After staying in Ningbo for two days, Ye Chunqiu was not in a hurry to go back.

Now that he is a Xiucai, it has become much more convenient to go out, and in the past, when he went out, he had to let the Ye family prepare the road. To put it mildly, if his father was not Xiucai, and wanted to elope with his mother, I was afraid that it would be difficult to move an inch, because only Xiucai could leave his hometown, and the rest of the people walked ten miles out of the house, and once there was no guide, they might be arrested and punished.

finally relaxed, so early in the morning, Ye Chunqiu took Ye San out for a stroll. Ningbo is a big mansion, the location of the city, many vassal envoys have to pass through here, the Ming Dynasty forbids the sea, almost no trade with other countries, the only trade is only tribute, but there are a lot of overseas treasures, and there are people who are willing to buy at a high price, so many vassal envoys tend to bring some goods privately, buy the officials of the city of the Bo Division to sell in Ningbo.

This also indirectly led to the prosperity of Ningbo, Ye Chunqiu walked around a few times, and now his father is going to have his birthday in two months, he wants to buy some gifts for his father to take back, but he just walked around half of Ningbo, and the iron shoes have to be broken, and he returned disappointed.

It's not that there are no rare things in Ningbo, it's really ...... It's expensive.

This time, Ye Chunqiu brought a lot of money, his father gave some, and the grandfather also stuffed another ten taels of silver, which should be regarded as a huge amount of money, but these days, after beating and eating and drinking, only six or seven taels of silver remained.

Although the Ye family is a big family, the big family of this era and the big family of later generations are completely different concepts.

In this world where rural people are self-sufficient, whether it is the most ordinary small farmers, tenant farmers, or landlords like the Ye family, they actually have one characteristic, that is, most of their food, clothing, housing and transportation are dug out of the ground.

For example, Ye Chunqiu's Confucian shirt and scarf, although they are new, the cloth used is made by raising silkworms in the first dozen mulberry trees behind the Ye family, and then he uses the woven cloth himself, cuts it, and wears it out.

As for the food at home, not to mention, the chickens, ducks and fish are all home-raised, and the oil is also self-squeezed, except for salt, almost all of them are produced by the Ye family.

The economic activities of the Ye family are like a closed small world, the old lady not only has to feed the Ye family's so many people, but also needs to feed a large group of tenants and long-term workers, and the surplus grain is hidden in the cellar or ice well for storage, as for taking it out for money, this is a bit taken for granted.

In a general harvest year, the price of grain is not high, but the transportation is inconvenient, hundreds of catties of grain are pulled around by carts to peddle, which consumes manpower and material resources, and in fact, it can't sell much, so in addition to some squeezed oil or chickens and ducks can barely be peddled, there are not many things that can really be traded.

This leads to the fact that the Ye family has a big business, there are thousands of acres of land, there are more than 20 tenants and long-term workers in the family, and there are some long-term easy-going girls in each house, but in fact, there is not much money in the family, most of the gold and silver jewelry is passed down from the ancestors, and the house in the family is also tinkered with by several generations.

Poor......

The funny thing is that Ye Chunqiu, a talented showman, and the subsidy issued by the government in the future is only seven or eight buckets of rice and a few catties of meat, of course, Ye Chunqiu's situation is good, because Wang County's order is even worse, his salary is not even in kind, but treasure money, as soon as the salary arrives, you have to quickly take the treasure money to exchange it for some real goods, because no one can guarantee that Ming'er's treasure money will not depreciate.

And in Ningbo, life is another form, there are many wealthy giants here, and the dazzling luxury goods on the interface are not something that Ye Chunqiu can afford.

Everything is difficult without money, and Ye Chunqiu realized at this time that he was actually a poor ghost who was alive and well.

You have to find a way to make some money, but where to start?

Although the light brain is good, but really let Ye Chunqiu make glass and build bicycles, Ye Chunqiu didn't stick out his tongue, if I go, will I be hung up and burned to death? Oh, I guess not, this is not medieval Europe after all, but the cost is too high, and I am afraid that I can't even afford to hire people like myself.

He returned in disappointment, and as soon as he returned to the inn, the shopkeeper greeted him and said, "Case leader Ye, someone is looking for him, he claims to be your uncle, as if he is a doctor, and he said that he is here to recognize his relatives." ”

"Confession? Uncle? Ye Chunqiu was a little crying and laughing, but his father seemed to have mentioned to himself that his mother did have a younger brother, but as for where the person went, he didn't know, after all, his father eloped with his mother, of course, this mother's family is also from Hexi, and his own people ran away with Master Ye, so how can the Ye family be willing to rest, they will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in Hexi, but I don't know where they moved.

Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but say: "Is that person surnamed Sun?" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it is a self-proclaimed surname Sun." ”

Sure enough, it turned out that they moved to Ningbo, and they have really been in the limelight recently, and they also have some fame in Ningbo City, so at this time, they found out that they were the young masters of the Ye family's big house, so they came to recognize their relatives.

Except for his father, Ye Chunqiu doesn't have much affection for the Ye family, even the old lady, although he is respectful, but psychologically he is alienated, but it is the maternal uncle of this mother's family, but he can feel a little close in his heart.

I don't know if they are doing well, because they are dragged down by their dizzy father and mother, and those who leave their hometowns must feel very difficult.

"But you don't know where they are?"

"Oh, I heard that the head of the case Ye is not here, so I said that I would come in two days."

Ye Chunqiu pursed his lips, he originally planned to leave for home in the past two days, but now it seems that he will stay in Ningbo for a few more days.

But waiting left and right, and didn't see the uncle coming, Ye Chunqiu thought he was mistaken, so he had to ask the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper said conclusively: "How dare the villain deceive the head of the Ye case, he clearly said that he came in the past two days, and it is strange to say, but I see that he is familiar, but he looks like a doctor in Tongjitang, as if he lives not far away, it is in Liuye Lane, but whether it is or not, the villain does not dare to confirm it." ”

Ye Chunqiu thought that he couldn't wait any longer, it would cost a lot to wait in Ningbo every day, he felt a little pain in his heart, in addition to the prince who gave ten taels of silver, his father also gave two taels of silver, which was his usual savings, and he had to use money everywhere in Ningbo, so he took Ye San to the willow leaf lane to see.

Asked all the way, is there a doctor surnamed Sun, finally stood outside a small mansion, looking at this small mansion that occupies a small area but is not shabby, Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but be a little surprised, although his uncle is not a rich family, life is not bad, he asked Ye San to knock on the door, and someone opened the door, it was a middle-aged man in his thirties, his hair was a little thin, and his face was sad, and he was a little surprised when he saw Ye Chunqiu.