Chapter 20: Master Xiucai is a confidant
Xu Laoba was not seriously injured, but instead smiled. It seemed that he had not had such pleasure in a long time. He was still singing a small song while walking on the road, holding his head up and walking with his chest, walking with a dragon and a tiger. He raised his bandaged arm and looked up.
Xu Xiucai seemed to be able to understand Xu Laoba's mood at this time. If Xu Laoba took off his shirt and barely had his arms, the scars on his body would be everywhere. Most of the soldiers in the town would be like this.
However, this injury happened more than ten years ago. Today, more than ten years later, Xu Laoba was injured again.
Perhaps, Xu Laoba is the same as Zhu Duantian. At this time, the wound and pain can remind them of the glorious years of the past, which is also a kind of psychological satisfaction and pleasure.
When people live, they do not just live. When they are busy making a living or fame and fortune, they think about having enough food and clothing, and gaining both fame and fortune. When they are rich enough food and clothing, they think about the years of hard work in the past, those stories, experiences, and feelings.
Only in the process of pursuing people will have the greatest sense of happiness and accomplishment.
When Xu Xiucai returned home, the two strange men of Yang were not polite. They entered the yard with the pace of the scholar. However, there were still a few teenagers following him. These teenagers seemed a little curious. They kept looking at the thin and fat people. Even when they listened to the tone of the words of Shu, they felt particularly novel.
When Yun Xiaolian saw a guest coming from home, she hurried to serve tea and water and delivered it to the front hall.
Xu Zhong and Xu Laoba and the others still have to work hard, so they discuss how to manage the river and how to do the account book, and dig a cellar and other places to deposit silver.
Yun Xiaolian brought tea and poured water beside him. Yang Sanpang saw Yun Xiaolian and smiled and said, "Master Scholar, is this your wife? She is quite handsome."
Yun Xiaolian turned red when she heard this, and she lowered her head and hurried out to the hall. It was not surprising to say Yang Sanpang's words. One was sixteen and the other was twelve. It was not uncommon for those who got married at such an age in the countryside.
Before Xu Jie could answer, Yang Ershu spoke first: "No!"
The two obviously have a tendency to compete again.
Xu Xiucai saw Yang Sanpang get up and wanted to speak to fight, and quickly said, "No, I don't have a wife yet."
When Yang Ershu heard this, he had a look of displeasure just now. At this moment, he immediately changed and he was already smiling: "Haha... Erpang, have you seen it, it's really not."
When Sanpang heard this, his face collapsed and he lost a small round this time.
Ershu said to Xu Xiucai again: "Boy, it's better to not marry a wife, but women are the most troublesome. Look at my brothers, they have never married, and they are so free and easy. If you learn from us, you will definitely be as free and easy as us."
When Xu Xiucai heard this, he smiled and said, "That's why you two are stupid and don't understand the beauty of women. In the future, I will definitely be a group of wives and concubines, and I will be very happy. This is the freedom and freedom."
How could Xu Xiucai be a bachelor like these two weirdos for the rest of his life? His words are somewhat teasing and unswerving.
When Ershu heard this, he looked worried for Xu Xiucai and said, "Hehe... I will suffer from you in the future!"
Unexpectedly, Sanpang also said at this time: "Yes, you will suffer from it in the future."
Xu Xiucai heard the two of them singing together at this time, and smiled and said, "I thought you were enemies and the road was narrow, but now it seems that you are really a member of the journey."
It was Xu Jie's words that really touched the two of them. They usually had a lot of flattery and praise, but no one really understood what these two liked to listen to. Since they met, they have always been inseparable from each other, relying on each other, fighting with others, fighting with others, and fighting with others, and always advancing and retreating together.
For the two, there is only another person in this world. Xu Jie's words talk about people's hearts. I don't know how many flattering words that are so powerful that they are invincible in the world.
Then he saw Yang Ershu and Yang Sanpang looking at each other, and suddenly there was a hint of a touching smile.
"The scholar is a confidant!" Sanfat said it.
Ershou also said: "Be a true confidant. The world is so big that this kid understands my brothers."
When Xu Jie heard the two of them saying this, he suddenly felt a little strange and quickly said, "Young Master, I am not your confidant, no, no, really not."
Upon hearing this, Sanpang hurriedly said, "Why is it not, it's just, it's a confidant."
Xu Xiucai quickly got up, walked out of the hall, leaving a sentence: "I'll go and give me some wine and food."
The scholar might have thought too much and left in a hurry, so he wanted to avoid this topic. He couldn't afford to be a confidant, and seemed to be treated as a bachelor in the future.
At the evening banquet, Xu Zhong and Xu Laoba both came, and Xu Niu and several other leaders in the town.
Without the kindness of seeking people like Zhu Duantian, the banquet would naturally appear even more enjoyable.
But this is a thousand cups of wine for friends. Xu Jie, a confidant, is not so refreshing. He said that he is young and cannot drink too much. He said that he still has to practice martial arts and read and write couplets the next day, so he cannot drink too much.
Fortunately, there were military men such as Xu Zhong, who refused to accept so many drinks, and they were even more proactive in entertaining guests.
In a room, two people were squeezed on a large bed, and they were already drunk. Xu Jie had always had few guests at home, so the guest room was temporarily prepared, and the bedding was temporarily placed.
