Little Changsha
Mei Shang was really hard to figure out. He was born in the same year as Li Ren. He had the same sturdy body, dignified appearance, and the same Bodhisattva heart as Li Ren. He was good at family and foreign affairs. Such a man should have a wife and a large group of children. However, he was already forty-two years old this year, but he was still alone. From the age of 16, someone had been matchmaking him. The matchmaker had been matchmaking him for decades, but he never relented and said that he would not ask for a marriage.
His cousin Mei Zhi, who was four years older than Mei Shang, advised him,""Brother, a man without a wife and a house without a master will feel empty in his heart. You should marry a wife.”
Mei Shang laughed and said,"This is good, this is good. There will be less trouble and less trouble."”
When Jia Shan saw Mei Shang, he said," Brother Mei Shang, you don't want to get married and have children. Could it be that your thing is not good enough? If it really is not good enough, then take it to the iron shop and let him have a taste."”
Mei Shang knew that Jia Shan was a person who liked to tell jokes, so he said,"You said that my things are not good without any basis. If your wife said that, others would believe it.”
Jiashan said," My wife is your sister-in-law. You're such a clean person. How can your heart not be clean? If your heart is not clean, the noodles you make won't be clean."”
Mei Shang said,"That's good. Then you can go to another house to buy noodles."”
Li Ren had actually advised Mei Shang to marry a wife to live on. Mei Shang said," I'll tell you the truth. I don't plan on getting a wife at all. Look at what kind of life you're living. You already have three daughters and two sons. You even have Mei Yang and Mei Jun. Isn't it tiring?”
Quinoa Ren said," It's tiring, but I'm fulfilling. This is how people are when they come to this world. We're here to commit crimes, not to enjoy happiness." Besides, you don't enjoy life. If you can see through this world, why do you have to do this? Why do you want so much property?”
Mei Shang said," You see, I've already raised a child. He's already eighteen years old. I'm about to marry him. Everything I do is for him. He's my hope."”
Mei Shang opened a noodle shop that specialized in making wheat noodles. There was a reason why Mei Shang worked hard to manage the family. His brother died when he was thirty-two years old. It was naturally very difficult for his sister-in-law to lead a life with two sons. It was not good for him to live with his sister-in-law's family. He was afraid that outsiders would gossip, so he could only help his sister-in-law through his own labor.
The year his brother died, his eldest nephew Fei Zhang was only six years old, and his youngest nephew Kun Zhen was only one year old. From then on, Mei Shang had opened a noodle shop. He was the only one in the noodle shop. He sold as much as he made, and the profit was quite good. Five years later, when Kunzhen was six years old, his sister-in-law adopted his son to his younger brother, and Mei Shang's family became popular. The eleven-year-old Fei Zhang had also started to help him out. He could now drive cows to grind noodles in the mill, and his business had gradually increased.
After another twelve years, Fei Zhang married and had a child, and Kun Zhen was eighteen years old. Both of them became the main laborers of the noodle shop. Mei Shang's noodle shop had a great reputation. Every day, they had to make a few loads of wheat noodles. The villagers from all over the country picked wheat here to be processed.
One day, Kun Zhen said to Mei Shang,"Master, our noodle shop should have a name. With a name, our family's reputation will spread far and wide, and our business will be better."”
Fei Zhang also said,"Yes, brother is right, having a good name is strong." Look, there are four noodle shops in our house now. If they don't have names, wouldn't we be mixed up?”
Mei Shang said," I've been making noodles for more than twenty years. I started making noodles before you were born. Hasn't business always been good? The name was just a symbol. It was illusory. Only when it was done well would it be real.”
"It's better to have a name. Let's call it Shangfang Noodles. This name sounds good."”
Fei Zhang said,"Alright, alright, let's call it that. Let's call it Room Appreciation Noodles."”
"Master, this noodle should have another name. It's not just noodles, right?"”
