I am Fugui

Chapter 73 The Bad News of Long Er
"After this month, it's not bad if I can earn one silver dollar. It's better to help others. At least they get as much as they get, and they don't have to pay taxes or anything."

Finally, Kang Baozi couldn't help complaining.

Xu Fugui smiled and said, "Did you see the conscription at the gate of the city? Those who serve as soldiers can get more money."

Kang Baozi snorted coldly, "I'd rather starve to death than be a soldier."

"When the southern troops entered the city, you may not know it. At that time, you hadn't done business. At that time, those big soldiers, like bandits, ran to people's homes to rob things."

"You don't know the scene at that time. It was a mess. I don't want to join such an army."

The two chatted for a while, and Kang Baozi asked again: "Fugui, when are you going to make lo mei? You are next to me, and you can help me call for some business. They all like to come and smell your home."

"Come tomorrow."

Xu Fugui looked around, and there was no change from before the Chinese New Year. He pointed to the shop next to Wang's Restaurant and asked, "Why isn't this teahouse open?"

Kang Baozi replied: "I heard that the boss has changed, and they are renovating. They are planning to open a tea tavern. It may open in two days."

Xu Fugui smiled and said: "The boss knows how to do business, but he doesn't know if it's expensive or not. If it's not expensive, I'll go for a drink once in a while."

After bidding farewell to Kang Baozi, he came to Wang's Restaurant again, greeted shopkeeper Zhou, and said something nice.

Shopkeeper Zhou stroked his beard with a smile, "Fugui, doing business is really tough, you can talk a lot now."

"Your lo-mei stall is still in the old place in the back kitchen. If you want to use it, you can carry it yourself."

"Thank you, shopkeeper."

Coming out of Wang's Restaurant, he thought for a while, then turned and walked towards the seed shop.

It's not good to go back empty-handed after coming to the county seat. When he came to the seed shop, he bought a lot of agricultural seeds in one go.

Potatoes, corn, seasonal vegetables, and the most important grains of course will not be left behind.

Vegetable seeds are relatively cheap, but corn and grain seeds are much more expensive.

After he bought it, he ran into Long Er not far from the seed shop.

"Fugui, it's you, what are you doing in the county?"

Long Er yawned, his face was tired, his eyes were bloodshot.

"Master Huilong, came to the county to buy seeds."

Long Er nodded happily, "Okay, plant well, the more you plant, the more food you will have."

After finishing speaking, he sighed, "Fugui, do you know what I did last night?"

Xu Fugui shook his head and didn't speak, he didn't want to know.

Long Er said to himself: "I went to the casino last night and played all night. Now I'm going to the brothel for a rest, and I'll go again at night. How about I invite you to play in the brothel?"

Xu Fugui looked up at him, "Didn't Master Long wash his hands in a golden basin? Why did he go to the casino again?"

The corners of Long Er's eyes twitched, and he said in distress, "Can't you go play when your hands are itchy?"

In fact, he just wanted to earn back his own family property. All his skills were devoted to gambling, and it was too slow to accumulate property by relying on the grain handed in by tenants.

You little thief, don't let me catch you, or I'll kill you with one shot!

No, one shot is too cheap for him, we must hang him from a tree, blow him for three days and three nights first, and then torture him well.

Xu Fugui didn't know what was going on in his heart, so he casually said: "I wish Master Long good luck, every bet will win."

"Well, Fugui, you are getting better at talking, by the way, I have to tell you something."

"Well, I'm listening."

"You also know what happened on the day I got married. Dong Daoba and Hu Mazi are no longer with me, so I can't take care of your lo mei stall."

Xu Fugui opened his eyes wide, for another bad news.

If Dong Daoba and Hu Mazi came to search for another piece of oil and water, even his lo mei stall would probably not make much money.

Among other things, in the past even if the county magistrate and the army collected taxes, he could still earn twenty silver dollars a month.

Now if he is accepted by two gangs of green-skinned gangsters, then he can earn ten silver dollars a month, which is considered too much.

Of course, ten silver dollars is not too little, but with the income of the previous few months, the sense of gap created makes him a little uncomfortable.

Looking at Long Er's back, he couldn't help cursing in a low voice: "Useless things deserve to be stolen."

Fortunately, there are still twenty gold bars in his space, so let's earn less, at least ten silver dollars a month.

It was still early, he thought about it, bought a catty of mung bean cake at a roadside shop, and took it home as a snack.

Then he wandered around the county slowly, looking for someone who sold candied haws.

These candied haws generally do not have a fixed location, shouting while walking.

After searching for half the price, I finally found a seller of candied haws, bought a bunch, quietly went to the alley where there was no one, and put all the seeds and candied haws in it.

There was still drizzle in the sky, the wind was blowing and the fog was moving, Xu Fugui tied up his bamboo hat, and walked on the bluestone road, planning to go back to the village.

Passing by a shop selling sesame seed cakes at the gate of the city, the taste is very fragrant.

When he took the biscuits and was about to take a bite, a yellow-haired puppy was suddenly kicked to his feet.

"You dog, don't you know that you are in my way?" A passer-by looked up at Xu Fugui cursingly.

Maybe it was because he noticed that Xu Fugui was tall and strong, so his voice became smaller and smaller, and he ran away in a hurry.

Xu Fugui watched him leave expressionlessly, and glanced at the little yellow dog at his feet. The yellow hair was so dirty that the original color could hardly be seen.

There are many scars on his body, and he doesn't know where he got it. It is probably a son lost by some family. Fortunately, he survived.

The little yellow dog wailed, stood up and ran to the place where the man left, and there was a dark mass there.

It looked as if it was food thrown away by someone else.

Just as the little yellow dog picked up the black thing, an adult black dog jumped out from nowhere and fiercely bit the yellow dog.

Although the little yellow dog is small in size, he has a fierce temper and will not give an inch. He will fight with the black dog!
"Look, here are two dogs fighting!"

Passers-by smiled and pointed, and Xu Fugui joined in for a while.

After all, the size was too bad, the yellow dog was pressed on the dirty and wet ground by the black dog, and the food in the dog's mouth was also snatched.

Seeing that the bustle was gone, the crowd dispersed quickly, not paying attention to the yellow dog lying on the ground howling.

Xu Fugui felt pity. He had experienced a lot of hardships. Just like this yellow dog, he was beaten and kicked by life all the time, and he was tortured badly.

He glanced at the biscuits in his hand, hesitated, tore off a piece, ignored the foolish eyes of passers-by, and put it in the yellow dog's mouth.
(End of this chapter)