Chapter 96 Lu Jingyao's "Old Friend"
The next morning, everyone left Anyi County and continued heading south.
Last night, Wei Changtian adhered to the principle of "money should not be wasted", and finally sent someone to pick up Miss Yu Meng to the inn.
There is nothing much to say about the specific process, but the experience is pretty good.
When they left this morning, they sent Su Yu and Yu Meng back to the embroidery building, and heard two things during that time.
First, Peng Benzhi had his legs broken by his father after he returned home, and second, Song Zhengming, who was furious, was taken away by the government immediately after he finally woke up last night.
No one cares about scholars without official status.
The carriage kicked up a cloud of dust, and everyone finally disappeared at the end of the horizon in the relieved eyes of the fat county magistrate, leaving behind only the "twists and turns" story of last night and a sentence - Why don't men carry Wu Gou, draw their swords, and ride their horses to travel through the twelve states?
Wei Changtian didn't take it too seriously. After getting in the car, he took a nap with his head resting on Yang Liushi's thigh, then got up and started playing cards.
Liang Zhen was in a good mood. He galloped on his horse and shouted some tunes that sounded like songs or slogans, as if he had regained the feeling of fighting bravely on the battlefield.
Liang Qin poked her head out from behind the curtain angrily, looking at her complacent father from time to time, and then looking at the black carriage not far away, as if she was hesitating whether to talk to Wei Changtian...
The wheels are rolling, but the sun has not yet risen.
The bluish dawn light and the light morning mist blend together, dotted with the mountains and rivers on both sides of the official road.
At this moment, Xiao Feng, who was still in the capital, was guarding a breakfast shop outside Chunshen Bookstore, staring at the end of the road in the hazy morning light.
He and the man beside him were all carrying luggage, looking like they were about to go on a long journey.
Needless to say, where we are going.
But before that, he still wanted to see someone one last time.
…
"Master, it's too dangerous for us to be here. What if we are discovered by the Wei family..."
The man held a pancake in his hand, but he didn't eat it. He just kept looking around.
Xiao Feng was much calmer than him. Although he didn't eat anything, his expression was obviously less nervous.
"Brother Ren, don't worry. I have already changed your appearance. The Wei family won't recognize us so easily."
"yes……"
The man nodded helplessly.
He took a bite of the pancake, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back his curiosity, so he asked tentatively: "Master, you are risking such a risk... who are you waiting for?"
“…”
The breakfast shop was bustling with people, and waiters wearing long scarves were walking back and forth in the hall.
Xiao Feng was silent for a while and was about to answer when a carriage suddenly appeared in his sight.
“Da da, da da…”
A large maroon horse pulled a tightly packed carriage as it passed by the door, creating a gust of wind that gently blew the brown flag of the shop.
Xiao Feng watched the carriage drive into the courtyard of Chunshen Bookstore, and then he said softly: "Brother Ren, please go to the old place outside the city and wait for me."
"Master, has the person you are waiting for arrived?"
The man was startled, and immediately put down the pancake: "I'll go with you! In case you encounter danger, I can take care of you!"
“No need…”
Xiao Feng shook his head, his eyes a little melancholy: "It won't be dangerous."
“…”
"Then the hall master should be more careful."
Although the big man was a little worried, he was not the kind of person who would be shy. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the package, lowered his head and left the breakfast shop.
After watching him leave, Xiao Feng sat there for a long time, waiting until Chunshen Bookstore across the street hung up a banner with the word "book" on it. Then he slowly stood up and shouted to the waiter next to him: "Waiter, check out!"
“Here it comes!”
The waiter seemed to be very familiar with Xiao Feng. He immediately ran over to clean up the dishes and said with a smile: "Sir, there are two of you today, so the total is fifty cents."
"Give."
Xiao Feng casually threw a small piece of silver onto the table: "The rest is the reward money."
"ah?"
The waiter was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly held the silver in his hand, saying thank you repeatedly: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
"No problem."
Xiao Feng reached out and picked up the package beside him, and said with a smile: "Your breakfast porridge tastes really good. I will come here again if I have the chance."
"Sir."
The waiter was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Are you going on a long journey?"
"yes."
Facing the rising sun, Xiao Feng strode towards Chunshen Bookstore, leaving behind only a somewhat puzzling sentence.
"After this trip, I'm afraid only one person will be able to come back..."
…
…
"Mr. Li, I told you yesterday that you can only get the silver swallow if you buy the collector's edition of Journey to the West. The simplified edition doesn't have it."
"Miss, are you here to buy books?"
"We don't sell playing cards individually, but if you buy any book in our store, we'll give you a deck for free."
"Mr. Guo, the middle part of Journey to the West will be printed and sold in ten days. Please be patient and wait for a while..."
“…”
Although it has just been open for a short time, there are already many customers in Chunshen Bookstore.
Several waiters were busy running around. If it was too busy, a girl who looked like a maid from a wealthy family would come out to help.
This person is of course Qiu Yun. As for Lu Jingyao...she is currently demonstrating mahjong to Li Yang in the back hall.
"... in this case, you can touch the cards... a pair is a general... and then you win the game..."
"...Mr. Li, this is basically the rule of mahjong. Do you understand?"
"I almost understand..."
Li Yang frowned and nodded, muttering thoughtfully: "It takes longer than a game of poker, and it tests the card skills of the player more..."
"But it's not as convenient as playing poker. It requires four people to complete a game..."
"I don't know how Brother Wei came up with this game..."
He was muttering to himself while pondering the ins and outs of the matter. After about an incense stick of time, he remembered that Lu Jingyao was beside him.
"Oh! I'm sorry, sister-in-law. I was just thinking about mahjong!"
"It's fine."
Lu Jingyao smiled and said, "Before my husband left, he told me to just give this mahjong to you, saying that you would be able to carry it forward."
"Brother Wei thinks too highly of me."
Li Yang showed a little touched expression, and carefully put away the mahjong: "Sister-in-law, I will go back and think about the mahjong matter. If there is anything I don't understand, I will ask you for advice again."
"Well, Mr. Li, please don't be polite."
Lu Jingyao took a sip of tea and began to discuss "Journey to the West" and other matters about the bookstore with Li Yang.
Originally, Li Yang held 20% of Chunshen Bookstore and Wei Changtian held 80%.
However, before Wei Changtian left, considering that he would not be able to manage the bookstore for a long time in the future, he simply gave Li Yang another 20%, and the remaining 60% was temporarily assigned to Lu Jingyao's name.
Therefore, the current "major shareholder" of Chunshen Bookstore on paper is actually Lu Jingyao.
And if she goes to Shuzhou later, these shares will be transferred to Wang Er.
The fact that Wei Changtian could do this showed that he trusted Lu Jingyao quite a bit.
Li Yang and Lu Jingyao were drinking tea while holding the "shareholders' meeting" until Qiu Yun suddenly pushed the door and walked in.
"Mr. Li, madam."
She looked at Lu Jingyao and whispered:
"There's a man outside looking for you, saying he's your old friend."
(End of this chapter)
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