Farmers are self-sufficient, so most of them are copper coins, silver horns or silver ingots of less than 10 taels. Large silver ingots of more than 50 taels are almost never seen, let alone silver notes.

Faced with the family's doubts about the banknotes, Chang Yu patted his chest and reassured.

"Then it's fake. The one with green flowers and red lines is a two hundred tael silver note, and the one with blue flowers and black lines is one hundred taels." He borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, and put all the Sichuan capital that Wang Yinran had funded to go north under the name of "Friend Zhong Xuan."

The family members stared at the colorful banknotes in silence.

My mother suddenly became anxious, stood up, pinched Chang Yu's ears and scolded him.

"Mom said, why did you suddenly run back home? Your head was shaved like a chicken thief. Instead of studying at Zhongxuan, you ended up hanging out with the Wayao Gang and becoming a bandit?"

Chang Yu screamed in pain, and his sister-in-law Zhang quickly persuaded him to come down.

"Brother, where did you get so much money? Don't you really want to join the Wayao Gang? That group of people is not something you can handle!"

Chang Yu covered his ears and said aggrievedly: "I've never heard of the brick kiln gang, how can I join it?"

The old woman scolded: "If you hadn't joined the Wayao Gang, where did you get so much money? Your father and brother could not have earned so much even after working in the fields for ten years!"

Chang Fu didn't like it, and I didn't know whether I blamed my brother for the improper money, or whether I blamed myself for not making money. I have to ask my brother whether the money on the table is clean or not.

After all, he often went to the countryside and counties to do small business, so he was able to hold his own. He calmly explained to Chang Yu.

"This Wayao Gang used to be some kind of strong men on the Green Forest Road, consisting of five or more dozen sects. I heard that they were all desperadoes. It was just rumored that they had never done anything to disturb the people!"

"But just six months ago, this group of people suddenly changed their gender and became bandits. They robbed anyone they encountered regardless of whether they were rich or poor. They later went from village to town to collect protection fees, and those who didn't pay were dragged out and beaten.

But they didn’t kill them, they only beat them until their arms and legs were broken, and some of them were beaten stupidly.”

"The government says they want to take care of it, but those bandits paid a lot of 'tribute' behind their backs, and if the army comes, the loss of troops will not be worth it, so they simply turn a blind eye, as long as no lives are lost,

The officials will definitely not come!"

"Our family has also paid ten taels of protection fees. Your brother's bamboos in the middle of the mountain and your sister-in-law's garden full of flowers are all in vain. But if you don't pay, you will be beaten!"

"I heard that the reason why this gang of robbers changed their temperament was because a group of goblins joined the gang. It is said that these beauties were all charming, and they spent the whole night knocking bones and sucking marrow, and they all suffocated the gang. That's what it means to be obedient.

!”

"Nowadays, when the Wayao Gang is mentioned in the nearby villages, no one frowns. Brother, tell me the truth, where did you get your money?"

After Chang Yu listened to the story with his mouth wide open, he quickly reiterated the reasons for his prosperity.

"I have already told you that I met a noble man in Zhongxuan. With his help, I not only have some money, but also have a courtyard in the city. Zhongxuan is hundreds of miles away, so I will never help anyone like this.

Are they related?"

Chang Fu broke the casserole and asked: "You open your mouth and one noble person shuts up, then you can tell me, who is this noble person's name?"

"My brother, can you recognize me?"

"If you don't tell me, then you have something wrong with you!"

Chang Yu was asked helplessly: "Okay, okay, I said it's not okay, your noble name is Gao Liwen."

Chang Fu squinted his eyes and thought: "Gao Liwen? Have you never heard of him? What kind of business does he do?"

Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "I'm not in business, I'm a relative of the emperor!"

"Yeah!" Ms. Zhang was startled, "Yeah!"

Chang Fu stared at his aunt: "What's wrong with you?"

But Mrs. Zhang asked Chang Yu: "You, a noble man, are not the Ning Wang Gaowen mentioned in Mr. Mo Zicha's commentary, are you?"

Chang Yu wiped his sweat and said, "I am the dignified Prince Jing, the third prince of the late Emperor Huanglong!"

He originally wanted to show off, but his words made the whole family even more excited.

Mrs. Zhang exclaimed: "Oh my god, isn't Prince Jing a traitor to the imperial court? How dare you collude with him?"

Chang Fu slapped Ms. Zhang in the face and said, "You woman, if you keep your voice down, it will be fine if others hear it. Do you think you will die?"

My mother was so frightened that she burst into tears, while my father only frowned and smoked a cigarette, sighing constantly.

Chang Yu saw that this gesture was intended to cause trouble. Don't give money out of kindness, but give trouble instead. He thought about it and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hey, hey, look at you, what's going on? I was just joking, are you okay?"

I twisted my body and took out the feather duster from under the pillow: "If you don't have a serious explanation for this banknote today, I... I will beat you out of the house, you unfilial son!"

Chang Yu pushed aside the bamboo stick and shamelessly ran to his mother's side, beating his back and rubbing his shoulders.

