Tang Ji thought that a cold-blooded person like Su Ling should be an old bachelor. He didn't expect that his son was so old. He was a little surprised, but he quickly retracted his thoughts and said instead: "The bookstore is already making preparations, I guess.
It will be open in a while.”
"That's great!" Su Qing replied with a smile and a nod.
Shangguan Ming blinked his eyes and asked: "Master Tang, are there any novels like "The Peony Pavilion" in the bookstore?"
Tang Ji rubbed his nose: "Yes, "The Peach Blossom Fan", "A Chinese Ghost Story", etc. will be serialized in the future, but the speed will be much slower."
Ever since he was reminded by Professor Chen in Huaizhou, he has no idea about the kind of love novels that women love to read. The main reason is that the current thinking is too feudal and stubborn. If he writes too much of this kind of thing, some people will definitely imitate it in life.
When the time comes to be labeled a heretic, not only will the bookstore be destroyed, but he may also be affected.
However, he does not want to give up the market of female readers, so he plans to launch a female channel essay competition in the future, so that contemporary women can write novels that are relevant to the times. The chance of being blocked should be much smaller.
Shangguan Ming clapped his hands happily and said with a smile: "Great, this will give me another book to read in the future!"
Tang Ji did not continue the topic and said instead: "Su Lieutenant, are you also here to see the fighting?"
"Just call me Su Qing. I happened to be taking a break and wanted to go out for a walk." Su Qing replied calmly. She found a leaf stuck on Shangguan Ming's head and reached out to help her remove it. "Where's Mr. Tang?"
, are you bringing so much money to participate in gambling?"
gambling?
Tang Ji couldn't help but cast doubtful glances at Sun Yufu.
Sun Yufu coughed twice and waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it for the rest of the day. Let's hurry on!"
After saying that, he took off his legs and ran forward.
Tang Ji shook his head and quickly followed with the others.
...
South of the city, Ye family.
The Ye family mansion is very large, covering an area of more than 400 acres. The overall decoration is also luxurious and gorgeous, with antique pavilions and pavilions everywhere!
Today, the Ye family is open to the whole city because of martial arts, and many people from all walks of life came here early, making the mansion extremely lively.
Tang Ji and his party walked through the gate and walked into the front yard. Tang Ji was immediately surprised by the building in front of them. Except for the absence of the unique symbols of the royal family such as red walls and gold tiles, the other decorations were no less secluded than Li Yu's.
In the palace, the long corridors on the side are integrated with vegetation, crooked-neck trees, etc., without any sense of inconsistency. The lobby in front is also extremely regular, which made him sigh: "The Ye family is very rich!"
Su Qing raised her lips slightly and explained: "The Ye family made a living by selling swords in the early years..."
"Being cheap?" Tang Ji was a little confused, what kind of business is this?
"Ahem, Brother Tang, don't interrupt. In the early years, there were many wars. The Ye family made a lot of money by selling swords. But after His Majesty ascended the throne, he ordered strict control of salt, iron and wine, so the Ye family had no choice but to turn to business.
After more than ten years of development, it has become the first family in Jingwang County. However, when it comes to the Ye family, the most famous one is probably the Ye family's escort agency." Su Qing explained patiently.
At this moment, a short middle-aged man with a big belly came over: "Hahaha, it seems that this little brother knows my Ye family very well. Yes, my Ye family was famous for making swords in the early years. Now it is
This is the bodyguard agency. There are branches of my Ye Family Bodyguard Agency in every state capital of Ning State, even Jiang State, and Beichu."
Tang Ji and Su Qing looked at each other and bowed to each other one after another.
Ye Hongling smiled and returned the greeting: "I forgot to introduce myself. I am the housekeeper of the Ye family. Are the two little brothers also here to participate in the fighting?"
Tang Ji nodded and replied: "I heard that you need to register in advance for martial arts. I don't know where?"
"Oh, you guys, walk along this corridor to the end. A servant of my Ye family will take you to the backyard. They will also tell you where to get the qualifications to participate in martial arts." Ye Hongling pointed to his right hand.
Said the corridor beside.
Tang Ji cupped his hand again: "Thank you, Butler Ye."
"Hahaha, don't you dare, I hope you guys have a good time." After Ye Hongling finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation.
Tang Jigang led several people up the corridor, but he heard the voices of Su Qing and Sun Yufu coming from behind him at the same time.
"That damn fat guy is a master!"
"This Steward Ye is quite powerful."
