Liu Xiu bowed and said with a smile: "Excuse me, Mr. Yin, I'm thinking of you. Everything is well with you two brothers."
When Yin Lu heard this, he raised his eyebrows and the smile on his face deepened a bit.
Deng Chen turned around and waved to the servant he had brought.
A young servant stepped forward quickly and handed a brocade box to Deng Chen. The latter took it, handed it to Yin Lu, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yin, this is what this junior brought to Miss Lihua.
It’s a small gift, please accept it with a smile, Mr. Yin.”
Yin Lu smiled and said, "It's good for people to come, so why bring any gifts."
Deng Chen smiled calmly and opened the brocade box.
Everyone present stretched their necks curiously and took a look into the brocade box. Inside was a small purple bead. Those who knew the goods couldn't help but exclaimed: "Zhu Yan Bead!"
Beauty beads are actually pearls, but the color is special and very rare. It is said that when worn on a living person, it can have the effect of preserving beauty, and if it is contained in the mouth of a dead person, it can also have an antiseptic effect.
Those who can own the Zhuyan Pearl are basically from wealthy families.
Seeing the gift brought by Deng Chen, Yin Lu was also shocked. Yin Shi, who was standing aside, took a step forward and said seriously: "Brother Weiqing's gift is too expensive, so please..."
Before Yinshi could finish his words, Deng Chen interrupted with a smile: "It's just a pearl, how can it be so valuable? Lord Yin, just accept it on behalf of Miss Lihua!"
Deng Chen had brought the gift, and it was really difficult to return it. Yin Lu finally nodded to Yin Shi and motioned for him to accept the Zhuyan Pearl.
Yin Lu's regard for Deng Chen and the generous gifts that Deng Chen brought showed that the relationship between the Yin and Deng families was unmatched by others.
Wang Jin, who was sitting on the side, narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked: "Brother Weiqing really has a great family and is generous in spending money, but I don't know what gifts Mr. Liu has brought to Miss Lihua?"
Following his words, the eyes of everyone present fell on Liu Xiu.
Yin Lu, Yin Shi, and Yin Xing frowned secretly. Wang Jin didn't know that Liu Xiu was just a villager in the countryside. How could he have the money to buy expensive gifts? Wang Jin asked this, sincerely wanting Liu Xiu to make a fool of himself on the spot.
Neither Yin Shi nor Yin Xing liked Wang Jin. They saw Wang Jin's thoughts and were about to help Liu Xiu to rescue him. The latter raised his hand and reached into his arms and took out something wrapped in silk cloth.
It looks flat and wide.
He slowly opened the silk cloth, and everyone present took a closer look, and couldn't help but be disappointed. It turned out that what Liu Xiu took out was just an inkstone, and it was an ordinary, unremarkable inkstone.
After looking at it, Wang Jin couldn't help but laugh out loud, stroking his hands and said: "Master Liu is really a 'big hand'! Haha! I think this inkstone is worth a hundred dollars in the market, right?"
As soon as these words came out, the guests in the hall couldn't help but burst into laughter. The gifts they brought may not be as good as Deng Chen's Zhu Yanzhu, but they were a thousand times better than the inkstone brought by Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu turned a deaf ear to Wang Jin's cynicism and the laughter of the other guests, and remained calm as usual.
He said slowly: "I bought this inkstone when I was studying at Taixue University. I have never been willing to use it. After I left Chang'an and returned home, every time I saw this inkstone, it reminded me of my time at Taixue University. Listen.
It is said that Miss Lihua's literary talent is not worthy of any comparison, so I specially brought this inkstone as a gift to Miss Lihua."
His words clearly conveyed two messages.
First, he is not a simple country boy, but a "top student" who has gone to Imperial College. In terms of academic qualifications, there are really not many guests present who can match him, and they are not qualified to come.
mocking his origins.
Secondly, no matter how valuable the inkstone itself is, it means something extraordinary to him. He is willing to take out the inkstone as a gift to Yin Lihua, which shows how much he values Yin Lihua.
Yin Lu looked at Liu Xiu with bright eyes. He really didn't expect that the young man in front of him could resolve the embarrassment and embarrassment with just a few words. Moreover, it made people feel that the value and significance of the inkstone he gave was greater than that of Liu Xiu.
Deng Chen’s beauty pearl.
Etiquette is less important than affection, and this saying could not be more appropriate when applied to Liu Xiu's inkstone.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and Yin Lu was the first to laugh loudly and praised: "My nephew is really thoughtful! Xing'er, accept Axiu's heavy gift on behalf of my father."
Yin Xing walked up to Liu Xiu with excitement, took the inkstone in his hand, and then bowed to Liu Xiu and saluted, Liu Xiu immediately returned the salute.
Wang Jin, who was sitting below, looked so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water. Looking at Liu Xiu, he wanted to eat him alive.
Wang Jing, who was sitting next to him, suddenly stretched out his hand, patted his fist on his thigh, and whispered cheerfully: "Calm down, today is your time to 'show off'."
After hearing his father's words, Wang Jin took several deep breaths in succession, and his tightly clenched fists slowly loosened. When he looked at Liu Xiu again, the corners of his mouth raised in a sinister sneer.
