lady, please calm down

Chapter 21

The eighth day of June.

Most of the peaches in the Taoyuan were ripe. Early in the morning, Chen Chu picked the second batch and sold them to the county again.

Because Yang Youtian and Peng Erge were in charge of building the house, there were only four people in the team this time: Chen Chu, Da Lang, the eldest son and Wu Kui.

They entered the city at noon, and they went straight to Songji Teahouse.

When the neighbors and tea drinkers saw them, they gathered around them again.

However, this time, many people watched it, but not many people actually paid for it.

Fifty or sixty pieces will not be sold until the beginning of the afternoon.
"Brother Chu, why are you not as active today as last time?" Yang Zhen looked anxiously at the basket full of peaches.

This was also expected by Chen Chu. After all, Tongshan County is not very big, and almost all those who are capable and willing to be taken advantage of have already bought it.

To put it mildly, the market is saturated.

To be honest, you can't just keep staring at a group of people to pluck their wool.
In the teahouse, there are still people talking about "Journey to the West: The Legend of Shi'er", but the people have changed.

So Chen Chu asked Dr. Cha, "Little brother, why didn't you see Liu Changqing today?"

Last time, Chen Chu gave the new book to this half-baked scholar who was nearly thirty years old but had achieved nothing, and the latter was very grateful.

Liankou called Chen Chu his teacher.

But Chen Chu didn't recognize this cheap apprentice. Liu Changqing was almost 30 years old, and there was no benefit to being his master, and he was called old for nothing.

"Mr. Liu, I was appreciated by a nobleman and went to Caiwei Pavilion to tell a story." Dr. Cha said enviously.

"Where is Caiwei Pavilion?" Chen Chu was curious.

"That's one of the best places in Tongshan County, and the ladies there are all very good-looking." Dr. Cha said with an infatuated look on his face, "It's just that the name of Xiaojin Cave is not for nothing, ladies and gentlemen. A few glasses of wine with you will cost you a penny, so stay overnight and talk less."

Holy crap, Liu Changqing has developed?
This apprentice is not filial, he changed his workplace without notifying Master to take a look!
Chen Chu definitely didn't want to see those sisters who are 'all beautiful'!I just want to care about my apprentice's career development, lest he go astray when he is young and ignorant!
"Go, find a place to rest!"

"Brother Chu, shall we stop selling peaches?"

"Let's not sell it for now, where can I stay overnight in this city?"

"You can go to Brother Zhang Bao's house in Tianshui Lane."

Several people closed the stall and walked to Tianshui Lane in the county town with their burdens.

It wasn't until we reached the alley that Chen Chu felt that something was wrong: "Da Lang, we are fleeing households, but the elder brother of the Zhang family is working in the barracks. Aren't we afraid of causing trouble for him if we go directly to his house?"

Based on Chen Chu's thinking, Yang Youtian once joined the Loyalty Club and fought with the Jinren.

And the Puppet Qi is supported by the Kingdom of Jin, so those who want to escape should not see the light.

Now that Yang Zhen is so ostentatious and doesn't know how to avoid taboos, isn't he afraid that Zhang Bao's superiors will call him "collaborating with the enemy" after learning about it?
After hearing this, Yang Zhen said relaxedly: "Many servants in the government know that we are escaped households."

"You know? Then why didn't the government send someone to arrest us?" Chen Chu was even more puzzled.

Yang Zhen raised his eyebrows and said domineeringly: "They need to have the guts. Back then when the Loyalty Society was disbanded, some people went to the Zhou Dynasty with the army withdrawing from the south, but more people stayed and spread the seven or eight hills of Tongbai Mountain. There are more than a hundred brothers.

We don't disturb the people and plunder on weekdays, so what are those officials and officials doing to provoke us?
If they dare to arrest people indiscriminately, how can we let him be safe afterwards. "

Low oil, are associations so promising now?Don't even dare to mess with us?

Yang Zhen continued: "Besides, all the errands in the government are from the same township, and some of them are relatives. Who wants to do everything?"

Tianshui Lane, a one-entry house.

