Republic of China small businessman

At the end of July, Shang Yulou took those children away and left Qinghe County.

The east courtyard returned to normal, and Jiuye still sits in Qinghe.

The young master of the Bai family, Bai Mingzhe, was busy running around in Qinghe County and Heihe. Heihe Distillery won the sky-high price order, and it was very busy at the moment. Everything in the factory came to report to Master Jiu. The master nodded, and then he explained it. He was conscientious and conscientious, for fear of making a slight mistake.

Bai Rongjiu was sitting there drinking tea and reading a book. When he saw Bai Mingzhe coming over, he pointed out: "You are the big shopkeeper of Heihe Company. If you have any business over there, just let go and do it. This will make others see you and think you are spreading rumors." My buddy, it’s a loss of face. I’ve always been assured that you’re doing things properly, and it’s too hard to go back and forth, so you don’t have to do this in the future.”

Bai Mingzhe stood aside and said with a smile: "I would like to be a buddy by your side. I will study with you for a year, which is better than studying for ten years."

Hearing what he said, Bai Rongjiu suddenly thought of it and asked: "Speaking of studying, I heard that something happened in the ethnology these two days?"

Bai Mingzhe hesitated a little, and quickly said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the kids are having fun, you don't have to worry about it, after all, the second child in my family is ignorant, and he quarreled with the kid from the other family, pushing each other After a few shoves, the gentleman has already been punished."

Master Jiu put down the book in his hand and frowned slightly: "Since it's the children's business, let them handle it by themselves."

Bai Mingzhe agreed, and was about to leave when he heard Master Jiu say: "Jing'er, go to ethnology and keep an eye on it for me. If there are studies that are useless, just drive them out."

Bai Mingzhe stopped in his tracks, turned around and hesitated to speak.

Master Jiu said in a low voice: "The provincial government sent a letter today to select a few children to send to Peiping to study for a period of time at the end of the year, at least a year, and at least three to five months. A foreign missionary has been found in Peiping to teach English, after they learn it, they will be sent to study abroad, and all the expenses will be paid by the company.”

Bai Mingzhe was both surprised and delighted. He never expected that there would be such a good thing. Going abroad is not all about having money. You also need letters of recommendation from those who have already studied abroad. It is not that easy to pave the way.The old man of the Bai family in the provincial capital was the first batch of overseas students back then, and his family's family was also very different from their Qinghe family. The family's connections were extensive, from the Prime Minister's Office in Beiping to the heads of the two rivers and rivers, and they all made close friends. It was a rare opportunity, but now that the provincial government has let it out, there are still a few places in their Qinghe ethnology. This is really a surprise!

Bai Mingzhe was so happy at the moment that he couldn't care less about other things, and took Xie Jing to study the ethnology himself.

On the way, Bai Mingzhe saw that there was no one around, and said to Xie Jing in a low voice: "Xiao Xie, you have been with Master Jiu for a while, and I won't hide it from you. There is something wrong with the ethnology. Big, but they were all childish words, and the words were not in the right order. I was afraid of disturbing Jiu Ye’s peace, so I didn’t tell him... If you hear it, don’t believe it all. doorkeeper."

Xie Jing responded.

Bai Mingzhe asked again with concern: "Have you heard Master Jiu talk about the matter of studying abroad? Are there any guidelines, such as taking an exam in ethnology, or asking the husband to write some comments and recommendations?"

Xie Jing said: "I just got the letter early this morning, Master Jiu didn't say much, but it sounds like I have to screen again when I arrive in Beiping. I selected some people last year, and two of them couldn't keep up with English. I can't do it this autumn." Go on a steamship with the others and learn for another year."

Bai Mingzhe was surprised and said: "Not in the first year, if you don't rush back, there is still a chance for another year?"

Xie Jing nodded: "Yes, but I heard that if you don't do it again, it won't work."

Bai Mingzhe said: "That's not true, so many people have sharpened their heads to drill in, how can they wait again and again!" He said with emotion, "If it weren't for the old man of the provincial government We have some roots in studying abroad, and we can't get into such a good thing. Speaking of it, Master Jiu also stayed in England with the old man for a few years when he was young. When he first came back, he spoke in foreign language, and it took half a year to change it. Now it is the same. It's an official word."

Xie Jing smiled, nodded and said yes.

Jiuye's teachers are all great, among them Huang Mingyou is the closest to Jiuye, because Mr. Huang personally took Jiuye to study, and he also learned Peking mandarin from him.

ethnology.

Bai Mingzhe sent Xie Jing there, greeted him and said that he was sent for supervision, and happily went to the teacher to talk about the good thing about studying abroad.

Xie Jing entered the school by himself, and didn't say anything to others. He had been here to study for a few days before, and the seat was still there.

The teacher is not there, he is taking a break between classes, the classroom is chaotic, people get up and chase and fight from time to time, a group of naughty boys never have a moment of silence.

Xie Jing walked lightly. When he came in, he saw that someone was sitting in his previous seat, so he found another empty seat, but after a while, someone saw it and ran to tell Bai Mingyu.Bai Mingyu was very excited, and ran to him in two or three steps, and sat down on Xie Jing's desk: "Hey, Xiao Xie, why do you have time to come here today?"

