Chapter 49: "The Sycophants"
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Lunch started in a more awkward atmosphere, Xiang Jin kept counting the old Xiang with a cold face, and Xiang Jin's mother didn't listen to her persuasion on the side. And although Lao Xiang likes to pose as the head of the family on weekdays, he can also call Xiang Jin's mother at home, and Xiang Jin has to make an idea when it comes to a big event, this baby daughter is what she says, and he basically doesn't dare to talk back. And this matter, he did something wrong, and now he can only keep smoking next to him and listen to Xiang Jin's madness.
This is a long story, there is nothing else in this place in Dongshan, there are a lot of strange stones, Lao Xiang usually has a hobby of collecting strange stones, originally he and a group of like-minded people were just in a corner of the south gate of the county to communicate, some farmers in the nearby village collected good quality stones in the mountains, they will also take the south gate to sell to the enthusiasts, but in the last year or two, the number of people who play with stones has gradually increased, and there are almost hundreds of people gathered at the south gate every day, spontaneously forming an unorganized and unmanaged open-air market. Therefore, the industrial and commercial bureau of the south gate of the county simply enclosed a piece of land there, gathered these people, and called it the Dongshan strange stone market, which can collect some stall fees and not affect the appearance of the county.
However, due to the high booth fee charged by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the farmers in the village did not want to pay this money, and those enthusiasts felt that they were just here to exchange and exchange huàn, so why should they pay the money? As a result, almost no one entered the market, and they all moved to the outside of the market to exchange sales.
And Lao Xiang because of playing with stones played earlier, appreciation skills are quite senior, in the enthusiasts are very prestigious, so almost every day someone wants to ask him to help go to the market Taobao, Lao Xiang this person also has a little vanity, where please come, help people Taobao when they often buy big bags and small bags to buy at home, gradually in the hearts of farmers also have a reputation, once they have goods in their hands to carry to the county to sell, will always find Lao Xiang first, so that two times, Lao Xiang has become the middleman between the buyer and the seller, Although he has always regarded himself as a man of culture and disdains to do those vulgar things that take commissions to make money, their gang has long been gathered outside the market to conduct private transactions, which has undoubtedly blocked the financial path of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and it is no wonder that people do not trouble him.
Xiang Jin didn't seem to be planning to stop after counting the old Xiang, turned her head and complained to her mother again: "Mom, you are really, Dad doesn't stay at home all day and night in that pile of broken stones, and you can't talk about him." If we weren't here today, what would Dad do if he grabbed a stone with someone and got hurt? ”
"Your dad has this hobby, how can I tell him, and he is there to help people, who knows how the industrial and commercial bureau will come to the door?" Xiang Jin's mother whispered a defense.
"Is he helping someone?" Xiang Jin turned to Lao Xiang angrily, "Dad, it's not that I want to talk about you, you are such a big person, and I don't know how to think about it, just a large group of you people are outside the market all day long, what will the people in the market think?" What will those people in the industrial and commercial bureau think? I see, it is only natural that the Industrial and Commercial Bureau will fine you and confiscate your precious stones, and you will have no place to cry when the time comes. If the living expenses are not enough, you can tell me, don't get involved with others in this kind of thing in the future, do you hear? ”
Lao Xiang has a deep prejudice against being an official, and now Xiang Jin mentions the stone fine or something, the sour and rotten spirit of the cultural person in his bones has come up again, and he has the courage to say to himself: "Xiao Jin, I said that I was helping people identify stones, and I didn't collect money, why should those officials fine me and confiscate my stones!" Is there no royal law in this world, and what they say in the official position is what it is! Hmph, I don't believe it yet! ”
Xiang Jin saw that his father couldn't turn a corner, so he became even more angry, snapped, and slapped the chopsticks on the table, "It's not okay if you don't collect money!" I just can't say no! ”
Lao Xiang snorted, don't turn your head and stop talking.
"Forget it, Xiao Jin, you just don't say a few words, your dad has soft ears, and he will help as soon as others say two good words, and he didn't mean to." Xiang Jin's mother tugged at her daughter's sleeve and persuaded in a low voice.
