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Chapter 109 Oh my god, it's Chen Jiusi

　　"Look! A carriage!"

　　"Oh my God, it's with a canopy. Who is this important person coming? I've only seen this kind of carriage in the county town. You know, the last time I went to the city."

　　"I know, I know. I've been listening to you bragging for a year. I'm going into the city to show off to you."

　　"What do you mean by showing off? The city is better than our village. There are so many rich people there. Really, you can go to the city when you have time. But even in the city, it's rare to see such luxurious carriages!"

　　"Yes, I remember Yu Biao's family had one before, but it was only pulled by a mule, which was far inferior to this car."

　　"Still mentioning the Yu family? They're all ruined. Besides, who can afford a carriage like this?"

　　"Let me tell you, this kind of horse is extremely valuable. Just the fodder costs thirty or forty coins a day."

　　"Thirty or forty coins? This horse is fed with gold or silver. Our family of four can't afford so much in a day!"

　　"What do you know? This horse is precious. He needs to be fed with beans!"

　　"Beans! Good God, I didn't even get any beans."

　　"Do you think it's as simple as eating beans? The rich families raise horses. They have to build a special stable, add saddles, harnesses, and even hire a special groom. It's very delicate to raise horses. It's beyond the imagination of ordinary people like us."

　　"This sounds more difficult than raising a baby!"

　　"Raising a child, how much does your child cost? Do you know how much a horse costs? How can that be compared?"

　　After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

　　Just then someone shouted, "Hey, look, this car, it seems to be going to Jiu Si's house!"

　　"Oh, really, I really went to Jiusi's house."

　　"Stop, stop!"

　　The people of Xiantao Village still maintain their fine traditions, which is really lively and interesting.

　　Especially when such a luxurious carriage appeared in this poor mountain village, it was quite shocking.

　　At this time, the carriage stopped and the curtain jumped open. Si Xi immediately took down the horse stool on the shaft and put it on the ground. Then he said to Chen Jie who got off the carriage: "Fifth Master, please slow down."

　　Chen Jie said: "Well! Please wait outside for a while!"

　　"OK."

　　Si Xi had a smile on his face and showed his best service attitude.

　　At this time, in the shabby courtyard of Chen Jie's house, the fence wall could not block the view. The little kid who was squatting in the corner watching ants turned around and saw a gorgeous carriage.

　　She exclaimed, "Sister, the carriage, the big carriage has stopped at our door."

　　Su Yunjin was stunned when he heard this. When he arrived at the door, he saw Chen Jie getting out of the car.

　　Then I heard the little kid shouting excitedly: "Wow, it's my brother-in-law, it's my brother-in-law!"

　　The little bean shouted happily, then stood up, opened his arms and shouted, "Brother-in-law."

　　At this time, Chen Jie also heard the voice and saw the little kid.

　　"Rui Rui."

　　Chen Jie picked up Ruirui, and the little kid looked at the big carriage in front of him excitedly: "Brother-in-law, whose carriage is this? It's so beautiful!"

　　Chen Jie smiled and said, "This is the carriage to pick up Ruirui."

　　"Will you pick me up? Haha, then can I go up and take a look?"

　　"Of course, be careful and don't fall."

　　Chen explained, carried Ruirui to the carriage, and said to Sixi, "Brother Sixi, please take care of him for me."

　　"Don't worry, Master Wu. It's fine for the young lady to stay here."

　　At this time, Ruirui got into the carriage and found that the carriage was so big that it would not be crowded even if three or four people sat in it. There was also a small table with a fruit plate on it with fruits in it.

　　Ruirui's eyes lit up, and he looked at the peaches in the fruit bowl and asked, "Can I eat it?"

　　At this time, Si Xi outside said, "Of course, please go ahead, Miss."

　　"My name is not Miss, my name is Ruirui."

　　Xiaodouding corrected him, and Si Xi smiled but said nothing.

　　At this time, the people outside also gathered around. Chen Jie nodded to everyone and walked into the yard.

　　Su Yunjin was standing at the door at this time, looking at the people who gathered around him. He felt somewhat pleased with himself, but also a little uneasy, because the car was really too luxurious.

　　Even the Chen family, which was at its most prosperous in the past, did not have such a carriage. At most, they raised a donkey, and usually used a donkey cart for travel. This was already considered one of the few wealthy families in the village.

　　Horses are really too precious.

　　In particular, the imperial court's order to limit the number of horses in the south resulted in the cost of transporting a horse from the north being too high. Even the worst horse cost more than eighty taels.

　　A slightly better horse would cost over a hundred taels.

　　And that doesn't even include the cost of keeping the horses.

　　Therefore, even Su Yunjin, who had seen the world, felt surprised.

　　"Husband, this car?"

　　Su Yunjin asked Chen Jie, and Chen Jie said, "Oh, they took us to the county town."

　　Su Yunjin asked: "This car, to pick me up?"

