Happy Little Scholar

The New Year is approaching, and the people of Yong County finally know what the new shopping mall near the West Gate is all about.

Shops, all shops, shops that are dazzling and unforgettable...

There are restaurants, brothels, inns, cloth shops, ready-made clothing stores, music shops, jewelry shops..., and a vegetable market that occupies a full five shops.

From then on, they no longer need to run around the entire county to buy a few things. In this small shopping mall, there is nothing they can't buy, only what they can't think of.

In the past, the people living near the West Gate were the poorest people in Yong County. In the past few months, the situation has changed dramatically.

Merchants from all over the country can no longer rent shops in the mall. Foreign merchants are temporarily not allowed to buy and sell land in Yong County. They can only pay high rents to the surrounding people and rent their houses as shops.

They immediately became the richest group of people in the county.

It is not just these people whose lives have changed. The textile workshops also provide many ways for local women who are idle at home to make money. They can choose to weave cloth at home and sell it to the cloth workshop, or work in the cloth workshop and get a certain amount of wages every month. They can also raise silkworms and sell silk...

Jingguo's fabrics and ready-made clothes, especially silk, are very popular in various countries. No matter how much goods are produced, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

The tradition of men farming and women weaving has not changed, but the delicate women use their skillful hands to support most of the family.

Later studies have shown that the tradition of men eating soft rice and fearing their wives in Yong County, the famous silk town of Jingguo, started from this...

Although the living standards have improved, the consumption capacity of Yong County people is limited, and they still have to rely on these merchants from all over the country. Even if the transactions are conducted in Yong County, they have to pay part of the taxes to the local government, and the rent of the shopping malls is not cheap, but it is much better than them taking many risks to travel through mountains and rivers.

Just two days after opening, the mall was already crowded.

After all, if you don't take advantage of a bargain, you're a fool. Many stores are offering grand opening sales and year-end clearance sales at the same time, double discounts. If you miss this time, you'll have to wait until next year.

"Ten cents for the whole store, ten cents for the whole store, you can't buy a loss, ten cents for you can't buy a scam..."

"The shopkeeper is in a hurry to go home for the New Year, big sale at a loss, big sale at a loss, last two days, last two days!"

"The shopkeeper ran away with my sister-in-law, so we had to use Ruyi Lu and perfume to pay for our wages, all the items are half price, all half price..."

...

Any store that shouts like this will have a constant stream of customers, and the colleagues around them will be stunned.

Ten cents, half price, loss..., if everyone does business like this, then all the merchants in the world would have starved to death long ago.

These merchants in Jingguo really have no bottom line at all...

Money is so important that they don't even care about their face for money?

But looking at the crowded shops of the other party and the few people in their shops, the expressions of the others began to become complicated.

Finally, a few people whispered a few words to the clerks of their own shops. Those clerks hesitated for a moment and walked out of the shops.

"New shop opened, the second item is half price..."

"Buy three get one free, buy five get two free, buy ten get five free!"

"Opening promotion, 10 wen off for every 100 wen, 50 wen off for every 300 wen..."

...

The crowd split into several groups and rushed to those shops.

In the crowded crowd, a man in blue walked out of the mall, looked back for a long time, turned around, and went out of the city gate from another direction.

Opposite the mall, on the second floor of a teahouse, another man in blue retracted his gaze, stood up and said respectfully to the young man opposite: "Master Xu, this man is called Zheng Bang, he is a blue-robed envoy of the sect, working under the right envoy..."

...

In the chaotic place, a man in blue looked at Fang Yu and said: "Protector, it has been confirmed that the place has indeed been turned into a market. I went to see it with my own eyes. The shops there are doing very good business. If we attack from the west gate, we can first rob all the goods and money there, which is very convenient..."

Fang Yu lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked: "Is there any movement in Yong County's city defense?"

The man in blue thought for a while and said: "There is no unusual movement. I have contacted our hidden man. He said that there is no sign of mobilization of Yong County's defense. If there is any news, He will notify us immediately. "

Fang Yu nodded and said, "Let's start on the 14th day of the first lunar month!"

"Not appropriate!"

The King of Shu strode in from outside and said, "Someone from the bald head has come. They suggest starting a few days earlier, on the 11th day of the first lunar month. The 15th day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival. The county will definitely strengthen its defense in the first three days. Starting on the 11th day is the most suitable time to minimize the losses."

Fang Yu pondered for a moment and felt that what he said made sense. Then, as if he remembered something, he frowned and said, "The almanac says that on the 11th day of the first lunar month, it is taboo to travel."

The King of Shu knew that this holy religion was troublesome to do things, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome. There was already the Queen of Heaven, so why believe in the almanac? He frowned when he heard this and asked, "Where is the almanac?"

Fang Yu pointed to the table casually.

The King of Shu walked over to take a look, picked it up, and said with a smile: "This is this year. In a few days, it will be next year. This almanac is out of date..."

"It's the eleventh day of the first lunar month." He looked at Fang Yu and said: "I will send someone to notify those bald heads. Start preparing now and try to make sure everything goes well!"

Fang Yu was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay."

The two discussed for a while, and the King of Shu left in a hurry.

Stepping out of the door, he looked up at the sky, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said grimly: "Li Yi, King Jing..., we are about to meet, are you surprised, are you surprised..., aren't you getting married soon? Before your wedding, I will give you a big gift!"

Inside the house, Fang Yu looked at the person behind him and said, "Go get a new almanac."

"Yes, Dharma Protector."

The man nodded, walked out immediately, and quickly brought out a new almanac.

"The eleventh day of the first month of the Yi Hai year is suitable for receiving wealth."

"This is the heaven asking my holy religion to receive wealth." Fang Yu was very satisfied with this, nodded, looked at him and said, "You go out first."

"Yes." The believer walked out, with a little doubt in his heart.

The almanac says it is suitable for receiving wealth, but the almanac does not say who it is suitable for. What if------what if it is suitable for the other party?

...

In a chaotic place, a certain hilltop.

Several figures were struggling to crawl on the mountain road, panting with exhaustion.

"I say, there is a main road, why do we have to climb over the mountains and ridges..."

"Don't complain, although the main road was built smoothly by those bald men, it is still faster to take the shortcut. You have delayed His Highness's business, so be careful of your head."

"You said that the place where the bald man lives is really as good as they say, a city in the mountains, with restaurants, brothels and schools, why don't I believe it..."

"Whether you believe it or not, you will know it when you see it with your own eyes."

...

Several people were climbing the mountain and chatting at the same time. When they climbed to a certain position, they suddenly saw a clear view in front of them.

A smooth road winding straight to the top of the mountain, looking around, it seems that there are shadows of buildings hidden in the forest.

Just as the few people took a few steps forward, several feather arrows suddenly shot out from the forest and inserted obliquely into the land in front of them.

The person walking in front couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If the arrow had gone a few inches lower, his instep would have been pierced.