Chapter 770 Porridge Shed

In the evening, the children finally finished their classes for this year and went home for vacation.

Awang and Liu Ji went to the kitchen together and prepared a sumptuous meal for everyone.

Lu Xiaofeng and Ma Yang also helped in the kitchen - they didn't know how to do anything, so they just wanted to be company.

Everyone had a lively dinner at Qin Yao's house.

The next day, the coldest twelfth lunar month ushered in.

Early in the morning, Liu Ji, Qi Xianguan, and Ma Yang went out with the documents needed for the report from the Academic Affairs Department.

It's convenient for Qi Jia. The three of them don't need to line up. They can go directly into the government office to complete the formalities.

When the three of them came back in the evening, Qin Yao had already finished calculating the accounts accumulated over the past few months.

As long as the family does not gamble with the money they have now, they will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of their lives.

Moreover, every time her brother Qin Feng brought someone to send something, he would also give her a box of banknotes.

The accumulated silver amounted to ten thousand taels.

With so much money, Qin Yao and her family are not people who like extravagance, so they really can't spend much.

Qin Yao looked at the money box and thought about it all morning and noon, but couldn't figure out how to spend it.

Finally, she suddenly thought of Ma Yang, the lost old man, and the candidates studying hard in the alleys. She patted the money box and finally knew how to spend it.

As soon as Liu Ji returned home, he was dragged into Qin Yao's room by Sanlang and Siniang, the 'grandma's little errands'.

If he hadn't known that he had done nothing wrong recently, Liu Ji would have been a little panicked.

Fortunately, the lady's face was rosy when she entered the door, and she didn't look like she wanted to settle a score with him.

Qin Yao waved her hand, and the twins immediately stepped back obediently and closed the door.

The light in the room dimmed, but Qin Yao also lit candles during the day. Liu Ji calmed down for a while, and his vision became clear again.

He immediately saw the beautiful money box Qin Yao placed on the desk. He took a few steps forward and asked with uncontrollable anticipation:

"Madam, what do you want from me?"

Qin Yao didn't say directly. She raised her hand to indicate that he should sit down first. She placed her chin on the desk with one hand and asked:

"Many candidates have come here recently. They can't afford to live in an inn or have enough food to eat in the middle of winter. I want to open a porridge shed in my brother's name to serve porridge, buy some charcoal fires, cotton clothes and quilts, and do good deeds. What do you think? "

Liu Ji was stunned for a moment. His wife was actually discussing with him?

He was so flattered!

Then I thought about what Qin Yao said. This is a good thing. It is also good for my family to accumulate virtue and do good deeds.

"Madam, do you want me to do it?" Liu Ji tested Qin Yao's intention.

For this kind of good thing, whoever shows up will earn it.

If nothing else, if he gains a good reputation, maybe the examiner will look at him twice more in the spring.

But then he thought about it, the examiner next spring would be the Holy Queen, and Liu Ji couldn't help but shudder.

Xu Wenqing, a ruthless woman, would have been nice if she didn't have to wear small shoes for him.

But he knew that his wife and this ruthless woman seemed to have completed some kind of ulterior deal in private.

He doesn't look at the monk's face, he looks at the Buddha's face. He doesn't get to the bottom of the teacher's affairs. He's doing a scientific examination. For the sake of his wife, can the Queen open a back door for him?

Thinking about it this way, Liu Ji felt that there were many benefits to opening a porridge shed.

Anyway, he doesn't have to pay for it, so maybe he can still make a little profit.

What's more, he always earns it by doing good things and getting a good reputation.

Seeing that Qin Yao didn't refuse, Liu Ji knew it and patted his chest and said:

"Madam, you must have believed in my character when you called me here today. Don't worry, as long as you leave the matter of opening the porridge shed to me, I will definitely handle it for you and make my uncle look good!"

Qin Yao hummed, and before Liu Ji grinned, she immediately threw him a notebook.

"Then you go and calculate how much money it will take to complete this matter. Give it to me after you calculate it. Hurry up. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. Don't let other people in the capital get ahead of you."

Liu Ji was excited, yes, their family is not the only one who can handle this kind of thing, other families can do it too!

"Okay, I'll go find my junior brother and figure it out together. I promise to come up with a charter that satisfies you, madam, before dinner."

After taking the book, Liu Ji turned around and went to the guest house to find Qi Xianguan.

He also called Ma Yang, and the three of them gathered at a table. Liu Ji's few words aroused the greatest enthusiasm. You said something to me, and they were so excited that they wanted to slam the table.

Shitou watched for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitching.

With this posture, those who didn't know it would have thought that the three of them were conspiring together to seize the country.

Three stooges can compete with Zhuge Liang, not to mention these are three great men, including a prodigy.

Before dinner started, Qin Yao received a detailed charter.

Gong Liangxiao's arithmetic skills were a little bit tricky, and the apprentices he taught him were very good at calculating accounts.

Liu Ji wrote down all kinds of details and categories that Qin Yao didn't expect.

Along with the specifications of the porridge, whether it is thin porridge, white porridge, multi-grain porridge, etc., a total of five categories are listed for Qin Yao to choose.

However, Liu Ji’s own suggestion is, “Too bad will make you stingy, and if you are too good, you will easily be hated by others, so I suggest choosing the middle, with whole grains and white rice as a side dish. It will make you full and prevent people from taking advantage of you, so we can ensure that every day we have good health. A bowl of porridge can be delivered to the people who really need it.”

Qi Xianguan coughed twice, attracting Qin Yao's eyes.

The young man asked seriously: "Madam, can I go to give porridge with my junior brother?"

"Of course, if you are free." Qin Yao smiled.

The four brothers and sisters of Dalang also hurriedly asked: "Mom, can we go?"

Qin Yao laughed, "As long as you don't make trouble."

The four brothers and sisters immediately promised A Niang that they would help seriously and would never make trouble.

Ma Yang said, "Where does the lady plan to set up the porridge shed?"

Qin Yao was well prepared. She took out the key of Qin Feng's house and handed it to Liu Ji.

"Let's do it at my brother's house. Set up a porridge shed at the door and rent out the empty houses in the yard for free. Let those scholars take turns to help make porridge and work to pay the rent."

Liu Ji took the key and looked at Qi Xianguan and Ma Yang excitedly, wishing he could rush over now.

Qin Yao didn't understand their excitement. She took out a thousand taels of silver notes and gave them to Qi Xianguan for safekeeping. He asked him to keep an eye on Liu Ji. This guy was greedy for money and easily went astray.

Qi Xianguan was surprised to collect the silver notes and nodded solemnly to Qin Yao, indicating that she could rest assured that even without her instructions, he would keep an eye on Liu Ji.

The matter of distributing porridge was settled. After dinner, the whole family gathered together to discuss what work they could do.

At the end of the discussion, except for Qin Yao, the "financial sponsor", who had no work assigned to her, everyone else had their own tasks.

Even Yin Le, who worked in the store, got the task of promoting the porridge stall, and asked her to inform the candidates in the city that there was a porridge stall and free accommodation.

The next morning, Qin Yao was still taking a nap.

After the whole family warmed up the food for her on the stove, they all went to the Qin family's house to prepare.

In the evening, the news that the Qin family in the east of the city had a free porridge stall spread to the ears of the candidates in Kyoto.

The next day, the Qin's porridge stall opened quietly.