Datang Longya

Chapter 40

Lao Yuan carefully sawed off a half-foot-long piece of wood, rubbed it for a while, and said excitedly: "It really is a phonograph! It really is a phonograph!"

Pei Ji leaned aside, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see any difference between this piece of wood and other wood. When he wanted to take another look, Lao Yuan wrapped the wood with brocade.

"Shopkeeper Liu, let's go! Let's go to the third floor, there is no one on the third floor." Lao Yuan happily pulled Pei Ji up to the third floor.

The auction house on the third floor hadn't been opened yet, and Pei Ji was taken aback by the extravagance of the auction house as soon as he entered!Cashmere carpets are spread all over the floor, more than 100 seats are made of sandalwood, and the whole third floor is filled with the aroma of sandalwood.

"You're joking. My landlord said that the auction house must be luxuriously dressed. How dare I neglect the cashmere carpets from the Western Regions and the sandalwood chairs from the South Seas. But I asked merchants from the Western Regions and Nanyang Merchants to get them."

"However..." Lao Yuan took out a very simple-looking box from an exquisite sandalwood cabinet: "Compared to this, it's all scum!"

Pei Ji urged: "Try quickly! Try quickly!"

Old Yuan untied the silk with trembling hands, and put the phonograph into the box like a pilgrimage.After waiting for a while, there was the sound of wheels pressing against the ground in the box, as well as the voices of passers-by in the market, which were no different from the real voices!
What kind of treasure is this!If it is given to the Supreme Emperor, will the Supreme Emperor be overjoyed and say good things for me so that the Emperor can restore my official position...

Lao Yuan immediately took out the phonograph, wrapped it in silk, and sighed: "Unfortunately, the ancestors said that the sound can only be played once. If it is played for three days, the phonograph will lose its effect. Otherwise, it must be played more. In a while!"

After finishing speaking, Lao Yuan took Pei Ji's hand and said, "Master Liu, this phonograph belongs to you. I, Lao Yuan, can only beg you to part with it. Look, if one box of gold is not enough, I will add another half box!"

Pei Ji lowered his head: "No, you can't sell it!"

Lao Yuan said again: "Then add another box! Two boxes of gold! Shopkeeper Liu, please do me a favor, this is already all of my old Yuan's wealth!"

Pei Ji recalled how he was when he was in glory during the Wude period, what are two boxes of gold!
Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan could still talk to Li Shimin, otherwise it would be impossible for him not to be blocked every time he asked to see Li Yuan.If this is the case……

The words "status" and "power" were like a hair on the most itchy part of Pei Ji's heart.

"Old Yuan..." Pei Ji raised his head and said to Lao Yuan: "I don't know how to sell this gramophone, but I hope you can give me the gramophone. Don't be impatient, listen to me..."

"Actually, my surname is not Liu. I am Wei Guogong Pei Ji, the former prime minister. You hand over this rare object to me, and I will present it to the Supreme Emperor at the Supreme Emperor's birthday banquet! As long as I restore my status, I will never forget your old man." Yuan's great kindness, I will definitely repay you in due time. Old Yuan, it is true that you are beautiful under the roof of others, but being a businessman is something that humiliates your ancestors! Don't you, old Yuan, want to stand in the court hall and honor your ancestors?"

Old Yuan stammered: "When... when... an official?"

Pei Ji laughed loudly and said, "Yes, that is to be an official!"

Lao Yuan nodded immediately: "Yes! But you have to give me this phonograph for a few days! I plan to use it to pay homage to my ancestors!"

Pei Ji patted Lao Yuan on the shoulder: "Okay! I'll come and pick it up on the Taishang Emperor's birthday! Don't worry, I, Pei Ji, am also a man of integrity. If I lie to you, I will be struck by lightning!"

……

"It's nonsense to say that lightning strikes from the sky. There are many evil people in history who eat well and sleep well, and they don't see God strike them with lightning!"

Leng Feng drank a glass of wine, and the old man immediately poured it up graciously: "It is a great blessing to be able to follow the landlord, and the officials in the court think that they will not be the shopkeeper who will go downstairs that day!"

Leng Feng smiled and said: "You did a good job in this matter. Years ago you didn't open the second floor, so there was no reward. But this year, if you work hard, you will get a bonus if you make a profit on the second floor at the end of the year!"

Lao Yuan immediately declined and said: "No, no, Lao Yuan, my annual salary of [-] guan is already enough, how dare I ask for more!"

"Take it! Last year, Lao Li and the others each received a bonus of [-] yuan. Living in Chang'an is not easy, and you can't always live in a small shack with your family. How nice it is to buy yourself a house!"

The old man nodded with a smile.

The next day, Leng Feng rode a horse with a bow and arrow on his back to practice archery at Baiqisi's secret martial arts arena outside the city.

Zhang Wen, the deputy commander of Baiqi Division, is now Leng Feng's coach.After all, Leng Feng is someone who is used to playing with sniper rifles, and he knows the calculation method of parabola, so even in a windy day, Leng Feng can accurately hit the target.Even Zhang Wen was surprised by Leng Feng's progress.

You know, Zhang Wen doesn't understand wind speed and parabola, and his arrows are all based on accumulated experience!

Shooting targets is no longer enough for Leng Feng, he is now shooting moving targets compared to Zhang Wen.

A hundred pheasants were locked in a cage and ran around in panic. Leng Feng and Zhang Wen were facing the cage a hundred meters away, and there were ten arrows stuck in the ground to their right.

"Start!" A member of the Baiqi Division next to the cage opened the cage, and the pheasants were free, ready to fly.

Leng Feng quickly picked up an arrow on the ground, put on the bow and shot.

As a coach, Zhang Wen naturally has the pride of a coach, and two arrows were shot.

When Leng Feng shot the sixth arrow, Zhang Wen only had one arrow left.

Zhang Wen didn't shoot this arrow, but watched Leng Feng shoot the arrow.

When Leng Feng shot the last arrow, Zhang Wen drew his bow to the full moon, and shot the arrow!
The arrow with the red tail feathers roared and came first. Not only did it knock Leng Feng's last arrow away on the way, it also hit a pheasant in the neck, and finally nailed it to a stone, with the entire arrow nailed in. The arrow shaft was still vibrating.

"Good archery!" Leng Feng could only applaud Zhang Wen, it's wonderful!

"Haha! It's a fluke, but you lost this time! Another day I will lead my brothers to eat your world!"

Even if Leng Feng hit the last arrow, he would lose. When it was his turn to shoot at the moving target, Leng Feng could only barely hit the target, most of which were the pheasant's body.

But Zhang Wen shot two arrows at a time, and every arrow hit the pheasant's neck.Not to mention his masterful final shot.

At this level, you can go to the Olympics and be a gold medalist!

Thinking of the Olympics, Leng Feng came up with an idea: "Brother Ke Jin, I feel that this kind of competition should be promoted in the military to strengthen the military."

Zhang Wen smiled and nodded: "Of course, competition is the best way to improve."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Wen said with a sinister smile: "Don't change the subject, hurry to Tianxialou, I will take my brothers to eat you well!"

(End of this chapter)