Chapter 38 Go to Chengdu
Gradually, the weather became colder, and the osmanthus tree by the well grew golden. The rich osmanthus fragrance made Li Qing drowsy all day long. In a few days, his rental contract with Zuixiang Restaurant was about to expire. He had to start arranging his funeral. The store was going to return it to Zuixiang Restaurant. The owner had changed. The new owner refused to renew the lease, and Li Qing also decided to go to Chengdu to develop.
One summer, Li Qing made a full 2,000 guan. This may be just a drizzle in Xianyu Zhongtong's eyes, but in Li Qing's opinion, this is undoubtedly an astronomical figure. His monthly salary in his previous life was only 2,000 yuan. To him, he would never dare to think about it. With this wealth as the foundation, he would be much tougher in his words and actions. Perhaps this is the confidence brought by money.
All the employees were given generous severance payments. If they wanted to go to Chengdu with him, he could take them away. If he developed in the future, they would be beneficial. However, his employees were all villagers from Langzhong, and Li Qing did not have much hope. Unexpectedly, except for the two, everyone else was willing to go to Chengdu with him, and even Song Mei. She could not find such a good boss again. Even Lao Yu, who was driving the car, quit his job at the mule and horse business and was willing to go with him. Li Qing was overjoyed and immediately agreed on a time to set off with everyone.
Early this morning, Li Qingzheng and Lian'er packed up their things. Li Qing of the small courtyard had already bought it at a very low price of ten cents and gave it to Xiaoyu's parents, which was considered a betrothal gift.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded in the yard, "Young Master, Brother Yang is here!" Xiaoyu called out in the kitchen.
"Oh!" Li Qing threw down the account book in his hand and was about to go out when Yang Zhao had already stepped into the door. "When will Brother Li leave?" He saw that the house was in a mess, and hesitated for a moment, but still did not come in.
"Let's go! Let's talk in the yard." Li Qing patted his shoulder and hugged him to the yard.
Lian'er hurriedly placed tables and chairs in the yard. Xiaoyu brought a few side dishes and a pot of wine. Lian'er poured the wine for the two of them and said with a smile: "Drink slowly, call me if you don't have enough food!" She tied her apron and went to the kitchen to help Xiaoyu cook. Since the Pei Rou incident, Lian'er also asked the truth about the matter from Xiaoyu. She was angry and anxious, but she dared not reveal it. Seeing that Li Qing was gradually developing, she became more and more worried. She thought about it and felt that she was alone and could not grasp Li Qing's heart. So she agreed to Xiaoyu's future status, and formed a united front with her to join forces to deal with external threats.
"Brother Li is so lucky! One of the two brothers and sisters is more virtuous than the other, and much better than my slutty woman." Yang Zhao stared at Lian'er's back with envious expression.
Li Qinggang took a sip of wine, but suddenly heard this and almost choked him to death. "Brother Yang was joking, sister-in-law was so arrogant and capable, this is a blessing."
"Forget it, let's not mention her anymore. Today I'm here to discuss something with me."
When Li Qing heard him speak solemnly, he suddenly remembered something in his heart and was shocked. Could it be that he was going to Beijing?
"Brother Yang, please tell me!"
Yang Zhao picked up a glass of wine, wanted to speak but stopped, and tilted his neck and drank it all. After a long time, he sighed and said, "I'm really a little unwilling to accept it!"
"Why?" Li Qing asked again and filled his wine for him.
"I used to join the army to gain a future, but unfortunately I was not lucky and was in poverty. Thanks to Brother Li, my livelihood was improved. Now my wife and children are also taken care of by my brother and have some food to eat. I felt relieved. Since my brothers are going to Chengdu to develop, I also want to go to Chengdu to try my luck. Several brothers in the army used to be officials in Chengdu to see if they have any way."
After hesitating for a while, Yang Zhao said again: "Actually, I'm here today, and I want to ask my brother for help."
"If you have something to say, just say it. Since you are a brother, why bother twitching!"
Yang Zhao nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I will just say it. I know that the owner of the Zuixiang Building is a powerful and powerful person in the capital. If I can get him to support me, I will be more likely to act. I just have no way to defect to you. I heard that he has some friendship with his brother. If my brother goes to him next time, can he take me with me? I suspect that he is Li Zhen, deputy envoy of Jiannan Jiedu. "
Li Qing secretly admired him. This person is indeed good at pursuing and never let go of any opportunity that is beneficial to him. It's fine! Since he decided to bet on him, he would do it to the end.
Thinking of this, Li Qing stood up and smiled and said, "He is not Li Zhen, deputy governor of Jiannan. He is Li Lin, a detached leader in Yizhou. He gave me a famous sect. Brother, wait, I will go and find it."
But after just a few steps, he suddenly stopped. Yang Zhao became rich and was recommended by the bureaucrats in the middle of Shu. The six words "Deputy Envoy of Jiannan Jiedu" were like lightning and fire in his mind, which made him suddenly think of who this person was. Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was promoted not long after Yang Guozhong took power. This means that Yang Guozhong was probably pushed up by Zhang Qiu Jianqiong.
