"What's busy?" Li Xun asked.
"I want my father to be No. 1 in the exam, and go up as the No. 1 person in Yuzhou." Zhang Xiaobao said seriously.
"What kind of subject?" Li Xun swallowed when he heard the identity of the person who wanted to be the first person, and asked again.
"Jinshi department, which is the original Xiucai department." Zhang Xiaobao replied again.
Li Xun was not swallowing at this time, but wiping sweat. He promised to give these children a tribute at that time, but it was just a sort of tribute to the back. Not too much can persist, but Zhang Xiaobao, or It is really scary to say that the person behind him will be the first to come up, and it is still a Jinshi department.
"That little treasure, it's time for you to go back and tell the people in your family that it is difficult to handle the affairs of the first person in this state. You must have real talents, be well-known, and be supported by someone. I said nothing. No, let’s talk about the restaurant."
Li Xun is really embarrassed, he doesn't have that great ability to influence the position of the state's first township tribute.
Zhang Xiaobao wanted to discuss this matter first, and said: "Young Master Li, you don't have to be embarrassed. Someone is famous. Starting tomorrow, all places in Sanshui County that have restaurants will sing Yongcheng poems. Within half a month, Zhouzhong All restaurants sing Yongcheng poems. During the Chinese New Year, in Guannei Road, Henan Road, Shannan Dongdao, Hedong Road, etc., where there are wells, they must sing Yongcheng poems."
Li Xun stayed here too. He understood what the Zhang family meant. He used money to buy people to spread the word in various places. As long as Zhang Xiaobao's father wrote not too bad, there would be absolutely no problem. How much does it cost? The blame has to be a virtual official.
Thinking of this, Li Xun nodded: "If this is the case, it will be easier to handle. With this method of growing vegetables, your father will have a great reputation. You have to let your father write poems. Write more, well. Write, your family said that they didn’t say how much money they were willing to spend this time to give a greeting to others?"
Just to ask Zhang Xiaobao how much money he can give to people at the house, so as to give him a helping hand.
Zhang Xiaobao was silent at this moment. He had to calculate how much income he had and how to distribute it. The family suddenly became poor again. Just those spreading expenses would not be less, and he had to give gifts. How much money could he have, Shuiyunjian It's not very profitable here, at least not now.
Xiao Luoshui is fine. It's no problem to get a hundred thousand taels of silver a year. Compared to the foundation of a large family with a foundation, which can easily make a million taels of silver, it is not bad compared to the small households.
But the money is not available all at once, he needs a cycle, he is poor, and he can survive his father's exam.
"Five thousand taels a month, you can borrow some, probably thirty thousand taels, right? What do you think of Li Gongzi when you take them out?" Zhang Xiaobao calculated it, and sighed when he had no money, he gave a number.
Li Xun didn't understand what Zhang Xiaobao was thinking about there. Didn't he tell this at home? When Zhang Xiaobao said these words, Li Xun smiled.
"It’s good to have these money. I’ll help you manage it. In fact, it’s a lot. How much is the tax for one year? With this money, people in Beijing can also send posts. Waiting for the good news, it seems you The family hasn't earned less, and I will count on you in the future."
Of course Zhang Xiaobao knew that the imperial taxation was not so high. It could cost tens of millions at every turn. It was impossible. The main reason was that the tax was low. Unlike the other side, the tax was 20-30% for a business, and some were even higher.
But it can’t be said that there is no money here. For the big households in the capital, if you give a gift, it may be a thousand or eight hundred guan. At this time, the river there is not freezing. When the weather is cold, it seems that the income will be less, and you can only wait. Ice will be sold next year.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Li, when the restaurant over Shuiyunjian will come out, Mr. Li will have a small fortune." Zhang Xiaobao said to Li Xun, a scent penetrated into his nose, and it would be fine for a while. ate.
Li Xun understands that this is a benefit given to him by the Zhang family. It seems that this Zhang family is really good. The method of growing vegetables can get some benefits by himself. The little money that Yue gave me was really not enough for what I did. I was thinking about buying Shuiyunjian, but I don't need it now.
Zhang Xiaobao said that this matter was also a temporary motive. He immediately arranged for a person with whom he came back and asked his father to write some poems. His father's talent is still good. If his father is angry, he can let Wang Juan think of some poems to pretend to be.
The stewed vegetables gurgled for a while, and after the inside thickened, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan brought the pot down, shared some for Li Xun, and ate some fragrant rice there.
Li Xun exclaimed as he ate, "Okay, what did you put? Don't forget to send me some of that seasoning when you go back. I ask the chef at the house to add it when cooking."
