Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 138 Buying the Firecracker Shop

"I didn't lose anything. I took two silver notes with a face value of 50 taels from the town yesterday and brought them back. I put them in the dowry at first, but then I felt unsafe, so I put them next to my body and fell asleep. However, I put the silver notes When the ticket was withdrawn from the dowry, I forgot to take the trap in the dowry, and when I opened the dowry today, I found that the trap was gone," Ye Qiongdan explained.

"Hey, maybe it's a house thief?" Aunt Wang said.

"Speaking of which, when I went to pick lentils in the field not long ago, I saw Ye Fengxian," said Mrs. An in a low voice, "Ye Fengxian entered our village doctor's house, and his right hand was injured, which looked serious. , Could it be that he was trapped by that animal trap?"

"Isn't that right? He's a scholar." Ye Qiongdan pretended to be surprised.

"Students are bad," Mrs. An snorted, "When scholars become bad, they are worse than us illiterate ordinary people! Think about it, if it weren't for the people who lived in your house, they would know that you put money away Piao Zang’s dowry? Can you sneak away to the village doctor’s house without mentioning this matter after your hand is injured like that? Girl Dan, why do you care about the face of your relatives? Hurry up and drive them out !"

"That's right, I lost the trap today, what will I lose tomorrow? Maybe it's gold or silver." Aunt Wang followed suit.

The two pulled Ye Qiongdan to persuade her for a while before letting her go back.

As soon as Ye Qiongdan left, the two women immediately spread the story to the whole village, and they described it vividly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

So, within half an hour, everyone laughed at Ye Fengxian as a thief.

How can he still have the strength of a scholar?It's just that they are not as good as ordinary people. Ordinary people still know etiquette, righteousness and shame, so they won't engage in such stealthy activities!
Mr. Ye, who lives in the old house, heard this at the door, his face sank with anger, and he immediately closed the door and couldn't leave.

After Ye Feng first went to the village doctor's house to bandage his hands, he immediately found another family, hoping to have a breakfast in the name of helping their children with their homework. Unexpectedly, the mistress of that family, stopped him at the door.

"Sister-in-law Xu, let me help Xiao Liang with his homework, so that Xiao Liang won't be in a hurry when Mr. asks, why are you stopping me?" Ye Fengxian asked puzzled.

"Your hand was injured by a trap?" Mrs. Xu asked.

"That's right." Ye Fengxian nodded.

"Girl Dan lost a set-up animal trap in her dressing room last night. You were injured by the animal trap this morning. You stole the animal trap in her house, right?"

"What do I steal a bear trap for?"

"Who knows what you are doing by stealing a trap? Maybe you wanted to steal money and got caught by accident? You go, I won't let you teach my son anymore, lest you teach my son to be a sneaky dog , Disgraceful bastard!" Mrs. Xu closed the door mercilessly, and the door caught him off guard and almost crushed his nose.

Ye Fengxian didn't give up, and found almost everyone. Some people taunted him, and some directly gave him a rejection.

Ye Fengxian was a little dumbfounded, he didn't expect that stealing a chicken would cost him a lot of money, now even stuttering has become a luxury!

what can we do about it?

Ye Fengxian lost his mind for a while, so he had to go back to the old house.

He knew that Xiang girl would come to deliver three meals to the old man every day. At worst, he would share half of the meal from the old man. Anyway, the old man is getting older, and they are all half-bodied people, so what if they eat less?
In the afternoon, Qinghe County.

Mr. Su and Ye Qiongdan were sitting in the carriage, talking happily.

"The business of the restaurant is still very good these days," Old Master Su said, "It seems that with the victory of the fighting chef, we can become the number one restaurant in Qinghe County in the future."

"Naturally," Ye Qiongdan said with a smile, "How is Bazhen Building?"

"It's very weird," Master Su shook his head, "That crazy cook was kicked out of Bazhen Building yesterday afternoon. I didn't expect his madness to be cured once he got home."

Ye Qiongdan smiled and said nothing, the cook's brain was eroded by Yin Qi, of course he would be insane, and after leaving the place covered by the Four Elephant Yin Gathering Array, the Yin Qi in his brain gradually dissipated, and he returned to normal .

"And then?" she continued.

"Later, some strange things happened, which made people panic all night." Master Su sighed, "After the shopkeeper asked Manager Fu for instructions, he invited some monks to come over this morning to do things. Unexpectedly, after those monks left At that time, the shopkeeper jumped down from the third floor in a daze, and just happened to hit a monk, and both of them were injured, the shopkeeper was seriously injured, and the monk was slightly injured."

