"Oh, it's hard to describe. I and the others are lucky enough to receive help from Brother Qian, Brother Zhao and others. My uncle also wants to help you, but he is short of money."
Uncle Zhu Shouren's expression changed several times, and finally he sighed.
Zhu Ping'an 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.
It is better to save the money you have for later use, and 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 do have a place to live, but thanks to Brother Qian, Brother Zhao and others, they gave me a bedroom." The uncle still looked helpless, "But the place where we live is also overcrowded."
After uncle Zhu Shouren said this, he looked at Zhu Ping'an who was carrying his luggage, and continued with a tone of consideration for Zhu Ping'an, "Shu'er, let's not do this. You can go to my place to rest for a day, and you can repair your books." How about asking your family to prepare another twenty taels of silver? I will ask my friends and servants to take your letter home, and ask the servants to bring back the silver taels."
Zhu Ping'an was inexplicably amused when he saw his uncle comparing his feelings to his own. The uncle was really good at calculating. Roughly ten taels per person would be enough for the boy. He asked his 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 a strong statement, so that the uncle will not have any ideas.
The uncle's plan failed and he was a lot disappointed. He no longer asked Zhu Ping'an to go to his place to make a living for a day. He waved his hand and said, "In that case, go find a place to live. It's getting late." alright."
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 he can only live in the woodshed."
Another person also joined in the fun and said, "That's a coincidence. The inn we are staying in actually has a firewood shed. When we left, the shopkeeper was cleaning up the firewood shed and preparing to rent it out. The monthly rent was only 1 tael of silver, which is cheaper than an ordinary guest room." More than double.”
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.
There is a tiger in my heart, and I can smell roses in the woodshed.
"Really, where is the inn?"
These people were originally joking about Zhu Pingan, but they didn't expect that this silly boy Zhu Pingan was not ashamed but instead asked everyone with a smile.
Well, this stupid boy can't be saved. The firewood shed is the place where cannon fodder is produced. It was so unlucky that he finally gave 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 crowded around Zhu Pingan as if they were laughing, lest he regret it, and headed towards their inn.
Zhu Ping'an was not embarrassed at all, but his uncle Zhu Shouren blushed, as if he had been disappointed.
The inn where the uncle Zhu Shouren and the others lived was quite far away, and he 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, so he ordered people to clear out the firewood shed, hoping to rent it cheaper. If you go out, you can also earn two silver coins.
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 taking away 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 woodshed? As for the fat shopkeeper, he can't understand the arrogance of the scholar.
The fat shopkeeper has suffered a lot from the scholars and students, and now he gets angry when he sees the firewood shed. If someone comes to rent it, it can be rented at half the price, so as not to be bored by it.
At this moment, a polite voice came.
"Shopkeeper, 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, if you are willing, I can rent you for half a tael of silver for a month."
We are both in the end of the world, and renting a house is half a liang cheaper for you. At this moment, this sentence suddenly appeared in the mind of the ignorant fat shopkeeper.
The people who followed Zhu Pingan and watched the joke were surprised that the shopkeeper had made it half cheaper for no reason, but they did not envy Zhu Pingan for his good luck. Instead, they laughed even more. The woodshed was already cheap enough, but now the price is even cheaper. Yes, it will be 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, can you please show me the woodshed, shopkeeper?" "
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 answered with a smile, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction.
Meeting a close friend in high mountains and flowing water.
The more the fat shopkeeper looked at Zhu Pingan, the more he liked him. He kept doing things 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.
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