Chapter 15 The Wisdom of Little People
"Why did you come back? My father bought the osmanthus duck, come and eat it!" Tang Xiucai greeted him warmly, and put some side dishes such as ducks, pork heads, vinegar edamames, and peeled eggs in his hands and feet.
"By the way, there is still wine!" Tang Xiucai took a casserole from the stove, which contained half a pot of rice wine. He poured a bowl for Tang Yi, and said with a smile: "I added some shredded ginger and plum blossoms, and it's just enough to drink it in autumn to warm my stomach."
Not to mention, my father is very good at enjoying it. Tang Yi picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and stretched out his thumb. Tang Xiucai immediately smiled, not to mention how happy he was. He poured a bowl of wine himself, and ate it happily with edamame.
"Yi'er, what's going on at the pier?"
"Give it." Tang Yi took out the silver notes and stuffed them into his father's hand. Tang Xiucai smiled and said, "Yi'er, don't let someone cheat you, you are giving you treasure notes, that thing is worthless!"
"Hmph, you can tell if you can't see it yourself."
"I really have to see, I must not let you bully you...what?" Tang Xiucai was so scared that he squirted out a sip of wine. Fortunately, he turned his head in time, otherwise the table of vegetables would be wasted.
Tang Yi said dissatisfiedly: "Are you old?"
"Why not! A bad guy, two hundred taels, it's not fake, right?" Tang Xiucai was a little nervous. He took the oil lamp and looked at it carefully, rode the sewing marks, endorsing the ticket number, secretly custodial, and redeem the ticket as soon as he saw it. There was no shortage of what he should have.
"It's true! How did you make so much money in these few days? Tell me, will you turn stones into gold, or will you cheat me?"
Tang Yi was speechless and shouted angrily: "You can't think of something good!"
"I, I don't believe that serious business can make so much money!"
"You are right!" Tang Yi smiled and said, "But it has nothing to do with me, it's Lei Qi."
"Which Lei Qi? Why haven't I heard of it?"
You stayed at home every day and could you hear a few people. Tang Yi had no choice but to tell the passing and tell his father. Tang Xiucai listened silently, his mouth was so wide that he could stuff the duck eggs into it.
"Yi'er, I'm saying that Lei Qi was cheated by his wife? As the saying goes, you can get a boat trip for a hundred years, and you can get a pillow and sleep together after a thousand years. Isn't that true?"
Tang Yi sighed and said with a wry smile: "Lei Qi's wife seems to have relatives who are officials in the yamen. They should be a combination of interests and have no feelings at all. Lei Qi is looking for evidence everywhere and wants to send his wife to prison! Give me 200 taels of silver, but half of it is the hush fee."
"So that's it." Tang Xiucai suddenly realized, and suddenly his face changed again. He asked anxiously: "Yi'er, if you help Lei Qi settle the score, will he let you be a witness? The gods and mortals suffer when they fight, you can't go!"
Tang Yi suddenly burst into tears, Dad, you were finally smart!
"You are worried that you are not wrong at all, so we need to move out quickly."
“Where to go?”
"Of course it's Taicang."
"Hey, Lei Qi is in Taicang, are we going?"
Tang Yi smiled: "Have you ever heard of Dayin in the city? There are 200,000 to 300,000 people in Taicang Prefecture. It's not so easy for Lei Qi to find us. Instead, they are in Liuhebao, and they are sure to find one."
"Yes, yes, we must leave quickly." Tang Xiucai said uneasy: "Yi'er, this kind of property lawsuit has never been a trivial matter. When your grandfather was still there, he encountered it many times, and all his life was killed."
"No, right? That's so serious?" Tang Yi was also a little surprised. Although the Ming Dynasty did not advocate the rule of law, it would not cost his life if he checked the account!
Tang Xiucai looked serious and said, "Yi'er, no matter what, dad can't take risks. If you make a mistake, dad will not survive!"
Although my father was not smart, he had good experience. Tang Yi did not dare to be careless and nodded in a hurry.
"You always make arrangements, and your children will listen to you."
Tang Xiucai had a calm face and turned around the ground for a few times, saying, "Yi'er, we'll leave tomorrow morning. I'll go find Manager Zhu's couple now, return the house, and ask them to help find a suitable carriage."
