Group pet small koi: take Wang's family to farm and become the richest man

Chapter 247

"I've met a lot of diners in Stone Town, and the stories I've heard are correct. I know that learning the piano is something that every scholar must know. It's not just about studying, it's about being a gentleman. These things are very complicated."

"But I'm sure, all the sons of rich families in our town can play the piano. This is the capital, and you have to learn it."

Wen Furong had only been working in the town for a short time, and she was a little knowledgeable but not as rich as Chang Sanshi. When the man talked, she kept nodding.

"How about we go and see first, how much does a piano cost?"

She suggested that the whole family went shopping and entered three houses. The expensive price of the guqin was staggering.

Chang Xi was even more terrified. In later generations, there was a difference between practicing the piano and playing the piano, but in ancient times, all the materials used were real materials, and any one was a high-quality product.

It is impossible to buy a practice piano if you want to get cheap.

The craftsmen who make the piano will never be casual, and they will smash their own signboards when they put it out. Chang Xi panics when he looks at his own money bag.

What they added up at home was still less.

It’s okay to spend money to buy one, but it’s an extravagant wish to buy two.

After leaving the door of the third house, I met Mr. Min and others, Mr. Gui.

Chang Xi wanted to take a detour, but was stopped.

"Hey, how many of you are buying violins? Let's go, I will take you to the shop where I am used to ordering violins."

"You have a good whole piece of pear blossom wood backboard. I will lead you there. The shopkeeper will give you a discount. You may be able to buy one for 900 taels."

After speaking, he looked at them jokingly.

Everyone in the Chang family was stunned, and they had to pay nearly a thousand taels of silver after the discount. This Mr. Min is a regular customer, so he is not lying.

Chang Xi is clear in his heart, Mr. Min just bumped into them and said it on purpose to be disgusting and blame them for having no money and want to learn the piano, right?

If you can't afford to buy equipment, what qualifications do you have to come to class tomorrow?

Mr. Min still hasn't given up on the idea of ​​driving them away, so he has to move his mind when he gets the chance?

Chang Xi had a smile on his lips, feeling very depressed.

"Mr. Min's kindness, we should have a look at it, but we have visited a lot of houses and found them fancy, so we won't go to the old shop with you."

The servant next to Mr. Min was also studying in the Imperial College. He smiled maliciously and joked in public.

"Just now, I saw you were downcast, how did you fall in love in the blink of an eye? Could it be that you couldn't afford it because you were short of money?"

"You guys, don't be shy. Mr. Min usually does good deeds and accumulates virtue, and we hate poor people the most. If you are short of money, you can tell the truth."

"I think Mr. Min is magnanimous. It's best to intercede. A little leakage from his fingers will be enough for your family to buy one or two violins and make do with it."

Mr. Min's smile on the side gradually deepened, as if he agreed very much.

God stood there, waiting for the brothers and sisters of the Chang family to ask themselves.

Chang Xi chuckled: "You two really misunderstood, we brothers and sisters will definitely use the piano in class, thank you Mr. Min for your kindness, your kindness can be used elsewhere, excuse me."

After speaking, Chang Xi gestured to the whole family.

Seeing that the humiliation was not enough, the follower jumped in anger and simply blocked the way.

"What are you pretending to be? You are already poor, recognize yourself early, return to where you should be, and don't be an eyesore in front of everyone."

This was the first time someone humiliated their siblings in front of Chang Xi's parents. Adults thought more about it. Chang Sanshi and his wife felt a little inferior and wanted to drag the children away.

Some disputes are meaningless. There are always people who look down on you from the bottom of their hearts, so they dare to be unscrupulous, and they will make you look bad regardless of the occasion.

Chang Xi was dragged away, she didn't want to leave.

Breaking free from her mother, she came to Mr. Min and looked at him with a smile.

"I'll see you in class tomorrow."

Everyone returned home empty-handed, their morale was a little low, and everyone's determination to make money became even more turbulent.

Chang Xi patted the table: "Otherwise, we sell the popcorn recipes to restaurants in the capital to earn some extra money. I don't know how much we can sell, but it's still an income."

There was no better way at the moment, they went out together and went to the biggest restaurant in the capital to find the waiter.

I often deal with shopkeeper Fang, and think he is an old man with ginseng essence, but the small workers of the Beijing restaurant are not too shy, they take a look at them, and then put on airs and say.

"Aren't you here to eat and stay at the hotel?"

Hey, not really!

Chang Xi's face was full of smiles, she had prepared a bunch of opening remarks, and before she had time to say anything, the shop waiter looked directly at Chang Sanshi.

"It's not for dinner, so you go around to the back door."

"No matter what it is, don't stand at the front door and say it, so as not to affect our family's business."

The big restaurant also has a front door and a back door, and if guests are not allowed to go through the front door, it means that they are not treated as guests from the bottom of their hearts.

Although the tone and words were not vulgar, Chang Xi felt uncomfortable.

They were looked down upon by others, and they were driven away without even asking why.

Chang Xi choked back everything she wanted to say, and pulled the family out through the main entrance, but she didn't go in the direction of the store's little Erzhi's back entrance.

The waiter at the door greeted the customers and saw them, and didn't go out to stop them, Chang Xi felt more and more chilled.

"Do people in the capital value status so much?"

"Even the small workers in big restaurants greet guests like this."

Chang Xi couldn't help muttering, Chang Sanshi shook his head helplessly: "This kind of thing happens often, just get used to it."

They are adults who have been tempered enough by life, and there are infinite compromises and wills waiting. Chang Sanshi and Wen Furong all have expressions of resignation.

Chang Xi didn't say anything. She led the way to an ordinary restaurant that was much smaller. The location was not the most central, but the decoration was pleasing to the eye. She walked in without looking carefully at the restaurant.

The waiter enthusiastically invited them to take a seat, and then asked.

Knowing that he was not a guest for dinner and staying at the restaurant, although the waiter in the shop was disappointed, he was still polite on the face, Chang Xi felt that this person was nice, so he told the story.

"Seller?" The waiter looked at Wen Furong with his eyes.

"Is it a lost recipe, or your own secret recipe? Is there anything special about it?"

"There are a lot of people doing restaurant business in the capital, and the business of our restaurant has always been tepid. It's not a problem that can be solved with just one dish."

"If your recipe has nothing special, it may not be noticed by the shopkeeper." The waiter explained politely, and Chang Xi understood.

"Don't worry, little brother. Even if the business fails today, we can still be friends. How about taking us to meet the shopkeeper and the chef?"

"Okay, please follow me." The waiter led the way, and they came to the backyard of the restaurant. There are not many diners and the chef is not busy. Hearing that their accents are foreigners, they first pointed to the kitchen.

Chang Xi understood, made popcorn with mother, and served it to the table, the chef and shopkeeper finally gave a little wink.

"It smells delicious. It tastes a little sweet. It's not suitable for drinking." The chef threw one in his mouth and tasted it, and then decisively stated his bottom line, which obviously meant not to spend this money.

The shopkeeper couldn't taste enough with one plate, and he ate half of the plate one after another. His silent meditation made Chang's family feel uneasy.

In the end, Chang Xi took the initiative to speak: "What doubts do you have?"

(End of this chapter)