Little husband's market life

Uncle Sun Hongrun and his entourage were imprisoned by the county government. The people who came to rescue the soldiers went to the county school first, but they couldn't find Sheng Yao. The people from the county school said that Sheng Shaoyuan's family opened a shop of fragrant ice and sweet cakes in the county seat. Then he hurried to the shop again, and sure enough, he found the little scholar.

At dusk, Sheng Yao led the two on one left and one right on the central street of the county seat.

Sun's entourage: "I just invited the doctor before, and my wife is happy again, and the younger one didn't dare to go back and talk nonsense. I thought that you are a scholar, and I could meet the county magistrate, so I rushed to you... "

Is my aunt happy?Sheng Yao hurriedly walked towards the county yamen, without stopping, and asked carefully: "Why did the yamen detain my uncle?"

"The spring tea was made in May this year, but the old customers in previous years did not dare to buy a catty. It is said that the imperial court has set up tea horse departments in various state capitals. From now on, tea trading will also be included in the open-center system. Trade according to "Tea Yinzhi", but their small merchants and small households can't get tea Yin, and they are also taxed on tea, so they can't buy new tea anyway..."

Since the founding of the country, the Daqing Dynasty has continued the previous policy of "opening the middle system", that is, the imperial court held the salt monopoly privilege to attract and encourage merchants to transport millet and grain to the border areas. .

"At that time, there were a dozen or so tea farmers who couldn't sell their tea, so they went to the county yamen to find the magistrate, and wanted to find out what "Tea Yinzhi" was. , all the tea growers were arrested, and our master was so tired that he also went in..."

Although the world is stable now, there are many people who starve to death. Tea farmers have worked hard for a year but cannot sell tea.When they heard that the county magistrate refused to uphold justice, everyone was furious, so they moved their hands.

At the gate of the county yamen, Sheng Yao was a young scholar, so he was let in, but Qiao Zhishu and the servants of the Sun family could only wait outside.

Qiao Zhishu and the servants of the Sun family were walking around outside the wall. The little guy was also in a hurry. He has also been getting more and more creative recently, and was praised by the title of "little child prodigy".

He turned his head to look at the wall of the county yamen, and finally ran to the corner of the wall with small steps and hooked the Sun's entourage.

Qiao Zhishu called softly, "Come here."

When someone came to him, he jumped on the spot in a demonstrative way, "You are like this..."

After jumping, he explained in a low voice: "You step on me and see what's going on inside."

"Hey, I can't help it, Young Master Biao, you are stepping on me, you are light." An old man in the Sun family's entourage was taken aback, he had never seen such a silly Young Master Biao.

Qiao Zhi opened his mouth and looked down at his small upper. In contrast, the other's feet are so big.

"Well, I haven't eaten much recently, and the shop is busy, so I shouldn't be very heavy!"

The entourage of the Sun family digested the anxious and irritable mood in an instant, and he was indeed cared for. He grinned, bent down, and motioned for the young master to put his back on his back.

Qiao Zhishu was sure that the other party's smile was willing, so she stepped on her shoulders at ease, gently patting the courtyard wall with both hands, and raised her head.

In the courtyard of the county government office, there are stables and weapon racks, and two officials holding torture sticks are chatting about the scholar who just entered.

"The person who came back here is a student of the county magistrate, and he is probably about to be released."

"Didn't you also eat the board?"

"Hey, a group of gnats, trying to shake the big tree, each survived after being hit with thirty boards..."

"Isn't it? My lord has already explained that the tea farmers who make trouble can just beat them! I heard that some elders in Fucheng still get their asses beaten..."

"I don't know the pain until I've been beaten. If you want me to say that this emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, these tea farmers' families may not be very rich."

……

Qiao Zhishu frowned, touched his buttocks after jumping off the ground, looked at the servants of the Sun family and said, "Do you have money on you?"

The man nodded and began to dig out his pocket, "Master Biao, do you want to pay for one or two? But, I tried it before..."

"I don't want it." Qiao Zhishu waved his hand, "Go and hire a carriage, and remember to lay out a thick mattress."

"Yes! Master Biao is as careful as a needle. I'm so stupid that I need to be reminded." The man closed his collar and looked at the thin and short Qiao Zhishu, not at ease. "Then Master Biao, I'm going? You, you But don't lose it."

Qiao Zhishu nodded, "I won't go away, this is the gate of the county government office, it's safe."

So the Sun family's entourage almost trotted all the way to the post station to call for a carriage.

