Son Mo
Chapter 20
"Eldest young master, you... are you trying to steal someone?"
Xiao Yuanzi looked at his master with a shocked expression and said.
Shen Jun gave Xiao Yuanzi a white look, "Go, go! Why are you talking?"
Xiao Yuanzi followed closely behind Shen Jun, sweating from his brow in a hurry, "It's impossible to steal something, and you can't think about stealing the young master to our yard! Otherwise, the fourth aunt will come to our yard tomorrow Come and tear the three of us into pieces! The master will definitely not let us go lightly."
"Your head is squeezed by the door? Why should I steal a little chubby back when I have nothing to do? The little food in our family is not enough for this guy to eat for a day." Shen Jun approached Xiao Yuanzi and whispered, "This little chubby Knowing where the kitchen key is hidden, this is to help us open the door."
Xiao Yuanzi was stunned, thinking that he was indeed a real brother, and this would work...
The night wind blew faster and faster, sporadic light rain came, and made a little noise when it fell on the snow.Little Fatty dug out the key from the hidden place in front of the window and handed it over, saying: "Brother Xiaomo, here is the key to the kitchen."
"good!"
After receiving the key and opening the brass lock, Shen Jun touched the little fat man's head, put the copper lock and the key back into the little fat man's hand, and said, "Take it well, Yun'er, stand under the eaves to avoid the rain, brother Xiao Mo goes in first." Look in the kitchen to see if there are really a lot of delicious food in there, and I'll come out right away."
"Okay!" The little fat pier responded, and ran away.
The two masters and servants looked at each other, Shen Jun raised his eyebrows proudly, and rushed into the kitchen with a sack in his hand, Xiao Yuanzi poked his head around and looked around, and quickly followed in.
When Shen Jun entered the kitchen, he immediately looked like a hungry mouse that had fallen into a rice bowl, picking up everything he saw and putting it in sacks.
"Sausage, wow, it's so long and thick... salted duck, it smells so delicious... and smoked fish, take two more... hey, there's a new pot here..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuanzi hurriedly ran over and reached out to grab the iron pot, "This pot is too big and heavy to hold, young master, let's find something more convenient to carry."
"It's true." Shen Jun weighed the iron pot, thought about it or abandoned the iron pot, picked up the kitchen knife that was on the stove into the sack, turned back and whispered to Xiao Yuanzi, "You get it here first. Now, I'll go to the cupboard and see if there are any other good things."
Shen Jun quickly ran to the cabinet, opened the door and took a look.
Three rows of ceramic utensils were neatly stacked on the cabinet shelf. Pots, bowls, urns, dishes, spoons, pots and chopsticks were all there. Shen Jun glanced at them and quickly picked up three sets of bowls and chopsticks and put them into the sack.After sniffing, I smelled the smell of oil on the top of the cabinet. I fumbled and found a large bowl of lard, and quickly took it out carefully.
It took about half a cup of tea, Xiao Yuanzi took the lead to fill up the sack, and urged in a low voice: "Young Master, I've packed enough, how is yours doing?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, it will be ready soon, wait for me a little longer!"
Shen Jun grabbed the rice cake and randomly stuffed it into the sack.At this moment, the sound of opening the door was suddenly heard in the yard.As soon as Shen Jun's face changed, he immediately bent down, but the movement of stuffing rice cakes with both hands didn't stop.Not far away, Xiao Yuanzi also quietly moved over.
Both the master and the servant stared at each other with nervous expressions on their faces.
Shen Jun listened attentively, and vaguely heard a famous woman reprimanding Xiao Pangdun in a low voice, presumably it was the maid Nian Die, but she didn't hear a word from Xiao Pangdun, and after a while, he heard Youdao's light footsteps towards the kitchen Come over here.
Shen Jun's little heart 'thumped' wildly, almost jumped out of his throat, and wondered in his heart, could it be that the little fat man betrayed himself?Just as I was feeling anxious, I suddenly heard the sound of a lock being locked outside the door, followed by the sound of light footsteps walking further and further away.
It wasn't until there was no more movement outside the courtyard that Shen Jun heaved a sigh of relief.
"Father was scared to death! I almost peed my pants."
Shen Jun held his chest and smiled with lingering fear.
Xiao Yuanzi looked in the direction of the exit, his face was pale, "Eldest Young Master, Sister Nian Die locked the kitchen door from the outside, we may not be able to get out..."
Shen Jun was taken aback, and quickly got up and ran over to push the door, but it really couldn't be opened.Looking around, he whispered, "Don't panic! The window is locked from the inside. We are inside, so it's no problem to go out."
After finishing speaking, he leaned forward and unplugged the plug, and gently pushed the window open.
The master and the servant quietly climbed out of the kitchen along the window without anyone noticing, happily carrying a sack of spoils each, and quickly disappeared into the night...
The theft of Lanfangju did not cause any disturbance in the Sun residence.The fourth aunt could guess that Shen Jun and his gang must have done this, but she didn't dare to say anything, she could only be a dumb eater of coptis, and she suffered unspeakably.But in the bottom of my heart, I also secretly wrote down this account, and left it for future calculation.
On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, and every household fry rice cakes, praying for good health in the new year.In the small broken courtyard, Shen Jun led the two servants to fry rice cakes without exception.
There is a small iron pot on top of the stone stove, which is very dark.The firewood underneath was burning bright red.Holding a small spoon in his hand, Shen Jun dug out a piece of frozen lard from the bowl and shook it into the small iron pot. In less than five seconds, the frozen lard boiled into clear oil.
The boy had already prepared the rice cakes soaked for a day, put them in shallow bamboo baskets and stood aside holding them in both hands.Shen Jun picked up a piece from the inside with his chopsticks, and carefully slid it into the oil along the edge of the pot.When the rice cake was put into the pot, the oil splashed like a madman, and the three masters and servants were frightened and ran around the iron pot with a "wow".
The smell of lard mixed with glutinous rice wafted out, and in the blink of an eye, the off-white rice cakes were fried into golden yellow.Stirring, turning over, draining the oil, and putting it on a plate, Shen Jun fried it in a decent way. He even picked up a piece of rice cake dipped in sugar and put it in his mouth for a light bite.That taste!Hot, sticky, sweet and fragrant, the delicious Shen Jun nodded at the two servants with an exaggerated expression on his face.
"Eldest young master, I heard that there seems to be some big scene in the city."
Xiao Anzi held the shallow bamboo basket in his hand, stared at the rice cakes in the pot, and swallowed.
Sliding another piece of rice cake along the edge of the pot into the oil pot, Shen Jun took two steps back holding the chopsticks, and said, "What a big scene, let me hear about it."
"It is said that the county magistrate will escort the prisoners out of the city tomorrow, and the people of Changyang City have already spread the word in the past two days." Xiao Anzi replied.
The movement of frying the rice cake in Shen Jun's hands obviously slowed down, and he turned over a piece of rice cake with his chopsticks.
"This is really strange. It stands to reason that our Changyang county government has a lot of fast arresters and cell leaders. What kind of person would want to bother the county magistrate to escort him personally?"
The two boys looked at each other, their expressions were a little strange.Xiao Yuanzi smiled and said: "The prisoner is none other than the young master who met him earlier, he was the gangster Hongcai you captured in the government office that night..."
"It's him?" Shen Jun frowned immediately, a little surprised, "That guy is really a big fish..." After a pause, he said, "Did you two hear the news that the gangster is going to kill you?" Where were they escorted?"
Hearing this, the two boys looked at their master with bewildered expressions and shook their heads.
"Then... do you know if there are any other prisoners besides the gangster Hongcai who will be escorted out of the city tomorrow?" Shen Jun asked again with fried rice cakes in his hand.
Xiao Yuanzi and Xiao Anzi shook their heads in a tacit understanding.
"Forget it, it's unlikely that the government will publicize such a confidential and important matter." Seeing the oil splashes dancing in the pot, Shen Jun frowned even deeper, with a vaguely worried look on his face.
"With the county magistrate personally sitting in the town, I think there won't be any trouble..."
Shen Jun's worries are not unfounded.That night, in the heavily guarded prison cell of the government office, the strong man had the ability to escape almost, and even beat dozens of government office servants to death. Shen Jun witnessed all of this with his own eyes.If after leaving Changyang City, gangster accomplices came to rob the prison car along the way, it would really be enough for the county magistrate to drink a pot.
