poor family prodigal

Wang Yuan came to the Zhao family blacksmith shop in Bei City, which was the home of his predecessor, his uncle Zhao Dachui.

My predecessor came to the county town to study when he was ten years old and has been living in his uncle's house.

My aunt had a difficult time giving birth to my cousin, so my uncle and my cousin depended on each other, and they were very good to each other.

However, three years ago, my predecessor wanted to marry Li Shihan, but my uncle, as an elder, objected.

After all, it was rumored that the Li family was going to be exterminated, and my uncle was afraid that his predecessor would also be implicated.

The predecessor refused to listen to the dissuasion, and the relationship between the uncle and nephew dropped to a freezing point.

My predecessor didn't even call me uncle when I got married, and I didn't even visit my uncle's house in the past three years.

Seeing the familiar blacksmith shop, Wang Yuan walked in.

"Who is it!"

There was a sound in the backyard, and a young girl came out. When she saw Wang Yuan, she was stunned, and she pursed her lips for a while: "You married a wife and forgot about your uncle, you are such a heartless thing, and you still know how to do it!"

The girl is seventeen or eighteen years old. She has an oval face, a ponytail, and is not too tall. She has freckles on her face, big watery eyes, and two small tiger teeth. She looks pretty and full of Xiaojiabiyu.

Wang Yuan was not angry and grinned: "Qinghe, where's your uncle!"

This is my cousin Zhao Qinghe. She helped her uncle take care of the accounts since she was a child. Not only did her abacus crack like a thunderbolt, but her little mouth also sounded like a machine gun.

My predecessor had quarreled with her since childhood!

"I just went to pick up coal. I'll be back in a moment!"

Looking Wang Yuan up and down, Zhao Qinghe's oval face was serious: "I heard that you have been married for three years, spending all your time in the county town, ruining the family business left by your uncle, and becoming a famous prodigal. Is this true? Don't lie to me. !”

Wang Yuan chuckled and nodded.

"You, you, say that my sister-in-law is the most beautiful woman in Fu County, and you are still fooling around outside. What are you thinking, are you so obsessed?"

After scolding Wang Yuan angrily, Zhao Qinghe changed the topic and said, "I'm too lazy to call you heartless. Have you eaten? I'll give it to you?"

"...Wait a moment!"

Wang Yuan was startled when he heard this and shook his head in shame.

Suddenly, a strong man came in carrying two baskets of coal. When he saw Wang Yuan, his eyes lit up and he dropped the basket. He walked quickly and grinned: "Yuan'er, here we come!"

His uncle had no son, so he loved his predecessor as a son, but he was not sensible. Wang Yuan cupped his fists and bowed his head in salute: "Uncle, I was not sensible before and did not understand your concerns and concerns. I was wrong!"

"Quick, get up!"

Quickly helping Wang Yuan up, Zhao Dachui said with tears in his eyes: "Uncle is wrong, uncle is such an adult. If you don't come to see uncle, uncle should also come to see you. Even if uncle can't bear it, it's okay now. Qinghe, go quickly. Cut half a catty of meat, I heard there are live fish in the East Market, go buy another one and make a delicious meal for your cousin!"

"Pork costs one hundred cents, half a catty costs fifty cents, live fish costs eighty cents a catty, two catties a piece costs one hundred and sixty cents, plus other things, this meal costs three hundred cents! Dad, this is The heartless guy hasn’t come to see you for three years, so if he comes and admits his mistake, I’ll make you happy!”

Zhao Qinghe pouted, made quick calculations, and stood up with the vegetable basket in his arms.

Wang Yuan waved his hand: "Qinghe, don't go shopping for food yet, I have something else for you to help me with!"

Zhao Qinghe pouted: "What do you want to help? I heard that you are always borrowing money from other places. Did you come to us because you owe others money and can't pay it back?"

"Qinghe!"

After glaring at his daughter, the uncle pulled Wang Yuan and said: "Yuan'er, it's all your fault, uncle. I haven't taken care of you in the past few years and let people lead you bad. We are not afraid of the money we owe, just pay it back, and be a good person in the future. I owe you. How much, uncle still has some wealth, let Qinghe give it to you."

