Li Yanqing immediately fell in love with this understanding butler. He was afraid that the patriarch would suspect that he was trying to avenge Liu Chenghong last night, so he did not dare to mention the matter of the ten-ciete money. Unexpectedly, the butler Yang was a thoughtful person and actually sent the ten-ciete money back.

No wonder he was able to become a big butler. It was indeed a slight and delicate heart. Li Yanqing hurriedly thanked Butler Yang for his kindness. Butler Yang smiled and asked someone to bring a bag of rice and a few kilograms of meat. "This is given to you by my master, by the way, there is also this."

Butler Yang took out a yellowed piece of paper from his arms, "This is the IOU your father wrote to my master back then, and the master asked me to give it to you together."

Li Yanqing took the IOU and hesitated and asked: "Best housekeeper, there should be something else?"

Butler Yang looked at both sides and pulled Li Yanqing aside and whispered: "There is still some money. Master is worried that you are alone and it is not safe for your family to have money. I will give it to him when your father comes back. Brother Qing will rest assured! Since the master agreed, he will not go back on his word."

“How many are there?”

Butler Yang thought for a while and said, "Your father helped raise horses in Li's house. He agreed to pay 50 cents a day, which means two cents a month. Of the one cents a day, the remaining one cents a day will be taken home. Twelve cents a year, and forty-eight cents a year. This time, the master is going to make a 50 cents a day."

In the Song Dynasty, the money was usually 770 cents. Li Yanqing also knew that his father's monthly salary was only 2 cents, which was too little.

Butler Yang was also a little embarrassed and quickly explained: "You know your father's body. He really can't do anything to raise horses in Li's house. He just helps chop grass every day. The real groom only has four jin of coins a month."

"I just asked casually, which made Butler Yang bother!"

"It's OK! It's OK! By the way, Brother Qing talks, how do they need to do this house?"

"Did the patriarch not give me an explanation?" Li Yanqing asked tentatively.

"The clan leader explained it vaguely, so I wanted to ask Brother Qing what he meant."

Although Li Yanqing was from a poor family in the past, he did not live in such a mud house. Not only did the walls leak, the house was dark and humid all year round, and the cold was very heavy, which caused great harm to the body. The lack of lifespan of poor families is also directly related to the poor living conditions.

It was rare to have this opportunity. He must completely improve his living conditions for his father. Li Yanqing pointed to the house, "It rained some time ago, and the house was leaking everywhere and the walls were about to collapse. Otherwise, let's just make it simple and rebuild three rooms with blue bricks!"

Butler Yang was shocked. This is called simplicity. This is reconstruction! He even needs to use blue bricks. This brat's heart is even darker than that of the master!

"This...this..."

Li Yanqing glanced at him sideways, and saw that his face was full of disgrace, so he retreated and said lightly: "If the butler thinks it's troublesome, then forget it. I'll thank the patriarch for his kindness the other day."

Butler Yang has been with the master for thirty years and knows him too much. He never vomits out the food he eats. This time, he not only waived Li Daqi's debt of 500 stag, but also made up all his previous wages. This is unprecedented. It shows that the master values ​​this child. Is it true as rumors in the mansion that this child was possessed by the great ancestor?

Butler Yang thought that he would have to buy blue bricks to rebuild the ancestral hall anyway, and these small houses were not enough to spend much, so he regarded it as building together. He nodded and said to Li Yanqing: "The master asked me to build the house well. Since Brother Qing wanted to rebuild it, I would dare to agree to it for the master."

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "The butler is better off asking the clan leader for instructions. If the clan leader blames the butler for making decisions without authorization, I will be embarrassed."

Butler Yang was surprised. This little brat is such a villain! He knows the worldly ways at such a young age, and he can grow up.

He smiled, "Brother Qing is right. I want to ask the master for instructions, but I guess the master will agree."

Butler Yang immediately ordered several bricklayers, "Do you measure the size and calculate how much bricks, stones and wood you need, and write me a list!"

He greeted Li Yanqing again, and hurried away with a servant. As soon as he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and quickly turned around and said, "Tomorrow morning, Brother Qing will go to the school in the town to study by himself! I have already agreed to Master Yao that Brother Qing doesn't need to bring anything, just go there."

"Thank you, butler!"

The butler left, Aunt Hu took a few bowls and kettles to greet the bricklayers to drink water. She pulled Li Yanqing aside and smiled with a blooming face, "Qing'er, you really have you! He actually asked the patriarch to build a brick house for you, even your grandfather would not have such a face."

Li Yanqing smiled and picked up a few pounds of pork and handed it to her, "Auntie, take this back and make it for Qing'er to eat."

Aunt Hu waved his hand quickly, "I have taken so many things to you today. Keep this for yourself and replenish your father's body."