In the early morning of the next day, the distraught Shen Jun led the two servants out of the Sun Mansion in a hurry—for purely technical tasks such as escorting prisoners, the three masters and servants could not help much, but if they could Seeing the battle of the escort team with your own eyes, you will have a bottom line in your heart.
It was still early, and there were already many Changyang people waiting on both sides of the main road leading to the outside of the city.Men, women and children stretched their necks like giraffes to look around, and they were not afraid of breaking their necks.There are also shrewd peddlers pushing small snack trucks along the road to sell sweets, pastries, and candied fruit. The business is booming.All of a sudden, traffickers shouted, children shouted, women laughed, and the street was full of noise, which was comparable to the opening of a market.
The escort team was mighty, hundreds of people passed along the road. 25 Yamen servants with sabers rode on horses to open the way.Immediately behind was an iron prison cart pulled by two horses, and the gangster Hongcai was locked in it, unkempt and disheveled.Behind them are another 48 government servants with horses and sabers, and a four-person official sedan chair. Needless to say, the person sitting in the sedan chair is the magistrate of Changyang City.
However, the most eye-catching thing in the entire lineup was not the bandits in iron cages, nor the county magistrate, nor the government servants with swords, but the 22 civilian warriors at the end of the line.
Watching the procession from a distance, Shen Jun let out a light 'huh'.
"Strange, the group of warriors in the back don't look like government servants..."
"The eldest young master has good eyesight! Those 22 people are really not from the government."
Xiao Yuanzi poked his head to look around, and introduced to Shen Jun, "They are the disciples that the owner of the Guping Pavilion has accepted in the past ten years, and they are all very skilled." After a pause, he pointed to one of them and said excitedly, "Young Master, take a look at the man with the beard at the head. He is Cang Yongnian, the head master of the Guping Pavilion, known as the 'beautiful tiger'."
Shen Jun couldn't help but followed the boy's direction and looked at that 'Meishuhu' twice more. "Hmm...that man's figure is quite strong, and he has a good posture." Shen Jun praised.
Xiao Anzi also immediately grabbed the words: "It's more than just being strong! That Cang Yongnian's martial arts has won the true biography of the owner of the Guping Pavilion, and his strength is only behind the two masters of Linglufang and the owner of the Guping Pavilion. Cang Yongnian leads such a team. The juniors of the big team are escorting the county magistrate, so there will be absolutely no mistakes in this trip."
Hearing this, Shen Jun's hanging heart was finally a little more stable.
☆, Chapter 21
The escort team left Changyang City in mighty force, and the onlookers in the city also dispersed one after another.
go.The family members and relatives waiting outside the city each carried their burdens and dry food to make the last farewell for the servants.About half a stick of incense was less than the time, the call sounded, and the escort team officially set off.
When the procession was far away, the eldest son of the county magistrate's family was still outside the city and greeted politely with the owner of the Guping Pavilion and other squires, but Mr. Xiaojie led the young servants into the city without much annoyance.
"Everyone is far away and still get together to chat endlessly. It's really boring!" Mr. Xiaojie walked with his hands behind his back, and turned his head to greet the boy, "Tsk! Why are you always slow like a tortoise?" Swallow away, you should hurry up!"
Hearing this, the servant trotted two steps to catch up, "Young master, going forward is not the direction to return home, where are we going?"
"I heard that Bo Tao has recently acquired some extraordinary paintings. Since we are all out today, we will drop by the Zhang Mansion to appreciate them." Young Master Xiaojie said with great interest.
"Come on, you!" The boy muttered with disdain on his face, "What kind of extraordinary painting, I guess it must be some kind of erotic picture, if you look at that kind of thing every now and then, young master, you are not afraid of getting too angry... "
Young Master Xiaojie turned his head and flew over with a sharp glance, "If you don't want to follow, you should go back to the house first, and follow me around like a fly 'buzzing' all day, it's so annoying!"
The boy pretended he didn't hear anything, and continued to chatter behind Mr. Xiaojie's buttocks: "Before the master left, he told the young master that you should practice calligraphy, do your homework every day, recite the books a hundred times, and not drink flower wine." , can't play polo, can't go..."
"That's enough!" Young Master Xiaojie's expression became distorted, and he glared at the servant with an unbearable expression on his face, "I'll sell you to Yueying Building to become a tortoise!"
The servant rolled his eyes, "I don't believe it!" After a pause, "That's right, the old lady asked the cook to cook honey and pear soup, and she specially told the little one not to forget to remind the young master to return home early to use the soup , Huh..." The little servant suddenly raised his finger to the front left, and said anxiously, "Young master, look at the three people over there!"
"Surprised, what's going on?" Young Master Xiaojie looked impatiently at the boy, "I don't like to take you out...Huh? It's him! Sun Mo?"
The young man rolled up his sleeves and his face was full of eagerness to try, "It's really hard to find nowhere to go! Young master, before the three of them find us, why don't we sneak over and catch that kid hard?" Give him a severe beating to avenge that day?"
"Forget it, it's not a big deal that day, so I won't have the same knowledge as them."
Mr. Xiaojie carefully looked at the back of the three of them.To be honest, he wasn't that magnanimous in his heart, but the other party stepped forward that night and finally successfully prevented the gangster from escaping, which is a great achievement.As the son of the county magistrate, if he troubles the other party again, it seems that there is a sense of revenge in it.Mr. Xiaojie really can't do this kind of thing.
The boy was surprised to see his master's tangled expression, and also some monk Zhang Er was puzzled.He got closer and asked again: "Young Master, is that really the end of it?"
Mr. Xiaojie nodded, "Well... there are some things that you don't know the inside story, and it's not convenient for me to tell you. Just pretend that the previous thing didn't happen, and come with me to say hello to them."
The boy looked at Mr. Xiaojie twice, and confirmed that his master didn't look like he was joking with him, so he hurriedly walked forward with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes pleasing to the eye.
On the other side, Shen Jun's master and servant were counting the shops of Sun's family along the street.I don't know if I don't see it, I was really shocked when I saw it, but among the larger shops along the street, at least one out of every five belongs to the Sun family's property, and every business is extremely booming, it's hard not to make money.
Xiao Yuanzi pursed his lips and pointed to a shop not far ahead, "Eldest Young Master, look, that 'Colorful Wings' is the silk and satin shop under the name of Sixth Young Master."
Looking along Xiao Yuanzi's direction, I saw that the silk and satin shop named 'Caiyihang' was crowded with people.A lot of rich ladies and famous ladies led their maids in and out.The guys who carried the cloth and shipped them were even more busy, and their business was booming.
"Didn't you say that the business of this shop is not very good, and it has been losing money?" Shen Jun showed a puzzled expression, "It doesn't look like it's not doing well..."
"You don't know something, young master." Xiao Yuanzi hurriedly took two steps forward and explained, "Half a month ago, the fourth aunt paid a lot of money to hire an experienced old shopkeeper to manage the shop, and the business of 'Caiyihang' It’s slowly starting to get better.”
"No wonder..." Shen Jun's eyes moved, and a little curiosity arose in his heart, he raised his hand to greet the two young men and said, "Go! Let's go outside the shop for a casual look." After finishing speaking, he led Xiao Yuan Zizi and Xiaoanzi went straight to the 'Colorful Wings'.
Before the three masters and servants reached the door of the silk shop, they could already hear the "crackling" sound of the iron abacus from the shop.When Shen Jun came near the 'Caiyihang', poked his head and looked in, he saw that the huge hall was full of customers who came to buy cloth.
There are more than a hundred pieces of cloth and silk lined up on the shelves and counters in the shop. There are all kinds of cloth and silk for sale.Inexpensive and high-quality, such as cotton and linen yarn, can be consumed by ordinary people; exquisite and expensive, such as silk and satin, are specially prepared for ladies and gentlemen.The shopkeeper and all the fellows were too busy to touch the ground.But overall, the whole scene is 'urgent but not panic, busy but not chaotic'.
There were people coming and going in the 'Caiyi Xing', and Shen Jun was embarrassed to stay in front of the door for a long time. After taking a quick glance, he confirmed the size of the silk and satin shop, and then led the two young men to leave quietly.
