Chapter 172 Bringing a Book Boy
Chapter 172 Bringing a Book Boy
After dinner, Yang Dashan's family sat in the main room and asked Damao and his friends what the family needed to prepare before going to Beijing.
"You don't need to prepare anything. My husband said that we only need to bring daily necessities, and also bring books that we use frequently, because these books are what we use daily, and they have previously marked annotations on them. You don't need to bring too many other things, so as to avoid having too much luggage affecting your trip." Damao said.
"It's really not convenient to bring too much luggage, so just bring some more banknotes, and then you can buy what you need when you arrive in Kyoto." Xiao Cao'er said.
"Brother, I think you should bring a book boy or a servant with you, so that he can help you run errands, so that you don't have to do everything by yourself and waste time. If you become an official in the future, you will have someone by your side.
Third brother, when we get to Kyoto, look for suitable courtyards and buy one or two. This way, the eldest and fourth brothers will have their own places to live in Kyoto. When parents come to Kyoto, you can't still live with Master. "
As for the matter of servants and scribes, Xiao Cao'er didn't distrust Mr. Zheng, but it was always better to have someone close by his side. Besides, he would still need a servant or a maid in the future, so why not choose one that suits his taste?
There is also the matter of the yard. After my eldest brother gets married, it will not be convenient for him to live in my husband's house. Besides, we don't know what the situation is like there. If you have your own home, you won't be afraid of anything.
The whole family was stunned by the two things Xiaocaoer said.
Several elders: Can our family afford to hire servants? More importantly, is our family so wealthy that we can buy a yard in Kyoto?
Xiaocao'er didn't know how much money the family had, but she knew that Sanmao had enough money to buy a yard in Kyoto.
Sanmao: Yes, why didn't I think of that? In the school, which young master doesn't have servants and book boys around him? Buying a yard is also necessary. It doesn't make sense to live in the teacher's house when I go to Kyoto. It's not appropriate.
Da Mao: There’s no need for that. You have servants at home, and I can just live in your house.
Simao: Yes, this way we can bring Qiangzi and the others to Kyoto to see the world. If Third Brother buys a yard, we don’t have to rent another one to live in, and we can even save on rent.
Sanmao: "Yes, it's not that our family can't afford servants now, it's just that my grandmother and my parents are used to doing everything by themselves, so no one thinks about it.
Now Big Brother and Simao are going to Kyoto, which is not as small as a county town or a prefectural capital. If Big Brother and Simao have to go there in person to do everything, how much time will be wasted. It would be better to waste such time by reading a few more pages of books, don’t you think?
You don't have to worry about the house. When I get to Kyoto, I'll find time to go look around. If that doesn't work, I'll look for Brother Hua Ming. If there's a suitable one, I'll look with Big Brother. If you like it, buy it. This way, we'll have one more property."
"There's no rush about the house. Third brother will take his time to look for one when the time comes. Let's talk about hiring people first." Xiao Caoer reminded everyone.
Damao: "The master has someone there, so we don't need to take him. Besides, there is no one in our house who can take him."
Simao: "Master's people belong to Master. We should take two people with us. Brother, if you are sent to work in a remote place, you can't take Master's servants with you. Besides, it's not certain whether they will go with you. After all, it's much better for them to stay at Master's house than to follow you. In my opinion, ask Qiangzi and the others if they want to go to Kyoto."
Da Mao: It seems like what you said makes a lot of sense. "Why ask Qiangzi and the others?"
Simao: "No reason, just to tell them I'm going to Kyoto, if they want to go with me that's fine."
"Do you want to take Qiangzi alone or all of them?" Li asked. They were a guard team with several people.
"I'll ask them first, and they also need their families' consent. They can't just go if they want to." Simao said.
"That's right. The family must agree. What if the other one, Simao, also wants to go? What about five people?" said Old Mrs. Yang.
"If they want to go, let them go. Now they have all trained their skills quite well and can protect their brothers. They are all young men who can read and are smart. Third brother can also find something for them to do in Kyoto later." Xiao Cao'er said.
That’s right, in the end, there were only five people in the Sausage Guard who persisted and learned to read with Simao. Later, they followed Simao to run, do horse stance, and now they also follow Xiaocao to practice martial arts. Not only did they practice themselves, but others who did not continue to learn to read also practiced with them. The five little guards also taught their own friends to practice. In total, there were more than ten people.
All of them are about the same age as Simao. Although the others are not as good as them, their skills are not bad. This is what Xiaocaoer told Simao since he was a child, that he should train his own people, and now these people can be used.
Xiaocao'er's martial arts training ground had a back door. Every few days they would enter the training ground through the door to practice. The rest of the time they would go to the mountain for field practice. Xiaocao'er would also go to the mountain every now and then to check on how they were doing in practice.
This would destroy a lot of the trees on the mountain. Fortunately, they would go out early in the morning and would meet the villagers only after they came back from training.
When she heard that she was going to take a few people to Kyoto, the old lady felt sorry for the money: "How much will it cost? No, it will cost silver. Kyoto is full of places where you need to spend money."
Sanmao hurriedly comforted the old lady, "It's okay, grandma. We can feel more at ease if someone with some skills is with our eldest brother. Besides, he is from our own village, which makes us feel more at ease. I will work hard to make money, not only to support my brother and younger brother to study, but also to save up a dowry for my sister."
The old lady was delighted when she heard this. "Then you have to work harder. Your sister's dowry cannot be small. You must save more."
"Don't worry, I will save more for my sister."
Simao has agreed on it, and Damao is left.
"We have the candidate for Simao, but what about Damao? Where should we find him?" Yang Dashan asked his sons.
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