Chapter 17 Bird Feeding
Tonggu pinched Lingxu's cute face and asked, "Little Lingxu, have you also learned to sell guanzi?" Let's hear about it. β
Lingxu rubbed his face and said, "Girl, do you remember that crazy old man?" β
Tonggu said, "Of course I remember. β
Lingxu showed two tiger teeth and squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "That old man's surname is Qi, he is a famous bird training master in the capital, and he runs a bird feeding pavilion at home, called Bird Walking Zhai, and the girl can return these birds to him." β
Tonggu clapped his hands and applauded: "Wonderful, without further ado, we will go now." β
The master and servant said that it was too late and that it was too fast, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the old man's bird's feeding. Two green pillars in front of the door set up a plaque, and the three big characters of "Walking Bird Zhai" on the plaque are impressive. But this faΓ§ade is very strange, even if it is open to do business, but there is no one to see, the door is very cold. The two of them boasted through the threshold and went straight to the gate, only to see that the courtyard was in a mess, as if it had not been cleaned for a long time.
"Qi Lao, Qi Lao." Lingxu shouted twice in the courtyard.
I saw an old man in navy blue clothes running away in the opposite direction after seeing the two of them, Lingxu reacted very quickly, and used light industry to catch up and stop him, and looked at the old man who ran away was none other than the old man.
"You can't go back, this bird was bought by me in exchange for the little old man, and it is difficult to chase the horse in a word, I can't return the bird to you, old man." It turned out that Qi Lao thought that the two of them regretted it and came to grab the bird.
Since he came back with this bird, whether it was sleeping or eating, Old Man Qi held it every day, for fear that someone would steal it. Originally, there were a lot of buddies in this bird walking house, and they were all good at taking care of birds. In the past, the business of this bird walking was also prosperous, and the bird business in the capital was almost monopolized by the bird walking house. But now there is no bird in this cage for raising birds, and there is no business to do, and Qi Lao can't find so many birds to fill for a while, so he has no choice but to dismiss the guy first and then make plans.
Tonggu smiled helplessly and said: "Old Qi, don't be afraid, I'm not here to get birds, I'm here to talk to you about business." β
Qi Lao came and asked with interest, "What business?" Are there any rare birds? Let's hear about it. As he spoke, he invited Toya to sit down in the front hall.
There was no one in the courtyard to serve tea, and Tonggu could only go straight to the point dryly. "I want to buy your place, but don't worry, after you buy it, it will still be for you to operate, and the silver that should be given to you will not be less."
The old man was overjoyed when he heard this, he thought that the birds were gone all of a sudden, and the business could not be continued, but he didn't expect a pie from the sky to hit his face. "Cheng, this house was bought for three hundred taels back then, and the certificate of ownership is complete, just go to the government to get a name."
"Can't be sold!" A young man in blue shouted not far away.
Qi Lao scolded the young man: "Why can't you sell it? The old man in this house can't call the shots, can he? β
"Grandfather, this is the last property of the Qi family, and now the market price of this house is more than four hundred taels, how can you sell it for three hundred taels?" The young man knelt in front of Qi Lao and begged Qi Lao.
"In the eyes of your money drilled day by day, this house is a fart compared to this phoenix, even if you don't charge money, I'm willing." This Qi is always a pure bird idiot, and he can't hold anything else except the bird's heart.
Tong Gu carefully glanced at the young man in front of him, the young man should not be much different from the spirit ruins, he should be fifteen. With a well-proportioned figure, a good appearance, and clear eyebrows, he should be an upright and innocent person. Tonggu motioned for Lingxu to help the person up, and took out one thousand hundred taels of silver tickets from his sleeve pocket and put them on the table. "This little brother, there are 1,000 taels here, with this money, your grandparents and grandchildren can buy a better house."
The young man didn't take the silver ticket, hugged his fists and said: "This girl, I, Qi Yuan, am not greedy for money. It's just that I depend on my grandfather for my life, and some things have to be calculated. Although this bird walking is not a lot of places, after all, it has put my grandfather's life's work into it. Now that my Qi family has encountered a pass, I have to worry about the money, and the girl can buy it at the market price, and I Qi Yuan will never take any more of the girl. β
Tonggu admires such a person, who can manage money rationally, but does not covet wealth. "Well said, you take the money first, and I'll hire you to be the steward here. You can take the rest of the money to hire a buddy, buy feed, and settle accounts with me when the business is back on track. β
Qi Yuan paused and then took the silver ticket, "Even if it is so small, it will no longer shirk, from today onwards, the girl will be the big boss of this bird walker, and the small one will definitely do his best to run errands for the girl." "Now the Qi family has been almost defeated by his grandfather, and Qi Yuan has to bend his waist for these five buckets of rice, but if there is a way, he is not willing to do things for a girl who is still young.
Tonggu looked at Qi Yuan with satisfaction and said, "Qi Yuan, you take me to the bird feeding place, and I will call the birds back."
Qi Yuan almost didn't laugh, thinking that he would call all the birds back, he was the most powerful bird trainer in the capital, and he didn't dare to say such a big thing. "Girl, please."
Qi Yuan took the two of them to the bird's feeding, he wanted to see how this girl ended up after bragging about it. Old man Qi didn't want to participate in these things, and went back to the room with the phoenix in his arms.
Tongya stood in the courtyard, closed his eyes, and breathed. After a while, the birds landed in the sky and landed all over the yard. Five of them fell on Tonggu's body.
Qi Yuan was dumbfounded, he was the frog at the bottom of the well for a long time, he had never heard of someone who could train a bird like this, it was really strange. "Girl, where did you learn from?" He really wants to do things for this little girl now, maybe he can learn both hands when things are done well.