Mei Shang said,"Other names, what other names? Some are called water surface, some are called noodles."”
Kun Zhen said,"This is a common saying. In ancient times, it must not be like this. Tell me about the ancient name."”
Mei Shang said," You little brat, how can you break the clay pot and ask all the way to the end? You even asked how many liters of rice the clay pot can hold when you picked it up. If you want to ask about the name of noodles in ancient times, you should go to Mr. Rain. Only he knows."”
Mister Rain happened to be buying noodles at this time and overheard the conversation between Mei Shang and his son. He said,""In ancient times, noodles were called soup cakes, luxurious noodles, plain cakes, boiled cakes, water cakes, butuo, etc. Noodles were later called.”
Mei Shang said," You see, Sir is indeed Sir. At that time, I told you to read more books, but you refused to read more. You went home as soon as you opened your eyes.”
Mei Shang asked Mr. Rain what was the matter, and Mr. Rain said that he was here to buy noodles. "Didn't your father open a noodle shop at the top of the mountain?" Fei Zhang asked.”
Mister Rain said,"I think your noodles are better. I like to chew them."”
"Then do you know why our noodles are more chewy?"”
Mister Rain said," How would I know? I'm not a noodle maker. Only experts like you know the trick. I only know how to eat. I'm a foodie."”
Kunzhen still wanted to say something, but Mei Shang threw him a look. Kunzhen said,"Don't worry, Old Master. I won't tell Mister Rain about this secret.”
Mr. Rain bought noodles and left. Mei Shang taught Kun Zhen,"You're still a child. Don't talk too much. Children listen to adults.”
Kun Zhen said," I'm still a child. I'm already eighteen years old. Other people at my age already have their own children. I'm almost an old bachelor."”
Mei Shang said,"That's good. I'll get you a marriage this year so that you can become a master a little earlier."”
"No, no, no. I still have to play for two more years. Please spare me."”
Fei Zhang said,"You're right, brother. Look at me, I have two daughters now, and my hands and feet are tied."”
Kun Zhen smiled mischievously and said,"Master, don't talk about asking for my hand in marriage. Just tell me how much money you have at home. As long as you tell me the number, I will be more motivated to do things."”
Mei Shang said,"Where is the silver? There is not a single coin." Why are you asking this? How much silver is there? It won't belong to you two brothers in the future. I won't bring it to the soil.”
Kun Zhen said,"Master is really a stingy ghost. What can you do if you say it? It's not like you're asking us to show it."”
Fei Zhang said,"Don't you understand the principle of not revealing one's wealth? How can you say this to the old master?"”
Kun Zhen said,"You are also a stingy ghost."”After saying that, Kun Zhen made a face and went to grind.
The stone mill in Shangfang Noodle Shop was very big, and people couldn't push it. Mei Shang had a yellow cow at home that specialized in pulling the mill. He saw it walking slowly, rhythmically, and regularly. Kun Zhen waved the whip in his hand as if he was trying to scare Yellow Ox. Every time he waved the whip, Yellow Ox would take a few steps forward, disrupting the rhythm and rhythm.
Mei Shang said," Kun, my son, you always don't listen to me. Don't raise your whip to scare the cow. It will scatter the flour on the cow's road with a single stride. You've been grinding for so many years. Don't you know this truth?"”
Kun Zhen said,"I understand the reason, but I just think it's fun when it walks."”
Mei Shang said,"You only know how to play. When can you do something?" Tomorrow, you can go to Uncle Xigui's house to do some work. You can help him with the grinding. Let's see how he will punish you.”
Kun Zhen said,"Alright, alright, I'll still work for you!"”
Xigui's family also opened a noodle shop. There were four noodle shops in Maple Ridge, and his family's noodle shop was the second largest. This Xigui's fortune was also a rare thing. Logically speaking, anyone could make a fortune, but he, Xigui, could not. However, the truth was the opposite. It was he, Xigui, who made a fortune.
