Chapter 41 The Beginning and End of the Mine Struggle
Qin Mufeng blows the flute, the flute is like bamboo but has a moist jade glow, the sound of the flute is gentle and gentle, so that the listener is like walking in the bamboo forest.
Cheng Haofeng intoxicated and whispered: "Jade posture, ice and snow heart, morning dew drops reflect the sun." The breeze is slow, shaking the shadow, and the man dances to send Ziwei. ”
Hu Xianxian felt that this scene was very pleasing to the eye, but she always felt that she would not be happy if she didn't spoil the scenery.
She pouted and hummed, "What are you blowing?" It's like a mosquito humming, and there's no sense of rhythm at all. This flute is pretty good, it's worth a lot of money, isn't it? ”
Qin Mufeng let out a high-pitched and rapid tail note, and flew diagonally into the air, and he hovered in mid-air and then played the flute. At this time, the sound of the flute became louder and louder, and there was a faint sound of golden drums.
Cheng Haofeng glanced at Qin Mufeng and said to Hu Xianxian: "The sixth junior brother's flute is Lin Zhijun's third junior sister Lin begged her, and it is made with her third junior sister's ontology bamboo branch, and its preciousness cannot be measured by money. At first, the sixth junior brother said softly to greet the Yuezhou Dixian, but at this time, the Xiao's voice was clear to show our identity, so that the Yuezhou Dixian was not allowed to shirk again. ”
Hu Xianxian seemed to understand: "Lin Zhijun's third junior sister's ontological bamboo branch? You mean this flute is made from the body of bamboo essence? ”
Cheng Haofeng said with a look of disgust: "Can you speak tactfully?" What bamboo essence? Senior Sister Shen Zhujun Shen is a cultivator of Zixing Zhuhua, she has a lot of friendship with your previous life, why don't you miss the old love? ”
Hu Xianxian said unconvinced: "It's originally a bamboo essence, what's there to say?" If I really reincarnate in Bai Huifeng, then I was a vixen in my previous life. Hey, if I'm a vixen, I don't mind if people say I'm a vixen. ”
After she said it, she suddenly remembered that there was a key point that she had overlooked: "You repeat what you just said, what is the name of that bamboo spirit?" ”
Cheng Haofeng ignored her, and he and Qin Mufeng, who had already landed, walked towards a person in an official robe. She guessed that this person was the Yuezhou Earth Immortal, and she also followed.
When the man saw them approaching, he said respectfully, "The little god greets the real man." Please forgive the lesser god for his sin of delay. I don't know what the real person has to call the little god? ”
Qin Mufeng bowed slightly: "Please send us to the residence of Zou Zukuan of the people in Haifeng County, Yuezhou." ”
After hearing this, Yuezhou Dixian breathed a sigh of relief: "It turned out to be such a trivial matter, I knew it was such a thing, and I immediately showed up." Real people, please come with me. With a wave of the long sleeves of the Yuezhou Dixian, a three-seater sedan chair appeared in front of them, and six black-clothed and white-faced ghost pawns acted as sedan chair drivers.
Hu Xianxian faced Cheng Haofeng: "Want to sit in this kind of sedan chair?" Won't you carry us to the Netherworld, will you? I thought I could come with my eyes closed like Uncle Gui. ”
Cheng Haofeng took a step back and walked towards the sedan chair: "Each has its own cultivation method, if you are afraid, you can not go." ”
Hu Xianxian stepped forward: "I'm not going?" You're so stupid that you can't even ask about the situation. As soon as he gritted his teeth, he got into the sedan car.
Cheng Haofeng also entered the sedan chair, Qin Mufeng did not take the sedan chair, he asked the Yuezhou Dixian: "What the real person said is a little strange, does someone want the real person to do something troublesome?" ”
Yuezhou Dixian looked angry: "This Qinglong Mountain has always been the place where Yuezhou and Lingzhou belong together, and the little god and Lingzhou Dixian have always gotten along harmoniously. Since the Black Dragon Temple was rebuilt two hundred years ago, the little god has really suffered a lot of humiliation. ”
Qin Mufeng raised his eyebrows, "Black Dragon Temple? ”
Hu Xianxian opened the sedan curtain and interjected: "Black Dragon Temple? Isn't it just an ancient shrine that has long been abandoned? No one has been to the Black Dragon Temple since the temple was built, and I heard from older people that there have been no pilgrims since the temple was built on the top of the mountain. ”
Cheng Haofeng saw that Yuezhou Dixian wanted to say more, so he urged: "Send us to Haifeng County quickly, and these things will be talked about later." ”
Qin Mufeng flew into the air, and they also took a sedan chair. Hu Xianxian felt that this sedan chair was not like the usual sedan chair with a bumpy feeling, but it felt like it was sliding downward, she was worried that it was going to hell, and her hands were tightly wrapped around her body.
