Yangcheng

Chapter 24

Logically speaking, Su County has beautiful mountains and clear waters, so it is not uncommon to raise a lot of goblins.

But foxes, hares, and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants can be understood, and a cart can become a spirit?Or is it that the cart by Tang Jianwei has become a spirit? For the world of fairies, isn't it too much of a joke?

As if to prove that he really has the potential to become a master, a row of wooden boards suddenly dropped from both sides of the cart. With a sound of "popping", the wooden boards were connected into a flat wooden platform, displaying the surface of the cart more Ample space.

Tang Jianwei and Zitan were holding hands together, approaching the cart cautiously, for fear that there would be any changes in the cart, and the two of them would take care of it.

The stroller was completely quiet, and it was no longer scary.

Tang Jianwei checked it up and down, inside and out, and found that many complicated and unnamed gears and locks were added to the cart, but all of them were hidden in the dark, without affecting the appearance at all. She didn't see anything wrong at a glance.

"Has anyone been to our yard?" Tang Jianwei wondered.

"I don't know. I've been working all morning, so I didn't see it."

Tang Jianwei pondered for a while, then put away the wooden boards of the cart one by one, and only one lock was needed to lock the entire row of wooden boards.When the lock is lifted, the plank unfolds again, which is very flexible and practical.

"Could it be that the Tong family helped to remodel it?" Tang Jianwei felt that something was wrong, "If there is such a strange person, he can build a car at random and sell it for a good price. Why should he live in such a poor life?"

Tang Jianwei's businessman's mind can't understand what the noble scholar Tong Shaoxuan is thinking, and she doesn't bother to think about it. She was born in a high school in Boling and is used to a life of rich clothes and fine food. It's just ordinary people.

All she wanted was a cart that could carry the frying pan out to buy breakfast. Now that she had a cart, her breakfast stand would open tomorrow morning!

Tang Jianwei spent the whole day kneading dough, preparing oil, and getting ready, full of energy.

She has already found the location of the branch stall, which is at the gate of Jingyangfang where Tong's Mansion is located.

Jingyangfang is located in the most prosperous area in the northeast corner of Su County, not to mention adjacent to the four major squares. The avenue outside the gate is the only way to the city gate, market and yamen.

There is an endless stream of pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages here, and most of them pass here whether they are leaving work or going to school.There are also some small merchants and hawkers along the road. Compared with the market where there are many shops and you have to pay money, there is less competition here, but there is no shortage of customers.The most important thing is that it is close to Tong's House. Even if Tang Jianwei pushes the cart out of the stall alone, he can save some effort, which is very suitable for the newly opened mobile stall.

At dawn the next day, Tang Jianwei put the oil pan on the cart and was ready to go.

Zitan really wanted to go with her, fearing that she would be squeezed out and bullied as a newcomer.

Tang Jianwei pulled out the sword that Aye left her from under the car, and the blade shone coldly, "I want to see who dares to bully me without eyes."

Zitan stayed at home to look after Tang Guanqiu, and Tang Jianwei cart came to the gate of the workshop.

This cart is really easy to use, it is easy to push, and the two wheels can adjust the direction flexibly, even on the dirt road, it is as smooth as walking on the ground, which is beyond Tang Jianwei's expectation.

When I reached the ground, I put my feet down, and it was stable, and she didn't need to work hard to support it.

But there is one inconvenient thing.

The several horizontal plates on the car can indeed place objects, and the noodle pieces she cut out can be spread out one by one, and it is very convenient for her to fry them when there are more people, and there is enough space.

But the horizontal board was fixed too firmly and could not be adjusted. The width between the horizontal boards did not match the oil pan on the charcoal. Tang Jian placed it carefully, otherwise the oil pan might fall over.

Hanging the signboard that read "Tang's early split two cents to buy one get one free" on the car body, and then removed the big wooden barrel in the car, everything was ready, Tang Jianwei started frying fried dough sticks.

