"That... what's the matter?"
Fang Jie followed Mo Ningzhi, and after walking for a while, he still couldn't help asking. Seen from behind, it seems that there is no more perfect figure than Mo Ningzhi. To be precise, this is a woman who can't be found flawed from any angle, but because of this perfection, there will always be an illusion that the distance is too far away. Of course, this is Fang Xie's perspective. Some people like plump and some people like thin. Perfection lies in one's own vision rather than everyone's vision.
In fact, Fang Jie had never had any hostility towards this woman. He originally thought that she had always had an intractable hostility towards him.
But recently, Mo Ningzhi's behavior has been a little strange.
Yes, Fang Jie used the word "weird" when he thought about it in his heart. Fang Jie still remembered that when she was in Chang'an City, this woman just started to practice, so she tried to find a chance to kill herself. What kind of enmity is that can't wait to be born? But now, Fang Xie can no longer see this kind of can't wait, and Fang Xie feels very uneasy on the contrary.
"Collect interest."
Mo Ningzhi replied lightly.
But this answer did not satisfy Fang Jie.
He was silent, because he felt that there seemed to be no harmonious topic between himself and this woman. A while ago, when he asked Mo Ningzhi to pretend to assassinate the tiger, she agreed without even thinking about it. This made Fang Jie, who was about to pay the price, suddenly a little at a loss.
"Shen Qingfan said something very right."
Mo Ningzhi was silent for a while and suddenly smiled: "I remember when I left Dali City and was hunted down for you, Shen Qingfan said that all men in this world are cheap."
Fang Jie was stunned for a moment, then pointed to his nose: "Are you talking about me?"
Mo Ningzhi nodded, and then replied seriously: "You are especially cheap."
Fang Jie really didn't understand where this sentence came from.
This is obviously a curse word, but when it comes out of Mo Ningzhi's mouth, there is no trace of curse. Fang Xie could feel something different in her tone of voice, but he couldn't feel what it meant. Or it was because Fang Xie always felt that there was a distance between himself and Mo Ningzhi that would never get closer, or maybe it was an apology that Fang Xie deliberately refused to bring up.
"All right."
Mo Ningzhi walked and said: "You can think of it this way, I am not in a hurry to kill you, so that I can get back some interest at any time. The later I kill you, the better for you and me. You can live an extra day For a while, I can get some more."
"get something?"
Fang asked.
Mo Ningzhi didn't answer, but Fang Jie could see that her shoulders trembled slightly. A woman's slightly thin shoulders will always give a man a desire to protect. But Fang Xie really knew that this woman didn't need any man's protection now. When Fang Jie saw him, he remembered his previous life. When he was in college, there was such a girl in his class, who looked very weak.
One day, Fang Jie saw her standing alone under the street lamp, sobbing silently, her thin shoulders trembling slightly made her feel pain in her heart. So at that time Fang Jie walked over and patted her on the shoulder to ask what was wrong, and then comforted her with a few warm words. As a result, Fang Xie was thrown over his shoulder for two or three meters, and then the girl rode up and beat him up.
He just wanted to comfort others, but they beat him like a pervert.
However, the girl calmed down a lot after the beating.
Fang Jie kept telling himself that it was a good deed...
But for Mo Ningzhi, he will not be stupid again. If he walked over and patted her on the shoulder at this moment, it would not be as simple as a shoulder fall.
Fang Xie still remembers the scene of Mo Ningzhi splitting open the entire study room hundreds of steps away. It was the biggest knife that Fang Xie had ever seen. Even... Fang Xie felt that even when Master Luo was the most powerful, it was nothing more than that, right? Or maybe, Lord Luo couldn't cut such a knife when he was the most powerful.
"get something?"
Mo Ningzhi repeated Fang Jie's words in a murmur, then stopped. She hugged her shoulders with her hands, looking a little cold.
This action made Fang Jie's heart soften. He walked over and patted her on the shoulder very naturally: "Forget it, what I owe you is what I owe you after all. Tell me, what can I help you?"
After making this action, Fang Jie suddenly came to his senses and subconsciously wanted to dodge.
But
Mo Ningzhi just looked back at him, her eyes were a little special.
