The night fell, the cool breeze gradually rose, and with the cool breeze, Yongzhou City also woke up from the deep sleep of the day.

Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou sat on a bench, drinking coarse tea from the local mountains, blowing the cool breeze from the river, and squinting at the gradually increasing number of pedestrians on the road.

The Yuxian Building behind him has changed its appearance and has a new look, just like a newly built one. There was a color building at the door, and four young men in black clothes and white socks stood on both sides of the color building, full of energy. Behind the colorful building are two rows of female prostitutes, dressed in fancy clothes, because the weather is hot, showing their arms and legs, the skin of the white flowers under the colorful ayaluo is particularly dazzling, and the descendants walking on the street can't help but swallow their saliva when they take a sneak look.

Qiao Datou couldn't control his eyes, his gaze couldn't leave the group of female prostitutes, and he couldn't say why, he just thought they were so good-looking, and every movement and every inch of skin had a fatal attraction to him.

The red lanterns lit up, and the crowd slowly gathered at the door of the Juxian Tower, shouting noisily.

Qiao Datou said: "Everyone is here, why hasn't Director Cai opened the door yet?" ”

Chen Laoshi still looked careless: "The official hasn't come yet, how dare Director Cai open the door by himself?" Such a major event, of course, is in the hands of officials. ”

"That young official was really good, he changed our clothes, increased our wages, and gave us a boarding to sit on. Daddy Chen, you can retire in Yuxian Tower. ”

As he spoke, Qiao looked down at the new military uniform on his body.

Chen Laoshi's eyes were still hazy: "The official said that he wanted me to watch Yuxian Tower regain its prosperity in the past, but I didn't believe it yet, but now it may seem true." ”

"Well, well," Qiao nodded repeatedly, "The official also said that as long as we want, they will always be here to watch the door and support us for the rest of our lives." ”

Yuxian Lou was rented out, and Bai Ganban was going to arrange the two of them elsewhere, but was stopped by Xu Ping. What could be more comfortable making a living than being a janitor? The two veterans don't have much time left, so why bother with them, so they stay and still watch the door, patrolling at night or something. In addition to Yulu, Xu Ping also paid them wages according to the standard of miscellaneous servants in Yuxian Building, and in addition to eating and drinking, he could also have some change on hand.

In fact, there are so many people in Yuxian Mansion at this time, there is no need for Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou at all, Xu Ping just let them have a place to settle down.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

Qiao stabbed Qiao Laoshi beside him, and stretched his neck to look at Xu Ping who was walking in the distance.

Yongzhou City is only the size of a palm, there is no need to ride a horse when you go out, and when you feel that the heat has faded, Xu Ping brought Gao Daquan and Tan Hu and four accompanying soldiers to preside over the opening.

Director Cai and Deng Yuhou, who presided over the restaurant, had already waited until their necks were sore, and when they saw Xu Ping hurriedly coming up together, they saluted and said, "The little one has been waiting for a long time, and I have seen the general judgment." ”

Xu Ping nodded and said, "I'm tired." ”

Director Cai turned out to be the yaqian of the military treasury, and he used to open a restaurant at home, but he was specially transferred by Xu Ping. The public servant who looks after the warehouse is one of the most terrible errands in the place, and the family must first have money, in case the warehouse loses things according to the price, and the unlucky one will lose all the family property. It is precisely for this reason that Director Cai's family has long since stopped opening a restaurant, and the family business has been transferred to the name of his brother, and he is at ease on an errand.

Deng Yuhou is a professional official hired by Xu Ping's subordinates and has financial and accounting expertise. The hand is about equivalent to the section chief of later generations, and he has a high status among the public officials, and was sent by Xu Ping to take charge of the accounts, and restrain each other with Director Cai to prevent them from embezzling the money and goods of the restaurant.

Looking at the crowd gathered in front of the restaurant, Xu Ping relaxed in his heart, and it seemed that the momentum was good. There have been several soft openings in the past few days, all for an hour or two, to test the popularity of a few dishes.

Turned to Gao Daquan and said: "Go, put two firecrackers with Tan Hu, it's lively!" ”

He also said to Director Cai and Deng Yuhou: "As soon as the firecrackers go off, you will open the door for business and ask for good luck!" ”

The two didn't know what a firecracker was, so they begged for good luck, but how dare they not listen to Shangguan's words, so they hurriedly responded, said goodbye and ran back to the door.

Gao Daquan and Tan Hu came to the front of the Cai Lou, relying on their tall and brave martial arts, and they didn't use bamboo poles, each person carried a string of firecrackers in their hands, and shouted at the same time: "It's open!" It's open! ”

The firecrackers were lit together and crackled.

When the people of Yongzhou around saw this thing, they dispersed together, and strange screams broke out.

Director Cai commanded the little guy to open the door of the store, and shouted loudly: "Yuxian Lou officially opened today, and the wine and food are all 20% off, the quantity is limited, first come, first served!" ”

After this shout, the people in front of the door poured towards the door of the store regardless of the firecracker debris.

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy mixed in the crowd, squeezed into the color building, and when he arrived at the two rows of female prostitutes, he couldn't move his legs anymore, his eyes were shining, he looked at it, and said: "Sister, let's go upstairs and have a glass of wine together!" ”

The middle-aged man who followed next to him grabbed him and whispered: "Yanei, don't make trouble, let's quietly go up to eat and drink, it's not a trivial matter to be discovered by the officials!" ”

Where is the boy willing, standing in place, sister sister and sister keep screaming.

