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Chapter 130
Chen Shitang smiled wryly when he heard the words, and said that he was not mean. If he was really kind, he, Chen Shitang, would not have had the chance to meet Miss Jiu. It is well known that the four families are poor. Miss Jiu practiced medicine everywhere for Miss Eleven's medicine money. Ask a doctor, if you have spare money, is that the case?
Butler Qu also said that Miss Nine has lost a lot of weight since she came to our house, and she hasn't brought her back yet.

In his opinion, the old man is not a bad person, but he is always high above the others, and he always values ​​the favors he gives to others, but does not see the rewards from others.

From Chen Shitang's point of view, this old man never cared about Sifang at all. If it weren't for Miss Jiu's affairs, this Sifang would have spent his whole life living in that remote village.

Wang with a different surname...

After the first group of Cang Yuan left, Chu Jiu followed Cang Yuhe into the carriage and slowly sorted out the news. Gu Changfeng turned out to be the famous king with a different surname, which really surprised her.

Although because of his temperament, he couldn't see anything on the surface, but Chu Jiu was secretly startled in his heart. Most of this was really at the feet of the emperor, who was dignified everywhere, and he was negligent.

Gu Changfeng looks like an ordinary person, his appearance is nothing compared to him, but he is born with fortitude, his facial features are as sharp as a knife, and he looks outstanding.

I heard that when this person was born, a vision of auspicious clouds appeared in the capital city, and it took three days and three nights to dissipate. He followed his father to conquer the north and south, and made great military exploits at a young age. Wang is the only king with a different surname in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

But this is not enough to make him so famous that most people will change their colors when they hear it. His fame stems from the fact that when he was marching, he beheaded the old general who defended the city, killed hundreds of deserters and rebels, and brought more than a hundred people to pretend to be horse bandits. Bloodbathed the small countries that refused to submit to the border, and killed the most stubborn tribe without leaving any dogs behind. After three strokes, he took down the enemy's head. He was only fifteen that year.

Since then, he used soldiers like a god and his cruelty has been known to the world. If this person defends his home and country, he should be a good general who is loved by the people, but he is still a greedy person. The thirteen provincial chambers of commerce all have his intervention. The rice grain, salt, and even iron are all controlled by him. The price of rice keeps rising, and the tax revenue also rises year by year. Naturally, the people hate him very much.

"Look, it doesn't seem like a greedy person." Chu Jiu said in an inaudible voice, causing Eleven to look back at herself, but she just shook her head, indicating that she was fine and did not want to attract other people's attention.

Eleven pursed her lips, but said nothing.

In the early morning of the next day, Chu Jiu and Cang Yuhe hurried to the street to prepare gifts for the visit. Nantang's visit was almost the same as what Chu Jiu knew, both in the morning or at sunset, not at noon.

Chu Jiu discussed with Cang Yu and the two of them, and finally chose a Jade Ruyi that was of average quality and acceptable, and wrapped some more to go with it.

Chu Jiu knew in her heart that there was nothing lacking in the general's mansion. The beautiful Yu Ruyi she chose was considered a good item for ordinary people. When she went to the general's mansion, she would probably be stirring straw for the horses, and she would be disgusted. The horses in the General's Mansion may be fed with fine millet instead of straw.

Therefore, if you go with this kind of gift, you will probably be despised, but this Jiang Chuntang has no spare money, and secondly, you should do everything according to your ability, and it is the worst thing to beat a swollen face to pretend to be fat.

On the ninth day of the ninth day, carrying things, Cang Yuhe rented two small sedan chairs, and went to the general's mansion like this.

Wanniang originally wanted to follow, but was blocked. After all, this woman is not suitable to show her face in public. Chu Jiu also had to go because of her own affairs. For this reason, Chu Jiu also pulled her hair and put on a new one. The ready-to-wear, white background with blue cloud patterns, is slightly longer than her own body, but it is not too big to be stepped on.

This general's mansion is not too small, and it has been repaired a few days ago. At this time, the eight-story courtyard and six green brick and tile houses look elegant and grand.

It's not that the general is extravagant, but that this house is the residence of the prime minister of the previous dynasty. The king of the previous dynasty was arrogant and extravagant, and he wasted money on the people. He built the palace magnificently, like a fairyland on earth.

With him taking the lead, the officials below naturally compete for luxury and ostentation in everything. It is not surprising that the prime minister built the mansion magnificently.

But this still made Chu Jiu's eyes widen. The two heavy and heavy wooden doors opened wide, and there were four soldiers in armor standing on both sides. The lion, like a tiger but not a tiger, lives majestically on the exquisite stone platform, engraved with exquisite workmanship, and looks majestic.

The material of this stone carving reminded Chu Jiu of Qixingyan.

I remember that in the seventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, King Shang Kexi of Pingnan and King Geng Jimao of Jingnan led the Qing soldiers to attack Guangzhou, and then built a large-scale construction project to build the palace.King Jingnan heard that the white stone of Qixingyan in Zhaoqing was as crystal clear as jade and of the best quality, so he ordered Gaoyao county magistrate to recruit migrant workers to quarry the stone within a time limit.For a time, in Qixingyan, stones were chiseled, day and night.With great difficulty, two stone embryos weighing several thousand catties were selected.During the transportation of the special materials, the ship sank.The King of Jingnan passed on the call to Fei again and urged the stone again.Under the whipping of officers and soldiers, the stone lions were finally placed in front of the palace.

Luo Tianchi, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "The old Geng Palace of the General's Mansion, the gate of the palace is high, and the lion is the hero. What is the lion with white teeth, and the star rock is chiseled to break the mountain, and the spirit dies. The iron cone and sharp axe are beaten five times, and the drop Like a tiger obeying the king's decree."

And the stone carvings in the General's Mansion are superior to those outside the Jingnan Prince's Mansion.

This made Chu Jiu purse her lower lip involuntarily.

Cang Yuhe talked for a long time with the soldiers outside the door, those soldiers finally looked up at Chu Jiu, saw her figure, then bowed their heads and said something, Cang Yuhe seemed surprised, and said for a long time, then The soldier was still shaking his head, so he had no choice but to return to Chu Jiu's side.

"They want to see your face, otherwise they won't let us in."

Chu Jiu nodded and took off the tulle hat on her head. What she was doing was to see if she was ugly. I don't know why.

Seeing Chu Jiu take off the hat, the soldier who had just talked to Cang Yuhe walked down the stairs, walked up to Chu Jiu, looked at her face carefully, and finally said: "Sanzhi, take Fourth Master Cang and Miss Cang Jiu Enter the house."

"Yes." The soldier who was standing behind this man cupped his fists and stepped forward. "Cang Fourth Master, Miss Cang Jiu, both of you please follow me into the residence."

"Thank you." Cang Yuhe saluted back, and the two of them entered the mansion, and the soldier who had just asked stood back.

(End of this chapter)