"It seems that the shopkeeper of Bazhen Building has done a lot of evil." It must have ordered people to torture and kill livestock.

Killing is just a one-shot killing, but massacring is different. The nature of the two is different.

"I heard that Bazhenlou will invite some Taoist priests to do things this afternoon. Manager Fu is a man of means, and people have a lot of forgetfulness. After this matter subsides, the business of Bazhenlou must be gradually slowing down. It will be prosperous again." Master Su frowned.

"No." Ye Qiongdan said firmly.

"Oh?"

"The grievances of the slaughtered livestock are too great, and these monks and Taoist priests in Qinghe County can't eliminate them by means of methods," Ye Qiongdan said lightly, "Bazhen Building will be closed."

"This...is it unlikely?" Master Su didn't quite believe it.

"meeting."

Master Su was silent for a while, and then asked again: "Today, the family I want to take you to see, the owner lost the bet and couldn't afford to mess with the casino, so he could only sell the firecracker shop and house at a low price. , alas, it is really sad to lose everything overnight."

"Gambling is certainly abominable, but people who run casinos are even more abominable. If a casino intends to make you bankrupt, you have no power to fight back. Master Su, how much do you think I can buy his shop for?" Ye Qiongdan seriously asked.

"500 taels of silver is probably enough. After all, he is in a hurry to get rid of it, and it is not so easy to find someone to take over." Master Su said after considering, "Miss Ye, why do you want to open a firecracker shop all of a sudden? The firecracker market in Qinghe County has reached saturation, and you currently have no export channels, so it may not be appropriate for you to open a shop rashly. The old man advises you, you should think twice before proceeding."

"It doesn't matter," Ye Qiongdan smiled slightly. When she remembered that there was no way to make ice with saltpeter in this era, she remembered another product that was also not available in this era, and this product was also related to saltpeter. She couldn't help but said excitedly, "I know what this shop can do!"

"What?" Master Su asked curiously.

"I have to find some skilled craftsmen to study and study. After the experiment is successful, you will be surprised. From now on, my shop will not mainly sell firecrackers!"

Ice making with saltpeter and fireworks were only invented in the Tang Dynasty in her last life, which is inseparable from the prevailing atmosphere of alchemy at that time.

If she opened a shop, the firecracker business was not good, and the other side got a lot of ice cubes inexplicably, it is inevitable that someone would have some associations.

But making fireworks also requires saltpeter. With fireworks to divert people's attention, people will not easily associate the ice cubes she made with saltpeter.

Master Su accompanied her to the house and the shop that were going to be sold. Ye Qiongdan bought both the house and the shop without hesitation, and took out 800 taels of silver under the grateful eyes of the other party.

Late at night, the new house in Shanghe Village.

After a night of celebration, the whole house was quiet and everyone fell asleep.

Today, after Ye Qiongdan told about the shop and house she bought in the county, everyone in the house was very happy except for Ye Fengxian and Piaoxu, and even Mrs. Ye stopped moaning. New beginnings, let's celebrate.

So, tonight, three more dishes were added, and Ye Qiongdan took out the bayberry wine that had been steeped for a month. Everyone drank it happily, and it was not until Haishi that the table was full of leftovers.

At this time, Ye Qinghan was lying on the bed without much sleepiness.

The clear moonlight shone down and spread gently on his body, his eyes were as cold and sharp as a wolf in the night, his demeanor was as cold as frost on the bluestone floor, thinking of the person he secretly admired in his heart , he pursed his lips slightly.

How can I catch up with her?

How can I become a qualified guardian by her side?
The cool night wind can't tell him, the clear moonlight can't tell him, the clear frog croak can't tell him...

"Butt, buckle." Suddenly, there was a crisp knocking sound outside the window.

Ye Qinghan turned over, and saw a tall and tall figure standing under the vague bamboo shadow outside the window. The man was wearing night clothes and his face was covered with a black cloth.

Ye Qinghan opened the window, and the man jumped in lightly, took off the mask on his face, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your subordinate Cheng Shisan, I have seen the Lord."

"Excuse me." Ye Qinghan said in a low voice.

Cheng Shisan stood up respectfully, and handed over the two letters: "My lord, this is a reply letter from the master of Tianjianmen and Mrs. Changsun, please have a look at it."

Ye Qinghan squeezed his fist a little nervously, then took the letter calmly, tore off the sealing paint of the first letter, and read it under the bright moonlight.

At this moment, Ye Qiongdan who heard the movement quietly squatted under the corner of the wall, hiding her breath, and listened intently.

Ye Qinghan's eyes fell on the strong and powerful words, the handwriting on the paper seemed familiar yet unfamiliar to him——

(End of this chapter)