Chapter 12 This world is so dangerous!
The young steward wanted to manipulate the situation and spend less money, but he failed unexpectedly.
He was so anxious that he quickly grabbed Tai Jiye and changed his tone to beg, "Brother, to be honest, the nanny in our house accidentally knocked over the young lady's stove. She was afraid that the young lady would punish her, so she asked me to come out and find a similar replacement.
"It's rare to see someone who looks even slightly like you. Please do me a favor and sell the stove to me."
"You're more than right to say that."
Tai Jiye didn't make a fuss. He exchanged a few pleasantries with the steward, asked about his name and residence, just to make some connections for himself.
He was also good at talking and soon made the steward smile and made an appointment to have tea later.
It was a charcoal stove. The steward quoted a high price of seventeen taels of silver, and also gave him five hundred coins for the few pounds of charcoal.
This is much more cost-effective than sending it to a pawn shop!
Tai Jiye was also generous and gave the sled as a gift and let the steward pull it away.
When he could no longer see anyone, Tai Yongan jumped three feet high with joy.
He was already as thin as a bamboo pole, and when he jumped up like that, he looked like he wanted to poke a hole in the sky.
"Haha, Third Uncle is so nice, he's rich, our family is rich!"
Tai Jiye was also happy, but he still pulled his nephew and said, "Keep your voice down. Don't show off your wealth. Let's go and talk somewhere else!"
The father and son walked around for a few minutes and arrived at a small alley. The first house at the alley was open and the sound of shouting could be heard faintly.
"Buy it and leave it! It's open, it's open now!"
Tai Jiye's eyes lit up and he was about to move.
Tai Yongan pulled something out of his arms and patted it a few times in his palms.
Tai Jiye froze at that moment and asked in surprise: "Why did you bring this thing out?"
Tai Yongan held in his hand a wooden board that was as wide as a child's palm and one and a half feet long, and was shiny black.
He grinned, his simple and honest smile tinged with pride. "Grandpa gave it to me secretly before I left. He said if you take the silver and commit a crime, I'll use this to break your legs!"
Tai Jiye gritted his teeth and his calves felt cold.
He has been more "naughty" than his two brothers since he was a child. It can be said that the shine of this wooden board was purely caused by rubbing it with his skin!
"Ahem, well... I just missed someone I know and wanted to go in and say hello."
Tai Yongan didn't listen to him. "Let's go, Third Uncle. Grandpa told me to buy a hundred kilograms of sorghum rice and thirty eggs for my sister, and then go home early."
"Let's go, let's go!"
Tai Jiye felt that his father had remotely controlled his nephew to destroy his prestige, and he was very discouraged, but he felt happy again when he touched the silver in his arms.
After nightfall, the cold wind blew even harder, freezing the beaks of the crows in the trees so tightly that they couldn't make a sound.
There was an earthen stove in the main hall of the Tai family, burning wooden blocks, which made crackling sounds from time to time.
Yang Lihua and Liu Dongniang stood nearby, continuing to alter the jacket and trousers in the dim light.
Grandpa Tai held his granddaughter in his arms and taught her to speak seriously.
Zhuzhu ate and slept for a few days, and she felt much better than when she just woke up.
At this moment, she was muttering to her grandfather like a mimicking mynah bird.
"grandfather!"
“Daddy!”
"mother!"
"elder brother!"
Every time she read a name, she would look towards the corresponding family member, her big eyes full of hope.
Until the family responded happily, she was so happy that she jumped higher on her grandfather's legs, and the little fat on her face trembled.
whee!
Zhuzhu is a baby who is loved by someone!
So happy!
The cute fat girl smiled widely, and the whole family couldn't help but smile.
"Our Zhuzhu looks like a blessed girl!" Liu Dongniang was full of envy.
She only gave birth to one son, Yongyue, and she really hoped to have a daughter.
Yang Lihua tried to comfort him, "It's not easy to go out in winter. Wait until spring and let my second son take you to the city to see a doctor and get your body in good shape.
"Maybe by this time next year, Zhuzhu will have a younger sister."
Liu Dongniang blushed when she heard this, but she couldn't help but look forward to it.
Tai Jizu was worried about his brother and son, so he stood up and said, "Dad, I'm going to go meet the third brother and the others. It's very dark outside, and the road is not easy to walk on."
Before the old man could respond, the sound of a wooden door being pushed and pulled could be faintly heard outside.
Everyone was surprised and dropped their work and rushed to the door.
Sure enough, it was Tai Jiye and Yongan who came back.
Moreover, the two of them came back in a carriage!
Everyone hurried to help get the things, and when they all returned to the house, they pushed Tai Jiye and Yong'an in front of the earthen stove to warm them.
The two men smiled and waved their hands. Tai Jiye said, "We were afraid of getting in trouble if someone asked us questions on the road, so we hired a carriage for ten cents. We can sit inside, where no one can see us, and it's warm."
After saying this, he was afraid that his father would complain about his wasteful spending, so he quickly presented the treasure. "Dad, we bought a hundred kilograms of sorghum rice and thirty eggs.
"And this..."
He took out an oil-paper bag from his bosom, opened it to reveal the yellowish-brown tobacco inside, and handed it to his father with a flattering smile.
The old man frowned, wanting to scold him but afraid of hurting his son's filial piety.
Fortunately, Tai Yongan was talking excitedly when he mentioned that they sold the stove for a high price of seventeen taels of silver.
The whole family couldn't help but cheer in surprise. The old man glared at his youngest son and didn't pursue the matter any further.
Tai Jiye chuckled, talked about the bustle in the city, and paid the remaining silver.
The old man gave them all to Yang Lihua without even looking at them.
Yang Lihua was used to being the head of the household, so she put it away properly.
Liu Dongniang said with a smile: "Dad, let's have some sorghum rice for lunch tomorrow.
"I still have a lot of dried vegetables at home. Can I blanch them and make an egg sauce with them?"
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