Farmhouse Stone Mountain

Shi Shan kicked a box in his arms, and inside the box was Shu Xiu, a little pumpkin who was about to go to the academy.

Little Pumpkin leaned against his feet, looking up at his father, who said to take him to the academy, but why he hid here, he didn't understand.

Shi Shan sneaked around the Qingxi Academy for several times, tangled for a long time, did not see familiar people at the entrance of the academy, and then made up his mind, scratched his head and walked out.

If there is another academy, Shi Shan will definitely not allow Little Pumpkin to study here, not to mention anything else, just say that He Junzhi's extremely pedantic character has always looked down on what he does, in his eyes he is It's dung, it's the stones in the broken pit, it's smelly and hard.

But my son's reading is also a big deal. The wife of the county magistrate also said that there are many masters and wives in Qingxi Academy. He didn't let Xiao Pumpkin learn to read and write with He Junzhi, and Xiao Jiang's character is really good. , Don't get entangled, it's Qingxi Academy, and he didn't bring much money this time, Shu Xiu can do as much as he wants, absolutely nothing special.

These few days are the days when Qingxi Academy enrolls students. Master Wu, who is in charge of registering students at the gate of Qingxi Academy, looked at the father and son in front of him, pinched his long beard, and asked Little Pumpkin with a smile, "What's your name? Years old?"

Shi Shan pushed the little pumpkin and asked him to answer by himself. The little pumpkin looked up at his father, then at the bearded grandpa who was smiling at him, and replied in a childlike voice, "My name is little pumpkin. Years old"

"Hahaha, little pumpkin? Is it an edible pumpkin that grows in the ground? Hahaha"

The children from the family behind the queue laughed out loud. When Little Pumpkin heard it, he hid behind Shi Shan's legs and stopped talking. Shi Shan turned around and glanced at the laughing child who was clutching his stomach. He was taller than Little Pumpkin, white and strong. Yes, dressed up like a golden doll, with a long life lock around his neck, the big one, you can tell it's a child of a rich family at a glance!

Shi Shan didn't care about the child either, he picked up the little pumpkin hiding behind his legs, and rode on his head.

Little Pumpkin hugged her father's head, forgot all about what happened just now, and laughed straight away.

"Old Wu... Master Wu, my son is Shi Shi, nicknamed Pumpkin, and he is four years old." Shi Shan said to Master Wu while supporting the little pumpkin riding on his neck.

Stone stone?This name is really not elegant and scholarly, Master Wu shook his head, so hasty!But I still write my name on the paper, tell the time of admission and what to prepare, and then signal to the next person.

Shi Shan supported the little pumpkin riding on his head, ran, stopped, and made the little pumpkin laugh so hard that the kid who laughed at the little pumpkin stopped laughing, and there was still some envy in his eyes.

There are a lot of things to prepare for admission. Shi Shan is not good at these things. He took a small pumpkin to the market to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones and other miscellaneous things. He was afraid that he would miss out on buying things, so he asked Xiao Jiang to write a special list. , according to the list to buy, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, small abacus, etc., and finally buy a small schoolbag for books.

Generally used small schoolbags are actually slightly larger small cloth bags that are custom-made at the cloth shop. The largest and best cloth shop in the town is Guanjia cloth shop, and Shishan naturally will not go there.

I simply found another one. The store looked smaller. It was run by a couple. There were not many people but there were not many. I knew that Shi Shan bought small schoolbags for going to college. I showed Shi Shan that the store sold well. The best style, the selected style, can be done in two days.

Shi Shan looked at all of them, almost all of them were small messenger bags, with slight differences, that is, some were square and some were elongated, or the difference in the quality of the fabric.

Although the children here don't need to carry heavy and thick books in their bags like modern times, but my son was a little malnourished before, so the simpler the bag, the easier it is to save effort.

After discussing with the owner of the store, Shi Shan brushed a few strokes on the paper and drew a pattern of a backpack that couldn't be simpler.

The boss looked at it for a while, and was very strange about the things on the painting, but in principle, it was just two strips of cloth one finger wide. It is not difficult to tailor these things, and he can come and get them tomorrow.

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When it came time for Little Pumpkin to go to the academy, early in the morning, Shi Shan was busy at the bait stall in front of the store. Little Pumpkin carried the small schoolbag prepared by Shi Shan on his back, and after a long time, he went out with a face of reluctance. He didn't want to go to school, he wanted to go out I earn a lot of money with my father in the store, if I don’t make money, I can’t eat well, and if I go to the academy, I can’t help.

Xiaojiang had been waiting at the door early in the morning, and now he is helping out by the stone mountain, doing things in an orderly manner. He knew that Little Pumpkin also went to Qingxi Academy, so he said that he could go to the school with Little Pumpkin in the future, and come back together after school, which would save money. After leaving Shishan to send Xiaopumpkin to the academy, Xiaojiang is in Xiamu Hall for young students. Xiaopumpkin's new school is in Chunchen Hall, which is just next door, a few steps away. Shishan is also at ease with Xiaojiang, so he agreed, and now People have come and waited.

