Chapter 3399 Extra Story Zhou Yin 15

That's right, as the long-term worker of the Xia family, Zhou Yin also had to work part-time as Xia Yan's book boy, and accompanied Xia Yan to the academy to attend classes after finishing the work of carrying water every day.

As a book boy, he can sit in the last row of the classroom and listen.

Zhou Yin gradually adapted to life in Xia's family, and also to life in Shangzhou.

In addition to working and reading every day, I just find time to familiarize myself with Shangzhou, and occasionally help people write letters to earn pocket money.

Yes, after practicing calligraphy, Zhou Yin began to write letters to the Zhou family, but unfortunately, he could not find a suitable person to help deliver them. I heard that due to the severe drought outside, it is still in chaos. Except for the grain merchants, other business travelers have avoided Jiannan Road was opened.

Not to mention that Mianzhou is still in the middle of Jiannan Road, and fewer people have arrived.

So his letters were backlogged in his hands and he didn't send them out.

However, he developed a new project. Every evening after finishing his homework, he carried a small table and placed it on the street to write letters.

Although he has not been in Shangzhou for a long time, he is very popular in this area, so if someone writes a letter, he is still very willing to find him.

Of course, most of the time, he sat at a small table and practiced calligraphy by himself, and no one asked him to write letters.

Neighbors in the neighborhood like to come and talk to him while he is practicing calligraphy.

So, he knew that the owner had broken a table a few days ago and had been wanting to make a new one, but it was too expensive and he was reluctant;

He knew that a relative in the Xi family was about to move out of Shangzhou, and once the house was sold, many things in the house would also be sold, because they could only be sold to pawnshops cheaply because they were in a hurry;

So he found some time to go to a relative's house in the Xi family to pick up some things, and when he went to set up a stall to write a letter the next day, he sold those things.

After getting the money, he settled the accounts of the relatives of the Xi family, and there was still a lot left in his hand.

Xia Yan had been watching him silently since he set up his stall, and finally couldn't help it now, so he asked him, "Practicing calligraphy requires meditation. Wouldn't it be half the effort if you practice calligraphy on the street? It's a waste of paper, pen and ink. , and a waste of time."

Zhou Yin said: "Sir, I am very calm and not impetuous at all."

"One mind and two tasks are also called quiet?"

Zhou Yin scratched his head and said: "But I read it carefully, and there is not much difference between the handwriting I wrote on the street and the handwriting I wrote in the study, and they are all improving."

Xia Yan: ... This is also what he couldn't figure out, so he didn't stop him.

He was silent for a long time, but still asked: "Is it not going to affect you while listening to the gossip of the neighbors, practicing handwriting, and thinking about doing business to make money at the same time?"

Hearing the seriousness of his question, Zhou Yin himself was a little skeptical, "No, it won't affect it, right?"

Xia Yan paused, then asked him, "Have you thought about what you want to do in the future?"

Zhou Yin, "Make a lot of money."

Xia Yan: "Other than that? I mean, how do you want to make a lot of money?"

"I haven't figured it out yet, but am I learning my skills from you, sir?" Zhou Yin said, "Once I have learned my skills, I will naturally find a way to make a lot of money."

If he knew how to make a lot of money now, would he still be here now?

Xia Yan asked: "Have you thought about becoming an official?"

Zhou Yin stared wide-eyed, "Be, be an official?"

Xia Yan: "That's right."

"Can I still be an officer?"

Xia Yan said with a smile: "Why can't you do it? You are smart and eager to learn. Although you started a bit late, as long as you work hard, you will have a good chance of taking the exam in the future."

"Nowadays the world is set for the first time, and a thousand wastes are waiting to be rejuvenated, and the imperial court is eager for talents," Xia Yan said: "As long as you think about it, there will always be a day of success."

Zhou Yin nodded after thinking for a while and said, "Okay, then I'll be an official!"

Xia Yan: ...

He didn't expect Zhou Yin to be so fast, and he was silent for a while before saying: "Then study hard."

Zhou Yin agreed, but in fact his life has not changed much, he still works so hard and works so hard every day.

The Xia family couldn't detect Zhou Yin's changes because they got along together day and night, but that was not the case in the eyes of outsiders.

Zhou Yin is getting older, his facial features are wide open, his eyes are clear and bright, and his figure is tall and straight. He originally carried a chic and chivalrous air, but now he has a bookish air. He doesn't look at his face, but only his temperament It makes people feel good.

Not to mention his handsome face, when he doesn't say anything, but just looks at you with a slight smile, it's heartbreaking.

The big girls in the three alleys inside and outside Songhua Alley didn't know how jealous Xia Xin was. In order to watch Zhou Yin, they all fell in love with carrying water, and wandered around the well early in the morning carrying wooden barrels.

The time Zhou Yin spends waiting for carrying water increased linearly every day, so he had to modify his own water carrying time so as to stagger the peak hours.

But he found that no matter what time slot he changed to, it was okay the first time, and it was still full of people when he went again the next day.

Zhou Yin is not a fool, he didn't realize it once or twice, but figured it out three times or four times.

So he wrote down the time period when he could carry water, and asked Xia Xin to choose a period with his eyes closed every day, and he would carry water at that time period.

Such jumping water carrying time directly tortured the little girls in the neighborhood crazy.

Xia Xin giggled when she saw it, but she didn't feel happy after laughing, which was weird.

They lived a smooth life, but the Xia family in Hongtian Village panicked. They came to the door several times in a row. Seeing that Zhou Yin was getting closer to Xia Xin in Songhua Lane, they became more and more panicked.

Finally, it was another New Year's Eve, and while Xia's family was returning to Hongtian Village to pay New Year's greetings, Patriarch Xia took the initiative to mention the matter of adoption, he said: "Xia Yi is not young, it's time to say kiss."

Xia Yan drank his tea with his head down, pretending that he didn't speak to him.

Patriarch Xia paused, seeing that he didn't speak, so he could only make it clear: "Brother Yan, why don't we open an ancestral hall this year to adopt Xia Yi, since you are going to adopt him anyway, so the daughter-in-law here is naturally the best to marry in your family." , so that in the future she can also be of one mind with you, and the child born will recognize you even more."

Xia Yan put down the teacup and said, "That is to say, the daughter-in-law who wasn't chosen by me, the child who wasn't raised by me won't be of one mind with me, right?"

"You, that's not what I mean, Brother Yan, aren't you misinterpreting me?"

Xia Yan sighed and said: "The patriarch also misunderstood me, I never said that I want to adopt Xia Yi."

"What do you mean? He is the closest blood relative to you in the clan. If you don't succeed him, is that because you want to choose another child in the clan?"

Xia Yan pondered and said: "Look at the fate, even if it is adoption, I also want to adopt a child who is destined to me. It is best to be younger. Xia Yi is too big, so it is not suitable."

Xia Yi's father became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Cousin, I took Xia Yi to see you all these years, and you never said it was inappropriate? Why are you talking about inappropriate now?"

He glanced at Zhou Yin behind Xia Yan with dissatisfaction, and asked with a livid face, "Is he not suitable, or do you not want to take over at all, but want to recruit Xin Niang?"

Good night