**

About another quarter of an hour later, Qiao Zhishu finally waited until Sheng Yao came out with his sweaty uncle on his arm, followed by an attendant who couldn't walk.

"Uncle!" Qiao Zhishu also went to help Sun Hongrun, and said to Sheng Yao, "Brother, I sent someone to call for a carriage. It's been a while."

"it is good."

Sun Hongrun's face was gloomy, a little lifeless, and he didn't say anything. Maybe at this time his mind is full of how the family will survive the winter?Where can I find the wages of tea farmers and tea fryers?The Sun family has only him as a labor force. There are seniors and juniors, and they produce tea every year. They are rich but not surplus.

The lack of offspring is the tragedy of being born in this dynasty. Not to mention the lack of labor in the family, no brothers and sisters can rely on each other for good and bad in whatever happens.

Ta da ta da...

The sound of horseshoes stepping on the ground and the sound of wheels rolling came, and there was a pause for a while, everyone got on the carriage, and left from the gate of the county government again.

It was already late at night when we got back to Sun's house.

The Sun family members were all asleep, and my aunt Tao was also lethargic recently because she was pregnant, so she didn't wait for her husband to return.

So Sheng Yao helped Sun Hongrun to lie on the bed in the study, and Sun Hongrun told them to go to rest quickly, and he had to think of a way by himself.

**

The two returned to their room, Sheng Yao took a fire bag to light the lamp, turned his back to Qiao Zhishu and said, "I'm going to fetch water."

Qiao Zhishu had already gone to open the cabinet, picked up the quilt and came out to make the bed, "Yes."

The two of them seemed to have returned to Longjing Village. After the water came back, they washed their feet together. Sheng Yao moved the wooden basin away with his long legs before lying down.

Qiao Zhishu was next to his elder brother, the well water was colder at night, his feet were cold, he squeezed his feet between Sheng Yao's legs as soon as he got under the covers.Sheng Yao often rides horses, and the county school often has cuju activities, so he is not the kind of white-faced scholar who only focuses on reading. He is physically strong and his body is always hot.

Sheng Yao raised his arms to hug him, and said in a low voice in the dark, "You are also afraid of the cold in the midsummer of July, so you are not allowed to pick Jiangsi out for dinner."

Qiao Zhishu put his arms around his brother's waist, feeling warm and comfortable, closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.

Sheng Yao angrily patted him on the back through the quilt.

Only then did Qiao Zhishu mutter: "It's cold on the mountain."

"That shouldn't be wasted." Sheng Yao insisted. In fact, he would share a bed with Qiao Zhishu only when he came to Sun's house. There is Qiao Zhishu's small bamboo bed in Longjing Village.

"It's not wasted, didn't my brother eat it?" Qiao Zhishu rubbed his feet on Sheng Yao's lap to absorb the warmth, because he would eat the ginger if he gave it to his brother, so he allowed himself not to eat the disgusting ginger Well.

"..." Sheng Yao didn't want to speak anymore.

But he refused to accept it, so he changed the subject, "I chatted with the county magistrate for a few words today, the unsalable tea is not easy."

Qiao Zhishu lifted her little head, opened her eyes in the dark, and could only look up at the outline of Sheng Yao's face, with raised eyebrows and a straight nose.

"What did the county magistrate say?"

Sheng Yao: "Your Excellency said that there is no way to get tea Yin. You just need to take the money to the Cha Ma Si, and there are as many tea Yin as you want. There is no need for Your Excellency to lie. There must be something wrong with the tea merchants who have been trading with my uncle all this time. "

"Speaking of businessmen..." Qiao Zhishu took the topic off topic, showing off a little, and told Sheng Yao about the farce of the opening, "...the uncle who helped us out was called Wan Chengqi, and the crowd said he was It is the second owner of Wantaiping Company in the state capital!"

Sheng Yao raised his eyebrows in the dark, slightly raised his head to look at the little guy, raised his hand around his little chin.

He praised: "You have always been smart and quick-witted, and you can always draw inferences when you reason with you. This matter is settled by your reasoning. You are a gentleman, and naturally a gentleman will make friends with you, so you can learn from Wan Erdong's family. There is an allusion of 'no business, no sharpness', and this will also solve other problems you encounter in the future."

Qiao Zhishu giggled, he was not unhappy when he was praised, his brother taught him to be a gentleman, and he did it.

