Chapter 2: The First Snow (Nanachi)

Politely sent Father-in-law Feng away, turned his head, and Shopkeeper Zhu changed his face. Nodding his hand, he called over to Li Xianfeng, stretched his voice and said, "I said, brother, you have been working with us for more than ten years!" Why hasn't this scorpion's stinging changed at all! Last month, the envoy of the festival also asked me, saying that Luoyang needed to arrange a big steward in the past, and asked me who was more suitable. I also solemnly recommend you to the envoy of the festival. You said that with your temperament, can I rest assured that I go? Yes! ”

"Thank you, thank you for the shopkeeper!" Li Xianfeng nodded again and again, the expression of gratitude on his face didn't seem to be pretending at all, "I didn't mean to disturb the shopkeeper today." Indeed, it is true that the man is too big, so I wanted to let you know sooner. If you can leave the things in this person's hands and find an opportunity to dedicate them to the festival envoy, maybe his old man will be happy, and the next Yangzhou will not be vacant, and you can make your old man! ”

"Go, go, I'm a pawnshop guy, and I haven't even read a few books seriously, why don't you drive in Yangzhou?" Shopkeeper Zhu pushed Li to worship and didn't believe his statement at all. But deep down, there is a faint surge of irrepressible longing. Jiedu has always taken great care of his subordinates, Yangzhou is Shangzhou, and it is estimated that he does not dare to grant the position privately. But like Xunzhou and Guangzhou, these scholars regard them as places for distribution, and seek one or two positions for their subordinates, it should be difficult for him to be an old man, right?

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Zhu's face gradually warmed again, glanced at Li Xianfeng, who was cowering, and pouted: "Tell me, what is it that makes you lose your mind?" If it's really a treasure, today's fault will be written off! ”

"Yes, yes......" Li Xianfeng looked around, and put his mouth to the ear of the shopkeeper Zhu, "Juque Sword!" The one that disappeared with the descendants of Queen Wu back then. Guys don't know the origin of this sword, you old man is well-informed, you must have heard of it! ”

"What?" Shopkeeper Zhu took half a step back, almost unable to believe his ears. The Juque sword was made by Ou Yezi hired by King Lu of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later the Wu State was destroyed by Yue, and this sword also disappeared. The last time it appeared was at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and it was obtained by Du Fuwei, a great man in the green forest, in an ancient tomb dug up to raise military funds. In the early years of Wude, Du Fuwei surrendered, and in order to show that he would never talk about martial arts again in this life, he offered this sword as a gift to Gaozu. Therefore, the civil and military officials of that year had the opportunity to witness his true face, and Yan Liben drew a color picture to commemorate it. When Taizong was in power, because he favored Wu Wangke, he gave this sword when he was crowned, inspiring him to work hard to practice martial arts, and in the future, he would deter the Tang Dynasty. During the Yongzheng period, Wu Wangke was implicated in the case of rebellion and died, and his son was exiled to Lingnan. With the decline of King Wu's lineage, the giant sword disappeared from people's sight again.

During the Shenlong period, Zhongzong rehabilitated King Wu. The descendants of King Wu were pardoned in Lingnan and returned to Chang'an one after another. But the Juque Sword did not appear with the return of King Wu's descendants. However, in the mouth of the folk treasure merchants, from time to time there is news about this sword, suddenly Lingnan, suddenly Saibei, Shenlong sees the head but does not see the end.

The concubine's elder brother Yang Guozhong didn't like to read in his early years, and he spent all day hanging out with the ruffians and hooligans in the market. Now that he is the envoy of Jiannan Festival, and he holds seventeen important positions such as Taifu Qing, he naturally does not want to make people feel vulgar anymore, and needs a lot of elegant things to decorate the façade. Therefore, all kinds of historical antiquities, calligraphy and paintings have become the focus of Zhu Ji Nan's store. Last time, there was a poor jinshi who had been living in Beijing for many years, and he accidentally bought a genuine painting of Wang Youjun at a low price in the ghost market, and sent it to the mansion of the envoy of Jiedu. It didn't take long for him to be awarded the position of Yingzhou Assassin. If you can really get the Juque Sword for the Jie Du to get your hands on it this time, I'm afraid that a golden unicorn will fly out of the shopkeeper Zhu's house!

There is a saying that when a person's heart is full of desires, his mind will not be too clear. With a full fantasy, the shopkeeper Zhu left Li and rushed to the front hall in three steps and two steps. When he entered the private room, he looked at the young man's arms and his heart beat wildly. That's right, it's a giant sword, and Li Xianfeng is indeed right to see it. Shopkeeper Zhu had seen this sword more than once in Yan Liben's facsimile of his paintings, but he didn't expect to really encounter it so close in this life.

"Yun Gongzi, right?!" Without waiting for the guy to help introduce him, the shopkeeper Zhu took the initiative to speak, "The contemptible person is the shopkeeper of this store, surnamed Zhu, ranking seventh." Yun Gongzi can call me Zhu Qi. I don't know who Yun Gongzi was entrusted to come, and what he did! ”

"Oh!" Yun Gongzi, who had a noble appearance and style, arched his hand slightly, and inadvertently handed the hilt of the sword closer to the shopkeeper Zhu, "You always ask me." A friend of mine, surnamed Yuwen, asked me to bring you a letter to you! ”

"Yuwen? Ah, Brother Yuwen, I remembered, remembered. Where is the letter, trouble Yun Gongzi! "Shopkeeper Zhu is a little **. The surname Yuwen is very unique, except for Yuwen Zhi's brother, he can't remember knowing a third person with the surname Yuwen. But for the sake of Juque Sword's face, he didn't plan to delve into it. Because there is an unwritten rule in the dry red goods industry, only look at the authenticity of the object, regardless of its origin. lest the prince who came out to sell the heirloom feel embarrassed, and lest the gentleman on the beam be asked to be weak-hearted.

