Chapter 18: A Trip to Yazhou (Part II)

The crowd avoided both sides, and a fat man in a gorgeous dress walked over surrounded by several subordinates. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Shopkeeper Huang." He Lao Liu was the first to shout, "You also saw the shopkeeper Huang, they are making trouble here." ”

"Put the guy away first." Li Shuang also said in a low voice, then turned around and hugged his fist at the visitor, "Shopkeeper Huang, how can Yaxing come here to shop." ”

In the early Han Dynasty, it was stipulated that merchants were not allowed to wear silk and ride in cars to buy land. Even in the Ming Dynasty, where industry and commerce developed to a certain extent, merchants were basically in a position of being slaughtered by others. It's just that the person in front of him is dressed up and should also be a businessman. But the status seems to be very high.

Xu Lang secretly asked Ding Laosan next to him; "Who is this here?"

"This is the Huang Da shopkeeper of the auspicious firm here." Ding Laosan replied in a low voice, "This person has a lot of background, and I heard that he has a very close relationship with Qiongzhou Mansion, so he is sold on the ground in Yazhou." ”

Xu Lang nodded secretly: "I see." ”

Seeing that Zhang Hai and Sun Tianhao had already let go of He Lao Liu and put away their weapons, Li Shuang said to the shopkeeper Huang: "For the sake of a little woman, there is a slight misunderstanding, so I shouldn't mention it." ”

He Lao Liu was about to say something, but the shopkeeper Huang stopped him with a wave of his hand: "Since it was a misunderstanding, Li Gongzi also apologized, and sold it in the next face, Sixth Master, I think it will be stopped." If you really want to make trouble, Lord Zhizhou and Brother Ling are not easy to explain. ”

He Lao Liu scolded in his heart: "Apologize? Where did he apologize Li Shuang? However, seeing that the shopkeeper Huang said this, and brought out Lord Zhizhou, He Lao Liu had no choice but to say: "Everything is up to your old man." After that, he pointed at Sun Tianhao and Zhang Hai fiercely with his left hand, "There will be a period later, let's go." ”

Seeing He Lao Liu walking away, Shopkeeper Huang asked Li Shuang again: "I don't know who these people are。。。。。。 ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper Huang asked like this, Li Shuang couldn't hide it, so he had to answer truthfully: "These are the remnants of the Great Song Dynasty who returned from overseas, and Li's salt was purchased from them." ”

This Huang shopkeeper is Li Shuang's next home to sell salt, and the two sides have been cooperating for some years. Recently, I suddenly saw that Li Shuang's people sold extremely high quality salt twice in succession, and the quantity was very large, so the shopkeeper Huang asked the man who collected the salt to secretly inquire about Ding Laosan, who went to sell salt. This Ding Laosan is more real than Li Shuang, three cups of yellow soup are in the stomach, and no one needs to ask, so he will be told with the plate. I also heard that there are still many strange things in these relics of the Great Song Dynasty, so the shopkeeper Huang took it to heart and wanted to make friends. Today I went to the inn to visit, who knew that Xu Lang and others went to the water village, Huang shopkeeper returned in vain, and was about to go home, but he met here again.

Seeing that Li Shuang did not hide the identities of Xu Lang and others, the shopkeeper Huang smiled slightly and hugged his fist at Xu Lang: "This son, Huang Yuansheng, the shopkeeper of Xia Jixiang Commercial Bank, is also an old friend of this Li Gongzi." It's better to meet by chance, you and I are fateful, today from the next to do the east, how about you have a few drinks? ”

Xu Lang looked at Li Shuang, and when he saw Li Shuang nodded, he also hugged his fists: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and bother the shopkeeper Huang." ”

The group was just about to leave, and Sun Tianhao secretly tugged at the corner of Xu Lang's clothes.

"What's wrong?" Xu Lang turned around and asked.

Sun Tianhao pointed to the little girl over there: "I'm going to take her away." ”

"What?" Zhang Hai and Liu Jun were taken aback when they heard Sun Tianhao say this.

