The two entered the town, found a storefront called Xinglong Pawnshop, and walked in. The shopkeeper saw two strangely dressed men come in. After looking around, I saw that although the two of them were dressed strangely, they were also neatly dressed. The farmer, who was not digging in the soil, asked in Cantonese dialect: "Did you two come to this pawnshop to buy things or pawn them?" ”

Chen Feng looked at the shopkeeper, who was dressed as an outsider, and he looked white and fat. There is a mustache on his mouth. The goat's whiskers in the chin hang to the chest, while a pair of small eyes turn from time to time.

"Well, we're here to pawn." Chen Feng replied coldly.

"What should it be?"

Chen Feng took out a green lighter (one yuan in later generations) and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took the lighter and kept looking at it in his hand. After a while, the shopkeeper said to himself: "Well, what a good thing!" Then he returned the lighter to Chen Feng and said, "The two of you are very weird. I don't know what it's called! ”

"This thing is called a Franc machine green jade glazed self-generated fire. It's so rare!! Chen Feng didn't make a draft, and gave this one yuan a lighter a name

"It's a good thing, and I've never seen it in my business for most of my life. Two distinguished guests, why don't we talk about it. After saying that, the shopkeeper walked out of the cabinet window and led the two into the living room. Entering the living room, Chen Feng and the others put the line away. After the host and guest are seated. The shopkeeper shouted: "Niu Er is going to serve tea quickly, it's going to be good." ”

"Hey, it's coming soon!"

After a short while, Niu Er served tea and poured a cup for all three of them, and then withdrew.

The shopkeeper picked up the teacup and tasted it for a while, and said, "These are the best tips." ”

Chen Feng took a sip, but he didn't taste any good tea. But he still said: "Then we thank the shopkeeper for his hospitality." ”

"Polite, polite. I don't know who the two noble surnames are? ”

"My two brothers are exempt from your surname Chen. A native of Guangzhou. has been doing business with the red-haired ghost in the South Seas, and got this self-generated fire. "Chen Feng has read a lot of novels in his later life, so he doesn't have to think much about it to make up his own life experience and the origin of objects.

"Oh, if you do business overseas, it's no wonder that you have a monk's head like the red-haired man. I don't know why the two of them sold this treasure. ”

"Hey, it's a long story, my two brothers originally wanted to go to Qinzhou to see what business they could do, but they were robbed by mountain bandits during Jiulong. Fortunately, the two of us knew some martial arts to get away. However, the entanglement on the body and the road guide let the mountain bandits rob it. Now I'm penniless, and I have to cut my love in order to make a living. ”

"It's a misfortune for both of you, but it's also a blessing. As the saying goes, if you don't die, you will have a blessing! ”

"Thank you for the shopkeeper's kind words!"

"Are you dead or alive?"

"It's better to die"

"Can you take a second look?"

Chen Feng took out the lighter again and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper grounded the lighter and looked again. After about ten minutes, the shopkeeper said, "How to use this thing?" ”

Chen Chun stood up and arched his hand and said, "Please shopkeeper, give me this treasure and let me try it." ”

The shopkeeper handed the lighter to Chen Chun and said, "That's tired."

After taking the lighter, Chen Chun took out three cigarettes and gave one to each person. The shopkeeper took the cigarette, put it in his hand, looked at it, and sniffed, "If I'm not mistaken, this is the tobacco of the red-haired man." But I've never seen such a way before, and today is a real eye-opener! ”

"The shopkeeper is really well-informed, and this is tobacco. However, this cigarette is something that can only be used by red-haired nobles, like a tribute from my dynasty. Money is hard to come by. When my brother and brother saw the shopkeeper's arrogant man, they took out one for you to taste. This thing is said to have the effect of refreshing, awakening the brain and longevity! Chen Chun shamelessly said that the 7.5 pieces of the white pagoda in a pack in later generations were the same as a miracle medicine. This is not enough, Chen Feng took over and said: "According to the red-haired ghost, this thing can be used too much, and it can still be used for a day without falling down!" Therefore, there is such a sentence from the red-haired people, a cigarette after a meal beats the living immortals. ”

The two sang and said in harmony, and the shopkeeper was shocked and said excitedly: "Oh, it really has such a miraculous effect. Then I'm going to give it a try! ”

Chen Chun lit a cigarette for Chen Feng and himself, and watched Chen Chun use a lighter to click on his hand and ignite a flame, and his mouth formed a round O in surprise. Nema, the word o has been there for 2 minutes, and a piece of saliva has flowed out of the fat o, so it's not disgusting.

