A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 73 You should come to class tomorrow

"Okay, thank you, Madam Chen. By the way, Madam Chen, I want to buy some cloth in your store."

"Okay, Miss Zhang, let's go outside to choose the cloth, please."

Zhang Yunyue followed Madam Chen to the shop in the front yard and selected a piece of plain silk.

"Mrs. Chen, how much is this silk?"

"Miss Zhang, this is silk, 800 wen per piece."

"Mrs. Chen, I want 10 feet, and I want some colorful silk threads."

"alright, please wait."

"Miss Zhang, here are 10 feet of silk, 80 wen in total, 10 wen for the silk thread, and 60 wen for the three embroidered handkerchiefs. Just give me 30 wen."

Zhang Yunyue counted out 30 coins from her purse and handed them to Madam Chen, then took the silk and silk thread from her hand and put them into the backpack.

"Thank you, Madam Chen. I will come again in five days." Zhang Yunyue nodded to Madam Chen.

After leaving Jinxiufang, Zhang Yunyue looked at the sun. It was almost time to go back to the stall. He also had to take Xiaofeng to Gongchong Private School.

Zhang Yunyue walked quickly towards the stall on West Street, carrying a backpack.

When they arrived at the stall, there were no customers in front of the stall, only a few people sitting in the seats at the back. Zhang Yunyue put down the backpack.

"Uncle, Aunt, I found a pretty good private school. I took a look there and the learning atmosphere is okay. The teacher is also good. But just now the teacher asked me to bring Xiaofeng with me. He wants to test his teaching."

When Zhang Xingfeng heard what Zhang Yunyue said, he instantly became nervous.

"Ah, what should I do, sister? I only know some Three Character Classics, but nothing else."

Zhang Yunyue touched Zhang Xingfeng's head and comforted him:

"It's okay. The teacher is just asking a few questions casually. Don't be nervous. Even if you can't answer, you have to stay calm. You can't let the teacher think that you are a hasty person. Got it?"

Zhang Xingfeng felt a little relieved after being comforted by Zhang Yunyue, but he was still nervous.

"Okay, sis, I'll try not to be nervous, hehe."

Zhang Yunyue tidied up Zhang Xingfeng's clothes and brushed off the dust on his body. Fortunately, since he had to set up a stall in the town every day, although the clothes he wore were not made of good materials, the clothes of the Zhang family were relatively clean and decent. Otherwise, he would have to buy some clothes now.

After packing up, Zhang Yunyue took Zhang Xingfeng to Guihua Lane. Along the way, Zhang Yunyue told Zhang Xingfeng a few jokes, so Zhang Xingfeng felt much calmer.

After a while, they arrived at Gongchong Private School. Zhang Yunyue went forward and knocked on the door. It was the same old lady who opened the door.

"Auntie, Master Zheng just asked me to bring my brother over here. This is my brother. Brother, call me Auntie."

"Hello, Auntie. My name is Zhang Xingfeng."

"Okay, come in." After saying that, the old lady led the two people into the door, turned around and closed the door.

After closing the door, the old lady brought Zhang Yunyue and her brother back into the main room: "Wait a moment, I'll go call the teacher."

"Okay, thank you, ma'am."

After a while, Master Zheng walked into the main hall. Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingfeng stood up. Zhang Yunyue bowed to Master Zheng, and Zhang Xingfeng performed a student etiquette.

"Young man Zhang Xingfeng greets the Master."

Seeing this, Master Zheng nodded and said, "Well, I heard from your sister that you know some Three Character Classic. Can you recite a passage for me first?"

Zhang Xingfeng: "Yes, Master, when people are born, their nature is good. Natures are similar, but habits make them different. If you don't teach them..."

"Not bad, you have a calm personality. Okay, you can come to class tomorrow. From now on, classes will start at 7:00 pm and end at 5:00 pm."

When Zhang Xingfeng heard that he could go to school tomorrow, he instantly became excited: "Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."

Zhang Yunyue: "Master, how much is this bundle of cultivation?"

"The tuition is three taels of silver per year. If you are not a student from the town, you need 3 coins per month to eat lunch at the private school. You also need to go to the bookstore to buy enlightenment books, pens, ink, paper and inkstone."

"Okay, I'll get ready today and bring my younger brother to school tomorrow."

Zhang Yunyue then took Zhang Xingfeng out of the main hall, and the lady from the private school came out and took the two of them out of the school.

"Auntie, I have something to ask you. What kind of gift do I need to prepare for the teacher when I enroll?"

"You don't need this. It's only used when you formally become my disciple. Just bring three taels of silver as a gift and money for food tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you, ma'am."

After that, Zhang Yunyue took Zhang Xingfeng back. On the way back, they passed by the pork stall. Zhang Yunyue remembered that she still needed to make crispy pork and stir-fried shredded pork with chili oil.

So Zhang Yunyue bought 10 kilograms of pork belly and 10 kilograms of lean meat from the meat stall. The pork stall was not far from the stall rented by the Zhang family. After Zhang Yunyue bought the meat, he returned to the stall and carried the basket to carry the pork back.

"Yueyue, Xiaofeng said that you can go to school tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, Uncle, the teacher asked us to go tomorrow. I have to go buy books, writing brushes, inkstones, and a piece of cloth for Xiaofeng. I will go back later and ask A Niang and the others to help sew a long gown for him."

"That's right. The students in the town all wear long gowns. We Xiaofeng can't not wear one. You go ahead. We are the ones running the stall. Do you have enough money?"

"I have enough money. Grandma gave me some silver during this period just in case I suddenly need money. Grandma is really foresighted."

During this period, Zhang Yunyue either helped in the workshop, so Grandma Zhang directly gave Zhang Yunyue some silver to put in her purse. Yesterday, I heard that Zhang Yunyue was going to the town to visit the private school and buy meat.

A few more taels of silver were given, so Zhang Yunyue was really not short of money. No one else in the family had any silver, but everyone had no objection and were happy to see it.

Zhang Yunyue took the meat out of the basket and put it in the basin behind the stall. Then he carried the basket and took Zhang Xingfeng to the bookstore.

Arrived at the bookstore.

Zhang Yunyue: "Hello, shopkeeper. I want to buy some enlightenment books."

The bookstore owner said: "The enlightenment books are the Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Classic, and Hundred Family Surnames. Do you want all three?"

"Yes, I want both. Please, boss, get them for me. Oh, and I also need a set of pens, inkstones, and paper. My younger brother has just started school, so I need a C-grade set."

"Okay, wait a minute, girl."

The bookstore owner went to the bookshelf and took out the three books that Zhang Yunyue wanted. He also packed a set of third-grade writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone and placed them on the counter.

"Miss, each enlightenment book costs one tael of silver, and the third-class writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone also costs one tael, a total of four taels of silver."

Zhang Yunyue thought to himself, no wonder ordinary people couldn't afford to go to school. Just three books and writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone cost four taels of silver. Add in the tuition fee, and all the harvest for the year would be gone.

Zhang Yunyue gave four taels of silver to the owner of the bookstore, took the books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone on the counter, put them into the backpack, and left the bookstore with Zhang Xingfeng.

After leaving the bookstore, the two went to the Jixiang Cloth Shop.