Sheng Yao: "There are no absolutes in everything. Go to sleep and listen to what my uncle has to say tomorrow. If it's really a bunch of evildoers and businessmen, we can deal with it as soon as possible."

"Yeah!" Qiao Zhishu rubbed her face, hugged her brother's waist and closed her eyes.

Sheng Yao put his hand back under the quilt, put it on the sticky man's back, closed his eyes and was feeling sleepy, and when he was about to fall asleep, his left eyelid suddenly twitched...

**

In the county town, there is a Xiangxue sweet cake shop.

This night, Xiao Gang'er was hugged by his mother, and he was coaxed to sleep after eating in the restaurant, and he promised not to leave when he fell asleep, so he curled up in his mother's arms and fell asleep...

In the middle of the night, Fang He felt something hot sticking to her. She woke up in a start and touched it. It was Gang'er who had a fever.

"Gang'er?" Fang He shook her youngest son in a dazed and hoarse voice, and found that his whole body was hot, so she hurriedly got out of bed and lit the lamp.

Gang'er's face was as usual, but his lips were pale, and he was struggling to breathe with his mouth open...

There was a sound of chaotic footsteps in the room. Fang He put on his robe and ran out of the balcony on the second floor while shouting: "Shao Yuan! Shao Yuan! Gang'er has a fever! Go to Ci'an Hall and call the doctor!"

Fang He's heart thumped, and with a high-pitched voice, he woke up all the people in Houfang, and told them to drink cold water and prepare hot water.

"Hurry up and get the water up! Gang'er has a fever!"

All of a sudden, the lights in all the houses in the backyard were turned on, and the guys burned the stove to make medicine for Sheng Gang, and some of them were quick-witted, holding lanterns and went to chase after Sheng Shaoyuan's family.

There was a panic in the backyard of the pastry shop, and the doctor from Ci'an Hall finally came. He was dragged and ran all the way before he woke up, and he was so awake that he could no longer be sober.

At this time, Sheng Gang's forehead was covered with a wet towel, and his mother washed his small body with well water, and his body temperature did not rise any further.

The doctor took Sheng Gang's pulse and pressed Sheng Gang's belly, his face was very solemn.

A boy brought medicine upstairs, but the doctor looked at it but refused to give it.

"The previous medicine is no longer effective, so there is no need to feed it." The doctor took a small medicine bottle from the medicine box and poured a pill, "Take the Niuhuang Pill first, and send someone to guard him tonight, and he must cool down." .”

In traditional Chinese medicine, it is often said that "sloppy bezoar pills" means that it is effective to eat bezoar pills when the burnt ones are muddled.

Fang He held his son's little hand, feeling very distressed, "Doctor, what's wrong with my son? He's been doing well for the past few days. I walked outside with my son's arms twice and was fine. I'll go back to Suyang Tower tonight. It's all good..."

The doctor looked serious: "The patient is suffering from tuberculosis and heat damage. You can know the disease by looking at the bulge of the abdomen. I just pressed it, and the lungs were full of worms, and there was water in the abdomen. If the water does not drain, the patient will not give birth."

The sick don't give birth?

Fang He only felt that his eyes were dark for a moment.

Sheng Shaoyuan: "How could it be? Don't my parents and sons often ask you to call for Ping'an pulse?"

Although the doctor went to Sheng's house regularly to check Sheng Gang's pulse, some illnesses did not come out until the late stage.Take this disease as an example. When Sheng Gang's stomach was not so big, he only thought that the child's stomach was blocked, so Mr. Qiao Xiao began to stare at the child and complain.

"When the child was in Longjing Village, although the lung meridian was always weak, there was no abnormal movement." The doctor continued: "The day the patient just moved to the county, Mr. Qiao Xiao asked me to take the pulse, but he didn't see any symptoms. I can’t get out this turbid air, so the child shouldn’t come to the county town, alas.”

Fang He couldn't hold back any longer, and burst into tears. She even started to blame herself.

Sheng Xue was also shocked, but Sheng Shaoyuan calmly asked, "Then my son can still be saved?"

The doctor shook his head, "I got a disease the day after tomorrow. If you pull out the root of the disease, there is still a chance of recovery. The ones brought out by the mother's womb, the longer they grow, the sicker they become. Now, there is no way to recover. Shenzhi has lived for a few more years." .”

"When the child's febrile disease subsides, eat well and drink well, without worries or fears, let it be."

