Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

When he arrived at the village head's house, Zhang Shu jumped out of the car and knocked on the courtyard door. After a while, someone came to open the door.

"Hello, auntie, is the village chief at home?"

"Yes, come in." The village chief's wife didn't see Grandpa Zhang and the others, but warmly greeted Zhang Shu to go in.

"Grandma, let's get out of the car." Zhang Shu smiled at her, walked back to the car, and helped Zhang's grandpa and grandma to get out of the car.

"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, why do you come to our house when you have time? Please come in quickly." The village head's wife came out to greet people when she saw them now. They all respect the elders in the village, but They won't give too much face to those who rely on the old to sell the old.

After the village head heard the movement, he also came out of the room. He said to Grandpa Zhang, "I also said that I would go to the hospital to see your old age. I heard that Zhang Shu sent you to the hospital overnight last night. , is it all right now?"

"It's nothing serious, thank you for your concern, the village head." Grandpa Zhang sighed a little, only people like the village head can make great things happen!His son has just won the exam, and he treats ordinary people like them just as well. Unlike some people, they are great just because they are scholars. Now that they have won the exam, they are even more defiant.

It can be seen from this that a good family tradition is the foundation of a prosperous family.

"I don't know what Uncle Zhang came to my house for? If there is something to do, just ask Zhang Shu to come over and call a few times, why bother to come here by himself?"

"Oh..." Grandpa Zhang sighed, "It's unfortunate for our family! My illness this time was actually caused by the anger of the second and third children."

When the village head heard this, his expression became serious, "As a junior, how dare you treat your elders like this? What about the two of them, why don't you see them?" figure.

At this time, there was no one else in the yard except the Zhang family and the village head. Li Mujin and the others had already gone back in another ox cart.

"Why did the two of them come? At my son-in-law's banquet yesterday, the second child broke up with me in public, and the third was stubborn and dedicated to her husband's family. My heart is also cold." Grandpa Zhang no longer thinks about family ugliness. Wai Yang, the situation like yesterday will spread to the village sooner or later, so he might as well say it himself first.

The village chief was furious when he saw that he was more mournful than heartbroken. The imperial court has always emphasized filial piety. How could there be such an unworthy descendant who dared to divorce his elders in public?

"I'll ask the men in the village to bring Zhang Laoer back!" Zhang Laosan is already a married woman, so it's not easy for them to intervene, but Zhang Laoer's household registration is still in the village, so it is very convenient for the village to deal with him .

In order to maintain the order in the village, the village head organized some strong men. If someone violated the taboo of the village, they would come and arrest him. OK.

Like last time, Zhang Laoer's family was punished, and they were the ones who went to arrest people.

"No need," Grandpa Zhang shook his head, "I feel cold towards them too. Since I want to break off the relationship, let's break it off cleanly. I'm too old to worry about that. Maybe one day He kicked his legs and died, and he gave them a reason to come back and take care of Ah Shu for no reason."

Just like Zhang Lao Er and the others must be filial to Grandpa Zhang and listen to Grandpa Zhang, if Zhang Shu has no elders, he should also be filial to his uncles and aunts, but it doesn’t need to be like serving his parents.

The village head said, "Have you thought about it clearly? This is a big deal." His complexion was not very good. There was an unfilial elder in his village. Naturally, according to his thinking, he should be taught a lesson.

"I've figured it out. Please ask the village head to write a few copies of this divorce papers for me, and keep two copies with you for safekeeping. If my mother and I come back to make trouble after a hundred years, please ask the village head to take care of it." One or two."

Grandpa Zhang's face was pale, and he looked even weaker. The village chief nodded in agreement when he heard his words similar to Tuogu.Afterwards, he called out Yang Yicheng and asked him to come out and help write the letter.

Grandpa Zhang nodded, this is great, Master Juren wrote the divorce letter himself, he didn't seem like Yang Xiaozi was only willing to be a Juren, and when he gets to a higher level in the future, this letter written by him himself The letter of divorce is even more deterrent.

The village chief originally wanted to expel their household registration from the village, but then thought that if they committed another crime after being expelled from the village, it would be difficult for the village to speak, so he had to endure it.

After returning, Zhang Shu mentioned this matter to Li Mujin, and the two sat in silence for a while, then left, the elders were all for them anyway.

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After the marriage was broken, the Zhang family was depressed for a while. After all, this was a sad thing. The blood relationship could not be parted, but now this thin piece of paper ended this relationship. Although the old man saw Open, but sad is still inevitable.

Secondly, Grandpa Zhang's body is not yet fully recovered. A person who was originally so healthy has hurt his heart because of this incident. If he doesn't take good care of it, he will not recover at all.

However, the arrival of a person swept away this haze.

"Bang bang bang", there was a knock on the door outside the yard.

Yu Xiaoliu ran over to open the door, and suddenly saw a fairly familiar face, "Master Hu? Why are you here? Come in!"

He yelled into the yard again, "Brother Shu, come out quickly, Master Hu is here!"

Zhang Shu couldn't hear it very clearly in the back room, and he still thought, what is Lord Tiger?When I went out, I was stunned, "Brother Hu? Why are you here? Come in and sit down!"

