Huaxia Commercial Firm.
Chen Xiaocai got off the mule cart. Two years ago, because there were not enough mule carts, Lu Lin bought another one for Chen Xiaocai.
"Brother." Chen Xiaocai returned to Huaxia Commercial Bank, and first went to meet Chen Xiaomi.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Chen Xiaocai and said, "I'm back! Xiaocai looks more and more capable."
Chen Xiaocai is already fourteen years old. In this age, at this age, he can already be considered an adult.
Chen Xiaocai smiled shyly, and said, "Brother, I'm so honored."
Lu Lin walked in, and Chen Xiaocai nodded to Lu Lin.
Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiaocai, and felt that Chen Xiaocai was becoming more and more stylish, and looked like a successful person.
At that time, because Lu Lin was too short of people, he could only fool a "child laborer" like Chen Xiaolai to become a shopkeeper. After a few years, Chen Xiaolai seemed to have experienced it. He was very open-minded, and made friends with some big names in Liuzhen.
"Is Grandma Shen okay?" Lu Lin asked.
Before, Grandma Shen had been working at Lu Lin's place. Later, when the female workers at home got involved, Lu Lin thought about it and sent Grandma Shen to Liu Town.
If Grandma Shen is in Liu Town, she can also help with the cooking, so Lu Lin doesn't have to worry about Chen Xiaocai and Shen Chi being too busy to eat.
Grandma is fine. "Although Grandma Shen is quite old, she is in a good mood, so she looks quite energetic.
"Brother Lin, I heard that Lu Chengyu passed the examination of scholar." Chen Xiaocai asked.
Lu Lin nodded, and said, "Yes, I won." It's been many years since he went round and round, and the Lu family has spent a lot on Lu Chengyu, so it's justified if he doesn't win.
"Actually, this talent is nothing special."
When Chen Xiaocai was in the countryside, he hadn't seen much in the market, and he thought this scholar was very respectable. However, he has been in the town in recent years, and he has met many important people. Not so magical anymore.
If you really want to say, there are more scholars in the town, the learning conditions are better, and the probability of passing the exam is higher.
In recent years, Chen Xiaocai has seen many impoverished scholars.
Lu Lin glanced at Chen Xiaocai and thought to himself: Xiaocai is really different. In Lu Lin's view, this scholar is equivalent to a graduate of a famous university. It is not easy to become a top student of a famous university. The starting point of this top student Gao, coming out to find a job also has a great advantage.
However, those who come out of this prestigious university may not necessarily be able to mix well.
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Lu Chengyu passed the examination as a scholar, which greatly stimulated Chen Jing.
Since Chen Jing got into a big disaster a few years ago, Chen Jing was forced to drop out of school. In the past few years, Chen Jing has been overworked and looks haggard.
Hearing that Lu Chengyu had passed the examination as a scholar, Chen Jing couldn't help thinking that if he had continued his studies, he might have been able to pass the examination as a scholar.
Thinking of this, Chen Jing suddenly felt that his talent was wasted due to the lack of timing.
Mrs. Chen was also very unconvinced. Mrs. Chen was very aggressive and did not deal with the old lady of the Lu family. When something happened to Chen Jing back then, the Wang family often made fun of Chen Jing. Rumors spread in the village that Lu Chengyu was just such a rumor that Lu Chengyu would turn around now, and the old lady Chen sighed at home, faintly doubting whether the choice to let Chen Jing stop reading it was correct. Fortunately, she can also have a good time. Mrs. Chen always thinks that her grandson is no worse than Lu Chengyu.
Looking at the current situation of the family, Mrs. Chen became a little discouraged. The disaster Chen Jing caused was too great. Although it has been a few years, the Chen family still has not recovered.
"I heard that Zhang Rui is settled!" Chen Chung'er married far away, and the two families didn't have much contact with each other, and the old lady didn't pay much attention to this grandson.
However, after Zhang Rui followed Lu Lin, the old lady paid attention.
The old lady Chen was very curious about how much money the two brothers Chen Xiaomi and Chen Xiaocai could make. When people in the village who often went to the city mentioned it to the old lady Chen, they would inevitably boast that the three brothers Chen Xiaomi and Chen Xiaocai were now decent people. , This dress is different from that of the country people.
It was not easy for Mrs. Chen to ask Chen Xiaomi, so she asked Zhang Rui. Although Zhang Rui was not too smart, he knew something about the grievances between Chen Xiaomi and the Chen family. It was not good for him to rely on Chen Xiaomi, his cousin, for food. He didn't say anything. In fact, Zhang Rui didn't quite understand it, and he always felt that Chen Xiaomi had a lot of power.
"It seems so." Chen Lao said.
Mrs. Chen curled her lips and said, "One or two are unfilial, such things will be punished sooner or later."
Mrs. Chen didn't get any information from Zhang Rui that she wanted to know, so she took Zhang Rui as one of Chen Xiaomi's gang, and she didn't have any good things to say when talking about it.
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"Okay, okay, I'm finally in my early years." The old lady was a little high-spirited.
The old lady has been very aggrieved in the past few years. Now that Lu Chengyu passed the examination of scholar, the old lady went to the village on purpose.
