A play is sung.

The guests applauded, and those who had no money threw two coppers, and those who had money were rewarded with silver beans.

Wang Qingshan put down the teacup, instructed the waiting man, rewarded the Danjiao who sang the Oiran on the stage with ingots and silver, and said to Li Ping'an with a smile.

"Brother Ping'an, how is the business of the mortuary?"

"Enough to eat and drink."

Li Ping'an could probably guess the reason, with a little coldness in his voice, he took a sip of tea and continued to listen to the play.

The head of the class took the actors to thank him, especially Wang Qingshan and other distinguished guests, and then reported the next opera.

"Please enjoy the new opera written by Mr. Ma, Zhuang Yuanlang smashed the cylinder to save his friends......"

Burst!

Li Ping'an couldn't hold back for a while, squirted out the tea, and named Su Mingyuan for any joke, and really did everything to sell out.

Wang Qingshan suddenly asked: "You said that in a few hundred years, will there really be a record of smashing the cylinder to save friends in the history books?" ”

"Quite possibly."

Li Ping'an nodded and said: "In the current history books, some celebrities are indeed forged by later generations. ”

There are many such stories, such as cutting cherry trees, smashing apples, painting eggs, etc., all of which are fabricated stories.

Since it is widely circulated and it is an inspirational chicken soup, it doesn't matter if it's true or not.

"Yes, hundreds of years later, there will still be people who remember Zhuang Yuanlang, at least the county chronicles and the general history of the dynasty will be recorded."

Wang Qingshan said quietly: "But what about you and me, only relatives will remember after a hundred years, and even the separation will be barren for another hundred years, and there will be no words left." ”

Li Ping'an raised his eyebrows, and looked at Wang Qingshan in surprise, the Golden Sword Martial Arts Hall still teaches this?

"Brother Aoyama is reading?"

"Yes, since I started a business, I feel more and more important to study."

Wang Qingshan said: "In the past two years, I have invited a few gentlemen, and they will teach me to read when I have time, and I have been involved in Confucianism, Mo, Taoism, and Confucianism. ”

"Admire."

Li Ping'an sincerely admired, if Wang Qingshan was born in a peaceful era, he might have great achievements, but unfortunately this is a big cadre, and fists are the fundamental truth.

Wang Qingshan saw that what he said was almost done, and invited: "Now that the business is expanding and lacking manpower, Brother Ping'an will help me, right?" ”

"We can't bear this ancestral iron rice bowl."

Li Ping'an used to use his ancestors as an excuse, in fact, the mortuary was safe and worry-free, and once there was danger, the ancestral surname didn't matter.

"If you don't seek progress, you just sit back and wait for death."

Wang Qingshan persuaded: "We ordinary people have to fight, work hard, and keep climbing up in order to live a better life, maybe we can leave a few lines in the book." ”

"I just want to live in peace."

Li Ping'an is very short of money, but he will not fight for it, even if he does not get the building branch, the world should allow people to choose the ordinary.

After a while, he asked, "Why did you suddenly invite me?" ”

Wang Qingshan did not hide it: "Selling grain in the capital is inevitably dealing with the Soldiers and Horses, and a few days ago I had a drink with a few friends, and I mentioned that you killed two masters of the rivers and lakes. ”

"I see."

Li Ping'an didn't go into details, and when he turned around and asked Li San, he knew that it shouldn't be his big mouth, and no one would be stupid enough to talk about his merit and receiving rewards.

Isn't that a way to help the town care division complete business performance!

"The business of the business is very stable, and the cooperation is not with these upstarts in the capital, but with the great families in the south who have been inherited for thousands of years, so there is no need to worry about risks."

Wang Qingshan continued to persuade: "Ping An only needs to be on the boat to be in the town, leisurely and relaxed, and say less than five or six hundred taels a year." Moreover, there are backers in the south, and in the future, the household registration can be changed to good people, and children and grandchildren can participate in scientific examinations. ”

The temptation is not small, not to mention how much money you make, as long as it can benefit your children and grandchildren, countless people will work hard.

Li Ping'an still shook his head: "The ancestral industry must not be lost." ”

The work of the town field can not be done, it is common to run a boat and meet water bandits, and when the time comes, you have to fight, once or twice safely, how can you not wet your shoes after a long time.

Don't say a few hundred taels of silver, even if he sits on a dragon chair and is rich in the world, if there is danger, Li Ping'an will slip away overnight.

