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Chapter 482 Hands-On (5K+)

Ji Chongyan looked at Jiang Shaoyan, and seeing the girl nodded to him, he turned around and went back to "give respect".

After Ji Chongyan left, the shopkeeper looked at the girl with a dry smile: "Miss..., are you...?"

"Let's chat!" The girl glanced at him, grabbed a piece of sugar cake from the dried fruit snack plate and took a bite, then picked up the pen again, wrote a few strokes of "srustling" and began to draw while saying: "He's out of respect" I'm afraid it will take an hour or two, let's talk."

What's there to talk about?The shopkeeper thought to himself: The two of you came to the door not to buy ready-made clothes, but to ask questions. Now he has emptied all the words that were pressed in his heart, so what else is there to talk about?

It's just that although he was thinking secretly like this, but after all, the person is soft-spoken, and the other party is that kind of nobleman... The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, and after searching around in his stomach, he found a word of praise: "Miss is really good at drawing. , lifelike!"

The girl who was writing "Xusu" looked up at him upon hearing this, and said with a smile, "I think so too."

Shopkeeper: "..."

Do you chat like this?Shouldn't she be humble for a while, and then he will praise her again, and she will continue to be modest, such nonsense, ah bah, how can this be called nonsense?This is called greetings!In short, after exchanging pleasantries like this, it is estimated that "Chu Gong" should also come back.

It's a pity that the person in front of me is not good at chatting, the shopkeeper sighed, and was about to continue talking, but the girl who was writing "Xusu" put down the pen in her hand, blowing her masterpiece with a few strokes, upside down Putting it in front of him, he said: "The shopkeeper is an interesting person, and he quite likes my appetite, so I will give you a meeting gift!"

There are only a few pens on the plain white paper, and the appearance of a bearded shopkeeper wearing a crown and hat is already vivid on the paper. The person on the paper is so familiar, every morning when he looks in the mirror before going to bed, he always looks at him. Can see that face in the bronze mirror.If it's not his, who else could it be?

A moment ago, I was still feeling that if this young lady used such quick and vivid drawing skills to help the Yamen catch suspects, she would be accurate, but now she has appeared on the drawing paper first, and the shopkeeper felt a little guilty for no reason. There is a weird feeling, I always feel that my portrait appears on the paper like a suspect.

The "kind" lady in front of him didn't care, and gave him a gift as if coaxing a child. The shopkeeper smiled dryly, accepted the gift with the woman's "kind" smile, and thanked him repeatedly.

"Thank you." The girl waved her hand, glanced at him, spoke again, and said something that made the shopkeeper tremble with fear: "The shopkeeper is really clever, but I really want to invite the shopkeeper to Chang'an to replace him." I'm in charge of the store."

Jiang Zhaozao had reserved two shops for her in Chang'an. Although the location was not very good, it was worth some money because of being in Chang'an.Because the original owner didn't like to care about these mundane matters, the shop was rented out and some rent was collected.

Such kindness almost scared the shopkeeper enough, he waved his hands again and again and said, "No...no need! I'm very stupid, I'll just make a living here in Luoyang, and I won't go to Chang'an."

The girl looked at the shopkeeper's avoidance and smiled. She didn't continue talking, but continued to chat with him instead: "Are you from Luoyang? This Luoyang local accent sounds quite authentic."

The shopkeeper shook his head honestly and said: "Not really, my ancestral home is in Lingnan! My father came to Luoyang from Lingnan to live in a big city like Luoyang, so I was able to be born here. Since I was born in Luoyang, I only Can speak Luoyang dialect, but not Lingnan dialect."

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​being a pharmacy shopkeeper?" The girl looked at him and then asked.

The shopkeeper said: "my father was originally a medicine farmer in Lingnan. Although he was not a serious apprentice in a medical school, he could recognize many medicinal materials because of growing medicine. After coming to Luoyang, he relied on his ability to distinguish medicines in the medical school As an apprentice or something, when I was born, my father would be a little butler in the medical center who could help with accounts."

