The daily life of the great grandson of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Biao assigned Zhu Zhanji the task of making money, not casually, but with a certain deep meaning.

Zhu Zhanji has been to the fields with Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di before, and he has experienced the difficulties of farmers, but he has not experienced the difficulties of small traders.

What Zhu Biao let Zhu Zhanji experience is the difficulty of a small businessman, not the difficulty of a businessman.When farmers are not busy, they will also choose some of their own things to sell to earn some money to supplement their families.In fact, Zhu Biao's ultimate goal is to let Zhu Zhanji experience the hardships of the people.

Zhu Di didn't understand the homework that Zhu Biao gave Zhu Zhanji at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he thought of the deep meaning of Zhu Biao's doing so.

Zhu Zhanji said confidently to Zhu Di that there are many ways to make money, but he didn't think of a good way to make money for a while, so he had to ask Empress Xu for help.

"Grandmother, do you have any good ideas?"

Empress Xu poked Zhu Zhanji's eyebrows, and said with a teasing smile: "Didn't you tell your grandpa that you have a way to make money?"

"Grandmother, there are many ways to make money in this world, but there are not many ways for a child like me to make money." Zhu Zhanji touched his nose guiltyly, and had spoken too much to Grandpa Huang before.

"Zhan Ji, this is the homework assigned to you by your grandfather. You have to do it yourself, and the emperor's grandmother can't help you." Empress Xu said softly, "Your grandfather must have deep meaning in doing this. You have to take care of it." experience."

After hearing this, Zhu Zhanji slumped his shoulders and said dejectedly, "Okay, I'll figure it out myself."

"Zhanji, you are so smart, you must be able to think of ways to make money." Empress Xu gave Zhu Zhanji an encouraging smile, "Grandmother believes that you can do it."

Zhu Zhanji suddenly thought of a good idea: "Grandmother, I want to leave the palace."

"What are you going out of the palace for?"

"I'm going to see what's selling on the street." Zhu Zhanji's obsidian-like eyes suddenly became bright, "I want to refer to it."

"Okay, then you go out of the palace."

"Grandmother, I can't go out of the palace like this, you have to pretend for me." Zhu Zhanji pointed to his pretty face and said, "Grandmother, paint me something to make my face look ugly. "

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's request, Empress Xu felt very strange: "Don't you usually like others to praise you for your good looks? Why do you ask me to make your face ugly now?"

Zhu Zhanji shrugged and said: "I don't want to make myself ugly, but I can't help it. I am so famous. If I don't make my face ugly, I will be recognized as soon as I go out."

"Are you so sure that the common people will recognize you?"

"Grandmother, I'm not bragging. There is no child in this world who is more beautiful than me." When Zhu Zhanji said this, his expression was extremely smug, "People in the capital can guess my face as long as they see my face." who I am."

Empress Xu was amused by her precious grandson's "shameless" words: "You are really confident."

Zhu Zhanji folded his hands on his chest, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Grandmother, isn't what I said the truth?" Holding his small face in both hands, he winked at Empress Xu, "Is my face not pretty? "

"It's beautiful, it's very beautiful." Empress Xu said with a smile on her face, "You are very right."

"Grandmother, then paint me something to make me look ugly." Sometimes, being good-looking is a troublesome thing.But, there is no way, he is so beautiful. "By the way, you have to give me the clothes that ordinary people wear." He pulled his clothes and said, "The clothes I usually wear are all high-quality silk and satin, and others will know that they are very valuable. "

"You're quite thoughtful." Empress Xu instructed Bai Hua, who was standing beside her, "Go find him some ordinary clothes."

"Yes, the Queen Mother."

Empress Xu beckoned to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji trots to her side.

Empress Xu led Zhu Zhanji to the inner room, and then asked him to sit down in front of the vanity mirror.Then, he took out some bottles and cans, and smeared it on Zhu Zhanji's little face.

Zhu Zhanji kept his eyes closed, allowing Empress Xu to smear his face.

"All right."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately opened his eyes, stared at himself in the bronze mirror, and found that his original fair face had turned yellow a lot.His originally very good-looking little face instantly became ordinary.

