Chapter 22: Shocking
Before the Chinese New Year this year, the wood sold the last batch of chickens, ducks and geese to be sold, and settled the account in the Zuixian Building, and there were three hundred taels of silver in his pocket. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The stones, trees, and seas were waiting in the lobby, and the brothers went home together.
The wood is tall and big, about one meter seven or eight; The stone and the small tree are about the same size as him, about 1.75 meters old, and they look even stronger than him. In the end, by the time the family was able to eat their stomachs, the wood was already seventeen years old. Later, although Yun Lan bothered to replenish his body, he couldn't reach a very high level.
And the stones and small trees still have room to grow.
Yun Lan once estimated that the two younger brothers should be able to grow to more than 1.8 meters, and they are still the kind of handsome men who are neither fat nor thin. In these ten miles and eight towns, it can be regarded as a rare beautiful man, and there are more matchmakers who come to the door to say goodbye. If Yun Lan hadn't opened her mouth to block it, maybe the threshold of the family would have been broken a long time ago.
Five years ago, at Yun Lan's suggestion, Yun Qin made a family rule: the male son of the Yun family, under the age of sixteen, is not married, under the age of twenty, is not married; The daughter of the Yun family, under the age of fourteen, is not married, and is not married, and is not married.
Start a business first, then start a family.
There is some truth to this. After getting married, thinking about his wife and children all day long, where can he still go to school wholeheartedly? When you are young, as a student, you should devote yourself to school.
One day, after completing school, you should devote yourself to earning money to support your family. There are very few people who can use two purposes. Yun Lan set a goal for her younger brothers: if she can't pass the examination at the age of twenty-two, she will stop the imperial examination, go home to farm or do business, or go to the academy to be a master, choose one of the three.
In short, I am not obsessed with whether I can be admitted to the examination and whether I can be an official. All roads lead to the capital, and 360 lines are the champions.
Shi, Xiaoshu'er and Xiaohai all deeply believe that they trust and admire the second sister in the first year of junior high school.
Second sister, if it is a man, then she will definitely be able to be admitted to the Jinshi easily, and she will be proud of the ministers!
Since childhood, under the influence of the second sister, the three brothers have no prejudice against women, and they do not think that women should be inferior to men, and they should be more humble and useless than men.
A year has passed, and the study and life of Fucheng Academy have really taught the five of them a lot. Not to mention the rebirth, at least it should be impressive, and the mental outlook is very different.
I have broadened my horizons, increased my knowledge, and become more stable. The master of Fucheng was born in two Jinshi, and he once served as a county magistrate in several places. Knowledge and vision are naturally not comparable to the masters of the county seat. The master of the county seat is just a person, he has never been an official, and he has never stepped out of the boundaries of his own mansion.
Pan Fuzi, the "head teacher" of the five brothers, is a talented person who is also cheerful and straightforward. It is precisely because of this reason that I can't eat in the officialdom, because I don't want to be in the same stream, so I resigned and went into seclusion and came to the academy in this mountainous area to teach and educate people.
Pan Fuzi looks fourteen or fifteen or sixteen years old, tall and handsome, and Yun Lan's first impression of him is very good. Mrs. Pan is in her forties, looks good, and is well maintained. is a beautiful woman, a person in her forties, who looks like she is thirty-five or sixteen years old. is kind to people, doesn't have too many scheming, and is quite close to Yun Lan.
The master has a son and a daughter, and his son Pan Zhiheng, who is sixteen years old, is a classmate of Shi Ji. Daughter Pan Zhiyin is thirteen years old, she is also a beautiful woman, with a good personality, cheerful and lively, soft and rigid, and Yun Lan are familiar at first sight, and there are many things to say.
Every three months, Yun Lan would go to the academy.
When I went, I naturally brought two little babies with me.
First, give some food to the younger brothers, and bring some gifts to the master and the mountain chief by the way; Second, take the children out to see, so as not to stay in the mountain nest for a long time, and develop a timid and cowardly temperament.