"If both husband and wife have jobs, how much silver can this family earn a month?" Shen Jun asked casually as he walked slowly in front.
Xiao Yuanzi frowned and calculated, "The man works as a waiter in a restaurant, and he can earn seventeen or eight taels a month. A woman can earn five or six taels of silver to subsidize the family by doing small sewing work at home." .If you meet a generous customer, the income will be slightly higher. But in general, the total is probably between 25 taels and 30 taels."
"oh, I understand now."
It turns out that only a monthly income of 30 taels can lead a well-off life!Shen Jun kept it in his heart, and casually pointed to a hardware store in front of the guide.
"Then how much money can an ordinary shop like this make every month if it doesn't distinguish between off-season and peak season?"
Xiao Yuanzi was stunned for a moment, with a troubled expression on his face, "Young master, it's not easy to say... Some shops look small, but they sell daily necessities, rice, oil and salt, and the purchase and delivery are fast, so the profits are naturally high." More. If it’s like shrouds and shroud shops, it’s much worse.” Paused, “In addition, after removing the ‘two-cent tax’ imposed by the government, rent, staff salaries, and daily expenses have to be taken into account. Every shop is different, and there are often fluctuations. If you add up all kinds of things, there are not a few who lose money."
Hearing what Xiao Yuanzi said, Shen Jun was really surprised, and thought: This kid really knows a lot, but he looks like a businessman!
Just as Shen Jun wanted to praise Xiao Yuanzi, he suddenly found that Xiao Anzi next to him was staring at Lao Yuan, as if he saw something terrible, staring straight behind him with horror on his face.Shen Jun quickly turned his head to take a look, and his eyeballs immediately widened on the spot!
Young Master Xiaojie just squeezed out a smile that he thought he was kind, but he never thought that he would suddenly hit him with a white fist.This time it was Xiaojie's turn to widen his eyes and back away hastily, but he was still half a step too late. In the next second, he felt a piercing pain on the bridge of his nose. It was sour, with two lines of nosebleed mixed with snot. The brush's dripped down.
This is not the end!Seeing that Young Master Xiaojie was staggering and unsteady, Shen Jun shortly followed and kicked him hard with a sweeping wolf leg.Mr. Xiaojie fell down on the mud and snow on the spot, staring at Shen Jun with an unbelievable expression on his face.
Seeing that the two moves scored consecutively, Shen Jun quickly took two steps back to put on a stance, with a mean smile on his face, "Playing a sneak attack with me? You are still young! This time you should know how powerful this young master is!"
Mr. Xiaojie stood up and wiped the blood from his nose. With a livid face, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards Shen Jun. What he said earlier about "not being as knowledgeable as them" had already been thrown three hundred miles away.The three young servants were stunned, they recovered and rushed forward in a hurry.
Early in the morning, the master fought with the master, and the servants wrestled with the servants. The two groups of five fought with all their might, as if there was some bloody feud. One or two strange screams of 'Wow, wow, wow, wow', I don't know who got the advantage and who suffered the dull loss.
Along the street, many Changyang City people who didn't know the truth gathered one after another to watch, those who poked their heads and looked curiously, those who cheered and cheered and applauded, those who knocked melon seeds and smiled, and even bet on who would win and who would lose. have!There were also some ordinary people who had met Mr. Xiaojie, and started talking about it on the spot.
"Hey! Isn't that Mr. Xiaojie from the county magistrate's family? The county magistrate just left the city, why did he fight with people on the street!"
"Which family is the other son? Why doesn't he seem to have seen it before? Oh! He's biting the ear of Mr. Xiaojie!"
"Master Xiaojie defended and counterattacked, and finally started to exert his strength!"
"Young Master Xiaojie stabbed that kid's nostril!"
"Not good! That kid wants to pick off Mr. Xiaojie's underwear!"
"Come on, Mr. Xiaojie! I bet half a tael of silver! Don't make me lose money!"
"That kid is playing tricks again! He's tickling Mr. Xiaojie!"
"Master Xiaojie firmly suppress that kid, he is going to win!"
"That kid refused to admit defeat, and stretched out his hand to grab Young Master Xiaojie's crotch!"
"Look, look! Young Master Xiaojie's complexion has changed. Could it be that he's been grabbed by the other party?"
"The situation is taking a turn for the worse, Mr. Xiaojie is retreating steadily!"
"Oh! Mr. Xiaojie was kicked into the mud ditch by that kid!"
"The kid ran away with the boy! Run away!"
"Wow ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I bet on the right person! I would like to accept the bet and give up the money. Give me the money!"
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☆, Chapter 22
The three masters and servants rushed all the way to Sun's mansion as if they were riding hot wheels, laughing while running, they were almost crazy with joy.
In the distance, there are still two to three hundred steps away, and you can see five ox carts parked in front of the gate of the Sun Mansion, like a hill, and each ox cart is stacked with a lot of goods.The boys were busy going in and out to unload the house.
Shen Jun led the two young men to take a closer look.
I saw six pairs of red candles in the first bullock cart.The one with the big head is as tall as a person, and the bucket is so thick that even the wick embedded in the middle of the candle is much thicker than a baby's arm.The whole body of the big red candle is engraved with the characters of "Shou" in dragons and phoenixes, and it is also pasted with auspicious clouds and golden paper, which is really exquisite.It is even more laborious to carry, and it takes two servants to work together to lift one, which is not light.
The second and third oxcarts carried more than 200 "Fu Shou Shuang Quan" paper-carved longevity lanterns - festive red lanterns made of hard paper dyed red, cut, combined, and glued.Various patterns of flowers, birds, insects and fish are cut out on the body of the lamp, and the words "Fu" and "Shou" are cut out in the most conspicuous positions.There are also five yellow tassels on the periphery and bottom, which are very delicate.
The other two oxcarts also carried such things, such as gold tents, birthday colors, birthday couplets, birthday curtains, firecrackers, old portraits of birthday stars, etc., all of which can be used for birthday banquets .
Shen Jun glanced roughly at the ox cart, then stepped across the threshold and entered the mansion.
"My father is going to celebrate his birthday? How many days away?" Shen Jun asked.
Xiao Yuanzi trotted behind his master's ass, "Today is the third day of February, the day after tomorrow, and the sixth day of February is the grand day for my master's 44th birthday."
Shen Jun shrugged, with an indifferent expression on his face, "It's useless to ask, anyway, this matter has nothing to do with me, and my father will not invite me to enjoy a cup of birthday wine."
Hearing this, the two young men glanced at each other, lowered their heads in a very tactful manner and remained silent.
Seeing the servants passing by him with paper-carved birthday lamps, Shen Jun only felt a burst of sadness in his heart, and secretly cursed the master of the Sun family hundreds of times.Just as he was so depressed that he didn't want to, suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he suddenly thought of something, and saw Shen Jun throwing off his arms and running towards Xiaopoyuan at high speed.
Xing hurried into the small broken courtyard, and Shen Jun immediately called the two young men to fetch the Four Treasures of the Study.
Xiao Yuanzi and Xiao Anzi didn't know what to do, but hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find a bald pen, a broken inkstone, a dozen pieces of straw paper, and a small piece of old ink the size of a thumb.Xiao Yuanzi spread straw paper on the small broken table in the house, and Xiao Anzi mixed snow water with ink, Shen Jun just thought about it for a while, then dipped the pen in the ink and began to write quickly.
"Eldest young master, what are you writing about?" Xiao Anzi asked curiously, "Is it a birthday couplet prepared for the birthday of the eldest master? It might not be appropriate to use toilet paper..."
Shen Jun thought like a spring, and if he wrote with divine help, he would finish two columns with "swipe, brush, brush", and then start to write the third column again, so he didn't have time to talk to the servant.
Xiao Yuanzi stood aside with a puzzled expression on his face, looking at the straw paper, and whispered in his mouth: "Ju, Hai, Xun, Yan, Lu?" After a pause, the expression on Xiao Yuanzi's face suddenly changed. Getting weird, "Eldest young master... are you going to write a pornographic book?"
"Didn't you see I'm writing? Be quiet, both of you! Don't mess with my train of thought!"
Shen Jun continued to write vigorously without raising his head. After a while, the first straw paper was densely filled with words.Xiao Anzi hastily moved the first piece of straw paper aside, and spread out the second one.
