At the same time that Gong Jian handed the silver ticket to Xiao Er, he also took out a piece of loose silver taels and handed it to Xiao Er: "Okay, then I'll give you these first, and then I will refund more and make up for less." ”

Reaching out to take the silver ticket and silver, Xiao Er is now simply dancing with his eyebrows, and he said that the two brothers in front of him are big customers. Look at how generous this little brother is, he just said the deposit, and he saw that the people paid the room fee directly, and he was even richer. At the same time, he also gave himself so much reward, and Xiao Er responded in a loud voice: "Guest officer, you can live at ease, and if you have anything, look for me." I'll go get hot water for you right away. ”

Xiao Er was happy when he took the reward, and his attitude was more respectful, at this time he quickly turned around and went to fetch hot water for the two brothers.

And after Xiao Er left the courtyard, Gong Yu woke up a little from his sluggishness, and his first reaction was to rush to Gong Jian: "Big brother, let's not live here, here, it's too expensive here." ”

When he was stunned just now, he didn't see that Gong Jian had already paid for the house, so he persuaded his eldest brother to leave here, this yard is the best, but the rent is really too expensive.

Gong Jian didn't care, waved his hand, patted Gong Yu's shoulder, and then said: "This courtyard is expensive for a reason, we are not spending money in vain." There is such a courtyard, if you want to come to us these days, it is not a problem to rest, and no one will easily come up and disturb it. ”

Hearing his eldest brother say this, Gong Yu could only nod in agreement, indeed, living in this courtyard, even if there are people renting other courtyards in the backyard, but the distance between the courtyards is also very far, and they don't know anyone in the provincial capital, so they can indeed be clean and not disturbed by others these days.

Thinking of this, Gong Yu gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, everything is for the eldest brother's imperial examination this time." It's more expensive. ”

Looking at his second brother, who looked very distressed, Gong Jian had to smile and spoke again: "The second brother lives in a courtyard of eighty taels a month with our current family background, which is not a matter and can afford it completely." You don't have to be so sad, it's only right to have a good time. ”

Gong Yu stared at it with some resentment, his eldest brother's smiling face, he didn't understand, this was eighty taels. With so much silver, he couldn't think about it at all in the first two years, but now his eldest brother easily said that the eighty taels were completely affordable, and he let himself enjoy life as much as possible.

Although he knows that his eldest brother is very good at making money, but Gong Yu, who is used to being poor, even if the family has moved to the county now, the living standard is much stronger than before, but he has also noticed that now the family consumes money much faster than before.

In the past half a year, Gong Yu has watched the life of the family in the county, and while feeling the poor situation of the family before, he is also faintly worried about the eldest brother. Their family seems to have no other income except for the small shop at the door, which can now make some income.

Especially him, he also has to study in a private school in the county, not to mention the annual tuition, usually buy books, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, these money is a lot of expenses. The eldest brother has always been generous, and he will give him some pocket money from time to time, so although Gong Yu spends a few dollars now, he will not be deducted and searched like before, but he still can't avoid changing his problem of being meticulous.

In the past half a year, he has also seen that his family has been spending money constantly, and he is anxious, and his eldest brother has been busy with scientific research and studying at home behind closed doors, and he doesn't know how much money he has at home.

Seeing that after his words came out, Gong Yu's face did not ease much, and Gong Jian realized that his younger brother might not know the family's financial situation.

He was also negligent in this regard, he gave enough to the family, but his father and mother would not take the initiative to explain to his younger siblings how much money was saved in the family. Xiaomei usually doesn't go out, occasionally goes to the street to shop and sell some embroidery, she can earn pocket money, plus what she gave, of course, she has never worried about anything. But after all, my younger brother is studying in a private school, and when he interacts with outsiders, he will naturally be a little worried about the family's economy.

And Gong Jian himself has been concentrating on scientific research and reading in the past few months, but he really ignored this. So he beckoned Gong Yu to sit beside him, and then said in a low voice: "Second brother, what do you say the family's current income depends on?"

Just now, Gong Yu had been thinking about the family's income and expenditure, and of course he had thought carefully about their family's income. As soon as he heard his eldest brother's question, he immediately spoke: "Isn't our family relying on the income of the shop on the façade now?"

As soon as he heard Gong Yu answer like this, Gong Jian knew why he was entangled. He laughed lightly, and then said: "Although the shop has some income, it is only enough for some daily expenses of the family, but the majority of the family's income is not there. ”

Seeing his eldest brother say this, Gong Yu also reacted, he raised his head and looked at Gong Jian with burning eyes, and then said: "Is the money that the family spends now all earned by the eldest brother before?"

Gong Yu means that a few years ago, Gong Jian and Tian Ji did business, sold a lot of recipes and other things, so they earned a lot of money, and now they have moved to the county for more than half a year, and it is estimated that they have spent all the money that Gong Jian earned before.

Regarding his younger brother's speculation, Gong Jian shook his head slightly, then nodded again, and then said, "What you said is right, and it is not right. ”

This time, Gong Yu was a little strange. Why is his eldest brother talking so strangely, right is right, wrong is wrong, how to say that his words are both right and wrong. He asked his eldest brother with a puzzled look.

Gong Jian didn't plan to let him worry like this anymore, and explained directly: "That's the case, you also knew before, I have some business dealings with Tian Ji. At the beginning of this year, didn't I take you to do a hot pot business with Tian Ji?"

Listening to his reminder, Gong Yu finally remembered. Last winter, indeed, his eldest brother took him and Gong Yue to the town to discuss the hot pot with the shopkeeper Tian. At that time, it seemed that Tian Ji also sent a big steward to discuss things with his eldest brother.

Later, he didn't ask his eldest brother about the specific situation, it seems that his eldest brother still has a lot of income from the hot pot business.

Sure enough, just as he had guessed, Gong Jian had already opened his mouth to explain to his younger brother.