Seed dealers in ancient times

Zheng Jiangting believes that the villagers will not be tempted by the conditions he offered. Besides, Cai Lin is an honest person. If he spreads the news, the villagers should be convinced. In this way, the food in the space will not have to be left empty all the time. At that time, the grain could be recovered and rebates could be earned, and the profits were quite lucrative.

At the same time, he has a place of worry. The borrowed food must be borrowed in large quantities. It is not like a basket of seeds or a basket like potatoes in the past. There is still an explanation for that. It is too suspicious, and if there is no proper reason to produce a large amount of food out of thin air, I am afraid it will not make people feel at ease.

Although Cai Lin is prevaricated nowadays, not everyone is as familiar with and trusts him as Cai Lin. In the final analysis, it is necessary to find a gimmick.

He wondered what to do, could it be possible to find someone to pretend to be a landlord?But it's hard to find such a reliable person. I'm afraid that if the money is spent and the mouth is not strict, it will only cause some troubles.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, if you get hit by a horse, you deserve it!"

Hearing the sound, Zheng Jiang took two steps back from the side of the street, a horse galloped by in the middle of the street, and two rows of people were sitting on the cart behind it, all of them were unkempt and thin like monkeys , the men and women put aside each other, and tied together with two little finger-thick hemp ropes.

He counted roughly, there were about seven or eight people.

"I saw the third carriage today, what a crime."

Zheng Jiang paused to turn his head, and saw that the one who was sighing was a shopkeeper. Seeing him looking over, the shopkeeper nodded slightly.

"Who are these people?"

The shopkeeper said: "They come from other counties and cities to sell slaves, and there will be them every spring."

"Why does it only go on sale in spring?"

"Bad, it's just that there are more slaves for sale in the spring, not at other times. Most people are also reluctant to sell their children. After all, life is still difficult. After the beginning of spring, many people lack food and crop seeds. Out of love, the children who stayed for one more New Year's Eve will naturally be sold here." The shopkeeper said: "There are more people selling this year than in previous years, and I don't know how the current market is. If it is appropriate, I also plan to buy it. A servant helps me guard the shop, and he can tidy up and take care of the house on weekdays."

Zheng Jiangting was a little moved when he heard the words, if he bought a servant to help him with errands, then he would have the contract of sale in his hands, so he would not be afraid of being unreliable.

Thinking of this, he went to the place where people were sold.

It is not uncommon to sell slaves in this era, and it can even be seen everywhere. Jincheng is a big city, and there is a special area for the sale of slaves.

When Zheng Jiangting walked in, it was very noisy inside, a large open space was full of people, most of the servants were tied up, and some were put in cages, surrounded by yazi who were guarding and inviting guests.

"Master, master, come and have a look at my servants here, they are all young men and women, it would be nice to pick two of them and go back to do the laundry and cook!"

Zheng Jiang stopped to glance at Yazi who came to greet him, and Yazi thought he was interested, and hurriedly pulled a pretty girl to come forward: "This is our best product, the little hands are dexterous, and the best is Hit the shoulders and pinch the feet."

Zheng Jiang never paid any attention to anyone. If he wanted to buy it, he would buy one that could work hard. Why would he buy a little girl to go back home.

Yazi saw that he was wandering elsewhere, so he sneered, "I don't want to look at the good local products, I want to see the ones from other places."

Zheng Jiang stopped hearing the words, so he moved to the boy from that other county.

"Master, what kind of servant do you want to choose, we have everything here."

Yazi speaks with a foreign accent, which is somewhat different from Jin Chengli's tone of voice.Zheng Jiangting glanced at it with his hands behind his back, and it seemed that the ones that were being offered for sale were all young children, all of them skinny, making them look even smaller.

"Anyone older?"

Yazi pondered for a moment: "Yes, yes! Wait a moment."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Jiang stopped to watch people leave the dam, and after a while led a middle-aged man out, probably in his forties.

"Master, how do you look at this? It looks older, but in fact, it is only forty, and can read a few words. It used to work for a big businessman, but later it was sold out because the business lost money and couldn't afford slaves. "Yazi is all about the advantages and says that those who come to buy slaves here choose young and good-looking ones. Older people are not as strong as young people, let alone young people, and they won't work for many years. Most of them will suffer when they buy them back. .

