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The little beggar and his elder brother temporarily lived in Lin Dashan's house, and the originally small house was packed to the brim.

Early in the morning, Lin Yuer came out of the room rubbing her eyes. He and Gu Dong slept in the same bed last night, but that brat Gu Dong sleeps too badly. He always moves around at night, disturbing his sleep. Didn't sleep well.

"Why, didn't you sleep well last night?" He Zhengping got up early because he was concerned about the house at home, and asked with concern when he saw Lin Yu'er's appearance.

"It's not that brat Gu Dong, who sleeps too badly." Lin Yu'er couldn't help complaining.

"Recently there are a lot of people at home, and the house over there is getting ready soon, so it won't be so crowded by then." He Zhengping said comfortingly.

"Hey, you don't have to think about moving out early, just take your time." Lin Yu'er said hurriedly after hearing He Zhengping's words.

He Zhengping smiled softly and nodded.

"I'll make you breakfast, and I'll go there after eating."

One after another, everyone got up, only the little beggar and his elder brother didn't get up, and they slept until the sun basked in their buttocks.The two of them had been worried and frightened before, and they couldn't take a good rest. Now that they finally settled down, they naturally need to sleep for a while.

After dinner, everyone in the family was busy with their own affairs. Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er sat in the yard and mended with needles and threads.Suddenly a scream came from the house, startling the two people in the yard.

Lin Yu'er was startled, worried that something bad had happened, and hurriedly got up to check.The little beggar ran out of the room in panic, and said in panic, "Sorry, sorry, I got up late. I promised to repay you and help with work."

"I was taken aback by such a fuss. If you want to repay us, you don't have to worry about it for a while. How is your brother, is it all right?" Gu Qiu rubbed his chest and heaved a sigh of relief.

The child blushed and said, "My brother is much better, thank you."

"Thank you. You are hungry. There is still porridge in the kitchen. Forget it, I think it's better to boil some water for you to take a bath before eating, and see how dirty you are." Lin Yuer handed Xiaotian in her hand Gu Qiu took the little beggar to take a bath.

The little beggar was shorter than Gu Dong, Lin Yu'er took Gu Dong's old clothes for him to wear, after taking a bath, Gu Qiu and Lin Yuer found that the little beggar was still white and tender, quite pleasing like.

"By the way, what's your name? I've been begging and begging, but I still don't know what your name is." Gu Qiu looked at the child who was carefully drinking porridge and asked.

"My name is Wang Xiaoqi, and my brother's name is Wang Hanwen." The child said solemnly.

Gu Qiu asked some more questions to understand the specific situation of the two brothers.

It turned out that they were not real brothers. The little beggar Wang Xiaoqi was actually Wang Hanwen's schoolboy. The crazy victims were robbed.The family had no choice but to pack their bags and leave their hometown, wanting to seek refuge with their uncle in Hucheng.

Unfortunately, they encountered bandits on the road, who not only looted their belongings, but also killed many people.In the process of fleeing, Wang Hanwen and Wang Xiaoqi were separated from their family members, so they had to go to Hucheng alone. Along the way, they depended on each other, and Wang Hanwen recognized Wang Xiaoqi as his own younger brother.

Later, Wang Hanwen got caught in the rain and got sick, so the two stayed here, and then they met them later.

When Gu Qiu heard Wang Xiaoqi's words, he felt a little bit of embarrassment. The experience of the two of them was very similar to his own. He also came to Yuncheng on the way to seek refuge with his relatives because of a disaster in his hometown.Because of the similar experience, he felt a little close to the two brothers in his heart.

Lin Dashan went to Liushu Village as agreed yesterday, and the old man was indeed waiting at the entrance of the village, accompanied by his eldest son.After Lin Dashan paid the money, the cow really belonged to him.

The old man was still very reluctant to part with the cows. He dragged Lin Dashan and told him several times what he should pay attention to. Lin Dashan listened patiently. These words that sound a bit long-winded are actually quite useful. He has never raised cows before. It will be easier to get started by listening to the experience of the elderly.

"Father, don't worry, I think this Brother Lin is reliable, he will take good care of Jin Hua." The eldest son of the old man who was standing beside persuaded him seeing his father's reluctance.

Lin Dashan looked at this filial man, and nodded, "Yes, don't worry, old man, I will take good care of Jinhua."

"Okay, let's go, let's go, the time is about the same." After talking for a long time, the old man reluctantly handed over the reins in his hand to Lin Dashan.

Lin Dashan looked at the old man like this, "Old man, if you want to see the golden flowers in the future, you can come and see. My home is in Jiangjia Village. My name is Lin Dashan. If you come, just ask and you can find me."

The old man nodded and said: "Got it. When Jinhua is about to give birth, you have to remember to come to me. After raising cattle for so many years, I have experience. I will live in the county town from now on, and my eldest son is in the county government office." Be a catcher, you can find me when you come here."

