On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Pang Jinglun went out and bought pens, inks, papers and inkstones. This time I bought all the finest pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Brother Xuan said bitterly: "Teacher, we only have two taels of silver left." How can this little money go to the land of Shu
Pang Jinglun smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about entanglement." He had already calculated it.
Of course, it was also made for Brother You. Anyway, Ah San has money in his hands, so he has no worries about not being able to go to Shu.
After buying things back, Pang Jinglun began to paint behind closed doors. Pang Jinglun is good at ink and wash painting. This time, he is also painting an ink painting.
You can see that this painting has solid peaks and hills and slopes, tranquil trees, and distant sands. The poetic pictures and skillful brushwork outline the beautiful scenery that is fascinating.
Brother Xuan touched the painting and couldn't put it down: "It's really beautiful." It will be fine if he can reach this state in the future.
"Neither did I expect that this painting could be completed overnight." Pang Jinglun painted before, and often painted and felt that it was not right, and then tore up and repainted. Repeatedly, the desire to create finally disappeared, so I stopped painting. Therefore, although his painting skills are good, there are almost no paintings that have been circulated.
Ge Xuan looked at the painting and asked, "Teacher, do you plan to sell this painting in exchange for entanglement?"
Pang Jinglun said with a hum, "After changing the money, I bought a carriage and set off to Shu."
Ge Xuan was reluctant to sell this painting: "Teacher, don't sell this painting. In a few days, Ayou will definitely send me money."
When Pang Jinglun arrived at this meeting, he no longer hid it and said directly: "Ada, haven't you figured it out yet? Fourth Young Master, I won't give you money." I really don't want Brother Xuan. Delusion again. This child, he still hasn't understood the trick.
"Impossible. When Ayou sees the letter I wrote, he will definitely send me money." If it weren't too far away, Ayou would definitely come to him directly if he knew he was not doing well.
Pang Jinglun reluctantly said: "The empress did not even prepare for you, it is to temper you, so that you can be self-reliant. If you ask the Fourth Young Master to send money, wouldn't it be against the original intention of the Empress to let you come out."
Brother Xuan was stunned. I remember that Brother Youer said that Dad was very good at showing that he would be fine after getting angry. Ke Niang, but it's amazing inside. Once she was cruel, no one could stop it.
After a while, Brother Xuan said, "Do you really want to sell this painting?" Since the mother wants to temper him, then perform well. Once you perform well, you can go home as soon as possible.
Pang Jinglun smiled and said, "If you like it, I will paint you a better one when I return to Beijing."
"good."
Pang Jinglun rolled up the painting and prepared to sell it. But before going out, he was stopped by Brother Xuan.
Brother Xuan said: "Sir, this painting is going to be sold, and it should be sold in Fucheng. These people in the county don't know the goods, so they must not be able to pay the price." It's hard to come by.
Pang Jinglun was very surprised. He never thought of this: "Ada, you are right, the teacher never thought of this." Sure enough, the environment can force people to grow. Look, it took less than two months, and Brother Xuan could think of so much.
Being praised, Brother Xuan was a little embarrassed: "Ayou is afraid that I will become a nerd, so he often tells me about outside matters." After listening too much, he naturally remembered it. It's just that before, he didn't need to worry about anything, so naturally he didn't think about these things anymore.
"The Fourth Young Master is really a good brother." After finishing speaking, Pang Jinglun looked at Ge'er Xuan with envy: "You can really reincarnate." The father and mother are already very lucky as the empress, but the brother is still so caring. So it's not a big deal to say that people are stupid, as long as they can live a life like reincarnation.
Brother Xuan:...
Asan interjected: "Master, if we don't sell this painting, we won't be able to afford a carriage with the order we have."
Brother Xuan asked, "It's not far from here to Fucheng. It will be there in about ten days. Let's rent a carriage and go to Fucheng. If the money is not enough, we will sell everything, and we should be able to sell it for a few taels. ."
A San hurriedly said, "Then I'll find out how much it costs to rent a carriage?" After speaking, he went out.
"A couple of dollars?" They only had a couple of dollars in their hands. The cost of light travel is two or two, and the food and lodging on the road also cost money!
Brother Xuan said, "The house has been rented for three months, and it costs two to five dollars a month. But we haven't lived in two months now. Should we let the landlord refund one month's rent?" That's it.
"The landlord will not refund the money."
"Then you can sublet." After that, Brother You said again: "If you can't sublet, then sell all the bedding and other things, and you should be able to get a couple of dollars."
Pang Jinglun smiled and said, "Then you go and sell it!"
Brother Xuan really ran to ask the price of second-hand goods the next day. But before he could sell the things, someone told them to go to the county office, saying that the lost carriage was found.
The three went to the Yamen together.
Seeing the carriage parked in front of the Yamen, Brother Xuan asked, "Where are the two liars?"
Catching quickly said: "It has been sent to jail. If the young master wants to see them, I can take you there." The carriage looked ordinary, but there was something in it. So the attitude of catching quickly is also very diligent.
