In the afternoon, Gong Wanran took He Yu to a hemp mill on the outskirts of the city, and through the sparse fence, He Yu saw that some textile equipment and production tools were piled up scattered in the factory yard, covered with snow, and it seemed that the factory had been suspended for a long time.

"Brother Gonghui, what are we doing here?"

"Pick up."

"Pick up? Are we going to buy sackcloth? He Yu was surprised and puzzled.

"It's not that I want to buy it, but I have already bought it, and I will pay for it today."

"Huh? When did I buy it and how did I not know? What do we buy these things for? You don't need it at all, do you? He Yu was confused and looked a little flustered.

"I couldn't tell you before, I can't let too many people know about this."

"But...... But ......" He Yu frowned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Gong Huiran turned to face Heyu, put his hands on Heyu's shoulders, looked at each other, and said softly: "Heyu, you are still young, and you are kind by nature, for many things, you can't understand, or it's difficult to accept." My brother has a lot of things he wants to teach you, but you have to be more patient, okay? ”

"Good...... Okay......" He Yu nodded thoughtfully.

After saying that, Gong Wanran shouted inside, "Is there anyone?" Is anyone there? I'm here to pick up the goods. ”

Hearing the sound of the door, a little old man with a white goatee walked out of the hut in the courtyard.

He opened the fence gate, respectfully saluted Gonghuiran, and said, "Oh, Lord Gonghui, why are you here in person on this cold day?" Hurry up, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk. ”

"Please." Gong Hui replied.

He Yu also arched his hand perfunctorily.

After the two entered the hospital, the little old man looked out, and when he saw that there was no one around, he locked the fence door again, and then led the two into the house.

The room was very narrow, with almost no furnishings, except for a copper kettle hanging in the middle, and the charcoal fire was flourishing under the copper kettle.

The three of them sat down around the charcoal fire, and He Yu stretched out his hand that was red from the cold, and approached the charcoal fire to keep warm. At this time, he smelled the fragrant aroma of tea emanating from the copper kettle, so he smiled slightly, and said to the little old man, "The tea brewed in this pot is not suitable for this humble hut." ”

When the little old man heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Oh? Childe, do you know what this tea is? ”

"Naturally, I know that this is the tribute tea of the Yue Kingdom, Baihua."

"Haha, Heyu Gongzi, it's really amazing! I actually know the name of this tea. ”

He Yu said with a smile: "What is this, I have followed my father to taste tea since I was a child, and there are no less than 100 kinds of good teas I have tasted. ”

The little old man asked in a tricky way: "This tea has a strange name, although it is tea, it is called Baihua, do you know why this is?" ”

"Of course, I know that this tea needs to be picked with a hundred flowers, and then mixed with a hundred flowers to ferment together, and the finished product is full of floral fragrance and moist fragrance."

"He Yu Gongzi is really well-informed!" The little old man praised.

At this time, He Yu suddenly reacted, pointed to the little old man in surprise and asked, "Who are you?" How do you know what my name is? ”

The little old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "There is an account room below, but who can not know Gongzi without knowing him?" ”

Gong Wan saluted the little old man and said, "Old Han, Heyu is young, if there is any offense, please take care of it." ”

It turned out that this person was Bo Yao's henchman Han Ledger. Han Ledger received such courtesy from Gong Huiran, and hurriedly replied: "Lord Gong Hui, oops, you really torture me, how can my little account room afford such a courtesy from you." ”

He Yu frowned, looking at this little old man groveling and flattering, he really didn't look like a dignitary, but Gong Wanran treated him so politely, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he had to salute with Gong Wanran: "Han Lao is good, Heyu is polite." ”

Han Jiaofang looked at an adult and a son in front of him saluting him one after another, he was both happy and a little ashamed, and hurriedly returned the salute again and again, and then said with a smile: "Two, it's freezing outside, just drink some warm tea, this hundred flowers smell fragrant, warm temperature, it's a good winter product, do you want me to pour two cups for the two?" ”

"There is Lao Hanlao." The public bowed.

