Chapter 131: Start a career first, then start a family
Although Zhang Shou couldn't laugh or cry at Lu Sanlang's request, he thought that the blind marriage that Lu Sanlang worried about and hated because of his parents' orders and the words of a matchmaker was once the biggest reason why he wanted to keep a distance from Zhu Ying.
In the end, he didn't refuse, and of course, he didn't agree outright.
"I can't guarantee this, but I can talk to Yingying and ask her to help find out if any of the rich ladies she knows are interested in you, a prodigal genius. If so.
If it's suitable, the teacher should be happy to help you secure a match. Of course, since you don't care about family background, if you have someone you like, you can tell me directly."
Lu Sanlang almost jumped for joy. He didn't have as much respect as Zhang Shou with Ge Yong. Now with Zhang Shou's words, as long as his father didn't directly get him engaged without saying a word, he had nothing to worry about.
?
At that moment, he kicked off the chair and walked around to Zhang Shou. Without saying a word, he bowed deeply and said, "Little sir, Lu Zhu is here to thank you!"
As long as his father doesn't mess with the big things in his life, it doesn't matter if he is called boiled countless times!
Zhang Shou pulled Lu Sanlang up and said, "Are you going to do this with me? It just so happens that I also have something to discuss with you, so the matter you asked me to do is at best even."
Lu Sanlang was pushed back to his original seat by Zhang Shou. After being stunned for a moment, he suddenly realized: "Is it because of that guy who has the audacity to send a sword to threaten you, Mr. Xiao? Don't worry, I am a local snake in the capital. I originally planned to launch Zhang
Chen and the others go to investigate this matter together, and we will definitely get to the bottom of it and give you an explanation!"
"Giving the sword away doesn't matter, you don't have to worry about it." Zhang Shou smiled nonchalantly, "Since I brought this sword out with the scabbard in an upright manner, that's my attitude. What I want to discuss with you is another matter.
One thing, I have some immature ideas, and I need a few skilled craftsmen to help me improve the drawings and see if I can make something."
Although Lu Sanlang had just slapped his chest so loudly, it would be nonsense to say how confident he was. Therefore, Zhang Shou's first statement surprised him, but he breathed a sigh of relief, but the next sentence
It’s different.
When he thought about the density experiment in Ge Mansion and the subsequent bustle, he actually missed it. At this moment, he was not even a little interested, and he immediately asked: "What kind of interesting thing is it? Can the young gentleman give it to me?"
Can I tell you the truth? Don’t worry, I will go to heaven and earth to bring you the most famous and skilled craftsmen in the capital!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh. He didn't even know how far the technology had developed these days, so how could he tell Lu Sanlang about it? He could only say vaguely: "I grew up in the countryside, and many things are blind."
After thinking about it, I don’t know if there is anything ready-made in the world. It will be difficult to explain it to you for a while. You can find someone for me first, and you will know it later."
Seeing that Lu Sanlang hesitated for a moment, he finally nodded and agreed, and added: "As long as this matter is up to you, don't tell the third person. You know, whether it is Yingying, the teacher, or the wife, who am I?"
I haven’t mentioned it even a word. When the people come back, you can come over and go over the details with me!"
Hearing this, Lu Sanlang, who had been thinking about it just now, suddenly became elated and felt very happy.
It seems that Zhang Shou regards him as the most trustworthy and like-minded person!
He immediately said without hesitation: "Then the matter is settled, I will look for a skilled craftsman. As for what you said before, young gentleman, it is even, how can it be so? I only help you with small things within my power.
Maybe I can learn something. And what you helped me is a major event that affects my life!"
"Besides, young sir, you and Miss Zhu came to my house to save me before, and you also promoted my talent in arithmetic to Patriarch Ge and others, so much so that even the emperor praised me. After all, I owe you a lot.
How merciful!"
Zhang Shou suddenly smiled. He just wanted to attract investment, but when he thought about it, instead of being so directly utilitarian, he might as well use Lu Sanlang to find the talents he needed. If he was short of money and wanted to ask Lu Sanlang for help, he could go back and wait for him to collect the money he originally collected.
Let’s wait until all the repair money is spent.
In fact, he is not a person with strong hands-on skills. Some of the technical methods such as electronic information and programming that he is familiar with are of no use these days. What's more, he needs to meet the skilled craftsmen who actually build things, because these
People may have a better understanding of industrial structure and technological development.
Neither Zhao Guogong's Mansion nor Ge Yong could provide him with this information immediately. Moreover, Zhao Guogong's Mansion and Ge Yong both had too big goals and were not as concealed as Lu Sanlang.
What's more, Lu Sanlang looks smooth, but he is actually a very pure little fat guy and should be a good collaborator.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Okay, a debt of gratitude is a debt of gratitude. Please help me do this first, and we can discuss it later!"
After a meal of shabu-shabu, Lu Sanlang felt good when he left. Even though he had not drank, he still looked drunk, as if even his steps were a little wandering. Zhang Shou, who was standing at the door to see someone off, was about to close the door when he suddenly heard a rustling sound from above.
There was a rustling sound, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Ah Liu's head sticking out from the eaves. If he hadn't been used to this kid's elusiveness, he would have been shocked.