"Ah..." Fang He thumped his chest violently and cried out, "My son, I'm sorry for you. If I knew it would make you suffer like this, my mother shouldn't have brought you into this world..."

Sheng Shaoyuan hurried to put his arms around his wife.

Fang He's slender hands tightly clutched his forging robe, "Shaoyuan, let me go, I want to follow the gang... let me go... ah..."

Sheng Shaoyuan put his arms around his wife, his eyes were red, the farmer didn't know what to do, he could only comfort him: "He Niang, we will have a son, we will have another son."

Fang He whimpered and shook his head, his hair was disheveled, I felt sorry for him.

Pregnancy in October, although they are all biological, but no one child can replace the other, and another child cannot replace Gang'er.She was sad because she didn't give Gang'er a healthy and strong body, she was sad because she insisted on bringing Gang'er to the county seat, and what was even more sad was that the county town failed to fulfill its promise to Ganger...

Sheng Xue sighed, and wanted to persuade her mother, but she didn't know how to start, saying that her younger brother died three years ago in her previous life?Said it was my brother's life?she can't say...

Fang He cried so hard that he couldn't breathe, and passed out.

Sheng Shaoyuan had no choice but to pick up his wife and go back to the room, and the doctor followed with the medicine box on his back.

In the second half of the night, Sheng Xue watched over the younger brother with red eyes, and kept putting cloth towels in cold water to cool down Xiao Ganger.

Everyone went back to the room, except for the mother and daughter, Sheng Yan who continued to sleep, and Sheng Shaoyuan who watched over his wife until dawn...

**

On the second day, the cock crowed and the sky became white.

Qiao Zhishu woke up first. He got out of bed and stretched. Seeing that his brother was still sleeping with his eyes closed, he yawned and fell sleepily on top of Sheng Yao, with his head pressed against Sheng Yao's stomach through the quilt. superior.

Sheng Yao woke up with a start, sat up and was still panting.So Qiao Zhishu woke up completely, and quickly sat up, "Is brother in pain? I, I didn't wake up, I didn't pay attention..."

Sheng Yao breathed out, raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, "It's your dog skin plaster, I thought I had a dark dream, but I didn't remember anything when I woke up."

"Hey..." Qiao Zhishu smiled shyly, obediently climbed out of bed and spread her and Sheng Yao's clothes on the bed, and they dressed together.

After getting dressed, Sheng Yao went out to pour out the footwashing water from last night, and asked Qiao Zhishu to put the bedding in the cabinet.

"I have to go back to the county seat tonight. I promised Gang'er that I'll show up when he opens his eyes tomorrow. He said he doesn't want to be in the county seat anymore."

Qiao Zhishu was surprised: "Huh? Gang'er doesn't want to live in the county anymore? He hasn't told me... I, I'm too busy, I can only play with him when it's dark."

Sheng Yao: "Then he should only dream about grandma, miss grandma."

Qiao Zhishu turned around and went back to make the quilt, "I miss grandma too, so I'll go back to accompany the guard tonight, and go back to the village tomorrow morning."

Sheng Yao responded, and went out to pour the footwashing water.After washing up, the two went to the study together to look for their uncle.

**

In the study, the attendants fetched water for Sun Hongrun to wash, and then went out, leaving the three of them to discuss in the study.

Sheng Yao spoke first, and told his uncle the conversation he had with the magistrate.

"...The county magistrate means that tea merchants can go to the tea horse department to buy tea and trade freely, and they shouldn't go to the yamen."

Sun Hongrun dealt with tea merchants all year round. After being punished by the Yamen, he was originally angry at the court, but after a night of thinking, he had other ideas.

Sun Hongrun: "Damn it, these profiteers have tricked us. I have dealt with them for more than ten years. What else can I not figure out? These gangsters finally have an excuse to lower the price of tea!"

Sheng Yao understood right away. After chatting with the county magistrate yesterday, he also felt that something was tricky.

He analyzed: "What my brother means is that these tea merchants have taken advantage of the newly established "Tea Yinzhi" by the imperial court to collude in not accepting tea. The tea farmers cannot sell tea and go to the Yamen to make trouble. The punishment of tea farmers has become a trivial matter."

"At that time, the tea farmers have no results. Wait, the new tea will be shelved and turned into old tea, and it will not be able to sell at a higher price. In the end, the profits will be given to these merchants."

Sun Hongrun lay on his stomach and turned around to look at Sheng Yao, the approval in his eyes was very obvious, "That's right! I didn't expect you, kid, to be so proficient in the inner work of a businessman."