She skillfully stacked two pieces of dough, pressed it with chopsticks, stretched it and slid it into the oil pan. With the sound of sizzling, the dough slowly swelled into a long cylindrical shape, golden yellow.

Tang Jianwei mastered the heat skillfully, scooped up the fritters and put them on the wire rack to cool and drip the oil.

Below the grid is the oil pan, and the dripping oil is directly dripped back into the pan without any waste.

She is a new face, and the small vendors selling vegetables and bowls around her are watching her secretly, smelling the fragrance of the noodles, but they don't know what she is frying. When it got up, it was bigger and the color is very attractive.

After frying more than half of the deep-fried dough sticks in the net bag, Tang Jianwei began to yell:

"Fresh fried fritters, hot and crispy freshly fried fritters are here! Limited time offer for small business, two pennies for a big fritters!"

Tang Jianwei had practiced kung fu, so he yelled loudly and spoke authentic official dialect, which was very new to the people in Su County, a county full of local accents.

Hearing her yelling, passers-by would turn their heads to look at her unconsciously. It doesn't matter if they look at her, they will be attracted by her quickly—where is the fairy beauty without appearance?Unbelievable, someone is so beautiful, wearing a peach pink skirt, the whole person is like a lotus, and he sells breakfast here?

Tang Jianwei knew that although Su County University was used to speaking the local dialect, most of them could understand the official dialect. She yelled in the official dialect on purpose and spent a lot of thought on dressing up. What she wanted was the current effect.

Sensing everyone's attention, Tang Jianwei patted the signboard, and then shouted the second half:

"Buy one, get one free, buy fried dough sticks and get free soy milk! Big bowl of sweet soy milk, you come to buy it, I will give it away, the quantity is limited, while supplies last!"

Tang Jianwei naturally knew that the word "fried sticks" was unfamiliar to everyone, and her yelling in the first half was to earn attention.But "soy milk" is a very familiar drink for the people of Dacang. Everyone from south to north likes to drink soy milk.

Especially in Su County, it is still hot in the autumn season. The sun has just risen in the morning, and the pedestrians are already sweating. A bowl of sweet soy milk is quite refreshing.

Hearing the sound of "send soy milk", people who didn't pay attention to what Tang Jianwei looked like before also stopped, and three or five people came to her stall and asked her for soy milk.

"How much is the soy milk?"

"Two pennies. If you buy fried dough sticks, I will give you soy milk."

"Fried dough sticks? That's it?" The first person to ask in unnatural Mandarin with a strong accent was a burdened fruit farmer. His dark face was full of wrinkles, and he used to hang up from time to time when asking questions. Wipe face with sweat towel around neck.

He looked at the so-called deep-fried dough sticks as something new, but he was not interested in new things, he just wanted to drink a bowl of soy milk.

"I don't want fried dough sticks." The fruit farmer said, "I just want a bowl of soy milk, how much is it?"

Tang Jianwei saw the tricks: "Because I'm the first customer of the shop, so the fried dough sticks and soy milk are given away for free!"

Before the fruit grower could speak again, Tang Jianwei immediately wrapped the fried dough sticks in oilcloth, scooped a spoonful of soy milk into a bowl, and handed it to the fruit grower.

The fruit farmer grinned: "There are such good things..." After finishing speaking, he was not polite, raised his head and drank the soy milk.

I thought the free soy milk must have been mixed with a lot of water, so he drank it as water, since it doesn't cost money.Unexpectedly, this bowl of soy milk is not only not mixed with water, but also can taste obvious sweetness in the thick bean fragrance.

After the fruit farmer finished drinking, he handed the bowl back to Tang Jianwei and asked her:

"Little lady, did you put sugar in your soy milk?"

Tang Jianwei put the bowl into the car: "Yes, does it still suit the taste of the guest officer?"

The fruit grower was incredible: "Aren't you afraid of losing money by doing this?"

Tang Jian smiled and said, "You eat and drink well."

