Dragonborn Spring and Autumn

Chapter 9 How I Am My Yongchang Dental Clinic
Mr. Liu, who lives alone, is used to cleanliness. Except for a few old women and a part-time gardener who are deaf and old, under the east fence, he can only temporarily recruit people from the village outside the city to help take care of it.

There is no shortage of clothes and accessories in the grocery store. Because he is going to Yongchang Dental Shop, Mr. Liu, who has become a new uncle, specially took Li Yuanlei and Xiao Lianzi to find a few clothes that fit well for them to wash and choose from. superior.

When the two returned to the central hall, Li Yuanlei was wearing a straight dress with a blue skirt and a five-color silk sash hanging from his belt. He looked like a beggar.Xiao Lianzi combed a double bun and wore a light yellow double-breasted blouse, clutching a few small jade bells on her belt for fear of making a sound.When the two stood together, Mr. Liu was happy.

"Sure enough, people depend on their clothes," Mr. Liu said with a smile, "If Xiao Lianzi walks in the city with this outfit, even if someone claims to be a young lady, people will believe her, but when she stands next to her nephew, she becomes a cute and smart girl again." Little servant girl, hahaha, my nephew's handsome demeanor fully shows the demeanor of my Chinese family!"

Li Yuanlei also felt a little restrained looking at this outfit. He had only seen this kind of traditional clothing in videos in his previous life, and he had never worn it before, but fortunately, it didn't take much trouble to wear it except socks.

The three of them didn't delay anymore, Mr. Liu gestured to the deaf old doorman to go out, and without saying a word, he led the two towards Yongchang Yahang not far from diagonally opposite.

Even at dusk, Yongchang Dental Shop is still bustling with people, completely different from the deserted shops around.

There are more than a dozen listless, tanned and strong men squatting at the entrance of the dental shop. Two four- to five-meter-long steel ceratopsians wearing blindfolds are leisurely shaking their heads tied to the stone lions on both sides.

"Master Rolodos's house in the west of the city needs six good guys to carry the earth and build the wall. Those with big animals are given priority, and those who don't have a list in the industry will not be accepted!" Followed by a middle-aged man in a black shirt and dressed as a bookkeeper Walking out of the gate of the dental shop, all the strong men at the door surrounded him at once. The middle-aged man hurriedly protected his teapot, cursing and saying, "Why are you so crowded! As for the three of you, take care of the people and bring the man with the big animals to him!" Now, you pick the rest, and when they are finished, come in and get the list!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't care about the men who were rushing to sign up, and went back to the tooth shop. The man named Li San was about thirty years old, and quickly called a few names. I went to the side of the two horned dragons and helped put the pack on the horned dragons.Li San ignored the disappointing sighs of those who hadn't been called by their names, turned around and followed the accountant-looking person to the dental office after calling their names.

Mr. Liu led the two of them through the group of men and explained the dental practice to them as they walked in.

"The dental shop has a wide range of businesses. It goes up to temporarily recruit soldiers to help the lord conquer the city, and down to help the traffickers and pawns to provide trading information and job recruitment, including rich households in the city buying servants and livestock, and hiring some good hands who do shady things. I can do it all." Mr. Liu said meaningfully, "So there must be some clues about the happy thing here."

While talking, the three of them entered the lobby on the first floor. It was quite different from the scene of the job fair that Li Yuanlei had imagined. The lobby on the first floor of Yongchang Dental Clinic was more like a quiet teahouse. The blackboard is filled with information such as prices, buying and selling locations, and quantities of various items.In the hall, the merchants in silk and satin, and the well-dressed men all sat and drank their drinks, and occasionally communicated with each other in whispers. Li Yuanlei even saw a few people with clothes in an inconspicuous corner next to them. A woman wearing a veiled hat (a layer of gauze is hung under the bamboo hat to cover her face).

"The three guest officers came here to drink tea and look for business?" A young man who looked like a servant bowed his waist and greeted him.

"Ask your boss to come, and tell him that there is something under Dongli to find him." Mr. Liu kept walking, passed the servant, and headed for the box upstairs.Li Yuanlei looked at the young servant who was stunned aside, and quickly followed with Xiao Lianzi.

