(11,000 word chapter.)
After paying money at the west gate of Old Dragon City and entering the city, they walked through what can be described as a long city cave. Sun Jiashu took Chen Ping'an to a large carriage. At first glance, except that the vehicle was larger and the horses pulling the carriage were more docile, they couldn't see anything at all.
The carriage driver was an old man with no smiles and no appearance of a wealthy man. When Chen Pingan got into the carriage, he discovered that there was a cave in the carriage. There were four plain white futons on the carriage. The wall facing the carriage curtain was a row of bookcases reaching the top.
, slowing down the books, there is a charming brass incense burner with purple smoke curling up. Chen Pingan and Sun Jiashu sit opposite each other. Chen Pingan is actually a little cautious, for fear of stepping on this spotless little "study". Sun Jiashu
Looking at Chen Ping'an's straw sandals, he smiled and said: "When I was very young, according to family rules, my grandfather started taking me to travel all over the country. Before I was eighteen years old, I changed places almost every year, so I worked as a shop assistant, a fisherman and a woodcutter.
, a rice shop hawker, a government clerk, and so on, there are about ten kinds of trades to make a living. I can actually weave straw sandals, but they are very rough and sloppy, not as solid and fine as the pair under your feet."
Sun Jiashu sat cross-legged on the futon. He didn't have any lazy posture, but he still felt very leisurely and calm. He smiled and asked: "Chen Pingan, do you know what farm work I was most afraid of doing back then?"
Chen Ping'an is not a god who can pinch and calculate, nor is he a roundworm in Sun Jiashu's belly. Of course he can't guess it. What's more, Sun Jiashu is a very strange person. Although the two have not met for a long time, their impression of him becomes blurry the more they get along.
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Sun Jiashu smiled and said: "It's about picking mulberry leaves. I finally picked a basket full of mulberry leaves. My grandfather stretched out his hand and pressed the basket lightly, and it turned into a half basket. If it was full and pressed again, I would have to pick it for half a day.
, can make people feel desperate. And every time I go up the mountain, there will always be tiny wounds cut by the barbs of vegetation. When the sun shines and sweat comes out, I feel burning pain. On the contrary, when I plant rice in the fields, it is attracted by leeches.
The bite is actually interesting. Grandpa likes to smoke dry cigarettes, and they will fall off if you burn them."
Chen Pingan was convinced and said: "In our hometown, it is very troublesome to be bitten by leeches in the paddy fields. Because I can't bear the salt and vinegar, I have to spend a long time fighting with those annoying leeches, and in the end there is blood on my legs.
DC, fortunately, there is a kind of grass called 'green lady' in our local dialect next to the field. If you put the blade of grass on the wound, it will stop the bleeding quickly. I haven't seen it since I left my hometown."
Sun Jiashu smiled and nodded, "Really poor people are born in poor families and are more able to endure hardships. Of course, a rich young man like me can't compare with you. No matter how hard you endure, it's hard to compare with you. In the beginning, I and I
Grandpa went on a long trip, and he would cry and cry every now and then, shouting that he wanted to go home. Looking back now, if I bring a grandson like me in the future, I will definitely not have the temper and patience that grandpa had back then."
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "One day, maybe you will be different, maybe you will have a better temper."
Sun Jiashu was slightly surprised, then nodded and said: "It's really possible."
A man who was sitting on the entire street outside Old Dragon City, and a young man who he said had missed an Old Dragon City were chatting about these rustic trivial matters, and both of them felt that it was perfectly natural and not awkward at all.
The carriage drove smoothly, and although purple smoke kept rising from the incense burner, the interior of the carriage did not become smoky, but there was a fresh smell of spring breeze and green grass.
Chen Ping'an said: "You manage such a big family business and you come here to pick me up. How much money will you lose? In fact, you can let others come."
Sun Jiashu shook his head and said: "How to make money is one thing. Every penny has to be counted. Even a copper coin needs to be calculated clearly with others. But how to spend the money depends on everyone's habits. Like me, I am really working hard to make money all year round.
What are you trying to do? Just so that you don’t have to be too stingy about making friends and worry about money."
Chen Ping'an suddenly said: "It makes sense!"
I wish I could take out the remaining small bamboo slips in my square inch object and quickly carve Sun Jiashu's principle on them.
When you really have money, if someone says that you are a bad person, you will use Sun Jiashu's words to refute them.
We had a great conversation along the way. Sun Jiashu told many anecdotes and embarrassing things about his travels. Chen Pingan has always been a good listener, and from the conversation, Sun Jiashu's originally vague impression gradually became clear. He was a very "
"Peaceful"...rich people!
