Brother so proud

"Today, the flower shop has prepared a lottery for the opening of the flower shop. The first prize is this pot of Yao Huang Peony. If Mr. Zhou likes it, why don't you try your luck?" He Ze glanced at the number on the potted plant, and handed it to the potted plant. In front of Zhou Wenda.

"Shopkeeper He is so generous!"

Zhou Wenda had already read the flyer before he came, and he knew that the first prize was Yao Huang Mudan, but he was still skeptical.Now that he really saw Yao Huang Mudan, and heard He Ze reiterated the matter, he was surprised, but his heart was unavoidably moved.

A Yaohuang Peony, if it is in the capital, don't even think about it without a thousand taels of silver.In the year when he took part in the scientific research, he saw a plant at the banquet of a second-rank senior official. It was said that it was worth 3000 taels.As for the plant in front of him, its appearance was no worse than the one he remembered, and even the subtle floral fragrance was even better than it, it was really rare!

Thinking of this, Zhou Wenda no longer refused, "Since the young master said so, then I will join in the fun."

The middle-aged scribe standing behind him took off the purse from his waist and handed He Ze ten coins, which the latter took with a calm expression.

Zhou Wenda took a look at him more.

He Ze didn't seem to realize it, he just cupped his hands and congratulated: "Mr. Zhou has a long-lasting fortune, and he will surely achieve what he wants."

"Then... let me borrow a good word from the shopkeeper, haha."

Zhou Wenda laughed, and turned his attention to the two pots of peonies in front of him, chatting with the middle-aged man around him from time to time, expressing his admiration beyond words.

Luo Zhanming found it boring, so he said hello and wandered off on his own.He Ze quietly stood aside, occasionally echoing a few words, neither appearing dull nor annoying.

After more than half an hour, Zhou Wenda's desire to watch was temporarily satisfied.

He Ze led him around the shop again, during which time he saw many famous products of camellia and rose, as well as late plum, crabapple, clove and other common ones, but all of them were pleasing in growth and beautiful in appearance, which made people feel happy. See it and forget it.

This round of shopping has not yet finished, and the previous craze for potted plants has entered a white-hot stage.The crowd was noisy, everyone was jostling and jostling, and at a glance, there were all heads. He Dalang and Zhao Cheng were very busy.

But after a short while, the last potted plant was held tightly in the arms of a thin man, looking like he was afraid of being snatched.

He An ran over to call He Ze.

"Mr. Zhou..."

"Haha, little brother He just has something to do!"

Seeing that he behaved politely, Zhou Wenda became more friendly, turned around and asked the middle-aged man to call Luo Zhanming over, and they all followed behind He Ze, but did not approach.

At this time, at the entrance of the flower shop, Father He was telling everyone the rules of the lottery.

It's very simple. In order to ensure the fairness of the lottery, He Ze and Mr. Cai will write down the numbers from one to three hundred and three hundred in public, knead them into balls, put them in a wooden box and shake them, and then draw three times, in order for the third prize, Second prize, first prize.

Cai Yun was in charge of the first 150 numbers, and He Ze was in charge of the last 150 numbers. When the 220th number was written, the petals of Yao Huang peony in the flower shop trembled slightly, and a wisp of energy was attached to the paper.

It's no secret that Zhou county magistrate loves flowers. In fact, long before Luo Zhanming, he had thought about this line when he was planning to shop for flowers.It's just that he had a simple and rude idea at that time, and he directly sent pots of rare and famous flowers to the county magistrate's mansion, with the idea of ​​directly offering bribes.

It was only after some research later that He Ze discovered that the County Magistrate of Zhou had a very good reputation among the people, being upright and honest, and caring for the people like a son.Even if there is suspicion of exaggerated management, it is not difficult to see that Mr. Zhou is very popular.

So the original plan had to be scrapped, but after that, He Ze wanted to let nature take its course. After all, after knowing that the parent officer was reliable, there was no need to worry.It's just that I didn't expect someone to bring a pillow when it was about to come. Based on the principle of shameful waste, now is the best time to take Zhou Wenda's line.

It takes skill to sell well.

As the last stroke was completed, Lin Yu took it and blew it, then kneaded it into a small ball, and threw it into the wooden box in front of everyone.At this time, Cai Yun also finished writing.

The noise in the crowd became louder and louder, and He Youcai hurriedly howled twice: "Silence! Silence!"

The prize was drawn by He Ze, but he didn't expect that the first person to be drawn was an acquaintance.

"No. 150 No. [-], third prize." He Ze unfolded the paper in front of him and repeated it three times in succession.

"150 seven, I am 150 four, only three numbers short!"

"150 seven, who is 150 seven? I bought three pots and didn't win. Which one is so lucky!"

"The third prize is a Ruanxianghong. Mr. Cai said it before. The market price is at least 30 taels! This man is going to get rich!"

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There were voices of frustration or jealousy one after another, Guan Du managed to squeeze out of the crowd with a potted plant in his arms, with a rare excitement on his face: "Brother He."

"Brother Guan."

What a coincidence.

As far as the original owner's memory is concerned, there were only a few students in the academy who made He Ze feel better, and thanks to the last Lantern Festival, he was most impressed by Guan Du.

