Chapter 40: Baked Buns in the Western Regions
After the first circumcision operation in the history of the broken temple, Hua Zixu and Lu Zhishen said goodbye, and then returned to Qinghe County with several officials, and will meet with Liang Shicheng, the inspector of the school, and Liang Shicheng's reply, and report to the county minister Li Buyan!
Although Liang Shicheng, the inspector of the school, has a bad character, he also counts, Hua Zixu returned to Qinghe County less than a month, and the edict issued by the imperial court officials (equivalent to the current letter of appointment) arrived in Qinghe County.
Dongping Mansion Yin was dismissed from his post because of his ineffective anti-theft efforts, and he was dismissed from his post and questioned. And Li Buyan because of his meritorious service in protecting the territory and the people, coupled with the strength of Liang Shicheng, the inspector of the school, easily made up for the post of Yin of Dongping Mansion. From a seven-grade magistrate, he was promoted three levels in a row to become the governor of Dongping!
Li Buyan, who was promoted to the third level in a row, was overjoyed, and invited Hua Zixu and Wu Song to a banquet that night, and invited them to go to the post with him. Li Buyan had high hopes for Hua Zi, and naturally he would not let him be his subordinate and cut off the way to the imperial examination, so he still served as his staff. And Wu Song was promoted from the head of Qinghe County to the head of the infantry army of Dongping Mansion, and he really became Li Buyan's confidant!
Hua Zixu and Wu Song followed Li Buyan and went to Dongping Mansion together, and Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian naturally went with them. After all, the brothers have been separated for several years, and they finally met in a foreign land, so they shouldn't be separated again. Besides, Wu Song is not what it used to be at this time, even if Wu Dalang moves to Dongping Mansion, there will be no one who is not open-eyed and dares to bully the compatriot brother of Wudutou!
The magistrate of the county was promoted to the governor of Dongping Mansion, which was naturally a great event for the squire of Qinghe County. The gifts they gave to Li Buyan almost filled the two carriages, and even Hua Zixu and Wu Song also got a lot of wealth. After all, Qinghe County is under the jurisdiction of Dongping Mansion, and everyone is naturally happy with these personal contacts!
In the entire Qinghe County, while everyone was jubilant, Ximen Qing was full of bad luck. First, thousands of taels of silver were stolen from the house, and the silver was sent out of the door, but the thieves moved away without a trace. Then someone from the Gao Taiwei Mansion in the capital came and said that Ximen Qing had harmed the Yanai and almost beat him to death on the street! Later, Jiedu made Yang Jian come forward, and Ximen Qing was able to clarify the matter. Although he saved his life, in order to send away those evil slaves in the Taiwei Mansion, Ximen Qingdong made up for it, and made thousands of taels of silver, so he could barely pass the test!
Ximenqing suffered this misfortune out of thin air, and almost lost his life, so naturally he couldn't swallow this evil breath. But how could he know that the person who was plotting to harm him was the sworn brother Hua Zixu who came to visit him every few days and greeted him with cold and warmth!
The so-called brotherly relationship, for Hua Zixu at this time, has been divided into two, which varies from person to person! He and Wu Song, Lu Zhi and Lin Chong became brothers, so he naturally wanted to be righteous and stick a knife in his brother's ribs. As for his eldest brother Ximenqing, he is very affectionate on the surface, and he can't wait to cut it in private, and slice the good meat to eat in the hot pot!
Besides, Wu Dalang and his wife, after moving to Dongping Mansion with Hua Zixu and Wu Song, rented a three-entry house on West Street to live. Because Hua Zixu and Wu Song often subsidize it, Wu Dalang and his wife are also quite rich. But Wu Dalang was born to work hard, and after a few days of idleness, he felt uncomfortable, and packed up the guys who sold cooking cakes, and the plaster of the rising sun, thinking about making some cooking cakes to sell along the street, which is better than sitting and eating empty mountains now!
Wu Songyuan planned to let his brother follow him to enjoy the blessings, and when he saw that Wu Dalang was going to return to his old business of selling cooking cakes, he was naturally reluctant in every way. However, Wu Dalang is quite stubborn, not only Wu Song is worried about this, but even Pan Jinlian has elongated his face, and he can't stop counting Wu Dalang every day!
After finishing their business on this day, before Hua Zixu and Wu Song entered the hospital, they heard Pan Jinlian's voice from the courtyard, as well as Wu Dalang's submissive voice!
