Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"The third master wants to see me, what's the matter?" Su Mu wrapped the clothes around his body, the cold has been cured, but his body is still a little weak, and it is a little cold at night.

The servant who came to talk was the confidant of the third master Su, and he squeezed out a rare smile: "The young master will know when he goes, it should be a good thing."

Su Mu talked to Xiaodie, and followed them to the main hall of the Su family.

He felt strange, the last time he opened the ancestral hall, he sent [-] acres of land to the county school, and he had already offended his family members to death.People in my family have a worse attitude towards me than in the past, but why are they so enthusiastic today? Is it because I, Su Mu, won the first place in the county test, and they saw that I have a bright future, so they changed their attitude?

After thinking for a while, Su Mu immediately shook his head.The boy's test is really simple, even if you get the first place, it's nothing special.The Su family was originally a scholarly family, and there were many children who studied in the family. In what year did not many young people take part in the boy's test?

As far as Su Mu knew, Su Ruisheng took seventh place when he took the county test for the first time, and even got into the top three when he took the government test last year.

The boy test is nothing more than an entry ticket to participate in the imperial examination, and only when he has achieved fame can he be considered a person.

Of course, even if you are selected as a scholar, it may not be able to explain the problem.Although the more than 20 scholars in the county school have the privilege of exempting from tax and corvee and not kneeling when they see officials, they are also isolated and cold. They need the rice from the county school to make ends meet and not interrupt their studies.Poor scholar, sour scholar is not nonsense.

If you really want to get ahead, you have to wait until you win the Juren, but Juren can be an official.

Puzzled in his heart, he came to the hall in a short while, and the third master Su was already waiting there, holding a copy of "Zhuangzi" in his hand.

"I've seen the third uncle." On the surface, Su Mu still put on a respectful look, after all, the third master is his own uncle.

The third master Su threw the book aside, helped Su Mu up, and said: "Su Mu, we are all in the same family, so there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly. By the way, I heard that you have a cold recently, why don't I Go ask a doctor to come back and show you? Sit down, sit down."

As he spoke, he smiled gently. If it weren't for someone who didn't understand the details, he would really think he was a kind and kind elder.

Su Mu sat on the chair by the way, and replied: "Thank you for your concern, Uncle San, it's all over now."

Master Su San: "It's fine, it's fine. My brother is just a single seedling like you. If something goes wrong. After a hundred years, I really can't explain it to him. By the way, I heard that you got the first place in the county examination. One, well, well, really honoring my Su family. Hehe."

While talking, he stroked the beard of his chin in relief.

Hearing his nonsense talk for a long time, Su Mu became even more impatient and calmed down: "I don't know if the third uncle sent the nephew over today, what's your order?"

Master Su San said: "Back then, my brother was studying abroad and was waiting for the exam in the capital for ten years. It cost a lot of money. Presumably the big house didn't have much money left, and even the third and fourth rooms also paid a lot. Hey, when someone sees me, Su My family is a big family anyway, but as the head of the family, third uncle, I know very well the difficulties of a big family. Every day when we open our eyes, there are dozens of people who have to eat, so difficult, difficult!"

He sighed and called poor, looking very depressed.

Su Mu sneered in his heart: third uncle, third uncle, I didn't expect you to support me, so why cry poor in front of me, it's really strange.

Sighing for a long time, Master Su San said again: "You are the only son of my elder brother. I planned to subsidize the subsidy, but the family is really embarrassed. However, seeing your downfall, I am also sad and want to support you. However, Most of the family is a farm and manor, and I wanted to arrange for you to manage a farm. But every year there are disasters, deducting taxes, and you have to pay some. As for the shops, people in the clan who don’t understand economic affairs often rent them to others for rent. , and not much money. I thought about your matter for a few days, but I got an idea."

"I just learned that the warehouse of Hu Baihu's family in the west of the city is short of a tent. I have an old relationship with him, so I recommend you to go there. The Hu family disagrees. I heard that you are the first in Jinke County, so I nodded. .”

Talking slowly, Master Su San looked at Su Mu secretly from the corner of his eyes.

But there was some inexplicable anger in his heart, this Hu Baihu is really a cunning villain, he has to calculate everything again and again.Back then he despised Su Mu as a fool and refused to accept this marriage.But as soon as he heard that Su Mu won the first place and recovered from his illness, he was moved.

But this guy is a monkey, very smart, what he said is what he hears is what he sees, and this person's dementia usually goes from good to bad.It's okay to be fine on weekdays, like a normal person, but if it is stimulated, it will immediately fall ill.

Therefore, Su Mu had to come to live in Hu's house for a while, and only after he recovered from his madness could he marry him.It just so happened that the old accountant Li was old and wanted to retire, so he asked Su Mu to work under him for a while.

When Master Su San heard this, he sneered in his heart: Whoever is a son of a good family who is willing to be a son-in-law for no reason is usually suffering from a disease, or is really down to the point where he cannot survive.After all, Su Mu is also a son of a rich family, and now he has a small reputation among scholars, so you still pick and choose.If it gets out, even my Third Master Su will lose face.

But in order to send Su Mu out as soon as possible, the third master Su could only agree to this matter depressingly.

He was worried in his heart that if Su Mu's dementia didn't heal, he might be returned by Hu Baihu; but if he recovered, would Su Mu answer someone as an intruder?

Therefore, he didn't dare to tell Su Muming, only that the Hu family wanted to hire a tent, and he recommended Su Mu to go there.

"Being an accountant for someone..." Su Mu's heart moved. He was lying on the bed for the past few days, thinking about how to make money, his head swelled from thinking about it, and he didn't think about a feasible housing case.At its root, the key is that there is no start-up capital.If you can work for a few months and get the wages as capital, it is also good.

Su Mu also has an understanding of salary standards in this world. Illiteracy was everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, and the literacy rate was astonishingly low.The six counties of the entire Baoding mansion add up to a million people. About [-] people can read and write, and even fewer people know how to keep accounts.

The accountant is also a scarce resource, and his monthly salary is about one tael.Measured by the price level of the Ming Dynasty, he is a proper corporate executive.

The most important thing is that Su Mu originally planned to start out as a businessman.But in his previous life, he was just a teacher, never engaged in business activities, and lacked experience. Now that he has this opportunity, he might as well go for an internship to see how merchants in the Ming Dynasty did business.

It is a good thing, but from the mouth of the third master Su, Su Mu always felt that it was not that simple, so he hesitated.

Seeing that Su Mu didn't agree, Third Master Su became anxious: "Su Mu, it's good for you to work as an accountant there. The salary is not low. It's a way. If you don't like doing it, at least you have some savings. You can save money later. It's better to go to other businesses, seeing my Su family's big house in such a decline, I, the patriarch, feel very sad!"

Su Mu: "It's only a tael of silver a month, nothing special."

Master Su San cursed in his heart, you don't even care about a tael of silver, you bastard, a poor family, after a year, you only get two or three taels of silver.

He persuaded him for a long time, and finally said: "Su Mu, this is a good opportunity, it's really a pity to miss it."

It was okay if he didn't persuade, the more he persuaded Su Mu, the more suspicious he became, so he picked up a few teacups and started to drink tea slowly.

Xindao: Although I don't know what the third master Su is thinking, but this position is really attractive, it is a good place.Seeing that he is so enthusiastic, there must be something tricky in it. If he just nodded like this, it would be too cheap for my third uncle.It is still possible to go, but there are some conditions.

Su Mu listened to Master Su's words, then put down his glass and shook his head: "The money is really too little, if it's three taels a month, I'll do it."

Three taels, you only need to work for three months, and you will have start-up capital.

Master Su San spoke dryly, and was holding a cup to drink water, when he heard this, he spouted out the tea, and cursed in his heart: Sanliang, Su Mu, you little bastard, you really dare to open your mouth like a lion.Three taels, the county magistrate's salary is only three taels a month, you, a fool, deserve so much money?Damn, whatever it takes, you gotta get the bastard out.For the 300 taels of silver.

It turned out that Hu Baihu sent someone over yesterday to tell Su Mu to go to his place to work for a while. If he is really healthy, the two families can talk about marriage.Hu Baihu said that he was willing to give 100 taels of silver as a bride price.

At that time, Master Su San was shocked when he heard this number, so he agreed immediately.

But he still put on an angry look on the surface, and said to the visitor: It's only 100 taels, and this is the sincerity of you Hu Baihu.If it was in the past, of course it could.But my nephew not only recovered from his illness, but now he won the first place in the county examination, and he is well-known among the scholars in the county.You may not be able to be a scholar in the future, you Hu Baihu can get a scholar's son for just 100 taels of silver, which is a good idea.

So they kicked them out.

After a while, the Hu family sent someone to raise the dowry to three hundred.

Now Master Su San was completely shocked, 300 taels, my dear, this price can buy [-] mu of land in Baoding Mansion.Hu Baihu, a vulgar soldier, is really rich!

……

No matter, for the 300 taels of silver, let's fool Su Mu first.It is bearable to pay some price.

Master Su San heard what Su Mu said, and immediately responded: "You really hit the spot, Hu Baihu's business is big, and he is in urgent need of an accountant, so he just offers a salary of three taels of silver. Nephew, if you agree, I agreed on behalf of Hu Baihu, you can go there tomorrow."

When Su Mu heard it, he was naturally willing in his heart, stood up, and sang a promise: "In this way, there will be Uncle Lao."

Seeing Su Mu's leaving back, Third Master Su clenched his fists so hard that his nails dug into the palm of his hand.

He has already decided to pay two taels of silver a month to supplement Su Mu's salary, and when he thinks about this, he trembles with distress.

However, if there are no problems, Su Mu will stay at Hu's house for a month or two at most. If he makes no mistakes, Hu Baihu should come over to discuss Su Mu's marriage with him.

It's just a waste of three or four taels of silver, which is barely acceptable.