After Li Qing understood this section, the subsequent events suddenly became clear. In the fourth year of Tianbao, Yang Yuhuan established concubines, and then Yang Guozhong entered Beijing. Such a coincidence must have been the arrangement of Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, the current governor of Jiannan.
Li Qing didn't go to get a famous thorn again, and turned around and smiled, "I almost forgot that Lian'er's adoptive father was Xian Yu Zhongtong, an interviewer from Jiannandao. He had a very good relationship with the governor. Wouldn't it be more convenient for me to introduce you to him? And the Li Lin, who gave me a famous thorn, was actually just a business deal. He might not be willing to help in this officialdom."
Yang Zhao was overjoyed. He had known for a long time that Xian Yu Zhongtong was a famous figure in Jiannan's official and business circles. Unexpectedly, he was the adoptive father of Lian'er. Yang Zhao just wanted to slap himself a few big mouths. Why didn't he know such important information earlier? It took three months! He didn't take Jian'er to heart. He glanced at the kitchen with a look of currying favor.
Li Qing went back to the room and took out 200 taels of silver and handed it to Yang Zhao and said, "It costs money to find a way. I, a brother, can't help you. The 200 taels of silver is my little wish. I just hope that my brother won't think it's too little!"
Yang Zhao was shocked. He never expected that Li Qing, who had always been smart and stingy, would actually give him two hundred taels of silver. He was not aware of his pennilessness and had no use. This only shows that Li Qingzhen regarded him as his eldest brother. Yang Zhao was moved and silently took the silver and said lightly: "I have nothing to say. If I develop in the future, I will definitely repay my brotherly love."
Li Qing smiled slightly and said, "Brother, how can he not spend money on socializing in officialdom? These are far from enough. When I make money, I will give my brother more."
He suddenly thought of Yang Yuhuan again. In the future, Yang Zhao became more and more prosperous, and he fell into this girl. He was afraid that history would not be true. Li Qing spoke out and said, "I heard that my elder brother has a clan girl who is a princess in Beijing. Why didn't my elder brother ask her to find a way?"
"You are talking about Yuhuan! She is no longer a princess now. For some reason, she suddenly became a monk and made a fortune. Everyone in my clan guessed that she must have offended the current emperor, so the clan members avoided her family. How could I go and get into trouble?" Yang Zhao looked worried. His clan girl was indeed very beautiful, but she was too honest and could not defeat her strange and dangerous struggles in the palace. From then on, she would guard the green lamp alone. It's a pity that face.
But Li Qing captured a huge business opportunity from his words and asked anxiously: "Brother just now said that her family was defeated?"
"Yes! Her father died early and his family was wealthy, but after Yuhuan became a princess, there were too many people coming to her house to fight Qiufeng. In addition, her mother was kind and never refused people. Gradually, she was a little overpaid. Yuhuan was suddenly demoted and her family became deserted. I heard from Pei Niang that her family even sold her old house, and it was all up to her third uncle to live a life."
After Yang Zhao said this, he sighed repeatedly. He himself was the same as being inclined to the point of being in power. When Yang Yuhuan's family was in full swing, he often went to take advantage of the situation. After Yuhuan's father Yang Xuanyan passed away, he was still a filial son and organized the funeral. If he was asked to come to the door again, it would be difficult to move even if he broke his legs.
Li Qing knew the mystery. Now Yang Yuhuan is just that Li Longji wants to hide the world's population. Within two years, Yuhuan will definitely be of great honor. If carbon is given in the snow, how could Yang Yuhuan not be grateful to him? Even if Yang Zhao is ungrateful, another road has already happened. This matter is not too late. If Li Longji could not hold back, he might enthrone Yang Yuhuan at any time. By then, he might not even be able to squeeze in the Yang family's door. After making up his mind, Li Qing laughed at Yang Zhao and said, "When my elder brother was in a down-and-out position, I must have been scolded by the clan members. When will the elder brother return home? I will accompany him to go there, be a generous gift and earn back the face for my elder brother!"
Yang Zhao didn't know Li Qing's scheming, so he just thought he was concerned about himself. He was both moved and happy. He patted Li Qing's hand and smiled: "Okay! I will take you there in a few months."
The two of them talked about the beauty and laughed loudly when they talked about the wonderful things. This drink made them red and swollen, their tongues tremble, and their fun was dissipated.
Two more days later, it was the day when Li Qing left for Chengdu. Zhang Wang had already arranged food and accommodation first. In the early morning, the cool air of early autumn penetrated into the night sky. The darkness in the east slowly disappeared and turned into gray. The red dawn rushed out one after another from the end of Yujiang behind them. Dawn had already come. Li Qing turned around and stared at Langzhou and stared at Yilong's return. He left his footprints of his first visit to the Tang Dynasty, step by step, difficult but full of vitality. He turned around. Yujiang was like a golden jade belt, winding southward. The distant sky was dyed with a sunset and the sky was red. Li Qing suddenly felt a lot of passion in his chest. Facing the golden light between the sky, he shouted: "Set!"
The five carriages slowly started and drove onto the official road. Gradually, the speed became faster and faster, full of hope for a group of people, and slowly submerged in the endless morning glow.
Volume 1 "The Slanting Breeze and Drizzle Entering the Sword Gate" ends
Chapter completed!