Chapter 127 Lin Sanzhu’s Thoughts
After listening to Lin Sanzhu's explanation, Lin Yuanqiu quickly understood what his grandma was thinking. This meant that he would hand over the family's money to him and let him arrange everything in the future.
Sure enough, I heard his father continue, "Your father said that from now on, all the income of our family, the remaining money left over for daily expenses, will be handed over to you, and you will be responsible for planning for the family."
In Lin Sanzhu's view, the purpose of doing this was to indirectly hand over the family to Gouzi.
Worried that his son would have concerns, Lin Sanzhu hurriedly spoke again, "Your father is not the only one who came up with this idea. Your eldest uncle, second uncle, and several cousins all agreed."
As for Lin Sanzhu himself, needless to say, of course he fully agreed.
As his father said, only when a family works together can the family be sustained and the good life continue for a long time.
The most important thing is that this approach made Lin Sanzhu feel that his family valued Yuan Qiu.
Thinking this way doesn't mean that you didn't value it before, but words always give people a different feeling when compared with actual actions.
All along, Lin Sanzhu's thought was that no matter how nice he said it, it was just a matter of lip service and it didn't take much effort.
Therefore, only by truly expressing it like this can the true thoughts of the family be reflected.
Lin Sanzhu can be said to be quite satisfied with this expression from his family. Only in this way will he feel that the hard work his dog has put into the family over the past few years is worth it.
Isn't it just hard work? His dog went out all the way alone. Not only did he have to concentrate on his studies, but he also tried to earn money to buy a village and a shop. All of this was to make a living for his family.
If everyone thinks that Gouzi's contribution is deserved, then stop thinking about good things in the future.
Lin Sanzhu thought to himself, if this is really the case, then even if Gouzi wants to rip his heart out at the family, he, the father, will never allow it.
At that time, don't talk about his selfishness as a son (brother). He is not a fool, and he doesn't deserve so much. Good things in this world are mutual, and there is no rule that says you must be good to someone.
What's more, in Lin Sanzhu's heart, the first one is always his dog.
Lin Sanzhu said that in fact, the father, mother, and the others put the family's money in Gouzi's hands, which added to Gouzi's burden. But even though such a burden is stressful, it is one that is done willingly.
As for the reason, it is still the same sentence, because the family values which means respect.
Don't mention it, Lin Yuanqiu also thinks the same as his father. There is no reason in this world that no one has to be nice to anyone. Similarly, if you treat me with all your heart, then I will repay you with Qiong Yao.
Lin Yuanqiu collected all the money. With the addition of this money, he was one step closer to the big house he wanted to buy.
Thinking of his previous thoughts, Lin Yuanqiu asked, "Dad, do you want my cousin and the others to come over so that they can help with the business in this shop?"
Lin Sanzhu shook his head, "I still can't do it first."
In fact, Lin Sanzhu also had such a plan after receiving a letter from his son saying that he had bought a shop and a village in the capital.
But after thinking about it carefully, I felt that it was really not necessary at the moment. Instead of letting Yuan Feng or others come to the capital to do nothing, it would be better for everyone to work together as a team and still stay at home to earn money.
Seeing the confusion in his son's eyes, Lin Sanzhu explained, "Dad had such a plan before, but after thinking about it carefully, I found that whether it is your eldest brother or others coming over, they will not add any business to the shop. It is not as good as everyone else." Let’s gather together at home to earn a few more years of money. Just like when dad came over this time, I originally wanted to take some of your mother’s embroidery work and sell it in the shop, but then I thought about it, if the embroidery would sell well. If it's almost sold out, we won't be able to restock the store in time. Not only that, our embroidery style will be copied by others, isn't this a waste of time?"
Perhaps it was because Hengxi Town was far away from the capital. During Lin Sanzhu's two visits, he had never seen various embroidery similar to his own in the capital's embroidery workshops.
Therefore, for Lin Sanzhu, this is a good business opportunity, but it cannot be known to others.
And if you bring the embroidery to the shop this time, it will be equivalent to actively handing over the money-making ideas to the neighboring shops.
After all, as long as someone can do embroidery, who can't learn it? So this head cannot be opened easily.
