Liu Yu finally couldn't help it and scolded: "I heard you complaining as soon as I came back. Don't you want me to come into this family anymore?"
Mrs. Liu was stunned, and suddenly raised her voice and shouted: "Did I say something wrong? You are a grown man..."
Liu Yu took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to argue, turned around and left.
It would have been better if he didn't leave. After he left, Mrs. Liu felt even more justified and started throwing a tantrum in the house, loudly scolding Liu Yu for being useless. Even the people next door could hear it.
Liu Yu walked out of the house with his head down, squatted at the door, took out his pipe and smoked his pipe silently.
Liu's voice came intermittently from inside the house.
A carriage passed by the door, but stopped suddenly after a few steps.
When Liu Yu heard the voice, he turned his head and saw a familiar person getting off the carriage.
"Uncle Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you have become famous again?" A man in his thirties, wearing a dark blue scholar's uniform, walked over with a smile.
Liu Yu groaned and said, "What kind of tornado is this that actually blew Rong Xiucai here."
Rong Xiucai was not angry, and smiled and said: "Uncle Liu, you have seen those officials, they don't take you seriously at all. If I were the county magistrate, I would definitely give you a position as a fangzhu. But what about now? Look at the house you live in, it has been so many years and it has not been rebuilt yet."
"If you have something to say, say it now. If you have to fart, fart now!" Liu Yu said impatiently.
Rong Xiucai was still not angry, and smiled and said, "I guess your second grandson will soon go to school, right? I can't let him go to an ordinary private school like Shiyuan, which would delay his future. Alas, if Shiyuan had gone to a big academy, he would probably be a student this year. Uh... Don't worry, I'm talking about business. The dean of Zhengzhi Academy has a good relationship with me and gave me two recommended places for students. I thought about it and decided to give it to your two grandsons. What do you think?"
Liu Yu held his pipe in his hand and sat on the threshold, looking at Rong Xiucai.
The sun had just set in the evening. In Liu Yu's eyes, Rong Xiucai's face seemed a little gloomy, but his eyes were exceptionally bright.
Zhengzhi Academy is a famous large academy in Ning'an County. Ning'an County admits about 120 students every year, and the number of new students in Zhengzhi Academy has never been less than 20. The highest number of students in one year was even 34, which established its status as one of the three major academies in Ning'an County.
If his two grandsons were admitted to Zhengzhi Academy, they would most likely pass the examination to become Tongsheng within five years. They might even have a chance to become Xiucai.
After a while, Rong Xiucai smiled and said, "I hope you can join my workshop. I don't know how much you are paid now, but I can give you thirty taels a month! In the future, for every additional workshop our company adds, I will give you at least ten taels of silver a month! This is the twelfth time I have invited you, and it will be the last time."
Liu Yu lowered his head and was silent for a long time. Suddenly he raised his head and smiled brightly.
"I thought about it. Your place is too dirty. I can't go there."
The smile on Rong Xiucai's face disappeared, and he sneered, "Could it be that you, Old Liu, have never done anything wrong in your life?"
Liu Yu said with a smile: "Of course I have done that. Who hasn't done something bad in their life? But I haven't lost my conscience. I still have a heart, and you don't. This is the difference between us."
"Liu Yu, don't refuse my toast and drink the wine for punishment."
The stubborn old man laughed and said, "I have been drinking penalty wine all my life, so I am not afraid of drinking it for a few more years."
"You... disappoint me so much! You've wasted all your skills in a wasteland like the county workshop. It's a blasphemy to the craftsman's skills!"
Liu Yu stopped smiling. He looked at Rong Xiucai seriously and said, "Yes, you are right. The county workshop was originally a wasteland. However, now someone has reclaimed the wasteland. Crops will grow soon, and they are growing better and better, better than ever before."
Rong Xiucai laughed and said, "Stubborn old man, it seems that you have also been deceived by Fang Xusheng. He is an official and you are a commoner. Is he willing to risk offending countless officials to help you commoners change the workshop? I tell you, everything he did is the same as what Zuo Sheng did back then, to make it easier for us to take over the workshop. If he doesn't do this, what awaits him will be the backlash of the entire officialdom!"
"I don't understand officialdom. I only know that Fang Xusheng is better than all of you, better than every official!" Liu Yu stood up slowly.
Rong Xiucai blinked in surprise. Liu Yu was obviously shorter and older than him, but why did it feel like a mountain rising when he stood up
"In that case, I will just watch your children and grandchildren eat bran and study in those private schools!" Rong Xiucai turned and left.
"If we have different ideals, we cannot work together." Liu Yu said slowly.
“Tsk…” Rong Xiucai sneered and was about to get on the carriage when he suddenly heard the sounds of suona and gongs and drums in the distance. He looked around casually, stopped and looked at that place curiously.
There was a band of more than sixty people walking towards here. They were wearing bright red robes and were playing all kinds of musical instruments, such as suona, drums, and flutes.
The piece of music was the famous "Phoenix Tower", which was usually played only when someone was promoted. These people were obviously a ceremonial band invited by the county government, and it seemed that someone had been promoted.
"Make way for the road! Go to the alley." Rong Xiucai hurriedly ordered the coachman to drive the carriage away, stood aside, and prepared to follow the band to see which nobleman was going to be promoted.
Liu Yu also looked ahead curiously and said, "Tsk tsk, whose ancestral grave is emitting green smoke? This is really a big deal, it's just like a scholar."
The band was getting closer and closer. When it got closer, Liu Yu discovered that Fang Yun's Longma luxury car was actually behind the band, and it was guarded by a large number of private soldiers. Behind him were cavalrymen wearing black demon iron armor, and there were also extremely tall and strong barbarian private soldiers.
"My goodness, let the dignified Xu Sheng come here. This is not just smoke coming out of the ancestral tomb, this is simply the ancestral tomb exploding!" Liu Yu said.
Rong Xiucai was extremely surprised and said, "That's not right. There are neither wealthy families nor famous families ahead of this road. It is impossible for ordinary people to mobilize such a large-scale battle for promotion. It's strange. Could it be that they are inviting some famous hermit?"
"It's hard to say." Liu Yu muttered softly.
People on both sides of the road came to their doors to watch. People from the Liu family also ran out, stretched their necks to look, talked as they watched, and envied the unknown official.
The band continued to move forward and soon passed in front of Liu's house. Not long after, the Longma luxury car appeared in front of Liu's house.
When the eighteen tall pure-blooded dragon horses appeared, even Rong Xiucai couldn't help but hold his breath and carefully observe the handsome and heroic dragon horses. He was attracted by the dazzling dragon scales and his eyes were full of envy. These were real pure-blooded dragon horses that even great scholars could not afford.
The carriage stopped in front of Liu's house and the music suddenly stopped.
Rong Xiucai's face changed drastically, and all the hair on his body stood up in fear.
As a person who has been in official circles for many years, Rong Xiucai knows very well that the band must not stop during the march and will only stop playing when it reaches the doorstep of the person who has been promoted.
When Fang Yun got off the carriage with a smile on his face, Rong Xiucai's legs went weak and he almost knelt down.
Liu Yu and Fang Yun were very familiar with each other. When he saw Fang Yun coming down, he smiled and said, "Master Fang, you are too polite. There is no need to stop when you see me. Please go quickly and don't delay the important matter."
"Puff..." Ao Huang laughed and flew out of the car door. (To be continued...)