Qiao Zhishu looked dazed with his eyes half-opened, because he didn't understand what he heard, so he was quite dazed at this moment.But after listening to my uncle praising my brother, he knew that my brother was right!

He snorted, "It's true that there are no profiteers and no businessmen! Fortunately, my brother has seen through their tricks. That brother, how do we sell tea to them?"

Sheng Yao smiled generously, "Why do you have to sell it to them?"

Sun Hongrun directly admired his little nephew this time, and he laughed loudly: "Yes, businessmen are unkind, and they will suffer the consequences. I would rather give a share of the profit to Dongxian County and Xixian County than to stand in their hands between!"

Sheng Yao also had the same intention, "I have been injured for a hundred days, uncle, let my nephew go this time, and lend me your capable person, I have to go to Dong County."

Dong County is in the other direction, from Shangjing Village, the distance is the same as going back to the county seat.

"You go? What are you going to do?" Sun Hongrun was puzzled.

"At the end of the ten-day vacation, the elder sister went home. After working hard for a few days, she returned to Dongzhen. I asked her and didn't say anything. I was worried."

Sun Hongrun also had a headache when he thought of his niece's gambler husband, so he agreed.

"Alright, then you can buy some gifts for my uncle. If you can negotiate with Dong County this time, my uncle will go to Dong County in the future, and I can often take care of Sister Ying."

Sheng Yao nodded, "My nephew is also selfish."

When Sheng Yao and Qiao Zhishu left the house, Sun Hongrun was still looking happy. His wife Tao Shi came to see him with breakfast. Seeing the smile on his face, she also heaved a sigh of relief and asked him why he was smiling.

Sun Hongrun: "Yao'er has grown up, thinking carefully, and acting calmly. You don't know that! We talked about businessmen, and he has a thorough understanding of the minds of those businessmen!"

"Really?" Tao Shi sat beside her husband, brushing her husband's slightly messy sideburns with bare hands, "I just hope that there is a little man in my belly, who can share your worries like Yao'er in the future."

Sun Hongrun propped himself up, and stretched out his hand to cover Tao's slightly raised abdomen, "As long as it doesn't bother you, it's fine."

Dow blushed.

**

The sky brightened completely.

Sheng Yao and Qiao Zhishu also finished their breakfast porridge, and they led the attendant from yesterday, the man named Mao Jian, down the mountain together, three of them and two horses, heading towards Dong County.They went to find Cao Zhongyi, the owner of the largest Cao's tea house in Dong County.

At the same time, an old monk dressed in sackcloth came to the door of Xiangxue Sweet Cake Shop.

He kept knocking on the door, but the shop was not open yet, and the helper for Sheng Xue in the back kitchen ran to open the door.

"But I have to buy it... Master, if you want to ask for alms, please wait until dawn, the pastry is still in the pot,"

The old monk clasped his hands together, "Amitabha, this poor monk is looking for someone, is this the home of Sheng Gang?"

……

The back kitchen helper went back and told Sheng Xue, Sheng Xue took off the apron and went to the door of the shop, heard the old monk say Sheng Gang's name, hurriedly welcomed him in, and took him to Sheng Gang's room on the second floor .

Sheng Shaoyuan and Sheng Yan also came after hearing the news. Fang He woke up in the middle of the night after fainting, and is still sleeping at the moment.

Seeing the dying Sheng Gang, Master Yuantong clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha."

"Monks observe the five precepts and do what they say. A few days ago, I received a gift from a small benefactor of your mansion. The poor monk returned to the Zen temple to offer incense to the Buddha on behalf of the little benefactor of Shenggang. trillion."

"Mortal dust is filthy, and the little benefactor Shenggang cannot survive in this city. Fortunately, the Buddha has mercy. I hope the little benefactor can convert to my Buddha."

Hope was rekindled in Sheng Shaoyuan's eyes. In the previous dynasty, a sick and weak prince became a monk to save his life, but he wanted to confirm, "The master means, can my son survive?"

Master Yuantong: "The cause of the disease is the lung, the lung disease is attacking, and the earth is out of tune. The atmosphere of the market is not conducive to its survival. If it can be hidden from the outside world, it may be possible to survive."

I have never met him, but I can tell my brother's name, I haven't touched my brother, but I can tell my brother's illness!

Sheng Xue's pupils dilated, she slowly approached the old monk, her voice trembling slightly, "Dare to ask Master, can people... really die and come back to life? And why?"

