Ma Xiaoyao pouted: "If that's the case...then I won't change it."
"you……"
"I'll find someone else to trade with. I think a lot of people will be interested."
"Mr. Ma, are you threatening me?"
"The second prince is joking, how dare I threaten you! I'm just stating the facts. There will definitely be many people rushing to get something as precious as the Yuan Stone."
"Even if someone rushes for it, it's impossible to give you ten gold mines!"
"I can send the Yuan Stone to the auction house for auction." Ma Xiaoyao said with a smile: "The price will definitely be auctioned at a very high price. Even if it cannot be exchanged for ten gold mines, it will still be higher than the price offered by the second prince.
"
"Are you so confident?" Zhao Jinliang's face darkened.
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "I still have this little confidence."
"Why are you arguing..." Xing Yajun came out to smooth things over: "Mr. Ma, just give in and stop competing with the second prince..."
"Okay." Ma Xiaoyao curled his lips: "For the sake of shopkeeper Xing, I will take a step back. As long as the second prince gives me five gold mines, I will sell you the Yuan Stone."
"I said, I will give you a gold mine at most." Zhao Jinliang's attitude was very firm.
"Then I'll take a step back...I don't want the gold mine anymore. You can exchange it with me for the metallic Yuan Stone."
"Metallic Essence Stone?"
"Yes, it should be no problem to exchange the metallic elemental stone for the water-attributed elemental stone in my hand, right? One for one, it's very fair."
"this……"
"What? The second prince is still unwilling?" Ma Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a somewhat dissatisfied tone: "You won't give me the gold mine if I want it, and you won't give it to me if I want the metallic Yuan Stone. Now I'm very suspicious of you buying the Yuan Stone.
Sincerely."
"...Let me think about it and I will give you an answer tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll wait for the second prince's reply."
The conversation basically broke down at this point.
"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Zhao Jinliang cupped his hands, then turned around and strode away.
"Mr. Ma...are you not afraid of offending the second prince by doing this?" Xing Yajun's face was full of worry.
"Afraid! Of course I am afraid!" Ma Xiaoyao smiled lightly: "Although I don't want to offend the second prince, I don't want to be taken advantage of. Using a gold mine in exchange for the Yuan Stone is simply nonsense."
"Then you can't ask for ten gold mines." Xing Yajun said with a bitter smile: "No matter how valuable the Yuan Stone is, it's not worth ten gold mines."
"Have I not already dropped to five gold mines?"
"It's still a bit high...I think the two gold mines are about the same..."
"Two gold mines? Are you kidding me? Is the Yuan Stone only worth two gold mines?"
"Aren't you afraid that the second prince will use strong tactics?"
"If he uses force, I will fly away immediately so that he will never be able to find me in his life."
"Mr. Ma..." Xing Yajun wanted to persuade him a few more words, but Ma Xiaoyao couldn't listen anymore.
"Okay, stop talking, let me be quiet for a while." Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand impatiently: "I'm walking around, don't follow me." After saying this, Ma Xiaoyao walked away.
Xing Yajun sighed softly: "This Mr. Ma... is good at everything, but his temper is too stubborn..."
In the following time, Ma Xiaoyao selected several more stones, and without exception, he cut out valuable items.
The sun set, darkness fell, the stone gambling competition was temporarily suspended, and all the guests left one after another.
Ma Xiaoyao and Xing Yajun tidied up and left the manor. On the way back, Xing Yajun frowned and looked unhappy.
"What? Are you still thinking about the second prince?" Ma Xiaoyao asked casually.
"Mr. Ma, you are not from the Liang Kingdom...so you don't understand the power of the second prince. Let me tell you, the second prince is very powerful..."
"Okay, stop scaring me."
"I'm not scaring you. What I said is true. The Second Prince is really scary. Anyone who offends him will not end well."
"Shop Manager Xing, if you tell me about this again, I will break up with you."
"No, don't break up, okay! I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore!"
Once Ma Xiaoyao used his trump card, Xing Yajun gave in. Now that Ma Xiaoyao was his God of Wealth, Xing Yajun couldn't let Ma Xiaoyao go no matter what.
After a while, the two returned to their residence, washed themselves briefly, and then started having dinner.
The meal was sumptuous, with wine and meat. Ma Xiaoyao ate very comfortably, but Xing Yajun was a little tasteless. People, once they have troubles, they will lose interest no matter what they do.
"Okay, I'm full, you can eat slowly by yourself." Ma Xiaoyao wiped his mouth, pushed away the chair, stood up, and strode away.
"Alas..." Xing Yajun sighed heavily: "I should be happy because I won money today, but...I can't be happy...it's really frustrating..."
…
Early the next morning, Ma Xiaoyao was woken up by Xing Yajun, saying that the second prince Zhao Jinliang was here and wanted to see Ma Xiaoyao by name.
