Zhuque County.
Sitting on the rickshaw, Mickey looked at the panting rickshaw driver in front of him, worried that he would fall down directly.
But after asking, the rickshaw driver felt that he could continue running.
"Are you a young student or a scholar?"
Mickey already knew that he was a scholar, but she didn't know how good he was at reading.
"I am a scholar, but I haven't taken the provincial examination yet."
The rickshaw driver wiped his sweat with the towel on his shoulders and slowed down a little. Now that he was walking downhill, he felt much more relaxed.
"Xiucai...why do you do strength training?"
Mickey felt very surprised this time.
It is not so easy to pass the exam to be a scholar. Many scholars have been just children all their lives. Even old children can survive by copying and writing.
No matter what, he shouldn't be reduced to a rickshaw puller.
"This is hard to describe."
The rickshaw driver just sighed and smiled bitterly, without giving any specific reason.
In fact, he didn't have the energy to speak.
Such strenuous work is indeed not an easy task for a scholar like him.
"It's interesting. I suddenly became interested. Let's do this. You pull me to the corner of Antique Street. Don't leave for a while. Just wait outside. When I come out, you can follow me."
Mickey said slowly.
The rickshaw driver opened his mouth to speak when he heard Mickey continue: "By the way, you may suffer a lot of losses. I'll give you ten taels of silver. Next, don't drag people around, just wait for me."
"Thank you, sir!"
The rickshaw driver was overjoyed. What reason did he have to refuse?
He couldn't earn back ten taels of silver in a month or two.
After all, he is a scholar who has read books, and he has already guessed what Mickey is interested in.
To put it bluntly, I am interested in the experiences that happened to him.
What can’t be said about this!
Next, the rickshaw driver gritted his teeth and said nothing, and kept working hard to pull Mickey to the entrance of Antique Street.
When Mi Qi got out of the car, she saw Tsuneshiro getting out of the car and waiting for him.
"Mr. Ye, you didn't choose the right person. Your coachman looks like a novice at first glance and has little strength."
Changshiro was smiling, and the pockmarks on his face were twisted and tangled, making him look particularly ugly.
Normally, Mi Qi could barely accept the ugliness, but now Toshiro's ugliness was even more shocking, making her hold back her tumbling stomach again and again, for fear that she would vomit on the spot.
"As long as you can get there, it doesn't matter if you go faster or slower."
Mickey said indifferently.
"Yes, it's always just a small thing."
"Master Ye, what do you think of the antique street here?"
Tsuneshiro stopped asking the rickshaw driver and pointed to a street in front of him.
This street is quite big and winding so that you can’t see the end at a glance.
There wasn't much traffic on the street, but there were many women coming and going, and they smelled pretty good of powder.
"It's good, but it can't be compared with the streets of Beijing and Sixiang City."
Mickey said.
"It's definitely incomparable. Zhuque County is a small place, how can it compare to a big city."
Changshiro said.
"Small places have their advantages. Maybe there are good things hidden in small places. What they lack is a pair of eyes that are good at discovery."
Mickey raised an eyebrow.
"Mr. Ye, then we have to rely on your eyes to see." Chang Shiro immediately came up to compliment.
Well, for the sake of Tsuushiro's excellent licking skills, let's ignore his ugliness for the time being.
Mickey waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll go to the palm eye and take me to see it."
"Master Ye, please."
Changshiro led the way. Judging from the bluestone slabs paved on this road and the ancient wooden buildings on both sides, this place was quite old, perhaps before the founding of Daqi.
Because, Mickey saw the stone carvings from the Southern Dynasty.
No wonder it’s called Antique Street. The entire history of this street may be relatively ancient.
"Master Ye, let's go directly to Yijiangchun."
Changshiro said.
"Is Yijiangchun the largest here?" Mi Qi asked.
"There are three biggest ones here, Yi Jiangchun is one of them, and there are two others called Bajian Street and Liuxingbao."
Changshiro said.
"Since there are three companies of similar size, why do we only go to Yijiangchun?" Mi Qi asked doubtfully.
"Yijiangchun is the closest. It's just ahead. The other two are still a long way away."
Tsuneshiro gave the reason.
Mi Qi also knew that Tsuneshiro must have more than this reason, but she would not expose it.
"Okay, let's go to Yijiangchun."
Mickey said.
Sure enough, not long after walking, a shop with a larger facade appeared in front.
From the outside, it looks like there are three floors, but there must be something different inside.
"This is Yijiang Chun." Tsuneshiro pointed to the copper plate on it.
"Okay, let's go in and have a look."
Mickey held his head high and walked inside.
She disguised herself as a man and couldn't reveal any flaws in other aspects, but there was another aspect that was difficult for her to disguise, and that was her height.
She is half a head shorter than Toushiro.
However, Tsuneshiro deliberately bent his waist so as not to cause any pressure on his height.
Therefore, this person is ugly, but he is actually a smart person.
"Where's your shopkeeper? Call your shopkeeper out quickly, a distinguished guest is here."
Tsuneshiro shouted arrogantly.
The clerk inside obviously recognized Tsuneshiro.
"We'll go tell the shopkeeper now."
A store clerk has already passed by to pass the news.
Not long after, a figure emerged from behind.
The man was of short stature, wearing a brocade robe, and had a lot of flesh on his face. When he saw Chang Silang and Mickey, he immediately ran to welcome them, raised his hands and saluted: "Your distinguished guest is coming, Shi is a little late, please forgive me for my sin."
This man is full of smiles and is a good businessman.
"Shopkeeper Shi, Mr. Ye is a wealthy man. You have to treat him well." Chang Shilang said.
What Mi Qi heard was the words Shopkeeper Shi.
"Shopkeeper Shi, are you from the Shi family?"
Mickey asked.
"Returning to Mr. Ye, Shi is a member of the Shi family. However, he is not a direct descendant, but a collateral descendant." Shopkeeper Shi admitted frankly.
There is nothing that cannot be admitted. Yijiangchun is opened by the Shi family. This is an obvious fact.
"Okay, Shopkeeper Shi, I heard that you have gambling stones here. I came here to see gambling stones."
Mickey got straight to the point.
"Mr. Ye, please come inside and bet the stone is in the room inside." Shopkeeper Shi said with a smile.
Immediately, Mickey followed Shopkeeper Shi for a while and entered a house.
There are many stones placed in the house.
From the outside, they all look strange and don't have any special features.
At this point, there were already three customers picking and choosing.
They saw Shopkeeper Shi coming in with new people, but they didn't pay attention to them, still immersed in their own world.
(End of chapter)