Master Yuantong turned around, faced Shengxue, looked at his face carefully, and said calmly, "People can be reincarnated, and there is always a reason for reincarnation. Remember, benefactor, everything is empty in a mirror."

Sheng Xue held her beating heart, so she resurrected her life, is it also because of the pity of the Buddha?Could it be that she is a person illuminated by the Buddha's light?

"Dare to ask Master's Dharma name, where did you become a monk?" She didn't listen to Master Yuantong's last words at all.

Master Yuantong: "The poor monk became a monk at Wolong Temple, and his Dharma name is Yuantong."

When Sheng Shaoyuan heard this, his inner struggle finally had a result. He picked up Sheng Gang, who was no longer feverish, and handed it to Master Yuantong.

Sheng Shaoyuan knelt down, clasped his hands together and kowtowed, "The Buddha is merciful, thank you Master Yuantong for saving my son's life."

... At daybreak, Master Yuantong held a child in his arms, and walked away from Xiangxue Sweet Cake with steady steps.

Sheng Shaoyuan got up and explained to Sheng Yan and Sheng Xue, "Your mother woke up and said that Gang'er was gone and buried in the ground. Gang'er's illness has never been better, and the pain is better than a moment. There is a thought in her heart, Cut her flesh from time to time!"

Sheng Yan felt sorry for his mother, but he was not close to Sheng Gang, so he naturally agreed.

But Sheng Xue nodded on the face, but said gratefully in her heart: Thank you Buddha for showing mercy and giving me a new life.

……

When Gang'er was taken away by the master, Sheng Yao and Qiao Zhishu were riding towards Dong County.

When they arrived at the Cao’s Tea House, the clerk heard that they were from the Sun’s tea garden, and knew that they were here to sell the tea, which weighed more than three hundred catties, so he kept the shopkeeper’s instructions in mind, led the two of them out of the shop, and went straight to Cao’s courtyard to meet Cao. Big club.

It was the first time for Qiao Zhishu to enter this kind of mansion with a well-built layout and full of folk and elegant charm. Even the verandas were covered with bricks and stones, and he finally arrived at the Cao Family Hall.

After sitting and waiting for a long time, I finally saw Mr. Cao's family.

Cao Zhongyi listened to Sheng Yao's self-introduction and after he came here, he said: "Oh, the tea and horse department has just been established, and the threshold of my family is almost smashed. To be honest, before you came, Sheng Xiucai, I had already received three families. The tea garden is closed, I didn't mean to ask you to wait, I really have to wipe my face before I can meet people."

There was a slight smile on Sheng Yao's face, "Dong Cao's family is very good at doing business, and the Cao family's tea shop is very prosperous in Jiangzhou. My brother-in-law admires you very much, so let me come here. The affairs of Dong Cao's family Busy, the juniors should be able to wait."

"Hahaha, look, look..." Cao Zhongyi smiled and praised Sheng Yao to the shopkeeper, "This scholar is different, I feel really comfortable with what I said! I want to order tea from your grandson's family Yes, I can eat as much as I want! But at this price?"

"Cao Dong's family is joking, this is the first time this junior is negotiating business, if there is something wrong, please advise." Sheng Yao saved a hand, "loose tea in our county is 36 to 36 qian, new tea [-], ​​old tea [-] eighteen."

Cao Zhongyi and the shopkeeper looked at each other, their pupils were obviously dissatisfied, but they were very smooth, and laughed twice: "Master Xiucai, do you know why the imperial court set up a tea horse department? Six years ago, Xiongnu and Jin succeeded to the throne and became queens." In the past two years, troops have been harassing the border from time to time, and the opening of salt can no longer meet the needs of the frontier, so the imperial court established a tea-horse trade."

"If I take three hundred catties of new tea from your Sun's family and only sell it in the shop, I won't be able to sell it all. But if I take it and sell it to the frontier, I will make no profit at your price, hehehe."

Sheng Yao pretended not to know how to do business, and asked humbly, "I blame this junior for being short-sighted. Then according to what you see, how should the price be negotiated?"

Cao Zhongyi smiled, and paved the way first, "Shangjing Sun's high mountain cloud tea is also an old tea garden for more than ten years. Cao has smelled the tea in Dong County. Let's put it this way, it is not outstanding in Jiangzhou. Poor, if I accept it, it must be sent to the frontier, if there is no advantage in the price, the money earned after a trip will not be enough to serve the horses."

