Chapter five hundred and sixty seventh winter solstice
After staying at home all night and having breakfast the next day, Yunjing said hello to his family and went to town.
Song Yan did not notify him in advance and was not in a hurry, so he went on foot.
After leaving the village, there is a wide and flat road. I recall that in the past, this was just a narrow path. The mountains were high and the forests were dense. Not only was it inconvenient for the villagers to travel, it was also very dangerous. It was important to know that there were ferocious beasts in the forest. Once, the villagers went to the town.
They all had to agree on a time to go together, but fortunately that situation has passed.
There is no such thing as protecting wild animals in this era. Over the years, the dangerous animals around the road from Xiaoxi Village to Niujiao Town have been cleaned up by Yunjing, and they even take the time to clean them up every once in a while. So now
Villagers can travel safely and confidently when going to town.
Along the way, Yunjing met almost no pedestrians, and it was not interesting to see everything dying in the late autumn and winter season, but he was not bored, and actually liked this kind of quiet solitude.
Every time he walks on this road, Yunjing will remember the first time he went to town in this world. At that time, his father put him in a basket and carried him there.
There is a newly built archway at the entrance of the town. It is very splendid. There is also a stone tablet beside it, which is inscribed with some stories about Yunjing. These are the town's Yamen after Yunjing won the first place in the state capital examination list.
It is specially built for passers-by to pay their respects.
Seeing these Yunjing felt a little embarrassed, it was too high-profile, but there was no way, the government had to show something about Yunjing's achievements, and if the education was meritorious, it was also a political achievement, so I just let him go.
Not planning to go to town immediately, Yunjing thought about going to the small courtyard first.
But when he was about to branch off, several police officers came towards him from the town.
The team was led by Zhao Gang, the current head catcher of Niujiao Town. Although they had no contact with each other, Yun Jing knew Yun Jing. Zhao Gang also participated in the reception banquet held for Yun Jing in the town after returning from the exam.
Stopping, Yunjing raised his hands and saluted and said hello: "Good morning, Capt. Zhao, I see you are in a hurry, you must be busy."
Zhao Gang is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a burly build, good at wielding a long sword, and an acquired mid-term cultivation level. With this kind of cultivation level, even if he goes to work in the county, let alone a mere town, it is enough to provoke people.
heavy responsibility.
Yun Jing can probably figure out the reason why he came to Niujiao Town to be a head catcher. It is nothing more than that Niujiao Town is a special place. Not only is it a source of grain land gifted by the emperor, but it is also the fiefdom of the eldest princess. It is so special.
In this place, the task of catching a head is very heavy. It must be done by a good person, but it does not need to be too good. It is not necessary for a town.
He is more than enough in the middle of the day after tomorrow. I guess he must have made a lot of connections to be able to work here...
In front of Yun Jing, Zhao Gang did not dare to make excuses. He immediately returned the courtesy and said with a smile: "See Mr. Yun. In reply to Mr. Yun, we are planning to go to several villages to promote fire prevention awareness. Now the vegetation is yellow and the sky is dry. We must not do this.
Careless, just recently, there have been nearly ten fires around the town, three families' houses were burned down, and the rest were wildfires. Fortunately, it did not cause a major disaster."
Now that Yunjing has a good reputation as a civil servant, in a sense, he has already stood in the officialdom with both feet, but at the end of the day, he is still a white man, so he doesn’t even dare to take Zhao Captou’s words of advice seriously, and then he clearly says
: "I see. As the saying goes, fire and water have no mercy. It is necessary to improve people's fire prevention awareness. There are many surrounding villages. It is hard for you to travel back and forth."
"Haha, thank you Mr. Yun for your concern. It's not hard work, it's just a matter of walking a few more steps. We should eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor. These are all things we should do," Zhao Gang said with a hurried hand.
Smiling, Yunjing said: "Business matters, so I won't disturb you all. Let's sit down and have a drink together in our spare time."
"I'm sure, then we'll leave first, Master Yun," Zhao Gang said with a smile as he cupped his hands.
