Idle courtiers

Chapter 250 Red
Who else could it be Master Zhu? Naturally, he is a celebrity from the clan of the Ming Dynasty, General Zhu Cong of Fengguo Baptized Master Zhu!
This guy has a romantic nature. I heard that my lord is going back to the city. Could it be that he invited me to investigate the entertainment industry of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhou Nan was looking forward to it.

Master Zhu and Zhou Nan are friends in need, close friends, and it is not polite for them to meet each other.

Zhou Nan asked: "Old Zhu, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much. Hurry up and treat your guests. Let's find a place to have a drink."

Zhu Cong snorted, "What kind of guest are you inviting? My wife took all my money, and she guarded me like a thief. My lord is so poor that I don't have the face to face others. You should invite me!"

Seeing him complaining about being poor, Zhou Nan didn't give in too much, and followed suit.He said that he had just arrived at the Military Weapons Bureau as an acting ambassador, and he only had a monthly salary of two taels, and he had to support a large family.In addition, the expenses in the yamen have to be figured out by oneself, and life is boring.

The two friends had a miserable comparison for a long time, Zhu Congchi finally couldn't bear it anymore, opened his mouth and cursed: "It's useless to talk less, I don't know your situation yet, so much nonsense will make people angry." The small cloth bag was thrown on the table with a bang.

Hearing this sound, experienced Zhou Nan's eyelids twitched, but he couldn't tell that it was the clang of precious metals.

He picked up the small pocket, opened it, and was immediately dazzled.

But I saw that it was full of yellow golden beans, and the weight was at least 20 taels.

Zhou Nan couldn't help shouting: "Brother Zhu, with so much gold, you're still calling yourself poor, so you're pretending to be an X here! Excessive modesty is pride. Now that we have money, we brothers really have to go out and have fun today. "

Zhu Congchen: "Zimu is bold, that's all, keep the money tight, don't go home until drunk, and don't go home until you spend it all."

Hearing this, Zhou Nan asked anxiously, "Is this money mine? What's the matter?"

Zhu Congchen: "Yes, it's yours. Didn't we publish a collection of poems for the ninth son before, and it became popular, and these are all the money earned from the first edition!"

"famous?"

"It's popular!" Zhu Congchi suddenly jumped up and laughed wildly: "It's a big sale, a big sale! After the first edition, after deducting the capital, the three of us made a total of thousands of taels of silver. I get [-]% and the ninth son [-]%." , Zimu is [-]%. You have not counted silver before, it is too heavy, but it is easy to carry when it is exchanged into gold. I changed it for you, so I brought it here for you."

"God open your eyes, God open your eyes. This is the first edition. We can still publish five or six editions. Although it is not as good as the first edition, it is no problem to sell another three or four thousand taels. Haha, haha, my family's When Huanglianpo saw the 4000 taels of silver I handed over, her face burst into laughter."

"These days, she's been kind to me. She even said that she was in a hurry to make me feel wronged, so I shouldn't take it to heart. Hey, who am I? Fengguo General Zhu Congzhu, a talented man, a yellow-faced woman , you can live a happy life with my master!"

Zhu Cong, a serf, stood up and sang, full of vigor, dancing, like crazy.

Zhou Nan was speechless for a while: I came up with the idea for Jiu Gongzi to publish a collection of poems, how did it become your idea?
It is estimated that Zhu Congjin was suppressed too hard by his wife in the past, and now he can't hold it back.

Happy families are similar, and unfortunate families have their own misfortunes.

Judging from Zhu Congjin's situation, we can see how severe the huge economic pressure is on the relationship between husband and wife.

Just now I thought that classmate Zhu was showing off his wealth, and said he would use the money to go out and drink flowers and wine, but he didn't expect it to be his own share, and he really shot himself in the foot.

This man surnamed Zhu really knows how to calculate, it's really unjust, Jia!
Zhou Nanzheng was extremely poor, and he felt bad for being bullied by him.

Just as he was thinking about how to drive this fellow away, Xun Fangyu came in with a plate of chopped pears.

It turned out that after receiving Zhou Nan's order yesterday, Xun Fangyu sent corn bread and soybeans to the countryside to buy pears early in the morning.It was also the luck of these two people. As soon as they left the house with money, they met a fruit seller, and the price was reasonable.The two were lazy and bought a car back.