"I'm going to take her away." Sun Tianhao raised his voice, "I must take her away." ”

Huang Yuansheng stood aside, and when he saw these people pointing to the dozen or so women over there arguing about something, he understood in his heart, but it was not good to ask Sun Tianhao directly which one he had a crush on, thought about it, and beckoned the official with the whip next to him to come over.

"Huang Ye." The official hurriedly nodded and ran over, "What do you always command?" ”

"Li Si, how many people are there, how much is the price?" Huang Yuansheng asked.

"Look at what Huang Ye said." Li Si replied, "There are a total of fourteen prisoners, Huang Ye, which one you like, just give the villain a reward, and the small one doesn't dare to make a bid." ”

"That's it, Li Si." Huang Yuansheng stretched out his finger and gestured, "50 taels, I want all fourteen." ”

The selling price of a maid in the Ming Dynasty was 4,5 taels of silver, and no one wanted a dozens of years old mother-in-law for nothing, and Huang Yuansheng's price was still relatively high.

"Xie Huangye." Li Si was overjoyed and shouted loudly, "50 taels, Huang Ye will take it all." ”

Huang Yuansheng turned around and arched his hand at the stunned Sun Tianhao and the others: "Huang doesn't know which one this son prefers, so Huang will take it upon himself to buy them all and give them to you." ”

"Is that true?" Without waiting for Xu Lang and them to speak, Sun Tianhao asked first.

"Naturally, take it seriously." Huang Yuansheng smiled slightly, "Huang can't say anything, and it's hard to chase a horse." ”

"That's it, thank you shopkeeper Huang." Xu Lang said suddenly, "But it's better for us to pay for the silver." ”

"Xu Lang."

"Brother Xu."

Xu Lang waved his hand and stopped Zhang Hai and Li Shuang from speaking.

"A little thing, don't mention it, don't mention it." Huang Yuansheng made a gesture of please, "Ladies and gentlemen, please do it." ”

Sun Tianhao walked in front of the little girl, squatted down, reached out and touched the girl's face, and asked, "Do you like to go with your brother?" ”

The little girl blinked: "Do you have any cakes to eat?" ”

"Yes, my brother eats cakes for you every day."

"I don't want to eat cakes, I follow my brother, I can do laundry and cook for my brother, I can serve my brother." The little girl said sensibly.

Sun Tianhao wiped his eyes, stood up, and took the little girl's hand: "Go, go with my brother." ”

Zhang Hai and Liu Jun glanced at each other, and thought to themselves: "I didn't expect Sun Tianhao to be okay with this." ”

Xu Lang saw a tear in the corner of Sun Tianhao's eye.

The group went to the largest restaurant in Yazhou to have a drink. The rest of the thirteen women who were bought were brought to the side by Huang Yuansheng's subordinates, and only the little girl followed Sun Tianhao closely, not leaving an inch.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Huang Yuansheng raised his wine glass and raised his glass to Xu Lang and others: "Huang has opened a small business house here, thanks to the care of your neighbors, and has been in business for some years. ”

Li Shuang glanced at Xu Lang secretly, but saw that Xu Lang was also staring at him with a smile. Li Shuang secretly complained in his heart: "I regret that I shouldn't have brought Xu Lang to eat this meal." His ability is incomparable with Huang Yuansheng, seeing that the production of refined salt in Yulin Bay is getting bigger and bigger, and he plans to sum up how to eat it in the future, and now if he is inserted by Huang Da's shopkeeper, then his life will be sad in the future. ”

"Thanks to the love of the shopkeeper Huang." Xu Lang no longer looked at Li Shuang, turned his head and said to Huang Yuansheng, "Businessmen are profit-seeking, and it is natural to do so. However, we are not only relics of the Great Song Dynasty, but also naturally know Chinese etiquette, and the word integrity is never forgotten. Regarding the matter of refined salt, we have already agreed with Brother Li that the entire Qiongzhou Mansion will only sell Brother Li's family, and I hope that the shopkeeper Huang will forgive me. ”

Li Shuang suddenly had a feeling that he was going to die for Xu Lang.

"Good!" Huang Yuansheng tilted his neck and drained the wine in the cup, "The husband is true to his words, and Huang admires it." ”

"But 。。。。。。" As soon as Xu Lang said something, he was snatched up by Sun Tianhao.

