Chapter 182: The Sun Family's Ancestors
What Jia Baoyu saw was a single-lens shop, which may be a little difficult to understand, according to today's parlance, it is a shop that sells glasses, but it is not the kind of framed eyes of later generations, but the kind that is held in one hand, called a 'single-illuminated' mirror.
Jia Baoyu has not only heard of this kind of single-mirror before, but also seen it, Jia Zheng's eyes are not good, and he will use this when he occasionally appreciates calligraphy and painting, which is very inconvenient, and the same is true for Jia's mother, so Jia Baoyu wants to buy a few pairs of glasses in Suzhou and bring them back to Jia's mother, which can be much more convenient.
This idea was not thought of at first, but Suzhou has been the birthplace of Chinese glasses since ancient times, and the highest technology has been developed here.
When I entered this single mirror shop, the first feeling was simple, but it was clear at a glance, the workshop and the goods were all placed, "Does this son want to buy a single photo?" ”
There are only two people in the store, an old man and a young man, the old one is about fifty years old, and the young one is only eleven or twelve years old.
"Do you only have a single photo here?" Jia Baoyu replied, but his eyes were on the old man not far away, looking at the craftsmanship he made.
The little girl was a little surprised when she heard this, and asked, "What else will there be besides a single photo!" ”
"Is there one that can be supported by the bridge of the nose and ears and can be carried by the user all the time?"
Childe laughed. Where can there be such a thing. ”
Jia Baoyu stretched out his hand and pointed at the old man who was working, and said, "Isn't that old man making a frame?" ”
The old man, who had been making something without speaking, stopped what he was doing, "How did Childe want this kind of thing?" ”
"Because you need it, you want it, can't you do it well?" Jia Baoyu walked up to the old man as he spoke, and reached out to pick up the frame that the old man had made, which was very primitive, but the most basic function was already there.
"Frames are easy to make, but lenses are hard to make." The old man pointed to the polished crystals in front of him, and his tone was full of loss.
I have to say. It's just a short exchange of time. Jia Baoyu was a little interested in the old man, and no longer talked about the problem of the glasses, but talked about the old man's situation.
"I don't think this single photo store can be sustained, rather than guarding such a store and doing this business that doesn't make much money. It's better to rent it out or sell it. ”
"Don't talk nonsense." The old man has not yet spoken. Instead, it was the little girl who rebuked. "You know what, this shop is my grandfather's life's work, and it is definitely going to be used to sell glasses."
"Glasses? Not a single photo? ”
Jia Baoyu asked the old man before he spoke: "Although I don't know where the son is. But this kind of bearing must not be something that those people can invite, it is rare for someone to be interested in this thing, if the son is not annoying, the old man will talk to you. ”
"I want to hear about it." Jia Baoyu found a chair and sat down at random, no matter how the girl glared at herself, she had been liked for a long time on weekdays, and she suddenly felt disgusted by a little girl.
After listening to everything, Jia Baoyu was a little emotional, the old man's name is Sun Yiwei, Jia Baoyu must not have known him before, but he did know the old man's ancestors.
This is a very unpopular person, named Sun Yunqiu, but he has made an immeasurable contribution to the development of Chinese glasses, but it is a pity that Sun Yunqiu, who should have shined because of the change of history, died in the war, leaving only such a storefront.
is the difference in the history of this era, but in a certain aspect, Jia Baoyu thinks that he is still responsible, because of himself, Suzhou, which should be full of glasses, only has a single photo, which is a regression.
"I will provide you with funds and technology, and at the same time find someone to come and help, of course, all the benefits are mine, and I don't agree."
He thought about it in his heart, and Jia Baoyu directly said his thoughts, so that the two ancestors and grandsons were completely confused by the second monk.
"What does that mean?" Sun Yiwei couldn't understand Jia Baoyu's specific meaning for a while.
"It's literal, let's solve the current trouble first!" As he spoke, Jia Baoyu had already stood up and turned around.
Looking at the few ruffian-like people who lined up side by side, Jia Baoyu remembered what Sun Yiwei said before that someone invited him, presumably this was the case.
"Old man Sun, hurry up and pay back the money, otherwise you can only use this store to pay off the debt." Said the small-eyed man at the head.
"How much does he owe you?" Jia Baoyu asked.
The little eyes listened a little cautiously, Jia Baoyu was dressed in silk, and at first glance he looked rich and noble, "What is the relationship between you and Old Man Sun?" ”
"Distant relatives, you haven't told me how much Sun Lao owes you."
