There were only ten copper coins, but they were full of weight, and they were heavy in the palm of his hand.
Uncle looked at the ten copper coins in his hand, then looked at Zhu Ping An’s warm and generous face, for a moment his mouth was open and slightly twitching, he opened his mouth for half a day and could not say a word.
“Thousand miles to send goose feather, the gift is light, this is also nephew’s intention, uncle do not excuse yourself, nephew here to wish uncle the title of the golden list, triumphant return.”After Zhu Pingan stuffed ten copper coins into his eldest uncle’s hand, he pulled the corner of his mouth and casually said.
Hearing Zhu Pingan’s words, Eldest Uncle’s mouth opened even wider.
After several seconds, the eldest uncle, Zhu Shouren, came to his senses and looked at the ten copper coins in his hand with a face full of disgust. What’s ten coins enough for, going to a restaurant to eat is not even enough for a pot of tea! You a Ming scholar, sixth grade Hanlin, ten pennies even have the nerve to take out your hand, eldest uncle Zhu Shouren disgusted.
“Eldest uncle is it too little?”Zhu Pingan narrowed his eyes slightly, taking in all of his eldest uncle Zhu Shouren’s expression.
“No.”Eldest Uncle laughed dryly.
Zhu Pingan’s encounter with pirates and shipwreck on the sea a few days ago was known to everyone, and Zhu Pingan was really thankful to be able to pick his life back, and it was too normal for his money to be hijacked or lost in the sea. For Zhu Pingan can not get money, everyone can understand, can not ask for too much.
However, eldest uncle Zhu Shouren was not someone who gave up lightly,.
“Swine child, your wife has a lot of gold, why don’t you ask for it? When Eldest Uncle returns from the imperial examinations, not a penny will be less than you.”Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren stood there and looked at Zhu Pingan, swinging his head in Li Shu’s direction, gently reminding Zhu Pingan that.
At this moment, Li Shu was being surrounded by the youngest fourth aunt and the third aunt who were concernedly asking about what had happened to the sea.
Your wife has a lot of gold, why don t you ask for it ……Don’t you have no money, it doesn’t matter, your wife has a lot of money, why don’t you ask your wife for some money and give it to me. The eldest uncle stood in Zhu Pingan s position and made a feasible suggestion.
Bravo, Big Uncle!
With his practical actions, Big Uncle once again refreshed his lower limits and once again confirmed his far thicker face skin.
Zhu Pingan quietly looked at his eldest uncle, although he knew that his eldest uncle was a human being, but his eldest uncle’s shamelessness still made Zhu Pingan a little surprised. Yesterday, the eldest uncle failed to unite with outsiders to seize the family’s property, the plot was revealed in front of everyone, and was chased by the old man to repair, but today, the eldest uncle not only can stand in front of himself without redness or breathlessness, for yesterday’s things without mentioning a word, and also can calmly “forced to borrow”, “forced to borrow!”When the purpose is not achieved, the eldest uncle also grandiose “your wife gold, why not ask for it”!
This cheek, no one. That said, if the eldest uncle used this shameless spirit elsewhere, he would surely have done something, after all, shamelessness is also an element of success.
“Right, swine, you can ask your daughter-in-law for some money.”
Just after the eldest uncle’s voice had fallen, Old Madam Zhu, who was closely watching from the side, heard the eldest uncle’s suggestion, slapped her thighs, and followed suit to remind Zhu Pingan.
The swine’s son’s daughter-in-law must be very rich for her to offer four bird’s nests in one go, and she had also heard for a long time that the family of the Great Wealthy Master Li of Shanghe Village had a lot of money. If the swine’s daughter-in-law casually leaked some from her fingers, it would be enough for the Boss to go to Yingtian for the examination.
Eh.
Grandmother, why is your old man following along to join in the fun, also yes, grandmother has always been biased in favour of elder brother, it’s only natural that this time is no exception.
“What’s wrong with husband?”Seeing this, Li Shu walked over and asked, her voice was very gentle and sweet, making it very comfortable to listen to.
Zhu Pingan softly gave Li Shu a brief explanation.
Oh ~~ Li Shu nodded, pursed up her rosy cherry lips and gave an oh sound, her dark as ink eyes swept the eldest uncle and grandmother for a glance, then handed over the red packet in her hand to Zhu Pingan, with a smile like a flower: “The eldest uncle’s exam is a big event, of course I have to support it, this is the meeting gift that my grandmother has just given to me, shuer touches it very heavily, inside it will definitely be the good things that my grandmother has given to me, it is surely worth quite a lot ofIt must be worth a lot of silver. Sage will give it to eldest uncle on my behalf.”
Hearing Li Shu’s words, Old Madam Zhu somewhat unnaturally turned her face away, her face slightly red.
