Chentan's Memories

Chapter [-] Tang Yushu encounters Lin Tingzhi who is eager to show his skills, suffers from cold and cold

Lin Lang was still shaking when he woke up, sat up with his exhausted body and called out weakly, "Shun'er! Pour a cup of hot tea--", but only got two crows from outside the window as a cold response.

Recalling his current situation, Lin Lang rubbed his temples, trying to relieve the feeling of dizziness and discomfort.

Arriving at Chen Tan yesterday was already exhausted, and even ran a trip to the court, and it was already late at night when he returned to the house.In the end, the east wing had to be tidied up temporarily—although on the surface it looked like the house had been tidied up by Tang Yushu long ago, Lin Lang, who was extremely strict about cleanliness, still washed it back and forth three times by himself, before he settled down with peace of mind.

——"How can you expect that rough man to be careful?"

When he cursed the word "vulgar", Lin Lang remembered some uncomfortable episodes, and couldn't help but rolled his eyes again.

It was just after noon when I walked out of the yard.But the temperature was frighteningly cold.

When I arrived yesterday, the autumn cold was not so strong, and the weather seemed to have changed in just one day.

——"This broken place really can't tolerate me." Lin Lang said indignantly.

But what can I do if I can't bear it?Originally, a grand blueprint of "the rich man doesn't want to be old, but seeks another great cause to shock the world" has been drawn hundreds of times in his mind, but who would have expected that he would encounter obstacles at the first step towards success? ?

These two months, anyway, have to be consumed...

Squeezing his purse, Lin Lang decided to go out and buy some small things.

There is still nowhere to get rid of the boredom in my heart, and as soon as the other end opened the door to go out, I saw a large number of vendors in front of the house, bustling and bustling, filling the open space in front of the mansion.

And as the party involved in the recent hot incident——Lin Lang himself, who stepped out of the courtyard, quickly attracted the attention of all the vendors and passers-by in the God of Wealth Mansion.

Being stared at by hundreds of pairs of eyes, Lin Lang's boredom quickly doubled, pointing at the crowd and said angrily: "Didn't you just talk about it yesterday - don't block in front of my house!"

"Little official Tang said to give in!" Fat Gu retorted Lin Lang loudly.

"This house belongs to me, and what he says doesn't count!" Lin Lang became angry when he heard the words "Tang Xiaoguanren".

"Who owns this house can't be told..." Fat Gu said in a strange tone, "It won't be counted until my father knocks on the board two months later!"

After being hit so hard by the fat girl, Lin Lang was about to explode, but he heard an uncle who opened a noodle stall next to him say: "Mr. Lin——we took up this big open space to do business, but we didn't make any noise. The sellers didn't block your way out; besides, the Caishenfu market has been in shape for more than ten years. After all, this open space is shared by Chentan Town, not just your family. You definitely didn't drive us away. Reason to go."

What the uncle said was reasonable and well-founded, and everyone echoed.

Lin Lang knew he was wrong, and he persuaded himself that "a strong dragon will not overwhelm a snake", so he had no choice but to lower his head and run out of the crowd.

After searching all the way for a long time, I found a tailor shop.After entering the door, a grandma came forward and looked at Lin Lang's whole body from top to bottom: "Young master Lin, what do you want to buy?"

Sure enough, he has become a well-known figure in Chen Tan: "...quilt."

"This is a tailor shop, so I don't want to buy quilts." Granny obviously wasn't paying attention to buying and selling, she knelt down and pinched Lin Lang's black suede boots: "These boots are so exquisitely made, they really are a job in a big city!"

"Where do you sell quilts?" Lin Lang took a few steps back.

"There are none in ten miles or eight villages—if you have to buy it, you probably have to go to Jinling Mansion." After answering Lin Lang's question, the grandmother took Lin Lang's hand and flipped his cuff, obviously full of thoughts. Sticking to this dress: "Tsk tsk - this stitching, this cut, this material - how much does this suit cost?"

"My mother made it for me..." Lin Lang pulled his hand back again, and forcibly turned Grandma's attention back: "Is there no shop selling quilts in the whole town?"