"satisfied?"

Zhu Zhanji nodded again and again: "Very satisfied, so that no one will recognize me."

At this time, Bai Hua brought a suit of ordinary clothes.

Empress Xu touched it and felt that it was too rough for fear of hurting Zhu Zhanji's skin.

Zhu Zhanji didn't dislike it at all, and set off to change by himself.

"Is it itchy, is it uncomfortable?" Zhu Zhanji was born wearing fine silk and satin clothes. This was the first time he wore coarse cloth clothes, and Empress Xu was worried that he would not be used to it.

It was a little itchy, but Zhu Zhanji could bear it.

"Grandmother, I'm fine." Zhu Zhanji found that his arms were too white, which was too different from his face. "Grandmother, you have to paint my neck and arms yellow, or it will be exposed."

"Okay, the emperor's grandmother will paint you yellow." Zhanji is really careful.

After Zhu Zhanji was dressed up by Empress Xu, he changed from a high and mighty grandson to an ordinary child.

"I'm like this now, maybe even Grandpa Huang can't recognize who I am."

Empress Xu looked her up and down and said, "I really don't recognize it."

"Grandmother, I'm leaving."

"Be careful."

Zhu Zhanji was followed by hidden guards and guards. Empress Xu was not worried that something would happen to him.

Taking Chen Wu and Zhang Min out of the palace, Zhu Zhanji went straight to the busiest street in Nanjing City.

Zhang Min and the others also dressed up and turned into ordinary people.

Zhu Zhanji inspected one stall after another, and asked about the price and how much he could sell every day.

When the boss saw that Zhu Zhanji was a child, some answered him patiently, while others drove him away impatiently.

After shopping around, Zhu Zhanji found a way to make money that suits him.

After finding a way to make money, he was not in a hurry to return to the palace, and started wandering around the city of Nanjing.I bought some snacks to eat, went to the teahouse to drink tea and listen to books, and did not return to the palace until evening.

After Zhu Di was busy in the afternoon, he learned that Zhu Zhanji was out of the palace. He didn't send someone to call his precious grandson back, but waited for him in Kunning Palace.

"Grandmother, I'm back."

When Zhu Di saw his precious grandson walking in, he spewed out a mouthful of tea in shock.

"Grandpa Huang, you are here too." Zhu Zhanji hurriedly saluted Zhu Di, "I have seen Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Di looked shocked: "What the hell are you looking like?"

"Grandpa, don't you recognize me?" Zhu Zhanji said proudly, "Grandma made it for me, can't you tell it's me?" When he left the palace in the afternoon, the palace Seeing his appearance, the guards at the door all looked as if they had seen a ghost in horror, and couldn't believe it was him. "Why did you make yourself look like this?" Although Zhanji's face has turned yellow and his appearance has become ordinary, his eyes are still very agile, and his whole body still reveals a sense of cleverness.

Zhu Di stretched out his hand to touch Zhu Zhanji's small face, and there was a smear of yellow on his fingertips, "What did you paint on?"

"I don't know, it was the emperor's grandmother who painted it for me."

Empress Xu said, "It's just rouge and gouache." After finishing speaking, she looked at Zhu Di and asked, "Your Majesty, how do I dress Zhan Ji?"

"It's well dressed, you can't see his original appearance at all." Zhu Di followed Zhu Zhanji with a little disgust, "Hurry up and wash off." Zhu Di was not used to seeing his precious grandson's ugly appearance.

"I'm going to wash it up now."

"Why did he ask you to dress him up like this?"

"He said that in this way no one would recognize him." Empress Xu told Zhu Di what Zhu Zhanji had said to her before.

After Zhu Di heard it, he said dumbfoundedly: "He is confident of being recognized."

"He is very confident." Empress Xu said with a smile, "especially for his pretty face."

"Don't tell me, what he said is right, there is really no child in this world who is more beautiful than him." In Zhu Di's mind, his precious grandson is the most beautiful child in the world.

When Empress Xu heard what Zhu Di said, she agreed helplessly and amusedly: "Yes, yes, yes, your grandson is the most beautiful child in the world."

