Scroll of Seeking Jue in the Realm of the Ten Directions

Shopkeeper Hao blocked it with his hand, and said with a smile: "I have something I want you to recognize, you really have good eyesight." He turned around and took a black box from the shelf next to him as he spoke, and opened the box with his key. Opening it, the box was divided into three layers, each layer was made of red velvet fine cloth. He reached out and took out a jade bracelet from the first layer, wiped it carefully with a piece of rabbit fur, and brought it to Mr. Jue Ming, saying, "My lord, please look at this bracelet." How much does a bracelet cost?"

Mr. Jue Ming didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and seeing that the owner of Furuilou next to him was silent, he took the bracelet and looked at it, then put the bracelet back on the piece of rabbit fur, and said with a smile, "This bracelet It imitates the carving method of Zhou's family in Lanzhou, which is rich in four seasons when flowers bloom. Compared with the jade carvings that are not rumored by the Zhou family, the second layer of petals inlaid inside cannot be rotated, and the shape is just similar. If I were to bid, more than 100 taels of silver would be too high. This number." Jun Jue Ming stretched out five slender fingers and waved them in front of Shopkeeper Hao.

Shopkeeper Hao laughed and said, "That's right, I only paid 48 taels for this bracelet, but how did you guess that I only spent less than half of the price?"

Jue Mingjun twitched his lips. How could he not know that the pawnshops under Zhenyue Tower only pay half of the market value for dead pawns, and less than 1/3 for live pawns. "It's just a guess."

Shopkeeper Hao opened the first layer to reveal the second layer of the box. Inside was a string of Buddhist beads. He took out the beads and handed them to Jun Ming, saying, "Look at this." Picked one by one, put it under the nose again, smelled it and said: "This string of beads is made of golden nan tree tumors that turn into jade. Golden nan is very common, but the material of this string of beads is jade. This kind of material that looks like jade but not jade can only be found in Nanzhao, which is south of the Han Dynasty. The fly in the ointment is that three beads of this Buddha bead have slight flaws in them. If it is in Nanzhao, 20 taels of silver are enough. carry on."

Shopkeeper Hao nodded and said, "That's true. This Buddhist bead was coded by a Nanzhao merchant, and he only got five fox skins."

Shopkeeper Hao was about to take out a seal from the third floor, but Mr. Caesar stopped him and said, "There's no need to take it out, it's a fake imitation of chicken blood jelly, and it's worthless."

Shopkeeper Hao paused for a moment, then burst out laughing, put the two things on the table back into the box, and praised: "Young master is so young, you are so smart, old Hao Er admires it, seeing how young master is wearing, you should wear it." It’s from a wealthy family, why do you want to pawn your belongings?”

Bai Shan was already impressed by Jue Ming Jun's eyesight, and answered for him, "My lord has taken a fancy to that mink cloak, but he forgot to bring the taels of silver today, that's why."

Shopkeeper Hao stroked his own mustache, sized up Jun Mingjun without any trace, and said, "Master, I came to Santong City to do business."

Jue Mingjun nodded. He is now Fengji's owner, and he said that he is good at business. What's wrong with the shopkeeper Hao? His lips thickened, and he said in a low voice, "But it's a loss."

Being robbed of the business by your Furuilou, it should be a loss, Jun Mingjun nodded again.

Shopkeeper Hao clenched his fists and coughed lightly on his lips, "Looking at your age, you should have a wife and children." Han men can get married at sixteen, and men from rich and noble families can have concubines or concubines from the age of sixteen. Girl, most of them were married before the age of 16. Shopkeeper Hao asked this, which was a bit over the top, but Jun Mingjun shook his head as he wished, "Not married."

Shopkeeper Hao's eyes lit up and said, "May I ask you, is there anyone else by your side?"

"Shopkeeper Hao, what are you doing?" Zhan Linfeng walked to the table and said to Shopkeeper Hao in a deep voice: "Our building rules, all pawned guests do not need to check their origins, the guests sign and press their fingerprints to confirm the source of the item Just be innocent." Fu bowed to Jue Mingjun again, and said, "Young Master Yahan, please forgive me for my innocence."

