Lanke Chess Edge

The officer surnamed Chen was named Chen Shou. Originally, he was skeptical about the letter he received from his family, but after all, he was a veteran who went out with the army and experienced several bloody battles. Be more cautious, and now that he has seen the word "Fu", Chen Shou can almost conclude that this thing is a treasure.

What else is there to say? Chen Shou has an idea in his mind right now, and took down the word "Fu". Of course, he didn't dare to forget the points that need attention in the letter, but first he had to make sure that he could make a move when he could. Can take this baby.

Many people gathered in front of the young man's booth to look at his goods, including exquisite carvings and some accessories, but Chen Shou took a step back, and when he reached the periphery, several sergeants who came with him were joking.

"This person is crazy about money. He dares to ask for ten taels of gold for a piece of blessing, which is enough to buy a good house."

"That's right, ten Wen is about the same!" "Uh, this word really looks like a famous artist's pen. Ten Wen is a bit cheaper."

"That's one hundred Wen, no more."

Chen Shou approached them a few steps, looked at the booth over there, and then asked his companions in a low voice.

"How much money do you have? How much can you take out?"

"Ah? Brother Chen, what do you want to buy?" "What do you want to buy? Didn't you bring enough money?"

"Yeah, I think my family wants me to bring some things back home, but I don't have enough money."

Chen Shou thought about it carefully. He had about seven or eight taels of silver and half a penny of copper coins on his body, as well as a silver note of twenty taels and a silver note of ten taels, but the bank of the silver notes was not here. Cannot be exchanged for cash.

Firstly, Chen Shou was an uncle in the army, and secondly, he was usually a good person, so everyone was willing to help when he needed help, and they checked their cash one after another.

"I just brought two taels." "I have four taels of silver and more than one hundred Wen."

"I have one or two here." "Du Bo, I have a piece of gold here, probably worth one or two."

A group of people gathered together, not counting the banknotes, the total cash can be worth more than forty taels, Chen Shou frowned.

"Not enough, not enough..."

Others were puzzled.

"Chen Dubo, isn't that enough?" "Brother Chen, what do you want to buy?"

"You don't really want to buy that lucky character, do you?"

Someone saw Chen Shou frequently glanced at the booth over there, and couldn't help asking, Chen Shou quickly smiled and shook his head.

"I really like the word "Fu". It looks like a master's pen, but ten taels of gold is too much."

"that is……"

"Let's go, let's go for a walk."

Chen Shou said hello, and everyone went to the other place, but before leaving, Chen Shou approached the booth that was much less crowded at the moment, and the man who was counting the copper coins over there also looked up at him.

"Master Jun, what's your favorite? If you want to buy it, I'll give you a cheaper price."

Chen Shou shook his head, looked at the word "Fu" on the basket, and it really looked like it was newly written.

"This word..."

"Do you want to buy this word?"

The young man froze for a moment, subconsciously stretched out his hand and pressed on the word "Fu".

"You'd better not sell this character, no matter whether it has been consecrated or not, just for this calligraphy, you should keep it well and take it home."

Seeing that Chen Shou didn't want to buy it, the man became careless again.

"I don't need to bother the military master. I have a sense of proportion. If it is too low, I will definitely not sell it."

Sure enough, the surname was Zhang, and Chen Shou nodded.

"Then put away the words. Youdao means you don't expose your wealth, and it's the same with this word. By the way, when do you usually come to set up a stall?"

Zhang Shu scratched his head, what happened to this sergeant? But after all, the other party looked like an officer, so he didn't dare to neglect.

"It's hard to say. I don't come when I'm lucky. If I come to set up a stall, it's usually near noon."

"Um."

Chen Shou nodded, looked at the word "Fu" again, and then left with the soldiers around him.

After Zhang Shuai set up a booth again, he saw that there was not much business, so he also put away his things and picked up a pole and left. On the way back, he hummed a little song and was still in a good mood. The sound of copper coins and broken silver hitting each other is more pleasant than singing.

"Hey, almost one or two sold out today!"

Zhang Shu glanced at the rolled-up lucky character in one of the baskets. This character, he knew, must have been consecrated. It has never faded since he can remember. The elders in the family also value the lucky character very much. .

But Zhang Shui thinks that the word "Fu" is just a way to ward off evil spirits, not even snakes, insects, rats and ants. There is no such thing as a rich and well-fed family, and I have never heard of any windfall in the family. It is all made by the older generation through hard work and thrift.

So for the word "Fu", in the eyes of Zhang Shui, who has read it for nearly 20 years since he was a child, it is not so mysterious. Of course, this word has not been posted outside since the Zhang family moved, but is hidden in the cabinet at home. , This collection is almost ten years old.

The family has been doing well these years. In fact, the Zhang family almost forgot the word "Fu". It wasn't until Zhang Shui rummaged through things for pawns a few days ago that he rediscovered this piece of paper that he thought had been lost long ago. "Fu" word, but Zhang rate did not say anything.

...

After Chen Shou returned to the barracks, he became absent-minded. For two days, his mind was full of the word "Fu" he had seen before.

After these two days of exercising, he would go to the market, but he had never seen that man named Zhang Shuai again, not to mention that he hadn't raised enough money yet, which made Chen Shou a little worried about gains and losses.