In fact, Lin Sanzhu also knew that it was very simple to solve this problem. He could just bring all his family members to the capital. In this way, he would not have to worry about not being able to supply the goods. Even if others followed suit, he would still have made money. .
But when the whole family comes to the capital, it's not that simple. Not to mention where dozens of people will live, even daily expenses are a big problem.
Prices in the capital are not cheap. It is impossible to make a living for dozens of people just by relying on the income of one store.
The most important thing is that this person has left his hometown. Who would be willing to travel thousands of miles without making a big decision, and this big decision naturally lies in Gouzi, that is, to pass the Jinshi examination and become an official.
But it is not easy to become a high-ranking official by taking the imperial examination. It’s not that Lin Sanzhu didn’t believe in his son’s ability. After all these years, he is a pig. He should know that the imperial examination is not all based on ability, as Zhou Xing said , what time, what location, and people and so on, these are all indispensable.
You said that when the time comes, dozens of members of the family will be waiting in the capital, and Gouzi's Jinshi has yet to be seen. It will make Gouzi feel uncomfortable if he is neither good nor low.
Therefore, Lin Sanzhu's idea was to put his son first in everything. Before he passed the imperial examination, the family should stay in Xiaogaoshan Village honestly and not come to the capital to cause trouble for his son.
As for the business of the store, selling inkstones is pretty good now. It doesn’t matter how much money you have to make, just focus on maintaining the store.
After Lin Yuanqiu understood what his father meant, he felt that he had not considered it.
Just as his father was worried, one was earning money in his hometown, and the other was living away from home. If the latter didn't have a certain hope in it, who would be willing to travel thousands of miles away? If you fail to meet expectations, it will bring trouble to yourself and others, so it is best to maintain the status quo.
Thinking of maintaining the status quo, the words "putting the cart before the horse" came to Lin Yuanqiu's mind.
That's right, the most important thing for me now is to build a career, but don't lose sight of priorities.
As for the shop, that's fine.
Besides, there are usually Zhang Gui and the others, so let’s do this first.
Lin Yuanqiu sighed in his heart, I am afraid that only biological parents in this world can think so carefully about their children.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu stepped forward, put his arms around Lin Sanzhu's neck, and then leaned his head on his shoulder, "Dad, my son listens to you."
This sudden movement made Lin Sanzhu feel a little unsatisfied for a long time, thinking about how long it had been since his dog had been so clingy.
By the way, it seems that the most recent time was during the college entrance examination.
Time flies so fast, it has been eight years.
After talking about the store, the father and son soon talked about Chuncao's marriage.
Although Wang Wenchang entered the private school a year later than me and was not in the same class, he was similar in age to himself and Zhou Zixu, so the three of them had many exchanges.
In his impression, this person was gentle and generous in conversation. Lin Yuanqiu said that he was quite a good person.
However, he still had the same idea as before, that is, it was the sisters' own business to get married and live a happy life, so whether the marriage would take place or not, one had to listen to Chuncao's own opinion.
"Don't worry, dad knows."
Seeing his son's serious expression, Lin Sanzhu felt funny and continued, "You don't think your father will make the decision on Chuncao's marriage without permission, do you?"
Humph, if he really had the temperament to make decisions without permission, he wouldn't let a brat like you mess around.
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Qin Yu has always been a straightforward person, so when he received the notice from Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing that he would visit them soon, he made an appointment with a friend to testify that he had accepted a disciple.
So on the day of Xiu Mu, the Qin Mansion got ready early in the morning.
Since he is an apprentice, the portrait of Confucius is naturally indispensable. After hanging the portrait, he will place a fruit cake box and a tea cup for serving tea on the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall.
As for Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu, Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing had prepared the apprenticeship ceremony as early as the day before, including celery, lotus seeds, red beans, longan, red dates, etc.
As for Shu Xiu, according to the meaning of a bunch, they each bought a bunch of dried meat.
The apprenticeship ceremony began soon.
Qin Yu was sitting at the top, and Zhang Qing, a doctor in the official department, was sitting beside him. Today Master Zhang was invited to come here specially to help bear witness.
Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu both knelt in the hall. They first kowtowed to the portrait of Confucius three times, then kowtowed to Qin Yu, and finally offered the tea cup with both hands, "Teacher, please drink tea."
