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Chapter 862 Talking about money
This time, before Ouyang Rong could speak, Sha Ergou, who could no longer hold back, took the purse and grinned:

"Do you want to stay here? Come on, come on, I'll help you clean up. I can do rough housework!"

Feeling the bulging wallet, the short-haired young man winked at Ouyang Rong in joy, and the latter knew what he meant... 50-50.

Li Wan looked at her with a smile.

Lu Jinghong looked at Sha Ergou, who suddenly became enthusiastic, speechlessly.

Immediately, he hugged the sword, raised his chin slightly, and his eyes became indifferent.

The four of them went to the next yard together.

……

"Mom, this is too vulgar. It was the same on the boat before. There's no need to give money so obviously."

"If you don't give benefits to others, why should they do things for you? Don't beat around the bush, be direct, it will be more convenient to pay.

"Especially since we are in this strange place, and it's not like we are at the foot of the mountain, we have to open up the situation quickly, this is the only way.

"If it was in Luoyang or Hebei, your mother and I would not have stuffed money into your pocket. There are other ways. There is no need to run around with so much silver in your pocket. After all, it is quite heavy and I am too lazy to carry it."

After Lu Jinghong complained, the noble lady's unpleasant reply was heard in the room where the lights had just been turned on.

The two rooms in the yard have been cleaned up, and the water tank outside has been filled with clean water. In the kitchen, Sha Ergou also helped to boil a pot of water before leaving, which was not yet fully boiled.

Ouyang Rong and Sha Ergou had just left and helped Li Wan to clean up the bamboo courtyard.

Inside the main house, mother and son waited for the hot water to boil.

Lu Jinghong sat down, still holding the sword tightly in his arms, turned his face away, and said sullenly:

"Don't use the idea that money makes the world go round. It's all just a waste of money. You don't have to give money. The child can make some friends, and friends can help each other. When the child becomes successful in the future, he will naturally return the favor. And those who are sensible will not refuse the child's friendship..."

"Favors? You think your face is valuable? And favors are the most troublesome thing."

Li Wan curled her lips and walked to the window, opened a crack, glanced at the courtyard of Liu and Sha next door, who had turned off the lights and were resting, nodded slowly, and continued:
"You can go to Luoyang someday and stay with your cousins ​​for a while. Take a look at the world of fame and fortune, and you will know that favors are something you should be most cautious about. If you can solve it with money and power, use money and power as much as possible. Don't talk about feelings. Talking about feelings is something you do with people of higher positions or the same position as you, not with people of lower positions, unless they are very useful to you.

"You, you've read the historical novels. Only the roughnecks are keen on talking about loyalty and buying face. Don't be led astray. You shouldn't stay in your hometown. When you return, go to Luoyang with your mother."

"Don't go!"

Lu Jinghong held the sword and said sullenly:

"There are only vulgar people over there, full of money and money, which is not very interesting. After learning the first-class swordsmanship, I will make a name for myself in the world and let everyone in the world know that the men of my Fanyang Lu family are not only good at studying."

The elegant lady looked a bit troubled. She glanced at him and sighed slightly:

"You think my mother is vulgar and money-minded? If you think so, it means that you don't have a thorough understanding of money and the world, and you still see it too superficially.

"Don't you think that the first ancestor who invented money is a true saint? You think money is an invention of vulgar people, and that emotions are not so pure when mixed with money.

"Little do people know that if there is no money in this world, people will be even more indifferent to each other than they are now, and the cost of communicating and getting to know each other will be extremely high. Conflicts and frictions will arise at any time, because the other party will not immediately want something from you. Why would they greet you with a smile or speak nicely to you?
"Money is like a lubricant, flowing between people, easing conflicts, reducing trivial matters, and bringing people closer together. Even if you are a northerner, in a foreign land in the south, you can be warmly welcomed and welcomed by the rude villagers, just because you have money in your hands.

"Perhaps you think that the other person's smile and friendship are not sincere enough because he is only after money. But when you just met, you have to let the other person want something from you. We are not saints, and not everyone is a pretty girl like the maid Song you are thinking about, whose face can be exchanged for food.

“Even if it was a maid named Song, if she had met a woman instead of you men, her face wouldn’t be enough to buy her food.

"In fact, most people are ordinary people and don't have pretty faces. So what should we do? Money makes the world fair."

