Chapter 533: The soy sauce is a small matter, but the scientific examination is a big deal
“We are leaving in the afternoon. Boss, have you packed your things?” Mr. Zhu interrupted his uncle Zhu Shouren’s confident expression and knocked on his pipe and pot. asked looking at him.
"Dad, everything is almost done." The uncle replied.
"Are you prepared with food, clothing, supplies, pens, ink, paper and inkstones?" Mr. Zhu asked again worriedly.
"I will buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones when I get to Yingtian. It will be troublesome to carry them on the road." The uncle thought for a while and replied.
How much money can be spent on pens, inks, paper and inkstones? Zhu Pingan was speechless after hearing what his uncle said. These things together do not take up much space, and they are unscrupulous. If you buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones during the exam, the price of pens, inks, paper and inkstones will be higher than Usually several times higher. Judging from the uncle's attitude, he probably bought pen, ink, paper and inkstones in Yingtian for the previous exams. If he had bought a better inkstone, he would have spent at least one tael of silver each time.
"Why go to Yingtian to buy it? It's not a waste of money. Bring all the pens, inks, paper and inkstones at home." After hearing this, Mr. Zhu immediately shook his head and told his uncle Zhu Shouren to take all the pens, inks, paper and inkstones at home. Bring it.
Hearing Mr. Zhu say this, Mrs. Zhu on the side suddenly interjected, "By the way, daughter-in-law Zhi just brought a lot of food, including pastries, bird's nests and so on. Boss, please get more. Eat on the road."
"Bird's nest?" The uncle was a little surprised, then narrowed his eyes slightly and commented, "Bird's nest is a good thing."
"Mother, swallow. Bird's nest is more effective for us women, especially those who are pregnant. I have long heard that rich people in the county eat bird's nest to nourish the body. This is the first time I have seen it, and I don't know who it is. What does it smell like?" The fourth aunt said in a long voice. She also tried hard to push out her big belly. She stretched out her hand to caress her belly like a baby, and stared at the box of bird's nests with her slender eyes. .
"Replenishing Qi and blood? That's just right. Your eldest brother has been working hard on the road, so it's just a good time to replenish his body." Grandma said, grabbing the bird's nest box in her hand, and without saying a word, stuffed it to her uncle Zhu Shouren who was standing aside.
“Mother~~” The fourth aunt touched her belly and looked at Mrs. Zhu with aggrieved expression.
"Okay, I'll leave two for you." Mrs. Zhu saw her fourth aunt's belly and thought of her unborn grandson. Then she hesitated and put the box in her uncle's hand. Got it back.
Uncle Zhu Shouren looked reluctant to give up. This bird's nest is a good thing. If you use the bird's nest to please those beauties by the Qinhuai River, you will definitely be able to kiss it.
One, two, three, four! Only four? !
Mrs. Zhu opened the box and counted it. She found that there were only four bird's nests in the well-packaged box. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The box looked big from the outside, but there were only four inside. Why did it wrap so much cloth? If it was for the fourth child. There are two in the family, so the boss only has two left.
Why is this bitch daughter-in-law so picky? She just gave her four bird's nests. This bird's nest is enough for anyone to eat. It's so big that it's not enough to fit between her teeth. It's worth it.
Old Mrs. Zhu closed the box and glanced at Li Shu, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her words, "It's from the Shu'er family. There are still bird's nests at home. I'll give you a ten-eight-pound piece for your uncle to eat on the way. .”
Ten pounds and eight pounds?
Hearing the words, Li Shu turned her head, the tassels hanging on her hairpin swaying, as if she didn't see the old lady's dissatisfied expression, and looked at Zhu Zhu with a pair of watery eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Old lady, "Grandma, yes, but"
Before Li Shu finished speaking, the little girl behind Li Shu was not happy. She looked at Old Mrs. Zhu with a mocking look on her face as if she were a country bumpkin, and said indignantly:
"Old lady, this bird's nest It’s not Chinese cabbage, it’s ten or eight pounds, let’s not talk about the high-quality bird’s nest that my lady brought. An ordinary bird's nest costs one tael for a penny, and a bird's nest worth ten or eight pounds costs at least several hundred taels of silver."