"I'm tired." And Yu is also unnatural to salute.

Han poured two cups of tea for the two of them, and another cup for himself, and the three of them drank each.

After drinking a few sips of tea, He Yu exhaled a cold breath, and his cold body gradually warmed up.

Subsequently, Han's account room took two small pieces of linen, handed them to the two of them, and said, "Lord Gonghui, and Gongzi Yu, this is a sample, please take a look." ”

He Yu pinched the sackcloth and looked at it twice, he had never worn sackcloth and he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad, and he couldn't figure out what this thing could be used for, he looked at Gong Hui Ran suspiciously, and asked, "Brother Gong Hui, is this what we want to buy?" ”

Gong Wanran nodded.

Han said: "Childe, Lord Gonghui ordered a large amount of linen cloth in my factory a few months ago, and now it has been all made, and the goods are stacked in the back warehouse, and I also ask Lord Gonghui and Gonghui to go to the warehouse with me to have a look." ”

Gong Wanran waved his hand and said, "No need, I am very relieved about the finished products of your factory, the samples are very good, and the finished products do not need to be seen." I'm here to pay today, and tomorrow I'll ask Han Lao to hire some workers to send this batch of goods to the incense factory. ”

"My lord, since they're all here, why don't you go and have a look?"

"Old Han, I have always been entangled in official business, and I have always entrusted you to Zhang Luo to buy linen, and I believe you will help me do it."

"Lord Gonghui trusts him so much, he is really flattered!"

Gong Wanran turned to Heyu and said, "Heyu, give the money to Han Lao." ”

He Yu looked embarrassed, and reluctantly took out a small box from behind him, and then pushed the box in front of Han's account room, and said: "Brother Gonghui, it's a cold day, we're all here, why don't you take a look at the goods?" ”

"No need." Gong Wanran shook his head firmly, and then said, "Open it." ”

He Yu pouted, unlocked the box, and then flipped open the lid. Under the reflection of the firelight, a shining golden light jumped out.

He Yu said unhappily: "Well, two hundred and eighty taels, they are all official gold dollars, please Han Lao order it." ”

When Han saw this box of gold, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "No need to order, no need to order, can I still believe Lord Gonghui?" ”

Gong Wanran bowed and said very gratefully: "Old Han, you have bothered with this matter." ”

"Don't bother, don't bother, I'm employed by the ruler boy, so naturally I have to do my best to help the son manage a good business, it's my business."

When He Yu heard this, he was taken aback, and frowned: "Ruler? How does it have anything to do with him? ”

Han Jifang responded: "Exactly, exactly, this hemp mill is the livelihood of the son of the ruler." How? And Yu Gongzi and my son still have a relationship? ”

"Hmph, I don't know him." Heyu looked displeased.

"Heyu Gongzi, my young son loves to make friends with heroes, young talents like Heyu Gongzi should move around with my son, if Heyu Gongzi is willing, I can help Gongzi introduce."

"Hmph, no need."

Han took the box, fastened the lid, and then said: "Lord Gonghui, don't worry, I will arrange someone to send this batch of linen to the incense factory early tomorrow morning." ”

"There is labor." Gong Wanran saluted again, and then asked, "Old Han, last month, I entrusted you with the fat jade golden hairpin I gave to the ruler of the young man, do you like it?" ”

"Oh, my lord, he likes it. You know that Gongzi likes hairpins, and there are two or three hundred hairpins in his collection, each of which is of the highest quality, but he likes it very much. ”

"If you like it, it's fine." Gong Wanran said, took out a wooden box from his arms, handed it to Han Accounts and said: "Han Lao, I asked a friend to find a hosta from Qi a few days ago, this hosta is called the Pearl of the East China Sea, compared to the fat jade golden hairpin last time, this Pearl of the East China Sea is even more high-grade, and I hope that Han Lao will help transfer it." ”

"Lord Gonghui, this ...... You're bothering too much......"