"Self-taught." Tonggu didn't even bother to make up a story.
"Wh... What the? Qi Yuan was already incoherent, and he didn't know how to proceed with this topic.
"These five birds are my own hands, they are called: coal blocks, purple potato cakes, dumplings, sailors and strong men. On weekdays, you have to take extra care of them, and other birds are not allowed to be kept in the cage, you can rest assured that they will not run away, as for how to raise them outside the cage, you can figure out your own way. Also, you can buy any bird you want, but you have to ask the coal block when you want to sell any bird, and you can sell it if he nods. β
Qi Yuan's mind was in a mess, thinking to himself what kind of fame is this? Also, this man still needs to get the bird's consent to sell the bird? I've never heard of this before. "Girl, I don't understand the consent of this coal block, how can I ask for it?"
Tonggu teased the coal and said, "Just tell him, he knows the human language." You see he shakes his head to disagree, and nodding his head means agreeing. β
Qi Yuan felt that Tonggu was looking at himself like a fool, but this thing was too incredible. He didn't know what to say, so he had to bite the bullet. "Yes"
Tonggu saw that Qi Yuan didn't know the essentials, and he personally demonstrated it. Tonggu asked the five birds to do something to prove that they could understand human language. Qi Yuan was shocked again, he had lived for fifteen years, and he followed his grandfather to the north and south in order to buy birds, and the varieties of these five birds in front of him were not the first time he had seen them, why did this bird become fine in just a few days in the hands of this little girl? It's also incredible.
Tonggu left the bird and left, and as soon as he walked to the door, he saw a man dressed as a man standing at the door of the bird walker, looking very anxious. When the man saw Tonggu coming out, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Girl, the small one is from Juxian Building, the big shopkeeper said to let the little one tell me, there is a person named Bai Ze, who has been in the teahouse for three days, and he has to say that he wants to see you, what should you do about this?" β
Tonggu patted his head, yes, he asked Bai Ze to meet in the teahouse, and she patronized and forgot about it. "Quick, lead the way to the teahouse."
The three of them got into a carriage and rushed to the teahouse. The teahouse has been cleaned up under the auspices of Huaxi, and the decoration style is also unique, and the canopy of the filigree process is decorated everywhere, although it is not decorated with gold, it is also luxurious. There is also a stage in the center of the teahouse, and now there are people trying out the play on the stage. It's just that Tonggu doesn't understand this drama at all, it seems to be singing and singing, and the dance steps are peculiar.
As soon as Tonggu entered the door, he saw Bai Ze sitting on the ground, and hurriedly helped the person up and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've committed this big problem again." β
Huaxi saw that Tonggu attached so much importance to this person, and immediately called a man. "Quickly bring the girl and this boy to the private room, and serve tea and pastries."
At the beginning, when Bai Ze came to the teahouse, he only said that he was looking for the master, but he couldn't even say a name, and Huaxi thought that he was a sick brain. But later, Bai Ze described the appearance of his master, and the more he listened, the more he felt that he was his own girl. By the time Huaxi confirmed that she was her own girl, it was already the third day that this person had come to the teahouse. Huaxi hurriedly sent a guy to tell Tonggu, and the guy went to the back door of Lei Mansion first. But the doorkeeper at the back door said that the girl was out of the house, and the guy had to inquire everywhere again, and only after inquiring all the way down did he find the bird walker, and when he was hesitating to go in to find out if it would be abrupt, he saw the girl coming out of it, and hurried to report it.
The guy acted quickly and led the two to the private room on the second floor. After the two of them sat down peacefully, tea and pastries were immediately brought in.
Bai Ze was thirsty enough, because he couldn't find the master's urgency and no appetite, and he didn't eat water and rice for three days. "Master, it's okay, I understand that this is a test of my perseverance. You can rest assured, no matter how hard it is, I can persevere. β
Tonggu held his forehead and thought to himself, how could this little medicine fairy become a fool if he didn't reincarnate well. "That, don't call me Master, you see that a man in my girl's family is called Master by a man all day long, it's not good to say."
Bai Ze thought about it and nodded, feeling that what Tonggu said was reasonable, after all, she was a girl who had not been out of the cabinet, which might damage her reputation. "Then what should I call Master below?"
Tonggu blinked his big eyes and said, "You can call me Tonggu, and don't see me again."
"This... All right. When will Miss Tonggu be able to teach me the art of medicine? Bai Ze got up and clenched his fists and asked.
Tonggu said helplessly: "There is no hurry to study medicine, where do you live on weekdays?"
Bai Ze's face suddenly turned red with shame, lowered his head and said, "I rented a thatched hut before, and because I wanted to learn medical skills from Miss, I quit the matter of Baokun Hall." I ran out of money, so I simply moved out, and I haven't found a new place to live yet. β
Hearing this, Tonggu couldn't bear it, and a pair of red eyes were covered with a layer of white mist. "In this way, you live in the teahouse first, and then listen to my arrangement."
Bai Ze clasped his fists and saluted: "Yes, they all listen to the girl." β
I'm afraid that this title won't be changed for a while, and Tonggu won't force it. Tonggu asked Lingxu to call Huaxi and told Huaxi to take good care of Bai Ze and treat Bai Ze as a guest. After Huaxi received the order, he immediately asked Hua Xie to personally settle Bai Ze, and Bai Ze was arranged to a good room and rested.
Bai Ze's matter relied on a period of backwardness Tonggu to ask Huaxi to drink tea together, "What kind of play are you playing on this stage?" Tonggu asked Huaxi curiously.
"This is the most ordinary mold play, hasn't the girl heard the play?" Huaxi looked at Tonggu with wide eyes and surprise.