"Of course...you can't make money even if you open it. Who would spend money on quilts? Every family in Chen Tan has a handy lady, and I bought them myself. The cover is solid and warm." He stood on tiptoe trying to touch the red cherry hairpin on Lin Lang's head.

Lin Lang summed it up in his heart, and it was also the same reason: Although Chen Tan is rich, one reason is that the population is not large, and the demand for quilts is not large enough; the other reason is that quilts are not consumables, and within a limited market scope, the relationship between supply and demand cannot last long Stability—these are the principles I learned when I walked the Silk Road with my uncle, and now they can be confirmed one by one in my daily life.

Born into a family of merchants, Lin Lang is used to subconsciously analyzing the logic of all business activities.

"Thank you anyway."

Lin Lang turned around dejectedly and wanted to leave, but was pinched by his grandmother reluctantly: "The lines of these pants... Ah! Your mother is really a master!"

Walking out of the tailor shop, the bright sun stung my eyes as soon as I looked up: "Ah-choo—"

——Really, even the sun is born in such a broken place, which makes people not like it so much.

It was almost after You Hour when work was over, and smoke was already rising from every household in Chen Tan.

Tang Yushu untied the thin shirt tied around his waist, and wiped the sweat off his face.

After recovering from the panting after working, Tang Yushu got up and walked towards the foreman.A few steps away, the foreman saw Tang Yushu and said, "I'll pay you tomorrow, okay?"

Tang Yushu hesitated to speak, and left the pier stretching his sore hands and feet.

Tang Yushu frowned when his eye-catching crimson mansion gate appeared in his field of vision.

The area of ​​this old house is too large, and it took 20 days to tidy it up by myself alone.I thought I could live comfortably now, but yesterday an unexpected visitor suddenly came and claimed that he was the owner of the house.

Tang Yushu was a gentle person who didn't know how to adapt. He was at a loss and had no choice but to wait for the reply from the magistrate.

The fighting in Chengdu subsided three months ago. That night the man walked into the military tent and said happily to himself: "There is news from the middle of Beijing—the emperor has allowed me to stay in Jincheng for half a year to do some errands to deal with the aftermath. You Come and be my deputy, and return to Beijing with me in half a year..."

Tang Yushu politely but coldly rejected the plan that the other party had not yet finished talking about: "Thank you General for your kindness, but... I don't want to be on errand, and I don't even want to stay in Chengdu..."

The smile on the man's face dissipated in a moment, and through the dim oil lamp in the tent, his eyes were hidden in the shadow of his eyebrows, his emotions were unpredictable: "...then where are you going?"

Tang Yushu had a bandage on his left arm, and his right hand rested on his knee, revealing the embroidered patch between his fingers: "I've made an agreement... to go to Jiangnan."

"...This stubborn brat." The man raised his head again and smiled back: "That's all, it's up to you."

Ten days later, at the reward banquet, the man stood in front of the tent, and the new deputy read out the reward: "Tang Yushu, the vanguard leader of the Jinyang Army's Jiazi Battalion, has made outstanding achievements and killed countless enemies. He bestows a house in Chentan, Jinling Prefecture. "

"Thank you, General." Tang Yushu bowed his head and saluted, deliberately avoiding the loneliness in the man's eyes.

Withdrawing his consciousness from the memories, Tang Yushu sat down at the noodle stall: "Uncle Wang, it's still a big bowl of Yangchun noodles."

The stall owner, Uncle Wang, is very familiar with the tastes of regular customers: "You want chili, right?"

Tang Yushu nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Lin also came to eat noodles just now." Uncle Wang chatted, "Holding a pile of newly bought daily necessities... But his complexion is not very good, pale and pale, is it because you made a noise?"

"No..."

"It's fine if you don't have it, and you don't feel wronged anyway. But try to hide something... After all, he also has the deed of the house and the land in his hand." Uncle Wang sighed while pulling the noodles: "This is also a strange case. gone."

"..."

"What is your plan?"

Tang Yushu rubbed his eyes: "I will continue to stay if I am awarded; if I am not awarded, the court will always arrange something else for me."

"I'm sorry for you—how are you working on the pier?"

"good."

