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Chapter 77 There is a violinist

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    In the evening, Zhao Shouzheng went home and rummaged through the boxes and cabinets.

    "What are you looking for, father? You don't want to eat either." Zhao Hao asked strangely, standing at the door.

    "I didn't find anything" Zhao Shouzheng was about to put it off, but then he thought that his son had already known about it, so he said sarcastically: "The last time I pawned the jade pendant, the current period will be here soon, and I am ready to redeem it."

    "I've put away the pawn tickets." Zhao Hao coughed lightly and told him not to work in vain.

    "Oh, it's convenient for me." Zhao Shouzheng was overjoyed, stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it quickly."

    Zhao Hao nodded, turned to go to his bookshelf, and pulled out a pawn ticket from a book of Analects.

    It¡¯s the one from Zhao Shouzheng.

    "I have to redeem it quickly. If it's too late, I'm afraid I'll have to pay an extra two taels of interest." Zhao Shouzheng now also knows how to plan carefully, and he feels that he has grown a lot.

    "Father can never be redeemed." Zhao Hao shook his head and told Zhao Shouzheng the exact conversation he heard that day.  He also pointed out to him the flaws in the pawn tickets.

    "This is really unreasonable! Anyone who owns a pawn shop can be killed!"

    Zhao Shouzheng was so angry that the veins on his forehead jumped and he was about to tear up the pawn ticket.

    Zhao Hao quickly grabbed the pawn ticket and reminded with a smile: "Didn't my father also deceive him for two thousand five hundred taels?"

    "Oh, that's right" Zhao Shouzheng immediately lost most of his anger and said, "Thankfully, I still felt uneasy about my conscience at the time, but now I just wish I could extort more money!"

    "Where are you now?" Zhao Hao folded the pawn ticket carefully and said with a confident smile: "The big head is still behind! Father, you can study with peace of mind and don't worry about this anymore. Sooner or later, the man named Zhang will kneel in front of you.  , please accept the jade pendant."

    As he spoke, he slapped his palm on the table and gritted his teeth and said: "The man named Zhang has hacked my Zhao family by more than ten thousand liang? I have to make him spit it out!"

    "My son said this, and I will wait and see as a father."

    Zhao Shouzheng repeatedly told him not to forget about the jade pendant.

    It seems that in dad¡¯s heart, that jade pendant has a very important meaning

    ??~~

    In the next few days, Zhao Shouzheng, under the supervision of Zhao Jin, would listen to the chicken and dance every day, study morning and evening, rain or shine, and go to jail on time He seemed to have become accustomed to this kind of life. Of course, it was inevitable to complain to his son.

    Whenever this happens, Zhao Hao will listen patiently and relieve the stress of the candidates.

    As for Zhao Jin, although he repeatedly reminded himself to calm down, he still couldn't help but feel irritable and inexplicable all day long before the decree came.  This was a hard time for Zhao Shouzheng and the busy people in the restaurant.  Zhao Hao had to appease everyone all day long, asking them to be more considerate of Mr. Zhao who was worried about gains and losses

    Gao Wu also helped Wu Yu and his wife find a place to live, and it turned out to be the small courtyard that Zhao Jinkong had left.  This feeling of vacating a cage for a bird really makes everyone dumbfounded.

    However, Wu Yu and Si Ya were very diligent and tidied up the small courtyard in a few days, making Zhao Jin wonder if this was the doghouse where he lived.

    With this capable couple helping in the store, as well as Gao Wu, Yu Peng, and a group of strong men from Caijiaxiang who also come to help when they have time, the preparations for the restaurant have been accelerated.  By the end of the month, everything is ready, just waiting for the auspicious day.

    "Have you decided on a date yet?" Qiaoqiao was sitting by the well, cutting off the branches of the yellow loquats, and casually said to Zhao Hao beside him.

    After half a month, she was no longer as cautious as before, and the two of them got along much more harmoniously.

    In Nanjing at the end of March, it already felt like summer at noon.  The humidity is so strong that people sweat whenever they move.  Mr. Zhao, who was originally not very active, became more and more at home. He would go to Qiantou Restaurant in the morning and evening at most every day, and then come back and hide under the shade of a tree, take a nap and read a book. He did not want to live too carefree.