Of course, this kind of small steward of the medical center is just in charge of a few apprentices, which is not the same as the steward of a big family like the Wang family.

Speaking of the past, the shopkeeper's tone was a bit more emotional and sighing: "Life is always the result of the hard work of generations. Without the help of my father, who is a small steward of the medical center, I would not be able to be such a big shopkeeper!"

The owner of his small shop is the result of the joint efforts of his father and him, let alone those big families.

The girl looked at him with a smile, didn't answer, but asked him instead: "Your father is a medicine farmer in the Lingnan medicine field, did he grow hemp grass?"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment when he heard this, since the two noblemen came in and started asking today, they never left the word "Mamengcao". He still nodded and said: "Yes! My father has planted many medicine fields, including Mamengcao."

Jiang Shaoyan said: "Then why did your father grow the medicine in Lingnan back then? Who is the owner?"

"This father didn't mention it," the shopkeeper frowned, and said, "But the big medicine fields in Lingnan back then belonged to the Ye family in Jizhou, and I think my father also planted herbs for the Ye family."

"You are about fifty now... Your father planted medicines five or sixty years ago. At that time, he never heard of any wars and famines in Lingnan, so why did your father give up his job as a medicine farmer and leave?" Did you come to Luoyang from your hometown to seek a living?" The girl asked him with a smile.

The shopkeeper who asked this question frowned even tighter, a look of bewilderment and doubt flashed across his face, after a moment's pause, he shook his head and said, "I don't know about that, my father never said it, perhaps because I was young at the time, Want to earn more money and give it a go!"

He has never thought about these things, and now his father has passed away for a long time, and he can't ask anything if he wants to ask.

Suddenly mentioning the deceased old father, the shopkeeper was not in a good mood, couldn't help holding his forehead, and said angrily: "I knew that the two distinguished guests would ask so many questions. I won’t admit anything.”

It was originally a complaint, but as soon as the words came out, the "kind" girl smiled and said: "The shopkeeper should be glad that you told the truth. If you didn't admit it at the time, you would have been taken away by the two of us now. You can still sit here and chat with me."

It was because the shopkeeper did not hide the matter of Ma Mengcao, so she and Ji Chongyan were sure that this man did not know the inside story, otherwise he would have to be taken back for interrogation.

The shopkeeper choked when he heard the words, and subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. After a moment of pause, he said "Oh", then squeezed a flattering smile on the face of the girl in front of him, and said embarrassingly: "Miss, is there anything else you want to ask? I'm sure I know everything!"

What a genius!Jiang Shaoyan let out a soft smirk, looked out at the crowded street, and said indifferently: "Let's chat casually! We'll leave when he 'Chu Gong' comes back!"

"Oh, by the way, put a sign at the entrance of the shop, you won't be entertaining customers today!" Jiang Shaoyan sat on a stool and looked outside.

Pedestrians passing by outside can see the customers in the shop with just one glance - she, there are customers in the shop, but she put up a sign not to welcome customers, what can she do if she is not talking about something?

Jiang Shaoyan smiled, she put the bait here, presumably the other party has already started to take the bait.

……

The shopkeeper did not lie, coming out of the secret door in the backyard, Ji Chongyan easily walked through the back alley and appeared outside the Wang family's mansion.

The masters who were in charge were not at home, leaving only two children at home. It was not long before the Wang family learned of their daughter's accident, but there were very few guards inside and outside the house.

Ji Chongyan climbed into the courtyard wall of the Wang family mansion and looked at the empty, unpatrolled courtyard.

With such an unattended method, the Wang family was really afraid of those people. They not only kept the two children on purpose, but also transferred the guards away, so that if they wanted to take the children away, they could take them away at any time. take away.

Of course, the Wang family didn't really want them to take the child away with such an attitude, but they took the initiative to hand over their shortcomings to the other party to show their attitude.

So... It can be seen that the Wang family is really afraid of those people, and they dare not even resist.After all, the last Liu family who resisted has already been wiped out.

Ji Chongyan snorted lightly, turned out of the Wang's mansion, and hid in the alley in front of the Wang's mansion.

