After the banquet was set, Xue Zhong came to the table, and Wu Sheng said: "I would like to thank you for walking and asking for merit...walk without saying anything and ask for merit for me. This is a matter of affection. It is your duty not to mention my merit."
Xue Zhong smiled and drank with Wu Sheng.
Wu Sheng filled another cup: "The second is to walk to catch the wind and wash away the dust. I have traveled thousands of miles. I cherish your suffering and travel back and forth to congratulate you on your progress."
Xue Zhong nodded and took another drink.
Wu Sheng was full of wine: "I express my feelings three times. I have trouble traveling, but please come to me. I will not dare to say goodbye even if I am facing mountains of swords and seas of fire."
Xue Zhong finished drinking and sighed: "Brother Sun's love, Zhong Shi feels ashamed, because of my fault, it has affected Brother Sun..."
Wu Sheng smiled and said: "What does this have to do with walking? I work for the Academy, not for one person. Others doubt me and slander me. It's just a passing moment. As the saying goes, a horse's power can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen over time. I don't worry about it. Why should I worry about it when I walk? ?”
Xue Zhong was silent and praised: "Brother Sun is so righteous!"
Wu Sheng said: "If you have any further instructions from me, you can send a letter directly to Lu Mingze. I will obey your order. If nothing else, just like the case of the red-clothed fox demon, I will help me solve it."
Xue Zhong suddenly remembered and warned: "Don't spread the word about the fox demon in red. Of course, my instructions are in vain. Of course Brother Sun will not talk nonsense."
Wu Sheng immediately asked: "Is there anything wrong in it?"
Xue Zhongdao: "It was given by a few followers...I don't know the details."
Wu Sheng sighed: "That demonic cultivator turned out to be a demon fox. I traveled in the wilderness back then and claimed to be knowledgeable, but this was the first time I saw a spirit demon incarnate. I don't know where it came from."
Xue Zhongdao: "Although I don't have experience in various places like Brother Sun, I have seen the transformed spirit demon several times, and they were all captured and escorted to the academy."
Wu Sheng was very interested: "Besides the fox demon, what other demons are there?"
Xue Zhong smiled and said: "There are pigs, cranes, snakes, and deer, all of them are the envoys of the Academy of Immortal Capital Mountain. The pig demon is interesting and stupid in speech, the crane demon is cold and has a high self-esteem, and the snake demon is cunning. It’s so chilling, the deer demon… Let’s not talk about the deer demon, it’s ridiculous to say that, the academy has a deer park specially for them to enjoy, haha.”
Wu Sheng asked: "Oh? Are they all alive?"
Xue Zhong said: "Of course, they are all living well."
Wu Sheng asked again: "So it seems that the academy treats the transformed spirit demon kindly? When the fox demon died, did the academy not blame me?"
Xue Zhongdao: "How could it be? Whether you treat him kindly or not, you have to observe his actions and listen to his words. Those who kill indiscriminately like the red-clothed fox demon will be punished by the Academy. Otherwise, there will be no achievements for you and me to remember? That day I will kill the fox." After the demon corpse was presented, Yu Da Fengsheng praised him in person."
Wu Sheng asked curiously: "What will the academy do with the body? There must be a lot of spiritual materials on the fox demon's body that can be used?"
Xue Zhong shook his head: "The spirit monsters waiting to be transformed in the academy are no different from human beings. They don't know how to draw materials, but they must be treated with courtesy. Otherwise, how will the four envoys of the academy deal with themselves? The corpse of the fox demon has been A tomb was erected at the foot of Xiandu Mountain... not only the corpse, but also all the magical artifacts, money and belongings on it, including the magical artifact red silk, were also buried."
Wu Sheng made a few more insinuations, and Xue Zhong didn't even mention the academy's arrangements for follow-up matters, which made Wu Sheng feel relieved.
After sending Xue Zhong away, Wu Sheng calmed down and did not take any action, just waiting slowly. Time is the most effective means of verification. For many things, as long as you wait patiently, the results will naturally emerge. When you look back, you will find that the original sorrow and anxiety have become a passing cloud and are not worth mentioning.
