Yu Long Xingkong led the way, and Tang Jiusheng and Fatty rode a unicorn horse back to Huzhou Prefecture. In order to save horsepower, they walked for two days. Yu Long Xingkong took the two of them to their new residence in Huzhou. The new residence is located in Huzhou.

The two three-entry courtyard houses next to the stone bridge in the city are both two-story. These two houses have good feng shui, and willow trees are planted in front of the doors, making them look wealthy and noble.

These two houses were purchased by Ximen Yushuang for 500 taels of silver from a squire named Huang a few days ago. Of course, the county governor had spoken, so squire Huang who sold the house was extremely happy, and the money naturally came from

Tang Jiu was born out of the bounty he received from his bodyguard a few days ago.

At this time, Yin Sheng, Gao Chongyang, Sun Jiangdong and others lived in the west courtyard. Ximen Yushuang and Shui Ruyue lived in the east courtyard. Ximen Yushuang also spent one hundred taels of silver to buy four little maids.

In the future, if any female relatives from each family come to Huzhou, they will live here temporarily.

Sun Jiangdong named the two courtyards. The west courtyard is called the west courtyard, and the east courtyard is called the east courtyard. Sun Jiangdong looked proud: You must know that the enemy country Daxia has two kings, called the king of the east courtyard.

And the king of the west courtyard, our two courtyards will have two young men as general managers in the future, also called the king of the east and west courtyard. Our slaves will be on the same level as them in title, how majestic!

Tang Jiusheng first went to the east courtyard to meet his wives and told them that Xuantianjue had found a solution. The two girls were very happy. Then Tang Jiusheng came to the west courtyard to meet Yin Sheng and other brothers. Gao Chongyang, who was strong and muscular, smiled.

He came over and punched Tang Jiusheng, "Damn it, you are so focused on sex but not friends. You went to find your wife first when you got home!"

Tang Jiusheng deliberately made a distressed expression, "This is the true biography from my Uncle Gao!" Gao Chongyang's father, Gao Zhongliang, was famous for being henpecked when he was General Huaiyuan in the capital. At that time, he wrote to the emperor to impeach Yang Jingzhong. After returning home,

He was scolded by his daughter-in-law, "An emperor has no power, what's the point of even writing a letter? How can a clear name be used as a living?"

Aunt Gao, who had a shrewd personality, poured a basin of foot-washing water over her after scolding her. Then Gao Zhongliang knelt at the door obediently all night. The next day, under the imperial edict, Gao Zhongliang was demoted to the post of Captain Zhechong of Jiangnan Road.

On the road to the south of the Yangtze River, he had to be careful with the angry Mrs. Gao, and it became a joke among the court officials for a while.

Gao Chongyang was exposed by Tang Jiusheng and had a look of helplessness on his face, "Oh, I knew you would get involved with my father and my mother, so I'm afraid of you! How about you, have you taken a trip to Luming Mountain, have you healed your injury?"

Tang Jiusheng shook his head, "It's not cured, but it's getting better, and the injuries are nothing to worry about." In the living room, several brothers were chatting and laughing, drinking tea, and sitting around the big round table in the main living room.

Yin Sheng, who was wearing a blue Confucian shirt, smiled brightly and waved his ivory folding fan. "The day after tomorrow is the Huzhou auction that is held every five years. It is very rare. The black and white people gathered in Huzhou. There are probably many treasures, weapons, and elixirs.

, secret books and other things are for sale. As long as you have money, you can buy a lot of good things, but some things cannot be bought with money, so you can only barter."

The fat man spread his hands and said, "Brother Yin, we discussed this matter when we were resting on the road. Old Tang said that we can borrow money from the county governor's house to buy some necessary treasures. The money can be paid back in the future."

Yin Sheng shook his head, "Money is not the problem. The problem is that now there are many people from all over the world coming to Huzhou Prefecture. Not only are the inns and hotels overcrowded, but even the brothels are overcrowded. The county governor's office and the Hucheng county government office have both sent extra people to patrol the streets.

To maintain order in the city, even the Jiannan Road Economic Envoy mobilized thousands of soldiers and horses to assist. If Governor Su hadn't come out to say hello, these two houses would have been bought by others at a high price."

Tang Jiusheng was a little surprised. The attraction of this auction really exceeded his expectation, "So which sect is hosting this auction?"

