Free-spirited Illegitimate Son

After staying in Ningbo for two days, Ye Chunqiu was not in a hurry to go back.

Now that he is a scholar, it is much more convenient to go out. In the past, he had to ask the Ye family to prepare the way.To put it bluntly, if my father was not a scholar and wanted to elope with my mother, I am afraid it would be difficult, because only a scholar can leave his hometown. May be arrested and punished.

Finally relaxed, so early in the morning, Ye Chunqiu took Ye San out for a stroll.Ningbo is a large government and the seat of the Shibo Department. Many envoys from the vassal states have to pass through here. The Ming Dynasty banned the sea and hardly traded with other countries. The only trade is only tribute. Those who are willing to buy at high prices, so many vassal envoys often bring some goods privately, and bribe the officials of the Shibo Department to sell them in Ningbo.

This also indirectly led to the prosperity of Ningbo. Ye Chunqiu walked around a few times. Now his father will celebrate his birthday in two months. I have to break through, but I am disappointed and return.

It's not that Ningbo doesn't have rare items, it's really... expensive.

This time Ye Chunqiu brought a lot of money, his father gave some, and the grandfather also stuffed another ten taels of silver, which should be regarded as a huge sum of money, but these days, there are only six or seven taels left It's just silver.

Although the Ye family is a big family, the concept of a big family in this era and a big family in later generations is completely different.

In this world where rural people are self-sufficient, whether it is the most common small farmers, tenant farmers, or landlords like the Ye family, there is actually one characteristic, that is, most of their basic necessities are from the ground. from.

For example, the Confucian shirt and Lun scarf worn by Ye Chunqiu are brand new, but the cloth used is produced by raising silkworms in the first dozen or so mulberry trees behind Ye's house. Just wear it out.

As for the food at home, not to mention, the chicken, duck and fish are all raised by the family, and the oil is also squeezed by the family. Except for the salt, it is almost all produced by the Ye family.

The economic activities of the Ye family seem to be a small closed world. The old man not only needs to support the large population of the Ye family, but also needs to support a large group of tenants and long-term laborers. The surplus food is stored in the cellar or the ice well. , As for taking it out for money, this is a bit taken for granted.

In general good years, the price of grain is not high, but the transportation is inconvenient. Hundreds of catties of grain are sold around in carts, which consumes manpower and material resources, but in fact it can’t be sold for much. Therefore, except for some squeezed oil or Except that chickens and ducks can barely be sold, there are not many things that can really be traded.

This led to the fact that the Ye family has a large business, with thousands of acres of land, more than 20 households of tenants and long-term workers, and some easy-going girls in each house, but in fact, the family does not have much money. , Most of them were inherited from the ancestors, and the family house has also been repaired and repaired by generations. Ye Chunqiu went out this time, and the old man took out ten taels of silver, which already made his heart ache.

poor...

What's ridiculous is that for Ye Chunqiu, a scholar, the government's future subsidies are only seven or eight buckets of rice and a few catties of meat. Of course, Ye Chunqiu's situation is considered good, because Wang County Magistrate is even worse, his salary is not even in kind, but It's a precious banknote. Once the salary is received, you have to quickly exchange the precious banknote for some real goods, because no one can guarantee whether the precious banknote will depreciate tomorrow.

But in Ningbo, life is another form, there are many wealthy businessmen here, and the dazzling array of luxury goods on the interface is not something Ye Chunqiu can afford.

Without money, everything is difficult, Ye Chunqiu realized at this moment that he was actually a poor ghost.

It's always good to find a way to make some money, but where do you start?

Although the optical brain is good, but if Ye Chunqiu is really asked to make glass and bicycles, Ye Chunqiu doesn't stick out his tongue. If I go, will I be hung up and burned to death?Oh, probably not. After all, this is not medieval Europe, but the cost is too high. I am afraid that a poor man like myself can't even afford to hire people.

He returned disappointed. As soon as he got back to the inn, the shop assistant came up to him and said, "The chief of Ye's case, someone was looking for him just now. He claimed to be your uncle. He seemed to be a doctor. He said he was here to meet relatives."

"Acquaintance? Uncle?" Ye Chunqiu couldn't laugh or cry, but his father seemed to have mentioned to him that his mother did have a younger brother. As for where he went, he didn't know. Of course, they are also from Hexi, and their own family members ran away with Young Master Ye, so how could the Ye family be willing to rest, and they would definitely not be able to gain a foothold in Hexi, but they don't know where they moved.

Ye Chunqiu couldn't help asking: "Is that person surnamed Sun?"

The store clerk hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, he claims to be surnamed Sun."

Sure enough, it turned out that they moved to Ningbo, and recently they really became popular, and gained some fame in Ningbo City, so at this time they found out that he was the young master of the Ye family, so they came to recognize their relatives.

Except for his father, Ye Chunqiu didn't have much affection for the Ye family. Even though the old man respected him, he was psychologically alienated, but it was his mother's uncle who made him feel a little close in his heart.

I don't know if they are doing well, because being dragged down by their bewildered parents and leaving their hometown, it must be very difficult.

"But I don't know where the person is?"

"Oh, I heard that the head of the case Ye is not here, so I said it will be two days."

Ye Chunqiu pursed his lips, he originally planned to leave for home in these two days, but now it seems that he has to stay in Ningbo for a few more days.

But after waiting and waiting, the uncle did not come. Ye Chunqiu thought he had made a mistake, so he had to ask the clerk. Yes, it’s strange to say, but I think he looks familiar, he seems to be a doctor from Tongjitang, he seems to live not far away, in Liuye Lane, but I don’t dare to confirm whether it is true or not.”

Ye Chunqiu thought that he couldn't wait any longer. Waiting here in Ningbo would cost a lot of money every day. He felt a little heartbroken. When he came here, besides the grandpa gave ten taels of silver, his father also gave him two taels of silver. But it was all his usual savings, and he needed money everywhere in Ningbo to earn a living, so he took Ye San to Liuye Alley to have a look.

Asking along the way, is there a doctor surnamed Sun who finally stood outside a small house, looking at this small but not shabby small house, Ye Chunqiu couldn't help being a little surprised, although his uncle was not from a wealthy family, Life was not bad, he asked Ye San to knock on the door, and someone opened the door. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with thinning hair and a sad face. He was a little surprised to see Ye Chunqiu.