In the early morning, Xuanxue's temporary residence in Lin'an City was already abuzz with excitement.
An Ziyu's shouts echoed.
"Get up quickly, overseers who should oversee the work, and cook who should cook!"
Bao Dong got up with a grimace, dressed and washed.
The professors and disciples looked disgraced, and everyone was yawning.
"Headmaster, take a day off!"
one professor begged.
Ning Yayun had already woken up and had even finished practicing. She was holding the tail of the mulberry in her hand and said calmly: "While my metaphysics is in Chang'an, you can have a good time."
Now that I have arrived in northern Xinjiang, I sleep restlessly every night. As soon as I close my eyes, I see the ancestors of all generations glaring at me angrily, scolding me for my incompetence, so that my disciple of metaphysics has no place to stand in Chang'an.
Now that things have come to this, what should we do? We must rise up and cheer up.”
Zhuang Xin, the boss of the Wine Soldier Department, patted the empty wine gourd on his waist and sighed: "I don't even have to drink anymore!"
Zhong Hui rubbed the corners of his eyes and wiped out a lump of eye droppings, "I'm afraid that in order to save money, we will have to do hard labor."
Johnson said: "Isn't it?"
"Yesterday, we lost another amount of money. For this reason, starting today, more than ten people will go to carry the work. Now that these people are gone, who will carry the wood and stones?"
Zhong Hui said blankly: "We are not practicing to do hard work!"
"Hurry up and have breakfast and get to work!" Ning Yayun urged.
The breakfast was very pitiful, consisting of whole grains, and the vegetables were even more pitiful, with no meat at all.
Everyone didn't want to eat, but they were very hungry.
Ning Yayun sat at the top and ate without changing her expression.
After dinner, someone said: "Master, yesterday the paint merchant came to ask for money. He said that if he doesn't give it today, he will go to the state house to file a complaint."
No money!
It’s difficult!
An Ziyu whispered: "How about I go find Zitai?"
"Northern Xinjiang is more difficult than I imagined. With Bei Liao on the side, Zitai's life is not easy, so don't bother him." Ning Yayun coughed dryly, "Bao Dong!"
Bao Dong, the only disciple here who has ever done business, stood up.
"Go and look at the money for the paint and ask for a few days' delay."
"yes."
An Ziyu asked: "If he doesn't want to, don't force it, otherwise there will be no excuse for being beaten! You can't fight back yet."
Bao Dong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Siye."
…
In the morning, Han Ji slowly arrived at Zhouli.
Yang Xuan is already here.
"Where does that batch of money go?" Cao Ying asked.
Lu Qiang said: "Summer and autumn are the seasons for using troops. He Lianrong failed to harass last year, so he will definitely take action this year. I think it is better to leave some money and food for emergencies."
Yang Xuan said: "Chenzhou's population is getting more and more. This money and food! I think we have to invest it in the city, repair the streets and ditches, demolish some dilapidated houses, and rebuild them. In addition... that's all, let's talk here.
It’s just talk on paper, let’s go, we’ll go to the city today.”
Han Ji happened to come in and said with a smile: "I've been to a lot of places in the city recently, and I'd like to be your guide."
Cao Ying said: "I'm afraid I can't afford it."
Han Ji smiled and said, "If Mr. Cao is willing, I won't take anything from you!"
"really?"
"certainly!"
Yang Xuan and Lu Qiang went out first.
"Hey! Lao Lu, why don't you talk to them?"
Lu Qiang said: "I used to think that I was a smart person, but compared with Lao Cao, hey!
Now here comes Mr. Han, someone secretly gave him little shoes to wear, and within a few days he went to apologize in disgrace. I put myself in my shoes and think about what would happen if I were in my shoes... After thinking about it, I will only be incompetent and furious!"
"Look at the scar on your face, who dares to plot against you behind your back?" Yang Xuan said with a smile.
"Why don't you dare? The last time I demolished a house, I was on the front foot, but some people said behind me that I should give less money to the homeowner!"
"This is a double act, can we deal with it now?"
"I immediately ordered the young official to be taken to the scene, his butt was beaten to pieces, and he was thrown into jail for a while."
Lao Lu is also a ruthless person!
"Zitai!"
Bao Dong is here.
"Has it been settled?"
After everyone in Xuanxue arrived in Lin'an, they were busy building a new mountain gate.
