The Bao family has been short of money recently, which should have been enough, but the rest of the money has been converted into food, so it is naturally a little stretched.

After all, the price of grain will rise in the near future, and it is estimated that there will be no need to wait for next year's spring harvest for the price of grain to rise.

Countless farmers have accumulated thousands of years of experience in the fields year after year, and there is no need to wait for the day of harvest, just the weather alone is enough to judge the geometry of this season's harvest.

Once the geometry of this year's harvest is determined, the first to know is naturally the farmers, followed by the landlords, so they report it to the magnates, and after sensing the business opportunities, they are piled up like mountains of oceanic silver dollars to operate.

Gangs that specialize in reselling grain, once they wait for a year of famine, will carry grain into their holes like hungry rats, or keep putting nuts in their mouths like squirrels, instead of eating them—hoarding them.

As a result, there will be such a scene: "People are like yellow wheat that has been "brushed and lala" and put down, and the earth is full of villagers who are "struggling for their lives". ”

Mountains of silver dollars turned into an invisible hammer that smashed a person's stomach until it pierced the intestines.

Bao Guowei frowned, what is his behavior of stockpiling grain?

"What's the big deal, when there is a famine, sell it cheaper?"

If you make money by reselling grain, it is equivalent to making "dead" money, if Bao Guowei really makes money, I am afraid that he will be a little uneasy in his heart in this life.

Moreover, as long as there are two things, such as bun vegetarian and bao's alkali method, it is impossible for me to be short of money in the future, and I don't even need money to maintain my life at all.

As long as the identity of the "chemical genius" is lit up, the monthly salary of hundreds of yuan will be sprinkled with water, and someone will take care of food, clothing and daily life, maybe even with the old bag can be stained with light.

……

Lao Bao hurriedly finished breakfast, put on the black gown, and then collected money at home, and he knew in his heart where the savings were placed:

Under the water tank in the backyard, in the mezzanine of the floor tiles, in the cracks in the wall where the photos are hung......

Lao Bao tossed and walked around in these places, but the wallet hidden under the bed came out, and he didn't make up much.

After counting the money he found back and forth, and after confirming it many times, Lao Bao looked at Bao Guowei, who was eating vegetables, and asked softly:

"Guowei, now the head of the family is ...... There are three cents left, and four cents, is that enough money for the books you want to buy? ”

"Not enough, it's far from it, and I want to buy more scratch paper along the way."

For only three yuan, although it is a considerable amount of money compared to ordinary people, it is still a lot worse if you want to buy a few thick books.

Although it is often heard that "the poor are rich and the rich are martial", reading books is not what the poor should do: the price of books is still so high that even the new schools do not have public libraries.

Thanks to the advent of industrial printing, the price of books is no longer as outrageous as in ancient times, but it is still not affordable for ordinary people:

A thin book, a short story of dozens of pages, often costs seven or eight cents, and generally does not exceed one piece.

However, books that can really carry systematic knowledge often have a lot of content, large length, and are naturally much more expensive, and a book can be sold for two or three yuan abounds.

"Why don't I go to someone else's house and borrow some more?"

Lao Bao didn't want to disturb Bao Guowei's "study" progress due to lack of money, he just thought: Do this well as soon as possible, and you can't delay Guowei.

As the rightful housekeeper of the Qin Mansion, "Master Bao" is still a little thin-faced, what is it to find someone to borrow some money? The old man was in the business, and in order to treat Cuiying's illness back then, Lao Bao had accumulated a lot of experience in borrowing money.

Looking for people like Hu Da, Lao Zhang, and Aunt Wang, you can borrow half a piece or a piece of money from a family, and it's enough to get a few.

"Just go to Uncle Zhang's house to borrow some, just drop by."

Bao Guowei swallowed the fish in his mouth and gave a "request".

Lao Zhang already knew that Zhang Siwu was in the Qinggang Gang, so Zhang Siwu didn't need to hide his income anymore, and he thought that he would hand over some of it to Uncle Zhang for safekeeping, and he would definitely be able to borrow money there.

In fact, there is another way, go to the Chu Mansion in the west of the city and find the housekeeper to pay some money, but the road is a little far, and it is not suitable before the allicin is handed over.

"Okay."

Hearing Bao Guowei's words, Lao Bao subconsciously agreed:

"Lao Zhang should be able to borrow three or four yuan? Is it possible? ”

Lao Bao thought to himself.

Today's temperature is a little warmer, and the hot air that comes out of nowhere drives away the cold snap.

So Bao Guowei didn't put on a suit jacket anymore, only put on a pure white suit lining, and wore a black vest on the outside.

The lining of the white suit was washed last night, and the clothes were still a little wet to the touch after the wind blew overnight, but I didn't feel anything through the cotton clothes inside, so I didn't have to worry about being infected with the cold.

Si Stankang naturally won't let go of the head oil, Bao Guowei really likes this head oil so much that if he doesn't wipe it for a day, his whole body is a little uncomfortable, so he wiped his big back and put on his eyes with gold wire glasses:

You should also take care of yourself during the holidays and not develop a bad habit of being unkempt.

After doing all this, Bao Guowei looked in front of the mirror in the study: Okay! Very energetic!

Once he established the "grand wish" to do great things, Bao Guowei seemed to have enough motivation to do things, and his originally somewhat empty heart became steady, and his eyes were no longer erratic.

Bao Guowei can show a confident and calm smile this time:

"Your young master Bao is so handsome, you can eat soft rice."

……

Pedestrians in the south of the city avoided along the way, as if they were afraid of colliding with Bao Guowei.

I especially remember that when Bao Guowei first put on the suit, some people would stare at Bao Guowei a few more times, and some people would even laugh twice behind his back, saying things like "That person just wore too little ......" or something like that.

But when Bao Guowei added Si Dankang, the king of head oil, and put on a gold-rimmed glasses, the people of Chengnan turned into awe of this image.

This made Bao Guowei a little uncomfortable: he was avoided like a plague god, although this situation was limited to the poorest south of the city......

"Lao Zhang, open the door!"

Lao Bao stood at the door of the barbershop and shouted, and soon there was a sound of keys banging, and the door was "creaked" open.

Lao Zhang was wearing this black robe, his eyes were still a little confused, and he was still a little happy when he saw that his old friend Bao Zheng was visiting early in the morning.

was about to ask Lao Bao what he was here for, but Lao Zhang was attracted by the white sleeves behind him, so he looked over: Bao Guowei!

"Bao Zheng, this is Guowei?"

Lao Zhang saw this richly dressed young master and asked.

Even from the perspective of Lao Zhang, a "businessman" who knows people, Bao Guowei can already afford the title of young master.

The face and clothes are very different from those of a month ago, although Lao Zhang has already made some preparations in his heart, but he still doesn't dare to admit it:

Guowei, who used to have a sallow face, wear shabby cotton clothes, and have some oily head, is gone, and it has become the current one!

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a person as before, and even standing on the street in the south of the city, it's a little unaligned!

(End of chapter)