12. State trip
Shen did not delay. That night, he picked another good one from the fruits and melons brought by his younger brother and put them in a basket. He ordered Cui'er to go to He Xin's house to ask for a letter. Li ordered Cui'er to bring a message to Shen and asked her to just talk.
Li is the second wife, and his stepson has married a wife. Except for the trivial matters in the Li family, the stepson and his wife are taking care of the family affairs. Li is very leisurely on weekdays. She has a similar temper with Shen, so she is naturally happy to go over and talk.
Shen brought the fruits and fruits over, and Li said that Shen was kind. Shen laughed, "I know you must not lack this here. If you bought it from outside, I won't send it here. Yesterday, my brothers came over and brought a few baskets. They were all made from their own fields. They were fresh, but they were picked after they were ripe. Now they are just eating it, not from ordinary merchants."
Li and Shen were familiar with each other and joked with a smile, "Your brother really loves you. I think he comes from time to time."
Shen said, "He is a kind-hearted person. If there is anything wrong with our village, most of the tribe members have been asking him for help. This time, he is really in trouble. He is locked up the harvest of my mother's family in one season. I thought, ask my sister-in-law and see what the clan brother has."
Li asked what happened, and Shen said, "I know that my brothers are doing silk and brocade business, which has nothing to do with the ones selling melons and fruits. If it were usual, I could not speak with my sister-in-law, but melons and vegetables are nothing like other things. People in my mother's village farming. If they were delayed for a few days, the harvest would be gone in one season, so I would ask my sister-in-law for a shameless attitude."
Li was young and would marry He Xin, who was over 20 years older than her, as her second wife. He was just an ordinary family. Therefore, he knew the difficulties of Shen at the first time. Li immediately agreed, "What's the matter? I dare not speak loudly and guarantee that I can help you, but it's not a big deal to ask our master. It's a coincidence that you originally planned to go to the prefecture tomorrow. When the master comes back in the evening, I will ask him, if he doesn't give you a letter tonight, he will give you a letter to you tomorrow."
Mrs. Shen thanked Mrs. Li again and again.
Li sent the news to the He family that night. The young wife asked him to ask him to ask the Shen family to be the relative of the He family. He Xin did not have any way to collect vegetables, but asked Shen Su to go over and talk in detail to see if he could help.
He Gong also went with him.
Shen Su decided to follow He Xin to the prefecture the next day to try his luck. Shen took ten taels of silver to his younger brother in private, but Shen Su was the first time he went to the prefecture. Although he followed He Xin all the way, Shen was worried. If he encountered any difficulties, it would be cheaper to have money. Shen Su was not polite to his sister.
Shen asked someone to bring a message to her parents' family, so that she would not let her parents' family worry about her.
On the fourth day, Shen Sufang returned to Bishui County with exhaustion. Seeing that he was so tired, Shen Shi did not ask him anything else, and prepared bath water with his servants first and let Shen Su take a hot bath. After Shen Su changed his clothes, a bowl of beef noodles had been cooked under the kitchen, with the same pickled cucumber and the same chopped pickled radish strips mixed with sesame oil.
Shen Su didn't say a word, picked up the bowl and ate a bowl of noodles, and asked for a second bowl. Without asking, Shen Su said, "No, we are looking for it all the way, but we have to keep the price very low. If we count the travel expenses, it would be better to sell it to the shopkeeper of Bishui County nearby."
Shen had no other way, and said, "Since that's the case, sell it nearby. The price this year is lower, and maybe it will be higher next year."
Chen Su smiled slightly, "Didn't my sister say that she can't think of what kind of business to do? I had an idea on the way back, so we might as well make pickles."
"I went back to the prefecture, but it was not in vain. I inquired about many pickled restaurants. They either had special fields to grow melons and vegetables, or they wanted to reduce my price. Later, I turned around and found the most famous pickled restaurant to buy some jars of pickled vegetables. My sister tried it and asked me to tell me, it would be better than you made." Chen Su smiled and had no discouragement. She picked up the pickled cucumber and bit it with creaking, and ate it with relish.
Shen didn't believe it and laughed, "You said this again. I'm just a craft in the village, so how can I compare with those in other people's stores?"
"What I said is such a big deal. I bought some pickles and tried them carefully. I really feel that the pickles taste better." Chen Su said seriously, "My sister doesn't want to do big business. If I ask me, it's better to do this pickles business. First, the cost is small. Second, it's not enough to be sold, and it's not important to be sold for a while. People always have to eat food, clothing, housing and transportation."
Shen blinked, "Sell pickles?"
Chen Su blinked and looked at each other for a long time. Shen Shi calmed down and said, "When I try the taste of pickles in the Zhoufu pickle restaurant." My younger brother likes to joke about small things, and such things won't even joke with her.
Chen Su said, "Then I will go home and collect some melons and vegetables to prepare."
Shen said, "Don't be anxious first."
Chen Su is a man, saying, "Since you have made up your mind, don't hesitate. What should you be afraid of? Don't worry, sister, I know what to do."
Shen still cares about his younger brother's future and said, "You are not allowed to delay your homework."
Chen Su smiled, "I'm all in my mind."
"Listen to me, studying is the right way." Shen said, "You only see that merchants are rich, but merchants cannot wear silk. Even the rich merchants have to ceremonies when they meet scholars. Although no one cares about these things now, this is what etiquette says. Women open a shop, and people say that they make money from makeup. If men do business, even if you do business, you will still look down on you. Only fame and fortune are the great way."
If he had poor ability to bear it, he would definitely be reminded of this sentence. However, Chen Su grew up listening to this sentence since he was a child. He responded lazily, "Don't worry, I can't do business, and my father is not allowed."
"It's good that you know." Cui'er brought another bowl of beef noodles. Shen said, "Eat slowly, overeating will damage the spleen and stomach."
He was so hungry just now that he had filled his stomach a little, and Chen Su returned to his elegant appearance. He was handsome in life and was born to take advantage of the situation. He looked good no matter what he looked. He slowly picked up the face and asked Chen Su, "Where is Zijin? Why didn't he see him?"
Shen said, "I went to Aunt Xian to have fun. I said there were delicious mooncakes, so I asked Zijin to eat them."
Chen Su sighed, "Zi Jin is born well and sensible, and no one doesn't like her."
Shen curled his lips to the main courtyard where Mrs. He lived, and the one didn't like her daughter. Mrs. He just didn't like her. There were few harmonious and harmonious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. However, Mrs. He was always cold to He Zijin, and Mrs. Shen had a lot of opinions on this.
Chen Su smiled, "What do you think of that woman? Zijin doesn't lack her!"
Filling his stomach, Chen Su said, "I will go home tomorrow. I will be thinking about it in the past few days after I come out."
Shen nodded, "It's time to go home."
When He Zijin returned home in the evening, he saw Chen Su's approaching again. He held Chen Su's hand and pretended to be a childish expression and Chen Su's inquire about the state prefecture.
He Gong was also happy when he saw Chen Su, and advised him not to hurry and to focus on his studies.
Chen Su also agreed. Only Mrs. He privately muttered He Su's words to his son, "Don't miss the right job" and He Gong laughed, "My brother is also anxious about the harvest of his tribe. Besides, he is still young and it's not surprising that he is a little uncertain. It will be fine in two years."
Chen Su is a serious brother-in-law, and Mrs. He cannot ask her son to break up with Chen Su, but she just repeatedly reminded her, "You have to put your heart on the scholar's trial. It's not long before next year. Let's put your heart down and read the book for a few months. It's better if you win once."
Chapter completed!