It was very different that Lu Chengyu had passed the examination as a scholar. Many people in the village came forward and complimented the old lady, which made the old lady very proud.
"Mother, I told you earlier, Cheng Yu will win you glory." Tang Shi said.
The old lady nodded, and said: "No, no matter how much money Lu Lin earns, he is still a laborer. This Cheng Yu is the one who will have a great future."
Tang smiled proudly and said, "That's right."
As Tang said so, he was still envious of Lu Lin's work in his heart. Who is this Qin Yi? It's just a mountain dweller in a mountain. He didn't even have a place to live. He has been with Lu Lin for several years. The meeting has already bought a house in the town, and the two sons also hang out with Lu Lin, so they must have made a lot of money.
This Chen Xiaomi's cousin, Zhang Rui, is just a fool. His father is a butcher, and his family is not rich, and no one is willing to marry him. It is said that Zhang Rui works with Lu Lin and earns more than ten taels a year. , No, married a wife.
The people under Lu Lin's subordinates are all so good, and Lu Lin himself can't do well. The Tang family is still very satisfied with Lu Chengyu's passing the examination as a scholar. It sounds good, but it can't be exchanged for much money. Although it can be tax-free, it can save a lot in the long run, but this is a relatively long-term thing after all.
Zhang family.
Zhang Qin was a little happy to see Zhang Rui coming back.
"Brother, you're back, brother, you're back."
Seeing Zhang Rui coming back, Chen Chun'er said: "A Rui, you're back, this time you can rest for a few days!"
"Brother Lin said, give me a ten-day vacation so that I don't have to rush back and we'll talk about the marriage." Zhang Rui scratched his head in embarrassment.
Chen Chun'er couldn't help but said, "Ah Lin is too polite."
Chen Chun'er said so, but she was secretly relieved. This job cannot be lost, and this marriage cannot be delayed. Her son is not young, and he is about to turn 18. If he delays, he will have to pay taxes Well, she has seen the woman this time too, that little girl looks good and can manage everything at home, so she should be a virtuous one.
Zhang Rui has also worked in Huaxia Commercial Bank for a long time. At the beginning, he received one tael of silver a month, and later, he received one tael and a half a month. In addition to wages, Zhang Rui also received some bonuses from time to time. two silver.
Zhang Rui nodded and said, "That's not true."
I don't know how much I envy him for this job. In Zhang Rui's view, the wages are still secondary, the most important thing is that Huaxia Commercial Bank has good food.
Are you still used to it? "Chen Chuner asked.
Zhang Rui nodded and said, "Very good, the business of the firm is very good."
Zhang Rui scratched his head and thought to himself: The things in the store are too expensive. Although his wages are not low, he basically can't afford the things in the store. However, he is an employee in the store and can get the internal price. Zhang Rui thought about it. Now that he is getting married, he can consider buying a pair of dolls in the store to add joy.
There are many dolls in the Huaxia shop that are specially used for weddings. If rich people get married, they like to buy a pair.
Chen Chun'er looked at Zhang Rui, and said happily, "You work hard over there."
Chen Chun'er looked at Zhang Rui, feeling a little relieved. His son is now in his early years. Before, his son fainted when he saw blood, and he was often laughed at by the surrounding villagers.
Those who were mean said that Zhang Rui was such a big boy, he would faint when he saw blood, and he didn't look like a man. Some people said that their family killed too many animals and was contaminated with too much evil spirit, so they suffered retribution.
willow town.
Chen Xiaocai saw Shen Chi and said, "Are you back?"
Shen Chi's father had passed away a few days ago, so Shen Chi and Grandma Shen went back to the countryside to visit the grave.
Shen Chi nodded, and said: "Yes, I didn't stay in the country for a few more days!"
"There's nothing to keep." Shen Chi frowned and said.
When Shen Chi returned to the countryside this time, many people caught him and asked him how he was doing, and many people told Shen Chi that Lu Chengyu had passed the examination as a scholar.
Someone told Shen Chi that if Lu Chengyu passed the examination of a scholar, he would have a great future. This Lu Lin should not be too high-spirited. He will come back and take a walk. If Lu Chengyu develops in the future, maybe he can lead Lu Lin to After all, blood is thicker than water, after all, they are cousins, broken bones and connected tendons.
Shen Chi told Chen Xiaocai what he heard in the countryside.
With a dark face, Chen Xiaocai said, "Who came up with such a bad idea? Let's walk around with the Lu family. In Chen Xiaocai's opinion, Lu Chengyu is a decent hypocrite. For his own future, this guy can let his family marry his cousin." Lost, let the second house go extinct, and let the family marry his sister-in-law to a widower, what kind of good thing can such a person be, isn't it a dream to expect him to take care of the family
Shen Chi shook his head, and said: "Lu Chengyu is very beautiful in the countryside."
He's just a scholar, not a master of Juren.
Two years ago, Chen Xiaocai invited an old boy to teach him and Shen Chi how to read and write. After that, he was able to learn characters almost, so he bought books to study by himself. Yes, Shen Chi is naturally the same.