When Ying Bao saw Wu Daozi and her father were having a cold moment, she quickly said, "Uncle Wu, if Mingyue is here, is there something he wants to tell me?"
Wu Daozi turned to look at her: "What's the matter?"
"Didn't our village grow golden ears? He wanted to give our village's golden ears the title of a special product in Qinchuan County."
"Specialty?" Wu Daozi skimmed off the foam with a tea bowl lid and nodded approvingly: "That's a good idea."
He had eaten the golden ears given by Xiao Yingbao and felt very good. If it is called a local specialty, it is well deserved.
Yingbao continued: "So he asked to buy a shop in the county town to sell local specialties."
Wu Daozi raised his eyebrows, put down the tea cup and asked, "When I buy a shop, are I going to run it myself or rent it to them?"
"He wants his second cousin to run it." Yingbao said, "He is very good at this."
Apart from other things, my second cousin made a lot of money selling gourds and water chestnuts last year, which was no worse than working hard to grow golden ears.
Wu Daozi said seriously: "This dynasty's law states that if one person in a household is engaged in business, the whole family will be classified as merchants in the future. Are we clear?" He glanced at Jiang Sanlang.
Yingbao and Dad were shocked and shook their heads: "No, I didn't think clearly."
I didn't expect that buying a shop and running it would involve the whole family. If my family turned a farmer into a merchant, it would be fine if I didn't do business.
If a merchant has a lowly status, his descendants are not allowed to take part in the imperial examination. She really wants her brother to be a high official in the future, so how can he ruin his future because of a shop.
Seeing the nervous look on the little doll's face, Wu Daozi smiled and said, "Well, there is no solution."
Ying Bao's eyes suddenly widened, "What can I do?"
"You can buy a shop, but the operator must be someone else."
Wu Daozi slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Seeing the confused expressions of his father and daughter, he asked for a reminder: "Just say that we can hire a shopkeeper to run the store's business."
Is that possible? Ying Bao was surprised.
Wu Daozi lived up to his reputation, his temperament was the same as in his previous life, yet he, a dignified county magistrate, actually taught a child how to exploit loopholes in the law.
Ying Bao smiled with her eyebrows crooked, and followed her father's example, clasping her legs and saying, "Thank you, Uncle Wu, for the suggestion."
Wu Daozi smiled and said nothing.
Mr. Wu didn't show any surprise at his son's behavior, so he walked quietly to observe the father and daughter who were facing each other.
Jiang Sanlang has a simple and honest face, but his eyes are clear.
The words and deeds of the little girl are not as ignorant as those of a child of several years old. Her movements and movements look childlike, but she is not as cunning and shrewd as an adult.
What an incredible family.
Wu Rui came over with a plate of washed peaches and placed it on the stone table in front of Wu Daozi.
Wu Daozi picked up a juicy peach and handed it to the old man. Then he picked a red peach and took a bite. It was sweet and refreshing.
"That's right, so the early peaches are also grown by my family?"
"No, his family grows grapes and peppers." Yingbao became energetic at that time and told Wu Daozi about her family's affairs.
Mr. Wu on the side was very surprised when he heard this, "We have planted grapes and peppers?"
"Yes." Ying Bao saw Mr. Wu's elegant demeanor and scholarly air, and then thought about Wu Daozi's family background, he couldn't help but admire Mr. Cuo. "When the grapes are ripe, he will pick some for Uncle Wu and Grandpa Wu to taste."
"Xiao Yingbao is interested. The county is quite far away from my home. Isn't it easy to come here?" Mr. Wu asked with a smile.
"It's easy. His family has bought a yard in the county town. My younger brother will come there to study in the next six months, and he will go back and forth frequently in the future," said Yingbao.
"My brother?" Mr. Wu looked at Dong Yingbao. He looked four or five years old. How old is her brother, and he wants to come to the county to study?
Ying Bao smiled and said: 'His brother is almost five years old. He is very smart. He can already write the entire Three-Character Classic of Hundred Family Surnames and the Thousand-Character Essay.'