Taking advantage of this gap, Shen Jun ordered: "There is not much straw paper left, and the ink is almost used up, Xiao Yuanzi, you go outside to buy some paper and ink, and you only need to pick the cheapest one to buy, go and hurry back!"
Xiao Anzi responded, spread the toilet paper, turned around and ran out of the wing room, and quickly ran out of the small courtyard...
That day, Shen Jun didn't move his legs while standing in front of the broken table, and the two servants didn't stop moving either.
I saw that the newly bought ink sticks were ground into slag bit by bit, mixed with snow water to make ink, and then turned into straw paper with a bald pen.The straw papers were replaced one by one and stacked together to form a stack, and the embryonic form of "Juhai Xunyanlu" gradually took shape.
The three masters and servants were so busy that they didn't have time to eat the two main meals of lunch and dinner.It wasn't until late at night that Shen Jun put down his bald pen and sighed with relief, "Whether the three of us can turn around depends on whether this book can be sold at a good price."
The 12-word "Ju Hai Xun Yan Lu" was written in a hurry, and it was completed in one go.But this book has actually been engraved deep in Shen Jun's mind long ago. In other words, "Juhai Xunyanlu" is an erotic book conceived by Sun Mo long before his death. The reason may be Sun Mo's good face, or it may be because of his physical discomfort, but he has never been able to present "Ju Hai Xun Yan Lu" in the form of words.
The previous scene where the boy was carrying paper lanterns of blessings and longevity in front of the Sun Mansion was like an introduction to a strong medicine, but suddenly this memory hidden in the depths of Sun Mo's mind was forcibly activated. Jun firmly captured it, and took a pen and dipped in ink to copy it out word by word, from beginning to end. This is how the book "Ju Hai Xun Yan Lu" came into being.
Now that "Ju Hai" has been written, the next thing to do is to find a generous customer and sell the book.Shen Jun handed this matter over to Xiao Yuanzi, while he rested on the wooden bed—although he only drew a gourd according to the memory in his mind, but it took Shen Jun a lot of energy to write 12 characters god.Not to mention sore fingers and wrist pain, what is more uncomfortable is dizziness, brain swelling, and the whole body is weak, and it is difficult to even open your eyes.This feeling of running out of fuel lasted until the day of the grandpa of the Sun family's birthday, and it barely dissipated for the most part.
The grand master of the Sun family held a banquet to celebrate his birthday, which can be said to be the most solemn day in the 360-five days of the year in Changyang City, far more festive than New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival.This day is also a touchstone for testing the status of dignitaries in the city: anyone who is eligible to receive invitations from the Sun's residence in advance is considered to be a respectable gentry and local tyrant in Changyang City, a filial official, a filial and honest official, and a person with high morals and respect for the elderly. A figure in the city recognized by the master of the Sun family.Otherwise, no matter how capable and popular you are, you won't be able to integrate into the rich circle of Changyang City.
The sky is over, and the auspicious time is approaching.The invited guests set off for the banquet one after another in sedan chairs and horseback riding.The porters carried their sedan chairs and creaked and creaked in front, and the attendants carried lanterns and followed closely behind carrying birthday gifts.Looking at it at a glance, the teams are like a group of fire snakes coming out of their holes, rushing out from the east, south, west, and north corners of Changyang City, winding forward, and heading straight to the east of the city in the direction of the Sun Mansion. and go.
At this time, the eldest son of the county magistrate and young master Xiaojie also led their entourage out of the mansion.The two brothers were not used to sitting in a sedan chair, so they straddled their tall horses and walked slowly forward, holding the reins in their hands.
"When you enter the Sun's residence later, don't mess with me or talk nonsense." Mr. Li looked at Mr. Xiaojie solemnly, "Did you hear that?"
Young Master Xiaojie stared ahead, and said "tsk" impatiently: "What are you shouting about, isn't it just to send a plaque in the past, what else can I do..."
"Stop pretending to me." Mr. Li glared, "Who fought with Sun Mo on the street the day before yesterday? In the end, he was kicked into the mud ditch by Sun Mo. Do you think I don't know? ?”
It's okay if you don't talk about it. When Mr. Li said this, Mr. Xiaojie couldn't hold back immediately, "How come that has already been spread like this..."
"You still have the face to say it! Anyway, you have practiced boxing and kicking in the Guping Pavilion for half a year, and Sun Mo knocked you down with two moves. I feel ashamed for you." Mr. Li continued to taunt without mercy.
"Rumors! It's completely false rumors!" Mr. Xiaojie blushed with anger and embarrassment, grabbed the rein with his right hand, and pricked his neck to defend, "It's clear that the boy surnamed Sun made a sneak attack first, so I lost the opportunity Otherwise, he must be beaten to the knees and beg for mercy!"
"Who is it?" Mr. Li squinted at his third younger brother, "I heard that you were the one who failed in the sneak attack. You were punched by Sun Mo on the nose first, and then you were knocked down by him. How did you get there? Are you turning everything upside down? Hmph, Sun Mo sneak attacking you? Could it be that the hundred pairs of eyes and ears on the street all misread and misheard?"
The yellow mud fell into the crotch, and it became shit if it wasn't shit!It's useless to justify...
His self-esteem was smashed to pieces, Mr. Xiaojie covered his face with his left hand and felt ashamed, wishing he could dig a hole and bury himself on the spot, "Brother, you have even heard of this, so the master of the Sun family also knows What about this? I don’t think I’ll go to the Sun Mansion for a banquet, it’s too bad..."
Mr. Li was so happy that he was still trying his best not to smile, "Everyone in the city knows that the young master of the county magistrate's family was caught by a hooligan, but few people know that the hooligan is Sun Wukong." The young master of the family, and the master of the Sun family has never liked to ask Sun Mo anything. You don't have to be so entangled, besides, don't you have your elder brother and I covering you!" After a pause, Mr. Li said again, "You just You need to remember not to trouble Sun Mo when you enter the Sun Mansion, otherwise, when Daddy comes back at the end of the month, both of us will suffer."
Mr. Xiaojie couldn't resist, so in the end he could only go to the Sun Mansion with his elder brother, and promised repeatedly that he would not trouble Sun Mo.
The number one person in Changyang City is none other than the master of the Sun family, followed by the local parent and county magistrate.However, the county magistrate had already escorted the gangsters out of the city because of his official duties.Mr. Li, who attended the banquet on behalf of his father, became the most distinguished guest of the day, so he had to socialize and socialize with the dignitaries attending the birthday banquet.
When the two brothers entered the Sun's residence, they were immediately welcomed by the master of the Sun family as guests of honor at the birthday banquet.Afterwards, Mr. Li was busy with socializing, and he didn't have the time to take care of his third brother all the time.The latter found a free time and sneaked out, but Young Master Xiaojie didn't sneak out of the Sun's residence, but led five young servants to the depths of the Sun's residence angrily, and went to find Shen Jun to settle the score.
At the same time, Shen Jun was leisurely lying on the wooden bed, humming a ditty, thinking about how to make money and make a fortune, not at all vigilant about the upcoming 'Avengers'...
☆, Chapter 23
"Before you promised not to trouble the young master of the Sun family, you can't break your word!"
"Young master! You can't make any trouble on the auspicious day of the grandpa of the Sun family, otherwise, how will you explain to the young master? How will you explain to the master at the end of the month?"
"Furthermore, in such a large courtyard as the Sun Mansion, we don't know where the young master of the Sun family lives, and we may not be able to find him if we search like headless chickens for a long time!"
"Young master, I really can't go! It's really not possible, or, if it's another day, we will guard outside the Sun's residence and catch him again..."
The long-winded boy followed Young Master Xiaojie, yelling, yelling, pulling and pulling.Young Master Xiaojie was really annoyed, he felt like his head was going to explode.
"Why are you four still standing there in a daze? Hurry up and tie up Xiao Junzi for me!"
When Mr. Xiaojie gave an order, the face of the boy called Xiao Junzi changed immediately, he turned his head and tried to run away, but he was caught up by the other four servants, and immediately after, the four of them held Xiao Junzi down. It was tied up like a twist, and tied the latter to a pillar at the end of the corridor.