Hu Caiwang laughed a few times, "What? You are so surprised that I am here? Don't rush to invite me, I will introduce someone to you later."

A slender man with bright eyes and a shrewd look stepped forward, "Boss Zhang, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhang Shu froze in place, he didn't seem to know this person, why had he heard of himself?

"Haha, Brother Zhang, this shopkeeper is called Chu Mo, and he is a close friend of Young Master Chu. He came here this time to find you for business."

Chu Mo seemed to have thought of something, clapped his hands, and then two men dressed as servants came over carrying a basket of things.

"This is the sweet potato that my young master asked the villain to bring. According to what Boss Zhang said, the big ones are chosen."

Zhang Shu was a little excited. He went over to take one, broke off a small piece, and a drop of milky white liquid flowed out. It really was a sweet potato with a lot of powder!As long as you plant these, you can make sweet potato flour next year.

"Thank you, Master Chu!" Zhang Shu said excitedly. He originally had no hope, because this kind of thing can only be thought of by others, and Nanhai County is too far away from here, he thought he would go there to be able to I got it, I didn't expect that Young Master Chu would keep his promise so much, and sent it to him from all the way, how could he not be very grateful?

"Boss Zhang, you're welcome. The potato vermicelli that our young master brought back in the first half of the year sold very well. People in the north like this kind of thing very much. Basically every household will add some to their dishes. It's delicious and filling, so that The supply of vermicelli is in short supply, and there are still many shops waiting for the news after they are sold out.”

Zhang Shu said hesitantly, "But there is no way to make autumn potato vermicelli right now. If you can wait, it will be mid-September now, and maybe it will be available in a month or two." The meaning of what he said Obviously, he still wanted to buy some vermicelli back home, but it was useless if he couldn't get them out now, and it made him a little embarrassed to let people come here for nothing.

"Boss Zhang misunderstood, we are not here to buy vermicelli, but to discuss another kind of business with Boss Zhang," that Chu Mo said.

Hu Caiwang interrupted him, saying, "Brother Zhang, quickly ask shopkeeper Chu to come in, and don't talk in the yard."

Zhang Shu got drunk, then let them go to the main room, went to the kitchen and poured two bowls of tea for them to drink, Hu Caiwang sat for a while, then stood up consciously, he said, "Just now I saw something in the yard It’s quite novel, I’ll go and have a look first.”

After he left, Chu Mo said to Zhang Shu, "Our young master thinks this way. If you only buy vermicelli, it is estimated that your annual payment will not be enough for us to travel back and forth. If this is the case, our business will You will lose money. This is not a long-term solution, so our young master hopes that we can do another kind of business with Boss Zhang."

Zhang Shu thought carefully about the meaning of his words, and thought that he did not make enough vermicelli here, so what should we do?He thought of what Chu Shaoyang once said that they had a lot of potatoes, so... Zhang Shu had a flash of inspiration and said, "Could it be that Master Chu wants to buy a recipe for making vermicelli?"

Chu Mo said with a smile, "Boss Zhang is really smart, that's right.

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Zhang Shu was a little hesitant. This prescription has not been released yet, which means that only his family is doing this business, and this is the only one.But if the prescription gets out, he may not be able to complete this business.Naturally, there will be people with more wealth and power to do it. They can buy more materials, call in more labor, and make more things?Where will the one he made be sold?

This is like a man raising a golden rooster, which lays eggs every day and can be sold, but one day someone wants to take it away, so what should he do.

Chu Mo saw the hesitation on Zhang Shu's face. After asking Zhang Shu to think about it, he said, "I don't know how Boss Zhang is thinking? I'll talk to Boss Zhang first. If we take When we get to Fangzi, we will only do it in the north, and then sell it in the north, and it will not involve the business in the south, so Boss Zhang can naturally continue to do it."

Chu Shaoyang's appetite is not great, and it is impossible to take over the business of the whole country. It is better to settle for the second best and switch to the business in the north. In this way, the possibility of Zhang Shu selling to him will also be greatly increased. up.

Zhang Shu felt relieved when he heard this, if so, he could consider it, because now he has two golden roosters, and Chu Shaoyang only wants to take one away.

Seeing the loose expression on his face, Chu Mo continued his efforts, "I think Boss Zhang also intends to do something big. Why don't you sell us the prescription and use the money to expand the business? You know, if If you can’t produce enough goods, no matter how good the goods are, no one will care.”

These words reached Zhang Shu's heart, yes, he only has one-third of an acre of land to tinker with, and it's fine to sell it for one or two hundred taels of silver each time.He and Jin'er's child is about to be born, and this will definitely not be the only one in the future. If he wants everyone to be able to study well, the money will not be enough.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Shu decided to sell it! "I wonder how much Master Chu is willing to pay for the prescription?"

Chu Mo stretched out a finger.

Zhang Shu thought, if it is 100 taels, it is not impossible. After all, the prescription is simple, but I always feel that it is a bit of a loss.

"1000 taels! Our young master is willing to give 1000 taels!"

But this is not the reserve price, but the habit of merchants is to lower the price first and then bargain.

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