Jun Jueming gave him a hand, and replied, "My master is being polite, and Jue doesn't take it too seriously, but this jade hairpin is Jue's personal possession, if the shopkeeper suspects it."

Seeing his questioning, shopkeeper Hao displeased his master and puzzled Mr. Jue Ming, he waved his hands anxiously and said, "Master and master have misunderstood, the reason why I want to ask you about your personal affairs He loves talents." He simply said clearly, "I see that you behave elegantly, advance and retreat politely, and you are wearing the Confucian uniform with bamboo script that Han scholars like most. You must be rich, but when it snows heavily, you only wear the single clothes you would wear in early autumn, and you think that you may be in trouble now, and you have no money to buy winter clothes. Coarse cotton gown, but this should be the only clothes the young master has now. The young master does not want to insult his identity as a scholar by wearing only the inner clothes, so he uses the only hairpin on his head as a pawn. The young master thinks that he has no worries about food and clothing since he was born, so That's why I chose the mink. It can be seen that the young master is actually a person of great etiquette. In this three-link city, the most frequented businessmen are businessmen. When the young master goes out, he must bring silver taels. Now that he is in trouble, most of them are business losses. Or be cheated of money by a villain, since the son has no wife and children, and is alone in this city, the man is his home all over the world, son, you can read and write, and you have a pair of eyes that can discern gold and jade, old man Hao is bold , please leave this young master to take the place of Mr. Hao."

Shopkeeper Hao made a deep salute to Zhan Linfeng after finishing speaking, "Here." Zhan Linfeng was taken aback by Shopkeeper Hao's last words, and looked at Jun Mingjun with blank eyes, but there was hope Yi, he himself actually hoped that Jun Mingjun would follow the words of shopkeeper Hao and not refuse, but he hadn't recognized his own thoughts at the moment, so he looked at Jun Mingjun and waited for his answer.

Jun Jue Ming was a little dumbfounded when he heard what shopkeeper Hao said. He just lost his winter clothes on the way to Santong City, and happened to not bring any silver. So shopkeeper Hao came up with so many reasons. Today, he behaved like Confucian scholar, it’s just because he is wearing Confucian scholar’s ​​clothes today, but Furuilou’s pawn shopkeeper seems to be very interesting to do for a few days, and maybe he can understand the questions that Zhang Wanyou wants to clarify, so he said softly: “The shopkeeper That's a good guess, I'm really in trouble right now."

Shopkeeper Hao's face turned into a flower with a smile, and he waved his fat hands and said: "Everyone has misfortunes and fortunes, and no one has any difficulties. You are so smart, you will be like a fish in water in this Furui building, and you will be able to make great achievements. Our boss has always respected you. Talented scholars, young master, you can settle down here with confidence, although this Furui building is only a small business, but the owner's property spreads all over the country, young master, the future is boundless."

Finally, Zhan Linfeng couldn't bear to interrupt Shopkeeper Hao, "Shopkeeper Hao, this young master is just encountering some difficulties." He turned to Jun Ming and said, "If young master can't go elsewhere because of insufficient money, although Zhan is not a rich man, , you can also try your best to help the young master."

Jue Mingjun bowed to Zhan Lin Fengxing, "If the boss doesn't think Jue is stupid, please keep Jue. Even if he is a fellow in the hall, Jue is willing."

Shopkeeper Hao patted the table, "It's absolutely impossible." He finally bumped into a successor who came to his door, how could he let him be a clerk "You are a clerk, you are overqualified and useless, boss, old Haoer will never look at it." Wrong, he can be a good shopkeeper." He added in his heart: "As long as he wants to."

