Chapter 286: Visiting the Burrow(1/4)
There is no doubt that when Zuo Si disguises himself as an outstanding young man who is wise, rational, smart, humble, polite, and whose speaking style and wording are pleasing to the eye, it is almost difficult for anyone to dislike him.
As a housewife, Molly was made to laugh out loud with just a few words, especially a few exaggerated yet appropriate compliments, which made her feel very helpful.
There is no way, who made the magic item worn by Zuo Si easily sense the thoughts of all creatures within a radius of ten meters.
Especially without using Occlumency, he can say what everyone around him wants to hear at any time if he wants to.
Obviously, Molly did not use Occlumency in her own home and without any precautions, so she was naturally elated by the praise.
Ron on the side was completely stunned!
He watched dumbfoundedly as his mother was coaxed into spinning around by sweet words.
You must know that when he was in school, Zuo Sike had always maintained a very "cold and aloof" attitude. He hardly had much contact with other classmates and often didn't even bother to say hello.
But now, his performance has simply subverted all Ron's previous perceptions.
Of course, the twin brothers also felt quite incredible.
But considering that the better Zuo Si performed, the greater the chance of getting his pocket money back, so he showed more happiness.
Finally, after some explanations, Molly finally understood roughly how the large amount of money in George and Fred's hands came from.
"So the money in George and Fred's hands is really the salary you paid them? Rather than what they earned through crooked means?"
"That's right, madam. That money is the result of their labor, and it is legal income earned from magic knowledge, technology and craftsmanship, so please don't worry." Zuo Si replied in the affirmative with a smile.
"Okay. I can return the money to you. But! In order to prevent you from developing the habit of spending money indiscriminately, every expenditure must be recorded and I will check it at any time." Molly stared at her two most capable people.
The troubled son said in a serious tone.
"No problem, Mom."
George nodded quickly and did not dare to bargain at all.
Fred even more vowed: "We will make the accounts beautiful so that you can see at a glance where the money has been spent."
Obviously, the twins are very aware of their mother's character and understand that the best response at this time is to be obedient and agree to all the conditions proposed by their mother.
This is one of the reasons why the twin brothers kept causing trouble during school, but never received a yelling letter like Ron.
They are smart and have long understood the psychology and temper of their parents.
A look of satisfaction appeared on Molly's face: "Very good. After dinner, I will return the money bag full of gold galleons to you."
"Long live! Mom, I love you!"
As soon as he heard that he would get back the large amount of money immediately, George immediately jumped up and gave his mother a warm hug.
Fred followed closely and kissed his mother hard on the face, then danced and jumped in the living room.
"What two naughty guys..."
Molly smiled and shook her head, with a hint of pride and pride in her eyes.
But soon, she picked up the huge cake and returned to the kitchen, where she continued to be busy preparing a sumptuous dinner.
Because if you leave the cake in the living room, it will probably be eaten clean by these greedy little things before dinner starts.
Sweets, especially in the UK, are extremely attractive to teenagers.
Molly didn't want her children to eat too many sweets and eventually be unable to eat the beef patties she carefully prepared.
As soon as her front legs left, George and Fred on the back legs came to either side of Zuo Si, and said with a playful smile: "Thanks, brother. We owe you a big favor."
"Yes, we made many interesting new inventions during the summer vacation. Do you want to try them?"
Looking at the malicious expressions of the pair, Zuo Si immediately complained: "So the way you express your gratitude is to use me as an experiment? No, thank you, I don't want some bird feathers to grow on my face for no reason."<
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"Hahahaha! Don't worry, these bird feathers are not permanent, they will fall off after a while." George picked up a handful of bird feathers on his face and laughed.
Fred also explained: "We originally planned to make a prank cookie that would allow people to eat it and turn into an oversized canary. However, due to problems with the formula, only a few birds can grow at this stage.
Mao. But this is also very interesting, isn’t it?"
"Yes, it is indeed interesting to see others become like this, but it would not be so interesting if it were you. Why don't you hire Ron as a tester of the new product?" Zuo Si gave the twin brothers a bad idea straightforwardly.<
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Ron, who was sitting aside eating melon and watching the show, was stunned for a moment, with a hint of nervousness in his eyes.
In my heart I was shouting "It's none of my business".
Because the crazy things the twin brothers did to him are almost becoming a shadow of his childhood.
In particular, a toy instantly turned into a big, lively spider, causing poor Ron to suffer from severe arachnophobia.
