Chapter 17 I am a living Lei Feng
Bao Zixing was confused. He knew he shouldn't ask too many questions, but seeing Su Luo's inexperienced look, he felt sorry for her. He finally advised, "You have to think carefully. One thousand taels is not a small amount for us. Once the goods arrive, we can't return them."
Su Luo just liked Bao Zixing's straightforwardness. She was not surprised at all that he could say this. She nodded repeatedly and said, "I really need to rethink it. I didn't take the wages you mentioned into account. I only thought that the 1,000 taels of silver would be used to buy rice and granaries. I didn't expect that you are quite familiar with the grain business."
Bao Zixing smiled and waved his hand, "I can't say I'm familiar with them, but I was a young master before, and my family has some land. I've watched them transport and harvest grain since I was a child, so I have some experience."
"What happened next?" Su Luo's gossiping spirit was activated again.
"Later... Hey, later I got addicted to gambling and squandered all the family fortune, which pissed off my father to death. I had to guard the last bit of our family fortune with my mother for two years. It was then that I met your sister-in-law. She was very kind to me and helped me quit gambling. She lived with me peacefully. Then my mother died of illness, and I accompanied her back to her hometown. Who would have thought... Hey, hey! Let's not talk about it anymore."
Although he didn't want to mention it, Su Luo still noticed that Bao Zixing's eyes were wet, so he quickly changed the subject and said that he was worried that he couldn't rent a granary.
Bao Zixing sensed Su Luo's intention and was very pleased. He sighed deeply, "Brother, I have squandered in my life and also experienced the feeling of being penniless. I am only forty this year, but it seems like a lifetime has passed. I didn't know how to cherish what I had, and I couldn't cherish it when I knew how to cherish it. Sometimes I always wonder why the days go by so slowly. If twenty years passed in a flash, I could be reunited with my family earlier."
Su Luo felt a sour feeling rising in her throat, making her eye sockets swell. She took a deep breath and slammed the table. "You are wrong. God gave you so many hardships, not to smooth your will, but to make you full of challenges for the future. I saw that you run this bun shop very well, and I thought you were full of hope for tomorrow. It turns out that I was wrong. Your goal is to regain the peaceful and tranquil life you and your wife had. You have a negative lifestyle, which is not good for your physical and mental health."
Bao Zixing chuckled, neither angry nor refutating. He changed the subject and told Su Luo that there was no rush to rent the granary. It would not be too late to find a place after things were almost settled. If he rented it now, the granary would be empty for at least two months.
Su Luo was embarrassed now. According to her idea, she would have to buy rice when she wanted to buy rice, rent a warehouse when she wanted to rent a warehouse, and finally resell it, and the gold and silver would double in value, and she would start her business from then on. No one told her that she had to eat one bite at a time and do things step by step. To think that things would be successful in a blink of an eye was a movie montage technique. Believing in the spirit of a cuckold could only prove that she had read too many time-travel novels.
Su Luo immediately reflected on herself, and agreed with Bao Zixing that he would go find her after finding the pair of brothers. Then she left Zhuxian Town and walked back. Perhaps deep down in her heart she finally realized that money has a limit, and money will not favor you just because you are a time traveler, and the more you spend, the less you have.
When I returned to the village, I actually met Zhou Chongwen and Miss Xie at the entrance. Both of them looked a little sad, but not too sad. The tips of their brows were slightly furrowed, which gave people the feeling that they were not there and were still wanting more.
They didn't know what they were talking about, maybe they didn't talk at all, they just looked at each other. Su Luo's appearance broke the atmosphere. Zhou Chongwen looked at Su Luo who seemed a little surprised, and looked at her scrutinizingly, "What did you do?"
Su Luo was about to answer, but held back and said curiously: "I am not your slave, and I have not sold myself to you, why do you care where I go?"
Zhou Chongwen felt somewhat uncomfortable after being scolded in front of his beloved. Miss Xie probably still remembered the last time when Su Luo did not stick to the principle and let Widow Li take the money privately. She had some opinions about her and did not talk to her. She bowed slightly to Zhou Chongwen and said, "In this case, Li Ting will take her leave. I hope you will consider what I said."
Zhou Chongwen bowed and said, "Yan Zhang will think of another way. Miss, please don't worry too much."
Miss Xie nodded and walked away in small steps. Su Luo was busy shaking off the goose bumps on her body.
A village girl and a village boy insist on calling each other "young master" or "young lady" in a sour way. They cannot see the reality and cannot recognize the essence!
"Yan Zhang? Is that you?" She was quite interested in this.
"It's my handwriting." Zhou Chongwen was obviously worried, and there was a bit more sadness in his eyes, not as bright as before.
"What about Li Ting?"
"It's Miss Xie's maiden name."
Su Luo was speechless. Zhou Chongwen asked her what was wrong. Su Luo could only be more speechless and admire the Xie family's naming ability.
"What are you worried about?"
Zhou Chongwen shook his head without hesitation, "It's okay, it was just a coincidence."
Su Luo was a little unhappy. She didn't want to say that you could just refuse directly. Was there any need to make up such a low-level nonsense? Su Luo snorted and rolled her eyes at him before going home. She gave Su Yi the buns sponsored by Bao Zixing. However, she kept thinking about the scene of Zhou Chongwen and Xie Liting looking at each other. She scratched her chin and asked Su Yi, "What's going on in Miss Xie's family recently?"
"What's going on?" Su Yi's mouth was full. "Oh, Brother Li Bao went to the Xie family to propose marriage today and brought ten taels of betrothal money."
Su Luo immediately understood why Xie Liting should be used... Sorry, that's why Xie Liting wanted to find Zhou Chongwen. Li Bao is the only professional pig slaughterer in the village. Su Luo had seen him the last time when he bought pork. He has an average appearance, but he is strong and sturdy. However, there is still a gap compared with Zhou Si's literary aura.
With two evil laughs, Su Yi dragged out the box of silver from under the bed, took out two silver bars and threw them in his hand, then turned around and said to Su Yi: "Let's go and learn from Lei Feng with me."