Qin Yu took the drinks one by one, then stood up, helped Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu up, and said with a smile, "From now on, you two are my disciples, Qin Yu."
Upon hearing this, Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
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After finishing their son's apprenticeship, Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing no longer stayed in the inn. They went directly to live in Zhuangzi.
When Lin Sanzhu saw such a big place, the pride in Lin Sanzhu's heart almost overflowed.
Sure enough, there are not many good sons, and one can be the leader of an army.
When he saw a large area of persimmon trees planted on the mountain, Lin Sanzhu immediately understood his son's plan. When he saw that there were still several empty slopes in the village, Lin Sanzhu felt that he should change his previous thoughts. With so many persimmon trees there, if his family came to live in the capital in the future, life would not be so bad. Where to go.
As for Zhou Xing, facing the soothing Zhuangzi, his love was expressed most directly, that is, he gave Zhou Zixu all the banknotes he had brought here to buy expensive gifts for Lord Qin.
This is to let the son see a good and affordable Zhuangzi and buy one.
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When Lin Sanzhu was leaving Beijing, Lin Yuanqiu went to Zhang Gui to tell him about Xiaohong and Xiaoju.
If possible, he planned to let the two of them go back together this time.
Although Zhang Gui and his wife were a little reluctant to give up, they also knew that being a personal maid for the young lady was the best way out for Hong'er and Ju'er.
July had just begun, and Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing embarked on their return journey. Xiao Hong and Xiao Ju also left the capital together.
Busy days always fly by, and before you know it, another year has passed.
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Chapter 128 Buying a House
Dental shops are generally divided into two types: "official dental shops" and "private dental shops." As the name suggests, "official dental shops" are funded and operated by the government, as is the case with Rongsheng Dental Shop located on Yashi Street.
If it were normal, Lin Yuanqiu would definitely not come here, but yesterday Li Yaqi quietly sent him a message, saying that in the past two days, Rongsheng Dental Store had taken a lot of property confiscated by the government and sold it, so that he could come here. have a look.
The reason why Li Yaji mentioned this matter was because Lin Yuanqiu often went to him to inquire about the house these days, so he did it as a favor.
What Lin Yuanqiu wanted to buy was the one with three entrances and one across the courtyard, but this style of house was the most popular in the capital, and few people would sell it. Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu visited many dental shops these days. Haven't found anything suitable.
Over the past year or so, Lin Yuanqiu has saved a lot of money. In addition to the previous ones, he now has nearly 4,000 taels of silver notes in his hands.
Lin Yuanqiu was definitely worried about keeping so many banknotes in his dormitory, but he felt it was unnecessary to store the money in a bank, so he planned to buy a house.
Based on the fact that the shop he bought last year has gained twenty taels of silver this year, Lin Yuanqiu thought that it would definitely be more cost-effective to spend the money on buying property than to save it.
It's just that we have a plan, but it's difficult to implement it. After searching for many days, I still couldn't find a suitable house.
Originally, Lin Yuanqiu wanted to buy a few shops to put in, thinking that even if he didn't run them, it would be cost-effective to rent them out to collect the store rent. But after he visited Zhou Zixu's new house last month, he changed his mind.
What Zhou Zixu bought was a small courtyard with one entrance, three main rooms, two east and west side rooms, and a back garden of sixty-seven cents. He spent a total of more than seven hundred taels of silver.
This money was what Zhou Xing had given him to buy Zhuangzi before, but things like Lin Yuanqiu's picking up leaks didn't happen all the time.
No, nearly a year had passed, and Zhou Zixu still couldn't find a Zhuangzi with the same amount of money as Lin Yuanqiu, because all the Zhuangzi in the tooth shop were worth no less than one thousand taels. Under this situation, he could only gradually give up on buying Zhuangzi. My thoughts turned to looking at the house.
Zhou Zixu’s idea is that if he buys a house, he can live there from time to time. In this way, he will no longer be restricted by the schedule and rest rules of the Imperial College. He does not have to keep track of the time to return to the Imperial College every time he goes to the teacher’s place. .
And after we have a house, there will be no need to stay in an inn when someone from the family comes to the capital.
