Li Dalian got angry and hurried away. When she was gone, Zhang Wenyuan muttered, "Who wants to work as an accountant? I won't go. I want to start a business and be the boss!"
Zhang's mother didn't know who the boss was, but her son was not satisfied with being an accountant, so she stopped talking. "It's done, it's done, it's done! If you don't go, you won't go. You have been wronged. You should rest at home for a few months before you find anything to do." It’s not too late!”
She was very aware of the character of her youngest son. He was very ambitious and had a bad temper. In addition, he was lazy in food, flirtatious and lustful. When he had money, he spent a lot of money. She wished he could buy all the good things in the shop for herself and Da Lian. When I had no money, I rummaged around and even thought of selling Da Lian. If she hadn't been ugly and couldn't get rid of her, and since he was a county official and had some respect, he would have gone there long ago. Done.
While the mother and son were resting, the Zhou family suddenly became noisy in front of them. Mother Zhang couldn't stop herself. She went over to watch the excitement and came back and said, "Oh, I don't know whose house Zhou Lang ransacked today. He got a lot." What a good thing!"
The person living in front of Zhang Wenyuan was Zhou Yi, who had discovered his affair with Yan Poxi. Hearing that he had gotten a lot of good things, he naturally contacted Yan Poxi. The county boss ordered her to leave Yuncheng after wandering the streets. , did he really kick her out and not give her a day?
He was a little worried when he thought that her illness was not cured yet, but when he thought of dumping her so decisively yesterday, his heart hardened again. He smiled and said to Zhang Mu, "You don't have to envy them. After a while, I’ve made a lot of money these days, so I’ll buy you whatever you want!”
Zhang's mother's face smiled like a flower, "My son is determined, and I don't expect you to make a lot of money, as long as you find a job to do without any worries."
Zhang Wenyuan said a few perfunctory words and then went to check the quality of the sugar water. He picked a flower and measured the pH value. He felt that it was about the same, so he sent his mother to make a fire to boil the sugar water. Although my mother didn’t know what he was going to do, she still obeyed him obediently. The relationship between mother and son has been like this since ancient times. Although the son is very unreliable, who has the heart to really scold him?
"Mom, when it's boiling, don't turn on the high heat. Simmer it slowly and stir while boiling. Don't burn it!" Zhang Wenyuan explained a few words and started rummaging through the cabinets at home, and actually found a lot. Good stuff, but all you can use for centrifugation is a dancing diamond. This thing was still used in later generations, and was used by carpenters to drill holes. Because the power generated by tightening two ropes made it spin like dancing, it was called this.
He was not surprised at all that there were instruments such as drums, gongs, suonas, and flutes at home, but when a dancing diamond suddenly appeared, he was a little confused. Could it be that he had done carpentry work before?
"You snatched this from Dalang, have you forgotten?" Seeing his confused look, Mother Zhang couldn't help but hit him, "You, you always like to bully Dalang's family for no reason! "
"Ah... I still have an eldest brother!" Zhang Wenyuan was a little confused, and then he remembered that he did have two older brothers. The eldest brother was Zhang Wenning, a carpenter, and the second brother was Zhang Wenjing, who took over his father's footsteps and became a drummer. The names of the three brothers together are "Tranquility and Zhiyuan", which was the name his father asked his son to give to an old scholar when he held a funeral in the early years. For this reason, he even gave him a free payment.
In addition to their three brothers, he also had a sister, but she died in childbirth last year. Her brother-in-law remarried and the two families no longer have contact.
Thinking of his brothers' names, Zhang Wenyuan couldn't remember where they lived, so he had to ask, "Then where are they now?"
Zhang's mother was so angry that she hit him twice, "Do you really deny your eldest brother?"
Zhang Wenyuan pretended to smile, "Oh, don't take it seriously, I just said a few angry words!"
Mother Zhang laughed twice, and then began to talk about the past events of the Zhang family, "You were the smartest when you were a child, and you learned everything quickly. Your father asked you to learn suona from him, so that you can inherit our Zhang family class in the future. That's it. Let your eldest brother learn to be a carpenter, and your eldest brother is still angry with you because of this."
Zhang Wenyuan smiled awkwardly, "Carpenters are also very good. There are so many people in the world making furniture. Isn't it better than a suona craftsman who is hungry and full?"
Zhang's mother hit him again, "You are a good carpenter, but the work is too hard, and you won't be home for three days. How can you show off your suona? When you have weddings or weddings, sit in the hall, and all the filial sons and grandsons will kowtow to you. , How majestic.”
Zhang Wenyuan said, "People worship the deceased, not the suona craftsman. You really know how to deceive yourself and others!"
Zhang's mother said, "Although I am not a suona craftsman, I have gotten involved with it at least. Dalang has been envious of this since he was a child, but I don't allow him to learn it, but I want you to learn it. He said that you are smart and smart, and you will definitely do it in the future." You can make the team bigger and louder. It's a pity that you learned the craft but didn't maintain the team well, and you have to go to school to take the merit test. At this time, you should have let Dalang learn, but he went to learn carpentry again. This team I have no choice but to give Erlang and his family an advantage."
Zhang Wenyuan somewhat understood. The original owner's father and mother both preferred the younger son. The Zhang family class was supposed to be inherited by the eldest son, so the younger son inherited it. As a result, the younger son was half-hearted and did not inherit the skill after learning it. The old couple thought that the eldest brother had already learned to be a carpenter, so they simply let the second child inherit the family business. For treating the eldest family so poorly, is he actually their biological child?
The eldest family has been ignored time and again. In this society where filial piety is valued, although they dare not anger their elders, they still hold a grudge against the original owner. And the original owner was not a fuel-efficient person. Although he was lazy and easy-going, he was very smart and obedient. Later, he got a job in the county and even ignored the elder and his family. The two brothers often fought openly and secretly, and this dance was their struggle. of trophies.
There was a lot of blame in Zhang's mother's words, "You, you, don't bully your elder brother like this in the future!"
Zhang Wenyuan quickly agreed and said, "Although I didn't pass the exam, I didn't starve to death either! The eldest brother has learned a new skill, and the second brother has inherited my father's skill. The whole family has a livelihood, which is great!"
"Eh..." Mother Zhang let out a long sigh, "Wen Ning and Wen Jing are naturally good people, but now that you have no errands, what will you do for a living in the future?"
Zhang Wenyuan said disapprovingly, "Oh... don't worry, I won't starve you to death. Quickly stir the pot, don't get burnt!"
The strong aroma of sugar wafted up, and Zhang's mother hurriedly got up to look at the pot. He took the dancing drill outside and transformed it into a centrifuge. Then he put the sugar that my mother had almost boiled into lumps on it and rotated it at high speed. It can be crystallized. As for the "yellow mud water pouring sugar method" that only appeared hundreds of years later, it is already an outdated technology here.
His ideals were very full, but the reality was very skinny. Because there were no crystal seeds and no purification technology, it was very difficult to crystallize sugar juice. He almost wore out his diamond and could not produce sugar in the modern sense. In the end, he had to I made a yellow candy brick.
Looking at the ugly candy, Zhang Wenyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Oh, the conditions are too simple, we can only achieve this level!"
Zhang's mother didn't know what white sugar was. Seeing that her son not only didn't destroy his syrup, but instead made such a sweet brick of sugar, she couldn't hold back her excitement for a long time and dipped some on the shovel. After putting the minced powder into his mouth and tasting it, his eyes immediately narrowed and he said with joy, "Hmm, it's so sweet!"
"Hey...this old mother really has never seen the world!"