Tang Xiucai was really impatient. He had long since wanted to live there. The two men had 400 taels of silver in their pockets. Although it was not enough to ride a crane to Yangzhou, it was fine to live a wealthy life. Even if there was no Lei Qi's business, they would have to move out in the next few days.
My father hurried downstairs, and Tang Yi was not idle either. He cleaned up the things on the bamboo building. In fact, there was nothing. He was just changing clothes, plus half a box of books, and the rest were all ragged, so it was a problem to carry them.
The next day, before dawn, the two of them got up to wash. At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves outside. Tang Yi opened the door of the building and saw that it was the shopkeeper Zhu who came, and there were two dark and strong young men following behind him.
Manager Zhu smiled at Tang Yi and turned around and let the two young people look at the carriage. He hurriedly ran up.
"Master Tang, my little husband."
"Uncle Zhu, thank you for your hard work. I have been taking care of you for the past year. Tang Yi thanked you on behalf of Daddy."
Tang Xiucai was fame and fortune, and he could only let his son take his tribute. Manager Zhu hurriedly said: "It's not possible, it's not possible. I'm not to hide it from you. I have something to do. Please ask you and Mr. Tang!"
"Just say that."
Manager Zhu looked downstairs, pointed to the two young men and said, "Little husband, these two kids are my sons, the eldest is Zhu Shan, the second is Zhu Hai, a pair of dull gourds, and they don't know anything. But the success is that they have the strength to be honest. You and Mr. Tang are both decent people, and you need to run errands around you, move things, guard the house and protect the hospital, etc., and these two kids will be handed over to you."
Tang Xiucai was also shocked. He just asked Manager Zhu to find a carriage yesterday, so why did he send both sons here?
"Brother Zhu, you are all innocent people. How can you let your children be servants for them? I can't accept them!"
Seeing that Tang Xiucai refused, Manager Zhu was so anxious that his face turned red. He looked at Tang Yi pitifully and said, "Little husband, please help me say a few words!"
When Tang Yi heard the news, his brow frowned slightly, but when he thought about it, he immediately understood the reason.
You should know that the Ming Dynasty was a privileged society. The higher the scholars' reputation, the greater the privilege. Just the official and gentry's immunity and tax exemption tempted countless poor families to sell themselves and join. Don't you see that after every provincial examination, Suzhou Prefecture will have to lose thousands of acres of tax-paying land. This is the so-called dedication.
As the saying goes, early investment and early income, the Tang family and his son have obviously become lucky during this period. Moreover, the intelligence shown by Tang Yi is even more amazing. He just found a way to make money for them casually. He is definitely a super potential stock, and it may not be as good as the future!
Send the little boy quickly, and the benefits are guaranteed to be indispensable. It is better to provide timely help than adding icing on the cake. When people become more developed, they will not be able to deliver them even if they want to.
From Manager Zhu's expression, Tang Yi keenly read his thoughts, but the father and the two of them were missing helpers at this time, and the Zhu brothers came just in time.
Tang Yi thought for a while and said with a smile: "Dad, Uncle Zhu and us are friends. How can two brothers be servants for us? You might as well let the two brothers follow us and teach them to read and read. After a year or two, the two brothers will have other ways out before they can let them go. What do you think?"
"This..." Tang Xiucai was still pondering, but Manager Zhu quickly bowed and agreed: "That's it!"
The three father and son of the Zhu family helped to load the two wooden boxes into the carriage. Zhu Shan drove the car in front, and Tang Yi and his son left the alley. Without taking a few steps, someone happened to come towards him. Fortunately, Zhu Shan grabbed the animal, otherwise he would have bumped into it.
"Master, are you?"
Wu Tiancheng was stunned and quickly saluted. Tang Yi asked in surprise: "Why are you here?" Wu Tiancheng's face turned red and he whispered: "Master, I secretly found someone on the dock to drink last night. What do you think? I indirectly found out that Lei Qi's wife is the niece of the judge Hu Bin, who is from the seventh rank! If he knew who helped Lei Qi settle the score, would there be good fruits to eat? I packed a package overnight and wanted to come to the master to talk to him, and then went to the state city. Anyway, I was alone and learned so much from my master, so I can't be a accountant."
After hearing his words, Tang Yi couldn't help but secretly raise his thumbs up. No matter whether it is the Zhu family or Wu Tiancheng, they are all good players who seek profit and avoid harm. Sometimes the wisdom of small people should not be underestimated!
Chapter completed!