small farm girl in pastoral space

Chapter 11 Mr. Young
Du Yuan lives in Pingyang Town, and there is only one elderly and sick mother in his family.Originally, he was supposed to go to the county school to study after he was admitted as a scholar, but because his family was struggling and his mother was not in good health, he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​going to the county school and turned to self-study at home.

Mu Qiu plans to take Mu Wen to pay a visit to this gentleman first, and it is best to take him down in one fell swoop!When Mrs. Li heard about it, she went to buy new cloth and came back, and made two new clothes for them.

Naturally, some gifts should be prepared for visiting. What Mu Qiu gave was a set of Four Treasures of the Study bought from the painting and calligraphy studio in the town, and it was well chosen. It cost her six taels of silver!Shopkeeper Wu was afraid that she would not be able to find her way, so she asked Da Zhuang to help guide her.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Mu Qiu took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

Soon she heard footsteps, followed by the opening of the door.Dressed like a classic scholar, he looks a little fragile, a typical white-faced scholar, this is Mu Qiu's first image of him.

"This girl, who are you looking for?" The other party was obviously very puzzled by Mu Qiu's arrival.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Du Yuan?" You must be polite when meeting for the first time, Mu Qiu thinks that she has shown her most feminine side.

"Xiaosheng is Du Yuan. I haven't asked the girl's name yet. I don't know why the girl came here?"

"Hello, Mr. Du, the little girl Sang Muqiu has heard of your name for a long time, and today she specially brought her younger brother to pay a visit. Please forgive me, Mr. Du, for coming here uninvited."

"So it's Miss Sang, Xiaosheng is being polite, please come in quickly, Miss."

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Mu Qiu heard a cough, and then a slightly old voice: "Yuan'er, who is here?"

"Mother, it's a girl."

Du Yuan led the siblings into the main room, and soon a woman came out from the back room.She has a sick face, so she looks a bit older. Although the weather has warmed up, she is still wearing a thick winter coat.

"Hi Ma'am, please don't blame me for coming to the door without authorization." Mu Qiu saluted her, and reminded Mu Wen with his eyes.

Mu Wen was also very clever, and immediately stood up and greeted: "Hi Ma'am!"

The woman seemed a little at a loss, and hurriedly said: "Young lady is too polite, please sit down quickly."

Du Yuan served two cups of tea, seeing Mu Wen's cute appearance, he smiled: "Miss Sang's younger brother is really likable."

Mu Qiu slightly raised the corners of his mouth: "What Mr. Du said is that although he is a bit naughty on weekdays, he is also very sensible." She didn't like to go around the bush, so she went straight to the point: "Actually, I came to visit Mr. Du today, and it is also I have one thing to ask for."

"This... I don't know what happened to Miss Sang?"

"This matter is related to my younger brother. Mu Qiu has the courage to hire Mr. Du as my younger brother's husband."

As soon as Mu Qiu finished speaking, Du Yuan quickly declined: "That's impossible, I'm a young student with little talent, how can I become a teacher?"

"Young Master Du is really too modest. I only came here after hearing the recommendation from shopkeeper Wu of Tianxiangju. Besides, my younger brother is still young, so I don't need him to learn a lot of advanced knowledge."

Du Yuan still felt inappropriate: "But there is a private school in the town, why don't you send my brother to the private school?"

Of course, Mu Qiu couldn't directly say that the old gentleman in the private school was too feudal and old-fashioned, after all, Du Yuan also came out of that private school.She took out the excuse she had prepared: "After all, there are so many students in the private school, it is difficult for the husband to take care of it. Besides, our family is not in Pingyang Town, so it is inconvenient to come and go every day."

"What does that girl mean?"

"I know Mr. Du is very knowledgeable. Originally, you were supposed to go to the county school to study, but your mother was not in good health, so you gave up the idea of ​​going to the county school. It can be seen that you are a very filial person, and Mu Qiu really admires you. So I have a proposal, you and your mother will move to live with my house, and teach my younger brother by the way. My mother is the only senior in my family, and my wife is going to be with her just to be with her, and your mother will also be taken care of, so you can feel at ease Study. I promise, you only need to teach my younger brother in my house for one year, and then you can decide whether to stay or not. If you plan to continue to study in the county school, then I can provide you with tuition fees and help you take care of your mother. How about it?"

This method is Mu Qiu's deliberation, she has not told Li Xianrou yet.Although Du Yuan moved to her house, it was a bit impolite, but at that time, he could be said to be a distant relative of his own family, and the villagers would not know it anyway.

"Miss Sang, if a man and a woman can't get along, how can I live in your house?" Du Yuan was obviously a little moved. He had great ambitions in his heart, but his frail mother and poor family conditions were the biggest problems.With such a good opportunity in front of him now, Du Yuan struggled in his heart.

"I will call you a distant relative of our family to the outside world, and outsiders will naturally not ask more questions."

Du Yuan was silent and did not speak, but his mother was a little anxious: "Yuan'er, what are you still hesitating about such a rare opportunity?"

Mu Qiu didn't urge him, and after about half a stick of incense, Du Yuan finally said: "Okay, I agree, and I'm determined to live up to the girl's entrustment!" After speaking, he solemnly bowed to Mu Qiu.

"Master Du, you're welcome, just call me Mu Qiu from now on." She turned her head and called for Mu Wen: "Wen'er, don't pay your respects to Mister yet."

"Student Mu Wen, see you sir." The behavior was very polite.

Maybe it was because the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, Du Yuan looked much more relaxed, he smiled slightly: "Mu Qiu don't call me son anymore, just call me Du Yuan by name."

"No, no, you are Mu Wen's husband, and you are two years older than me, why don't I call you Brother Ayuan!"

(End of this chapter)