The rise of the poor

Chapter 533 Soy sauce is a small matter, but scientific research is a big deal

"We're leaving in the afternoon. Boss, have you packed your things?" Mr. Zhu interrupted his uncle Zhu Shouren's confident expression, knocked on his cigarette bag and looked at him and asked.

"Father, almost everything is packed." The uncle replied.

"Eat, wear, use, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are all ready?" Mr. Zhu asked again worriedly.

"Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I'll buy them when I get to Yingtian, and it will be troublesome to carry them on the road." The uncle thought for a while and replied.

Zhu Pingan was speechless after hearing what his uncle said about how much work pens, inks, papers and inkstones cost. Usually several times higher.Judging by Uncle's posture, probably the previous exams were all pens, inks, papers and inkstones bought in Yingtian. If he bought better inkstones, he would spend at least one tael more each time.

"Why don't you buy it in Yingtian? Isn't it a waste of money? Take all the pens, inks, papers and inkstones at home." Mr. Zhu immediately shook his head when he heard the words, and told his uncle Zhu Shouren to bring all the pens, inks, papers and inkstones at home.

Hearing what Mr. Zhu said, Mrs. Zhu suddenly interrupted, "By the way, my daughter-in-law just brought a lot of food, including cakes, bird's nest, etc. Boss, you can eat more on the way."

"Bird's nest?" Uncle was a little surprised, then narrowed his eyes slightly and commented, "Bird's nest is a good thing."

"Mother, bird's nest nourishes qi and blood, and it is more effective for us women, especially pregnant women. I have heard that rich people in the county eat bird's nest to nourish their bodies. This is the first time I have seen it. I don't know what it smells like." The fourth aunt elongated her voice, and she tried her best to straighten her big belly, stretched out her hand to caress her belly like a baby, and stared at it without blinking. That box of bird's nest.

"Replenishing Qi and blood? That's just right. Your elder brother has had a hard time traveling, so he just needs to replenish his body." The grandmother said, grabbing the bird's nest box in her hand, and handing it to the uncle Zhu Shouren beside him without saying a word.

"Mother~~" The fourth aunt stroked her stomach, and looked at Mrs. Zhu with an aggrieved expression.

"Okay, I'll keep two for you too." Mrs. Zhu saw the belly of the fourth aunt, thought of her unborn grandson, hesitated for a moment, and took back the box from the uncle's hand.

Uncle Zhu Shouren looked reluctant, this bird's nest was a good thing, if he took the bird's nest to curry favor with those beauties by the Qinhuai River, he would have to kiss Fangze.

one two three four!Only four? !
Mrs. Zhu opened the box and counted, and found that there were only four bird's nests in such a well-packaged box. She was a little disappointed. The box looked big on the outside, but there were only four in it. Why pack so much cloth? There are two in the family, so there are only two bosses left.

Why is this pig's daughter-in-law so picky? She just gave four bird's nests. This amount of bird's nests is enough for anyone to eat. It's so big, it's not enough to fit between the teeth, and it can be sold.

The old lady Zhu closed the box and looked at Li Shu, she was a little bit dissatisfied in her words, "It's from Xi'er's house, there is still bird's nest at home, take a ten-pound eight-pound one for your uncle to eat on the way."

Ten catties and eight catties?

Li Shu turned her head when she heard the words, and the tassels hanging from the hairpin swayed, as if she didn't see the old lady's dissatisfied expression. Her big watery eyes looked at the old lady Zhu with a half-smile, "Grandma, Yes, but"

Before Li Shu could finish her words, the little girl behind Li Shu was not happy. With a mocking look on her face, she looked at Mrs. Zhu like a bumpkin, and said with righteous indignation:
"Old lady, this bird's nest is not Chinese cabbage, it's ten catty eight catties? Let's not talk about the high-grade bird's nest brought by my lady, even ordinary one-money bird's nest costs one tael of silver, ten catty eight catty is at least good A few hundred taels of silver."