He and Fourth Miss Jiang entered the Wang family's tailor-made clothing shop in such a grand manner, those people should not be able to hold back, just in case, they would immediately take the two children of the Wang family out of the mansion.

Since the Wang family even transferred the guards, they must have issued an order long ago. Shouchun and Lingsheng can take the young master and young lady away at will, without stopping them, so...

At this moment, a group of people appeared in the open gate of the Wang family mansion. The porter seemed curious, and came out to ask questions. The two servants and maidservants who were leading the children handed over the badges around their waists to the porter. After looking at it, the concierge hesitated for a moment, then retreated.

Without obstruction, the two servants and the maid who were holding the child walked out of the gate of the Wang family's mansion with the child. Without the cover of the gate, the two faces were completely exposed in front of his eyes, just like the two on the scroll in his hand. The faces are almost identical.

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The continuous drizzle did not affect the walking pace. Lin Yan led the people and marched in the rain like the "spring outing" big man they met on the side of the road.

Zhuifeng, Dilu, Jueying and others who always followed Ji Chongyan on weekdays followed behind him.

"The members of the Wang family are old and weak. The only man who can be regarded as a mature man, Mr. Wang, is a good hand in business, but his body is not well maintained. He has a big belly. If you want to go, you can't go far. The mountains are not easy to walk. I won’t go anywhere.” Lin Yan looked at the map spread out in his hand and said, “In this case, the rest of the terrain is flat, and the villages and villages that can be passed are all here, and the villages of the common people are also unlikely. After all, the Wang family’s The group of people is too conspicuous, and they are used to being pampered, they are not used to staying in the village. And unless we make arrangements early to let the farmers move away, we only give the Wang family a day to deal with them, and they can't escape in the village. It is very possible. In this way, only these Zhuangzi outside Luoyang City are left."

"They probably won't go to their own Zhuangzi, because it's too easy to find. If they borrow someone else's Zhuangzi, that person must be very familiar with the Wang family and have a good relationship." Lin Yan said, putting away the map, and looked into the misty rain Looking from a distance, the villa looks elegant and luxurious: "The Wang family can only choose three or five villas. If we are lucky, we may be able to find someone for the first villa."

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Compared to Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan's troubles, Jiang Shaoyan here is chatting happily with the shopkeeper.

"What's Miss's last name?"

"My surname is Jiang."

"Oh, Jiang! Jiang is a great surname!" The shopkeeper kept nodding with a sneer, "Okay!"

"What's so good about it?" The girl who was drinking tea suddenly raised her eyes and asked him.

The shopkeeper's expression froze when he heard it. Could this young lady not be able to hear his obvious flattering nonsense?
Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't speak, the girl once again "kindly" explained for him: "Fortunately, Uncle Dongping Jiang Zhao is my father."

The shopkeeper twitched the corners of his mouth when he used his power to overwhelm people without even covering up: I always feel that the person in front of me is a little too straightforward!Well, it's just as exaggerated as the previous "Tianqing Cloth" waist card, but that one is holding the "Guogongfu" waist card!Look at that... I also know that it will not be a servant of the Duke's Mansion, but probably a serious master.

A master of the Duke's Mansion and a master of the Bo's Mansion, they are really nobles in Luoyang.The shopkeeper groaned, but saw the girl who was chatting with her a moment ago suddenly got up, wiped the pastry crumbs from her hands and walked towards the door.

The shopkeeper was taken aback by this unexpected movement, and subconsciously raised his heels up.

The girl stopped at the sign standing beside the door that said no guests were welcome, and looked up at the busy street in front of her.

"What's the matter?" The shopkeeper who came up followed her gaze and looked over.

The girl didn't make a sound, but after scanning the crowd in front of her for a moment, she suddenly raised her feet and walked across the street. In the gap, the girl who was halfway there suddenly raised her arms.

