Chapter 21, Home Without Face

  These words are exactly the same as in the dream.

   Next, the eldest brother should take out his IOUs for these years, and after careful calculation, the total will be forty-one taels.

   "This is the money you have borrowed from me over the years. I calculated it last night, and it totaled forty-one taels."

  Sun Yixi said and looked at Sun Yiming.

   "Second brother, if I ask you for debts at this moment, what will you pay back?"

   "..."

  Sun Yiming was silent.

  It seems to understand why Han Qiao sold his book and why he was forced to write a thousand-character essay.

  Sun Yixi looked at his younger brother with a bruised nose and a swollen face, and saw that his whole face was full of surprise and decadence, and he was no longer as vigorous as in his early years.

  For some reason, he felt inexplicably happy.

   "Brother, I don't have any money now."

   This is his current situation.

   Penniless, nothing long in hand.

  The shoulders cannot be lifted, the hands cannot be lifted, and the food and clothing depend on the hands of the women at home.

  Sun Yiming stood up suddenly, then sat down slowly.

   "Brother, give me a few days, and I will come early to pay back the money." Sun Yiming's voice was very soft.

  Lack of confidence, not strong in speaking, not straight.

   "Second brother, I don't mean that. I want to say that you have to work hard. I asked someone to find out. There is a very good academy in Songyang City. You can go to study and retake the imperial examination."

  Sun Yixi paused as he spoke, he looked at Sun Yiming, and saw that his eyes were glazed over, full of disbelief, and he felt an indescribable melancholy.

   The eyes that looked at him were very strange, and there was a bit of fear and hatred.

   "Second brother, my big family also needs to eat and drink. Guangzong and Yaozu also need money to study. We have separated. You are no longer a three-year-old child. It makes no sense to be raised by my elder brother, don't you think?"

   "If you are willing to go to Songyang City to study, I can lend you another ten taels of silver."

  Sun Yiming stood up slowly.

  The amount of money is right, and Songyang City is also right.

  Even what he said was pretty much the same.

  The dream last night, was it really just a dream?

  By the way, another family was killed, that is Jiang Yapo’s family in Zhenshang.

  Jiang Yapo...

   "Brother gave me half a month, and I will pay back the money after half a month."

  Sun Yiming walked out of the grocery store quickly after speaking.

  He was eager to make sure that Jiang Yapo had been to the grocery store in the past few days?

  If you really came here...

  His legs were weak, and he stretched out his hands to support the wall, and he couldn't walk.

  Go home?

  Sun Yiming didn't dare and didn't want to go back. If everything in the dream was true, how could he face his wife and daughter.

  Sun Yixi chased out of the grocery store and looked at Sun Yiming's back as he went away.

  He didn't believe that Sun Yiming could save enough money to pay off the debt in half a month.

  I believe that Sun Yiming will compromise sooner or later.

  Ninghe Town is so big, and there is only one bookstore. Sun Yiming stood in front of the bookstore, hesitating for a long time before entering.

  He was dirty and reeked of alcohol.

   I saw him again with a bruised nose and a swollen face, as if he had been severely beaten.

   Shopkeeper Xie frowned slightly, "You..."

   "Shopkeeper, I can write well, can I take some copying work from you?" Sun Yiming asked.

  Opened his mouth, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The Thousand-Character Essay two days ago was copied by Xiaosheng."

   "..." Shopkeeper Xie was a little surprised.

"To tell the truth from the shopkeeper, Xiaosheng has been living in a muddle these past few years, and he has no face to face his wife, daughter, and parents. Now that he has a home and cannot return, I wonder if the shopkeeper can install a clean hut, and take care of three meals a day. The money for copying the book will be deducted from the money, Xiaosheng thanked me here."

  Sun Yiming clasped his fists and saluted after finishing speaking.

   Shopkeeper Xie runs a bookstore, so he has a high opinion of scholars.

  And Sun Yiming's handwriting is really good.

  He is willing to copy the book, indicating that he has decided to change his past.

  The prodigal son does not change his money when he turns back. Today he is in a state of desperation, but in 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, maybe he will sit in a high hall in the future.

   "You follow me."

   Shopkeeper Xie arranged a room for Sun Yiming, and took clean old clothes for him to take a bath and change. When Sun Yiming came out of the bath room, the servant had already prepared breakfast.

   Steamed buns, rice porridge, and a plate of pickles.

  If it was earlier, he might have disliked it, but at this moment he has been devastated both physically and mentally.

  Suddenly, I became more motivated, thinking about making money first to pay off the debts I owed, and getting back the house deed and land deed first.

  He will never let anything happen in his dream.

  So Sun Yiming decided to calm down and concentrate on copying books at Shopkeeper Xie.

   Shopkeeper Xie is a kind person. He told Sun Yiming about the price of each book, and which one to copy depends entirely on his wishes.

  Sun Family

  Han Qiao gets up early, cleans the house and yard, and even the study room. She puts all Sun Yiming's things in a box. As long as the box is not opened, there is almost no trace of his life in the house.

  After the three children got up and tidied up, Sun Xiu asked her, "Mom, what shall we cook for breakfast?"

   “Let’s go out for wontons in the morning.”

  As soon as they heard about going out to eat, the eyes of the three children lit up.

  Han Qiao took the remaining dozen or so books and went to the bookstore. Shopkeeper Xie looked at Han Qiao hesitantly, and finally gave Han Qiao the money without saying anything.

   "Shopkeeper, I won't take the job of copying books from now on."

   Shopkeeper Xie nodded.

  The people who write the book are all on his side.

   Watching Han Qiao leave with the three children.

  He feels that Sun Yiming is still very blessed. His wife is beautiful, gentle and capable, and his third child is also well-behaved.

   Now that they are back on their feet, the time to rise is just around the corner.

  Han Qiao took the three children to the wonton stand to eat wontons and ordered a few buns.

  The meat buns have thick skin and little meat. One bite is full of noodles, and the wontons have no filling. The three children still eat with gusto.

  Han Qiao lowered her eyes and smiled.

   After breakfast, I took them to buy vegetables and flour, and planned to make meat buns for them at noon. When the eldest brother and second brother came, I could take some home.

   "Mom, are we still selling steamed buns today?" Sun Xiu asked.

   "..."

  Han Qiao hesitated.

  If you continue to make steamed buns, you have to buy a steamer, otherwise it will be too useless and a waste of time. The most important thing is that she will not be able to take these things with her in the future.

   But if you don’t make money, it’s not the same thing if you consume it every day.

  Han Qiao hesitated again and again, but decided to buy a steamer.

   Fortunately, the steamer was cheaper than she expected. If you buy a five-story one, you will get an extra pot ring, which is only 320 yuan, and they promised to help deliver it home.

   Agreed to pay the rest after the steamer was delivered, Han Qiao took the three children to buy pork, pork intestines, pork belly, and pork liver. Flour, mung beans, sugar, onion, **** and garlic, and I went to the herbal medicine shop to buy fennel, star anise, bay leaves, spirits, and even bought an old hen extravagantly. I plan to take it home to stew chicken soup. drink a bowl.

  The three sisters, Sun Xiu, Sun Yi, and Sun Ke, carried things and followed behind Han Qiao obediently. They were happy but also a little worried. They bought so many things for a lot of money.

   "Mother, does this pig taste good when boiled?" Sun Xiu couldn't help asking.

  In the early days, the family seldom ate meat, and they didn't raise pigs, so they couldn't eat pigs in the water. But Sun Xiu knew that this kind of food was cheap, and basically few people bought it.

   Their family has never bought one.

  (end of this chapter)

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