A ragged cub at the beginning

He Xide was scolded by name in public, and he almost wanted to find a place to hide. He turned around and dived into the crowd, covering his face and running away. The people who were not very determined to begin with also followed.

Wu Xin frowned. A mob of people would be useless. He straightened his clothes, stood up and saluted Du Yun, "Mayor."

Du Yun returned the greeting, "Mr. Wu, what can I teach you?"

Wu Xin glanced at Tang Xu. This woman was really sharp-tongued and difficult to deal with. "I don't deserve your advice. Can you please let me have a word with you?"

"Then come in and talk." Du Yun extended his hand to lead him in. After he entered, he asked Tang Xu, "Ah Xu, are you going back?"

"Go back, I'm leaving now." Tang Xu waved his hand and looked at the old men in front of him, "Old men, why don't you leave? Do you want to stay here for dinner?"

"How unreasonable! Humph!" Lu Wuliang waved his sleeves and left.

The rest were furious, but they couldn't do anything to Tang Xu. Moreover, her words made it sound as if they were trying to get a free meal here on purpose, so they could only leave angrily.

Disrespect for the elderly. Tang Xu rolled his eyes. When the kindergarten class started, he must have a class to tell the children that except for the difference in body structure, men and women are the same in other aspects! What women are born stupid! He is not smart, but he thinks others are stupid.

"Mr. Wu, please speak up if you have anything to say." Du Yun took him to the office room.

"Mayor, don't you think there will be hidden dangers if we let your wife continue?" Wu Xin said.

Du Yun stretched out his hand, and suddenly Ah Xu's words rang in his mind: Please start your performance. He coughed lightly and suppressed his smile, "I'd like to hear more about it."

Wu Xin didn't notice his little move. "There are three classes for children in town, and I am one of them. But I am a scholar after all. Teaching children is just to consolidate previous knowledge, and I have no shortage of money. But what about Lu Tongsheng and Zhang Tongsheng? They are not young anymore, and there is no hope for them to take the exam again. They can only make a living by teaching students. It's not good to ruin their jobs, right?"

Du Yun chuckled, "Mr. Wu knows exactly what kind of people those two students are. Who is misleading the students? I dare not ruin someone's job. If they have real talent and knowledge and can hold on to it, why would they come up with such despicable means to force them to compromise?" His voice was still the warm and clear voice that Tang Xu liked, but it didn't sound that way to Wu Xin.

Wu Xin gritted his teeth secretly, the muscles on his cheeks tensed, and after a while he said, "The academy also has a class for children. The headmaster has been very famous for many years. Isn't the mayor worried?"

Du Yun's eyes turned cold. "Who is Wu Xiucai? How dare he use the headmaster as a shield? Not to mention that the headmaster is highly respected and would not do such a thing. If he knew the content of Qingyang's teaching, he would probably applaud. Besides, Qingyang does not accept children over the age of seven, so it won't delay their enlightenment at this time."

As he spoke, he stood up and said, "I don't need to tell you how much money Wu Xiucai has made since he started the class. Everyone knows that he chooses people to pay money. Businessmen are cheap. If you want to study, you have to pay 50 taels of silver. Is that what you said?"

Wu Xin was speechless. He usually hinted at this matter. Why did Du Yun know it? Although it was not glorious to say it out loud, the scholars despised the merchants, but they just didn't say it.

"Please go in. It's a waste of words if we don't agree." Du Yun turned around and Boshan stepped forward to see the guest off.

Wu Xin clenched his fists. "Today we are the only ones making a small fuss. There may be more people opposing us in the future. Will Mayor Du bear all the responsibilities? You are a mayor, not even an official. How can you be trusted?"

What Wu Xin didn't say was, if I pass the college entrance examination in the future, I will "reward you handsomely"!

"Please come in." Boshan was concerned about his status as a scholar and didn't dare to pull him, so he could only stand in front of him to block him.

Wu Xin left angrily.

"I'm going to buy something." Tang Qing suddenly said.

Tang Xu turned around and said, "What are you buying? I'll go with you."

"No, I'll go by myself." Tang Qing said and turned around and ran away.

He has always been so awkward, and he is older and better at kung fu. Tang Xu is not too worried about him and continues to stroll with Qiyue Jiarui.

"Mom, can we go listen to stories?" Qiyue heard the cheers coming from the teahouse next to him, and recalled the stories he had heard with his mother before. Unfortunately, his mother never took him there again, but he didn't blame her. She was very busy, and he couldn't cause trouble for her.

Tang Xu also thought of this and felt a little guilty. "Okay, Jiarui, are you going?"

"Go, I've never been there." Jiarui agreed happily.

The three of them heard the storyteller leave in the teahouse. The two younger ones listened with great interest and kept talking on the way back, discussing the story that had just happened.

Tang Qing followed the old man who made Tang Xu angry. He originally wanted to beat him up, but he thought that Tang Xu would definitely be angry if he beat the old man to death.

He remembered what Tang Xu from Xiaoxi Village had said, "You are old and can't take a beating, but you still have a strong and healthy son." A good idea suddenly came to his mind.

When I got home, Tang Qing had already returned, looking at Tang Xu with a smug look on her face.

"You look like that. Have you done anything 'good'?" Tang Xu frowned and said with disdain, "You didn't break my roof, did you?" As she spoke she looked up at the ceiling.

Speaking of this, Tang Qing felt that it was a great shame and humiliation. Only a fool would break the tiles. He clenched his fist and stood up, as if he was going to hit someone, "I didn't!"

"If you don't have it, then you don't have it. Why are you so fierce?" Tang Xu was puzzled, but subconsciously took out a bag of snacks to coax him, "I brought it from the teahouse. It's delicious."

Tang Qing, who had been about to regret helping her, was instantly coaxed. She pursed her lips to suppress the corners of her lips that were raised, snatched the snack bag and went to eat it. Beating someone was very tiring, and she was hungry again.

Before going to bed, Tang Xu asked what Mr. Wu had said. Du Yun thought about it and didn't tell her. In order to divert her attention, he asked what he did in the afternoon.

Tang Xu recalled the story about the general he had heard in the afternoon and told him the story with great interest. As he was telling the story, he fell asleep. His voice became quieter and quieter, and his eyes slowly closed.

Du Yun kissed her forehead, pinched her fingertips, and sighed softly. Wu Xin's words today did have an impact on him.

If he continues to take higher exams, he will definitely not have time to take care of the position of mayor, as he will have to go to the capital by then.

He is confident in himself. If he really wants to pass the exam, he will definitely be among the top scorers, not to mention the first place.

How could he feel at ease with his elderly mother and young nephews and sons at home?

If he doesn't take the exam to get a higher position, how can he, as a mayor of a small town, protect his family?

He doesn't want to set foot in the capital city, the place where his father and brother died, but...what should I do?

He turned his head to look at his wife's peaceful sleeping face and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.