The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 441 Thinking of Them
Zhuo Cheng smiled with satisfaction and nodded, "This talisman is very good. Do you have any other talismans?"

Pan Jun was stuck for a moment. There were not many people who would take the initiative to let her make money, and she was the only one who was so proactive. Her mind was confused for a moment and she couldn't find any other suitable symbols.

Wang Cong, who was standing by, smiled and said, "Yes, there is also a talisman for a meteoric rise. I see that not only is your love star moving, but your eyebrows are also raised. This is the beginning of your meteoric rise."

Zhuo Cheng smiled, "Of course, the two young Taoist priests just said that I want to rise to prominence with the help of my wife's family."

Wang Cong smiled and said, "That's because you have talent and knowledge, and a solid foundation. Otherwise, no matter how strong the wind is, it can't lift a heavy object out of thin air, let alone rise to the top."

Zhuo Cheng's mouth corners slightly raised, finally smiling, and asked casually: "How much is the Pingbu Qingyun Talisman?"

Wang Cong immediately said: "Sixty-six taels per piece indicates..."

"Everything is going well, I know," Zhuo Cheng interrupted him and said directly: "Give me three."

Wang Cong didn't expect him to be so generous. He suddenly became suspicious and didn't dare to sell it. "I see between your eyebrows..."

Miao Zhen understood immediately and immediately leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Money."

Wang Cong: "It's about money. Are you working in the Ministry of Revenue?"

Zhuo Cheng was surprised now. He glanced at Miao Zhen quickly and paused for a long time before nodding.

Wang Cong asked with a smile, "I wonder why you bought so many Qingyun Zhisheng Talismans?"

Zhuo Cheng: "One for my father and one for my uncle."

Wang Cong actually thought it was very reasonable.

Pan Yun knew what Wang Cong was worried about. It was nothing more than a trap set by officials for law enforcement.

Although you can see Taoist fortune tellers everywhere on the streets, in fact, this is not very legal if you look into it carefully.

Emperor Taizu Gao had strict regulations on the business premises of monks and Taoists and did not allow them to operate privately.

Fortune-telling on the street can also be defined as "private business", but the people will not report it and the officials will not investigate it. Moreover, this is the social situation. Usually, officials and yamen runners will just ignore it when they see it, and some will even go to the door to have their fortunes told.

The premise is that the money collected is not much.

On the street, a fortune-teller is sold for five or seven coins, and sometimes for nine or eleven coins for a more famous one...

The talismans sold are either one tael or five taels. Talismans that cost ten taels or twenty taels are considered extremely expensive on the street.

For someone like Zhuo Cheng, who is both an official and so generous, it seems like he is short of money and is out to conduct sting operations.

Just waiting for the moment when Wang Cong and his men collect the money to arrest them...

Wang Cong, who had been in the martial arts world for many years and had seen everything, became cautious.

Pan Yun nodded slightly to him and said in a voice transmission: [Sell it to him. I don’t sense any ill will from him.]

Miaozhen also nodded. They only saw the glittering gold money on him, which meant that they had a financial connection with him.

Wang Cong believed in their intuition, so he smiled and took out three good-lucky charms, named them the Rise to the Sky Charms, and sold them to him together with the other three charms.

Zhuo Cheng, who was very wealthy, pulled out his purse and took out four silver notes for them, totaling three hundred and fifty taels. He said generously, "No need to change. The extra money will be given to you as a reward."

Wang Cong, who was about to give the change, immediately bowed, and the four people behind him followed suit, bowed and said in unison: "Thank you, kind man."

Zhuo Cheng felt that his mission was accomplished, so he turned around and left with the talisman.

The five nephews watched him leave. He had only taken three steps when Pan Yun and the others turned around and left quickly from the other side.

Zhuo Cheng seemed to have noticed something. He walked a few steps and looked back, but he only had time to see the backs of the five people. With a flick of his clothes, the five people entered an alley and disappeared.

Zhuo Cheng: ...

A cat was left in the corner. It withdrew its gaze from the five people, turned its round head, and stared at Zhuo Cheng who turned back with an expressionless face.

Zhuo Cheng didn't know that he was being stared at by a cat. He laughed and turned to go upstairs to the second floor of the teahouse.

The black cat got up from the sunshine, stretched lazily, then took a few steps forward, gradually ran faster, and climbed up to the second floor of the teahouse along the corner of the wall. It jumped into the second floor and searched room by room.

The five people hiding in the alley waited with their backs against the wall for a while, then they all looked out.

Wang Cong: "If they are not trying to lure us, why should we hide?"

Pan Yun: "Although I didn't sense any ill will and we have a financial affinity, it was the first time I met such a generous person, so I was still a little nervous."

Miao Zhen nodded: "Be careful."

Miaohe: "It's very likely that people in the capital are just stupid and have a lot of money."

Tao Yanbai nodded.

Just as Pan Jun was about to speak, Pan Xiaohei had already found Zhuo Cheng. It nimbly jumped to the window and looked inside.

He said to a little girl with her back to it, "Are you relieved now? Three hundred and fifty taels is enough for them to live well in the capital."

"Thank you, brother."

"Come on, go home."

When the little girl turned around to take something from the table, Pan Xiaohei retracted his head, and quickly went down the wall to find Pan Jun. "Zhuo Ling?" Pan Jun raised an eyebrow, "So it's her. The little girl is grateful."

Wang Cong and the others were relieved and smiled, "It turned out to be her."

