Chapter 1 A woman worth one hundred thousand taels of gold
Xia Shang's eyelids felt like they were filled with lead, and he could not open them. There was a deathly silence in his ears, and there was a smell of fire in the coldness.
As the content planning director of a large online bookstore, Xia Shang's life is very complete. Not only is he handsome, but he also holds a high position. He has been immersed in books for many years, and his knowledge reserve is quite rich. At the same time, he is also a social person.
Experts, whether they are political elites, celebrities, ordinary people, or newcomers in the workplace, can communicate easily and easily.
There seems to be no flaws or shortcomings in him, and there are too many women pursuing him to count. But such a successful man with a bright appearance is secretly under pressure that ordinary people can't bear, because he is too obsessed with perfection in his work.
, the brain barely rested for a moment, and he didn't even have a chance to look at the women around him.
Finally, under constant high-pressure work, Xia Shang collapsed at home.
I thought I would never wake up, but for some reason I gradually became conscious and my body gradually regained consciousness.
After a long silence, Xia Shang finally opened his eyes, but the scene before him made him a little confused.
"I...where am I?"
An antique pear-scented wooden bed, a red silk curtain with gold thread, and a flickering red candle outside the curtain.
This doesn’t feel like being at home!
The slight sound seemed to disturb the person beside the bed, and a slightly rickety figure stood beside the bed through the curtain.
"who?"
Xia Shang struggled to squeeze out another word, but unexpectedly, a surprised voice suddenly came from outside the curtain: "You bastard! You're not dead?!"
"You sound like this and you still want me to die?"
Xia Shang is confused!
…
At three o'clock in the morning, Xia Shang's body had recovered. He sat by the bed and sometimes looked at the empty tile-roofed house, and sometimes looked at the middle-aged man next to him who was dressed in linen and dressed like the ancients. It took a long time to truly accept that he had traveled through time.
fact.
"The sky has no eyes! Those who deserve to die are all dead! What evil has the Xia family done?" The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, looking at Xia Shang with complicated eyes.
"Who are you?"
"You don't recognize me anymore?"
Xia Shang was also helpless. He didn't know what the situation was now. He thought that others who traveled through time would at least bring some physical memories with them. It was better for him. He didn't know anything and had no information at all. He could only pretend to have amnesia.
Rubbing his forehead: "Well... I just recovered, I don't seem to remember much of the past."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said something that Xia Shang could not understand: "This boy must have been sent by God to collect debts. He has committed many sins, but he completely forgot about them in a dream."
"I mean, uncle, can you please stop being so impatient? First tell me who you are, then tell me who I am, and finally tell me what happened recently, okay?"
The middle-aged man paused for a long time and looked at Xia Shang with squinted eyes, as if to see if Xia Shang was lying.
Obviously Xia Shang's state of confusion cannot be imitated by others. He really looks like a person who has completely lost his memory.
"That's all! It doesn't matter if you forget it, at least it will leave some incense for the Xia family. I wonder if I am happy or sad when I see this scene in the sky!"
In the following time, the middle-aged man told Xia Shang a lot, and Xia Shang also asked a lot of questions, and he roughly understood the situation.
This is indeed ancient China, but it is a brand new dynasty with no historical records. I don’t know whether it is due to historical omissions or other reasons. This dynasty is called the "Hua Dynasty". The customs and humanities are similar to those of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the style of poetry is prevalent.
, but there are no celebrities such as the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Xia Shang traveled to a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou City during the Chinese Dynasty, and was the only son in the family. He was a famous wine merchant in Yangzhou City and even in the south of the Yangtze River. Although he was not rich, he was still somewhat famous.
The middle-aged man in front of Xia Shang was named Li Zhong. He was the coachman of the Xia family and had stayed with the Xia family for thirty-five years. Li Zhong's description of Xia Shang was relatively vague, but Xia Shang could feel that the owner of his body had been
He's a dandy, and he probably doesn't have a good reputation.
Just a week ago, Xia Shang did not hesitate to spend one hundred thousand taels of gold to fight for a brothel girl. Even for the Xia family, that was an astronomical figure, equivalent to the accumulation of the entire Xia family's ten years of frugality!
However, just to show off his prestige, the young master Xia Shang bought the brothel girl back behind his father's back.
Xia Shang's father was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot and became seriously ill.
This isn't the end yet.