Xigui's father, Yun Long, died when he was 28 years old. After his father died, his mother remarried. Xigui, who had just turned 10 years old, was raised by his uncle, Shi Jun. He had never read a word, and the family's land had been sold off to only a bucket of land during his father's illness. After Shi Jun took care of Xi Gui, he didn't think of sending him to study a few sentences. Instead, he took him to do things. In his free time, Xi Gui would make firewood on the mountain, pull pig grass in the ground, and grow vegetables in the vegetable garden. When he was busy, Xigui would go with his uncle to farm. After a few years of experience, he became a good farmer.
Shi Jun did not have any children of his own. The two brothers only had one son, Xigui. Moreover, their Yingyu lineage had passed down five generations with great fanfare, but they had only saved Xigui, the only one. Shi Jun naturally treated his nephew as his own son and married him. He hoped that his children and grandchildren would be around him soon. However, things did not go as he wished. After consummating the marriage for a few years, his daughter-in-law still did not give birth to a boy or a girl. When Xigui was twenty-three years old, Shi Jun passed away with a single glance. The next year, his wife also passed away. Only Xigui and his wife were left in Yingyu. They were very lonely.
At night, Xigui hugged his wife and said," Are you a pomegranate? Why can't you give birth? Other people give birth to children one after another, but you don't bloom and bear fruit. You make me busy every night."”
Xigui's wife said,"Maybe you didn't do your homework well, or maybe it's my problem."”
Xigui said," Why didn't I do my homework? I do my homework twice every night. Who is so diligent? Who can be so hardworking? Even if you are a lump of glutinous rice, you should have cooked it."”
Xigui's wife said,"Then you can divorce me or get a concubine."”
Xi Gui said," I don't want to divorce you. You're so interesting. I can't bear to divorce you. I can consider getting a concubine as long as you're not jealous."”
Shi Jun left Xigui with more than two buckets of land, and Yunlong left Xigui with more than one bucket of land. Xigui planted his own three buckets of land at night, and during the day, he worked as a long-term laborer in a rich family in Sun Village. He used the income from his own land to support his wife, and the income from long-term labor saved up to buy land and property. After 15 years of such a life, his family's wealth was very considerable. With a stone of land and several acres of land, he even opened a noodle shop. He no longer went to other places to work as a long-term laborer. He even hired a long-term worker to help out at home.
When Xigui was forty years old, his wife still did not give birth to a boy or a girl for him, but his family property was expanding like leavened dough. Just as he felt this contradiction, someone said to him,"Go to the forbidden garden and take a look under the tree. There's a Hubei guy sleeping there.”
Xigui said,"What does Hubei have to do with me? Haven't you heard?" Hubei people eat pig grass and can't eat their fill. They run to our Hunan. Once the Hunan wall falls, they'll be crushed to death.”
The man said," This is a female Hu Bei Lao. She's only in her teens. Do you want her?”
When Xi Gui heard that it was a woman, he ran over with his wife. The woman was dressed in tight clothes and had a dog beating stick and a reed bowl in her hand. She was obviously a beggar.
Xigui said,"Where are you from? What's your name? What's your surname?"”
The beggar girl said,"I'm from Zhuhe, Hubei. My surname is Shen. I don't have a name. People call me Bigfoot Girl."”
Xigui said,"Aren't you begging for food? How about you come to my house and be my wife? I'll give you food to eat."”
The beggar girl said,"I'm seventeen this year. How old are you? How about I be your daughter?"”
Xigui said,"I'm not that old. You're quite suitable to be my wife, but you're too old to be my daughter."”
Xigui's wife also chimed in," Yes, I'm also his wife. I can enjoy being his wife. At least I don't have to beg for food."”
The beggar girl said," Okay, okay, okay. As long as you don't beg, I'll be the concubine. It's good that I'm small. If someone hurts, you can warm my bed every night."”
