Chapter 106 Official Start of Construction

The warm orange candlelight flickered, casting a thin layer of soft light on Ye Anyian's beautiful butterfly bones.

　　His skin is very white and his body is very thin. He has only gained a little flesh after raising him for so long. At this time, lying on the quilt, his shoulders and back were even thinner. The waist of his obscene pants was so narrow that Jiang Zhu could hold it with one hand.

　　Jiang Zhu massaged him with medicated oil for a while. At first, you could still see Ye Anian's slightly shaking shoulders and tense back. Later, he gradually got used to it, and then gradually relaxed.

　　After a while, Jiang Zhu stopped what he was doing and looked helplessly at the sleeping person.

　　Although he had reduced the strength of his hands, the skin on Ye Anyian's waist still turned a light pink, and the marks where he had massaged were particularly clear.

　　Feeling a little hot, Jiang Zhu took a long breath, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, then wrapped Ye Anian in a quilt, turned him over, and wrapped him tightly in the quilt. .

　　If it was normal for such a big move, Ye Anyian would have woken up long ago, but after cleaning up the shop for a day, he had just been pressed comfortably again, so although he could feel it, his eyelids were so heavy that he could not open them at all. , simply fell asleep like this.

　　Jiang Zhu packed the medicine box, but was not busy sleeping. He spread out a piece of letter paper, picked up a pen, sharpened ink, and wrote a letter in a few strokes.

　　Then he walked into the courtyard and blew a whistle. In the pitch-black night sky, a falcon flew from nowhere. It swooped down from the high school, took the letter in its mouth, and then rushed into the night and disappeared.

　　A gust of night wind rushed towards him, making him tremble suddenly. He covered his collar and turned around to enter the house.

　　…

　　The next day, the two went to town early.

　　Granny Qian is a little busy today. There are three or four diners sitting in the shop. She is cooking wontons on the small stove at the door.

　　When he saw Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu, he smiled and nodded at them.

　　The two of them went over and ordered two bowls of wontons to eat. Before they could finish eating, the craftsman who came to renovate the shop came.

　　There were four people in total. The leader, who was in his fifties, was wearing a short jacket and was very capable. He was carrying a wooden ladder and carrying plaster for painting the wall.

　　Granny Qian called him Zhang Minjiang, and Ye Anyian followed suit.

　　"We cleaned out the shop yesterday and removed all the unnecessary tables and chairs. The rest just needs to be repainted."

　　"But I have to ask Craftsman Zhang Min to bring someone to dismantle the stove in the back room, and then repaint the doors, windows and pillars."

　　"Of course, we are all old people who have been working for decades. You will definitely be satisfied with this job!" Zhang Minjiang patted his chest.

　　"If there is anything else that needs attention, just tell me. If there is anything that needs to be replaced, just tell me."

　　The two of them split up and walked around the shop. Finally, Jiang Zhu shook the broken wooden door between the inside and outside and asked Ye Anyian, "Do you want to get a new one?"

　　Ye Annian walked over and took a look. The door was very broken, and it squeaked and swayed when it was opened and closed by hand.

　　Thinking that people would live in the inner room in the future, it would not be safe if the door was broken like this. He nodded: "Let's get a new one."

　　"Okay, is there anything else?" Zhang Minjiang asked.

　　"No," Ye Annian said, "I'll talk about the rest when I remember."

　　Today happened to be the market day. After making arrangements for the craftsmen, the two of them went for a stroll to the market place.

　　The Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away, and there are already stalls on the market displaying colorful lanterns, glass bottles with various flowers, and pot-bellied jars filled with various drinks. The festive atmosphere has begun to become more intense.

　　As the two of them shuttled among the noisy crowds, Ye Anyian's eyes were always attracted by the various lanterns on the stalls.

　　"You like it so much, why don't you buy one to play with?" Jiang Zhu raised an eyebrow.

　　Ye Annian shook his head: "I'll just take a look, and I can also tie lanterns."

　　"Then let's go back and make it? I plan to make some mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I need to buy ingredients and molds. You can also buy everything you need."

　　"Okay." Ye Annian thought for a while, "I want to make some and sell them on the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"That day there will be a lantern festival, guessing lantern riddles, watching the moon and drinking, and going on a fire dragon tour. Don't you want to hang out?"

　　"I'll just sell it for a while. When it's sold out, I'll go shopping." Ye Annian said.

　　While walking down this street, he found that all the lanterns on the stalls were big and beautiful, so he wanted to make some small ones, specially sold to children.

　　Moreover, holiday hot-selling items like lanterns only have the most market on the holiday day, so he must seize the opportunity to make a small profit.

　　The two of them strolled around for a while, bought everything, and then went back to the shop.

　　Zhang Minjiang and the others were acquainted with his former mother-in-law, and all four of them had gone to Granny Qian's shop for dinner.

　　Seeing the two people coming back, Zhang Minjiang took the initiative and said: "Boss, please go in and inspect the work. The stove in the back room has been dismantled. We will start painting and renovating the back room in the afternoon."

　　Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu walked around the shop, and sure enough, the back room had been cleared out. Not only had the stove been completely dismantled, but it had also been cleaned.

　　Seeing them working so efficiently, Ye Anyian suddenly felt a lot less worried.

　　The two of them didn't run far away, but also ordered two bowls of dumplings from Granny Qian's shop.

　　Not to mention, Granny Qian is very good at mixing stuffings. The dumplings with coriander and pork are each thin-skinned and filled with large fillings. They are moderately salty and fragrant. When dipped in vinegar and paired with Laba garlic, the flavor is incredible.

　　There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so the two of them sat on the ox cart tied under the big willow tree and chatted with Granny Qian.

