Zhang Fangyuan raised the corner of his mouth and leaned against the door frame, letting Xu He carefully look at the silver in the bundle. It was even more incredible after he confirmed that the irregular silver ingots were heavy and hard, and they were all real.
"I earned it by running back and forth these days."
Xu He looked at the complacent man. No wonder this man asked for so much money at the beginning. It was just for this.
He could hardly hide his joy, but he didn't dare to be too happy. He had to ask clearly: "This is not just a few hundred coins, but hundreds of taels of silver. It is not something that can be earned in a few days. Don't..."
Zhang Fangyuan stood up straight and said, "Don't worry, this is definitely not a crooked way."
He stretched out his hand and pulled Xu He to him: "I met a passer-by selling perfumed lotion a while ago. He wanted to buy something good but didn't know what it was. He sold each bottle of perfumed lotion to me at the price of 22 wen. I then sold it to a brothel. The courtesan offered five taels and bought all of it."
Xu He was dumbfounded, and was once again surprised that a brothel could waste money like this and spend more than a hundred taels of silver to buy perfume. That's one hundred taels, not one hundred coins.
"No wonder I always smell a faint fragrance on you these days. It was you who got it when you applied the perfume." At that time, he thought that you got it from going upstairs, but he didn't mention it.
Zhang Fangyuan raised his hand and smelled it. These days, he smelled all the strong fragrances, but the light fragrance on his body was not so strong anymore. "Is it fragrant?"
Since he couldn't smell it, he moved closer to Xu He's nose and was slapped by someone.
"There are still a few bottles left at home. If you like it, keep it for yourself."
"Such a valuable thing, for us rural farmers to use it is like a pheasant among a flock of phoenixes." Xu He said: "Since the price is high, why don't you sell all of it and keep some for yourself?"
"Of course it is useful." Zhang Fangyuan said with a smile: "I originally wanted to leave it to you, but since you don't want to use it, you might as well sell it."
"You decide." Xu He felt relieved when he found out where the money came from. In fact, he was a money-loving person. He always felt that he could decide only when he had money. But seeing so much money today, he was not in a hurry to be happy. Instead, his mind was very clear: "Even so, why didn't you tell me before?"
Zhang Fangyuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man, his expression dangerous, as if he was going to run away with the money without telling his wife: "I didn't know before that I could definitely sell it for that much money, so I wanted to wait until things were stable before telling you. I was originally planning to take you to get the money tomorrow, but something changed, so you can get it today."
Xu He nodded slightly.
Then he asked, "Did you sell it to the top girl of Yunliang Pavilion?"
"Yes, she comes into contact with a lot of people every day, and knows many wealthy people. And she is a woman, so she has more ways to sell things than I do."
Xu He nodded again: "Are you so familiar with her?"
Zhang Fangyuan laughed: "Are you unhappy?"
Xu He flatly denied it: "No, I just heard from Ao Er that the top girl is very beautiful. I don't know many people, but the most beautiful person I have seen is the second sister."
"That brat said he never said anything nonsense to you." Zhang Fangyuan said, "He used to work there, so he must know the top girl. He has some friendship with her, but nothing more."
"So what does she look like?"
Zhang Fangyuan was not bothered by Xu He's question, but answered with great interest: "The girls and boys in the brothels all wear heavy makeup, and they look like roosters all day long. I have never looked closely, and they all look the same."
Xu He was skeptical about what he said, but he felt that it was not impossible. Sometimes Zhang Fangyuan was very smart, and sometimes he was very carefree.
In fact, he just didn't understand why among so many good-looking people out there, they would choose him in the end.
"Because no matter how many different kinds of people I've met before, none of them made me want to make them happy."
Zhang Fangyuan leaned close to Xu He's ear and said a few sentimental words, which made the tip of Xu He's ears feel hot and burned his lips. He was about to take a bite: "A Yuan, what did you call He Ge'er to do? Come out quickly, it's time to eat."
Zhang Shiyue's voice sounded outside the door, and Xu He quickly slipped away.
"Hey, I'll be right there."
Zhang Shiyue heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. She had just seen the two people in a threatening manner and was afraid that they would quarrel.
Hearing the footsteps fading away, Zhang Fangyuan wanted to move closer, but was pushed away by Xu He.
