The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 800 Tang Muchen

Tang Xiaojing came over to help build a house before, and Ye Tongsheng recognized him at a glance.

People who come to him usually come to him for study and enlightenment, but isn't the boy from the Tang family just one month old?

Ye Tongsheng looked at Tang Xiaojing curiously, "Tang boy, if I remember correctly, you don't seem to have any children in your family who want to study, right?"

Tang Xiaojing stepped forward and said with a cautious expression:

"The old man has a very good memory. When I come here this time, I want to ask you to give my son a good name."

As he said that, he handed the basket containing pheasants and hares behind him to Ye Chen who was standing aside.

Ye Chen took the heavy basket and saw a hare and two pheasants inside.

This thank you gift was too heavy, and Ye Chen didn't dare to take it. He also looked at Ye Tongsheng's place, and saw that his father didn't refuse, so he accepted it.

Seeing the two receiving the gifts, Ye Qingqing quickly hugged the little guy who was still looking at the flowers and came forward.

"Hello Ye Tongsheng, this is my son Chenchen."

"Is this the child's nickname? Which morning is it?"

Ye Qingqing answered obediently: "Chenchen in the morning, the little guy was born when the sun just came up in the morning. His father gave him a nickname of Chenchen."

The little guy wasn't afraid of anything, and looked straight at Ye Tongsheng with his big round eyes.

Ye Tongsheng liked children when he was older. Seeing that Chenchen was not afraid of life, he happily hugged the little guy.

The little guy usually doesn't want strangers to touch him and will cry when he is touched. Ye Qingqing was originally afraid that he would cry.

But unexpectedly, the little guy not only let Ye Tongsheng hold him obediently, but he was also very well-behaved.

Ye Tongsheng immediately beamed with joy when he saw Chenchen being well-behaved and sensible.

"This kid looks energetic. You have a good nickname. The rising sun is quite good."

Ye Chen on the side came over with great interest to play with the child, and reminded:

"The word "morning" is used well. I think it can also be used as a famous name."

"That's a good idea. Let me think about what name you should give it."

Ye Tongsheng stroked his gray beard, lowered his head and thought seriously.

Not long after, Ye Tongsheng raised his head happily and looked at Tang Xiaojing with a smile.

"How about calling me Tang Muchen? If you have a younger brother in the future, you can also call me Tang Muyang or Tang Muching. If you have a younger sister, you can call me Tang Muyue or Tang Muyao."

Ye Tongsheng saw that the gifts given by Tang Xiaojing were relatively heavy, so he very considerately named Chenchen's younger brothers and sisters.

"Tang Muchen, Tang Muchen."

Tang Xiaojing muttered the child's name, and then looked at Ye Tongsheng very excitedly.

"This is a good name, and Tang Muyang, Tang Muxing, Tang Muyue, and Tang Muyao also sound good. You can tell they are brothers and sisters as soon as you hear them."

Moreover, Ye Tongsheng had already figured out the names of Chenchen's younger brothers and sisters, which would save him trouble in the future.

But the child was not his own. Tang Xiaojing quickly looked at Ye Qingqing again.

Ye Qingqing ignored him and said cheerfully to Ye Tongsheng:

"Thank you, old man. The child will be called Tang Muchen from now on."

Ye Qingqing also likes the name Tang Muchen, and this way, she won't have to worry about the names of other children in the future.

Kill two birds with one stone, very good.

Seeing that the two of them had no objections, Chenchen's name was decided, and he was called Tang Muchen.

Ye Tongsheng saw that there happened to be some ready-made paper and ink nearby, so he sent the child back to Ye Qingqing's arms and wrote down the names he had just given on a piece of rice paper.

Tang Muchen, Tang Muyang, Tang Muxing, Tang Muyue, Tang Muyao.

Tang Xiaojing carefully put away the rice paper with the children's names written on it. These were the names of his other children in the future, so they had to be put away.

On the way back, Tang Xiaojing touched the rice paper on his chest and was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

"No wonder they say that those who take advantage of others are soft-hearted and those who eat others are soft-spoken. These pheasants and hares were indeed delivered correctly."

Ye Qingqing was also very happy, "Ye Tongsheng is still kind. We have taken advantage of so many big names at once."

Then Ye Qingqing looked at Tang Xiaojing again, "When the child grows up, should he be sent to Ye Tongsheng for enlightenment or to the academy in the town?"

Although they have a house in Qingsong Academy, admission to the academy there is not casual and requires exams.

At least you have to be enlightened before you can send it to the county academy.

Tang Xiaojing said directly without thinking:

"The two wives in the village are both children, but the wives in the town are all scholars. Since you want your children to study for scientific examinations, it is better to go to the academy in the town for enlightenment."

Ye Qingqing felt that Tang Xiaojing was right. For the sake of the child's future, he would still send the child to an academy in the town.

First, he will be educated in the town for a year or two, and then when he is older, he will be sent to the county academy to study.

Ye Qingqing thought of Ye Tongsheng's big house and his status second only to the village chief, and suddenly pulled Tang Xiaojing's sleeve.

"In the future, when my child comes back as a scholar, it would be good to be a tutor in the town's academy."

The private school opened by Ye Tongsheng was only for enlightenment, and the tuition fee was only one tael of silver a year.

The private school has about 30 children a year, and Ye Tongsheng and his son earn 30 taels of silver a year from tuition alone.

Not to mention the usual Christmas and New Year gifts, the income in a year is no less than his father's business in the storm.

However, the private school in the village already had Ye Tongsheng and his son, so Ye Qingqing directly set his sights on the academy in the town.

All the ladies in the village are like this, not to mention the ladies at the academy in the town, who have tuition fees of 2 taels and 5 yuan a year.

Moreover, being a wife gave her a leisurely life and was respected by others. The more Ye Qingqing thought about it, the more she felt it was good.

Tang Xiaojing looked at Ye Qingqing, who became more and more beautiful as he thought about it, and couldn't help but smile:

"You, Chenchen has just been full moon, is it too early for you to think about this?"

Ye Qingqing glared at Tang Xiaojing with dissatisfaction, "Thank you for being a father. I call it preparation for a rainy day. Make plans for your child earlier. What's wrong with that?"

"We ordinary people don't have the ability to support those who will take the Jinshi examination and become high-ranking officials in the future. It would be good if we can take the examination and come back as a scholar."

"A scholar cannot spend his whole life studying. The only thing he can do is be a shopkeeper or accountant, or a wife."

Rather than being a shopkeeper or accountant, Ye Qingqing hopes that her children will become wives in the future.

"Yes, yes, what I said makes sense. If this kid doesn't study hard in the future, I will whip him."

Although Tang Xiaojing felt that it was a little early to think about this now, he agreed with Ye Qingqing's words.

Ye Tongsheng heard that his family was so poor that they couldn't afford to eat, and he didn't take the Tongsheng exam until he was nearly 20 years old. After taking the exam several times, he failed to pass the scholar exam.

But by opening a private school and working as an enlightenment teacher in the village, my life was much more comfortable.

Thinking of Ye Tongsheng, Tang Xiaojing planned to be stricter with his son in the future so that he could become a scholar as soon as possible.

Chenchen's name was decided, and the two of them went to the Ye family with the little guy in their arms, intending to share the good news with the Ye family.

When the two returned to Ye's house, there was a lot of joy and laughter inside. Mother Ye and Mrs. Ye were laughing so hard that they couldn't close their mouths. It seemed that there was a big happy event.