Scroll of Seeking Jue in the Realm of the Ten Directions

For two days in a row, Jue Mingjun sat in front of the window to draw patterns when he returned to the small courtyard. Zhan Linfeng just watched from the window at first, and then sat in the house to study ink and brush for him. , but he is very used to Zhan Linfeng's help, not to mention subconsciously, this jade pendant was also carved for Zhan Linfeng, and Zhan Linfeng should come to help, but he didn't notice that the way Zhan Linfeng looked at him was slowly changing.

The fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year is one of the busiest two days in Santong City, and the other day is the first day of the Lunar New Year. In these two days, businessmen from the surrounding Tatahan and Mongolian countries will set up temporary stalls to sell various goods. Furui Building He was also busy a lot. Mr. Jue Ming connected several businesses. When the door was about to close, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy came to Jingdian Pavilion. The boy was wearing Tata clothes and a worn-out hat on his head. He was wearing a turban, and his body was thin, but his eyes were black and bright. He looked around first, and saw that the person sitting behind the table was lowering his head to write an account book. He waited for a while before asking: "May I ask if this can be used as something?"

": What do you want to be, little brother?" Seeing that he finally opened his mouth, Jun Jue Ming put down his pen and asked.

The young man walked to the table, took out a piece of coarse cloth from his inner coat, and spread it out on the table. Inside the coarse cloth was an extremely exquisite rouge frozen jade pendant. There are also clear veins engraved on it, and the tip of each lotus petal is slightly darker lavender. On the front of the jade pendant is a word "和". Jun Jue Ming picked up the jade pendant and started gently. , and on the back are the eight small characters of "Lotus blooming treasures, golden branches and jade leaves".

": Do you want to be it?" This piece of rouge frozen warm jade is exquisitely carved, and the jade material is very rare. Jun Ming speculated that the person wearing it was a noble woman.

The boy nodded, "This is left to me by my mother, shopkeeper, how much do you think it is worth?"

Jun Jue Ming looked at the boy, ": Since it belongs to your mother, why should you pawn it?"

The young man's eyes gradually turned red, and he said in a hoarse voice: "My mother is seriously ill, and I have no money to treat her, so I have to pawn it and exchange it for money so that I can hire a doctor."

": How much do you want to be?" Jue Mingjun is the shopkeeper of Furuilou, he is noncommittal to the young man's words, but this is indeed a rare and good jade, if Zhan Linfeng sees it, he will definitely like it, Jue Mingjun thought of Zhan Lin Feng has a hobby of collecting jade articles, so he wants to keep this jade pendant for him.

": 50 taels." The young man said in a low voice

": 50 taels?" Jue Ming Jun asked back, this jade pendant is indeed worth 50 taels - gold.

": Is it too much? Or 45 taels, broken silver and bank notes are fine." The boy said tentatively.

": Let's sign the contract." Jun Jue Ming pushed the written contract in front of him and said, "50 taels of silver will be pawned, and both silver and goods will be paid, how about it?"

The young man took the pen, wrote his name on the bottom of the contract with twists and turns, and pressed his fingerprints, and Jun Ming took out a 50 tael exchange ticket and said, "Go get the money now."

The young man nodded gratefully, took the redemption ticket and left. Jun Jueming picked up the jade pendant again, wiped it with velvet, and was about to put it in the box when Zhan Linfeng turned in. He was wearing a purple gold jade crown, and She was wearing a snow-white fox fur, and she held a small warm stove in her hand, "Master Ming, it's closed. Today, I sent someone to bring over warm mutton soup. Xiao Yuan warmed up the wine, why don't you have a glass?" Zhan Lin Feng walked to the table and saw the jade pendant in Jun Jue Ming's hands, he couldn't help being surprised, "This is it?"

": A young man just took it as a pawn." Mr. Jue Ming handed him the jade pendant.

": Rouge frozen warm jade, my master came just in time, I think my master likes to collect jades on weekdays, this jade pendant is very rare, you might as well keep it for yourself." Zhan Linfeng took it and carefully looked at it ": This jade pendant was owned by a young man Dang, what kind of boy is he?"

Jun Jue Ming saw that his brows were slightly frowned, "Is there a problem?" This jade pendant is indeed a rouge-frozen warm jade, so it must have come from a wrong path. Thinking of this, he recalled the boy's clothes, such a jade pendant in his hand There is indeed something strange in it, ": If the origin is not correct, the owner will find it and return it to the person. I only pawned him 50 taels of silver, and I will make up for it later."

Seeing what he said, Zhan Linfeng was afraid that he might misunderstand, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "It's not about money, this jade pendant seems to belong to the Tata royal family.

": Oh?" ​​Jun Jue Ming was a little puzzled, he had seen the identity jade badge of the Tata royal family before.": I have heard that the jade badge of the Tata clan's identity was carved from gold silk and black jade, with a golden ring system The golden silk sash has royal eagle patterns on it, and I have never heard of it being used for rouge and frozen jade."

": The shopkeeper Ming is talking about the jade pendant of Prince Tata. This jade pendant is made of the rouge jade used by the princesses and princesses of the Tata royal family. Using such words, Zhan Linfeng explained.

He actually didn't know very well, but a few years ago, he heard Liu Yuheng talk about it, and thinking of Liu Yuheng, Zhan Linfeng already realized that he could hardly remember what Liu Yuheng looked like, and only a touch of golden peacock orchid remained in his memory. corner of the clothes.