Compared with immortality, wealth is like a floating cloud to me!

Wang Qingshan's eyes flashed with displeasure, he thought that Corporal Lixian took the initiative to invite, and Li Ping'an would be grateful to join his command, but he never wanted to be frustrated one after another.

The man waiting next to him said: "Master Shan, these two things do not conflict, An Ye can completely pick it up on one shoulder, run the boat when he is busy, and be in the mortuary when he is free." ”

"That's a good point."

Wang Qingshan suppressed the shame in his heart, and asked again: "What do you think of peace?" ”

Li Ping'an put down the teacup and touched the two detonators on the cuffs, feeling confident.

"Thank you Brother Qingshan for your love, but we are not here, not to mention that the imperial court prohibits Xu officials from doing business, and once they are discovered, they will be exiled."

The officials have real power, and if they participate in business, gangs, etc., it is easy to become a tiger.

For example, Li Ping'an and other undertaker officials relied on the power to collect corpses to open funeral shops, and it was easy to monopolize funeral and burial businesses by relying on power.

Whoever dares to go to another house to buy coffin paper money will let his relatives lack arms and legs, and their hearts and lungs will not be able to complete their bodies.

In this way, power and money are even held hostage by yamen officials.

Therefore, the imperial court has many restrictions on the officials, such as not doing business, not joining the gang, not doing scientific examinations, etc., in order to prevent the officials from becoming bigger, being traitors and corrupting the rule of officials.

Wang Qingshan's face turned slightly gloomy when he heard the word "imperial court".

The officials were considered half officials, and they were protected by the imperial court, and their voices became gentle again.

"Brother Li is nesting in the mortuary room, and he wasted this ability in vain, and then think about it."

"Brother Qingshan is going to persuade him again."

Li Ping'an always remembered that whether it was practicing martial arts, making firearms or shin treasures, they were only used to save their lives, and they must not be brave and ruthless.

Wang Qingshan's expression was gloomy, since he developed in business, he has become one of the most prominent figures in Yongxingfang, and his neighbors are all respectfully sought after, and he has been rejected again and again today, and he can't hold his face.

"Forget it."

After that, he got up and left directly, and a few men who were listening to the play nearby followed to escort the left and right.

Out of the theater, the waiting man whispered: "Master Shan, do you want to find someone to make a move and break this guy's leg?" ”

Wang Qingshan waved his hand, in the end, he had a deep friendship, even if he didn't know how to raise it, he couldn't teach him a ruthless lesson, and it would ruin the reputation of the market if it was spread out.

"It's a pity, I still plan to pull him, I never thought that I wouldn't be motivated like this!"

At this time in the theater.

Li Ping'an was still sitting at the table, listening to the newly written play, and was acting to the climax of smashing the water tank.

Xiaosheng, who performed the champion Lang, stood on the edge of the one-person high water tank, staggering and anxiously turning in circles, looking like he was about to fall into the water tank, but in fact his steps were steady.

"This acrobatic is worth the ticket price!"

Li Ping'an took out a few cents from his cuffs, and landed on the stage with a flick of his fingers.

A pot of tea was refilled with water five or six times, and it was tasteless before it wandered back to the mortuary.

Since then.

In addition to reading and practicing and listening to music, Li Ping'an has a new hobby, and goes to the Fuchun class from time to time to listen to operas.

Listening to the play, drinking gaiwan tea, and the retired veteran cadres are only one bird cage away.

It's a very quiet and comfortable day!

……

Forty years of military establishment have passed in a blink of an eye.

The world has not changed much, those who should be promoted are still being promoted, those who should be rich are still getting rich, and those who should suffer are still suffering.

A few years ago, Li Ping'an went to Cui's bookstore to buy books and found that the plaque had been changed at the door.

Champion Building.

With the help of the signboards of Zhuangyuanlang and Donggong Attendant, Cui's business prospered tenfold and hundredfold, and he merged several shops next to him and became a large-scale bookstore.

Ordinary people do this, saying that they must not be scolded for being a dog and fighting people.

Half of the newly received bookstores were converted into reading buildings, with tables, chairs and benches placed in them, allowing people to come in to read for free, and also serving tea.

Give poor scholars pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on credit, and make money by copying books.

Such a good deed has made the reputation of Zhuangyuan Building more and more famous!

The owners of the occupied shops, especially the original Zhuangyuan Building, did not dare to stand up and complain, otherwise they would not understand the general situation and ignore the overall situation......