Even though he was drunk, he could hear someone saying half-dream and half-awake.
"Sanpang, where are you going to squeeze me?"
The three fat man snored like thunder, did not answer, and he had already slept to death. One was thin and the other was fat, and on the same bed, the scene was imagined.
Then he heard a rumbling sound, someone fell to the bed, screamed and cursed, and got up, saying, "Ge, you are a fairy."
Then there was snoring sound like thunder.
Early the next morning, Xu Xiucai practiced for a while, and Fuyao had not yet risen even though Fuyao had not yet risen.
Xu Gou'er rushed to the gate of the yard in a panic and shouted, "Young Master, Boss Zhong asked me to tell you to go to the dock quickly and help."
Xu Xiucai stopped the knife and asked, "Dou'er, what's the matter in a panic?"
Then Xu Gou'er said, "Young Master, go to the dock quickly. There are a lot of goods coming. Zhong Bo said that you will act as the accountant first."
Xu Gou'er probably had never seen such a situation. In the early morning, many ships suddenly came from the upstream, waiting in line to unload the goods. Salt goods were only one, including iron and copper.
Salt and iron are things sold by the government. Those transported privately are illegal private goods and are business in the martial arts world. As for copper, it is money, and after minting, it becomes money. Although it is not a controlled product, there is only one reason for transporting through this channel, that is, someone wants to make coins privately.
New Year's Eve is not far away, and the demand for many goods has increased a lot than usual. This is also the reason why the dock in Xujia Town is so busy today.
The private goods business in the world is really much more complicated than Xu Jie imagined, and even more complicated than Xu Zhong imagined. After all, Xu Zhong is not a man of the world after all, and has never been through the world.
Xu Jie put down the knife in his hand, went back to the room to take the pen, ink and paper, and then went out the door. At this time, the Xu and the others had just gotten up and looked for clean water to wash.
When they arrived at the dock, Xu Jie was not in a hurry to see the scene. The Xu Kang and Xu Tai brothers brought tables, chairs and benches. Xu Laoba went on the battle himself and took the people to order the goods.
Wu Zihao, who lost the boat, came in person, and the iron-backed dragon came. The ship that came back was a ship rented by the Nanshan Gang. This time, he had to hand over it himself and brought some gifts. Whether it was buying money or apologizing, he had to express his feelings.
Wu Zihao helped Xu Laoba count the goods at the juncture. Xu Laoba also asked slowly, asking the upstream prices of these goods, the local selling prices, and where the downstream prices were. Xu Laoba naturally didn't understand these things, so he had to ask them clearly.
Wu Zihao dared not hide it and answered truthfully. At this time, Xu Laoba did not know the price, which does not mean that Xu Laoba still did not understand the market after one or two months, so Wu Zihao could not think of any wrong ideas, and there was no need to do such a thing as breaking his own way.
The iron-backed dragon with a tiger-backed back and bear-backed waist slowly walked towards Xu Jie with a cargo load. He was a little scared, afraid that Xu Jie would make things difficult for him and move a little restrained.
Xu Jie saw the iron-backed dragon coming here with a stack of paper from a distance, and then smiled and shouted: "Iron-backed dragon, why are you doing hard? Come here quickly, hurry up."
When the iron-backed dragon heard this, he saw Xu Jie smiled in the distance, not like making a fake. He felt relieved and walked away quickly. He reached the head and put the cart on the table. He also squeezed a little smile on his face and said, "Young Master Xu, I'm in trouble."
Xu Jie smiled back and said while flipping through the order of goods, "There are more dealings in the future, but you work harder than me. There is nothing important about things to do in the future, when you come to the town to have a drink."
The iron-backed dragon completely relaxed, and this time his smile seemed much more relaxed, and he hurriedly said, "I'm afraid I'll be disturbing it too much."
The world is like this world. When faces come and go, you respect others one foot, and others respect you one foot. Of course, there is also a prerequisite, that is strength.
Xu Jie lowered his head to check the order of goods, calculated a little, and said, "You just come, there will be good wine when you come. But you have too many goods today. You have to delay the settlement for a few days, and then settle it after taking action."
Although Xu Jie didn't know how much money he had at home, he also knew that he would definitely not be able to afford such a large amount of money.
The iron-backed dragon waved his hands repeatedly when he heard this: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just a few days, it's not a big deal."
Xu Jie nodded, and while holding up the pen to record, he also said, "There is another thing to bother you."
"Young Master Xu told me that in everything in the world, I, the iron-backed dragon, have some shame." The iron-backed dragon showed the character of a man in the world at this time.
"Small things are not just about fighting and killing. Just let your people go down the river and notify people from all over the place and ask them to come to Xujia Town upstream to purchase goods." Xu Jie also arranged for the business that Xujia Town has no channels at all, so he still has to use the channels of the Nanshan Gang.
The Nanshan Gang is not only doing private goods business, but also doing normal business. It collects grain to sell it to big cities, which is one of them. Or the Shu brocade produced in Shu is also valuable when transported to Jiangnan.
The iron-backed dragon smiled and patted his chest and said, "This small thing is nothing. It's just for me. I will go down the river later and I will definitely pass on the news."
Xu Jie naturally went to thank him, and also ordered Xu Gou'er behind him to come to his house to pick up two jars of wine, saying that he would give it to the iron-backed dragon to drink on the way.
Chapter completed!