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Chapter 108 Gu Xiao earns money

"It's not difficult to make it all for the children." Su said, "I have a request, and I hope my mother can agree."

Empress Changsun supported her, "Tell me."

Su nodded and said, "I want to accompany Princess Changle. Xiang'er wants to grow up and cannot stay with her mother forever. I think she can see him every once in a while."

"Why do you have to do this? No one will stop you in the village if you want to see your child." Empress Changsun said silently when she saw Su Shi, "Okay, just come according to your own wishes. You are suitable to be a mother, and your child is everything for you."

"After entering the royal family, after my father passed away, I had only children." Su whispered.

Empress Changsun was particularly aware of Su's mood. As a mother, no one would not want his children to have a future prospect. Su was able to make up his mind to walk out of the palace, regardless of his children's position as the prince, and only hoped that his children would have the ability to stay with him in the future. Su knew very well that the palace was a cradle. If Li Xiang had been living in the palace, she would probably become a child who could not grow up.

The palace was too comfortable and too dark for Li Xiang. On the contrary, Li Xiang could gain more than in the palace in the village. Thinking of this, Empress Changsun also understood Li Er's painstaking efforts. Judging from Li Chengqian's growth process, the biggest difference between Li Chengqian and Gu Qing is that Li Chengqian, as the prince, has received too much sought after in the palace and has suffered too few setbacks.

In Li Chengqian's eyes, he felt that it was natural for the emperor to listen to him. However, in Gu Qing's eyes, there was never such a natural meaning. It was just human nature. The two of them had different attitudes toward the world and had too different positions.

Gu Qing came to Chang'an since he was a child and was penniless. Li Chengqian seemed to have everything since he was born.

After Li Xiang returned to the academy, she saw Gu Xiao greeting a large group of students. It seemed that she was preparing for his plan to make money. Anyway, it was already time to go home, so why not see how Gu Xiao wanted to make money.

Gu Xiao stood on the rockery and looked at more than a dozen students, and Fang Chengxian was also standing beside him and sweating profusely. Seeing that there were more and more people, he was afraid that he would provoke his master if he didn't get hurried.

"I know you are all ambitious people, studying hard here." Gu Xiao pointed to the wooden box next to him, saying, "There is a box here, and there are notes in the box. If you get a note that says it is winning the prize, you can come to me tomorrow to get a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones! Each person only costs one pen."

It is not expensive for a person to spend a penny. In the ordinary college, students don’t have to worry about food and clothing. They can also earn some money by doing odd jobs in the college. Thinking that a penny is not expensive.

"What if you miss the debt!" someone said immediately.

"How could I betray the debt?" Gu Xiao continued, pointing to Fang Chengxian beside him and said, "Do you know who this brother Fang is? He is the eldest son of Fang Yizhi, the head of the current academy. If you don't trust me, don't you believe him?"

A group of people still hesitated.

"You can run away, the monk can't run away, right?" Gu Xiao said again.

Fang Chengxian was covered in black lines. This kid concealed his identity in the academy and instead brought himself out. I really want to tell now that Gu Xiao is Gu Qing’s son!

Everyone hesitated, and Li Linfu stepped forward and took out a penny and said, "I'll try it."

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Li Linfu. Li Linfu called money and reached into the wooden box, then took out a note and opened it and saw that there was no word. "Sure enough, no winner."

A group of students sighed again.

"I'll do it!" Yang Zhao stepped forward and paid the next penny and said, "I'll try it."

Everyone looked at it again and saw that Yang Zhao, like Li Linfu, took a note after paying, with the word "winning" written on it!

"Congratulations," Gu Xiao said, "Tomorrow morning, come to me to get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Don't worry, it's a good product."

"Thank you, thank you." Yang Zhao bowed repeatedly.

There are one, two, and there are three. Gu Xiao's lottery transactions immediately went smoothly. He earned more than 30 entries in a lottery, and seven people won the lottery. He counted the money over and over again and found that counting the money he earned was even more interesting. In a lottery, Li Tai stood on the platform and saw from the beginning to the end. Seeing Gu Xiao counting money, Li Tai saw Gu Qing ten years ago in a trance. At that time, Gu Qing also had such a complacent virtue when he made money.

On the way home, Li Xiang couldn't help asking, "Brother Gu Xiao, why did Yang Zhao win the prize when Li Linfu didn't win the prize when he drew?"

Gu Xiao blushed and said quickly, "How did I know?"

Thinking of this, Gu Xiao said to Zhang Yugong who was following him, "Uncle Zhang, you go to Bizhai in Chang'an to get seven pieces of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. If you want money, you will say that the account will be kept on my father."

"I understand." Zhang Yugong nodded mutely.

Li Xiang still thought to herself, "I earned thirty cents a day, and the money for seven sets of pens, inks and paper should be a lot."

"You don't understand this." Gu Xiao replied with scruples, "I earned thirty cents today. After the spread tomorrow, more people will definitely come to the lottery. Now a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone in Chang'an is five slabs of money. Do you think I'm losing money now, right? But I have thirty cents on hand, and with these thirty cents I can use this money to do other businesses."

"Brother Gu Xiao is so awesome." Li Xiang praised.

"Yes." Gu Xiao nodded enjoyably, and had already thought about how to spend the thirty-minute documents.

When he returned home, Li Xiang came to the study room and read books beside Gu Qing, while Gu Qing was writing what he wanted to write.

"Teacher." Li Xiang looked up and asked halfway, "Why do the academy always say that knowledge is important?"

Gu Qing also took back his spirit and said to Li Xiang, "In fact, knowledge is left by our ancestors. Our ancestors have left knowledge by drilling wood to make fire. A lot of knowledge is achieved by the predecessors again and again. Just like Shennong tastes hundreds of herbs and spreads them in later generations, we are just talking about the application and expansion of the knowledge passed down by our ancestors."

"What about technology? Today I heard a new word in the academy called technology." Li Xiang asked.

"Technology is based on knowledge, knowledge is the cornerstone, and with this cornerstone, technology is the heart. The car that made a lot of noise a few days ago is the embodiment of technology. This word is a bit avant-garde, and the academy will definitely create more technology in the future."

"Why are knowledge and technology so important?" Li Xiang asked again.
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