Yun Lan bought a small house in Fucheng, with three main rooms, two side rooms, and a well. In the courtyard, there is also a leafy grapefruit tree and an osmanthus tree that is more than 50 years old.
There are three main rooms, the leftmost one is the living room and dining room, which in turn is the bedroom of the five brothers, and then the bedroom of Yun Lan and her two sons. These two bedrooms are arranged as large bunks, and sometimes the whole family comes to live in Fucheng, which is divided into male dormitory and female dormitory.
The wing room is a stove room and a thatched house, and Yun Lan also asked people to build a small bathing room in the corner of the courtyard.
The courtyard is not big, and it is just three points of land.
Every inch of land in the city is expensive, and just such a small mansion cost Yunlan five hundred taels of silver. In the county seat, such a house, fifty taels is enough!
Yun Lan sighed secretly: The silver money is not spent!
The academy is not far from the mansion of Yunlan Mansion City, and if you make a carriage, it will arrive in an hour and a half. Yun Lan's family didn't have a horse-drawn cart, only a donkey cart, which took three and a half hours, or even longer.
Every time Yun Lan came to Fucheng, it usually took six or seven days of effort. After resting in Fucheng for a day, accompanied by the people of the Changfeng Dart Bureau before dawn, he went to the academy.
Changfeng Dart Bureau is the most reputable dart game in Feng County, and Luo Xiangbei is very familiar with several dart masters. Every time Yun Lan travels, he will regularly hire three members of the Xiang family to keep him safe. There are five people in Xiang's family. His father is in his early forties, his name is Xiang Dong, and his mother is called Aunt Xiang; The eldest son is eighteen years old, called Xiang Li; The second son is sixteen years old and is called Xiang Kang; The daughter is thirteen years old and her name is Xiang Hong.
This family is from a martial arts family. Even the little girl Xiang Hong is also very good, and in the entire state capital to which Feng County belongs, martial arts should be ranked in the top fifty. And to the east, that's the one who deserves to be at the top.
Hiring such a dart master naturally costs a lot, six or seven days back and forth, and a dart master will get at least ten taels of silver. However, life is precious, and Yun Lan will not feel sorry for this money.
Every time I travel, I usually hire Uncle Xiang, Aunt Xiang and Xiang Hong, one back and forth, a total of fifty taels of silver. Uncle Xiang's martial arts are strong, and he is the pillar of the dart game, and the price is naturally much more expensive.
At the entrance of the academy, there is an inn, which is quite clean and tidy.
I stayed at the inn for one night, met a few younger brothers, visited the chief master and the two families, and gave gifts. The next day, I had lunch and then turned back to Fucheng.
A trip to Fucheng, it costs so much, and it also buys a house.
Yun Lan pondered, can you just run in and out of the city! Sitting and eating empty mountains is unacceptable.
She still made the recipe of soap and soap public at home, and also let her uncle's family participate, planning to make a large number of them. In just three months, I accumulated 10,000 pieces of soap and 5,000 pieces of soap. Fruit wine was also brewed with 5,000 jars, all of which were in five-pound and two-pound bottles. A lot of all kinds of mountain goods have also been purchased. She entrusted her two sons to her mother, accompanied by her eldest brother, and escorted by Uncle Xiang's family of five, to Fucheng again.
The whole family and the little uncle continued to make it, and the grandparents also came to help. The three domestic servants of the Yun Lan family are naturally also the main laborers.
Yun Lan always felt that something big seemed to have happened, and she felt vaguely uneasy in her heart. It should be necessary to prepare a little more money, as well as food and daily necessities. Anyway, the space is big enough nowadays to store a lot of things, and you don't have to worry about it going bad.
