Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 291 Defeating Your Spirit (Part [-])
From Guo Hai's speech and behavior, from the grandson of Mr. Wang's family's academic excellence, from the shopkeeper of the county bookstore, who is willing to hand over the skill of copying books to Guo Hai, and from Sun Yubao's willingness to make friends with Guo Hai, it is not difficult to see that, Guo Hai is a talented student.

At the same time, what puzzled Jin Xi was, who taught Guo Hai in the hidden mountains?Even if you are self-taught without a teacher, you still need a hint and enlightenment.Also, since Guo Hai is so talented, why hasn't he even won the fame of a scholar?

At this moment, the aroma of the simmering artemisia cakes in the pot was overflowing, and Guo's mother was standing by the pot with a spatula, talking melancholy about fate's teasing of Guo Hai.

Jin Xi finally solved her doubts from Guo Mu's mouth, it turns out that the matter is like this.

When Guo Hai was 15 years old, the old man set a date for going out of the mountain. Guo Hai’s uncle was so excited that the glorious lintel that he expected would soon come true. The day before he left the mountain, Guo’s family prepared meals. The old man came here to see them off.

The old man was also in a happy mood, drank several cups at the dinner table, went to bed at night, and never woke up again.When Guo's mother talked about this incident, she burst into tears with sadness and regret. Jin Xi guessed that the old man must have been touched by drinking, and suddenly died of some kind of cerebral hemorrhage. He was really a tragic figure.

Guo Hai followed the old man for more than ten years. He was also a teacher, a friend, and a family member. He was very sad and didn't care about everything, so he missed the scientific examination that year.

And in that year, Guo Hai's uncle fell to his lower back because he went up the mountain to cut firewood, and he has been lying on the bed since then.Guo Hai's two cousins ​​are married and have children, and there is only a three-year-old younger cousin left in the family. Once the uncle falls down, the family's work falls on the two women, the aunt and mother Guo.

The changes in his family made Guo Hai no longer able to devote himself to his studies. His uncle was bedridden all year round, and the medicine stone could not be broken.Guo Hai began to take on the chores at home, and went to the mountains for scientific research, so he wasted day after day, month after month, and year after year.

Until the end of autumn last year, Guo Hai’s uncle finally passed away after being paralyzed for several years. His aunt remarried with her younger cousin, who was less than ten years old, and left a few empty houses and a few acres of land to Guo Hai’s mother and son.

Only then did Guo Hai tell his mother that he wanted to resume his studies.Therefore, Guo's mother and son disposed of a few acres of land in the mountains at a low price, as well as those few houses, and they left the mountains after the first month of the new year.Guo Hai's mother has a younger sister who is married in Changqiao Town outside the mountain and hasn't moved around for more than ten years. She came here to join her on this trip.I want her to find a place to live first, and then work and study, so this scene happened...

"Do your best to obey the destiny, Aunt Guo, don't be too sad." Jin Xi comforted Guo's mother.

"Walking around, I have stepped out of the mountains now. Brother Guo is talented, but his luck is a little bit unfavorable. There is a saying that Feng Shui turns. I think, Brother Guo will soon see the bright moon through the dark clouds." Jin Jin Xi Dao, real gold is not afraid of fire, and beautiful jade also has the smoothness of dust. The important thing is perseverance. Guo Hai is a person with perseverance, and he can endure hardships and know how to be flexible.

This is also the biggest reason why Jin Xi has always been optimistic about him and is willing to help him.A businessman never makes a loss-making business.

Guo Hai and Sun Yubao talked all the way to the gate of their yard, where smoke was rising from the chimney above the kitchen.

The two entered the courtyard and came to the kitchen room, and what they saw was Mother Guo and Jin Xi, one cooking the other, talking and laughing.It was different from my mother's gloomy and sorrowful appearance these days. At this time, my mother was standing behind the pot with a spatula, and that kind and gentle smile returned to her face.

That kind of smile, without perfunctory, is a smile from the bottom of my heart.Guo Hai was stunned, and turned his eyes to the girl sitting by the stove. Guo Hai was grateful to her for making his mother smile so rarely and sincerely!
Sun Yubao, Jin Xi and the others had an authentic mountain lunch at Guo's house, and then left to say goodbye.

Guo Hai sent them out of the back alley, watched their carriage go away, and then turned back.The mother and son planned to take advantage of the good weather today to spread coarse salt on the meat that Jin Xi and the others brought over, and hang it under the eaves to dry.The big silver carp was also stuffed into dried salted fish, so you can keep it and eat it slowly.

Guo Hai helped his mother marinate and dry the fish. What Sun Yubao said earlier made him realize that his mother wanted to move out because of his studies.

"Mom, I've thought about it. Anyway, I'll live in this month, and I'll go find another house tomorrow!" Guo Hai said to his mother.

Guo's mother was first surprised and then happy. Seeing the shame in her son's eyes, she knew that it must be Brother Yubao who enlightened him.He nodded in relief at the moment, but then frowned again.

"Son, we have already paid a quarter's rent for this house when we came here. I'm afraid the landlord won't want to refund it! To rent a house elsewhere, we need to prepare a few hundred pennies. I'm afraid we won't have enough money..."

"Mother, don't worry about this, let me think of a way. Yubao and the others sent so much rations today, our mother and child will not be hungry for two months, and we can still make up the rent by squeezing together!" Guo Haidao Mother Guo nodded, thinking of the two pieces of material in the basket, she happily pulled Guo Hai into the house to have a look.

