On July 24, the seventh year of the Tianqi revelation, Xiao Sheng and Huang Chengyu reached an agreement. The two signed an agreement on behalf of their respective families, which was about the sale of glass products.

Indeed, during the discussion between the two, the goods traded were not just glass mirrors, but also some novel glass products such as sunglasses, glass wine glasses, glass oil lamps, etc.

Without exception, these things have one common characteristic, that is, they are pure and transparent. According to Huang Chengyu, this symbolizes the indifferent gentleman style.

This is the first time that Xiao Sheng, a valuable "gentleman's wind", has heard of it.

Huang Chengyu was very happy about the goods that were more than expected from the glass mirror.

After going back this time, I will definitely be praised by the clan elders.

Their most basic requirement is to obtain the right to purchase the Glazed Treasure Mirror.

However, what Xiao Sheng gave him was "agent rights in the northern region". Simply put, the entire northern glazed mirror and other glazed products purchased from the glazed Pavilion will only be supplied to the Huang family.

Even if the other seven of the eight major Shanxi merchants came, they could only buy them from the Huang family. Liuli Pavilion would not sell the things to the second family in the northern region.

Huang Chengyu immediately saw the wealth hidden behind this so-called "agent right".

Naturally, he agreed happily, even if he knew that doing so might offend other merchants in Jin, he could not refuse such great benefits.

However, Xiao Sheng did not give them the agency rights in Jiangnan area, but said that he needed to find a wealthy family in Jiangnan to cooperate with.

In fact, Xiao Sheng did not want to sell it to Jiangnan. He wanted to transport silver from there, but he might have been detained by some powerful people, and it was too eye-catching.

Xiao Sheng asked Shanxi merchants to sell it, but what came to him in the end was not silver, but gold bars or some medicinal materials.

Silver in the Ming Dynasty was expensive, silver was cheap in modern times, and gold was very valuable.

And here, one or two gold, only seven or eight taels of silver can be exchanged.

So letting Huang Chengyu and the others pay gold directly will not only make it easier to carry, but also make greater profits.

After seeing off Huang Chengyu, Xiao Sheng came to the yard where a group of people who were literate and had family members were placed.

At this time, they changed into neat clothes and sat in a circle in a relatively warm room. This was arranged by Xiao Sheng.

There are not many people, only seventeen.

The youngest is twelve years old, and the oldest is Xu Xiuyun, who is seventeen years old.

Xiao Sheng walked in, and everyone stood up and shouted, "Sir!"

After waving his hand, Xiao Sheng said, "Everyone sit down. Today, we are all the same identities, and we are all the people of the Ming Dynasty."

This sentence made Xu Xiuyun and others stunned when they heard this, but they were still frightened by Xiao Sheng's identity and sat down honestly.

In the middle of the circle they surrounded were two empty chairs and a small blackboard.

Xiao Sheng sat on one of the chairs and looked at the faces of everyone here.

Then he said, "Introduce yourself, my name is Xiao Sheng." As he said that, he wrote these two words on the blackboard behind him.

Then he continued: "My ancestors were all farmers for three generations, so I am just like everyone else, all ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty. Today I am sitting here, I want to teach you knowledge, so you can call me a teacher or a teacher. But other than that, here, our identities are the same, and we are ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, we speak in this capacity, and everyone should remember this point. There are no lords, scholars, servants, no noble people in the clouds, and no humble people as dust.

Next, let’s get to know each other. Starting from you, Xu Xiuyun, we sat here one by one and talk to you about how you became a refugee, what happened to you all the way to the capital."

Xu Xiuyun was a little scared when she heard that she was named, especially when everyone's eyes gathered, she felt very nervous.

Xiao Sheng said softly: "Don't be afraid, there is no high or low here. They are all people who have experienced difficulties, and no one will laugh at you."

Xu Xiuyun mustered up the courage, nodded, walked up, and then sat on the chair as Xiao Sheng's instructions.

"My family name is Xu Xiuyun."

As soon as he said something, Xiao Sheng raised his hand and interrupted: "Everyone calls himself me in this place, don't use other calls. You continue."

Xu Xiuyun took a deep breath and continued, "My home is in Shanxi..."

At the beginning, I was a little restrained, but when it comes to the emotional point, I just let go.

Xu Xiuyun's original family background was good. Although she married a wife very early, her husband treated her well. Although she was not rich at the beginning, she was still quite adept.

However, when a sudden drought occurs, the family’s food is not enough to pay taxes and can only sell land, which is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.

After selling the land, it became even more difficult. In the end, all the land was sold out, but my husband became ill and became ill.

While taking care of his elderly parents-in-law, Xu Xiuyun also takes care of his young son, and serves his sick husband.

By doing some odd jobs, I barely lived until my husband died in the end, and all kinds of monsters and monsters emerged.

She is a bit pretty and has given birth to a child, and she is stared at by some powerful men.

All kinds of difficulties were made, and even in the end, the mother-in-law fell ill due to her husband's death and soon followed her.

In desperation, my father-in-law took her to escape from the village.

Afterwards, I met a strong man on the road. In order to protect them, my father-in-law led the thief away and died.

Then he traveled all the way, begging for survival, and hungered to the capital.

Although Xu Xiuyun has read books and can recognize a few words, he is not a literati and scholar. He does not pay so much attention to his words and has no adjectives.

But for the people sitting here, they have either seen or experienced many of them personally, so even the most straightforward language, even if it is just a word, it is enough to touch their pain.

After listening to Xu Xiuyun's story, everyone's eyes were moist.

Xiao Sheng said to her: "You said it very well. Go back now, next one."

Seventeen people took turns telling their own stories.

Some people have no logic and say whatever they think, while others talk about their experiences before the capital from their own suffering.

Finally, Xiao Sheng looked at them and said, "Have you discovered a problem that in the experience of all of you, what ultimately led to your family leaving your home and even losing your family?

Is it a natural disaster? Is it the court? None of them, they are the best people."

Xu Xiuyun and others showed their efforts to listen to the speech. Xiao Sheng continued, "What is a top person? It does not refer to rich people or high-ranking officials, but those who are arrogant and do not regard you as human beings, but only want to possess your property and turn you into slaves.

They feel that they are superior to others and despise others. When facing difficulties, their fellow villagers do not think about help, but plan to seize your property and even force you to become their slaves.
Chapter completed!