Xigui was really blessed with two blessings. He had a concubine and opened a noodle shop. The family of three, together with the long-term worker, Pan Zaixing, was very popular. In the year he studied the music scores, his concubine gave birth to a son. Xigui was so happy that he almost went crazy.
Xigui looked at Pan Zaixing, who was doing things quickly, and said,""You have a good way of doing things. Where did you learn it?”
Pan Zaixing said," We long-term workers can't do without good skills. If you were a round hand, who would hire you to do anything? You can't just eat for free."”
Xigui said,"How long have you been doing this? How much have you saved?"”
Pan Zaixing said," I'm 30 years old this year. I've been in this line of work for 15 years. What savings do I have? I'm the only one who has to feed my family.”
Xi Gui said,"Really, what's the use of knowing how to do it? If you know how to do it, help others." Don't you know how to do it? You're still helping me!"
Pan Zaixing said," Boss, you're not entirely right. Didn't you also work long-term in someone else's house back then? It's not shameful to work long-term. I work for you, and you pay me. We're equal.”
Xigui said,"That's true, but I always feel that money is the best, and money is also the best in this world." You see, with money, you can do anything. If I didn't have money, I wouldn't be able to get this concubine. Without a concubine, I wouldn't be able to have children. On the day of the wedding banquet, I invited Mr. Rain to write couplets and documents. Just one basket of grain was enough to write countless words. Studying and doing things are the same principle. Those who can do it will do it for others, those who can write will do it for others, and those who can calculate will do it for others. I asked Mr. Rain to be my part-time accountant. He keeps accounts for me every night, and I only give him a few baskets of grain a year. Look at how cost-effective it is.”
"Mr. Rain is keeping accounts for you, but he doesn't buy noodles from you. What do you think?" Pan Zaixing asked.”
Xigui said," I don't care who buys a few catties of noodles. Now, I sell two loads of noodles to Lujiao Street and Xinqiang Street every day. If it gets bigger, I'll sell the noodles to Yuezhou City. The price there is the best."”
"I wonder if the owner has paid the bill. Is it worth it?" Pan Zaixing asked. If you carry the noodles to sell at Antler New Wall Street, would it be worth it to sell one load of noodles at a time? There's nothing wrong with selling noodles at home. Look at your Maple Ridge. There are hundreds of outsiders coming in and out every day. It's very lively. Some come to buy noodles, some come to exchange noodles, some come to deliver wheat, and some come to buy southern goods. Do you know what others call your house field?”
Xigui said," What else can it be called? Isn't it just Maple Ridge? How can it be Golden Tree Ridge?"”
"People call you Little Changsha. Do you know Changsha?" Pan Zaixing asked.”
Xigui said," What's there to not know about Changsha? Isn't it just the provincial capital? Isn't it just east of Xinqiang Street? It's not far from Nanchong. I think I've been there before."”
Pan Zaixing laughed." Boss, don't lie to me. You've got the directions all wrong, yet you've been to Changsha." Changsha was at the southern end of the railway, three Yuezhou miles away.”
Xigui said,"Why are you picking me out? Blowing doesn't cost money and doesn't pay taxes. Why not let me blow?"”
As he spoke, someone brought over an ox cart of wheat and Xigui went to weigh it.
Xigui only collected three loads of wheat, and there were two loads left. He went to De Fang and asked if they wanted it. De Fang's boss, De Chu, said,"Yes, yes. Ask him to bring the wheat over.”
The wheat delivery man then transported the wheat over. Prince De inserted his hand into the wheat, picked up a few grains, threw them into his mouth, and chewed. Then he said,"It's a little moist." He went to another sack to pick up a few pills to try. They were still a little moist.
The wheat delivery man said,"Xifang didn't say it was moist just now. Why did it become moist here?"”
Prince De said,"If it's moist, it's moist. He is his noodle shop, and I am my noodle shop. We are two families."”