Yunjing said that we would have a drink together when we had time, but it was just a polite word. Zhao Gang didn't take it seriously, but the smile on his face was enough to show how happy he was inside. What kind of person is Yunjing now? Even if he just said polite words, he still had a smile on his face.
Guang, haven't you seen that everyone around you is so envious?
After a brief polite moment, they parted ways, and Yunjing continued to the suburban courtyard.
"Uncle Wang took a job in the county because of his meritorious service in the last missing persons case. I don't know what's going on now. If you have time, you can ask Lin Zi. Zhao Gang has now replaced Uncle Wang's position after he was promoted. In terms of attitude and behavior,
He should be a reliable person. He hopes that the town will get better and better under their governance. However, he personally led the team to promote fire prevention awareness. In fact, it is completely unnecessary given his position. He probably wanted to understand the surrounding situation through personal visits.
By the way, let the people get to know him as a head catcher." Yunjing thought to himself on the way. Although he was not in the officialdom, he still knew some things well.
The gate of the small courtyard is closed. Bai Zhi is not here. She probably should go to the Yunbai embroidery shop that has been moved to Niujiao Town to get busy. Song Yan is not here either. After all, Bai Zhi lives here every day. He wants to avoid suspicion and rarely does anything wrong.
Come here.
I opened the door directly and saw that the yard was cleaned very clean, presumably by Bai Zhi's hand.
When he came to the study, Yunjing spread out paper and polished ink, and used his telekinesis to find Song Yan who was practicing martial arts in the courtyard where the town government rewarded him. He had time to vibrate the air and notify Song Yan: "Xiao Song, come to the small courtyard in the suburbs."
Song Yan, who was far away from Mathematics, immediately stopped moving. He was already used to his young master's methods. He was not surprised that Yun Jing could still talk to him from such a distance. Regardless of whether Yun Jing could hear him or not, he immediately replied: "
Master, wait a moment, I will come right away."
After saying that, he hurriedly changed clothes and headed to the small courtyard in the suburbs.
In the study room of the small courtyard, Yun Jing wrote a letter, which was a reply to his master. The content was almost full of family greetings, and he told his master in obscure language that the matter had been settled.
The master and apprentice have been together day and night for so many years, and many things have been tacitly understood for a long time. There is no need to say it so clearly, just understand it. After all, the Tianzi Sword is really related to important things. If it is written down on paper, if someone finds out, it will cause big trouble.
of.
When Yunjing finished writing the reply, Song Yan had already rushed over.
"Young Master is back, what do you want from me?" Song Yan saluted as soon as he saw Yunjing. He abided by his duty and never asked what Yunjing had been doing these days. What should and should not be asked of him?
The distinction is very clear in my mind.
Folding the letter and putting it into an envelope, Yun Jing said without giving it to him immediately: "I've been traveling for a few days. How is everything?"
"Go back to the young master, everything is fine, but there is one thing that I have to trouble the young master to decide on. We can't make up our minds," Song Yan nodded and said thoughtfully.
Yunjing curiously asked: "What do I need to decide?"
"It's like this, young master. Two days ago, representatives of the big chamber of commerce in the capital came to the town. Under the banner of the Jin family, they wanted to buy the secret recipe of our cake. They were very polite and did not use force to pressure others. They made two suggestions.
The first plan is to directly buy out the secret recipe with 500,000 taels of silver. The second is to cooperate. We provide the secret recipe and they promote and sell it, and the profit is 30% to 70%. Because we only provide the secret recipe, we account for 30% of the profit. That’s it.
Because of my big body, neither Shopkeeper Zhang nor I can make a decision, so Master, what do you think...?" After Song Yan finished explaining the matter, he waited patiently for Yun Jing to make a decision.
Hearing these words, Yun Jing was a little surprised. The richest man in the world actually took a fancy to the cake business. Not only did he send someone to negotiate, he even offered a sky-high buyout price of 500,000 taels!
Five hundred thousand taels of silver, that's a wealth that countless people can't even imagine, just to buy a secret recipe...