Originally, he didn't intend to accept this old man, but the big family who sold the servants sold five servants in a row. They all looked good in appearance, and the price was not too high, but the only requirement was to take the older ones. They were also caught in it and sold together. There was no other way, and I had to accept it for the sake of goodness.

I didn't think that I would accept it and throw it into my own hands. I sold all the servants who came out of the family in three or four big provincial cities. I still have this one left, but fortunately, there is a buyer who wants to age. It's too big, I have to sell whatever I say today.

"What are you still doing, call me master."

Yazi pushed the man.

"master."

Zheng Jiang heard that he also had a foreign accent, and he was quite satisfied with it. If he bought a servant from a foreign country, he might pretend to be more similar.

"How much do you want?"

Yazi's eyes flashed: "Master sincerely wants me to give you this number."

Zheng Jiang stopped watching the Yazi compare eights, and he had a clue in his heart. It is not expensive to buy a slave for eight dollars. There are more slaves sold this year, so the price will naturally be lowered a lot. Besides, these slaves are all based on appearance. The price is set, and this one is almost the same price.

But even if the price is good, he doesn't have so much money in his pocket. The money earned by the restaurant in Xunri is managed by Brother Xian. The restaurant has been open for a long time, so he doesn't have to go to the vegetable market to buy things in the morning. The people will be sent directly to the shop, and Brother Xian will directly give the money to the account. He didn’t buy anything in the day, so he didn’t go to withdraw the money and put it on his body. I spent a lot of time on makeup, but now it's not enough.

He hadn't expressed his opinion for a long time, and Yazi's heart arose, but don't want it again, he tentatively asked: "What does the master think, the price can be discussed, right?"

"Seven coins, how about seven coins? It can't be lower."

Zheng Jiangting gave a helpless smile, and he kept the price down without bargaining: "I don't have that much money on me, can I exchange it with something else?"

"Then what do you want to exchange?"

Zheng Jiang paused to think about it: "How about forty liters of grain?"

The shelled rice grain is twenty cents a liter, and the unhulled rice grain is judged by its quality. Zheng Jiangding believes that his grain can be sold at the highest price, and the boy will never lose money.

After all, Yazi didn't see the goods. After hearing that Zheng Jiangting had no money, he suddenly felt that the clothes were ordinary, and he might not be a master with money.

"I'll bring the grain over here and you'll have a look first, if you can, then you can, if you can't, then you can't."

"Well, it's not that I don't believe in the master, it's just that I rarely meet someone as honest as the master who trades grain for grain."

Zheng Jiang stopped talking nonsense, and went out to find a corner to take out the grain from the space. In order to meet the unexpected needs, he specially put some sacks and rice buckets in it, and now he uses them It's very convenient.

Yazi grabbed a handful of millet, the grains were slender and full, and there was not a single empty shell in the handful. It was really good grain, and he couldn't bear to let it go.

"Sure, yes, I'll give you the deeds of sale right now." Yazi quickly took out a handful of deeds of sale, with his index finger wet with saliva, and rummaged through them one by one: "Here, master, take a look."

Zheng Jiang stopped holding a yellow paper with his name and date of birth written on it. The boy was not lying, the man was only forty this year, his name was Huang Jingyi, and he was originally from Changping County.

After he accepted the deed of sale, he went to the government to register according to Yazi's instructions. After some procedures, Huang's surname was changed to Zheng's surname. With a simple modification of the deed of sale, Huang Jingyi was considered to be a member of his Zheng family.

After leaving the county office, Zheng Jiang stopped and said, "I still call you Huang Jingyi nowadays. You can't go back to Zheng's house with me for the time being, but what are you good at? I'm thinking about finding a job for you first?"

Huang Jingyi was sold out by his family since he was a child, and now he has passed through three families. He used to plow land for a big family in the village when he was a teenager, and then he was sold to a scholarly family in the city. He went to a big family surnamed Huang, which was also the richest family he had ever been with. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. After the old master's family passed away, the young master ruined the family business within a few years of being in charge.

