Chapter 23: The good land arouses people’s jealousy. Dare to ask about the future in troubled times

"My master is here to take over this store. Please clean up and leave immediately!"

"Hey, did you hear this from someone?"

A pair of people, one tall, one short, one strong and one thin, were both hired by the owner of the shop. Seeing Mrs. Li's master and apprentice cleaning the house now, they looked more arrogant and said, "I guess you are somewhat self-aware, save the time."

If we take action, it will make us lose face."

She was still holding the old silk taken from the silkworm in her hand. After hearing these words, Sixth Sister was stunned on the spot, and then received a reassuring look from her master: "Just keep cleaning up, this way

Master will take care of it."

"According to the previous agreement, the money for the past six months should also be compensated to the little girl?" Contrary to the apprentice's imagination, Mrs. Li reacted very calmly.

The visitor heard the sound and sneered, took out a cloth bag and threw it on the table, his face became more and more contemptuous: "It's just a matter of a few coppers, my master is not short of you."

"My master is not that intolerant. I'll give you three days. If you still occupy this shop after three days, the person who faces you at the Yamen will not be as easy to talk to as our master."

Having achieved the purpose of their trip, the two of them returned along the alley where they came from, leaving only the people watching the excitement in the streets and the master and apprentice in the center of the stage.

Sister An Liu was still holding the old silk in her hands, standing by the clear water tank and looking at the master, without even saying anything - why should the master compromise with those shady people?

As the saying goes: "Teach the disciples and starve the master to death." This is indeed true. Not all disciples will be like An Liujie, sharing the hardships with the master. It is true that when educating thousands of people, it is inevitable to encounter a few selfish people.

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"There is a cheaper shop next to Liu Guan's shop. If you and I are both busy, someone can take care of it." The master naturally guessed what the apprentice was thinking and explained with a smile.

"Go and clean up quickly. If we don't leave, someone will rent this shop at a high price. Then we won't have time to find a suitable street front."

"Yesterday, Guanren Liu reminded me in his letter that someone has taken a fancy to the good location of this shop, otherwise they would have caught us both off guard..."

Fortunately, the master and the disciple were not the ones who told half the story and hid the other, so there was no misunderstanding. After the conversation was over, Mrs. Li and her apprentice continued to pack the things to be moved.

"Why do you think the so-called Mrs. Li is so arrogant? She can ask the master to hire us...it's a pity for her apprentice, who has such a master!"

The shorter man was holding a few copper coins in his hand, and the sound of metal collision echoed in the alley: "Isn't it better to save trouble? It will also save you from getting into trouble with the government in the end."

"As for her apprentice, he doesn't know how to read people. Who can he rely on after following such a master?" He asked the copper coin to spin on his finger, picked it up to the sky, and then took it back into his hand. "Pros and cons?"

The taller man didn't respond. Taking the copper coins was somewhat unethical, but it was also beyond his scope. He waved his hand to indicate that he would not participate.

"Is there a Hedong lion at home?" The little man also squinted and hid the copper in his hand in his money bag, "Her apprentice is the sixth sister of the An family. The An family is not a poor family, so she should be more worried.

Just keep it to yourself!"

Walking with his head lowered, he pretended not to hear the words mixed with the repeated collision of coins. The taller man walked and walked to a place five or six steps away from the little man...

This little man always followed the example of literati and poets in going to the Jingci Temple, but he was different from the latter, who simply went to burn incense and worship the gods. He didn't know whether holding those copper coins in his hand was unconscionable, and those incense candles were like a joke!

Broken silver splashed into the West Lake and boiled, and the good people who came and went were mostly for money. The rain poured down the muddy ground, which made the master and the apprentice, who were not carrying umbrellas, embarrassed for a while, but the people in Jingci Temple by the West Lake were not missing.

①According to "Song Dynasty: Dawn Time in Modern Times", the words "Hedong Lion" and "Rouge Tiger" both came from the Song Dynasty.

②Due to the development of the economy and the "poverty and weakness" caused by the "redundant troops, redundant personnel and waste" in the Song Dynasty, starting from the Northern Song Dynasty, both the government and the private sector began to rent houses to others.
Chapter completed!