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"Don't be in such a hurry to speak, let me finish." After the Old Madame Xu interrupted Cui Hua, he said again: "Right now, you are wholeheartedly considering to escape that family, so you are willing to choose to become a servant of the Xu Family. Cui Hua, I have lived for so long, have encountered so many things, and have seen so many people.

After Old Madame Xu had finished speaking, Cui Hua did not know how to respond.

Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu, then looked at Cui Hua, and then looked at Old Madame Xu, "Mother, do you have other ways?" After saying that, Dong Shu nervously pinched the handkerchief in her hand, and continued: "I don't know if I guessed wrong."

"I never imagined that you'd be able to think of this with your temper." The Old Madame Xu immediately said these words after Dong Shu finished speaking. After she finished, he then looked at her and said: "However, you have always been a lucky person. After staying by your side for a long time, Cui Hua has also become fortunate."

The Old Madame Xu had hinted at something that even Cui Hua could understand.

"Don't be in such a hurry. The contract still has nearly a year's time. If you go to your home right now to find your parents, they might be able to react." "Wait a minute, I will settle this matter the next time your family has an issue and is in urgent need of silver." Old Madame Xu looked at Cui Hua and said, "When I'm done with this matter, you will follow me, and learn from me."

"I'll listen to mother." Dong Shu subconsciously accepted the sentence before glancing at Xu Shiqiu. Seeing that he had no intention to stop him, she then looked at Old Madame Xu and said, "I still have many places to go that are not good. Thank you mother for teaching me."

Old Madame Xu had always liked Dong Shu's soft and gentle personality. After hearing her words, she did not make things difficult for Dong Shu and immediately nodded at her, reassuring her.

With the Old Madame Xu speaking out on Cui Hua's matter, Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu relaxed for the time being, and prepared to go to town the next day to talk to this old Elementary Scholar about it.

Although this was not the first time Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu went out after getting married, it was still the first time they left the Xiahe Village after getting married.

On this trip, not only did Xu Shiqiu bring Cui Hua with him, he also brought Xu Jun and Xu Jie, who were both temporarily fine.

Xu Jun and Xu Jie, the two brothers, were driving the Mule Cart while Xu Shiqiu sat in the carriage with Dong Shu and the others.

The weather today was not bad, and because it was still not full yet and the morning wasn't hot, Xu Shiqiu sat inside the Mule Cart and did not lift up the curtain.

From the Xiahe Village to the coastal town, it would take less than an hour to travel by Mule Cart.

After Xu Shiqiu brought Dong Shu and the others to the town, they directly arrived at a remote and noisy land according to the address that Cui Hua found out about yesterday.

This place was where the poorest citizens of the coastal town lived. Most of the people here rented a yard from a few families. Every day, there would be a lot of quarrels here.

If not for him coming personally, Xu Shiqiu would never have expected that the person he was looking for would actually live in such a place.

"Season, we have a few people following behind us. They don't look like good people." After confirming this, Xu Jun and Xu Jie quietly told Xu Shiqiu who was inside the Mule Cart.

"Keep quiet for now, let's see what they want to do." Xu Shiqiu was not nervous nor afraid because of what Xu Jun and Xu Jie had said. Not to mention that Xu Jun and Xu Jie had also learned a few defensive moves from Second Uncle Xu, he had not trained in martial arts for many years for nothing.

They, three men, could definitely protect only one Young Girl.

As for Cui Hua, when Xu Shiqiu thought about it, he looked at Cui Hua and said: "Cui Hua, if there's a noob coming out later, could you possibly guard against it?"

"Third Young Master, this servant can do it. You just have to protect Madam." As Cui Hua spoke, she took the opportunity to raise and wave her arm, "All the servants in Third Young Master will remember this, I will not disappoint you in a while."

Hearing Cui Hua's answer, Xu Shiqiu smiled in satisfaction.

Just as they were ready to attack, they finally arrived at the old Elementary Scholar's courtyard.

But strangely, the moment their Mule Cart stopped, the few shifty looking man who had followed them along the way directly turned around and left.

"What's going on?" Dong Shu released the collar that was holding onto Xu Shiqiu's clothes tightly, and looked at Xu Shiqiu with his full of suspicions: "Husband, did those people really leave?"

"Yes, I'm leaving." Xu Shiqiu replied and then indicated for Cui Hua to go down the Mule Cart. After she left, he lowered his head and kissed Dong Shu on the forehead, "My wife, don't worry, even if they didn't leave, your husband will still be able to protect you."

After saying that, Xu Shiqiu prepared to hold Dong Shu's hand to help her out of the Mule Cart.

"I naturally believe in my husband's words." While talking, Dong Shu also followed Xu Shiqiu out of the Mule Cart, and stood in front of this small courtyard which looked very old and worn out.

After she clearly saw the small courtyard in front of him, Dong Shu immediately blurted out: "Husband, is it really here?"

"That's right, this is exactly where Cui Hua heard about." Xu Shiqiu replied first, then extended his hand and held her hand, "If it's really not here, then we'll just have to search again. Today's weather is good, then I'll bring you around the town later."

After saying that, Xu Shiqiu looked at Cui Hua, signalling her with her eyes to knock on the door.

