Chapter 693: Money Worries

Mrs. Liu nodded with a smile and said, "In this way, I will have to work for you." Oh! Yi'er! There is another thing, your second uncle sent someone to send two taels of high-quality agarwood produced by Zhenla, and four taels of high-grade dipterocarp produced in Zhancheng, which were all bought from overseas for a lot of money, and the gold in the capital is expensive! When you go back, take some with you, and smoke each person's house, which has not been inhabited for nearly a year, and is always a little filthy. ”

"In addition, in two days is the day of ancestor worship, and your father will take your brother to the village to pay respects, and you must arrange the time. Besides, when you have time, you go to visit your uncle and second uncle, and they often mention you! ”

Li Yi hurriedly and respectfully agreed.

Back at Guanlan Garden, Lian Jun and the others returned to their residence, Li Yi came to Wanru's east wing room, and handed her the agarwood and dipterocarp contained in the wooden box, as if she was suddenly surprised and delighted.

It was as if he was happy to say: "These two things are golden!" The benefits of the South China Sea have many treasures, but when it comes to rarity, it is also counted as agarwood. If this is really a real product, it is extremely precious! ”

"It is said that one tael of real wax agarwood is worth ten taels of gold, and even if it is an agarwood bracelet carved from its branches, it is also worth a lot. There is also this dipterocarp, although there are a lot of them in Yunnan, I also brought back a few catties this time, but compared with the dipterocarp in Zhancheng, it is far behind. These two things in our hands alone are always worth a few taels of gold! ”

Li Yi smiled: "Hehe! I don't know how many taels I can buy this year, but my second uncle is really rich! Alas! I can only afford to buy agarwood bracelets for you, and in a few days, we will go to the East Market and the West Market to take a turn and buy a few strings for you, Xinyan and Ning'er. ”

It was like a grin: "The most inferior agarwood bracelet costs a few taels of silver!" Now that you are working in the Hanlin Academy, I think your salary is probably less than half or more. Buy a bunch for each of us, and your month's hard work will be in vain. ”

Li Yi shook his head slightly and said, "This is bad!" For the sake of the woman I love, even if I am willing to do it, let alone a few taels of silver. ”

"Huh! And ah! Mother just told me that your monthly allowance is about 20 taels for Han Ji! I don't know if you're not happy with this? ”

As if hearing this, his brows furrowed slightly: "This... I'm afraid that's not a good thing! Think about it! Han Ji is the master's favorite concubine, of course, different from others. ”

"I've inquired, your brothers' concubines are sixteen months of money, but I am the only one who is different from others, but I have to be the same standard as Han Ji, although the money is not much, but the ancients have such a little benefit, but they are blamed by everyone, doesn't this make me sit on the fire?"

"No, I'll tell my wife to go tomorrow, I can't risk this!"

Li Yi was about to express his appreciation and agreement, when Li Pian's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Third brother, Su'er and I came to see you, hehe!" Is my sister-in-law there? ”

Li Yihe hurriedly got up, only to see Li Pian and a pretty woman walking in together, as if stepping forward and laughing: "The two Pian brothers are here together, and Sister Su'er is becoming more and more delicate and smart, hehe!" I wonder if the two of you have eaten? ”

Li Pian waved his hand and said: "If sister-in-law is welcome, we have already eaten, we came here to see you and Ning'er, Su'er likes children very much!" ”

The girl named Su'er shouted Li Yi and said a thousand blessings, and was pulled up. Only then did Li Yi know that Li Pian had already had a concubine, and she was so dignified and beautiful, it seemed that the young master of this big family was a sexual blessing! Li Yi let the two of them go to the outer hall, as if he had already ordered Caifeng and them to serve tea.

Li Pian smiled: "Is it okay for the third brother to stay in the Hanlin Courtyard?" Hehe! I can't stand that kind of place, all day long a group of old masters chewing words and dropping book bags, just like monks chanting scriptures, listening to it upset. If you stay for two days, you will suffocate to death. ”

Li Yi couldn't help but smile and said: "How can it be as dull as you say, all of them are talented people who are rich and rich, with good looks and good belly, of course they are much better than you, a guy who doesn't learn and has no skills." Scholar Chen valued me more and invited me to drink at noon, but I didn't expect him to be a good drinker. ”

Li Pian said: "He is amazing when he drinks, and ordinary people are not his opponents." The key is that his old man drinks alcohol differently, and there are many others who drink it once a day, but he can't do without wine three times a day, which is a bit too much. ”

"Back then, because he drank and made a mistake, the emperor demoted him to Taixue, but in terms of knowledge and knowledge, he is the leading figure of our Han Dynasty!"

Li Yi thought of Chen Yongclumsy's unkempt and sloppy appearance, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Seeing that his character is not very outstanding, it must be that he has something unique in his talent, otherwise, the emperor would not let him be the head of the Hanlin Academy." ”

Li Pianning nodded and said: "That's natural, although he has all kinds of wrongs, the emperor actually values him very much." In our Han Dynasty, how many people like him are omnipotent in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, omniscient in astronomy and geography, and proficient in astrology and medicine? Don't look at him as lazy and sloppy, that's the first all-rounder of our big man! ”

When Li Yi heard Li Pian say this, he couldn't help but secretly say to himself, this Chen Yong is too clumsy, if he is really what Li Pian said, wouldn't he be a white man in front of him? Thinking of this, an inexplicable inferiority complex can't help but arise.

Li Pian continued: "I don't know if you have seen Chen Shouzhong?" He is Chen Yongclumsy's own nephew, because his parents have long since died, he grew up with his uncle since he was a child, and the love between them is more than father and son. ”

What is even more commendable is that Chen Shouzhong grew up with his uncle, a great man, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, he learned more than half of his uncle's skills, especially in terms of music and rhythm, no one can beat him, even his uncle is beyond his reach. If there is a court performance, Chen Shouzhong will always play a few songs, which often makes the emperor's dragon heart happy! ”

As he was talking, he seemed to bring Caifeng over to pour tea, and said with a smile: "The second master will use tea here first, and Su Er and I will go to the inner room and bring back a few things from Yunnan to give her, and I don't know if she likes it or not." ”

Li Pian smiled: "If my sister-in-law still misses her, don't spoil her, if she wants something new every day in the future, I can't resist it!" ”

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