Humane Yongchang

Chapter 9 Ways Are Better Than Difficulties ([-]-in-[-])

Late at night.

Chen Sheng was still sitting in the hall, reading the family history of the Chen family by the dim yellow oil lamp.

The Chen family is not a family of Confucian scholars who have inherited poetry and calligraphy, but most of the generations at the helm are still literate.

The books of this period are still bamboo slips carved with a carving knife. Although it is quite troublesome to write, the advantage is that the cost is not high.

Anyway, without spending money, the generations at the helm of the Chen family reluctantly recorded some important events of the Chen family and kept them in the Chen family as a reference for future generations.

Among these family history slips, the oldest preserved is the one left by Chen Ke, the first generation helmsman of the Chen family caravan, that is, Chen Sheng's great-grandfather.

According to the slips left by Chen Ke, he was originally from Yangcheng, Sizhou, but because his family was poor and had nowhere to make a living, he joined the army with his second brother to go north.

After serving as a soldier for fifteen years, he was disabled and disarmed as the five hundred masters of the Andi Army in northern Xinjiang. On the way back to the field, he encountered bandits robbing a caravan and sent 30 short soldiers (personal soldiers) to kill the bandits and Anmin.

Because of his righteousness to rescue the siege, he was supported by the owner of the caravan, Mr. Xu Jiaye, Shangqiu, Dangjun County, and 18 short soldiers settled in Chen County to do business...

"It's no wonder that the Chen family is called the 'Chen family of merchants' in Chen County. It turns out that the 'Chen' of the Chen family and the 'Chen' of Chen County are not the same Chen."

Chen Sheng read the ancient and clumsy words full of traces of time on the slips, and thoughtfully secretly said.

It stands to reason that if people with the same surname gather together, or even use the surname as the place name, there will always be some kinship relationship among the people with the same surname for several generations. When calling each other, most of them will use the relationship between generations The address, even if it is farther away and the generation of characters is different, you can also use the church number before the name to show that they belonged to the same family 500 years ago.

However, when other people with the surname Chen in Chen County called Chen Sheng their home, they always referred to their home as "Xingshang Chen's family", and even when their family went out to introduce themselves to others, they also used the name "Xingshang".

Moreover, Chen Sheng has long felt that the status of the Chen family in Chen County is somewhat subtle, as if it can't pee in a pot with other local snakes in Chen County... According to the size of the Chen family, there are so many industries in Chen County, even if it is The business of trading is unsustainable, and it is possible to find an industry to continue to maintain the lintel, but the Chen family can only stick to the trading business and dare not switch to other businesses.

Only now did Chen Sheng know that if the Chen family was unwilling, it was impossible.

In this era of deep-rooted local concepts, even if the Chen family has been rooted in Chen County for four generations, I am afraid that in the eyes of other big surnames in Chen County, they are still outsiders.

And it's the kind of outsider who needs to be guarded.

and also……

"Shangqiu?"

Chen Sheng frowned, this place name was too familiar to him... In his previous life, his first love in college was a native of Shangqiu. In the years of long-distance running, he often went to Shangqiu, and he had saved up a lot of train tickets.

He had heard the names of Dazhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou before, and he thought it was just a coincidence.

After all, even if he was a science student in his previous life, the history exam always hovered above and below the passing line.

He also clearly remembered that the Zhou Dynasty implemented a system of enfeoffment.

Otherwise, where did the spring and autumn come from?Where did the Warring States come from?
Where did Qin, Chu, Qi, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han Qixiong come from?

But in this big week, the county system is clearly implemented!
How can such a big difference be a dynasty?

But now even "Shangqiu" has appeared...

Are these coincidences really just coincidences?

"Darang, it's already time, why are you still here?"

The soft voice awakened Chen Sheng from his thoughts.

He turned his head to look, but it was Mother Qing who came in from the door carrying a small brazier.

It seemed that she should have just finished bathing, her long black and thick hair was still wet on her shoulders, and she was carrying a small bronze brazier the size of a pumpkin in her hand.

He should have just seen him in his room and found him in the front yard when he wasn't there.

Although they didn't have the same room, Zhao Qing would visit him several times a night, worried about the cold in his room, worry about him kicking the quilt, and worry about his illness at night.

She has been in the Chen family for five years, and she has rarely slept a whole lot.

Chen Sheng got up to meet her, held her soft weed in one hand, took the small brazier in her hand with the other, dragged her back to the hall to sit down, and scolded softly, "Didn't I tell you to go to bed earlier? What are you doing to find me? Are you still wearing wet hair to see the wind, are you not afraid of getting a headache tomorrow morning?"

Zhao Qing looked at his serious appearance, and suddenly said with a naive smile: "My eldest brother knows that he feels sorry for eldest sister, it's great!"

Chen Shengzheng picked up the long hair on the back of her neck and dried it on a small stove. Hearing this, he couldn't help showing a funny expression: "Eldest sister, you can't always take the air of eldest sister in front of me in the future, and you are used to being sister and brother. How will you be married in the future?"

