The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

"Have you heard that the Li family who sells breakfast at Ruyi Tower has bought a horse?"

"What's so strange about this? You don't know how delicious their juicy dumplings are. Did you see that last time, the county magistrate of our county went to Ruyi Tower? The taste of the juicy dumplings is simply amazing!"

"Brother, now that you mention this, I'm going to buy another basket of juicy dumplings tomorrow."

"Why wait until tomorrow? Go now."

Two young men in long gowns who looked like scholars strode away. Three or four steps away from where they had just stood, a middle-aged man with an untidy beard looked up.

My eldest brother’s family actually bought a horse!

I heard that horses are very expensive. A common horse costs dozens of taels of silver. When did your family get so much silver?

Among the three brothers, he, the youngest brother, was the most outstanding in everything they did since they were young. The second brother did not fight or compete, and the eldest brother was careless, but he was the only one who was talented, determined and hardworking.

He is also the only one among the three who makes a living from his studies.

He lost the business that he was so proud of, but his elder brother was building a house and buying horses. How could he feel?

No! He couldn't be looked down upon, he was a scholar. The eldest brother was just lucky, he hooked up with Boss Gu, if he and the eldest brother were in a different situation, he might have become a wealthy local gentry with the help of Boss Gu.

No!

Instead of looking for a job as an accountant, it is better to do business like my elder brother.

With his brain, I don’t believe he can’t achieve anything!

only......

Lin Dahe frowned, took out five copper coins from his cloth bag and held them tightly in his palm.

A penny can make a hero fall. Now that he has no money, he can't do anything.

Or, how about going back to the old house to ask mom for some help?

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Lin Dahe started walking towards Shanglin Village.

After walking a dozen steps, he hurriedly turned back and went to the back of his father-in-law's grocery store. He took out a bag of pastries that Zhou Mei had bought a few days ago, stuffed it in his arms, and tiptoed out to avoid people.

After galloping all the way, Lin Dahe was hungry and tired.

In the past, when he worked in the shop, the shop would provide him with a lunch, but now he was hanging out outside without telling his family, so he had to bite the bullet and skip the lunch.

Besides, the money is all with Zhou Mei, so he can’t afford to eat even if he wants to.

This resulted in Zhou Mei saying that he was a reincarnated ghost after dying of starvation every time he had dinner.

At this moment, it was quiet outside the old house. It was just after noon and it shouldn't be so quiet.

Lin Dahe crossed the bamboo fence and saw Dongzhi playing with bamboo sticks in the mud. "Dongzhi, where's your grandma?"

Dongzhi looked up and saw that it was his uncle. He pointed outside and said, "He's going to check on the horses."

"Winter Solstice, why don't you go?"

Lin Dahe sneered. Based on his understanding of the old lady, she was probably only there to watch the fun, and showing off was her main purpose.

"Uncle San, I'm scared. Maowazi was scared by a horse and peed himself. Goudan and the others laughed at him for several days. Now I dare not go out. I am too embarrassed to raise my head."

"Don't be afraid, Uncle San will carry you."

Lin Dahe picked up Dongzhi without saying a word. Seeing Dongzhi's hands were dirty with mud, he separated them with his hands subtly to avoid dirtying his lapel.

"Let's go! Don't be afraid of the winter solstice."

Just a moment after reaching the end of the village, Lin Dahe saw his mother laughing happily from afar, surrounded by seven or eight old ladies of about her age.

“Isn’t that a big river?”

"Hey, how come other people's sons are all promising, but my son only knows how to work in the fields all day long, and he even married a stupid daughter-in-law who teases me all the time."

"Who do you think is more promising, Dajiang or Dahe?"

"That must be Dajiang. He has Boss Gu behind him. You all know Boss Gu. I heard that even the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture is polite to him."

"Why, have you seen it with your own eyes?" Another woman was not convinced. "Lin Dajiang is ranked behind us in the three categories of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. If you ask me, Dahe is still the most promising. You see, not everyone can be the accountant in the town."

Mrs. Lin was not happy with the gossips and told them to shut up with a look.