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After arriving in Yongzhou, the people recruited by Hongxiu lived in the inn. This was arranged by Fang Jie. The outside of the inn was guarded by Xiaoqi school. This arrangement was because the structure of the inn was far easier to defend than ordinary inns. Although Fang Xie was sure that Pu Hu would not attack Hongxiu, because after getting in touch with him, Fang Xie discovered that Pu Hu is not a person who is good at intimidating others. .
After Puhu left, Jinyi School withdrew immediately. Mrs. Xi finally spoke, and the girls were free to walk around the streets. Most of the girls in the building were newly recruited in Chang'an City. More than half of the girls in Fangu were married. After all, it is not a lifetime job to do this business. Choosing a good family to marry is the best destination. Of course, every married girl is checked by Aunt Xi herself. The man does not need prominent family affairs, as long as he is clean and innocent, it is enough. Because every girl who leaves will get a large sum of money, enough for the young couple to live comfortably for a lifetime.
These new girls have never experienced such a long-distance travel. Although they were a little nervous on the way, when Aunt Xi said that they could go out for a walk, these girls immediately floated out like a group of colorful butterflies. The style of the southwest water town obviously made them feel very novel, and all kinds of vendors on the street were also attractive to them. Whether it is for food or for use, as long as it looks comfortable, they will buy some.
The red sleeves recruited girls with a lot of money. Although the business was not good for a while in Chang'an City, Mrs. Xi never deducted a penny, so they were all quite rich.
"We may have to stay in Yongzhou for a while."
Aunt Xi brought Xiaodangjia over and said, "You also go to the street to see if there is any good location for rent or sale, we can't live in the post all the time, it's a lot of inconvenience because we are all women. And we always have to live, relying on food and savings, sooner or later we have to eat up."
"clear!"
The little master responded, and brought two personal maids out of the post station, and asked where the most prosperous street in Yongzhou was, and then flew over there like a few brisk swallows. The climate in the southwest is better than that of the capital, so the girls all put on the most beautiful colorful dresses, each of them is as beautiful as flowers blooming in the crowd, and each of them is so eye-catching.
Xiaodangjia is not young anymore, she is about the same age as Fang Jie, and should be married according to reason, but she is different from other girls, she has too deep affection for Hongxiu Zhao. She is not willing to let her leave Hongxiu Zhao, Xi Thrush and Xi Candle Wick. There is no man who can have such weight.
"Miss, why do we need to transfer the house by ourselves?"
The maid Xiaobi whispered: "Didn't an official from the Black Banner Army come over this morning and send a land deed?"
"It's a big house."
The little master looked at the things on the street curiously as he walked: "Fang Jie built a big house in Yongzhou, and let us move there. The land deed lady has already accepted it, and there is also the ten thousand taels of silver that Fang Jie sent. It's not silver bills, it's white money."
"Ah, General Fang is really bold."
"Pooh!"
The little master snorted: "What is he thinking, thinking that I don't know?"
"What do you think?"
"Although he didn't say it, the meaning should have been expressed. Probably, when he arrives in Yongzhou in the future, he will be responsible for Hongxiu Zhao's food, drink, housing and transportation, so that you girls can live a good life. But don't open Hongxiulou again. You don’t have to please those guests just to live.”
The little head said angrily: "The red sleeve move is not his private property, why should he have the final say. The more he doesn't want to let the red sleeve move up, the more I have to persuade my aunt to open up the red sleeve move again."
Xiaobi cowardly said: "I think... General Fang is quite masculine."
"Ouch!"
The little boss pinched his waist and looked at Xiaobi: "Then you marry him, okay?!"
"OK… "
The jubilation on the other side made the young master extremely speechless.
"We're not butchers. We rely on Hongxiu Zhao's singing and dancing skills. We make money and spend it ourselves. It's fair and honest. Doesn't he look down on us by doing this?"
The little master said angrily.
"Maybe...it's Miss Sister, you misunderstood General Fang, right?"
"Misunderstanding? He has been here once since he arrived in Yongzhou, and he left after a while. If you really care about Hongxiu, why don't you even have time to stay for a while? I think he is now an official. , the status is high, and I start to dislike our red sleeve tricks!"
"I see!"
Xiaobi nodded vigorously.
The little boss said: "It's good that you understand, Fang Jie is not a good person!"
"no."
Xiaobi said seriously: "I didn't mean to be clear about this... I mean, I understand why you are so angry, Miss. It turns out that General Fang didn't talk to you alone?"
