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"Yes, it's at least tens of thousands. The better ones are more expensive. Hey... Ling'er, our family has no money, and dad also has a lot of things he wants to buy." Wan Ziyu sighed.
"Dad, do you want crystal stones?" Wan Ling'er rolled his eyes.
"Yes, after you gave me the top-grade crystal stone last time, my cultivation level increased greatly. However, I am still a little bit short of a breakthrough. I guess I need another piece... I'm just saying, let's talk.
Well...ahem...tell me..." When Wan Ziyu saw Chen's unkind expression, he coughed twice in embarrassment.
"You two are not doing your job properly, but you are spending money all day long. Although Wanjia has some industries, the profits are meager and you have to feed hundreds of people inside and outside. Five years ago, you spent money to buy a spar.
Wanjia almost had a financial problem. Later, Ling'er clamored for a flying sword and emptied all the family's money. If you continue to struggle like this, Wanjia will close down sooner or later." Mrs. Chen
He snorted coldly.
"Ahem... As a girl, Ling'er should buy a better flying sword for self-defense. But here... I don't think so. Don't worry, I will never buy crystal stones again..." Wan Ziyu
Promise your word.
"I definitely have to buy it. This is your hobby. When the Wanjia recovers some of its financial resources, I will buy you some crystal stones so that you won't have to worry about it all day long." Mrs. Chen sighed.
"Thank you, madam, thank you madam." Wan Ziyu was immediately overjoyed.
"I didn't say buy it now, so don't thank me too early." Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes at Wan Ziyu.
"Hmm, no rush, no rush."
"By the way, in a few days, I will go to Tongcheng and stay for a few days. I'm afraid it will take more than a month, and I may not come back until the Chinese New Year. You two should be calm and don't mess around.
"
"Don't worry, madam, just go and I will help you keep an eye on Ling'er."
"Still keeping an eye on me, I'll keep an eye on you." Wan Ling'er sneered.
"Don't argue. Anyway, if any of you are restless, you won't be able to buy anything in the future."
"Of course. Hey, madam, didn't we go to Tongcheng last year? What happened this year?"
"My sister-in-law has given birth again."
"He gave birth again." Wan Ziyu said with wide eyes, "Didn't he already give birth to five children?"
"Yes, the sixth child was born this time, so the population is really prosperous... Hey, our Wan family..." Mrs. Chen glanced at Wan Ling'er, with a hint of melancholy on her face.
"Our Wan family is pretty good. Look, Ling'er is so well-behaved. By the way, why don't you let me and Ling'er accompany you?" Wan Ziyu quickly changed the subject.
"There has been some chaos in Xujiaqiao recently. It would be better for you and Ling'er to stay at home. I'll go and come back as soon as possible. Okay, I'm tired, so I'll take a rest first." Mrs. Chen seemed to be thinking, frowning, and put down her hands.
The needlework went into the inner room.
"Dad, why don't you have more children?" Wan Ling'er asked after Chen left.
"Well... your mother is a little ill and can't have a baby for the time being." Wan Ziyu hesitated for a moment and sighed.
"no way?"
"There is a way. I heard that in Qiyang Mountain ("Book of Mountains and Seas? Qiyang Mountain"), there is a beast called Lushu on the mountain. If you eat it, you can reproduce."
"Then why not capture it?"
"Sister-in-law, that was in the prehistoric era, when there were hundreds of thousands of mountains, and it was just a legend. I couldn't find it anywhere. You can just capture it if you want..."
…
Time is passing by unconsciously. It is only more than a month before the Chinese New Year, and the weather is getting colder and colder.
The number of people paying rent gradually decreased, and many part-time workers went home. However, Wanjiadongyuan did not become idle.
The mountains of grain in the Dongyuan Dui warehouse began to be transported to big cities, and horse teams would leave Dongyuan every day carrying grain.
Zhao Yuan discovered that in addition to the porters, some tall bear-like men began to appear in the cavalry team. Those men were not afraid of the cold, wore leather armor, and carried weapons with them. They were extremely arrogant in the east courtyard, and some workers would do it if they were not careful.
Invite beatings and scoldings.
This strange phenomenon attracted Zhao Yuan's attention.
Zhao found out that Wanjia had been here for more than two months and had never seen these people appear before. Moreover, these people came with the cavalry.
On this day, another group of rough men with unfamiliar faces came with the cavalry.