This time, soap and tea tree mushrooms, lion's mane mushrooms, mushrooms, hazelnuts, dried bracken, fruit wine, preserved fruits, dried fragrant fruits, spiced peanuts, tofu milk, fur sweaters and boots, filled the three freight wagons.
Xiang Auntie drove the car, Yun Lan sat on the wheel, and the wood drove another carriage. Under Yun Lan's intentional arrangement, whether it was a horse-drawn cart, a donkey cart or an ox cart, the wood could be very proficient. Driving the carriage was borrowed from the Luo family's carriage and learned from the Luo family's coachman.
Xiang Hong rode a horse to open the way, and Xiang Uncle rode a horse after breaking.
From Fengxian to Fucheng, about 350 miles away, set off early in the morning, and you can arrive at noon the next day. The mountain road is not easy to walk, but it is better than the mountain bandits who do not have a large share, and they are all small fights. There are three people in the Xiang family, and the mountain bandits dare not provoke easily.
Of course, there are also some uninteresting mountain bandits and roadblocks on the road, blocking the road and robbing them. There are people in the Xiang family, and naturally they are easily resolved one by one.
All the way to Fucheng, you have to pass through two county seats.
In these two counties, there are also branches of Zuixianlou.
Yun Lan had already said hello to Luo Xiangbei, and set up a special counter in the lobby on the first floor of the Zuixian Building to sell soap and fruit wine.
At noon, we arrived at the first county seat. Here put down a hundred pieces of soap, a hundred pieces of soap, and thirty jars of two-pound fruit wine. After having lunch in Zuixianlou, we will continue to hurry, and it will be ten minutes after dark, and we will reach the second county seat.
In the second county seat, I put down the same amount of things, wrapped a small courtyard of Zuixianlou, rested for one night, and hurried again the next morning.
As a result, before leaving the next day, a third of the three things in the specialty cabinet had already been sold!
The shopkeeper was overjoyed, and hurriedly proposed to keep more.
Yun Lan couldn't help but smile happily, leaving the same amount behind.
Fucheng is the biggest market.
She had already negotiated with the head of the academy, and the chief would send someone to build a wooden house at the entrance of the academy for her to use to sell the things she had brought. After the completion of the event, she will donate 500 taels of silver to the college to help the college establish a scholarship fund. In this way, it is used to encourage those who excel in their studies, to sponsor those who are from poor families, and to help those who encounter natural disasters*!
When the mountain chief heard her idea, he naturally couldn't ask for it, and his heart was full of joy and excitement. As early as a month ago, the chief of the mountain personally led people to build a wooden house of about 50 square meters at the gate of the academy. The wooden house is divided into two, with a shop in front, a large bed of 1.5 meters in the back, and even a shower room.
Looking at this spacious, bright and tidy wooden house, Yun Lan couldn't help but be very moved and surprised.
Originally, she asked that the wooden house should not be less than 15 square meters.
The mountain chief was still afraid that she would not be satisfied, so he asked his wife to explain to Yun Lan in private: "The mountain chief told the shopkeeper of the inn opposite, if you want to go to the thatched house, you can go to the inn!" If it's not too far, you can also go to the academy! ”
Between the academy and the inn, there is a large lawn.
The wooden house is built on the lawn. This lawn belongs to the academy. In front of the wooden house, there is a tall osmanthus tree. Now, it is the golden autumn, the osmanthus is fragrant, and the green grass is covered with golden petals, like a painting, attracting people's attention.
On the lintel of the wooden house, a sign was hung: Okay, come to the shop again.
The five stone brothers have long been publicized among their classmates.
The things that come to the shop again are very popular with the masters and students.
More than half of the students studying here are from well-to-do families, and there are many wealthy families. Almost all of the students in this half have a piece of soap, a piece of soap, a jar of fruit wine, a pound of preserved fruits, three or two pounds of spiced peanuts, and a bottle of tofu.
There are not many masters in the academy who are very poor.
Well, I came to the small shop again, and almost every master's house snapped up some of them. Everything is so popular.
