Time flies, and it's June in the blink of an eye.

The Japanese who had been ravaging Ningbo for a month finally died down and retreated to the sea.

All the counties in Ningbo Prefecture were killed, and the people in each county were more or less starved to death, but Dinghai County did not starve to death of men, women, and children.

Of course, there is a reason why the county respects his old man's timely relief, but Xu Yan, the eldest young master of the Xu Mansion, donated grain, which is also talked about by people and has become a beautiful talk for a while.

This is thanks to the fact that the county government did not hide his smuggling, and wrote notices about Xu Yan's grain donation and posted them all over the city.

Xu Yan is still very pleased with this.

However, his good mood did not last long, because when the Japanese returned to the sea, his cheap father was about to return......

When it comes to donating food, Xu Yan can't make his own decisions, and the decision is in Xu Chen's place if his father is not in the house.

Originally, Xu Chen didn't want to donate food, but her ears were soft, and she was softly ground and soaked by Xu Yan, so she finally agreed.

But in hindsight, Xu Chen's still had some pain.

You must know that 3,000 stone of grain is by no means a small amount. Even if he did not sell it for one stone and two taels of silver agreed upon by the other grains when the Japanese were rampant, he would be able to sell it for two thousand four hundred taels of silver at the same price of one stone and eight cents of silver.

What is the concept of two thousand four hundred taels?

In Hangzhou, where every inch of land is valuable, a set of three-courtyard mansions is a few hundred taels, and two thousand four hundred taels are enough to buy four or five such mansions.

From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that Xu Yan is a god-level loser.

However, in Xu Yan's opinion, this deal is not a loss.

First, his Xu family has gained a good reputation, and secondly, he is equivalent to recognizing Zhao Zhixian as a teacher. As for the loss of more than 2,000 taels of silver, with the strength of his Xu family, although it hurts, it is not a pain in the bones. In the long run, it's a sure bet.

Of course, the next thing he has to do is get his cheap dad to agree with that.

On this day, Xu Yan got up early to read as usual, and after reading a few pages of "Mencius", he saw Shuangxi running in a hurry.

"Young master, it's not good. Sir, he... Sir, he's back! ”

Hearing this, Xu Yanzhi was taken aback.

In his remaining memory, his cheap dad was not as good at talking as Xu Chen. In other words, Xu Huaiyuan is a businessman through and through.

Businessmen naturally attach great importance to profits, and Xu Huaiyuan will definitely not be able to accept such a loser's move for a while.

Although Xu Yan has simulated the scene of the father and son meeting many times, there is still some drumming in his heart when it comes to the real thing.

"Ah, I've got another head problem."

Xu Yan is Xu Huaiyuan's only son, and he thinks that even if he goes a little too far this time, as long as he pretends to be sick and shows weakness, Xu Huaiyuan can't bear to do it, right?

Seeing this, Shuangxi also shouted very cooperatively: "Ah, the young master has fainted again." ”

Xu Yan wanted to roll his eyes. Now he just didn't want to go to bed and lie down.

said that Xu Yan had just been lying down on the bed when there was a rush of footsteps in the yard.

Shuangxi, who was standing at the door to warn, looked intently and saw a middle-aged man dressed in a lake-blue Taoist robe and wearing a square scarf with a few servants hurrying towards the main room. Who is it if it's not your own master?

In a blink of an eye, Xu Huaiyuan came to the front of the main room. Shuangxi hurriedly stepped forward and made an eager look: "Master, you can be regarded as back, young master, his head disease has been committed again." ”

Who would have thought that Xu Huaiyuan ignored it at all, only sneered and walked to the bedside.

Although Xu Yan was lying on the bed, he had been listening carefully.

Seeing that his father looked unkind, Xu Yan coughed violently in his heart.

Xu Huaiyuan's chest was full of anger, and he wanted to teach this loser a hard lesson. was confused by Xu Yan's cough.

It turned out that Xu Huaiyuan was not good when he was small, and his lungs were not good except for head disease. If you are infected with a cold, you will often cough for several months.

Knowing his son, Mo Ruo's father, Xu Huaiyuan saw Xu Yan coughing violently, and his heart chuckled, where did he still get angry?

"What's going on? Could it be that you are infected with wind chill again? ”

Xu Huaiyuan sat down on the edge of the bed, helped his son up, frowned, and said, "People who are so big just don't know how to take care of themselves." ”

Poor Xu Yan pretended to cough and had to reply: "Child... The child is careless. Recently... Ahem, the cold has been a little heavy in the recent night, and the child forgot to add clothes. ”

Xu Huaiyuan is such a son, so he naturally cherishes it very much.

He originally prepared a lesson to Xu Yan, but at this moment, he couldn't say anything.

"You kid, it's really uncomfortable......"

Xu Huaiyuan tucked the quilt for Xu Yan and sighed: "I donated 3,000 stone meters when I said I would donate it, and I didn't tell my father." ”

Xu Yan secretly slandered in his heart, your old man was far away in Hangzhou Mansion at that time, and the Japanese were wreaking havoc in Ningbo Mansion, so I just want to know and be able to contact him. Besides, if he really asked his father for instructions, he would definitely not allow it because of his greedy nature. Only in this way can we achieve the current effect.

At this moment, although Xu Huaiyuan was in a blaming tone, most of his anger had dissipated. Xu Yan listened to it in his ears and was happy in his heart.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, he said sadly: "The Japanese are raging, and the grain merchants in the city take the opportunity to hoard goods and raise the price of grain. The neighbors couldn't afford to buy food and starved, so the children couldn't bear it, so they donated 3,000 stone of grain, which was donated by the county government. This is a matter that the child did not think through, and the child is here to make amends to his father. ”

Xu Huaiyuan shook his head and said: "It's not that my father is reluctant to give up these rice grains, but that you have offended all your peers by doing this." They thought they could make a lot of money with this opportunity, but it's good for you to donate, they can't even sell a bucket of rice. ”

Xu Yan said in his heart, I'm not afraid of offending these villains who are forgetful of their righteousness. You can make any kind of money, but you can't make a fortune, this is the bottom line of being a man.

"Father taught me."

Xu Yan admitted his mistake and relented, and said tentatively: "The child has also figured it out these days, and the child is willing to devote himself to studying and gaining fame." ”

Xu Huaiyuan was stunned when he heard this, and said in a trembling voice: "What did you just say?" ”

"In the future, children will study hard to gain fame and glory."

Xu Yan said solemnly.

It turned out that this Xu Xiaolangjun could be described as a typical stupid son of a landlord's family, and he had no interest in reading at all. Although Xu Huaiyuan asked him for Mr. several times, he was angry and ran away. That old master Wu is the fifth gentleman invited by the Xu family.

"Oh yes, father, the child donated food this time, and the county respected his old man for praising him a lot, and he also gave the child a word."

Hearing these words, Xu Huaiyuan's heart trembled.

"God open your eyes, God opens your eyes. Wu'er is finally sensible! The value of this grain donation is worth it! ”

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