In October, it started to rain lightly in the Shendu area.
It is drizzling and the air is humid.
The rainwater falls along the slate houses, touches the simple bluestone road, and turns it into a hazy and poetic painting.
Cao Su held an oil-paper umbrella and headed to the Baihua Building as agreed with Yang Ping.
After having a conversation with Yang Ping a few days ago, I learned that there has been a lot of action in Baihualou recently.
One of the most high-profile events was that a Xizhou businessman paid 200,000 yuan to redeem Qiaoer.
This matter caused an uproar in the city of God.
This day is the "big day" when Xizhou merchants come to redeem Qiao'er.
The Xizhou businessman announced that he would bring 200,000 taels of silver to his door, deliver it on the spot, and take it away on the spot. In addition to the silver, he also presented Baihualou silk and satin, jade or pearls, which can be said to be full of sincerity.
Who is Qiaoer?
In the past few days, Qiao'er's name has spread throughout the entire city of God.
The name Qiao'er is too "maid"-like. According to the news from Baihua Tower, this "Qiao'er"'s full name is "Shang Qiao".
Miss Shang Qiao immediately became the most famous geisha in the entire divine city.
After a few days of rumors, Shang Qiao was known among the people as a person who was good at singing and dancing, well versed in poetry, and as beautiful as a fairy. This made Xizhou businessmen crazy about him.
It's not just businessmen who are crazy, there are also many romantic talents.
"Hmph, the smell of copper! How can you let Miss Shang Qiao go to a place of misery like Xizhou?"
"This is the beauty of our divine capital, how can we go to a foreign land?"
When Cao Su came to Baihualou, he saw a crowd of people, many of whom were angry scholars and talented people. They asked Baihualou to stop this behavior of "getting into the eyes of money" and to effectively improve the inner spiritual quality.
There were so many people that Cao Su couldn't find where Yang Ping was.
He frowned, put away his umbrella, and then jumped out of the crowd and jumped directly to the eaves of Baihua Building.
"Kung Fu is amazing!"
A group of romantic people waiting in line below glared at Cao Su.
As soon as Cao Su stepped onto the top of the tall building, the guards from Baihua Tower rushed up to him.
The level of nursing here is very high, and the leader has even reached the middle level of strength realm, which Cao Su discovered the last time he came here.
"Who broke into Baihua Tower without permission?"
The head of the nursing home did not dare to entrust him.
Cao Su has a strong aura and a "defiant" arrogance, which is really not simple.
"You're busy with your business, don't worry about me, I'm just here to take a look."
Cao Su snorted coldly and moved his robe, revealing the Commander of the Guard hanging on his waist.
The young guard at the bottom of the nursing home was stunned. What is going on with this man? He is so arrogant.
Just as he was about to yell loudly, he was stopped by the leader of the Ranking Nursing Institute in the Strength Realm.
"It turns out it's your lord from the Department of Guards. In that case, sir, please come inside. It's raining heavily outside."
Does the head of the nursing home know the importance of the Guards Department? These guys are all-pervasive and do everything. They manage the bureaucrats at the top, the people at the bottom, and the monsters and monsters in between.
Cao Su jumped out from among the guards again, ducked and got into the Baihua Tower.
In Baihua Tower, the merchants from Xizhou have not yet arrived, only some well-known local merchants gathered, some of them came for the legendary beautiful girl Shang Qiao.
Some people are simply annoyed by the arrogance of Xizhou people.
"Why should our good girl be bought away by rude Xizhou people?"
In Baihua Building, some business tycoons loudly advocated regional discrimination.
People in Shendu are quite proud and exclusive. As citizens of the Imperial City, even those who are doing business naturally feel that they are on a higher level.
As for the Xizhou merchants who came rashly to promote their financial strength, they were somewhat provoking the Shendu merchants.
This is what the unhappy Shendu merchants here mean.
"You spend 200,000 yuan to buy a concubine, and you still do it in such a high profile."
"Are you thinking that the merchants in our divine capital cannot afford this price?"
The businessmen talked about it one after another and wanted to see what this Xizhou businessman looked like.
In addition to businessmen, the most gathered people here are the children of officials and officials in the divine capital who have nothing to do.
The children of officials who have serious positions and have entered the official career will not come to join in the fun.
Only the children of officials who have not yet served as official officials can come and join in the fun.
People like Cao Su, who came in secretly, stayed away from the stage and hid on the railings of the pavilions, observing in secret.
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Not long after, the rumored Xizhou businessman appeared.
In the blocked water outside the building, I slowly moved forward and arrived at the door of the building.
Most of them covered the truck with a black cloth made of burlap, and then a few strong Xizhou people came over and lifted the boxes down one by one.
During the reception at Baihua Building, the Xizhou businessman walked in.
There was a man in the Xizhou caravan whom Cao Su knew.
Isn't this the Qiuwei candidate I saw in Xiaotao Town before? Why are you here?