Lin Dashan nodded, "Understood, you can go back."

Lin Dashan took Jinhua back to the village.One person and one cow attracted the attention of many villagers.Large animals like cows are relatively rare in Jiangjia Village. A cow costs several taels of silver, and there are only five or six households in the village.

Many curious villagers asked Lin Dashan to ask questions.

"Dashan, you bought this cow, it's really good."

"Dashan, how much money does this cow cost? Such a big cow with such a big belly must have a calf."

"Dashan, you have a cow, you can borrow it from me in the future."

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Lin Dashan responded with a smile, he couldn't digest the enthusiasm of the villagers.

"Okay, okay, what are you all doing here, you all have nothing to do, so go do whatever you want." Jiang Feng relieved Lin Dashan in time.

Jiang Feng was working in the nearby fields, and when he saw a crowd of people around here, he felt strange and came to have a look.Lizheng helped disperse the people around, and Lin Dashan was relieved.

Lizheng looked at the cow that Lin Dashan was leading, and nodded, "This cow is not bad, and there are cubs in its belly, so it's quite expensive."

Lin Dashan chuckled, "It's okay."

It cost six taels of silver to buy this cow, and more than four taels of silver for selling fish. The rest of the money was the money Gu Qiu and Lin Yuer got from selling chili sauce. Thinking about it, Lin Dashan actually felt a little distressed.

"I heard that you brought two people back from outside yesterday, how about it?" Li Zheng usually took care of the affairs of the village, and he also had to take care of strangers coming to the village like this.

"Lizheng, I was planning to talk to you about this later. It was a little beggar and his elder brother I met in the county yesterday. His elder brother was very ill, so I brought them back to rescue them. One life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, so you can't watch people die of illness." Lin Dashan briefly told Li Zheng what happened yesterday.

Jiang Feng nodded, "I'll go to your house with you later. There are so many people living in the house now, can they live there?"

"It's a bit crowded, but it's okay, there is always a way, and they probably won't stay here forever." Lin Dashan shared his thoughts with Li Zheng.

When the two arrived at Lin Dashan's house, Wang Hanwen was already awake and taking medicine.Seeing his benefactor Lin Dashan and Li from the village coming to see him, he was able to sit up and thank him politely.

Jiang Feng also asked them about their situation in detail. Wang Hanwen and Wang Xiaoqi said the same thing, but Wang Hanwen explained in more detail. Knowing that Wang Hanwen is actually a scholar, he respected both inside and outside the words.

Few people in their Jiangjia Village can read and write, and they all have some respect for scholars in their hearts.After Lin Dashan and Gu Qiu knew about it, they took more care of Wang Hanwen.

After all, Wang Hanwen is young and has a good foundation. He was so seriously ill before, and after drinking medicine for a few days under the care of the Lin family, his body has almost recovered.

As Lin Dashan said, Wang Hanwen planned to leave after recovering his body, and did not intend to bother them.During the time he lived in the Lin family, Wang Hanlin also got to know the family a little bit, knowing that living here with Xiao Qi brought a lot of troubles to them, among other things, living here was just a problem.Gu Dong vacated his own room for himself.

After dinner one day, he expressed his thoughts: "Brother Lin, Xiaoqi and I have been bothering you at your house for a long time. Now that my health has recovered a lot, I am sorry to disturb you here any longer."

"Since you are leaving, what are your plans?" Lin Dashan asked.

Wang Hanwen pondered for a while and said, "I thought of going to the county town first to find an errand to earn some money, and then go to Hucheng."

"I'm going to look for an errand in the county seat. I don't know what kind of errand Brother Wang is looking for." Lin Dashan asked.

"I don't have any skills. Fortunately, I have read some books and can read some characters. I want to be a teacher for a wealthy family in the county." Wang Hanwen said his plan.

Hearing Wang Hanwen's words, Lin Dashan remembered what Lizheng had said to him before.

Back then when Lizheng heard that Wang Hanwen was a scholar, he had inadvertently said that if Wang Hanwen could be allowed to set up a private school in the village to teach students, Lin Dashan didn't take this to heart at all, but now that he heard Wang Hanwen's plan, he I have an idea in my heart.

After discussing for a while, Lin Dashan said earnestly: "Brother Wang, since you want to find a teaching job in the county, I have an idea here. We country people have never read books, and we don't know how to read, but I also want children to study. If you want, you can set up a school in the village. I think there must be many children who are willing to study in all directions. I don’t know if you are willing, brother Wang.”

After hearing what Lin Dashan said, Wang Hanwen was a little moved. The villagers are honest, and it is not bad to run a private school in the countryside, but how can he run a private school if he has no money and no house?