After a while, the sedan chair shook, she shrunk her body and closed her eyes, but she heard Cheng Haofeng shouting: "Hu Xianxian, what are you rubbing?" It's here. ”
When she opened her eyes, she saw that she was curled up and squatting on a stone, there were no earth fairies or ghosts, and in front of her was a green vegetable field, and not far away were a clump of mulberry trees and a few thatched huts.
She patted her ass and sneered: "There is a lot of mud on this stone, I will clean my skirt so that I can meet people, what are you urging?" ”
Several people walked to the door of the thatched hut, and Hu Xianxian climbed the bamboo fence and shouted: "Is anyone at home?" We are the descendants of Master Taixing Pan's family, and we want to meet Master Zou. ”
An old woman with gray hair and coarse linen clothes said through the fence, "Master Zou? Can we have a master in this house? Come on. ”
Cheng Haofeng said respectfully: "We have urgent matters to see, and please don't shirk the aunt." ”
Qin Mufeng also said: "Auntie, we are not wicked people, you let us go into the house to meet Zou Zukuan." ”
The old woman sneered: "It doesn't matter if you are wicked, our family has nothing, and this rotten life is not uncommon." But my son really doesn't want to see outsiders, so you let him clean up for a few days. Let's go, we are all going to die, can't we die cleanly? ”
Saying that, the old woman entered the house again, and Hu Xianxian saw that Qin Mufeng wanted to jump into the courtyard, so he stopped him: "Aren't you elegant in your words?" It's not that it doesn't work. You have to force your way into the yard and make it even more offensive. Alas, I still have to persuade her, a rough man. Listen, we are the subordinates of Master Pan's family, you have to be like a subordinate, don't stand up so straight. ”
Hu Xianxian climbed the fence and shouted: "Auntie, our master said that the price was too low when he bought the jade mine, and he couldn't help it, let's take a look at Master Zou, and I want to discuss with Master Zou about partnering with the mine." ”
The old woman helped out a sick man, who was about forty years old, but looked more haggard than the old woman in her sixties. He said weakly, "Push open the door of the fence yourselves and come in." ”
Hu Xianxian smiled, opened the door tied by the branches and let Qin and Cheng go in first, and then go in by themselves.
As soon as he entered the house and sat down, the man said, "I am Zou Zukuan, this is my mother, my wife and son have gone to help others work." If you have anything, just say it, I can see that this girl is like the old man Pan's family, and these two sons are by no means slaves. ”
Hu Xianxian's heart was sour as if he had knocked over a bottle of vinegar, how could he be like a descendant of Pan Zongqiang's family, and the two of them were not like each other? I was born with a sub-minion likeness?
Although she was not comfortable in her heart, she still had to smile and say: "Master Zou is really good eyesight, I am the housekeeper's daughter, and the master asked me to bring two Taoist masters to ask Master Zou some things." ”
"Dao Chief?" Zou Zukuan glanced at them, "I have never had any contact with the people in the Daomen. ”
Hu Xianxian hurriedly advised: "Master Zou, don't worry, it was Kuai Diancong's evil deeds that were discovered, and these two Taoist leaders are here to uphold justice." ”
When Hu Xianxian said this, the backs of the two of them straightened up, and Zou Zukuan's eyes looked at them with more respect.
Hu Xianxian secretly rejoiced that Zou Zukuan's attitude had loosened, and hurriedly clarified his intentions: "Master Zou still doesn't know that Kuai Diancong kidnapped my master, right?" It was these two Taoist leaders who rescued him. These two Taoist masters heard that Master Zou was once the apprentice of Kuai Dian Cong's father, Kuai Sen Xiong, so they wanted to ask Master Zou what grievances he had with the Kuai family, and why Kuai Diancong had to ask for that jade mine. ”
Zou Zukuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Master? How can he be my master? Well, I'm just afraid that death is not far away, and it doesn't hurt to say that you know. ”
Zou Zukuan said that he is 44 years old this year and is a native of Haifeng County. When he was 14 years old, he was in debt when his father died and buried him, so he went to work as an apprentice in a jade mine in Liaozhou. At that time, Kuai Mori Xiong was a well-known jade carver in Liaozhou, and he often went to send jade to the Kuai family.