Zhu Di raised his chin slightly and said, "It was."

After a while, Zhu Zhanji washed and returned to his original state.

Zhu Di thinks that his precious grandson is still pleasing to the eye with his beautiful appearance.That ghostly look just now was really ugly.

Zhu Zhanji was held in Zhu Di's arms. Zhu Di kissed his little face and asked curiously, "Have you found a way to make money?"

"I found it." Zhu Zhanji raised his head from Zhu Di's arms, smiling brightly and happily.

Empress Xu asked curiously, "What method?"

"Write couplets and sell them." Zhu Zhanji said enthusiastically, "I saw some people selling calligraphy and paintings on the street, some selling couplets, some writing letters for others, and some selling lanterns. Isn't it the Chinese New Year soon? Buy couplets and New Year pictures on the street."

He compared them carefully.Writing couplets and painting New Year pictures is the least costly business, he only needs to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Zhu Di and Empress Xu didn't expect Zhu Zhanji to think of this method, which really surprised them.

"Zhanji, this is a small business."

"Grandmother, I know."

"You know?" Empress Xu was slightly surprised, "Grandmother thought you were doing big business."

"Big business?" Zhu Zhanji pointed to himself and asked Empress Xu, "Emperor Grandmother, why do you think I will do big business?"

"Don't you have a lot of golden beans?" Empress Xu thought that with Zhu Zhanji's temperament, she would definitely make a big deal.

"I have a lot of golden beans, but it has nothing to do with whether I do big business or not." Zhu Zhanji said very self-aware, "Besides, I am a child and I don't know how to do business. Do big business." It's not like he's a fool with a lot of money, and he does big business as soon as he comes up. "Also, Grandpa's purpose is to let me be a small businessman and experience the difficulty of being a small businessman."

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Well said."

"Grandmother, do business start from a small business, how can you start a big business at the beginning." Don't look at Zhu Zhanji who thinks he is very smart, but he doesn't know anything about business, He didn't think he could do business smartly and make money. "Besides, I don't really want to do business. If I really want to do big business, can you agree, Grandmother?" He wanted to do business and make a lot of money when he grew up, but his status did not allow him to do so. Do.

Empress Xu didn't expect her grandson to be like a bright mirror in her heart, she smiled gratifiedly and said, "You didn't pretend to be a fat man to run a big business, the emperor's grandmother is very gratified."

"Grandmother, although I have a lot of money, I'm not stupid." Zhu Zhanji suddenly laughed twice, very treacherously, "Grandpa asked me to make money, but he didn't say how much money he asked me to make. I’m fine as long as I don’t lose money.”

Zhu Di pinched Zhu Zhanji's small mouth, and said with a doting smile, "You little clever ghost."

"Zhanji, have you ever thought about a question?"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji looked at Empress Xu suspiciously: "Grandmother, what's the problem?"

"Do you think anyone will buy the couplets you wrote as a child?" Empress Xu said, "You also said that there are many people selling couplets and New Year pictures on the street. How do you think you can win them over?"

Zhu Zhanji was stunned, because he hadn't thought about this question.

Seeing her grandson's sluggish appearance, Empress Xu knew that he hadn't thought of it: "Zhanji, your calligraphy and paintings are considered good among children, but compared with those who sell calligraphy and paintings on the street, you are much inferior. .”

Seeing his precious grandson's frowning face, Zhu Di teased him unkindly, "Zhan Ji, what are you going to do?"

Empress Xu suggested to Zhu Zhanji: "Zhanji, if you sell couplets and New Year pictures as the emperor's grandson, many people will buy them."

Zhu Zhanji refused without thinking: "No, grandpa told me not to reveal my identity." Selling things as the emperor's grandson, what else does he experience.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhu Zhanji looked at Empress Xu, then at Zhu Di, and said with a wrinkled face, "I'll try first to see if anyone buys the couplets I wrote and the paintings I drew..." His words were still Without falling sound, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he immediately thought of a good idea. "I can ask my husband to write couplets. Sir, their handwriting is beautiful, and someone will definitely buy it." He is really too witty.