"Distant relatives!" The vigilance before the little eyes was gone in an instant, but Jia Baoyu didn't know where he got his confidence. "The old grandson owes us a total of 5,000 taels of silver, and the mortgage of this shop is a large amount of our young master, and I still have to bring the little finch here."
"You are talking nonsense, we have borrowed a total of fifty taels of silver from you, or did you say that you should not pay it back at the beginning." The little girl's name is Sun Yunque, and her nickname is Little Bird.
Jia Baoyu listened to the simple two sentences of dialogue, and probably understood the situation, it didn't matter in terms of details, anyway, his position was very clear.
"Fifty taels to five thousand taels, how many years will it take to roll it! You have violated the law of the Chinese Dynasty by doing this, and according to the law, you will have to raid your family, and those who know each other will not let me go. ”
"You kid, you don't ask which family the master belongs to, it's actually on our heads, it's really looking for death."
When Little Eye said this, he stretched out his hand to push Jia Baoyu, but Jia Baoyu was not polite, and directly kicked Little Eye to a distance of a foot, which was deliberate and did not hurt him.
Xiaoyan suffered a loss and was furious, "Give it to me, you must let this kid know that it is powerful, and you will sell the chick next to him to the Drunken Red Mansion." ”
"Bang." As soon as the little eyes fell, the whole person flew out again, this time it was not like before, it directly hit the wall in the distance, and he couldn't get up again.
"Big brother." The others hurriedly went to help Xiao Yan, and when they saw that Xiao Yan had fainted, they wanted to seek revenge on Jia Baoyu, but when Jia Baoyu kicked Xiao Yan for the second time, they didn't even see it clearly, they knew that it was not a good stubble, and they didn't dare to take a step forward.
"You wait, don't go." Holding his little eyes and running away, he didn't forget to warn Jia Baoyu.
"The second master is so powerful." Xiangling had never seen Jia Baoyu fight, you must know that she was still very worried when her little eyes rushed to Jia Baoyu before, and she even planned to step forward to protect the lord faithfully.
"It's all trivial." Jia Baoyu clapped his hands, his heart was full of pride, sure enough, he beat people in private, and the gap in the sense of achievement in front of a group of men is too big, but it's a pity that it's not a drama of heroes saving beauty, otherwise everything would be complete.
"Let's continue talking about the previous matter!" After being complacent, Jia Baoyu did not forget to get down to business, these little ruffians were just a small episode.
Sun Yiwei and Sun Yunque Ancestor Sun were not half happy at this time, "You have caused a big trouble, let's go quickly!" If it's too late, wait for their people to come, and you'll never be able to leave. ”
Jia Baoyu sat down extremely indifferently, "You don't care about other things, let's continue to talk about the previous things!" ”
"Why don't you listen to what you say, you must know that when the people of that family stomp their feet, the entire Gusu will tremble, no matter how rich your family is, you can't do it!"
"Our second master is not afraid of anyone." Xiangling stood beside Jia Baoyu and reminded that she definitely had such confidence.
"Don't blame the old man for not reminding you, those people look like ruffians, but they are actually people from the prefect of Suzhou, no one dares to offend in this Suzhou City, no matter how big the Gongzi family is, they can only take a detour, so let's go quickly!"
"Dare to love is to regard yourself as a businessman." Knowing such a misunderstanding, Jia Baoyu didn't bother to explain, after all, if he wasn't a businessman, no one would talk about any business, where would anyone like Jia Baoyu enter a dilapidated single photo shop with a goal.
"This Suzhou prefect dares to do that kind of lending, and he is not afraid of the imperial history to participate in him." In contrast, Jia Baoyu was curious about this question, probably because there was such a thing in Jiafu.
"It wasn't the prefect who did it, but his younger brother, but everyone knows that there is the prefect's support behind him, you still don't ask so much, let's leave quickly!"
"Maybe it's his brother who makes the decision himself, and the prefect of Yifu will never be so hasty, how did you borrow their money in the first place!"
Sun Yiwei saw that Jia Baoyu would never leave, and he was also a little helpless, but he had no way to take Jia Baoyu, and people's hearts were a little selfish, if Jia Baoyu ran away, they were afraid that they would suffer more.
After listening to Sun Yiwei's explanation, Jia Baoyu was a little unbearable, and the reason why Sun Yiwei borrowed fifty taels of silver was to buy a mirror from the mirror flower store to study the lenses.
Originally, his original intention was to sell a few acres of land in his hometown, but some people persuaded that the field was fundamental, saying that they could lend him money.
But embarrassed, Jia Baoyu also disagreed with the behavior of this pair of Sun Yiwei, completely brave and unscrupulous, as early as he should have sold what he could sell and return the money when he knew whose money he owed. (To be continued......)