After saying that the meteor was far away, Wang Tong responded politely, but he was vigilant in his heart, he had the identity of this brocade guard, but on this South Street, he couldn't get carried away, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the hidden dragon and the Crouching Tiger, no one knew who had any noble officials behind him, royal relatives and relatives, it was better to be careful.

Wang Tong's thoughts, which were a little fluttering just now, began to calm down, politely refused the invitation of the merchants, bought some cooked vegetables and dry food casually, and called Zhang Shiqiang to return to his mansion together.

In the Wang family's house, Zhang Shiqiang is not the first time to come, seeing the Wang Li tablet enshrined in the main hall, Zhang Shiqiang was obviously a little hesitant, and finally went to light three incense sticks and worshipped.

Cooked vegetables, dry food and a little wine, you can't drink alcohol when you are on duty, but Wang informed that drinking some wine appropriately can easily make Zhang Shiqiang relax and say more about what he wants to know.

The cooked vegetables are cut elbow meat, marinated small intestines, and things are simple, but Zhang Shiqiang eats very fragrantly, Wang Li is a small flag, and there is a lot of extra money, Wang Tong has not suffered much since he was a child, but this Zhang Shiqiang has been doing this idle errand to prepare to stay behind, and he has worked hard for a long time, and there is less oil and water.

After a few sips of wine, Zhang Shiqiang said more, saying that he was in his thirties, and he couldn't even talk about a daughter-in-law, and it was really difficult to endure being lonely.

"Brother Zhang, what is the situation on this South Street, can you tell me in detail."

Zhang Shiqiang raised his head and drank a glass of wine, he hadn't drunk it for a long time, obviously a little drunk, and after thinking about it, he said:

"I've been suffering for ten years, and I've only had a few days with my brother, your father and son, this South Street, this South Street is a first-class errand in our 100 households......"

With the intention of drinking to say trivial, but what can be said is detailed, this is in Wang Tong's expectation, Zhang Shiqiang was born in a rich family, and his brain is much more flexible than that of this military family.

In the rambling statement, Wang Tong got the information he wanted, there are a total of 21 merchants in this South Street, shops, warehouses, and commercial houses from all walks of life, mainly because the buildings here have not been built for a long time, and they all have large courtyards, which are convenient for use as warehouses and the like.

But among the 21 shops, only 16 pay money to the Jinyi guards on duty every month, and the remaining five have deep backgrounds, and it is impossible to take things for nothing.

In addition to this, there is a restaurant, a teahouse, and a gambling house, which is the restaurant and the teahouse have a common silver call, and the gambling house is not daring to touch.

Speaking of this Juyi Workshop, Zhang Shiqiang also deliberately lowered his voice and said:

"That Juyi Fang is said to be very big, and even our hundreds of adults have to be polite, and they don't dare to provoke ......."

When it came to the example of silver, Wang Tong listened attentively, thinking about the details in his mind, each of the sixteen families paid three taels of silver per month, the restaurant paid two taels per month, and the teahouse paid one tael per month.

Hearing this, Wang Tong was a little disappointed, only fifty-one taels of silver in January, and then it was a bit of a free meal, the benefits of the New Year's Festival, and twelve taels of fifty-one taels were handed over to Liu Xinyong, the general banner, and thirty taels were handed over to Baihu Tian Ronghao, and the rest was distributed by himself and Zhao Guodong, and Zhang Shiqiang had to share the profits, and it was already good to have more than thirty taels of silver in hand.

It's only more than thirty taels, which doesn't mean much, Wang Tong has no expression on his face, but he feels very bored in his heart. Although he knew that the actual amount of his annual salary was less than five taels, and in this era, a medium family of four spent about eleven taels a year was enough.

But for Wang Tong, this money is at most to maintain a good decent life, that's all, this is not what he wants, there is a second chance in life, Wang Tong does not want to spend as mediocre as in the previous life, he wants to live brilliantly, live willingly.

All of this is inseparable from money, and there are only a few dozen taels of silver a year, so what can you do...

Zhang Shiqiang drank a little too much, Wang Tong directly sent him back to sleep, and he stood in the courtyard and watched the imperial city in the distance for an afternoon.

"Uncle, what is going on with you?"

Wang Tong swept the very clean ground and asked the old man in a low voice, the old man looked at him very vigilantly, and replied in a stiff voice:

"Every time the old man watches the door and sweeps, he can know what things are in the house, don't ask me!"

Hearing what the other party said, Wang Tong was a little disappointed, and there was a temptation to ask just now, the matter of beating people, in addition to the person concerned, he had also told this old man Ding, this old man was the only contact between himself and Tian Baihu.

When the king went to carry the bucket, he was preempted by the old man, and said with a smile:

"My old man gets up early every day and leans on this activity, you little adult is all done, what should I do?"

Looking at the old man in green clothes and a small hat in front of him, Wang Tong suddenly had an idea and asked:

"Old man, after seeing you for the past few days, I haven't asked for your surname."

"What's the cost of doing work every day, the old man's surname is Tian."

"You're a relative of Lord Hyakohe?"

The old man laughed, put down the bucket and said:

"Little adult, to be a slave to someone else's family, don't you know that you want to follow the surname of the master's family, of course the old man must be surnamed Tian."

Wang Tong was a little embarrassed when he said this, and the old man sprinkled a few scoops of water and said with a smile:

"I want to try my luck from the old man's side to get rid of the hundred households, and persuade the little adult to dispel this idea, the old man sees that you are a kind-hearted person, and good intentions will be rewarded, what are you worried about!"

Wang Tong shook his head with a dry smile, if his kindness was rewarded, how could he encounter so many bastard things.

This morning's point is a little different from other times, first Liu Xinyong, the general banner, said that he was sick and took leave, and Zhao Guodong stood in the corner with a cower.

Several people who have been to Macau with Wang Li came to greet with a smile, and remembered Wang Li in their words, and Wang Tong was polite, and he didn't need to judge to know that this was a hypocrisy, otherwise Wang Li would die of illness, how could he not see these characters who are now remembered in the mourning hall.

After finishing the order, it was okay today, and after returning to South Street, I didn't see Zhao Guodong coming, Wang Tong made a rough estimate, and said to Zhang Shiqiang:

"Brother Zhang, this street is not short, you and I are patrolling, it is better to come in turns and rest in my house."

In his mind, the so-called duty is like a police patrol, to move around often, resolve disputes, and maintain law and order, but he didn't expect Zhang Shiqiang's face to be full of confusion, Wang Tong couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong!?"

"What's wrong with what the little brother said, but on this errand, you can collect the money as usual at the end of the month, go to the teahouse to drink tea on weekdays, and just do your own things at home."

Unexpectedly, this duty is to take money for nothing and not do things, Wang Tong really didn't expect it, Zhang Shiqiang looked at Wang Tong silently, and thought that he had said something wrong, and was a little flustered.

"Since it's our brothers, we have to go and have a look."

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Lao Bai wants to write something different in this book, but the things that attracted everyone in the past must be retained, thank you