Zhan Linfeng seemed to have a knot of depression unraveling in his heart. He was worrying about the fact that shopkeeper Hao was going back to the south, and he couldn't find a suitable candidate. Now there happened to be someone who solved his difficulties. This person was not only talented Good-looking, knowledgeable and reasonable, without worries, he was really sent by God to help him, so the corners of his lips raised, revealing a knowing smile, Jun Jue Ming was taken aback, and returned his reply Looking at this face with a sincere smile, Zhan Linfeng felt that even the low black clouds and cold snowflakes outside the window were much cuter, and the shadow in his heart seemed to dissipate a little.

Zhan Linfeng said to Baishan: "Go and get the cloak chosen by this young master." Baishan hurriedly went, Zhan Linfeng said again: "I don't know how to call it yet." Jun Ming said: "It's Jue's negligence, Xiaosheng's surname is Ming , a single name with the word Jue." After finishing speaking, Zhan Linfeng hurriedly helped him up, "I am the owner of this Furui building, my surname is Zhan, my name is Lin Feng, the third in my family, and I have spent 26 years wasted this year."

"How old are you, my son?" Shopkeeper Hao looked at Jue Ming Jun with a smile, and Jue Ming Jun responded with a smile: "Ming Jue will be 25 after this year."

Several people were talking, when a person suddenly appeared by the door, it was Minghui who was going to put things away. He didn't know that in a short while, the landlord of his house became the shopkeeper of someone else's house. Suddenly speechless, he immediately knew that his master had stopped him, "Ah Hui, you came just in time, so I won't have to go back." Jun Jueming took two quick steps, and said with a wink to Minghui, "Mengfurui Building The boss will not give up, I have decided to settle down here, to be the shopkeeper, and I would like to trouble you to go back and report to your master, saying that I have settled down, and I hope he can rest assured that you don't need to run back and forth anymore."

Ming Hui immediately understood, returned a salute to him, and replied: "Master, this is really the best, Ming Hui thank you for your success, I will go back and report to the master." After speaking, he took out a few pieces of paper from his bosom and said: "These are all It's the master's wish, please accept it, young master, so that Minghui can go back to work." Jun Jueming took it and put it in his arms, Minghui saluted immediately, thanked the two people in the pavilion, and hurried After leaving, Minghui saw the oil-paper umbrella at the door, and knew that the master's order must have his intentions.

"That rash boy came here specially to find you." Shopkeeper Hao turned to the wooden table and said, looking at Minghui who was about to step out the door.

: "Oh, yes, he is the attendant of an old friend of mine. That friend of mine knew that I had encountered some difficulties in Santong City, and at the expense of the cost, he sent him to come and see." Mr. Jue Ming replied with a smile.

Shopkeeper Hao raised his leather hat with his fat hand, "Hmph, if you don't come by yourself, you only send an attendant who doesn't know what to do, and your friend won't be there either."

"Shopkeeper Hao." Zhan Linfeng winked at him, and shopkeeper Hao immediately stopped talking, and changed the subject to Jun Ming, "Come, come, today I will explain to you one by one the accounts in the building."

"Don't be so anxious, right?" Zhan Linfeng said.

It happened that Bai Shan took the cloak in, and Zhan Linfeng personally took the cloak two steps forward, and handed the cloak to Jun Jueming, saying: "This cloak is my meeting gift for Shopkeeper Ming."

"This, how embarrassing." Jue Mingjun was about to refuse. Now he has the bank note that Minghui just gave him, so he can buy it directly without using the jade hairpin as payment.

Seeing that he didn't want to pick it up, Zhan Linfeng shook off the cloak, draped it over Jun Mingjun's shoulders, and quickly buttoned up the neckline, saying, "The weather is cold, and the shopkeeper Ming is wearing too thin, so it's better to put it on."

Jun Jue Ming took half a step back without any trace, saluted Zhan Lin Feng, and said, "Thank you, Master."

"From now on, you will be the shopkeeper of Furuilou, and Furuilou needs your support."

"My boss, don't worry, Ming Jue will definitely serve you with all your heart."

"Oh, shopkeeper Ming, hurry up and come over with me to get acquainted with the accounts." Shopkeeper Hao said urgently.

"Yes, today I also want to thank Shopkeeper Hao for his kindness."

