Zhu Ping'an was a little stunned. The old Li family was really wealthy. In ancient times, coral was definitely a rare thing and very expensive.
Ge Hong's "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" states: "The King of Nanyue once presented a coral tree, one foot and three feet high." It is said that Zhao Tuo, the king of Guangnan, paid tribute to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty two coral trees, each with a height of one foot and three feet.
With 3 forks and 460 branches, it is worth the green pond in the imperial garden of the imperial palace. This tree is bright red and brilliant, and has "light scenery at night" in full swing, so it is called the fire tree and becomes a treasure of the palace. In the Han Dynasty, all corals were made
It is the treasure of the palace, so it can be seen that it is very precious. The reason why coral was so expensive in ancient times, in addition to its own advantages, was that the trouble of picking coral in ancient times was also an important reason for the high price. Tang Li Shangyin's poem "Bicheng":
"The Moon and the Rabbit are just born, and the iron-net corals have no branches." To pick the corals, fishermen lower the iron nets into the sea, which is very troublesome.?
I don’t know what kind of corals Mr. Li brought to the black-bellied girl, but they are definitely worth a lot of money. In ancient times, it was quite rare to have such a father who pampered a girl to such an extent.
While Zhu Ping'an was feeling emotional, he still couldn't understand why the sinister girl secretly gave him money.
When Rich Man Li was coaxing his baby to have a baby, he spotted Zhu Ping'an looking over at the study door.
Which family is this descendant of?
Why are you at home?
Are you here for your own girl?
As soon as Rich Man Li assumed the third possibility, he cautiously hid his girl behind his back with his big hands, and then waved to Zhu Pingan, ready to investigate clearly. Not everyone could covet his precious baby.
Zhu Ping'an saw Rich Man Li waving to him, so he walked over.
"I've met Mr. Li."
After Zhu Pingan approached, he cupped his hands and gave a salute.
"Who are you?" Rich Man Li looked Zhu Pingan up and down and asked inquiringly.
"I am Zhu Pingan from Xiahe Village," Zhu Pingan replied calmly.
After hearing the name, Rich Man Li suddenly realized, "Oh, so you are the poor boy who often comes to borrow books."
"Dad, you can no longer call me a poor boy. He is very promising now. He has been admitted as a scholar and is still the best in our town."
The sinister girl, who was blocked behind by Rich Man Li, said in a sarcastic tone. There was all kinds of dislike for Zhu Ping'an in her voice.
After hearing his baby's ridicule and dislike of Zhu Ping'an, Rich Man Li breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his baby's baby was not interested, that would be fine.
I just heard Shu'er say that he is a scholar? Such a young scholar is rare. But he is just a scholar. I have seen many, including officials. I have seen a lot. Although Rich Man Li was a little surprised
Zhu Pingan was admitted as a scholar at a young age, but he did not take Zhu Pingan seriously and just nodded towards Zhu Pingan.
Many scholars failed to advance further in their fame and had no choice but to return to their hometowns to make a living by teaching. Scholars who were not financially wealthy, but whose social status was slightly higher than that of ordinary people, were called "poor scholars". Those who had eaten abalone
, then you will also have an appetite for small fish and shrimps.
Rich Man Li's reaction was also what Zhu Pingan expected.
"It's like this. Thanks to Mr. Li's care over the past few years, he was allowed to borrow books from the study room, so he was lucky enough to win this year's boy exam. Three days later, my parents are going to have a banquet at home. I hope Mr. Li can appreciate it." Zhu
Ping An bowed his hand and explained the purpose of his visit.
"Oh, it's unfortunate. Li has encountered some difficult things and I'm afraid I don't have time these days." After hearing what Zhu Pingan said, Rich Man Li shook his head and declined.
The rejection was expected by Zhu Pingan.
I just don’t know if what Rich Man Li said about encountering a difficult problem is true or false. If it’s just an excuse to refuse, that’s fine; but if it’s true, I don’t know if I can help. After all, in
I have been reading books for so many years.
"Oh. I don't know what happened to Mr. Li. If he could use a safe place," Zhu Ping'an asked politely.
Upon hearing this, Rich Man Li glanced at Zhu Ping'an again and chuckled, "Maybe you can study, but this troublesome thing I have is not something you can do."
Uh, okay.
Since Rich Man Li has no intention of telling, Zhu Ping'an stopped asking. If the other party wants to tell, you don't have to ask yourself, the other party will tell you; but if the other party doesn't want to tell, even if you ask until your lips are dry, the other party will
Nor would he tell himself that Rich Man Li belongs to the latter group.
"Boy Meng Lang, you made Mr. Li laugh. Mr. Li is very busy and tired, so I won't bother you." Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands knowingly and said goodbye.
Rich Man Li did not stop him, and even asked Zhu Ping'an to borrow two more books to save him from running back and forth.
After Zhu Pingan said goodbye to Rich Man Li, he returned to the study. Because he had just received Rich Man Li's permission, Zhu Pingan went to the bookshelf to look for books again. He found two books on policy theory and put them in his schoolbag.
Here, get ready to go home.
As soon as I put the book into my bag, I saw a dark girl walking in with an angry look on her face.
"It's really too much. They ate everything from inside to outside. I didn't call them uncles in the first place. They are really a bunch of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves who have darkened their hearts. I don't believe that dad can't find out if he asks people to check the account books!"
The sinister girl walked in with an angry look on her face, talking to the little maid Hua'er who was walking beside her.
Zhu Ping'an, who was about to leave, listened for two more minutes. It seemed that the shady girl was talking about the difficult things that Rich Man Li said. Unexpectedly, there was really something thorny. From what the shady girl said, it seemed that Li
Several shopkeepers under the rich man have colluded in the past few years, and through false accounting and other methods, they seem to have embezzled a lot of money from the rich man Li. The rich man Li also heard the news accidentally, and combined with the closer look
The profit seemed to have dropped a lot in the past two years, so he became suspicious of several shopkeepers. However, these shopkeepers had been colluding for a long time, and the accounting books seemed to be flawless. In short, the rich man Li took several accounting offices at home to check the number.
No problem was found.
Profits were low, and Rich Man Li did not find any problems in his accounts, so he gave the excuse to those shopkeepers. They were in private contact with other businesses, which made the business chain that Rich Man Li worked so hard to establish a little unstable. Shopkeepers and Rich Man Li
It's just an employment relationship, unlike a servant who signed a contract of sale, and listening to Li Shu's words, it seems that the shopkeeper is related to the Li family. Without evidence, Rich Man Li doesn't dare to act rashly, so
It is not that easy to deal with, and it has become a thorny issue for Rich Man Li. (To be continued)
ps: I realized it was so late after coding. I’m sorry. The unit has been very busy recently. Today’s monthly ticket is excellent. I hope everyone will continue to support Hanmen. There are still three days left, and I hope there will be a surprise.