"The Jin family's business is the help of the friends of the people, the grocery store is the Jin family, let's give this thing to the friends of the Dalang, you don't look at your own catties, will the Jin family give us a shop for no reason?" Li Manjiang said angrily.

"That's not good, anyway, the Jin family sent it to our house. Who knows if he's telling the truth, or putting gold on his face? As soon as Hu Shi heard that he didn't want a grocery store, he immediately became anxious.

"Don't worry about this, I'm in charge of everything at home." Li Manjiang knew that he couldn't persuade the Hu family in this matter, so he made a conclusion.

"Third uncle, the young master said, when the time comes, I will find you a house near the shop, and your family can move over, isn't Qingjie's school not allowed to go, it just so happens that Qingjie can go to school in Suzhou." Our young master said that he could recommend him to the Su family's clan study. Li Da said.

"Su family, which Su family?" Li Manjiang asked puzzled.

"Third uncle, you are confused, why don't you even know about the Su family. Isn't it Suzhou, the largest family in Suzhou City? Lee laughed.

"Big brother, aren't you talking about the hundred-year-old Suzhou Su family?" Li Qingjie on the side asked with some excitement.

"Exactly."

"What, the hundred-year-old Su family? Dalang, you didn't joke with the third uncle, did you? Li Manjiang asked in disbelief, he asked the Su family just now, not that he really didn't know the Su family, but he didn't dare to think about it.

"Third uncle, how can I laugh at this kind of thing. Our young master has some friendship with the second master of the Su family, Huainan City, and Lord Su, so when you go to Suzhou, you can recommend Qingjie to study in the Su family. Of course, whether the Su family accepts it or not, it depends on Qingjie's own situation. Li Da didn't say anything, he only said that he could recommend it, but it still depends on Qingjie's own ability.

Li Qingjie's eyes burst out with excitement and joy when he heard this, and shouted at Li Manshan in surprise, "Dad! This voice contains too much hope, you must know that he can go to the Su family to study, it can be regarded as a step to the sky, the ancestors of the Su family have also produced several champions, and there have been a lot of jinshi and people over the years, and there are many people who are officials in the court, if he can go to the Su family to study, it will be considered to be in contact with some official careers.

Li Manjiang's hands trembled a little with excitement, this huge surprise came too quickly, which caught him a little off guard, and he grabbed Li Da's hand with trembling hands and said, "Da Lang, as long as your brother can go to the Su family to study, I will go and kowtow to the young master now." Not to mention being a shopkeeper, I would like to be a buddy. ”

"Third uncle, don't worry, this is a big deal after all, you should think about it, if you think about it, you will sue me." Anyway, it's almost the New Year, and the young master's shop won't open until spring next year. Li Da didn't want his third uncle and cousin to agree in such a hurry, but he still hoped that they would think through the pros and cons of the matter, after all, arriving at the Su family does not mean that they can be admitted to Xiucai.

"Don't think about it, don't think about it, as long as Qingjie can go to Su's house to study, let me do anything." Li Manjiang said excitedly.

"Third uncle, our young master is looking for a conscientious shopkeeper, if you just undertake this for Qingjie's study, then you don't have the psychological preparation to do badly, the young master will not be emotional, the young master said a three-month trial period, and the trial period can only be officially hired." Li Da said.

After all, Li Manjiang is a person who has passed through the years, and he was calmed down by Li Dashuo, nodded and said, "Okay, Da Lang, I will think about this matter carefully, think about it carefully." ”

Hu Shi saw that her father-in-law and son were very happy to hear Li Da's words, and she felt a little unhappy, she felt as if she had given Li Da a big face, you must know that she usually looks down on the Li family.

couldn't help pursing his lips, and said coldly, "What a crispy family, a crispy family, I don't know what it is, so I use it to bluff people!" Today, our Master Chen also personally came to invite our Qingjie back to study! ”

As soon as this statement came out. Li Manjiang and Li Qingjie's faces suddenly changed greatly, and they shouted at the same time.

"Hu Shi, shut up!"

"Mother, don't say it!"

Hu Shi was a little weak by the two of them, but he still stubbornly said, "Who knows if what he said is true or false, look at the gray clothes he wears, like a hillbilly, and boasts that he knows the official master." ”

Li Da's clothes today were bought by Ruoyun on the road, and this dress cost more than 30 taels of silver, but at that time, he had always been low-key on the road, so the clothes he bought were not fancy, but Hu thought it was a hillbilly dress.

"Hehe, third aunt, I'm going to say that you're clumsy, you go to the ready-to-wear shop in Suzhou and ask, can I take down my clothes for thirty taels, I am also rewarded by the master, so that I can have such dignity." Li Da had endured Hu Shi long enough today, and finally couldn't help but be sarcastic at this time.

"What, thirty taels? Why don't you rob it, who are you coaxing, who is willing to spend thirty taels on clothes! Which ready-to-wear shop has thirty taels of clothes? Hu didn't believe it, the best clothes in the best ready-to-wear store in their town were only five taels, and she had seen the clothes in the shop, which were particularly bright and very valuable at first glance.

