Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 15
[Chapter 15 Business Opportunities]
Ping An Marquis’s Mansion.
Lin Xiu brought the stray dog back home and asked his servants to scrub it all over, so that the unpleasant smell was gone.
Then he squatted down, patted its head again, and said, “From now on, your name will be Da Huang.”
The dog seemed to be very smart. It circled around Lin Xiu for a few times, then ran outside the Lin Mansion and lay in the corner. Its eyes occasionally swept over the pedestrians passing by the Lin Mansion. It seemed to be more loyal to its duty than Sun Dali. Although
the toxins in Sun Dali’s body were cleared, it would take a few days of recuperation to recover. To be on the safe side, Lin Xiu did not go out these days.
This is the capital after all. Even if someone wants Lin Xiu’s life, there are not many people who dare to enter the mansion and assassinate the powerful like the female assassin.
It is safe to stay at home, but for Lin Xiu, there is another very embarrassing thing.
Having to stay at home all day, Lin Xiu naturally spent more time with the couple of the Earl of Ping’an. Although they were very good to Lin Xiu, Lin Xiu knew very well that their love was for another Lin Xiu, which always made him feel awkward.
At dinner, the wife of the Earl of Ping’an kept putting food into Lin Xiu’s bowl, and her eyes were full of love when she looked at Lin Xiu, which made his heart warm but also full of contradictions.
In the end, Lin Xiu couldn’t stand her enthusiasm, so he could only use the excuse of being full, hurriedly finished a bowl of rice, and returned to the room.
Lin Xiu was awakened by hunger at night. Practicing strange arts would greatly consume his energy and physical strength, causing his appetite to increase exponentially. Before midnight, he was extremely hungry. He was about to go to the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat when someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Lin Xiu opened the door and saw Mrs. Ping’an standing at the door. He asked in confusion, “It’s so late, what’s the matter with you?”
Mrs. Ping’an said, “I saw that you didn’t eat much at night, so I came to ask. If you are hungry, mother will cook you a bowl of noodles.”
“No, I’m not hungry…”
“Gurgle…”
Lin Xiu wanted to refuse, but his stomach made a sound at the right time.
Mrs. Ping’an smiled and said, “Wait a minute, I’ll be back soon.”
Soon, Mrs. Ping’an personally brought in a bowl of noodles. This was a bowl of plain noodles in clear soup. In addition to a few green vegetables, there were two poached eggs in the bowl.
It was just an ordinary bowl of noodles, but Lin Xiu ate it with relish. Not only did he drink up the soup, he also licked the bottom of the bowl.
Lin Xiu had eaten all kinds of delicacies, but he thought the best was this bowl of plain noodles in clear soup.
When he was a child, there was a nanny at home to cook. Later, when he grew up, he ate more instant noodles, takeout, or went to star-rated hotels with his girlfriend. In his two lives, this was the first time he had eaten a meal made by his mother.
Soon, Lin Xiu put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, “Thank you.”
Lady Ping’an touched his hair and said with a smile, “Silly boy, why don’t you say thank you to me? Tell me what you want to eat in the future and I’ll make it for you.”
The woman in front of him looked at him with eyes full of love. This was something he had longed for in his previous life, but never had. Lin Xiu was silent for a moment, nodded, and whispered, “I know – mother.”
After eating and drinking, everything around him was silent. Lin Xiu lay alone in bed, and for the first time he felt that God treated him well.
Perhaps, being hit by a meteorite was not a punishment from God for his emotional confusion, but a gift for his good deeds.
A dreamless night.
That night, Lin Xiu slept particularly well.
In the morning, after Lin Xiu washed up, he came to the front yard and saw the servants of the mansion standing in a row. The couple of the Earl of Ping’an stood in the front. Lin Xiu walked forward and asked naturally, “Dad, Mom, what’s wrong?”
Zhou Yun looked back at him and said, “Mom and your dad calculated last night. The family doesn’t have much money anymore. We can’t support so many people at home. It’s better to let them find their own way as soon as possible and don’t delay them.”
It takes a lot of money to support a family of more than ten people.
The salary of the third-class Earl was not much, and it could barely support the previous Lin family. But when Lin Xiu was sick, he spent a lot of money to hire an imperial doctor, which emptied half of the Lin family’s funds. It was a bit stretched to support these servants.
Zhou Yun, the wife of the Marquis of Ping’an, said to the servants, “The Lin family is no longer what it used to be. Staying here will not benefit you in the future. Today I will give you your indentures and ten taels of silver as travel expenses. Anyone who wants to leave can leave.”