"I'm busy!" Bao Dong was already tanned. "I've been watching all day long. The headmaster said that this mountain gate will be in charge for five hundred years!"
Yang Xuan couldn't help but feel happy, "If you won't be here in five hundred years, why should you care?"
"Who says it isn't!"
Bao Dong grimaced, "I happened to meet you today, so I'll hang out with you for half a day! I won't have to go back home."
"Why, the construction site is so difficult?"
The Xinshan Gate of Xuanxue is in the city. Yang Xuan specially approved the land and left a house for them to plan.
But those gentle and elegant people looked down on it and said it had no style.
"I'm not afraid of hardship, but I'm afraid of eating." Bao Dong complained, "The headmaster said that my metaphysics has moved from Chang'an to Northern Xinjiang this time, and he has no face to tell the ancestor. So everyone has to eat hard..."
"Expanding Xuanmen?"
Yang Xuan couldn't help but be secretly happy that Ning Yayun had such ambitions!
Xuanxue learned about Chenzhou, and Ning Yayun also showed a cooperative attitude. From now on, whenever it comes in use, just give him a shout.
The war between Northern Liao and Northern Xinjiang will not be too far away.
When Huang Chunhui leaves, He Lianfeng will definitely send troops.
This time the troops are sent out, it will never be a one-shot deal like Lin Ya's last time.
It will last!
During this period, there is no guarantee that any good players will emerge from Beiliao.
What a great player for a country!
The number of Qiu Long Guards around Yang Xuan is still not enough.
When the time comes for the metaphysics disciples to come out, tsk tsk!
In one hand, he flicked the squid tail with an air of immortality. In the other hand, he held a mace and said kindly: "Fu Sheng Boundless Heavenly Lord, are you here?"
The picture is so beautiful!
"I've seen the envoy!" A commoner saluted.
There are gradually more and more people on the street.
Yang Xuan nodded slightly, "By the way, it will cost a lot to repair the mountain gate. Do you have enough money?"
Since you want to win people's hearts, you should be more generous. It just so happens that you have made a fortune this time, so you can use some of it.
Bao Dong said: "It's enough for now."
"That's not right!" Yang Xuan said: "At the time of the wine sacrifice... the headmaster said that the money and food in the Imperial College was not enough to last for a month."
"You don't even look at who is in charge of purchasing!" Bao Dong said.
"Hey! Mr. Bao!"
The shopkeeper of a shop on the left rushed out and held his hand with a smile.
Yang Xuan took a look and saw that he was in the paint business.
"It's Mr. Ma! I was just going to look for you." Bao Dong handed over his hand, "Mr. Ma's face is glowing red today, and it seems that something is going to happen."
This is a bit cheesy to say, but it makes you feel uplifted and comfortable.
Moreover, such tacky words will unknowingly affect your mood and make you feel that you are really like this.
Shopkeeper Ma smiled and said: "TOEFL, by the way, when will the money for the paint be paid?"
The project of the mountain gate is not small, but it can be purchased on credit, which makes Yang Xuan look at Bao Dong with admiration.
Bao Dong smiled and said: "It's not that I won't give it, it's that I've been very busy recently. Not only do I have to repair the mountain gate, but I also have to go to various places to perform rituals.
In the past, there were no experts in Chenzhou. To do legal matters, you had to go to Taoxian County to hire someone.
My Xuanmen has been in Chang'an for many years, and I even went to perform rituals in the palace. Can you tell me, these people can still bear it? These days! The headmaster doesn't even dare to go out, and he is blocked as soon as he goes out."
Shopkeeper Ma said enviously: "What can a ritual do?"
"Our Xuanmen rituals are different from others. Our Xuanmen gods have been worshiping for thousands of years, and they are already familiar with everything. Once the rituals are done, the gods will descend to the earth, and no matter what you ask for, there will be no answer.
I pray for a bright future, for my family to be safe, for my children to make progress, and for the reincarnation of the deceased..."
Shopkeeper Ma was moved, "How much does such a ritual cost?"
Bao Dong said calmly: "You can talk about money for this kind of ritual? Isn't this an insult to the gods? For this kind of ritual, it depends on fate! If there is no fate, we will not go even if you are the prime minister! If there is fate, even if you are a beggar, the master will do it
Come in person.”
He nodded, "Your Majesty is waiting for me by the side! See you later!"
"Hey! Wait."
Shopkeeper Ma glanced at Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan nodded slightly, thinking that Bao Dong's mouth was becoming more and more clever.
