Chapter 10: Darkness Under the Light
The imprint of the times can't keep the wheels moving forward, and the prosperity of the country can't stand the destruction of the beacon smoke!
The night was quiet, and time passed like a white horse. In the distant night, the fish belly was white, and the hard-working people of Luoyang understood that a busy day was about to begin again. Life is always repeating itself, but ordinary people can do nothing.
In the early morning, the autumn dew stains the leaves, slowly sliding down from the plane tree, welcoming the new day and smelling the new earthy fragrance.
Jamu stretched his waist, and on his first day in office, he still got up early in the morning. In fact, Jia Mu didn't have a good rest last night, thought about it for a night, and denied many methods, but he still didn't understand the way out in the future.
sighed slightly, slowly walked to the door, stretched out his hand and slowly opened the door, and secretly sighed in his heart: "Life is not only in front of you", looked up at the door, "Oh, I was startled!" ”
At this moment, there were five people standing outside the door, all of them were wearing Han military uniforms, but they were disheveled and tattered, obviously they had not been replaced for a long time, holding the big knife of Puzhi in the army, their shoulders were shrunk, and they stared at the door of the northern lieutenant stupidly.
Seeing Jia Mu open the door, a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks hurriedly stepped forward and asked flatteringly, "But Jia Weichang is in person?" ”
Looking at the miserable appearance of the crowd, Jia Mu's brain reacted for a while, and then he said in a daze: "It's me!" ”
When the man heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Great, Jia Weichang, we were sent by Lord Dong to be on an errand with you!" Then he looked around at the four people behind him, and when the four people saw this, they immediately said solemnly: "Good Jia Wei!" ”
"Shhh Jia Mu couldn't help but gasp, this sweet cool air in the morning is really cold and desolate! After a cautious look at these people, Jamu finally let them in and arranged them in the empty room reserved yesterday.
After the five people finished tidying up, Jia Mu frowned and looked at the clothes of these people, and his heart was depressed. In the end, these people can only be asked to change into their personal clothes and hold waist cards.
Jia Mu took a deep breath and said to everyone: "X, I arrived on the first day of today, and I am not very familiar with Beishi, so I will observe the situation in plainclothes for the time being. When the five people heard this, they were also shocked, and they promised solemnly. Jamu nodded, and the group set off.
Luoyang is the most prosperous city in the empire, and Beishi is the most prosperous area in Luoyang, so it will surely gather the commodity trade of the entire empire, teahouses and shops, and even some foreign merchants, bustling and lively.
Of course, there is also a mixture of fish and dragons here, three religions and nine streams, and there are all kinds of people. Among them, all kinds of shops inevitably have some backgrounds, and even many of them have something to do with the current officials.
Walking in this bustling bazaar, Jia Mu has a feeling of being in a different world, the boredom brought by the military camp during this time, the depression caused by the crossing is swept away, and Jia Mu actually happily goes shopping.
Seeing this, everyone was overjoyed, they didn't expect this new boss to be so leisurely, so Huang San, who had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, took out his housekeeping skills, and flattered and flattered all the way.
In fact, the five of them were originally gangsters in Luoyang, and they were very familiar with the city, and they were also clear about a set in the yamen, but they couldn't get mixed up among the Xiliang soldiers of Lord Dong, and now I heard that they could be transferred back, and they were not a hundred happy.
Everyone turned around, and they were all a little tired, Huang San quietly approached Jia Mu's side, and said flatteringly: "Jia Weichang, why don't you go to 'Tingyunxuan' and rest for a while?" ”
Hearing this, Jia Mu's eyes flashed, and Huang San was also happy when he saw it, but after waiting for a while, Jia Mu still hesitated to say: "I was in a hurry to leave today, I forgot to bring money, and I will go another day." ”
Huang San on the side was stunned, glanced at Jia Mu a little inexplicably, and then asked cautiously in a low voice: "Chief Jia, isn't it really no money, or?" Before he finished speaking, Huang San's face turned a little pale: new boss, and new hobbies!
Jia Mu also said embarrassedly: "There is not much left of the coil entanglement..."
Huang San's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he said in surprise: "Could it be that Captain Jia is specially waiting for the military salary?" ”
Before Jia Mu could answer, Huang San pulled Jia Mu towards the slightly remote street shop.
After a while, everyone came to a shop selling winter dates. I saw Huang San step forward alone, and he didn't speak, so he picked up the dates on the stall and took a bite, then shook his head and said to the old man: "This winter date is not fresh!"
When the shop owner heard this, his face was furious, and he was about to scold, but he saw Huang San calmly take out his waist card and wipe it, and then silently took it back. The process was done with great detail, and there was not a word said from beginning to end.
I saw that the old man immediately changed his face, and said with a smile: "My lord, look at this, the dates are cold, not sweet!" This one is hot. Then he stuffed several five-baht coins in his hand into Huang San's hand.