“Eldest uncle can prepare for the exams at ease, we are all family, don’t mention anything about returning the money.”Zhu Pingan shoved the red packet into the hands of his eldest uncle Zhu Shouren again, hooking his lips in a very generous manner.
The red packet fell into his hands, and the first time the weight of the red packet was the same as the ten pennies.
It was ten cents again!
Big uncle once again opened his mouth wide, once he touched it he knew what was in it, it really wasn’t a family that doesn’t enter a family ah, the swine’s son gave ten Wen, the swine’s daughter-in-law also gave ten Wen!
“Oh, right uncle, father also mentioned this morning that the day before yesterday he gave uncle three guan money as a travelling allowance, copper money is too heavy and not good to carry on the road, uncle must not forget to change it into silver and bring it with you.”
Looking at the eldest uncle still wanting to speak, Zhu Pingan jumped ahead and said. Just now, listening to the dialogue between eldest uncle and grandfather, he knew that eldest uncle did not tell grandfather about the money given by father. The three guan of money that father had given to eldest uncle behind mother’s back was father’s private money that he had saved hard for a year. In this regard, the eldest uncle surprisingly did not even mention it. Zhu Pingan felt that it was necessary to let his grandfather and grandmother know about this thing that his father did, so that they would not think that his father disregarded his brotherly love.
“Big brother, didn’t you say yesterday that you were penniless?”Junior Fourth Aunt Wen Ya, raised her volume of questioning.
Grandfather, grandmother, and the rest of them also turned their gazes to elder brother, scrutinising, probing and questioning.
“Ahem, if it wasn’t for the swine’s reminder, I almost forgot about the three guan.”Eldest Uncle coughed, his face not reddening, with a look that he had only just remembered.
After this incident, eldest uncle never mentioned the matter of borrowing money again.
But even though he didn’t mention the matter of borrowing money anymore, the eldest uncle had other ideas.
“Swine child is now a scholar and works in the Hanlin Academy, I think there must be quite a few acquaintances in the South Zhili officialdom, swine child, why don’t you write a few invitations in your name, and uncle will go and visit for you, and move around a bit.”Eldest uncle stroked his beard and looked at Zhu Pingan and said.
Hearing this, Elder Zhu also turned his eyes towards Zhu Pingan, thinking that if Zhu Pingan helped his eldest son find connections in his capacity as a scholar, the exams should be easier.
“I’ll let Eldest Uncle laugh at me, swine son is also new to the career path and has no old acquaintance with Southern Zhili.”Zhu Pingan glanced at his elder brother, somewhat speechless, elder brother still think of relations through the back door ah, imperial examinations you do not properly prepare for the examination, net thinking of these crooked ways to do what.
“Alas ……”Eldest uncle looked at Zhu Pingan and sighed hard, shook his head, a look of hatred, put himself in Zhu Pingan’s shoes, “swine child is now entering the civil service, the world of human affairs is the most important. Swine child you are still young, in this way there is still a lack of. Swine child, do you know that your report has caused trouble. You have offended Minister Yan, and if no one is there to help you, you will be in deep trouble this time. You and write a few invitations, uncle time for you to visit a few adults, or someone to help you speak to the Minister Yan, the big things are small and small things are resolved.”
“I don’t want to trouble elder brother, the imperial examination is a big event, elder brother is still concentrating on preparing for the imperial examination, if it is because of swine’s matter that delays elder brother’s examination, swine will not be able to bear it.”Zhu Pingan shook his head.
Er, Eldest Uncle was a little confused.
Looking at Master Zhu’s somewhat disappointed eyes, Zhu Pingan was a bit intolerant, Master Zhu wanted Uncle Zhu to be successful in the imperial examinations too much, thinking of his grandfather’s sake, Zhu Pingan thought for a moment and said to his eldest uncle, Zhu Shouren, “By the way, Uncle Zhu, there are more than a dozen books of swine at home that I have read the Four Books and Five Classics and have written down some notes and perceptions, so Uncle Zhu can take them with him on his way out, and then he can read through them on the way, and then give a brief description of his humble opinion.Or it can be used to pass the time on the road.”
Uncle sniffed, very disinterested shook his head, “Uncle brought Zhu Zi commentary, I’m afraid there is no extra time on the road, swine’s notes and perceptions, wait for Uncle to come back to study after the imperial examination.”
Well, the pearls of wisdom are not in the right place, and they are not in the right place for a cow.
If not for his grandfather’s sake, Zhu Pingan would not have lent his notes and insights to his eldest uncle, but at the moment, what Zhu Pingan considers to be worth ten thousand gold, his eldest uncle does not care about.
A twisted melon is not sweet, so forget it.