Sun Jiangdong laughed at the side and said: "In Jiannan Road, except Lingxiao Pavilion, who else can have such a big building?"

His strength? Could it be Zhu Dachang of the Black Tiger Clan? I think Zhu Dachang’s true strength of the Black Tiger Clan is not even worthy of carrying shoes for Lingxiao Pavilion!"

After receiving the expected answer, Tang Jiusheng nodded. Lingxiao Pavilion is the largest sect in Jiannan Road, and it can also be ranked among the top ten in the entire Great Shang Kingdom. The master of the pavilion, Fan Conglong, is a famous martial arts master in the world, nicknamed Jian.

Nan Shenlong was in the first-level martial arts realm ten years ago, but for some reason he never advanced to the realm.

Lingxiao Pavilion has four elders, as well as the four wind, rain, thunder and lightning halls, which are run by Fan Conglong's four disciples. Among them, the strongest ones are at the second level, while the weak ones are close to the third level. Lingxiao Pavilion is second to none in Jiannan Road.

, he is also very popular in the whole world of Dashang, and his reputation spreads far and wide. According to rumors, he has some friendship with the government, so he naturally has great hands and eyes.

Since Lingxiao Pavilion is the organizer, it is easy to handle. At least after the auction, no one in Huzhou dares to snatch the auction items on the street. A few years ago, I heard that Gao Youzhou held an auction, and the auction ended within an hour.

, there were gangsters who robbed the auction items in the street, killing not only the buyers, but also several police officers and government officials who came after hearing the news, causing a big commotion in the city.

At that time, people in Gaoyouzhou were in panic, and the local government could not come to power. Later, Mai Bancheng, the master of Ziyun Palace, one of the top ten sects in the Jianghu, took action to solve the matter. With Gaoyouzhou's lessons learned, from now on

After that, no matter which city held a large-scale auction, it was hosted by a first-class sect, with the government assisting, so there were few troubles.

But recently, Zhu Tianba, Wan Deyan, Yue Lingbi, Qi Wangsong and other big and small demons have returned to the world. I am afraid that this auction will not be as simple as this. There will definitely be murders and extortion. Tang Jiusheng wants to wait until the auction is over.

, go to rescue Master Qiu Shanze, and settle the grudge with Qi Wangsong from the Divine Sword Sect.

After greeting Yin Sheng and others, Tang Jiu Sheng rode alone to the Su family mansion to borrow money from Su Changlin to prepare for the auction. When he arrived at the main street, he saw that there were obviously many people from the world in the city, with swords and swords on their backs.

There are rough men with guns, young men in fine clothes and fans, many female heroes in white who carry swords and have a fairy-like air, and people from the Western Regions in weird costumes, with accents from all over the world.

I heard some talkative people on the street mention that not only the city, but also the small towns outside the city are now full of outsiders. Tang Jiusheng looked around and saw no acquaintances, but unexpectedly saw that man in clothes on the street again.

The little beggar with a ragged face covered in dust and big eyes looked at Tang Jiusheng and smiled slightly, and Tang Jiusheng nodded to him and smiled.

Several people at the door of the Su family saw that it was Shaoxia Tang who was coming. Some people jumped over to take the horse and tied it up, while others flew in to report the news. The housekeeper Su De led the way with his waist bent, and Tang Jiusheng followed him towards the study.

As we walked forward, we saw the fragrant flowers on the path, the elegant courtyards and the quaint corridors. After walking a few steps, Su Changlin came out with a smile on his face.

Su Changlin asked his servants to quickly prepare food and wine, and he personally accompanied Tang Jiusheng to drink tea and chat in the study. While chatting and laughing, Tang Jiusheng saw a newly written four-character banner "Loss is a blessing" hanging on the wall of the study, which was obviously written by Su Changlin himself.

question.

Tang Jiusheng laughed and said: "Uncle Su is so elegant! Good calligraphy! He is indeed a famous talent in Jiannan Road!"

The word "Uncle Su" instead of "Master County Sheriff" made Su Changlin visibly stunned for a moment, but his eyes instantly became less respectful and more frank.

Su Changlin laughed heartily, waved his hand and said, "Nephew Tang, this call of Uncle Su is very pleasant! However, you, the youngest person in Jiangnan Dao, praised Uncle Su as a great talent, are you sure you are not scolding you as Uncle Su?"

