On the opposite side of the small river in Nanshan Township is a small Duanjia Village tribe, surrounded by fences, and inside are all kinds of adobe houses, which live separately from the nearby townspeople.

It is said that the Duan family once had a scholar who was admitted to Juren. He relied on his scholarly background, and the people of the ethnic group were hardworking. The farmers grew food to support themselves, and the businessmen made a lot of money. .

As the sun set, several large round tables were set up in the open space in the middle, with simple cloth sheds on top.The invited country cook was frying a large pot of vegetables, and the oily smoke wafted down the wind, making people salivate.

Qi Yongfan glanced at Chen Sheng, he didn't have any idea, he took a piece of Chinese cabbage and ate it.The taste is not bad, at least much better than he imagined.

Chen Sheng and his wife walked around and found that only Qi Yongfan's table was still vacant, so they could only walk over and sit at the farthest seat in resentment.

Most of the people who grew up in the town knew the basics, and soon someone greeted them: "Old Chen, why are you here? The meat is no longer sold?"

Chen Sheng accompanied him with a smile and said, "I'm somewhat related to the Duan family, and I'm here for a wedding today, so we closed the shop early."

"I heard that all the meat for the Duan family's wedding banquet today was bought at your house? Lao Chen made a lot of money, hehe..."

"That's not true." Chen Sheng waved his hands quickly, and sighed, "They are all relatives of my own family. The lowest price is half sold and half given away, so it's right as a gift."

After chatting for a few more words, everyone quickly put the new butcher aside and chatted about the latest news in the town.

The bearded man on the left said mysteriously, "Do you still remember the day before yesterday when the government sent troops to go door-to-door?"

"Hey, who doesn't remember! I almost turned my rice jar upside down. Poor thing, just bought a piece of pork, and the goddamned yamen servant took the opportunity to snatch it away!"

"I heard they were looking for someone."

"That's right." The bearded man coughed and said, "I'm looking for Lang Qiyong, the No. [-] scholar on the arrest warrant!"

He strengthened the tone of the word "Qi Yong", which made Qi Yongfan's hands tremble in fright, and the piece of meat caught in the air trembled and fell on the dining table, and the oil and water splashed on the faces of Chen Sheng and his wife by coincidence .

Chen Sheng: "..."

Qi Yongfan scratched his head, "Sorry."

Being interrupted by such an interruption, everyone couldn't help but look back at Qi Yongfan, and then continued to gossip.

"Hey! I've seen Qi Yong!" said a gray-haired old man.

As soon as this remark came out, Qi Yongfan was frightened to death, he quickly picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, suppressing his shock.

The bearded man laughed and said: "Don't talk about Chen Gu's bad debts, isn't it because you met Qi Yong when you were a child, and you have said it over and over again since he became the top student in high school...According to me, you Considering the age, I'm afraid it's because of my old eyes that I misjudged it!"

The old man retorted angrily: "I'm not mistaken, my eyesight was fine more than ten years ago!"

Except for Qi Yongfan and Chen Sheng, almost everyone at the table laughed.

"The Qi family is also shrewd. They hid in some corner village long ago. Even if the government wanted to find it, they couldn't find it..."

"Qi Yong will definitely not return to Nanshan Town. How could those who escaped for their lives escape back to their hometown? Those people in the government are really tired of their brains (in local dialect, meaning sick in their brains)."

"That's right, it's just to find a son-in-law. Oh, there's a famine in the north, and no one cares about it."

"If you want to manage it, you will be powerless. If the imperial court wants to provide disaster relief and collect food, it will be so hard for us ordinary people!"

"It's still Uncle who can see clearly. He is indeed a scholar who has studied in a private school. We ordinary people don't care about those miscellaneous things. It's important to fill our stomachs first."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone didn't care about talking anymore, they stretched out their chopsticks in unison, and shot at the meat and vegetables on the table.

While they were chatting, Qi Yongfan had already tasted all the dishes on the table, and was half full. He sat on the wooden bench and felt his round belly, watching everyone scrambling for a piece of braised beef. Fat.

Even if Nanshan Town belongs to a relatively affluent place, not everyone can eat meat.I don't know if the news of another conscription came out, the price of food continued to rise like wings, and the price of meat in Chen Sheng's family also doubled.

Most people can only get some oil and meat during the holidays.

Therefore, eating wedding wine is undoubtedly a rare delicacy for the townspeople, and it is rare to meet someone as generous as the Duan family, it can be called a feast.

After drinking and eating, everyone continued to chat.The Duan family sent children over, and one gave a bright red wedding egg.So everyone at the table praised the generosity of the Duan family.

