The farmer was a little scared at first, but seeing the great man's kind words, he gradually grew bolder. "My family of five used to have no food to eat. But since you bought this farm, our lives have become better and better. We have food to eat and money to spend."
Zhang Shixun nodded, "Your owner is indeed a good man."
The farmer asked, "Then why did you beat him?"
"He did something wrong, so I beat him." Zhang Shixun couldn't help but laugh when he saw the farmer's face full of resentment. It seemed that Wang Dong, the owner of the farmer, was very popular.
"The owner of the manor is a good man." The farmer said again, then ignored him and walked towards the south end of the manor in a huff.
"Hello! What's your name?" Zhang Shixun asked.
"My name is Heidan." The farmer said without even turning his head.
Zhang Shixun really wanted to visit the wine-making workshop.
He was a little puzzled. How could Wang Dong even know how to make wine?
After washing his face, he went to Wang Dong's house.
Li Shiyi stood at the door and said with a forced smile, "The owner is sleeping."
Because Zhang Shixun beat his own owner, he now seems less respectful towards Zhang Shixun.
"When will your master get up?" Zhang Shixun didn't care about this guy's attitude at all. It was right for him to protect his master.
"It's hard to say. He might get up around noon, or maybe not until dusk."
This is the opposite of sleeping.
If it were in the past, Zhang Shixun would have gone in and lifted up his quilt long ago, but that’s not possible now because he has two concubines in the room.
Zhang Shixun couldn't help but mutter, "How depraved!"
People have different lifestyles and daily habits.
Generally speaking, people who do mental work like to work late at night when it is quiet.
It is said that when Sima Guang of our dynasty was compiling "Zizhi Tongjian", he also liked to write late at night when everyone was asleep, but he felt that the time at night was not enough, so he dug a hole at home and was ridiculed as a "hole-dweller".
That's right, it just crawled into the hole like a big rat.
Zhang Shixun strolled around the farm and just as he returned to his home, he heard someone shout, "Brother, we're here."
Turning around, he saw that it was Gao Yanei who came, and He Ji came with him.
There was a large group of followers behind the two of them.
Their heads and bodies were covered with snow, even their eyebrows were white.
As soon as Gao Yanei returned to the city last night, he sent someone to inform He Ji and made an appointment to come to Gao Laozhuang early this morning.
Zhang Shixun frowned, "Brother He, why are you here to join in the fun?"
"I'm afraid if I come too late, I won't have anything to do with the shares."
He Ji patted the snow off his body and complained, "This snow will never stop falling."
"Brother He, I will never go back on my word about what I promised you."
Gao Yanei said, "That's hard to say."
Zhang Shixun glanced at him and asked, "Are you questioning my credibility?"
"That's not my intention. I just want to get this done quickly so I can feel at ease." Gao Yanei stamped his feet and hunched his neck as he said, "Let's go in quickly. It's too cold. I'm almost freezing to death."
A few people entered the courtyard, and He Ji asked, "I heard that Prince Yun and Taoist Zhang are here too. Where are they?"
"They haven't gotten up yet." Zhang Shixun pushed open the door to the main hall, "Come in quickly."
As soon as Gao Yanei entered the room, he urged: "Brother, please sign the contract first?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Sit down and take a breath. I'll go get you some water."
Gao Yanei stopped him and said, "Drinking water is not important, let's finish the business first."
Zhang Shixun was amused and asked him, "Have you brought all the gold and silver?"
"Of course I brought it."
Zhang Shixun looked at He Ji, and before he could ask, He Ji said, "I prepared the money last night."
"How many shares would you like to buy?"
"Ten strands!" Gao Yanei and the other two said in unison.
"No problem. When Prince Yun and Zhang Hu wake up, ask them to be the middlemen."
"I'll go wake them up." Gao Yanei said as he ran to the yard and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Your Highness! Get up!"
"Master Zhang, the sun is shining on your butt, hurry up and get up."
Gao Yanei knocked on the door of the wing room loudly.
Zhang Hu was heard yelling from inside the house, "Gao Yanei, you want to die? You're disturbing my sweet dreams so early in the morning! Get out of here!"
"Hey! It's getting late now, almost noon."
"You little bastard, go settle the score with your father later." Zhang Hu cursed as he opened the door and rubbed his temple. "I drank too much last night and wanted to sleep in. It's my bad luck to run into you... Tell me, why did you wake me up?"
"I'd like to ask you to be my middleman." Gao Yanei said with a playful smile, "Master, I'd like you to go to Panlou to drink and apologize. I heard there are two new girls there. They are very beautiful. I also heard that they have bound feet and are very charming."
Zhang Hu yawned and asked, "How small?"
Gao Yanei stretched out his hand and gestured, saying, "It's this long."
"Okay, let's go to Panlou when we get back to the city."
"Okay! It's a deal."
Zhang Shixun, sitting inside the house, heard everything the two men said clearly. He frowned and asked He Ji, "This idiot guy still likes this?"
"He likes it very much. There is no brothel in Tokyo that he has not visited."
Zhang Hu, who was outside, overheard their conversation. He lifted the curtain and walked in, saying, "Solitary yin cannot produce life, solitary yang cannot grow. The unity of yin and yang is the Tao. If yin and yang do not interact, they will be annihilated and the world will cease to exist. I, the Taoist, can drink wine, eat meat, and visit romantic places. If you, my friend Shixun, go to a brothel to have fun, don't forget to ask me to come along."
Zhang Shixun laughed and said, "I won't go to that place. It's dirty."
"My friend, you are not an honest person. I have heard that you often go to Li Shishi's place."
Zhang Shixun immediately retorted: "Li Shishi is different from those women in the brothel."
"What's the difference?"
"Li Shishi is just an entertainer."
"Artist?" Zhang Hu didn't understand.
"A courtesan only sings, plays the zither, recites poems and paints."
Zhang Hu burped and curled his lips, saying, "In my eyes, there is no difference between the two."
When he burped, a foul smell of alcohol filled the room.
Zhang Shixun frowned and said nothing.
Gao Yanei pinched his nose and said dissatisfiedly: "Master Zhang, the smell of your alcohol almost made me pass out. It's too bad."
"If you think the smell is bad, don't call me a member." Zhang Hu stood up. "I'm going back to sleep."
Gao Yanei grabbed him and said, "Master Zhang, if you want to burp, burp. If you want to fart, fart. I don't despise you anymore."
"What are you disgusted with?" Prince Yun lifted the curtain and walked in.
Gao Yanei diligently brushed the snow off his body and said, "Nothing? We were just joking."
He Ji stood up and saluted him.
Prince Yun looked at him and asked, "He Ji, you are here too?"
"I'm here to sign the contract too, and I'd like you to be the middleman."
"Then let's go to the study. I can't stay here for too long. I have to go back to the city soon."
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