Once, when he saw that there seemed to be light spots in the discarded jade, he persuaded Kuai Mori Xiong to carefully study the jade mine, and Kuai Mori Xiong said that the jade was just shining on the skin and would not waste any more time. He picked up the jade mine, rubbed and wiped the ore when he was fine, and finally came out with a white jade the size of an egg.
Speaking of this, Aunt Zou became excited, she said that although the jade was only the size of an egg, it was transparent throughout, and when she looked at the light, she saw a colorful halo without any impurities. Knowledgeable people say that this jade is not cut out, and even the jade is in it, and it is worth at least a thousand taels of silver.
Aunt Zou glanced at Zou Zukuan and said, "My stupid son listened to the coaxing of the old thief and returned the jade to him." As for him, he just didn't let Zu Kuan work as a coolie in the mine, and accepted him as an apprentice. ”
Zou Zukuan argued in a low voice: "I thought that when the money was always exhausted, I would be able to have a lifetime of jobs by learning a craft, but I don't know what happened later." ”
Zou Zukuan continued to tell that after Kuai Sen Xiong accepted him as an apprentice, he only taught him some superficial skills, and asked him to go to the waste jade mine collected by Kuai's family every day. If Zou Zukuan selects beautiful jade from the waste mine, Kuai Morixiong will entertain him with delicious food and drink for a few days, and if he can't choose beautiful jade after a long time, he will speak coldly to him, and he will not even provide food and clothing.
When Zou Zukuan reached the age of twenty-six, Kuai Senxiong no longer worked as a jade carver, bought two waste mines, and made a fortune with Zou Zukuan's ability. But they are still very mean to Zou Zukuan, so that he can't afford the bride price for marrying his wife.
Zou Zukuan had a big quarrel with Kuai Sen Xiong and returned to Haifeng County, Yuezhou, his reputation for choosing jade was outside, and soon a mine owner invited him, and the salary he gave was not low.
Zou Zukuan saved money to marry a wife and have children, and at the age of thirty-two, he bought a waste mine that others thought had finished mining jade, and found a new jade pit, thus making a fortune.
Two years ago, the Kuai family invited him to partner in the mine, but he refused to deal with the Kuai family again. The Kuai family threatened everywhere that it was Zou Zukuan who stole the secret book of the Kuai family's Xiangyu jade selection, betrayed his teacher, and was greedy for money and disobedient.
The Kuai family was quite powerful, so that no one dared to collect the ore from Zou Zukuan's jade mine, so he had to transfer the jade mine at a low price.
Hu Xianxian was angry when he heard this, thought about it and said: "Although my lord said that he took advantage of the jade mine at a low price, no matter how low the money he paid, it was a few thousand taels of silver, right?" Although it is not worth the original value of the jade mine, it is still enough to ensure the food and clothing of your family, how did you get it...... So poor......"
Zou Zukuan looked up to the sky and sighed a few times: "I'm really useless, I'm sick like this, and I still want my mother to serve me." Alas...... The family relies on my wife to raise silkworms and my son to herd cattle for ......."
Aunt Chang comforted him with tears: "It's not your fault, it's all the people of the Kuai family who are too vicious!" ”
Hu Xianxian slapped the table angrily: "Could it be that the silver has been robbed by the surnamed Kuai?" ”
Zou Zu stroked his chest and said, "They coerced me to repent and asked me to buy back the jade mine that was transferred to Master Pan, but I didn't agree." Kuai Diancong brought a group of people to ask me to hand over the jade selection cheats that I stole from the Kuai family, but there are no cheats at all, where can I hand them over? In the name of searching for cheats, he tied up our family and found out the silver ticket given by Master Kuai. We were afraid that he would make trouble again, so we locked the house in the county town and moved back to our hometown in the countryside. ”
Cheng Haofeng got up and turned around a few times and asked, "Listen to you, is he a thief?" Why don't you report to the official? ”
Aunt Zou said: "Is it useful to report to the official? It is rumored that my son stole the cheats of the Kuai family, they are so powerful, when the time comes, they bite back and insist that we are thieves, doesn't my son still have to go to jail? ”
Hu Xianxian suddenly smiled: "Prison? Okay, it's good to go to jail. ”
"What?" Zou Zukuan's sallow face was blue and black.
Hu Xianxian hurriedly waved his hand: "I didn't mean that, I came up with an idea to punish Kuai Diancong." ”