Chapter 2092 - The Price of Filial Piety
"Dad, you are talking nonsense again, I won't tell you anymore!"
Just as the two men were bickering, a servant came in and said, "Sir, sir, General Shao, the deputy commander of Zuoxiang Camp of the Imperial Guard, would like to see you."
"Oh? Shao Jin, why did this kid come here?"
"We are probably talking about going to Shezhou. You should go and have a look."
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
When Yongmen Zidi came to the living room, Shao Jin was already waiting here.
"General Shao, you're missing us from afar!"
"Uncle Yongmen, please stop teasing me." Shao Jin is no stranger to this place, and he is no stranger to the people of the Yongmen family.
"Haha, how can you not? Sit down, sit down, why are you free to come here today?" Yongmen Zidi asked after sitting down.
"That's what happened. I plan to go back to Shezhou in a few days. My master is getting married. As an apprentice, I have to go no matter what. I have already taken leave from General Li. I came today to ask you what your plans are.
When is the time to go?”
"Me? I also plan to leave in the next two days."
"If it's convenient, I'd like to go with you so that you can look after me on the way. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I haven't traveled far in the past few years and I'm afraid I'll be delayed again on the road."
"That's it?"
"yes."
"You kid, do you still need to make a trip for something like this?"
"Hehe, it's mainly just a little something."
"I knew you had other things going on."
"I want to prepare a gift for my master, but I don't know what to prepare. I'm afraid that if it's too hasty, it won't reflect my filial piety. I want you to give me some advice."
"Well, I guess you have good intentions, Brother Chi's love for you is not in vain."
"I will never forget Master's kindness in this life. If it weren't for him, I might have starved to death."
"Don't talk about it. It's really tricky to prepare a gift for your master. Even I don't know what to prepare. But you are his apprentice and he won't pick on you. Your master is a martial arts practitioner and only likes swords and guns.
Swords and halberds and the like.”
"Forget it, my master has never seen any kind of sword, no, no, no."
"Then what else does your master like?"
"You also know what he likes. Besides practicing martial arts, Master seems to prefer playing Go."
"Playing Go... Well, I thought about it. There is a Yiyuanfang in Beijing that specializes in making some expensive chess board pieces. I heard that last month they got a pair of cold and warm jade chess pieces from nowhere.
That thing is a rare thing, it will be fine if you give it to your master."
"Good idea!" Shao Jin clapped his hands and was about to stand up when something suddenly occurred to him.
"By the way, Uncle Yongmen, how much does it cost?"
"It's probably tens of thousands of taels of silver."
"Pfft" Shao Jin almost spit out his saliva when he heard this.
"What's wrong with this?"
"My annual salary is only a few hundred taels of silver, tens of thousands of taels...please spare me."
"It's okay if you are short of money. Uncle will lend it to you." Yongmen Zidi said.
"No, no, I have to use my own skills to get the gift I gave to my master. I'll figure it out myself."
"Okay, I won't force you to do this."
"Just send someone to tell me when you are leaving."
"Don't worry."
After Shao Jin left, he returned home. Although he was now a fourth-grade official, he still lived in the house that Chi Zhongtian had prepared for him. Because Qiu Chan was here, he naturally couldn't leave.
After returning home, Qiu Chan was watering the flowers in the backyard. Her legs could never stand up. In order to relieve her boredom, Shao Jin planted a lot of flowers in the backyard. Qiu Chan watered the flowers and admired them when she had nothing to do. Her life was peaceful.
Also smooth.
Every time Shao Jin came back, he would quietly walk up behind Qiu Chan and blindfold her.
Although Qiu Chan's legs were disabled, she still had a lot of skills. How could she not hear it, but she was happy to cooperate.
"Guess who I am?"
"You are a disobedient, bad boy."
"Ha ha."
Shao Jin immediately squatted on the ground, swept some dirt off Qiu Chan's trouser legs, and then asked: "Sister, do you know any way to make a lot of money right away?"
"Make a lot of money?"
"Um."
"Are you short of money? If you are short of money, tell me. Sister, I have a lot of money here. It is all given by your master. He sends a lot of money every year. I will get it for you."
"No, no, no, sister, you misunderstood. I am short of money, but I want to use my own skills to earn it. To tell you the truth, I want to buy a gift for my master and give it to him."
"Oh, I'm buying a gift for your master. Is it for them to get married?"
"yes."
"What are you going to buy?"
"I want to buy a good pair of chess pieces for Master, but I heard it costs tens of thousands taels."
"Why are the chess pieces so expensive? Have you been deceived?" Qiu Chan asked in surprise.
"No, Uncle Yongmen told me that it was called Leng Nuanyu."
"Oh, no wonder, it might really cost tens of thousands taels. When are you going to buy it?"
"Just these two days. I think we will go to Shezhou the day after tomorrow. I have made an agreement with Uncle Yongmen to go with him and I will have someone to look after me on the way."
"How much do you want to earn in two days? Shao Jin, you are just joking, haha." Qiu Chan said with a smile.
"Sister, is there really nothing we can do?"
"Shao Jin, let me tell you seriously, there are businesses like this that can make a lot of money in a short period of time, but you can't do those."
"Why? There's nothing I can't do. Don't underestimate me. I can do anything."
"Let me tell you something, the money comes in very quickly. You may earn hundreds of thousands taels in an hour."
"real!"
"Really, go and rob the bank, maybe it will be more than that." Qiu Chan said.
Upon hearing this, Shao Jin angrily held Qiu Chan's head with his hands and shook it from side to side twice, and then said: "You are still joking here, I am so anxious!"
"You know too? So I said, don't think about it. Just buy it when your sister gives you money. You only get that little salary a year. Do you think your master doesn't know?"
"I don't care, I have to find a way!"
After Shao Jin left these words, he left. Qiu Chan called him twice, but he had already disappeared.
"This child is so naive and will never grow up at all."
It was noon now. Shao Jin took the time to run out to do some errands, but it couldn't take too long, so he hurried back to the palace.
There is a camp on the south side of the palace, where the imperial guards guarding the palace are stationed. The imperial guards are divided into Zuoxiangwei, Youxiangwei and Yulinwei. Shao Jin is the deputy capital of Zuoxiangwei. Among the imperial guards
He is also a senior general.
The reason why he has climbed to this position in the past few years is not only the secret support of Long Yun, but also the great efforts of Shao Jin himself.
Chapter completed!