One hundred and twenty-four long pavilion farewell
As soon as the cart entered the Songfeng County boundary, Xu Xian was very careful. Whether the driver intentionally or unintentionally approached the gate of Songfeng Mountain from the road, or the rough-faced young craftsman who was relieving himself more and more often, it made everyone feel uncomfortable.
He braced himself to deal with it and leaned towards the gate of Songfeng Mountain. Sorry, we are familiar with the roads in Songfeng County. How can I help you turn the corner and relieve yourself? It's okay. It just so happens that I haven't been eating in the inn these days.
Mr. Jing has a stomachache, so why don't I go with you to relieve myself?
Xu Xian approached with a shy face and did not use any threatening words. Those people who probably had evil intentions in their hearts did not resist much. Therefore, even in the boundaries of Songfeng County, meeting the disciples of Songfeng Mountain on the road was not a matter of once or twice, and there was no problem.
What's right and wrong, but the look in Wei Changpan's eyes in the carriage became more and more unkind. It was only because he was wary of Wei Changpan and Xu Xian's status as warriors that he didn't immediately attack.
Although those fellow travelers with ulterior motives could not find any chance, Xu Xian was also so exhausted that Wei Changpan could not move an arm. If he really got into a fight with those men who were accustomed to doing strenuous work, he would be pushed to the ground.
Fortunately, those people became wary after seeing Wei Changpan's fists and kicks. They had previously said that they would help first, but they would never dare to take action.
This cart, which was pulling people with different ideas, traveled more than 40 miles on the main road in Songfeng County before turning to Suzhou in the west. This was discussed before leaving Wuhang City. It was understandable that Sister Cui and Xu Xian only paid.
The fare to get here is less than a hundred miles, so I have to walk on two legs.
Wei Changpan's legs were used to walking on rugged mountain roads. Although he was injured, it didn't bother him much. Although Xu Xian had the physique of a martial artist, he was used to living as a young master in Qishan County. When he heard that there were hundreds of
After a few miles of journey, my legs and feet became a little weak, but I still insisted on saying that it was only a hundred miles, and with my body and skills, I could get there in a day or two.
"It's better to go, so as not to take up space in the car." The rough-faced young craftsman in the cart said in a strange tone, "It would be nice to have more aisles, but it's a pity that some people are leaving empty money, not to mention that I can still pick up a few coins on the way."
Xu Xian, who had already walked a few steps after taking the bundle off the cart, turned around and rushed up to the cart. He looked around at the people huddled in the corner and said with a sad smile:
"The government notices have been posted for so many days but no one has been arrested. Just a few of you, you really think that the government is stupid and took out hundreds of taels of silver to give away. I am compassionate and tell you that there are still hidden treasures in other sects."
I have a few old monsters, including one who practices the evil art of eating people's hearts and livers. When the time comes and sell Brother Wei, there will be someone beside your bed the next night when you go to bed to dig out your heart and liver."
"Although money is good, it still needs life." After saying these words, Xu Xian kicked the young craftsman in the stomach, jumped out of the cart and ran towards Wei Changpan, leaving him curled up in the carriage with his belly in his arms.
The young craftsman here.
"Why bother?"
"We can't spend our whole lives on these bastards to keep them silent." Xu Xian took the baggage from Wei Changpan, "I just made up a few sentences, and I really frightened these people. I guess they won't be able to get out for a while.
What's wrong, we can't tell in the long run. After all, Brother Wei is worth hundreds of taels of silver. If you don't keep it all, you may be obsessed with money."
Xu Xian was also helpless. It was no easier than letting a sow climb a tree by letting those who could not move away from the sight of free money to abide by the moral principles of the world.
He counted the remaining days with his fingers. There were still five or six days before the New Year's Eve. He could walk more than twenty miles in one day. It would be better to go to the carriage and horse shop to get a horse and the two of them could ride together. It would take three or two days.
It's almost here, but after paying the fare, my wallet is very dry. I can't teach Brother Wei to do it...
After thinking about it over and over again, Xu Xian still couldn't make up his mind. When he was about to discuss it with Wei Changpan, he realized that Wei Changpan had walked a hundred steps behind him.
, hurriedly caught up and said: "Brother Wei, brother Wei, you are going the wrong way!"
Wei Changpan paused, turned around, raised his immobile arm with all his strength, made a fist-cup salute, and said to Mr. Xu: "Brother Xu, I have something to ask of you."
After being stunned for a moment, Xu Xian returned the salute with clasped fists and said with a smile: "How come you and I still have such etiquette? Just say what you have to say."
"Brother Xu, please go to Old Wei's house in Qingshan Town and give a message to my parents." Wei Changpan thought for a moment and said, "Shitou is well fed and warmly dressed, and there are many kind-hearted people outside. He is living well, and there is no need to worry about him.
If there is a leak in the old house at home, please ask Brother Tongqian to repair it. Dad, don’t show off when you have old arms and legs. You don’t have to take care of those two acres of land all day long. I’d also like to tell the sisters in the brothel.
Tell my husband, we are out there..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Xu Xian stopped Wei Changpan from continuing and said with a wry smile. "I can't remember so many words in a while, so why not go find some pen and paper and write a letter to the Feng family."
Letter from home... Wei Changpan shook his head. There was little information in Qingshan Town. The town may not know whether he was alive or dead. His parents were illiterate. Writing a letter from home would inevitably be known by a third or fourth person. Among them, if
There is also a person who likes to chew his tongue...
I'm afraid that the people from Songfeng Mountain will just sit back and wait in the town.
Xu Xian was a little surprised when he heard Wei Changpan's words, and asked tentatively: "That's all?"