"You haven't bought any new clothes for almost three years. Mother will make you a summer gown with this material!" Guo's mother said, taking out the fabric and shaking it out, and was about to gesture to Guo Hai. A few things shook out of it, and they fell to the ground and made a few ding ding dong dong sounds.

"Zhenbang, look quickly, this is..." Mother Guo exclaimed,
Guo Hai came over to pick up the scattered things on the ground, weighed them in his palm a few times, and said to his mother with a complicated expression: "I guess, there should be ten taels of silver, brother Yubao and sister Jinxi, this is... Mother, Now we don’t have to worry about renting a house.”

Mother Guo's eyes were red, and she said, "Those two children, what can I say..."

The reason for sending these things as a housewarming gift is that I don’t want to embarrass myself and my mother, not only taking care of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but also taking care of the dignity of their mother and child. His emotions were intertwined, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Zhenbang, it's your blessing to meet such friends. In the future, whenever you have a little bit of a bright future, you can't forget their care today!" Guo's mother sat on the side of the bed, and solemnly wiped away her tears. Tell Guo Hai.

"Mother, don't worry, my son knows it well." Guo Hai clenched his fists and said clankly.He, Guo Hai, is at the Longyou Shoal at this time, and the icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow.One day, when he soars into the sky, he will surely repay the favor of this drop of water!

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The carriage wobbled towards Mingshan Pavilion, Jin Xi squinted slightly in the carriage.

Instead of icing on the cake, it is better to give charcoal in the snow.It is better to plan for a rainy day than to cram for a while.What if a small merchant from a farming family like theirs owns three or five shops?Merchants have no status in this society. Even imperial merchants or big merchants with incomparable wealth are still weak and powerless in front of real dignitaries.

No amount of power, no backing and support, no amount of wealth is hard to keep.Today's rich and powerful people are not able to climb up with Jin Xi's family's status and family background, so in the long run, Guo Hai is the best candidate for the rich and powerful cultivation plan.

It was lunch time at Mingshan Pavilion, and the business in the restaurant was good. The lobby on the first floor was crowded with people, and on the stage covered with scarlet carpet in the middle, there were singers playing and singing.On the carefully crafted stairs on the second floor, the guy carrying the plate walked back and forth in the corridor, shuttling among the private rooms.The sound of silk and bamboo orchestra and joking and guessing games came from the opening and closing doors.

Manager Zhang, the waiter, came over to say hello to Jin Xi, and Jin Xi learned that Manager Xie and Manager Hu had gone outside to deal with matters.

The main purpose of Jin Xi's visit this time was to return the account book she had seen to Wang Xiucai, the accountant. She didn't intend to disturb other people, so she just went to the inner hall behind.

Behind the long writing desk, accountant Wang Xiucai is sitting upright, fiddling with the abacus with his left hand, and holding a pen with his right hand, adding and subtracting, writing and drawing on the open account book in front of him.Seeing that it was Jin Xi, Wang Xiucai hurriedly stood up and nodded to Jin Xi as a greeting, and then his eyes fell on the stack of account books that Jin Xi held in both hands.

Wang Xiucai's eyes flickered, he lifted his chin slightly, and walked out from behind the long book table with his hands behind his back. While inviting Jin Xi to take a seat, he took advantage of the situation and asked Jin Xi's opinion with a little respect.Although he was asking for the views and opinions of Jinxi, the owner, the conceit and disdain between the lines were extremely obvious.

Obviously, in his opinion, even if Jin Xi can read and write, she definitely doesn't know much about accounting.

Wang Xiucai likes to speak sourly, and the lofty nature of a scholar, coupled with the depression and anger accumulated from his repeated failures in exams, has created his urgency to find a sense of superiority and accomplishment elsewhere.

Jin Xi took a sip of the fragrant tea brought by the clerk, took a good look at the small thoughts in Wang Xiucai's stomach, smiled lightly, shook her head, and pushed the stack of account books in front of Wang Xiucai.

"What do you mean?" Wang Xiucai asked in surprise.

"Wang Xiucai is good at writing, and he is also good at writing beautiful articles. However, this account does not require too many fancy rhetoric, just write down the origin of the account with a few notes, so that it is easy to read the account." Jin Xi said .

Wang Xiucai was a little stunned, reciting poems and composing Fu Beichuangli, this is what he is most proud of, and he also advertises that he is different from the general accountant who only knows how to make calculations!Therefore, when he was doing accounts, he habitually wanted to incorporate his own personal characteristics into it.

"Oh, is that so? The new owner really thinks so? It's strange!" Wang Xiucai covered the displeasure in his eyes, and shopkeeper Xie didn't even say anything to him, so a little girl ran out and pointed at him. , I've approved for you what he's most proud of, I don't accept it!

"Wang is not talented, so what is the most appropriate way to ask the new owner how to deal with this?" He turned to ask, with a cold smile on his face.

Jin Xi pursed her lips and gave a faint smile. This person turned his face faster than he could turn a book, and he couldn't hear any different voices. No wonder he failed many times, and he might have something to do with this personality.

The more this is the case, the more he needs to dampen his spirit.

Jin Xi is the angel sent by heaven to frustrate him.

(End of this chapter)