The little girl's voice was full of dissatisfaction, both inside and outside the words were mocking the old lady's big mouth, which can open the mouth of a bird's nest weighing ten catties and eight catties.

"So expensive? Every penny costs one tael of silver?" Mrs. Zhu opened her mouth wide.

"It's no big deal. This is an ordinary bird's nest. The bird's nest brought by our lady is a top-grade bird's nest shipped from Nanyang." The little girl held her head high, her face full of pride.

Mrs. Zhu now felt that the bird's nest in her hand was very heavy. She didn't expect the bird's nest to be so expensive, and it cost several taels of silver for such a small amount. The way she looked at Li Shu was completely different from before.

"Besides, old lady, this bird's nest is indeed a tonic, but it's sure to make people bigger, so it's no joke." The little girl continued.

After hearing the little maid's words, the grandmother, Mrs. Zhu, smashed her tongue, and no longer wanted bird's nest that weighed eight catties.After thinking about it, he opened the bird's nest box, took one out of it and kept it, and gave the other three to his uncle Zhu Shouren, and asked him to rush to Yingtian to make up for his body.

Seeing this, the fourth aunt on the side pouted.

Mrs. Zhu packed up the bird's nest, some cakes, and supplements, and gave them to the aunt, who asked the aunt to put them back for the 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, "Father, everything is ready for the Yingtian scientific examination, only a little shyness in the bag."

"Brother, why are you so shy, the family is tight on you." The fourth aunt was like a cat whose tail had been trampled on.

"Why isn't it enough?" Old Master Zhu also looked at his uncle Zhu Shouren, but he knew that all the money in the family was given to the eldest brother.

"Father, I have gone to Yingtian here, so I have to invite Master Liu to dinner. It is related to my son's future, and my fellow disciple and his mentor are also indispensable. This relationship is all money, Dad. Dad, what are you doing?" It’s okay for me to be entangled with those people, but it’s not enough if these exchanges are so difficult.” Uncle Zhu Shouren shook his head, and then sighed forcefully.

"But the family has no money." Mr. Zhu frowned, and then took two puffs of the cigarette pouch vigorously, and the clouds and mist engulfed him.

"Father, why don't you do this? My son will ask you to borrow some money first." The uncle Zhu Shouren looked like he had been thinking about his family for a long time, and then he turned his head to Zhu Pingan, and said what he had planned for a long time:
"Hey, the family doesn't talk about two families. Uncle has everything ready for the scientific examination, but the money is a little tight. Don't let your grandfather worry about it. First, I will borrow ten taels of silver from my uncle. I'll pay you back when I get back from the exam."

Don't worry about grandpa?It's as if I'm not filial!Such a hat came down, and it was in front of my grandfather again. This is not borrowing money, it is clearly forcing money.This kind of trick of taking advantage of the situation, the uncle is really good at it.

However, if you borrow money well, it's fine, but this kind of forced money makes Zhu Ping'an very disgusted.

Moreover, thinking about what uncle did during the last scientific expedition, and thinking about what uncle tried to embezzle his own property yesterday, Zhu Pingan didn't even have the slightest idea of ​​borrowing money. It would be good if he didn't pursue uncle.

According to what the fourth aunt said, the family has already given the uncle more than ten taels of silver.It is enough to go to Yingtian to catch up with the exam!

"Ahem, uncle, if uncle had been a few days ago, needless to say, my nephew would have borrowed it from him. But a few days ago, my nephew was killed in the sea, and my uncle knew about it. My nephew was lucky enough to get a life, but with me All the soft things are lost in the sea, penniless."

Zhu Pingan shook his head in embarrassment, raised the corners of his lips, and suddenly remembered something, then took out a handful of about ten copper coins from his pocket, and enthusiastically stuffed them into the uncle's hand, very happy generously said,

"Oh, I remembered, my mother gave me ten cents this morning to make soy sauce, but the soy sauce is a small matter, but the uncle's examination is a big one, so let's use the money to deal with the emergency with the uncle first."

(End of this chapter)