After the banquet was set, Xue Zhong came to the table, and Wu Sheng said: "I would like to thank you for walking and asking for merit...walk without saying anything and ask for merit for me. This is a matter of affection. It is your duty not to mention my merit."
Xue Zhong smiled and drank with Wu Sheng.
Wu Sheng filled another cup: "Second, I am walking to catch the wind and wash away the dust. I have traveled thousands of miles. I cherish your suffering and travel back and forth to congratulate you on your progress."
Xue Zhong nodded and drank another cup.
Wu Sheng was full of wine: "I express my feelings three times. I have something to do when I am traveling, but I have invited you to speak. I will not dare to say goodbye even if I am facing mountains of swords and seas of fire."
Xue Zhong finished drinking and sighed: "Brother Sun's love, Zhong Shi feels ashamed, because of my fault, it has affected Brother Sun..."
Wu Sheng smiled and said: "What does this have to do with walking? I work for the Academy, not for one person. Others doubt me and slander me. It's just a passing cloud. It is said that the road is far away to know the horse power, and the time is to see the heart. I don't worry about it. Why should I worry about it when I walk?
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Xue Zhong was silent and praised: "Brother Sun is so righteous!"
Wu Sheng said: "If you have any further instructions from me, you can send a message directly to Lu Mingze. I will obey your order. If nothing else, just like the case of the red-clothed fox demon, I will help me solve it."
Xue Zhong suddenly remembered and warned: "Don't spread the word about the fox demon in red. Of course, I told you in vain. Brother Sun will certainly not talk nonsense."
Wu Sheng immediately asked: "Is there anything wrong in it?"
Xue Zhongdao: "It was explained by a few followers...I don't know the details."
Wu Sheng sighed: "That demonic cultivator turned out to be a demon fox. I traveled in the wilderness back then and claimed to be knowledgeable, but this was the first time I saw a spirit demon incarnate, and I don't know where it came from."
Xue Zhongdao: "Although I don't have experience in various places like Brother Sun, I have seen the transformed spirit demon several times, and they were all captured and escorted to the academy."
Wu Sheng was very interested: "Besides the fox demon, what other demons are there?"
Xue Zhong smiled and said: "There are pigs, cranes, snakes, and deer, all of them are the envoys of Xiandu Mountain in the academy. The pig demon is funny and stupid in speech, the crane demon is cold and has a high self-esteem, and the snake demon is cunning.
It’s so chilling, the deer demon... Let’s not talk about the deer demon, it’s ridiculous to say it, the academy has a deer park specially for them to enjoy, haha.”
Wu Sheng asked: "Oh? Are they all alive?"
Xue Zhongdao: "Of course, they are all living well."
Wu Sheng asked again: "So it seems that the academy treats the spirit demon incarnation kindly? When the fox demon died, the academy didn't blame me?"
Xue Zhongdao: "How come? Whether you treat him kindly or not, you have to observe his actions and listen to his words. Those who kill indiscriminately like the red-clothed fox demon will be punished by the academy. Otherwise, there will be no achievements for you and me to remember? That day I will kill the fox
After the demon corpse was presented, Yu Da Fengsheng praised him in person."
Wu Sheng asked curiously: "What will the academy do with the body? There must be a lot of spiritual materials available on the fox demon?"
Xue Zhong shook his head: "The spirit monsters waiting to be transformed in the academy are no different from human beings. They don't know how to draw materials, but they must be treated with courtesy. Otherwise, how will the four envoys of the academy deal with themselves? The corpse of the fox demon has been
A tomb was erected at the foot of Xiandu Mountain... not only the corpse, but also all the magical artifacts, money and belongings on it, including the magical artifact red silk, were also buried."
Wu Sheng made a few more insinuations, and Xue Zhong didn't mention the academy's arrangements for follow-up matters, which made Wu Sheng feel relieved.
After sending Xue Zhong away, Wu Sheng calmed down and did not take any action. He just waited slowly. Time is the most effective means of verification. For many things, as long as you wait patiently, the results will naturally come to the surface. Look back and see again
When the time comes, you will find that the original sorrow and anxiety have become a passing thing and are not worth mentioning.
