Chapter 113: A gift to those who enjoy the industry
After all, the Chen family was at fault in this matter, and Chen Ke was not innocent, so it was only natural for him to come to apologize. Just think about it, go to that domineering family, first feel the power, and then swallow the anger...
He still had to pretend to be a grandson, and Chen Ke suffered from headaches.
It's okay to say that, after all, for the sake of my little sister, I endured it for a while, just pretending to be bitten by a dog. The second condition of the Liu family was what really made him hesitate... It is not anecdotal that brothers marry easily, and the other party
It can be considered reasonable. However, an allusion that has troubled him for many years stood before his eyes like a mountain of words:
River, east, lion, roar!
After being publicized by that heartless guy Su Dongpo, even people a thousand years later knew that Chen Xiliang's son was afraid of his wife. Chen Jichang was not allowed to drink flower wine, could not raise a singer, and was often punished to kneel down, and sometimes even beaten...
It's made people laugh for a thousand years.
It wouldn't matter if Chen Jichang was a masochistic type. One would fight and the other would suffer, and no one else could care about it. But later, as soon as Chen Xiliang passed away, he and Liu separated and never saw each other again in their lives... It can be seen that this boy has no
A little bit of happiness at all.
History has taken a small turn and seems to be back on track... But Chen Ke watched Liulang grow up. It is not an exaggeration to say that the eldest brother is like a father. I wonder how the elder brother can bear it.
Push your brother into the fire pit?
Therefore, we cannot agree to this matter and have to argue about it again. It’s just that I can’t express my thoughts to anyone, not even Chen Xiliang... Could it be that your future daughter-in-law will send your youngest son to the hospital?
The position of secretary-general of the Wife Association has been ridiculed for a thousand years! Believe it or not, Chen Xiliang can send him to see a doctor...
After thinking about it all night to no avail, I can only put the matter aside for the time being and wait until I see Mrs. Cao to think of a solution. Let's get down to business first.
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At night, while sleeping in a daze, Chen Ke heard something moving in the yard. He put on his clothes and got up to check, and saw that it was Chen Xiliang's boy who was saddled on the donkey.
"Where are we going?"
"The official is going to court." The book boy was no longer the one brought out by Chen Xiliang from Sichuan... The book boy at that time ran away to no one knows where he went after Brother Xiao Liang's misfortune.
"Going to court so early?" Chen Ke looked at the sky, where the moon and stars were still sparse: "It's only the fourth watch."
"You think being an official is easy." The front hall door opened. Chen Xiliang, who had already changed into court clothes and a windbreaker, took a white lantern from the hand of the maid Lan Pei and said, "I've disturbed you. Come and take a look tomorrow.
Can you move the donkey pen to the back?"
"No, we sleep like dead pigs." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "Have you eaten yet?"
"If you have time to eat, why not sleep a little longer." Chen Xiliang said with a smile: "There is a breakfast store outside the hospital."
"That's it." Looking at the three black characters "Zuo Sijian" on the lantern, he laughed and said, "Dad, you are carrying this thing so that others don't know who you are."
"You're just a layman, I'm afraid others won't know." Chen Xiliang said with a smile: "From the Prime Minister down, all the officials who go to court must carry a lantern like this, otherwise they will be fooling around and encounter soldiers patrolling at night, and they will treat you as a thief.
Arrest him."
"Didn't you say that there is no curfew in Bianliang City?"
"That's the outer city. The inner city is still closed." Chen Xiliang smiled and said: "Stop being curious and go back to sleep. When you get up in the morning, Lanpei and the others will take care of you, so you don't have to worry about eating... Have a good rest at home today.
Don't go anywhere."
"Oh." Chen Ke nodded and sent Chen Xiliang to the door. He thought to himself that no wonder he fell asleep after dinner... For this reason, he was not worthy of being a Beijing official.
I went back to my room and took a nap, and just as I was entering my dream, the sound of banging iron signs came from the alley again. "There is no need to report Yuan Rong at the fifth watch, just a piece of iron clanking through the door." Apparently the fifth watch has arrived, and the Toutuo people
Come wake me up early and get the weather forecast... This idea originated from Bianjing and spread all over the country.
After the sound of the dawn had gone, there was gradually a sound outside. I couldn't sleep anymore today, so I had to get up, sit cross-legged, and breathe in... This is a set of Qingcheng internal skills taught by Song Duanping's father.
With more practice, although I can't fly over the walls, my ears and eyesight will be clear and I won't be affected by any disease, which is already great.
Speaking of which, Song Fu initially assisted Chen Xiliang in governing the county. Because of his outstanding political achievements, Chen Xiliang was promoted to a regular official in advance, and he was also promoted to chief clerk... It is said that next year, he will come to Beijing to take the exam for the big competition.
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After breathing, he felt much more refreshed. After eating breakfast, Chen Ke went out under the escort of his brothers.
He didn't mean to go against Chen Xiliang, but there was something he should have done yesterday, but he accidentally forgot about it.
That is saving money. They have a total of 60,000 yuan in their pockets...
