Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 522 Su He Goes to See Master Ye

General Wang An directly arranged to hire him to teach in the official school in the city, where the children of these noble families all studied. He could not directly hire him in his own family because there were too many children who wanted to find a teacher, and his family could not monopolize a good teacher.

Su He was at home during the official school holiday. Master Ye was very happy to see Su He coming. He called Su He and told him about the situation in the capital.

When he learned that Su Feng and the other two were serving in the court, he felt comforted. As long as they could stay there for some time and with the relationship between the Ninth Prince and Wen Lan, the future of his three students would be very optimistic.

The status of the Ye family has changed because Su Feng and the other two have passed the imperial examinations. Many people dare not bully them. The family has felt the change in every aspect. The children can also go to school, although they cannot take the exams yet.

But it was already very good for the Ye family. The children did not have to go to work, and the Ye family members did not have to be supervised, young or old. Everything was treated like ordinary people, and this was a good start.

General Wang An also sent people to release their clansmen, and now all the people of the Ye family have moved into the outer city. The Ye family was finally released, and they were very grateful to General Wang An, but they were even more grateful to the Su family.

This all started from the time he went to the Su family to teach. The Su family has always been helping them, and the Ye family cannot forget this kindness.

The friendship between the two families started in Border Town. This was fate, and the little girl Su He had made an indelible contribution. Jing Yan's mother mentioned Su He many times, and she was very satisfied with this girl. Even with the current situation of the Ye family, they did not dare to ask for anything.

Of course he was very satisfied with Su He, especially since Su He and Jing Yan were of similar age and got along well with each other. If he could marry such a daughter-in-law to help the Ye family, then it would only be a matter of time before they could turn things around.

But he couldn't do that. He could only hope that his son Jing Yan could achieve great merit in the army and achieve something, so that he could barely be a match for Su He. Then he would shamelessly go to her house to ask for her hand in marriage on behalf of his son and see if he could get approval.

The more Ye Yanzhi and his wife looked at Su He, the more they liked her. The place they lived in was much more spacious and they also had their own yard. Su He was warmly invited to stay for dinner before he said goodbye and left.

The couple looked at the things in the yard, and they were filled with emotion. Su He was a very considerate girl. Their Ye family had always been cared for by her, and their lives had been improved a lot.

These things included edibles, useful things, and some local specialties that Su He brought back from Beijing. As a student, she was impeccable.

They sorted the things into categories, and those things that were difficult to store were taken out and distributed to other members of the Ye family. Things that could be stored were temporarily put away and would be used slowly in the future. The Ye family was not well-off, so they needed to be frugal.

When the kids come back and see a lot of delicious food, they cheer excitedly. Kids are actually just that simple. Everything is wonderful when there is delicious food and fun things.

Su He bought a second-hand yard near the inner city gate. It didn't need to be very good, as long as the house didn't leak. When the firecrackers were bought, they would be stored here, which would be convenient for guarding the city gate and transporting them to the outer city.

In the next month, the business in the border town was as usual, and the market outside the city did not stop. The people of the two countries wanted to do more business and earn more money before the war started. Once the war started, the business would stop and the hard times would start again.

The common people hated war the most. They were the biggest victims and the first to die as cannon fodder. The conscription and corvée service must have started from the border towns, and all adult men were not spared.

The common people in border towns are the calmest because they have suffered so much. They will take advantage of the breaks in the war to try their best to survive.

So when Su He arrived at the market outside the city, he saw more people from the two countries selling all kinds of things than before. The whole market was bustling with transactions, and all kinds of arguments and bargaining were heard here.

Sometimes I look at the people of the two countries. They may be friends now, but they will be enemies on the battlefield tomorrow. There is no way. They are all chess pieces and cannot decide their own fate and future.