The servants of the Marquis of Ping’an were all bought by the Lin family before and belonged to the Lin family. The Marquis of Ping’an and his wife could have sold these servants to others, but they did not do so. Not only did they give them freedom, but they also gave them silver as travel expenses. They were a rare kind master among the powerful.
But a kind master is not a good master. The decline of the Lin family is irreversible. Continuing to stay in the Lin family will not benefit their future. It is better to leave the Lin family as soon as possible and find good wood.
At that moment, several maids and servants took their indentures and received silver. Then they knelt down and kowtowed to the couple of the Earl of Ping’an, and quietly went back to their rooms to pack up their things.
But there were still four figures who remained where they were.
Zhou Yun looked at a middle-aged woman, who smiled and said, “Madam, I have been cooking for my whole life in the Lin family, and I don’t have any other skills. If the master and the lady don’t dislike the food I cook, let me stay…”
As soon as she finished speaking, a hunchbacked old man next to the woman continued, “The old servant will not live for many years. I only hope that the master and the lady will give the old servant a coffin to live in, and the old servant will have no regrets.”
Sun Dali answered very straightforwardly, “I won’t leave either.”
The last one was a woman, and the expression on her face was also very firm, “I want to stay with the lady for the rest of my life.”
Among the several servants of the Lin family, four were left, namely the doorman Lao Huang, the guard Sun Dali, the cook Aunt Wang, and A Yue, the personal maid of the Lady of Ping’an.
The departure of several servants made the already declining Lin Mansion feel more like a house in ruins and people scattered, and made everyone feel extremely desolate.
Lin Xiu and Sun Dali walked on the street, but they had another feeling in their hearts.
It’s ridiculous to say that Lin Xiu had nothing but money in his previous life, but in this life, he has everything except money. He
has parents who dote on him, a sister-in-law who cares about him, and guards who are willing to sacrifice their lives when they encounter danger. Most importantly, he has a home and even a dog…
What else can a man ask for in life?
Lin Xiu’s wish has always been so simple.
In such a magical world, even if he has no ability, he doesn’t want to go back.
From now on, he is the real son of Ping’an Bo, the clerk of the Qingli Division of the Great Xia Dynasty, Lin Xiu.
Lin Xiu cherishes his current life, so he will try his best to maintain this hard-won home. Now the situation of the Lin Mansion is getting worse every day, and he needs to do something to change the current situation.
Sun Dali followed behind Lin Xiu. Lin Xiu looked back at him and asked, “You haven’t recovered yet. Go back and rest. I’ll be back soon.”
Sun Dali shook his head again and again, “I’d better follow the young master. I feel at ease following the young master.”
In fact, he also wanted to rest, but the weather today was too hot. How could he stay at home? It would be cooler to stay with the young master.
Lin Xiu stayed at home these days and didn’t go out. This time he wanted to come out for some fresh air, but after walking for only a short while, he decided to go back.
The weather these days was too hot. Although Lin Xiu himself was a walking air conditioner, such hot weather also made him feel a little uncomfortable. It was not as comfortable to bask in the sun outside as it was to lie at home and eat iced watermelon.
Lin Xiu and Sun Dali were not the only ones who thought the same. There were not
many pedestrians on the street at this time. Almost no one walked in the middle of the street like Lin Xiu did. Instead, they walked in the shade on the side of the street, complaining as they walked.
“This damn weather, how can it be so hot, my clothes are soaked in just a short while!”
“Yeah, it’s really unbearable, I plan to go to Pinfang Pavilion to have some fun, I heard it’s cool there.”
“No need to go, I just came back from there, the ice storage in Pinfang Pavilion has been used up long ago, and there are steamers there now, it’s so hot that people can’t react at all…”
…
This summer is indeed unusually hot, Lin Xiu still feels uncomfortable, let alone ordinary people, the royal capital, from dignitaries to ordinary people, all suffer from the heat.
Lin Xiu raised his head and looked at the dazzling sun in the sky, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.
He can make money with his ability!
The royal capital has been hot recently, and ice is hard to find in the market. Whether it is a wealthy businessman or a prince, no matter how rich they are, they can’t buy ice unless they have Lin Xiu’s ability. Although
Lin Xiu’s current strength is not as good as Lingyin, it is a bit difficult for him to make ice out of thin air, but if it is just to make water freeze, it will be much easier. The difficulty of the two is not at the same level.
Besides Lingyin, he is the only one in the entire Daxia capital who can make ice.
Business opportunity, this is definitely a business opportunity!
(End of this chapter)
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