At this moment, Liu Xiu turned around and met Wang Jin's eyes. Seeing Liu Xiu looking at him, the smile on Wang Jin's face deepened a little.
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes subconsciously. Although he didn't know what Wang Jin was laughing at, his intuition told him that Wang Jin must not have good intentions.
He smiled indifferently and nodded to Wang Jin.
Before Wang Jin could react, a man dressed as a servant bowed and trotted up to Wang Jin, knelt down behind him and whispered a few words in his ear.
sentence.
After hearing what he said, the smile on Wang Jin's face immediately froze. He no longer paid attention to Liu Xiu, turned around and glared viciously at the strong man behind him.
The man was so frightened by his eyes that he lowered his head quickly and whispered a few words in a low voice, as if he was trying to explain something.
Wang Jin had no intention of listening to him. He put down his hand, interrupted the strong man's words, and whispered a few words to him. The strong man nodded repeatedly, then stood up, still bowing and taking small steps.
,Exit the hall.
Liu Xiu's eyes followed the big man to the courtyard outside. After the big man left the hall, he immediately quickened his pace and strode out of the underworld as if his butt was on fire, as if he was going to do something urgent.
At this time, the greetings between Yin Lu and Deng Chen had come to an end. Deng Chen took Liu Xiu and sat down on the left side of Yin Lu. Deng Yu, Yan Guang and others sat behind him.
Not long after they sat down, Deng Zhu's family also arrived.
Seeing Liu Xiu here, Deng Feng, who had come with his father, suddenly lit up. While his father was chatting with Yin Lu, he came to Liu Xiu's side, knelt down and whispered: "Uncle Wen, please let me
I found the person I was looking for.”
Liu Xiu was startled. In his impression, he didn't ask Deng Feng to help him find anyone.
Seeing the confusion on his face, Deng Feng smiled and said: "Didn't you meet a thief the day you first came to Xinye? Today on the way to the underworld, I happened to bump into him."
After hearing this, Liu Xiufang suddenly realized that when he was chatting with Deng Feng, he had indeed mentioned that on the first day he came to Xinye, he encountered a thief and stole all his money.
However, he did not ask Deng Feng to help him find the thief. Unexpectedly, Deng Feng was really interested in this matter.
He smiled and asked: "Yuanzhi, where is he now?"
"I tied him to the carriage."
"Are you sure it's the thief who stole my money bag?"
"It's true, he looks exactly the same as you described! Come on, I'll take you to see him!" Deng Feng pulled Liu Xiu's sleeves enthusiastically. The latter stood up after him and greeted Deng Chen,
He also signaled to Deng Yu, Yan Guang and others, telling them to stay here and go back on their own.
Liu Xiu followed Deng Feng and quietly left the hall. As soon as he walked to the courtyard outside, he heard someone behind him ask: "Brother, where are you going?"
The two of them looked back and saw Deng Zijun running out of the hall. Deng Feng helplessly stroked his forehead and said dissatisfied: "Zijun, why are you following me here? Go back!"
Deng Zijun looked at the two of them suspiciously and asked: "Where are you going? You won't do anything shameful, right?"
Deng Feng almost laughed angrily, rolled his eyes at his younger sister, and said, "Didn't I catch a thief on the way to the underworld? That thief also stole Uncle Wen's money before. I'll take Uncle Wen there to identify him."
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When Deng Zijun heard this, she immediately became interested and said with a smile: "I'll go and see it with you too."
Deng Feng had nothing to do with his little sister, so he could only shake his head helplessly and said: "Let's go!"
The three of them left the underworld and turned to the small alley on the side of the underworld. There were many carriages parked here, and there was a long queue on the roadside.
Deng Feng found his carriage, nodded to the two servants standing beside the carriage, and then jumped into the carriage with Liu Xiu and Deng Zijun.
Entering the carriage, Liu Xiu lowered his head and saw that, sure enough, there was a man lying in the carriage. Not only were his hands and feet tied tightly, but there were also many ropes tied around his body. It looked like a humanoid figure.
Zongzi. In addition, his mouth was stuffed with many strips of cloth, and his cheeks were bulging.
Deng Feng said to Liu Xiu: "This thief is very capable. If I just tie his hands, he can break free in a few times. I have no choice but to tie him up like this!"
Liu Xiu had a deep understanding of what Deng Feng said. Since he took the gold liquid, his six senses were extremely sharp, far better than ordinary people, but the other party was able to make such big moves from him without even noticing.
He has a money bag, and his skills in it can be said to be superb and perfect.
Liu Xiu walked up to the man, squatted down, and looked at him carefully. After watching for a long time, he could not confirm whether this man was the thief who stole his money bag.
He stretched out his hand, grabbed the cloth strip in the other person's mouth, and after a lot of effort, he finally pulled all the cloth strips out of the other person's mouth.
The other party returned to his original appearance, Liu Xiu looked at it carefully, and this time he could be 100% sure that this person was the thief who had been kindly saved by him, but repaid the favor and took advantage of the chaos to steal his money bag.
Seeing the other party's eyes widening and looking at him in shock and horror, he couldn't help but laugh out loud and said: "Little brother, mountains and rivers meet each other, you didn't expect that we could meet again, right?!"
