Hearing this, the head of the Li family quietly turned his head to look at the color of the head of the Zhang family. Seeing that he had a calm look, he sat down again.
The Zhang family is considered a wealthy family, with only a few thousand members. Almost one-third of the property in Jiangzhou City belongs to his family, and the rest of the people follow his lead. The Li family originally wanted to test it out for the Zhang family.
How big is Zhou Yuanfu's appetite? With the current situation, we can only continue to wait and see.
The atmosphere at the scene fell into dead silence again.
"It's true that they are all people who give up their lives rather than their wealth. I don't want to make it difficult for everyone. Brother Cui, are you ready with everything?"
Zhou Yuanfu asked Cui Niubi.
"Everything is ready. Brother, please move to the courtyard!"
Cui Niupi said with beaming eyebrows.
"Come on, everyone, come with me to the courtyard for a look."
Everyone was talking a lot and followed Zhou Yuanfu to the courtyard.
I saw a big pot hanging under a wooden shelf in the courtyard, and a fire was raging underneath the big pot.
"Everyone, I, Zhou Cang, don't want to use force. If you take part in this book, I will lose more than I gain. I want money based on my ability. Come and put the copper coins in it."
Cui Niupi brought a basin of copper coins over and poured them all into the cauldron.
Everyone saw more than half of the hot oil in the pot. The copper coins fell into the oil and sank to the bottom one after another. They didn't know what weird thing Zhou Yuanfu was up to.
"Everyone, the oil pan is about to boil. Who wants to try the hot oil?"
Zhou Yuanfu said slowly.
"General Zhou, do you have to use force? If we don't pay for it, how dare you throw all of us into this pot of oil?"
The head of the Zhang family couldn't help but speak out. Everyone heard the words and started talking in agreement.
"What did the head of the Zhang family say? How dare I do such an unethical act? This time I am asking for money from everyone, not forcing everyone."
When Zhou Yuanfu said this, everyone felt relieved.
"Then I don't know how you can ask for money by putting up a frying pan?"
The head of the Zhang family continued to ask.
Zhou Yuanfu rolled up his sleeves and showed everyone his muscular arms, "Everyone, Zhou Cang has also learned some skills. Today I am going to get money from this hot oil pan. As long as I get a penny, you guys will
Can you give me one thousand taels of silver to use as military expenses?"
Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this. This Zhou Cang was really a man who wanted money rather than his life. With such hot oil, it would fry instantly when his arm was inserted into it. Could this Zhou Cang be a fool?
Some shook their heads and sighed, some pursed their lips and sneered, and some were dumbfounded. Only the eyes behind Ganmei's veil were a little more meaningful.
"Haha, since General Zhou is not afraid of death, if there is anything we can't bear to do, we will do as you say. Just don't blow it up too much, otherwise we won't be able to bear it, hahaha."
The head of the Zhang family chuckled, and everyone laughed together, wondering what joke Zhou Yuanfu was going to make.
Zhou Yuanfu had rehearsed beforehand. At this time, it was just the vinegar under the oil that was boiling, so it seemed that the temperature was very high, but human hands could still bear it. Especially Zhou Cang's arms, which can be regarded as copper skin and iron bones, this temperature was not good for him
No impact.
Zhou Yuanfu didn't say much. If he talked too much, the vinegar would evaporate quickly and the temperature would rise. So he stretched out his hand to get the money and opened his bow left and right!
Everyone exclaimed in surprise. Zhou Yuanfu took half of the pot and stopped when he thought it was almost done.
Over there, Cui Niupi ran over cheerfully, lowering his head and counting the copper coins one by one. While counting, he pretended to be very hot and tossed the coins around.
Everyone was no longer interested in watching him juggling, they all looked shocked and inexplicable.
"Two hundred and eighteen articles!"
The figures reported by Cui Niupi caused a cry of exclamation.
"Oh, not bad."
Zhou Yuanfu wiped his hands and said calmly. His arms were just a little redder than before, but there was no big change.
"It seems that I have practiced my kung fu quite well. Oh my, my hands still feel warm now. These two hundred and eighteen cents are more than two hundred thousand taels of silver. Forget it, I will be generous and take the whole amount.
Let’s all pool together two hundred thousand taels of silver to spend!”
Everyone was stunned on the spot, thinking about how to cheat. This two hundred thousand is not a small amount. Originally, everyone thought that Zhou Yuanfu took office this time, just to give him face, and everyone could make up for it with ten thousand taels. Who knows
Zhou Yuanfu actually turned it into two hundred thousand taels. This is really a waste of money.
Zhou Yuanfu was angry. This group of people drank fine wine instead of toasting. After all, it was not as fast as grabbing money to get money.
"I'll pay ten thousand taels!"