Zhu Di flicked Zhu Zhanji's forehead with his fingers, and said with a light smile, "You can make up your mind."

"Sir, their calligraphy and paintings are very good. I don't believe that no one buys them." Zhu Zhanji felt that the idea he came up with was really great. "Tomorrow, I will ask my husband to write couplets and draw pictures."

Empress Xu didn't expect her precious grandson's mind to turn so quickly, and he came up with this good idea in a short while.

"Zhan Ji, Mr. Yang and his calligraphy and paintings are very good, how much do you plan to sell for a calligraphy or a painting?"

Zhu Di kindly reminded Zhu Zhanji: "Zhanji, your husband's calligraphy and paintings are not cheap, ordinary people can't afford them."

"I sell it cheap."

"You are trying to sell Yang Shiqi's calligraphy and paintings at a low price." Zhu Di's expression suddenly became serious, "Zhanji, this is a humiliation to Yang Shiqi and the others."

"Humiliation?" Zhu Zhanji was startled by Zhu Di's words, "Is it so serious?"

"Students of literati value their calligraphy and paintings the most. The more expensive their calligraphy and paintings sell, the more talented they are." Zhu Di said, "Also, your husband, they will not easily sell their calligraphy and paintings. Strength."

Zhu Zhanji didn't expect such a thing, which made him a little embarrassed.

"When I go to Mr. Yang and the others to write tomorrow, I will ask them if they agree with me selling their calligraphy and paintings at a low price." Zhu Zhanji has just figured it out, whether it is written by him or by Mr. Yang and the others, every calligraphy and painting Only sell for a penny.

He went out of the palace to sell calligraphy and paintings not just to make money, but to experience the lives of the common people.He sells calligraphy and paintings so cheaply, it can be regarded as a gift to the common people...Yes, it is the mind.

"I think Mr. Yang and the others should agree."

"You are the emperor's grandson. Of course, Mr. Yang and the others will not disagree." Empress Xu did not want Zhu Zhanji to humiliate Yang Shiqi and the others, and persuaded, "You still don't want to play with Mr. Yang and the others."

"Grandpa Huang, don't you approve of me going to Mr. Yang and the others to write?"

Zhu Di touched Zhu Zhanji's little head, and said in a gentle voice, "You can ask Yang Shiqi if they are willing." Although Zhu Di just said that they would humiliate Yang Shiqi and the others, he thought it was their honor that their precious grandson wanted their calligraphy and paintings .

"Your Majesty, how can you indulge Zhan Jihu?" Empress Xu disapproved of Zhu Zhanji's actions.

Zhu Di smiled indifferently and said, "Zhan Ji is still young, so maybe Yang Shiqi and the others don't mind."

Empress Xu glared at Zhu Di, and said helplessly, "Just spoil him."

Early the next morning, Zhu Zhanji went to the Imperial Academy to find Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong.

The officials of the Imperial Academy were naturally very excited when they saw His Royal Highness coming down.

This is Zhu Zhanji's first visit to the Imperial Academy. He first looked at it curiously, and then told Yang Shiqi and the others why he came.

"Sir, my great-grandpa assigned me a homework, asking me to set up a stall to do business to make money."

When Yang Shiqi heard this, he was as shocked as Zhu Di: "Prince Yiwen asked you to set up a stall to do business and make money?" What kind of homework is this? How could Prince Yiwen assign such a strange homework.

"Grandpa wants me to experience the difficulty of ordinary people." Zhu Zhanji said to Yang Shiqi and the others straight to the point, "Sir, I want you to help me write some couplets or draw some New Year pictures, and then I will sell them."

Yang Rong and the others were shocked by Zhu Zhanji's words: "Sell calligraphy and painting?" And they still sell their calligraphy and painting.

Zhu Zhanji told Yang Shiqi very sincerely his purpose of selling their calligraphy and paintings.

"Sir, I don't want to sell your calligraphy and paintings cheaply, nor do I mean to humiliate you, I just want to..."

Before Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he heard Yang Shiqi say: "Your Highness, I am willing to write couplets for you. How much do you want?"

