The sun and moon rotate, morning and dusk alternate.
However, Yang Zhaoxi returned to the Beggar Gang, and from the next day he became taciturn.
The corpse of the Orchid was smuggled out of the city by Zoroastrian followers and sent to the Tower of Silence. For many days, Yang either stood in the front yard teaching swordsmanship and martial arts to the little monkeys, or the cats fed the falcons in the backyard.
In his spare time, he would teach the beggars in the gang some of the rudimentary stick skills he had learned.
Most of the beggars have mediocre qualifications, and some can't even tell the difference between left and right. For them, this crude stick technique is just right for them: it is easy to learn and effective! After a few days, there are already beggars who learn quickly.
, after returning from begging every day, he can knock out one or two vicious dogs and make them food in his belly.
The old beggar Long Zaitian did not feel dissatisfied, but was happy to see the success. The beggars nicknamed the bamboo sticks and wooden sticks they carried with them as "dog-beating sticks." All kinds of strange behaviors made Liu Xiaomu and others dumbfounded.
The Lily Guard who lives here will naturally not eat all day long and do nothing. Instead, she disguises herself as a man and walks in and out of this dilapidated courtyard every day: while following the instructions of the Holy Aunt, she will report all the troubles in Luoyang City.
Tan Qing returned the "Chunxi Sword" that day. In order to avoid being discovered by Taiwei Palace's armored guards, he and his brother Tan Ming stayed in the guest room, almost never leaving the house. Sometimes they went to the backyard to see the animals raised by Senior Brother Yang.
The falcon "treads the snow" and sometimes goes to the front yard to see Xiaodouzi's leg injury and comfort him.
On this day, the two of them were scolding Holy Aunt Liu Xiaomu in the guest room, complaining that she was unwilling to do her best and sent people to inquire about the relatives of the Qin family. However, they heard the little monkey running in from outside the door and said excitedly:
"Sister Qin! Little monk! Your father is back! He is in the main hall, talking to the leader of the Dragon Gang and the holy girl!"
Qin Mingming rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Little beggar! Who do you call little monk? Believe it or not, I will beat you... Ouch!"
Before she finished speaking, her sister Qin Qing gave her a shudder. When she turned around to look, she saw that her eyes were filled with tears again, and she said in a trembling voice: "What are you doing standing still here? Our father is not dead, come on.
Looking for us!"
As he spoke, he picked up Tan Ming and ran out of the guest room, ecstatically, and went straight to the front yard.
When the father and son met, they hugged each other and cried. It was inevitable that they would greet each other and express their deep love for each other. Everyone saw Qin Xiangchu hugging his son and daughter, crying and laughing loudly, and they couldn't help but shed tears secretly. Even Liu Xiaomu's heart was as solid as stone.
He looked at him in silence, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long moment of tenderness, Qin Xiangchu held back his tears and patted the two sisters on the shoulders: "Saint Aunt's kindness in saving each other, and Gang Leader Long's kindness in taking them in. You two must express your gratitude to each other with courtesy! Only then will Daddy's teachings not be in vain."
Upon hearing this, the two of them immediately turned around and kowtowed three times respectfully towards Liu Xiaomu, who was standing side by side. Long Zaitian then followed his father's instructions and temporarily returned to the guest room in the middle courtyard to wait.
Tan Xiangchu watched the pair of girls go away, then looked at Long Zaitian and said: "There is an unexpected change in the family, and it was not what I wanted! I owe the brothers from your gang, and Tan will try his best to raise it in the next few days. I will never miss you a penny."
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When Long Zaitian saw him performing the Holy Fire Ceremony, he also clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Easy to say, easy to say! The day before yesterday, I had a bet with the Holy Aunt. If the old beggar accidentally loses, he will not break his promise and get rich. Even if he wants to win, he still has to pay back.
It will take seven or eight days to see the difference. Great good people don’t need to worry too much."
Seeing that he was confident, Liu Xiaomu just smiled and said: "Long Gang Leader, I summoned him here to reunite father and son. But there are also some important matters in the gang that need to be discussed carefully, so I won't bother you here. These days.
If you stay here for the night, I have ordered Xiaoman to be sent to Qizhangbo for a certain amount of money. If there is anything you can't think about, Gang Leader Long will tell you!"
