"Yo...... How did you buy so many good fires this morning? On this cold day, isn't it a taste to eat when the fire is cold? ”

"You ask me? Then the jujube mud and dumplings you are carrying in your hand are not young or old? That's enough for you to chew alone for three days, right? ”

"Are you...... Running for that? ”

"How fresh....... But once you count it in Sijiu City, who doesn't have a lot of energy these days, just waiting for Ming'er to see the excitement? ”

"Can I hear that the excitement is not something that anyone can watch?"

"That's right....... There is no one in Sijiu City who doesn't know about this excitement, that is, in order not to see this excitement, why do you have to stand for the main gate of the fire? But I heard that the scene set up by the main gate of Huo this time is in the courtyard of Yijiazhuang outside the city, and it can accommodate 2,000 people when it is full, and this has to be counted as the master who can't see anything when he stands behind! ”

"Hey..... If I can't see it, I'll have to go! I can look at the main gate of the fire and clean up the little Japanese children in the Chrysanthemum Society, and I can be happy for half a year if I shout a good voice! Besides, don't I happen to have a patron sign in the main entrance of the fire? Maybe I'll be able to sit in the crack and take a look! ”

"Oh...... I remember, you really have a patron sign in your hand, it should be similar to mine? ”

“........ I can't do it with you, my friend! The patron of gold and jade, you are the master who can sit in front of you? Well, I'm here to point to you - if you win in the main gate of the fire, as soon as you raise your arm, will I take the lead here and shout a good success? ”

"No words, see you on the scene outside Ming'er City?"

"See you on the scene! As long as you can watch the excitement of these three days, this life will not be in vain! ”

It's not just those players from all walks of life in Sijiu City who have already gotten the patron brand in the main gate of the fire to prepare food early, and prepare for the hour to go to Yijiazhuang Courtyard outside Sijiu City to see this excitement. Dozens of people in charge of the Qinggui family in Sijiu City almost arrived at the Yijiazhuang Courtyard outside the Sijiu City at this time, and settled down under the guidance of the housekeepers and servants in the Yijiazhuang Courtyard. On weekdays, there is a clear and quiet Yijiazhuang courtyard in Linuo, but at this time, it is full of people and lively.

Counting these noble families in Sijiu City, except for a few ancestors who have no money to spare, and they are not good at management, they can only live in the cold. The rest of the families are almost all in and out of Sijiu City.

Three days before the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chinese New Year's Eve, the stewards who came out of the small corner doors of those noble houses wore blankets on their shoulders and palm-sized abacus in their arms, and had to hang a pen and ink pocket around their waists with their piggybacks.

Cai walked to the shop, his hands were already raised high, and he said hard work to the shopkeeper who came out of the shop in a warm voice, and then followed the shopkeeper into the account room at the back of the shop.

Two abacus, one large and one small, are placed opposite, one thick and one thin, and the two account books are each detailed, and the wolf in his hand writes down the fly's head and the small block is neat and upright. In my heart, I counted the amount of money and knew how much it was. Waiting for a freshly brewed hot tea on the table to warm up a little, the two people sitting in the small room of the account room put a pair of numbers they calculated, and the shopkeeper greeted the big guy who put the silver money he had prepared in front of the steward, and the two of them took a sip of tea each, said goodbye to each other's hard work, and waited for the next time to meet and then talk about the short and long of the hole!

There are also the noble families who take advantage of a few farms outside Sijiu City, and when the wheat harvest beans are ripe, there will naturally be farmers who rent the fields in the farms to add three (Note 1) to the grain they have picked up and pick up and transport them into Sijiu City with a cart. It is necessary to encounter a bad year and a poor harvest. The farmer who rented the farmland in the village would also ask for a late Qing Xiucai who was literate and hyphenated in the village, and the workers would write a central notice post (Note 2). The new grain collected was sent to the mansion of the lord in the city of Sijiu.

And those noble families in Sijiu City have never been very concerned about themselves, and they sent the housekeepers to take the gift with both hands, accept the grain, and turn their heads to put a heavy blanket on the shoulders of the villagers who came to deliver the gifts and grain—the ocean in the blanket is enough for the villagers who send grain to eat until the end of the year. At the end of the day, what the Qing nobles want is not the food from the field at all, but a deferential pomp and honest face!

People say that first-class people are loyal and filial, and two things are farming and studying, since this noble family doesn't worry about opening the door at all. The door style at home is also rigorous and abnormal, and the ordinary communication with people is also a gentleman's friendship as light as water. Usually, there should be exchanges between the noble families in the city of Sijiu, and almost all of them are intimate conversations in the inner house, scolding Fang Xuan and talking about the world, although there is only a light of tea to accompany it. But it is also deeply elegant!

But today, in a quiet flower hall in the courtyard of Yijiazhuang, there is a table of eight immortals. Yi Mingxuan, the eldest man in charge of the Yi family's house in the capital, wore a regular home clothes, and toasted three cups of self-brewed pear blossom liquor in the house to the few guests sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals.

Instead of sitting down or serving a cup, Mr. Yi first made a circle to the few guests sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals, and then said in a harmonious voice: "The master is not happy today, and he treats you guests slowly, I will first compensate for our master and you!" ”

Hula was in the midst of the sound of moving chairs, and the few guests who had just gotten up to greet Yi Mingxuan before sitting down all stood up again, and all of them waved towards Mr. Yi, and shouted to Mr. Yi, who was clasping his fists, "Hi....... Where can I afford your courtesy, Mr. Yi? ”

"To be able to get the banquet from Master Yi, this has to be a blessing that I can only cultivate by accumulating virtue in my previous life, right? Where do you dare to say anything from the side......."

"Mr. Yi, if you have any orders, just explain, I'm here for you to dispatch!"