"By the way, I still have these two taels of silver. Please help Brother Xu to take them back." Wei Changpan thought about it and took out two pieces of broken silver from his arms and stuffed them into his hands. Xu Xian wanted to laugh at first, but seeing his solemn expression, he said
Just now he became more serious and said, "Brother Wei, don't worry, this money must be brought to my uncle and aunt."
Two taels of silver, even if Xu Xian's family is in ruins, is still just the cost of a meal of wine and meat. In his opinion, it is a bit shabby, but for Wei Changpan, it is probably more than half of the money he has. Xu Xian is inexplicable
I felt a little emotional. I went to Wuhang City expecting to make a difference, but now I came back in despair after all my clothes were wrapped around me. I didn't even bring anything for my parents. How could I be a child?
Ashamed.
On the main road in Songfeng County, Jiangzhou, according to Yao's law, a pavilion was set up every ten miles for pedestrians to rest. Two young people said goodbye here and left with their backs turned.
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The Xu family in Qishan County was originally one of the richest families in the county. Seven or eight restaurants and a similar number of wine shops were opened in good areas of the county. In addition, the family named Xu
Holding a brewing recipe in his hand, the brewed water has a mellow taste and a long aftertaste. It is the favorite of many alcoholics in the city. Even the restaurants in Wuhang City have a drink called Xu Niang. The Xu family's business is booming, and it is convenient.
One can imagine.
However, there is an old saying that you cannot get rich for three generations. It seems to be an unreasonable statement, but it always comes true. In the past two years, the harvests in the fields around Qishan County were not very good. All the Xu family needed to make wine was new rice from the fields in Qishan County that year, which cost ten thousand yuan.
He was absolutely unwilling to use one from another county, so the head of the family named Xu was determined to die. Xu's wine was still as good as before, but he had to pay 30% more for the cost.
The house was leaking and it rained all night. The Xu family's only son was a low-income person who didn't like doing business and preferred to practice martial arts. The Xu family also doted on their only son and sent him to an old martial arts master in Yuyin County early.
There, I don’t feel bad about spending the money flowing like water every year, but the only son’s talent is really limited, and he can’t do anything high or low. He is more than enough to be a tutor in a home care home or an escort guard, but
It is difficult to make a name for yourself through this.
What really crushed the Xu family's business was that the business in Wuhang City was squeezed out by a Huizhou wine seller. They kept the price down, and would rather lose money than Xu Niang. However, the wine seller
The wine they sell is indeed quite sophisticated, and the taste is only slightly inferior to Xu Niang, which has a complicated process. When a restaurant in Wuhang City saw that the two wines tasted almost the same, the Huizhou wine seller actually charged two yen cheaper per jar of wine, so he almost didn't go out.
Within half a year, Wuhang no longer smelled the aroma of wine.
The business was pushed back to Qishan County, and the money earned was reduced by more than half. The restaurants and wine shops in the county only used a dozen jars of wine every month, but the newly brewed Xujiazhuang was still enough.
With a few hundred jars, I contacted Songfeng and Yuyin counties and transported them there in a big truck, but I never thought that they would be robbed by bandits on the way, and I would have to pay some money this time.
When people are unlucky, their teeth are choked by cold water. After this back and forth, Xu Niang, who was already somewhat famous in Jiangzhou, has shrunk back to the borders of Qishan County. Half of the restaurants and wine shops have changed hands, so he can save less money.
This move by the leader is also a good one, and he may have a chance to make a comeback someday.
However, earlier this year, the only son of the Xu family came back from Yuyin County. He said that he had accomplished something in his studies. He could still fool people by showing off a few tricks. The Xu family is now a little older and their energy is not as good as in the early years.
Although he was still able to take care of his own property, he should have found his son to come back to help with things. However, he became cruel and wrote a letter to a distant relative of a wealthy family in Wuhang City, asking for help in finding a job, not to mention seeking an official position.
It is also good to be granted the title of wife's shadow and to go to the government to eat the court's money and food.
However, not to mention the poor harvest in the county this year, there are also a few hungry people from Huisu and Suzhou who have fled to Qishan County in the south of Jiangzhou. Every household is short of food. How can anyone be willing to sell it to make wine? Even if it is, the price is astronomical, maybe
The head of the family still gritted his teeth and bought ten tons of grain, saying that no matter what he did, he could not cut off this year's share. This was a rule passed down from his ancestors. No matter how bad the harvest was, even if he only made one jar of wine, the amount of wine that year would be enough.
, there must be.
Fuxianju was originally one of the top restaurants in Qishan County, but now it is so crowded. It’s no wonder that in these disaster years, every household is having a hard time. How many people have the spare time and money to come to such a sophisticated place to drink? So we have no choice but to
The operation was bleak, and the money coming in every day made the shopkeeper worried. More than once, he told Mr. Xu's family, who was always sitting in front of the door and looking in the direction of the city gate, that if he closed the shop for a day earlier, he would lose less money.
The fat-bellied Xu Toujia, who was sitting on the imperial chair, had only one sentence.
My son hasn't come back yet, why are you so anxious?
Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, the days passed like a stream. The shopkeepers and clerks in Fuxianju secretly guessed that the young master of the Xu family was probably out having fun and drinking, how could he come back? What a pity for this good father, he spent the whole day
Just sit here and wait.
When these words reached Xu Toujia's ears, they just laughed it off. My son said he would come back before the New Year's Eve, so what if I wait until my thirties?
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, at noon, the gate of Qishan County opened a crack, letting in a young man who was returning home for a reunion.
The big-bellied old man who was looking longingly at the entrance of Fuxianju had a sore nose and greeted him from a distance: