farmer's husband

100--Andrew Steady profits and no losses

Oh~ Harue finally remembered!

It turned out that Wang Zongping was taking revenge on Chai Dong to show off to him on New Year's Eve!
Thinking back then, Chai Dong's behavior was exactly the same as he is now... Of course, Chai Dong is not as talkative as he is.

"It's really childish." Chun Zhi nodded quickly, "Sister, let's not be as knowledgeable as him. Let's go our own way, and it's just good for him to stay away from us!"

"Yes." Chai Dong nodded, and the two of them continued to ride the little donkey forward.

They rode donkeys for five days before reaching the county seat.

When the young couple entered the county seat, they found the gate of Kang Mansion.

Come back after a year, the concierge is still the old man from last year.Chun Zhi stepped forward to salute them: "Brother, I want to see Mrs. Kang for something, just tell her we are from Wangjia Village, Shitong Town, and she will know."

The concierge already had an impression of them!Now that they heard Chun Zhi's self-reported family name, they came to their senses.A person nodded quickly. "Understood, you wait here first, and I will report to my wife right away!"

It only took him a cup of tea to go, and then he came back.

"Master Chai, Mrs. Chai, please come in, my wife is already waiting for you."

Chun Zhi quickly thanked him, and he and Chai Dong went in with the maid who led the way.

When he came back to the front hall where he had been, Chun Zhi saw Mrs. Kang sitting there drinking tea.Seeing Chun Zhi and Chai Dong, Mrs. Chai had a slight smile on her face: "You two went to the provincial capital to take the exam?"

"Yes." Chai Dong nodded.

"Then you are one step late. My boy Lin already left yesterday. If you had come a day earlier, you could have gone with him." Mrs. Kang sighed with regret.

Chun Zhi quickly waved his hand. "We didn't come here to find Mr. Lin."

"Really? Then who are you looking for?" Mrs. Kang asked.

Chun Zhi dug out the handkerchief with the gray cat embroidered on it from the bundle, and held it up with both hands. "The square handkerchief I gave Mrs. Kang last year was too simple. After I went back, I couldn't feel at ease. I felt that I still took advantage of your family. So after I went back, I studied embroidery for another year. Now The craftsmanship is finally ready. Then I collected some cat fur and specially embroidered a more similar jujube. This time I will pass by here again, so I will drop by and deliver the handkerchief.”

The servant girl came over and took the handkerchief and handed it to Mrs. Kang.Mrs. Kang took a look at the handkerchief, she nodded again and again: "Your cat is well repaired, I feel like I saw Xiaozao at a glance. And this thread... Eh, it's so soft, it seems to be real. hair?"

"It's cat fur, which I specially collected from other cats." Chun Zhi said hastily.

Madam Kang nodded again. "You have a heart."

With that said, she put away the veil. "In that case, I will hand over this handkerchief to my old lady when I turn back. Since you all have to go to the provincial capital to take the exam, then I won't leave you in vain." Then, she called the maid again, "Go and get it." 20 taels of silver."

The servant girl agreed, and soon brought a small bag of silver.

Mrs. Kang asked the maid to bring the money to Chunzhi. "It's a coincidence that the square veil you embroidered last time was touched by my old lady every day, and the veil was torn after a year. I'm thinking of finding someone to embroider another square for her. Now, since you sent a party so realistically, it happened to be a big favor to me. In this case, please accept the 20 taels of silver. This is how I miss you, my old lady and Xiaozao This is a small gesture. Besides, since you are going to take the exam in the provincial capital, it will cost you a lot, so this little money can be regarded as a little subsidy from my family to Mr. Chai, and I hope you don’t refuse."

Harue didn't intend to refuse at first.So now that Mrs. Kang said so, she happily took the money. "Thank you Madam Kang!"

"You're welcome, it should be." Mrs. Kang said with a smile, and then asked someone to take them out.

After the two of them went out, Mrs. Kang slowly put away her smiling face, lowered her head and opened the handkerchief again.

The maid next to her immediately whispered: "These two people specially chose to come to the door at this time, is it just to play the autumn wind? Ma'am, you are too sexual. Last time, it was just such a simple veil. They were given two donkeys. They tasted the benefits, and they came again this time, but they took away another 20 taels with a simple handkerchief! I have seen such handkerchiefs in other places, similar Embroidery workers, that is, the thread used to embroider cats is not made of real cat hair, and one side is only ten cents! Madam, you gave 20 taels in one breath, which is too generous!"

