Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 108: Giving gifts, making up for the apprenticeship gift?

Early in the morning, Yao Qingnian got up to work. He helped carry the crayfish purchased yesterday onto the ox cart, and asked Ye Youcai to take it into the city, and he followed in too.

As soon as I arrived at the shop, I saw Han Junze who had been waiting in the shop for a long time. He and Yinuo were staring at each other. When they saw Yao Qingnian come in, Yinuo ran down and said, "Mom, this weird uncle said he wanted to see you."

"Master, you are here. I have come several times but have not seen you."

"Mom, when did you accept a disciple? How come I didn't know?"

"Brother, go aside. I have something serious to discuss with Master. Sanqi, bring the things in."

Han Junze asked Sanqi to take the things he brought from the carriage, put them on the table and opened them. The first box contained a ginseng, the second one contained a set of expensive clothes, the third one contained a box of women's jewelry, and the fourth one contained a night-shining pearl. They all looked very valuable, except for the last one... a piece of pork?!

"Master, this is my apprenticeship gift! It's just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it!"

"Uh~~" Yao Qingnian was speechless for a moment. The previous gifts were quite normal, but what was the meaning of this last piece of meat? !

In ancient times, the apprenticeship ceremony included the "Six Gifts and Compensation", which were six kinds of gifts that the disciple gave to the master during the apprenticeship ceremony. They were: celery (meaning diligence and love of learning, and success comes from hard work), lotus seeds (lotus seeds are bitter, meaning painstaking education), red beans (meaning good luck), red dates (meaning early admission to high school), longans (meaning complete merit), and dried lean meat strips (to express the disciple's gratitude). There is no fixed amount for tuition fees, as long as the courtesy is fulfilled.

Han Junze gave this piece of meat to express his thoughts.

"I have delivered the gift for becoming my apprentice. I wonder when Master will be free to teach me medical skills?" Han Junze asked with a grin.

"Wait a few days! Can you see I have a lot to do?" Yao Qingnian pointed at a pile of lobsters in front of him.

"Whatever you need to do, I will help you."

Since he has come to me with such sincerity, it would be a shame not to accept him. It's free labor, so why not use it?

"Wash the big bug."

"Okay! Sanqi, come on and help!" Han Junze took a fan in his hand and fanned it twice gracefully, which immediately attracted the hearts of the girls in the shop.

"Wow! He is so handsome, who is his family? Why have I never seen him before?" The girls looked at him with stars in their eyes. Han Junze even threw a coquettish look at them, which was even more outrageous. The girls almost screamed.

Han Junze used to dress like an old man and never revealed his true appearance in front of others.

Soon, Han Junze's ghostly howling could be heard from the backyard: "Sanqi, hurry! A bug pinched my hand, ouch! It hurts, it hurts."

"Sir, go and rest aside! I'll do it."

Sanqi couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he snatched the lobster from Han Junze's hand and started washing it.

"No! I just don't believe it. I can't do anything to a tiny bug! Look again! I'll dig out your eyes and braise them."

Han Junze got into a fight with the crayfish and ended up getting covered in dirt and his hair was messed up.

Zhongxia rolled her eyes in her heart: "Where did the young lady find this nobleman? He is not here to help, he is clearly here to cause trouble."

Yinuo had these two days off, so it was a good opportunity to take him back to the village to play for two days.

Yinuo was a little excited after not returning to the village for a while. Yao Qingnian told him that he was going to build a big house with blue bricks and tiles and would rent somewhere else for the time being. Yinuo nodded sensibly. He was going to build a house himself! So excited!

"Grandpa, I'm back." Yinuo jumped into the yard. Lu Mingchuan put down the work in his hands and looked at his eldest grandson whom he hadn't seen for some time with a smile.

"Yinuo, are you used to going to school?"

"It's a habit. I have so many classmates and friends here! I have also learned a lot!" The father and son were chatting happily in the yard.

Lu Qiuju, who was watching this scene, felt jealous. In the past, all this favor belonged to her alone, so she muttered in a weird voice: "Why should a poor child read books? If you have this spare money, you might as well save it to marry him off!"

Her Nan'er couldn't even get enough to eat with her, so how could this little bastard be so fat and healthy and even go to school? Noticing the strange looks behind her, Yinuo saw her aunt in the yard.

"Ignore her, Yinuo, go play!"

Yinuo nodded and went out to play, while Yao Qingnian went to the village entrance to collect crayfish.

Not only people from this village came to sell crayfish, but also people from other villages. They were all handed over to one person in the village, who was sent to deliver the goods every day. In this way, Yao Qingnian saved a lot of effort.

The children in the village caught dozens of kilograms to sell, and earned dozens of cents a day. This was a considerable income for the families in the village, almost as much as the income of building a house in a day.

"At first, many people said that it was a lie to sell the worms for money. I was still thinking of giving it a try, but when I held the silver in my hand, I really believed it! So I called all the boys back." An old lady happily held the copper coins and chatted with the people beside her, laughing. She has many children and grandchildren, and recently they were all called to catch crayfish. At the end of the day, she can earn a steady income of two or three hundred coins.

Lu Mingchuan and his daughter were at home, and Lu Mingchuan was minding his own business, out of sight and out of mind.

Lu Qiuju had evil thoughts in mind, wondering if there was any way to go to Yao Qingnian's house to check. She was the head of the household now, so the silver must be hidden in her house. She had to gain their trust first, and only when they relaxed their vigilance would she have a chance.

So she ran to the kitchen for the first time and started preparing dinner, but Lu Mingchuan ignored her.

When Liu Shuyue and Yao Qingnian returned home, they saw the cooked dinner on the table. They looked at Lu Mingchuan at the same time. He shook his head helplessly and motioned them to look at the kitchen.

"Mom, sister-in-law, you're back! The dishes will be ready soon, and you can eat soon." Lu Qiuju greeted them with a smile and went into the kitchen to wash the dishes.

They were a little uncomfortable with Lu Qiuju's sudden obedience, just like how it was with Yao Qingnian back then.

Turning around, the smile on Lu Qiuju's face immediately disappeared. She prepared the dishes and chopsticks with resentment in her heart, and put on a flattering face when she left the kitchen.

"I was free and had nothing to do, so I just cooked some food for you to try."

Yao Qingnian and the others sat down, and no one picked up their chopsticks or spoke. At this time, Yinuo came back, sweating and dirty.

"Yino, where did you go to play? Go wash your hands first!" Liu Shuyue reminded.

"Grandma, I'm going to play with my little friends." Yinuo put down the things in his hands and went to wash his hands.

"What is this kid holding..."

Liu Shuyue reached out to pick up the things Yinuo had placed on the table...