"No thanks, no thanks, the best way to thank me is for you to get familiar with the accounts as soon as possible. Who told me to have a good name."

Shopkeeper Hao has already taken out several ledger books from the box under the ebony table. Shopkeeper Hao's name, Mr. Jue Ming couldn't figure out what the matter of thanking him had anything to do with his name?Zhan Linfeng said from the side: "Shopkeeper Hao's single name is Ren."

Jun Ming suddenly realized.

Mr. Jueming did not expect that shopkeeper Hao is not only the shopkeeper of Jingdian Pavilion, but also the big accountant of the entire Furui Building, so what he wants to inherit is not only the few account books of Jingdian Pavilion, but also the entire Furui Building since its opening. All the incoming and outgoing accounts, income and expenditure details, it took him a whole day.Mr. Jue Ming felt that this was the only thing that consumed his mind since he was born. Furui Lou has studied a lot and classified many accounts. Fortunately, Mr. Jue Ming has an excellent memory and is blessed with spiritual power, so all accounts, large and small, are covered by him. I went through them one by one, and personally received a few guests who came to pawn. Although there were some deficiencies, they were all pointed out and corrected by the shopkeeper Hao who was sitting beside the stove. When it was getting dark, the two ordered again. After being busy with candles for a while, he finally handed over the work of the accounts. Haoren was very satisfied with Jue Mingjun's quick thinking and vivid memory. What he thought would take three days to complete was completed in one day. In order to consolidate The fruit of his own victory, he became a hands-off shopkeeper completely. Hao Ren packed his luggage overnight, prepared the carriage and manpower, and set off immediately out of Santong City at dawn, heading for the south of Han Kingdom. This is a later story.

Jue Mingjun stood up, packed up the bunch of keys left by Hao Ren, and tidied up all the account books. Hao Ren yawned and left an hour ago. Now it was midnight, and he extinguished the candle on the table. After leaving Jingdian Pavilion and locking it, when I turned around, I saw a wind lamp was still on by the edge of the courtyard downstairs, a figure was standing by the counter in the courtyard, the light of the wind lamp reflected on the face of that person, it was Zhan Lin Feng, "Shopkeeper Ming." Zhan Linfeng picked up the lantern and went upstairs, "Please come with me, the room is ready." Jun Jue Ming was stunned, he was so absorbed in reading the account book that he didn't realize that there was still a room downstairs. one person.

"My master has been waiting for me here for a long time?"

"Shortly, just arrived." Zhan Linfeng led the way with a lantern in front of him, "Shopkeeper Ming will live in the backyard with me. It was just laid out with ground dragons last month, so it's warmer. Shopkeeper Hao also lives there."

The backyard is a small courtyard, just behind the main building of Furui Building, connected with the Furui Building in front by a narrow corridor.

"Housekeeper Hao's room is the one on the left." Zhan Linfeng pointed to the room with light from the window, took Mr. Jue Ming to the room on the right, pushed the door open and said, "This room has always been empty, but Everything is new for me.”

He put the lantern on a desk by the window of the room, behind the desk was a chair, Jun Ming saw the oil lamp on the desk, just as he was about to ask Zhan Linfeng, he saw that he had already taken out the fire folder from his pocket , lit the lamp, and the room became a little brighter again. The room was small but very tidy. There was a wardrobe next to the bed, and there were newly laid mattresses and quilts on the bed.

"The bathroom is in the hut next to your house. I usually let Xiao Yuan prepare some hot water. In this yard, apart from the three of us, there is also a young man named Xiao Yuan who is in charge of cleaning. If you have anything to do with laundry, you can come to him." Zhan Linfeng gave some more careful instructions before retreating to the door, hesitating for a moment before saying, "Ming shopkeeper, where have we met before?"

Mr. Jue Ming smiled and shook his head and replied, "Today is the first time I have met my master, but my master is kind and humble, let me hit it off right away, as if today is the reunion of old friends, what does my master think?"

Zhan Linfeng nodded, "Exactly, it's late at night, shopkeeper Ming, let's rest."

