Jijiexian

When Tengfeng woke up the next day, he found that Hanyu hadn't come back last night. When he went out to wash up, he found that the mute had been waiting outside for a long time.

He was carrying a large back basket, which was almost twice the size of his body. The outside of the back basket was covered with a layer of burlap. Of course Fujimine knew what was inside.Although Peng Yi is relatively peaceful, it is indeed better to cover up those shiny things.

The slaves in the distance looked here from time to time, and Tengfeng finished washing with the fastest speed. At this time, Hanyu's shadow was still not seen, and he did not dare to go to his elder brother. After hesitating for a while, he simply decided to go alone Set off.

There are a lot of people on the road to the city in the morning, most of them are like Fujimine, the master walks in front, and the slaves carry things behind the master, in order to let the slaves carry as much stuff as possible, they carry big baskets on their backs , the things loaded seem to be very heavy, and every step seems to be quite difficult. Only a very small number of slaves are pushing wooden carts, and the carts are naturally filled with more things, full of piles and hills Same.In addition, there were people driving cattle, sheep, poultry and the like. Those little things were always running around. It was probably the first time he went out alone. Fujimine found that he noticed many things that he didn't usually pay attention to.

Near the city gate, because of the morning market, the crowd gathered more and more. A row of wooden cages was erected near the city wall, and there was a high platform next to it. It was a place dedicated to slave trading. The slaves in the cages had not yet been branded. , if someone takes a fancy to them, they will be taken out, because Peng Guo has recently won a battle, and the price of slaves in Peng Yi is very cheap now, and many territories similar to the Tengfeng family are short of manpower, so the place for trading is relatively large. It's lively, but when there are too many people, it becomes chaotic, with beggars and thieves everywhere.

In addition, garbage and feces are also piled here and there, emitting a stench. Only at dusk, someone will drag a dung truck to take these things away, and then the next day is still the same, Fujimine's mother She warned him again and again not to get close to those dirty places, and she told him that the gnats on those low-level fools would make him sick.

"My lord! Give me something to eat, my lord..."

The closer to the city gate, the more beggars on both sides, they are big and small, one of them looks much younger than Tengfeng himself, and his whole body seems to be so thin that only bones are left.

Fujimine felt that he was very pitiful, but he didn't dare to give him the rice ball in his arms, because the result of doing so would attract all the beggars nearby, and this kind of chaos was enough to put him in unnecessary danger. Therefore, he was punished by his father.

"Master Feng is so early."

The soldiers guarding the gate were subordinates of Fujimine's father. As soon as they saw Fujimine, they came over and drove the beggars away with the spears in their hands like sheep. Things are checked.

"He belongs to my family, and he will go into the city with me today." When Tengfeng said, he pointed to the mute who was dragging behind him.

The soldier smiled and nodded, then turned around and shouted to the other colleagues: "Let that big man go, he belongs to Dr. Fuji's family."

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately let go of their dumb words, and two of them were cursing and didn't know what they said.Originally guarding the city gate of Pengyi was a lucrative job. The former gatekeeper stipulated that the soldiers could collect one-twentieth of the city entry tax, but Fujimine's father did not allow them to do so. Instead, he rewarded inspections for violations. Therefore, in order to make up for their income, these guys are very strict in every inspection, which makes many people who enter the city complain, and some people even deliberately choose other city gates to enter.Even in the clan school, children of the same clan complained to him, which almost made Fujimine wonder if his father did something wrong?

Entering the city, it seems to enter another world in the blink of an eye. Different from the market outside the city wall, there are also places for buying and selling in the city, but it looks clean and tidy here, and the products sold are all more delicate commodities, such as silk bronze mirrors, gold Silver, as well as various handicrafts and so on.

Walking on the road, neither Tengfeng nor Dumb looked around. There is no need to worry about getting lost here. The roads in Pengyi are paved with stone slabs and shaped like a grid. At the end is the inner city where Penghou and his ministers lived. , All of these are said to be modeled after the emperor's white jade capital, but the scale is much smaller.