Qi Yongfan saw the ancient wedding egg for the first time, held it in his hands and played with it for a while, then put it in a cloth bag and put it in his arms.

I don't know when the topic turned to Chen Sheng's family.

The acquaintance asked: "Old Chen, has your house been rented out?"

Chen Sheng shook his head, "No, no one has come to see me while hanging in the dental clinic."

"According to me, your asking price is too high." The man said dissatisfied: "They are all in the same town, who doesn't know how much it costs to rent a house? I think you were given by the big guy who rented your house last time." You've lost your appetite, and you're still looking forward to killing a pig?"

The scene was a little awkward for a while, and the frozen atmosphere was like a viscous liquid floating in mid-air.

But everyone didn't know that a certain "bad boy" was sitting in the banquet at this time, quietly watching this farce.

Chen Sheng rubbed his nose, and quibbled: "My home is made of solid materials, and the furniture is all top-notch..."

"Bah! In our town, who doesn't know that the Guan family's wood is the best. You have the nerve to rent it for 250 Wen per month. As far as your place is concerned, it is worth 150 Wen at most!"

Renting a house in the town was already cheap, but Chen Sheng's price was indeed a bit high.

These words resonated with everyone, and everyone began to criticize Chen Sheng.

"Old Chen, you've become more and more a chicken thief recently. Hey, you dare to sell a catty of pork for two hundred renminbi, tsk tsk, you are indeed a pig butcher, a professional pig butcher!"

"I went to Crescent Moon Town last time, and the pork there was only sold for 160 yuan a catty! Damn, you old boy earned the money several times."

"You are arrogant because your family is the only butcher shop in the town, right?"

As soon as money is involved, the townspeople suddenly become irrational, and they can swear all kinds of ugly words, and they don't care about the past village conditions.

Maybe money is just a guarantee for the rich to improve their quality of life.But for them, money means survival.

Chen Sheng was a little flustered by this scolding.It was indeed too much to take the opportunity to raise the price of meat to deceive people, but he thought no one would find out.

Facts have proved that the townspeople are not stupid, they are all poor people, who doesn't know how to shop around?

After such a toss, Chen Sheng and his wife had no choice but to promise to everyone that the price of meat would be lowered tomorrow.

And some people who bought meat at his house a few days ago clamored for him to refund the money...

Chen Sheng had no choice but to say that he was going to go to the bathroom, and then took his wife away in the chaos.

Qi Yongfan looked at the back of him fleeing in embarrassment, and sighed softly.Paper cannot contain fire, this is the ultimate result of greed.

……

Qi Yongfan came late and did not see the worship hall.After dinner, when night fell, everyone started clamoring for a bridal chamber.

The bride, that is, Liu Yuanzi should have been waiting in the bridal chamber at this time.The groom, Duan Tie, was poured down several catties of alcohol and kept running to the toilet.

Most of the townspeople went back to their homes after eating.The few who remained were relatives and friends of Duan Tie.

Qi Yongfan was not in a hurry to leave, he just stood aside and watched the excitement.

Duan Tie still looks like a young boy, with a fair face and handsome appearance, wearing a bright red robe, he has quite a temperament.Just a little short.

There were several young men dressed as scholars wearing turbans, probably the classmates who were studying in the private school with Duan Tie.

Qi Yongfan greeted Guan Gu when he saw him.

Seeing this, Guan Gu rushed over waving his fat legs, and said, "Boss Qi, are you here for a wedding?"

"Well, I know the woman."

"Let's go, let's go, I'll take you to the bridal chamber!" Guan Gu waved his arm, quite aggressively reprimanding Fang Qiu.

"No." Qi Yongfan said: "I will leave after I have a word with Mr. Duan."

"Hehe, Duan Tie is my brother. When he was in private school, he always liked to hide under the desk and eat your bread secretly... Who knows, he abducted your daughter Xiaoer home in the end."

Qi Yongfan smiled, thinking Duan Tie is just a kid.

In the dark night, the candlelight illuminated the lively and festive atmosphere in the house.People were jostling and laughing, and the smell of wine and food filled the air.

Duan Tie was intoxicated in such an atmosphere, his dizzy head was shaking, he was grinning, and was talking to his friends.

Suddenly someone patted his shoulder from behind.Duan Tie turned around in surprise, saw the handsome man who was faintly familiar, and said in astonishment, "Qi...boss?"

"Yeah." Qi Yongfan said expressionlessly, "Be nice to Liu Yuanzi in the future."

Smelly, stole his capable staff!

After all, he left.

Duan Tie Erzhang was puzzled, and muttered: "I don't know why..."

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