Long Zaitian laughed and said: "It doesn't matter! The old beggar is a rough man, and he is not good at caring about these financial matters. I have left it to Qi Zhangbo to take care of it. If Saint Aunt has something to do, just do it yourself! The old beggar also returns
I want to go and see if the old illnesses of the poor people in my family are getting better."
Liu Xiaomu turned her head and glanced at Qin Xiangchu, showing an inexplicable smile. The two of them bid farewell to Long Zaitian and went to the guest room where she had been staying for the past few days.
Pushing the door open, he saw that Xiaoman had cooked spring tea early and prepared some refreshments. He performed the holy fire ceremony to the two of them, then quietly went out and closed the wooden door.
Liu Xiaomu sat down on the bench and silently recited the "Sound Barrier Mantra". Then four more sapphire gems flew out of his arms and fell to the four directions of east, west, north and south, supporting a sound barrier. When Qin Xiangchu saw the saint's arrangement like this,
Knowing that he had something important to say, he hurriedly stood up respectfully and listened quietly.
Sure enough, Liu Xiaomu opened her slender lips, stared at him calmly and said, "Tianji, you have been doing business in Chang'an and Luoyang for many years. In this matter of business, no one in the religion can match you."
Tan Xiangchu hurriedly raised his hands to make a flame, saluted like a ceremonial person and said: "Holy Aunt, I am so humble and ashamed of you for praising you so much! If Holy Aunt has already made a fuss in her heart, please let me know!"
Liu Xiaomu sniffed the tea cup in his hand, praised it, and then said slowly: "A few days ago, my aunt has sent people to collect money, and went to various houses in the city to appease the families of brothers who died in the old sect. She also ordered three temples for mage.
Go back to each temple and tell the believers what happened in your house, so that they can rest and stop the market. I have laid out these two moves for you. What is the next move? I will rely on you to take over the board and carry out business.
With such talent, Taiwei Palace will have a long memory."
"Magu!" Tan Xiangchu understood immediately, knelt down on one knee, and responded solemnly, "I will definitely live up to my mission by being humble. I will end my public and private grudges with Wang Jin!"
Hu Ji's waist is thin, and He Shang's wine is strong.
Under the long shed of the wine shop, Xiao Zhan was holding a stool alone, cross-legged in an inconspicuous corner, his cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were drunk. He looked at the Orchid whirling in the restaurant building from a distance, with his waist high and his waist down.
Round and straight like charming wine gourds.
The wine bowl in front of me has been drying for a long time, but no waiter has come to refill it. It is said that people leave tea to cool down, and Xiao Zhan has just seen this today. He has only resigned for two days, and most of the wine shop owners in the city already know about it, and they don't allow him to take credit anymore.
Come and eat wine. Only Liu Baicui, the owner of Heshang Winery, still cared about the old friendship and asked the waiter to give him three bowls of spring mash.
After three bowls of food, the old love was gone. No matter how much he shouted, no one was willing to pay attention to him.
In desperation, he groped around and found out a few pieces of broken silver, which he slapped on the wooden table in front of him. Finally, a waiter came up, wiped the silver, and then sifted out half a jar of village wine, and asked him to drink it reluctantly.
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While he was confused, a group of bad guards suddenly filed out of the building. The first one was Du Canjun. Perhaps he was in a bad mood and walked in a hurry. When Du Canjun passed by Xiao Zhan's eyes, he was tripped by his stretched ankle.
He staggered immediately and almost fell to the street.
"What kind of bastard! How dare you stumbling upon this officer?! Stand up and slap yourself ten times. If you make the officer happy, then this matter will be considered cleared."
Du Canjun has been running around the three markets in the past few days. He has inquired about hundreds of shops and interviewed thousands of Hu merchants, but he still can't persuade them to open the market. Finally, he passed by Heshang Wine Shop at noon and met a group of bad guys.
Wei had eaten and drank to relieve his fatigue, and when he came out, he encountered something like this. Immediately, he felt an unknown anger in his heart, and he had to give this blind dog some color.
Seeing that Du Canjun was angry, the bad guards behind him immediately surrounded the corner and were about to scold them, but they were all stunned. One bad guard tied his tongue and said: "Xiao, Xiao, Xiao Wuhou...it's you who is here."
The little ones are bothering me..."
Du Canjun also recognized Xiao Zhan at this time, his heart suddenly suddenly disappeared, and the anger on his face disappeared immediately, and he said with a smile: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! It turns out that Xiao Wuhou is having a drink here. How can this kind of rough village brew be contaminated?