This person has a bit of arrogance, but he also has real talents and learning; the situation is difficult but he does not complain about himself, he is talented and willing to work hard at the same time, he is flexible and principled, and most importantly, he has ambition.

What's wrong, maybe it's life?

The original owner heard some discussions in the academy. It is said that Guan Du’s family was originally a moderate landlord in a nearby town. The bandit, the good yard was completely burned down by a fire, and his father and mother died, leaving only him and his three younger brothers who were hiding in the cellar at that time.

Two of the three younger brothers are older brothers, and the oldest is only 16 years old, which was also the age of Guan Du at that time.

It stands to reason that his family was originally a landlord, and even the dozens of good fields left by the family are enough for several children to grow up safely. Unfortunately, it turns out that blessings and misfortunes never come singly.

Taking advantage of the funeral of Guan Du's parents, the bastard uncle of his family, together with the head of the Guan clan, awarded the ownership of those fields to his uncle on the grounds that Guan Du was too young to inherit the family business. Returned after Guan Du Ji Guan.

And the crown?It is said that now four or five years have passed, the day of Guandu and Guandu may have passed long ago, and I don't know if the fields of his family have been recovered.But look at it like this, I'm afraid it doesn't exist.

That's right, no one would be willing to spit out what was in their mouths, the routine of Uncle Guan Du and the head of the Guan family was similar to that of a young master who had suffered a huge blow at that time.

He Ze sighed in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest sign on his face. After all, they had a good relationship, and he didn't need to comment on other people's affairs.

However, considering that Guan Du raised three younger brothers with his own strength, and his studies are also among the best, He Ze still admires him very much, at least he will not hesitate to help him, "If you need to cash out Ruanxianghong, you can come back tomorrow .”

In February next year, the county will hold the county examination, and then there will be the government examination, the hospital examination, and if you want to take the rural examination later, you will have to travel far, and the time will be even longer.If Guan Du's younger brother, who is already twenty-eight, doesn't find someone else sooner, it might be delayed.

He stabbed Guan Du's heart backwards, and the latter was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply, "Brother He, thank you."

What He Ze expected was exactly what he was worried about now, and he was even more anxious. The family the matchmaker introduced to his younger brother, the younger brother himself liked it, and he was also satisfied. The marriage may be this year, so money is urgently needed.Furthermore, if he wants to take the county examination next year, he must spare a lot of time to review his studies, so that the source of income for the family will be gone.

If the third prize is really worth 30 taels of silver, it can be said that his urgent need has been solved!

He had thought of a solution to the family's field last year, but he didn't know that his uncle was not only vicious, but also extremely absurd.

After taking over his family's land, the whole family moved to the town. The originally agreed monthly living expenses of the four brothers and five renminbi fell to nothing after only half a year.

At that time, because of his good calligraphy and painting skills, he could earn a few coins a month, and he didn't bother too much because of his noble spirit. Ask for it back.

However, he didn't know until he approached the door last year that shortly after his uncle moved to the town, he was addicted to prostitution and gambling all day long. One year's rent was not enough for him, and the family's land was worth a fortune in just two years. net.

At that time, he had entered the academy and rented a house in the town with his younger brothers.When a few thugs from the gambling house came to the village to ask for the land with the title deed, no one in the village even came to inform him!

The irony is that he remembers clearly that every year when the harvest is not good, my father and mother will always waive most of the rent of the tenants in the family, and give money and food to those who cannot survive. Parents were never stingy, and the uncles in the village treated them kindly and kindly...

But in a blink of an eye... If you want to hate it, you hate yourself for being too stupid at the time, otherwise why would people insult you to such an extent!

But the matter has come to this point, it is meaningless for him to regret and regret.Now the scientific examination is his only way out. He is confident in the first three child examinations, and he is also sure of scoring five or six points in the subsequent rural examinations. He can't give up if he can do it all at once. He has waited too long.

Before that, he had to raise enough dowry for his younger brother.

His parents are both dead, and his family background is bleak. He is afraid that people will look down on his younger brother, so he has to work hard on the dowry.Today, I just tried it on a fluke mentality. I never thought that I would have such luck. It's really gratifying.

Taking a pot of soft fragrant red as the third prize from He Ze, Guan Du squeezed out of the crowd immediately.There are a lot of people here, if the soft fragrant red in his arms bumps against something and ruins its appearance, he will be so heartbroken to death.

And just now I got He Ze's promise, so I don't have to worry about the realization of this Ruanxianghong.

Guan Du is gone, the lottery is still going on, and the enthusiasm of the crowd remains high.

The second prize is a pot of camellia, which is the eighteen bachelors discussed by the two He Ze brothers.The winner was a middle-aged man with a brown cloth scarf around his forehead. His body was thin and his complexion was yellow. When He Ze read his number, tears welled up in his eyes, and he almost knelt on the ground to thank the Bodhisattva. Fortunately, Lin Yula be fast.

The third prize and the second prize came out, and the next one was the first prize, Yao Huang Peony, a treasure among flowers.

There was no sound in the crowd, He Ze slowly peeled off the ball of paper, looked around, and then slowly said, "The winner of the first prize is... the 220th one!"

"No. 220 One!"

Unavoidable for the commotion in the crowd, He Ze read it again very quickly, and showed the side with the number written on it in front of everyone.