Shi Shan watched the little pumpkin come out with short legs, and passed out a piece of bait in his hand, telling the people behind to wait a while, and he rolled two fried bait pieces with fried dough sticks and eggs for breakfast for Xiaojiang and the little pumpkin .

"Father, I want more peanut butter, more," the little pumpkin called out on tiptoe, his eyes fixed on the bait.

"Okay," Shi Shan replied with a smile, giving my good son as much as he wants.

The diners who lined up also said "boss, I also want to put more peanut butter in mine", a large spoonful of thick peanut butter, just looking at it makes people swallow.

"good"

Shi Shan watched the two figures, one big and one small walking away, and stared blankly for a long time, only to recover after being urged by the guest, and continued to roll the bait.

After being busy in the morning, Shi Shan was lazily lying on the counter to collect money, a little depressed, usually Xiaoshi clings to him and follows him, but now there is no one on his lap, he is really empty. Unaccustomed, absent-minded, it’s meaningless to collect money. I can finally understand the feelings of those parents who send their children to school and have to lie at the kindergarten gate to watch. My heart is hanging. Today is the first day of school. I don’t know if I can Can't make friends, have you been bullied, Little Pumpkin is so small, if you are bullied, you will definitely not come back and tell him, alas, Shi Shan sighed thinking.

"Your pickles and soup are free?"

An old man with a white beard asked at the table.

Shi Shan pulled himself together from his sighs, straightened up from the counter, and saw that the old man who was asking the question had a serious face, but there was a faint sense of majesty, and he looked like he had seen the wind and waves, and he still held his hand in one hand. A string of rosewood beads. He is a believer in Buddhism. He is very interested in the kimchi and soup on Shishan’s table. He takes it for free, but he can’t waste it. It’s a good idea. He is a restaurant business that is frugal and not wasteful. He is a business eater Although the store is not big, it is well-decorated and comfortable. The tables and chairs are clean and bright, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Seeing him looking around, Shi Shan probably came here for the first time, and greeted him with a smile, "Yes, look, there are clean bowls and small plates on the mezzanine under the table, you can take as much as you can eat, soup is also free , as long as you don’t waste it”

The old man nodded to show that he understood, wrapped the rosewood Buddha beads he pinched around his hands, picked up the plate, bowed down, and took out a small emerald green plate from the neatly stacked bowls and plates in the middle of the table, about the size of the palm of his hand. Big and small, turn over the bottom of the plate with the words Shijilou printed on it, and the circle around the side is matched with emerald green and some light green patterns, which looks unique.

These are bowls and plates customized by Shishan. They are mainly emerald green. The store uses a complete set, so it looks comfortable.

The old man looked at it for a while, and seemed very satisfied. He found a table near the corner, and behind him was a lotus leaf lotus that was changed regularly by Wang Shishan.

Shi Shan's heart was not relieved until Little Pumpkin came back. Seeing that Little Pumpkin was happy, he wanted to write to him the words taught by Mr. Today, and also told him about the new friends he made in the academy today. Shi Shan happily responded. , After going to the academy for a day, I feel different, well, my family has a child who has just grown up.

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The Guan family's mansion is located in the noble land of Hexi Town, with beautiful mountains and rivers, vermilion lions standing on both sides of the entrance, it looks very imposing, the house inside is extravagant, with carved railings and jade bricks all the way, very expensive There are countless plants and servants, and there are many housekeepers and shopkeepers of various villages who come in and out.

Mr. Guan just came back. He first listened to the situation and progress of the various shops and Zhuangzi in the past few days. After explaining a few words, he asked people to go back. The person went out, and then flipped through the account book on the table.

He has already handed over the property of the Guan family to his two sons for them to manage, but he will look over it every once in a while to see the situation.

The shopkeeper of Chuan Fu Lou waited for the old man to speak. After a while, the old man finished reading the account book, took off the rosewood Buddha beads in his hand and held them in his hand, "Business has declined, and income has decreased. Find your own reasons, Chuan Fu. Lou’s products have always tasted like an old brand, so go and learn from the messy ones in other stores, and think about your own, if the young master has any objections, let him come and talk to me!”

The shopkeeper stepped forward and took the account book that the old man had read on the table, "Grandpa, I understand."

As soon as the shopkeeper of Chuanfulou here came out of the house, he saw Mrs. Guan coming over with tea in her body, and the shopkeeper bowed down and called "Ma'am"

Mrs. Guan glanced at him, smiled and beckoned the servants to take him out, and then entered the house.

Inside the room, Mr. Guan was leaning on a chair with his eyes closed to rest his mind. Mrs. Guan put the tea on the table, brewed a cup of steaming tea, then turned to the back of the chair, raised her hand to squeeze Mr. Guan's shoulders.

"Master, why are you coming back so late? Don't let anyone follow you"

"Tell Huai'er not to think about Shijilou in the future, and to do nonsense all day long. If you have such leisure time, you might as well spend more time in the store."

"But, sir..."

Mr. Guan knew what she was going to say, his wife's temper had spoiled Huai'er to such an extent that his loving mother was a loser, so he interrupted loudly, "Okay! Real gold is not afraid of fire training, and its own brand is so strong that others will snatch it." what business"