Standing together through thick and thin

Chapter 93 A Guest From Beijing

After the old man ordered everything, he took 500 taels of silver and went into a yard behind.

During the Chinese New Year, a guest came to the store. He heard that he was from the capital and had nowhere to stay, so he took refuge in the owner of the store. The owner took him in and let him have a good New Year at home. The way of good courtesy.The old man didn't dare to neglect the guest whom the shopkeeper treated with courtesy.

Today, the shop owner came to talk to this guest, and while the shop owner was here, he hurriedly told him about it.

The shopkeeper's surname is Qin, standing at thirty, with a gentle personality, as clear and moist as jade, with some inconvenience in his legs, he walks with a limp and needs to use a cane, and the wet and cold weather will make him feel unbearable pain.

The whole person doesn't look like he is in charge of the crackling of firecrackers. He opened this firecracker house at a young age. Although he didn't make any great contributions, he did nothing.

"Shopkeeper, I just made a deal today."

The shop owner was drinking tea and chatting with the customer, when he heard his words, he suddenly smiled, "Oh, look at you, is it still a big business?"

"Yeah, big business. The county magistrate ordered a batch of goods before, but he only ordered half of the goods, and the other half was piled up in the warehouse. He lost a lot of money. The source of the goods for the Chinese New Year is already expensive, but the county magistrate Suddenly no more, today someone finally came to the door and bought them all."

The owner of the store glanced at the young man opposite him. He was wrapped in black clothes, imposing and heroic. He was 24 or [-] years old. His face was hard and his body was strong, like a leopard ready to go.

He nodded towards the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper continued to ask, "Which family is it?"

"It's not from the town, it's from a village. He said he's from Baili Village. His surname is Shao! He's a twin, about fifteen or sixteen years old, and he looks pretty good."

"Shuang'er surnamed Shao in Baili Village, fifteen or sixteen years old?" The shop owner was puzzled, "Isn't this farmer's family always reluctant to spend this money? Why are you here to spend this wrong money today? That batch of goods is worth a lot of money." Come on! If they really have that kind of thought, how can they spend their money on fireworks if they don’t save it to buy more practical things?”

"I wondered too. He gave the whole 500 taels. He said that the village will hold a fireworks show, so that everyone can have an unforgettable year, so they won't be afraid of wasting money."

"Baili Village?" The young man in black suddenly frowned, "Are you sure it's Baili Village? Shuang'er, surnamed Shao, as far as I know, Shuang'er is not as physically strong as a man, not as fertile as a woman, and the chance of being born is even smaller. The number of Shuang'er in Wei State is only a hundred or so, let's forget about those who are already old, and there is only one Shuang'er in Baili Village?"

The old man glanced at the store, nodded and said, "That's right, it's from Baili Village, whose surname is Shao! There's only one Shuanger in Baili Village."

"Shao surname!"

The shopkeeper glanced at the old man, "I know about this, you should go to work first!"

"Eh."

Seeing him go out, the shopkeeper looked at the young man, "But what's wrong?"

The young man in Xuanyi shook his head, "Coincidentally, my lord asked me to investigate the details of General Shao. I was assassinated when I first came here. Fortunately, I met you, but it also proved that there is indeed something here, so I went to investigate. So I found some news. General Shao grew up in the Shao family in Baili Village. He married a sister and son from a family in Lujia Village. They gave birth to a twin and a son. As soon as I found out, I found out that someone was trying to kill him behind the scenes. They, I shot to block."

"How could it be such a coincidence? By the way, why would my lord send you to investigate the details of General Shao?"

The young man in Xuanyi sighed, "You haven't been in Beijing for a long time, and you don't know what's going on in Beijing! Now the capital has become the voice of General Shao in the face of it. In a few days, he may force the emperor to give him a promotion. He is now He is already a great general who protects the country, and ranks first rank. As long as he goes to the north to guard the border, he can be awarded the title of King of the North. Since he is recovering from his injuries in Beijing, he already has such a status, and if he gets promoted again, he wants to..."

"You mean he was instigated by someone behind his back?"

"I didn't say it, it was the master who said, 'That's a reckless man, but there is a good friend who plans for him'..."

Before the man in Xuanyi finished speaking, he was interrupted, "Xuanqing, enough is enough! Just talk casually here, no one will listen to your corner in a poor place, but in the capital..."

"I'll say it right in front of you."

"As long as you know."

"Your Excellency was once a student of the Emperor's Teacher. He used to sit in a high position because of this status. Now, he also suffers because of this status..."

"There are causes and effects, and you don't have to take it to heart."

"I really envy you, living in the countryside, idle clouds and wild cranes, but unfortunately, how can I get out now that I am in it? The way my lord can think of is nothing more than delay. Everyone knows that what the general wants is only a matter of time. It's just a question."

"Your Excellency is also suffering." The shopkeeper smiled, "However, it is not impossible to delay time. Isn't there just such a person in front of you?"

Xuan Qing glanced at the shopkeeper, "You mean?"

"It depends on how you act."

Xuan Qing took a deep breath, "I will tell my lord."

The shopkeeper smiled and stopped talking.