"There is Lao Han who is old."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely give it away."

"Thank you, Old Han!"

"Then I'll thank Gonghui for the ruler first."

"Old Han, the weather is cold today, presumably you came to the factory to wait for us, it's not early, so we're leaving."

"Let's have some more tea."

"No need, but I like this tea very much, I wonder if Han Lao can help me buy some?"

"No problem, Lord Gonghui, I'll buy it for you when I go back, and then deliver it to your house in person."

"Thank you, Mr. Han." Gong Wanran said and took out two gold dollars from his bag and stuffed them into the hands of Han's account room, "Old Han, then please." ”

Han Shufang looked down and hurriedly said, "Lord Gonghui, what are you doing here?" ”

"I'm embarrassed to ask you to buy tea, how can I still ask you to advance money?"

"This ...... That's twenty taels of gold! That's enough to buy a car! No, no, I can't ask for this money! Han said and pushed Jin Yuan back.

"You can take it, you can buy a jar for me, and the rest should be regarded as the travel fee."

"No! No way! I can't ask for it! ”

"You can take it, I hope you meet Dazai-sama, and you can help us talk, after all, the incense factory has just started to operate, and many things are not proficient, I hope that your lord will understand and support you."

"Don't worry, Lord Gonghui, I will!"

"Thank you, Old Han!"

After that, Gong Wanran pushed the gold yuan into the arms of the Han account room, and the Han account room took the gold yuan by the way, and then in the blink of an eye, he hid the two gold yuan into his arms.

Subsequently, Gong Wanran took Heyu out of the hemp mill, and the Han account room stood at the gate of the fence, watching the two go away.

On the way back, He Yu asked in confusion: "Brother Gonghui, why do we want to buy linen?" ”

"Because this factory is operated on a small scale, it can be regarded as the industry of Bo Yao."

"But we don't need this sackcloth at all? And since you're going to buy it, why not look at the quality? ”

"If you know you can't use it, why do you need to look at the quality?"

"What about the quantity? Don't you have to look at the quantity? I just looked at the storeroom at the back of the yard, it's not that big at all, even if it's full of linen, how much is it worth? Although I don't know the market price of linen, we paid two hundred and eighty taels of gold! Bought an Azabu Mountain! ”

"The price of this purchase is indeed ten times more expensive than the market price."

He Yu was speechless, pursed his lips and asked, "That...... Are we sending money to Bo Ya? ”

Gong Wanran took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, but it's not quite, I bought some things and came back." ”

Heyu was very unhappy, "But we don't need it at all...... Moreover, the price is ...... This price is simply a free money! It's better to send him the money directly, and now I have to find a place to save it. ”

Gong Wanran touched Heyu's head and smiled: "You have to do this, otherwise the accounts will not be reasonable." ”

He Yu suddenly stood in place and didn't leave, glared at Gong Hui and asked, "Brother Gong Hui, is this what I want to learn?" ”

Gong Wanran shook his head, "No, it's not something you want to learn, but you should understand these things." ”

"I don't understand, Bo Yao and Qi Luo are both bad people, both hateful bastards, and Brother Gonghui is so kind, why do they want to be in the same boat with them."

"Because we have to."

"Why? Is it because I played with Sister Hana? ”

"It's not."

"Why is that?"

"Because there is no clear boundary between good and evil, and there is no right or wrong between good and evil in itself, all you need to figure out is your heart."

"Boundaries? True or false? What do you mean? I don't understand. ”

Gong Wanran smiled and said, "Heyu, do you remember what I once said to you?" ”

"What?"

"You asked me a similar question before, and I told you at the time that you will naturally understand when you should understand, and if you can't understand it in the future, it's better not to understand."

He Yu was thoughtful, and kept muttering: "Good and evil? True or false? ”

Gong Huiran gently patted Heyu's shoulder and said, "Let's go, don't stand stupidly in the snow." ”

"Well...... "10