Chapter Seventy-Four: Home Visits
"My brother is too generous." Xu Wenjing and her mother sat on a small horse in the kitchen, picking leeks, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "I told him that if I buy a loom at home, it will be greatly improved in two years." He said that there was not enough money, but at the same time he gave it to outsiders. β
Mother Xu was silent, just quietly doing what she was doing.
Xu Wenjing said again: "Didn't my mother say a long time ago that she wanted to buy a loom?" If it weren't for the delay in giving him a lecture, he wouldn't be so embarrassed now. β
A loom can be regarded as a large piece for the Xu family. A loom with fine workmanship sells for six taels of silver on the market, and even a second-hand loom with a glimpse of it costs five taels of silver. There are not many craftsmen who can make looms, so it is not enough to have money, wait in line.
Xu's mother was originally going to save money to buy a loom, but she used that deposit because she gave Xu Yuanzuo a lecture.
"Your brother is a man with ideas, and now the family is not so poor, and it depends on him. Don't blame him. Xu Mu said in a low voice.
Xu Wenjing hurriedly said: "Where am I complaining about him." It's justγIt's just that it scattered so much at once, it's too distressing. β
"Wherever silver is used, there is light. If he thinks it should be used, it must be beneficial. "Mother Xu now trusts her eldest son very much. It is the ability to earn silver, and it is filial piety to be willing to take the silver home. The son has the ability and filial piety, what else is not satisfied?
Nowadays, people's hearts are not ancient, and the story of raising a son into a white-eyed wolf is heard from time to time. Compared with those unfilial sons, Xu Yuanzuo is simply a moral model.
Xu Wenjing thinks that she is also a person with errands now, and she has an enviable salary. Although there is some embarrassment in the office, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages in the end.
"In the two days that you haven't come back, several groups of people have come to the door to propose." Xu Mu said.
Xu Wenjing's face turned red, bit her lip, and said, "I still want to stay at home, so as to help my mother." β
Xu Mu did not speak. In terms of age, the daughter has reached the age of marriage. But the situation at home is embarrassing, and Jiangnan is looking at the bride with a dowry, and her daughter will definitely be bullied by her in-laws when she passes through the door empty-handed. Coupled with the fact that her daughter still has the salary of Xu's house, it is really a lot of income.
If you get married, it will be your in-law's family.
"I'm not in a hurry." Mother Xu said for a long time: "The eldest brother is now promising, if he is lucky enough to win another father-in-law, we will rise again." Just get married before the age of eighteen. β
Xu Wen answered quietly, but sighed secretly in his heart: Eighteen years old is a little old after all.
The kitchen of the Xu family is in the backyard, and Xu Yuanzuo sits across the wall, and unexpectedly takes the conversation between his mother and sister into his ears. He exhaled softly and put his sister's marriage on the agenda. Sometimes he is so contradictory, on the one hand, he can't forget his former parents, and on the other hand, he unconsciously takes the housework here as his own business.
Xu Yuanzuo's quiet time soon came to an end.
The neighbors knew that he was back, and they came over at the right time to make a familiar face. Xu Yuanzuo couldn't hide away yet, because he knew very well that the Xu family had been taken care of by the neighbors over the years, and now they only had a little ability to repay their debts. Even if you can't repay the kindness, you have to be grateful and try your best to reciprocate.
It is natural to be ungrateful when he is beneficial, and he is ungrateful when he gains power, this kind of person is not even a person, let alone a successful thing.
For Zhuli's neighbors, it is natural for them to come to see Xu Yuanzuo. In this civil society, there are not many "officials", and the vast majority of them are ordinary people living in the middle of the stretch. If there was no Xu Yuanzuo, of course, they would not starve to death, but now because of Xu Yuanzuo, they have a chance to live a better life.
Gu Shuisheng's family is typical. His family entrusted Master Lu to help him find an errand very early, hoping to become an accountant or shopkeeper in the future.