"Ah?" Zhu Zhanji didn't react for a while, he was slightly surprised before he realized it, and said happily, "Of course, the more the better, but you can't be too greedy, sir, you can write me ten first." Go ahead. If all are sold out, I’ll write to you again.”

"Okay, when will Your Highness want it?" For Yang Shiqi, writing ten couplets was just a matter of effort. "You can do it now."

"Then I'll let Chen Wu prepare the red paper now." After speaking, Zhu Zhanji looked at Chen Wu, "Go get some red paper."

"Your Highness, I am also willing to write couplets."

"The minister is also willing."

"The minister is also willing."

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Officials of the Imperial Academy were willing to help Zhu Zhanji write couplets, which he did not expect.

"Sir, I only sell the couplets you wrote for a penny a pair. Can you really accept it?" Zhu Zhanji thought of what Empress Xu said to him yesterday, and said, "Don't force me to marry you just because I am the grandson of the emperor." Promise yourself."

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was concerned about their feelings, Yang Shiqi was very moved.

"Your Highness, don't worry, I didn't force myself to agree."

"Really?" Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "Didn't Your Highness just say that the couplets are only sold for a penny, so they can be regarded as gifts for the people during the Chinese New Year? Then I want to do my part for Your Highness."

Zhu Zhanji looked at Yang Shiqi, he felt that his husband did it willingly, and did not succumb to his status as the emperor's grandson.

"Thank you, sir."

"Your Highness, since you are going to set up a stall to experience the lives of the common people, then you should write an article related to this matter."

Zhu Zhanji hiccupped in his heart. He didn't expect that his husband would take the opportunity to give him homework and ask him to write an article.

"I see." Even if Mr. Yang doesn't let him write an article, Grandpa will let him write an article.

"Your Highness, I am also willing to write couplets for you."

Seeing so many people willing to write couplets for him, Zhu Zhanji was very grateful and asked Chen Wu to prepare more red paper.

Chen Wu's movements were quick, and within a short while he brought a stack of red paper, and it was still cut.

Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong wrote as soon as they picked up their pens, and they quickly wrote ten couplets.

For the officials of the Imperial Academy, writing couplets is as easy as eating, just pick up a pen and do not need to rack their brains.

One person wrote ten couplets, and Zhu Zhanji harvested hundreds of couplets at once.He was worried about not being able to sell it before, but now he is starting to worry about not being able to sell it all.

Empress Xu was surprised when she saw that Zhu Zhanji came back with a few young eunuchs holding a bunch of couplets in their arms. "Zhanji, you are..."

"Grandmother, you said before that Mr. Yang and they would not agree." Zhu Zhanji said triumphantly with his hands on his hips, "Look, these couplets were written by Mr. Yang and they each wrote ten Vice couplet."

"I wrote it all for you?"

"Yes, all the officials of the Imperial Academy wrote to me." Zhu Zhanji specially emphasized, "Mr. Yang and the others didn't reluctantly agree because I was the emperor's grandson, and they didn't think I was humiliating them. They were willing to help I write."

"That's good." Empress Xu stretched out and rubbed Zhu Zhanji's "little man's success" face, "I'll make you proud."

"Grandmother, I am so beautiful and cute. Sir, they all like me and are willing to help me." This is his charm.

"Yes, yes, everyone likes you."

"Grandmother, I won't tell you anymore, I'm going to set up a stall to sell couplets."

"You be careful."

Zhu Zhanji took Chen Wu and the others out of the palace, and then found a seat on the busy street, where they placed the couplets written by the officials of the Imperial Academy.

He stood on the chair, put his hands to his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Look, look, couplets are worth a penny."

Although Zhu Zhanji's appearance is very ordinary now, his loud yelling still attracted many people to stop and watch.

Zhu Zhanji didn't feel embarrassed either. Standing on a chair, holding the couplets in both hands, he yelled vigorously: "Come and take a look, take a look, couplets cost a penny a pair. You can't be fooled if you can't buy them. Whoever buys them will lose money." Whoever is smart, whoever buys will be blessed."

Chen Wu, Xu Jingchang and the others didn't expect Zhu Zhanji to sell so shamelessly, and they were stunned.