Chapter 31: Memories of the Past



Ever since that day when he knelt down outside the straw hut to admit his mistake and cried and begged Miss Jun to give him the land deed, Miss Jun accepted the land deed and gave him a large sum of money. Hu Gui tried to refuse in every way, but failed, so he simply stayed with Miss Jun.

"I have no money, and I don't have a shop to give you." Hu Gui wiped his tears and said, "Miss Jun, you are magnanimous and don't care, but I did something wrong and I feel bad about it. Please have pity on me and let me do my best."

Miss Jun didn't say anything, and Fang Chengyu cared even less, so the group closed the door, got in the car and drove slowly along the street.

The rain was not heavy, there were not many people on the street, and the summer flowers and green willows were a real pleasure to walk along.

Hu Gui told the old stories of Runan in a humorous way, which made Miss Jun smile from time to time, and Fang Chengyu also breathed a sigh of relief.

For some reason, Miss Jun has been in a bad mood these days and often stares at the calendar. Fang Chengyu leaned over to take a look and saw that the calendar was turned to June 28th.

June 28th, what day is it?

He has been dealing with the bank's business these days, while also checking everything about Miss Jun.

Before, he didn't want to know anything about her, let alone care about her background and past, but now he wanted to know more.

June 28th is not the birthday or death anniversary of her great aunt and uncle, nor is it her birthday. Even her grandfather, great-grandfather and others have nothing to do with this day.

Or maybe this day is very personal to her, for example, this day makes her sad or happy, or something unforgettable happened there or she met an unforgettable person.

Fang Chengyu suddenly wanted to know about Ning Yunzhao, but he felt that it was not a good idea to think so.

He lowered his head and picked at his fingers.

"Nine years old." He suddenly shouted again.

Miss Jun nodded and turned around.

She likes this name very much, and she always responds quickly when it is called, as if she has always been called by this name.

As they spent more time together, he understood her better and better, so he could understand many more things.

"I saw the account book of the bank. The flow of money in Beijing has been particularly large in the past few months." Fang Chengyu said.

"There will be a big exam next year, and students from all over the country will come to Beijing, and they will start to spend the banknotes they brought with them," said Miss Jun.

Fang Chengyu nodded.

“I found that through these accounts, I can still see a lot of local changes,” he said. “It’s quite interesting.”

In the business of banks, money houses and shops, what circulated between the north and the south was not only money and goods, but also a lot of information.

Therefore, the Imperial Guard has people placed in many businesses.

The reason why she stayed in the Fang family was that she had enough money and was attracted by the omnipresence of Deshengchang Bank.

Miss Jun smiled.

"Really? I can't read the account books, so I can't find it," she said.

"You don't have to understand it. It's enough for me to understand it. Just ask me if you want to know anything." Fang Chengyu said with a smile.

"Okay." Miss Jun nodded, "Then I won't bother."

Fang Chengyu smiled and nodded.

"I wonder what the capital is like." He changed the subject again, with a bit of yearning, "It would be nice to go and see it."

Having said this he laughed again.

"Am I too greedy? I'm running right after I learned to walk."

Miss Jun smiled and shook her head.

"What's so greedy about this? Just go wherever you want," she said.

And she will be going to the capital city soon.

June 28th.

It was her birthday and also the day she and Lu Yunqi got married.

The people from the Jinyiwei said that Lu Yunqi would marry Princess Jiuli in June. Although they did not say the specific date, Miss Jun thought it might be June 28th.

It's disgusting.

How sad this day will be for my sister.

Is this to remind my sister how she died? Is it a warning and a threat?

But it's not that disgusting. To the sisters, the act itself is disgusting, not a specific day.

Miss Jun lowered her eyes.

I hope my sister doesn't know about this.

This is why she went into the palace alone to seek revenge. If she succeeded, she succeeded. If she failed, she would try her best not to involve Jiuli and Jiuqi.

Thinking of this, he smiled bitterly again.

This was just her wishful thinking.

With their identities, no matter what they do or don't do, whether they know it or not, they are guilty and are being guarded against, and the hope is to get rid of them as soon as possible.

This kind of life is too hard.