Lu Mingze's renovation work is proceeding in an orderly manner. All the courtyards in the east courtyard are almost completed. The renovation of the first courtyard in the west courtyard where the six friends of Matoupo live has also been completed, and the six brothers have officially moved in.
There was also a conflict between the East Courtyard and the West Courtyard over the matter of repairing timber, which was finally calmed down by Qingshu's personal intervention.
Wu Sheng specifically requested to see Qing Shu for this purpose and bluntly opposed the Six Friends of Matoupo moving into the West Courtyard because there were many female dependents in the East Courtyard and it was not particularly convenient.
Of course, the reason for his objection was not very sufficient, because Lu Mingze Manor occupies a large area, and there is a main courtyard between the east courtyard and the west courtyard. However, in order to take care of his emotions, Qingshu still agreed to allocate a sum of money to
The middle courtyard was transformed into a pond garden shaded by green trees to better separate the two sides.
The Ying brothers' business in Xiaodongshan was also officially opened. They had the status of a school themselves, and they had two local gangsters, Men Ding and Cheng Jia, to take care of them. The preparations for the business went very smoothly.
Yingting is the first fixed market in Xiaodongshan. It occupies a large area. It not only purchases and trades spiritual materials and elixirs, but also introduces the concept of Shangyongfang City. Dong Da is in charge of the gambling shop and Ding Ran is in charge of the wine shop.
After the tea house opened, it immediately became popular in Yangzhou. Even Zhou Yin Jinghui has been there twice and said it was a good idea after going there. Cui Ming is a frequent visitor and often goes in and out with Ningxiang.
In order to support Yingting's business, Wu Sheng spent time refining many fine black ginseng pills, rhubarb pills, etc., to add luster to Yingting's popularity.
Qingshu originally didn't think much of the Ying brothers, but the benefits these two brothers brought to Qingshu were unexpected. Especially when Zhong Liying took the Ying brothers to hand in the progress, he was really shocked.
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Twenty yi gold coins were coded in the box and placed in front of the celebration book, shining with golden light.
"Is this one month's income?" Qingshu confirmed again.
Zhong Liying said with a smile: "In the first month, when the business just opened, there were more high-rollers who came to support us, but there won't be so many in the future."
Yingda added: "But if you pay a hundred gold to the school a year, it can still be guaranteed."
One hundred gold in a year... Qingshu lost his mind again.
The money allocated by the Xuegong to Yangzhou Academy every year is only twenty gold, and the remaining shortfall has to be found by itself. It is not difficult to make up for the shortfall. Yangzhou Academy has many ways, especially after Qingshu let go of his contacts with local wealthy families in Yangzhou.
The gifts he received could make up for the shortfall. But even so, during the year he was allowed to travel to Yangzhou, the total income from the school did not exceed sixty gold.
"Zhongli, brothers of the Ying family, you have made a great contribution to the school. This is a great achievement!" Qingshu couldn't help but admire. While praising, he also expressed his strong support: "From now on, Yingting will be the most important part of our Yangzhou school.
Property, if anyone makes trouble for Yingting, you can deal with it as you like. If there are any that are hard to chew off, report to me! Of course, you can't kill them at will."
Zhong Liying and the Ying brothers all bowed to accept the order.
After the Ying brothers resigned, Qingshu left Zhong Liying alone, indicating that he truly regarded him as a confidant: "What has Sun Wu been doing these days?"
Zhong Liying said: "After repairing the Luming Zedong courtyard, he practiced in Bixitan. His injury still didn't seem to be healed. Many wealthy families in Yangzhou invited him to have banquets, but they were all rejected... Walking, Sun Wu is after all
Refining the realm of gods also contributes to the school, so if it is left idle, it may be criticized by others."
Qingshu thought for a moment and said, "Didn't Xue Zhong, the capital of Ying, solve two backlogged cases in a row? Let's learn from him. You will be in charge of this matter and let him help."
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