Xie Ming

Chapter 145 Wang Fu's Request
In Jiulong Town, the further you go into the town, the more ancient houses and old streets you see.

The streets and alleys paved with bluestone slabs are arranged in a checkerboard pattern with the town as the boundary. They are built in an orderly manner with a clear distinction between the main and the secondary.

Xiao Jingchuan walked to the corner of the alley and passed through the long street lined with shops. From time to time, he saw three or five old men squatting against the wall, smoking their old dry pipes and chatting about farm work.

There are many grain stores, clinics, restaurants, and iron and wood processing shops in the alleys, and the ancient blue brick roads wind around layers of courtyards.

The stone eaves and wooden carvings on the roof, and when you reach the central area, the Hui-style blue bricks, black tiles and horse-head walls really give you the feeling of dreaming about Huizhou in the misty rain!
10:15 am.

After Xiao Jingchuan came out of Zhenxi Kowloon Academy, he walked along the street and went straight to Xu Jialin's house.

About two quarters of an hour later, Xiao Lang arrived at Xu's house alone.

Outside the house, in the narrow alley, he paced slowly from far to near. When he arrived at the door, he found that the patriarch's door was half open. He thought that there must be a guest inside.

Then Xiao Jingchuan knocked on the door three times!

Boom boom boom!
No one answered from the inner room.

After a while, Xiao Lang simply pushed the door open and walked in.

After passing through the small courtyard with green bamboos, I arrived at the main hall and suddenly saw a young man dressed as a merchant in the hall. Judging from his appearance, he was no more than twenty years old.

The young man was also surprised to see Xiao Jingchuan enter the courtyard. He stood up and bowed slightly, and also looked at Xiao Jingchuan, who was now wearing a green shirt and leather armor on his arms and wrists.

"Ah, who are you looking for, sir?!" The young man dressed as a merchant pretended to be the host and was the first to ask.

"Oh, I am so rude. I just saw that the gate was not closed, knocked lightly and no one answered, so I just barged in without permission!"

"I'm looking for Chief Xu Jialin, I wonder who you are..."

Xiao Jingchuan first showed courtesy and answered politely. After stating the purpose of his visit, he slowly asked about the other party's identity.

"Oh, haha, I'm Wang Fu!"

"It's Xu Jialu from the town, the nephew of Director Xu!"

"Uncle Jialin is out on business and is not at home!"

"Well, this brother can sit in the spacious room inside. It's okay to wait for him!"

Wang Fuben, who was dressed as a merchant, was also a guest. But now, seeing Xiao Jingchuan, he didn't know the details and suddenly acted like the host, making arrangements calmly.

"Haha, in that case, that's fine!" Xiao Lang didn't hesitate and walked into the hall.

There was a large eight-immortal table in the middle of the hall. Wang Fu and Xiao Jingchuan sat on either side. They looked at each other with a sense of embarrassment.

In fact, Wang Fu Gang did not expect that he thought he was just saying a few polite words to invite the other party into the hall. Logically, Xiao Lang should have declined and come back at another time!

Unexpectedly, this kid didn't leave, but walked in.

At this moment, Wang Fu also felt very uncomfortable.

"hehe."

"Hehehe" the two of them laughed dryly.

"Hey, this brother!"

"Judging from the way you are dressed and behave, I guess you are serving in the military, right?!" Wang Fu made small talk.

"Ah, Brother Wang Fu is right."

"I am indeed a soldier!"

"I wonder what you do for a living?"

"Looking at Brother Wang Fu's elegant appearance, he must be a businessman, right?!"

Xiao Jingchuan also reluctantly responded with a polite word. He saw Wang Fu was dressed in fine clothes and looked like a vulgar person, so he said this.

You know, in the early Ming Dynasty, the "Ming Law" had a clear stipulation that merchants were not allowed to wear linen and silk, otherwise they would be severely punished for "usurpation".

But by the late Ming Dynasty, this clothing control was no longer enforceable!