Cao Zhongyi looked at Sheng Yao's expression, and said slowly: "What I mean, is the scholar's price somewhat lower than our Jiangzhou's price? Let a two- or three-point profit, you see?"

Sheng Yao showed a tangled look, directly ignoring the three-hundred-pound profit of the other party's temptation, and asked: "Three hundred catties of new tea, does Mr. Cao's family really have three hundred catties of tea?"

Cao Zhongyi smiled modestly and said nothing, the shopkeeper of his family looked proud: "Of course, don't worry about the Cao's tea shop, you can get as much money as you want, our owner doesn't want to be an official, otherwise donating an official will be enough, let alone managing money." Tea horse department, buy more tea tickets!"

Sheng Yao didn't show it on the face, but he was depressed in his heart. This businessman dared to openly announce the bribery. Corruption has reached this point.

Scholars who have been in the cold window for ten years are like a joke...

Another cup of tea, Sheng Yao: "Really, we can only give away one point of profit. If Dong Cao's family agrees, the winter tea at the end of this year will also be given one point of profit. If it is difficult, Sheng will also go to the state capital for a scientific examination..."

Cao Zhongyi saw that Sheng Yao was hesitant at first, but now his eyes were very firm, thinking that he had lowered the price, and when he heard that Sheng Yao wanted to go to the state capital to find a buyer, he quickly rounded up his words.

"That's [-]%. It's agreed. I will also sell the winter tea at the end of the year to my Cao family. The shopkeeper, go get the paperwork..." Cao Zhongyi raised the teacup and gestured to Sheng Yao to show respect, " Cao likes to deal with knowledgeable people, I wish Sheng Xiucai a high school entrance exam!"

……

In the end, it was agreed that the households of the Sun family's tea garden would give up one cent of the profit, and the Cao family would accept all the [-] catties of new tea.

Qiao Zhishu gained knowledge again, and only felt that his brother was too powerful, and everything could be done under his control.

……

After leaving Cao's courtyard, the two walked on the street.

Qiao Zhishu was very excited, "Brother, I can see it clearly, Mr. Cao's family gave his shopkeeper a look of making a lot of money!"

Sheng Yao also had a sense of accomplishment, he held his head high all the way, but smiled and said nothing.

It was Mao Jian, my uncle's entourage, who said: "Of course he is earning money. A penny may sound like a small amount, but if you add up to three hundred catties, it will be a lot!"

Qiao Zhishu nodded sharply, "Yeah!"

Sheng Yao saw the steamed stuffed bun shop, took Qiao Zhishu by the hand and said, "I just drank some tea, you should be hungry too, but I still want to drop by to visit elder sister, let's have a few meat buns for lunch, when we get home , lead the post and let's eat better."

Sheng Ying happened to be married in Dongzhen, and her husband's family opened an umbrella shop in the town.

Qiao Zhishu nodded, and said sensiblely, "I'll just eat the steamed buns, and bring the meat buns to Xiao Luohua."

Sheng Yao squeezed his slender wrist, "There are a lot of Yinzi brothers who eat in restaurants. Buying buns is just to save time. After visiting the eldest sister, I will try to return to my uncle's house before dark."

That's it, Qiao Zhishu groaned.

"Then bring some meat buns for Xiao Luohua. Eldest sister said she can go, I'm afraid she'll work harder because she's hungry."

Thinking of that chubby little niece, the two felt soft in their hearts.

The two of them allowed Mao Jian'er to visit Dong County, bought some food for Xiao Luohua together, and rushed to the umbrella shop of brother-in-law's house.

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When I got to the door, I saw that the shop door was closed tightly, and the plaque on the door disappeared, and I had a bad feeling in my heart...

I inquired with the shopkeeper next door.

The other party said: "The owner next door gambled and exported the shop. As for their family? It seems to have moved to Baoyi Lane. I told you the other day that I saw that little daughter-in-law going door to door collecting dirty clothes for washing..."

Sheng Yao was startled and angry, and sure enough, he gambled again! "May I ask when the umbrella shop was exported?"

The shopkeeper next door recalled: "Hiss? About a month ago? Anyway, I have been losing, and sometimes I can hear the old lady crying in the middle of the night. It has been crying for two months."

Qiao Zhishu muttered to himself: "So, the last time the elder sister came home, it was because of such a big incident at home."

Sheng Yao gritted his teeth: "I knew there must be an accident. She kept silent because she might miss my scientific examination."

