Chapter 382： Everybody’s worries

Chapter 382 Everyone’s Worries

Yang Santie helped her up and shook his head decisively, "Auntie, I don't want the things. I have kept what I like. You can just arrange these. There is also money. You don't have to ask for all of it, but you have to take part of it, otherwise we won't be able to accept it." It’s good for our family’s unity.”

The Yang family's foundation is too weak. At this time, it is even more important for everyone to work together. If everyone has plans for themselves, how can they prosper?

Jiang Ning thought for a while, patted the dust on his body, and said seriously: "Then I will take thirty thousand taels, and you can keep the remaining one hundred thousand taels for yourself."

Yang Santie then readily agreed.

 After the things were divided, Butler Zhu ordered people to carry the boxes down and put them in the warehouse for accounting, and then went to find Ying Xing without stopping.

Yang Santie asked curiously: "Aniang hasn't said what she was laughing at just now."

Jiang Ning patted his head in annoyance, picked up the letter and handed it to him, "This is the news from your eldest brother. The business of Baiweilou has been stabilized, and the signboard has been put out. There is no talk of making money every day in the capital, but every day It is still possible to earn tens of thousands taels per year.

Similarly, your eldest brother came back with a gift of 20,000 taels, saying it was for the public and he wanted to go with you! The other thing is that your sister-in-law is pregnant. The letter said that she was conceived in the summer. I guess she will give birth not long after the Chinese New Year. Can Aniang be unhappy? "

Yang Santie was happy, "It's indeed a happy event. Grandma, I can use these jade stones to make some safe and auspicious jade locks for our juniors. How about it?"

Jiang Ning all responded.

So many jade stones are enough to build a jade statue of Guanyin.

After talking about family matters, Jiang Ning mentioned the reform of the imperial examination smoothly, "Sizhuang and I have convinced your second brother and Fugui to study hard next year. They have worked so hard, you can't be easily compared."

She knew that Yang Santie was not here, and she didn't want to force her children to do things she didn't like. However, after traveling through time for so many years, she had long regarded her children as her own and truly cared for them. When she was alive, Regardless of family division, if one person is proud and the whole family benefits, others can live an easy life.

But in the future after she is gone, the children will definitely have to separate their families. She doesn’t want some children to be in good times and some to have unsatisfactory lives. How to plan for them has become her biggest concern now.

In feudal society, the division of scholars, peasants, industrialists and merchants has never changed, and it will most likely be the same in the future. All she can do is to urge her children to get as much fame as possible. At least they will be respected when they go out, even if they don't join the officialdom. Being slighted.

Yang Santie looked a little more serious, "Aniang, what do you want your son to end up with?"

Jiang Ning nodded carefully, "You already have the reputation of being a scholar. If you can win the imperial examination, it will be great for you and our family. If you take the ordinary imperial examination, you have to wait three years, and if you don't have this ambition, the chance of passing the examination is too low. , but it’s different with partial subjects. You like business, are good at academics, and have a flexible mind. If you give it a try, you might have a chance.”

Facing Jiang Ning's earnest gaze, Yang Santie couldn't say any words of rejection. He had no choice but to smile twice, "Mom, how about we wait until my son goes to visit Grandpa Zhong and sit down with his classmates before making a decision?"

"Can!"

With worries in mind, Yang Santie took a short break at home and then packed up a bunch of gadgets brought back from outside the customs and went to Quzhou Academy.

Zhong Bohan was obviously very surprised to see him, "I thought you were dazzled by the colorful world and didn't plan to come back to study! How about it? What can you gain from going out?"

Yang Santie generously placed a piece of Hetian jade the size of a green brick in front of Zhong Bohan, and then placed two jars of wine on it. “Grandpa Zhong, do you think my harvest is okay?”

Zhong Bohan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "Who told you this! It's so vulgar. This jade looks delicate and warm, with clear texture and smooth color. It is the best choice for engraving seals!"

Zhong Bohan scoffed at it at first, but the more he looked at it, the more he became fascinated and couldn't put it down.

Yang Santie curled his lips, "Grandpa Zhong, look at this jade, my harvest this time will definitely be good!"

Zhong Bohan rolled his eyes, quickly put away the jade, and glanced at the two jars of wine, "What kind of wine is this?"

"It's said to be wine from the Western Regions. Everyone there drinks it. To put it bluntly, it's wine made from fruit, but it tastes good. My grandma also wanted to make wine before, but here we only have mountain grapes, which are sour and astringent. It's completely different from other people's sweet and big grapes.

The wine produced is completely different. Wine is difficult to transport, so I brought some back, not much, and gave you two jars. "

Yang Santie explained the special features of the wine in detail. Sure enough, Zhong Bohan immediately put the two jars of wine on the shelf, handling them carefully for fear of breaking them.

After placing the wine, he calmly returned to his seat and asked calmly: "I'm asking you what you think about going out! I have to say it so bluntly!"

Yang Santie laughed twice, feeling a little guilty, and his eyes were wandering, "In terms of gains, I think the band in Tongchang Mansion is quite unique. The dancers they cultivate are not only beautiful, but also versatile. They can even drink as well as the men. , but the difference is in the drinks.

I made some suggestions to Mrs. Ming San, and by the way, I got a big deal for our family. Jiangnan is really prosperous. Not only is it difficult to live there, but it also costs money everywhere. A clay figurine only costs two cents in Quzhou Prefecture, so I went there. Asking for four or five pennies on the side is like robbery. A meal in a restaurant costs hundreds of pennies. Poor people don't even dare to buy a steamed bun.

The folk customs of Cuifeng Mansion are very unique. The girls there are beautiful and can sing and dance well, but they are not as good as the foreign women outside the customs. They are not as unrestrained as they are."

Zhong Bohan felt quite relieved when he heard it at first, but as he went on, he realized that something was getting more and more wrong, and his face became darker and darker.

“So you’ve only been paying attention to girls since you’ve been out for half a year?”

“That’s not true!” Yang Santie denied seriously, and Zhong Bohan’s face turned a little brighter before he continued: “I also pay attention to men, and those men are not as handsome as me!”

Zhong Bohan suddenly felt extremely tired and couldn't wave his hands, "I heard that your mother-in-law wants your second brother and your cousin to end next year. Not only did they find people from the academy to teach them how to practice calligraphy, but they also lived in Liang Mansion for a long time, with Liang Hongchang studied construction and worked very hard.

Sizhuang doesn't plan to end next year, and plans to take the exam again in three years. He is perseverant, talented and can endure hardships. I am very optimistic about him, but you are the only one, which is really heartbreaking! "

Yang Santie shrank his neck and felt guilty for a moment, "Grandpa Zhong, do you also think I should end next year?"

Zhong Bohan took a deep breath and looked at him with a sad face, "Otherwise? Can you give me a flower in the exam based on where you will end up in three years? Next year, in the first year of the imperial examination reform, the exam will not be too difficult, but I really don’t have anyone in the academy who can advise you, but what should I do?”