After all this, Xiao Junzi still didn't give up, he still yelled with a broken voice, the scene was like slaughtering pigs in a slaughterhouse
Xiao Yuanzi looked at his master with a shocked expression and said.
Shen Jun gave Xiao Yuanzi a white look, "Go, go! Why are you talking?"
Xiao Yuanzi followed closely behind Shen Jun, sweating from his brow in a hurry, "It's impossible to steal something, and you can't think about stealing the young master to our yard! Otherwise, the fourth aunt will come to our yard tomorrow Come and tear the three of us into pieces! The master will definitely not let us go lightly."
"Your head is squeezed by the door? Why should I steal a little chubby back when I have nothing to do? The little food in our family is not enough for this guy to eat for a day." Shen Jun approached Xiao Yuanzi and whispered, "This little chubby Knowing where the kitchen key is hidden, this is to help us open the door."
Xiao Yuanzi was stunned, thinking that he was indeed a real brother, and this would work...
The night wind blew faster and faster, sporadic light rain came, and made a little noise when it fell on the snow.Little Fatty dug out the key from the hidden place in front of the window and handed it over, saying: "Brother Xiaomo, here is the key to the kitchen."
"good!"
After receiving the key and opening the brass lock, Shen Jun touched the little fat man's head, put the copper lock and the key back into the little fat man's hand, and said, "Take it well, Yun'er, stand under the eaves to avoid the rain, brother Xiao Mo goes in first." Look in the kitchen to see if there are really a lot of delicious food in there, and I'll come out right away."
"Okay!" The little fat pier responded, and ran away.
The two masters and servants looked at each other, Shen Jun raised his eyebrows proudly, and rushed into the kitchen with a sack in his hand, Xiao Yuanzi poked his head around and looked around, and quickly followed in.
When Shen Jun entered the kitchen, he immediately looked like a hungry mouse that had fallen into a rice bowl, picking up everything he saw and putting it in sacks.
"Sausage, wow, it's so long and thick... salted duck, it smells so delicious... and smoked fish, take two more... hey, there's a new pot here..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuanzi hurriedly ran over and reached out to grab the iron pot, "This pot is too big and heavy to hold, young master, let's find something more convenient to carry."
"It's true." Shen Jun weighed the iron pot, thought about it or abandoned the iron pot, picked up the kitchen knife that was on the stove into the sack, turned back and whispered to Xiao Yuanzi, "You get it here first. Now, I'll go to the cupboard and see if there are any other good things."
Shen Jun quickly ran to the cabinet, opened the door and took a look.
Three rows of ceramic utensils were neatly stacked on the cabinet shelf. Pots, bowls, urns, dishes, spoons, pots and chopsticks were all there. Shen Jun glanced at them and quickly picked up three sets of bowls and chopsticks and put them into the sack.After sniffing, I smelled the smell of oil on the top of the cabinet. I fumbled and found a large bowl of lard, and quickly took it out carefully.
It took about half a cup of tea, Xiao Yuanzi took the lead to fill up the sack, and urged in a low voice: "Young Master, I've packed enough, how is yours doing?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, it will be ready soon, wait for me a little longer!"
Shen Jun grabbed the rice cake and randomly stuffed it into the sack.At this moment, the sound of opening the door was suddenly heard in the yard.As soon as Shen Jun's face changed, he immediately bent down, but the movement of stuffing rice cakes with both hands didn't stop.Not far away, Xiao Yuanzi also quietly moved over.
Both the master and the servant stared at each other with nervous expressions on their faces.
Shen Jun listened attentively, and vaguely heard a famous woman reprimanding Xiao Pangdun in a low voice, presumably it was the maid Nian Die, but she didn't hear a word from Xiao Pangdun, and after a while, he heard Youdao's light footsteps towards the kitchen Come over here.
Shen Jun's little heart 'thumped' wildly, almost jumped out of his throat, and wondered in his heart, could it be that the little fat man betrayed himself?Just as I was feeling anxious, I suddenly heard the sound of a lock being locked outside the door, followed by the sound of light footsteps walking further and further away.
It wasn't until there was no more movement outside the courtyard that Shen Jun heaved a sigh of relief.
"Father was scared to death! I almost peed my pants."
Shen Jun held his chest and smiled with lingering fear.
Xiao Yuanzi looked in the direction of the exit, his face was pale, "Eldest Young Master, Sister Nian Die locked the kitchen door from the outside, we may not be able to get out..."
Shen Jun was taken aback, and quickly got up and ran over to push the door, but it really couldn't be opened.Looking around, he whispered, "Don't panic! The window is locked from the inside. We are inside, so it's no problem to go out."
After finishing speaking, he leaned forward and unplugged the plug, and gently pushed the window open.
The master and the servant quietly climbed out of the kitchen along the window without anyone noticing, happily carrying a sack of spoils each, and quickly disappeared into the night...
The theft of Lanfangju did not cause any disturbance in the Sun residence.The fourth aunt could guess that Shen Jun and his gang must have done this, but she didn't dare to say anything, she could only be a dumb eater of coptis, and she suffered unspeakably.But in the bottom of my heart, I also secretly wrote down this account, and left it for future calculation.
On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, and every household fry rice cakes, praying for good health in the new year.In the small broken courtyard, Shen Jun led the two servants to fry rice cakes without exception.
There is a small iron pot on top of the stone stove, which is very dark.The firewood underneath was burning bright red.Holding a small spoon in his hand, Shen Jun dug out a piece of frozen lard from the bowl and shook it into the small iron pot. In less than five seconds, the frozen lard boiled into clear oil.
The boy had already prepared the rice cakes soaked for a day, put them in shallow bamboo baskets and stood aside holding them in both hands.Shen Jun picked up a piece from the inside with his chopsticks, and carefully slid it into the oil along the edge of the pot.When the rice cake was put into the pot, the oil splashed like a madman, and the three masters and servants were frightened and ran around the iron pot with a "wow".
The smell of lard mixed with glutinous rice wafted out, and in the blink of an eye, the off-white rice cakes were fried into golden yellow.Stirring, turning over, draining the oil, and putting it on a plate, Shen Jun fried it in a decent way. He even picked up a piece of rice cake dipped in sugar and put it in his mouth for a light bite.That taste!Hot, sticky, sweet and fragrant, the delicious Shen Jun nodded at the two servants with an exaggerated expression on his face.
"Eldest young master, I heard that there seems to be some big scene in the city."
Xiao Anzi held the shallow bamboo basket in his hand, stared at the rice cakes in the pot, and swallowed.
Sliding another piece of rice cake along the edge of the pot into the oil pot, Shen Jun took two steps back holding the chopsticks, and said, "What a big scene, let me hear about it."
"It is said that the county magistrate will escort the prisoners out of the city tomorrow, and the people of Changyang City have already spread the word in the past two days." Xiao Anzi replied.
The movement of frying the rice cake in Shen Jun's hands obviously slowed down, and he turned over a piece of rice cake with his chopsticks.
"This is really strange. It stands to reason that our Changyang county government has a lot of fast arresters and cell leaders. What kind of person would want to bother the county magistrate to escort him personally?"
The two boys looked at each other, their expressions were a little strange.Xiao Yuanzi smiled and said: "The prisoner is none other than the young master who met him earlier, he was the gangster Hongcai you captured in the government office that night..."
"It's him?" Shen Jun frowned immediately, a little surprised, "That guy is really a big fish..." After a pause, he said, "Did you two hear the news that the gangster is going to kill you?" Where were they escorted?"
Hearing this, the two boys looked at their master with bewildered expressions and shook their heads.
"Then... do you know if there are any other prisoners besides the gangster Hongcai who will be escorted out of the city tomorrow?" Shen Jun asked again with fried rice cakes in his hand.
Xiao Yuanzi and Xiao Anzi shook their heads in a tacit understanding.
"Forget it, it's unlikely that the government will publicize such a confidential and important matter." Seeing the oil splashes dancing in the pot, Shen Jun frowned even deeper, with a vaguely worried look on his face.
"With the county magistrate personally sitting in the town, I think there won't be any trouble..."
Shen Jun's worries are not unfounded.That night, in the heavily guarded prison cell of the government office, the strong man had the ability to escape almost, and even beat dozens of government office servants to death. Shen Jun witnessed all of this with his own eyes.If after leaving Changyang City, gangster accomplices came to rob the prison car along the way, it would really be enough for the county magistrate to drink a pot.