Gu Shuisheng also believes that he studied to become such a person, and once he can become such a person, he will be considered to have reached the pinnacle of his life. I don't know how many times, he has been thinking about three years of apprenticeship, three years of buddy...... Eventually, he became the shopkeeper. Even if he is still young, he can't withstand three years and three years of polishing, and he is always a little discouraged.
Until Xu Yuanzuo brought him to Xia Wei and appointed him as the head of the department, the once unattainable ideal of life suddenly came close at hand, and the whole life came alive.
When Gu Shuisheng went home with the silver, the entire Gu family was also in a sensation.
If the owner is benevolent, the apprentice will also receive some additional subsidies at the end of the year, but never more. And Xu Yuanzuo did not give subsidies, but wages.
Since it is a salary, it is a stable income. Gu Shuisheng had only been out for more than a month, and he actually earned back five coins of silver, and instantly became the breadwinner of the family. Even his father, who had always been unkind to him, became much kinder. As for those younger brothers and sisters, they looked up to him with admiration.
It is reasonable to be reasonable, Gu Shuisheng must thank Lu Fuzi and Xu Yuanzuo. As soon as he got home, he had already bought a few snacks, wine and meat, and sent them to Lu Fuzi's house, which was considered a formality. The focus is still on Xu Yuanzuo, so although he came empty-handed, he was extremely attentive, and even changed his clothes into new ones.
Xu Yuanzuo was having a headache with the endless stream of idle people at home, and when he saw Gu Shuisheng, it was like grabbing a life-saving straw: "Shuisheng, are you here?" I'm going to visit you at home. β
Gu Shuisheng glanced at those neighbors, and immediately understood: "I'm just afraid that Brother Yuan Zuo will forget, so I came here to pick it up." β
Xu Yuanzuo bowed in circles to everyone, threw the home field to his father, and walked out quickly with Gu Shuisheng.
As soon as the two arrived outside, Xu Yuanzuo said: "The neighbors take good care of them, but I am really not good at socializing." β
Gu Shuisheng knew that the so-called "unsociable" was just a pretext, and the real meaning was "not worth communicating", so he just smiled and said: "I also happened to invite Brother Yuan Zuo to sit at home." β
Xu Yuanzuo said: "I'm not all here to get out. Originally, I also wanted to go to the homes of some of my colleagues. β
Gu Shuisheng was surprised and also a little moved: "Brother Yuan Zuo is really benevolent. β
Xu Yuanzuo shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't dare to be. In fact, he just wanted to visit his home to see the living environment of his subordinates and the character of his parents. These things are important factors that affect the growth of teenagers, even if I cover them up well, it is impossible to arrange an illusion of family participation after all.
Gu Shuisheng's house is not far away, just on another street.
Xu Yuanzuo followed him to an ordinary house, the size of the door was similar to the Xu family, but when he pushed the door in, it was not as spacious as the Xu family.
Gu Shuisheng's four older sisters are all married, and there are two younger brothers and a younger sister below. The parents have gray hair and are obviously no longer able to do heavy work, so they especially need a new pillar. They rented the ground floor to Lu Fuzi's son for stock, and the family lived on the second floor, which was extremely crowded.
Xu Yuanzuo came out after watching it for a while, and he also had a good impression of Gu Shuisheng's honest parents. He pulled Gu Shuisheng to sit by the river in the backyard, looked at the gradually scarce ships on the river, and said in a deep voice: "My biggest wish in this life is to hope that everyone around me will live a good life. β
Gu Shuisheng sat beside Xu Yuanzuo, and was a little shocked when he heard this, and bowed his head and said, "My brother has at least made my family live a good life." For the first time in two years, my father and mother were able to make sacrifices with a smile. β
"It's not enough." Xu Yuanzuo stared at Gu Shuisheng's eyes: "You wait." β
Gu Shuisheng's mind was blank for a while, and he just nodded, unable to say a word.
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