Chapter 234
In the evening, Liang Ruoxu discussed with Second Master Shen.
So the next day, he invited more than ten young students, ranging from twelve to fifteen or sixteen years old, and Yan, Shen, and Jue were among them.
At the same time, only three or more pots were given away, and it was changed to just buy flowers, and you can give it as a gift, and you can give it away when you buy one pot. At the same time, in the name of Shen Erye, the words of donating to Shantang were released.
This is also the second elder brother's first time interacting with local young students.
The dozen or so people were mainly divided into three factions, some were curious, some deliberately made friends with each other, but there were also those who were obviously evasive, or even avoided them out of fear.
Needless to say, the first two are understandable. Generally speaking, this avoidance is based on the loftiness of literati, thinking that it is because you are in love with Jing Xingbo that I will not associate with you, otherwise people will think that I am a A follower of power?
Such people are really not in the minority among literati, especially young literati.
But in the eyes of the second brother, this is not smart.
After all, if you like reading, it’s fine as a hobby, but you came here at the invitation of the magistrate, obviously aspiring to take the imperial examination...
The imperial examination is for becoming an official, and being an official is to deal with people. No matter what kind of official you want to be, in the officialdom, you can't be lofty at all. Even if you have the talent of Li Taibai, it is useless. After all, If you want to show off your ambitions, at least you have to save your life first, and then keep your official position, otherwise? Do you dream of displaying your ambitions?
In addition, there are two things to avoid.
This was obviously because Liang Ruoxu was relegated, and he felt that he might have offended some important person, so he didn't dare to make friends, for fear of implicating himself.
This is really a bit funny. In this small county with a bad literary style, there are little scholars who have not even passed the county exam and have no reputation. To put it bluntly, even if Liang Ruoxu really committed something, None of the nine tribes can punish you, this is purely pretentious.
Of course, he may be someone who can read at home. He has been praised since he was a child, and he feels that he will become a great success in the future. ?
Shen Zhuozhang, the grandson of the uncle of the Shen family, belongs to this category.
His father, Shen Shuoxue, obviously didn't think so, he was the first to send him here, and his attitude was very humble.
But as soon as his father left, Shen Zhuozhang started acting like a demon.
He put on a very reserved posture, he didn't dare to face the second elder brother, but turned to Shen Zhuoli and said, "Who is this?"
Shen Zhuoli lowered his eyes, smiled and cupped his hands: "It's me, Shen Zhuoli."
"Oh!" Shen Zhuozhang said with a look of surprise on purpose: "It's you! I don't see you often, so I didn't recognize it for a while."
The second elder brother also said with a look of surprise: "Xiao Yusheng is so beautiful, but if you have met once, you won't recognize it? Brother Shen, you are not old, why is your memory not so good? I am waiting for a scholar , This kind of thing can't be taken lightly, it's better to ask the doctor to look at it earlier."
Shen Zhuozhang's face flushed with embarrassment at that time.
Of course he would not admit that he had a bad memory, but if he denied it, it would be very deliberate to pretend that he didn't know Shen Zhuoli just now, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Fortunately, someone came again soon, and the second brother smiled and walked away.
Shen Zhuoli followed the second elder brother, and suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart.
In fact, he understands that Shen Zhuozhang today is the same as himself when he first met them. He is purely guilty. From a reader's point of view, it's ridiculous.
But it was obviously so ridiculous, and he was so embarrassed, but he felt warm in his heart. No one had ever stood by his side and stood up for him like this.
More than ten teenagers came one after another.
To be honest, so many young men in robes writing together are really eye-catching, but no matter how many people there are... the beautiful one will always be the most conspicuous.
Anyway, Xinbao was held by Yuru, and when she looked at it from a distance, the first thing she saw would always be her brother Xiaoxian.
The local rich people are not fools either. Seeing this situation, they rushed to buy it... Unexpectedly, the purchase was restricted, and the family should not exceed 20 pots, because "the county magistrate said that every family should have couplets. , the coming year will be prosperous."
Look, what kind of grandfather is this who loves the people like Zizi County! ! One sentence wiped out the voice of the people.
The common people also flocked to it, and couldn't help but pay for it while watching the excitement, and within two days, the couplets... no, Huahua was all sold out.
Then Erye Shen came forward and sent it to the county government, who will choose the location of Gaishantang.
In fact, this is really a win-win situation, only Tuanzi is not very happy.
Because she felt that, in this way, it was still politics, not business. She felt that in this way, her fourth brother had not thought of such good ideas in vain?
Fourth brother Tang was very happy. He advised his younger sister, "I'm not unhappy! No matter what, I've learned a lot. It's all real. Moreover, if I can help second brother by doing things, then I will be better than myself." Be happy with whatever you get.”
Xinbao thinks so too.
Although she didn't know much about these operations, it was obvious that doing so would be beneficial to Mr. Yuan, Liang Ruoxu, Second Brother, and Second Master Shen, so it would be nothing if there was no money, not to mention that the money would not be small.
A servant came in and reported, "Si Shao Tang, someone wants to see you outside."
Fourth Brother Tang was stunned: "Who?"
The boy said: "It is said that the surname is Lin."
Fourth Brother Tang was startled, and glanced at Big Brother Tang next to him.
Brother Tang also told him about Master Lin before, could it be Master Lin?
He lowered his eyes, and went out. It was Mr. Lin and Lin Qiuren outside. Brother Tang saluted and said with a smile, "Master Lin, what do you want from me?"
Lin Qiuren also checked him out in the past few days, and said with a smile, "Let's find a place to talk?"
Brother Tang invited him in, and sat down in the nearest small flower hall, apologizing: "This is Shen's house, I'm also borrowing, so I'm neglecting you."
Lin Qiuren nodded with a smile: "It's okay."
He just admired the brothers of the Tang family. If he wanted to change someone, he would probably take advantage of the Shen family's place to show off his wealth, but he would not, and directly explained it frankly.
Lin Qiuren took a sip of tea and said: "I came here today for no other purpose. I just think you are very talented in business. Most of my family's business is in the south of the Yangtze River. It is an imperial merchant. It can be regarded as having some families. It’s just that there are not many children who are successful… Therefore, I want to ask you, would you like to follow me?”
He paused for a moment, then continued: "If you want, I can adopt you as a foster son. If you don't want to recognize your relatives, you can also be a teacher."
Brother Tang respectfully saluted: "Thank you, Master Lin, for your appreciation. Tang Shisheng is very grateful. But, I am very sorry, Tang Shisheng will fail to live up to Master Lin's love."
Master Lin was taken aback: "Why? Have you thought about it?"