"When my dad comes back, the meat should be broken. I don't know how to make it. Auntie will take it!"

Aunt Hu thought about it and accepted it, "Okay! Auntie makes braised pork tonight, and Qing'er and Qing'er eat it together."

Li Yanqing gave her another half bag of rice. Aunt Hu refused to ask for it this time, but Li Yanqing ignored it and carried the rice to her kitchen.

Aunt Hu was moved, so she found her daughter-in-law to discuss, "Qing'er, a child, is smart and sensible. Finally, God is open to his eyes. He is going to study too. Qing'er, we have to express our feelings!"

Qing'er's mother lost her qi and blood when she gave birth to Qing. She was always weak and didn't go out too much. She spinned and weaved cloth at home to earn a little money to subsidize her family.

She thought about it, and went back to the house to get a piece of green cloth that she had spun and dyed herself, and said to her mother-in-law: "I plan to make this piece of cloth for Dalang and Qing'er each. Qing'er still had a new set of clothes last year, so I won't make it for her this year. We will make a piece of clothes for Qing'er tonight and let him wear it to school tomorrow."

Aunt Hu slapped his face and smiled, "This idea is good. He always wears new clothes when he goes to school. His torn sheepskin jacket is too cold. Others will laugh at him. Let's hurry up and sew it out tonight."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did it as soon as they said they would do it. That night, she sewed a new straight-fitting dress for Li Yanqing. The next day, she changed it to Li Yanqing before dawn and tied his hair into a bun. Although it was not long enough, she couldn't tell if she wore a headscarf.

Before leaving, Aunt Hu brought him a few thick buns to eat on the way. Li Yanqing was very grateful and went to school with anticipation.

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The town where Li Yanqing is located is called Xiaohe Township, which is dozens of miles in a radius and governs more than 20 villages of all sizes.

The town center is called Lushan Town. It is one of the three major towns in Tangyin County, also known as Xiaohe Town. It is not far from Liwen Village. It walks north along the official road and you will reach the town.

There are two or three hundred families in Lushan Town, which spread to the east and west sides with the official road as the central axis, covering a large area. At least 20% of the families in the town have their surnames Li, and they have different families from the Li family in Liwen Village.

The town is of course the most lively place in Xiaohe Township. The wide and flat official road passes through the middle of the town. There are dozens of shops on both sides, including grocery shops, medicine halls, mule and horse shops, silk cloth shops, silver shops, quality warehouses, taverns, inns, etc. There are even a few dressed women standing in front of the gate called "Yichunyuan", which makes passersby next to them point fingers at them.

Various small stalls and vendors were placed on both sides of the official road and kept shouting loudly. The weather was good these days, and the cars and people were coming and going on the official road, which was particularly lively.

Getting used to the prosperous city of the past, Li Yanqing had already had the mark of the city in his bones, so every time he came to the market town from a small village, he felt like a different world, as if time and space were merged here.

"Brother Qing!"

Li Yanqing suddenly heard someone calling him behind him. When he turned around, he saw Li Er and Li San running towards him panting. Seeing that they were intact, the patriarch probably really spared them this time.

"We're going to ask you to go to school together. Aunt Hu said you're gone, we're chasing you all the way, and we're so exhausted!"

"Who else in our village is studying in school besides you?" Li Yanqing asked curiously.

"No more, plus you, we are the three of us."

The brothers are called Li Guangzong, eight years old this year, and the younger brother is called Li Yaozu, six years old this year. They are straightforward and cheerful, and have no brains. Everyone calls them Li Er and Li San. Before leaving today, my father repeatedly reminded them to thank Li Yanqing, but they forgot when they met.

The two brothers clamped Li Yanqing on the left and right, and asked excitedly: "Brother Qing, I heard that you killed the Blood Wolf, is it true?"

When Li Yanqing changed his mind, he knew that they were talking about Liu Chenghong's red mastiff, and smiled and said, "It's just a dog, not a real wolf."

"That's not an ordinary dog, it's even more fierce than a wolf. No one in this town is afraid of it. Every time Liu Fu'er brings it to our school, it scares none of us dares to leave the room. You actually kill it. It's amazing!"

The two brothers gave thumbs up and looked full of admiration. Li Yanqing suddenly felt that he was going to become the second Liu Fuer.

"By the way, where is our school? I haven't been there yet!" Li Yanqing asked scratching his head.

"Here! Isn't that the case?"

The two brothers pointed at the opposite side of the official road. Li Yanqing looked in the direction of their fingers and saw a bamboo forest opposite the official road. There was a large courtyard deep in the bamboo forest. A stream flowed out of the bamboo forest. The environment was very quiet. The courtyard wall of one person was surrounded by five or six old tiled houses. A plaque was hung on the grass eaves of the courtyard gate, with four big words written on it, "Lushan School".
Chapter completed!