Chapter 128 The Rules of Tang Mansion(1/2)
Veterinarian Cao walked to Mr. Lu with a knife in his hand and smiled. Mr. Lu was shocked and jumped up, retreated repeatedly, hid behind Xiao Jinyan, and rubbed his head against Xiao Jinyan's back.
Veterinarian Cao said, "It's okay, it's just a minor operation."
If you don’t say this, it’s just a matter of just being caught by Dr. Cao as soon as he said it, Mr. Lu ran around the yard like crazy, for fear of being caught by Dr. Cao.
Xiao Jinyan couldn't see it and advised, "Doctor Cao, if you castrate this guy, it would probably be meaningless for the rest of your life."
Veterinarian Cao wondered, "Who said he wanted to kill it? This kind of donkey is called "a thousand miles away from the same horse, traveling thousands of miles a day and eight hundred miles a night, and is the world's number one divine horse. If he beat it, he will become a waste."
"Then do you take a knife?"
"Oh, in this way, this beloved descendant can understand human nature. There is a polyp under its lower abdomen, called resurrection meat. As long as that piece of meat is cut off, its potential can be maximized. I don't have a handy tool, so I found a knife instead."
Mr. Lu looked at Doctor Cao suspiciously, and his eyes showed a look of fear. After all, the knife in his hand was his nightmare.
"Since that's the case, I'll bother Dr. Cao."
Veterinary Cao slowly came to Mr. Lu. Just as Mr. Lu was about to escape, Mr. Cao put his hands on his back, and Mr. Lu couldn't move at all. He touched Mr. Lu's lower abdomen and found a bulge, "It's this!"
With his hand raised his knife, Mr. Lu snatched a cry and lay on the ground. Blood flowed all over the ground. Veterinarian Cao took out a piece of hard object the size of a thumb from its lower abdomen, placed it on a tray, and then took the hemostatic powder to apply it.
After doing this, Veterinarian Cao nodded with satisfaction, "If you have another ten days and half a month of cultivation, it will become the number one divine horse in the world. During this period, I will also go to the mountains to pick some medicinal materials to replenish it."
Xiao Jinyan said, "Then I'll trouble Dr. Cao."
"What's the point of trouble? It's mine. You've given it to me just now."
“Uhhh…”
Xiao Jinyan regretted it a little. If he had known that Mr. Lu was such a magical object, he would not have sent it out even if he had killed him. However, since he had already spoken, there was no room for remorse.
In a state of grievance, an old man came outside the door. He was fifty years old, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and his hair was neatly combed. He slowly walked in with two caltrops the size of eggs in his hand.
This person is Tang Niaobing, the chief manager of the Tang Sect in the middle of Shu, who is responsible for the internal affairs of the Tang Sect in the middle of Shu. Since his old age, he has been serving as a follower. Although he is a servant, his status in the Tang family is not low, but he did not expect that he would come to such a dilapidated thatched cottage.
When Doctor Cao saw the God of Wealth coming, he trotted all the way to the man and said, "Manager Tang."
Tang Niaobing looked at Xiao Jinyan and the other two, and saw that they were dressed in tatters and had long and dirty beards, he couldn't help but frown and said, "What are they?"
Veterinarian Cao said, "I'm here to see a doctor."
"Aren't you a veterinarian?"
"My mother introduced them. These people have no money and no one will treat them in the city."
Manager Tang said oh, so that's it. He ignored the three of them and asked, "How has I asked you to give me the medicine?"
Veterinarian Cao said repeatedly, "It's already gone." After saying that, he turned around and returned to the room, took out a bottle, and said, "This medicine is colorless and tasteless. It is placed in the food without any knowledge. It attacks three days later. When it occurs, the heart explodes overnight and the blood pressure suddenly increases. The poisoned person died of heart failure. No one can tell that it was poisoning."
Manager Tang nodded with great satisfaction, took the bottle, and as soon as he unscrewed it, a foul smell dissipated.
Everyone covered their noses.
Veterinarian Cao took a look and snatched it over and said, "Sorry, this is the stinky tofu I pickled a few days ago. I took the wrong bottle." After a moment, he took another bottle and handed it over.
Manager Tang opened the cap and asked, "Can you smell it?"
Veterinarian Cao said: "I don't recommend it."
Manager Tang took out a purse and threw it to Veterinarian Cao. Veterinarian Cao took it and weighed it, "My lord, we agreed that it is not the number."
Tang Guanshi said, "How do I know whether it works or not? After the matter is done, I will pay your other half."
Veterinarian Cao asked tentatively, "I don't know who this medicine is used to deal with by sir?"
Manager Tang's face darkened and said coldly, "You shouldn't ask, don't ask. If you know too much, you will easily cause trouble. Remember, don't mention this to anyone."
Veterinarian Cao responded, "Heaven and Earth know this, you know me, I know." He pointed at Xiao Jinyan and the other two, "There are still those three people who know it."
