Chapter 365 Extra Chapter: Song Erniang (Part 7)
Soon, officials arrived and took away the four people who had smashed Song Erniang's stall. With Master Ye and the others helping them, the officials did not make things difficult for Long Hanshi. They only asked a couple of questions before leaving.
As for Master Ye, he waited until his attendant went back to get the silver.
Master Ye placed a bag of silver into Long Hanshi's hand. He looked at Long Hanshi with admiration and then gave instructions to his attendants.
"Move these two pumpkins to my yard and tell the servants that no one is allowed to touch them."
The onlookers' eyes turned red.
Two large pumpkins sold for two hundred taels of silver? Long Hanshi really dared to sell them! The key is that someone actually bought them!
This made them all want to go back home and see if they had any old pumpkins or cucumbers at home...
Even Song Erniang didn't know what to say about Long Hanshi.
Is he hiding his true abilities? Or is he playing dumb to outsmart others? Or perhaps...
"Brave warrior, I am a member of the Ye family. You are exceptionally skilled; you must be a reclusive master. It's a bit of a waste of your talent to be here."
"How about you come work for the Ye family? You'll follow me and be my bodyguard. I'll give you fifteen... no, twenty taels of silver a month." Master Ye stared intently at Long Hanshi.
Song Erniang finally understood something.
This Long Hanshi looks honest, but he's just hiding his true abilities. He and Master Ye are like Jiang Taigong fishing – those who are willing will take the bait!
Aren't those two old pumpkins the fishing rods used to catch Master Ye?
Long Hanshi was still holding the bag of silver that Master Ye had given him, and he was now extremely regretful.
Why did you set such a price? You should have just said you only wanted to sell them to someone who was meant to buy them. At least when you'll find someone who's meant to buy those two old pumpkins depends on when the vegetables in the garden on the mountain will grow well!
Now that's the case, the words have been spoken and cannot be taken back. A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!
He sold two pumpkins, what will he sell tomorrow?
Are you suggesting we bring over that stone mill from the yard and sell it? That's too much trouble!
Furthermore, this Master Ye actually asked me to be his bodyguard...
Haha, what will happen to your own land if you become a guard? What about the vegetable gardens you cleared on the mountain?
Long Hanshi immediately shook his head.
"I'm not going!"
"Not going? Why not? Is it because you think the money is too little? That's negotiable. As long as you name your price, I'll accept it." Master Ye immediately put forward his attitude.
Long Hanshi shook his head again. This wasn't about money. He wanted to earn money, but he only wanted to earn it with his own hands.
“Being your bodyguard is too much work!” Long Hanshi said casually.
Upon hearing this, Master Ye seemed to understand something.
Being your own bodyguard is too much work? That makes sense! I don't go out often; I mostly stay in Suzhou.
Let alone Suzhou, even in these prefectures in Jiangnan, how many people don't know that he is Master Ye? With the Ye family's name on his side, who would dare to lay a hand on him!
This dragon is honest and simple... but he's got some skills; he doesn't want to be a freeloader.
Thinking of this, Master Ye's smile became even more genuine.
"A hero is a man of integrity. We ordinary people cannot understand his aspirations, nor can we compare with his magnanimity."
Since that's the case, then it would be beneath your dignity to serve as my guard.
A man like Zhuang Shi would be a general capable of taking on a hundred men on the battlefield. However, the borders of Dayu are currently peaceful, guarded by three major garrisons, so we have no chance to go to the battlefield.
However, our Ye family has many caravans, and there are many guards accompanying the caravans.
Traveling with caravans can be tough, as the mountains of Chongqing are vast and unexpected situations can arise along the way.
It can be said that whether a caravan could deliver its goods to its destination depended entirely on the accompanying guards.
Those guards carried heavy burdens, and each time they settled accounts with a caravan, they received... certainly not a small amount of money.
"Brave man, have you considered these things?" Master Ye found another job for Long Hanshi.
Long Hanshi shook his head, still feeling sorry for those two old rascals.
What am I going to do tomorrow?!
...
The next day, when Song Erniang returned to her stall, she finally didn't see Long Hanshi.
But... suddenly there are so many people selling old pumpkins and cucumbers here...
Those people placed their belongings in the most conspicuous places, thinking that perhaps Master Ye might not like them, but what if Master Li or Master Wang took a fancy to them!
In short, it's okay to have fantasies!
Song Erniang was in a good mood today because the families of those who wanted to smash her stall came to apologize to her.
He said he would definitely take good care of his family and just hoped that Song Erniang wouldn't mind.
Song Erniang didn't take it to heart. She knew that her elder sister must have arranged something for her when she left Suzhou, otherwise how could a woman like her be so obediently running a wonton stall!
...
Just two days later, Long Hanshi reappeared in front of Song Erniang's stall.
Looking at the bunch of water shield that hadn't fully grown yet, placed in front of Long Hanshi...
They used to sell old pumpkins, now they sell small water shield...
"Is this vegetable not fully grown yet?" Song Erniang asked softly.
Long Hanshi quickly explained, "No, it's probably going to rain in a couple of days, and I was afraid... so I took it first."
Song Erniang smiled but didn't say anything, and just continued wrapping the wontons in her hands.
Long Hanshi quickly gave another simple, honest smile.
It was better for him to remain silent. He could sense that Song Erniang was very clever, and his little schemes would definitely not escape her notice.
...
Long Hanshi tried selling water shield all day but didn't sell a single one. He's quite famous here now.
Ever since the last time they sold two old pumpkins, everyone has kept their distance from anything Long Hanshi brings out.
It's definitely going to be ridiculously expensive! They shouldn't ask anymore; they're not like Master Ye, who can just casually pull out two hundred taels of silver.
Long Hanshi happily collected the unsold water shield.
Okay, I'll stir-fry it when I get home tonight, and after that I'll go to the vegetable garden on the mountain to pick some more.
Also, I need to check the fields to see if weeding is needed, and I also need to chop some more firewood...
As Long Hanshi happily packed his things, he also helped Song Erniang pack her things...
Before she could even finish tidying up, the old lady selling tea across the street came over and spoke to Song Erniang mysteriously.
"Song Erniang, someone asked me to ask you if you have any plans to get married again."
That man… his wife left three years ago, he only has one daughter, he owns fifty acres of land, and they're doing quite well. Would you like to take a look?
Song Erniang quickly shook her head.
"I...don't want to right now! I'm quite happy living alone! Alright, Auntie, thank you for thinking of me," Song Erniang quickly said with a smile.
"Hey, Song Erniang, you can't keep doing this all the time, you should at least..."
"Song Erniang, everything's packed. Shall we leave now?" Long Hanshi suddenly called out to Song Erniang.
Song Erniang then smiled at the old woman selling tea, and then turned and left.
Watching the two people leave, the old woman seemed to have thought of something...
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