Coming back from the market again today, Chen Shou passed a white tent and saw people inside writing. He had something on his mind, so he wondered if he should write a letter and go home to ask, but he felt that the letters coming and going It may be months, which is too far away.

The master in the tent looked up and saw Chen Shou lingering for a while and wanted to leave, so he stopped him.

"Chen Dubo? Are you busy?"

Chen Shou paused, feeling agitated in his heart, thinking that the master was very knowledgeable and he had a good relationship with him, so maybe he could relieve his distress, so he walked in.

Chen first arched his hands, then sighed.

"Mr. Qi, I am really depressed."

The name of the chief bookkeeper is Qi Yuantian, originally from Gyeonggi Province, when Dazhen and Zuyue started the war, like many passionate scholars, he brought up the three-foot Qingfeng and directly joined the army to the north.

Qi Yuantian got up to return the salute, and then motioned Chen Shou to sit on a stool beside him. He quickly finished the book in his hand, pressed the seal again, and then put down the pen and looked at Chen Shou.

"Chen Dubo, why are you bored?"

"Hey, I'm in love with... I'm in love with something I like, but it's too expensive, and the person who sells it hasn't appeared recently, so I feel itchy!"

Qi Yuantian was a little curious, he knew about Chen Shou, he was a good man, and his mind was clear, although he was just a team of Dubo, in fact, his superiors intended to promote him to be a military officer, and he had survived the last battle. It's just that he was rewarded with the military salary, and the credit has not been fully credited. Based on Chen Shou's performance last time, this promotion should be solid.

"Oh? What is it?"

"Yes... hey, it's a rare thing, I can't tell. By the way, Mr. Qi, how many taels do you have, can you lend me some?"

"I?"

Qi Yuantian was a little amused, took out his money bag and took a look inside, besides copper coins, there were also some silver ingots and broken silver and broken gold.

"It's probably worth a hundred taels of silver."

Chen Shou was taken aback.

"So much? Can you lend me some, thirty taels, thirty taels is enough!"

"Thirty taels? This is not a small amount!"

Qi Yuantian smiled.

"Then, should Mr. Qi borrow it or not?"

"Excuse me, Chen Dubo is a man, Qi can't believe it?"

Now Chen Shou's mood improved a lot.

"Hahahaha, thank you Mr. Qi, thank you very much! Alas, it's a pity that money alone is not enough..."

Qi Yuantian looked at him and lowered his head to sort out the gold and silver from his purse. He was not like some sergeants. Sometimes he would spend a lot of time and drink to vent his feelings after conquering a city. Not a lot.

Picking a few times in the money bag, suddenly, a cluster of golden light flashed, causing Qi Yuantian to pause, and then moved his fingers in the money bag, and there were two copper coins inside which seemed to be more eye-catching than other copper coins.

"Mr. Qi? What's the matter?"

"Ah? Oh, it's okay, it's okay, thirty taels, right? I just happen to have a silver scale here..."

Watching Qi Yuantian take out the whole or broken gold and silver for weighing, Chen Shou thought about the word "Fu" and suddenly asked again.

"Mr. Qi, what do you think is a blessing?"

Qi Yuantian actually looked into the depths of the purse every time he took out gold and silver, but he still found it interesting when he heard this question, so he raised his head to answer after thinking about it.

"Actually, according to Qi's opinion, the so-called blessing doesn't mean being rich and powerful, or being well-clothed and well-fed."

"what is that?"

"I remember when I was still studying, I discussed this issue with Brother Deng. What is a blessing? A prosperous family, a harmonious family, no disasters, no catastrophes, no disease, no pain, no hatred or being hated by others, in general In other words, life is smooth, comfortable and comfortable, without too many worries, parents live long, marry a virtuous wife, and have a full house of children and grandchildren, all of which are blessings, look at this land of ancestors, how many families can there be like this?"

Chen Shou listened deeply, and nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Qi is right. In the past Zuyue, the rich family was easy to be missed by others, and the powerful family was caught in a whirlpool..."

"That's the reason."

Qi Yuantian also weighed the gold and silver.

"It's about thirty-two taels. It's not very easy to divide. Chen Dubo, let's use it first."

"Hey, thank you Mr. Qi!"

Chen Shou stood up and saluted before accepting the gold and silver handed over by the other party. The heavy feeling made him more at ease.

"Mr. Chen is leaving. Mr. Qi can come to me if he has anything to do, and he will definitely help me if he can!"

"Well, I won't send it away."

Qi Yuantian also stood up to return the gift, and when Chen Shou left, he immediately sat down and took out two copper coins from the purse. Once the money was taken out, it looked ordinary, but the feeling was still there.

"This money is... that's right!"

Qi Yuantian suddenly recalled that before he joined the army, it seemed that in a teahouse in Gyeonggi province, a man of style had left him two taels of tea money, but he couldn't remember what that person looked like after thinking about it carefully. up.

'No, not long after joining the army, the money bag was lost once, and the copper coins should be lost together... Isn't it the two coins? '

Qi Yuantian frowned and thought for a while, and then told him intuitively that these two copper coins are the same as the original two.

"Uh, the war is almost over, and the Chinese New Year is almost here. Should I also go to the market and buy something?"

Because of Chen Shou's words, Qi Yuantian also wanted to go to the market.