Seeing this, Huang San didn't say much, nodded silently, pouted and said, "Yes, do it well, this place will be your shop in the future!" Then he turned to Jamu's side.
The whole process Jamu has been stunned, is this the ancient version of the protection fee? I thought that the ancients were honest and did not deceive me, but now it seems that the ancients are really not honest!
Taking a deep breath, Jia Mu immediately asked Huang San, who was still smug on the side, in confusion: "Why don't you go to those big shops and come to these small stalls?" ”
When Huang San heard this, he immediately said with a bitter face: "Jia Weichang doesn't know, as far as our identity is concerned, people don't even look at it, so we can only bully and bully the people!" ”
Frowning slightly, Jia Mu pondered for a while, and said softly, "That's not necessarily! ”
Huang San was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Wei Chang, do you still have this ability?" ”
Jamu didn't answer, but went to the two largest shops in the city. Seeing this, Huang San glanced at everyone and followed closely.
After a little leaning, Jia Mu and everyone came to the city, and under the leadership of Huang San, they found the largest rice shop and cloth village. It is said that one of these two shops is related to the Hongnong Yang family, and the other is related to the Yuan family, and neither of them is easy to provoke.
I saw that Jia Mu first entered the rice shop, and then smiled and was sent out by the little maid inside, and then Jia Mu walked into the cloth village, and came out after a while, this time the boss of the cloth village personally sent him out, and stood at the door and watched him walk into the rice shop.
Surprisingly, this time after Jamu came out of the rice shop, there was obviously an extra money bag on his waist, and the owner of the rice shop kept sending it to the door. Then the same thing happened, and Jamu, who had entered the cloth village, also came out with a money bag under the congratulations of the boss.
Huang San and the others were stupid all the time, and the big shops that they usually kept secretive about, actually smiled and sent the money to Jia Mu's hands, and they smiled so happily. All this can no longer be described as shocked.
Although everyone questioned them, Jamu didn't tell them the reason, just let them stay outside the shop and guard. In this way, Jamu walked through almost all the shops in the entire North City in one day.
The merchants didn't know what was going on, anyway, since they knew that the Yuan family and the Yang family had given benefits, they all consciously gave a little bit more or less, they only knew that the northern lieutenant had a new guard commander, and it seemed to be a very powerful character.
As for why, I don't know, anyway, he can eat almost every house. As for who's up there? How dare they, the businessmen who are despised by the family, bother the big people behind them for such a trivial matter!
At the end of the day, Jamu has about the harvest of hardware, which is enough for him to live in the future. Huang San and the others were already happily closing their mouths at this time, and they had been fantasizing about the good life they were going to live next.
However, Jia Mu, who took the lead, frowned unconsciously, not because of Huang San. In fact, Jamu didn't plan to live on this, but he was in urgent need of money, so he used this trick to solve the current embarrassment.
But I didn't expect that even if it was a small opportunistic trick this time, it was still targeted by someone with a heart. Just now, when Huang San and the others were discussing enthusiastically, Jia Mu had already discovered that someone was following them, and it seemed that the money of this big Luoyang family was really not easy to make!
There was no silence for a moment, and Jamu led the people back to the northern lieutenant's yamen. When he entered the door, Jamu left a heartfelt eye, and did not close the door tightly, but left a gap.
As soon as he entered the door, there were ten people standing quietly in the courtyard, but Huang San and the others who came back for the first time were startled. Under Jia Mu's appeasement, Huang San's people stopped the urge to flee after a little calm.
Looking at the terrifying ten people on the opposite side, Huang San and the others shivered. Jamu didn't shy away from them, but just glanced at Mu Jia and looked out the door. Mu Jia understood, and in an instant, the cat raised his waist, and a rabbit fell slightly, slightly on the side of the courtyard wall.
Slightly exposed, after observing the situation outside through the gap in the bricks, he nodded to everyone. In an instant, a group of people made a look of vigilance. I saw that Jia Mu raised his hand slightly and shook his head gently.
Seeing this, everyone slowly relaxed, but they still stared at Mu Jia's movements on the side of the courtyard wall with a vigilant look. After a long time, I saw Mu Jia gently put down his hand, and everyone exhaled slightly.
Looking at the coherent professional movements of these people, Huang San and the others had their backs completely wet with sweat at this time. Who is this room? And this amiable Jia Weichang during the day seems to be even more terrifying!
At this moment, Mu Jia and the others didn't care about them, and they all looked at Jia Mu suspiciously. Seeing this, Jia Mu didn't say anything, and raised the money in his hand, and everyone suddenly understood in their hearts. Although Mu Jia and the others were relieved, Jia Mu, who had a keen sense of smell for many years, knew that talented people were just stepping on points.
The real show, I'm afraid it's tonight!