Zhao Qing tucked his hands into his burning palms and muttered coquettishly, "Dalang is still young, of course the eldest sister has to take care of Dalang."

Chen Sheng rubbed her cool hands and said with a chuckle, "But you've taken care of me for so many years, now it's my turn to take care of you."

Zhao Qing slowly leaned his head on his shoulder and murmured: "Don't worry, Dalang, a lifetime is still long, you grow up slowly, let the eldest sister take care of you for a few more years, and when the eldest sister is old, you Take care of the eldest sister..."

Listening to this love story, which is not a love story, Chen Sheng was suddenly stunned.

He seemed to realize that this little girl by his side would accompany him for the rest of his life...

He clutched Zhao Qing's hands and tightened them suddenly.

Suddenly, a low "bang bang bang" knock on the door broke the quiet and warm atmosphere in the hall.

Like a frightened rabbit, Zhao Qing suddenly raised his head from Chen Sheng's shoulder and looked out of the hospital in surprise: "It's so late, who could it be!"

Chen Sheng looked out of the hall full of resentment, and complained, "Who else could it be, Er Uncle, otherwise you think I'm not going to bed so late, why am I here?"

Zhao Qing: "Second Uncle asked you to wait for him?"

Chen Sheng shook his head: "No, I guess he still has something to tell me."

While the two were talking, the door was already opened, and Chen Hu, who had left and returned, walked quickly into the lobby with a cold aura wrapped around him.

Seeing him coming in, Zhao Qing was about to get up when he was held down by Chen Sheng, and said softly, "It's okay, it's just a small matter, you don't have to avoid it."

She was still hesitant, but Chen Sheng's attitude made her feel extremely at ease.

Chen Hu walked into the hall and was slightly surprised to see Chen Sheng neatly dressed: "Are you waiting for Lao Tzu?"

Chen Sheng made a "please" gesture to the small stove: "When you sent Fourth Uncle Zhao back home, you saw that you had something to say to the boy."

Chen Hu knelt down beside Chen Sheng, symbolically baked the fire, and suddenly sighed: "Dalang, you have really grown up, and the second uncle can't understand what you are doing."

Chen Sheng smiled slightly: "We are a family. If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. No matter what you can say or not, the boy will try to tell the second uncle."

Chen Hu remained silent.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was a little heavy, Zhao Qing stood up like he was sitting on pins and needles, and said warmly, "Second uncle, sit down first, and my daughter-in-law will bring you a cup of hot soup."

Seeing that she was uncomfortable, Chen Sheng stopped forcing him to keep him. He picked up the small stove in front of him and handed it to her: "Let the cook come down with the hot soup, and dry your hair first."

Chen Hu, who is roasting his hands: ? ? ?
Zhao Qing couldn't help laughing when he saw Chen Hu's speechless expression.

After she went out with the small stove, Chen Hucai finally spoke slowly: "Dalang, do you know what will be the consequences of doing this?"

"as a result of?"

Chen Sheng smiled casually and changed to a more comfortable cross-legged sitting position. He secretly thought that he must get some chairs tomorrow. Sitting on the ground like this every day, he had to sit on a pair of looped legs. If the two legs of the man become ring legs, it will not look good.

"It's just a few people left and right. Second uncle, don't tell the boy that you have traveled south and north for so many years, and you don't even have a single life on your hands."

He said lightly.

Since he has long thought of such a layout, of course he knows that once his layout is advanced, it will inevitably hurt people's lives.

But so what?
If the laws of this era are sound, does he need to make such a simple business act of setting up a street vendor so complicated?

Since this era is all about wolves, tigers and leopards, why do you ask him to be a harmless little white rabbit?
Moreover, once his layout is completed, it will not only benefit from the surname of his Chen family caravan, but also many powerless and powerless hawkers in Chen County.

It is profitable, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and it cannot be detoured... Then we can only let those stumbling blocks die!

Anyway, those people are not good people.

Of course, he is not...

"How many people died?"

Chen Hu frowned sharply and raised his voice unconsciously: "When did human life become so worthless with you? Your father has traveled all over the world for so many years, and he has seen countless storms. He still warns me to this day: Be kind to others, Don't use the sword unless it is absolutely necessary!"

"How can life be as light as a mustard when it comes to the mouth of a yellow-mouthed child like you with all the hair growing?"

For the first time, he lost his temper with Chen Sheng.

In Xiao Chen Sheng's 15 years of memory, Chen Hu has never lost his temper with him.

"Why did the boy ever say that human life is worthless?"

Chen Sheng still had a smile on his face: "But their life is life, but our family's life is not life?"

The anger between Chen Hu's eyebrows froze in an instant.

Chen Sheng said lightly: "You saw the way Uncle Nineteen held a urinal for someone in Bliss Garden, and when you got home, you sighed with your child, how could such a good man be in such a situation... But have you ever thought about it, if I Father and the others, the income from this trip is not as good as expected, and they even lost both people and goods like the previous two times, how will the three hundred people in our family live in the future?"

The anger between Chen Hu's eyebrows disappeared little by little, and he lowered his head and remained silent.