"Hehe, third aunt, are we in this town, then have you been to the capital, have you been to Suzhou City, where a piece of cloth is worth five hundred taels of silver, and a mere thirty-two pieces of clothing is nothing!" Li Da retorted, he didn't understand why the third aunt always couldn't get along with him, it was obviously a good thing, and she still had to make sarcastic remarks.

Hu Shi was stunned by Li Da's words, which seemed to help her open up another world, yes, she had only been in Narcissus Town, at most she had been to Yongfeng County, not even Suzhou City, she didn't know what the outside world was like.

"Ignorant woman! The Su family is also something you can talk about casually! Li Manjiang glared at the Hu family, then turned his head and Yan to Li Dadao, "Dalang, your third aunt has never seen the world, don't be like him." ”

"No, Uncle San. By the way, when I came to the young master this time, I also asked me to inquire if there were any craftsmen or female celebrity masters, as well as masters who knew how to do tricks, etc., which the young master needed to open a shop. You're familiar with the town, help me think about it. Li Da honestly didn't want to entangle with the Hu family, so he diverted the topic.

"There are craftsmen, but most of them are not very good, and few of the craftsmen with good skills sell their bodies. However, there are a lot of female red masters, the most powerful thing in our Suzhou is Su embroidery, and the women in every household will have a few hands, if the young master is not looking for the top master of Suzhou embroidery, this is not difficult to find. It's the master of this trick that I've never heard of. Li Manjiang said while thinking.

"It's okay, this didn't happen in a while, the third uncle just helped keep an eye on it in the town. As for the female red master, as long as the needlework is outstanding, it doesn't have to be the top master of Suzhou embroidery. Li Da said.

"So I have a candidate here." Li Manjiang pondered for a moment and said.

"Oh, who's who? How is the female red? Li Dayi was happy to answer questions, he originally thought that today was a message, and there would be nothing to gain.

Li Manjiang glanced at Hu Shi and said, "This person is one of the best in this town, in fact, this person is the niece of your third aunt's family." ”

"Xianggong, you're talking about a big girl!" Hu Shi lost his voice and said, "This big girl, how can you, how can you ......" Hu Shi couldn't go on as he spoke.

"Well, it's the big girl, what if you don't do this, is there a better way out for the big girl?" Li Manjiang asked rhetorically.

"That, that ......" Hu Shi, who has always been sharp-tongued, was speechless at this time.

"Third uncle, the person our young master is looking for is going to sign a death contract, in-law sister, it's not suitable!" Li Da saw that there was something strange in it, so he asked tentatively.

"Hey, I thought my uncle would agree."

"Oh? Why is that? Could it be that the in-laws have anything ...... about the sister-in-law" Li Da didn't say the latter words.

"Well, anyway, there are not a few people in the town who know about this matter, and you can know it after a little inquiry, so it doesn't hurt to sue you now." Li Manjiang sighed and said.

"This matter has to start from the fifteenth year of the eldest girl, there was a temple fair in the town on the fifteenth day of the first month of that year, and the eldest girl and her mother also went out to play. As a result, there were too many people on the street that day, and the big girl was accidentally squeezed into the river. The big girl couldn't float, so my sister-in-law begged passers-by to save her, and the scene was panicked, but a few good people went into the water to save people. These people finally rescued the big girl, but ......"

Li Manjiang sighed and said, "But, maybe I was careless when I was saving people, when I was pulled up, the big girl's pants were torn, revealing her legs and feet, although my sister-in-law quickly took off her clothes and covered her at that time, but there were only a few people who saw it at that time." An innocent girl's family, wet and was pulled and hugged by several men from the river, and her body was seen by others, her innocence was ruined, and her reputation was ruined. Originally, there were a few others who came to ask for it, but they didn't come to the door. In the past few years, although my eldest brother has entrusted many people, the eldest girl's marriage is still at a loss. ”

"Seeing that this big girl is already in her twenties, she can only be an old girl at home now. Her eldest brother married that sister-in-law is not a worry-free person, she thinks she is unlucky, every day at home the nose is not a nose, the face is not a face, and she does not have a good face. Now the big girl's father and mother are still here, in this case, will she be able to live better with her brother in the future. And her younger brother has also reached the age of marriage, and there is such an eldest sister in the family, and it is very difficult to get married, so I thought that if there was such an opportunity, it would be better for her to support herself by her own craft, and save herself a dilemma at home. Li Manjiang said.

"But don't worry, Dalang, she has relied on her own craftsmanship to make money all these years and subsidized a lot for her family, otherwise her sister-in-law wouldn't just give her a little face."

Li Da listened to Li Manshan's story, felt that this girl was quite pitiful, and wanted to help her, but is a woman from a good family willing to sell herself as a slave, thought for a moment and said, "Otherwise, Third Uncle, if Uncle Qingjie and this girl agree to her selling herself, I will take it back to show the young master and the girl, if you don't agree, forget it." ”RS