Ever since the brothel girl entered the Xia family, the Xia family has had troubles one after another. First, Xia Shang wanted to divorce his first wife. And Xia Shang's wife was the precious granddaughter of General Qin Tai, the founding hero of the country, so this incident caused another turmoil in the family.
There was an uproar.
Then three days ago, someone from the prefect's Yamen came to conduct a thorough investigation of the Xia family's accounts.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that how many businessmen have no problems with their account books? Isn’t it easy to find faults? As a result, this investigation revealed big trouble! The Xia family has falsely reported accounts for more than 30 years and evaded more than 3 million in taxes.
Two pieces of silver!
This is a serious crime that can be executed by the whole family. When it is reported to the court, it will definitely shock the government and the public!
Xia Shang's father had to get up from the hospital bed, rely on various connections, and use all his efforts to save his family's life. He decided to use all his family property to exchange for the safety of his family. During the visit, Mr. Xia understood the reason why the prefect suddenly
A thorough investigation of the Xia family revealed that it was because of the brothel girl bought by Xia Shang. The third prince came to Yangzhou that day and happened to fall in love with the brothel girl. However, because he had limited money, he could not compete with Xia Shang. The other party revealed his identity as a prince and hoped that
Xia Shang was able to give up the woman to him because of his status as a prince. Unexpectedly, Xia Shang didn't give him any face and said, "In Yangzhou City, even if the emperor comes in person, he still has to use money to buy and sell her!"
After knowing what had happened, Mr.
When Xia Shang's mother saw that her son had been beaten to death by her husband and that the family fortune would be wiped out, she hit the wall and died in grief and anger.
Mr. Xia also died of anger on the spot under these multiple blows.
The Xia family, which was prosperous and prosperous at that time, was in ruins. The servants in the family left and dispersed. In two days, only Li Zhong was left.
Li Zhong was grateful for Mr. Xia's kindness, so he buried Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia in the Xia family's ancestral land. However, Xia Shang's son's sins were too serious, and Li Zhong believed that he was not worthy of entering the Xia family's ancestral land, so he decided to bury him in a deserted place.
I never thought that the young master of the Xia family, who had been dead for two days, would suddenly come back to life!
After listening to the story, Xia Shang also felt a little emotional. He was indeed a bastard in the past. But the more practical problem is how to continue living as a down-and-out young master.
After the long conversation ended, the window cast a ray of elegant morning light.
Seeing that Xia Shang was silent for a long time, Li Zhong frowned and asked, "What are you going to do in the future?"
"What should I do?" Xia Shang had no answer.
"Hey! No matter what, you are my Li Zhong's young master. Although I don't like you, you are my descendant after all. You can't be allowed to perish on your own. All the Xia family's belongings have been taken away.
Now, this house will also be taken into custody by the government. The old slave has temporarily rented a small courtyard in Yulin County. The young master should go there with the old slave to stay temporarily."
Xia Shang had no choice and nodded.
The gifts were all packed up. Li Zhong stepped on the package and walked to the door. Suddenly he turned around and said, "What should I do with this woman?"
Xia Shang was stunned: "Woman? What woman?"
"Young master, you spent one hundred thousand gold to buy this disaster!"
While he was talking, a petite figure appeared at the door, wearing a simple cloth without any decoration. He lowered his head timidly and did not dare to breathe. But that graceful figure was as smooth as a clear spring.
, uneven and soft lines, even if you use modern eyes to appreciate it, it is the ultimate in beauty, with a little bit of charm, like a fairy in human form!
Xia Shang did not admit that he was a lustful person. There were countless beauties of all kinds around him, but he had never been really attracted to any one. But the petite woman at the door made Xia Shang's heart tremble with her figure alone, and he was instantly attracted to her.
His eyes were attracted.
Xia Shang wanted her to tidy up her messy hair so he could see her face clearly, but he was a little embarrassed.
When hesitating, the woman suddenly knelt in front of the door and cried bitterly: "To this day, Yazhi has no shame to say those words of mercy. I only ask the young master... I beg the young master to grant Yazhi death, and don't let Yazhi face the world alone."
All kinds of infamy.”
Xia Shang calmed down and suddenly became curious. What was the ability of the woman he bought for one hundred thousand taels of gold? She could make a wealthy family collapse in an instant.
"You raise your head and let me take a look first." (To be continued)