Chen Chun coughed twice, and the goods reacted back and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his hand and said, "It's rude."

Chen Chun motioned to light a cigarette for him, and the shopkeeper put the cigarette to his mouth and held it with a fat hand. However, the beard on his chin was stained with the saliva just now, which made Chen Feng and the others not disgusting.

The fire lit up, but the thing was so startled that he had already retracted the pig's head. It took several times in a row to light the cigarette. The shopkeeper and Chen Feng took a sharp sip. A burst of smoke made him cough violently, and tears, snot, and saliva spurted out at the same time. Chen Feng and the others were startled.

Slow down and take another breath. I didn't choke on it this time. But I also coughed a few times. Suck it again and finally stop coughing. ~~~~

The shopkeeper took a sip and slowly spit it out, and said, "It can really refresh yourself." The shopkeeper pointed to the lighter and said, "How much do you want to be?" With that, he took another puff of his cigarette. But at this time, Chen Feng said: "Two thousand taels"

Nema, the seller was startled when he heard the price, and a large puff of smoke rushed into his lungs. Choked him so much that he coughed again, and tears, saliva and nose ran down the ground again. It took a cup of tea before he recovered. The shopkeeper patted his chest and said, "The price of the two of you~~ is too outrageous, 1,000 taels." ”

"No, 1500 less than one or two won't work."

"At most, I won't give more than 1,100 or one tael."

In the end, he was cut to 900 taels and ten cigarettes, but it was agreed to get two sets of scholarly clothes and 10 taels of silver for the two of them.

The two came out of the pawnshop and went to the Chunlai Inn opposite to stay. and put the money and the rows away. The two went down and ordered a few side dishes and three catties of wine, and began to yell and punch, "Here's another one." A flower, ~~~~~~"

At ten o'clock the next day, the two went to the pawnshop again to ask for a guide, and after giving them a cigarette, the fat shopkeeper led the way to them. Chen Chun's face was angry for a while, and he said, "Isn't it difficult to do?" ”

The shopkeeper said with an innocent face: "Don't you know this, I am someone above who can do it quickly." Replace it with yourselves. Maybe I'm going to jail now. ”

"Hey, there's someone up there again. It seems that in China, these have long been traditional. ”

"What country is China?"

"Oh, a small country in the South Seas"

After bidding farewell to the shopkeeper, the two went to the carriage and horse shop to rent a carriage and went to Qinzhou. All the way went well. Finally arrived at the destination in the afternoon!

Although Qinzhou is a state, the city of Qinzhou is very small at this time, with a circumference of only about 1,600 meters. The walls are low and the population is not large. The main streets are Aoba Street in the east of the city, and Qingyun Street where the south gate and north gate are connected. Hui'an Street where the east gate and the west gate are connected. The main road is only two meters wide. The gates were made of wood. There is a ferry at the east gate, and there is also a ferry on the south side. The terrain is high in the east and low in the west.

The two gave the money to the coachman and walked towards the city gate. Two guards outside the city gate stopped them. After showing the road guide and two copper coins for one person, the two entered the city. The two entered through the east gate, and as soon as they entered, they entered inside. It is the bustling Qingyun Street and Trench Street. The pavement of the street is paved with bluestone slabs. It's narrow but neat. There are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, and there are endless pedestrians, which can be regarded as prosperous. The two of them found a shop called Sifang Yahang and walked in.

At this time, Chen Feng and the others had already put on the clothes given by the pawnshop shopkeeper, and put on a hat and a scholar's dress. So no one treats the two of them as monsters anymore.