Manager Tang naturally noticed these three people. He walked towards Xiao Jinyan and Xiao Jinyan waved his hand and said, "Manager, what kind of poison is colorless and tasteless? We didn't hear a word about hiccups after three days of eating."
Manager Tang laughed loudly, and he looked at the three of them with great interest, "You three are foreigners, aren't you?"
Xiao Jinyan said, "The three of us wandered around the world and were home to our homes. This time we came to Chengdu to see it."
Since he came in, Manager Tang had been observing the three of them secretly. The speaker had no fluctuations in his body. The man holding the knife looked reckless, but the slightly delicate man could not tell the depth of his martial arts skills, but he was probably not much higher in martial arts skills when he was friends with these two people.
Don’t you know that in the process, Li Qingcheng and Zhao Langjiang accompanied him to practice boxing to take care of Xiao Jinyan’s emotions, they deliberately pushed the realm to the realm of hearing. Manager Tang was just aware of this.
He asked the three, "Can you know people in Chengdu?"
"I've been to Chengdu for the first time and have no friends."
Manager Tang asked this question, which was equivalent to a panda. When he first saw the three people, he was determined to kill, but when he thought about what was about to go, he was not short of a few strange faces, so he changed his words. If these three people had acquaintances in Shu, he would be polite and wait for the three people to go out and kill them.
"Are you short of money?"
“It’s missing, it’s very missing.”
Manager Tang nodded slightly, "Do you know who I am?"
Xiao Jinyan said, "God of Wealth."
"Haha!" Manager Tang was amused by Xiao Jinyan's words, "Okay, very good. I have a short errand for half a month. There is more money and less work. After the work is done, each person will give you thirty taels of silver. The masters will reward you with extra money. I wonder if you are interested?"
The three of them are short of money now. The Pei family broke the appointment with Chunfeng Yeyu Tower, which caused Xiao Jinyan to spend another small sword. If they take on this job, they will basically have hope for the travel expenses from Shuzhong to Yinyang.
The three of them looked at each other and said in unison, "I'm so interested. I don't know what kind of work it is?"
"Tomorrow morning, I will find me at the Tang Mansion in Chunxi Street, and you will know when the time comes." After that, he left the cottage with the jade bottle.
Veterinarian Cao was a little envious and said, "You three are lucky. The Tang family has always been generous. Ordinary people go to the Tang Mansion to find an errand, ask someone to treat guests and give gifts. The big manager glanced at you and called you to the Tang Mansion. You must seize the opportunity."
Mr. Lu had just finished the operation and needed care from veterinarian Cao, so he had to stay here to take care of him. Xiao Jinyan thought about it and found a way to redeem Mr. Lu after he made money.
When they returned to the city, in order to save money, the three of them did not go to the inn. Anyway, they were used to living in the wilderness and wilderness, so they lived in the Chenghuang Temple in the east of the city.
Zhao Langjiang asked, "Are we really going to be a mate in the Tang Sect? If we really have no money, I will go out tonight and everything will be solved."
Li Qingcheng said, "Reckless man."
Zhao Langjiang said unhappyly, "What did you say?"
"If you hadn't destroyed the Qilin Tongbao, we wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state."
"Stop pretending to be Zhuge Liang after all. I haven't seen you take it out for money before. Besides, don't you still have a jade pendant in your arms? Why don't you pretend to be a fool?"
Li Qingcheng said, "This is what my grandmother left for me." He paused for a moment and said, "This time I decided to go to Yinyang with you. In fact, it was not that I forgot to bring the money, but that I deliberately did not bring the money."
Xiao Jinyan wondered, "Why?"
Li Qingcheng refused to say that Xiao Jinyan and Zhao Langjiang were deeply curious and asked questions continuously. Li Qingcheng finally couldn't help but say, "Because I don't want to spend a penny at home!"
After saying that, Li Qingcheng leaned against the corner of the wall and lay down, ignoring Li Qingcheng. Xiao and Zhao no longer bothered him when they saw him with a lonely expression.
Li Qingcheng did not tell the two that the reason why he left Jinling was just a reason, and that the real purpose was because Li Xiaohua forced him to marry the second lady of the Cui family in Hedong. He had seen the second lady of the Cui family before. He was beautiful and well-educated, and was a fairy couple in anyone's heart, but Li Qingcheng did not like her.
Before he met Li Jinping, he had never been moved by any woman. During the days when he was separated from Li Jinping, he was even more obsessed with her. The days when he was teaching art on the boat were the happiest period in his life. This kind of happiness was not the same as when he traveled to Xiao Jinyan in the world. It was a friendship between men, and with Li Jinping, it was the feeling in his heart.
The next morning, Zhao Langjiang and Li Qingcheng were awakened by the shouts outside the temple. When he came out, he saw that Xiao Jinyan was practicing boxing.
