to be bullied by people like the Chen family in the town, and the Du family will have their support.

As for Du Qingchen himself, he can forget it. Just now, he glanced at the words of the housekeeper Chen. To be honest, he is a modern person who can memorize poems well. When it comes to writing with a brush, he is really incomparable to the people here. .

Du Rulin immediately came to his senses, he had been in a daze just now, thinking about Qiu You and Liu Tai, two classmates, when he suddenly heard Du Qingchen calling him, he came back to his senses, "Brother, I..." Du Rulin hesitated.

"It's fine, you can say whatever you want, it doesn't matter if you're wrong." Du Qingchen was very lenient, and wanted to see Du Rulin's opinion. Those who take the imperial examinations should not only read well, but also have a clear mind. Otherwise, in the future, only It can bring disaster, but cannot rely on it.

When Du Rulin heard this, he bit his lip and said, "I think then spend the money! Father's medicine is still on credit, and it's just right."

"You're not afraid of running out of money, you can't continue to study. Is it?" Du Qingchen smiled.

Du Rulin paused, his eyes were a little red again, "What if you don't read it?! Anyway... Anyway, if you don't read it now, I can also be an accountant!" It also saved him from being unable to raise his head among his classmates.

"Nonsense!" Du Qingchen and Du's father's voices sounded almost at the same time, Du Qingchen turned to Du's father in slight surprise.

Father Du pointed at Du Rulin angrily and said, "You dare not to read! Let's see how I beat you! Look at your brother, he has only been studying for a few years, and now he can read and hyphenate, and he can still be the master of the house. The good thing! If you study for a few more years, you will not be more stable and powerful than your brother in the future?! Besides, the master said the last time he saw me, let you study hard, and you will be able to take the Tongsheng exam this year, or you will take the exam if you are not sure. If you pass, you won't be able to pass the test, but you will be able to pass the test next year! You dare not read...you..."

Du Qingchen hurriedly stopped him as he tremblingly wanted to take off his shoes and beat his son.

Although Father Du is often not open-minded enough, he only stares at the one-acre and three-point land in front of him, but he knows the usefulness of reading, and he gritted his teeth to confess his sons. Du Qingchen's eyes softened, "Father. "It's okay, the younger brother just said it casually, he doesn't dare."

Du Rulin stared at his brother, what does he dare not? Could it be that if he doesn't go to school, does his brother want to beat him like his father? !

As the youngest in the family, who could fight anyone, Du Rulin silently acquiesced and dared not mention this.

Du Qingchen said: "Father, in fact, I want to buy another store, even if the location is not very good, the price can be within the range we can bear, I have a headache right now, I really can't go to town for a while. You are sick again, you have to take good care of your illness, I don't know if there is anyone in the village to rely on, I want to ask him to look for a shop."

Father Du listened, and immediately praised: "Qingchen, this is what I want to do . It is clear that you are indeed a person who has read books, you should also learn from your brother, how can you not read! It is good to read for one more day!" Father Du turned to Du Rulin again and said.

Du Rulin could only bow his head and say yes.

Du Qingchen was amused, but he continued to ask questions. Father Du then thought for a moment and said, "Then leave it to Brother Mancang. I'll tell him later."

Although he didn't want to keep Father Du busy, Du Qingchen was at the moment. I really can't get up, and I can still sit and talk steadily, all relying on willpower. Seeing that the order is almost complete, the matter is mostly settled, my spirit is relieved, and my head is tilted on the quilt, and I faint. past.

Father Du and Du Rulin were startled, and hurriedly went to invite the barefoot doctor in the village to come over to see. The doctor looked at them and immediately accused the two of them, asking Du Qingchen to take a good rest and not get up and work hard, otherwise he would be dead. , the hole in Du Qingchen's head hasn't closed yet! Is that a joke? !

Father Du took a hen and sent the doctor to go out, and when he turned back, he sighed again.

"Is the third uncle at home?" A woman's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Who is it?" Father Du walked out tremblingly to open the door.

"Me! Dutun's daughter-in-law, the one who usually works as a matchmaker in Shiliba Village, remember me?" Outside the door, a fat woman dressed as a peasant woman stood at the door and smiled, "Uncle San! The matchmaker is here, magpies are calling! Today I am Come to be a matchmaker for my brother Qingchen!"

"Being a matchmaker? My son is injured like this, and he is still a matchmaker?!" Father Du was very puzzled.

"Yes!" Dutun's daughter-in-law waved her hand with a smile, raised her foot and squeezed into the door, and walked in, "I said, third uncle, your family has been flooded with evil recently, and bad luck! It's time to quickly marry a daughter-in-law and come back, rushing to rejoice, maybe it will go smoothly all at once, and even my Qingchen brother's injury will heal faster."

Chongxi? Marry a daughter-in-law? !

Thinking of the thirty taels of silver that hadn't been spent yet, and the eldest son who had been delayed for several years because of poverty, Father Du was instantly moved and raised his heels.

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