The exquisite space of the ruffian concubine

Chapter 62
"Then let's go." Meng Xiaocom nodded.

The two left Qiaoying Restaurant and went to South Street.For some reason, Meng Xiaocom desperately wanted to take Gu Zhiyuan to the Tongfu Inn to see if he was familiar with that Yun Feitian.

South Street was originally deserted, but these days, there are many children's laughter.Those orphans are still young, outside the Tongfu Inn, kicking the shuttlecock and jumping the grid, having a great time.The originally thin and pale cheeks were much rosier, and the clothes on his body were no longer as ragged as before, most of them were brand new, probably from Yun Feitian's pocket.

A little girl with sharp eyes saw Meng Xiaoshu from a distance, and shouted happily: "Sister Xiaoshu is here!"

All the little ones immediately gathered around, surrounding Meng Xiaosuo, chattering all over, and walked excitedly towards the Tongfu Inn.

"Sister, who is this?" A girl pointed at Gu Zhiyuan curiously.

"A friend." Meng Xiaocom said.

"He doesn't look good at all, our shopkeeper's is better." The little girl said in a childish voice, as if she was afraid that Gu Zhiyuan would steal Meng Xiaosso.

The rest of the children nodded upon hearing this.

How could Gu Zhiyuan have imagined that he would be disliked by such a group of little ones for no reason, and he was a little dumbfounded immediately.

That Yun Feitian pretended to be in his fifties. Although he was a shopkeeper, he didn't have the slightest smell of copper on his body. Compared with Gu Zhiyuan, who looks like a vulgar man, it will indeed make people look up.

The children were still young, so they couldn't tell the reason behind it, they just thought that the shopkeeper, the man next to Sister Shu, was much prettier.Subconsciously, Meng Xiaosuo had already regarded Meng Xiaosuo as the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saves suffering, and the shopkeeper as Maitreya Buddha who is kind and generous, even though he never smiled like Maitreya Buddha.

"Before I came here, I didn't see you guys playing around outside, why did you come out today?" Meng Xiaocom asked.

"That day the shopkeeper said that there would be bad people coming, so he told us to hide in the house obediently, not to come out, and not to make a sound." The little girl recalled.

Another little boy, who was missing his front teeth, interjected in a childlike voice, "The shopkeeper also said that if we annoy those people, we won't have any watermelon to eat from now on."

"So that's the case." Meng Xiaocom smiled slightly.

"Sister, you haven't come to see us for so long, I thought you didn't want us anymore." The girl pitifully tugged at the corner of Meng Xiaosuo's clothes.

"How could it be?" Meng Xiaoshu rubbed her hair.

A person's complexion can easily become ruddy as long as he eats and drinks well, but the quality of his hair is extremely difficult to change.This girl must have lived a life of hunger and food before, she is already eight or nine years old, her hair is still as brown as a handful of corn silks, she looks really worrying.

"Then, you won't want our shopkeeper?" The girl raised her head and looked at Meng Xiaosuo eagerly.

Meng Xiaocom couldn't help being stunned, it seemed that a child had asked this question last time.After all, they were abandoned by their families, and she was afraid of being abandoned again from the bottom of her heart. She could understand this, but why did Yun Feitian get involved every time?

"Silly boy, my sister and your shopkeeper are not a family." Meng Xiaocom said.

"Why not a family..." The little girl pursed her mouth, displeased, "The shopkeeper is my father, and my sister is my mother, isn't it good?"

Meng Xiaocom was stunned again.

Gu Zhiyuan, who was standing by the side, finally couldn't help but say: "These children are the orphans you took in, right?"

"Yes." Meng Xiaocom nodded.

"I heard from Mrs. Wang that you fostered them in an inn, so this must be it?" Gu Zhiyuan pointed to the Tongfu Inn diagonally opposite.

"That's right. I plan to let Mrs. Wang and Sister Zhang teach these children how to make wine so that they can help the wine shop in the future." Meng Xiaosuo said.As for why she hasn't started teaching yet, it's because Mrs. Wang has been busy preparing for Uncle Huang and Sister Zhang's wedding these days, and neither of them has the time.

"Brewing? Why don't you send them to study?" Gu Zhiyuan asked.

Meng Xiaocoma couldn't help but slapped her forehead. Previously, she always felt that she seemed to have overlooked something, but after Gu Zhiyuan's reminder, she realized that she had actually forgotten this.

In this dynasty, there were countless illiterate people. How many people dreamed of being able to read and write?
But the more remote and poor the place, the fewer private schools and the more expensive the tuition fees. This is the case at the foot of Mengshan. There is only one private school, not to mention the small and dilapidated place. It is said that the master is still a bad-tempered old stubborn.

"Which private school can accommodate so many children?" Meng Xiaoshu pondered to himself.

"Since there is no one, let's open a new one." Gu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Meng Xiaocom knew that he was a son of a rich family, and opening a private school was not a big deal for him, so he nodded and asked, "Then who will be invited to be the teacher?"

"Isn't this the one in front of you?" Gu Zhiyuan pointed at himself.

"You?" Meng Xiaosuo didn't dislike him, but the masters in ancient times. They were all gray-bearded and very old. It seemed that only in this way could they reflect their profound knowledge.Even the youngest one was around 40 to [-] years old, and Gu Zhiyuan was only in his early twenties, wouldn't it be ridiculous to ask him to be his wife?
"You feel bad?" Gu Zhiyuan asked.

"It's not bad, but I just don't want these children to be told when they are asked about it in the future, it is a young big brother who taught them to read and write." Meng Xiaocom said.

"What's the problem? Could it be that a master in his seventies and eighties can teach better?" Gu Zhiyuan laughed.

Meng Xiaosuo thought about it, and felt that what he said was reasonable: "Then it's up to you. You should not delay in studying and brewing wine. When they grow up, they have both skills and knowledge, so they will not suffer. "

Gu Zhiyuan looked at Meng Xiaosuo fixedly, and suddenly sighed: "Since ancient times, everyone has said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, but you are just the opposite. You are willing to send these girls to study."

"Whoever says that a woman is virtuous without talent, I have neither talent nor virtue." Meng Xiaoshu scoffed at this statement.

Gu Zhiyuan couldn't help laughing out loud: "You, you, I've lived for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I've heard someone say that about myself!"

During the chat, the two arrived in front of the Tongfu Inn, and happened to hear a little girl who said to Yun Feitian in a hurry: "Shopkeeper, Miss Comb is here, and she brought a big brother. The two of you have a relationship." Just kidding, go and have a look."

This girl, perhaps the oldest among all the children, was about 13 years old, her words were full of hostility towards Gu Zhiyuan.

(End of this chapter)