The people around heard what the fruit grower said, but they didn't expect that there was sugar in the soy milk as a gift, and they all couldn't help but licked their lips.

If sugar is added, let alone the oily fruit that does not know what it tastes like, it is just this bowl of soy milk that is full of weight, and it is not a loss to buy it for two pennies.

After the fruit farmer drank the soy milk, he took a bite of the deep-fried dough sticks.

As soon as he took a sip, the sound of clicking, clicking, and clicking reached the ears of everyone around him very clearly.

The fruit farmer was chewing on the fritters, and the aroma of oil, noodles, and crispy texture collided in his mouth, and his expression became more and more surprised.

"Hmm! It's delicious...it's delicious!" the fruit grower shouted, "This oil fruit is hundreds of times better than any oil fruit I've ever eaten!"

The small vegetable vendor next to him said disdainfully: "Is that an exaggeration? Don't be a babysitter invited by the little lady."

The fruit farmer's sincere praise was suspected, and he couldn't help but work harder to promote Tang Jianwei. He is also a businessman himself, and he would still say a few words to incite customers:

"I, Zhang Jiulang, hate liars the most in my life! You will know whether this oily fruit is delicious or not after eating it yourself? I'm afraid you will be willing to become the babysitter of the little lady after eating it! Little lady , your oil fruit and soy milk are very solid and conscientious. It’s hard to do business, I can’t eat your money for nothing, you keep the two pennies, and I’ll come back tomorrow!”

After the fruit grower took two pennies on Tang Jianwei's cart, he gave the vegetable vendor a look and left with his shoulder pole.

After his dealings with the hawker, there were more people onlookers, and they were more interested in Tang Jianwei's oily fruit called fried dough sticks.

An old woman asked Tang Jianwei: "You have a big root of oil fruit and a big bowl of soy milk, and the total is two Wen, but is it true?"

"Of course it's true." Tang Jianwei didn't wait for the aunt to ask again, and immediately prepared the fried dough sticks and soy milk, and put them in front of her, letting her taste them.

The aunt is working as a helper in the market restaurant, and she is rushing to work at the moment, and she has to work until noon, so she has to eat something early to fill her stomach.

She has eaten at the steamed stuffed bun shop in front for several months, and she has long since gotten tired of eating it. Just thinking about the taste of steamed stuffed buns makes her sick.This oily fruit looks honest, and with a bowl of soy milk with added sugar, it shouldn't be a problem to last until noon.

The most important thing is only two pennies!

The aunt put down the money, and took a bite of fried dough sticks and soy milk. After the two completely different ingredients were eaten, they produced a more complex and subtle taste.

The bowl of soy milk cannot be taken away, so the aunt stood in front of the crowd and ate it.

Everyone was observing her expression. She was engrossed in eating without showing any expression, but everyone still saw two words from her eager expression and chewing with relish—delicious.

The aunt ate a whole fried dough stick, and the soy milk had run out. She put the bowl back on the car, burped loudly, took out another two pennies, and said to Tang Jian:

"One more!"

Tang Jianwei: "Okay!"

The people around were dumbfounded, is it so delicious?

Another serving of deep-fried dough sticks and soy milk, the aunt finished it immediately, gave Tang Jianwei a thumbs up, wiped her mouth and left.

Seeing that Tang Jianwei scooped up soy milk every time, the barrel should be bottomed out. At that time, he could only buy deep-fried dough sticks and not drink soy milk for two pennies. It was a pity that the silent passers-by finally took action.

"I want one!"

"Give me one too!"

Tang Jianwei sold more than ten sets in one go.

She was free to continue yelling while greeting.

More or less people have a crowd mentality. The colder the shop, the less people care about it. Once it is hot, people passing by will come to hear the news.

Surrounded by more than 20 people at once, Tang Jianwei was almost in a hurry.

Tong Shaoxuan happened to come out with Ji Xue from the square gate and saw the commotion, but Tang Jianwei was surrounded inside and didn't see her, so he didn't know that the commotion was caused by the future daughter-in-law of Tong's family selling breakfast.