Sometimes she wanted to let Jiuli and the others know the truth. After all, this was a blood feud, but she didn't want them to know.

Not knowing may make life easier.

Jiuli is different from me. She has been raised in the deep palace and is timid and cowardly. She would scream loudly if I climbed a tree. If I stole a piece of candy, I would die immediately in her eyes.

When I was young, Jiuli was as annoying as an old mother.

Miss Jun couldn't help but smile. Later, she left the palace and came back once a year. She didn't know if it was because they had become estranged or Jiuli had grown up, but she was no longer so annoying and became more gentle and dignified.

Facing the death of both parents, Jiuli has always been strong and open-minded, telling the siblings to look forward and not to be troubled by other people's opinions.

Thanks to her, Jiuqi has been able to live happily these years.

Maybe it would be good to let them be happy like this forever.

Miss Jun raised her head to soothe her sore eyes.

Fang Chengyu reached out and gently pulled her sleeve.

"Jiuling, I'm hungry," he said.

Miss Jun concealed her wandering thoughts and looked at Fang Chengyu, but Fang Chengyu did not look at her. Instead, he looked outside the car with bright eyes full of curiosity.

There was a restaurant outside the car with a beautiful flag hanging with the word "donkey meat" written on it.

"I've never eaten donkey meat before," he said, holding the car window.

"Master, you have good taste. This is the best food in Runan." Hu Gui outside the car said immediately, "As the saying goes, dragon meat in the sky is as delicious as donkey meat on the ground. It is first-class delicious."

Miss Jun got out of the car with a smile.

"Then eat here," she said.

Lei Zhonglian helped Fang Chengyu out of the car. Hu Gui had already gone in and taken his place. I don't know what he said but the boss and the waiters in the restaurant all came out to greet him.

Miss Jun was about to go in when she heard someone talking on the side of the road.

"No, no, I can't solve that chess game. I lost ten dollars."

"I don't believe it. If it's really that amazing, I'll try it too."

Chess game? Money?

Is anyone also making money by playing the game?

Miss Jun couldn't help but look over and saw that the two passers-by had already walked towards the other side.

Opposite is a teahouse, which is crowded with people.

Seeing Miss Jun's gaze, Hu Gui came back.

"Someone is setting up a trap to cheat people out of money," he said. "It's been two or three days."

Miss Jun smiled.

"How can it be called a scam? If it can't be solved, it can't be solved," she said.

Hu Gui chuckled.

"I don't understand it either. Anyway, no one can solve it. Everyone says it's weird." He said, "This guy has won a lot of money."

A lot of money? How much money can it be? Have you ever seen someone win five thousand taels of silver after playing a game with ten taels of silver?

Lei Zhonglian said in his heart.

Cheating, the ancestor of chess cheating is right in front of you.

The chess game reminded Miss Jun of some past events, but they were not very pleasant ones, so she didn't mention them or think about them.

Miss Jun didn't say anything else, just smiled and helped Fang Chengyu walk in. As soon as they entered, they heard someone laughing inside.

"What do you mean it's a lot of money? How much does it cost to play this game? How much can you win? Let me tell you about a chess game I saw in Yangcheng."

A male voice laughs.

Yangcheng, chess game?

Has it been posted here?

Miss Jun paused, and Lei Zhonglian also looked over.

It was not dinner time, so there were not many people in the restaurant. There were only three tables of guests in the hall, and one of the tables had only one person sitting there, a young man in a black cloth shirt.

He sat with his back to the door, and I couldn't see his face clearly. I only saw that he had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and sat upright like a pine tree. He talked to guests from two other tables, and seemed very happy. He clapped his hands on the table.

"The guy setting up the chessboard is the most idiot in the world," he said with a laugh.

Idiot?

Miss Jun's expression changed slightly, and Lei Zhonglian became a little stiff.

"'Erhuo' is not a local dialect here." Hu Gui came over to explain, "It's a colloquialism in the north. I heard merchants from there say it. It means a person is stupid and dumb."

He laughed again as he spoke, not missing any opportunity to flatter and add another sentence.

"I think that Mr. Yan is just an idiot."

Lei Zhonglian looked at Hu Gui.

I think you are also an idiot, he wanted to say.


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