"Don't talk like Uncle Wang—but the foreman really has a bad reputation, and no one in Chentan dares to follow him. You didn't listen to the advice at the time, but you followed me instead—make me face Entrusting the craftsmanship to you, at least it will be enough for you to earn a living in the future..."

Uncle Wang here is an old widower with no children, presumably he also wants to take in an apprentice, pass on his skills, and find someone to take care of him.Tang Yushu smiled: "Uncle Xie for taking care of me. But this time my house has changed again. If I have to leave Chentan in a day, wouldn't it be a waste of your effort? Let's wait two months and talk about it... another dock I'll take care of what's going on."

When the hot Yangchun noodles were served, there was an extra jug of wine beside them.

Tang Yushu didn't understand: "Uncle Wang, I don't have any wine to drink."

Uncle Wang laughed, without moving his head, he just winked and said in a low voice, "A Ci said I'll see you off."

Following Uncle Wang's eyes, Tang Yushu turned his head to look—the opposite of the stall was the wine stall, and A Ci, the wine seller, was hiding behind a stack of wine jars and looking at it secretly.Seeing Tang Yushu's eyes, he blushed and hurriedly scooped up wine with a spoon, accidentally spilling the wine all over the floor.

Seeing this, Uncle Wang laughed out loud: "I like you, silly boy!"

"Pfft..." Tang Yushu spat out a mouthful of noodles.

"What's the matter, you don't like Ah Ci?" Uncle Wang said with a smile, "Come on! Why do you help if you don't like someone?"

——The so-called help refers to a small accident on the road when I came home from work a few days ago: A Ci was walking in front, and when I passed by a family repairing an old courtyard, I was almost hit by a tripod that suddenly collapsed arrive.When Tang Yushu saw this, he rushed forward, grabbed the opponent's shoulders and rolled a few times on the spot.

"Anyone who sees him will save someone! Besides—at that time, I thought Ah Ci was a man, so I can't say whether I like it or not." Tang Yushu looked at the noodles on the table that he sprayed out with distress.

Uncle Wang laughed at the sound of a teapot boiling.

When he was full and ready to enter the house, Tang Yushu was stopped by Pang Gu, who stuffed him with another roasted fish.

Tang Yushu repeatedly refused: "I have eaten three or four of your roasted fish for nothing since I came to Chentan, so I can't take any more."

Seeing that the fat girl burst into tears, "Young Master Lin made trouble for us today, saying that we are not allowed to set up a stall here."

Tang Yushu frowned, and said with a smile: "It's great that you set up a stall here, and you can eat good food when you go out...Why doesn't he let him?"

Fat Gu wiped away tears and rouge on her face with the back of her hand: "With such a domineering temper, who can tolerate him? Guess this Lin Lang is running on you everywhere, right?"

Tang Yushu smiled wryly: "Just leave it as usual, I'll talk to him when I get home..."

After that, he went to push the door, but found that the door was locked from the inside.

After Tang Yushu knocked a few times, he vaguely heard the sound of a porcelain cup falling to the ground. Knowing that someone was inside, Tang Yushu knocked a few more times.

But still no one answered.

"On purpose!" Fat Gu added fuel to the back with a smug face.

Tang Yushu still had a smile on his face, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart.After standing like this for a while, Tang Yushu still didn't wait for the person to open the door. Tang Yushu thumped a few more times, and this time there was a burst of anger in the sound of knocking on the door.

Everyone noticed Tang Yushu's emotional changes, and they watched eagerly but did not dare to make a sound.

——"Lin Lang!"

Tang Yushu shouted angrily.

——"Open the door!"

There was still a moment of silence.

Tang Yushu was really annoyed now.

I saw him take a few steps back, then rushed towards the door, kicked a few times and climbed to the eaves of the two-person high door, then somersaulted in the air, and turned into the courtyard.

All the people were left staring in amazement, looking at each other and not daring to speak.

Only the sound of a steady landing inside the door, the sound of brisk walking, and the sound of kicking open the door of the wing room can be heard.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the next loud noise that was about to explode, but they heard heavy footsteps from far to near, the door bolt was hurriedly opened, and the door was pulled open from the inside, Tang Yushu panted heavily Carrying the fainted Lin Lang.

——“Quick—where is there a doctor?”