happy event

Chapter 80 Desire to go home
A group of merchants stared at the fruit, their eyes gradually turned red.

"I'll pay you 5000 taels!" The fat merchant from before was the first to jump up again, shouting the price loudly.

Immediately, someone cursed, "Zhu Dafu, your brain has been struck by lightning! I want to invite Xiangrui for 5000 taels, you are dreaming! I will offer 8000 taels!"

"You were just struck by lightning! Just now, the set of auspicious Ruyi shouted 1 taels, but you only shouted [-] li for this wealth of money, you idiot!"

Everyone rolled their eyes fiercely when they heard the two yelling and scolding each other. They were very puzzled how the Jin family let such a fool in. One of the middle-aged men who usually had some prestige suggested while stroking their beards, "This set Auspicious fruits are very rare, so I think it’s better to start at 1 taels.”

"I agree!"

"it is good."

In an instant, everyone discussed the starting price, and then began to bid nervously.The price increased from 1000 to [-], and finally stopped at [-]. The second set of auspicious fruits fell into the hands of shopkeeper Zhao, a foreign goods store.

Shopkeeper Zhao reached out and took out a stack of banknotes without counting them, and handed them to Jin Beiwang. Everyone praised sourly, "Brother Zhao is rich and powerful, and he carries more than 2 banknotes with him, so he is not afraid of being robbed when he walks." .”

Shopkeeper Zhao took the fruit box, smiled like an Amitabha Buddha, and responded, "Our people in Daqi are simple and honest, how can there be so many villains? Today is really thanks to the old brothers who wanted to let me know. I will be the host to drink in Xiankelou some other day." ah."

"Definitely, definitely." Shopkeeper Zhao was so polite, and thinking of the many royal relatives, senior officials and shareholders behind him, everyone clapped their hands together and became polite.

Seeing this, Jin Bei hurriedly waved his hand to signal the servants to change the banquet. The singers wrapped themselves around the crowd again like water snakes. And have fun.

In this way, the sound of silk and bamboo did not stop until midnight.Zhu Dafu seemed to be very drunk, hanging on the beautiful singer, almost pressed the little girl to the ground.Everyone dismissed him one after another while hugging the singer and going to the guest room, no one saw Zhu Dafu's slightly raised lips, and Jin Beiwang's eyes with a hint of gratitude.

After ordering the little stewards to take the struggling maids and servants to clean up the mess, Jin Beiwang walked slowly to a flower hall in the main courtyard.Guanshi Zhang was holding a book in his hand, and was drinking tea while reading. When he saw him coming in, he got up quickly.Jin Beiwang smiled and said, "Why is Guan Shi so leisurely? Don't you wonder how much money the two sets of fruits sold for?"

Zhang Guanshi responded unhurriedly, "The little one is naturally curious, but with Dong Jin's family around, he will definitely not sell it at a low price."

Jin Beiwang laughed heartily, and finally asked Guanshi Zhang to sit with him.Then he took out the banknote and threw it on the table, saying, "The two sets of fruit sold for 1000 taels!"

"So many!" A look of surprise flashed in Guanshi Zhang's eyes, but he regained his composure the next moment.After counting the silver bills, they began to calculate the amount due to the two, "1000 taels is enough for the Jindong family to buy this banquet, and the remaining 3 taels, the Jindong family's two-divided achievement is 6000 taels, and the remaining 4000 taels I will take [-] taels back to my master."

While talking, he calmly pushed the silver bills to Jin Beiwang, and then carefully counted the ones in front of him before putting them away in his pocket.

Jin Beiwang shoved the banknotes back into his arms indiscriminately, but couldn't help asking, "Is the Dong family really an ordinary farming family? Isn't it a rich and famous family that has been rich for generations?"

Manager Zhang raised his head in doubt, and replied, "Our master's family lives in a mountain village. There is no hectare of land and no tiles in the house. How could it be a wealthy and famous family? Dong Jin's family is overwhelmed."

Jin Beiwang's eyes became more suspicious, and he pointed to Guanshi Zhang's chest and said, "If ordinary people get a huge amount of silver, they would be overjoyed, but Guanshi Zhang is so calm, as if he is used to it on weekdays. To be honest, I just bought it. I took the bank note in my hand, and my fingers were still trembling with excitement, compared to being as grand as Guanshi Zhang, I am really ashamed."

Only then did Guanshi Zhang realize that he was too calm to attract suspicion, so he quickly put on a very loyal look and saluted to the north, and finally said, "Whether it is 20 taels or 2 taels, it is our master's silver. I wanted to send it back to my master properly, and didn't take anything else to heart at all. I didn't expect that the Jin family would bother."

Jin Beiwang raised his brows, obviously he didn't believe the words, but he also knew how to ask him no further.Guanshi Zhang hurriedly got up to say goodbye, and under the cover of night, he escaped the soldiers patrolling the city and went back to the inn.

Xizi was leaning against the back door of the inn to take a nap with her hands in her sleeves, when suddenly she heard someone knock on the door and jumped up.In the end, Zuoyou quietly remembered where she was, so she hurriedly asked in a low voice, "But Uncle Zhang?"

"Xizi, open the door quickly, the patrol team will be coming soon."