Zhang Fangyuan shouted: "Cross the river and destroy the bridge, and kill the donkey after it has done its work!"
Xu He just focused on bundling up the silver and ignored the big fool who was throwing a tantrum, preparing to carry it back home later.
"If you keep doing things without telling me, I won't pay you."
If it was more than ten pounds of corn, he would not feel it was a big deal, but if it was the same amount of silver, it would feel extremely heavy.
He felt a little dizzy. He had never handled so much money before, and for a moment he didn't know how to be happy.
You can only make two or three hundred coins a day from business, but you can make a lot over time. But it only increases little by little. If it increases so much all of a sudden, it's hard to react.
Zhang Fangyuan knew Xu He must be happy, so he said, "Think carefully about what you want to do with the money. It's all under your control."
“I just thought about spending the money I just made.”
"You have to use money to make money. If you just leave it there, you will only have so much money, and it will become less after daily expenses."
Xu He pursed his lips: "Let's eat first and think about it when we get home."
"good!"
Although the two did not express their joy obviously, there were smiles in their eyes, and it was obvious that they were happy.
I don't know how long I stayed inside. When I went out, Zhang Fangyuan found that the sky outside had darkened and the wind was whistling, blowing towards me in gusts.
This wind was no longer the cool and comfortable night breeze that brought coolness to people. Instead, it was sweeping across the land and destroying crops and houses.
Because the tea shed was built under a banyan tree, the tree is big and catches the wind, and the wind on this side is even stronger.
"I'm afraid it's going to rain heavily. All the guests have left. Eat your meal quickly and go home early today."
Zhang Fangyuan nodded quickly after hearing what Zhang Shiyue said, removed the sunshade mat outside, and carried all the tables, chairs and benches into the house: "It hasn't rained much this summer, and it's a good thing it rained late in the day. If it rained at noon, when the corn crops in the yard are drying, many villagers' crops would be ruined."
"Yeah, the weather in the summer is changeable."
At night, the four of them gathered together for a simple meal. Zhang Fangyuan said, "Although the wind is strong at this end of the tea shed, it is newly built and more stable than the one at home, so there shouldn't be any problems."
"Don't worry, it's okay. I can take care of it." The villagers all lived in thatched huts and adobe houses, and they all knew how to deal with the heavy rains in the summer.
Lightning had begun to flash across the sky, and the wind filled people's sleeves.
After the meal, there was no further delay. Xu He did not even stay to make tofu for tomorrow. He got on the carriage directly, carrying the bag that Zhang Fangyuan was taking home. The two of them drove Xiao Hei home as quickly as possible, for fear that they would get wet in the rain if they were too late.
The wind was blowing so fiercely that the branches along the road were pulled like kites, being pulled in whichever direction the wind blew. Xu He buried his head in Zhang Fangyuan's waist. Although he was also exposed to the wind, he felt at ease.
Although Xiao Hei ran fast, the rain came fast too. After the two entered the village, finger-sized raindrops fell from the gray-black sky onto the wilderness. The rain was sparse at first, but as the sky suddenly brightened, a loud thunder startled everyone, and then dense raindrops came down, and the sound was heard in an instant.
Zhang Fangyuan hurriedly took off his clothes and covered Xu He with them. He drove the horse with his bare chest. The raindrops fell on his naked body and it hurt a little. "The rain is too heavy tonight."
Xu He pulled his clothes over to cover him: "It's okay if it rains, but I hope it won't be windy."
When it rained, it was only a quarter of an hour's walk to the house, but they were soaked through by the time they reached the yard.
The chickens and ducks in the yard that had not been locked up in time had sensibly returned to the chicken coop to hide, but there was one stupid duck that had lost its way and was wandering around the yard. Its feathers, which had been bleached by the rain, were now gray. When it saw people coming back, it immediately flapped its wings and cawed even louder.
Xu He quickly put down the silver, caught the duck in the rain, locked it in the chicken coop, and fed the chickens and ducks some food.
Zhang Fangyuan led Xiao Hei to the newly built pony pen in the backyard. Xiao Hei usually didn't like to sleep in the pen because it was not spacious. But today it was raining heavily and it seemed that he was afraid of getting wet, so he stayed there obediently when he was led into the stable.
"Brother, stop working. Go into the house, change your clothes and take a bath, or you will have a fever tomorrow."