"However, we have other things, and the shopkeeper Huang will definitely be interested, and there are opportunities for cooperation in the future. Today's matter, thank you to the shopkeeper Huang, I salute the shopkeeper Huang for a cup. After the incident at noon, Sun Tianhao had a great impression of Huang Yuansheng at this time.

The two sides drank and talked happily until the sun sank before the banquet dispersed.

Four travelers sat around an oil lamp in a room at the inn, and on the bed was a little girl sleeping peacefully.

"Xu Lang." Zhang Hai has always been dissatisfied with Xu Lang's purchase of fourteen women for 50 taels of silver, and felt that Xu Lang's work this time was too arbitrary, so he didn't even call the committee members, but called them by their names, "What about those women, how to deal with them, bring them back to Yulin Bay?" ”

"Take it back." Xu Lang lit a cigarette rolled by himself with an oil lamp, the rationing of modern cigarettes has stopped, this time he came to Yazhou, Xu Lang got some Yazhou tobacco leaves, rolled and smoked by himself, it was better than nothing, "They can do something, they can do something, it can be regarded as a thousand dollars to buy horse bones." ”

"What about her." Zhang Hai pointed to the little girl sleeping on the bed.

Xu Lang looked at Sun Tianhao: "Let's talk about it." ”

"I'm talking about Brother Sun." Liu Jun smiled at Sun Tianhao, who had been silent, "Even if you are a lolitacon, but this is too small, are you going to raise it for a few years?" ”

"You again." Sun Tianhao suddenly broke out again, pointing at Liu Jun's nose and scolding.

"What's wrong? It's not a joke. Liu Jun replied unconvinced.

"Enough, don't say a word." Xu Lang stopped Liu Jun and patted Sun Tianhao instead, "Tianhao, if you have any grievances in your heart, just say it, they are all brothers, there is nothing that can't be said, I know you feel uncomfortable." ”

"Brother Xu, I'm homesick too." Sun Tianhao suddenly cried like a child, "I have a younger sister, only 14 years old, we have been tired of being together every day since we were children, she is like my little angel, I spoil her, love her, my parents are also in their 50s." But now, I don't see them again. Cheng Yiyi is homesick, and I can still cry with you, but I'm a man, I can't cry, I can only hold back, who called me a man. ”

The people in the room stopped talking. After a long time, Liu Jun said silently: "I'm sorry, Brother Sun." ”

"What's your sister's name?" Xu Lang asked, at this time Xu Lang felt that Sun Tianhao, who was already 26 years old, was more like a child.

"Sun Jiayi."

"You have a sister now." Xu Lang pointed to the little girl, "She is Sun Jiayi." ”

"Yes, I have a sister." Sun Tianhao burst into tears and smiled, turned to look at the sleeping little girl, and the girl's washed face showed a bit of grace.

"Jiayi, my brother will love you, spoil you, and protect you in the future, and no one can bully you anymore." Sun Tianhao was crying again.

Xu Lang and the others stayed in Yazhou for a few more days, and there was suddenly no movement from the He brothers in the past few days, which made Xu Lang a little puzzled, but he could only ignore him for the time being. Ding Laosan had already stopped the food, ironware, cotton cloth, and some needlework that Xu Lang needed. Xu Lang bought a set of ready-to-wear clothes for each woman he bought, and changed out of the tattered clothes on his body. After simple communication, it was learned that these women were all from the same village in the southwest of Yazhou, and they usually made a living by fishing. The fishermen of the Ming Dynasty were actually both people and thieves. I usually fish, and I have the opportunity to do it a few times. The last time I robbed a boat, I didn't expect the owner of the boat to connect with the government, which attracted the encirclement and suppression of the government and washed the village in blood. Those who could run ran away, and those who didn't run away were arrested as pirates who were co-widows. For following Xu Lang and others to Yulin Bay, these people have no opinion, they were originally bought as slaves by others, where to go, how can they have the final say. Besides, I can eat enough every day these days, I won't be beaten and scolded, and I have new clothes to wear, which is something I couldn't think of before, and others can't do such a slave if they want to.