In less than five days, everything was sold out!
The Drunken Immortal Building Monopoly Counter in Fucheng only took seven days to sell these things.
This time, Yun Lan's net profit was as high as more than 27,000 taels of silver!
The money is hers.
In addition, she also gave her father, mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law 300 taels of silver each, grandparents and 2 girls 100 taels of silver each, and a total of 500 taels of silver to her uncle's family. This is the salary for them, it's not that she is stingy, she really gives too much, and they don't even want it.
The little uncle was very sincere: "The first year of junior high school, it's just a three-month job, and I do it at your father's house, including food and accommodation." Live and don't get tired, five hundred taels of silver, which is already a lot! If you give more, your uncle won't dare to help you! ”
Five hundred taels of silver, if this was in the past, he wouldn't dare to think about it. In a lifetime, you can't earn that much money. But in three months, there are five hundred taels, and if you are not satisfied, God will not be able to see it.
The little aunt is also the same as the little uncle, very sincere and satisfied, not greedy at all. Several cousins, too, are honest people.
Yun Lan was very moved, and only felt that her heart was warm like never before.
With the money, the younger uncle plans to buy land and build a new house.
Yun Lan wanted to dissuade her, but she couldn't say it, after all, there was no basis at all. At night, she tossed and turned, and Ding Dong suddenly reminded her: "Something is not quite right recently, it seems that there is some natural disaster, you have to be mentally prepared!" Well, get ready to flee! ”
Yun Lan was so frightened that she didn't sleep well all night.
Dingdong has a strong perception of the outside world, and Yun Lan still believes in its words. After all, this guy is like a god, and she can't believe it.
Early the next morning, she hurriedly looked for her uncle: "Last night, I dreamed of my grandfather, and he warned me that there might be a natural disaster recently." Therefore, it is better not to buy a field shop! If you can, you can exchange the silver taels for gold, so it's easy to carry! ”
"Okay, I'll listen to you!" The little uncle didn't think much about it, so he nodded and agreed.
Now, he admires this niece very much!
A little woman dares to take the initiative to make peace; After leaving, he gave birth to a child, and with his own ability, he earned a lot of money and lived a good life! The two sons were also raised by her to be smart, upright and kind, and very cute.
The little uncle proposed: "Or, let's go to the county seat together and exchange the silver tickets and silver for gold!" ”
Yun Lan shook her head: "Mine has been replaced with gold, you can go with the eldest brother!" Then he said to the wood: "Replace all the silver and silver tickets of your father and mother for gold, and leave twenty or thirty taels of scattered silver each!" By the way, sell the family's ox cart and buy two donkey carts! Uncle, I suggest that you buy an ox cart as well. ”
Her words scared everyone into a panic.
The little uncle asked very nervously, "The first year of junior high school, what's wrong?" ”
Yun Lan: "According to Grandpa's meaning, it seems that everyone in our area is going to flee!" ”
There was a loud bang, and the cup in Yun Qin's hand fell on the green brick floor, which was very harsh at this silent moment.
"Really? Could there really be such a serious natural disaster? Really, you want to flee your homeland?! Yun Qin's hands were trembling, his voice was trembling, and his face was very pale. In his eyes, there was despair.
Su Shi suddenly cried: "God, this is finally a good home, and it is not easy to buy so many fields." How can it, God, be so cruel? Woo woo, don't let people live? ”
The little uncle also hurriedly asked: "First year of junior high school, what you said is true?" ”
Yun Lan nodded: "Well, I think, it should be true." Actually, during this time, I also noticed that something was wrong. I heard that there was an abnormality in a well in the next village, and when I went hunting in the mountains, I also found that the prey was not very peaceful, and I was a little more anxious than before. I heard this look mentioned by a monk from Youfang, as if it was a precursor to earth movement! ”
Listening to Dingdong, Feng County is clearly a severely affected place.