"Oh?" Mr. Wu couldn't help but become curious when he heard that a child over four years old could write so many entire articles silently. "Then when I go to the city, I will bring him over and let him have a look."
"OK."
Seeing that she had almost finished what she should say, Yingbao pulled out a pack of golden ears from the bag she was carrying and handed it to Mr. Wu, "That is the golden ear grown by his family. It can nourish the body and replenish the energy. You can
Must try it.”
Mr. Wu is thin and looks not very good. Maybe his golden ears can help him a little bit, but the elderly should not add sugar to the food, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
"Grandpa Wu, it's best not to add any sugar when I eat it. The effect will be better," Yingbao warned.
Mr. Wu smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Xiaoyingbao. When I come back, Grandpa Wu will also give me something."
At that time, Wu Rui hurried over, holding a bundle in his arms.
Included in the bag were the children's toys he had just bought from outside and some pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
Mr. Wu handed the baggage to Yingbao and said, "Let's play with the little toy I gave me."
"Thank you, Grandpa Wu." Ying Bao happily took the baggage.
Wu Shi asked: "Yingbao, are we going to buy a shop now?"
Yingbao nodded: "No, I don't know where there is a store for sale."
"Shops for sale will be registered at the dental store. Let's go to the dental store with Wu Rui and have a look." Wu Shi said.
"That's great. Let them go and take a look."
Ying Bao and her father stood up and said goodbye to Wu Daozi and his father.
After sending the Jiang family father and daughter away, Mr. Wu sighed: "That little kid is really smart. Jiulang, it's time for me to start a family. If I have such a child in the future, he and my mother will go to Didong."
Nine springs of laughter."
Wu Shi was speechless and picked up another peach to eat.
Seeing that his son wouldn't shut up, Mr. Wu knew that he didn't like hearing those words, so he turned around and asked, "What did the city say about the banditry last year?"
Wu Shi smiled: "The merits and demerits are equal to each other."
During the official evaluation years ago, Prefect Wang sent a letter telling him that although the source of banditry was not in Qinchuan County, it had caused considerable impact on surrounding counties and villages. Sheng Zai was furious and ordered the state government to thoroughly investigate whether local officials were derelict in their duties.
So even though he tried his best to resist the bandits, not only was he not commended, but he was reprimanded and warned by the prefect of the state. Fortunately, he had discovered the role of cotton in transporting cotton seeds before, so he would not be demoted or dismissed.
I feel ashamed to say that Xiao Yingbao told him about the cotton matter. Wu Shi was indirectly accepting a favor from the girl doll.
Mr. Wu was silent for a moment and patted his son on the shoulder: "Isn't this lucky?"
He glanced at the two baskets of fruits and said with a smile: "Qinchuan County is not bad either. That little kid's hometown is very good. Please ask me to support him a little. He will definitely pass the performance appraisal at the end of the year."
Wu Shi laughed at himself: "I don't seek merit, but I seek no faults." He really couldn't adapt to the officialdom.
Even in small county offices, there are all kinds of intrigues, weak bosses, and county captains have their own agendas. They wish that their county magistrate would be dismissed early so that they could monopolize power.
During that bandit suppression, the county captain acted erratically, gradually increasing the number of rogue bandits. At first, more than 2,000 people besieged the county town. Fortunately, he responded early and wrote to his friend's son for help, so the disaster was avoided.
He was frightened when he thought about that banditry incident.
Once the county town is destroyed, not only will the entire county suffer, but your own family will also be implicated.
Later, his old father Buqin was old and frail, so he came all the way to Qinchuan County to help his unfilial son.
Wu Shi held his forehead, feeling that what he did as an official was both cowardly and embarrassing.
As a man in his late thirties, he actually begged his sixty-year-old father to come and take care of him.
Mr. Wu glanced at his son and suddenly said: "My mother and my aunt will also come here in a while. My aunt took my cousin to Jianglin and passed by here. I hope you can give her a good reception then."
