Near Kyoto, somewhere temple.
In the meditation room, a young monk said, "I don't know how the glazed Guanyin in Hanshan Temple came here. They are very tight-lipped, so I didn't find out anything. However, it is said that Chang'an County Bo Li Yi was at the Princess Chang's birthday banquet. A glass statue was given to the princess, and many people saw it at the time."
The old monk frowned and asked, "Oh, did you ever know where Li County Bo's glass statue came from?"
The little monk said: "It is said that I bought it from a few foreign merchants, and I can't find out if there are more."
Another temple.
"Foreign merchants?" The middle-aged monk pondered for a while and said, "Tell the disciples in the city to pay more attention to the foreign merchants in the city these days."
Then another thing came to mind, and he asked, "By the way, what did Zhang Dashan who went to Hanshan Temple say?"
Zhang Dashan is a loyal pilgrim of Fahua Temple, and he donates thousands of taels of incense money every year. This time, he was entrusted to Hanshan Temple to inquire about news.
A look of embarrassment appeared on the young monk's face, and he said, "Master Zhang Dashan saw the glass statue there, and then..."
"Then what happened?" Seeing his hesitation, the middle-aged monk asked.
"Then donate one thousand taels of incense money to Hanshan Temple."
"..."
"Tanyin old bald donkey, my Fahua Temple is incompatible with you!"
There was a voice of fury in the meditation room.
Not long after, the young monk came out of the meditation room, looked back, shook his head and sighed.
Although it is said that robbing believers and taking incense from people is a taboo in various temples, but the master and his elders scolded the monks of Hanshan Temple as bald donkeys, didn't they also scold themselves
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"Brother Li, does the Fang Nursing House in your family misunderstand Wang?"
The two were walking on the street, Wang Yong turned around and asked Li Yidao with some doubts.
"Brother Wang, why did you say that?" Li Yi looked back at him and asked.
"I always feel that there is something wrong with the way he looks at me..." Wang Yong thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Maybe I feel wrong..."
It feels right, after all, he smashed something worth thousands of taels to tens of thousands of taels like that. With Lao Fang's money-hungry temperament, it was already extremely restrained not to wring his head off and kick him like a ball. .
Of course, Li Yi couldn't tell the reason, so he waved his hand and said, "Brother Wang, don't think too much. He may have been scolded by his mother-in-law yesterday. He is in a bad mood these days, so don't worry about it, Brother Wang."
"It should be so." Wang Yong nodded.
Thinking of something, he looked at Li Yi and asked, "The glazed Avalokitesvara statue in Hanshan Temple is also from Brother Li, right?"
Li Yi nodded, and said: "Yes, Brother Wang also knows that our Jingguo does not produce colored glaze, but those foreign merchants often travel thousands of miles to sell these things. If the money is eager to sell, they all get it at a low price."
Wang Yong was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Didn't Brother Li say that it was dug from the Liuli Mine?"
"Ah, is it?"
Wang Yong nodded and said, "Yes."
Li Yi looked at him and said, "Brother Wang, please remember that in the future, you can't talk nonsense like this. It's dug out from the mine, but it has to be handed over to the country..."
Wang Yong looked at him, nodded half understanding.
"Uncle, I'm back." Lao Fang went to inspect the shop just now, and now he caught up from behind. After talking to Li Yi, he turned to look at Wang Yong, and his face sank instantly.
A look of doubt appeared on Wang Yong's face, and he asked, "Dare to ask this brother, is Wang..."
"Brother, what brother, I don't have a prodigal brother like you!" Lao Fang's face turned pale, and he said, "If you were my younger brother, your leg would have been broken..."
"Why did you say that, brother?" The expression on Wang Yong's face was even more puzzled.
"How dare you ask..."
Seeing Lao Fang tending to roll up his sleeves, Li Yi hastily pulled him away, and whispered: "This is a guest, don't be rude..."
Turning around, he smiled apologetically at Wang Yong, "Brother Wang, I'm sorry, Lao Fang is a little emotional today, no wonder..."
Watching Li Yi pull the big man away, Wang Yong stood where he was, looked at the entourage around him, and then at the direction in which they left, feeling at a loss.
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"Uncle, if you hadn't dragged me just now, I would have made him pay thousands of taels of silver!"
Not seeing Wang Yong anymore, Lao Fang was still furious.
"Okay, okay, don't treat others like that in the future, isn't it just a glass ball, it's not worth a lot of money." Li Yi waved his hand, changed the subject, and asked, "What happened to the shop over there just now?"
Lao Fang curled his lips and said, "I don't know what happened to some foreign merchants. They were stopped in the shop. They delayed our business in broad daylight, and I kicked them all out."
When people in Kyoto call foreigners, they also use circumstances.
If it was Qi State or Zhao State or Wu State, they would be called Qi people, Zhao people, etc. After all, they have the same yellow skin, black hair and black eyes, and the wars belong to wars, and they still regard each other as the same clan in their hearts.
The name Fanbang has some derogatory connotations.
Those businessmen from the small country of Fanbang who have different skin color, hair color, and appearance are different from ordinary people. Walking on the streets of Kyoto, they can be recognized at a glance.
As for their treatment in Kyoto, naturally it cannot be compared with other big countries.
"I don't know what's going on. It seems that everyone is looking for those foreign businessmen these days..."
Lao Fang muttered something, and a few people passed by in a hurry, vaguely listening to them discussing "Hanshan Temple" and "Glass Statue" and so on.
Li Yi shook his head and continued walking forward.
These were originally not in his plan. The glazed statue sold to the old monk actually had such a big publicity effect. In the past few days, the family has been inquiring sideways about where the glazed statue given to the princess came from. There were quite a few people, and those famous ladies and noble ladies actually knew how to use devious tactics. Fortunately, he had reminded Ruyi a long time ago, and pushed everything to the foreign merchants.
In this way, there is no need to do extra actions, just wait for the old emperor's appreciation meeting to take out a few glazed wares "collected" in the palace, and sell them to the dignitaries in Kyoto at a low price. The bedding is truly complete.
Next, it's time for the Wang family to make their debut.
So far, all he needs to do is to sit at home and wait for the money to be counted after the Wang family's charity sale is over.
Of course, you have to count secretly, and you can't be seen by others, especially Miss Liu Er.
"Uncle."
Li Yi was thinking about these things in his mind, and walking unconsciously, suddenly Lao Fang's voice came from his ear.
Li Yi turned his head, looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?"
Lao Fang folded his arms, looked at him with weird eyes, and didn't speak.
"Neuropathy… "
Li Yi turned his head, took another two steps forward, and suddenly stopped.
I looked around, and after a few steps forward, I was about to step into that familiar yet unfamiliar small courtyard, and I came here unknowingly...
"Master, why don't you leave?" Lao Fang's playful voice came from behind.
"Shut up!"
Li Yi turned around and walked back.
"Hey, Mr. Li, you are finally here!" A crisp voice came from behind, full of surprises.
Li Yi turned his head and saw Xiao Cui walking out of the yard, his face was full of joy.