Brother Xuan didn't want to see these two scammers. He only cared about one question: "Where's the money? Has the money been recovered?"
The arrest quickly said: "They only chased the carriage back, and the money was spent by them. The things you were stolen were also sold by them." As for the money, it was naturally lost.
Asan added: "They ran out of money and wanted to sell the carriage. But the carriage had our house's mark on it, so they were arrested soon." Xuan Ge'er is now surnamed Yu Mingda. He is the son of a friend of Pang Jinglun.
"What mark? Why didn't I know?" He really heard about this for the first time.
When Pang Jinglun heard this, he immediately said: "There are so many things you don't know!" The two scammers have been under the control of Ah San. This is why the two scammers happened to take out the carriage. sold.
Thanks to the catch, Pang Jinglun said to Brother Xuan: "We will be on the road early tomorrow morning."
"So urgent?"
Pang Jinglun said, "If I don't leave tomorrow morning, the county magistrate will definitely come and visit me if he finds out my identity." He didn't want to deal with officials at all. More importantly, this will delay the trip.
Brother Xuan asked, "Then how to deal with these things in our yard?"
"Leave it for the next tenant!" In fact, it is the landlord who is cheaper in the end.
Brother Xuan was unwilling to make a cheap landlord: "We will sell things now. How much money can be sold, but how much money."
Pang Jinglun smiled secretly, knowing that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive when he becomes a family, and he's not as stupid and generous as before.
Ah San disagreed with Xuan Ge'er's opinion: "These things are probably not sold for a lot of money. Instead of this, it is better to give them away." Although it didn't take long, second-hand things couldn't be sold at a price. It's pretty good to get one-fifth of the original price.
Brother Xuan heard this and immediately had a candidate: "Give it to Dahe and them! My mother said that the brothers worked together to cut money. The three brothers are not only filial, but also of one mind. I think they are worthy of help." Also before Pang Jinglun said that it is okay to help people, but it should help those who have good qualities in demand. Rather than having no bottom line, just help when you see a poor person. If you are a wicked person, you are helping him.
Pang Jinglun naturally had no objections.
All the things that could not be taken away, such as bedding and pots and pans, were given to Dahe and the others, and then the three left Shiyang County.
When the Shiyang County magistrate got the news, the house was empty.
Ten days later, the three of them arrived at Fucheng and sold the painting for sixty taels of silver. After staying at the inn for one night, we continued on the road at dawn.
That morning, Qi Hao asked Brother You: "Do you still dream of A Xuan's bad life?"
"I haven't dreamed anymore these days." To still dream of Brother Xuan's suffering every day, he must have sent someone to look for it.
Qi Hao smiled and said, "I said you are too worried, you still don't believe it."
This is too early to say.
After breakfast, Yuxi handed a letter to Qiyou and said, "This is from A Xuan, please take a look!" The letter was not opened, but Yuxi knew the content.
After reading the letter, Brother You immediately looked up at Yuxi and said, "Mother, why didn't you prepare for the third brother?"
Yun Qing took the responsibility on him and said, "This is what I meant. I want him to know that silver does not fall from the sky."
"If you have no money, how do you go to Shudi?"
Yuxi smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. With Mr. Pang and Asan, can he still make him suffer?" Xuan Ge'er suffered, she wouldn't say it now.
Qi Hao said, "Ayou, my parents just want to temper A Xuan and let him know the cruelty of the outside world." He has given relief several times and knows the suffering of the people. However, Brother Xuan, who knows the sufferings of the world, is in good taste. Father and mother can be ruthless, good for Brother Xuan and harmless.
You brother said in a puzzled way: "Father and mother, I know that the third brother is a bit dumb. However, no one can bully him with us." He felt that there was no need for Xuan brother to suffer these crimes.
It is a good thing to have deep brotherhood, which is what Yuxi is happy to see: "You can help him now. After he marries a wife and have children, don't you have to worry about it too?"
Brother You said: "Why can't we manage after we marry a wife and have children?"
Yuxi repeated what he said to Zaozao: "After you get married, you will move out to live, and then you will have to go home and have a meal together every Chinese New Year."
"I won't go, I won't go anywhere, just stay in the palace. If you insist on moving out until I get a wife, then I won't marry a wife." This is his home, so he won't go anywhere. .
Yuxi said with a black face, "Do you want me to keep you old? Do you want to exhaust me?"
"Mother, you don't need to worry about it until I get old. When I marry a wife, we two will be filial to you together."
Yun Qing said: "I'll talk about this later, eat first..." He didn't want a few children to move out, but Yuxi was firm, afraid that Brother You's wish was destined to be empty.
Brother You is not a fool: "Mother, I won't move out anyway. If you don't agree, I won't marry a wife."
One is forced to die in order to marry a wife, and the other prefers not to marry a wife in order not to move out. Both go to extremes. Yuxi felt a headache for this.