"I left you to eat hot pot, but you ran away without saying a word, and now you show up like this to scare people, can't you be more normal?" Zhang Shou really didn't want to raise his head to speak, so he simply took two steps back, and then he realized
What happened? "Why, are you staying here, afraid that someone will hear me talking to Lu Sanlang? It's not a secret, it doesn't matter even if someone hears me."
Ah Liu fell upside down from the eaves. When he saw that his whole body was about to hit the ground, he reached out and patted the ground. His whole body suddenly flipped over and finally landed firmly. He clapped his hands and came to Zhang Shou.
Then he said calmly: "The assassin is in the office outside the Li Jian."
Zhang Shou knew that the so-called assassin must be the guy who was captured by Hua Qi after he shot him with an arrow in the bamboo forest. Therefore, after being slightly startled, he couldn't help but ask: "How do you know
of?"
"I saw it with my own eyes." Seeing Zhang Shou looking at him up and down with a strange look on his face, Ah Liu looked very calm, "I told you, I almost ended up in the ceremonial office."
If Zhang Shou and Ah Liu hadn't grown up together and witnessed the little guy's growth, and now his Adam's apple was obvious, he would have been dragged into the ditch again by these words.
Thinking that Ah Liu had personally expressed to him that he regarded himself as a member of the Zhang family, he couldn't help but guess that Ah Liu might have some kind of talisman on him that would allow him to enter the Si Li Jianwai Yamen at will.
After thinking about it, he decided not to pursue this issue and asked casually: "So how is this guy doing now?"
"He's a nice guy." Ah Liu simply said four words, and then added, "He said he was ordered to scare you."
"Ha." Zhang Shou smiled, but his laughter was a bit cold. Maybe the arrow didn't kill him. He also saved Zhu Ying because of a misunderstanding, so he dodged in time. Ah Liu even intercepted it.
It was a bit scary after the fact, but it was a ghost if he was happy to be treated like this. Especially when he heard that the person who did it was quite free now, he felt even more annoyed.
Suddenly something moved in his mind: "The assassin is a eunuch?"
"He was the imperial chamberlain, and now he has been demoted to a handyman. He shot you with an arrow, and I beat him. He will have to lie down for a few months."
Seeing Ah Liu's explanation in such detail, Zhang Shou couldn't help but look at the daring young man up and down for a long time, and then smiled and gave the person a thumbs up. In any case, he ran to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to help him vent his anger on the person.
, Ah Liu has gone too far.
Seeing Ah Liu looking at the messy table in the room, he smiled and said: "Have you not had lunch yet? Pour out the soup base in the pot, wash it and add water to the shabu-shabu. Those mutton and vegetables are probably
It’s enough for you to eat. Lu Sanlang looks fat and has a smaller appetite than me. I thought he was the kind of person who eats haise... Whose order did the assassin follow?"
Such a sharp turn in the topic makes it easy for many careless people to deceive the answer. It is tried and tested and the effect is excellent. However, after Zhang Shou left his last question, Ah Liu looked at him with clear eyes.
Knowing that his intentions were exposed, he couldn't help but sigh, but then he waited for Ah Liu's answer.
"He first said he was the second prince, and then he said he was Princess Yongping... But I think he was lying. I was very close to him at that time, and I just pushed him to the point of death, and his heartbeat was wrong."
Such a strange reason for judgment was somewhat beyond Zhang Shou's expectation, but because of this, he almost immediately accepted Ah Liu's judgment. At that moment, he patted the little guy on the shoulder and watched as the people were busy tossing the copper again.
When he was about to make up for his lunch, he chuckled, thinking that he, the former country boy, was really capable of attracting hatred.
However, Ah Liu added charcoal and water again, and while he was sitting there seemingly in a daze waiting for the water to boil, he suddenly asked: "When will the young master marry the eldest lady?"
Zhang Shou, who was analyzing the situation between ourselves and the enemy, was simply stunned by Ah Liu's blunt question. It took him a long while before he could hold back a few words: "Establish a career first, then start a family!"
"Establishing a career means getting rich, right?" Ah Liu asked, but found that Zhang Shou didn't answer.
"In the desert, making a fortune depends on looting; among the people, making a fortune depends on annexation; in the court, making a fortune depends on confiscating homes."
Ah Liu spoke a bloody philosophy seriously, and then said calmly, "When the madman told me this truth, he led a group of horse thieves to kill another group of horse thieves, and then poisoned all the horse thieves he led.
Killed them all. Then, all the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the two gangs belonged to him."
"What you are talking about is, in the final analysis, embezzlement." Zhang Shou smiled and then said lightly, "Appropriating other people's wealth does seem to be the best way to make a fortune. But that is just the process of wealth transfer, and it is not the best way to make a fortune.
There is no real way to create more wealth out of thin air. Real wealth is created through production."
The four words "snatching and plundering" are indeed the true meaning of some people's fortunes, but they are not his.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Ah Liu looking at him with a flat expression, and then said something completely irrelevant.
"There seems to be someone outside the door."
Zhang Shou was immediately surprised. When he quickly came to the door and opened it, he saw Datou, King Yin of Shuntian Mansion, standing there with Deng Xiaodai. The former had the same expression as Ah Liu, and the latter
Then he coughed unnaturally.
"Little sir, we came here when you said you should establish a career first and then a family."
The next moment, Zhang Shou immediately turned around and glared at Ah Liu. You are such a young boy. Could it be that those words you just said to me were intentional?