Chen Sheng helped him answer: "It will be worse than now, and there will be the next Nineteenth Uncle... Many, many Nineteenth Uncles!"

Chen Hu seemed to have thought of something, his face gradually gloomy.

However, Chen Sheng was not ready to let him go so easily, and said more aggressively: "Tell the boy, it is the lives of those uncle dogs who do nothing all day and only bully the good, or our family would rather go to others. The life of an uncle and aunt who is unwilling to earn money with unconscionable conscience is important!"

"Just say one thing, the lives of those uncle dogs are important, and the boy will stop immediately and never mention it again!"

Chen Hu heard the words, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and he seemed to be extremely struggling.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng stopped talking, took the honey water in his hand leisurely, and took a shallow sip.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that he was bullying honest people.

Although the situation of the Chen family caravan is very difficult, it is far from the point of either.

Even if they don't run the chain vendor business, the Chen family can always find other livelihoods.

It can only be said that he did not do business as a trader or a chain of street vendors, and he lived so well.

But Chen Sheng is certain that with the way of thinking that Chen Hu usually shows, it is impossible to break through this misunderstanding of thinking!

And he introduced Chen Hu into this misunderstanding, but he really didn't mean to deceive him to read less.

I just want the most labor-saving way to let Chen Hu work hard for this layout, while covering up another important meaning of this layout.

It can only be said that Chen Hu, who has been slashing people with knives and fighting with his sleeves for half his life, how can there be a heart of Chen Sheng who has been fighting with people for half his life?

After a while, Chen Hucai sighed heavily, shook his head helplessly and said, "Second Uncle can't tell you, but this thing is wrong... It's wrong, it's wrong, let you say the flower, it's not right!"

Chen Sheng laughed again, this is the most simple cognition of honest people about things.

It's hard to reverse.

But it's okay.

He has already won.

"Baby didn't say it, this thing is right... So, isn't the boy waiting for you to come, so it's too ridiculous to make this thing good?"

He said with a smile.

Chen Hu glanced at him, and said angrily with a "tsk": "You son of a bitch, but you don't look like the kind of our Chen family caravan at all!"

Chen Sheng didn't panic at all.

He is not a fake in the flesh, he knows all about Xiao Chen Sheng's memory.

It can be said that he is Xiao Chen Sheng, and Xiao Chen Sheng is him.

Is he panicking?

"Tell me, what is your son thinking about your second uncle!"

Chen Hu pulled the hookah behind his shoulders and started to fiddle with it.

Chen Sheng took the Huozhezi from his hand with great discernment, and lit him the leek leaves: "You have wronged the child too much, you are the same as my father in the child's heart, what is the child? Dare to count on your old man."

Chen Hu twitched the corners of his mouth in disdain, obviously not believing his nonsense.

He has no brains, but he is not stupid!

Chen Sheng put away Huozhezi and said with a smile, "My boy didn't intend to bother you again, but the fourth Uncle Zhao's temperament, the boy has seen it, and you have seen it, and he will handle this matter, and the child has nothing to worry about. Yes, but to say that he can grasp the balance of this, let alone a child who does not believe it, you will never believe it!"

"Uncle Zhao is able to do things well, but it's not enough to grasp the proportions. Let's find someone who can grasp it and grasp it for him."

"Baby, after thinking about it, among so many uncles at home, except for your old horse, it seems that I can't find anyone else."

Chen Hu took a sip of the hookah and said neatly, "What do you want me to do!"

Chen Sheng: "Simple, here in Chen County, Fourth Uncle Zhao has been away from home for more than ten years. He is not familiar with him, but you are familiar with him!"

"Who are completely unfamiliar, who can throw two bones and try to raise it, who are related to the adults and little people in this county, and who have no other solution other than killing them... Even if you are not every one It's all clear, and it's not difficult to inquire about it!"

"Baby, I need you to tell Fourth Uncle Zhao all this!"

Chen Hu made another "tsk" and joked: "Oh, that's all? Don't you need me to help Zhao Si kill?"

Chen Sheng pretended to be stupid with a "hehe" smile: "Family, what do you say to help or not? Could it be that Uncle Zhao is really in trouble, can you still watch him fight? It's not just you, when necessary. , Any uncle in the family who can lift a knife will have to come and help... Of course, he must be covered, so that no other family can know that Uncle Zhao is from our family. "

Chen Hu hesitantly tapped the hookah, before sighing lightly for a while: "Dalang, this matter is not as simple as you think, although Chen County is large, but the bone forgers who make the army fight kung fu, except for the soldiers in the county. Our family has the most good hands, although there are other families, but they are far less than our family. As long as the brothers in our family do it, they can find our family in a few seconds."

"It's not as difficult as you think!"

Although Chen Sheng didn't know much about Da Zhou's martial arts, he still replied without thinking: "As long as you kill all the people who have seen our family take action, no one will know, you are using the martial arts of the military!"

Chen Hu took a few mouthfuls of the hookah, and suddenly said regretfully, "I shouldn't let your cub come here..."

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