Seeing that Zhou Yuanfu was about to have another attack, Gan Mei stepped out and said.
"You must also know that according to the financial resources of our Gan family, this ten thousand taels is our limit."
Ganmei said to everyone, and picked up a copper coin from the basin, smelled it under his nose, and chuckled, "The general can bully the weak, so why would he do such a shameful thing?"
Gan Mei put the emphasis on the word "acid", and Zhou Yuanfu immediately felt ashamed when he heard this. Gan Mei was so clever that he could think of this link.
"Gan Ning, Lord Gan Jun, come home with me. My ten thousand taels of silver can be regarded as a ransom for your life."
After saying that, Ganmei walked out of the house.
Gan Ning looked at Zhou Yuanfu helplessly, and Zhou Yuanfu nodded.
Although Gan Mei saw through it, he still saved his face after all, and he didn't want to keep Gan Ning as a hostage, he had to let Gan Ning go home.
Ganmei left, and everyone else looked like they were mourning for their heirs.
Before Gan Ning left, he did not forget to whisper in Zhou Yuanfu's ear: "Brother-in-law, my sister's dowry is enough, and the marriage is settled. Please hurry up and find someone to propose marriage."
Zhou Yuanfu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him.
"Our Zhang family will pay 80,000 yuan, and each of your families will claim the rest."
After speaking, the head of the Zhang family hurriedly left.
Seeing that the head of the Zhang family had given up, everyone discussed with each other, claimed their share, and left one after another.
"Brother has a brilliant idea. This move is worth two hundred thousand taels of silver. It's high, it's really high!"
Cui Niubi couldn't help but smile when he saw the money coming into his account.
"What a bad idea did you come up with!"
Guan Yu came up and gave Cui Niupi a crutch, "Just now, my eldest brother put his hand into the hot oil pan. I was so scared that my heart almost jumped out. If I hadn't known that my eldest brother had magical powers, I would have almost broken the iron pot on the spot."
.Brother, is your arm okay?"
Zhou Yuanfu stretched out his arms, "Not even a scratch on the skin, which makes Yun Chang worried."
"Brother, how can something happen? I..."
"Ouch!"
Cui Niubi was about to explain the reason, but before he could finish his words, he heard Zhang Liao scream.
"It's really hot. I'm just joking. Brother Zhang Liao, you really dare to do it."
Pei Yuanshao smiled naively.
It turned out that both Zhang Liao and Pei Yuanshao suspected that there was something wrong with the oil pan, and they discussed who should try it first. After all, Zhang Liao was more impatient and reached out to try it first. By this time, the oil temperature had already risen, and he was immediately scalded to a big bubble.
"Second brother, you are too bad. You said that the eldest brother is deliberately teasing them. This is not hot at all. But why is it so hot? It really hurts me!"
Zhang Liao jumped on his feet and said.
Seeing this, Cui Niubi also stopped talking and said instead: "Brother's magical powers are beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. You are still too young."
After hearing this, everyone laughed again.
…
"How long have you known your brother Zhou?"
Gan Mei took a sip of tea, while Gan Ning stood quietly below.
If you observe carefully, you will see that what Ganmei drinks is not the kind of boiled tea soup, but fried tea leaves. The tea is green and transparent, with a slightly bitter and fragrant smell wafting slowly in the air.
"Sister, I really learned well this time. I have a good relationship with Brother Zhou. What do you think of him? Brother Zhou is very capable and handsome, and..."
Gan Ning answered the question incorrectly, Gan Mei frowned slightly, and Gan Ning was so frightened that he quickly stopped talking.
"I'm just asking when did you meet? Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Ganmei said unhappily.
"Actually, we haven't known each other for a long time. Didn't I go to Danqu to play some time ago..."
"Are you just playing?! If you continue to play, your family fortune will be ruined!"
Gan Mei's anger suddenly rose, and Gan Ning was as scared as a quail. Gan Mei knew that now was not the time to be acquainted with him, so she waved her hand and said, "Forget it, you can continue talking, I want everything about him."
Know!"
Gan Ning was granted amnesty and told the story exactly as it was.
Ganmei drank tea while listening, and Gan Ning helped fill up the water from time to time.
"According to what you said, he can launch thunder? Can he penetrate a gong?"
"That's not called thunder from the sky, it's called thunder from the palm. You have to recite the incantation before launching it. What is it called? The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast, the sun and the moon are waxing, the stars are arranged, the cold comes and the summer comes, the autumn harvests and the winter hides, the leaps and bounds,
Runyu...Brother Zhou said he would teach me slowly, but I am stupid and can't memorize it for a while. However, this spell is too long."
Gan Ning said angrily.
"Does he also know the Thousand-Character Classic?"