The little girl's voice was full of dissatisfaction, and her words were full of dissatisfaction. He laughed at the old lady because she has such a big mouth and can even export a bird's nest weighing ten pounds or eight pounds. She is really ignorant of the people from the countryside.
"So expensive? One tael of silver for every penny?" Mrs. Zhu opened her mouth wide when she heard this.
"It's not that bad. This is an ordinary bird's nest. The bird's nest our lady brought is a top-grade bird's nest shipped from Southeast Asia." The little girl held her head high and her face was filled with pride. Son.
Old Mrs. Zhu now felt that the bird's nest in her hand was very heavy. She didn't expect that the bird's nest was so valuable and cost several taels of silver. The look she looked at Li Shu was completely different from before.
"Besides, old lady, this bird's nest is indeed a tonic, but it will definitely make a person bigger if it weighs ten or eight pounds. That is no joke." The little girl added.
After hearing what the little maid said, my grandmother, Mrs. Zhu, smacked her tongue and no longer asked for ten or eight pounds of bird's nests. After thinking about it, he opened the bird's nest box and took one out to keep. The other three were all given to his uncle Zhu Shouren, who asked him to rush to Yingtian to replenish his health.
When the fourth aunt on the side saw this, Lao Gao pouted.
Old Mrs. Zhu packed up the bird's nests and some pastries and supplements, and gave them all to her eldest aunt, who asked her to put them away for her uncle Zhu Shouren and take them with her when she left.
Uncle Zhu Shouren glanced at Zhu Ping'an and Li Shu, then coughed, looked at Mr. Zhu and said, "Dad, I'm ready for the Yingtian Science Examination, but I'm a little shy in my pocket."
"Brother, why are you so shy? I already have more than ten taels of silver in my family and I'm keeping an eye on you." The fourth aunt was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Why isn't it enough?" Mr. Zhu also looked at his uncle Zhu Shouren with eyes. He knew that all the money in the family had been given to the boss.
"Dad, I went to Yingtian, and I have to treat Mr. Liu to a meal. It affects my son's future, and my classmate and his mentor are also indispensable. All these favors are money. Dad. Dad, it’s okay for me to keep the money you gave me, but it won’t be enough if I have these favors. It’s so difficult.” Uncle Zhu Shouren shook his head and sighed forcefully.
"But the family has no money." Mr. Zhu frowned, and then took two puffs of his cigarette, and the clouds began to form.
"Dad, if not, my son will ask She'er to borrow some money first." Uncle Zhu Shouren looked like he had been thinking about the family for a long time, and then he turned to Zhu Pingan and said what he had planned for a long time:
“Shu’er, one family People don't talk about the two families. Your uncle is ready for the Yingtian Science Examination, but he is a little short of money. Don't let your grandfather worry. He'er will temporarily lend your uncle ten taels of silver and I will pay it back to you when he comes back from the exam. ”
Don’t let grandpa worry? It sounds like I am so unfilial! With such a hat off, and in front of my grandfather again, this is not borrowing money, it is clearly forcing money. The uncle was very good at using this kind of technique to take advantage of the situation.
However, as long as you borrow money well, that's all. This kind of forcing money makes Zhu Pingan very disgusted.
Moreover, thinking about what his uncle did during the last scientific expedition to find flowers and willows, and thinking about his uncle’s attempt to embezzle his family’s property yesterday, Zhu Ping’an has no idea of borrowing money at all, so it would be good if he did not pursue his uncle. .
Listening to the meaning of the fourth aunt's words, the family has already given the uncle more than ten taels of silver. It’s enough to go to Yingtian to take the exam!
"Ahem, uncle, if it had been a few days ago, my nephew would have lent me the money without him having to tell me. But a few days ago, my nephew was killed in the sea, and my uncle must have known about it. My nephew was lucky enough to pick it up. He wanted to save his life, but all his belongings were lost in the sea, and he was penniless."
Zhu Pingan shook his head in embarrassment, raised the corners of his lips, and suddenly said this. Suddenly I remembered something, and then I took out a handful of about ten copper coins from my pocket, stuffed it into the uncle's hand enthusiastically, and said generously,
"Oh, I remembered it, this morning My mother gave me ten cents to buy soy sauce, but the soy sauce is a small matter and my uncle’s exam is a big deal, so I’ll deal with the money first.” (End of Chapter)