The Sweet Little Fulang

The night is getting darker, and the moonlight is shining brightly in the world, illuminating the courtyard brightly.

Every family in Qingxi Village closed their doors and went to sleep, and the Shen family was no exception. When Lu Gu closed the window before going to bed, he looked up at the night, and the moon would be full on the fifteenth tomorrow.

He was a little uneasy at the moment, how should he say that he wanted to go back to the grave?

Before he got married, Du Hehua locked him at home and didn't let him go out. He didn't have time to tell his mother that he was married. It was one thing to be sold, but it was another thing to tell his mother the truth.

The heat of the day dissipated, and the night became cooler. Lu Gu was wrapped in a quilt. He opened his eyes to think about something, and drowsiness gradually came. In a daze, he suddenly heard a few dog barks, from far to near. .

He opened his eyes again and was sure that he was not dreaming. The dog barked at the front of the courtyard, and there was the sound of paws scratching the door.

Before he got up, he heard Shen Yaoqing walking out.

"Second brother?" Shen Yaoqing shouted while putting on his clothes.

"It's me, eldest brother." Shen Xuanqing replied, when he came down from the mountain, he let go of the dog, so he fell behind and let the dog bark the door.

As soon as the courtyard door opened, two small dogs squeezed in, wagging their tails around Shen Yaoqing, and Da Hui followed very steadily.

"Er Qing, are you back at this time?" Wei Lanxiang shouted through the window. She sounded a little worried. Usually, she came back during the day, and it was not easy to travel in the mountains at night.

Shen Xuanqing put down the things on his shoulders and said, "Mother, I'm fine, I hit a few rabbits, thinking about coming back at night, I can sell them early in the morning."

"Okay, then you go back to the room to sleep earlier." Wei Lanxiang was relieved.

Shen Yaoqing tied the dog to the backyard and went back to the house after washing his hands. Shen Xuanqing also quickly washed his face and washed away the exhaustion of the wind and dust along the way.

He pushed open the door and saw that Lu Gu was about to put on his shoes, and suddenly realized that he was married, and there would be someone waiting for him when he came back.

Lu Gu raised his head when he heard the movement, but he hesitated for a while, Shen Xuanqing entered the room so quickly.

Because they were not familiar enough, the two were speechless for a while. Lu Gu was not very good at dealing with this situation. He seemed a little nervous, and stammered, "You, you are back."

Shen Xuanqing just came out of the pause, made a low "um", and closed the door and walked over.

It was not the first time for them to be so constrained to sleep in the same bed, so Lu Gu hurriedly moved into the bed to make room.

The moonlight is like water, flowing in through the gaps in the windows, making people feel only peaceful, and there is nothing else to say at night.

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The road to the early market was in a hurry. Lu Gu followed Shen Xuanqing and took him because he was going to pass through Anjia Village when he came back from town. He happened to go to Herbal Langzhong's house to change the wound medicine on his head, and the medicine he took was gone. It is estimated that today Catch more.

Shen Xuanqing carried a large bamboo basket on his back, it was full of stuff, and it was sinking when he saw it. In addition to the three fat rabbits, there was also a half-dead deer.

He set up a trap in a place where wild boars often haunt in the deep mountains. Except for hunters and herb collectors, few people dare to go there. According to their rules, he deliberately cut a few marks with an axe on a tree near the trap to make Marks, people who often enter deep mountains can understand and avoid that place.

Who knew that the wild boar was not caught, so he took the dog over to take a look, but was stepped on by the deer who ran into the wild boar's territory by mistake. The trap is surrounded by fallen leaves, and the footprints are not easy to leave. He has seen grass and trees being eaten. He knew that the deer who stepped on the trap was not the deer, there must be an old deer, but only the unlucky little one fell into it, causing the old man to escape.

This young deer is not so bad if it is bad luck. It fell and was not pierced by the sharpened wood at the bottom of the pit, but it broke its spine and could not stand up again. After a night, there was not much breath left.

He came back last night just to sell this half-sized deer. As for the rabbits last night, he was just guarding against the walls and ears.

The rich and wealthy owners of the town like this fresh venison. This deer is still small, and the meat is naturally tenderer than that of the old deer. It is not dead yet, and the price can go up.

Shen Xuanqing's footsteps were fast, and it was a little harder for Lu Gu to follow him on the road, but he also knew that wild things were best sold alive.

It was Shen Xuanqing who was walking and looking back and saw that he was struggling to follow, so he slowed down.

The two of them got up very early, and it was just dawn when they arrived at Fenggu Town.

There were people everywhere in Zaoji, and all kinds of shouts were constantly heard. Shen Xuanqing's pace became slower when there were more people, and he even walked side by side with Lu Gu.

There was a tall and strong man beside him, which made Lu Gu feel a little panic but also felt inexplicably stable, all the fear brought by the noisy crowd was blocked by Shen Xuanqing.

"It's here." Shen Xuanqing saw that there was an empty space in front of him, so he unloaded the bamboo basket, took a piece of rough cloth and spread it on the ground, put the three rabbits and young deer on it, and arranged them according to the size of their heads. in a row.

Unlike the hawkers who walk the streets and alleys, they get up early and find a quiet place in the market to wait and sell their things to collect the market money. People from the yamen will come to collect them. Now that the peace is flourishing, although there are occasional evil things, they are here. The government office is still quite clear, and there are no evil officials and dignitaries who run rampant to oppress the fish and meat people. If you give three cents of money, you can occupy such a seat in the morning set.

