Chapter 24

Fang Yun smiled and asked, "brother Daniel, who asked you to call me young master?"

"Mom and dad said that you are different now. You can't call your brother anymore. Now call you young master. When you win the promotion, I have to call you master." Fang Daniao said.

"They are all from their own families. Don't be so outspoken."

"That's not good. I can't disgrace our Fang family. I can call it what I should call it, otherwise how can I be your long-term follower? My mother said that it's not easy for the Fang family in Jixian county to give you such a Golden Phoenix. Let me serve you well and I will certainly get light in the future."

Fang Yun didn't say anything. His eyes fell on the three letters in his hands. Fang Daniu was right. His current status is really different.

When the sun rose and the weather warmed up, Fang Yun opened the curtains, took out a Book of rites from the bookcase and began to read it in a low voice.

Yang Yuhuan looked at Fang Yun quietly. Occasionally, the corners of his mouth bent and Xiafei's cheeks didn't know what to think.

The carriage went all the way. When Fang Yun was tired, he closed his eyes and rested. After a short rest, he continued to read in a low voice.

I don't know how long later, the carriage was getting closer and closer to Dayuan mansion. Fang Yun was reading that "a gentleman is far from cooking", and suddenly a white shadow rushed in from the window.

Fang Yun was unprepared and startled. A snow-white fox jumped on his leg with a wisp of aroma and a faint smell of blood, without the smell of animals.

Yang Yuhuan looked at the fox curiously, showing pity, while Mrs. Jiang's face changed greatly and cried, "be careful, childe Fang, it may be a monster!"

Fang Yun was surprised and was about to throw the fox out, but the fox suddenly raised his head, looked at him with dark eyes, showed a pleading color, then closed his eyes, gave a soft cry and fainted.

At ordinary times, Fang Yun might throw it away directly, but he hesitated when he just read that "a gentleman is far from cooking".

Gentleman's far kitchen has also appeared in Mencius. This sentence does not mean to despise people in the kitchen, but refers to people's compassion. If it's not a cook, they will always be unable to bear when they kill living creatures in the kitchen, so it's best not to see that scene and don't hear the moaning of living creatures before they die. Therefore, gentleman should stay away from the kitchen.

However, in the era when scholars went to battle to kill the enemy, the original intention was somewhat inappropriate, so it was extended to explain that everyone has the right to eat meat, but he can't take pleasure in killing living creatures and can't be tortured.

Yang Yuhuan whispered, "this should be an ordinary fox. Even a demon hasn't killed anyone. If a monster kills someone, his eyes will turn red and there will be a fishy smell on his body. It's similar to rotten fish. I've smelled it."

After thinking about the general strategy, he looked down and looked at the little fox's wound. It seemed that he was scratched by animal claws. The blood near the wound had dried up and the wound had scarred, indicating that the possibility of being followed by the enemy was very small after the battle for at least several hours. There was no danger in taking him in.

Fang Yun didn't take it lightly. He poked his head out of the window. There was no movement in the roadside forest. After dozens of feet, there were other carriages. When he looked in the direction of Dayuan City, he could see the outline of the city wall of Dayuan mansion. No bold monster dared to run wild here, because the holy temple in the Academy of Arts was vigilant all the time.

"Xiao Yun, what about this fox?" Yang Yuhuan asked.

Fang Yun said, "when crossing the gate, ask the guards. If they think it's not a harmful monster, they'll take it in. If it's, let the soldiers deal with it."

"Oh." Yang Yuhuan wanted to save the little fox, but Fang Yun's attitude was more important, so she didn't say anything.

Fang Yun sniffed it again. The fox was very fragrant.

Fang Yun immediately made use of the wonderful book world to inquire, and soon found a travel note by semi Saint Chen Guanhai, which mentioned the most precious fragrant Fox of the Fox family, and only wrote "whole body and strange fragrance" and "rare in the world".

Fang Yun suspected that the fox was a valuable fragrant fox, and the fox's fur could be used as a fragrant fox pen.

A fragrant fox pen can sell more than 10000 Liang, because writing war poems with a fragrant fox pen can increase the power by at least 10%. If it is combined with the ink made of demon blood, the power can be increased by more than 20%. The bigger the fragrant fox, the better the effect.

Fragrant foxes are extremely rare. It is said that there are only a dozen or so.

The fox is too small. Its tail is as long as its body, and its tail is only as long as Fang Yun's palm. It's like a little squirrel.

Fang Yun looked carefully at the little fox's wounds. They were all scarred and didn't need special treatment.

When he came to the gate, Fang Yun asked Fang Daniu to stop, and then he took the little fox and got off the bus.

The city wall of Dayuan mansion is four feet high. It is stacked with green stones. It looks very secure. It is said that it was built by a great Confucian.

There are five armored soldiers on both sides of the city gate. They do not check passing vehicles or collect entry tax.

Fang Yun went to a soldier and asked, "I picked up a fox on the road and wanted to raise it myself, but I don't know if it's a monster. I want to ask if there is any way to test it."

The soldier looked at Fang Yun wearing a boy's robe and replied, "this place is shrouded in the power of the holy temple. If the fox has a problem, the holy temple will suppress it immediately. You can take it in at any time."

"Thank you." Fang Yun thanked the soldiers and returned to the car.