In the early morning of the next day, the distraught Shen Jun led the two servants out of the Sun Mansion in a hurry—for purely technical tasks such as escorting prisoners, the three masters and servants could not help much, but if they could Seeing the battle of the escort team with your own eyes, you will have a bottom line in your heart.
It was still early, and there were already many Changyang people waiting on both sides of the main road leading to the outside of the city.Men, women and children stretched their necks like giraffes to look around, and they were not afraid of breaking their necks.There are also shrewd peddlers pushing small snack trucks along the road to sell sweets, pastries, and candied fruit. The business is booming.All of a sudden, traffickers shouted, children shouted, women laughed, and the street was full of noise, which was comparable to the opening of a market.
The escort team was mighty, hundreds of people passed along the road. 25 Yamen servants with sabers rode on horses to open the way.Immediately behind was an iron prison cart pulled by two horses, and the gangster Hongcai was locked in it, unkempt and disheveled.Behind them are another 48 government servants with horses and sabers, and a four-person official sedan chair. Needless to say, the person sitting in the sedan chair is the magistrate of Changyang City.
However, the most eye-catching thing in the entire lineup was not the bandits in iron cages, nor the county magistrate, nor the government servants with swords, but the 22 civilian warriors at the end of the line.
Watching the procession from a distance, Shen Jun let out a light 'huh'.
"Strange, the group of warriors in the back don't look like government servants..."
"The eldest young master has good eyesight! Those 22 people are really not from the government."
Xiao Yuanzi poked his head to look around, and introduced to Shen Jun, "They are the disciples that the owner of the Guping Pavilion has accepted in the past ten years, and they are all very skilled." After a pause, he pointed to one of them and said excitedly, "Young Master, take a look at the man with the beard at the head. He is Cang Yongnian, the head master of the Guping Pavilion, known as the 'beautiful tiger'."
Shen Jun couldn't help but followed the boy's direction and looked at that 'Meishuhu' twice more. "Hmm...that man's figure is quite strong, and he has a good posture." Shen Jun praised.
Xiao Anzi also immediately grabbed the words: "It's more than just being strong! That Cang Yongnian's martial arts has won the true biography of the owner of the Guping Pavilion, and his strength is only behind the two masters of Linglufang and the owner of the Guping Pavilion. Cang Yongnian leads such a team. The juniors of the big team are escorting the county magistrate, so there will be absolutely no mistakes in this trip."
Hearing this, Shen Jun's hanging heart was finally a little more stable.
☆, Chapter 21
The escort team left Changyang City in mighty force, and the onlookers in the city also dispersed one after another.
go.The family members and relatives waiting outside the city each carried their burdens and dry food to make the last farewell for the servants.About half a stick of incense was less than the time, the call sounded, and the escort team officially set off.
When the procession was far away, the eldest son of the county magistrate's family was still outside the city and greeted politely with the owner of the Guping Pavilion and other squires, but Mr. Xiaojie led the young servants into the city without much annoyance.
"Everyone is far away and still get together to chat endlessly. It's really boring!" Mr. Xiaojie walked with his hands behind his back, and turned his head to greet the boy, "Tsk! Why are you always slow like a tortoise?" Swallow away, you should hurry up!"
Hearing this, the servant trotted two steps to catch up, "Young master, going forward is not the direction to return home, where are we going?"
"I heard that Bo Tao has recently acquired some extraordinary paintings. Since we are all out today, we will drop by the Zhang Mansion to appreciate them." Young Master Xiaojie said with great interest.
"Come on, you!" The boy muttered with disdain on his face, "What kind of extraordinary painting, I guess it must be some kind of erotic picture, if you look at that kind of thing every now and then, young master, you are not afraid of getting too angry... "
Young Master Xiaojie turned his head and flew over with a sharp glance, "If you don't want to follow, you should go back to the house first, and follow me around like a fly 'buzzing' all day, it's so annoying!"
The boy pretended he didn't hear anything, and continued to chatter behind Mr. Xiaojie's buttocks: "Before the master left, he told the young master that you should practice calligraphy, do your homework every day, recite the books a hundred times, and not drink flower wine." , can't play polo, can't go..."
"That's enough!" Young Master Xiaojie's expression became distorted, and he glared at the servant with an unbearable expression on his face, "I'll sell you to Yueying Building to become a tortoise!"
The servant rolled his eyes, "I don't believe it!" After a pause, "That's right, the old lady asked the cook to cook honey and pear soup, and she specially told the little one not to forget to remind the young master to return home early to use the soup , Huh..." The little servant suddenly raised his finger to the front left, and said anxiously, "Young master, look at the three people over there!"
"Surprised, what's going on?" Young Master Xiaojie looked impatiently at the boy, "I don't like to take you out...Huh? It's him! Sun Mo?"
The young man rolled up his sleeves and his face was full of eagerness to try, "It's really hard to find nowhere to go! Young master, before the three of them find us, why don't we sneak over and catch that kid hard?" Give him a severe beating to avenge that day?"
"Forget it, it's not a big deal that day, so I won't have the same knowledge as them."
Mr. Xiaojie carefully looked at the back of the three of them.To be honest, he wasn't that magnanimous in his heart, but the other party stepped forward that night and finally successfully prevented the gangster from escaping, which is a great achievement.As the son of the county magistrate, if he troubles the other party again, it seems that there is a sense of revenge in it.Mr. Xiaojie really can't do this kind of thing.
The boy was surprised to see his master's tangled expression, and also some monk Zhang Er was puzzled.He got closer and asked again: "Young Master, is that really the end of it?"
Mr. Xiaojie nodded, "Well... there are some things that you don't know the inside story, and it's not convenient for me to tell you. Just pretend that the previous thing didn't happen, and come with me to say hello to them."
The boy looked at Mr. Xiaojie twice, and confirmed that his master didn't look like he was joking with him, so he hurriedly walked forward with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes pleasing to the eye.
On the other side, Shen Jun's master and servant were counting the shops of Sun's family along the street.I don't know if I don't see it, I was really shocked when I saw it, but among the larger shops along the street, at least one out of every five belongs to the Sun family's property, and every business is extremely booming, it's hard not to make money.
Xiao Yuanzi pursed his lips and pointed to a shop not far ahead, "Eldest Young Master, look, that 'Colorful Wings' is the silk and satin shop under the name of Sixth Young Master."
Looking along Xiao Yuanzi's direction, I saw that the silk and satin shop named 'Caiyihang' was crowded with people.A lot of rich ladies and famous ladies led their maids in and out.The guys who carried the cloth and shipped them were even more busy, and their business was booming.
"Didn't you say that the business of this shop is not very good, and it has been losing money?" Shen Jun showed a puzzled expression, "It doesn't look like it's not doing well..."
"You don't know something, young master." Xiao Yuanzi hurriedly took two steps forward and explained, "Half a month ago, the fourth aunt paid a lot of money to hire an experienced old shopkeeper to manage the shop, and the business of 'Caiyihang' It’s slowly starting to get better.”
"No wonder..." Shen Jun's eyes moved, and a little curiosity arose in his heart, he raised his hand to greet the two young men and said, "Go! Let's go outside the shop for a casual look." After finishing speaking, he led Xiao Yuan Zizi and Xiaoanzi went straight to the 'Colorful Wings'.
Before the three masters and servants reached the door of the silk shop, they could already hear the "crackling" sound of the iron abacus from the shop.When Shen Jun came near the 'Caiyihang', poked his head and looked in, he saw that the huge hall was full of customers who came to buy cloth.
There are more than a hundred pieces of cloth and silk lined up on the shelves and counters in the shop. There are all kinds of cloth and silk for sale.Inexpensive and high-quality, such as cotton and linen yarn, can be consumed by ordinary people; exquisite and expensive, such as silk and satin, are specially prepared for ladies and gentlemen.The shopkeeper and all the fellows were too busy to touch the ground.But overall, the whole scene is 'urgent but not panic, busy but not chaotic'.
There were people coming and going in the 'Caiyi Xing', and Shen Jun was embarrassed to stay in front of the door for a long time. After taking a quick glance, he confirmed the size of the silk and satin shop, and then led the two young men to leave quietly.