The little girl was as meticulous as a hair and had already written down the address of Jiaozi Shop on a memo. Chen Ke inquired all the way and arrived at the 'Dongdu Jiaozi Shop' located on Xijiaolou Street in Da Nei, opposite to the front office of the West Palace... OK
Well, if you work opposite the garrison headquarters, you will definitely not worry about being robbed.
Dongdu Jiaozipu is a two-story street-facing shop. It is inconspicuous among the shops on Xijiaolou Street. It is difficult for ordinary people to believe that there is a wealth that is as rich as the country.
After Chen Ke and others entered, they saw that the first floor was similar to a pawnshop, with simple tables and chairs, a plaque saying "Harmony makes money", and a few tellers like Chao Feng sitting behind the high counter fence, looking indifferently.
The young people who came in... Judging from their age and dress, they must have wandered in blindly.
The person in charge of the store came up and said with a professional smile: "Hey guys, how can I help you?"
"..." Chen Ke said nothing and took out a gold coin with a leaf pattern on it.
As soon as the steward saw the gold coin, he immediately took it with both hands and looked at it front and back. After confirming that it was correct, the smile on his face became much more real: "Please come upstairs."
'Hey, there are gold card users in this era...' Chen Ke secretly marveled that the gold coin the little girl got for him was used to prove his identity.
The steward opened the green curtain and sent them upstairs, and they saw that the decorations were immediately different... There was a Boshan bronze incense burner on the incense table, and the incense was slowly sprayed out from the burner. Four landscape paintings of famous people were hung on the two walls.
, equipped with four sandalwood straight chairs. The floor is covered with precious Persian jacquard carpets.
The manager went to the back to invite the shopkeeper, and a slim maid served tea. Chen Ke opened the tea cover and took a look. It was still fragrant and thick. He suddenly lost interest and put the tea bowl back.
At this time, the curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged man dressed as a wealthy businessman appeared in front of Chen Ke and the others, wearing a dark golden turban with a Wanfu pattern and a rather ridiculous little blue hat on his head, smiling and singing "Oi"
He said: "You gentlemen, please be polite."
Although he spoke pure Bianliang dialect, this man had curly black hair, a high nose and deep eyes. At first glance, he was definitely not Han Chinese.
However, there were many foreigners in Bianliang City, and many of them had such lewd eyes, so Song Duanping and the others were just a little surprised, and then they chanted in return. Only Chen Ke, who was still looking at the little blue hat on his head in ecstasy, swallowed for a long time.
Foaming at the mouth: "Are you a Jew?"
"..." The man didn't quite understand what he meant and shook his head.
"Israelis?" Chen Ke asked again.
"Uh, Xiaoguan, you mean...a gift to someone from a happy career?" the man said a little uncertainly.
"Right..." The transliteration was almost the same. Chen Ke nodded and said, "Your hometown is in Jerusalem. When slaughtering animals, do you have to pick out the hamstrings?"
"Yes." The man said with a surprised look on his face: "I didn't expect that a low-level official would know so much about our Yizhi Leye."
"I don't know much about you guys now," Chen Ke said lightly: "I just guessed it from your hat and the pattern on this coin... By the way, there are such translations on the four sides of every Jiaozi.
The leaf shape, I remember, is a unique symbol of your nation."
"The junior officials do know us very well." The man smiled and nodded: "The Jiaozi of the Song Dynasty was entrusted to one of us to take charge of the job."
"How did you come to the Song Dynasty?" Chen Ke had long been curious about the pattern on Jiaozi. Now that his guess was verified, he naturally wanted to ask for more information.
"I heard from my elders that when Taizu founded the country, our people returned from overseas and paid tribute to the imperial court with Western cloth. Taizu said to us: 'Return to China, abide by the ancestral customs, and leave behind Bianliang'. He allowed us to become subjects of the Song Dynasty.
, settled down in Bianliang." After a pause, he said: "Because we don't eat pork and are also Semu people, the court mistakenly called us Blue Hat Huihui, also called Tiaojin Huihui... In fact, it is definitely not the same thing, so we
Calls himself 'a man who gives happiness to his career'."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Ke and smiled and said: "Those who can call us correctly must be sincere good friends. To introduce myself, my surname is Bai, my name is Bai Yaming, my courtesy name is Pingran, and my Christian name is... Benjamin."
For a person who has given a lot of love, telling someone his or her Christian name means treating him or her as a friend.
Chen Ke's original factory boss was an Israeli, so he knew the taboos and preferences of this nation very well. This nation has a very stubborn inertia, and even after a thousand years, there is basically no change.
So the conversation between the two was very pleasant. Bai Yaming even invited him to be a guest at their place someday. Chen Ke readily agreed...but he wouldn't take it too seriously. Girl, these guys are better than monkeys when it comes to their hair.
After the relationship got heated, Bai Yaming got down to business and said, "I wonder what San Lang is doing here?"
"Save money." Chen Ke said, "Didn't I just say that I just came out of Shu and I brought some money with me, so you can rest assured."
"Our store has this business," Bai Yaming said, "I wonder how much money Sanlang has saved?"
The Jews, the time when Song Dynasty officials went to court, the White Lanterns, and Jiaozi... are all not nonsense. In other words, apart from adjusting the characters for the sake of the plot... although I can't say what I say must be well-founded, there is basically no nonsense.