Chapter 1: The Most Unique Person in the Border City Part Three
In reality, an incident happened, so Li Xiaozong wasn’t as aggressive as he used to be. He felt like there were too many good things in the world, and he was unwilling to die young.
This incident was the appearance of a young man named Fang Jie.
“Fang Juexiao… you are a f*cking genius!” Li Xiaozong couldn’t help but praise as he looked at the young man who stuck out his butt beside the brazier and enjoyed the heat.
[TL Note: In ancient China, people had family names, first names, and then something similar to middle names. It is called ‘zi’. Since the family names and first names were given by parents, this ‘zi’ was something that people could give themselves, and it added more personalization. Usually, people would refer to others by their ‘zi’ to show respect. We will keep all names and ‘zi’ in pinyin, but we will translate them and added them as notes when they are meaningful.]
[TL Note: Fang Jie’s ‘zi’ is Juexiao, which meanings ‘knowing when morning comes.’]
…
Three years ago, when Li Xiaozong came to Fangu to be the leader, Fang Jie also came to this border city that was small yet famous. In just a year, this young man became a famous person in the city. The explanation that Lieutenant Li Gandang gave was that this young man knew how to make money!
There were people among the 800 soldiers who dared to stay in Li Xiaozong’s study and warm up. After all, Li Xiaozong wasn’t a stern commander who scared others, and his study wasn’t the bedroom of Xi Zhuxin, the only girl who knew the Dance of Flowing Flower and Water Sleeves in Beckon of the Red Sleeve. After all, the latter was a virgin, and Li Xiaozong…
However, the only person who dared to dry up his pants in here was Fang Jie.
As the pants heated up, white vapor appeared.
“You peed your pants?” Li Xiaozong asked earnestly.
“There is no smell, so it isn’t pee!” The good-looking Fang Jie replied, “You didn’t know how strong the wind was when Li Gandang and others were killing bandits. To not be frozen to death, I could only dig out a hole in the snow. It is the best way to save my energy and keep warmth. However, my pants got wet when I sat there for too long…”
After feeling like his butt wasn’t freezing anymore, Fang Jie took out a stack of paper and handed them to Li Xiaozong. He said, “The earning last month wasn’t great, but it is close to ten percent higher compared to the month prior.”
“That’s thousands of taels of silver!”
[TL Note: A tael is about 50 grams, and one tael of silver is a small block of silver in ancient China. Therefore, a silver tael refers to a 50-gram block of silver.]
Li Xiaozong praised, “Fang Jie, are you someone who Heaven sent down to benefit Fangu?”
Fang Jie fixed his clothes and replied smugly and earnestly, “I’m someone who Heaven sent down to benefit all humans.”
“How come Heaven is willing to let you come down? If you stay up there, how much money can you make for him?” Li Xiaozong commented with the silver certificates in his hands.
[TL Note: In ancient China, wealthy people stored gold and silver in money shops, which were similar to banks. People with silver certificates of a money shop could go to any locations and redeem the silver taels. Usually, one silver certificate was equal to 1,000 silver taels.]
“General, if there is nothing else, I will go back to Gold Essence Shop. Tomorrow is the opening of the market, so I need to prepare a little.” Fang Jie got ready to leave after seeing that no vapor came out of his pants.
“If you are going back not to sleep, I will throw this stack of silver certificates into the brazier.” Li Xiaozong rolled his eyes.
“For the silver certificates, I must sleep,” Fei Jie said while looking troubled.
“Go. I know that you must have promised Li Gandang and others to treat them to hotpot, but make sure that you don’t drink too much. If the law enforcement team catches you, I can’t violate the law for personal matters.”
“Mr. General, don’t worry.”
Fang Jie walked out while replying, “It isn’t my first time eating and drinking with the law enforcement team. Last time, a law enforcement team captain acted like he wanted to arrest me, but he started calling me brother after two jars of liquor. You know, when you get benefits from others, you have to go lenient on them.”
“It seems like I need to change the members of the law enforcement team…” Li Xiaozong shook his head and sighed, “Unless I even replace myself, you will always be the most unique person in Fangu City. Go back and sleep. I get annoyed when I see you!”
“Ok.”
Fang Jie saluted and turned around. After he walked a few steps out the door, Li Xiaozong’s voice sounded, “Fang Juexiao, did you just fart?”
Fang Jie was shocked and thought, “How did he discover this silent fart?”
Then, he turned around and asked, “General, your strength increased again?”
Li Xiaozong shook his head and replied earnestly, “I… saw it.”
