Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 7: Too much craftsmanship!

Su Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother, I'm not selling the land for no reason.

When I was young, I heard from my parents that my uncle's mother, Mrs. Cheng, had been in the silk business for a period of time, which solved the family's financial difficulties and enabled them to help their fellow villagers and clansmen.

Therefore, I also investigated the silk market in Meishan and went to Qingshen County for investigation, and found that the prices of silk in the two places have become similar. "

Su Shi nodded and said, "When my mother bought silk from my grandfather's house in Qingshen County, there was a price difference.

And after all, my grandfather still took into consideration how hard it was for my mother to run the household, so the price he offered was close to the cost price, which gave him an advantage.

Later, other merchants in Meishan also purchased goods from Qingshen County, and the prices in the two counties basically became the same.”

Su Yun nodded and said, "That's right, so I'm aiming at bamboo weaving."

Su Shi was surprised and said, "My father also promoted bamboo weaving, but there are many bamboo weaving businesses in Meishan now. It's hard to make a real profit from this, right?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "That's right, but I have a new idea. I found a workshop with more sophisticated skills in Qingshen County. I will design the style and they will produce it for me.

Since my designs are relatively new, they sell quite well.”

"Oh? You know how to paint? Can you draw for me?" Su Shi was quite interested.

Su Yun nodded, took out paper and pen from the room, ground and spread out the paper, and casually sketched on the paper with the brush. After just a few strokes, a cute panda appeared vividly on the paper.

Su Shi's eyes lit up when he saw Su Yun's words, and he said, "Your technique is different from others, but this painting captures both form and spirit, it's really good! Anything else?"

Su Yun nodded and quickly sketched on the paper. In a blink of an eye, chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry appeared on the paper. They all looked very pretty and cute, making people fall in love with them at first sight.

Su Shi exclaimed: "Not to mention the bamboo weaving, even this painting makes me feel relaxed and happy, not to mention women and children. If they saw it in the street shop, they would probably be unable to walk and would have to buy it."

Su Yun smiled and said, "That's right, I made some spare money by selling bamboo weaving."

At this point, Su Shi suddenly realized, "Then the money you used to buy the donkey, donkey cart, and all the food was earned by your own business?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "That's right, but this business won't last long, it will be over in a year or so, and some merchants in the market have found masters of painting to imitate.

Although I can innovate, as there are too many things, they are no longer rare, so I quit. I happened to hear that something happened to my uncle, so I hurried out of Sichuan. "

Su Shi sighed when he heard this, "It's really not easy. You've suffered so much. At the age of seven or eight, many children are still in their parents' arms, but you have to support a family, wash clothes and cook for yourself, and endure fear and loneliness. Sigh."

Su Yun himself didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, although his body was young, his inner soul was a mature one that had experienced many ups and downs. Although he inevitably had to endure the emptiness brought by his previous life, the plight of a child was nothing to him.

But Su Mai couldn't help but feel pity for Su Yun, and even couldn't help shedding tears, saying: "Brother Yun, if you follow us from now on, you will have a family, and I will treat you as my own brother!"

Su Yun was touched when he saw Su Mai crying and making such an emotional promise. He nodded and said, "My uncle and his family have been kind to my family, and now they treat me as a family member. How can I repay them?" Su Shi patted Su Yun's shoulder with emotion and said, "There are many people in the world who repay kindness with enmity, but few who repay kindness. I have fallen into this situation, and many people have avoided me for fear of being implicated by me. People like you who come thousands of miles just to repay kindness are very rare in this world."

Su Yun smiled and said, "When my father and mother were alive, they always talked about the kindness of my uncle and aunt. Although I was young at that time, I remember every word they said.

At that time, I was thinking that if my uncle's family was prosperous and wealthy, I would just pray for them silently. If my uncle was in trouble, I, Su Yun, would repay his kindness with a gesture of gratitude. As for the hardships in the process, I would be happy to bear them. "

These words deeply moved Su Shi and his son.

The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough waves know the loyal ministers.

When they were in such trouble, many people stayed away from them, but Su Yun acted like this, how could they not be moved!

Su Shi reaffirmed his confidence: he could not let such a good child's future be ruined, he must let Ziyou take care of him. A person who knows how to repay kindness will definitely be a good and loyal minister!

Thinking of this, Su Shi suddenly became concerned about Su Yun's studies and quickly asked, "Yun'er, can you read?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "You can read. Although my nephew is an orphan, our Su's Private School will not reject me. On the contrary, because I am an orphan, they will not accept me with tuition or anything like that.

So even though there are some differences in the rent of paddy fields within the clan, I will not complain."

Su Shi asked again: "Write a few words for me to see."

Su Yun knew that Su Shi wanted to improve his calligraphy, so he had nothing to be afraid of. He had been feeling empty these years, and practicing calligraphy could help him calm down, so he wrote quite seriously for many years.

Su Yun thought about it and wrote on the paper: Heaven moves with vigor, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement.

Su Yun wrote slowly and calmly, and usually looked quite wild, but when he wrote, a sense of calmness emanated from him. Su Shi couldn't help but secretly praise him: "It seems that he is a good student."

But when he saw what Su Yun wrote, his breath stopped.

Su Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Who taught you this calligraphy?"

Su Yun looked at Su Shi's expression and knew that his handwriting was bad. He said with some shame: "No one taught me. The private school teacher did give me some pointers, but I don't expect my handwriting to be very beautiful, just neat."

Su Shi nodded and said, "It is quite neat, and the basics are not bad, but it is too artificial and not worth looking at. You should learn calligraphy from me in the future, and you must learn both Weibei and Tangshu."

Su Shi is famous for his ci, but he is also a great calligrapher. His "Huangzhou Cold Food Poems", "Lanting Preface" and "Eulogy for My Nephew" are collectively known as "China's Three Great Running Scripts", which shows his attainments in calligraphy.

Su Yun was naturally willing to learn calligraphy from Su Shi, although he said that he did not expect to learn very well, that was because he had no one to guide him. Now with Su Shi's guidance, learning calligraphy would be much more interesting.

Su Yun quickly agreed and said, "Thank you, uncle. I will work hard to practice calligraphy."

(End of this chapter)