Xie Jing looked up at him, and before he could speak, he saw Bai Mingyu bent over and raised his hands and whispered in his ear: "It's not interesting here, Mr. Pang is studying in the afternoon, and he dozed off before half the incense stick How about we sneak out after Mr. fell asleep? Go to the theater box to listen to the play, the new chef over there makes delicious pastries, I wanted to bring them back for you to try last time, peanut crisps, Have you eaten yet?"

Xie Jing shook her head: "I won't go."

Bai Mingyu asked strangely: "Why don't you go? You don't like peanut cakes, right? Then let's go eat mutton pot?"

"I'm here for something else."

"What is it?"

"...I came to see you go to school."

Bai Mingyu looked at him inexplicably, and clicked his tongue: "You are too out of gregarious, who goes to school all day?"

Xie Jing had a good temper, and said along with him: "What the second young master said is true, but I just want to stay and have a look. I didn't have the opportunity to come to the school to study before, and I want to listen to the teacher's teaching more."

Bai Mingyu thought for a moment, and said, "Well, I won't go either, I'll attend the class with you."

He was still a teenager at heart, and he was very happy to have a playmate. He asked those younger brothers to move the desk for him, and became the same table with Xie Jing. He generously shared the books for Xie Jing to read. "Thank you" and called him very intimately.

The class bell rang, and the teacher was still coming, and the class was still noisy and laughing.

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy sitting in front suddenly stood up, slammed the table and scolded: "There is no end! You come to the ethnology school to fight all day long, it's not easy to learn, and it's too noisy for others to learn." !"

Bai Mingyu was taken aback, and immediately fought back: "Mr. hasn't come yet, why are you shouting!"

The student looked back at Bai Mingyu, pursed his lips, and said with anger on his face: "You guys from the Bai family are too arbitrary, even if this is your family's ethnology, you shouldn't be so domineering and unreasonable .”

Bai Mingyu got annoyed, stood up and scolded: "Whoever you say is unreasonable, you stand up for me and speak clearly!"

"Talk about you, Bai Mingyu!" The student was not afraid at all, even though his body was weak, he still straightened his waist, and when he looked at Bai Mingyu, his eyes were bright and angry, "It's fine if you take people to skip classes and play wantonly in the school, no Love of studying is your own business, it has nothing to do with me, but you can't hurt your classmates just because of a few quarrels!"

Bai Mingyu was stunned for a moment, with a blank expression on his face: "Who did I hit me?"

"You hit my cousin Fang Jiwu!"

"Who is Fang Jiwu?"

"...You don't deceive people too much!"

Bai Mingyu really doesn't remember this person. There are three classes in the ethnology, and there are hundreds of people. He can't know everyone well.On the contrary, he knew the person who was choking with him in front of him. He was the one with the best grades in the ethnology. His name was Wang Jingqiu. Father and elder brother can talk about this person for a whole day, his elder brother is okay, but his father is not the same if he only talks about it, he would slap him on the back of the head when he said he was in a hurry.

The Bai family school is different from other families. There is a square pillar in the courtyard in front of the family school, engraved with the names of the people with the best grades over the years. The first row is all surnamed Bai, and it is the turn of the children from other families to leave behind. In second and third class.In the past two years when Bai Mingyu was studying, he also caught up with Wang Jingqiu, who is good at reading, and engraved the word "Wang Jingqiu" at the top of the list for several years.

Bai Mingyu received a lot of training for this.

But there was no way to fail the exam. Bai Mingyu had heard too many praises of Wang Jingqiu at home, and this person was too old-fashioned.

Wang Jingqiu was also very grateful to the second young master of the Baifu, but there was a reason for the incident, he couldn't swallow this breath, and was the first to attack.

Bai Mingyu said: "Master, I have never admitted to beating someone. I have never beaten your cousin. Don't blame me for it. No matter how bad the injury is, I won't pay for it!"

Wang Jingqiu said angrily: "Who made you lose money, I want you to apologize!"

Bai Mingyu said impatiently: "Dream, you don't understand people's words, don't you? You haven't hit me after saying it several times. Don't push your nose on your face!"

"You quarreled with him in the school a few days ago, and the whole class can testify." Wang Jingqiu was so angry that his chest heaved, but wherever he looked, other students avoided him, and no one stood up to speak for him.Wang Jingqiu gritted his teeth and said, "They are afraid of you, but I am not. Today I just want to be fair. Did you quarrel with Fang Jiwu three days ago, overturned his desk, and threatened to beat him?"

Bai Mingyu hasn't caused much trouble in the past few days. The only thing that can be considered a minor disturbance is the overturning of the desk. He vaguely remembered something, nodded and said, "That's what happened. So that grandson is your cousin."

Wang Jingqiu said: "Then you admitted it, and then coaxed him to go to the alley in the eastern suburbs and beat him up?"

Bai Mingyu said: "Don't talk nonsense, the young master didn't do this, you ask other people, I have been squatting in the theater eating sugar cakes and mutton pot these days, and I have never been to the eastern suburbs at all."

A few people around agreed, and it's hard to say anything else, but they played truant as a group activity, and they ate the mutton pot three times.A new chef Ma was invited to the restaurant at Jiekou, who specializes in cutting mutton. The meat slices are as thin as paper, and the meat is fat and thin. Put it in a copper pot and roll it for a while, and it will be cooked through. The ingredients are so fragrant.

It was hot, and I was sweating stuffy.

Wang Jingqiu heard the people around him help Bai Mingyu to speak, his face flushed with anger, he threw off his sleeves and said, "You guys, of course they will help you speak."