In the face of the chaos, everyone who was saying polite words to himself was another circle, and Mr. Yi said in a harmonious voice to a thin old man sitting next to the main seat: "Speaking of which, you are not outsiders, and I will pour beans on the bamboo tube here - I have something to say!" It is said that there are characters walking on the scene in Sijiu City, and there is no master who does not know the horse senator. Ming'er's face-to-face entertainment and communication are the reasons for the details. I'm afraid I can't do without you? ”

Hurriedly bowed his hand to Mr. Yi, and Senator Ma, who was born dry and thin, replied: "Thanks to Mr. Yi's promotion, the work will be sent to the scene tomorrow, and Ma should do his best!" First of all, tell Mr. Yi, Ma is good at making claims, and has already recruited hundreds of people to listen to the neat little guy in the tooth shop in Sijiu City! ”

He smiled and nodded towards Senator Ma. Mr. Yi looked at the other two Western-style men who had several similar faces and even different body shapes: "I have heard that the two young masters of the Lian family are young and middle-aged handsome people in Sijiu City, who have learned a skill after studying abroad, and are proficient in several languages. ”

Qi Qi bowed his hand to Mr. Yi, and the two brothers of the Lian family, who were dressed quite foreignly, responded almost in unison: "Before I came, the elders of the family had an order, let the two brothers stay on the scene and act cautiously, and there must be no omissions." To be on the safe side, my brothers and I are also good at it. I found some classmates from Sijiu City who had studied abroad to come over to help, and I had to ask Mr. Yi for permission for them to walk on the scene tomorrow? ”

"Red flowers, green leaves, green lotus roots, three mountains and five mountains and water flow! The two big palms of the Qing and Hong Gang can come to Yijiazhuang today to talk about it, which is really overjoying! There are two of you in charge of the Ming'er scene, naturally Haiyan Heqing? ”

"Don't you hold my old man like this, Mr. Yi, the truth since ancient times is that guests are as they are pleased, and the children of Hongmen have to abide by the old etiquette on this face and the rules of the rivers and lakes! Please also ask Mr. Yi to order the next charter, and my old man will handle it according to the charter you instructed! ”

"Although the Qinggang brothers are trying to survive on the street, they are wading in troubled waters. But I also understand the truth of the grace of a drop of water and the reciprocation of springs! The Yi family members once had great kindness to the ancestors of our Green Gang, and the Green Gang brothers have always kept it in mind! The reason for the scene in Ming'er. Mr. Yi, you only care about the tribe! ”

With a smile, he slightly arched his hand towards Duan Ye, who was standing opposite him, drooping his head and saying nothing, and Mr. Yi's voice added more harmony: "Duan Ye, these days you have been working hard in Sijiu City. I'll borrow a saying on the street here - thirty-six bows will be left with Ming'er's last trembling, but at this time, don't you dare to soften your waist and eye sockets and loosen your knees? ”

forced himself to squeeze out a smile, and Duan Ye raised his head and hugged his fist at Mr. Yi, who was looking at him with a smile: "The reason that Mr. Yi explained, my surname Duan is already out of this more than 200 catties of body to operate here." It's not for the sake of being on the side, just to get Mr. Yi's nod, and I think I am a meritorious person! You can rest assured that the cause of the three-day scene is no matter who wins or loses. The brothers in the patrol police station who were able to show their faces in front of people and report their numbers under my surname Duan were able to stabilize the scene at that time! Merely....... Mr. Yi, counting the past few days, I really ........"

Raising his hand to stop Duan Ye's words, Mr. Yi replied and patted his heart lightly: "Master Duan, not only do I remember the things that make you embarrassed, but our master has also mentioned it several times!" I'm here behind my back, and I'm passing on a half-cut sentence that I heard from the root of the wall - although the world is chaotic, people's hearts must be more united! People who have worked hard and hard will naturally not be able to let others end up! The master who can steal and play tricks and stab twice....... Although the city is big, in the end, there are no traitors! ”

Hearing Mr. Yi's words, Duan Ye's small eyes suddenly became bright: "This is ...... Was it rewarded by Master Yi? ”

"Didn't I say it all? This is the half-cut stubble I heard from the root of the wall, and no one can say it accurately! You all know how many years I've been serving outside the master's study, and I'm really not young, maybe it's a bad ......." )

PS: Note 1: It is usually called plus three, usually after the northern tenant farmers have paid the agreed rent during the autumn harvest, they voluntarily add a variety of grains within 30% of the amount in the good year, so as to express their gratitude and deference to the landlord. However, many bullying landlords used this as an example to force tenant farmers to pay 30 percent more grain, regardless of the year or harvest.

In many traditional literary works, there are also many detailed descriptions of this phenomenon - renting the land of a certain landlord, the autumn harvest is enough to add three rents, and you have to kowtow to the rich and noble and perform longevity ceremonies during the New Year's holidays! I know that it is the house of a certain landlord, and if I don't know, it should be the emperor.......

Note 2: The central notice is usually used when the crops fail due to weather, insect pests and other reasons, and the villagers are looking for literacy and hyphenation to issue to the official or landlord in a certain format, and hope to reduce or reduce the land rent payable.

But usually such a post does not play any role, there is an ancient joke once recorded that the old peasant submitted the central notice to the county official, but the county official was furious and said: "Beans get 30 percent, rice, wheat, millet, millet and millet 20 percent, isn't this 11 percent grain?" Although it is not comparable to the harvest year of 12% of the grain, where can it be enough to deliver the famine year of the central government's proclamation? ”

The old farmer said angrily: "According to this algorithm, the children and grandchildren of the little old man's family will be counted as the little old man, so won't the little old man live for more than 300 years?" ”