To be honest, the price surprised Yun Jing, but considering the power of the Jin family, they would only make more if they got the secret recipe. It is normal to sell it to the whole country and even other countries. It is nothing like getting a chicken that lays golden eggs.
the difference.
Although the buyout price is very attractive, the benefits from long-term trading are greater. Yun Jing thought for a moment and said: "We don't need to know the secret recipe of the cake. People will figure it out over time, and we ourselves
If you run a business, you can't win the cake business within a county even if you die. This market is huge. Now the Jin family is actively seeking cooperation. There is no reason to refuse. Let's agree to their second plan. If both parties cooperate, the share will be reasonable. Let Uncle Zhang
Go talk to them”
"Okay, young master, I understand," Song Yan nodded.
Smiling, Yunjing said: "The conditions offered by the Jin family are actually no different from giving us money, but they will definitely earn more themselves. It is best to write the contract clearly and sign it during the negotiation to avoid trouble later.
, Well, this way, the business is too big, Uncle Zhang is afraid that is not allowed, you take my name card to the princess mansion, and ask the housekeeper there to help look at it, the other party will still give it to me, as for the reconciliation later.
Things like this, I don’t care about these little things, you have to be responsible. If you don’t know what to do, just ask the housekeeper of my mansion in the capital, do you understand? In short, you have to be responsible."
Hearing that Yunjing entrusted him with such an important matter, Song Yan suddenly felt a lot of pressure, especially a big business involving hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels. In Yunjing's words, it was just a trivial matter. This...
…
My young master can fly, there is nothing wrong with him.
He took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, young master, I won't let you down."
"Don't be stressed, just take your time. I believe you can handle it well. From now on, young master, I will need you to handle many things. Now is just the beginning. Also, now we are cooperating with the Jin family for mutual benefit. With this
relationship, it will be much more convenient to have other cooperation in the future. The energy of the Jin family should not be underestimated. Of course, don't belittle yourself. Master, I am still a bit thin-faced. Don't feel inferior to them in the cooperation." Yun Jing comforted
road.
Song Yan promised: "Direction, I will not embarrass the young master."
When I started the cake business just to make some money, I didn't expect to be able to attract a big fish like the Jin family to cooperate. Yunjing also didn't expect it before. Life is really unpredictable...
Although Yunjing is not a money-grubbing person, who in his right mind would dislike the fact that he has too much money?
After talking about this matter, Yunjing asked again: "Is there anything else worth paying attention to?"
Gu Xin
"It's okay. The young lady's shop is open normally. Uncle Liu and the others are watching, and the government is taking care of them. No one dares to go there to find trouble. Then the town has been very peaceful during this period, and nothing major happened.
By the way, young master, I heard something big happened in Jianghu this morning, and it came from Burial Sword Mountain. I don’t know the details, but it is too far away from us and cannot affect a small place like Niujiao Town..."
Song Yan shook his head and said something about his family.
The matter of Burial Sword Mountain actually spread to a place like Niujiao Town so quickly... No matter what, Yunjing didn't care.
Then Yun Jing said: "By the way, Xiao Song, my mother will come to visit some people in the town these days. The specific time has not been decided yet. You will have to be responsible then. My mother was born in a poor family and doesn't understand many things. 伱
Do you understand what I mean?"
"Don't worry, young master, I will make arrangements for the old lady's affairs," Song Yan said extremely seriously. He even regarded this matter as more important than the cake business involving hundreds of thousands of taels.
Yun Jing said calmly: "I'll leave this matter to you, just be normal."
"Yes, I understand," Song Yan nodded.
After the matter was explained, Yunjing changed the subject and asked: "By the way, do you know how Wang Bolin and the others are doing?"
Song Yan naturally knew about several of Yunjing's friends, so he thought about it and replied: "Master, Mr. Zhou is studying in the county, and Mr. Wang has also gone to the county during this time. Since Mr. Wang was promoted to the county,
The business of Mr. Wang’s family has also been carried out in the county. If Mr. Wang is already involved in the family business, he goes to work there. As for Chen Yijian and Mr. Chen, they are not in the town. They seem to have gone to join some escort agency.
