This is a difficult problem, as one’s own family is a businessman.
If you can't explain it, let Xiao Huadong misunderstand him as a businessman's excuse.
Although the status of merchants in the Song Dynasty was higher, they still belonged to the lowest class of scholars, farmers, industrialists and merchants.
If so, let Xiao Huadong think of himself.
I just talked about the philosophy of life, and finally won his respect.
If it is not explained clearly, this image is likely to collapse immediately.
"Sage Kong is a noble, do you know?" Pu Yi did not answer Xiao Huadong's question directly, but asked.
Xiao Huadong was a little confused and asked in confusion: "Sage Kong is a nobleman, what does it have to do with business?"
"Because Saint Kong was an aristocrat, not in business, and his family had money and status. He naturally didn't understand businessmen, so there is nothing about businessmen in the Four Books and Five Classics." Pu Yi put down the teacup in his hand and said solemnly.
"That makes sense." Xiao Huadong nodded, but changed the topic and asked, "But why did all dynasties despise businessmen?"
"This should have something to do with Lu Buwei." Pu Yi thought for a while and then said slowly, "He is the only person who rose from a businessman to a prime minister, and let all dynasties see how businessmen can be seriously harmful to the court."
"There are rare things to live in. There is really no limit for businessmen, and they can actually achieve the ultimate position and great power." Xiao Huadong couldn't help but sigh deeply.
You are scolding a businessman, Pu Yi's fair face couldn't help but blush when he thought of this.
Pu Yi thought about this, thought for a while, shook his head and said: "There are merchants like Lu Buwei who can live with rare goods, and there are also merchants like Xian Gao who sent cattle to the Qin army to save the Zheng State. Zi Gong, a disciple of the sage Kong, is also a merchant. "
"There are Xian Gao who saves the country, Lu Buwei who has rare things to live in, and Zigong, a disciple of the saint. But the world always thinks that there are more profiteers. What's going on?" Xiao Huadong thought for a while and asked with a bow.
His statement was a way of asking for advice and a gesture of courtesy, which made Pu Yi unable to get angry.
"So first be a human being and then do business, then you can be a good businessman. How to be a good businessman is to read the books of saints, like Zigong, become a Confucian scholar, and then go into business, you can be called a Confucian businessman." Pu Yi thought. After thinking for a while, he patiently said one word, Confucian businessman.
Xiao Huadong was deep in thought while drinking tea, and murmured: "Confucian businessman?"
"That is, the little saint is actually a Confucian businessman. He has the people in mind and repays the world. This is the highest state of Confucian businessmen." Pu Yi talked eloquently while drinking tea.
Xiao Huadong couldn't help but feel moved, and bowed respectfully to Pu Yi: "Thank you, dear brother, I have learned a lesson."
You can doubt Lu Buwei, you can also doubt Zhuo Wenjun's father Zhuo, you can also doubt Deng Tong, you can also doubt Zhu Xi's grandfather Zhu Bancheng, but you must not doubt the little saint.
"You are talking to my brother, why should you be polite?" Pu Yi replied calmly while drinking tea.
He paused and said quietly: "Actually, it will be good for your future for your good brother to form this marriage."
"Benefit, what benefit?" Xiao Huadong didn't understand for a while.
Pu Yi looked at Xiao Huadong and found that he was looking at him sincerely.
Being surrounded by blessings and unaware of blessings, Pu Yi sighed: "Why does Uncle Ren give us travel expenses and settling-in expenses?"
"Uncle Ren is the shopkeeper of Zhaojiazhuang. Entrusted by Zhaojiazhuang, he can naturally wait for us to pay the travel expenses." Xiao Huadong said matter-of-factly.
Pu Yi looked at Xiao Huadong and didn't know if he really didn't know or if he just pretended not to know.
He opened the lid of the tea cup, put it down, took a sip of tea happily, and said: "There is no tea in Tubo, so we should bring more tea."
"My dear brother, you really have a vision. I will buy more tea immediately and be prepared when we get to Tubo." Xiao Huadong didn't understand why he changed the subject, but he felt that Pu Yi was indeed the son of a businessman, and he just thought ahead than himself.
After hearing Xiao Huadong's promise to buy tea, Pu Yi continued: "Brother, think about it, Jingyuan Restaurant is a restaurant run by the little saint's aunt. If the little saint becomes the emperor in the future, won't they be relatives of the emperor?"
"I have never thought about this, relative to the emperor." Xiao Huadong shook his head in embarrassment, "I just agreed to this because I thought she was good-looking and filial to my elders."
"I didn't agree just now, why do you agree now? I don't think you are as smart as you are. Could it be that you will lose your mind when you meet someone you like. It seems that this statement is fully reflected in you." Pu Yi While looking at Xiao Huadong, he teased.
"Lost your mind?" Xiao Huadong thought for a while and nodded, "I thought she was very beautiful at the time. As for being a relative of the emperor, I never thought about her."
"Then why do you still reject her?" Pu Yi felt a little incredible.
Xiao Huadong lowered his head and said sheepishly: "If she is not a supervisor, but just a young lady in the boudoir, my mother must be very satisfied."
"What you want is the kind of little lady who can't go out with her little feet. Unfortunately, there is no 100% satisfactory thing in this world. Now this little lady is not only talented and beautiful, but she is also a relative of the emperor. She is so beautiful. Your mother should be even more satisfied. ." Pu Yi shook his head and glanced at Xiao Huadong with some jealousy, but did not dare to show his expression.
"It seems impossible that he is a relative of the emperor. It seems that the little saint's uncle's surname is Li. Why is he a relative of the emperor?" Xiao Huadong shook his head with a wry smile on his face.