A tooth man in his 30s stepped forward and greeted the two, "Two, what can we help with?"

Chen Feng said, the two of us came here from Guangzhou Mansion to buy a real estate and settle here. ”

"Oh, those two are in the right place. Our dental shop is the largest in Qinzhou. There are all kinds of real estate, fields, shops. Please sit down, and we'll take it slowly." The tooth man poured tea for the two of them before sitting down beside them. Then the tooth man asked, "I wonder if the two of them want to buy it outside the city, or inside the city?" ”

"There's no hurry, we want to know the rules of your deal." Chen Feng said.

"Those two listened to me carefully, I have to pay a deposit of 6 yuan for the transaction, and this will not be returned whether it is successful or not. After the deed is completed, a commission of 5 out of 100 should be given. And for others, such as I take the two of you to see the real estate, the fields and so on, all kinds of carriage and horse accommodation expenses will be paid by the two of you. Once the transaction is concluded, the purchased items are non-returnable. ”

"Well, I'll settle here. How is identity resolved? ”

"This only costs two taels of silver, and you don't need to worry about it."

The two paid 6 coins of silver according to what the tooth man said, and got a deed paper. The two of them talked to the man of the tooth for a while. In the end, I decided to go to the south of the city tomorrow to see the two houses. After doing this, the two exchanged 850 taels of silver for silver tickets at the Heshang Money Village next to the tooth shop. Then go to a Shunfeng inn opposite to stay overnight.

The next day, the two went to Yaxing, and the tooth man led the two out of the city with a smile: "The two of you are a three-entry mansion, covering an area of three acres. You see, there are ten shops on both sides of the gate. The outermost building has three floors. ”

"Well, it's okay." ~~~~

After looking at the two houses, the two finally bought the first one. Because it is only 500 meters from the city and is on the official road. The place is also large, and there are 20 acres of paddy fields and 30 acres of dry slope land around. The asking price is also reasonable, and the field house is only 500 taels together. The people and furniture are also readily available.

The efficiency of the dental shop is also fast, and everything is done in the afternoon. I paid the money and got the voucher. The two left the house and moved into a new house.

In the evening, Chen Feng and the others sat in the lobby and lectured to the subordinates: "Li Quan's housekeeper" After Chen Feng called out, a thin man in his 50s replied, "The subordinates are here"

"You're an old butler from before, and you're familiar with the people below. Tell me about it! Chen Feng said

"Yes, two lords. The two masters, a total of 11 people, 4 maids. Separately Chun'er. Xiang'er. Hong'er. Qiu'er. They were all the daughters of tenants. The butler paused.

And the four maids made a blessing together: "The slaves and maids have seen the two masters"

"Hmm"

The housekeeper said: "Two masters, and 6 people in the nursing home." Respectively, Li Er. Li Xiang. Zhong Jiu. Yellow Five. ZHANG Shun. Liu Er, among them, Li Er was the head guard and Li Xiang were soldiers in Liaodong for three years. The rest are tenants.

"The people have seen two masters."

"Yes, yes."

Then the housekeeper said: "The two masters and the housekeeper are below." Under for the local embroidery. ”

"How much money did you get before?"

"Back to the two masters, the maids receive 7 money. Nursing home collar one or two. The head guard is one or two or three dollars. The housekeeper is one or two or eight dollars. ”

"Can the previous number be calculated?"

"Back to the two masters, it's been settled!"

"Very good, from next month, you will receive two taels, the maid will receive one tael, the nursing home will receive one tael or three dollars, and the head of the nurse will receive one tael or eight cents. Wait for each person to give 1 tael of reward. ”

After speaking, the people knelt down and said, "Thank you to the two masters."

Then Chen Feng said again: "Steward Li." Wait for you to get thirty taels of money, prepare the dowry and carriage for the two of us, and tomorrow we will go to Jiulong to marry the second master.

"Yes, sir."

"Also, take the account book, and I want to see the income of the fields and shops."

"It's the master"

Looking at the account book, except for the income of the fields for thirty taels a Chinese New Year's Eve, the shops did not have a penny, because no one rented them.