Lu Mingze's renovation work is proceeding in an orderly manner. All the courtyards in the east courtyard are almost completed. The renovation of the first courtyard in the west courtyard where the six friends of Matoupo live has also been completed, and the six brothers have officially moved in.
There was also a conflict between the East Courtyard and the West Courtyard over the matter of repairing the wood, which Qingshu personally came forward to calm down.
Wu Sheng specifically asked to see Qing Shu for this purpose, and bluntly opposed the Six Friends of Matoupo moving into the west courtyard, because there were many female dependents in the east courtyard, which was not particularly convenient.
Of course, the reason for his objection was not very sufficient, because Lu Mingze Manor occupies a large area, and there is a main courtyard between the east courtyard and the west courtyard. But in order to take care of his emotions, Qingshu agreed to allocate a sum of money to transform the middle courtyard into a pond garden shaded by green trees to better separate the two sides.
The Ying brothers' business in Xiaodongshan has also been officially opened. They have the status of a school themselves, and they have two local gangsters, Men Ding and Cheng Jia, to take care of them. The preparations for the business are going very smoothly.
Yingting is the first fixed market in Xiaodongshan. It covers a large area. It not only purchases and trades spiritual materials and elixirs, but also introduces the concept of Shangyongfang City. Dong Da is in charge of the gambling shop and Ding Ran is in charge of the wine shop. Teahouse. After it opened, it immediately became popular in Yangzhou. Even Zhou Yinjinghui has been there twice and said yes after going there. Cui Ming is a frequent visitor, often bringing Ningxiang in and out.
In order to support Yingting's business, Wu Sheng spent time refining many fine black ginseng pills, rhubarb pills, etc., to add to Yingting's popularity.
Qingshu originally didn't think much of the Ying brothers, but the benefits these two brothers brought to Qingshu were unexpected. Especially when Zhong Liying took the Ying brothers to hand in the progress, he was really shocked. .
Twenty yi gold coins were placed in the box and placed in front of the celebration book, shining with golden light.
"Is this one month's income?" Qingshu confirmed again.
Zhong Liying smiled and said: "In the first month, when the business just opened, there were more high-rollers who came to support us, but there won't be so many in the future."
Yingda added: "But if you pay a hundred gold to the school a year, it can still be guaranteed."
One hundred gold a year... Qingshu lost his mind again.
The amount of money allocated by the Academy for the Yangzhou Academy each year is only twenty gold, and the remaining shortfall has to be figured out by oneself. It is not difficult to make up for the shortfall. Yangzhou School has many ways to do it, especially after Qingshu is allowed to interact with local wealthy families in Yangzhou, the gifts he receives can make up for the shortfall. But even so, during the year he was in Yangzhou, the total income of the school did not exceed 60 gold.
"Zhongli, brothers of the Ying family, you have made great contributions to the school. This is a great achievement!" Qingshu couldn't help but admire. While praising, he also expressed his strong support: "From now on, Yingting will be the most important part of our Yangzhou school. Property, if anyone makes trouble for Yingting, you can do whatever you want. If there are any that are too hard to chew off, I will repay you! Of course, you can't kill them at will."
Zhong Liying and the Ying brothers all bowed to accept the order.
After the Ying brothers resigned, Qingshu left Zhong Liying alone, indicating that he truly regarded him as a confidant: "What has Sun Wu been doing these days?"
Zhong Liying said: "After repairing Lu Ming Zedong courtyard, he practiced in Bixitan. His injury still seems to have not healed. Many wealthy families in Yangzhou invited them to have banquets, but they were all rejected... Walking, Sun Wu is after all Refining the realm of gods also contributes to the school, so if it is left idle, it may be criticized by others."
Qingshu thought for a moment and said: "Didn't Xue Zhong of Yingdu solve two backlogged cases in a row? Let's learn from him. You will be in charge of this matter and let him help."
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