Li Xing ate a piece of meat and nodded in support of Li Zhi's words: "I think so, the second grandfather didn't help us at the critical moment, what are you looking for him to do now?" ”

Zheng disagreed with his son's point of view: "Although he is unwilling to raise money, he still says that he wants to help you as a guarantor, right?" ”

Li Zhi was about to refuse his mother's words, but heard a call from outside the courtyard. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! My second uncle and I are here! Open the door! ”

Listening to the voice, Li Zhi knew that the person shouting at the door was the second uncle Li Dao. The second uncle in Li Daokou's mouth is naturally Li Zhi's second grandfather. Hearing this call, Li Zhi and the three of them looked at each other and put down their chopsticks, and secretly said that Cao Cao was coming, and the patriarch's second grandfather didn't know which gust of wind was blowing, so he actually brought Li Zhi's second uncle to Li Zhi's house.

Zheng wiped his hand on his pants, and quickly opened the door with a smile on his face, welcoming the two in. Li Zhi and Li Xing are juniors, so naturally they can only stand up to welcome guests.

An old man with a white beard and a medium stature, wearing a new cotton jacket and walking into the courtyard of the Li family with a cane, is Li Yousheng, the second grandfather of the patriarch of the Li Zhi family. He was followed by a middle-aged man about forty years old, wearing a melon skin hat and a torn jacket full of patches, who was Li Zhi's second uncle Li Dao.

"Li Zhi bought mutton today, and the second uncle and younger brother are here, just to eat some meat together!"

Zheng welcomed the two in, and hurriedly went to the kitchen to get two pairs of dishes and chopsticks, and set the dishes and chopsticks for the two of them on the main seat at the dinner table. Li Zhi's second grandfather smiled and sat on the main seat with a grin. Li Zhi's second uncle looked at the mutton in the pot, rubbed his hands with a smile, and sat down as well.

Li Zhi didn't bother to be polite to the two of them, and pointed to the meat in the pot with chopsticks and said, "This is fresh mutton, second grandfather, second uncle, don't be polite, eat!" Eat! ”

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he took the lead in eating.

Except for the patriarch Li Yousheng's family, which is richer, everyone else is from a poor family, and there is little meat in the family on weekdays. At this time, seeing the fragrant mutton naturally had an appetite, and you and I ate it one by one.

After eating a circle, Li Yousheng coughed and opened the chatterbox.

"Li Zhi, I see that you have changed a lot these days!"

Li Zhi pretended not to know, and replied casually: "Second grandfather! What has changed for me? Why didn't I find out? ”

Li Yousheng saw that his grandson did not cooperate with his words, coughed a little embarrassed, and said unhappily: "You have become smart!" I used to be stupid, but now I'm smart. Knowing that Li Zhi hated himself for not raising money for him to repay the money, and deliberately raised the bar, Li Yousheng turned to Zheng and said without waiting for Li Zhi to answer: "How did you get this soap business?" ”

Li Zhi's second uncle, Li Dao, swallowed a mouthful of mutton and said on the side: "Your business is so big, now the whole city is talking about your soap, saying that this thing is labor-saving and protective for washing clothes, and it can also be used for bathing, which is really a good thing." ”

Li Dao said again: "The good thing about this soap is that it is purely a new creation, and no matter how big it is, it will not steal people's jobs, and it will not cause people to remember it." ”

Seeing that the second uncle said the soap so well, Zheng quickly replied with a smile: "This soap is said to be transported from Jiangnan. In fact, Zhi'er learned it from a Taoist priest and made it herself at home. ”

Li Yousheng asked with interest, "Where did you meet the Taoist priest?" ”

How did Zheng know where Li Zhi met a Taoist priest? Hearing the patriarch's inquiry, he looked at Li Zhi: "Zhi'er, where did you meet a Taoist master?" ”

Li Zhi sandwiched a piece of mutton, didn't look at the second grandfather, and said lightly: "This is a secret, I can't say it." ”

Li Zhi's lukewarm words immediately made the table fall into embarrassment. After a long time, Li Zhi's second uncle played a round and said: "Since there is a secret recipe given by a Taoist priest, naturally you can't say it casually!" Li Zhi, we also ask casually, and we don't care how your secret recipe came from. ”

Patriarch Li Yousheng was choked by Li Zhi's words, and he couldn't pull his face down, put the chopsticks on the table, and simply said directly: "Li Zhi, I don't want your secret recipe!" After a pause, Li Yousheng said directly: "I came to your house today to say!" Now that your soap is in demand, do you want to recruit people in your store! In this chaotic year, all businesses are not doing well, and many children in the family are loafers. If you're hiring, why don't you find a few people in your family to help you! The people in the family can't help much, but at least they won't do anything harmful, so you can rest assured, right? ”

Li Zhi put a piece of meat in his mouth, and said scoundrelly: "It won't hurt me, but it can't be relied on when saving my life!" ”

Li Zhi is alluding to the second grandfather's unwillingness to raise money for himself.

Li Yousheng was so excited by Li Zhi that his face turned red, and he said loudly: "What can't be relied on? Didn't I say I'm going to be a servant for you? owed money to be a subordinate, which was also fate. Our Li family is not a big family, and it is not easy for every family, and they all have a scripture that is difficult to read. Your family had no income at all, and it was obvious that the borrowed money could not be repaid, so how could I let these poor relatives pool money to fill your bottomless hole. ”

Angry enough to blow his beard, Li Yousheng said: "If you are someone else's servant, it is also a bowl of rice to eat, why didn't you save your life?" ”

Li Zhi thought about it and felt that what the second grandfather said made some sense. He tilted his head to the side and did not speak.

Seeing this, Li Zhi's second uncle said with a smile: "Li Zhi, the second grandfather is the patriarch, so naturally he has the difficulties of the patriarch, and it is impossible to mobilize the entire family to help a small family at will." The second grandfather said at that time that being a guarantee for you to be a subordinate is also a way to live, isn't it? ”

When Li Zhi heard the words of the second uncle, he turned his head back, but he still didn't speak.

Li Xing turned faster than Li Zhi, and also came to persuade Li Zhi: "Big brother, I think what the second uncle said is reasonable." ”

Li Zhi saw that Li Xing also said the same, so he had to agree. Putting the chopsticks on the table, Li Zhi said, "Okay! Good! Second grandfather, who are you going to send to help? ”

Seeing that Li Zhi agreed, the patriarch Li Yousheng blew his beard with satisfaction. After a pause, Li Yousheng pointed at Li Zhi's second uncle Li Dao and said, "The first person is your second uncle Li Dao!" ”

Li Zhi's second uncle Li Dao's small life was not very good. After forming a family with Li Zhi's father, Li Dao, Li Dao was assigned to a small courtyard on Wanchopsticks Street in the west of the city and lived by selling chopsticks. What can be made from this small profit business? Li Dao barely supported himself, and by the age of forty, he had not been able to marry a wife and have children.

Li Zhi also knew that the second uncle's life was not good, and if he came to his shop as a helper, his life would be greatly improved, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I welcome the second uncle to come." Two taels of silver per month, and three meals a day. ”

Take care of three meals a day, and the two taels of silver can all be saved for household use and savings, which is a rare good treatment, save money for one or two years, maybe Li Dao can catch a late market and marry a daughter-in-law! Hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Daoxi raised his eyebrows, and his face was a little ruddy. He looked at Li Zhi's mother, Zheng, and then at the patriarch Li Yousheng, with a happy face.

I can't imagine that I have suffered all my life, but when I reach middle age, I rely on my nephew to get rid of the days of extreme poverty.