Li Wan smiled, patted the dust off Lu Jinghong's shoulders, and taught him earnestly:
"Look, Jinghong, this thing can be circulated throughout the world and make everyone smile. Even if they don't like it, at least they don't hate it and can accept it with reluctance... and now you still think it stinks and that your mother is vulgar?
"So, mother feels that the ancestor who invented money is the real sage, the greatest sage, greater than the Great Sage...

“Because money doesn’t make the world colder, but makes people warmer because of money.

"This kind of truth that you should understand most is not written in the books of sages. That's why you have been disobeying your father since you were young and don't like to read. Mother never said anything about it. Those books are really full of nonsense."

Lu Jinghong's expression changed, as if he felt that "this twisted theory" made sense, but he was unwilling to give in, so he was stuck there.

Li Wan smiled and didn't make things difficult for him. When she heard the sound of boiling water in the kitchen, she got up and went to get it.

When the lady returned, Lu Jinghong had recovered as usual. He helped her set up the tea bowls and put tea leaves in the cups.

He took the kettle from his frail mother, steamed some tea leaves, and said:
"From this perspective, Miss Song and the others were able to come in, so they must have great talents and were chosen by Jianze."

Li Wan blew on the tea leaves, and nodded slowly in the rising hot air:

"Of course it's not a random selection. That town is a trap, and ladies use it to observe suitable candidates. I heard at the inn before that Miss Song was bought by the proprietress from a human trafficker."

She casually analyzed:

"Now it seems that it is half true and half false. She is a refugee girl from Jiannan Road, but she was also selected by Jianze in advance. Then, due to various man-made "coincidences", she came to Taoyuan Town in a daze. Tsk tsk, Yunmeng Jianze's influence in Tiannan is indeed strong."

Lu Jinghong even forgot to drink his tea, and said with bright eyes:
"Of course. To be chosen as a Yue girl, she must be extremely talented and have a spotless background. Otherwise, wouldn't it ruin Jianze's reputation? Mother, I can tell that I have an unusual vision. When I was at the inn, I saw that she was special at first sight.

"In addition, this also explains what my mother said about why beautiful flowers can bloom in barren lands. This is because Miss Song is not ordinary. She is the Vietnamese woman chosen by Jianze after careful selection. She is not a big thunder."

Li Wan paused while drinking her tea. She looked at her son's face, which was filled with joy, and frowned.
"So you are still thinking about such childish things? Jinghong, are you here to learn swordsmanship or to talk about love?
"Remember, you are a son of the Fanyang Lu family. A real man should have no problem finding a wife. And you can only marry women from the five surnames, and you can only marry one wife. You are not allowed to take concubines. This is the Lu family tradition.

"Also, you are not allowed to marry a woman from outside the Five Surnames. If it weren't for the turmoil over the 'forbidden marriage family' a few years ago, and it was inconvenient to step forward, your father would have arranged a marriage for you with a family from the Five Surnames.

"Besides, what's so good about her?"

Lu Jinghong shook his head like a rattle, hesitating and saying:
"Mother, I don't want you to arrange anything... You don't understand. When I first saw her at the inn, I felt that she was different."

He turned his head and said to Li Wan very seriously:
"Yes, mother, she is different! Not like the northern chicks I met before."

Li Wan: ...

When the lady heard this, she almost spit out her tea.

She took a deep breath and stared at him:
"You are really crazy. This sentence is too immature."

Lu Jinghong raised his head proudly and said firmly:

"Anyway, leave me alone. The child has his own ideas."

Li Wan had no choice but to change her approach and bring up Jianze:

"Don't mess around. Don't forget the rules of Yunmeng Jianze. If you displease the eldest lady, forget about learning swordsmanship. You may even be kicked out of the Bamboo Hall."

Lu Jinghong frowned and said nothing.

Li Wan also frowned and looked at him.

After a while, she slowly spoke:
"Okay, let's not talk about this. Besides, there's one more thing."

Lu Jinghong was absent-minded:
"What's the matter?" "That Liu Aliang, you can get closer to him. Just now you took the initiative to greet him and didn't put on airs, which is good."

Lu Jinghong was dissatisfied: "Why do you care about these things, mother? I just think he is a nice person and greet him casually. I don't have any profit calculations like mother."

Li Wan shook her head:

"The eldest lady said that there are several boys who will take part in the Zhutang assessment, and he is probably one of them. You can get along well with him. Think about it, why did the eldest lady personally name him and bring him in?
"I guess he has extraordinary talent in Qi training or swordsmanship, so let's not offend him."