Lady Zhu and the other woman, who were both washing clothes in the courtyard, simultaneously heard the knock on the door. After they looked at each other, they quickly got up, shook off the water in their hands, and rushed to open the door.

The old wooden door was pulled open, and the two women immediately looked towards Cui Hua who was standing in front of the door and asked: "Does Miss have clothes to wash?" While talking, the two of them looked towards Cui Hua's back at the same time.

Seeing that there were no clothes behind Cui Hua and instead two masters with brightly dressed, and even some precious materials, the woman who was fighting with the Zhu Family immediately looked at the Zhu Family and coldly snorted, "Another unlucky bastard!"

When the Zhu Clan heard her words, their expression became unnatural for a moment, but she held back her anger and asked Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu who were behind Cui Hua: "Are the Young Noble and Madam here to find my husband?" As she spoke, the Zhu Clan took half a step back, as if they wanted to invite Xu Shiqiu and the rest in.

"How did Madame know we were here to find Mr. Stone?" Xu Shiqiu asked, and then led Dong Shu directly into the courtyard.

"Don't be afraid of Young Master's jokes. Yesterday, your servant asked about my husband at the teahouse. Before night fell, someone informed my husband." And because your servant seemed to have a dispute with someone at the entrance of the teahouse yesterday, someone heard her claim that she was a servant of Xu Family. In our entire coastal town, even those with the surname Xu and the name of a servant only have Xu Family. " As the Zhu Family spoke, their yellowish cheeks actually blushed a little, "My husband instructed me this morning that if the son of a rich family comes knocking today, he should be the Third Young Master of the Xu Family."

The Zhu Clan did not hide anything, which made Xu Shiqiu interested in the Elementary Scholar Shi that he had yet to see. When Xu Shiqiu and the others followed the Zhu Clan into the room that they had rented, they saw that in the simple hall, other than a round table for eating, there was only a window, which was beside which Elementary Scholar Shi was writing.

"Today, someone asked our master to help you settle your debts. He said before he left that as long as the young master arrives, he will be back very soon." The Zhu Family couldn't explain much, but after saying this, they shamelessly brought some warm water over to Xu Shiqiu and the others.

"There is no tea in the house, I hope the young master and the madam do not mind."

Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu just looked at the Zhu Clan with a face full of shame, but they still poured them some water in the end.

The two of them looked at each other, and then, Dong Shu took the initiative to speak. After saying that, Dong Shu carefully sized up the Zhu Family.

Before she came, Dong Shu already knew that Elementary Scholar Shi was forty years old and that his wife, the Zhu Family, was two years younger than him. But after seeing the Zhu Family today, Dong Shu felt that it was believable that the Zhu Family was forty-eight years old.

"Young Master and Madam, please wait for a moment. My husband will be back soon." As she finished speaking, the Zhu Clan smiled embarrassedly.

The Zhu Clan still understood Elementary Scholar Shi quite well. Not long after she finished speaking, she estimated that in the time it took to make a cup of tea, Elementary Scholar Shi had returned.

This year, Elementary Scholar Shi had a head full of white hair and was dressed in a starched blue robe. His square scarf was the same color, but he looked to be in high spirits.

"I've made Third Young Master wait a long time." The first sentence that Elementary Scholar Shi said after entering the door was an apology. Then, he looked at Xu Shiqiu and introduced him, "Not only you, Shi Yuan. Third Young Master can just call me Expedition. "

Elementary Scholar Shi Shi Yuan was not proud or aloof at all, he knew that he urgently needed a stable job to earn money to support his family.

Although he couldn't figure out why Third Young Master was looking for him, since he was here, he had to make use of this opportunity.

"Yuanhang, the reason I came to find you today was to invite you to the Xu Family to be a teacher, to teach them how to read and to settle debts." Since Shi Yuan was being direct, Xu Shiqiu did not say anything else and directly stated his goal. After saying this, he pointed at Xu Jun, Xu Jie and the others and said, "They all want to learn."

Xu Shiqiu purposely added Cui Hua as well, just to see her reaction.

Who knew that Shi Yuan only glanced at Xu Jun, Xu Jie and the others before directly looking at Xu Shiqiu and nodding, "I wonder how many monthly exceptions Third Young Master has given me?" After saying that, Shi Yuan thought for a moment, then asked: "Can I eat or live?"

After hearing what Shi Yuan said, Xu Shiqiu was slightly stunned, and then he said: "It's good as long as you come before the month of travel, eating and living is also a bag, but do you not mind teaching girls on the voyage?"

"Mind?" Shi Yuan first repeated in confusion, then looked at Xu Shiqiu and shook his head: "My wife has worked hard to raise my family, like how I, Shi Yuan, am still holding onto the image of a scholar with a lot of unwillingness, doesn't that mean I have no conscience? Not to mention teaching female students, even if I were asked to write a letter by a lowly person, as long as I have the money, I would still write it. "

The moment Shi Yuan's words fell, Xu Shiqiu looked at him and revealed a sincere smile: "Since that's the case, then tomorrow's Xu Family will send a carriage to pick you up." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu stood up, and then continued while looking at Shi Yuan: "The reason I choose you, is because you never part with your wife. "I hope that in the future, you will always remember what you said today."