"If both husband and wife have jobs, how much silver can this family earn a month?" Shen Jun asked casually as he walked slowly in front.
Xiao Yuanzi frowned and calculated, "The man works as a waiter in a restaurant, and he can earn seventeen or eight taels a month. A woman can earn five or six taels of silver to subsidize the family by doing small sewing work at home." .If you meet a generous customer, the income will be slightly higher. But in general, the total is probably between 25 taels and 30 taels."
"oh, I understand now."
It turns out that only a monthly income of 30 taels can lead a well-off life!Shen Jun kept it in his heart, and casually pointed to a hardware store in front of the guide.
"Then how much money can an ordinary shop like this make every month if it doesn't distinguish between off-season and peak season?"
Xiao Yuanzi was stunned for a moment, with a troubled expression on his face, "Young master, it's not easy to say... Some shops look small, but they sell daily necessities, rice, oil and salt, and the purchase and delivery are fast, so the profits are naturally high." More. If it’s like shrouds and shroud shops, it’s much worse.” Paused, “In addition, after removing the ‘two-cent tax’ imposed by the government, rent, staff salaries, and daily expenses have to be taken into account. Every shop is different, and there are often fluctuations. If you add up all kinds of things, there are not a few who lose money."
Hearing what Xiao Yuanzi said, Shen Jun was really surprised, and thought: This kid really knows a lot, but he looks like a businessman!
Just as Shen Jun wanted to praise Xiao Yuanzi, he suddenly found that Xiao Anzi next to him was staring at Lao Yuan, as if he saw something terrible, staring straight behind him with horror on his face.Shen Jun quickly turned his head to take a look, and his eyeballs immediately widened on the spot!
Young Master Xiaojie just squeezed out a smile that he thought he was kind, but he never thought that he would suddenly hit him with a white fist.This time it was Xiaojie's turn to widen his eyes and back away hastily, but he was still half a step too late. In the next second, he felt a piercing pain on the bridge of his nose. It was sour, with two lines of nosebleed mixed with snot. The brush's dripped down.
This is not the end!Seeing that Young Master Xiaojie was staggering and unsteady, Shen Jun shortly followed and kicked him hard with a sweeping wolf leg.Mr. Xiaojie fell down on the mud and snow on the spot, staring at Shen Jun with an unbelievable expression on his face.
Seeing that the two moves scored consecutively, Shen Jun quickly took two steps back to put on a stance, with a mean smile on his face, "Playing a sneak attack with me? You are still young! This time you should know how powerful this young master is!"
Mr. Xiaojie stood up and wiped the blood from his nose. With a livid face, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards Shen Jun. What he said earlier about "not being as knowledgeable as them" had already been thrown three hundred miles away.The three young servants were stunned, they recovered and rushed forward in a hurry.
Early in the morning, the master fought with the master, and the servants wrestled with the servants. The two groups of five fought with all their might, as if there was some bloody feud. One or two strange screams of 'Wow, wow, wow, wow', I don't know who got the advantage and who suffered the dull loss.
Along the street, many Changyang City people who didn't know the truth gathered one after another to watch, those who poked their heads and looked curiously, those who cheered and cheered and applauded, those who knocked melon seeds and smiled, and even bet on who would win and who would lose. have!There were also some ordinary people who had met Mr. Xiaojie, and started talking about it on the spot.
"Hey! Isn't that Mr. Xiaojie from the county magistrate's family? The county magistrate just left the city, why did he fight with people on the street!"
"Which family is the other son? Why doesn't he seem to have seen it before? Oh! He's biting the ear of Mr. Xiaojie!"
"Master Xiaojie defended and counterattacked, and finally started to exert his strength!"
"Young Master Xiaojie stabbed that kid's nostril!"
"Not good! That kid wants to pick off Mr. Xiaojie's underwear!"
"Come on, Mr. Xiaojie! I bet half a tael of silver! Don't make me lose money!"
"That kid is playing tricks again! He's tickling Mr. Xiaojie!"
"Master Xiaojie firmly suppress that kid, he is going to win!"
"That kid refused to admit defeat, and stretched out his hand to grab Young Master Xiaojie's crotch!"
"Look, look! Young Master Xiaojie's complexion has changed. Could it be that he's been grabbed by the other party?"
"The situation is taking a turn for the worse, Mr. Xiaojie is retreating steadily!"
"Oh! Mr. Xiaojie was kicked into the mud ditch by that kid!"
"The kid ran away with the boy! Run away!"
"Wow ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I bet on the right person! I would like to accept the bet and give up the money. Give me the money!"
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☆, Chapter 22
The three masters and servants rushed all the way to Sun's mansion as if they were riding hot wheels, laughing while running, they were almost crazy with joy.
In the distance, there are still two to three hundred steps away, and you can see five ox carts parked in front of the gate of the Sun Mansion, like a hill, and each ox cart is stacked with a lot of goods.The boys were busy going in and out to unload the house.
Shen Jun led the two young men to take a closer look.
I saw six pairs of red candles in the first bullock cart.The one with the big head is as tall as a person, and the bucket is so thick that even the wick embedded in the middle of the candle is much thicker than a baby's arm.The whole body of the big red candle is engraved with the characters of "Shou" in dragons and phoenixes, and it is also pasted with auspicious clouds and golden paper, which is really exquisite.It is even more laborious to carry, and it takes two servants to work together to lift one, which is not light.
The second and third oxcarts carried more than 200 "Fu Shou Shuang Quan" paper-carved longevity lanterns - festive red lanterns made of hard paper dyed red, cut, combined, and glued.Various patterns of flowers, birds, insects and fish are cut out on the body of the lamp, and the words "Fu" and "Shou" are cut out in the most conspicuous positions.There are also five yellow tassels on the periphery and bottom, which are very delicate.
The other two oxcarts also carried such things, such as gold tents, birthday colors, birthday couplets, birthday curtains, firecrackers, old portraits of birthday stars, etc., all of which can be used for birthday banquets .
Shen Jun glanced roughly at the ox cart, then stepped across the threshold and entered the mansion.
"My father is going to celebrate his birthday? How many days away?" Shen Jun asked.
Xiao Yuanzi trotted behind his master's ass, "Today is the third day of February, the day after tomorrow, and the sixth day of February is the grand day for my master's 44th birthday."
Shen Jun shrugged, with an indifferent expression on his face, "It's useless to ask, anyway, this matter has nothing to do with me, and my father will not invite me to enjoy a cup of birthday wine."
Hearing this, the two young men glanced at each other, lowered their heads in a very tactful manner and remained silent.
Seeing the servants passing by him with paper-carved birthday lamps, Shen Jun only felt a burst of sadness in his heart, and secretly cursed the master of the Sun family hundreds of times.Just as he was so depressed that he didn't want to, suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he suddenly thought of something, and saw Shen Jun throwing off his arms and running towards Xiaopoyuan at high speed.
Xing hurried into the small broken courtyard, and Shen Jun immediately called the two young men to fetch the Four Treasures of the Study.
Xiao Yuanzi and Xiao Anzi didn't know what to do, but hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find a bald pen, a broken inkstone, a dozen pieces of straw paper, and a small piece of old ink the size of a thumb.Xiao Yuanzi spread straw paper on the small broken table in the house, and Xiao Anzi mixed snow water with ink, Shen Jun just thought about it for a while, then dipped the pen in the ink and began to write quickly.
"Eldest young master, what are you writing about?" Xiao Anzi asked curiously, "Is it a birthday couplet prepared for the birthday of the eldest master? It might not be appropriate to use toilet paper..."
Shen Jun thought like a spring, and if he wrote with divine help, he would finish two columns with "swipe, brush, brush", and then start to write the third column again, so he didn't have time to talk to the servant.
Xiao Yuanzi stood aside with a puzzled expression on his face, looking at the straw paper, and whispered in his mouth: "Ju, Hai, Xun, Yan, Lu?" After a pause, the expression on Xiao Yuanzi's face suddenly changed. Getting weird, "Eldest young master... are you going to write a pornographic book?"
"Didn't you see I'm writing? Be quiet, both of you! Don't mess with my train of thought!"
Shen Jun continued to write vigorously without raising his head. After a while, the first straw paper was densely filled with words.Xiao Anzi hastily moved the first piece of straw paper aside, and spread out the second one.
