Chapter 78 I have a tiger in my heart, and I can also smell roses in the woodshed
“Oh, it’s hard to describe. I and a few others are also fortunate to be helped by Brother Qian, Brother Zhao and others. My uncle also wants to help you, but I can’t help you. I'm so shy."
Uncle Zhu Shouren's expression changed several times, and he finally sighed.
Zhu Pingan had a disappointed look on his face, but he was calm in his heart. He had expected that his uncle would refuse. It would be strange if he didn't refuse. All their money is with them. Looking at the uncle's new clothes, it can be seen that there are indeed friends who help him. He asked this just to hear the uncle's rejection. Since then, the uncle has been embarrassed to ask for money.
You should save the money you have for later use. It can also reduce the burden on your family. The imperial examinations cost a lot.
"Uncle, does he have a place to live?" Zhu Pingan asked again.
"I have a place to live, but thanks to Brother Qian, Brother Zhao and others, they gave me a bedroom." The uncle still looked helpless, "The place where we live is not They are all overcrowded."
After uncle Zhu Shouren said this, he looked at Zhu Ping'an who was carrying his luggage, and then said in a tone of consideration for Zhu Ping'an, "Sher, let's not do this. , You go to my place to rest for a day, and you write a letter so that you can prepare another twenty taels of silver at home. I will ask my friend and servant to take your letter home, and let the servant bring back the silver. How about it? "
Looking at the way his uncle compares his feelings with his own, Zhu Ping'an felt inexplicably funny. The uncle is really good at calculating. Ten taels per person is enough for the boy test. He asked the family to prepare twenty taels and asked his parents to give the uncle's share as well. . Besides, let your friend's servant bring the money back. Who knows if the money will still fall into my hands. If the servant takes the money away or loses it, no matter what, this kind of thing happens to uncles. possible.
I am not short of money.
"Thank you for your uncle's kindness. When my mother left home, she sewed five taels of small banknotes in the middle of my nephew's lapel. She'er is more frugal on her own, so she can still survive." Zhu Ping'an looked at his uncle and said calmly. A person should be more frugal, which is too strong to say, lest the uncle has any ideas.
The uncle's plan failed and he was disappointed a lot. He no longer mentioned that Zhu Ping'an should go to his place to survive for a day. He waved his hand and said, "In that case, let's go find a place to live." , it won’t be good when it gets late.”
At this time, one of the other students who was walking with the uncle said in a joking tone, “My nephew is only five taels, I’m afraid. We can only live in the woodshed."
Another person also joined in the fun and said, "What a coincidence, the inn we are staying in actually has a woodshed. When we left, the shopkeeper was cleaning up the woodshed and preparing to rent it out. The monthly rent is only 1 tael, which is more than twice as cheap as an ordinary room."
The joking words of these people really made Zhu Pingan's eyes light up.
Generally speaking, the woodshed is a spacious room facing the sun. If it is tidied up and put in a bed, it is not necessarily worse than a first-class guest room, and it is much cheaper than an ordinary guest room. As for the shame of living in a woodshed, Zhu Pingan didn't care. Face is not determined by where you live. Don't you think Gou Jian lives on his salary and tastes his courage? As long as he has the ability, he will have face wherever he lives.
I have a tiger in my heart, and I can smell roses in the woodshed.
"Really, where is the inn?"
These people were originally teasing Zhu Pingan, but they didn't expect that this silly boy Zhu Pingan not only showed no shame, but instead asked everyone with a smile.
Okay, this silly boy can't be saved. The woodshed is the place where cannon fodder is produced. It was so unlucky that he would eventually give up on himself.
Uncle Zhu Shouren and the others were just walking around when they were bored, but this time they met Zhu Pingan, a silly boy who insisted on staying in the woodshed. They all surrounded Zhu Pingan as if they were laughing, and headed to their inn as if they were afraid that he would regret it.
Zhu Ping'an was not embarrassed at all, but his uncle Zhu Shouren blushed, as if he had been disappointed.
The inn where uncle Zhu Shouren and the others lived was quite far away, and I could see that the uncle and the others were really in a leisurely mood. They walked for about half an hour before they arrived at the inn where they were staying.
This inn is much more luxurious than the one I saw when I first came here. It was even rated as a star in ancient times.
The shopkeeper is a fat shopkeeper with quite a philistine attitude. He is worried about the firewood shed. He just saw a lot of students and scholars coming here to stay overnight. He has a business acumen and ordered people to clear out the firewood shed. , thinking that if you rent it out cheaper, you can also make some money.
I never expected that when I recommended the firewood shed to the students, these weak-mannered students seemed to have the same hatred as myself for killing their fathers and seizing their wives. They all wanted to eat their own flesh, and opened their mouths in a humiliating way. Be polite, keep your mouth shut and sweep the floor politely. If you didn't laugh quickly when you saw the situation was bad, these students and scholars would really be able to raise their arms and fight with you.
Isn’t it just a firewood shed? As for the fat shopkeeper, he can’t understand the arrogance of the scholar and student.
The fat shopkeeper has suffered a lot from the scholars and students, and now he gets angry when he sees the woodshed. If someone comes to rent it, it can be half the price, so that he won't be bored by it.
At this moment, a polite voice came.
“Sir, do you have a woodshed for rent?”
The fat shopkeeper looked up and saw a young man about thirteen or fourteen years old, who looked a bit naive. Behind the young man were several scholars and students who had just rented a house here. Each of these scholars and students looked at the honest young man as if they were joking. Their eyes and smiles were the same as the innkeepers next door looked at him.
"Yes, as long as you are willing, I can rent you a house for half a tael for a month."
We are both from the end of the world, and renting a house is half a tael cheaper for you. At this moment, this sentence suddenly appeared in the mind of the ignorant fat shopkeeper.
The people watching the joke behind Zhu Pingan were surprised that the shopkeeper got half the price for no reason, but they did not envy Zhu Pingan for his good luck. Instead, they laughed even more. The woodshed is already low-level. , now the price is cheap again, it is even more unlucky for people to live in it.
The young man who came to rent the house was Zhu Ping'an. When he heard the shopkeeper say that he only charges half a tael of silver per month, the smile on Hanhan's face grew wider. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'd like to bother the shopkeeper. Let me take a look at the woodshed.”
The fat shopkeeper led Zhu Ping'an to the woodshed. His uncle Zhu Shouren and others followed him from a distance, but did not follow him in for fear of getting into trouble and ruining his luck in the exam.
The woodshed looks simple from the outside, but it is very clean inside. The brick floor is spotless, there is a table and chairs by the window, and the bed has just been moved in. On the sunny side, the afterglow of the sunset can shine through the windows, and it will definitely be bright during the day. The overall feeling is much better than the bottom-class room in the first inn.
"How is it?" The fat shopkeeper was a little nervous.
"I think it's pretty good, it's worth every penny." Zhu Pingan turned his head and replied with a smile, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction.
Meeting a close friend in high mountains and flowing water.
The fat shopkeeper looked at Zhu Pingan more and more, and he liked it more and more. He kept doing it and gave Zhu Pingan another penny cheaper.
The more Zhu Ping'an looked at the fat shopkeeper, the more he liked him. It was great to live in a room like this for four cents. (End of this chapter)