Extravagance has become a common trend in society, and those who have unexpected wealth will often go beyond their proper social status and indulge in extravagance. Although the imperial court has issued repeated orders, it is still difficult to control the situation.

"Oh?"

"Hahaha!"

"Brother, you are joking. Haha, you are joking!"

"I am from Baoding Prefecture. My family is in the fur business and owns a shop!"

"If you pass by Baoding Prefecture someday, I hope you will come to my house and have a visit. Ah, come and have a visit!"

This Wang Fu pretends to be a mercenary, but his behavior and words are completely innocent.

Xiao Lang was just flattering him casually, but this guy was so familiar with him that he seemed to want to tell him all his family background!

"Hahaha!"

"Brother Wang is really a straightforward person!"

"Of course, of course!" Xiao Jingchuan listened to the excitement and pretended to be polite, raising his hand to return the greeting.

"Eh? Brother Wang is from Baoding Prefecture?"

"Is there anything new happening in Baoding recently?!"

Seeing that the man was from Baoding Prefecture, Xiao Lang knew he was staying there anyway, so he pretended to be idle and asked him a few questions.

After all, he would lead his troops to Baoding at the end of the month, so he would know as much as possible about the news in Baoding Prefecture.

"To be honest, it has been more than a month since I came to Jiulong Town from Baoding Prefecture!"

"So, what's new in Baoding right now? I... I really don't know!" Wang Fu looked a little ashamed.

"Oh? It's been over a month?"

Xiao Lang replied casually, then paused to see if he could get more information out.

"Hey, brother, you don't know that for my fur business, I have to go into the mountains to buy leather materials!"

"There are many hunters in Jiulong Town, and many of them make a living by hunting for furs."

"As for me, my family is related to the Xu family by marriage, so all the fur sales in Jiulong Town belong to my family!"

After Wang Fu finished speaking, Xiao Jingchuan acted as if something suddenly dawned on him, and he also raised his eyes to glance at the Eight Immortals Table.

There are several furs piled on the table.

Looking around, all the ladies, wives and other female relatives had their clothes unbuttoned.

"Ah? Haha."

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you, brother!"

"Uncle Jialin has two daughters in his family!"

"The eldest sister is called Hongwen."

"The second young lady is named Xu Jingyi!"

"Jingyi and I... hehe."

"Hehehe"

Unexpectedly, when Wang Funian thought of the word Jingyi, she blushed and became embarrassed.

Xiao Jingchuan found this very funny and pretended to flatter him.

“Ah! Hahahaha!”

"Understood, understood!"

"Congratulations!" Xiao Lang seemed to understand everything, and everything was said without words.

"what?"

"Hey! No, no!"

"Brother, you misunderstood!"

"It hasn't come to that yet!"

"I am the nephew of Uncle Jialu. The Jialin and Jialu families are good friends!"

"Again, hehe!"

"As for me, I've already had my eye on Miss Jingyi!"

"So I went to your house several times to propose marriage!"

"But I don't know why Chief Xu Jialin always looks down on me!"

"That's why this matter has been delayed so long!"

"To be honest, I'm stuck in this situation, neither going up nor down. It's really uncomfortable!"

After Wang Fu finished speaking, he looked sad and depressed.

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Xiao Lang, who was enjoying watching the fun, made jokes with great interest and continued.

"hey-hey!"

"My dear brother, although I don't know the relationship between you and the clan leader, we have always worked together for a reason!"

"Later, if you meet Patriarch Xu, I hope you can say a few good words for me if you are willing."

"As long as you can convince Jingyi's father to give in, then don't worry, brother!"

"I will definitely reward you handsomely in the future!"

"Ah! Thank you very much!"

"Thank you in advance, thank you!"

Although Wang Fu is simple-minded, he is quite good at taking advantage of situations. Xiao Jingchuan had only met him for half a minute and they were completely unfamiliar with each other, but he still came to Xiao Jingchuan for help!

"Hahaha!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Xiao Lang thought it was funny, but didn't want to say it out loud, so he just evaded the question and agreed.

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