Descendants of Pangu in the Great Desolation

Chapter 158 Pinyu Pavilion

"Ah Hai, it's almost You hour, aren't you going back home?" Situ Jing wiped his face casually, got up and walked towards me.I stretched out my hand to wipe away the tears on his cheeks and said, "It's fine if Brother Jing passes by, but if my brother is gone, there is still me as my younger brother." Situ Jing smiled and said, "You are the only younger brother left for me. You can’t leave my brother alone.” I nodded and said, “No problem, as long as you don’t leave me, I promise to never leave you. Brother Jing, I’m not going back to the palace, I’m going back to Qingsong Valley Well." Situ Jing nodded and said: "With your words, I feel relieved. But, you really won't go back? Daddy and Erniang miss you very much. And Luzi is also very worried about you. I shook my head and replied, "It's not that I don't want to go back to my residence, it's just that I can't go back now, so I have to feel sorry for my parents. By the way, brother Jing, has the jade shop opened yet?" Situ Jing responded, "Before you leave One month after the mansion, Pinyu Pavilion opened on the East Street. Now Lu Zi goes to the store to work at the end of the hour every day, and will not return to the mansion until Xu. In addition to working in the store, he often helps his father with the mansion He has been too busy this year. By the way, Pinyu Pavilion is just two streets away. Why don’t you go back to your home and visit the head office, lest Lu Zi worry about you.” I nodded: “Then Okay, let's go. But it's agreed, you are not allowed to mention me when we arrive, not even a single word, I want to give him a surprise. Let's see if my little shopkeeper is up to the task?" Situ Jing said with a smile: " It's all up to you, and I will never say anything when I get there, I will be your younger brother." I chuckled lightly and said, "Then it's settled." After speaking, I tugged at his sleeve and walked out of the alley together.Wang Xue, who had been standing there, looked at our back, smiled and shook his head, and followed our footsteps to Pinyu Pavilion.

"Brother, what's the price of this jade tiger?" As soon as I stepped into Pinyu Pavilion, I saw Xu Lu busy behind the cabinet with his head bowed. He squeezed his throat and asked.Xu Lu lowered his head and said, "Yuhu is 500 taels of silver." Seeing that he didn't raise his head, he continued to ask, "So expensive? I think this jade tiger is worth 200 taels at most." Xu Lu still lowered his head and said, "This one The jade tiger is carved from high-quality white jade material, and the price is of course higher. If you think it is too expensive, you can look at other ones." He pointed to the shelf behind the side with his left hand and said, "The jadeite here is Ornaments" Then he pointed at the opposite side: "The mountain and rock ornaments over there are all very good." I was a little angry when I saw him greet the guests like this, waved my hand and slapped the counter heavily, and shouted: "Lu Zi Raise your head and talk!" Xu Lu raised his head and responded, "Who is yelling so loudly? Hey, master, it's really master. When did you come back, master?" I stared at him and said, "You You still know that I am your young master, I have only been away for ten months, and you don’t even want to talk to me, what kind of young master am I?" After speaking, he turned and left the cabinet, and walked to the chair beside him Sit down angrily.

Seeing this, Xu Lu hurriedly walked out from behind the cabinet, walked up to Situ Jing and asked, "Eldest Young Master, what's wrong with Young Master, are you so angry?" Situ Jing smiled and said, "It's not all because of you, he I talked to you for a long time just now, but you kept your head down and straight eyes without looking at him. Tell me, can he not be angry?" Xu Lu suddenly realized after hearing this, and hurried to me, shaking my shoulders, She said tenderly: "I really didn't know it was you, young master. I was busy just now, and I thought it was just a wandering master, so I didn't look up. Young master, don't be angry. You are ten people from Lifu. During the month, Luzi has been thinking about you all the time, and I look forward to your return as soon as possible." When I saw him say that, I couldn't be angry anymore, I shook my shoulders and shook off his hands, and said, "Go and get the account book to me. Let me see, let me see how much money you have earned these days." Seeing that my anger was gone, Xu Lu replied casually: "Okay, master, wait a moment." Then he trotted back to the cabinet, took out the account book, and sent it to to my face.I took over the account book and flipped through a few pages, unexpectedly I made a lot of money.Over the past few months, the total income has been 3000 taels of silver. After excluding raw materials, daily consumption and the 300% belonging to Ji Xuan, Xu Lu has earned more than [-] taels of silver.I closed the account book and said with a soft smile: "Yes, it seems that you are putting a lot of effort into running this store, so that I can safely hand over the store to you." Xu Lu was surprised and asked: "Master, you What do you mean?" I stood up and said, "Originally I planned to hand over this store to you to manage, you should know that I don't have the time to manage a store at all. I will hand over all the parts to you. Besides, in less than two years, your contract of selling your life will expire, how can I, young master, not find a way out for you, and you are not in vain." Xu Lu said with slightly red eyes: "Master, I, Luzi, have been with you for almost ten years, and I never thought about getting anything from you. My father always told me that to be a man, you must know how to repay your kindness, even if it is mine. When the life contract has expired, I will not leave Prince Ping's mansion and leave you, young master."

I raised my hand to wipe away the tears on Xu Lu's cheeks, and said, "How old are you? Why are you still crying? I know you don't want to leave me, so why would I be willing to let you go. But you always stand for your father Think about it, he is over [-] years old. Although he can still work now, there will always be a day when he can't do it. When that day comes, the little salary you received in the palace can support him and let him enjoy his old age Even if it is possible, why don’t you marry a wife and have children in the future, and leave a line of incense for your Xu family? Will that little salary be able to support your family?” Xu Lu was speechless by what I said, and lowered his head. He stood there blankly.

At this moment, Situ Jing, who had been standing by the side, came over and said, "Luzi, Ah Hai is right. Since you have this talent, you should make good use of it. If you feel that you have earned too much money, I am sorry to keep it all. If so, you can give me the extra silver, and I will never be polite to you."

"Brother Jing!" I yelled, "Why didn't I find out that you are such a money fanatic before, are you willing to accept the money that Lu Zi has earned so hard?" Situ Jing smiled, stepped aside and did not speak again. "Master, I understand." Xu Lu looked up at me and said, "I will take good care of Pinyu Pavilion according to your wishes. However, I can't accept all the money I earned, and I will give back my share. I will give you three deals, and even if you don’t accept it, I will send it to Prince Ping’s Mansion every year.” I asked in confusion: “Why?” Xu Lu replied: “If there is no young master, this Jade Pavilion will not exist at all. It will exist, how can I rely on that deer to make money to support my future family, so this is what the young master deserves." I was about to refuse, but Situ Jing interrupted and said: "Ah Hai, this is Luzi's. Just accept it.” At the same time, Wang Xue, who had been silent all the time, said to me through a secret voice: “Xiao Hai, even if you don’t need the money, you can keep it for disaster relief or good deeds in the future. He's so loyal." I saw that the two of them were persuading me so much, and it was hard to refuse, so I nodded and accepted Xu Lu's proposal, accepting the 15% annual dividend.Who would have imagined that after Xu Lu's management, this Pin Yu Pavilion would grow bigger and bigger. Fifteen years later, Pinyu Pavilion has become the largest jade shop in the capital, and Ji Xuan has resold his share of the shop to Xu Lu due to his old age and frailty, so he can enjoy his old age at home.As the store grows bigger and bigger, I earn more and more money, and at the same time, my dividends also increase sharply every year.I used this money to help many people who suffered from disasters, and built many convenient facilities in various places, and at the same time accumulated a lot of merit for me.But this is something for later, so I won't mention it for the time being.

(End of this chapter)