　　The umbrella shop next to Granny Qian's restaurant finally opened its doors today.

　　The shop was not big, and there were a few open umbrellas hanging at the door. There was only the word "umbrella" engraved on an old and faded wooden plaque.

　　Hearing the sound of the wooden door creaking open, Ye Anyian looked up.

　　I saw a slender woman wearing a blue-gray sarong walking out with her sleeves rolled up.

　　The woman looked to be in her early thirties, with loose hair in a bun, almond-shaped eyes and pink lips, and no makeup, but it was obvious at a glance that she must have been good-looking when she was young.

　　The woman held a paper umbrella in her hand. After walking down the steps, she opened the umbrella and hung it on the shelf at the door.

　　Granny Qian saw her and waved to her: "Qing Niang, we have a new neighbor again."

　　When the woman heard the sound, she pursed her lips, glanced this way, and nodded towards Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu.

　　At just such a glance, Ye Annian saw a white silk flower on her bun, and was stunned for a moment.

　　Jiang Zhu also met, and asked Granny Qian a little strangely: "Grandma, Qing Niang, is this... someone you are paying filial piety to?"

　　"Alas," Granny Qian sighed and did not answer, but sighed, "She is also a miserable person."

The two rarely sat around for a whole afternoon. In the evening, Zhang Minjiang and his friends finished their work and went back. Ye Anian locked the shop door and followed Jiang Zhu to drive the bullock cart back to the village.

　　Before leaving Tianshui Town, Wen Heng and his servants chased after him.

　　Seeing his out of breath look, Ye Annian knew that there must be something happening on Ye Ansong's side.

　　Sure enough, I heard Wen Heng say: "I'm so angry!"

"It's in vain that I was so good to him before, he, he, he... in the blink of an eye, he followed that despicable villain Ye Ansong!"

　　"Second Young Master Wen, take a breath first and speak slowly," Jiang Zhu said.

　　Wen Heng put his hands on his hips and gasped for a few breaths, and then said, "Guess what? Liu Zhuo ran away with Ye Ansong!"

　　Wen Heng's meaningless words left both Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu confused.

　　The servant next to him explained: "Mr. Jiang, Boss Ye, it's like this. Then Ye Ansong took Liu Zhuo on the carriage to Anxing County. It will be inconvenient for the younger ones to follow."

　　"Is that so?" Ye Anyian was not very surprised.

　　He guessed that Ye Ansong couldn't sit still and would definitely go to Anxing County, but he didn't expect Liu Zhuo to go with him.

　　"Then what should we do next?" Wen Heng asked impatiently from the side.

　　Ye Anian pondered for a while: "Let's do this for now and wait until he comes back."

　　He was also quite curious about whether Ye Ansong could succeed in this matter. He didn't know how capable his good brother was.

　　…

　　Anxing County at this time.

　　Ye Ansong took Liu Zhuo straight to the Anxing County Government Office.

　　However, the two of them were stopped by the government officials at the gate of the county government office.

　　"If you have anything to do, come back tomorrow morning. Our master has already gone to the office."

　　Ye Ansong frowned, but he was still polite to the yamen officer: "Brother, could you please tell me that I am a student of Hongfu Academy, and my name is Ye Ansong."

　　"It doesn't matter what you call Song, the master is not in the county government office at the moment." The government official was a little embarrassed.

　　"Then...where did the county master go?"

　　"Jade House Spring." The officer said.

　　"Thank you." Ye Ansong handed over to the yamen servant, turned around and left with Liu Zhuo.

　　"Then what should we do now?" Liu Zhuo asked.

　　"Go to Yulouchun."

　　Liu Zhuo followed Ye Ansong, and the two walked through the streets and alleys for a long time before stopping at the lake.

　　Just as he was wondering, he saw Ye Ansong reaching out and waving to the boat parked by the lake, and the boatman rowed the boat over.

　　After the two got on the boat, Liu Zhuo realized that Yulouchun was originally the two-story painting boat in the center of the lake.

　　Ye Ansong got on the boat and took Liu Zhuo to the second floor with him.

　　He knew the temper of Fang Zhixian and stopped outside the private room with the word "Yumei" written on it on the second floor.

　　When a girl was about to serve food, he stopped the girl, whispered a few words to the girl, and stuffed a piece of silver into the girl.

　　The girl smiled brightly at him, bowed her knees and bowed slightly, then entered the private room with the dishes.

Not long after, the door of the private room was pushed open, and the girl smiled and said: "You two gentlemen, please go in quickly, Master Fang is waiting for you."

　　"Thank you." Ye Ansong said, pulling Liu Zhuo into the private room.

　　As soon as the two entered the door, a strong smell of alcohol hit their faces.

　　The room is not very big, but the decoration is gorgeous and elegant. There is a red sandalwood table next to the window. On the table is a pot of wine, two wine glasses, and several plates of exquisite side dishes.

　　There are two matching chairs on the left and right of the small table. Sitting on the left chair is a middle-aged man wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe with a wishful pattern.

　　The man was slightly fat, with two tufts of mustache around his mouth. He was quite decent-looking, but his eyes had a philistine look to them.

　　Sitting on the chair on the right is a young man, about 20 years old, with a bookish look, very delicate appearance, wearing a moon-white gown, his hair is slightly loose, and the collar of the clothes is torn open.

　　"Student Ye Ansong, I have met the magistrate of Fang County." Ye Ansong stood still and saluted the middle-aged man.

　　Fang Jinyuan was sipping from his wine glass. Hearing this, he glanced at Ye Ansong and then landed on Liu Zhuo.

　　"Is this the person you want to introduce to me?"