After weeding, everyone returned to the field and rested for a while, and then took the wooden bucket and went to the small river not far away to fetch water for the fields.There are only five barrels, so let's work in pairs.One complex fetches water, and halfway through the walk hands the bucket to another person.If you look at it from the side, it's orderly.Chang Xun and Shu Yichi were in a group, Shu Yichi was young and his strength was not enough, and he also silently mentioned a distance before handing over the bucket to Shu Yichi.Feng Shi and Liu Chengan next to them were not very harmonious.Among the two of them, Liu Chengan is responsible for fetching water, and Feng Shi is responsible for watering.The cooperation between the two of them was fine at first, but after a long time, the arm carrying the bucket couldn't help but feel sore.Liu Chengan quietly shortened the distance of fetching water, and every time he took one or two steps less, the distance he had to carry water was shortened.Feng Shi hadn't reacted at first, and when he did, he didn't bother to talk about him.It was not far away, and the other three groups naturally noticed Liu Chengan's small movements, and they were all speechless for a while.When all the water had been poured and the sun was overhead, everyone went to the river to wash their hands and faces, and made sure that they were clean, and then they squatted on the edge of the field and waited for someone to come and accept the fruits of their morning's labor.When their stomachs were growling with hunger, they waited for a teenager who had brought them food before.The other party came over and said, "Your assessment has ended, and lunch has been delivered to the house, you can go back." ”Everyone: "Ye Xiao looked at the rice field behind him that they had watered in addition to the grass and made them work hard for half a day, "Here, no one came to check if we did a good job?"
”"It's already checked," the young man smiled, "You can rest assured, now that the first assessment task is over, you better prepare for the second assessment when you go back."
In the next farewell!
”After speaking, he didn't wait for any problems with the others, and turned around neatly and left.Chang Xun stood up with Shu Yichi, whose calves were still a little trembling, "In that case, let's go back." ”It's just that when I came, I was still in good spirits, and when I went back, they all supported each other.When they returned to the house, they saw a small cart in the courtyard, and an envelope was placed on the lid of the wooden barrel where the rice was kept.Yan Zheng, who walked over first, reached out and picked up the envelope, and looked back at his companion."
Take it apart and take a look."
Yan Zheng pursed his lips, opened and folded a piece of cardboard, "The department store on the commercial street will open tomorrow, you are the first batch of store guys in the department store, tomorrow morning, please go to the department store to be responsible for selling things and collecting cashiers, the time is from the hour to the unitary time." ”After Yan Zheng finished reading, he looked at the other half of the cardboard, "This should be the route to the department store in the commercial street." ”Shu Yichi's eyes lit up, "This second assessment task is to ask us to go to that department store to sell things?"
”Ye Xiao looked at him and couldn't help but be a little excited, "It should be." ”Feng Shi frowned, "I don't understand, what is the reason for this first assessment task is to weed and water the rice fields, and what is the purpose of selling things in the department store?"
”"Gentlemen, these questions must be their intentions," said solemnly, tucking the cardboard back into the envelope, "and we just have to do it seriously." ”Chen Su nodded on the side, "It's really as Yan Zheng said, don't think about it, just do it seriously." ”After lunch, everyone wanted to go back to their rooms to rest and catch up on sleep, but seeing that they were in a mess, they wanted to take a shower before going to bed."
We have a kitchen in this house," Zhong Qichen pointed to a room with a chimney, "I'll go see if there is any firewood, so let's scrub it." ”Luckily, there was a firewood pile in the kitchen.After boiling the water and cleaning themselves, another hour passed almost an hour, and everyone went back to rest.Half an afternoon had passed.Liu Chengan slept more than others, and this would be the earliest.He wanted to go around the neighborhood, but he was afraid that he would get lost like yesterday, so he had to press down.Finally waited for Feng Shi on the opposite bed to wake up, and hurriedly ran over and asked, "Brother Feng, do you want to go out for a walk?"
”As soon as Feng Shi opened his eyes, he saw a face that suddenly enlarged, and he almost swung his fist over.When he reacted, Liu Chengan said something, "Okay." ”When the two of them came out of the room, they saw that the room next to them was also open.Chen Su and Yan Zheng are also ready to go out.Without waiting for Feng Shi to speak, Liu Chengan asked first, "Are Brother Chen and Brother Yan also going out for a walk?"
”Yan Zheng hummed lightly."
Then let's go together."
Hearing this, Chen Su raised his head and glanced at Feng Shi who was standing behind, and nodded lightly.But by the time they got out, the group had become eight.Except for Ye Xiao, who wanted to stay in the house to read, and Shu Yichi, who was still asleep, everyone else was ready to go out for a walk.As soon as it was summed up, they simply walked away.Going out of the house, Zhong Qichen saw that the surroundings were still quiet, "Where do we go first?"
”"Why don't you go to the commercial street first, and you can know the next road in advance."
He Xi's proposal was unanimously agreed by everyone.This walk took more than half an hour.On the road map, the shopping street was not far from where they lived, but it was a long way to walk on just two legs, and when the two legs were sore, everyone saw the neat and spacious street in front of them, and the tall buildings standing next to the street."
This is the high street?"
The crowd entered the street curiously, and there were quite a few people on the street compared to the few pedestrians they had seen along the way.After passing by the sixth shop with a closed door, Liu Cheng'an: "Why is the door closed?"
”Naturally, no one else could give him this answer.Zhong Qichen's focus is on other aspects, "I found that the windows of the shops on this street are made of glass. ”As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly reacted.Although the price of glass on the market is falling one after another, the only ones who can put glass windows on the house are some high-rise families or wealthy families.What is the concept that the shops in this whole street are made of glass?"
