Chapter 1744 The uncle asked for a job
"Brother Zhu, before you came, the uncle ordered the steward in the name of the elder to pay 200 taels of silver to the account for him to use first. The steward reported it to me, and I asked the steward to ask What did he spend so much money on? He said it was to prepare for the exam. I thought 200 taels of silver was not a small amount, so I just waited. Brother Zhu, when you come back, Brother Zhu will decide the expenditure."
"Although the family has been spending a lot of money recently, preparing to build Zhurong Trading Company, the money in the account is still enough."
In. After Zhu Pingan changed his clothes and had a supper, Li Shu sat aside and gave Zhu Pingan a piece of shrimp and whispered.
"Of course not! Why do I need two hundred taels of silver to prepare for the exam? As long as I can remember, my uncle has used the pretense of preparing for the exam to ask for money from his grandparents, father and uncle every now and then. Every time he got money, I don’t see my uncle preparing hard for the exam. He always goes out with some friends to eat, drink, enjoy the snow, moon and wind!”
"My grandparents always pampered my uncle, which is why he developed the bad habits he has today. My grandparents' bottomless pampering has made my uncle make mistakes again and again, but I can't just watch my uncle make more mistakes."
After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an refused with an attitude of being responsible for his uncle. He knew his uncle's nature very well. What preparations are there for? If the uncle gets two hundred taels of silver, he can live in the flower house. There will never be any exceptions.
"Is this okay? Your uncle came all the way from my hometown. Will he blame us for not caring about our family ties? If he spreads bad words about you, why do you forget your roots? Why don't you recognize that you have become rich? Poor relative"
Li Shu squinted her eyes, held her chin, and said softly, like a lazy Persian cat.
"This is my responsibility to my uncle. Even if my uncle doesn't understand, it doesn't matter if I spread some rumors back. My reputation in my hometown is much better than that of my uncle. My family in my hometown trusts me more than my uncle."
Zhu Ping'an gently held Li Shu's jade hand and said with a smile.
This is really not Zhu Ping'an's exaggeration. In the eyes of his family, Zhu Ping'an's credibility absolutely crushes his uncle Zhu Shouren.
The image of the uncle Zhu Shouren has long been notorious in the village. Whether he brought a promiscuous woman back from a study tour, or he was gambling outside and was blocked by the gambling house asking for money. The uncle has long been a negative influence in the education of the children in the village. Typical.
Zhu Ping'an is not boasting, he is definitely a neighbor's child as the villagers say when educating their children.
With such a positive and negative outcome, Zhu Ping'an became invincible in the village public opinion circle. When the uncle goes back to spread the word, if he says good things about himself, that's it. If he says bad things about himself, the people in the village will only think that the uncle is spreading rumors and causing trouble, and they are jealous of talents and talents.
Before the supper was finished, the uncle sent for Zhu Ping'an, saying that he had something important to do.
When Zhu Pingan returned to the front yard, his uncle, Hu Wei, and Xia Qiang had already changed into the clothes prepared by Li Shuren.
The cotton-padded clothes are all made of fine silk and satin, and there is also a cloak and cloak. The styles are also popular in Suzhou.
The uncle put it on and admired it in the mirror over and over again. He paced slowly in front of the mirror with his hands behind his back, and he looked like a human being again.
When Zhu Pingan came in, the uncle was still admiring himself in the mirror.
Seeing Zhu Pingan come in, the uncle hurriedly waved and said, "My dear nephew, come on, uncle, I have something important to tell you."
"Uncle, tell me." Zhu Pingan stepped forward and said.
"That's it, dear nephew. Uncle, I'm a little short of money recently. In a while, it will be time for the imperial examination again. My dear nephew, please lend me three hundred taels of silver so that I can prepare for the exam carefully." He said with a normal face, as if asking Zhu Ping'an to borrow three hundred taels of silver was just like borrowing a pen, as simple and casual as asking.
"How much do you want to borrow, uncle?"
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Just now, he still wanted the steward to pay two hundred taels of silver from the house account. This was just a meal. In a matter of seconds, it has risen to three hundred taels, and the loan shark will have to surrender to you when he sees it.
"No more, no more, three hundred taels." Uncle Zhu Shouren said with his hands behind his back, with a normal and casual expression.
“Why?” Zhu Ping’an asked speechlessly, three hundred taels, isn’t that much? ! How much silver is that? !
“Because you have it.”
Uncle Zhu Shouren replied with a matter-of-fact expression, as if he was saying that 1+1 equals 2.
Holy shit!
Your reasons and logic are so impeccable!
Even though Zhu Ping'an had known his uncle's character, he was still defeated by his shamelessness at this moment.
"Uncle, do you know how much my annual salary is?" Zhu Pingan asked with a smile.
Uncle Zhu Shouren shook his head.
"Uncle, let me tell you. As a fourth-grade person, my monthly salary is twenty stones, which is equivalent to about six taels of silver. Three hundred taels of silver requires me to save four or five years without eating or drinking. Time. I have been an official for less than a year, so how can I get three hundred taels of silver?"
Zhu Ping'an said speechlessly.
“Haha, nephew, you can’t deceive me, although on the surface your monthly salary is only twenty stones. But, secretly, the filial piety of the officials below, the offerings of the squires and merchants to establish relationships, and With all the other incomes, you can get this amount in less than a month. How can it take four or five years? One or two months is enough."
After hearing this, uncle Zhu Shouren laughed and stretched out two fingers. Pointing his finger, he said clearly.
Zhu Ping'an was completely speechless, "Uncle, I don't know what others are like, but as an official, I only have one income. Apart from salary, I have no other income."
"What? ? You only have a salary? ! Oh, my dear nephew, you are too young to be an official. Why are you studying so hard? How much money do you have to earn? If a month is less than one hundred taels, two months is two hundred taels, half a year is six hundred taels, and one year is more than one thousand taels. No, no, during the New Year, the gifts should be three times as heavy. In a year, at least One thousand five hundred taels of silver. This is Suzhou, the most prosperous city in the world, a first-class land of wealth. This gift must be at least 35% heavier. You are such a wasteful nephew. How much money have you missed? .”
Uncle Zhu Shouren said with a distressed look on his face, pointing at Zhu Ping'an with an expression full of hatred for iron.
Then before Zhu Ping'an could say anything, his uncle Zhu Shouren took his duty and said, "So, I should have come to help you a long time ago. I'm still late. But don't worry, Xian." Nephew, I’m here, everything is different. I’m here to help you, and I’ll make sure you never have to worry about money again.”
Shit!
What do you mean? ! Are you going to accept gifts and bribes for me? ! Zhu Ping'an almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
"No need, uncle. I, Zhu Ping'an, am an official not for money. I will never accept gifts or bribes. This is my bottom line. Uncle, please don't mention it again. Please keep this in mind, uncle. , don’t accept a penny in my name, otherwise my nephew’s love will be merciless,” Zhu Ping’an warned the uncle with a serious look.
"Ahem, ahem, I'm just testing my nephew's integrity. Yes, yes, my nephew has passed my test. If my nephew accepted it just now, uncle, I still have to preach to my nephew."
Uncle Zhu Shouren coughed, made a 180-degree turn, and said while his face was red and he was out of breath. (End of this chapter)