Struggle in Ancient Times

This magnificent school, Liao Ming felt he had made the wisest decision in his whole life to send xiao-erzi study here. There were few students in their village, but very little of them could study with xiao-erzi and only his son was admitted as a scholar.

This was indeed a worldly difference between his son and other people’s sons. He wanted to keep the school’s image in his mind, then ran back to the village to brag away with those people. Let them knew, the grandiose school his son taught now.

Liao Tingyu accompanied his father to walk around the school. Liao Ming gradually became quiet after being so excited. They came to the front building where the students read and being taught. Although, the class hadn’t started yet but some students already wandering here and there reading their books.

Liao Ming saw the well-dressed clothes of those students; their clothes were beautiful and newly made. Some even wore a jade pendant, hung a pouch and long tassel. He looked at his own son; there was no accessories on his body, the clothes were already old and the colour couldn’t be seen after washing so many times. Even though, there was beautiful embroidered patterns by his wife, old clothes were still old clothes.

Liao Ming felt his heart was sore and his mood was a little down. They walked to another place, he quietly said, “Xiao-erzi, why don’t you go and buy new clothes? Um, you also get some accessories. You can buy a new hair crown; you have different status now. It’s time to change it.”

“Okay. Father, I know it.” Liao Tingyu only wore a headband on his hair with a little jade on it. At that time, mother Deng gritted her teeth to buy it. It was fine to wear it as a student but now he already a teacher and the headband almost a year old. The colour faded away, even jade wasn’t that bright anymore.

Liao Tingyu wasn’t someone who treat himself bad, so he agreed immediately.

Liao Ming took his ox cart and went back home alone. At first, Liao Tingyu wanted to keep his father and ate here but Liao Ming didn’t want it. You have to pay for food here, a simple meal was five wens. It was better to go home and ate his wife’s cooking.

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Liao Tingyu didn’t care much about his attire, but his father mentioned it. Well, he had to care about it now. Liao Tingyu opened his closet and looked at his own clothes; then he found out he was a little shabby.

Anyway, he looked like a gentleman with handsome face but his clothes were painfully so-so. How could he be dragged down by clothes? However, back then he went out with Zilan and his clothes was worse than this but Zilan didn’t dislike him.

Hehe, Liao Tingyu hugged his clothes and smiled foolishly. If someone saw him, they probably thought a young and handsome man turned stupid.

Liao Tingyu took out his private money and looked at the contract under the silver taels. Well, they were still a few days before he could get money from the bookstore.

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Liao Tingyu went out to buy clothes and hair crown. A person relied on his good clothes and good horse; this was a good wisdom.

Once he put on the new clothes, he really felt energetic. He confidently stepped out of the store amidst the compliments from the staff.

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“Huang-xiong, you are still so busy.” Liao Tingyu walked around Huang Hao’s study room and saw he was working hard.

Huang Hao’s brain wasn’t very good but he was thinking vigorously. Liao Tingyu’s voice interrupted his train of thought.

Huang Hao looked at Liao Tingyu in dismay, “Why are you making noises so suddenly? Didn’t you see I was busy with something? What was the thing that I thought just now? Ah! it’s all gone!” Huang Hao roared from the depth of his soul.

Liao Tingyu listened to his angry voice and touched his ears uncomfortably, “You are a big man, aren’t you ashamed screaming like that? It’s not like the sky is falling. How have you been these days?”

Huang Hao didn’t care much, anyway Liao Tingyu rarely said a good thing for him.

“You came at the right time, come here. Help me settle these accounts. Don’t me any penny or you will pay it.” Huang Hao felt that Liao Tingyu was too smart, it was a shame this labour force couldn’t be used by him.

Liao Tingyu sat on the shopkeeper’s seat while Huang Hao leisurely read a novel, “I don’t know how this writer’s brain work? It’s so interesting, Liao-xiong, do you think people can really fly?”

Liao Tingyu who turned his ears deaf: …… “It’s six thousand wens.”

“Hey, I’m talking to you. Why are you ignoring me?” Huang Hao said dissatisfied.

“Remember, you have to pay me one tael for this.” Liao Tingyu said confidently, “Anyway, I’m hungry. Let’s eat something, I want roast duck.”

“I understood, good sir, you wait a bit. I will get it.” Huang Hao replied respectfully and put down his book. 

He went to his uncle’s restaurant casually, “Shopkeeper, bring me a roast duck, stir fried vegetables and two bowl of white rice. I’ll take it home.”

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*hair crown: it’s an accessory wore on the head. There was a little difference between male and female. Usually, for female it was grander and bigger. While male was exactly like this bellow.

*I guess this was what Liao Tingyu wore, he tied headband around his topknot and inserted this jade hairpin.