With common interests, Zhang Xiaobao and Li Xun’s relationship has become closer. They chewed the beef with a little muscle behind and nodded: "Okay, I will send them to you when we go back, and wait for our restaurant to be built. , The mountain and the restaurant can be connected together. You can take people who get along well with each other to play, remember to give money, and you can't make your own business stale."
"Well, yes, I have to give money, and I will have a share of it then. My carriage should be changed. Let me make more clothes. Look at the clothes. They were worn last year. They are a bit small."
Li Xun said happily there, crying poorly.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan glanced at Li Xun’s very expensive clothes, nodded, and said nothing. They didn’t wear this one every day last year. They changed ten or eight sets a day, as long as the body didn’t grow so fast. , How about the year before last
The three of them sat together, eating and chatting. Han Yongyao and Yuan Xingyi, who were eating bacon behind, were uncomfortable, especially the scent of beef stewed with radish and the fragrance of cucumber, which made them feel the meat in their mouths. It is difficult to swallow.
"Brother Xing Yi, didn't you just say that Young Master Li doesn't know how to eat other people's food? I have added dishes twice this time." Han Yongyao complained while looking at the smoked lamb leg in his hand.
"If you give it to him, he certainly won't eat it, but the dish is made fresh. If you give it to me, I can't help it. Two little boys, I didn't expect to be able to make such a delicious meal with garlic. You can take a bite of the moist cucumber."
Yuan Xingyi also felt that the food in his mouth was tasteless. He watched others eating warm food, and finally he took another bite of his own food. Who would let him not bring any raw food? Playing the board can only persist.
The adults who followed also smelled the dishes made by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. One of them was supposed to be a mother, and said to the mother of the same child next to him: "I knew I had brought something to Xin'er. "
"It's useless if you take it. I can't do it. The little children of the Zhang family and the Wang family are amazing. The last time I was on the grassland, I saw them cooking and eating. I don't know how they taught them at home." The woman who heard the voice sighed. One sentence.
The one who spoke earlier said again: "It should be because the family is not rich, and the child has to help with things from an early age."
"Not wealthy? Sister, do you know where they are? Tuqiao Village, the treasures of Zhangwang's two Zhuangzi, the dock in Xiaoluoshui is owned by others, there are hundreds of shops alone, and there are One by one restaurants and warehouses are rented but not sold, and the rent collected in a year will cost hundreds of thousands."
The woman who knew the situation gave this introduction that she didn't know, and she was even more envious.
The woman heard that the two children belonged to the two Zhuangzi of Wang Wang's family, opened her mouth in surprise, and closed it after a while, and said: "So rich Zhuangzi still let the children learn how to cook? Go to a restaurant to be a cook?"
He said sourly, and saw that his eleven-year-old kid was eating a piece of meatloaf, and the scum was everywhere. Then he looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's steady appearance, and shook his head helplessly. Today, this is the last time the child has eaten meatloaf. I will start to eat something else tomorrow. The meatloaf will not last too long.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan finished eating for a while. They looked at the oily bowl, and then looked at the water bag they brought with them. They poured a little bit painfully, swayed a few times in it, raised their heads and gave the oil-stained water. Drink it, and then take out two papers and wipe it.
"The river in front seems to have to be reached the day after tomorrow, so let's stick to it for two days." Zhang Xiaobao collected his things and lay on top of the withered grass.
"Are you really ready to get there?" Wang Juan asked, lying beside Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao turned his head slightly to look at the location of Han Yongyao and Yuan Xingyi, and put his arms under his head. "It depends on when they can withdraw. The time they insist on is short, so we will go back early. If we can stick to the end, then I admire them."
"Absolutely impossible. I can't scare them to death. Let them be stupefied and have no strength." Wang Juan took out the blanket and pushed Zhang Xiaobao to turn over.
After lying down for a while, Zhang Xiaobao took out the knife and walked towards Han Yongyao.
"You, what do you want to do? I tell you, if you dare to move the knife, you are done." Han Yongyao asked vigilantly as Zhang Xiaobao came over with the knife.
Yuan Xingyi was also staring at Zhang Xiaobao next to him. He didn't believe Zhang Xiaobao was doing it at this time.
Zhang Xiaobao came to the two of them, squatted down, smiled at them, and said, "Don't be afraid, don't have nightmares at night. I mow some grass and use it as a pillow. You are busy."
As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he really cut it up beside the two of them, making Han Yongyao and Yuan Xingyi wonder what to do.
When Zhang Xiaobao was about to cut it, Yuan Xingyi remembered and asked, "Is there no grass on your side? Why did you cut us here?"
"Yes, but I don't want to watch you die, so I will help you. Something will happen where you lie." Zhang Xiaobao hissed in a trembling voice.