After the person who received the money left, Shen Xuanqing put away the half-sized wooden sign that had been handed over.

If you have a certificate, you will not be able to close the market again, otherwise there will be too many people who sell things and will not be able to remember it. This wooden plaque is a pair, with three numbers one and seven five written in vermilion lacquer on it. He only has half of it in his hand. When he leaves, he will return the wooden plaque and match it with the other half in the yamen's hand, and then cross out the flower. The count of the wooden signs on the roster is just fine.

This road went fast, Lu Gu was still breathing slightly, and his cheeks were warm. Seeing him like this, Shen Xuanqing moved a small stone from the corner. will succumb.

This is a seller who has been around for a long time, squatting and standing and getting tired of his legs and feet, so he made something. No one wants to carry such a stone back and forth. Whoever comes to sell something first picks it up and sits and replaces it when he leaves. one person.

"Sit and rest for a while." Shen Xuanqing said to Lu Gu after putting it away. He stood aside and shouted: "Come and see, the rabbit and deer that were just beaten."

Farmers are seldom ashamed to open their mouths when they sell things. They can only eat after selling money. Therefore, most of them can sell with a loud voice. Shen Xuanqing is no exception. At the first stop behind the prey, everyone knows that it is a hunter, or a young hunter with steady eyes and handsome looks.

Although he was darker and thinner, his face was handsome, and his skin and bones were not bad. Standing here, such a tall and handsome man made people look at him more.

It was such a handsome face, but Lu Gu didn't dare to look at it, and he didn't even have this awareness. He only had a cold and vague impression of Shen Xuanqing.

It was also the recent interactions that made him know that Shen Xuanqing would not hit people easily, so what he thought of as "fierce and cold-hearted" before, has now left out the "fierce".

As he was shouting, a middle-aged man approached, but he looked like he was in his forties, with a small beard on his chin, and his thin face looked shrewd. of?"

Seeing that he was dressed neatly and thinking that he was the purchasing manager of a wealthy family in the town, Shen Xuanqing half-squatted down and replied, "I beat him, it's still hot, I just died, if I buy it back today, the meat will be the freshest. ."

"Is this deer hurt?" The middle-aged man touched the deer a few times, but it was still hot, thinking that the hunter didn't coax anyone.

"The chasing deer group missed and didn't catch it. After running for nothing in the mountains these days, it fell off the cliff and broke its spine. I went around and caught it." Shen Xuanqing said without changing his face. He lied, and there was some regret in his tone.

Wild boars are ferocious and hard to hunt. He set traps just by chance. If he can catch them and kill them, he can sell them for money and he can be safe in the mountains. If you drop it, you can't tell people that it was picked up for nothing, otherwise the price will be pushed down.

The deer skin was still intact without any injuries. The middle-aged man took a photo of the deer's belly and got up and asked, "How much?"

Shen Xuanqing also stood up and replied, "You can give eight taels."

The middle-aged man's eyes widened a bit: "You young man, you dare to ask for a price, and you want eight taels for this?"

"Eight taels are already cheap. A doe sells for thirty or forty taels. How come this deer has been around for four months, and if it's less, it's twenty-five pounds." Shen Xuanqing said calmly. starting price.

The middle-aged man did not show weakness, but asked: "How much is the doe, and how much is this? You will need eight taels for these few pounds of meat. If you can't do it, then you won't be able to do it. If you can, I will give you money directly. No need to go back and get it."

This is quite lavish to say, and to carry so much silver with him, the middle-aged man looks a little smug, and five taels of silver is indeed not a small amount.

"You are also knowledgeable. Although the doe is heavy, the meat is not as tender as the young deer. You and the master in your house should know this the most. The deer in the mountains are smart and good at running, and the doe with the cub is even more so. In the deep mountains, it is easy to refuse to come out, how can you usually hit a young deer, let alone taste it."

"People often say that the meat of a calf that has just turned one month is tender, and the old ladies and gentlemen in the city love it. We don't know what it's like, but the young deer that is only three or four months old is definitely more tender, and the price can be compared with the old man Deer."

Doing business is all about being gentle and making money. Shen Xuanqing spoke calmly and gently, his words were clear, neither humble nor arrogant. Seeing that the middle-aged man hesitated, he added: "You asked if this deer is not injured, I think it was because of your thorough consideration. , This deerskin is so complete that it is enough to make a pair of deerskin boots for the master of the house, and it is also decent to go out."

"Well, you know what I think." The middle-aged man is very useful to touting, but he is still reserved. Zhou Quan, how about being a steward.

"The price is still too high, it's less." He said to Shen Xuanqing.

"Eight taels of silver are already cheap. If you hadn't come to ask, I would have sold them for ten taels. In this way, if you buy it, this rabbit will be brought to you as a snack." Shen Xuanqing grabbed the biggest and fattest one. A rabbit whose size is completely incomparable to the other two, which is enough to show his sincerity.

The good result of bargaining is not to suppress the price, or to add something as a compliment. Besides, this rabbit is especially filial to the middle-aged man, which makes his face grow a lot of light, but he still pretends to be old and pondered, In the end, he took out eight taels of loose silver and gave it to Shen Xuanqing, showing his wealth and prestige in front of others, and then he carried the deer and the rabbit and left.

Of course, Shen Xuanqing didn't know that after he went back, he reported to the master of the mansion that he bought it back with 10 taels of silver.