Taking advantage of this gap, Shen Jun ordered: "There is not much straw paper left, and the ink is almost used up, Xiao Yuanzi, you go outside to buy some paper and ink, and you only need to pick the cheapest one to buy, go and hurry back!"
Xiao Anzi responded, spread the toilet paper, turned around and ran out of the wing room, and quickly ran out of the small courtyard...
That day, Shen Jun didn't move his legs while standing in front of the broken table, and the two servants didn't stop moving either.
I saw that the newly bought ink sticks were ground into slag bit by bit, mixed with snow water to make ink, and then turned into straw paper with a bald pen.The straw papers were replaced one by one and stacked together to form a stack, and the embryonic form of "Juhai Xunyanlu" gradually took shape.
The three masters and servants were so busy that they didn't have time to eat the two main meals of lunch and dinner.It wasn't until late at night that Shen Jun put down his bald pen and sighed with relief, "Whether the three of us can turn around depends on whether this book can be sold at a good price."
The 12-word "Ju Hai Xun Yan Lu" was written in a hurry, and it was completed in one go.But this book has actually been engraved deep in Shen Jun's mind long ago. In other words, "Juhai Xunyanlu" is an erotic book conceived by Sun Mo long before his death. The reason may be Sun Mo's good face, or it may be because of his physical discomfort, but he has never been able to present "Ju Hai Xun Yan Lu" in the form of words.
The previous scene where the boy was carrying paper lanterns of blessings and longevity in front of the Sun Mansion was like an introduction to a strong medicine, but suddenly this memory hidden in the depths of Sun Mo's mind was forcibly activated. Jun firmly captured it, and took a pen and dipped in ink to copy it out word by word, from beginning to end. This is how the book "Ju Hai Xun Yan Lu" came into being.
Now that "Ju Hai" has been written, the next thing to do is to find a generous customer and sell the book.Shen Jun handed this matter over to Xiao Yuanzi, while he rested on the wooden bed—although he only drew a gourd according to the memory in his mind, but it took Shen Jun a lot of energy to write 12 characters god.Not to mention sore fingers and wrist pain, what is more uncomfortable is dizziness, brain swelling, and the whole body is weak, and it is difficult to even open your eyes.This feeling of running out of fuel lasted until the day of the grandpa of the Sun family's birthday, and it barely dissipated for the most part.
The grand master of the Sun family held a banquet to celebrate his birthday, which can be said to be the most solemn day in the 360-five days of the year in Changyang City, far more festive than New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival.This day is also a touchstone for testing the status of dignitaries in the city: anyone who is eligible to receive invitations from the Sun's residence in advance is considered to be a respectable gentry and local tyrant in Changyang City, a filial official, a filial and honest official, and a person with high morals and respect for the elderly. A figure in the city recognized by the master of the Sun family.Otherwise, no matter how capable and popular you are, you won't be able to integrate into the rich circle of Changyang City.
The sky is over, and the auspicious time is approaching.The invited guests set off for the banquet one after another in sedan chairs and horseback riding.The porters carried their sedan chairs and creaked and creaked in front, and the attendants carried lanterns and followed closely behind carrying birthday gifts.Looking at it at a glance, the teams are like a group of fire snakes coming out of their holes, rushing out from the east, south, west, and north corners of Changyang City, winding forward, and heading straight to the east of the city in the direction of the Sun Mansion. and go.
At this time, the eldest son of the county magistrate and young master Xiaojie also led their entourage out of the mansion.The two brothers were not used to sitting in a sedan chair, so they straddled their tall horses and walked slowly forward, holding the reins in their hands.
"When you enter the Sun's residence later, don't mess with me or talk nonsense." Mr. Li looked at Mr. Xiaojie solemnly, "Did you hear that?"
Young Master Xiaojie stared ahead, and said "tsk" impatiently: "What are you shouting about, isn't it just to send a plaque in the past, what else can I do..."
"Stop pretending to me." Mr. Li glared, "Who fought with Sun Mo on the street the day before yesterday? In the end, he was kicked into the mud ditch by Sun Mo. Do you think I don't know? ?”
It's okay if you don't talk about it. When Mr. Li said this, Mr. Xiaojie couldn't hold back immediately, "How come that has already been spread like this..."
"You still have the face to say it! Anyway, you have practiced boxing and kicking in the Guping Pavilion for half a year, and Sun Mo knocked you down with two moves. I feel ashamed for you." Mr. Li continued to taunt without mercy.
"Rumors! It's completely false rumors!" Mr. Xiaojie blushed with anger and embarrassment, grabbed the rein with his right hand, and pricked his neck to defend, "It's clear that the boy surnamed Sun made a sneak attack first, so I lost the opportunity Otherwise, he must be beaten to the knees and beg for mercy!"
"Who is it?" Mr. Li squinted at his third younger brother, "I heard that you were the one who failed in the sneak attack. You were punched by Sun Mo on the nose first, and then you were knocked down by him. How did you get there? Are you turning everything upside down? Hmph, Sun Mo sneak attacking you? Could it be that the hundred pairs of eyes and ears on the street all misread and misheard?"
The yellow mud fell into the crotch, and it became shit if it wasn't shit!It's useless to justify...
His self-esteem was smashed to pieces, Mr. Xiaojie covered his face with his left hand and felt ashamed, wishing he could dig a hole and bury himself on the spot, "Brother, you have even heard of this, so the master of the Sun family also knows What about this? I don’t think I’ll go to the Sun Mansion for a banquet, it’s too bad..."
Mr. Li was so happy that he was still trying his best not to smile, "Everyone in the city knows that the young master of the county magistrate's family was caught by a hooligan, but few people know that the hooligan is Sun Wukong." The young master of the family, and the master of the Sun family has never liked to ask Sun Mo anything. You don't have to be so entangled, besides, don't you have your elder brother and I covering you!" After a pause, Mr. Li said again, "You just You need to remember not to trouble Sun Mo when you enter the Sun Mansion, otherwise, when Daddy comes back at the end of the month, both of us will suffer."
Mr. Xiaojie couldn't resist, so in the end he could only go to the Sun Mansion with his elder brother, and promised repeatedly that he would not trouble Sun Mo.
The number one person in Changyang City is none other than the master of the Sun family, followed by the local parent and county magistrate.However, the county magistrate had already escorted the gangsters out of the city because of his official duties.Mr. Li, who attended the banquet on behalf of his father, became the most distinguished guest of the day, so he had to socialize and socialize with the dignitaries attending the birthday banquet.
When the two brothers entered the Sun's residence, they were immediately welcomed by the master of the Sun family as guests of honor at the birthday banquet.Afterwards, Mr. Li was busy with socializing, and he didn't have the time to take care of his third brother all the time.The latter found a free time and sneaked out, but Young Master Xiaojie didn't sneak out of the Sun's residence, but led five young servants to the depths of the Sun's residence angrily, and went to find Shen Jun to settle the score.
At the same time, Shen Jun was leisurely lying on the wooden bed, humming a ditty, thinking about how to make money and make a fortune, not at all vigilant about the upcoming 'Avengers'...
☆, Chapter 23
"Before you promised not to trouble the young master of the Sun family, you can't break your word!"
"Young master! You can't make any trouble on the auspicious day of the grandpa of the Sun family, otherwise, how will you explain to the young master? How will you explain to the master at the end of the month?"
"Furthermore, in such a large courtyard as the Sun Mansion, we don't know where the young master of the Sun family lives, and we may not be able to find him if we search like headless chickens for a long time!"
"Young master, I really can't go! It's really not possible, or, if it's another day, we will guard outside the Sun's residence and catch him again..."
The long-winded boy followed Young Master Xiaojie, yelling, yelling, pulling and pulling.Young Master Xiaojie was really annoyed, he felt like his head was going to explode.
"Why are you four still standing there in a daze? Hurry up and tie up Xiao Junzi for me!"
When Mr. Xiaojie gave an order, the face of the boy called Xiao Junzi changed immediately, he turned his head and tried to run away, but he was caught up by the other four servants, and immediately after, the four of them held Xiao Junzi down. It was tied up like a twist, and tied the latter to a pillar at the end of the corridor.
After all this, Xiao Junzi still didn't give up, he still yelled with a broken voice, the scene was like slaughtering pigs in a slaughterhouse
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