　　Su Yunjin looked at the patched clothes on her body, tugged at the corners of her clothes, and actually felt ashamed of herself.

　　Chen Jie said, "If not you, who else should I pick up? Also, go into the house and put on the new clothes I bought for you. When we get to the city, I will find a maid for my wife. You don't have to do the washing and cooking work anymore."

　　Su Yunjin heard this and said, "No husband, that maid is precious, and the housework is not heavy, I can do it."

　　"We are just entering the city and have not yet established ourselves, so we need to spend the money we have in our pockets carefully."

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Yes, yes, my lady is right, but my lady, you should go change your clothes."

　　"You will come with me to see Hall Master Peng in a while."

　　Hearing this, Su Yunjin nodded slightly. She knew that when meeting an important person, she had to dress up and not go to meet him with unkempt hair and dirty appearance. That would be disrespectful to herself as well as to others.

　　Su Yunjin quickly entered the room and put on some simple makeup.

　　After putting on new clothes, Su Yunjin asked Chen Jie to call Ruirui in. The girl was still wearing old clothes.

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie went out and saw that the area around the carriage was already full of people, almost half of the village had gathered there.

　　This scene is very similar to that in the past, in the 1980s and 1990s, when a car was parked in front of someone's house, the whole village would gather around to watch.

　　Chen Jie came over and saw the little kid sitting on the shaft of the cart, chewing a big peach with juice dripping from it. He said to the children below, "See? This is my brother-in-law's carriage. Li Ergou, didn't you say your father rode in a carriage? Is it this kind?"

　　The children below all looked at the little kid sitting on the shaft of the cart and eating a big peach with envy.

　　"Rui Rui!"

　　"Brother-in-law!"

　　Xia Douding turned around and saw Chen Jie, and immediately shouted happily, "Brother-in-law really made me proud. These guys used to look down on me, but now you can't even reach me anymore."

　　Chen Jie said: "Your sister asked you to go back and change your clothes."

　　"oh!"

　　Xiao Douding said, opening his arms, and Chen Jie said, "Don't get the peach juice on me."

　　As he said that, he picked up the little kid, who ran out of the carriage and skipped back to the house.

　　Just as Chen Jie was about to turn around and go back to the house, he heard an old voice saying, "Jiu Si, are you going to the county?"

　　Chen Jie turned around and looked over. It turned out to be his great uncle, his grandfather's cousin.

　　However, Chen Jie did not have a good impression of him. The last time Lu San and Yu Sanliu had an incident, this old man took the wrong side, so Chen Jie was not optimistic about him.

　　Moreover, Chen Jie has recently been trying to find a way to take power away from him.

　　Chen Jie wanted to give the position of clan leader to his second uncle.

　　And it was quite successful, because Chen Jie's reputation was growing, and more and more tribesmen wanted to join Chen Jie. However, Chen Jie's current identity made it difficult for you to meet him whenever you wanted, so you had to find a middleman.

　　The only person who could talk to Chen Jie was Chen Erba.

　　Therefore, Uncle Erba's status is increasing day by day.

　　Moreover, as Chen Jie's status rises, more and more clansmen will come to Chen Jie for a way out, and Uncle Erba's prestige will also become higher and higher.

　　People are realistic. One can find a way out for them, while the other only knows how to take sides and take advantage of his age and seniority. Everyone will listen to whom.

　　Therefore, according to the current trend, within three years, Uncle Erba will definitely be the leader of the Chen family in Xiantao Town.

　　This can be considered as Chen Jie's way of returning a favor.

　　But what does this old man want me to do today?

　　Thinking about this, Chen Jie looked at the old man and said, "Oh, is there something wrong, old uncle?"

　　The old uncle smiled and said, "Jiu Si, you are the pride of our Chen family now. You are already sitting in this carriage. I said you are my brother Yongwang's offspring, there is no mistake, look!"

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie did not express his opinion.

　　But looking at the old man, I always feel that this old guy is not holding back his fart well.

　　Sure enough, the old man said, "Jiu Si, when will you come back from your trip to the county this time?"

　　Chen Jie said: "Well, it's hard to say. Uncle, if you have something to say, just tell me. I'm leaving soon."

　　"It's like this, Jiusi. Many young men in our clan want to go out and try their luck, but unfortunately they don't have the chance. Jiusi, you're doing well now, why don't you help everyone out?"

　　Chen Jie laughed after hearing this and said, "How can I help?"

　　The old uncle said, "Jiu Si, I have thought of a plan for you. You see, every year, I will help you find a few young men, and you can use your connections to put them in the fish pen and cultivate them well. This way, you can not only help the tribe members, but also give you full wings."

　　"It's very dangerous in this fishing gang. It's not like in the village where everyone can help you. There's no one to help you there. You can only rely on your clansmen. Is that right?"

　　The old uncle made a suggestion with a smile.

　　Could it be that Chen Jie couldn't understand what this old guy was planning?