Chapter 94 He used Chen's bookstore as bait to lure me, Deng's
Chapter 94
"Sir, the Chen family's brother-in-law, whose surname is Yang Mingqian, comes from Xingze."
"What?!" Deng Ming and Deng Heng, father and son, said in unison and stood up from the couch, both looking in disbelief.
Coming from Xingze, his surname is Yang Qian, if it weren't for the tribute scholar Yang Qian who is now famous.
Deng Hengneng, the head of the Deng family, ate all the hundreds of sets of "Xiangzhuji".
Seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of the father and son, Deng Jiang gritted his teeth and gingerly handed over the set of three volumes of "The Legend of the Thief".
"I think there is something wrong with this set of books. It seems to be slandering our Deng family..."
"!!!!!" The father and son's already widened eyes instantly opened with all their strength, almost turning into four blistered eyes.
Deng Ming took "The Legend of the Thief" from Deng Jiang's hand. When he saw the first page, he couldn't help curling his lips in disdain.
This kind of colloquial stuff is really low-level and too tacky. Well, although it seems mindless, it's quite interesting.
But after he flipped through a few more pages, his face became extremely ugly. "Father, look..."
Deng Heng took it and took a look. The originally fat and rich face instantly became uglier than his son's, and a chill suddenly filled his heart.
What the Zuo family did here was exactly the same as what the Deng family did in Xingyang.
It's just that those matters were suppressed by the Deng family using their deep-rooted connections in Xingyang or the power within the government.
But I didn't expect that it would be edited into a book by Chen's Bookstore and sold.
Even if it is written that the Zuo family is not the Deng family of Xingyang, even if the protagonist is named Zuo Ming, not Deng Ming.
But anyone from the Xingyang family who is not a fool can see that this book is alluding to the Deng family in Xingyang. Zuo Ming is Deng Ming...
"I, Mrs. Deng, have no grievances with him, Yang Qian. Why would he be so cruel?"
The fat on Deng Heng's face trembled as he growled through gritted teeth.
This pen name looks extremely vulgar at first glance, and it is clearly deliberately disgusting.
Hearing his father's deep roar, Deng Ming's face turned pale, he glanced at his father and hesitated to speak.
Deng Heng threw the "The Legend of the Thief" aside in frustration, covering his forehead with his hand and remained silent for a long time.
"Father, father, are you okay? I never expected that Yang Qian is Chen Tai's brother-in-law..."
"This time, I'm afraid we will have to swallow this breath alive."
Deng Heng shook his head slowly and turned his eyes to Deng Ming.
Deng Ming couldn't help but become a little nervous. "Father..."
"You and Deng Jiang go to Chen's Bookstore, return all these "Incense Candles", and apologize to nephew Chen Taixian.
As for the seven scribes, it is up to Chen Tai to deal with them as he wishes.
In addition, the amount of property required for breaking the contract will be sent to the Chen Mansion tomorrow.
Also, I, Mr. Deng, am willing to pay three times the price for all "The Legend of the Thief"..."
"Father! What are you..."
"I want to cut off my tail to survive, do you understand? Then Yang Qian is a tribute student in Xingyang.
That's all. His father is a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, and he is ranked fifth. That's all."
"But his uncle was a great official of the Sui Dynasty and a great duke."
"And he was on the dragon boat, and his song "On the dragon boat was ordered to recite the osmanthus on a moonlit night", which was appreciated by the emperor and called him Qing."
"This kind of person, even the Zheng family of Xingyang, to which our Deng family is attached, wants to show his kindness. Do you think we can afford to offend him?"
Deng Heng's tone was higher than each sentence, and every sentence was like a long sword with a ring hanging from its sheath hanging above Deng's head.
"He used Chen's Bookshop as a bait to lure me, Deng, into taking action. If he hadn't been absolutely sure.
How could he easily release the "The Legend of Thieves Renewal" which poured dirty water on our Deng family, and make it clear to everyone in Xingyang County..."
Deng Ming's face became paler and paler, and he looked like a trembling bird in the autumn wind.
Deng Heng noticed his son's strange behavior and couldn't help but shook his head helplessly. This son was not as sophisticated and calm as himself.
I don't know whether it is wrong or right to let him study poetry and books in order to pursue an official career and make friends with powerful people.
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Accompanied by Deng Jiang, Deng Ming slowly walked out of Deng's Bookstore.
People were coming and going in the market, but countless pairs of eyes were looking towards Deng's Bookstore, pointing and pointing with disgust.
There were even many scholars who saw Deng Ming's appearance, and they looked like they were avoiding and ashamed of themselves, which made Deng Ming feel his face burning.
"Have you seen it? That's Deng Ming. The Zuo Ming described in "The Legend of the Thief" is most likely a satire on this person."
"Huh, Deng did countless deeds that were harmful to nature and morality in our Xingyang.
They were all suppressed by force, and I am afraid they themselves did not expect that one day it would be printed into a book..."
Deng Ming calmed down under Deng Jiang's low voice of persuasion. He did not dare to disobey his father's order, so he could only bite the bullet and walk towards Chen's Bookstore first.
"Hey, what do you want to do? Carrying so many boxes, are you planning to spend money to buy Chen's Bookstore?"
"Stop talking nonsense and buy more sets of "The Legend of the Thief" quickly.
Go back and circulate it to all your classmates so that they can know the ugly faces of some people."
Finally, Uncle Liu, the shopkeeper of Chen's Bookstore, also heard the noisy discussion outside the bookstore and paced out.
Then he saw his mortal enemy, Deng Jiang, the chief steward of Deng's Bookstore.
He was coming here with Deng Ming, and behind him were large, heavily padded boxes carried by several store clerks.
The shopkeeper, Uncle Liu, couldn't help but feel a drum in his heart, but when he saw the customers watching in broad daylight, he was not timid.
"Manager Deng, I have to do business here. What are you doing here carrying a box?"
Deng Jiang hurried forward, saluted the shopkeeper, Uncle Liu, and smiled as brightly as a chrysanthemum.
"Sixth Uncle, Sixth Uncle, don't worry, my young master is here just to visit Chen Langjun, the owner of your bookstore."
Seeing Deng Jiang's smile, shopkeeper Sixth Uncle immediately became furious.
What the hell, I still don’t know who you Deng family is. It’s strange that you’re visiting us because you’re not a weasel paying New Year greetings to a chicken.
The shopkeeper, Uncle Six, laughed angrily and his voice suddenly became louder.
"Why, you Deng family, let people pretend to be book friends and repeatedly wiped out the "Xiangzhuji" in our bookstore, that's all.
You only buy the first volume but not the second volume, and use this method to come to your door and cause nuisance.
My boss also tolerated it just to make money for peace, so today is a good day, do you still want to knock on the door?!"
The people around who came to buy books were all scholars from Xingyang. When they heard this, they didn't say anything.
But the looks that the two of them looked at Deng Jiang and Deng Ming became more and more full of contempt and disgust.
"This is not true. Uncle Liu, you have really misunderstood. My young master knows that I am not honest in what I do, so I came here to apologize to your boss today..."
"If you don't believe it, look at it. Those at the back are all "Incense Candles" that I bought from someone before.
I was severely punished by my master and young master, who insisted on returning it to me."
Deng Ming couldn't care less about the strange looks from the crowd, so he could only force a smile and step forward.
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