Zhang Zhong went to work. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were not idle either. They took more than 20 guards to go out for a stroll. The two of them didn’t want to encounter some danger suddenly when they were walking outside, and dangerous places could easily appear, such as On the mountain, that would never go.
Just wander around the county, especially in places where bird farmers may appear, such as a market, just go there to see, if anyone keeps pigeons, then you have to ask carefully.
Two people strolled slowly. There were indeed a lot of people in the market, but most of them were selling things. If they couldn’t sell, they would barter. The goods sold were not good things, they were all daily necessities. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had gone out for more than a hundred meters, and they didn't see a thing either.
The bird sellers are nowhere to be seen, let alone the bird sellers, even the flowers, fish, and insects are invisible.
"This is the effect of the lack of money. People have already put away some of their playful moods. The only thing they can do is to find ways to work more and then feed themselves. It is really pitiful."
Wang Juan looked at the clothes that the people around him were wearing, and he didn't encounter a few new ones. The so-called new ones are without patches. They can't even do this. Even the people in the shop are wearing patched clothes.
"It will be okay. As long as they don't lose hope in their hearts, I guess the people in the shop are deliberately wearing ragged clothes. Let's go. There is a shop selling the four treasures of the study. Go inside and ask."
Zhang Xiaobao took Wang Juan and walked forward under the protection of a group of guards. When he arrived at the door of the shop, the people inside were standing near the door and looking outside.
"Do you have any good things to sell here?" Zhang Xiaobao asked.
"Where are there any good things, if you look good, it is good, if you look bad, even if I say that the sky is falling, it is not good." The person standing at the door said politely, while constantly looking at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang. Juan, he also likes children, especially the cute ones like Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan went into the store and looked at those things, and found that there were no good things. They believed this person's words.
Wang Juan looked around in the shop curiously, and asked, "Are you the buddy here?"
"Man? I don't have money to ask my man, I will be alone with the store, and I will be full. If I ask the man again, my man and I will starve to death." This man seemed helpless when he spoke.
"Oh, it turned out to be like this. Why are there so many patches on your clothes? I looked at some patches and it seemed that they were not places that could always be worn." Wang Juan asked again, pointing to the clothes on this person.
This person looked at Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao warily, and couldn't answer for a while.
Zhang Xiaobao seemed to understand something, and said to this person: "My name is Zhang Xiaobao, the son of the new governor, don't be afraid."
As soon as Zhang Xiaobao said, the man immediately relieved and beckoned Zhang Xiaobao and others to follow him. He turned a door leading to the inside, passed a corridor, and led a crowd to the outside of a house.
"I knew you were the little son, so I wouldn't be afraid. To be honest, these patches were sewn on purpose. Otherwise, if the county officials saw it, they would think that there is still oil and water in my shop, and other things. The same goes for shops. Some ordinary people in their homes are slightly better, but they also wear patched clothes when they go out.
Usually the things sold in the store and the stalls outside are ordinary goods, and I definitely don’t dare to display the good ones. In that case, people will be snatched away, and you won’t pay a penny. If the two really want to buy things, Just walk into this room and take a look, it's full of good things.
Since I'm the family of the new great official, I don't make any money anymore. I just sell it at the cost. As long as there are great officials here, my life will be better in the future. "
This person stood at the door and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan with a smile.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were stunned, but at the same time a little angry. The intelligence personnel sent out when they disembarked did not detect the news. They were negligent.
The two people nodded at the same time, and let this person lead them in. When they went inside, they were different from the randomly picked objects outside. Zhang Xiaobao came to the front of the pen holder, looked around, and pointed to one The pen asked: "The shopkeeper, how do you sell this wolf's pen?"
"Let me see, if you want to buy it, you can pay 60 yuan, the capital, and the capital." The shopkeeper came over and quoted the number.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded: "Sixty wen really didn't make a profit. It seems that the price you bought is also low. I gave you 100 wen and bought it."
When Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he naturally didn’t need to take money out of him. He was still young and couldn’t carry much money with him. The person next to him handed the money to him. The shopkeeper was very embarrassed when he picked it up. He said there, “In fact, the cost of this pen Only after fifty-six essays did I say four more essays."
"Occupying a place is considered a warehouse money. I don't need much. Just ask, do you know who raises birds? My father likes little birds, so I want to buy two." Zhang Xiaobao felt that this person was too kind, and he suppressed the goods. With so much pressure, only four pennies are needed. It is normal to say that it is seventy pens. If you buy such a pen in the capital, don't even think about it if you don't have two hundred pens.
