Now that Ye Qinglan had already decided to accept the matter, Ji Chunshan didn't delay any longer, and turned back to the town that afternoon.

Shopkeeper Song of the book store saw Ji Chunshan came again after only half a day, and immediately got up and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Ji is here, please come in quickly."

Seeing Shopkeeper Song being so enthusiastic, Ji Chunshan also smiled and said, "Treasurer Song is polite."

"Brother Ji is being polite, I don't know but what I said earlier made me answer?" Although after hearing what the eldest son said, he also felt that this matter is likely to be possible, but Shopkeeper Song still wanted to ask a question.

Ji Chunshan said: "Exactly, my younger brother has already agreed to this matter, but it is inconvenient for my younger brother to go out now, so I can only convey it on my behalf. I wonder if there will be any inconvenience?"

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, just accept it, and the rest is easy to talk about. Come, please sit in the inner hall, let's talk about it in detail." Shopkeeper Song hurriedly said, and then told the waiter, "Xiao Liu, go and pour tea."

Ji Chunshan then followed Shopkeeper Song into the inner room and sat down, and the clerk called Xiao Liu served two more cups of fragrant tea.

"Brother Ji, you don't know how much effort I have spent in finding a suitable painter for Mr. Jinyu. Not to mention the town, I have searched all over the county, but I can't get what I want. Mr. Jinyu is extremely demanding. Gao, I couldn't find a suitable painter, so I refused to print and sell the manuscript. Those who bought the script and read half of it but didn't see the follow-up, of course they don't follow, but I worry about it." Xu Shi felt so depressed. After a long time, as soon as he sat down, Shopkeeper Song began to chatter.

But Ji Chunshan heard something else, and asked: "So Mr. Jin Yu actually had a suitable painter before?"

"Of course there are." Shopkeeper Song thought of something, showing disgust, and said, "It's just that the man looked good at first glance, his painting skills are good, and he is also polite and reasonable. I don't think it's been a long time. , but had some dirty thoughts, and was kicked out by Mr. Jin Yu."

Ji Chunshan nodded, although the shopkeeper didn't say the specific reason, but even if it was something bad, there was no need to know, so he didn't ask any more questions.

After the gossip is over, it's time to talk about the business.

"I wonder if Mr. Jin Yu has any requirements for the paintings?" Ji Chunshan asked.

Shopkeeper Song said sternly: "Mr. Jin Yu should have met with the painter in person to explain the requirements for the painting, but since it was inconvenient for my younger brother, Mr. Jin Yu wrote down all the requirements, and Brother Ji took it back to show my younger brother. In addition, I will also give a copy of the manuscript that matches the painting, and I will ask you to read it through, it will also be helpful for painting." After finishing speaking, shopkeeper Song got up, and took a copy from a book case next to him. A square wooden box came over.

When Ji Chunshan heard it, he thought to himself: Mr. Jinyu only met once in the morning, and when he came again in the afternoon, he had written all the requests in advance, and he was really sure that he would not be rejected.

When he opened the box and took a look, he saw two thick stacks of manuscripts filled with words written in a cross. The word 'one' was written on the top of the first sheet.Ji Chunshan took out a stack of paper manuscripts placed horizontally on the top, looked at the last one directly, and found the word 'Fifteen' on the top, and asked, "I wonder if Mr. Jinyu can request a time limit for the drawings?"

"Of course, the sooner the better, if it can be completed a few years ago, that would be great." Shopkeeper Song said.

When Ji Chunshan heard that, although he said urgently, he did not have a fixed date of death, he nodded in satisfaction, put back the manuscript, and closed the box.

Shopkeeper Song continued: "In terms of remuneration, Mr. Jin Yu asked for three hundred texts for each painting. In addition, if you painted something other than the requirements, after seeing it, Mr. Jin Yu also liked it very much and decided to pay for it. If it is added to the booklet to be printed and sold, it will be a pair of [-] Wen."

But Ji Chunshan asked: "The dozen or so paintings requested don't need to be checked by Mr. Jin Yu?"

"Mr. Jin Yu is inviting his younger brother to paint, and he is recognizing his ability. It's just superfluous to check it. Brother Ji is too worried." Shopkeeper Song said with a smile.

Ji Chunshan nodded, regardless of whether the words were true or not, at least they sounded comfortable.But he also knew that although shopkeeper Song said that there was no need to inspect it, if the painting really didn't meet their liking, even if they were paid a penny this time, there would be no next time.

All that should be said has been said, Ji Chunshan thinks that there is nothing missing, so he got up holding the wooden box and bid farewell to Shopkeeper Song.

Shopkeeper Song delivered Ji Chunshan to the door of the store in person, and couldn't help but said: "Brother Ji, can you go back and tell Brother Ling to ask him to finish these paintings as soon as possible? , I'm afraid someone will smash the shop."

"Shopkeeper Song, don't worry, when the painting is ready, I will bring it to you without delay, don't worry." Ji Chunshan said with a smile, but he didn't respond to Shopkeeper Song's request.

Shopkeeper Song remembered that Ji Chunshan's younger brother was inconvenient to go out, probably because he was unwell, but he didn't think well, so he said: "Then thank you, Brother Ji, and go slowly."

Ji Chunshan nodded slightly, and said, "Shopkeeper Song, stay here and take my leave."

After that, he turned and left.

When he returned to Anping Village, he was walking towards his home when he heard noises in the village.As soon as Ji Chunshan's footsteps turned, he walked towards the village. As he got closer, he could hear more and more clearly, there were men and women, there were angry curses, and there were mournful cries.He followed the sound and saw that the door of a family was wide open. There were many villagers around the door, and he could vaguely hear the scolding of the village chief.