Do you need me to inquire?"
Hearing this, Yunjing was slightly speechless. Good guys, none of them were here. I wanted to meet them for a little while if I had nothing to do.
There is no way around this, life is like this, everyone has their own life, and it is impossible for everyone you know to revolve around a certain person.
The four friends at the time, Zhou Jintai was still taking the imperial examination, Wang Bolin went to do business, and Chen Yijian is now half a man in the world, each of them has embarked on a different path in life.
.
By the way, didn't Chen Yijian have a non-staff position in the town's Yamen? Why did he go to work as a escort? Well, he is not a peaceful guy...
If they are not here, then we can only give up and hope that we can get together when Lin Yexing gets married.
Thinking of Lin Yexing's wedding, it seemed that it was not long ago. The gifts had to be prepared in advance. The other party was a classmate and good friend at the time, so he had to take it seriously.
Handing the letter he had written at the beginning to Song Yan, Yun Jing said: "Help me send this letter as soon as possible. If there is nothing else, go ahead and do your work."
"Okay, young master, I'll take my leave." Song Yan took the letter and left.
After Song Yan left, Yunjing was thinking about what gift to prepare for Lin Yexing? His wedding will be next month.
"Lin Yexing is a scholar, so it would be too tacky to give gold, silver, jewelry, etc., and he is also a classmate, so the gift cannot be perfunctory..."
After thinking about it, Yunjing decided to give him three congratulatory gifts. First of all, he would look for a good horse in the next period and give it to him. Lin Yexing is now a scholar, and he must have study tour experience before taking the imperial examination.
It happened to be for him. Secondly, Yunjing decided to give him a book, a book that would be helpful for him to obtain the title of Juren. Yunjing had already thought of any book, including "Ask the Way" left by Master Liu.
The content is all-encompassing, with nearly a million words of eloquence, and there are many annotations by Master Liu. It is a perfect gift to Lin Yexing, who is still on the road to the imperial examination, but it is not an authentic copy. Yun Jing needs to make a handwritten copy for him, but
It’s not that he was reluctant, but Yun Jing couldn’t give Liu Master’s things away. As long as the content was correct, the effect would be the same. In the end, Yun Jing decided to paint a painting for him personally, and gave it to friends as a gift of pen and ink paintings.
Couldn't be more appropriate.
The matter of the gift was settled like this. Both the book and the painting were easy to talk about. Haoma had to put some thought into it. Soon Yunjing thought that he was cooperating with the Jin family. He simply asked Song Yan to mention it in passing, saying that the Jin family
With enough energy, isn’t it easy to get a better horse?
After finishing the things at hand, Yunjing suddenly felt at ease and read books in the study for a while. In the afternoon, he Shi Shiran went to the new Baizhi store in the town to take a look.
Bai Zhi likes to be quiet, so the new store is not located in a bustling area, but is relatively remote. Despite this, the business is still quite good. When Yunjing went there, there were several customers in the store making selections.
Yunbai Xiaoxiu still only accepts female customers. This is Bai Zhi's consistent store rule, which means that men who accompany their women to go shopping can only wait outside the store.
Bai Zhi noticed Yunjing's arrival immediately and wanted to go out to greet her immediately, but Yunjing shook her head slightly and signaled her to get down to business first and not neglect the guests. Since doing business, reputation starts from little to little.
If you build up the details, it is very likely that people will not come again after one cold break.
Giving Yun Jing an apologetic look, Bai Zhi continued to greet the guests.
Seeing that she was busy, Yunjing pointed to a teahouse opposite, indicating that he would drink tea there and wait for her to finish her work.
Even if Yunbai Xiaoxiu moved to Niujiao Town, there was a teahouse opposite the shop. This has to be said about Bai Zhi's cleverness in choosing such a place. Her shop only accepts female customers, so those men who cannot enter must be
You have to have somewhere to go.
Walking into the teahouse, Yunjing asked for a seat by the window, a pot of tea and fruit snacks, and listened to the storyteller tell some interesting stories, which made him feel at ease.