The house we live in also has windows made of glass."
Zhong Qichen couldn't hide his shock in his heart.He thought that the house they lived in was special, but now it seems that even the windows of the shop are made of glazed windows, so will the entire house in Taoyuan Town be glazed.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gasp first.How much glass does that need!
Compared with Zhong Qichen, the other people present are in a better family, at least the windows at home have been replaced with glazed ones, and they have long been used to it.So the house they live in uses glass windows, and they don't feel anything, but after Zhong Qichen's reminder, now look at the huge glass windows that shine in the sun, everyone looked at each other for a while, and they didn't know what to say.It can only be said that the town they came to is really rich!
I finally found a store with an open door.He Xizhen looked at the plaque hanging on the store, "Tianyi Pavilion?
”He was a little surprised, "When did Tianyi Pavilion actually open in a small town?"
”Others don't know, but he knows it.At present, Tianyi Pavilion has only opened six stores in the entire Dayong, not to mention the main store of Hengdu, not to mention the Shangjing City, and the other few locations are either in the extremely prosperous city or in some wealthy state cities."
This can't be the brand of the fake Tianyi Pavilion, right?"
With that, he walked in with his feet up.As soon as he entered, the people behind him hesitated for a moment, and then followed.Among the people present, there were not many people who had come to Tianyi Pavilion, and only He Xizhen and Chang Xun wore the clothes of Tianyi Pavilion.Others only saw that the decoration was delicate and elegant, and every piece of clothing, whether it was cloth or embroidery, was not exquisite.It's expensive to look at!"
Xi Zhen, the logo on the cuff of the clothes here seems to be the same as the one you are wearing."
Mu Yunkai pointed to a cyan robe hanging in front of him.He Xizhen was almost sure when he saw the interior of the store and the clothes hanging inside after he came in.This is the real Tianyi Pavilion.He looked at the girl behind the counter and looked at their group with a smile, "Dare to ask the girl, but she is the shopkeeper of the Tianyi Pavilion?"
”He asked this because he knew that whether it was the Hengdu head office or the Shangjing branch, the shopkeeper of the Tianyi Pavilion was a young but powerful little girl.Min Qi smiled and nodded, "Yes." ”"But this Taoyuan Town is just a small town, how can there be a Tianyi Pavilion?"
This is where He Xi is really puzzled.When Min Qi saw a few fresh faces entering the store, he had already guessed that these people were all students who had come to participate in the test of the five gentlemen, and he replied patiently when he heard this: "Back to this son, it is naturally our owner's decision to open a store in Taoyuan Town this day, but the clothes in our store are only sold to the residents of the town, and people outside the town still have to go back to the Shangjing store to buy them." ”Feng Shi was a little dissatisfied when he heard this: "Why is this?"
It's the first time I've heard of this selling clothes and dividing people. ”Min Qi smiled and replied: "This is also decided by our host." ”Everyone:"" Chang Xun reached out and pinched the price tag of one of the clothes exposed, and turned to look at Min Qi, "Shopkeeper, remember that this robe will be sold for one hundred and twenty taels of silver in the Shuzhou branch, but you only sell twelve taels here, is there one less zero?"
”The clothes in Tianyi Pavilion are extremely expensive, and other people still know this, but there is a reason why they are expensive.After all, it can be seen from looking at those rich ladies and sons who are eager for Tianyi Pavilion.But when he suddenly heard from Chang Xun that a piece of clothing cost one hundred and twenty taels, Zhong Qichen couldn't help but be a little suspicious of life.The money for this piece of clothing is enough for their family to save money for ten years.He looked at He Xizhen, who had changed into a blue robe again, "Xizhen, how much silver did you spend on this robe?"
”He Xizhen knocked his head with a fan, "This is what my mother ordered, she thought the clothes in Tianyi Pavilion were too difficult to order, and told me about it, plus the deposit, it was about two hundred taels of silver." ”Zhong Qichen swallowed silently.He thought of the mud and grass juice robe He Xizhen wore in the morning.Although it's not my own, it's still a little painful."
That's right," Min Qi glanced at the price tag in Chang Xun's hand, "The Tianyi Pavilion in Taoyuan Town, each piece is a discount in the other five stores." ”These words made everyone gasp, and even Chang Xun and He Xizhen were shocked."
This is also what your host decides?"
Min Qi smiled and nodded, "If you pass the assessment of the five gentlemen and become their disciples, you will naturally be the residents of the town." ”As soon as these words fell, everyone's hearts beat wildly."
Does the shopkeeper know the five gentlemen?""
How did the shopkeeper tell that we were students who had come to take part in the Five Gentlemen Test?""
I've seen five gentlemen with our owner," as soon as Min Qi's words fell, he met the more than ten envious eyes in front of him, and couldn't help but smile in his heart before continuing, "As for how you can see it, don't look at this town is very big, but there are more than a hundred people living in total, I know them all, can't you just guess a few of your fresh faces at a glance!"
Liu Chengan: "Do those five gentlemen also live in Taoyuan Town?"
”"Nature."
Min Qi was a little strange, "You don't know?
”Everyone shook their heads in unison.They were sent to this town to take part in the test of the five gentlemen, but they have not even seen them face to face, and naturally they are not sure whether the gentlemen really live in this town.It is not unsurprising to hear that the gentlemen are indeed in town.Zhong Qichen subconsciously touched his eyes with He Xizhen.Could the old man they knocked on the door yesterday be one of the five gentlemen?
There is no way to dispel this thought!
------ digression------ the third watch was around two or three o'clock in the afternoon