"Xiao Jinyan, are you crazy? You only have to get better with your arms, and you still have to practice boxing? We know that you are eager to restore your martial arts skills, but you also know how to proceed step by step, remember to be impatient." Zhao Langjiang said.
When Xiao Jinyan heard this, he punched him and said, "Look at the fist!"
Before he could meet Zhao Lianjiang, he saw Zhao Lianjiang whistle and fell three or four feet in an exaggerated posture. "Good boxing skills, even I, a master in Zhixuan, are not your opponent!"
How could Xiao Jinyan not know that he was pretending on purpose and said with a wry smile, "Okay, stop pretending, hurry up and clean up and report to Tang Sect. Anyway, Young Master Lu still needs to cultivate for a while, so we will stay in Chengdu for a while."
In the southwest rivers and lakes, the Qingcheng Sect and Emei Sect are not in Chengdu Prefecture. Although the martial arts status is higher than that of the Tang Sect in Shu, the influence in Chengdu Prefecture is weaker than that of the Tang Sect. After all, the Tang Sect is a secular sect. Although it is famous for its hidden weapons and its use of poisons, as the first family in Shu, the industry in the family has long been integrated with the Chengdu Prefecture, and there are shadows of the Tang Sect everywhere.
The Tang Sect and the Tang Mansion in the middle of Shu are not the same concept. As a family industry, the Tang Sect occupies the entire Chunxi Street. The Tang Mansion is the residence of the Tang family, located in the middle of Chunxi Street. As soon as they enter Chunxi Street, the Tang Mansion is reflected in front of the three of them.
The Tang family mansion covers an area of 100 acres and is built in a particularly grand manner. The blue bricks and red tiles, more than one meter high, are like copper and iron walls, guarding the Tang family. From the outside, the buildings inside are arranged in an orderly manner, with only a corner faintly exposed, which makes people fascinated.
This is not a mansion. As long as you close the door of the mansion, it will be a city in the city.
Opposite the Tang Mansion is the residence of the King of Shu. After the King of Shu rebelled twenty years ago, the King of Shu was abolished. The emperor was angry and no longer appointed King of Shu. The property of the King of Shu had been robbed countless times. Now it has broken tiles and ruins, overgrown weeds, and has become an abandoned house.
One rise and one fall, in contrast, it makes the Tang Sect more special. Zhao Langjiang couldn't help but ask Li Qingcheng, "Is your Li family in Jinling built like this?"
Li Qingcheng said lightly, "Our Li family has many people, and Jinling City does not have such a big place to accommodate them. In fact, the relatives in the family live in Jinling City and surrounding prefectures, with only one ancestral hall and school institution. Every year when worshiping ancestors, the clans gather together. The disciples in the clan are sent to the school to learn literature and martial arts at a certain age. Of course, ordinary people have children with good character, they can also study in the school for free."
Compared with the Tang family, the Li family in Jinling did not deliberately create an atmosphere of isolation from the world. Most of the Li surnames in Jinling were surnamed Li, and they did not prevent intermarriage with ordinary families. For hundreds of years, the Li family in Jinling has been integrated with Jinling City. It can be said that Jinling is the Li family and the Li family is Jinling.
Not only that, some famous families in the prefectures around Jinling are also closely related to the Li family. For ordinary people, if there are people with excellent academic performance, the Li family will not hesitate to provide full funding. This saying circulated in Jinling City is that it is easy to get a Jinshi, but it is difficult to get a Li family school.
In the past 30 years, among the students sponsored by the Li family, there were 30 to 40 people who passed the imperial examination. Moreover, the Li family has a wide connection in the officialdom. These Li family children are connected with the children of foreign clans and have become a political force that cannot be ignored in the court. Even Yuwen Tianlu is afraid of it.
The three of them came to the Tang family gate and were about to report their own home, suddenly a person came out of the doorman with an angry look on his face and said, "Hey, you three, go somewhere else to beg for food. Don't be here, it will be a hindrance!"
At this time, the three of them were ragged, unshaven, and looked very embarrassed. When they heard the doorman say this, Xiao Jinyan said, "We are not here to beg for food, we are here to apply for the job!"
"Apply!" The concierge seemed to hear a big joke and shouted to several people in the concierge, "Everyone come out and see, three beggars are coming, come to our Tang Mansion to apply for the job! Haha!"
When the five or six concierges heard the sound, they couldn't help but smile and said, "Your honor is not looking in the mirror, and you are still here to apply for a job? Do you think anyone can enter the Tang Mansion?"
"No, even Li Dashen from the east of the city, the second housekeeper didn't give him face. You have to know how much connection we had to go to the Tang Mansion back then and how much money we spent!"
"Get out of here, get out of here, stay wherever you cool."
Zhao Langjiang was not excited and was about to go forward and attacked. Xiao Jinyan was stopped and said, "We are recommended by the manager."
"Did you recommend it to the manager? Then I still recommend it to the third lady!"
To be continued...