Zhu Congchi and Ah Jiu always came to Zhou Nan's place with a big swagger. During the period when Zhou Nan went to the Military Weapons Bureau, classmate Zhu came several times and met Xun Fangyu.

Therefore, Xun Fangyu has nothing to avoid.

Seeing Zhu Congjian blushing in the study, like a trapped animal baring its teeth and claws, she was startled, and the pear in her hand almost fell to the ground.

Zhou Nan hurriedly picked it up, and with a thought, he suddenly had an idea.

He pretended to change his face, and exclaimed: "Lady, why are you here? It's my fault, it's my fault! Listen to my explanation, listen to my explanation!"

Xun Fangyu was stunned by her husband's violent reaction.

Zhou Nan grabbed the gold on the table and stuffed it into her hand: "This money was sent by Mrs. Zhu, and it's the hair grown outside. I didn't know it beforehand, and I didn't intend to deceive the lady on purpose. This money is not my private money." , Now give it to my wife, if I keep a little of it privately, let the thunder from the sky strike me down and blow me into charcoal flowers. It is important for my wife to take care of myself, someone is here, and I will send my aunt back to the house to rest."

Push the bewildered Xun Fangyu out of the house.

When she left, Zhou Nan said to Zhu Cong with a mournful face, "Brother Zhu, I have a fierce wife at home, and I can't help it. I'm afraid you and I won't be able to eat the wine today."

Zhu Cong took a deep breath: "Zimu, you are also afraid of your wife like a tiger...a concubine..."

Zhou Nan pretended to be very ashamed: "Brother Zhu, you don't know that my concubine was born as a concubine from a wealthy family in Huai'an. There are countless houses. The greetings and entertainments of the brothers in the officialdom are all paid by her."

"Because of this, my brother is soft on people and short on manpower, and he usually gives way to her by three points. But I don't want to, but he is getting more and more powerful. He is very strict with his brother on weekdays, and he is beaten and scolded at every turn. Money, brother, I can bear it, my life is miserable!"

"My husband is weak, and I'm making brother Zhu a joke."

Hearing what he said, Zhu Cong remembered his miserable situation at home, and felt sympathetic: "Understood, I can understand. Let me just say, your concubine is so ugly, but Zimu is willing to accept it. Also, why don't you pick up your eldest wife?" This is the reason why I came to Beijing and let my concubine accompany you. Woman, what a tiger!"

The two drank pears and gossiped, exchanging ideas on stealing money from private houses and how to deal with the shrewd wife at home, and their relationship became closer again.

Finally, Zhou Nan said angrily: "Brother Zhu, the world laughs at my two brothers who are afraid of their wives like a tiger. It is because they don't understand that we are called wisdom. Women need to be coaxed, and only when a family is harmonious can everything prosper."

"Yes." Zhu Cong nodded repeatedly.

Zhou Nan: "What do you mean by being afraid of your wife? Is it a matter of respect and love? Is it wrong for me to respect and love my wife and children? As long as our family is in harmony, it doesn't matter what others think. I really did it. .”

Zhu Congchen was so moved that he shed tears: "Zimu's words won my heart. It's easy to find a treasure, but it's rare to find a confidant. With a confidant like you, Zhu has no regrets in this life."

Zhou Nan always felt that there was something wrong with Lao Zhu's words.

After a few days of vacation at home, Zhou Nan got up early every morning to go to Wang Shizhen's class, and didn't go home until Shenshi in the afternoon.After returning home, I talked with Xun Fangyu, read a book, lived a leisurely life, and didn't want to go to work anymore.

There was news from the Military Weapons Bureau that the goods from the Li Family Iron Mine in Fangshan had been returned twice.Li Gao didn't follow him, and his face was dark all day long, as if he was going to do something wrong, and passers-by had to watch out.

Zhou Nan thought about it, and it was time to talk to Li Gao. As long as he was willing to admit defeat, he would not bother Mr. Ben in the future and make a decoration with peace of mind. The cast iron tempered by his family is usable.

Since the bird man cannot be driven away, then the matter cannot be overdone, and it is better for both sides to leave some room for relaxation.

(End of this chapter)