Lu Jinghong stood up and walked out, waving his hand:

"All right, all right, I see."

Before leaving, he remembered something and asked:
"Mom, are you staying with me? Why aren't you going back to Luoyang? Aren't you working there with my aunt and the others?"

“No need to go back for now.”

Li Wan shook her head and suddenly reminded:
"Remember, don't tell anyone about mother's situation in Luoyang."

Lu Jinghong walked out the door with some indifference:
"alright, I got it."

……

Ouyang Rong and Sha Ergou returned to the bamboo courtyard together.

"Hehe, Madam Li is so generous, really generous, this is at least one or two silver ingots..."

As soon as he entered the door, Sha Ergou excitedly poured the silver in his purse onto the table, counted it out one by one, and divided it into two piles.

"Brother Liu, here, this is yours."

He smiled brightly and handed half a tael of silver to Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong did not answer immediately. He glanced at him and said:
"Are you short of money?" He paused, "I mean, is there anything important, other than the idea of ​​redeeming my wife?"

Sha Ergou was stunned for a moment, then nodded and replied:

"Who doesn't want to make more money? But I came to Taoyuan Town because I really want to save more money so that I can go out and explore in the future."

"Go out and take a look?"

"Yeah! My sister said there are a lot of delicious food out there. I'm going to save some money and take my sister out to eat delicious food and see the world. Boss Yu said that although the officials out there are bad, the world out there is much more chaotic than Taoyuan Town."

He looked longingly and muttered:

"I heard there is a place called Luoyang, which is better than a hundred Peach Blossom Towns. Brother Liu, have you seen it?"

"No."

Sha Ergou grinned and said, "If we have a chance in the future, let's go together."

Ouyang Rong was a little silent.

After a while, he suddenly punched Sha Ergou on the shoulder and cursed:
"Fuck you, stop raising the flag for me."

Sha Ergou said confusedly:

"What does it mean to raise a flag?"

"It's an unlucky word."

Sha Ergou is even weirder:
"Why is it unlucky?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head and did not answer, then turned and walked out:

"Okay, go back and rest. I guess we'll be busy tomorrow."

"oh oh."

"By the way, you just did a lot of work, so take the money."

Sha Ergou tried to refuse, but Ouyang Rong was firm in his attitude, so he had to scratch his head and accept it, unable to hide his emotion.

The two of them returned to their respective rooms, and the lights in the yard went out one after another after a while.

In the wing room chosen by Ouyang Rong on the right.

in the dark.

When Ouyang Rong heard Sha Ergou's rhythmic snoring coming from next door, he opened his eyes.

I lay quietly for a while, lying on the pillow of the Peach Blossom Spring painting.

After a while, he put the pill box he had been holding in his hand back and closed his eyes.

The Transcendent Golden Pill was still not swallowed.

Ouyang Rong's eyes flashed vaguely back to that day in Sanhuiyuan, when Xue Zhongzhu suddenly tested him before he was taken away.

Although Miss Zhishuang has a bad memory, she would certainly be suspicious if a man who was originally found to have ordinary Qi Refining aptitude suddenly showed extraordinary Qi Refining aptitude.

The golden light of Emperor Wen's magical power can only last for three breaths, and cannot withstand the special inspection after being targeted by others.

Ouyang Rong closed his eyes again.

"Let's go to Luoyang together... I promised her that I would take her there... I can feel that I am very close to her... Slow is fast... Slow is fast..."

While whispering, Ouyang Rong did not fall asleep, but was silently sensing something.

At the same time, on a small island called Zhuo far outside Yunmengze, there was a solitary grave standing silently under a locust tree in a dark valley.

At a certain moment, a fluorescent white halo occasionally sprinkled on the tombstone engraved with the words "Lu Changgeng".

The glow lingered.

It is a white sturgeon that seems to be "lost" and is circling around a lonely grave.

Quietly waiting for an unscrupulous owner who is "not a human being" and "is thinking about digging up other people's ancestral graves".

In the right wing, there is a person with his eyes closed, who seems to be mumbling in his sleep:
"Luckily, I have this little guy as an anchor. I can stay outside so I don't have to worry about getting lost in the fog. I can find the direction. But the poisonous miasma is a bit troublesome... By the way, it would be great if there was a barrier like lightning. I'm not afraid of electricity anyway..."

Ouyang Rong turned over and mumbled:

"I'm sorry, Madam Li, Mr. Lu, I'm not after your money... Besides, I'm embarrassed to accept this money."

(End of this chapter)