"Dahe, why are you here?"

It's broad daylight and you don't come back from work. It doesn't seem right!

"Mom, the shopkeeper gave me half a day off today. I haven't been here for a long time. I came to see you, hello dad."

When Mrs. Lin heard this, she happily carried Dongzhi down and said, "You are so old, but you still need your uncle to hold you. Aren't you ashamed?"

After that, he said to Lin Dahe: "Just spoil this kid. If he becomes lawless, your second brother won't be able to control him."

Dongzhi felt pain from being pulled, but he didn't dare to refute, tears welled up in his eyes.

It was clearly his uncle who insisted on bringing him to see the horses, but he didn't want to come.

"Mom, I'm in a hurry to tell you something. Let's go home."

Lin Dahe acted mysterious, and Old Mrs. Lin thought something had happened. She didn't bother to show off to her old sisters, and followed Lin Dahe back without looking back.

After walking a few steps, he saw Dongzhi still standing there. He was so angry that he put his hands on his waist and cursed: "You little bastard, why don't you catch up? Are you waiting for the beagle to take you away?"

When they got home, Old Man Lin let Dongzhi play by himself, pulled Lin Dahe in, and closed the door. "Tell me, what's wrong?"

"Mom, I'm telling you this. The boss is going to Lin'an City to do a sure-fire business, and he asked me and the shopkeeper if we want to pay for some goods. Mom, do you and Dad want to buy some together?"

When she heard that she had to pay money, Mrs. Lin's face became long, "Dahe, are you a liar?"

"Mom, that's what the boss told us personally, how could he be a liar!" Lin Dahe felt guilty for a moment, but when he thought about how the people who had just gathered outside his eldest brother's house all wanted to curry favor with him, he suddenly felt bad.

He gritted his teeth secretly and said with determination: "Mom, don't you still believe me? When I went to the county to take the exam, candidates from several neighboring villages were cheated of their money, but I was the only one who came back safe and sound."

Speaking of this, Lin Dahe was quite proud.

Although Mrs. Lin was cautious, she always gave her youngest son whatever he was told, and it had become a habit.

Although hesitant, he still chose to believe, "How much are you prepared to pay?"

Lin Dahe made a gesture.

Old Mrs. Lin was shocked. "Ten taels?"

Lin Dahe nodded and continued to instigate, "Mom, if Zhou Mei wasn't in charge of all the money in the family, I would definitely use it all to buy goods. You also know Zhou Mei's temper. She would never give it out, which really blocked my way to wealth."

"Ten taels of silver is not a small amount." Old Mrs. Lin was so scared that her hands were shaking. "Son, you'd better work hard, just in case..."

"Mom, there's no such thing as a chance of an emergency." Lin Dahe interrupted Old Lady Lin in a firm tone.

Now he has no way out and can only resort to this last resort. Otherwise, after a long time, Zhou Mei, his parents and the villagers will definitely find out that he has been fired by his employer.

Seeing that Mrs. Lin was still hesitating, Lin Dahe retreated to advance, "Mother, forget it, forget it. If you don't believe me, just forget it. Just pretend that I didn't go there."

Having said that, he was about to open the door and leave.

"Wait, Dahe, are you sure this is reliable?" Old Mrs. Lin grabbed her youngest son who was about to leave and confirmed again.

"Mom, it's okay if you don't buy it. I just thought this deal was a sure win, so I wanted you to make some money. Don't you think my eldest brother is also making money from business?"

Lin Dahe spoke so calmly, as if he really just came to inform you.

Old Mrs. Lin believed it. Since San'er said that this business would definitely make money, then she must not let others get it for free. "Wait, I'll go get the money."

Lin Dahe watched as Old Lady Lin dug out a black box from the ground under the foot of the bed. She turned the box over several times behind his back, then put the box back where it came from and turned around.

"Dahe, this is my mother's coffin book, you, you better watch over it carefully."

Lin Dahe looked at the silver coin his mother handed him, weighed it, and estimated it was more than three taels.

I thought this trip would be in vain, but I didn't expect my parents had a trick up their sleeve.