The two drank tea silently, their minds were no longer in the tea.

I don't know how long it took, but the shopkeeper suddenly said: "Baili Village suddenly held a fireworks show, anyway, we are bored, let's go and see together, how about?"

"It's winter, it's so cold, your legs and feet can't do it!"

"It's not a big problem. The stove and hot tea are not cold in the carriage. If you want to go, I will arrange everything. After all, in this town, it is rare to encounter such a big event. On the Lantern Festival, The magistrate of the county has invited scholars and famous talents from all over the country to hold a snow appreciation ceremony, but I think you don't want to come."

"Buying fame!" Xuan Qing snorted coldly.

"You, when can you change your temper?"

"I have a mission, I'm not here to play in the mountains and rivers!"

"Ha ha."

"Why, you don't believe me?"

"How? I believe you most."

Xuanqing stopped looking at the store.

"My lord gave you such a name, it's really inappropriate!"

"What do you mean? What is inappropriate? This is the name that the adults gave me. It couldn't be better."

"Hahaha, you're the only one who thinks it's alright! You're obviously a bad tempered person, but you just want to suppress your temper, and you're so precious after taking such an inappropriate name, hahaha... "

The old man sighed when he heard the laughter coming from inside.

Only that person can make the boss so happy!

The old man shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Shao Qiu came out of the firecracker house, and went to the wine cellar to buy a batch of wine. Don’t buy too many vegetables. Every household has vegetables for the Chinese New Year, and few people sell them. Shao Qiu asked Li Xiuye ​​to go I have touched some wild animals, the snow has covered them in winter, and the wild animals have hibernated, but Shaoqiu and Li Xiuye ​​know how to find hibernating wild animals by touching them, they have done this a lot in their previous lives.

If it doesn't work, Shaoqiu will go to touch some wild animals and come back.

When Shao Qiu and Shao Duo went back, Li Xiuye ​​had found five or six big wild boars weighing more than four hundred catties, and he went to the mountains to hunt.

Shao Qiu was relieved to see that he was fine.

He just wanted Li Xiuye ​​to get rabbits or something nearby, but this guy took over two wild boar nests, and brought a dozen piglets inside, which were divided and raised by the patriarch.

Patriarch Shao saw that Li Xiuye ​​got so many wild animals in this winter, and he also understood that Lin Sihan was telling the truth, so he took Lin Sihan to find Li Zheng and the village chief.

For the fireworks show, they don't need to pay anyway. Li Xiuye ​​hunted five big wild boars, three deer, three goats, two big bad wolves, and more than [-] rabbits. The place is planning to have a barbecue meeting in the evening. These wild animals are enough for the whole village to have a banquet, and then let every family make more or less things, and a grand party will be completed.

With the responses of the patriarch, the village chief and Li Zheng, both the Lin clan chief and the Chen clan chief called together hundreds of members of the clan, and started moving tables to level the snow and slaughter wild animals. It was very lively.

Village Chief Lin looked at the busy crowd around him, and said Heli Zheng: "With so many prey, even if we don't set off fireworks, we can have a big banquet. Brother Qiu, it's a waste of money to buy fireworks and firecrackers! Hey, We can't lag behind, let every household collect some rice grains to make up for it."

"Brother Qiu is willing to pay for a good year, can you stand in the way? What's more, Brother Qiu has made a lot of money and knows how to have half a feast in the village. It's much better than those who make a fortune and just leave .”

"A while ago, Mrs. Lu told my old man that we will move to the town in the spring, so let's treat it as a farewell banquet!" Patriarch Shao said, "At the beginning, the family of Mrs. Lu was able to escape the sea of ​​suffering, thanks The village head and Lord Lizheng, as well as the elders of the villagers."

"Mr. Lu is a good person. Her children are well-bred, and she doesn't show off when she is rich. Everyone doesn't know about it. Now she comes out to tell everyone that she can think of the people in the village after holding such a big banquet. It can be seen that he has a conscience."

……

Several old people talked about the Lu family.

Holding banquets and doing good deeds in public is the easiest way to accumulate reputation.

If you have money, don’t forget your roots. Although there will be something wrong if you don’t do it, but if you do it, your tribe will be more kind to you, and it will not be too difficult to be a human being in the future. Even if you really lose money and lose money , Returning to the hometown will not make the villagers too repulsive, and even grateful people will be willing to lend a hand to help.

Even if only one person reaches out, the effort is worth it, but it's a pity that many people just don't understand this and are unwilling to give a cent.

"Speaking of which, after this year, it has been 11 years since Mr. Shao's family left the village. Whether it is life or death, there is no one to believe. It is really worrying."

"Hey, this kid is also a worry."

"There's no news for so many years, I'm afraid he's already gone! If there is a spirit in the sky, he will be relieved to see Brother Qiu is so promising and capable, and Mrs. Lu has made it through."

"hope so."

"Should we send someone to Beidi to inquire about it?"

"The mountains are high and the rivers are far away there. I heard that there are often bandits and cholera. How can it be so easy? If we go here, who will pay for escorts to protect us? I'm afraid that before we reach the Northland... eh..."