Yang Zhen slammed the door, and a woman's voice came out through the courtyard door shortly afterwards: "My family's officials are on duty in the camp, and they will be on duty in Youshi. The distinguished guests from outside will come later."

"Sister-in-law, I am Da Lang." Yang Zhen shouted.

Then, there was a sound of footsteps from far to near, and then the courtyard door opened.

A woman in her 20s was holding a one-year-old child in her arms.

Even though it was inconvenient to move while holding the child, the woman still bowed down, and then let a few people in, pleasantly surprised: "Uncle hasn't come for a while, your brother has been nagging recently."

Yang Zhen chuckled, took the child from the woman's hand, and teased, "Ugly cow, come, uncle hugs."

The woman freed her hand, and gave another salute: "Brothers, sit down for a while, and I will boil water and make tea."

"Sister-in-law, there are no outsiders, so you don't need to be polite."

"Just now, I failed to sweep the couch and walk upside down to greet her. This is a disrespect for my family. A few cups of tea are not considered polite." The sister-in-law of the Zhang family laughed, and took a few steps back and turned to the kitchen.

Only then could it be seen that she was slightly limping.

The small courtyard is neat and clean, and a set of stone tables and benches are placed under the jujube trees in the courtyard.

The sister-in-law of the Zhang family speaks politely, the courtyard door is closed when her husband is not at home, now relatives and friends come down, and she treats others politely without exceeding the rules. Chen Chu couldn't help but wonder: "Da Lang, the sister-in-law of the Zhang family looks like a woman from a rich family."

Yang Zhen smiled proudly: "Brother Chu has some vision, our sister-in-law's family was born in a scholarly family, Brother Zhang Bao was lucky to marry his sister-in-law by accident."

It's a moment in the unitary hour.

The burly Zhang Bao returned home.

When he walked to the gate of the courtyard, he saw a few men sitting under the jujube tree, he was startled for a while, and then he burst into hearty laughter.

Yang Zhen also greeted him with a smile.

The two embraced each other, and then Zhang Bao punched Yang Zhen's chest with both fists.

"Hiss, my brother can kill a cow with two punches, how can I bear it." Yang Zhen rubbed his chest and grinned.

"I'm sure I haven't been working hard recently." Zhang Bao scolded with a smile, then looked at Chen Chu, and said, "This little brother has a tight face, I don't know."

"This is the first brother"

Yang Zhen at the side explained Chen Chu's background and what he had done recently in detail.

When Zhang Bao heard that there was a fairy peach with the word on the mountain, he couldn't help being surprised and said: "This fairy peach was actually planted by Chu Ge'er who taught everyone? In the past few days, there are rumors everywhere in the city that this is the queen mother's flat peach of Dongsheng Shenzhou.

I still thought it was those boring guys spreading rumors, but I didn't expect that there is such a miracle in the world! "

"It's nothing more than a trick." Chen Chu smiled, and selected a set of blessings, wealth, longevity and happiness from the peach basket and put it on the stone table, saying: "Actually, they are just ordinary peaches, let's add some happiness to the family."

Heavenly Court Fairy Fruit is just a gimmick.

There should be people who really believe this rhetoric, but not too many.

Chen Chu told the truth, but he was honest.

After chatting casually, Chen Chu saw the opportunity and asked, "Brother Zhang, are you familiar with Caiwei Pavilion in the city?"

"Uh"

Zhang Bao stroked his beard and glanced at his wife casually, who really looked over vigilantly.

So Zhang Bao said with a serious face: "I heard that I have heard of it, but I have never been there."

"Who is the owner of Caiwei Pavilion? Does eldest brother know?" Chen Chu asked again.

"My host's surname is Cai."

"Surname Cai?" Chen Chu suddenly remembered the 36D long-legged Yujie, and asked, "But the property of Mrs. Cai's pawnshop?"

"Yes and no."

"How?"

"Caiwei Pavilion is the property of the Cai family, but the Cai family's second son, Cai Kun, is in charge of the daily work, and the Cai family's third mother is in charge of the pawnshop."

"Oh, so the Cai family has quite a lot of property in the city?"