"Li Ergou, don't go too far! This is my Anping Village, I'm here, and it's not your turn to be a junior from another village! I don't care if you find a child, but you smashed a guy from my village today What, you have to pay me everything, or you can see if you can get out of this village!" Feng Deli stood in the gate of Jin's house, pointing to Shen Shen, a man in his 30s who wore thick boots but looked like a slut in the yard. shouted loudly, standing behind him was his eldest son, Feng Guang'an, and two other young men from the village.

The man named Li Ergou raised his eyebrows, pointed at Feng Deli's nose and was about to start cursing when he was pulled behind him by a middle-aged man who looked a lot like him.

"Mr. Feng, my nephew is young and ignorant, and he is impatient to find a child. Don't mind if he is impulsive. Don't worry. Don't worry, we will pay as much as we should. It's just that the Jin family sister and brother kidnapped my grandniece. , and hid them privately, how can this be done? I also ask Village Chief Feng to persuade them to hand them over, after all, they are from my Li family, right?" Li Ergou's uncle, Li Sheng, is not like his nephew. As frivolous and impetuous as he is, he looks upright, speaks softly and politely, and is not annoying just to look at.

As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling person with your hand. Li Sheng apologized for his nephew, and spoke calmly with a smile. , the young man standing in front of the two female relatives asked: "Jin Feng, did you and your sister take Li Daya away from the Li family?"

Jin Feng stared at Li Ergou with red eyes, and said in a rough voice, "No!"

Jin cried so much that she couldn't stand herself, and was supported by her sister-in-law, shaking her head in tears.

Feng Deli nodded, and then asked Li Sheng, "I wonder if the two of you have found someone in the Jin family?"

Li Sheng said: "Since the brothers and sisters of the Jin family have kidnapped someone, they must have guessed that we will come to look for them, so how could they hide him at home?"

"Then it's gone? If that's the case, then there's nothing I can do. I'm not a fairy, and I can't conjure someone out of thin air. Do you want to look for it elsewhere?" Feng Deli could only ask, with a helpless expression. look.

Li Sheng laughed angrily. He flicked his sleeves, but immediately changed his face, and said coldly: "What does Village Chief Feng mean? The people in the village saw that Mrs. Jin took Li Daya with their own eyes. If you don’t look for her, who do you want someone to look for? If you don’t distinguish between right and wrong, and only care about protecting the people in your own village, then I can only go to the county master to give my Li family justice!"

Feng Deli didn't care about Li Sheng's sudden change of face, but when he heard the words of the county master, his expression was slightly condensed. He glanced at Jin who had collapsed on the ground, sighed in his heart, and said: "Who is real and who is fake? Whether it is right or wrong, I believe the county lord can make his own judgment, if you want to go, then go."

Li Sheng's face was completely gloomy. He snorted coldly and said, "Okay, let's wait and see! Haoer, let's go!"

Li Ergou also knew that he returned without success this time, and he was very angry, but he was surrounded by people from Anping Village, so he didn't dare to do anything, so he spat hard and scolded his mother.

"Wait." Feng Deli did not give way, but pointed to the messy yard full of broken pots and bowls.

Li Sheng's face turned blue again, he reached out his hand to feel in his bosom, and finally found a piece of broken silver the size of a little finger.Thinking of today's trip, not only failed to bring the person back, but also lost three qian, I felt very angry.

Seeing Feng Deli who was still blocking the door and not giving way, Li Sheng gritted his teeth and threw the silver on the ground with a pained face, regretting in his heart that he didn't even have a single coin on him except the silver in order to show his wealth.Looking at Feng Deli, who was out of the way, and the surrounding villagers of Anping Village, he secretly hated again, sooner or later he would want the Jin family siblings, Feng Deli, and everyone in Anping Village to look good.

The uncle and nephew of the Li family came aggressively, and finally left in despair, and the surrounding villagers also dispersed.

Ji Chunshan had already returned home at this time, he listened to a few words outside Jin's house, and based on the gossip of the spectators, he roughly understood what happened.

The eldest sister of the Jin family, Jin Shi, was divorced by her husband's family two years ago because she did not have a son. She has a biological daughter named Li Daya, who is ten years old this year, so she stayed in the Li family.It's a pity that the mother was divorced on the front foot, and the stepmother entered the door on the back foot, and gave birth to a full-term son in less than seven months.

As the saying goes, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. This Li Daya has become a coptis soaked in bitter water, not to mention working without enough food and clothing, and being beaten and scolded by the stepmother from time to time. Rubbing, if that's the case, it's fine, and after a few years, she will marry.

But Li Daya is only ten years old this year, and her stepmother wants to send her to the rich man in the town, Wan's family, to be the No. 70 concubine of Mrs. Wan, who is already in her 30s.Li Daya has been begging for life under her stepmother for a long time, and she has been forced to grow a few thoughts. She knew that Wan's family was a pit of fire, so she secretly packed her things and escaped from the house at night.

The Li family lost someone and couldn't explain to the Wan family, so they wanted to find him.Li Daya was only ten years old, and she didn't bring any money with her. She had no other place to go except to go to her own mother, so Li Sheng brought Li Daya's father, Li Ergou, to the Jin family to ask for someone.

Ji Chunshan was naturally very sympathetic to Li Daya, but he couldn't think of any way to help them.It is impossible for the Li family to let people go, and it is absolutely impossible to go back to the Li family. If you don't go back, you have to hide and hide. You will never be able to live a bright and aboveboard life, and maybe you will even hurt your relatives.

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