Hearing the familiar voice, Xizi immediately unbolted the door carefully and let steward Zhang in. He wanted to ask how much the fruit sold for, but when he remembered the punishment he had received before, he immediately shut up and pointed to the upstairs where the lights were still on. s room.

Zhang Guanshi patted his little head with a smile, and said, "Go to my room and go to sleep early. It's time to prepare your luggage and go home tomorrow."

"Really? That's great." Xizi smiled happily, and ran upstairs to pack her package.

When Dong Ping heard the movement in the corridor, he opened the door impatiently, just in time to welcome Guanshi Zhang in.Guanshi Zhang laughed softly, "Second Young Master, are you in a hurry?"

"No hurry, no hurry. Uncle Zhang has been troubled." Dong Ping let Guanshi Zhang into the room, then threw down his books and poured tea for him to soothe his throat.For a servant who is busy working for the family and has the ability, a salutation is the minimum respect and reward.Sure enough, Zhang Guanshi laughed even more happily after hearing this.

He reached out his hand and took out the bank note neatly wrapped in oil paper from his bosom, held it to Dong Ping with both hands, and then he picked up the tea and drank it slowly.

With the previous 3000 taels, Dong Ping was already prepared, but he still gasped in surprise when he saw such a thick stack of bank notes.He tried his best to control his hands and counted slowly over and over again, and finally asked with a trembling voice, "Uncle Zhang, the fruit... the fruit sold for 3 taels?"

"No, it's 1000 taels!" Guanshi Zhang replied with a smile, "Jin Dong's family held a very luxurious banquet and invited friends to help out. This is a business between the two, so naturally he can't let him pay for it alone, so I privately The caller gave him an extra 1000 taels."

"It's the right thing to do, Uncle Zhang. Brothers settle accounts clearly, and mishandling the money may ruin the friendship."

"Thank you, Mr. Xie, for your understanding. We are pregnant with a lot of money now, so it is not suitable to stay in the capital for a long time. Tomorrow I will go to inquire about the caravan that goes north to collect fur goods. Let's go home with our companions as soon as possible."

"Uncle Zhang has the sole discretion to decide this matter. I will also go to buy things tomorrow. Once we contact the caravan, we will set off immediately."

The master and the servant went to bed after discussing it well, and Dong Ping was left alone in the room. Finally, Dong Ping didn't have to worry about being looked down upon. He clenched his fists and yelled silently for a long time.

Twenty-seven thousand taels!How much silver is this?Enough to build hundreds of brick and tile houses, enough to buy hundreds of orchards, enough to buy countless bolts of exquisite silk and satin, enough to buy countless sets of golden jewelry...

His older sister no longer has to wear gray cloth shoes with leaky toes, and she doesn’t have to leave pancakes for him to be hungry for the rest of her life. Even if her brother-in-law is stupid and won’t leave any children, then finding a smart child to adopt can honor her sister well up.The sky has eyes, his sister finally doesn't have to suffer...

Dong Ping lay down on the bed and let his tears drip down and wet the pillow towel. Over the years, he had seen his sister suffer too much for him, and he always hoped that her sister would live a good life.Now, although his sister has obtained such a large amount of wealth by relying on her ingenuity and wisdom instead of relying on his own strength, he is still very happy.It would be great if he won the first prize in the future and earned a royal order for his sister.

Thinking like this, he slowly fell asleep. In the dream, he and his sister were sitting in front of the big tiled house basking in the sun and eating watermelon. His brother-in-law was frowning and checking the books. The days were extremely joyful and happy...

In the early morning of the second day, everyone got up amidst the loud singing and drinking of the hawkers as usual. Xizi took advantage of her master's joy and bought three more meat sandwiches. pain.Dong Ping knocked him a few times, but went downstairs and called a clerk to go shopping with him.

Manager Zhang whispered to Shopkeeper Bai for a while, and then went to inquire about which caravan went north to Qing County. The end of autumn and early winter is a good time to collect mountain goods. There are so many caravans going north. He only asked for half an hour. Found one that leaves tomorrow.So he hurried to the commercial street to report to Dong Ping. Dong Ping was worrying about the colorful silks and satins in the cloth shop.

Guanshi Zhang is an experienced man. Thinking of his master's generous and considerate temperament, he chose a few brightly colored ones, a few plain ones, and a few stable and expensive ones. He bought a total of more than thirty horses. .The shopkeeper of Xidebu Zhuang asked the boy to deliver the goods and at the same time put up a piece of high-quality muslin cloth, obviously hoping that Dong Ping, a big customer, would come again next time.

After Dong Ping thanked him, he went into the silver building again, picked up the delicate and unobtrusive jewelry and bought four or five sets, and finally bought some small objects unique to Kyoto on the street, and finally plunged into the calligraphy and painting shop to choose enough Dozens of books are enough to give up...

By the time Jin Beiwang finished some chores and went to the inn with his fan, Dong Pingping and the others had already left the capital for two days.Shopkeeper Bai took out Dong Ping's letter with both hands, and said with a smile, "If Dong Jin's family doesn't go to the door of the small shop again, the little old man is going to send the letter to Xiangmanyuan. Send the letter to Dong Jin's family."

"Brother Dong Xian is gone?" Jin Beiwang frowned, opened the letter paper to read carefully, and finally burst out laughing, praising, "Dong Xian is a sincere person, that's all, let's meet again in the future."

(End of this chapter)