Chapter 943: The envoy of the Chu State in charge
Mai'er thought to himself: Your family is not as good as my family. Eight?? One? Chinese Net =≠≈.≈8=1≠Z=≥.≥COM My family is rich and pretends to be poor. On weekdays, fish and meat are eaten secretly and deliberately wearing patched clothes. And what about your home? It's the opposite! There is no money to pretend to be rich, to save face, so that others can afford it. Usually live a hard life, but in front of others, he pretends to eat well. Alas!
She couldn't bear to accept the dried meat sent by others, but in order to pretend to be poor, she had to accept it with great gratitude. On this day, Zhuangzi caught two big fish. The seller had to give a big fish to others.
In the end, it was still a loss, and the price and nutrition of the big fish were far better than the dried meat sent by the other party.
But? This can't be measured in money, right? This is a sincere gift of dried meat to you, not for your fish.
That's why! The reputation of Zhuangzi and Mai'er for not saving money has spread, and everyone knows that Zhuangzi and Mai'er will not let you suffer when dealing with others. Because of this, Zhuangzi's family could not save money.
You are always losing, can you save money?
So! People who can save money are selfish people.
It is precisely because of selfishness that Zhuangzi's family has a surplus. If they were really so selfless, there would really be no savings in the Zhuangzi and Mai'er families.
The two twins born to Zhuangzi and Mai'er are not only cute, but also very sensible, and under the discipline of Zhuangzi and Mai'er, they can already do what they can for the family. For example: with a baby.
Yang Hu, Zhuang Ping, and Zhuang Geng's three younger brothers were all taken by them. Yang Hu is naughty, probably inheriting Yang Qinger's genes. Zhuang Ping is just like Zhuangzi when he was a child, very well-behaved and obedient. Zhuang Geng is the youngest, and he can't walk or talk yet, so he has to take turns with his twin sisters.
Zhuang Geng also inherited the genes of Zhuangzi and Mai'er, just like his brother Zhuang Ping, he doesn't cry much, he only cries when he is hungry, and he cries when he wants to and pee.
The twin sisters all know that Yang Hu was not raised by their own mother, so! didn't dare to care about him, everything depended on him.
But! Yang Hu is not so naughty without a bottom line, he is afraid of his father. As long as his father glared at him, he didn't dare to do anything.
She was afraid that others would say about her, and she didn't dare to discipline Yang Hu too much.
In general, Yang Hu is still obedient. In this family atmosphere, he can't be bad.
Zhuangzi was afraid that Yang Hu would be spoiled in this way, so he began to take him with him from a very young age. Go up to the mountains to hunt, go down to the river to fish, and take everything with you. Other than that! Seeing that Yang Hu was active, he taught him some simple martial arts movements to lay the foundation for practicing martial arts in the future.
He didn't worry about the baby he had with his son, he was worried about Yang Hu.
This day! Guests came to Zhuangzi's house, two guests from afar, and said that they wanted to order the straw sandals and leather shoes made by Zhuangzi. And! Long-term cooperation is also required.
After seeing the straw sandals woven by Zhuangzi and the leather shoes made, the two were full of praise. Immediately placed ten taels of gold as a deposit, to cover all the products of Zhuangzi after that. Other than that! The two of them, like people who live their lives, did not invite Zhuangzi to a restaurant to eat, but! At the bazaar, I bought ten catties of meat and related local vegetables, wine, etc. Don't sell the cooking, the two of them cook it themselves.
"No restaurants! No restaurants! Cook and eat at home! The babies can also eat better! The whole family can eat oil and water. ”
"Look! The babies are so thin! You have to eat more meat to gain weight! ”
"Yes! Oh, yes! In this troubled world, how can you do without a solid body! The babies are growing their bodies, and they want to be full and well-fed! ”
"Hmmm! Well! ”
The two sang and talked in harmony.
But? The two of them also think it is strange? The big iron pot of Zhuangzi's house is not rusty, but oily. If there is no oil and water, the iron pot will be rusty.
Copper pots and iron pots were luxury goods in the society at that time. Ordinary people still use clay pots. But! With the living conditions of the Zhuangzi family, it is still possible to buy an iron pot. Because! The consistent style of Zhuangzi and Zhuangzi is: when you have money, you are lavish. All! It is entirely possible to buy copper pots and iron pots when you have money.
Zhuangzi knew that these two people were not in the straw shoe business, they were envoys sent by the Chu State. In order not to attract the attention of the Song Kingdom, the two disguised themselves as people who were engaged in the straw sandal business.
These two people were entrusted by King Chu Wei, and they couldn't just ask Zhuangzi to be Chu Xiang so hastily. But! Want to do a field trip? Is Zhuangzi in vain?
King Chu Wei is also a generation of famous monarchs, not so mediocre. Hearing is false, seeing is believing. So! He confessed to the two envoys, if Zhuangzi is not worthy of his name, then don't speak.
During the Warring States Period, King Chu Wei knew what "hype" was, and prevented Zhuangzi from being "hyped" by others. So! He asked the envoys to invite a really talented person, not a useless person who was hyped up, and the rice of Chu was not so casual for people to eat.
Under the greeting of the twin sisters, Yang Hu and Zhuang Ping were both very obedient, not annoying or troublesome, on the contrary! I also helped to add firewood under the stove. Both of them are not very old, but they are both smart. Furthermore! When I was at home, I was always doing what I could under the instruction of my twin sister.
Don't cook, just focus on embroidery. In order to pretend to be comparative, Zhuangzi had to sit in front of the workbench and weave straw sandals.
After the two envoys cooked the meat, they took out the bones and gave them to Yang Hu and Zhuang Ping to gnaw. The two little ones were as happy as if they were something, gnawing on their faces full of oil.
The twin sisters were responsible for bringing the farm to the farm, and they didn't get the bones. But! The two envoys also took care of them and liked them, and secretly stuffed a piece of meat for them to eat.
If you want to have a good relationship, you have to start from the details, and no one will be offended.
After making a table of sumptuous dishes, the two took matters into their own hands and coaxed Yang Hu, Zhuang Ping and the twin sisters aside first, so that they could eat first. And then! Then drink and talk to Zhuangzi.
After such contact, the two roughly knew that Zhuangzi was not in vain. But! Further investigation is needed.
Maybe? Is he a man of rhetoric? Isn't it?
After eating a ready-made, hearty meal, she went to embroider her flowers.
Zhuangzi and the two envoys ate and drank.
Since the other party did not reveal his identity, Zhuangzi pretended to be confused and talked nonsense with the other party. No! It's not nonsense, it's free speech, speaking irresponsibly and without purpose.
The three of them started with business, first talking about the Great Zhou world, then talking about the various vassal states, and then talking about the kings of the vassal states. Let's talk about the principle of governing the country again, and then talk about the major events in the world.
The other party wants to test whether Zhuangzi is really talented and not boastful, so! Throw a topic out first, and then lead Zhuangzi to sigh.
Zhuangzi knew the identity of the other party and knew that the other party was testing him. So! I don't shy away from saying anything, and I don't shy away from it.
"Hmm!"
"Hmm!"
Seeing that Zhuangzi had his talents, the two envoys glanced at each other and nodded secretly.