The five men carried the banners and walked out of the alley again, starting to look for new customers.

Pan Yun felt that she was very capable, but her master's nephew was more capable than her. Although his physiognomy and divination skills were not as good as theirs, he could talk.

So she said to Tao Yanbai and the other two, "You should learn well from Cong'er, especially Miaozhen. Don't learn from your third and fourth uncles, but learn from your eldest uncle and eldest brother."

Wang Cong nodded repeatedly, "Junior sister, although his relationship with his wife is weak, you can't say that. He hasn't gotten married yet. Love can be cultivated. This person looks pretty good, so you have to give positive hints."

He said: "My father said that one's fate is hard to change, but one's luck can be changed. Many streams can merge into a river, and many rivers can become an ocean. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we all hope that the destined person we meet can have a smooth life.

So, whether it is a peace charm, a good luck charm, or a heart-to-heart charm, it is a ray of hope. "

Miao Zhen: "What if it still doesn't work?"

Wang Cong said calmly: "We have done our best and will leave it to fate."

Not only Miaozhen and the other two, but Pan Jun also seemed to be thinking about something.

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The light and shadow passed quickly over them. When Pan Yun and Miao Zhen came to their senses, Wang Cong and the other three were already squatting in the corner.

Seeing that the two had come back to their senses, Wang Cong did not ask them what they had earned. He patted his buttocks, stood up, and carried the banner and said, "The money we have earned today is enough. You have also gained some insights into Yi Yan. Let's go home!"

The five people turned around and walked into the dark alley, avoiding people's sight and going home, but they didn't know that at this moment, many people were thinking about them at the same time in different places, so that when they returned home, everyone's ears were red.

First, the Zhuo Cheng brothers and sisters who had just returned home asked, "Engagement?"

"Yes," Mrs. Zhuo smiled, "the family has just arranged a marriage for you. You should get ready. Your uncle will bring you to propose marriage the day after tomorrow."

Zhuo Cheng's heart moved, and he asked, "Whose daughter is this? Why is her mother so satisfied?"

Mrs. Zhuo smiled and said, "She is the granddaughter of Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao. The marriage was arranged by Ningyang Marquis' wife herself."

Zhuo Cheng: ...They are truly a distinguished family, so distinguished that it makes his heart tremble.

Zhuo Cheng was stunned and thought, could it be that they are not only martial artists with great martial arts skills, but also can tell physiognomy?
He couldn't help but look at Zhuo Ling beside him.

Zhuo Ling's eyes were already shining, and she tightly grasped her eldest brother's arm, digging her nails into his flesh. It took a lot of restraint not to scream.

Zhuo Cheng had a blank expression on his face and also used a lot of restraint to endure the pain.

Mrs. Zhuo's eyes slid back and forth between the brother and sister and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Zhuo Cheng said first, "I'm just surprised, mother, why didn't you ask me before deciding on the marriage?"

Mrs. Zhuo said quickly, "I have seen Miss Chang. She is really a very good girl with a good family background. She just moved back to Beijing from Nanjing with her family recently. Many families in Beijing don't know her yet. Otherwise, it wouldn't be our turn..."

In a word, Mrs. Zhuo was quick-witted and had a sweet mouth, so she was able to secure this marriage for Zhuo Cheng.

Zhuo Cheng had nothing to say.

Zhuo Ling pulled him to the backyard, looking excited, "Brother, I said I saw a ghost, they are gods! If they can command ghosts, what else can they be but gods?"

"I saw the ghost floating in the air with my own eyes. It's true! Believe me!"

Zhuo Cheng felt some pain in his temple. He had finally convinced his little sister that there were no ghosts in this world, but after just one meeting, she immediately went back on the wrong path.

But...is this really the wrong path?

At this moment, Lian Zhuocheng became suspicious.

Like him, the gentlemen who had passed the imperial examination in the inn could not help but talk about Pan Yun and others.

They invited a doctor to treat the patient again, a famous doctor in the capital.

But after the other party took one look at their injuries and smelled the two bottles of medicine, he said directly: "We don't have better methods and medicine than this doctor. If he can't let the five masters enter the examination room tomorrow, it's even more impossible for me."

The juren gentlemen were stunned.

But since it was related to tomorrow's exam, they did not dare to take it lightly and immediately asked someone to invite two more doctors.

They said the same thing as the previous doctor, and one even said bluntly: "If the five scholars were not going to take the exam tomorrow, I would dare to prescribe another prescription for you to try. Although it will take longer to take effect, my cost will be much less. But since the five of you are going to take the exam tomorrow, nothing is more valuable than time."

The five people looked a little dazed. It turned out that Wang Cong did not lie to them. This was really his family's best medicine and medical skills.

The eyes of the candidates watching on the side flickered slightly, and some of them had already cleverly sent people to the examination hall to find Wang Cong and the other two.

The Ming Dynasty's spring examination lasted for nine days and was very taxing on both the body and mind. Therefore, it was extremely important to have a good doctor at this time.

Although the price asked by Wang Cong and the other two was a bit high, there were always people present who had money.

The rich family's servant boy ran to the academy to look for someone, and at this moment, the Jinyiwei who arrived in Yushan County also retrieved the files of several people from the Sanqing Temple on Sanqing Mountain from the county government.

"How come Pan Yun, also known as Pan Sanzhu, is not recorded in the records? Also, her hometown is not in Yushan County, so why is there only a brief record of her parents and family? Where are her indenture and redemption agreement?"

　good night

　　(End of this chapter)