"I'm being generous for the old lady." Mrs. Kang said slowly, "Since years ago, how many embroiderers have we hired to embroider jujube for the old lady? But no matter how delicate the handkerchief is, the old lady can't even I don’t even want to take a second look. I can’t see anything like Xiaozao’s handkerchief even if I hold it like a treasure. I have to hold it in my arms when I sleep. Now that square handkerchief is broken, there must be only this The new ones embroidered by Chai Niangzi can catch her eyes. Maybe this is the difference between intention and carelessness! It’s a pity that we have ordinary feelings for cats, so naturally we can’t understand their crazy love for cats. In this way, 20 taels of silver can buy old The wife is happy, it is totally worth it!"

After a pause, she continued. "There is also Mr. Chai, the master has checked his test papers last year. After he came back, he praised him to me. Although he is not very old, the articles are very beautifully written, and there is something in the words, and many people know Zheye’s people are completely different. This son will become a great talent in the future. Then, if I give him a little support before he becomes a talent, maybe I can bring some benefits to the family in the future. Why not do it? And even if the master sees He missed it, he didn't succeed in the end, it was just 20 taels of silver in vain, and our Kang family can afford it."

Killing two birds with one stone, their family's business is sure to make money, why doesn't she do it?

The servant girl finally understood, she nodded quickly. "What madam said is true! It's the servant who is stupid."

Madam Kang smiled. "It's okay, now you understand it."

With that said, she folded the veil again. "Let's go, let's go see the old lady!"

Let's talk about Chun Zhi's young couple.

After leaving Kang's house, Chun Zhi finally lost his balance.

"20 taels of silver! 20 taels of silver!" She excitedly raised two fingers at Chai Dong, "Mrs. Kang is so generous, she actually gave so much money in one go. I thought she would give five taels of silver. I'm going to snicker at twelve!"

"20 taels is nothing to their family. Moreover, if they can take the opportunity to recruit a future scholar, it may be helpful to Kang Lin or the Kang family in the future. They would be stupid not to seize this opportunity. "Chai Dong said softly, "And 20 taels of silver is almost just enough for us to eat and live in the provincial capital."

"That's what I said, but 20 taels of silver! This is the first time I've seen so much money in my life!" Chun Zhi still smiled from ear to ear.The money is now in her bag, and she has to reach out to touch it after a while, for fear of losing it.

"It's also the first time I've seen so many." Chai Dong also nodded.

Then, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, feeling sweet in their hearts.

With these 20 taels of silver by his side, Chun Zhi finally felt relieved.The young couple continued to ride a donkey all the way, eating and sleeping in the open. After walking on the road for nearly a month, it can be regarded as arriving in the provincial capital.

The provincial capital is much larger and more lively than the county seat.Of course, the cost here is much higher than in the county.

This time, they didn't expect to live in the inn near the examination room, so they didn't even ask about the houses there, they just found a foot shop, and asked the foot shop clerk for nearby houses like last year.

The foot shop clerk really knew everything about the houses for rent in this area.

"I think you two are young and don't have much money on hand, right? I won't tell you that nonsense. You also have a cat with you. If you live in a hotel, you must live in a single room. This single room The price is very expensive, at least fifty yuan a day. And the food in the inn is expensive, even more expensive than the accommodation. And to tell you the truth, every time it comes to the exam, there are also meals in the inn Pay attention to, what is promoted steadily, one tael of silver for a meal; lucky star, five taels of silver for a meal, and some messy names, anyway, it is just spending money thinking about the law. When the students go there, they are all being tricked You are fooling around and spending money, at least a dozen or 20 taels a month. If you have money, you can go for a lottery. If not, then you might as well rent a house, which is the most economical .”

When Chun Zhi heard the numbers he reported, her little heart almost jumped out of her throat.

Fortunately, she didn't just rush to the provincial capital with the less than three taels of silver saved by the Wang family.Otherwise, she and Chai Dong would have spent all their money and lived on the streets before they got through the exam!
The 20 taels of silver that Mrs. Kang gave was indeed not too much, just enough.

She nodded quickly. "We're renting a house! Absolutely renting a house, sir, don't you think so?"

"Well, rent a house." Chai Dong nodded immediately.

(End of this chapter)