The world of mortals is full of turmoil, and the secular world is too noisy.
After returning home, Father Jiang and Bai Yutang sat opposite each other in the living room, talking and laughing happily.
In the kitchen, Mother Jiang was pulling the Bai family's mother and daughter to cook, laughing endlessly.
Second cousin Xie Chuan wanted to get involved, but was often rejected.
In the yard, Jiang Yao chased Xiao Hei with a glutinous rice ball in her arms. Jiang Wu followed her closely, fearing that she would fall.
Jiang Xuan, who was sitting under the eaves and watching everything, suddenly felt a little out of place.
I was an orphan in my previous life. I have been alone since I came out of the orphanage. I have long been used to living alone.
Although I have family in this life, I also accept the existence of family.
But he spent most of his time enlightening and practicing alone on Zhushan Mountain.
Now it was as if he had suddenly entered the chaotic world from a foreign land, and he was really not used to it.
However, feeling the condensing red rope on his hair, Jiang Xuan felt that the world of mortals was actually pretty good.
At least in the world of mortals, the magical power of "Red Dust" grows much faster than on the mountain.
After enjoying the hardship, Jiang Xuan suddenly felt that he was in a much better mood.
"Boy Jiang, come and see the gift I prepared for you."
Just as he was feeling the overwhelming atmosphere of the mortal world, Jiang Xuan suddenly heard the laughter of his second uncle.
Turning his head to look, wasn't it his second uncle who came to him holding a square wooden box?
Feeling the mighty thunder power that was suppressed in the wooden box, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:
"Lightning strikes wood?"
Xie Lu nodded:
"As expected of a high disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, you already know what's inside before I even open the box."
"But it's not as simple as lightning striking a jujube tree."
As he spoke, Xie Lu opened the lid of the box:
"The lightning struck the dark jujube tree."
"I can't tell the specific year."
"If I hadn't received the news that you were leading Qi into Taoism, I wouldn't have hurried back to Sixi County with this baby in my arms."
Looking at the "Soul-Suppressing Talisman" stuck inside the box, which was about the size of two adult fists, Jiang Xuan was stunned and said:
"With such a strong aura of thunder, didn't any of the monks notice it on the way back?"
"How come there isn't?"
Xie Lu laughed when he heard this:
"Thanks to the letter from home that my mother sent me."
"If the family letter hadn't mentioned that you were included in the door wall of the Shenxiao sect, this lightning strike wood would have been taken away long ago."
"But the name of Shenxiao Sect is really useful."
"When those monks who blocked the road knew that I had a nephew who was a disciple of Shen Xiao, and that the lightning-struck wood was also prepared for you, their attitude was very kind."
He reached out and took out the lightning strike wood from the box. Feeling the three completely different but perfectly integrated powers of yin, yang, and thunder, Jiang Xuan suddenly felt a little hesitant in his heart.
"Why do you do all the good things to yourself?"
After hesitation, Xie Lu's voice reached Jiang Xuan's ears again:
"I know that you Shenxiao sect monks are not short of lightning-strike wood. After all, if you use lightning techniques to chop trees, sooner or later you will be able to chop out high-grade lightning-strike wood."
"But I think this was struck by lightning on the jujube tree, and it has been sitting in the water for a long time. It must be extremely rare for you Shenxiao sect."
"So after I got it, I sold my property in Fucheng at a low price and rushed back immediately."
Looking at his second uncle who kept talking about his hard work, Jiang Xuan felt a little funny in his heart.
My second uncle is good, but he is used to doing business, and his words and demeanor always have a touch of philistine, even to his own relatives.
But Jiang Xuan didn't mind this.
After all, although this second uncle is a bit of a philistine, he really has nothing to say to his relatives.
When relatives are in trouble, he really helps.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan put the lightning strike wood back into the wooden box in Xie Lu's hand and said:
"What kind of business will my second uncle plan to do when he returns to Sixi County this time?"
"Are you still going to do the pawn business, or are you going to do other new businesses?"
Hearing this, Xie Lu first stuffed the wooden box into Jiang Xuan's hands, and then said:
"I plan to continue pawnbroking. After all, the shop in the county is still there. It's a pity to close it."
