Coral?

Zhu Ping'an was a little smacked, this old Li family is really wealthy, coral is definitely a rare thing in ancient times, and it is very expensive.

Ge Hong's "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" said: "The king of Nanyue once offered a coral tree, one foot three feet high. It is said that Zhao Tuo, the king of Guangnan, paid tribute to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty two coral trees, 1 zhang 3 feet high, each with 3 forks and 460 branches, which is worth the Jicui Pond of the Imperial Garden of the Imperial Palace, this tree is bright red and brilliant throughout, and "there is a scene at night", it is in full swing, so it is called the fire tree, and it becomes the treasure of the town palace. In the Han Dynasty, coral can be used as the treasure of the town palace, which can be seen to be very precious. The reason why coral was so expensive in ancient times, in addition to its own advantages, was also an important reason why coral was difficult to pick in ancient times. Tang Dynasty. Li Shangyin's poem "Bicheng": "The jade wheel Gu rabbit is newborn, and the iron net coral has no branches. "Coral picking is a hassle for fishermen to put a net into the sea.

I don't know what kind of coral the rich man brought to the black-bellied girl, but it is definitely worth a lot. In ancient times, it was quite rare to have such a father who spoiled a girl to this extent.

Zhu Ping'an sighed, but it was still difficult to understand why the black-bellied girl secretly stuffed herself with silver.

When the rich man Li was coaxing his baby pimple, he found Zhu Ping'an looking at the door of the study.

Whose descendants is this?

Why are you in your own home?

It can't be for your own girl, right?

As soon as the rich man Li imagined the third possibility, he vigilantly hid his girl behind him, and then waved his hand at Zhu Ping'an, ready to explore clearly. The baby bump in your own house is not something that everyone can covet.

Zhu Ping'an saw that the rich man Li waved to him, so Shi Shiran walked over.

"I've seen Li Yuanwai."

After Zhu Ping'an approached. He arched his hand and gave a salute.

"Who are you?" The rich man Li looked Zhu Ping'an up and down and asked inquiringly.

"I'm Zhu Ping'an from Xiahe Village," Zhu Ping'an replied calmly.

Hearing the name, the rich man Li suddenly realized, "Oh. So you're the poor boy who often comes to borrow books. ”

"Daddy, you can't call people poor boys anymore, people can be productive now, they are all admitted to Xiucai, and they are still the first people in our town."

The black-bellied girl who was blocked by the rich man Li said in a sarcastic tone. There are all kinds of dislike for Zhu Ping'an in his voice.

After hearing his own baby pimple's ridicule and dislike of Zhu Ping'an, the rich man Li breathed a sigh of relief. As long as your baby pimple is not interested, that's fine.

I heard Shu'er say that he was a talent just now? Such a young talent is rare. But it's just a show, I've seen a lot, it's an official. I've seen quite a few of them. Although the rich man Li was a little surprised that Zhu Ping'an was admitted to Xiucai at a young age, he didn't take Zhu Ping'an seriously, but just nodded to Zhu Ping'an.

Many Xiucai failed to go further in fame and could only return to their hometowns to make a living by teaching and other methods. Scholars who are not financially wealthy, but whose social status is slightly higher than that of the common people, are called "poor talents". If you have eaten abalone, you will also have an appetite for small fish and shrimp.

The reaction of the rich man Li was also expected by Zhu Ping'an.

"That's right, thanks to Li Yuanwai's care for several years. The kid was allowed to borrow books in the study, so that the kid could get away with it in this year's children's exam. Three days later, the parents wanted to have a running water feast at home. I hope that Li Yuanwai can appreciate the light. Zhu Ping'an arched his hand and said the purpose of his visit.

"Oh, but it's a little unfortunate, Li has encountered some tricky things, and I'm afraid I don't have time recently." After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, the rich man Li shook his head and declined.

The refusal was expected by Zhu Ping'an.

It's just that I don't know what the rich man Li said about encountering tricky things. Whether it's true or not. If it's just an excuse to refuse, that's fine; But if it's true. I don't know if I can help, after all, I've been reading books in other people's homes for so many years.

"Oh. I don't know what happened to Li Yuanwai, if you can use a safe place," Zhu Ping'an asked politely.

When the rich man Li heard this, he glanced at Zhu Ping'an again, and laughed a little, "Maybe you can study, but this tricky thing of mine is not something you can do." ”

Uh, okay.

Since the rich man Li didn't mean to tell, Zhu Ping'an didn't continue to ask. If the other party wants to tell, you don't have to ask yourself, the other party will tell yourself; But if the other party doesn't want to say it, even if your lips are dry when you ask, the other party won't tell you. Li Dacai belongs to the latter.

"Boy Meng Lang, let Li Yuan laugh. Li Yuanwai is dusty, and the carriage and horses are tired, so the kid will not bother. Zhu Ping'an arched his hand very knowingly and offered to leave.

The rich man Li did not stop this, and asked Zhu Ping'an to borrow two more books to save the money and run back and forth.

After Zhu Ping'an said goodbye to the rich man Li, he returned to the study the same way, because he had just gotten permission from the rich man Li, so Zhu Ping'an went to the bookshelf to look for books, found two books that were all about strategy, put the books in his schoolbag, and prepared to go home.

As soon as he put the book in his school bag, he saw the black-bellied girl walk in with an angry face.

"It's really excessive, eating inside and out, I called them uncle in vain, it's really a group of white-eyed wolves who can't be fed well, I don't believe that my father will not be able to find out if he asks people to check the account book!"

The black-bellied girl talked to the little girl who walked beside her with an angry face and walked in.

Zhu Ping'an, who was about to leave, listened for two more minutes, it seemed that what the black-bellied girl said was the tricky thing that the rich man Li said, but he didn't expect it to be really tricky. Listening to the meaning of the black girl's words, it is about that several shopkeepers under the rich man Li have colluded and colluded in the past few years, and it seems that he has been greedy for a lot of money from the rich man Li by making fake accounts and other methods. Li Dacai also heard the news by chance, and combined with the fact that the profits seemed to have decreased a lot in the past two years, he became suspicious of several shopkeepers, but these shopkeepers have colluded for a long time, and the account books seem to be seamless.

The profits were less, and the rich man Li did not find any problems in the accounts, but gave the reason for the shopkeepers, and he was in contact with other firms in private, which made the business chain that the rich man Li had worked hard to establish a little unstable. The shopkeeper and the rich man Li are only in an employment relationship, unlike the subordinates who signed the deed of sale, and listening to Li Shu's words, it seems that the shopkeeper and the Li family seem to be related to each other, in the absence of evidence, the rich man Li does not dare to act rashly, so it is not so easy to deal with, and it has become a tricky matter for the rich man Li. (To be continued)

ps: I found out it was so late after the code, sorry. Recently, the unit has been very busy. Today's monthly pass is very good, I hope you will continue to support the cold door, there are still three days, I hope there will be a surprise.