"Mom, shouldn't you be happy that your son has become rich? Why does it sound like I owe someone money? To tell you the truth, your son has already learned a lot and has earned this fortune by traveling all over the world based on his skills!"

Chang Fu didn't believe it: "You? Completed your studies? What ability do you have that is so valuable, both in banknotes and in real estate?"

Chang Yu mysteriously took out the gold ten-cent instrument and put it gently on the table. Under the candlelight, the whole room was filled with excitement, attracting envious eyes and strange breathing sounds from the whole family.

"What kind of treasure is this?" Chang Fu's eyes widened.

"Is it made of pure gold?" Ms. Zhang still knows her stuff.

Chang Yu put on a sophisticated look: "Everyone, please keep your eyes peeled."

He skillfully tripled the size of the fengyi display, which again attracted a chorus of astonishment.

The old lady touched Fengyi gently, fearing that she would break these thin sticks with force, and she didn’t know how to smooth out her tongue, so she just asked: "Did you make this thing...this decoration?"

Chang Yu's jaw almost dropped: "Mom, I went to Si Tianjian, not Sikong Yamen. Why did I learn metalworking and making tools? What do you think Si Tianjian does?"

The old woman said: "Didn't you say in your letter that you were looking at the stars?"

"That's called stargazing, astrology, and predicting the direction of destiny."

Zhang's mind was spinning quickly and he immediately answered: "I understand, I understand, brother, you are a fortune teller!"

Chang Yu frowned and wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, it seemed that this was the easiest way for his family to accept it, so he nodded heavily.

"Really!" Mrs. Zhang became excited when she heard this, but suddenly her face turned red with embarrassment. She didn't say a word and just stabbed Chang Fu several times under the table.

Chang Fu and his wife have been married for several years, but they have never had any children. Of course he knew what his wife wanted to ask his brother to test, but he couldn't save face in front of his parents. He hurriedly pulled his wife's hand away and whispered to wait.

Li asked another concerned question.

"If you really have this ability, why don't you guess when our family will get rich?"

"I've already tested it. Brother, you are not destined to make money!"

Looking at Chang Fu's disappointed eyes, Chang Yu added: "But you have a 'gold star' to accompany you." He patted the one hundred taels of silver notes on the table, "With your brother and me here, our family will never have to worry about food."

Chouhe, no more miserable cats digging in the ground for food!"

The family members finally eliminated their worries about where the money came from and became happy instead.

Chang Fu and his wife took two banknotes and looked at them again and again by the candlelight. The father also smiled and narrowed his eyes, and kept reminding: "Stay away, stay away, be careful!"

The old lady snatched the two hundred taels of silver notes from Chang Fu's hand.

"Don't touch this piece. It's for your brother's wedding. You also need to buy things for my eldest grandson. You two should hold on tight. You are already the eldest son, but you still make your mother worry about it. There are three ways to be unfilial and to have no offspring is the worst.

understand?"

Chang Fu giggled and scratched his head, while Zhang blushed and turned away.

The old lady continued to warn: "You should also save some money on your card. It's not easy for your brother to travel all over the country. Don't waste it. If I know you are gambling again, be careful!"

Mrs. Zhang turned around and put the banknote into her arms: "Don't worry, mother, if he dares to gamble again, I'll break his legs first without you having to do anything!"

Then he asked Chang Yu: "That's it for now. Brother, do you have a girl you like? If not, Yunniu's mother from Jingzi Village has come to ask several times."

Chang Yu felt sad and didn't know how to answer, nor did he want to answer.

The family had been making out for a long time, but before they even got to the main topic, he changed the subject and said, "Let's not mention it for now. I came home this time to visit my parents, brother and sister-in-law, and there is another important matter that needs persuasion."

Mom and Dad."

The old man smoked his pipe and said, "What else is more important than your lifelong event? Children born in Zhou will be called daddy. When the arrangements are made for you in Beijing, come back and get married as soon as possible!"

"Don't talk about it yet! When my son looks at the sky..."

He was suddenly afraid of frightening his family by telling him about the bad day, and he was afraid that they wouldn't believe him at all, so he simply changed his excuse.

"...observed...that...Dad has had a moderate disaster this year. If we don't avoid it, it will probably be serious!"

"What, your father and I are still strong, what can happen?"

"Dad, you can't say that. Disasters come out of nowhere. There's nothing you need to avoid them. Just treat me as a big brother and sister-in-law and accompany you on your trip. Why don't you go out and relax?"

Chang Fu was surprised: "Why do we have to avoid it?"

Chang Yu said: "I have something very important to deal with later, and I can't accompany my parents. Brother, let's put the matter aside for now. I will bring you a banknote when I come back."

My mother said categorically: "Your brother has not told lies since he was a child. The money you brought back is enough for Daning to leave. I have the final say and will save it for your father. The old Wangtou said it well and it will be gone."

It was Aunt Qi before, maybe there is something evil!"

Chang Fu asked: "Then which direction should we go? Is there any room?"

"Strong Ridge City."

"where?"

"Baiyue! Gangji City, the royal capital!"
To be continued...