"Da Lang, do you really want to sell cooking cakes? Our family now has hundreds of two private houses, and the playboy and your brother often make up for it, and life is not unbearable, why do you need to do that pickling for a living? According to the idea of the slave family, tomorrow we will ask someone to clean up the houses along the street, and our family will also open a business, wouldn't it be better than a meal and a drink to earn a few pennies for the cooking cake! ”
"Lady, these hundreds of taels of silver belong to the playboy and Erlang, not our own, how can we use them to open a business? Besides, I can only make cooking cakes, and I can't do business, so how can I survive if I lose money? ”
Seeing that Wu Dalang was so unproductive, Pan Jinlian's angry silver teeth gritted and bitten: "Dalang, with the help of the slave family, what business can't be opened?" How can you lose money? ”
"Lady, the playboy will be admitted to the Jinshi as a big official in the future, so that there is more place for silver, and the playboy is almost twenty years old this year, and Erlang is also more than twenty years old, I am the one who is the elder brother, so I naturally want to marry a daughter-in-law for two of them! Lady, this silver is going to be of great use, and it really can't be moved! ”
Wu Dalang said that there was nothing else, he said that he wanted to marry a daughter-in-law for Huazi, Pan Jinlian and Huazi had a happy night in Qinghe County, although there was no crime in the autumn after that, but Pan Jinlian couldn't help but be jealous when she heard it, but she couldn't say it clearly, she could only point to Wu Dalang's nose and be sarcastic!
Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian's words made Hua Zixu and Wu Song look at each other when they heard it, Hua Zixu thought that he was not very old, and Wu Song would marry his daughter-in-law first, hehe smiled and quipped: "Brother, Brother Wu is dedicated to marrying your daughter-in-law, it seems that the tiger whip finally has a place to use!" ”
As soon as Hanako said this, Wu Song had not yet spoken, but was heard by Wu Dalang and his wife in the courtyard.
"Who's talking outside the hospital? But have the two uncles returned? ”
Pan Jinlian asked in a coquettish voice, and at the same time gently moved Lianbu to open the courtyard door, and saw that it was really Hua Zixu and Wu Song, and in an instant, she smiled and welcomed the two in. It's to help the two of them take off their big hats, and they're busy rectifying the wine and food, as if they just counted Wu Dalang, and they have nothing to do with her!
After a while, the wine and food were ready, and after several people sat down separately, the scene at the banquet was not much different from the past, but if you observed carefully, there was still a look of grievance between Pan Jinlian's eyebrows. The little girl Ying'er's eyes flickered, and she looked at Pan Jinlian's eyes, and she was also a little afraid. Sitting there tremblingly, I didn't dare to take an extra bite of the dish, for fear of provoking my stepmother to scold!
And Wu Song was also sullen and uncomfortable. Thinking about it, it should be for Pan Jinlian to count down her brother, and she is still sulking in her heart. It's just that the two of them are quarreling and bickering, even if Wu Song wants to help his brother, it's really a little hard to talk! On the contrary, it was Wu Dalang, who was sarcastically scolded by Pan Jinlian, but as if he was nothing, he just lowered his head to eat!
Seeing the appearance of the four people at the banquet, Hua Zi thought about it and chuckled twice: "Brother Wu, what my sister-in-law said is also reasonable, Dongping Mansion is different from Qinghe County, the price is a lot more expensive, and it is really impossible to sell cooking cakes along the street here, if you want to support your family." Anyway, the two rooms on the street are empty, so it's better to pack them up and make a deal, although it is not to be rich and expensive, it is not difficult to mix it with rich and rich! ”
Pan Jinlian saw Hua Zixu helping her speak, her face was happy at first, and she glanced at Hua Zixu, thinking that although this person is shameless, but today, it seems that he still has affection for himself!
Hearing Hua Zi call her sister-in-law again, Pan Jinlian had mixed feelings in her heart for a while, and said in her heart that you are a flower Zixu, you used to call someone else's aunt, but now you call someone else's sister-in-law, and you have also called someone Xiao Pan in private. The old lady let you sleep, what is the relationship between the two of us, and you must make it clear to others when you find an opportunity!
was glanced at by Pan Jinlian, Hua Zixu's face was slightly red, but everyone drank a few glasses of wine, and Hua Zixu's complexion changed, and others didn't notice anything wrong!
"Dude, I only make cooking cakes, not trading! If this is broken, won't it hurt you and Erlang! If I don't pack up those two empty houses and rent them out, I can also subsidize some household expenses, plus I sell some cooking cakes along the street, I think I can barely get by! ”
Seeing that Wu Dalang is so unhelpful, Pan Jinlian hates that iron does not become steel, if it weren't for Wu Song and Hua Zixu here, I am afraid that I will have to scold again!
"Brother, don't you have an idea?" Wu Song knew that Hanako had a lot of ideas, and since he said so, he naturally had a plan, so he asked with a smile!
"Well, almost!" Hanako smiled and nodded, "Brother Wu, I'll teach you a business, it's almost the same as making cooking cakes, and the capital doesn't need much, it's enough to have a dozen taels of silver!" ”
"As for whether you can make money," said this, Hua Zixu paused slightly, "Since antiquities are rare and expensive, I am talking about such things, not to mention Dongping Mansion, I am afraid that no one sells them in the entire Great Song Dynasty." As long as we make it, we can make money! ”
Hua Zixu's words whetted the appetite of several people, not to mention Pan Jinlian and Wu Song, even Wu Dalang and the little girl Ying'er asked with curiosity on their faces: "What is it?" ”
Looking at the eager and curious eyes of several people, Hua Zixu slowly drank the water and wine in the cup, and then said unhurriedly: "Baked buns in the Western Regions!" ”