Chapter 0018: Tanglin County
Tanglin County is located in the southeast of Shenguo, the north is connected with Shannan County, the south is adjacent to the Manjiang River, and the southeast is bordered by Yingguo, under the jurisdiction of 36 counties, because of convenient transportation, all industries are prosperous, is a prosperous county with a population of more than two million.
After Yang Shao went down the mountain, he took a small boat on the Liangqiu River in the suburbs of Liangyue County, turned into the Tanglin River to transfer to a large merchant ship, and after driving for seven or eight days, he finally arrived at Yangcheng, Zhijiang, Dongling County. As the name suggests, Jiangyang City is located in the west of the confluence of the Tanglin River and the Manjiang River, in Jiangzhiyang, so it is called Jiangyang.
After getting off the boat and walking to the dock, Yang Shao looked up at the direction of the sun in the sky, it was probably in the afternoon, it was still early, you could go around, experience the customs and customs of this prosperous city, and buy some gifts for your parents and family by the way.
"Yo! This son is coming to Jiangyang to apply for the county government and township test, right? But you have to find an inn to stay in first? or...... If you want to buy some pens, ink, paper, inkstones, exams, scriptures, etc., Xiaomin is a local, and he knows everything in the city, and all kinds of shops are also familiar, not only can he drive you, but also help you bargain, ensuring that you can save a lot of money......"
Yang Shao turned his head and saw that in front of him was a young man about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in a gray cloth short brown and wearing a common people's blue scarf, with a humble and flattering face, but his eyes looked at him straightly, and he spoke sharply, and his speed of speech was urgent and fast.
"Huh...... You also want to be paid, right? How is this money calculated?" Yang Shao looked at the young man, but he was not very disgusted, and turned his head to see an open-top sunshade ox cart parked not far from him, the decoration was simple, and the narrow carriage could barely seat two people, but it was also convenient for wandering.
"Childe, don't worry! Xiaomin Lan Xiaoyi charges fairly, both depending on the distance traveled and the time spent, as for helping you shop and bargain, it is not a lot of money to find a store and stay!"
The young man, who claimed to be Lan Xiaoyi, was talking, and five or six coachmen next to him hula-la-la-la, pushing him aside without saying a word, shouting loudly "My car is good, I charge cheaper" and the like, and he was very rude and arrogant, shouting that Yang Shao was about to pull Yang Shao into his car......
Yang Shao was furious in his heart, raised his hands and waved, and pushed the group of boring coachmen to fall on their backs, and two of them even flew out upside down, fell to the ground with a thud, and screamed.
Yang Shao was shocked, he didn't expect that since he practiced the foreign boxing skills on the "Xuanqing Sword Spectrum", he waved his hand so vigorously, and hurriedly suppressed his fist and wanted to pay compensation.
"This group of people are good at scoundrels and deceitful things, Childe get in the car and follow me......"
Lan Xiaoyi hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Yang Shao onto his ox cart, and waved his whip to flee the cart, but unexpectedly, the group of coachmen rushed up and pulled the carriage behind him, and one person grabbed the reins of the ox in front, making the ox cart spin on the dock.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! This is the special pier of Evergreen Commercial Bank, idle pedestrians get out of the way quickly......"
At this time, a long team of wagons and horses loaded with goods drove to the wharf, and a large group of cyan guards in strong gear came forward to clear the field with sticks and drove people, and saw a group of coachmen pulling ox carts in front of the dock plank road entrance, and immediately rushed forward to wave their sticks and beat them. Lan Xiaoyi also drove to avoid the side of the road, so as to wait for the convoy to pass before entering the city.
"Evergreen Commercial Bank!" Yang Shao didn't pay attention to this, but instead watched the team of carriages and horses gradually approach, only to see that the leader was a luxuriously decorated four-horse cart, the curtains were tightly covered, and the figures inside could not be seen clearly.
In a moment, the leading cart drove away from the caravan carrying goods, and stopped far away, and the two guards of the merchant house took the string ladder at the front exit of the car with a flattering face, and the curtain in front of the carriage was lifted, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl in an emerald green Luo skirt came out from within, followed by two pretty maids with account books and abacus, and the three masters and servants waited silently at the entrance of the plank road where the ship was loaded and shipped.
Seeing this, Yang Shao guessed in his heart, so he asked Lan Xiaoyi in front of him, "Hey...... That one...... Lan Xiaoyi: In this Jiangyang City, there shouldn't be a second one named Evergreen Commercial Bank, right? This Evergreen Commercial Bank is a cloth trading firm with many weaving mills?"