"Then what do you think we should do? How about deducting some points from the scale?"
Prince De said,"Deduct two catties from a sack. The number is not much, but it reflects fairness."”
"This isn't a show of fairness, this is a show of your prowess!"”
Prince De said," Don't talk about me like that. All businessmen are like that. A businessman needs a reputation. If you say that I'm powerful and word gets out, will I still be able to do business?"”
The wheat delivery man said," Reputation doesn't lie in what you say, but in what you do. If you're not good, can I say that you're good? I won't be so mean, right?”
After the wheat delivery man left, De Gui said,"Brother, you're too powerful. You'll scare others away like this."”
"What do you know? Is this called being powerful? This is called the Ba family." Look at you. You're single and have no concept of home. Of course, you don't know how to call yourself a Ba family.”
De Gui said," Brother, why are you talking about me being single? I'm only 28 years old this year. Can you predict that I'll be single for the rest of my life? Besides, being single is also a home. Can you say that I don't have a home?”
Prince De said," Being single is a home, but it's not the same as having a wife and children. If you eat your fill alone, the whole family will not be hungry. If you sleep alone, the whole family will not be crowded. I always have to take care of my wife and son. When you're tired from stepping on the crops, you can sit on the ridge and rest. If I'm tired, I'll change my posture and kneel in the field to grab them with my hands. Tell me, can we be the same?”
De Gui said," Then you can also make less. There are only three people in the family, and Qiyi is the only son. It's not like you can't afford it. Why tire yourself out like a 70-year-old man?"”
"If you don't work, where do you get your wealth?" Did it fall from the sky? Did you pick it up on the road? Wealth comes from labor. Look at our Uncle Jishan. He didn't have any descendants either. Wasn't he still acting presumptuously the year he died?”
De Gui said," Uncle Jishan died at the age of forty. Forty is the prime of life. Of course, he has to do something. Moreover, you were already adopted as his son at that time. I'm just saying that if a person wants to do something, they have to know how to rest appropriately. Otherwise, it's not worth it.”
Prince De said,"There is no such thing as death, only death."”
Just as they were talking, two women from the Fan manor in the east came over to mix the noodles. They had already sent the wheat over. This time, they were here to weigh the noodles. Prince De went to the storeroom to get a few packets of noodles and measured them one by one. Their weight was the same, five catties.
A woman called Peach said,"Brother De Chu, your scale is very good. I'm afraid you haven't eaten!"”
A woman named Xingzi said,"The weight presses the line. The lump falls down, but it doesn't rise up."”
"Brother De, if you let it stand up, are you afraid that your Granny Huang will scold you?" Peach asked.”
Xingzi said,"Yes, it's only good if it's perky. How can it be rice seedlings?"”
Prince De said," Alright, alright. You two are called sparrows. I'll let it perk up. Who wants to go first?"”
"I came first, I was the one who wanted you to perk up first."”
Prince De took two noodles and added them to a bag of noodles. Then he measured again. After pressing the line, the weight still fell down. He rolled the line forward a little, but it still didn't work.
Xingzi said," This matter is not like that. If you want to make a fuss about this matter, you need to add some noodles. As long as you think about it, you can make a fuss about that matter. Don't confuse these two things.”
Prince De laughed and counted five more noodles to add to the scale. He said,"Xingzi, you're not a man. How do you know that you can do something that you want?”
Xingzi said," Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run. When you men lie on the bed at night, the stake will stand up. It's hard.”
After counting five, the weight still fell. Peach said,""Brother De Chu, you're too stingy. Can you add another ten? If it's not perky, even a flat scale is fine."
Prince De smiled and counted ten more. Sure enough, it was a flat scale. He calculated that a packet of noodles had to be weighed with another 17. Wasn't this a discount? At that time, he didn't lack a catty or two.
Xingzi said," Brother De Chu isn't like a man. Even if you increase it three times, you still can't raise it. It's still flat. It's boring, boring." If your Old Lady Huang was here, I would see if you were perky or not.”