It's not a big deal that I, Sun Jiashu, am so rich, but I don't have to deliberately play tricks on others, deliberately lower my worth, and get along with people whom Sun Jiashu considers to be friends. From the inside out, I can truly be on an equal footing.
Chen Pingan feels that this is what a truly wealthy person should look like.
The carriage came to a rural place. There was a yellow mud road under the horses' hooves, so the carriage was bumpy and bumpy. Sun Jiashu saw that Chen Ping'an was a little strange. He smiled and lifted the curtain. Outside the carriage window, there were large clumps of reeds and lush greenery.
, as the carriage moved forward, there were actually golden rapeseed flowers, which were pleasing to the eye. Logically speaking, the flowering period of the rapeseed flowers had already passed. Chen Pingan only thought that the soil and water in Old Dragon City were different from his hometown.
Sun Jiashu explained: "This is the ancestral land where my ancestors of the Sun family made their fortune. Later generations have tried their best to maintain the original appearance, fearing that the feng shui ancestral shadow will be ruined, but also to cherish the memory of their ancestors. The Sun family entertains distinguished guests, gods on the mountain, emperors and generals,
They are all placed in the Sun Mansion in the inner city. It is a very wealthy place, no worse than the old Long Mansion of the Fu family. But if you are entertaining real friends, you are still willing to come here. More than ten miles away, there is the ancestral home of the Sun family, occupying an area of
It’s not big, it has three entrances to the courtyard, and the house is close to the water, facing a river where you can fish. I hope you will like it.”
Chen Pingan smiled brightly and said: "I like it, how could I not like it."
Sun Jiashu smiled and asked, "How about we get off the car and walk?"
Of course Chen Pingan had no objection, so the two got out of the car and walked to the Sun family's ancestral home. Sun Jiashu also talked about the general situation of this ancestral land. He said in an understatement, "It's all our Sun family's within a hundred miles. There are six villages."
, there are about two thousand households, raising silkworms and growing tea, and Sun bought all the products at a price slightly higher than the market price. The villagers' income is acceptable, and they can live and work here in peace and contentment." This made Chen Ping'an truly understand the old Longcheng.
The size of the family, and the generosity of the Sun family.
When the outline of the Sun family's ancestral home could already be seen, Chen Ping'an asked: "Is there a cross-continental ferry to Daoxuan Mountain in Old Dragon City?"
Sun Jiashu nodded and said: "Yes, Old Dragon City is actually the largest trade hub in Aquarius Continent. You can go wherever you can to make money. But if you want to go to the Sword Qi Great Wall to make money through Hanging Mountain, not everyone has this ability.
, even for the five major surnames including Laolongcheng’s Fu family and Sun family, this transaction must be done carefully and all aspects must be taken care of.”
Speaking of this, Sun Jiashu felt a little emotional and said slowly: "Over the past thousands of years, not to mention the Fu family, the city lord, all the five major surnames in Old Dragon City, except Sun, have been changed several times. The ones who were planted on the side of Daoxuan Mountain accounted for
Most of the time, the Sun family was almost ruined several times, which was also related to the Sword Qi Great Wall. Now there are only six ferries in Old Dragon City that can go to Daoxuan Mountain, and the Fu family has two, and the six ferries are all very big.
, it can carry at least more than 2,000 people at a time. The Fu family ferry is a floating mountain built by a treasure-eating whale and a Mohist giant. It is known as the "little upside down". It has pavilions, towers and jade houses on it, and the scenery is very good.
, is the first choice ferry for the gods on the mountain. Almost every time there are many big monks in the Golden Elixir Nascent Soul Realm. Our Sun family’s ferry is a mountain turtle captured and tamed by our ancestors. The back of the turtle shell is as big as a mountain peak and can accommodate two guests.
Fourteen hundred people, and of course more goods, a trip to Daixuanshan. The real money earned is definitely not the small fee for guests to take the ferry, but the various supplies and specialties from Aquarius and Juluzhou, as long as they can be delivered
Hanging Mountain upside down is a huge profit, but the journey is long, there are many accidents, and the ferry will cause heavy casualties, so it is not impossible to lose all the money. Therefore, Qi practitioners choose the appropriate ferry according to the year, season and hexagram, which is already a big skill.
knowledge."
At the end, Sun Jiashu said with a hint of self-deprecation, "I forgot to tell you that the Fu family of Old Longcheng and our five major surnames are all business disciples of hundreds of families, and the eldest family members of each family are enshrined in the ancestral hall."
The ancestors are not the same as the Confucian saints in the Confucian Temple. It’s just that even now, the businessmen are not well-educated. I heard that in the earliest days, there was a Confucian saint who was finally worthy of the Confucian Temple and was ranked very high.