"In addition, I am also planning to do business on spiritual beasts and elixirs."
"On the day I returned to Sixi County, I asked Wu Zhizhi at the dock in Longmian Town to buy information about Sixi County."
"After reading through the information in the past two days, I found that spiritual beasts have appeared in Sixi County in the past few years. The number of spiritual medicines has suddenly increased by more than a thousand times, and the number is still rising."
"So, I just want to open a shop that buys and sells spiritual beasts."
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan suddenly narrowed his eyes.
Wu Zhizhi is one of the three major intelligence organizations in the Ming Dynasty. The remaining two intelligence organizations are the imperial guards and the Sihaimen who cross the rivers and seas.
Among the three major intelligence organizations, the imperial guards monitor everything in the world. Unfortunately, they have been suppressed by many parties and have long lost the prestige they had hundreds of years ago.
But the power of the tiger's death is still there, and its background is still powerful and terrifying.
Sihaimen, also known as Sihaixingshangmen.
They are engaged in both information business and business.
With the support of huge intelligence, it is as clear to them as to what will rise and when.
It's just that they act conscientiously, never make too much money from people's basic necessities, and even keep food prices down during natural disasters, so the public has a favorable impression of them.
As for Wu Zhidong, it was an intelligence organization that suddenly emerged two hundred years ago.
He specializes in buying and selling information, claiming that if you have money, you can know everything.
Of course, the price of the information is also very expensive.
As soon as my second uncle returned to Sixi County, he went to Wu Zhizhi to buy information. He was really willing to invest.
Knocking on the wooden box in his hand, Jiang Xuan suddenly said:
"Second uncle, how much money are you going to invest in this business of buying and selling spiritual beasts?"
Xie Lu's eyes lit up when he heard this:
"You want to join in, kid?"
"right."
Jiang Xuan had no intention of denying it.
Seeing Jiang Xuan admit it, Xie Lu's eyes suddenly brightened:
"I'm going to spend 20 million yuan to start a spiritual beast business."
"If you want to get involved, you don't have to pay. As long as you are willing to put your name forward, I will give you 30% of the profit for free."
Looking at Xie Lu with a solemn expression, Jiang Xuan shook his head and took out eight million Ming Dynasty treasure notes from the jade gourd:
"Brothers still settle accounts openly, second uncle."
Before Jiang Xuan could finish his words, Xie Lu pushed the money back to Jiang Xuan:
"Don't mention the money."
"Young man Xuan, do you know that when I was doing business in Jiangzhe Province, I had to run the business from top to bottom, hire monks and warriors to sit in charge, and pay all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. I only get less than 10% of the profit from 10%."
"But back in Sixi County, once you have your name in a store, who else in Sixi County would dare to cause trouble to the store?"
"To be honest, I only gave you 30% profit, but I still took a big advantage."
"It's just that I want to give these shares to your uncle, third uncle and your mother. In addition, the Bai family is also preparing to participate, so I can only give you 30% profit."
Looking at the treasure bill pushed back to him, Jiang Xuan smiled and pushed it over again:
"Second uncle, I am just doing repairs on the mountain. The money is of no use to me. If it is left to get moldy in my hands, it is better for you to use it."
"Besides, you can always think about your relatives, am I just worthy of sitting back and enjoying the benefits?"
"As for the shares, just give me 10% and let me take my name."
"I just have a request."
Facing Xie Lu who was about to speak, he waved his hand to indicate that he should finish speaking first. Jiang Xuan continued:
"As long as the spirit beasts are brought in, they will be sent to Zhushan first for me to take a look."
"If there's anything I like, I'll intercept it."
"Jiang Xuan, take your sister to wash her hands and prepare for dinner!"
As soon as Jiang Xuan finished speaking, Mother Jiang's shouts came from the kitchen.
Jiang Xuan laughed when he heard this, put the money into Xie Lu's hand and turned around with the wooden box in his hand:
"Second uncle, this matter is settled."
"If you still recognize me as your nephew, then do as I say."
After saying that, Jiang Xuan picked up Jiang Yao with one hand and walked toward the pool while she was struggling and kicking.