Peach said," Granny Huang has a good moral character. She always weighs the noodles with a scale.”
Just like that, the two women walked out with smiles and curses. Degui was shaking the machine to produce noodles, and Dechu was picking noodles with a stick to dry.
De Gui said,"Is there any trick to making noodles? How can I make it so that others like it a little?"”
Prince De said," Making noodles is a difficult task. There are some tricks. My experience is like this. To make the noodles delicious, use 95 catties of wheat flour, 5 catties of starch, 3 to 5 catties of salt, half a catty of tendon source, half a tael of vanilin, and 30 catties of water. During the operation, the flour, starch, and tendon source were mixed evenly. Salt and vanilin were added to the dough and dissolved. Then, they were stirred and added to the mixed flour. The dough was put into the dough press to roll the fresh noodles.”
De Gui said," It's really too difficult for a person to make a fortune. Being stingy isn't a solution. If you're too stingy, even ghosts won't come to your door.”
Prince De said,"It's good that you know how difficult it is. As the saying goes, building a family is like a needle picking up the soil, and squandering is like washing the sand." I know that being stingy isn't a good idea, but we don't know what good ideas we have waiting for us.”
De Gui said,"Why don't I go to Third Zhu's father's house to take a look? You see, our three noodle shops are all at the south end, and only Third Zhu's father's family is at the northernmost end. I'll go and see how Third Zhu's father's business is doing so well."”
Prince De said,"How do you know that Third Zhu's father's noodle business is good without even looking at it? Are you trying to fool me?!"”
De Gui said," I also heard it from others. We don't interact with each other because we're jealous of our peers. Actually, we don't understand. The four noodle shops are expanding and their business is good. Our reputation is also growing. People from all over the country say that Maple Ridge is a small Changsha and come to buy our noodles. Isn't that good?”
Zhu Ren's noodle shop was in the Bright Hall, which was at the northernmost end of the Maple Ridge. There was an empty field between the hall and the wall. Zhu Ren's noodles were dried on this empty field, which was very comfortable.
When De Gui saw Zhu San's father, he cupped his fists and said,"Hello, Third Zhu's father. Third Zhu's father's business is good!”
Zhu Ren said," De Gui, what the hell are you doing? I'm not much older than you. I'm just one level higher than you. Why are you being so polite?"”
Degui said,"Your family is a scholarly family. I can't be rude when I enter your house!"”
Zhu Ren said,"We are the sons of the scholars, and the family of Lian Wugong is the scholar." My son, Xiubing, is ten years old this year and is studying at Mr. Rain's place. I need him to carry forward my family's reputation. Whether or not I can become a scholar in the future depends on him.”
De Gui said," Isn't your family the same as the Lian Wu Gong's family? If you're related, you can say that you're from a scholarly family. I'm not trying to curry favor with you!"”
Zhu Ren stopped what he was doing and began to wrap the tobacco. He wrapped one for De Gui first, then wrapped one for himself and put it in his mouth. He picked up a branch from the fireplace and lit the cigarette.
Degui took a few puffs and said,"This cigarette tastes good."”
Zhu Ren said,"Yes, it's just like my noodles. It's also good."”
De Gui said,"Third Zhu Father, tell me why your noodles are better than mine. What's your secret?"”
Zhu Ren said,"This is the purpose of your visit today, right? You're here to get information from me!"”
De Gui said," Yes, yes. I'm here to ask for advice. I'm here to learn skills. You won't be stingy with teaching me, right?!"”
Zhu Ren said," I've never eaten your noodles, and you've never eaten mine. How can you say that my noodles are better than yours? Isn't that nonsense?"”
De Gui said," Father Zhu San, you are wrong. Look, last year, Mister Yu Zhong's family gave birth to a girl. Didn't we eat noodles at his house? The noodles came from your family." "It was also last year. Didn't our brother give birth to a boy? Weren't you there when we gave him a number to eat noodles? That noodles were made by my family.”