This was the first time he met a servant who bought a servant and gave it out to do work instead of putting it at home. It seemed that he was not a wealthy family, and he didn't understand why he wasted so much money.

But after being a servant for many years, I have long been used to obeying my master's instructions, not to mention having a master's family is better than following a child to have a meal and not a meal, as strong as an animal, so I don't ask too much , only said: "I can do rough and tiring work, I can read some characters, and I can dial the abacus. It all depends on the master's arrangement."

Zheng Jiang stopped to think that apart from being older, there are quite a few people who know it. He thought about it for a while, and remembered that a shopkeeper who came to eat antique soup with Mr. Jia said that he lacked a shopkeeper. If Huang Jingyi can go, he can go. Now that he has a place to live, he doesn't ask for much in terms of salary, as long as he can be responsible for his own food expenses.

He confessed a few words to the person and took the person there. The shopkeeper knew him very well. Seeing that Huang Jingyi knew how to settle accounts and was old-fashioned, he sold his face to him, and the person accepted it. Two coins a month. Live regardless of food.

After Zheng Jiangding settled the people properly, he gave Huang Jingyi [-] Wen coins for his expenses: "I am usually in the small restaurant at the end of Wangmin Street, if you have anything to do, come and see me, and I will help you if you have something to do." I came here to find you, and now I will work here in a down-to-earth manner.”

Huang Jingyi glanced at the shop furtively, pulled Zheng Jiangting a little further away, and asked in a low voice, "What does the master want me to pay attention to here?"

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing: "The Zheng family runs a restaurant, and the shopkeeper Xu opens pottery bowls and pots. It has nothing to do with it. What can I ask you to pay attention to, but the family can't live now, so I will arrange a place for you first. .”

"Since this is the case, why should the master..."

Zheng Jiangting knew what he wanted to say: "If you buy it, you have your own reasons for buying it. It's not time for you to do something, so you can just do it here."

After dealing with Huang Jingyi's matter, Zheng Jiang stopped and hurried back to the restaurant. It was already noon after all the tossing, and he had worked hard for the matter of the space seed.

It was when there were many people rushing back to the restaurant, Zhang Fu saw him coming back, and Ma Lier poured him a glass of water.

"How's business today?"

"Okay, I've booked three tables of antique cooking for lunch."

Zheng Jiang stopped to drink water, and habitually glanced at the counter, but he didn't see the person in front of the counter. He moved the cup away from his mouth: "Where is Brother Xian?"

"No." Zhang Fu raised his chin and looked towards the center of the shop.

Zheng Jiangting followed the trend and looked over, his eyebrows tightened: "Why did he come here at noon?"

"That's right. Li Xiucai used to come here during the dinner room, but he came here at noon today. Mr. Chu Xian didn't go to say hello, and he was standing in front of the counter." Zhang Fu said with his mouth crooked: "I just came here." I went to add water and heard Li Xiucai say something, it seems that Li Xiucai is going to the provincial capital to take the exam, and before leaving, he specially invited Mr. Chu Xian to go to the Changchun Garden outside the city to enjoy the flowers."

Yuanshen also went to school before, and Zheng Jiangting knows a thing or two about these things. The Dali Dynasty Examination is held in March every year, and it is already early February. Scholars who are far away from the provincial capital really need to prepare early. Hurrying up for the exam, he is about to take the exam, this person still has romantic thoughts.He asked coldly, "Then brother Xian agreed?"

"It's not good for me to stand there and eavesdrop on the guests, isn't it?" Zhang Fu said with a smile, "Shall I go and listen for a while?"

Zheng Jiangting drank all the water in the cup and stuffed it: "Go and get busy." It's not too much to watch.

In the afternoon, the business slowed down, Brother Xian kept the account and handed it over to Zheng Jiangting.

"I want to take a day off tomorrow and come back before dinner."

Zheng Jiangting's heart was full of alarm bells, but he pretended not to know anything: "It's so strange that I have to ask for leave all of a sudden. Is it because I'm tired recently, or is there something wrong?"

"It's not a big deal. It turns out that some of the medicines prescribed by the doctor for nourishing the body have been used up. I feel better recently. I want to go to the pharmacy for an outpatient consultation so that the doctor can refill the medicine."