While calling Xu He to come in, Zhang Fangyuan was lighting a fire and boiling water in the kitchen.
Fortunately, there was firewood stored under the stove, otherwise there would be no firewood to burn.
It took Xu He a while to go into the house. Not only was his whole body wet, but even his hair was dripping with water. There was a lot of wind and rain outside, but in a moment the water on the eaves had stretched out and was flowing down like a stream. The yard under the eaves would surely be filled with a row of puddles tomorrow.
Both of them were wet, and when the water was hot, Zhang Fangyuan directly carried two large buckets of water to the bathroom to wash together.
Xu He looked at the evenly bulging tendons on Zhang Fangyuan's shoulders as he carried the bucket and wanted to call him back, but Zhang Fangyuan scolded him, "How long will it take to wash them one by one? Be careful not to get sick."
He had no choice but to shut his mouth and took the two people's clothes and put them in. The man seemed to know that he was going to help him get clothes, and in a moment he had taken off all his clothes.
Xu He blushed, put her clothes aside, and took off her wet and heavy clothes on her back. A bucket of hot water poured over her head, and she felt like a person falling into a deep river, and she suddenly felt a little more alive. Although it is summer, it is still very cold to get caught in such heavy rain.
"Can you wash your back? Do you want me to help you?"
"I can!"
Xu He answered immediately.
"That's great. I can't wash it. Come and help me."
“…”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fangyuan came up to Xu He with a bucket, scooped some water and poured it on his back.
Xu He glared at him. It was possible to wash them before without washing them together, but now they can't wash them together. It's really not that strange.
Zhang Fangyuan was afraid that Xu He could not rub his back, so he sat down on the stool and turned his back to let Xu He rub his back.
He waited patiently, and soon a hand touched his back. There was not much flesh on that hand, and one could clearly see the slender and beautiful shape of the joints. There were calluses on the palm, and it felt a little itchy when it rubbed against his back. The itching spread to the nerves on his back, and it made him think of something.
He closed his eyes slightly and was about to sigh when he suddenly felt a burning sensation on his back. He had rubbed it too vigorously.
"You use a dry loofah net!"
Xu He smiled innocently: "The tables at the other end of the teahouse are all scrubbed with a dry loofah net dipped in soap nuts."
Zhang Fangyuan's shoulders are very broad, and they taper inward into a narrow waist. Xu He supported his back with one hand and used the other hand to scrub with a loofah. He felt that Zhang Fangyuan's back was broad, and scrubbing it himself was no different from washing a table.
“You think I’m a table?”
Zhang Fangyuan turned around and grabbed Xu He's wrist, wanting to give him a beating, but seeing that he was wet, he gave up and just poured some water on his face.
The two of them showered for a stick of incense. The rain outside showed no sign of stopping. The doors and windows of the house were closed tightly, and the candlelight was swaying left and right due to the wind coming in through the gaps.
Zhang Fangyuan held Xu He in his arms and wiped his hair carefully. It would take a while for hair to dry if washed on a rainy night, so since it was still early, Zhang Fangyuan used some charcoal to light a brazier and wiped his hair.
Xu He was sitting on Zhang Fangyuan and was touched on the head. He could feel that the person behind him was a little excited, but Xu was roasted by the fire and felt a little groggy. He didn't want to pay attention to it. After all, he was often like this.
He leaned against Zhang Fangyuan with his eyes half closed and yawned.
Zhang Fangyuan was still thinking about drying his hair before doing something else. He lowered his head to glance at the person in his arms. It didn't seem like he was pretending. He touched Xu He's face, which was warmed by the fire: "Are you sleepy already?"
"Yeah." Xu He tilted his head and rubbed his face against Zhang Fangyuan's neck: "Ayuan, I want to sleep."
Zhang Fangyuan couldn't stand Xu He's coquettishness. Although he had handed over a large sum of money today in the hope of getting some benefits, seeing this situation, he still said, "Go to sleep. Dry your hair and I'll carry you back to the room to sleep."
"Um……"
Xu He responded with a little sleepiness in his voice, and soon his breathing became even. Zhang Fangyuan hugged him tighter.
Unexpectedly, this person slept until almost noon the next day. Zhang Fangyuan was so anxious that he was walking around the house without even leaving the stall.
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