Chapter 129: Fulong Pawnshop
The next day, when Li Tianyu was still sleeping at home, he was woken up by Xianglan, or should it be said that he was woken up by the movement outside the door of Li's mansion.
It turned out that Chen Youliang and his eldest brother, as well as the master of the prefect and county government, and a group of people came to the Li Mansion to send a plaque. The plaque is written with the four big characters of "chivalrous liver and righteous courage", and if you take a closer look at the inscription in the lower right corner of the plaque, it turns out to be "Yangzhou Prefect Chen's question". After Li Tianyu saw it, he understood that this should be Chen Youliang's credit, and in this way, it would be good to block the mouths of those squishy disciples. It's just that Li Tianyu wonders, why didn't Youliang's father write his name, he had to write Chen, could it be that this plaque was ghostwritten by Youliang? Looking at the cheap smile on his face, I think it should be eight or nine years old.
Seeing this situation, our mother Li was already happy in her heart, but on the surface, she still had a polite and humble attitude and tone. She never thought that her son would also have the government and the people come to the door to commend and present plaques. At present, these people are all praising themselves for teaching their sons well and giving birth to such a good son. It really satisfied his vanity greatly.
However, after Li Tianyu saw these so-called masses, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, how could these people be uneven one by one, the youngest looked less than ten years old, and the oldest looked like he was over sixty. If I guessed correctly, these people are all extras invited by Chen Youliang and his eldest brother. After all, when I was here yesterday, I didn't see these unfamiliar faces at all, or Youliang, this kid has a heart, no, it should be Youliang's eldest brother who has a heart.
So our mother Li spent the whole day laughing, and her pride was beyond words. personally invited the villagers to come into the house to sit down, and that kind of hospitality once again won the reputation of "enjoying with the people" for the Li Mansion. Chen Hailiang obviously came prepared this time, and naturally sold enough face for the Li Mansion. Chen Hailiang and the people he brought sat down in the Li Mansion again, and politely said some polite words to our Li mother, which were not very contrary to their will, mainly some flattering and flattering remarks such as the Li Mansion being from a lofty position, and the governor and the tiger father have no dogs. In this way, they politely hypocritically each other for nearly half an hour, after eating the fruits of the Li Mansion and drinking the tea of the Li Mansion, Chen Hailiang and the masses collectively said goodbye to Mother Li. It is inevitable that there are some polite and clichéd scenes, and Chen Youliang has already hid with Li Tianyu and Xiao Zhengtai in Li Tianyu's small courtyard to play billiards and fight the landlord. It wasn't until it was almost dinner in the afternoon that he said goodbye to the two of them and hurried home alone.
Another day passed, and early the next morning, Li Tianyu got up early and went out, or he should have sneaked out of the house alone.
After coming to the street, Li Tianyu first found an early stall and ate indiscriminately, only to feel that his whole body was suddenly warm, and a sense of satisfaction arose. Li Tianyu discharged the nine copper coins very domineeringly, and told the boss that "you don't need to look for it", and then left heroically with his own words.
It's not easy to say that it's not easy to come out by yourself, you have to hide this, hide that, fortunately, the kid and the person he brought back yesterday didn't live with him, otherwise, it is estimated that there will be two more fart worms when he comes out today. It's really strange to say that the person he brought back the day before yesterday is really strange, is it the long-lost relatives of the Li family? After my father came back, he didn't ask so much, but after staring at her strangely for a long time, he suddenly said, "Then let her live in our Li Mansion", and the tone seemed to be sighing. Could it be that before my father and mother got married, my father and an aunt gave birth to an illegitimate daughter? Wowhaha, Lao Tzu is too evil.
Now that Lao Tzu is finally coming out alone in a low-key manner, should he go to Di'er first, or Ruoran first, or Miss Kang first? In the end, it's still the most important thing to pick up girls, and you must be able to have no distractions. In that case, let's go to my family first. I don't know if the Han family asked the old man to say goodbye so early, and he would be driven out with a broom?
Li Tianyu walked towards the scholarly Han family while thinking about it, and did not forget to appreciate the customs of the Jiangnan atmosphere along the way. Since ancient times, the south of the Yangtze River is a rich area, known as the "land of fish and rice", and there are countless natural lakes, in addition to the thin West Lake, there are also famous Qinhuai River, Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake. The whole Yangzhou city is full of small bridges and flowing water, with the tea shops on both sides of the road, a variety of shops, such a shocking visual feast and a strong sense of presence make Li Tianyu sigh secretly. That's why he chose to walk out.