"What's going on?" Tong Shaoxuan glanced at it, "Idiot Liu sold the roasted chicken instead?"

Ji Xue urged her: "Sir Niang, don't look at it, go to the academy. My husband almost sued the house before, saying that you are always late these days, and you often desert during class. If you keep doing this, I'm afraid he will Really came to the mansion. If your mother finds out, you will definitely be punished."

Tong Shaoxuan was not convinced: "When I was ten years old, I would recite what Mr. said backwards, and what he said was extremely boring as if chewing wax. How hard I worked so hard to hold on to the errands without falling asleep. This is already It's enough to give him face."

Ji Xue said helplessly: "Who is Su County? There is only one county school. Even if the teaching is all you understand, you have to go to the academy. When you go, you must respect the teacher and don't say such wild words. You know Whether you can go to Beijing to take the imperial examination in the end depends on whether the master recommends you. If the master does not let go, you will be in bad luck."

Ji Xue is from Suichuan, and Ye Niang had studied for several years when she was still alive, but unfortunately both of Ye Niang died in an accident when she was young, and she was also sent by Ren Yazi to the Tong family as a slave.

Song Qiao saw that she was smart and was a few years older than Tong Shaoxuan, so he bought her.

Ji Xue occasionally does some absurd behaviors, such as lying on the wall to join in the fun, but most of the time she is still steady, and she can persuade Shang Tong Shaoxuan a few words.

Tong Shaoxuan listened to her, and after Ji Xue said it, she thought it was right, so she quickened her pace and went to the academy.

When Ji Xue was free, she would help Tong Shaoxuan carry her school bag and send her to the academy.If there is something at home that is too busy, she will let her go by herself.

Today Ji Xue accompanied her to the gate of the academy, took off the heavy book bag from her shoulders and handed it to her:

"Come in quickly."

Tong Shaoxuan said: "I'll fix the previous book pocket right away, and I'll go to school by myself later. You can see that you can recite it well, and your head is sweating."

The so-called book bag is actually a small wooden box that can move forward by itself and can hold many books.

Due to the high price of paper, the books here in Su County are still mainly made of large rolls of cloth and bamboo strips woven into books, which are very heavy.

What's more terrible is that most of the academies are located in the mountains, and the academies in Su County are no exception. It is even more terrible to go up the mountain with a book bag on your back.

Tong Shaoxuan was weak and couldn't carry the bookbag at all, so he developed it by himself and made a bookbag.

This book bag is similar to a flying wooden bird. Every time before setting off, pull the rope at the end of the book bag, and pull it hard for enough time, it can roll forward by itself and adjust its direction slightly. It can carry The heavy books went up the mountain and reached the gate of the academy.

A few days ago, the book pocket was broken, and Tong Shaoxuan was so dizzy because of the marriage offer that he didn't have time to repair it.Ji Xue felt sorry for her, and also felt that she was a scholar who had to do big things, and the hard work should be done by servants, so she quickly resolved the trivial matters in the house, freeing up more time to pick her up.

There was a layer of shiny sweat on Ji Xue's forehead before she had time to wipe it off:

"I'm not tired. It's you, study hard and don't cause trouble. They are all about to get married."

Hearing that Tong Shaoxuan was grateful for the first half of the trip, but when the marriage was mentioned in the second half, she immediately ran into the academy with her book bag.

"Hey! Slow down! Don't fall!" Ji Xue pointed out earnestly.

Tong Shaoxuan waved at her.

Su County Academy is named "White Deer", which is divided into two parts, East and West, also known as the male part and the female part.

Male and female students are taught separately, and the content of the teaching is the same. However, for the sake of the atmosphere of the college and easier management, the college is divided into two sides with the central axis pond and rockery as the boundary.

It is said that this Bailu Academy existed in the previous dynasty, probably because it was built on a quiet mountain, it was lucky to survive the chaos in the troubled times, and it was renovated more than 50 years ago and recruited again.