After speaking, he took the lantern and went back to his house.

Zhan Linfeng was a little surprised by his actions today, why he would somehow feel familiar when he saw Jun Mingjun, he shook his head with a wry smile, it seemed that he was too depressed in this three-way city alone.

Jun Jueming waited for Zhan Linfeng to rest, and the lights in Hao Ren's room across the street were also turned off, and then he gently opened the door, entered the barrier again, gathered his spiritual power, and returned to Fengji. As expected, Minghui was still in Fengji Ji's guest room is waiting for him.

Jue Mingjun explained in detail, and asked him to remind Zhang Wanyou not to reveal his identity, and then he returned to the small courtyard of Furui Building, removed the barrier, and lay down on the bed with his clothes on. There were footsteps coming and going in and out of the courtyard, mixed with low voices. It was Hao Ren who was ordering Xiao Yuan to move things. The two left the courtyard. After a while, only one person returned to the small courtyard. Pursing his lips, it seemed that the treasurer Hao Ren had already sneaked away.

When the blue light brightened, there was a light knock on the door, and Jun Jue Ming deliberately asked in a lazy voice, "Who?"

"It's me." Zhan Linfeng whispered outside the door.

Jun Jue Ming got up and opened the door to see Lin Feng standing outside the door wearing only a brocade robe, holding a stack of neat clothes in his arms, "These winter clothes were newly sent by my family last month. I asked Xiao Yuan to wash them and put them away all the time." , Shopkeeper Ming, if you don’t mind it, you can wear it first, as it’s all unworn.” Zhan Linfeng added, fearing that Mr. Jue Ming would not accept it.

: "Well, how dare you ask for something from the master. I haven't been to work for a day, and I am very sorry to have received the cloak from the master yesterday." Even though Jue Mingjun said this, the corners of his lips could not help but rise slightly.

"Shopkeeper Ming, please don't be polite. It's cold. It's good if you freeze your body. Besides, Mr. Ming is now the pillar of my Furui Building. If you get cold, where can I find someone like Shopkeeper Ming?" He is talented and knowledgeable." Zhan Linfeng heard the news that Hao Ren had hired a carriage and left Santong City after waking up today, and Ming Jue, who just took over yesterday, was already Furui Building's treasurer and accountant of Jingjing Pavilion.

Jue Mingjun took the clothes, "Thank you, my master, for giving me the clothes. As long as Mingjue stays in the building for a day, I will definitely not disappoint my master."

"" Shopkeeper Ming is polite. Seeing him take it, Zhan Linfeng said: "There are still some daily utensils, I will ask Xiao Yuan to send them over later." "

"Thank you, my master." Mr. Jue Ming no longer refuses, and it would be hypocritical to refuse any more.

After Zhan Linfeng left, Jun Jueming entered the room to change clothes. Jun Jueming was only half a head taller than Zhan Linfeng, but his body shape was about the same. Most of the clothes sent by Zhan Linfeng were plain and elegant colors. She took out a light gray-blue dress and tied her hair with a headband of the same color before she approved the cloak and headed for the Jingdian Pavilion in front.

Standing in front of the window of Furui Building, Zhan Linfeng watched Jun Jueming walking in the snowflakes, his figure was bold and light, like the breeze of willows blowing across the water in spring, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Such a character should only be in the painting. He is quite satisfied with his body and appearance. Compared with Jue Ming Jun, he only thinks that Jue Ming Jun is the white cloud in the sky. He doesn't call it mud, but at most he can only be regarded as a piece. That's all bluestone.

There are not many things in Jingdian Pavilion. When someone comes to pawn, they will give a similar price. As long as the customer can accept it, the deal will be considered. Jue Mingjun looks handsome, and his words are gentle and polite. After a few days, the business is done. It was more than when Hao Ren was there, and the profit was [-]% more. Seeing this, Zhan Linfeng felt relieved, thinking that Hao Ren had finally done a good deed before he ran away. Jue Mingjun's eyes It was also very different, and even thought that if I had met him a few years earlier, would there be any difference.