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"Ping An, we are exhausted these past two days. Uncle He took us to many places."
Ping An saw He Jin coming over here and said, "You guys go and rest first, Uncle He is here."
As soon as Erqiang and Lin Feng left, He Jin came in with a smile: "Master Ping'an, I have been to various places in Yingtian these days. The situation is good. Yesterday I helped you reserve two shops. The locations are good. The original shopkeeper is willing to continue to rent them. Do you want to go and take a look? If you agree, you can buy them directly."
Ping An knew that the master had given money to Uncle He, and that all of last year's dividends would be used to buy real estate. He was stupid to ask this. Wouldn't it be better to have the master's people take full responsibility?
He shook his head: "Uncle He, sit down and have some tea. I won't go. Please take care of it."
He Jin felt relieved. The young master trusted him. Since he trusted him, he had to arrange things properly.
"Okay, I'll take care of it. Shopkeeper Wu sent a pigeon saying that he has found a large farm for you in Yangzhou. When the time comes, just let Fang Ming help you with the farm and other matters."
Ping An smiled. With his annual income of nearly 40,000 yuan, all invested in good properties, and then the money would make more money. If he had another 20 years of peace, he could just lie back and live a leisurely life, doing nothing and just collecting interest.
"Thank you, Uncle He and Uncle Wu. We will leave in half a month. Please send a letter to Master later. I don't know how the old abbot is doing now."
"Since the eldest master is doing this and is so attentive, the abbot will definitely be fine. Master Ping An, I heard that you treated a patient today?"
"Yeah." Ping An recounted what happened today, "That little boy almost died today. He was the same age as me, and his life had just begun.
His poison is not easy to cure, Qingshi and Wu Jun have to watch over him at night, for fear that the poison will recur. "
He Jin felt a bit overwhelmed when he heard this. A person was poisoned by two kinds of poisons, both of which were powerful poisons. Fortunately, he met Master Ping'an, otherwise he would have been a corpse.
"Master Ping An, please be careful with these poisons. I'm going to go back now."
"Okay, you can handle everything. If you don't have enough people, take Erqiang and Lin Feng with you. You can also take Xiao Ming with you for practice. This kid will be good if you train him well."
He Jin smiled and said, "If you don't tell me, I'll tell you. I'll take a day off tomorrow to sign the contract for the shop. The day after tomorrow, I'll take Erqiang and Xiaoming to Hengshan County. Inkstones are produced there, which is a major feature of Yingtian Prefecture. The eldest son asked me to buy more. Master Ping'an, do you want to bring some?"
Ping'an was stunned. He had really forgotten about this. His master had said that it was because he was too busy and spent too much time studying the books of sages.
"Yes, yes, Uncle He, buy me some more so that I can use them as a gift when I go back. I'll give you some money."
He Jin waved his hand and said, "My eldest son, you gave me 20,000 taels this time to help you buy a property. The two shops have four large rooms, but they cost just over 10,000 taels. Wu Qi also left 20,000 taels, which he couldn't spend. The rest may be left with Wu Qi, and I will help you buy it slowly."
"That's fine."
In this case, Ping'an did not take the silver. He could earn more than a thousand taels this month, not counting the gifts. He kept five thousand taels as a reserve fund and did not dare to spend it recklessly.
He also wanted to go to Minzhou, maybe to do some small business, all of which required capital.
I may not have any other big income this year, and this is all thanks to that damn leader.
One cannot get rich without unexpected fortune. No wonder so many people love to rob. Money comes quickly without any hard work.
So he told his people in the North that if they encountered foreign soldiers, the first thing they should do after killing them was to search their bodies, because the belongings of the dead had no owner and should not be wasted.
The money he earned this month was just over 2,000 yuan, and he didn't want to let his subordinates suffer any loss, so the money was not enough.
You still have to make money.
Thinking of this, he took out the small cloth bag that Mr. Chen had stuffed into his hand. It was one foot square and heavy. He didn't know what good things were in it.
When he opened it, he saw that there was a small bag of the best pearls and a small bag of slightly inferior ones, both of which were of good quality, similar to the ones that Madam Hou gave him and his master last time.
There was also a small bag of gold leaves.
It was difficult for him to estimate the value of these things. There were twenty fine pearls in that bag, and he had no idea how much they were worth.
He took out two good ones, wrapped them in cloth and put them in his arms. He would give them to the eldest lady later. He would not be willing to give away more than that, so he would give two each to his two mistresses and his mother when he returned. He would give the rest to Awu later.
"Master, the Madam asked you to go to dinner."
Xiao Ming came over with a smile on his face. "Master, Manager He just said that he would take me and Brother Erqiang to a distant county town the day after tomorrow."
Ping An stood up and said, "You can follow me around. The money is safe. Don't cry if you lose it."
Xiao Ming grinned, "Master, what do you think of me? I only have one or two taels when I go out, and the food and drink are all paid for by Manager He. I won't spend money recklessly."
He got twenty taels of silver on this trip, most of which went to the young master, and some of it was red envelopes.
"Well, our Xiao Ming is pretty good. He knows how to save money. He should be more diligent in practicing martial arts. If he has nothing to do, he should learn more about medicine from Qingshi and the others."
"Understood, Master."
Doesn't he know this yet?
Only people with abilities are worthy of staying with the young master for a long time. These brothers are very good to him, and almost all of them have taught him skills.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the dishes and rice were already on the table, but Huo Zhi still hadn't come back. No one knew what he had been busy with these days. For several days, he disappeared as soon as the class was over at noon, and he didn't even have time to eat.
This kind of life is not what he wants. It is too tiring. It is like having a second master.
"Master's wife, I'm giving this to you. You can set it on jewelry later." Ping'an took out a big bead.
The eldest lady took it and looked at it. Wow, the two beads were so big.
"Ping An, this quality is rare, you should take it back to your mother."
Ping An smiled and said, "My mother and the two mistresses in the capital both have them, so they each have two."
The eldest lady immediately smiled like a flower. In Ping'an's heart, she was regarded as important as the other two real master's wives.
Master Wang pretended to be jealous: "Ping An, I gave something to your master's wife, but she was not so happy. What's the point of being happy? She is leaving soon, and I don't know if she will come here to see us in the future."
He regretted what he said as soon as he said it, and the old father opposite him instantly looked gloomy.
Ping An raised the corner of his lips: "Sir, I'm just afraid that you'll be annoying me. If you're not annoying, I'll come over next year or the year after next and still learn from you. Grandmaster Tai can still teach me."
The old man became excited when he heard this, "Ping An, you are right to think so. Think about it, your husband and I, two top-ranked scholars, are teaching you one-on-one, isn't it better than attending the Imperial College?
As for my children, their mother just couldn't bear to let them go and insisted on taking them with her, saying that they had to get along with them in the academy so that they wouldn't suffer in the future. In fact, these were all excuses. She could have thought like Ping An, spending half of her time in the Imperial Academy or other large academies, and the other half back home to be taught by their grandfather. I'm just an old and useless person, so I won't say anything more."
Ping An hurriedly said, "Who said that Grand Master is useless? I have taken notes of everything Grand Master taught me, and I plan to leave it for my future children to read."
The old man laughed out loud: "You are also shameless. You are so young, but you are already thinking about your future descendants. Hahahaha, hahaha."
Mr. Wang felt a pang in his heart, wishing his old father could always be healthy and happy.
If I continue to be this healthy, my grandchildren can come home to study for a year or two, and they can also accompany me in my old age.
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