"Brother Pao, who are those people?" Zhao Yuan and Zhu Dapao were walking in Wanjia East Courtyard. When Liu came to Zhao Yuan's side, Zhao Yuan pointed at the group of big men resting by the well and asked...
"Underground escorts." Zhu Dapao took a look and lowered his voice: "They are all rough people, don't mess with them."
"What is an underground escort?" Zhao Yuan looked confused. He had heard of escort agencies, but never heard of underground escorts.
"They are just some people in the world who are not qualified to be bodyguards. They secretly take on some business and make a living. Our Wanjia business is some agricultural products. We have small profits and cannot afford to hire regular bodyguards, so we can only hire some underground bodyguards.
Follow me for protection.”
"Why do you want to invite me? I remember I didn't invite you before?"
"The weather this year has been unusual, especially cold. I heard that droughts and floods have caused harvest losses and famines in many places. Even on some official roads, there are green forest bandits. It is said that in some places, there are still people who occupy the mountains and become kings. There are hundreds or thousands of them at every turn.
Even the government can't cope with it. Our side is pretty good, just some petty thieves, hiring some underground bodyguards is enough to deal with it."
"oh……"
"By the way, do you know Ling'er?" Zhu Dapao suddenly asked casually.
"Ling'er, who?"
"Wan Ling'er." Zhu Dapao was stunned. He saw that Zhao Yuan was not pretending.
"I don't know." Zhao Yuan shook his head.
"But, she said she knew you and asked you several times." Zhu Dapao had a trace of suspicion on his face.
"Oh...are you talking about the girl who came to the east courtyard last time?"
"Yeah, that's her. She is the young lady of our Wan family." Zhu Dapao was refreshed and looked at Zhao Yuan with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to see through Zhao Yuan's internal organs.
"I met the lady once when I was passing by Xiaoyang Mountain."
"I only saw it once."
"once."
"Oh..." Zhu Dapao's face seemed relieved.
"Zhuzi, push harder, push harder!"
"well!"
Just when Zhu Dapao asked Zhao Yuan, suddenly, there was a burst of cheering and cheering. The two looked over and saw a large group of people gathered in a circle beside the well. The two quickly squeezed past. It turned out that it was a porter.
The worker was having an affair with an underground escort on a small wooden table.
The two of them were in a stalemate, with veins on their necks bulging and their faces flushed with pain.
"One, two, three!" Suddenly, the escort shouted, and with a sudden force, the porter fell down in response, "Haha, give me money, give me money, you are such a bear, and you still want to compete with me.
"
The porter took out a few imperial coins from his arms with a frustrated look on his face.
It turned out that when everyone was having nothing to do, someone suggested a competition to see whose hand was stronger, and some small bets were placed.
"Who else is coming? Come one by one." After the victorious escort stood up straight, his figure was extremely majestic, like an iron tower, and he looked like a powerful man at first glance.
Another porter went up to fight, but he just shouted "one" and fell down.
One after another, several porters lost. A group of porters were not convinced, but there was nothing they could do.
"Call Tieniu," a porter suggested.
"That's right, we actually forgot Tieniu and called him here."
"Go ahead and call all of you. I'm not afraid of wheel battles, sir, haha..." The escort laughed arrogantly.
Soon, someone wanted to call Iron Ox, who was warming himself by the fire in the room.
"Just you?" The iron tower-like bodyguard looked down at the short Tieniu with a look of contempt.
"Come on," Tieniu said without saying much and put his hand on the wooden table.
"How much is the bet?" The escort was not in a hurry, with a joking look on his face.
"One hundred imperial coins."
"One hundred! Hahaha, no, no, five hundred! Do you want to bet or not?"
"Five hundred...I won't bet..." Tieniu hesitated and shook his head. Five hundred imperial coins was a large sum for a porter, equivalent to nearly half a month's salary.
"Can I advance five hundred imperial coins?" Zhao Yuan asked Zhu Dapao beside him in a low voice.
"Can."
"Brother Tieniu, I'll pay you five hundred. If you lose, it's mine, and if you win, it's half for each of us." Although Zhao Yuan and Tieniu have known each other for a short time, they have a close relationship, and naturally they don't want to see Tieniu endured.
"Okay!" Tieniu glanced at Zhao Yuan, gritted his teeth, and nodded fiercely.
The atmosphere became heated, and almost all the workers in the East Hospital gathered around. Everyone hoped that Tieniu would win. After all, Tieniu was the trump card of the East Hospital.
The two squatted in the horse stance, clasped their arms, and with the sound of "start", they exerted force at the same time.
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