In the ninth year of Wangping, on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, we stayed up late on New Year's Eve.
The county town was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. With the sound of firecrackers, the long-awaited heavy snow finally fell.
He Nan is from the north, and has been used to seeing heavy snowfalls all over the sky since he was a child. During the years in the capital, there was either no cold throughout the winter, or there was just a thin layer of frost on the ground, which always made him feel like he was in the cold weather in previous years.
Something is missing in winter.
He Nan, the big family, Wei Kui's family of three, and Dongfang Watch, the freeloader, spent the New Year together.
Wei Kui's parents, Wei Tao and his wife, are both honest and responsible farmers. Although they don't know why Wei Kui brought them here all the way, they can guess something from the attitudes of the officers and soldiers who came to Weijia Village a few months ago.
, but Wei Kui was very tight-lipped and only said that he no longer wanted to be a soldier.
Dongfang Watch has been pestered by He Xiaoqiu and Zhang Huaiwen these days because this new brother can do tricks.
The aunt and uncle have been trying their best to find out why Xiaoyu didn't come back with He Nan.
The men, aunt and uncle, had been drinking.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, leaving only He Nan and Wei Kui standing upright in the yard.
He Nan was wearing a big cloak and holding a cup of hot tea in both hands. The snowflakes fell into the hot tea and disappeared instantly. He blew the tea soup with cool air, and then said leisurely: "This year has been wonderful.
It’s not easy.”
"Who says it's not the case?" Wei Kui crossed his arms and stood beside He Nan: "By the way, you asked me to take my parents over, but is it guaranteed to be safe here?"
He Nan shook his head: "In this world, how can there be an absolutely safe place?"
"Both you and I are walking on thin ice in the current situation." He Nan grinned and swallowed a sip of tea: "People say they would rather be peace dogs than people in troubled times. But people like us, if we want to
The only way to save yourself and your family is to bring chaos to the world."
"What's the explanation?" Wei Kui actually dragged Wen Ci'er over.
"Only when this war starts, they won't care about us." He Nan said softly.
"Are you serious?" Wei Kui turned his head and glanced at him.
He Nan smiled silently: "It's not that I can decide whether I take it seriously or not, but I know that sooner or later there will be a fight in the world, but I don't know which two sides or which sides."
"So before they start fighting, we must remove all the unstable factors." He Nan seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be telling Wei Kui: "I hope not too much blood will be shed, and not too much death will occur."
Many people.”
"So...this is the reason why you trained Xiaoshan's grandsons?" Wei Kui gradually followed He Nan's thoughts.
"That's right."
He Nan poured the tea stem hanging on the wall of the cup onto the snow and looked at the sky: "If there is no peace in the Sheng Kingdom, then we will create peace."
Ten days passed and He Nan finally received Li Shitong's letter.
"What did the letter say?" Wei Kui asked curiously, looking at He Nan's uncertain expression.
"Cai Meng couldn't help but take action. He had some trouble with He Taiqing. He Taiqing suffered a big loss and is still lying at home." He Nan folded up the letter and threw it into the brazier to burn it.
"Not only that, Cai Meng also searched all the people I invited and warned them not to meddle in their own business."
"Cut off its wings, cut off its branches and leaves...Cai Meng's tactics are good. With He Taiqing's experience, others want to help me fight against him, so I can only think about it."
"Why does it have to be He Taiqing?"
"That day at the wine table, He Taiqing said harshly that he was not afraid of Cai Meng coming to see him, so Cai Meng came to his door."
"What was said at the wine table is not easy to spread, is it?" Wei Kui smacked his lips twice. He was not present that day, but escorted his parents and Dongfang Watch back to the county town early.
"Either the walls have ears, or Wang Ziming...or both." He Nan said in a solemn tone: "Boren died because of me."
"So what do we do now?"
"What would you do if it were you?"
He Nan and Wei Kui looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Take the other person's way and give it back to him."
If Cai Meng wants to cut off He Nan's wings, He Nan can certainly cut off Cai Meng's.
"You also want to beat up the old eunuch?" Wei Kuei joked. Of course he knew that this would never happen. Cai Meng could use force to intimidate the powerful people in Fuyang County, but He Nan couldn't do anything to the people far away in the capital.
Cai Huan used force.
"What the Cai family relies on is nothing more than Cai Huan's power in the government and the public. And the reason why Cai Huan takes care of the Cai family in this way is because Cai Meng is loyal to him?" He Nan twisted his neck, "But if there is
One day Cai Huan found out that Cai Meng was not satisfied with only recognizing himself as his grandfather, but also wanted to recognize others, what would he do?"
"That's it... isn't it enough?"
"So I have to let the old eunuch Cai Huan busy with his own affairs." He Nan smiled, "Although you and I can't get away, Brother Dongfang happened to be going back to the mountains, so I told him to take a detour.
Please help me deliver something to the capital."
"The two of us... set off for the county town."
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County town, Cai Meng's residence.