The candidate Cao Su was deeply impressed because he not only defecated everywhere, but also plagiarized half a line of a poem that Cao Su had plagiarized. It made even talented people want to match that half line of the poem.
The Qiu Wei candidate with sinister features and stern eyes also had a different temperament from other scholars.
At this moment, he took off his scholar's robe and changed into the coarse linen clothes common among Xizhou people. His whole person had a more down-to-earth temperament, not like a student who had read poetry and books at all.
After he walked into Baihua Tower, he looked around, and at the same angle where he raised his head, he saw Cao Su, who was looking at him coldly.
"It's you!"
Tao Mingwen was shocked. Isn't this the Guardsman Si Baihu whom he met in Xiaotao Town before?
Unexpectedly, he also came to Baihua Tower.
Is he here to protect him again?
Is there any good guard in Baihua Tower?
Tao Mingwen was a little confused, but because of that half of Cao Su's poem, he had a good impression of Cao Su, so he smiled and nodded at Cao Su.
Cao Su despised this person in his heart for not being aware of copyright, and he didn't have a good look on his face, looking as calm as a flat lake.
"Huo, so cold."
Tao Mingwen thought that Cao Su had such a character and didn't take it seriously.
This man is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and is worth making friends with.
Tao Mingwen thought to himself.
The people of the same clan beside him noticed that the young master was thinking secretly, and took the initiative to ask: "Young master, what's wrong?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's okay, I saw an acquaintance."
Tao Mingwen shook his head. He was not in such a hurry to get to know Cao Su. He had more important things to deal with at the moment.
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With the entry of Xizhou merchants, Baihua Building became more and more lively.
Not long after, the melodious sound of the piano could be heard in Baihua Tower.
Everyone followed the sound of the piano and saw the petals all over the sky dancing in the wind, showing thousands of dancing postures. Like a dream, they fell into the courtyard with the wind and rain.
The drizzle stopped suddenly, and the veiled Qiaoer fell from the sky.
She walked from the clouds, her bare feet were crystal clear, she was wearing a pale blue dress, her black silk hair was rolled up, her gait was soft, she was charming and boneless, and she was extremely gorgeous.
"This is Miss Shang Qiao!"
"The Oiran of Baihualou!"
I have obviously seen Shang Qiao in the past, but I don't know why, when I saw Shang Qiao today, among the many talented and talented people in the city, I felt that Shang Qiao was particularly bright and charming, surpassing all other beauties.
The romantic man was excited, and the angry businessman also felt that the atmosphere was in place.
So someone shouted loudly: "The people from Xizhou want to buy the courtesans from our divine capital, and Baihualou just gives them away like this?"
In the Baihua Tower, a middle-aged lady in red came out from behind. After hearing this, she came to everyone in a hurry and saluted: "Everyone, please be patient. I invite you all to do this today."
Here’s proof, when I open my business at Baihualou, I always clearly mark the price, and I’m honest with everyone.”
"I have the deed of sale of Miss Shang Qiao in my hand. According to the rules of Baihua Tower, the ransom of two hundred thousand taels is indeed a lot. It is reasonable and reasonable for us to act in accordance with the rules."
As she spoke, she took out a piece of white paper from her arms, which was probably the so-called deed of betrayal.
Only then did everyone recall that such a beautiful and charming girl was actually a lowly person.
"I'm against this business!"
A businessman stood up and said: "People from Xizhou want to buy girls, why are they making such a big fuss? This is obviously done deliberately to show us Shendu people. Just because they are a businessman from Xizhou and have some money, they don't take us seriously!"
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After hearing this, many merchants in the city of God shared the same hatred, their hearts were ignited, and they were filled with anger.
Among the Xizhou businessmen, a middle-aged man standing in front of Tao Mingwen spoke loudly with an obvious Xizhou accent: "Brother, we Xizhou people have always been so high-profile in doing business. In recent years,
There are many people doing business with us in Xizhou in Shendu. Didn’t we warmly entertain you when you came to Xizhou?”
"This is the style of us Xizhou people. This is not directed at you personally. Don't confuse it with others."
Baihualou's attitude was very ambiguous. After the house lady in charge came out, she said that she was a child, and then she ignored it.
As the two groups of businessmen quarreled with each other, the would-be courtesan Shang Qiao fell from the sky and was sitting on the high platform, playing the strings in the drizzle, waiting for her final fate.
This sad scene makes countless money-strapped prodigal sons feel heartbroken.
They have no financial resources, so they can only use their financial resources as motivation to help the businessmen of Shendu to attack the people of Xizhou.
"Miss Shang Qiao is a native of Shendu. She is as delicate as a water lotus. How can she withstand the harsh weather and sleeping in the open air in Xizhou?"
"That is, you don't treat people as human beings just because you have two coins. Have you ever considered Miss Qiaoer's feelings?"
"Hey, this brother looks familiar. Have you seen him somewhere?"
Several prodigal sons who were also scholars at the Imperial College were slightly startled when they saw Tao Mingwen up close.