"Mr. Bao, tell me, are you destined to be like me?"
Bao Dong looked at him carefully, and calculated it with his fingers, "Your fate is not good. Go away, I will get the money and give it to you later."
"No!" Shopkeeper Ma said kindly: "What are those worth? Just use them, just use them."
"We will not default on our debt!" Bao Dong said seriously.
"It's not a renegade!" Shopkeeper Ma said with a smile: "Do we have something to offer in metaphysics?"
"Of course there is. After the mountain gate is repaired, a monument will be erected with the name of the person being worshipped on it. I will do my homework and pray every day to pray for such good people."
"Then...can I treat all my paint as an offering?"
This big lie... Yang Xuan's eyelids twitched a few times.
"This... is not good!" Bao Dong frowned, "We are almost there. If there are more people, we will have to erect another monument, which is troublesome!"
"No trouble! If you want to paint from now on, just talk."
"The envoy said that you can't ask for the offerings from the people!"
Yang Xuan had said this to An Ziyu before.
The poorer the person, the more likely they are to look for ways to escape.
If you search here and there, the officials will not pay attention to you, and the rich people will not pay attention to you.
In the end, I discovered that the gods are the most considerate.
However, the life of the common people in northern Xinjiang was not easy, so Yang Xuan felt that it would be fine if he got what he wanted.
"I am a businessman!"
Shopkeeper Ma got angry and started arguing. Finally, Bao Dong reluctantly agreed and went back to ask for instructions.
"What are you asking for? I don't want the money anymore. Even if you send it here, I still have to send it back! That's settled!"
Bao Dong looked gloomy and was eventually driven away.
"This person is quite interesting!" Han Ji smiled slightly.
Cao Ying said calmly: "This is Lang Jun's classmate."
"That would be more interesting!"
Bao Dong sent someone back to explain, and he followed Yang Xuan around.
…
"Harder!"
Zhong Hui picked up a giant tree. Although he was successful in practicing, his balance was not so easy to control.
"It takes more than ten people to lift this wood!" Several craftsmen praised: "These metaphysics people are indeed wise people."
"The headmaster is even more graceful and looks like a fairy."
Ning Shenxian had a headache at the moment.
"Headmaster Ning, shouldn't you give me the villain's money?" A businessman blocked him in the room.
"I'll give it to you later, I'll give it to you later!"
Although money and food are tight, Ning Yayun does not regret her decision to build, build, build.
An Ziyu came in, "I have money, wait a minute, I'll have it tomorrow."
They still have a lot of money in their hands, but they owe the money for paint for a long time. If Bao Dong can't settle it, they have to pay it first.
As for the remaining money, Ning Yayun decided to let her disciples take over some rituals.
As for why he disdains dealing with money, whoever dares to say that again will be kicked out of the house!
Such a happy decision!
But now we have to deal with this person first.
After some deception to no avail, Ning Yayun couldn't help but miss Bao Dong, who was in charge of purchasing and dealing with merchants and foremen.
"Master Ning!" The businessman said with a cold face, "The envoy once said that Lin'an is a place where laws are enforced. If you don't give me money, our state will have nothing to do with you!"
"Is Headmaster Ning here?"
A young man came running up, "Are you Headmaster Ning?"
Ning Yayun smiled and said, "Do you recognize me?"
The boy said: "The man gave me a penny and said that when I entered here, I saw a man who looked like a god, it was Master Ning."
Tsk!
An Ziyu immediately floated up when she saw Ning Yayun, and the businessman looked at him dumbfounded.
Then, Ning Yayun quickly suppressed her inner breath and landed on her feet.
"What's the matter?"
The boy said: "That man's name is Bao Dong. He said that the paint merchant was unwilling to accept the money, so he was kicked out."
Bao Dong is indeed an outstanding disciple of my metaphysics!
An Ziyu secretly praised.
Ning Yayun: "..."
Who the hell doesn’t charge money? Businessman: “…”
An Ziyu asked: "What are the conditions?"
"The paint dealer said that metaphysics is a place for gods, and those paints should be regarded as offerings to the gods. I just hope that after the mountain gate is built, he can leave a name for him in the corner of the good man's stone monument. For this reason, the paint in the future will only be used as an offering to the gods.
take!
By the way, the man also said that the paint merchant threatened him that whoever dared to take the money would be given a white knife and a red knife!"