"We who don't understand the torment of love and hate, we all think that love is like the fickleness of the storm. Believing in love for one day, worth forever, freezes time in this moment. We who don't know how to show tenderness still think that martyrdom is just an old rumor. How painful it can be to leave sorrow, how strong the pain is, when the dream is buried in the smoke and rain of Jiangnan, the heart is broken to understand......" Li Tianyu sang happily, singing this out-of-tune "Jiangnan" while walking forward, not caring about the stunned, contempt, ridicule and adoring eyes of passers-by.
Li Tianyu sang while walking, and unconsciously came to the vicinity of the Yuexiang Building, remembering that he visited the kiln for the first time that day, and met Chen Youliang and Liu Ruoran, especially his first girlfriend Feng Mengyao. It seems that this Yuexianglou is really a blessed land for Lao Tzu. Thinking of this, Li Tianyu couldn't help but look at Yuexianglou in the distance with emotion.
It is said that Lao Tzu remembered that Zhao Tianba said that the store of the bank was selected in a pawnshop near this Yuexiang Building, and it was too early now, so it was better for Lao Tzu to inspect it in the past, and by the way, he would explore the wind again.
So after a while, Li Tianyu came to the door of this "Fulong Pawnshop", looking at the dilapidated and gray storefront, and then at the magnificent shops on both sides, Li Tianyu couldn't help but touch his nose. It's noisy, no wonder Zhao Tianba's kid would choose this one? Dare to say that this "Fulong Pawnshop" is about to close down.
Li Tianyu didn't say a word, he stepped in, and after entering, he found that although the store was in tatters, there was still a hole in it. The large and spacious hall smelled of dust everywhere, and there was a door more than one person high at the back of the hall, and the passage seemed to lead to the backyard. The entire hall, from the counters to the shelves, and even the tables and chairs where the guests were placed were covered with a layer of dust that was not too thick.
At this time, I saw a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties walking from the aisle. When he saw that there was suddenly a person who looked like a boy in his shop, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then said: "This son, if you want to come to be a thing, then it's really unbearable, the small shop will no longer do this business from now on, and please move to another store." ”
Noisy, does Lao Tzu look so much like a person who can't get around and come to be a thing? And Lao Tzu looks at the situation in your store, I'm afraid that it has been closed for a while, and you are embarrassed to say that you will no longer do this business from now on. Looking at the treacherous and obscene looking in front of him, with a pair of standard inverted triangular eyes, and two eyeballs staring at the shopkeeper who kept spinning around him, Li Tianyu couldn't help but say with contempt.
"Oh? Why is that, shopkeeper? I see that your store is located in the prosperous area of Yangzhou, and the name is even more famous, why did the shopkeeper say that he would not do it? Li Tianyu pretended to be curious and asked.
"Dare to ask ...... son" Seeing that the shopkeeper did not answer directly after hearing Li Tianyu's words, he looked at him vigilantly and asked cautiously.
"Oh, I was just passing by here, and I was going to go to the Yuexiang Building to take a look, but unfortunately when I walked here, I found that I was penniless. So I wanted to come to your store to do something, exchange the money to go and observe it, and when he was at leisure, he would come back to redeem it. I don't know that your store has been closed, so I have this question. Li Tianyu said a lie without blinking.
"I see." After listening to Li Tianyu's words, the shopkeeper replied lightly. But looking at his expression, he obviously didn't believe it much. After all, an old businessman like him, who has been reading people and things for many years, has already cultivated a unique torch eye, how can he not see that this son cannot be a customer who came to pawn at all?
"Then forgive the little old man for taking the liberty of asking, dare to ask what the son wants to pawn? Although Xiao Lao'er no longer makes a living from a small shop, he can still come to appraise for his son. Although the shopkeeper's heart was like a mirror, he still pretended to be confused and asked.
"Oh, don't hide it from the shopkeeper, there is a peerless calligraphy treasure in his lower hand, which is the true handiwork of a famous calligraphy master. It is said that it is priceless, and if anyone destroys it, according to the law of the imperial court, he will be punished by Ling Chi. Li Tianyu put on a high hat for himself and said nonsense.