Tang Jiusheng had a sincere smile on his face, "Who in the world doesn't know Uncle Su's reputation as a talented scholar? Uncle Su was born as a Jinshi more than ten years ago, and my nephew is just a small official in Jiangnan Road at best. How dare you treat Master Jinshi

Pointing fingers?"

The proudest thing in this life is that I passed the exam more than ten years ago

The scholar became famous all over the world, and Su Changlin, who was scratched, smiled even more happily, "You kid, you don't even use curse words when swearing! Why, have you been cured of your disease during this trip to Luming Mountain? Come to your Uncle Su today.

, is it for that auction?”

Tang Jiusheng nodded, "It doesn't matter if you're sick, there's already a prescription, and you'll be cured soon. My nephew came to Uncle Su today for the auction. We don't have enough money now, so we have to ask my uncle to help raise 10,000 taels of silver."

After a few days, I will return it to my uncle with interest."

Su Changlin patted Tang Jiusheng on the shoulder with a kind smile and said, "My dear nephew, it's just eight thousand taels of silver. It's just a matter of principal and interest, right? To say that, I'm really scolding you, Uncle Su! Uncle."

Even though he is a poor county guard, he still has enough money. By the way, you don’t have the pass for the auction yet, do you?”

"Do you need a pass for the auction?" Tang Jiusheng's curiosity suddenly aroused.

Su Changlin took out two ebony plaques from the bookshelf, handed them to Tang Jiusheng, and said proudly, "Of course not everyone can enter the auction if they want. Uncle knows that you definitely don't have a pass prepared. No, I have already given it to you."

You have prepared two passes, both for top auction houses."

Tang Jiusheng took the palm-sized ebony pass and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Is the auction house divided into levels?"

Su Changlin smiled and said: "What if there are no grades? If the Dragon Sword you have is going to be auctioned, will it be bid in the same auction as the ordinary swords? There will be three auctions in the auction, one ordinary auction and one high-end auction.

A top-level auction house holds different passes depending on the level of the items to be auctioned. Of course, you can also go to high-level and ordinary auction houses with a top-level pass, but generally no one is that boring."

Tang Jiusheng lowered his head and played with the ebony pass in his hand. One side was engraved with a dragon pattern and the word "passing" was in the middle. The other side was painted with a pavilion-like pattern. He frowned and asked, "Is this the painting of Lingxiao Pavilion?"

How can I get this top pass?”

Su Changlin nodded and said slowly: "This auction is hosted by Lingxiao Pavilion, so the logo on the back shows Lingxiao Pavilion. Fan Conglong, the master of Fan Conglong, is personally in charge, so ordinary people in the world will not come to make trouble.

"

Su Changlin thought for a moment and then added: "A top-level pass like this can either be obtained by people from the top ten sects or people with sufficient prestige and qualifications in the world, or it can be owned by a small number of VIPs from the government, or there are top-level items that need to be auctioned.

If you hold one, you can bring one additional person to the entrance with a top-level pass. As for the mid-level pass, you can buy it for fifty taels of silver, but there is a quantity limit."

Putting the pass in his arms, Tang Jiusheng smiled and said, "My nephew, I would like to thank Uncle Su! Oh, by the way, Uncle Su, have you calmed down about what happened a few days ago?"

Su Changlin was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled and said: "I was quite angry at the time. The dignified Lord County Sheriff was humiliated to shame in the street. How could he not be angry? Later, when he calmed down at night, he thought about it. The father and son were not hacked to death at that time.

I was already very lucky on the spot. No, I just wrote the four words 'Suffering a loss is a blessing' and hung it there to remind myself. Besides, now that I have a strong friend, it is actually a good thing."

The two were chatting happily, when a new maid walked in from outside the study, gave them blessings, and then timidly said: "Master, the banquet has been prepared. Madam, please invite Master and Tang Shaoxia to the table!"

Su Changlin stood up and extended his hand to Tang Jiusheng in a gesture of invitation. Tang Jiusheng laughed and stood up. Su Changlin walked out and said: "I'm old. You rising stars will soon become the mainstream of big business. Hey, we will still be here soon."

Let’s talk while eating.”
Chapter completed!