Located in the north of Kyoto, in the center of the busiest and most open street, it occupies a wide area with seven or eight facades, and the interior is majestic and luxurious.
Outside the door, several strong and powerful attendants cleared away the snow.
The pieces of glazed jade placed on the counter inside the door, as well as the extremely exquisite carved toys, are all eye-catching, attracting the attention of countless pedestrians passing by, and making them feel cash-strapped.
Ren Yan walked over.
Then he was stopped by the guards at the door.
It wasn't until he revealed that he was a servant of the Young Master of Xuan Guo Mansion and gave his name that the guards at the door let him in.
In the Wanzhen Building, there are several richly dressed young men walking slowly, admiring the various objects placed in the building, while the servants and stewards are following them, introducing them one by one with smiles on their faces.
See Ren Yan come in.
A steward came over and said, "Which young master is this from the Xuanguo Mansion? What do you want to buy?"
Ren Yan looked at the steward coming over and twitched the corner of his mouth. He was a little embarrassed to speak for a while, but in the end he took out the piece of paper and handed it to the steward and said:
"My young master asked me to find your shopkeeper and give this to him in exchange for two hundred gold..."
As soon as this statement came out.
The steward was stunned for a moment.
Wan Zhen Lou is not an ordinary merchant house, and the shopkeeper cannot be invited by ordinary people. Most matters can usually be handled by the steward.
Some people nearby also cast curious glances.
After a slight hesitation, the steward took the page from Ren Yan's hand and read it.
At this glance, his brows gradually furrowed.
Sometimes he was strange, sometimes he was thinking, and sometimes he was amazed. Finally, he took the paper and walked inside, and at the same time said to Ren Yan: "Just wait here."
Ren Yan was already prepared to be 'invited' out, but the steward's reaction made him a little stunned for a moment.
After the other party read the piece of paper, it seemed as if he really couldn't make the decision!
For a moment, Ren Yan felt an inexplicable sense of absurdity in his heart.
over time.
The feeling of absurdity and weirdness in my heart became stronger and stronger.
Until, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes walked out of Wanzhen Building!
Shopkeeper of Wanzhenlou!
He was holding the page in his hand, which had been folded squarely. He walked up to Ren Yan and said pleasantly: "What your young master wants is more than just two hundred gold. You will give it to me."
Repeat what he said in detail."
Ren Yan looked blankly at the shopkeeper in front of him, stood there for a while, and then responded quickly as if he was waking up from a dream: "Yes, my second master said..."
…
After a while.
Ren Yan walked out of Wanzhen Tower carrying a heavy baggage containing two hundred gold. For a moment, he was still a little dazed, feeling as if he had been in a dream.
He didn't know anything else, except that Chen Mu really used that piece of paper to let him meet the shopkeeper of Wanzhenlou and get a full two hundred gold!
This is two hundred gold, not two hundred taels of silver!
Even among all the sons and daughters in the entire Xuanguo Mansion, only those legitimate sons and daughters could obtain such a large amount of property. The other concubines and concubines could not easily come into contact with such a large amount of property!
He gradually came back to his senses from the daze.
Ren Yan immediately hugged the baggage carefully, looked around vigilantly, and quickly returned to the direction of Xuanguo Mansion.
With such a large sum of money in his arms, he did not dare to think of any deductions. Even as he walked, his hands holding the bundle were trembling slightly.
…
study.
Chen Mu was holding a copy of "Illustrated Book of Demons and Ghosts" and flipping through it carefully.
Squeak.
The door was pushed open.
"Second Master, it's time to eat."
Xiaomei walked in with a wooden tray expressionlessly, and put the wooden tray directly on the tea table next to her, regardless of the fact that this was a study room.
Chen Mu did not raise his head to look at her, but continued to read the book, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Just when Xiaomei put down the wooden plate and was about to leave.
Boom!
The door was knocked twice.
"come in."
Chen Mu did not raise his head and spoke calmly.
Ren Yan stamped his feet at the door and dropped all the snow on his shoes, then walked into the study carefully and placed the bundle on the table in front of Chen Mu.
Unpack the baggage,
Inside are rows of gold ingots.
Xiaomei, who was about to walk out of the study, caught a glimpse of this scene, and suddenly froze, half of her foot that had stepped out of the study's threshold was hanging in the air.
There was deep astonishment in her eyes.
In a daze, I heard Chen Mu speak.
"Are they gold ingots? Yes, and what else."
"There is another letter."
Ren Yan quickly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu picked up the letter and began to read it carefully.
Xiaomei, who was at the door, walked out of the study in a daze. When she returned to her room, she was still in a daze and couldn't calm down.
In fact, the difference between the fluttering white paper and the heavy gold ingot was so huge that she thought it was an illusion.
A full ten gold ingots.
Two hundred gold!
Even in Xuanguo Mansion, this was definitely not a small sum of money. Chen Mu said it so lightly in the morning, but actually got it back just like that.
With such means, how come you have always been incompetent in literature and martial arts before, and even had your monthly payment deducted from you by your servants, and you can't even restrain a maid Xiaofeng?
When Xiaomei came back to her senses.
I found myself back in the house.
She took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and felt some strength. Then she calmed down a little. After her emotions calmed down, she started practicing the exercises again.
…
the other side.
Chen Mu finished reading the letter, nodded slightly, wrote his name with a pen, and then handed the letter back to Ren Yan, who had been standing beside him, and said:
"I sent the letter back and said it's okay."
"yes."
Ren Yan responded respectfully.
"correct."
Chen Mu stopped Ren Yan again, picked up the gold ingots on the table, weighed them, and said, "Take two ingots and send them to the east courtyard for me."
"Yes, Second Master."
Ren Yan, who had been standing by the side, responded quickly.
There are many east courtyards in the Xuanguo Mansion, but he naturally knew which east courtyard Chen Mu was referring to - the courtyard where Chen Mu's sister-in-law Ning lived.
"If you want to give it to her in person, just say that she has been taken care of over the years. Even when she is sick on weekdays, her sister-in-law has hired a doctor. She is always worried about her. Recently she has had some income and earned a little money. She can help her to support the family. Don't worry about it in the future.
Toil and worry.”
"The little one took note of it."
Ren Yan responded politely and walked away carefully holding two ingots of gold.
Chen Mu picked up the catalog of demons and ghosts that he had put aside again.
This Illustration of Monsters and Ghosts can be regarded as a fantasy novel, but it is said that many of the stories in it are based on real events that have happened in the past, and also record the appearance and abilities of many monsters and ghosts.
So Chen Mu looked at it very carefully to add to his experience and knowledge.