There were twelve taels of silver in the wooden box, and Chen Ping had left it untouched.

"Well, since your aunt Wang put the money with you, you should keep it well, and you can't lose it." Chen Xiaoyi didn't blame Chen Ping, "I don't know if that feather can really be sold for some money, but no matter what, your silver money can't be moved, in case it is your aunt Wang's urgent use, you can take it back immediately." ”

"This is natural, grandpa, you can rest assured." Chen Ping nodded.

Although I don't know if what Chen Fangcai said is true or false, Chen Xiaoyi didn't bother the black in the backyard after all, and the chickens and ducks were preserved.

The silver money in the small vault in the east room was not put back, and it was taken out and put aside, but it was a bundle for Chen Anjin to study.

There was nothing to do in the evening, Chen Ping got up early the next morning to wash, had breakfast, took a small cloth bag, put some silver money in the pocket on the inside of the robe, and went to Shangtu Village under the advice of Chen Xiaoyi and Liu.

The ox cart had been returned, and it had been sunny for a few days, and the breeze was inhaled into the nose, with a coolness, not biting.

It didn't take long to walk all the way, and after the fields, Chen Ping saw a village in front of him. Compared with Baitu Village, this village covers a larger area and is on both sides of Tushui, with two stone bridges across Tushui.

This is similar to Shangwan Village, where Chen Ping's grandfather lived, living next to the river. However, the water is even wider, and the structure of the two stone bridges above is even more complicated, and there are stone beasts carved at both ends of one of the stone bridges.

Shangtu Village is located in a depression, which covers a large area and is a small plain, and the village is in it. Standing on the high slope outside the village, Chen Ping happened to be able to see the entire Shangtu Village.

At the stone bridge on the east side of Tushui, there is a courtyard with a large area of blue bricks and stone tiles. Facing the stone bridge is a convex shape of the triple courtyard, behind the triple courtyard is the floor enclosure, the two-storey blue brick building, both sides should be the wing room, because of the eaves corner tower blocking, can not see the situation inside.

According to rough estimates, this house covers an area of five acres, and the stone bridge is also included for the exclusive use of the family.

In Shangtu Village, there is only one dwelling that covers an area of nearly five acres, and most of the village houses are no different from Baitu Village, with rammed earth thatched huts with reed roofs.

Chen Ping followed the path into the village, found a village woman who was carrying a bamboo basket and was heading to Tushui, asked for directions, and rushed to Xue Wang's house.

After turning a few corners and passing a few cottages, Chen Ping found his place and was about to knock on the courtyard door, when a person walked out of the corner and called out to Chen Ping: "Which village are you from?" What are you doing here? Isn't he a thief? ”

The person who turned out was a man, Cheng Ding, in his thirties, unkempt, his hair was disheveled, his clothes were patched, and he was holding a clay pot in his hand.

He's an alcoholic.

"I'm from Baitu Village, and I'm looking for Xue Wang." Chen Ping said gently, and he was not in a hurry to detain the courtyard door of Xue Wang's house.

The drunkard seemed to have just woken up, half-squinted, raised the clay pot in his hand, dropped two drops of turbid wine, shook it, and threw the clay pot out casually: "You said you came to find Xue Wang?" How come I don't know you? Where are you from? ”

Chen Ping glanced at the clay pot thrown out by the drunkard, and when he saw the drunkard approaching, his words were confused, and he took out half a tael of broken silver without a trace: "This brother, I am from Baitu Village, I want to ask you something." ”

The drunkard saw the broken silver in Chen Ping's hand, his squinted eyes widened, and his swaying body stopped: "I don't care which village you belong to, it's okay to inquire about things, but you have to give me the money first." ”

"No problem, what do you call my brother? When I came in from outside the village, I saw a large blue brick house on the edge of Tushui. Chen Ping pinched the broken silver and asked.

"I don't care where you come from, even if you're from Jingshi, you just need to give me the broken silver." The drunkard hiccuped and stared at the silver in Chen Ping's hand, "You ask the blue brick mansion?" If you are an ordinary person, you really don't know who the blue brick house is, and who is inside. ”

"Oh? Brother, are you on an errand in that house? The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and Chen Ping didn't mind carrying it alone for the drunkard, so he asked with interest.

"I, Ding Jin, was also on an errand in the early years, doing something for Master Xue. Later, he felt that Master Xue's family had a lot of fields and too few people, so he took the initiative to cultivate some fields and share his worries for Master Xue. But even so, Master Xue didn't let me go to the ground, and I was very happy. The drunkard said, glanced at Chen Ping, saw that Chen Ping's face was the same, and continued, "That mansion belongs to Master Xue's house, and there are ten families in it, with a population of more than 100. Master Xue has a one-room wife, a five-room concubine room, and a blue brick house for each wife and concubine. The five-room concubines are really handsome, they are all beauties in Zhou Village, and they are born with white and tender skin. Especially the Huang family in the third room, with a slender waist and limbs, is really ......"

In the latter words, Ding Jin described the Huang family, and he didn't think about it on weekdays. Alcoholic, sloppy, and thinking about Xue Xiong's concubine, Chen Ping saw this, and didn't ask again.

Interrupting Ding Jin, Chen Ping handed out the broken silver: "You took the initiative to share your worries for the Xue master book, and I think the master book is in your eyes, and I can't say that I will give you the Huang family." However, if the Huang family has affection for the main book, the main book will hesitate, and in the end it will depend on the meaning of the Huang family. ”

Bai got half a tael of broken silver, and he was able to make some wine, thinking about the figure of the Huang family, the delicate and smooth skin, Ding Jin's heart was hot: "What feelings do you have, the fifteenth of the Huang family was favored by the master book, and he snatched it in, and he didn't cry twice a day." The master bookkeeper came back to live for a few days, and he didn't enter her room, so he was lonely. ”

"Well, women want to coax and be intimate, how can they be robbed? You should use this half-year-old silver to buy some small things, or buy some food, to care about the Huang family, can't you say that the Huang family looks at Brother Ding's majesty and majesty, and will mention it with the main book? Chen Ping suggested and asked with concern, "Is the master book at home today?" ”

"No, there are a lot of things in the main book, and there is real estate in the county, how can I go back often." Ding Jin grabbed the broken silver, his tone was a little perfunctory, his eyes rolled, and he glanced at Chen Ping, "Okay, the Xue Wang you are looking for is this family, I won't tell you more, I still have something at home, I have to go back first." ”

Ding Jin left with a heart, Chen Ping looked around, arrived at the door of Xue Wangyuan, and patted a few times on the wooden door.

It was Xue Wang who came out to open the door, and he was surprised to see Chen Ping, and then let Chen Ping into the courtyard.

The yard is not big, the same fence wall, not trimmed, sticking some broken branches and rotten leaves, covering an area of half an acre, two rammed earth houses, a cow tied to the east side of the courtyard, is chewing rice stalks, listening to the sound of the courtyard door, mooing twice.

"Why are you here, but what's the matter?" Xue Wang said.

In the two rooms, the doors are open, the beds inside are visible, there are no corners, and the furniture is simple, a little simple.

Chen Ping nodded and said, "I have something I want Brother Xue to help you, but your grandfather is not at home?" ”

"Well, I went to burn porcelain, there are no people there, and I have to guard it. I won't come back until I wait for the replacement on duty tonight, Brother Ping, do you want to buy porcelain? Xue Wang brought a chair over and wiped the surface of the chair with his hand," he said. ”