Zheng Jiangting's face was the same, but his heart was overwhelmed. He went to agree to the appointment and went to the appointment. Why did he tell a lie? Does he look like the kind of person who won't let him go out: "Oh, he's healed? Good thing, where to get the medicine, how can I go for half a day."

Chu Xian felt that his tone was weird, but she still explained patiently: "The road is a bit far away. It's an old doctor in the north of the city. It takes an hour to come and go. There are many patients who visit the old doctor on weekdays. , It will take a while to decide. I told you earlier, and you can arrange it tomorrow."

Zheng Jiang stopped to see that what people said was justified, and he couldn't refute it, so he said sullenly: "It is indeed far to the north of the city, and they are all close to the city gate. You should go early and return early."

Chu Xian didn't know what he meant by that, but she didn't say anything more when she agreed.

The next day, Chu Xian really didn't go to the restaurant in the morning. Zheng Jiang stopped in the restaurant and was absent-mindedly busy for a while, and was kicked out by Zou Yun in disgust: "I'm always clumsy here today, go, Collect the bill."

He sighed, and shuffled around to the counter. He didn’t realize it while cooking in the kitchen. rainy weather.

I didn't see Brother Xian when I went out today, I don't know if people wear more clothes when they go out, if they really go to the suburbs, he is glad that the weather is bad today and it is not suitable for viewing flowers, but at the same time he is worried that he will catch the wind and cold, after all, his body is weak, Blowing some cold wind is definitely not going to run.

He was preoccupied, and almost miscalculated the accounts of the guests several times, and a spring thunder sounded at noon, which completely lifted his heart.

"Hey, is it going to rain?"

"I didn't bring an umbrella when I came out, hurry up, eat and go."

The restaurant was suddenly full of noise, but after a while, the guests left one after another.

The thunder outside was getting louder and louder, and the whole street was drowsy. Most of the hawkers on the street had withdrawn. Zheng Jiang stopped and walked to the street: "Take two umbrellas."

"Where are you going?"

Zheng Jiang stopped to put the umbrella under his arm, and turned to Zou Yun and said, "I'm afraid there won't be much business at noon today. Brother Xian didn't bring an umbrella when he went out. I'll pick it up...I'll send him an umbrella."

If it really rained, Li Kesheng would send him back if he was a real man. He might not be needed after all, but in the end he was still worried, and it would be good to take a look.

Brother Xian got up a little late in the morning, and it was already late when he arrived at the pharmacy in the north of the city. The patients who went to see the doctor were all lined up. When he was next to him, there was already thunder outside. After taking the medicine, he hurried back with his things.

"Chu Xian!"

He walked fast all the way, pedestrians were also in a hurry on the street, there were hawkers packing up everywhere, the noisy street in the past was even more chaotic now, he turned his head and saw Li Kesheng rushing up from the gate of the city.

"Li Xiucai, why are you here? Didn't I say no to going yesterday..."

Li Kesheng was wearing a decent cross-collar gown, and he didn't wear the green shirt to go to school today, obviously he never went to the academy: "I know you don't get me wrong, you said yesterday that you were going to the north of the city, and I was here specially waiting for you."

Chu Xian held the medicine bag: "But what's the matter?"

Li Kesheng's hands hanging around his waist tightened: "The provincial examination is coming soon, and the master told me to leave early to adapt to the environment in advance. I'm afraid it will take three or two months to go."

Chu Xian said politely: "Then I wish Li Xiucai good grades."

Li Kesheng said to himself: "My master said that my writing has improved a lot, and I should be able to get a good result in the provincial examination."

At this point, he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve: "Brother Xian, when I come back, I will come to propose marriage, and this jade pendant will be used as a token."

Chu Xian was a little surprised. Yesterday when Li Kesheng invited him to Changchun Garden to enjoy the flowers, he felt that something was wrong. Even if Dang refused his invitation, he thought that the scholar had a clear mind, so he refused the trip. Counting, I didn't expect to be stuck here today.

"Li Xiucai, I cannot accept your jade pendant."