In addition, the two also did things including but not limited to trying to get the young Ron to sign an "unbreakable oath" with powerful magical binding, and making him drink some random potions with no idea of their effect...
When you think about it, it's a miracle that Ron managed to survive in this family until now.
"My dear brother, I believe you will not refuse the invitation from your brother, right?" George's eyes flashed with a frightening light.
Ron was instantly frightened and stood up from the chair. He backed away and shook his head desperately: "No! Don't even think about it! I have sworn that I will never touch anything you two handed me again in this life, especially if you put it away
Food that goes into your mouth."
"Hey! Don't be so absolute. Have you forgotten that we have a lot of money on hand now. If you are willing to become a tester of new products, we can pay you some salary."
Fred even took out the few silver coins he had left from his pocket and said temptingly.
Because he knew how much Ron, who could only use second-hand goods for everything, was eager to get an extra pocket money.
What's more, the two of them can get back a bag full of gold Galleons right away, so there is no need to care about this small amount of money.
But for Ron, these small silver coins are exactly what he dreams of.
As for Jin Galleons...
Sorry, he has never seen this currency with the highest denomination several times since he was a child.
After lowering his head and hesitating for a long time, Ron finally couldn't help but ask: "How is the salary of a tester calculated?"
"Every time you participate in a test, you get five Silver Sikes. The more you participate, the more you get. How about that, it's fair, isn't it?"
While saying this, Fred deliberately made the coins in his hands collide with each other to make a jingling sound.
Soon, poor Ron agreed to become this so-called "product tester" under the guidance of his two brothers.
He didn't realize at all how dangerous the inventions made by the twins were.
You must know that most first-year students at Hogwarts have difficulty even turning a match into a needle.
But what about the Weasley twins?
At the age of five, they can turn a teddy bear into a giant furry spider!
When he was seven years old, he even almost succeeded in signing the "Unbreakable Vow" that even many adult wizards cannot do!
It can be said that in terms of talent, George and Fred are definitely among the top few wizards.
It's a pity that they didn't use this talent in a serious way, otherwise they would definitely be able to enter Hogwarts and become a respected professor in the future.
It is precisely because of this that the technical content and risk factor of those magic products used as jokes are not low at all.
When Zuo Si was in school, he once witnessed the spectacular sight of two people exploding a potion pot in the laboratory.
For this reason, they stayed in the hospital for a full week.
Just watching the Weasley children playing around and talking about some interesting things that happened during the holidays, it was dinner time before we knew it.
When Arthur, who dragged his exhausted body back from a busy day of work at the Ministry of Magic, came back, he immediately noticed Zuo Si, who was visiting as a guest.
To be exact, as long as you work in the Ministry of Magic, you can hardly ignore the young man in front of you who has brought huge changes to the entire magical world in just one year.
Whether it is the introduction and widespread application of the technology of storing spells in scrolls, or the "rod ring" equipped to all law enforcement agencies, it can be regarded as an epoch-making invention.
At least these things played a big role in dealing with those dark wizards who tried to resist.
In particular, Minister of Magic Fudge even compared Zuo Si to a super genius who could surpass Dumbledore in the future and praised him unabashedly.
However, Arthur understood that Fudge and his henchmen were praising this outstanding Hogwarts student in order to suppress Dumbledore's huge influence and create a new object of worship for the public to divert their attention.
For this kind of boring political game, Arthur has never been interested in participating, and just watched with a cold eye.
But after seeing Zuo Si in person, he couldn't help but ask while eating: "If you don't mind, can you tell me how you came up with the idea of using scrolls and ink to store spells?"
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"It's a book, a book stored in the restricted book section of the Hogwarts library." Zuo Si replied pretending to be mysterious.
"Oh? What book is it?" Arthur suddenly became interested.
Like all graduates of Gryffindor House, when he was in school, he did not sleep at night, wandered in the castle at night, and went to the forbidden forest to take risks, so he did not feel that a freshman went to the forbidden book at all.
What's wrong with the district?
"A book called "Spells and Runes" compiled in 200 BC. When the author Tous once explained the technique of wandless spellcasting, he mentioned that some special magic runes can produce similar spells after being arranged and combined.
The effect. I conducted some in-depth research along this route, and finally found some of the rules with the help of mathematical exhaustion methods."
""Spells and Runes"? I really want to have some impression of this book." Arthur swallowed the beef pie in his mouth and showed a thoughtful expression.
To be continued...