The two thanked each other and hurried to Baoyi Lane.After searching from house to house, I finally found Sheng Ying's house. The courtyard was dirty and dilapidated. It was quiet in the afternoon, except for the clothes drying poles in the courtyard covered with clothes.

The courtyard door was unlocked, and the child who brought them said, "You can just go in. Her house doesn't lock the door. She has been washing, and she often doesn't hear the knock on the door."

Looking at the messy little courtyard, Sheng Yao felt sorry for his eldest sister, pushed open the courtyard door and strode in, just facing him with a lame leg, one eye was unable to open, and it was still bruised, and a With a lifeless face, Sheng Ying was holding a dirty black wooden basin...

Qiao Zhishu trotted up to take the wooden basin from the elder sister's hand, and asked softly, "Elder sister, who beat this?"

When Sheng Ying saw her two younger brothers, she immediately turned to avoid them, not to complain...

With her reaction, Qiao Zhishu's heart skipped a beat. The elder sister's action is protecting her brother, right?

Sheng Yao was so angry at this moment, his voice raised, with uncontrollable anger and distress, "I ask you, who hit it! Was it him?"

A woman who has a husband's family stays in the house all day long, and there is no other possibility except being attacked by her family members!

But Sheng Ying's eyelashes fluttered, and she tried to dodge her younger brother, "Don't ask, go back quickly! Go back soon! You will have the country test next month, don't you care about so much?"

Sheng Yao nodded, "Okay, if you don't tell me, I'll ask him."

After finishing speaking, he will pass Sheng Ying and enter the house.

"Come back! Don't go..." Sheng Ying hurriedly tugged at him, "The two couples are in a hurry, there is no way they don't do it... You go back quickly! You will have a scientific examination in one month, Sheng Yao, please help me understand Will it work!"

Her actions made Sheng Yao feel even more uncomfortable. He studied hard in the poor window, and in his father's eyes, Sheng Xue, who could make money selling pastries, was not as promising as Sheng Xue!

The eldest sister who loves me the most, is afraid of affecting me, endures the brutal beating of animals, and endures the humiliation by her side, for fear of affecting his scientific research!

However... the officialdom is corrupt, and the reforms come as soon as they are said. He is not as good as a businessman as a scholar. As long as the businessman has enough money, he can always survive the reforms.

Only the tea farmers and their families starved to death.

The backlog of dissatisfaction exploded at this moment.

Sheng Yao let out a breath, raised his hand and took off the scholar's robe on his body.

Qiao Zhishu grabbed Sheng Yao's arm, anxious and panicked: "Brother! What are you doing!"

Sheng Yao couldn't control his strength, he pushed him away hard, and smashed his robe to the ground.

"Zhishu, you just protect the elder sister."

He was like a ferocious wolf king, his eyes were cold and menacing, and he was covered in steaming black mist. He entered the house, found a man who was sleeping soundly on the bed, grabbed a bench and smashed it...

"Ah!!!" A strange man's scream came from inside the house.

There was the sound of a bench falling to the ground, and then a man in disheveled clothes ran out. The bench must have hit his leg, so he staggered, and the tall and burly Sheng Yao easily caught up with him.

The man was thrown to the ground by Sheng Yao, and the clothes that had just been dried wet the ground, leaving a puddle of muddy water.

"Beast, don't you like breaking human legs?" He kicked the man's leg one after another.

"Like hitting the eyes?" He pinched the man's neck and punched the eye sockets again and again!

"Yao'er! Stop it!" Sheng Ying screamed, dragging her legs to stop her crazy younger brother, but was hugged by Qiao Zhishu.

Sheng Ying's mother-in-law beat Sheng Yao with a cane, "Break into my house and beat my son, come, come, come and report to the officials, report to the officials!"

Sheng Yao pulled off his crutches and greeted the animals. The crutches made a dull sound when they hit the people.

Sheng Ying's mother-in-law was frightened, and quickly backed away, crying and shouting: "Come here, kill someone!!!"

As if Sheng Yao had never heard of it, he beat his sister's man half to death, until he screamed again and again, one of his eyes was bleeding, and he couldn't get up in the mud. He broke a leg to compensate the eldest sister...

Sheng Yao panted heavily, "Zhishu, go and hug Xiaoluohua, let's go back."

After speaking, he walked up to his sister, turned his back and leaned over to signal Sheng Ying to turn his back.

"Sister, let's go home."

Sheng