Zhu Ren said," According to what you said, you also ate the noodles made by my family. I also ate the noodles made by your family. I don't have any impression of it. Do you have any impression of it?"”
De Gui said," I didn't just remember it. I fainted at that time, thinking that I had eaten ginseng.”
Zhu Ren said," You're exaggerating. You just want to get information out of me. There's no harm in telling you. I can't wait for the noodles from the four noodle shops in our house to be the best. I can't wait for the villagers from all over the country to buy our noodles and spread our reputation."”
De Gui said,"Third Zhu's father is really an open-minded person. He is also very magnanimous. He is a man!"”
Zhu Ren said,"Actually, there's no trick. It's just a little more detailed." After the wheat was collected, it had to be specially selected and sorted by someone to deal with the impurities, including using a wheat sieve to remove the wheat straw, broken skin, stones, hemp rope, and other fragments. removing the husks of the barleys, oats, and rye; Then, he would use the method of blowing the field to remove light and small impurities such as dust and chaff according to the different proportions. Using a magnet to absorb the magnetic metal, the ingredients came first.”
De Gui said," Third Zhu's father is doing his business with all his heart. He is not cunning, he is not opportunistic, and he is not deceiving. He is more careful with his customers than he is with himself. No wonder business is so good."”
Zhu Ren said,"What's so good about it? It's only two or three loads of noodles a day."”
De Gui said,"Two or three loads of noodles. How many people do you need?" Two or three?"
Zhu Ren said," Not really. The only one who works here for a long time is my younger brother, Merlot. My cousin, Merlot, comes to help from time to time. I mainly rely on myself. I have to stay up until 11 am every night."”
De Gui finished smoking a cigarette and left. Zhu Ren also went to work.
At this time, two young men came to the Yan Village to buy two loads of noodles, saying that they were going to sell them to Shaxi Street. Zhu Ren said," My noodles sell very well on Shaxi Street. As long as you say that it's Maple Ridge's Zhufang noodles, I guarantee that it won't be long before you run out of noodles."”
One of the young men said," Yes, we only came because we heard about it. If it's good, we'll come back often in the future. You have to take care of our business."”
As Zhu Ren spoke, he weighed them. He weighed them and then placed a handful of them in each load. He said that there was a folding scale for selling noodles.
The two young men left with endless gratitude.
Xiu Bing left school and skipped home with a book. He said to Zhu Ren,"Master, I want to eat the sugar particles. Lan Xin ate the sugar particles today and didn't let me eat them.”
Zhu Ren then said," Son! Lan Xin's sugar particle is Lan Xin's. He's Sir's son. You can't do the same." Of course, you can eat it too, but you have to recite it to me.”
Xiu Bing said,"Lan Xin is no longer Mister Yu Zhong's son. He is a child in Uncle Wan Ren's house."”
Zhu Ren said,"You even corrected me. No matter whose family he is in, he is still Sir's son."”
Xiu Bing said,"If I memorize, you'll give me money to buy sugar particles to eat. Is that still counted?"”
Zhu Ren said,"It counts, it counts. Old Master, when did you stop counting?"”
Hsiu Bing said,"Then I will recite the Analects of Confucius. The Master said,'Wealth and nobility are what men desire. If you don't get it in the right way, you can't live in it. People hate poverty and low status. If you don't get them by the right way, you won't get rid of them. How can a gentleman become famous without benevolence? A gentleman should not violate benevolence and righteousness at the end of a meal. He must do so when he is in a hurry and must do so when he is in trouble.'The Master said,'I have never seen a man who loves benevolence and hates those who do not. Those who love benevolence cannot be praised; Those who hate those who are not benevolent are benevolent, and they do not let those who are not benevolent add themselves to their bodies. Is there anyone who can use his strength for benevolence all day long? I don't see anyone who doesn't have enough strength. It's possible, but I haven't seen it.' The Master said,"A man's faults are all in his own party. By observing his faults, one can know benevolence. the master said,"if you hear the way in the morning, you can die in the evening."'the master said,"a scholar whose ambition is to pursue the right path, but who is ashamed to wear coarse clothes and eat coarse food, is not worth discussing with him.'”