Pu Yi glared at Xiao Huadong and said calmly: "The little saint's uncle's surname is Li, but the Jingyuan Restaurant is run by the little saint's aunt. These people should be the little saint's aunt and relatives, not relatives of the emperor or something?"
"My little brother is from a small family. My mother has always taught me that if I want to find a well-matched young lady who can marry my husband and teach my children, I feel a little out of reach." Xiao Huadong smiled bitterly.
"A good match?" Pu Yi thought for a while, looked at Xiao Huadong, shook his head, and finally said earnestly, "Since she can like you, it is obvious that you have something special. You must work hard when you go to Tubo. Don’t let the other person down.”
Xiao Huadong shook his head at Pu Yi, but still had a wry smile on his face: "I don't know, dear friend, but I am very stressed now and I don't know how to explain it to my parents."
"Tell your parents that this is easy to handle. Immediately write a letter to your uncle, saying that you will go to Tubo for business, and at the same time have a marriage in Xixian County." Pu Yi thought for a while and said anxiously, "This needs to be done quickly, otherwise What should you do if your uncle arranges a marriage for you in the capital?"
"If you don't tell me, I haven't thought of this yet. But my parents and the matchmaker are not here, and I actually got married. What should I do?" Xiao Huadong rubbed his hands, stood up from his seat, and kept spinning around the table. , in a trance like an ant on a hot pot.
Xiao Huadong is a filial son. He made a private lifelong contract without the consent of his parents. It felt unreasonable and unfilial at the same time.
More importantly, his parents had limited knowledge and hoped to find him a young lady from a small family.
But now Xiao Huadong has secretly found a young lady without his parents' consent. How do you let your parents view this?
Seeing the horrified look in Xiao Huadong's eyes, Pu Yi thought for a moment and then said: "Brother Yu will write a letter immediately and say that he agrees. My uncle knows Brother Yu and I don't expect him to raise any objections."
"Brother, thank you very much, dear brother." Xiao Huadong bowed deeply to Pu Yi and bowed to the end.
The two of them did what they said, and immediately called the waiter to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and repaired the book immediately.
While they were repairing the books, the waiter from the shop came unexpectedly.
Xiao Huadong saw the waiter standing nearby and had no choice but to put down the brush in his hand.
He rubbed his hands, looked at the waiter and asked, "Shopkeeper, what's the matter?"
"This is a wooden box given to you by a young man. He said that there is no tea in Tubo, so he bought a box of tea for you. I hope you take care of yourself." The waiter in the shop, with a smile on his face, took out a small wooden box and handed it to Xiao Huadong.
Xiao Huadong looked at the wooden box for a few times, shook his head, and said to the waiter with a puzzled look on his face: "Shopkeeper, I don't know the young man here. Are you mistaken?"
"Do you dare to ask me if your surname is Xiao or Huixi?" The waiter saw that he was not holding the small wooden box in his hand, so he had to ask.
Xiao Huadong could only nod: "This is Xiao Huixi."
"That's right, this is the wooden box that young gentleman gave you." After the waiter said that, he put the small wooden box into Xiao Huadong's hand.
It seemed that it was obviously his belongings, so Xiao Huadong had no choice but to take the small wooden box in confusion.
He thought for a while, then opened the small wooden box and saw four packs of tea wrapped in kraft paper neatly placed inside.
He took out one of the packages and weighed it lightly, weighing about half a catty.
There are four packs here, which add up to about two kilograms, which is basically enough for him to drink for a year.
It can be seen that the other party is very considerate and considers the amount of tea he purchased.
But the strange thing is that the person who sent the tea did not leave his name.
Could it be that there are still such good deeds in the world, and they don't leave their names behind when they do good deeds?
Could it be that, as Li Taibai wrote in his poem, the other party "just brushed off his clothes and left without leaving any merit or fame"?
Xiao Huadong carefully put the tea leaves into the wooden box, bowed his hands to Pu Yi and asked, "My dear friend, what's going on? Why does someone give gifts without leaving their names?"
"This is not difficult to handle. Although you don't know the people here, the waiter does. You might as well ask the waiter." Seeing the confusion on Xiao Huadong's face, Pu Yi thought for a while and reminded Xiao Huadong.
Xiao Huadong had no choice but to call the waiter over, give him a few copper coins, and ask by the way: "Staff, who sent this small wooden box?"
"Let me think about it." The waiter took the copper coins and fell into deep thought.
Xiao Huadong and Pu Yi couldn't help but look at each other. If the waiter didn't recognize them, it would be troublesome.
The waiter thought for about thirty seconds, then suddenly patted his head: "I remember, this is the waiter of Jingyuan Restaurant."
Why did the waiter at Jingyuan Restaurant give me tea? I didn’t know the waiter.
Xiao Huadong thought for a while, then stuffed a few copper coins into the waiter's hand, and said sincerely: "Staff, please lead the way and let me get to know the waiter."
He always called the waiter "the store owner", which made the waiter at the teahouse extremely happy.
In fact, he is just a 15-year-old waiter in a shop, no matter what kind of shop he is.
But he is also a person with strong self-esteem, and his future goal is to become a storekeeper in Xiao Huadongkouli.
The tea waiter took Xiao Huadong to Jingyuan Restaurant and found the waiter.
Xiao Huadong, the waiter in this shop, didn't recognize him either. Xiao Huadong knew that he was obviously not the person who delivered the tea.
The person who delivered the tea obviously knew him.
Xiao Huadong gave the waiter a few copper coins and asked him to find the person who delivered the tea.
The waiter of this restaurant led him to the restaurant and shouted loudly: "Cuihua, someone is looking for someone."
"Here we come. Who is looking for me?" Following a clear voice, a young lady with good features came out of the restaurant.
Xiao Huadong was even more surprised when he saw this person. He didn't know this Cuihua at all, so why did he give him tea?
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