I said that dog meat is not allowed on the table, but in fact I am talking about our businessmen. This kind of evaluation is quite polite. What kind of businessmen are cheap, at the bottom of a hundred families, and smell like copper? Businessmen must have no heart of benevolence and righteousness. In the declining world, businessmen have made great achievements. These
The scolding was even more severe. Therefore, there are many merchants in the nine continents of the world, but they will never be promoted by any dynasty as the mainstream."
Chen Ping'an could only listen to these inner stories that related to the cultural purposes of various schools of thought, and did not dare to make random comments or make hasty conclusions.
When they arrived at the small Sun family's ancestral house, there were no beautiful maids, but only a dozen old men and women who looked after the house. Sun Jiashu invited Chen Ping'an to have a meal, which was neither dragon liver and phoenix marrow nor simple food.
It is seasonal vegetables, fish, shrimp, chicken and duck from near the house. It is very delicious. The only hard dish is probably a soup with several seafood ingredients. Chen Ping'an is used to eating river seafood and is not used to it. Sun Jiashu does not persuade him to eat more.
, anyway, Chen Ping'an just picks up the food with his chopsticks according to his own preference.
After dinner, the two of them took a walk by the river outside the house. Chen Pingan asked: "Master Sun, do you know about a place called Chenchen Pharmacy in Laolong City?"
Sun Jiashu thought for a while, "I haven't heard of it before, but I can help you find it soon."
Chen Pingan thanked him.
Sun Jiashu smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Chen Pingan did not need to be so polite. He bent down and picked up a flat stone, threw it sideways, and floated it all the way to the other side.
On the other side is the rapeseed field, which spreads all the way out, and everything in the field of vision is golden.
Chen Ping'an had already put the package in the room where he lived, and fastened the sword gourd on his waist again. Of course, he still carried the sword box on his back. He took off the "ginger pot" and took a sip of wine. The river flowed slowly, like a peaceful and peaceful person.
old man.
Sun Jiashu stopped and said: "I have roughly calculated that there are only three ferries left to go to Daoxuan Mountain in the near future. The remaining three have not yet returned. One is our Sun family's mountain turtle, and the other is the Fu family's swallow."
The Treasure Whale, and the Fan family's Osmanthus Island. From a safety perspective, I suggest you take the Treasure Whale, because in the past ten years, the cross-continental channel to Hanging Mountain has had a harsh climate, and the mountain turtles are not as good as the Treasure Whale, or even the Treasure Whale.
It is not as good as Osmanthus Island, which is made of islands. After all, no matter how good-tempered the mountain turtle is, it is still a living creature of flesh and blood. The crash of the Dajiu Mountain Kun boat in the middle of Aquarius Continent is an example. And the treasure-eating whale can swim far in the deep sea.
, the most stable one, and that waterway is a familiar route that the Fu family has opened up for many years. I have long been familiar with how to avoid those big monsters in the water. If you are thinking about saving money and comfort, it must be my mountain turtle. You can stay here
Up there, I dare not say how to enjoy the blessings. After all, you have enough food and clothing, and you don’t have to worry about anything..."
Chen Pingan hesitated for a long time and then said, "It's either the Mountain Turtle or Osmanthus Island. I will never take the treasure-eating whale."
Sun Jiashu was surprised and asked: "Why?"
Chen Ping'an felt a little embarrassed, "In my hometown of Lizhu Cave, I almost killed Fu Nanhua, the young lord of Old Dragon City. How could I dare to take his family's ferry?"
Sun Jiashu couldn't help but put his hand on Chen Pingan's shoulder and slapped him hard, "Chen Pingan! I have seen many heroes, but there are not many who are as brave as you!"
Chen Ping'an sighed, because from Sun Jiashu's tone, he knew Fu Nanhua was really hard to mess with.
Sun Jiashu endured it for a long time, but still couldn't help laughing, "Although there is more than one young city lord of the old Dragon City, there are also several younger brothers from the Fu family who are expected to inherit the old ancestral dragon robe, but everyone knows that Fu
Nanhua is the most respected by the city lord Fu Qi. One of the ancestors of the Fu family who holds a semi-immortal weapon is Fu Nanhua's preacher. However, he has been in seclusion in recent years and is rumored to be sprinting to the fifth realm. Therefore, Fu Nanhua is the most popular.
You may become the next city lord. Chen Ping'an, you can do it. If word of this gets out, I guarantee that you will become famous in half of the continent within a month."
Chen Pingan said helplessly: "It's better not to lose this kind of reputation."
Sun Jiashu smiled more and more cheerfully, "Although I have had a lot of dealings with Fu Nanhua, we are not even simple fair-weather friends. Of course, Fu Nanhua and Liu Baqiao are still far behind. When I heard the truth today, I just wanted to
To be continued...