"Okay, I got it. Ask the second prince to wait for a moment, and I'll be there right away." Ma Xiaoyao yawned.
After a while, Ma Xiaoyao, neatly dressed, came to the front hall.
"Mr. Ma, I agree to your conditions." Zhao Jinliang stood up and said with a smile: "I will give you ten gold mines!"
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoyao was stunned: "You... agree... to give me ten gold mines?"
"Yes." Zhao Jinliang nodded vigorously: "But I have a small request."
"any request?"
"I would like to invite Mr. Ma to serve as an official in the court."
"What? Make me an official?"
"Yes, I want Mr. Ma to be the commander of Shi Yamen." Zhao Jinliang said.
"Betting on Stone Yamen?"
"It is the yamen responsible for supervising and managing the entire Daliang Kingdom's stone gambling. The power is not small, and it is an official position of the third rank."
"Thank you, Second Prince, for your kindness. I am not very talented and have little knowledge. I really cannot be the director of the Stone Gambling Yamen." Ma Xiaoyao refused immediately. His ambition was to become an immortal and he had no intention of becoming an official, let alone a third-rank official.
He is not interested in making him the prime minister.
"Mr. Ma, please think about it again..."
"Don't think about it, I'm really not suitable to be an official."
"That would be a shame."
Seeing Ma Xiaoyao's resolute attitude, Zhao Jinliang had to give up the idea: "Since Mr. Ma doesn't want to be the leader of Shiyamen, then I can't give you ten gold mines..." At this point, Zhao Jinliang paused: "
I can only give you two gold mines now. This is my bottom line and will not change again."
"I proposed yesterday... to use metallic elemental stones in exchange..."
"It's even more impossible for me to agree to this."
"There is no room for negotiation?"
"No!"
"...Okay, two gold mines are two gold mines, but I have to add an additional condition."
"Additional conditions? What conditions?" Zhao Jinliang asked in surprise. He was really afraid that Ma Xiaoyao would make another big mouth.
"Second Prince, don't be nervous. My conditions are very simple, or very simple for you." Ma Xiaoyao said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Xing and I wanted to go to the back yard to gamble, but we didn't have an invitation in our hands... the soldiers guarding the gate.
Not allowed in..."
"This is simple." Zhao Jinliang smiled: "I will get you two invitations later." This condition is indeed not difficult.
"Then it's settled." Ma Xiaoyao flipped his wrist, and a white stone appeared in his palm. This is the water attribute stone. It seems ordinary, but it is actually very precious. As long as the stone is covered with spiritual consciousness, it will
You can feel the strong water energy inside the stone.
"This is the contract for two gold mines. From today on, these two gold mines belong to Mr. Ma." Zhao Jinliang put the two contracts on the table.
After Ma Xiaoyao checked that it was correct, he signed the contract.
"Mr. Ma, I hope you can think about it carefully. I am very sincere. If Mr. Ma changes his mind and wants to become an official in the court, just go to the palace to find me." After saying this, Zhao Jinliang took the lead.
Zhu Yuanshi left.
After Zhao Jinliang left, Xing Yajun expressed his doubts: "Mr. Ma...yesterday you said...you wouldn't sell the Yuan Stone for the price of two gold mines...Why did you change your mind today..."
"I was thinking last night, is it worth offending the second prince of the dynasty for a piece of Yuan Stone?"
"Of course it's not worth it!"
"I thought so too, so I sold the Yuan Stone to the second prince."
"you……"
"What are you? Why don't you hurry up and prepare breakfast! After eating, we have to go to the stone betting contest to make a fortune." Ma Xiaoyao glared at Xing Yajun: "Time is money to us, delay it for a little longer.
, we will lose tens of thousands of taels of silver."
"...I have prepared breakfast a long time ago and put it on the table behind."
"Ah? Really...why didn't I see it just now?"
"...Mr. Ma, these two gold mines..."
"Don't think about gold mines." Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "These two gold mines are very important to me. I can't give them to you, but don't worry, I will compensate you well. In the next days
, I will help you win a lot of money, and in a word, I won’t let you suffer a loss."
"Okay, I'll feel relieved if you say this."
The two of them finished breakfast as quickly as possible, and then hurried to the site of the stone betting competition.
On the way, the two of them were still calculating. I wonder if anyone would bet against them today. If not... it would be too boring.
Facts have proved that they were really guessing, and no one came out to provoke them all day long.
In the end, they had no choice but to bet on stones down-to-earth. In this way, the speed of making money would be much slower. Zhao Jinliang really meant what he said. He asked his subordinates to send two invitations with the words Ma Xiaoyao and Xing Yajun on them.
With these two invitations, Ma Xiaoyao and Xing Yajun can freely enter and leave the backcourt.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the day ends quickly.
Ma Xiaoyao and Xing Yajun's harvest today was pretty good, cutting out a lot of valuable things, but it was far behind yesterday's harvest.