Today, Bailu Academy is one of the four most famous academies in Angzhou, and the teachers who teach are also quite famous. Students from around Su County come here to study.

In addition to the East and West Schools of the White Deer Academy, there are also two bedrooms for non-local students, which are full all the year round, and have been transformed from the previous single beds into Datong bunks.

Local people like Tong Shaoxuan have no place to live if they want to live, so the academy only lets them live in their own homes, and they climb mountains to go to school every day, which can be regarded as both moral and physical education.

However, Tong Shaoxuan was also extremely unwilling to live in the Datong shop, she liked to be clean and couldn't get in close contact with others, let alone sleep together.

But to go to school, you have to go over mountains and ridges. For Tong Shaoxuan, who is physically disabled and not very strong, it is really a hard job.

What made her even more unmotivated was that she was so exhausted that she finally arrived at the academy, and met a drowsy Mr. She had to go down the mountain after a whole day.

When I first went to study at Bailu Academy, just climbing the mountain every day cost Tong Shaoxuan half his life.

Now I am used to it, and I am used to being tired every day.

Sometimes she knows that she doesn't grow tall or fat because of her poor health, and sometimes she also thinks that in addition to her own poor health, maybe the mountain road also bears part of the responsibility.

After entering the academy, she walked through the Yingtian Corridor to the west school with her book bag in hand. Several students came up and chatted with her while walking in.

"I heard that your wife from heaven is here? How about it, what does the noble daughter of the capital look like? How beautiful? When will you bring it out for us to see?"

The students have no other topics to talk to Tong Shaoxuan recently.

No mention of "Zhuangzi", no mention of "Liezi", only the wife of Tong Shaoxuan's family is the most suitable for them.Every time he saw Tong Shaoxuan, he would definitely ask, making Tong Shaoxuan one head and two big, and he couldn't persuade him.

"Don't mention her, thank you sisters." Tong Shaoxuan gave a gift and was about to leave, but the classmates immediately made trouble:

"Why didn't you mention it? Didn't you mention it before? Boling Tang Sanniang's poems, we can recite them fluently after long thinking. Don't you really admire Tang Sanniang? Now that she has come all the way to embrace her, why don't you keep thinking about it?" Did you mention it? Let me guess, let's think about it, are we being shy, or are we just being good-looking?"

This classmate who outspokenly revealed Tong Shaoxuan's dark history, surnamed Ge Xunqing, and styled Yangguang, is the daughter of the county magistrate of Su County. She has known Tong Shaoxuan since she was a child, and has grasped her countless girlish feelings in her hands. .

"You, don't mention this!" Tong Shaoxuan wished he could sew Ge Xunqing's mouth up on the spot.

Ge Xunqing and the students around her looked at each other and smiled: "She is in a hurry."

Ge Xunqing floated the handkerchief embroidered with plum blossoms in front of Tong Shaoxuan's face: "Oh, Tang Sanniang was sung at the poetry chanting meeting of the Mid-Autumn Academy last year.

Tong Shaoxuan waved her away, and the tips of his ears turned red: "The stupidity of the young and ignorant criminals back then is uncountable! Never mention it in the future, especially in front of Tang Jianwei!"

Ge Xunqing understood: "It turns out that Tang Sanniang's boudoir's name is Tang Jianwei, which sounds nice, really nice."

Tong Shaoxuan: "...you are Tang Jianwei's admirer, right?"

She did admire Tang Jianwei in the past. After all, he was so famous that he had spread to Suxian County, and he had a little relationship with her—even though it was an embarrassing relationship that regretted his marriage—so Tong Shaoxuan was right. It was only natural for Tang Jianwei to pay attention.

The more you pay attention, the more you feel that Tang Jianwei is insightful and talented, and it is said that he is also very beautiful...

No one can refuse these illusory halo packages, Tang Jianwei, who is still separated by mountains and seas, right?

Even thinking about it now, Tong Shaoxuan still feels that it makes sense for him to be lost.