Li Kesheng didn't expect that Chu Xian would refuse so simply. He was frustrated and unwilling at the same time: "Why! In time, if I become a juren, many merchants will come to ask for asylum with their family property. At that time, you will only need to stay in front of your house. You don't have to come out to show your face anymore. Besides, I'm still young, and raising people is not the end. In the future, if you pass the general examination in one fell swoop, you will be the husband of the official family. This is a good marriage that many people can't even imagine .”

Chu Xian's long eyebrows trembled: "Li Xiucai has a clean family background and a bright future. I am the one who has no luck."

"You don't believe that I will win?" Li Kesheng frowned: "I am the most proud student of Mr. Yang in Jinxi Academy. Mr. Yang has been awarded by his disciples before. Now that I am talented, why can't I still be successful? Lift?"

Chu Xian was a little impatient. He used to think that Li Kesheng was courteous, but now he learned that he was so paranoid and arrogant.

In order to make people give up, he said bluntly: "This has nothing to do with whether Li Xiucai is selected or not. I already have a sweetheart."

Having said so much, no one was moved. Li Kesheng clenched the jade pendant in his hand, feeling ashamed: "I don't know who Chu Gongzi's sweetheart is, it can't be Young Master Qiu."

Chu Xian listened to his words, and the feeling of disgust in his heart increased a little bit. The spring thunder bursts, and the rain has begun to fall. He said in a cold tone: "It's raining, I'll take my leave first, Li Xiucai is free." .”

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave, but Li Kesheng, who was furious, grabbed the corner of his clothes: "I am a scholar and scholar, and I have never thought of your background. You are just an entertainer who claims to be noble, but you look down on me. In the future, I will do it Once you become an official, you must not regret it."

"Li Xiucai, please respect yourself."

Chu Xian grabbed the corner of her clothes and wanted to pull them back. Unexpectedly, Li Kesheng was still very energetic. There are a lot of people there, one of his little brothers is flirting with a man in the street, Li Kesheng is shameless, and he doesn't want to have any relationship with him: "If you don't let me go, I will call someone."

Li Kesheng was indifferent, Chu Xian struggled to retract his sleeves, but Li Kesheng suddenly let go of his hands, Chu Xian lost his strength and almost fell to the ground, but he steadied himself, but his heels twisted, he gritted his teeth and endured Painful, he was about to reprimand Li Kesheng, when he gasped and begged for mercy.

"Are you a man? Do you humiliate others if they don't agree with you?" Zheng Jiangting pulled Li Kesheng's collar from behind, and abruptly lifted him up: "Is this the sage book you read?"

Li Kesheng's feet dangled from the ground, and he immediately faltered: "Let go, I can tell you that only a scholar is going to enter the yamen!"

"When did I hit you?" Zheng Jiangting threw him aside, and Li Kesheng staggered and fell to the ground.

Qingshiban Street was soaked by rain, Li Kesheng's clothes were dragged on the ground and stained with water, he was in a mess, but he only dared to stare at Zheng Jiangting.

Chu Xian was afraid that Zheng Jiang would stop making a move, so she hurried forward and stopped him: "I'm fine, let's go, there's no need to fight with him."

Zheng Jiang stopped to see Chu Xian limping and limping, his hair was covered with mist, and his heart ached. He held up an umbrella to cover him under the umbrella: "I don't bother to fight with him, with a weak Like chickens."

Chu Xian breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Zheng Jiangting didn't think he was protecting Li Kesheng.

Zheng Jiangting carefully supported the person, the extra umbrella was still tucked under his arm, he took the medicine package from Chu Xian, and muttered, "I really came to see the doctor."

"Otherwise, you think I'm here to do something, maybe you think I'm here to meet Li Kesheng privately."

That's what I thought, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. Zheng Jiangting felt a little uncomfortable, and he had to blame Zhang Fu for talking nonsense. Fortunately, he came here, otherwise I don't know how people will be bullied: "No, in the future Come get the medicine and I'll get it with you."

He spoke very softly, Brother Xian couldn't help but look back at him, feeling warm in his heart.

Li Kesheng watched the two walk away together, then got up from the ground, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Just wait for me! When I become an official in the future, I will definitely want you to look good!"

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