Everything happened suddenly in the blink of an eye, and the shopkeeper felt that the foggy and rainy Luoyang Street in front of him was like a folk painting full of smoke and smoke, but with the girl's arms raised suddenly, the moment before was full of excitement. The scroll of folk customs that was leisurely and leisurely was suddenly torn apart, revealing the true face of the world under the fireworks.

Not far in front of the girl, a beggar covered in boils and a gray face who seemed to have limped one leg suddenly burst into flames, and the limped leg healed instantly, and the rotten and dead wood crutch in his hand burst open, revealing He took out the slender scimitar inside, swiped away the misty mist and slashed at the girl.

The shopkeeper was stunned by this sudden scene, and before he had time to shout out, he saw two palm-sized crossbow arrows on the arms of the girl who was chatting with him not long ago, piercing through the mist and rain and shooting at the man.

All this happened in the blink of an eye, and the thousands of words that the shopkeeper was shocked into only one sentence: "My mother!"

With the sound of "ding ding" two arrows and crossbows being shot down by the scimitar, the beggar raised the scimitar and rushed towards the girl in a strange posture. Seeing that the scimitar was about to fall, the girl suddenly called out "Xiaowu", before the shopkeeper could scream, a knife that suddenly appeared in the slanted stab stopped the scimitar that was about to fall, and pretended to be a guard. At some point, the guard appeared beside the girl. After holding the man's scimitar with a knife, the girl stepped aside.

The guards fought with the "beggar", and passers-by who were startled by the clear sound of weapons clashing hurriedly avoided, dodging into the shops on both sides of the street to avoid being affected.

People in Luoyang may not see such exciting situations like hands-on action on Luoyang Street once in a few years, and they are both scared and excited when they suddenly see such situations.

"What's going on? Do you want to report to the police?"

"Don't panic! Those in the front shop have already rushed to the government office!"

Knowing that someone had already reported to the officials, the common people breathed a sigh of relief, they stopped worrying about reporting to the officials, and instead looked curiously at the person who was doing the knife on the street.

"How did these two fight so well?"

"Isn't the beggar a cripple? Why is he so flexible? Could it be that he used to pretend to be lame to cheat people of money? This is too much!"

"That's right! When I passed by a few days ago, I saw that beggar gave me a few copper coins! If I had known that this man was not a cripple, and his skills were better than mine, I would not have given it!"

"That's right! What's the matter with the little brother on the other side? Could it be that he was beaten because he was found pretending to be lame!"

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Hearing the chatting and guessing of a few people who sneaked into his shop, the shopkeeper twitched the corners of his mouth, and was about to say something, when a cleverer person shook his head and said: "Don't be stupid, how could you beat him for this reason? Really? Wouldn’t it be better to report directly to the officials like this? You don’t have to do it yourself! I don’t think that’s the case, this cripple is so skilled, he must be a desperado who is facing a lawsuit!”

Everyone who spoke in one sentence responded in succession.

"That's right! It's not a cripple pretending to be a lame, so he is not a good person. And that machete, I always feel that this person moves his hands strangely, unlike the little brother opposite who looks normal in every move, Why is this man's sword technique so strange?"

"It seems to come from Dongpu's sword technique." A man's clear voice sounded at this moment.

The people who were reminded said "oh", and instinctively glanced at the man who made the sound, and their eyes lit up when they saw the man's appearance clearly: this young man is also very good-looking!

But this is not the time to see whether the young master is good-looking or not, and he still wants to brag to everyone that he is well-informed, so after only a few more glances, the people looked away, nodded and said: "Yes, this young master That’s right, this cripple’s weird posture of holding a knife is different from that of us Central Plains people, it looks like it came from Japan!”

I didn't see this good-looking young master just now, maybe he just came here.

The people didn't take it seriously, but if someone noticed the face of the shopkeeper behind them at this time, they would find that the shopkeeper's face changed when the man made the sound, and he was looking at the person who made the sound with a look of astonishment: Isn't it "Tianqing cloth"?He came back from "Chu Gong"?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw "Tianqingbu" who had explained the Dongying knife technique to everyone, suddenly raised his feet and walked towards the middle of the street.

(End of this chapter)