"It should be here?" Fujimine stopped in front of a shop. Since it was the first time he came here, he didn't dare to go in even though he saw the signboard with the word "Mu" hanging outside.

The mute showed joy, and immediately nodded at him, and motioned him to go in.

While Fujimine was still hesitating, a man rushed out from the shop and knocked him to the ground.A broad and fat boy ran out in a hurry, followed by two attendants dressed as scholars.Fujimine didn't even have time to react, they had already disappeared on the other side of the street.

When the dumb hurriedly helped Tengfeng up, another person rushed out of the shop and shouted at the dumb, "Hey! You've come."

When the visitor saw Tengfeng's dress, he immediately restrained his description and welcomed the two of them in.Seeing that the furnishings inside were simple, mostly ordinary clay pots and bowls, Fujimine knew why the boss was so considerate.

"Why didn't Old Teng come?" Mu asked.

At this time, Tengfeng also recovered from the shock just now, and said as his uncle told him yesterday: "I am Tengfeng, and I came to trade with you on behalf of my uncle."

When Mrs. Mu heard that it was the old man's descendant, and he recognized the mute before, he didn't say much, and concentrated on inspecting the goods. Soon after the inventory was completed, he couldn't help smiling, and went back into the inner room. When he came out again, he already had a bag of cloth money in his hand, and he handed the money bag to Tengfeng himself.

(*Cloth money is also called cloth coin, it is a coin in the shape of a farm tool, and its shape is similar to a shovel)

Fujimine had learned arithmetic in the clan school, but he didn't intend to open the purse and count it face to face, he just said: "Uncle told me, if the money is not correct, next time I will not trade with you. The doctor's father will also come to you personally with his retainers, have you counted them all?" This is also what the old man confessed yesterday.

When Mu's face changed upon hearing this, he took the purse back and said at the same time: "Let me count it again." After saying that, he went back to the back room, and when he reappeared, Tengfeng found that the purse in his hand was heavy. More than doubled.There are also two pieces of gold and silver in the money bag, which are the raw materials for the next round, half of which is also the deposit.

When Tengfeng held it in his hand, his heart was pounding. He had never seen so much money, and he couldn't handle it anymore. Fortunately, the mute behind him was quite strong, and it was not the first time he took money. Once done, it will be packed in the back basket soon.

After coming out of Mu's shop, Tengfeng was going to the school where the clan was located. A slave could not go out of the city alone, so the mute happened to go with him as an attendant.Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the door of the school, Han Yu rushed over anxiously, and said:

"Where did you go to play? You obviously left before me but you're only here now. The adults are waiting anxiously."

Tengfeng was quite caught off guard by Han Yu's appearance, and after yelling, he didn't know how to react. Seeing his dazed look, Han Yu simply reached out and grabbed him, leading him and rushed inside.

In the school, beside the teacher Mo Zu sat a long-bearded scholar. He looked arrogant and seemed impatient. Mo Zu, who was usually not very expressive, had to keep comforting him, apologizing.

The ethnology students around were a little gloating.

"Here, here, teacher, Tengfeng is here." After Han Yu pulled Tengfeng over, he pushed him in front of the people.

Tengfeng still looked puzzled at the moment, and because of the previous fall, his body was still covered with dust, the first impression he gave was - "I don't know where I played like crazy." That proud man Immediately snorted.

Since he had seen Tengqing's relationship before, Tengfeng was not stage-frightened in front of that person at the moment. In Pengguo, the only one who could be nobler than Liuqing was Peng Hou. The person in front of him couldn't possibly be the monarch!So he straightened his clothes a little as usual, and said respectfully to Mo Zu: "Why did the teacher call me?"

What is strange is that after Fujimine said this, the face of the angry person just now suddenly improved a lot.Then I heard Mo Zu say: "Mr. Nanwang still lacks a companion to read. Yesterday, the master read your handwriting and recommended it to the monarch. The monarch has agreed. From now on, you will study with Mr. Nanwang. This one It's Mr. Qiu from Shenjun's mansion who came here to take you to Shenjun's mansion."