Chapter 185: Return Gift
The Su clan has a far side branch, except for those who are officials in the clan, many clansmen are just living a decent life, and there are even poor people, which is not unusual.
After all, the emperor still has poor relatives! Not to mention the eunuchs.
Su Yizhi didn't have such a tight family before, and his father used to run around for the clan's chores, and his life was rich.
It's a pity that his father was sick for several years, and the family had no income, and he had to take medicine to treat the disease all the year round, not to mention the loss of the family's surplus, and borrowed some foreign debts.
Su Yizhi also has an eldest sister, who has just met this year and has not yet said goodbye.
The matchmaker came to the door several times, but it didn't work out. It's not that there's anything wrong with this girl, it's because of Su's name.
As I said before, the Su family is a big clan in the Northern Yuan Mansion, and it is naturally impossible for the clan to marry like ordinary people.
But what kind of family background Su Yizhi's family is, who in the vicinity doesn't know?
The poor and illiterate people can't do it, and the lowly merchants don't marry, in order to take care of the Su family's face, they have never found a suitable family, so they are staggered.
In the past few years, the Mongolian people have taken care of them, and these three people have solved the problem of food and clothing, but the others can't count on the clan.
After Su Yizhao learned of this situation, his mind moved.
She calculated, why did she have to stay in Beiyuan Mansion for two months, right? These two months can't be wasted, it's better to make a small living, add some input, and you can avoid the situation of sitting on a mountain and eating nothing.
However, what surprised her was that Su Wenqing had just given her this month's monthly money yesterday, and there were actually five taels of silver.
touched his purse, and remembered the more than twenty taels that had been touched by Li Da and others before, and he was so distressed that he couldn't do more.
The jade pendant was returned, but unfortunately more than 20 taels of silver were gone.
The five taels of silver in her purse were intended to be used as capital.
Su Wenqing must have given Yueyin on a whim, and he would take it for two months at most, and it would be impossible to give it when he returned to the capital.
Facing the clan brothers from the capital, Su Yizhi was a little embarrassed, and he didn't come with the young masters of his family on weekdays.
And then I felt that I couldn't take the return gift I brought.
"It's all brothers, and if you say that, you'll see the outside. Yesterday, Uncle Liu'er sent a lot of thank-you gifts, and my mother was very grateful. But the family is poor, and I can't get any return gifts, so I will prepare a small gift for you alone. If you don't mind, stay and relieve your boredom. ”
Mother said that the uncle from the capital was very generous, and sent a lot of good materials and some jewelry, all of which were valuable things.
On top of that, two hundred taels of silver were also sent.
Perhaps it was because he knew that his family was poor, so he gave him silver.
He wanted to return it, after all, it was too valuable. It's all his own brothers, and he's just reporting a letter and collecting cash, so he's very upset.
But his mother's words silenced him, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
The mother said that it was not a thank you gift, but a deal to buy out the favor.
With this valuable thank-you gift, the family can no longer threaten with kindness in the future. I have already received the gift, and if I want to ask the clansmen in the capital to take care of it in the future, most of them can't.
But his original intention to save his brother was not for silver, let alone for his own future.
With such a calculation, he understood that this was the intrigue within the family.
In fact, if Su Yizhao heard Su Yizhi's heart, he would definitely think that they were thinking too much.
Su Wenqing was already generous, how can he say that people also saved their son, and they will prepare a thank you gift for being reasonable, how can Su Wenqing think so many people?
At this moment, Su Yizhao was thinking about how to open his mouth in order to achieve his goal.
Looking at the straw crickets, baskets, dragonflies, butterflies and other small animals that Su Yizhi took out of the box, Su Yizhao was suddenly amazed.
"This craft is really vivid!" Su Yizhao lifted one of the dragonflies, and even the wings were very thin.
"Huh? And Luban locks? Su Yizhao was very pleased, sometimes it was really boring in ancient times, and Lu Ban Lock could also relieve boredom.
There are several Luban locks, some large and some small, with different shapes.
"My mother said to bring it to you to relieve your boredom!" Su Yizhi saw that Su Yizhao liked it very much, so he also grinned and said with a smile.
"And a crossbow?" Su Yizhao took out a small bow and crossbow from the box, which was painted with black lacquer, and the workmanship was very exquisite.
Compared to the big bow and crossbow as a sharp weapon, this can only be regarded as a toy, but it is really exquisitely made, and short-range archery should be no problem, Su Yizhao liked it at a glance.
"And this! You're almost injured this time, so it's best to keep it for yourself. ”
Su Yizhi picked up the last thing and handed it to Su Yizhao.
Su Yizhao was pleasantly surprised, this turned out to be a small sleeve arrow.
A quiver the thickness of a flute, and the arrows inside are glowing with cold light. It is much shorter than the average adult sleeve arrow, and it is very compact.
It was a little heavy in the hand, it should be iron, and it was painted with black lacquer, which shone with a cold glow.
"You have a wristband for yourself, you can't play on weekdays, and even if you want to practice, you have to avoid people and animals. Don't look at him small, in fact, the lethality is very powerful. ”
Su Yizhi took the sleeve arrow from Su Yizhao's hand as he spoke, and told Su Yizhao about the hidden mechanism.
"Look, hold down here, hook to the right, and you'll shoot an arrow."
He didn't do anything, this was inside the house, and this thing didn't have the same range as a bow and arrow, but it pierced very strongly.
The loyal uncle on the side wanted to speak and stopped, it was good to send those gadgets to relieve the young master's boredom, and even the wooden bow and crossbow with sharpened wooden arrows could also be practiced and played, but this sleeve arrow was different.
"Ahem! Young master, this sleeve arrow is very dangerous, and it is not good if it hurts someone. ”
Uncle Zhong glanced at Su Yizhi thoughtfully, and couldn't help but persuade.
"If you don't hold down here and buckle it to the right, this arrow will not come out, and the possibility of accidental injury is very small. Uncle Zhong, don't worry, I still have a sense of proportion, this is just right to keep for self-defense! ”
Su Yizhao smiled and turned back to Su Yizhao and said, "Fourteenth brother, the gift you gave is so much to my liking, you thank my aunt for me!" ”
Su Yizhao also smiled and curled his lips, "If you like it, it's fine!" ”
Seeing that Uncle Zhong had to say more, Su Yizhao said: "Uncle Zhong! I want to be alone with Brother Fourteen for a while. ”
Uncle Zhong nodded helplessly, "Then the young master can be careful, this sleeve arrow is not as good as ......"
"It's okay, I'll put it away and promise not to take it out and mess around."
Su Yizhao said, and put the sleeve arrow back in the box.
Seeing this, Uncle Zhong couldn't say anything to let him keep it, but before he closed the door, he took a deep look at Su Yizhi.
If there is no one to teach them, they do not know the etiquette.
Such a dangerous weapon should not be given directly to the young master, but should be given to the master and disposed of by the master.
He snorted coldly, naturally understanding Su Yizhi's mother's intentions.
It's just that he wants to find a future for the fourteenth young master, and the sleeve arrow, to say the least, will cost more than twenty taels of silver.
It's also reluctant, and the two hundred taels of silver just sent were used on his own young master.
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