"Childe is right! This Evergreen firm is indeed engaged in textile fabrics, spinning and self-selling, and also doing ready-to-wear business, but it is the largest time-honored merchant in Tanglin County!" Lan Xiaoyi immediately turned around and replied affirmatively.
Yang Shao's heart moved, he glanced at the girl in the green dress from a distance, turned back to Lan Xiaoyi and said, "You drive here and wait, I'll go and inquire about some trivial matters, and then take your ox cart into the city later!"
"What does Childe want to inquire?Xiaomin can do it for you......" Seeing that Yang Shao had already jumped out of the car by himself, Lan Xiaoyi stood up from the front of his seat and shouted on tiptoe, and then, seeing Yang Shao walking around the crowd and walking straight towards the girl in the green skirt, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise.
At this time, seeing a stranger coming, two guards from the firm stepped forward to block the way, Yang Shao had to bow down and say, "Dare to ask...... Is that girl the manager of Evergreen Firm, or is she ......"
The two guards glanced at Yang Shao with slanted eyes, and saw that he was dressed in a green robe and traveled far away, looking like a famous man, but it was not good to be too lazy, one of them replied: "That is the pearl of my family's proprietor, and he also takes care of the affairs of the business house every day, if you have no business affairs, please get out of the way!"
"I have a sticker here, can I bother to hand it over!" Yang Shao unhurriedly took out a famous sticker from his arms, and handed it forward with both hands, the guard looked at him in surprise, didn't say anything, took the name sticker, turned around, and handed the name sticker to the girl in the green dress.
Yang Shao looked at it from a distance, saw that the girl in the green dress took the name sticker and glanced at it quickly, her face was indifferent, she turned her head and looked at herself curiously for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up, she opened her cherry mouth in surprise, frowned and pondered for a while, seemed a little hesitant, and then asked the guard a few words.
The guard waved from afar and shouted, "Come here!
Yang Shao stepped forward according to his words, and said with an old-fashioned face: "Qingmiaoguan in Liangqiu County, Shannan County, Xuanmiao Abbot sat down and disciple Yang Shao, I have seen Zhang Shao's proprietor!"
"Huh...... I'm not a young proprietor!" The girl in the green dress was stunned, then folded her hands on her waist, bent her knees and squatted down to say a thousand blessings, smiled, her eyes were bright, her eyes were bright, she was a little beautiful, her voice was soft and glutinous, and then she said: "Look at my father's merit book, it is true that he has enshrined Qing Miaoguan, and he will donate a lot of sesame oil money every year, I don't know how long Yang Dao ......is."
The girl in the green dress suddenly found that Yang Shao was dressed as a scholar and a scholar, and she was not a Taoist at all, so she stuck out her tongue in a speechless manner, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "Yang Gongzi may not know yet, Evergreen Commercial Bank has changed the proprietor!
"I don't dare to be taught, I just want to inquire about something! That's it...... Five years ago, in order to help the victims of the disaster in Jianxing County, Qing Miaoguan arranged for some people to work in the weaving workshop of Li Dongzhu in Tanglin County, and now he has sent disciples to bring people back to Shannan County.
"Oh...... The little woman didn't know about it, and she had to go home and look up the account books, or...... The little girl helped Yang Gongzi to inquire about his father, maybe he would know!" The girl in the green dress said a little ambiguously.
Yang Shao thought for a while, and then asked: "In this case, but I don't know what the girl's name is, is it convenient to tell her, where is her home in the city, and if there is news, it is better to come to the door to find it!"
"The family of the little female businessman is not bound by these customs, and her name is Li Xianhui. The Li family's mansion is in Xuanpingfang in the east of the city, and Yang Gongzi is welcome to come to the door at any time!" The girl in the green dress who claimed to be named Li Xianhui looked very cool, but then asked: "Since Yang Gongzi is from Qingmiaoguan, he must be outstanding in the art industry, and his cultivation is not good, right?"
Yang Shao was stunned, seeing that this Li Xianhui looked lovely, and at this time there was a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he knew himself very well, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, and muttered a reluctant smile in his heart: "Where...... Although he has learned some swordsmanship from his master, he is not a beginner, and he can only defend himself. ”
Yang Shao said goodbye and rode away, but Li Xianhui was still standing in place and looking at it from afar, muttering to himself: "Self-defense swordsman......ship?