"No way!" Xiang Jin didn't relent, "Today I want my father to promise in front of me that I won't get involved in this matter with anyone in the future, otherwise I will throw all his pile of broken stones after dinner!" ”
Xiang Jin's intimidation didn't seem to have any effect, and the old Xiang snorted with a snort.
In the embarrassing atmosphere, Chen Yang felt that this meal was inedible, after hearing so much before, he was deeply affected by those gentlemen in the capital in his bones, and he didn't think it was a big deal, but he had just entered the door, and it was not easy to interject and say more, which would see Xiang Jin talking more and more, and Lao Xiang was like a stuffy gourd, sitting there from beginning to end to being trained, he was a little blind.
Putting down the chopsticks, he frowned and said to Xiang Jin: "Xiang Jin, you're almost done, I think this whole thing uncle is right, didn't my uncle say it before, the booth fee set by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is too high, and it is not easy for people in the village to get some stones into the county to make some money, I think it's normal for them to not want to go into the market to sell." ”
Xiang Jin didn't expect Chen Yang to stand up and say her, and faintly put on an official master's appearance, and said angrily: "Chen Yang, you"
"What am I!" Chen Yang interrupted Xiang Jin very unceremoniously, "I haven't finished talking yet, you have to review it yourself, how can there be someone in the world who counts your parents like you, what's wrong with your uncle, he played with stones, and threw the stones?" Hey, you've got a lot of skills! ”
After Chen Yang's official tone, Xiang Jin was angry and wanted to fight back, but Chen Yang immediately glared at her fiercely, she suddenly lost her temper, and snorted like that, don't face to the side.
Lao Xiang and his wife were suddenly a little stunned, they knew this baby daughter very well, they looked very well-behaved and filial since she was a child, but she was really going to encounter something, it was quite assertive, if she made up her mind in her heart, no one would listen to the oil and salt, for example, Xiang Jin was obsessed with singing when he was a child, and the two of them did not obstruct it, but in the end, they couldn't resist this girl, and obediently sent Xiang Jin to the troupe to learn opera.
If Chen Yang's words just now had been changed to what they said, Xiang Jin would have crackled back a long time ago. But now, this young man said that their daughter had lost her temper in just a few words, really
Originally, Chen Yang stepped forward to help Lao Xiang protect his baby bumps, and the second elder had already doubled his favor for Chen Yang, and now he saw that Chen Yang didn't treat himself as an outsider at all, and helped count Xiang Jin in front of everyone at the dinner table, and said that he was worried that his daughter was too strong and too high to find a partner, but he didn't expect that now he actually brought a young man back without saying hello, the young man is not only handsome, but also unambiguous, and what he said sounds warm to people's hearts, he has gone to college, and he is a cultural person, now open a bookstore to do business, and go with your own daughter, not bad, not bad!
Thinking of this, the second elder's heart blossomed even more, Xiang Jin's mother repeatedly put vegetables in Chen Yang's bowl, and said with a smile, "Xiao Chen, come, come, eat vegetables, eat vegetables." And Lao Xiang also changed the appearance of the pretentious elder before, stroked his beard, and gestured to Chen Yang with a wine glass, "Xiao Chen, this wine is my own osmanthus alcohol, how about you taste it?" ”
Chen Yang respected the old man from the bottom of his heart, and immediately raised his cup in flattery, touched it with Lao Xiang, and nodded again and again: "Hey, good, good." After taking a sip of dryness, he praised, "Well, this wine is fragrant but not astringent, with both the elegance and delicacy of cinnamon, and the mellow and fullness of the spirits, and it is a rare good wine." At the end, he didn't forget to care, "But the degree doesn't seem to be a little too high, I'm fine, but uncle, don't drink too much." ”
Chen Yang's words can be regarded as talking about Lao Xiang's heart, I just think that this son-in-law is really sensible, has wine, and knows how to respect the elders, our daughter is looking for the right person, stroking his beard and laughing, the old man is very relieved.
Xiang Jin bit her chopsticks and looked at this harmonious scene, and her heart was warm, but when she accidentally met the smug eyes that Chen Yang handed to her, she couldn't help but secretly snort: "Hmph, sycophant!" ”
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