Fleeing is definitely wanted! However, if you are prepared, you will not be too miserable. In short, saving one's life is more important than anything else. What's more, now that everyone in the family has a lot of money in their hands, no matter where they go, they will not end up on the streets!
The little uncle's heart pounded when he heard it: "I believe in you, and the first uncle believes in you!" I'll go to the county seat to exchange for gold, and I'll go home, tell your grandfather and grandfather, and let them get ready and flee with us!" ”
Yun Qin also hurriedly said: "I'll go to the old patriarch and the village head, tell them about this matter, and let the village chief report to Li Zheng, and let Li Zheng report to the county commander!" ”
Yun Lan hurriedly grabbed him: "Dad, calm down, the county magistrate won't believe it!" If one is not good, he will even arrest our family for the reason of bewitching the public, and he may not even be able to save his life. If it's serious, it will even affect the entire Yunjiaao! ”
Yun Qin became more and more alarmed: "Then what should I do?" You can't just just watch it, can you? Saving people is like fighting fire, if you don't say it, your conscience can't get over! ”
Yun Lan sighed: "Dad, we can do this, send someone to disguise themselves and go to the county to quietly spread the news." In this way, it will naturally reach the ears of the county order, and if the county order is a good one, it will naturally send someone to investigate and collect evidence, and then take measures to deal with it. If it's not good, we can just avoid prison, so as not to get into trouble! ”
The little uncle breathed a sigh of relief and nodded approvingly: "Well, I think the idea of the first year of junior high school is good!" We have to do good deeds, we have to save people, and we can't put ourselves in it! Well, it's up to Suda. He is a half-sized child, and he doesn't often go to the county seat, so if he dresses up, he should be fine! ”
Su Da also hurriedly recommended himself: "What my father said is very right, just let me go, I will definitely be able to do things properly!" ”
Yun Lan had no better way, so she had to nod: "Okay, you be careful, don't let people catch you!" He told him uneasily: "That's good, when you go to do this, you will bring ten taels of silver and dozens of taels of silver tickets with you." If the situation is not right, you simply don't go home and go directly to Fucheng! ”
He also told him the specific address of the house he bought in Fucheng: "When the time comes, you go there and wait for us, and everyone will go there to meet together!" ”
The area around Fucheng is a plain area, and even if there is ground movement, it will definitely be much better than the situation in Fengxian. Fengxian is located at the bottom of the basin, surrounded by mountains, and once the earth moves, the situation will definitely be very bad.
Mu suddenly said: "In this case, let's postpone it for a day and tell the people in the village!" No, just tell the old patriarch tonight, and just say that I heard the news from the county seat! ”
Yun Lan: "Okay, I'll put on my cousin's makeup, and then my cousin will set off from this side of the road to the county seat." In the evening, this news is estimated to spread throughout the county! ”
A quarter of an hour later, Suda, who had made up, looked like a peasant girl in her thirties. Even the little uncle and the little aunt can't see that this is their son, and there is no resemblance to Suda before makeup.
Yes? How did it become like this?
Everyone couldn't help laughing, but they didn't dare to laugh out loud, lest someone peep and leak the news.
The big stone in the hearts of the little uncle and the little aunt suddenly fell to the ground.
In this way, there is really no need to worry. No one can recognize this look.
Yun Lan handed Su Da a few more chili peppers: "When the time comes, if you eat a chili pepper, your voice will be different." Otherwise, if there is an acquaintance, as soon as you open your mouth, it will be exposed! ”
At the same time, he also stuffed Su Da with a brand-new coarse cloth money bag: "Here are five taels of broken silver, five silver tickets of ten taels, you yourself be clever and cautious, don't put yourself in!" If you really can't find the house, go to the academy and find a few stones! ”
"Yes, please rest assured!" Fifteen-year-old Su Da looked full of confidence, as if the strong man went out to fight, which made people's blood boil.