Now Yunjing is also a celebrity. He is recognized by the store. The shopkeepers come to say hello in person. As for hinting whether Yunjing can keep the calligraphy treasure, he pretends not to know...
Time passed little by little, and it wasn't until the sun set that Bai Zhi's shop became free. She simply closed the door and closed the shop. Yun Jing saw this and paid and left the tea house.
"When did the official come back? Did this trip go well?" Bai Zhi bowed slightly and asked softly after they met. After all, it was on the street. It was better to say goodbye than a newlywed. She was too embarrassed to be too close to Yun Jing.
Smiling, Yunjing said: "Let's go home first and buy some food on the way. I haven't eaten well these days when I've been out. I've been dreaming about the food you cooked." After that, he walked back and forth, then
Then he said: "I came back yesterday afternoon. I went home first to report that I was safe. Although there were twists and turns during this trip, it was smooth in the end."
She followed Yun Jing's footsteps with cheerful steps, slightly behind half a body. Bai Zhi didn't ask him what he was doing, but said: "That's good. I've been having a hard time with the officials these days. I'll buy some official posts later."
Treat people well with the dishes they like to eat and reward the officials.”
"You are still caring, Xiaobai, but these days are not hard. You know how could your husband have wronged you?" Yunjing shook his head and smiled.
"Guanren, you men always bring home a smile. In fact, it's not easy. These concubines all know it."
"Okay, okay, my little white is the smartest and most sensible..."
Under the setting sun, the two of them walked side by side and chatted, their shadows stretched very long.
We wandered all the way, bought vegetables, drank a pot of old wine, and went home.
As night fell, the lights lit up in the small courtyard on the outskirts, the smoke rose, Bai Zhi was busy in the kitchen, and Yun Jing read a book and drank tea. Soon, a table of delicious wine and food was ready.
As they ate and drank, the two of them got stuck together unknowingly. They were tipsy, the wind picked up, the clouds covered the moon, and it was another sleepless night...
For the next period of time, Yunjing's life was very peaceful. He would occasionally go home to spend time with his family and check on the construction progress of the village school. Most of the time, he stayed in the town. Occasionally, he would visit someone who had taught him and was now retired.
The retired husband lives a two-person world with Bai Zhi on weekdays, and their days are very leisurely.
During this period of time, the cake business has been negotiated with the people sent by the Jin family, and all the procedures have been completed. From now on, we just need to wait for each period of time to reconcile the accounts and collect the cash.
Jiang Susu also accompanied Jiang Xiaoxi to the town to visit several families. Song Yan accompanied her throughout the process, and everything was kept in order. No mistakes were made, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
Mother is more valuable than son, and those people were extremely happy and radiant about Jiang Susu's visit. I think having Jiang Susu, Yunjing's mother, visit me would definitely be a source of bragging for those people for a long time.
The wedding gift for Lin Yexing, Yunjing, is also ready. A black horse, worth three thousand taels of silver. It can travel thousands of miles a day. It is not a top-notch BMW, but it is totally worth it as a gift. It is handwritten.
Master Liu left behind a book called "Asking for Directions". It took Yun Jing one noon to finish it.
The last painting gift was Yun Jing's thoughtful work, which was still in his realistic style. He named this painting "Morning King's Journey", and the content was a scene they studied in Niujiao Town when they were young. At that time, the immature
Their faces are vividly reflected on the paper, stepping on the morning dew and rising sun. That is the most carefree time in their lives.
The reason why he painted such a painting is probably Yun Jing's memory of that time, and it is also a testimony of their friendship as classmates over the years. This is Lin Yexing's wedding gift. May you go early and live up to the past.
This painting of Yunjing is not only signed by his real name, but also stamped with his own seal. It has both a character seal and a name seal. There are only a handful of paintings that he has stamped with both seals at the same time among his works.
With Yunjing's reputation as the 'Master of Painting', the value of this painting can be imagined, but talking about money is pointless.
The days were dull and fulfilling, but with the advent of winter, the smile on Yunjing's face became less and less day by day...
