Chapter 347： Yang Laigui’s confusion

Chapter 347 Yang Laigui’s Confusion

Yang Laigui's expression stiffened. Thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have never done any serious work since he was a child. Even when he went to the fields, he only helped adults and gleaned rice ears.

Jiang Nan saw that he was looking down, and immediately comforted him: "It doesn't matter if you don't know, I'll teach you!"

Yang Laigui nodded.

It took him a whole morning to finally bake it, but of course a lot of ingredients were wasted. Seeing his happy look, no one said anything.

It was past lunch time and there were many fewer customers in the restaurant.

Jiang Nan could finally rest, but the work he was doing did not stop. When he was not at the charcoal stove, he would sit on a stool and choose vegetables.

Yang Laigui sat down next to him to help, and asked curiously: "Do you have to work like this every day?"

Jiang Nan nodded, and the movements of his hands were not slow at all, "The business in the shop is very busy. If I stop to rest, others will follow suit. After a long time, big brother will not be able to control it anymore."

Yang Laigui seemed to understand, and asked: "How much can you earn in a month if you work so hard?"

Seeing his confused look, Jiang Nan didn't hide anything, and said honestly: "My eldest brother and I have different incomes from others. My cousin gave us the management of the restaurant, and my eldest brother and I can share 10% of the profit every year. I don’t have the exact number, but from a monthly perspective, sometimes it’s more than thirty taels, and sometimes it’s less than a dozen taels.”

"So many!" Yang Laigui's eyes widened in shock. He was in disbelief and was a little excited. "My mother-in-law told me that the accountants who work in the shops only earn a few hundred cash a month, which is not as good as mine." Dad, they can make money by building houses for others.”

Jiang Nan nodded, "Your mother-in-law is right, it is indeed the case. The other people who work in our shop earn a few hundred coppers per month, but they are slaves and the situation is different, but I know that Linjiang He can get 800 cash a month from the waiter in the inn, and the shopkeeper will give him extra money and gifts during holidays.

They would also let them take some unsold food at the inn home, which was generally good. After all, eight hundred taels a month was more than nine taels a year. He ate at the inn and brought food home. There is nothing to spend money on at home all year round, and his mother-in-law helps others kill fish at the port, and can earn four to five hundred cash every month. If you are studying, you should be able to calculate this account. "

Yang Laigui counted carefully on his fingers for a while, his face turned pale, "If this is the case, why does my mother-in-law insist on me studying?"

Jiang Nan looked at him in surprise, "Isn't it good to study? How many people want to study but haven't had the chance!"

"Yes! My mother-in-law said the same thing." Yang Laigui murmured to himself, "I was very happy when I first started studying, because my third cousin and fourth cousin were both studying, and they knew a lot. I wanted to be like them. , my friends in the village looked at me differently when they knew I went to school.

When I was playing with them, they would listen to me in everything, which made me happy. Later, when I went to Fucheng, the situation changed. There were no friends who followed me there, and they couldn’t play with me. My classmates in school People from well-off families looked down upon me, and people like me were immersed in studying, as if they would waste their time if they said a word to me.

I imitated their hard work, and my mother-in-law was very happy, but I couldn't be happy, as if I opened my eyes every day just to study. Life was very sad. Obviously my third cousin and fourth cousin were also studying, but they were very unhappy. Happy, and even passed the Tongsheng test, why can't I be like them?

And my mother-in-law, when she first sent me to school, she said that as long as I could read a few words, I could find a decent job in the town in the future. Later, she said that I would be a scholar like Qian Wen of the Qian family. When I went to Fucheng, she said she wanted me to be a high official in the future.

She often whispers in my ears that it is not easy for her to support me in my studies. I must stand out. I am so scared. If I cannot stand out in the future, will my mother be very disappointed, will she scold me, will she not want me? Wuwu Woo.”

Yang Laigui became more and more sad as he talked. He sat in the shop and cried loudly. Fortunately, there were no customers in the shop at the moment, otherwise it would have attracted everyone's attention again.

Jiang Nan hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe his tears, "Don't cry. Have you told grandpa and grandma about these things? I think grandpa and grandma are very good people. They shouldn't force you." Yang Laigui shook his head in frustration. Shaking his head, "I don't dare to say it. I'm afraid that grandma will scold grandma and grandma will be sad and look at me with tears in her eyes, as if I have done something hugely wrong."

At this moment, Jiang Nan suddenly felt a little pitiful for Yang Laigui, but as an outsider, he really couldn't get involved in other people's family affairs.

At this moment, a familiar figure appeared at the corner of the shop.

Jiang Nan stood up suddenly, "Grandpa!"

Yang Laigui turned around and shouted hoarsely: "Master!"

Old Yang walked into the shop with his hands behind his back, smiled kindly at Jiang Nan, and touched Yang Laigui's head. Without saying anything, he just took out a hundred Wen from his arms and gave it to Jiang Nan, "Laigui ate a lot just now." ,Is it enough?"

"Enough, enough! How can we use so much!" Jiang Nan quickly pushed the copper plate back, "Grandpa, this meal is considered an expensive one and I don't charge for it."

“That’s not possible! It’s not easy for you kid to make money, and grandpa can’t take advantage of you!” Old Man Yang stubbornly asked Jiang Nan to accept it.

Jiang Dong came over and was with Xini.

Old man Yang asked about Jiang Daniu and Liu Hua.

Jiang Dong chuckled and said: "My father and mother have been living a good life since they moved out of Pingshan Valley. They gave us a little sister two years ago. Now my mother is at home to take care of the child, and my father is free." They went into the mountains to hunt, and the two of them were able to raise their little sister well just by selling wild game.

Anan and I bought some fields in the village last year. Before we went back, my father took the initiative to help us build a house. Now we have a house in Songxi Town, and we also have houses and fields in the village. We can save some money to marry in a few years. That's about it. "

Old man Yang smiled when he heard that, and he couldn't stop nodding, "Not bad, not bad! You can think so thoroughly at such a young age, you will definitely not make mistakes in the future! Okay, I'll take the hundred yuan, and bake some more for me by the way. I want to take away the things.”

Hearing this, Jiang Dong couldn't continue to refuse, so he baked a lot of things for Old Man Yang and packed several bags full of them.

After leaving the restaurant, the grandfather and grandson first went to pick up Mrs. Li from Wan Niangzi and went to the dock together.

Old man Yang said to Mr. Li, "I want to go to Mapo Academy."

Ms. Li patted her thigh and said, "What a coincidence! I just happened to think of going together!"

She had just sat with Wan Niangzi and Pan Xiuniang for a while, chatting about her troubles. Wan Niangzi's advice to her was to send Yang Laigui to Mapo Academy.

Yang Laigui was puzzled, "Grandpa and grandma, what are you doing at Mapo Academy?"