The little boss widened his eyes and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to argue.
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The most prosperous street in Yongzhou is called Chunxian Street. Unlike Zhouzheng in Chang'an City, although Yongzhou City is also a big and square city as a whole, there are no rules in its internal construction. Chang'an City belongs to the boxy tofu cubes, which are cut one at a time, and each piece is so square, which looks extraordinarily regular. The layout of Yongzhou City is planned according to the topography. It looks a bit scattered, but there are scenery everywhere.
The names of the streets are also very different from those in Chang'an. Because there are too many streets in Chang'an City, the names are not very elegant. The north and the south are called the streets, and the east and west are called strips, which lacks some charm. In Yongzhou City, every street has a name that sounds good, even if it is a small street, the person who picked the name did not hesitate.
The biggest streets in Yongzhou are named Chunxian, Xiaxi, Qiufang, and Dongyang. In Yongzhou, where the change of seasons is the least obvious, the names of the streets are so leisurely.
It also reveals a kind of laziness unique to the Southwest.
The house that Xiaodangjia fancy is on Chunxian Street. It is not far from the original governor's office, and it takes only ten minutes to walk there. Although Yongzhou has just returned to calm, there is not a single shop on Chunxian Street that is idle. The house she was looking at was a large teahouse. It was said that the owner had some relationship with the former governor Luo Qiu, but now, no one would ask him to mention these things.
After Luo Qiu was killed, if he could get involved with him, he wished he didn't know this person at all.
The so-called cold world is nothing more than that.
Xiaodangjia didn't beat around the bush, and went directly to the owner of the store. This tea house is obviously not in good business, there are not ten customers even counting the upper and lower floors, including the private rooms in the lobby. If the house was not owned by the boss, this income would not even be enough for the rent.
"rent?"
The owner of the restaurant is a young man, and his father had already gone to Jiangdu City because of his timidity. He is unwilling to leave, and he firmly believes that no matter who occupies Yongzhou, he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. What's more, it is rare for him to leave the constraints of his parents, even if he loses business like this, he is unwilling to leave.
The boss hesitated for a while and said: "It's not impossible to rent, but I have to keep the first floor for me, and my teahouse business will continue to operate. I can spare the second and third floors for you. Well, I can give you a discount on the rent." Some. You also know that our store is almost a hundred years old, so I feel uncomfortable after losing the original business like this."
"A hundred years old?"
The little head took a look and found that the building was quite new.
"Well, almost a lot."
The young boss coughed and cleared his throat.
"About a few years?"
The young boss smiled, and the young veteran blushed immediately: "It's only ninety years away, and it's a century-old shop..."
"I won't rent it anymore."
The little master shook his head.
"ah?"
The young boss quickly said, "The rent is negotiable."
"No."
The little master waved his hand, with a sense of pointing the country: "I want to buy your building. Tell me, how much are you willing to sell!"
The boss hesitated for a while, but still shook his head: "It can't be sold, where will I live?"
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Fang Jie looked at the conscientious young man in front of him, couldn't help but shook his head and smiled: "You don't have to be so cautious, I'm begging you for this matter, if you're willing to sell it, then sell it, and if you don't want to sell it, I don't ask too much. I The meaning is, if you are willing to sell, I will give you a place at the foot of the Xicheng Mountain in Yongzhou, the place with the best scenery, and I will arrange someone to help you build the house. I will pay for the wages, the money to buy your building , It’s not a lot for a copper coin. If you want to live in a ready-made place, there are many officials’ mansions that have been confiscated and are still vacant, so you can just choose one.”
The restaurant owner was stunned, he had never met such a big talker. Fang Jie went on a killing spree in the city of Yongzhou, and the common people have long regarded him as a ruthless person who kills without blinking an eye. How could he have imagined that this big man would be so polite and polite to discuss with him about the matter of buying a house because of Hongxiu Zhao? .
"Too much... A piece of homestead at the foot of the mountain is worth more than my building."
Everyone knows that only rich people can live at the foot of the mountain.
"Well, you think about it first, and give me an answer when you think about it."
Fang Jie smiled, stood up to see off the guests, and suddenly saw Chen Xiaoru striding in, with a strange expression on his face.
"General, something may not be very good!"