The prostitutes saw that the young man was too thief-eyed and rude, and some didn't like him, so they coaxed: "Don't call your sister here, go up to the little girl and give you money so that someone will sing a song for you!" ”

When the young man heard this, he hurriedly squeezed into the door, and said to the middle-aged man beside him: "Then let's go faster, go upstairs and take a good position, the good sister will be picked up by others when it is late!" ”

The middle-aged man shook his head vigorously and followed the young man into the store.

Seeing that everyone had entered the store, Xu Pingcai stepped forward and said to Gao Daquan and Tan Hu: "Let's go, let's go in and have two drinks, you guys have really worked hard this day!" ”

Entering the restaurant, the hall below was almost full, and the little guys didn't have time to say hello, so they all slapped the table and shouted: "Baijiu!" Liquor! Chop the fish head with pepper! Chop the fish head with pepper! ”

Almost in unison.

Xu Ping asked Tan Hu beside him: "People here like to eat fish heads so much?" ”

Tan Hu smiled: "The fish head has no meat, who will eat it!" It's all the officials' chopped peppers that are well prepared, and the Yongzhou place is hot and humid, and who doesn't like the sour and spicy taste! ”

Xu Ping suddenly thought about it when he heard it, and said, "Then if you take out the chopped pepper and sell it alone, can it also be sold at a good price?" Don't worry about people buying? ”

"That's nature!" , Tan Hu said, "These days, I don't know how many people are asking what the pickled pepper next to the fish head is, and everyone likes it!" ”

Xu Ping nodded, this is also a way to make money, you can consider it in the future.

When they arrived upstairs, Director Cai hurriedly greeted him, led Xu Ping and a few people to the specially reserved pavilion, let the little guy serve tea, and said: "I didn't expect the business to be so hot, the officials are responsible, I have to go over to greet the guests, it's really neglectful, I hope to forgive my sins!" ”

Xu Ping waved his hand: "You are only busy." ”

As soon as Director Cai left, a young man at the table next to him stood up and said loudly: "How come those people have a pavilion by the window so late, but let us set up a table with others!" ”

The middle-aged man next to him pulled him to his seat and whispered, "You are going to die!" Yanai can see clearly, that is the general judgment of Benzhou, who dares to compare? ”

The young man sat down, looked at Xu Ping, and puffed out his mouth as if he was still unconvinced.

Tan Hu saw it and said in a low voice Xu Ping: "Official, there is something wrong with the young man over there. ”

Xu Ping didn't see anything, and asked Tan Hu: "What's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

Tan Hu said: "The expression is unruly, not scarf, and the robe is loose." The official looked at his feet again, and the heels of his shoes were under his feet, revealing half of his feet, if I guessed correctly, this barbarian. To be able to go up to the fairy building, and to go to the second floor to occupy the elegant seat, I'm afraid that he is still a barbarian chief! ”

Xu Ping listened, turned his head to look at the young man, and sure enough, it was just as Tan Hu said.

The Huayi Revolution in the Song Dynasty rose again, unlike the Tang Dynasty, which was more vigilant against other ethnic groups. Although there are many barbarians in Yongzhou, most of them are under the rule of local officials, and they are completely separate from the Han Chinese and other ethnic groups under the direct jurisdiction of the state. Especially the local officials in various places, although they all have the name of Zhizhou and County, but they are Fan officials. According to the Song Dynasty, the order of the Fan officials was under the Han officials, and even if the King of Fan saw the county, he had to salute, and the shift was below.

The local officials are not allowed to enter the city without reason, and they must report to the government when they enter the city, otherwise they will sneak into the city and rebel against the outside world.

Xu Ping disagrees with this system, history has long proven that isolation is not always the way, and slow assimilation can lead to long-term peace and stability. The complete stabilization of the southwest region depends on the subsequent land reform and reversion.

said to Tan Hu: "Go and call those two people over." ”

As Tan Hu came over, the young man immediately became honest, and behind the middle-aged man, his eyes were dodgy.

The middle-aged man stepped forward and saluted Xu parallelly: "Student Li Anren, I have seen officials." ”

"Oh, you've been admitted to the Jinshi?" Xu Ping looked at Li Anren with interest.

Li Anren said with some embarrassment: "The student is from Guizhou, and he used to study Jinshi when he was young, but he has never solved it. In order to make ends meet, he did business in several nearby states in recent years, and his studies were wasted. ”

Guizhou is near Yongzhou, which is later Guixian, Xu Ping is always confused with later Guizhou Province, and there is a feeling of time and space confusion.

Looking at Li Anren, Xu Ping pointed to the young man behind him and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Li Anren's face was a little flustered, and he replied: "This is a nephew of mine, named Li Xin, who learned the way of doing business with me. ”

Xu Ping smiled when he heard this: "He is obviously a barbarian, how did he become your nephew?" Could it be that you are not Han either? It doesn't look like it. ”

Li Anren said embarrassedly: "The officials are laughing. ”

"Jokes? Am I joking? Xu Ping turned his face blank, "I'm happy today, to be honest, I don't blame you for anything." If not—"

Li Anren was startled and hurriedly said: "The official is angry!" To tell you the truth, Li Xin is indeed not a Han Chinese, he is the second son of Li Tong Zhitong under the management of Guwanzhai in Benzhou, because he admires the prosperity of the city, he specially asked me to bring Yongzhou City to see. It's just hanging out, and there's nothing else to do, so I didn't report it to the government, it's ours. ”

"Hanging out?"

Xu Ping was silent.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps at the staircase, and a soldier of Xu Ping ran upstairs and bowed in front of Xu Ping: "Official, Cao Zhizhou has returned to the city, and he has arrived outside the Yuxian Tower!" ”