": Since it's accepted, let's put it in the building first, it's not a big deal, Zhan Lin Fengdao": Let's go. "

Jue Mingjun nodded and put away the jade pendant. If no one came looking for it, it would be worth grinding out the handwriting and making other jade ornaments.

When the two left the Furui Building and returned to the small courtyard, Xiao Yuan had already warmed up the mutton soup and wine, and they snuggled together on the small stove. After Hao Ren left, his room was vacated, and Zhan Linfeng took the The bed was replaced by a square table, and the ground dragon was opened to make a fireplace. I often invited Mr. Jueming to have dinner here. Enjoy, after three glasses of Mongolian strong wine, Zhan Linfeng's alcohol was a little bit high, he looked at the opposite Jun Mingjun with a drunken eye and smiled: "Ming shopkeeper, Ming Jue, why every time I see you, there is a smile. It's a familiar feeling."

Jun Jue Ming avoids his outstretched hand, gently presses him back to the cushion and said: "Maybe it's because this face looks too passer-by?"

": Passers-by? Hehe, Mingjue, you really know how to joke, your face, a person like you, as long as people see you once, they will be unforgettable for a lifetime. Quite a few, you, you." Zhan Linfeng couldn't find an appropriate word to describe Jun Mingjun, he couldn't speak for a while, and then continued: "I remember, your eyes, here." He pointed Pointing to the corners of his eyes ": I have seen such eyes a long time ago." He seemed to be lost in memory, and murmured: "Those eyes look cold and a little scary, but in fact, as long as you look into them, you will You find that there is a gentle spring hidden under the ice, like a star in the sky, you think it is very small, just because it flies too high, so high that you can never catch it, you can only watch it. will be gone."

": Master." Jun Jue Ming called him softly when he saw that his rosy clouds were flushed, his eyes were full of tears, and the water was shining brightly.

": Hmm." Zhan Linfeng looked up ": Mingjue, you call me Mo is the owner? Mingjue, you can call me Lingxuan, when you call me Lingxuan, I will be happier, like, we are like Like a friend." Zhan Linfeng grabbed the jug and said, "Wine."

Jue Mingjun stopped him and stretched out his hand to pour half a glass for him, and handed it to his hand, Zhan Linfeng grabbed the wine glass, stared at the shaking liquor in a daze: Mingjue, tell me, what is my boss? Well done, or badly done."

": Dong... Why did Ling Xuan say that?"

": When Hao Ren was here, he often said to me that the guy in the building should not only make him fear you, but also let him respect you, and let him have the benefits he deserves, but not give him too much. Business As a partner in business, you must be clear about the big things, and be vague when you should be vague about the small things. Everything must be balanced so that all kinds of things can be reconciled. When I first learned about business, my father said it all, and I have always been there. Pursuing this principle, but after so many years, there is no one who can speak freely, even in front of people who should be very familiar, I dare not say what I want to say, I have a very bad life." Zhan Lin Feng picked up the wine cup, drank it, looked at Jue Ming Jun with red eyes, and continued: "Ming Jue, you are so transparent, I don't even know it's right for you to be the shopkeeper in the building." , I can see that you are very good, you are very good, even the famous Mr. Jinqiu and Mr. Situ in Beijing, I am afraid they are not as good, above the temple, at the foot of the emperor is the place you should stand, but I, I I just want someone who can listen to me, and I feel kind when I see you."

Jun Ming took the wine cup from his hand, ": Ling Xuan, you drank a little too much today."

Zhan Linfeng waved his hand: "I'm not drunk, I just want to talk, Mingjue, if you don't find listening interesting, go back to the house first, the winter is cold and the night is cold, I have asked Xiao Yuan to burn the earth dragon for you. "

": It's not boring, it's just that I'm afraid that if you drink too much alcohol, you'll hurt yourself. In fact, there's something I've always wanted to ask you, Ling Xuan." Mr. Jue Ming changed the topic: "I heard from the guy in the building that our building Many of the North and South goods here are cheaper than those sold by other shops, so it won't be a loss of capital."

Zhan Linfeng supported the wooden table with his hands, and said with a smile: "It's just that the place where the goods come from is cheap, and it won't lose money. I've come to Santong not long ago, so I can make less profit and get to know more merchants. Let's take it slowly. "

": The place where the goods are picked, where is it so cheap." Zhan Linfeng raised his eyes, smiled for a while, and said with a smile: "Ming Jue wants to know."

: "If Ling Xuan, it's not convenient for you to tell me." Then he had to check the escort caravan by himself.

": Actually, it's not a secret. My elder brother, Zhan Fengqi, arranged for me these goods. He owns a kiln factory in Hanguo, Chashan. Of course, I also have some. Tata's goods, many of them come from Baojing Mountain. That is my second brother's property, I have an iron mine in the south of Mongolia, and the ore produced will compensate them in this way." Zhan Linfeng said.

Jue Mingjun nodded, "As long as there is no loss, Ling Xuan is originally from the Zhan family, a large merchant family in the Han Dynasty." Jue Ming Jun heard that the two young masters of the Zhan family were business geniuses, but he did not expect that the Zhan family had an old man. three.

": I was raised by my mother's family since I was a child, and I only returned to my father when I was 13 years old, so my elder brother and second elder brother always take care of me." Zhan Linfeng lowered his head and said softly.

The two talked for a while, and Jue Mingjun got up and went back to his room. In half a month, it will be the second day of the twelfth lunar month. His days in Furui Building are numbered. Zhan Linfeng is just a passerby. , There are too many passers-by like this.