After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Chapter 185: Buying Questions in the County

At this moment, the county magistrate was standing in front of the old doctor Zhou. His expression and posture looked very polite, and he kept smiling.

It seemed that the matter was not yet finished, so they could only wait not far away. However, Fang Tong heard the conversation clearly.

"Mr. Zhou, the county and provincial examinations are over. The county magistrate plans to host a banquet for the students. If you are willing to attend..."

Before he could finish his words, Mr. Zhou raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Please tell the county magistrate that I am old and retiring to my hometown. I just want to live a quiet life. Too much excitement is not suitable for my health."

His meaning was obvious. The county magistrate not only did not dare to be dissatisfied, but also could not insist, otherwise it would seem as if they did not care about Mr. Zhou's health, and his smile was very awkward.

But the county magistrate gave him the task of inviting Mr. Zhou. If he failed to do it, although he would not vent his anger on him, he would definitely feel unhappy.

"Mr. Zhou, would you mind reconsidering this? After all, you are the most prestigious person here. The county just wants to give the young people a chance to meet you..."

Fang Tong felt strange when he heard this. This guy seemed to be thinking about the young people, but why didn't he think about the elderly?

What's the point of paying a visit? Not every elderly person likes a constant stream of visitors, let alone someone like Mr. Zhou, who has been busy for the first half of his life. At this age, why would he want to be arranged for a lively occasion...

It's not about giving young people an opportunity. He thinks it's just about recruiting people to support the county magistrate for his own face!

It's so shameless.

Of course, Fang Tong didn’t know that the county magistrate invited Mr. Zhou so solemnly not because he was a former imperial physician.

Nowadays, imperial physicians basically do not interfere in government affairs. No matter how good their medical skills are, there is no need for the county magistrate to curry favor with them unless they seek medical treatment.

The reason why he was so polite was because Mr. Zhou's son was still serving as an official in the court.

He is not a doctor, but an official who has passed the imperial examination. He has a say in the Censorate.

"I'm a doctor, and I can't help the young people in the county with their futures. Instead of hiring me, why not hire some scholars..."

Elder Zhou looked towards Fang Tong and the others and said, "It just so happens that a patient has arrived. If the County Magistrate has nothing else to say..."

The county magistrate had no choice but to accept such an obvious farewell, and reluctantly said goodbye and left with the housekeeper.

After everyone left, Fang Tong took his second brother over and saluted Mr. Zhou. Fang Yin watched his brother do it and followed suit.

Mr. Zhou smiled and supported the two men's arms: "Alright, there's no need to be so polite when we meet next time. I'm just an ordinary citizen now. Okay, let's go in and talk."

As soon as he saw the old man, Fang Yin remembered the last acupuncture. His brother had told him on the way that he was going to get treated and he had to be obedient.

"I remember that last time, you all came here as a family. It seems that today, only you brothers came to the county town?"

While giving acupuncture, Mr. Zhou chatted casually.

"My wife didn't come, but my two children came to the city with me. They are studying in the academy now, so they can't follow me around."

"Oh?" Mr. Zhou glanced at him. "Sent him to school?"

Whenever Fang Tong mentioned his two children, he felt very proud.

"Yes, they are all studying at Songhe Academy. It has been quite some time."

Old Zhou knew a little about Songhe Academy, and he couldn't help but look up to the piece of copper.

His two children, one is disabled and the other is a little girl. Fang Tong's family comes from a farming family, but they were able to send both of them to study in academy. This father... is not bad.

The last time they met, he felt that the young man in his family was steady and a man with plans in mind, and the little girl was smart and clever, and it was a pity to keep her confined to the fields.

Now it seems that this family is quite intelligent. Such a family is much more worthy of associating with than a county magistrate who is hosting a banquet.

He has experienced a lot in his life and met many people. Now at this age, he doesn't expect to make any profit from making friends, he just wants to make himself comfortable.

Mr. Zhou thought this family was pretty good.

"My servant told me today that the house in the village will be ready in half a month. Come here next time, and the next time, we'll meet in the village."

"That's daring!"

Although it is not too much trouble to go to the county town to send two children to the academy now, once Mr. Zhou moves to their village, they will be from the same village, which is a good thing!

Today, He also brought her eldest son into the city.

They came to deliver goods to Chunhe Teahouse. There was no other way, as the old man took his youngest son to another village to collect chestnuts, and they were the only ones who could come out of the house.

There was no problem weighing the chestnuts. The shopkeeper walked behind the counter with a bag of money in his hand, but he didn't hand it over immediately. Instead, his expression was a little serious.

"By the way, I have to tell you something about these chestnuts. From now on, before you fry them, you should carefully select them and remove the bad ones, the ones that you can tell at a glance have worms in them."

"In the last batch, the store staff discovered some spoiled food when they were arranging the dishes, and a customer ate some. Although they didn't say anything, you still have to pay attention. Don't do this again in the future."

"Okay, okay, got it!"

He responded perfunctorily but didn't take it to heart. Her eyes were only on the purse in his hand.

With so many chestnuts, who would bother picking them out one by one? Besides, what if a few are broken? Aren't they paid for?

The owner of such a big store is so petty!

After leaving the teahouse, He had to take her eldest son to the bookstore. This was because Fang Jin had asked her to buy the examination papers from previous years.

The two of them walked along the street, and when they came across a bookstore, they went in and asked if they had any exam papers from previous years' college entrance examinations.

When the owner of the bookstore heard why He came, he asked her how many years she planned to buy the book. He forgot about it for a moment, and it was her son who reminded her from behind.

"Dad said he wants to buy it for five years."

The shopkeeper understood. "Oh, eighty wen a year, that's four hundred wen for five years."

"What did you say?!"

He's scream startled the customers in the bookstore, who looked at her with dissatisfaction.

"Your bookshop is probably a rip-off! You're charging four hundred coins for just a few sheets of paper! Do you think I'm a woman and easy to fool?"

As the shopkeeper of a bookstore, he has seen some unreasonable people before, but this kind of thing is rare.

After all, even if you are not an educated person, you should know that this paper is not cheap, right?

"Sister-in-law, my exam questions have always been priced this way. If you think they're too expensive, you don't have to buy them. I won't force you to buy them. But if you start making trouble in my shop, we'll have to go to the government office and have a talk!"

Before He could say anything else, the customers in the store who were reading and buying things couldn't stand it anymore, and a scholar looked over here with a frown.

"Qingsong Bookstore's prices are always fair. Unless you buy a lot, everyone has the same price. If you can't afford it, don't buy it!"

He was just about to say that it was none of her business since she wasn't the one paying the money, when her son pulled her arm from behind.

Fang Qingtian looked embarrassed and told her to stop talking: "Mom, how are we going to tell Dad if we go back empty-handed?"

He gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go and have a look at other houses!"

The child's father said that many of these books were sold in many bookstores with storefronts in the county town, but she didn't believe it!