Fang Daniu continued to drive the carriage to the house selected by Liang Yuan.

Fang Yun has never been to Dayuan mansion, but no matter how prosperous it is, it can't compare with the world with high commercial prosperity, so he doesn't have much interest. He thinks about how to run a bookstore and what books to sell first.

Yang Yuhuan was different. She opened the curtains and looked curiously at Dayuan mansion, which is much larger than Ji county. People come and go.

Dayuan Prefecture is the capital of Jiangzhou and the political center of Jiangzhou. However, the military and commercial center of Jiangzhou is not Dayuan Prefecture, but Yuhai Prefecture five hundred miles away. It is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River and outside the city is the East China Sea. It is a place of trade between Jingguo and the sea people. It is extremely prosperous.

Liang Yuan came to Dayuan mansion five days ago and sent a letter to Fang Yun yesterday. He helped Fang Yun choose a cheap single courtyard to rent for three months, five Liang silver a month. At the same time, we also chose a bookstore ready to cash out. We can go to the government to go through the formalities only when Fang Yun comes.

According to the location on the letter, the carriage came to Laoshi lane, where Liang Yuan was waiting.

Fang Yun got off the carriage and exchanged greetings with Liang Yuan. As he walked, he talked about the house and the bookstore in detail.

For example, Yunjia's house is a little small. It's a very ordinary small house, but Fang Yun doesn't care. When the bookstore makes a profit in the future, he will directly buy a larger courtyard.

After finishing up for lunch, Fang Yun left with Yang Yuhuan and Liang Yuan, signed the rental contract first, and then went to Dayuan Fang's house. He said he would give a share to Dayuan Fang's family, and wanted to borrow Dayuan Fang's brand to avoid others, especially Liu's family.

The car stopped at the door of Fang's house. The door was open. The plaque on the door read "Fang's house".

Fang Yun looked inside and found that it was not a big yard, but a garden.

Behind the door is a cobblestone road with gardens on both sides. When the cobblestone road reaches the rockery, it should be the main garden behind the rockery.

At the door stood two servants in black, but one had no left arm and the other had his right eye blocked by an eye mask. They looked firm and looked like soldiers.

Fang Yun has more respect for Fang Shouye. No wonder they all say that Fang Shouye is the first hero of Dayuan mansion.

Fang Yun bowed his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Fang Yun of Jixian County. I'm uncle Fang Shouye's nephew. I've agreed with my uncle to discuss the purchase of shares in the bookstore."

A servant immediately said, "the general got an urgent report yesterday and has returned to Yuhai city. The eldest lady told him to take him directly to see her when he came first. Please follow me."

Fang Yun smiled and said, "thank you." then he motioned Yang Yuhuan and Liang Yuan to follow.

The servant led the three men around the rockery and came to the second yard, but the second yard had no house. It was still rockery, running water, flowers and trees. In addition to the door when they came, there were three round arches in the East, West and north directions, leading to the three yards respectively.

And there are two yards in the East and West, and then there are doors and yards in the East and West.

"The legendary local tyrant is worthy of being a famous family," Fang Yun thought.

When he reached the third yard, Fang Yun finally saw the main hall of Fang's house, which was even larger than the yard and house of Yun's family.

There are two master chairs in the main hall. There are six tables on the left and right sides, and there are chairs on both sides of the square table.

But the main hall is empty.

The servant asked Fang Yun to sit in the main hall and said to go in and find the eldest lady.

Liang Yuan secretly looked around and whispered excitedly, "Fang Yun, it seems that the Fang family attaches great importance to you and takes you directly to the main hall. If others estimate that you can only wait in the side hall, this is a famous family. Ordinary people have to go to the side hall when they enter the Fang family."

Yang Yuhuan nodded involuntarily and put his hands on his legs.

Fang Yun looks at the main hall in a big way. It is worthy of two generations of famous families and scholarly families. There are ancient bottles, calligraphy treasures, potted plants, mountains and rivers, elegant and simple, without a trace of extravagance.

There is a couplet on the wall:

Cangshan is like dusk, still leaning on the red sun and proud of the wind and cloud.

The setting sun drips blood and still makes Honghong to Bixin.

Fang Yun couldn't help nodding.

"Here comes Xiaoyun? Your uncle praised you a lot. Let aunt see our Kirin son."

Before people arrive, the voice comes first, and the tone is full of surprise and enthusiasm.

The three immediately stood up and listened to the jingle of the ring earrings. The bead curtain on the east side of the main hall was lifted by two little servant girls, and a dignified middle-aged woman came in.

The woman was wearing a long red dress. She was not very beautiful, but she had beautiful eyes and wealth. She smiled very kind.

The man was followed by a younger middle-aged woman with a green skirt and a smile, but her smile was more fake.

Fang Yun was not sure who the man behind the eldest lady was, so he arched his hands and said, "nephew, have you seen aunt."

Yang Yuhuan and Liang Yuan also hurried to salute, but they didn't speak.

The eldest lady smiled and said, "what a handsome young man. No wonder Shouye is full of praise for you. Come on, let aunt have a good look. By the way, this is your second aunt. We talked about you just now."

Fang Yun knows that Fang Shouye has a brother who is just a scholar, but the wind rating is not good. He hangs around in Qinglou all day. This should be the second lady of the Fang family, and the concubine room can only be called aunt, not madam.