Fang Jie froze for a second and sighed, “Fangu City is great, but it is just too cold. Even a fart can be seen…”
This incident was the appearance of a young man named Fang Jie.
“Fang Juexiao… you are a f*cking genius!” Li Xiaozong couldn’t help but praise as he looked at the young man who stuck out his butt beside the brazier and enjoyed the heat.
[TL Note: In ancient China, people had family names, first names, and then something similar to middle names. It is called ‘zi’. Since the family names and first names were given by parents, this ‘zi’ was something that people could give themselves, and it added more personalization. Usually, people would refer to others by their ‘zi’ to show respect. We will keep all names and ‘zi’ in pinyin, but we will translate them and added them as notes when they are meaningful.]
[TL Note: Fang Jie’s ‘zi’ is Juexiao, which meanings ‘knowing when morning comes.’]
…
Three years ago, when Li Xiaozong came to Fangu to be the leader, Fang Jie also came to this border city that was small yet famous. In just a year, this young man became a famous person in the city. The explanation that Lieutenant Li Gandang gave was that this young man knew how to make money!
There were people among the 800 soldiers who dared to stay in Li Xiaozong’s study and warm up. After all, Li Xiaozong wasn’t a stern commander who scared others, and his study wasn’t the bedroom of Xi Zhuxin, the only girl who knew the Dance of Flowing Flower and Water Sleeves in Beckon of the Red Sleeve. After all, the latter was a virgin, and Li Xiaozong…
However, the only person who dared to dry up his pants in here was Fang Jie.
As the pants heated up, white vapor appeared.
“You peed your pants?” Li Xiaozong asked earnestly.
“There is no smell, so it isn’t pee!” The good-looking Fang Jie replied, “You didn’t know how strong the wind was when Li Gandang and others were killing bandits. To not be frozen to death, I could only dig out a hole in the snow. It is the best way to save my energy and keep warmth. However, my pants got wet when I sat there for too long…”
After feeling like his butt wasn’t freezing anymore, Fang Jie took out a stack of paper and handed them to Li Xiaozong. He said, “The earning last month wasn’t great, but it is close to ten percent higher compared to the month prior.”
“That’s thousands of taels of silver!”
[TL Note: A tael is about 50 grams, and one tael of silver is a small block of silver in ancient China. Therefore, a silver tael refers to a 50-gram block of silver.]
Li Xiaozong praised, “Fang Jie, are you someone who Heaven sent down to benefit Fangu?”
Fang Jie fixed his clothes and replied smugly and earnestly, “I’m someone who Heaven sent down to benefit all humans.”
“How come Heaven is willing to let you come down? If you stay up there, how much money can you make for him?” Li Xiaozong commented with the silver certificates in his hands.
[TL Note: In ancient China, wealthy people stored gold and silver in money shops, which were similar to banks. People with silver certificates of a money shop could go to any locations and redeem the silver taels. Usually, one silver certificate was equal to 1,000 silver taels.]
“General, if there is nothing else, I will go back to Gold Essence Shop. Tomorrow is the opening of the market, so I need to prepare a little.” Fang Jie got ready to leave after seeing that no vapor came out of his pants.
“If you are going back not to sleep, I will throw this stack of silver certificates into the brazier.” Li Xiaozong rolled his eyes.
“For the silver certificates, I must sleep,” Fei Jie said while looking troubled.
“Go. I know that you must have promised Li Gandang and others to treat them to hotpot, but make sure that you don’t drink too much. If the law enforcement team catches you, I can’t violate the law for personal matters.”
“Mr. General, don’t worry.”
Fang Jie walked out while replying, “It isn’t my first time eating and drinking with the law enforcement team. Last time, a law enforcement team captain acted like he wanted to arrest me, but he started calling me brother after two jars of liquor. You know, when you get benefits from others, you have to go lenient on them.”
“It seems like I need to change the members of the law enforcement team…” Li Xiaozong shook his head and sighed, “Unless I even replace myself, you will always be the most unique person in Fangu City. Go back and sleep. I get annoyed when I see you!”
“Ok.”
Fang Jie saluted and turned around. After he walked a few steps out the door, Li Xiaozong’s voice sounded, “Fang Juexiao, did you just fart?”
Fang Jie was shocked and thought, “How did he discover this silent fart?”
Then, he turned around and asked, “General, your strength increased again?”
Li Xiaozong shook his head and replied earnestly, “I… saw it.”
Fang Jie froze for a second and sighed, “Fangu City is great, but it is just too cold. Even a fart can be seen…”
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