Zhu Ren touched his son's bald head and said,""Not bad, not bad. Our Xiubing is also as knowledgeable as Mister. Confucius is really good at writing.”
Xiu Bing said,"Pay up, pay up. Don't go back on your word."”
Zhu Ren took out two copper shells and gave them to his son. Xiu Bing took the money and ran away. He came to the Refinement Hall. Only Huimin opened a shop in the Refinement Hall in Maple Ridge.
Xiu Bing walked into the shop and shouted,"I want to buy sugar particles. How many can I buy with a copper shell?"”
"You can buy ten, ah, you can buy twelve."”
Huimin said," How can you coax a child? A copper shell costs 15 pills. Children have adults behind them. If he goes back and tells the adults, what credibility will we have?”
"Ah, yes, yes. Look at my memory."”
Xiu Bing said,"Actually, I know it's for fifteen pills. Aunt Zhang can't coax me even if she wants to."”
The 21-year-old Huimin already had two sons. His four-year-old eldest son, Praying Rain, was playing house shoveling with his three-year-old youngest son, Praying Zhen, in the central room. Huimin's face was filled with a happy smile. It had been four years since Master Xingren passed away. He would never have thought that his son was so capable. He had two descendants at the age of 21 and even opened his only shop. His business was also good.
On his way home, Xiu Bing walked past Brother Yu and said to him,""Do you want some sugar particles?"
Praying for Rain said,"No, no, we're all tired of it. It's not delicious."”
Xiu Bing's seduction didn't work and he left. He wanted to go home and play with his sisters.
Huimin said to his wife,"Have you paid for the salt at Li's father's house?"”
Aunt Zhang said," Fu? He doesn't have anything at home. The only difference is that he has a beard. Can he pay for this beard?" You've been owing for six months."
Huimin said," Don't complain. There are rich and poor people in the house. There are also people who owe money when they buy and sell. This is normal."”
After looking at the account book for a while, Huimin said,""Why hasn't Uncle Yuexing's family repaid the debt? His family isn't very poor.”
Auntie Zhang said," Special my ass. You don't know Uncle Yuexing. He's a person who scratches his nose for a night's meal. He's the one who puts the money in the house to give birth to a baby. If a baby like this is born with a rabbit lip, his future grandchildren will probably also be born with a rabbit lip.”
Huimin said," Can you keep your mouth clean? Can you accumulate some virtue? If Uncle Yuexing hears this, he'll slap you. You b * tch!"”
Aunt Zhang was three years older than her husband. She did not expect her husband to lecture her. She called her husband by his nickname and said,"Xiucheng, you've done something. You're teaching me a lesson.”
Huimin said,"You are a woman, so you should act like a woman. Look at how Second Mother, Third Mother, and Fifth Mother behave." We are doing business and dealing with people all day long. We have to know how to be a human being. We have to keep our mouths shut and only say good things to everyone we meet.”
When her husband said this, Mrs. Zelda became angry. She said,"It's hard to be a human, but it's even harder to do business. Look at our small shop. We have so many credits in a year, but we can only earn a little. If we don't have any money to earn, why do we wake up so early?”
Huimin said,"To be a person, you must be kind and righteous. To do business, you must be kind and righteous. You must do it with cash and credit." As a farmer, his money was also seasonal. He would only have money when the grain was out of the warehouse. Look at the account books for the past few years. No one has owed more than a year. Their quality is very simple.”
Aunt Zhang did not say anything. She thought that her husband had really grown up.
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