You talk...man! Sieve a jar of cranes and bring me! I have nothing to do today, so I just have a couple of drinks with Marquis Xiao Wu."
Xiao Zhan then slowly raised his head, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "No slap in the face?" Du Canjun was frightened and apologized: "No punishment... ah no! Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!"
Xiao Zhan stretched out his left hand and said politely: "Sit!"
When the bad guards saw Du Canjun sitting cross-legged, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Du Canjun and Xiao Wuhou had a dispute, they really wouldn't know who to side with.
Du Shenjun was secretly happy when he saw Xiao Zhan like this, knowing that half of what he had planned in his mind had been fulfilled. He hurriedly asked all the bad guards to sit down, and each of them was holding wine and sharing the meat. After a while, they were all
Get warmed up.
After drinking and eating, Xiao Zhan stood up unsteadily, stroked his belly, burped, and said with fists in his hands: "Xiao thanked Mr. Du for the hospitality! If there is nothing else, I will leave now." After that, he walked away.
Du Canjun stopped in front of Xiao Zhan with a quick stride and grinned: "Xiao Wuhou has always had a good capacity for drinking. Why did he only eat a dozen bowls before leaving today? If the brothers in the government office knew about it, they would think that I was stingy with the money for drinks.
I neglected Marquis Xiao Wu..."
Xiao Zhan sat down again, twirling his wine beard on the desk, with a lazy look: "Master Du goes to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. What troublesome thing did he encounter when he found this place today? It deserves your condescension.
Dear, come and find me a commoner."
When Du Canjun saw that he had punctured the window paper, he took away his smile and said with a straight face: "Xiao Wuhou! I'll tell you the truth, Mr. Xiao has been unwilling to eat and has a restless night recently. I only hope that you can return to Wuhoupu and check it out."
It’s a difficult thing.”
"Oh?" Xiao Zhan said with a half-smile but not a smile, "Tell me about it? If Xiao is at your wits' end, you might as well hire someone else."
"Marquis Xiao Wu is joking." Du Canjun refused to give in and told Xiao Zhan everything about the recent closure of Hu's shops in Luoyang's South City, North City, and West City.
Xiao Zhan didn't take it seriously: "Hu merchants are out of business, aren't there still Han merchants?"
Du Canjun smiled bitterly and said: "After Hu merchants closed down their business, the Han merchants who were related to Hu merchants also spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, for fear that they would also be arrested and questioned by Taiwei Palace. What's more, even the top emperors in Luoyang City
The houses of Shang, Qin, Hunan and Chu were all ransacked and people arrested. Nowadays, Hu merchants and Han merchants are all in panic, and no one dares to stand up to the storm."
Xiao Zhan immediately stood up, clasped his fists and saluted: "It turns out that the trouble was caused by Taiwei Palace. Thanks to Mr. Du for your love, Xiao can do nothing, so take your leave!"
When Du Canjun saw Xiao Zhan turning around to leave again, he hurriedly winked at a group of bad guards. Without any further hesitation, everyone knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison: "Welcome Marquis Xiao Wu back to his berth!"
Xiao Zhan had no choice but to wave his hands and said: "Xiao is not in his position and has no intention of pursuing political affairs. For the sake of brotherhood in the past, I will let you go. This is the closest to Nanshi, so I will go there first."
Find out the depth.”
Du Canjun was overjoyed when he heard this: "Man! Settlement!"
There are flowing clouds in the sky, and the square gate covers the sky.
A large group of people arrived at Nanshi, and they saw that the streets were empty, with only a few people, and ten shops were closed. There were only a few open shops, and the shopkeepers and waiters looked listless.
Xiao Zhan took the lead and walked straight into a rice shop opened by a Han merchant. He grabbed a handful of corn and twisted it before saying, "Shopkeeper, how much does this corn cost?"
A waiter poked his head out of the shop and said impatiently: "It's three hundred cents per dou now. If you don't buy it, it will rise to five hundred cents in another hour or two."
Xiao Zhan raised his eyebrows, but was not angry. He continued to smile and said: "This little brother! Do you know what the Hu merchants in Nanshi are doing?"
The clerk looked him up and down as if he were an idiot, rolled his eyes and said, "What else can I do? Let's just sell it!"
After Xiao Zhan heard this, he immediately froze, and the smile on his face instantly turned cold.