"Dad, I saved this money to prepare to marry a baby girl and carry on the Zhao family's family line!"

Zhao Qinghe was unwilling to object, so his father glared at him again and pouted: "Just love him!"

"I owe a little money, but I can pay it back myself. Uncle, Qinghe, help me prepare something, the faster the better!"

Wang Yuan told him what he needed.

"Iron pot, funnel, loess, cauldron...what do you want these for?"

Upon hearing these messy things, Zhao Qinghe couldn't help but mumble.

But the two got ready quickly.

Not long after, a mule cart arrived at the Zhao family's blacksmith shop. Wang Hanshan, Wang Sihai, Dahu, and Erhu stood in front of the door in embarrassment.

Zhao Dachui hurriedly welcomed the four people in. Looking at the things in their hands, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "You're here now, why do you bring so many things?"

"The brown sugar from Nanzhou costs [-] cents per catty, and these weigh forty or fifty catties, which cost at least four guan."

"Shuzhou's red sandalwood box, one of this size is worth a thousand dollars, and two are worth two thousand dollars."

"Lingluo handkerchief from Guzhou, five hundred coins each, two coins worth."

"The silk robes and leather boots from Liu's Garment Shop cost at least half the price."

"A jade pendant from Yangzhou costs at least four ounces of money!"

"Haizhou's sachet costs two guans per piece!"

"Two big fish and ten small fish are all alive, at least [-] pounds, and can be sold for about [-] cash."

Looking at the things in the hands of Wang Hanshan and the others, Zhao Qinghe was calculating with his little mouth!

The four of them looked at Zhao Qinghe in surprise.

The price they paid for each of these things was very different from what Zhao Qinghe said. This little abacus is very powerful!

"Wang Yuan, you haven't made a fortune, why did you bring such a thing to my house?"

Zhao Qinghe's oval face turned red as he thought of something.

"We caught the fish yesterday. Most of them are sold out. These are for you and uncle to eat!"

Wang Yuan changed the topic: "As for this Lingzhou brown sugar, I will process it and sell it to pay off the debt. You will know the rest after eating. Go and cook quickly, we haven't eaten yet."

"Hurry up and cook, I'll go out and cut the meat!"

The uncle picked up the basket and left, and Zhao Qinghe went to the backyard kitchen to cook!

Wang Yuan commanded four people.

Dahu closed the shop door, Erhu cleaned the funnel, Sihai stirred up the yellow mud, and Uncle Shanshan set up a big pot to light the fire.

The four of them were very curious and wondered what Wang Yuan was doing with this.

Not long after, my uncle came back from buying meat and vegetables, and he was also dumbfounded.

As soon as the fire was set, Wang Yuan poured in three packets of brown sugar, and when it boiled into syrup, he said directly: "Sihai, pour in the yellow mud quickly!"

"what!"

Wang Sihai was startled: "Xiao Yuan, do you really want to pour it? This pot of sugar weighs three kilograms. If you pour the yellow mud, you can't eat it, but it costs a lot of money!"

Wang Hanshan and Dahu also looked surprised.

Pour the yellow mud into the syrup and mix it. Isn't this a waste of good stuff?

"fall!"

Wang Yuan urged: "If it's too late, the sugar will become mushy, and the sugar will be useless by then!"

Wang Sihai stretched out his hand tremblingly!

"What are you talking about? Whatever Brother Yuan says, we just do it!"

Although the two tigers were surprised, they rushed forward, picked up the bucket of yellow mud, and poured it into the pot.

He didn't know what Brother Yuan was going to do, but he would listen to whatever Brother Yuan said now.

woohoo hoo...

The yellow mud poured into the syrup, and Wang Yuan stirred it quickly with a wooden stick.

Mud and syrup are mixed together!

When Zhao Qinghe came to invite the five people to eat, when he saw it, he turned around and ran to the kitchen and shouted: "Dad, my cousin is prodigal again. He poured yellow mud into brown sugar!"

The uncle was startled: "Yuan'er is not stupid, shouldn't he mess up things like this? Go and have a look."