The shopkeeper took the money in his hand, a little excited, and said, "Actually, it is cheaper. The hunters here also cannot sell their prey at a high price. The outsiders come over to buy less. It is not worth it for the people here to go out once.
You ask the bird, there is really no such thing, but if the new good official wants it, just post a notice, and then many people will go up to the mountain to catch birds. Good official, don’t you want a bird? easy? "
"No? Oh, then forget it. You can't post a notice. What a good official is if you post a notice. Then we are leaving. I wish the shopkeeper's business is prosperous."
Zhang Xiaobao didn't find out about the bird, but he knew the attitude of the local people towards his father, which was a reward.
While talking, a group of people walked out again, and the shopkeeper followed him. When the door was approaching, the shopkeeper said: "Little son, you two might as well bring some papers back. These papers are used Practicing calligraphy is still good. Although it is not as good as a good paper, it is actually a good official if you post a notice, and you are a good official if you don't force people to do things.
There are really no such nice birds, but there is a family in our county who raises pigeons, that is, Mr. Zhang. His pigeons are also good, but unfortunately they don’t sell them. The same is true after the official service. There are several nursing homes in his family. The people are so powerful that the yamen have suffered several losses, and they don't know why they dare not provoke them. "
"Dove? Who? Tell us the place. We bought all the paper you have here." Zhang Xiaobao immediately became energetic when he heard the word dove. What he wanted was the dove, and he was pulling it while letting people take money. The shopkeeper let him show the way.
"Go west along this road, pass the government office, and then pass the county office. If you walk more than a thousand steps, you can see a small wine shop next to it. If you go around the house, you can see a small courtyard, Zhang The old man lives in the courtyard."
As soon as the shopkeeper heard that the new official’s little son had bought all the paper, he was very happy. He stood at the door and gave directions. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan took a serious note of it. Regardless of whether the paper was taken or not, they trot over there. go with.
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"Is anyone here? Call for help." Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao found the yard, stood outside and shouted to the inside, and then let the guards who followed them shout with loud voices.
"Is there anyone? Come out and gasp, hurry, or I will tear down the yard for you." A guard yelled innocently. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan shivered as he shouted, and quickly said to him: "Who Did you yell like that? Be polite, it looks like I have to give you one more training in the future, and it's easy to get into trouble if you take it out."
"It's still two little boys who are sensible. Old man, I'm really afraid that others will demolish the yard. You are Xiaobao and you are a cuckoo, clever and clever, right?"
Zhang Xiaobao had just finished scolding the guards, and an old man came out from inside. He was supported by someone and walked to the courtyard gate. It was actually a fence. There was no high wall blocking it at all, and the people inside could be easily seen.
The old man asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to open the door while smiling.
Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao were not surprised at all. The only thing that was a little unexpected was that the old man raised the pigeons.
Wang Juan's mouth moved. "You said that the old man knows us so well. Did you pass the message through this pigeon? Does he know anyone in Beijing?"
"I think it's almost the same, so the pigeons the old man raises are not ordinary pigeons, but the carrier pigeons we are looking for. Let's see how we can persuade the old man to help us raise them."
Zhang Xiaobao also thought of this, and replied to Wang Juan.
The two people moved forward, and the guards behind them followed suit. When they reached the door of the house, the old man suddenly said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, "The inside is small, can you let your guards wait outside?"
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked up at the old man’s eyes. They didn’t see any conspiracy, but still didn’t dare to take it lightly. Zhang Xiaobao hesitantly asked, “Can you bring two people in and let them stand? , Does not need much space."
"Okay, enter two, then two, the little baby is still thinking a lot and can't be abducted." The old man did not refuse now, and led the four people in.
Wang Juan said sweetly next to him: "The old man just praised us for being clever. If we don't take two people, if something happens, the old man will not be able to bear it."
"You little girl is not ordinary. No wonder Bi Shangshu praised you that there are few in the sky and nothing on the ground. Let's talk about it. How did you find it? What am I doing with the old man?"
The old man touched Wang Juan’s head. Wang Juan didn’t make any evasive reaction, because Zhang Xiaobao stood beside the old man, at the waist position, and he could reach it by raising his hands, and his hands were kept together, as long as the old man was bad. Mind, Zhang Xiaobao will do it.