Hearing this, Tang Ji turned his head and looked at the two of them. Is the Ye family so awesome? Even the butler is a master at the master level. He couldn't help but say: "Then do they have other plans for holding a martial arts fight? For example, to rebel.
What?"
Su Qing shook his head: "As long as there are Star Guards in Kyoto, if the Ye family has the idea of rebellion, they will be wiped out overnight. They will not and dare not. As for why they held a fight, as far as I know
, the head of the Ye family, Ye Xiao, is obsessed with martial arts and also likes to make friends with knights, so there should be no problem."
Tang Ji touched his chin and thought for a while, and felt that what he said was correct. Rebellion under the emperor's nose was no different from seeking death, so he stopped thinking about it and moved on.
Not long after, a few people walked to the end of the corridor, and then followed the Ye family's servants to the backyard.
The backyard is much bigger than the front yard. The first thing you see is a small lake in the distance. There is a small island in the middle of the lake. The buildings on it are looming. The only access is a long wooden bridge.
There is no excessive decoration, there are a row of two-story buildings aligned on both sides, and there is a spacious stone avenue at the foot.
The servants of the Ye Mansion quickly brought Tang Ji and others into the first wooden building on the left, pointed to the counter in front and said with a smile: "Several knights, the front is the place to sign up for this fight.
.”
Tang Ji looked around and saw that this wooden building was a bit ordinary and had no special decorations. It was probably specially packed for fighting. Without thinking about it, he saw a few people queuing up in front of the counter and was about to walk up.
Pulled by Fisherman Sun.
"If you don't want to compete, why are you going up there? Girl, go ahead!" After saying that, Sun Yufu winked at Jiu'er.
Jiu'er glanced at Tang Ji and walked forward.
Cheng Tie touched his head and said with a smile: "Brother Tang, can I also sign up to play?"
Tang Ji turned to look at him twice, then nodded.
After waiting for Cheng Tie to go up and line up, Tang Ji looked at Su Qing and asked: "Su Lieutenant, why don't you go up and practice?"
Su Ling glanced at Shangguan Ming, who was holding her shoulders and looking a little impatient, and said with a smile: "I am a member of the imperial court after all, so I will not participate in these competitions between people in the world."
"Hey, what about the gambling game you mentioned before?" Tang Ji glanced at Sun Yufu and asked.
Su Qing thought for a while and explained: "This competition is a competition at the same level. Before each competition, you can place bets on the gambling game hosted by the Ye family, and bet on the person you think will win."
Hearing this, Tang Ji suddenly raised his head, stared at Sun Yufu and said, "Are you hiding it from me just to make money with wine?"
"Ah, uh, hell, Jiu'er, this girl is already invincible among the third-rate people, she won't be in danger!" Sun Yufu answered while stroking his head. When he found that Tang Ji didn't reply, he pulled on his blindfold and added: "
Don’t worry, if she is in danger, the old man will go to save her immediately!”
Tang Ji sighed: "Hey, if you had told me earlier, if I had known earlier, I would have asked Li Yu for tens of thousands taels!"
...
[Author’s digression]: It’s almost half a million words long, so let’s talk about it with everyone who is reading!
Xu Xu has been writing for eight months. I originally wanted to write two to three million words for my last book, but ended up finishing it when it was one million words, because the data collapsed when it reached 700,000 words, and the revenue also dropped sharply.
It’s amazing, I only have forty or fifty yuan a day, and I really have no motivation to persist.
I have been thinking about this book for a long time. It has been conceived since the end of January and will be released at the end of March. In fact, the beginning of the book was very general. I mainly wanted to slow down the pace a bit, but no one seemed to have the patience to finish it.
I revised the text once and the effect was pretty good. Well, actually there aren’t many recommendations for this book. I add a few every day and have more than a dozen favorites. I rarely see myself on the recommendations on the homepage. I don’t know.
Why didn't you recommend it to me? I asked the editor and the boss said it was a system algorithm and they couldn't interfere. Therefore, Xu Xu is very grateful to those friends who specifically clicked on the category section to see my book, clicked in, and have continued to read it until now.
To be honest, my collection has not increased much these days, but silver tickets, gold tickets, etc. are all increasing. Although I don’t know who is voting, I really appreciate your support and those who
Those of you who are following the reading.
Thank you, and I hope you can keep reading. As long as the popularity remains above 20,000 and the income is stable, I will continue to write to the two to three million words I set.