Chapter 352 Let’s try it!

"Yeah, I understand."

The scholar replied: "Actually, my uncle is not old either, he is only in his early forties, but his health is not good and he needs to take medicine all year round."

Having said this, he seemed to be afraid that Qiao Ran would not want to use his uncle, so he quickly said:

"But it's not a big problem. It's just that I had a cold that was not completely cured, and I just developed a cough and asthma. It won't affect the class. If you think it will have an impact, then it's OK to restrain yourself a little less. My aunt passed away early, and my uncle has lived alone and helpless for so many years. I hope I can help him find a job so that he can live a better life. And if he comes to the capital, I can help him to some extent. Watch over him."

Hearing what the scholar said, Qiao Ran was a little confused.

An old scholar had a chronic cough and asthma, and he was far away in Luoyang City. She didn't know whether she should let him go all the way.

If the two parties cannot reach an agreement after meeting, wouldn't that mean their trip was in vain?

However, Qiao Ran also knew that although there were many scholars in the capital, those who could afford to attend schools and academies were mostly from relatively wealthy families, and those who could pass the scholar examination rarely came from poor families.

Children from well-off families will generally continue to study and take the scientific examination, and will not find a job after becoming a scholar.

It is already very difficult for a child from a poor family to pass the imperial examination. Some families and villages will mobilize the whole family or village to help him continue to study for the imperial examination. If he is admitted to the imperial examination, the whole village will be honored, and that's fine. By putting the farmland in the village under his name, you can pay a lot less tax and grain.

If he fails the exam several times in a row and his tribe or villagers are no longer willing to support him in his studies, there are also rural gentry and wealthy people who can hire him as a private school teacher.

Therefore, it is not easy to find someone who has both the reputation of being a scholar and a job.

What's more, the people of Qingshui Village now live in Devil's Valley, which is a ghostly place that eats people and most people are not willing to go!

Therefore, Qiao Ran thought for a while and asked: "Since your uncle lives alone, can he live in our village forever? Our village is in Devil's Valley. You must have heard of it, right?"

After saying that, Qiao Ran stared at the scholar's face.

Sure enough, when the scholar heard the words "Devil's Valley", he frowned slightly, but his expression didn't change much.

He thought for a while and said: "My parents also asked my uncle to move to the suburbs of Beijing to live with us several times so that we could take care of each other, but my uncle refused to agree because he was afraid of troublesome my family. If he lived in your village, he should Yes, he is willing. Anyway, he is now living in Luoyang City, and he is alone with no one to take care of him. Moreover, he earns a meager income by copying books for others. If he can become a master in the school, he will have food and shelter. If he can also restrain and cultivate, he will definitely be willing to do so.”

After talking about this, Qiao Ran decided not to disappoint people, so let’s give it a try!

"Okay! Luoyang Mansion is here. If you take a carriage quickly, you can reach it within a day. Ask your uncle to rent a carriage and go directly to Devil's Valley to find me. I will pay for the carriage fare."

"No, no, no! How can that be done? This is my uncle looking for a job. How can I ask the owner to pay for the carriage and carriage? My family can still afford this amount of money."

The scholar blushed and refused quickly.

Qiao Ran didn't want to take advantage of anyone, and said: "You were kind enough to help me find a wife to come over and solve my problem. I have to thank you. How can I ask your family to pay for the carriage fee? It's settled, you Let your uncle come over! As long as there is no big problem with his character and he is willing to live in our Devil's Valley, then there should be nothing we can't agree on."

The scholar stood up straight with great gratitude, and then bowed deeply to Qiao Ran: "Thank you for your kindness, sir! I thank you on behalf of my uncle!"

Qiao Sihai quickly went up to help him up, and Qiao Ran said: "This is a mutually beneficial thing, so you don't need to thank me. Then when your uncle comes, you ask him to go to Devil Valley to find me directly, or you send someone to send a message , I came to see him. By the way, we have been talking for so long and we haven’t introduced each other yet! My surname is Qiao, and this is my fourth uncle Qiao Sihai. Please take good care of me in the future! I haven’t asked you your last name yet!”

The scholar quickly said: "My surname is Fang, and my name is Lisheng. Then I will ask my uncle to find you directly!"

"Okay, then it's settled!"

After Qiao Ran made an agreement with Fang Lisheng, seeing that she had nothing to do here, she said goodbye to her fourth uncle and walked out.

After thinking about it, she drove the carriage to Juxian Building and asked shopkeeper Chen about the scholar's wife.

What she wanted was to find as many as she could, meet them all, and then select the best ones for admission, just like modern company recruitment, interviewing as many people as possible and recruiting the most satisfactory one.

If Fang Lisheng doesn't agree with his uncle, or if he is dissatisfied with the job, at least he will cover his travel expenses himself, so that he won't let others go all the way in vain and waste money, and there is nothing to feel sorry for him.

Shopkeeper Chen lived up to her expectations and really knew that the two talented people in the city were looking for something to do.

The enthusiastic shopkeeper Chen didn't even look at the account books, and immediately took Qiao Ran to the homes of the two scholars, asking Qiao Ran to meet and talk to see if they were suitable.

As a result, Qiao Ran met the two scholars respectively, but neither one of them was satisfied.

Of these two people, one is an old man with an almost white beard who needs help even when walking. How could Qiao Ran dare to want such a person?

The second person was a young scholar who looked to be in his twenties. However, although this person was looking for something to do, he had a very high vision. He spoke out his picky standards one by one, which shocked Qiao Ran. chin.

The young scholar was very proud of himself and said that he could go to Devil's Valley to become a master. Shu Xiu wanted two taels of silver per person, three meals a day and a comfortable place to live. He also wanted to help him wash clothes and cook for him. He wants soup and meat for his meals, and he wants at least a spacious and bright two-bedroom house with blue bricks and white tiles, and he wants someone to clean and tidy it up for him.

No one can disturb him after school. He has to take five days off every month and a carriage must be sent to pick him up. During festivals and festivals, red envelopes and gifts should be given, and the whole village must bow respectfully when they see him. They must not show any disrespect to him. Students and villagers must not have any objections to what he says...

There was a lot of blah blah blah, shopkeeper Chen was dumbfounded, but Qiao Ran thought it was a joke and let him play to his heart's content.

At the end, this person looked Qiao Ran up and down critically, with disdain in his eyes: "In the future, someone else will pick you up and drop her off. You are so ugly, so don't be an eyesore in front of me and make my eyes uncomfortable."

hehe! Ha ha ha ha ha!

What kind of person has Qiao Ran never seen in her previous life? But he couldn't help but laugh angrily at this ungrateful and sour scholar.

She glanced around. It could be said that apart from the four walls, there were only some low and shabby tables, chairs and benches in this scholar's home. Even the tea cups used to entertain guests were the cheapest and crudely made at first glance. Porcelain, tea is the lowest quality tea that is old and astringent.

Just like that, he was so picky that he didn't know. He thought he was some great and talented man who was condescended to be a high-ranking official in their Devil's Valley!

The scholar seemed to be racking his brains to think of what conditions to add. Then his eyes lit up and he opened his mouth to speak again. Qiao Ran had already stood up and gave the sitting scholar an even more contemptuous look. With a look in his eyes, he waved his hand and walked away.

He was so angry that it took a while for the sour scholar to come to his senses, and then he threw the teacup angrily.

At this time, Qiao Ran and shopkeeper Chen, who hurriedly followed, got on the carriage and headed to Juxian Building.