"Here, please take a look!" Yun Gongzi handed the sword to his left hand, and with his right hand, he took out a thick envelope from his arms. In front of the guys, it was handed to the shopkeeper Zhu.

Although compared to the giant sword in front of him, the content of the letter was worthless at all. But in order to leave a good impression on Yun Gongzi, Shopkeeper Zhu carefully inspected the fire paint on the letter, and then cut the envelope with a knife and pulled out the letter inside.

At a glance, he was startled, and instinctively wanted to call someone in from outside. But looking at the generous appearance of the prince surnamed Yun, his heart suddenly struck again, smiled, and asked with a strong stomach: "I don't know where this letter came from?" Which son, surnamed Yuwen, entrusted you to hand it over to the old man. ”

"Who else. The one who once drank with the shopkeeper Zhu. Yun Gongzi carried Juque in one hand, and gently knocked on the table with the other hand, leaving a clear pit on the Nanmu table with each knock. He handed me this letter a long time ago, saying that in the future, if he is in trouble, the shopkeeper Zhu will definitely help when he sees the letter. I suddenly couldn't find him in the past few days, and I thought to myself, since he believed in the character of the shopkeeper Zhu so much, he sent the letter to you all the way. If you take a closer look, there's nothing missing in there, right?! ”

"Ah, ah, no, no less!" Shopkeeper Zhu's face was instantly covered with sweat, and he instinctively hid his body back. However, he didn't dare to hide too far, since the handsome young man could knock out the pits of the Nanmu table case with his knuckles, if he was in a hurry, he would give his head such a look, wouldn't his head become a colander?

"Now that the letter has arrived, it's time for me to go!" Yun Gongzi smiled and got up from the stool. "Oh! By the way, look at my memory. Afraid that I will be greedy for a cup and make a mistake, the similar Xin Yuwen brothers have also entrusted it to several people, and in a few days, it is estimated that you will receive a few more letters. Alas, he's just too careful sometimes. ”

"You, you ........" Shopkeeper Zhu deliberately reached out to leave Yun Gongzi behind, stretched halfway, but took it back tremblingly. There are still several letters, and leaving the surname Yun can't solve the current dilemma. Once Yu Wenzhi was in a hurry, the next letter was sent directly to Li Linfu. But just let Juque Jian and his master leave, Shopkeeper Zhu was very unwilling, chased a few steps from behind, kept a distance of more than three feet from the other party, and opened his throat and asked: "Yun, Yun Gongzi, can you tell me where you live." If I wrote a reply, how would it be delivered to you? ”

"I live in the Bodhi Monastery southeast of Pingkangli! The place separated from the former residence of Li Weigong is a wall! There is no need to reply to the letter, the shopkeeper Zhu will invite my friend to drink in the future. The footsteps of the son surnamed Yun were steady, not at all like he was in a hurry to leave, smiled, and turned around and said. (Note 1)

Shopkeeper Zhu immediately shrank back half a foot, lest the other party suddenly burst out and hurt himself. After a while, he found that one of the other party's legs had stepped out of the threshold, and he suddenly came back to his senses and shouted loudly: "Yun Gongzi, Gongzi go slowly." You guys ......."

"What's the matter, shopkeeper Zhu or something else?" Yun Gongzi retracted the leg that had stepped out of the hurdle and asked with a smile.

"No, it's gone!" was illuminated by the other party's gaze, and the courage in the heart of the shopkeeper Zhu suddenly disappeared. He grinned wryly and replied in a low voice, "I, I just think that you sent the letter from afar, Childe." I didn't even drink the tea, so it was not appropriate for you to leave. What are you guys doing? Hurriedly put out a basket of rock candy from Nanyang and gave it to Yun Gongzi to make tea to moisten his throat. ”

"Alas, alas!" The guys were at a loss by Shopkeeper Zhu's startled appearance, and agreed repeatedly, took out the expensive rock candy from the container, and handed it over to Yun Gongzi respectfully.

"Since this is the case, Yun is better to be respectful than to obey his fate!" Yun Gongzi thanked Shopkeeper Zhu very politely, took the rock candy, and went with a smile. After the whole person disappeared from the corner of the street, the shopkeeper Zhu wiped his sweat tremblingly, ignoring the eyes of the idle people in the store, and yelled at the guys, "What are you still doing?" Why don't you hurry up and go to a few people, and keep an eye on the one surnamed Yun for me. If you can't find his place today, none of you will have to come back! Go, go. It's closed, it's closed. The weather is not very good today, please check out early and go home. Everything you look at is 20% off. ”

Note 1: The former residence of Li Weigong, that is, Li Linfu's mansion.

Note 2: Rock sugar. Sucrose is not a specialty of ancient China. It is usually imported from the South Seas or India. So rock candy is a very valuable gift.