"Well, it is said that the Cai family has multiplied in Tongshan County for more than [-] years, and the relationship is intertwined. The current head of the family, Cai Yuan, is in the county government.

"Even the fifth room in the yamen?"

"The five rooms are Kongmu's room, official's room, household room, military ceremony room and punishment room."

Listening to Zhang Bao's lecture, it follows the Zhou system, and the county government has five offices corresponding to the six courts, each performing its duties.

The Cai family has a wide range of businesses, including pawnshops, brothels, grain shops, silk shops, and rouge shops.

There are stretches of fertile fields outside the city.

In private, there is a saying of 'Cai Bancheng'.

After pondering for a while, Chen Chu said, "Brother Zhang, can you take us to Caiwei Pavilion tonight?"

"What are you doing there! The Sa family dislikes going to that sensual place!" Zhang Bao refused in a deep voice.

"."

Chen Chu looked at the seemingly loyal Zhang Bao, and then at the Zhang family's sister-in-law who seemed indifferent but refused to leave all the time, and seemed to understand something.

Then he explained sincerely: "Brother Zhang, I asked you to take us there not to have fun, but to sell this fairy peach."

"Where to sell fruit?" Zhang Bao asked in surprise.

"Yeah..." Chen Chu briefly explained his thoughts.

After Zhang Bao heard this, he pondered for a long time, and finally looked at his wife in embarrassment: "Wan'er, you see that my brother has something to ask, I"

Xu Wan'er squeezed out a smile, and said as calmly as possible: "The officials are their own judges, why bother to ask the servants."

In front of many brothers, Xu Wan'er gave the official face enough, and then carried the child into the house.

"Brother Zhang, otherwise. Tell us how to get to Caiwei Pavilion, and we will go by ourselves?" In order to avoid making the couple feel idle, Chen Chu said again.

But Zhang Bao is a loyal person, and said: "Hey~, you are not familiar with the place where you are born, how can you feel relieved as a brother. Don't worry, your sister-in-law is gentle and virtuous, she is not such a small-bellied person."

For the last flattery, Zhang Bao deliberately increased the volume, as if deliberately speaking to his wife in the house.

Afterwards, several people filed out of the Zhang family.

It will be dark.

As the temperature dropped slightly, the neighbors sat outside their porch, shaking cattail fans, enjoying the cool and chatting.

Lanterns were installed in the shops along the street, and it was even more lively than during the day.

When passing by a clothing store, Yang Zhen, who was about to unlock the achievement of 'Experiencing Goulan for the first time', suggested shyly in anticipation: "Let's go buy new clothes."

"Why buy new clothes?" Chen Chu asked strangely.

"Buy a long shirt and put it on. It will make you look more mature." Yang Zhen, who was dressed in short brown, wanted a good set of clothes to show his appearance.

Dude, visiting a club is not a blind date!
"Mature?"

Chen Chu pointed to a paper-making shop with paper kraft paper horses outside the door on the corner of the street, and said seriously: "The shroud is more mature, and it will save 50 years of detours. Would you like to buy a set to wear?"

"." Yang Zhen.

After walking hundreds of steps on Yaqian Street, the busiest place in the city, Zhang Bao led the crowd into a quiet alley, and after walking a few dozen steps, he suddenly saw a four-foot wide and narrow courtyard gate.

The door shoulders on both sides are covered with golden screen vines, dotted with green and white cross-shaped flowers.

Looking inside, one can see a two-story building with cornices and brackets erected in the courtyard.

If it weren't for the two red lanterns hanging on the left and right of the door, and the words "Caiwei Pavilion" on the book, I'm afraid Chen Chu would have mistakenly thought this place was the residence of a wealthy family.

While the bumpkins were in a daze, the servant standing by the door warmly greeted them: "You, Mr. Zhang, I'm free today. I haven't seen you for five or six days, and you're getting old."

"." Chen Chu.

"." Yang Zhen.

"." Wu Kui.

"." Yao eldest son
The four of them turned their heads to look at Zhang Bao in unison.

Didn't this guy just say that he had never been here before?Didn't it mean that he was the most unhappy place in his life?
This looks like a regular customer!

(End of this chapter)