The private room of the tooth shop is like a study room. The desk is complete with pens, inks, papers and inkstones. There is a rectangular table next to it, with three chairs on each side. The rest of the furnishings are extremely simple.

Mr. Liu sat casually in front of the rectangular table, looking at the display with some emotion, and was about to say something when the door was opened.

It was a rich old man wearing a purple gold round collar and straight gown. He was full of jewels, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Mr. Liu. At this moment, he was a little excited, but he seemed to be suppressing some emotions.

"Brother..." The rich old man had just opened his mouth to Mr. Liu, but was interrupted by Mr. Liu.

"I came to look for you today because I want to ask you for help to find out something. We are not in a hurry for the rest." Mr. Liu also looked a little embarrassed. He looked at Li Yuanlei and said, "Why don't you call me?"

"Uncle Liu, nephew Li Yuanlei, I..." Li Yuanlei didn't know how to greet him, so he stood up and bowed, cupping his hands and saying.

"This child is the descendant of my Chinese family, and his family is backward, but he can read and write as well as I want. You are an elder, and he should call you Uncle Liu. I will also bring you a gift today. It’s easy to move on in the future.”

Mr. Liu's tone was a little stiff, but the words sounded different to the rich old man's ears.

"Okay, okay, my nephew has an extraordinary appearance. At first glance, it is also a dusty pearl of my Chinese race. This second uncle doesn't have any decent gifts..." The rich old man was already excited when he heard Mr. Liu said, "It's easy to move around in the future." Abnormally, at this time, even if this nephew is a big horse monkey, he can still praise him.After saying that, he hurriedly groped around for a while, and took a handful of gold, silver, pearls and jade from his belt and neck. After a little thought, he took off a small wooden plaque around his waist, pulled Li Yuanlei's hand and stuffed it, "These little You have the right to keep the things, and if there is anything Erbo can help you, just ask, and you can go to the city with the sandalwood card of the tea shop, even the city lord will sell you some face."

Li Yuanlei and Xiao Lianzi behind him were a little stunned. Seeing that the rich old man was so agitated, he wanted to give Li Yuanlei all the valuables on his body, so he could only ask for help. Look at Mr. Liu.

"You can take the meeting gift from your second uncle, but the sandalwood card is indeed precious. Sit down, let's sit down and talk." Seeing his younger brother so excited, Mr. Liu's words were not so stiff, and he invited the two They sat down and talked together, while Xiao Lianzi took the fruit drinks for them from the door with a wink, and after setting them up one by one, she stood behind Li Yuanlei and Mr. Liu with her own cup and drank happily.

"Talk to your second uncle." Mr. Liu took a sip of the fruit drink, curled his lips and put it aside, and picked up the pipe to fill the shredded tobacco.

"It's Erbo Liu like this. My nephew's family was originally from the lineage of Li Maoxiu, the lord of the Cloister City. After the fall of the Cloister City, we lived in Qingqiu, about a hundred miles east of the city. The officers led troops to loot and loot, and most of the family members died in the flames of war. I was still young, and I was trafficked here as a slave, and I was rescued by General Jiang in the city. Thanks to my uncle for taking care of me these few years," Li Yuanlei said. He talked about the life experience in his memory, and then he smiled and bowed to Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu saw that his words were decent, and his ancestors were indeed Chinese city lords. A few little brothers were planning to send some raccoon slaves to my uncle, but a boy named Lehe, about twelve or thirteen years old, disappeared. We searched for a long time, but found nothing."

"Second Uncle asks you, do you live in the city?" The rich Liu Erbo asked after a little thought.

"I'm dissatisfied with the second uncle. We are little beggars in the city. We sleep in a ruined temple outside the city. We don't want to beg for a living. Now we make a living by weaving mats and taming raccoon slaves." Li Yuanlei looked at the point Mr. Liu, who smokes, told the truth.

"Is that lost brother of yours also a Chinese child?" Uncle Liu asked again.

"Yes."

"Have you dealt with people from the beggar gang?"

"Pay the protection fee once a month, and never deal with it the rest of the time."

"The second uncle knows about this matter, but this matter is too involved, and the second uncle can't do anything about it." Liu Erbo pondered for a moment, then said decisively.

(End of this chapter)