But when she saw Tang Jianwei, who was duplicity and ferocious like a beast in Boling, the girl's illusions were shattered... She didn't want to admit that Tang Jianwei, who chopped chicken heads and rabbits, was Tang Sanniang, whom she once admired.

Tang Jianwei must not let Tang Jianwei know about this, otherwise he will be laughed at until next year.

Early in the morning, Ge Xunqing's mouthful of Tang Jianwei made him uneasy, and no accident, Tong Shaoxuan started to wander again in class.

The husband naturally found that she was restless, but since the last time he picked her up to take the school test, but was rendered speechless by her test, the husband didn't care about her anymore.

As long as she is quiet and doesn't embarrass others, everything is up to her.

Another day, Tong Shaoxuan borrowed a few volumes of new books and planned to carry them back to read. When he met Ji Xue who picked her up at the gate of the academy, he heard a passing classmate say:

"Fried dough sticks? What is fried dough sticks? Xi Shi? Is the lady boss beautiful?"

"It's a long strip of oily fruit. It is said to be very delicious and crispy like never before! I haven't seen the proprietress, but it's likened to a Xi Shi, do you think it's beautiful?"

"Why did such a person appear all of a sudden?"

"I don't know. They don't seem to be locals. Those who showed up at the gate of Jingyangfang this morning, selling fried dough sticks and giving soy milk, are crazy."

"How is it possible? It's just an oily fruit. Is it so magical?"

"I'm also very puzzled. I plan to buy one tomorrow morning and try it out."

Su County is small, and the news spreads quickly, especially the students are well aware of the new things in the small county.

Both Tong Shaoxuan and Ji Xue heard their conversation.

Good looking, not a local...

Tong Shaoxuan's scalp was numb.

Is it...

Don't really be what she thinks.

Tang Jianwei is selling oily fruits at the gate of the workshop? !

This……

Although Da Cang is not so resistant to businessmen now, after all, the order of "scholar, farmer, businessman and businessman" is still imprinted in the minds of the public.

Everyone is still envious of wealthy businessmen and rich people, but ordinary small businessmen and hawkers are still humble. It is not that everyone deliberately has prejudice, but the consciousness that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Tong Tong Shaoxuan remembered this, and went out late the next day, and he saw the place where small vendors gathered at the entrance of the square, crowded with people.

There are no other vendors in the two streets, only that one is thriving, so bustling that Tong Shaoxuan can't even see the face of the boss.

Standing on a high place, Tong Shaoxuan finally saw the fried dough stick Xi Shi clearly.

Who is not Tang Jianwei? !

Tong Shaoxuan squeezed into the crowd with difficulty, and when he faced Tang Jianwei with a sullen face, Tang Jianwei didn't show any panic or guilt at all, but said instead:

"Are you here? Have you eaten the morning food?"

Tong Shaoxuan's pretty face turned red with anger: "Although my Tong's family is not a family of Zhongming Dingshi, it is also a family of scholars, why are you selling it along the street?!"

"Oh, it turns out that I'm disgraceful to your Tong family." Tang Jianwei said, "Didn't we agree to sweep the snow before each other, but just ask about each other's affairs. Now I just come out to set up a booth to support myself. Why don't you Still not happy? Or..."

Tang Jianwei is still dressed like a demon today, with his hands on the car, his upper body leaning in the direction of Tong Shaoxuan, with a graceful figure and a charming smile:

"Madam just want to control me?"

Tong Shaoxuan was stunned by her seductive appearance, he was distracted for a moment, and immediately reminded himself not to be bewitched by Tang Jianwei's damn beauty, and he wanted to say it again, Tang Jianwei simply said:

"Ma'am, if you talk too much, I'm going to kiss you in the street."

Tong Shaoxuan: "..."

This time the threat was very effective, Tong Shaoxuan covered his mouth and disappeared behind the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Tang Jianwei looked at her fleeing in panic again, and felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Did I say where I want to kiss? What are you thinking..."

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