    "How can I read an almanac" Zhao Hao leaned lazily on the recliner, flipping through a thick almanac and said, "How about you decide?"

    "If my father and the others hear what you say, they will be angry to death." Qiaoqiao washed and peeled the loquats one by one, put them on a white porcelain plate, and put them on the ladle beside Zhao Hao's chair.  "So many people are waiting. You should settle down quickly and don't wait any longer."

    Zhao Hao picked up a ripe loquat and put it into his mouth. He felt extremely sweet and filled his mouth with saliva.

    This made him find a little bit of the happy feeling he had in Zhao's house.

    It¡¯s just that no one feeds me, so I still don¡¯t enjoy it enough.  But I guess if he dares to make such a request, Qiaoqiao will slap him all over the head.

    Zheng and Qiaoqiao were talking without a word, and a strange scream came from outside the courtyard wall.

    "My dear nephew, I'm back!"

    That man is tall? Zhao Feng Er, who is it if it¡¯s not Fan Datong?

    "My good nephew really knows how to enjoy it." Fan Datong walked in with sweat on his face, fanning himself with a paper fan, and complained: "This damn weather, there haven't been a few drops of rain since the beginning of spring, it's so hot.  "

    He sat down next to Zhao Hao, first picked up the teacup and took a few sips, then pinched the loquats one by one and brought them to his mouth.  In the blink of an eye, all the ripe fruits were destroyed

    Naturally, Qiaoqiao rolled her eyes.  But Fan Datong was thick-skinned and didn't care at all.

    "Did Uncle Shi deliver the letter?" Zhao Hao didn't dislike Fan Datong. He was used to this guy's shamelessness.  What's more, he found that Fan Datong was not useless. At least he was much more useful for running errands than the clumsy Gao Wu.

    "Of course." Fan Datong boasted proudly: "Is there any famous prostitute in Qinhuai River that I don't know? We all know each other very well"

    ¡°I heard that it costs fifty taels to board the ship¡­¡± Zhao Hao said quietly.

    "I just brag about my hobby, but my nephew always tries to push me" Fan Datong was speechless.  The famous prostitutes in Qinhuai River are not something he can come into contact with at his level.  Even when he had a small fortune, it was still beyond his reach.

    "Let's get down to business." Zhao Hao rolled his eyes and said, "Don't add any extra ingredients."

    "Oh, okay, without adding any ingredients" Fan Datong's recent troubles have all been with Zhao Hao, so naturally he can do whatever he wants.  "Yesterday, I made some inquiries along the Qinhuai River and found the Ma Xianglan my nephew mentioned. I gave her your letter."

    "How did she reply?" Zhao Hao asked.

    "After she read the letter, she actually agreed immediately, saying that she would explain in the next two days and arrive early the next morning." Fan Datong said with a look of disbelief: "Those are the top ten shepherds of the Qinhuai River! They are such  People of this kind are said to be the most reserved. Without three visits to the thatched cottage, eight carriages of sedan chairs, and ten kinds of gifts, there is no way I can be invited."

    In fact, Zhao Hao has little confidence that he will definitely be able to invite Ma Xianglan to come out.  I just wrote to invite him with the idea of ??giving it a try and forgetting it if it doesn't work.

    Unexpectedly, she actually agreed.

    To put it bluntly, the Qing courtiers are like the imperial concubines in the imperial court.

    When Shuji scholars were in the Hanlin, they had to maintain their identity and be willing to be poor. This is called "raising hope" and laying a good foundation for entering the cabinet and worshiping the prime minister in the future.  At this stage, once you do something that reduces the price, it will greatly affect your future prospects, and it will definitely outweigh the gains and losses.

    The same is true for Qing Guanren. If you only care about money at this stage and do some price reductions, you will inevitably be looked down upon by your peers and patrons.  It will soon lose its appeal, and it will no longer be possible to maintain the aloofness of performing arts without selling oneself

    But Ma Xianglan actually agreed to come to this Caijia Alley, which is full of run-down houses, to work as a mere piano player for a newly opened small restaurant. Is this more than just lowering her status?  It is simply self-destructive

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