"Shopkeeper Wang, in Cai's impression, you are not a person who always takes revenge." Cai Meng looked at Wang Ziming who was sitting at the bottom and sighed quietly.
"Human, who wouldn't want to take revenge? It's just the difference between having this ability and not having this ability." Wang Ziming responded in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "He Taiqing doesn't like me, and I certainly don't like him either, but it turns out
Without this opportunity and ability, now Brother Cai can help me get rid of this bad breath, and I am very grateful."
"No, no." Cai Meng waved his hand: "Don't put your hat on me. We are all businessmen. It would be unruly to talk about whether to help or not. Let's talk about money."
"I helped you teach He Taiqing a lesson. Isn't it too much to ask for a treasure from your pawn shop?" Cai Meng had a hint of treachery on his face.
"What do you want?" Wang Ziming asked tentatively.
There is indeed a treasure in his pawn shop, which can be said to be worth 30% of the price of the pawn shop in his name, and he knows very well that Cai Meng has been eyeing this treasure for a long time.
"You also know that there are not many things that I can like in your pawn shop - I want the gold and silver silkworm coat in your hand." Cai Mengzi opened his mouth.
Wang Ziming does have a gold and silver silkworm garment in his hand, which is very valuable - this treasure is said to have been unearthed from an ancient general's tomb. The value of the silver silkworm garment does not lie in the material used, because whether it is silk, silver or
Gold is just that in the eyes of dignitaries. What really makes people think that gold and silver silkworm clothing is worth thousands of gold is its unique production method-it actually weaves gold thread, silver thread and silk together. It is brilliant and extremely thin.
After Wang Ziming obtained this gold and silver silkworm clothing, he also tried to hire craftsmen to copy it, but almost everyone fell down at the first hurdle - how to make gold and silver into silk threads as thin and soft as silk.
"What... do you want this thing for?" Wang Ziming asked cautiously: "And based on He Taiqing's favor, isn't the value a bit too high?"
Cai Meng was twisting a string of exquisite and clear rosary beads in his hand, and his attitude was arrogant: "This thing of yours is a rare thing, so naturally it must be offered as tribute to the man in the capital." He did not directly answer the question of unequal value, but deliberately said
Cai Huan was unintentionally moved out to oppress people.
"Master Cai... you also know that this treasure is almost worth one-third of the value of my pawn shop. If you just stop me talking about this matter... won't it cost my life?" Wang Ziming sighed.
"Then tell me...how should I repay this favor?" Cai Meng pressed the rosary beads in his hand on the small kang table and stared at Wang Ziming's face with interest.
"You... you'd better change to something else. Apart from this gold and silver silkworm coat, there are other items as you wish." Wang Ziming lowered his head.
Cai Meng stretched his waist, rubbed the stubble on his chin with his fingertips, and pretended to be thoughtful: "But apart from that gold and silver silkworm garment, there seems to be nothing else that interests me."
Wang Ziming was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth: "If you insist on asking for this gold and silver silkworm coat...or you can take over my entire pawn shop, and then I will take care of the pawn shop for you!"
"It's interesting to submit a petition..." Cai Meng raised his eyebrows.
Wang Ziming was a very good manager, and Cai Meng had no reason to reject his proposal directly, but he couldn't figure out why Wang Ziming would do this.
"What good will this do to you?" Cai Meng asked.
Wang Ziming did not hide anything, and said to Cai Meng: "To be honest, since you opened the pawnshop, my pawnshop has really lost a lot of business, and I can only rely on the family savings that I have accumulated to support it, but this
It's not a long-term solution. But as far as I know, the pawn shop under your name is also empty... With my reputation and management, we can win together."
"Just because of this, you leave your employer alone and want to work for me?" Cai Meng was a little confused. In his heart, a person like Wang Ziming should have his eyes higher than his head.
"I am a businessman, and my boss is money. If I can earn more working for you than as a shopkeeper, why do I have to cling to the title of shopkeeper?" Wang Ziming's explanation is also very reasonable.
Cai Meng did not immediately agree to Wang Ziming, but was thinking about Wang Ziming's purpose.
"How to divide the money earned?" Cai Meng tested Wang Ziming's bottom line.
"If you are willing to buy my pawn shop at full price, then I can give you a 40-60 split. I only need 40%." Wang Ziming's price is very fair. After all, Wang Ziming is a gold-lettered person in the pawn and antique industry in the county.
"One-nine." Cai Meng refused.
"Three-seven."
After some wrangling, the two finally negotiated a result: the money earned was 28 cents, but Wang Ziming had the management power of both pawn shops. In other words, Cai Meng was only responsible for collecting the money, and Wang Ziming was responsible for the management.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Cai Meng patted Wang Ziming on the shoulder.
Although Cai Meng doesn't like Wang Ziming very much, if he is regarded as a money-making tool, then Wang Ziming is quite qualified.
Just when their expressions softened and they were calling themselves brothers, the Cai family's servant suddenly knocked on the master's door.
"Master, there is a man named He outside who wants to see you."
