The Zhang Mansion was decorated with lanterns and decorations tonight, and was full of guests. Fifteen banquet tables were set up inside and outside. Basically no one recognized Zhao Guanren, but everyone called him brother and sister. The people toasting were like crucian carp crossing the river, but the atmosphere at the main table was very strange.
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"Yeah! This song is good..."
Magistrate Song was absent-mindedly enjoying the opera. The eighth-rank county magistrate, the ninth-rank chief registrar, the no-rank master, and the powerful figures in the county government all looked at him intently. The Xie family was accompanied by father and son. Bian Xianglan brought a bookkeeper.
It seems that he is also a powerful figure in the Bian family.
"Come! Mr. Zhang, let's have a drink..."
Mr. Xie straightened up with a smile. Unexpectedly, before he picked up the wine glass, Bian Xianglan picked up a glass of wine almost at the same time and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang! My dear lady, please drink this glass to the full!"
"Do you understand etiquette?"
Mr. Xie was like an overindulgent young man with kidney deficiency. He tapped the table with his fingers and said: "Everything has a first come, first served basis. If someone says you want to have a drink together, you shouldn't stand up again. Don't let others laugh at you. The Bian family doesn't have it."
Tutor!"
"Does the Xie family have a tutor who specializes in teaching their sons how to force girls into prostitution and commit suicide by drowning in a river..."
Bian Xianglan sneered rudely, and with just one sentence, the young master with kidney deficiency became furious. He jumped up and was about to curse, but Mr. Accountant said quietly: "Qi Mou advises the young master not to humiliate himself. You
She is no match for our eldest lady!"
"Sit down! Mr. Song dares to be so arrogant here..."
Mr. Xie glared at his son, raised his glass and stood up, smiling: "Mr. Zhang! I, Mr. Xie, fell in love with you at first sight, so I might as well get drunk today and rest. From now on, if you have my share, you will have your share."
, okay?"
"Sir! I finally understand..."
Master Huang turned his head and whispered to Mr. Song: "No wonder he knows the news about the supervision. The Zhang family boy is a person on the supervision line. I am afraid that the price will be raised. The two imperial merchants are now anxious, and they want to make a profit even if they lose money."
, whose drink he drinks means whose house he has accepted!"
"You two, look at how I write this..."
Zhao Guanren shook out a white paper fan. Even though it was only over 20 degrees in July in the Dashun Dynasty, he waved the fan in a pretentious manner. There were six words he asked someone to write on it, and the front was -
It doesn’t matter! The opposite is – fearless!
One word difference has far-reaching meaning!
"Well written! Not bad, really good..."
Member Xie nodded slightly, but Bian Xianglan sarcastically said: "Boss Xie probably didn't understand. The fearless writing is vigorous and powerful, while the indifferent is illusory. The profound meaning in it is quite literary, and I never thought of it.
Young Master is so talented at such a young age!"
"Miss Bian! She is really smart and witty..."
Zhao Guanren smiled and said: "Although Zhang's literary talent is not high, he also has poems and songs at his fingertips. Today I will give you one for your appreciation. It is difficult to say goodbye when we meet. The east wind is powerless and the flowers are withered. I ask you how much sorrow you can have. It's like
A spring water flows eastward!"
"Wonderful! It's really wonderful..."
Mr. Huang suddenly stood up from his chair, savored it carefully and praised it again and again. After hearing this, the literati and poets around him also gathered around, shaking their heads and repeating the words, and in the end they all praised it crazily.
"That's ridiculous! Everyone, I heard this poem too..."
Zhao Guanren smiled and clasped his fists in thanks. There was a learned time traveler hiding in the Bian family. He didn't dare to say that this was a poem he wrote, not to mention that it was two poems put together. He couldn't remember the whole poem, so he thought it was easy to read.
They were spliced together and one word was changed.
"ha
Ha~ I understand..."
The young man with kidney deficiency smiled proudly and said: "Bian Xiaosi! This poem means that your flowers are ruined and your spring water is wasted. In short... your family is out of business!"
"you……"
Bian Xianglan stared at him in shock and anger, but Zhao Guanren smiled and said: "It's just a limerick, Mr. Kidney Deficiency... No! Mr. Xie, please don't substitute randomly, there is a play! We all have a play, come on, come on! Mr. Song, I respect you
One drink for you!”
"I have to drink this wine. We have a great poet in Lantai County..."
Song Zhixian held up his wine glass solemnly, and in the eyes of others, it was a huge honor. Not surprisingly, Zhao Guanren's name will be spread throughout Lantai County tomorrow, and he will be summarized as a young man with a lot of money and outstanding talent.
, the appearance is dignified, the key is that the background is not small.
After three rounds of drinking...
"Master Hu! I want to file a complaint with you..."
Zhao Guanren took Hu Xiancheng into the side room and said drunkenly: "There is a female ghost in my eldest brother's old house. She is in the dry well in the backyard. She is crying all day long. I took a look in the morning and there are two ghosts.
Only, I almost peeed out of fear!"
"It's a trivial matter! I'll send someone over to check it out right away, and I'll definitely give you some peace of mind..."
Hu Xian Cheng was also a little drunk. Zhao Guanren put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile: "Okay! Brother Hu, I will remember this favor. After I help you get things done, I will also let you make a fortune."
You are too young as an official, you have to move up!"
"You don't understand! Although the official is small, his role is great, but I am just a rivet, nailing Song Dynasty to death..."
Hu Xian Cheng waved his hands triumphantly, but after a few words with Zhao Guanren, he knew that this guy was also an old man in the officialdom. He pretended to test him by talking drunkenly, mixing the real and the fake, but this was exactly what he wanted.
Effect.
"Good brother! Just wait, I will catch ghosts for you now..."
Hu Xian Cheng stumbled out of the door. Both parties were very satisfied with the conversation, but Zhao Guanren glanced at the roof, sat on the Taishi chair and said with a smile: "It turns out that the eldest lady also likes to pick up the roof, do you want me to do it?"
Master, why don’t you take off your clothes and show them to you?"
"You really have some skills, I can be discovered by you like this..."
The sound of shaking tiles came from the roof. Bian Xianglan quickly jumped in from the window. Zhao Guanren lit a cigarette and said, "Miss Bian's acting skills are good. No wonder she can become the head of the family. I admire her!"
"Young master has set up a stage. If Xianglan doesn't sing well again, wouldn't she be ashamed of you..."
Bian Xianglan sat opposite him playfully and chuckled: "The person who should really admire me should be me. The young master stirred up the entire Lantai County overnight. Most of the prominent people came here. I am afraid that what the young master wants is not enough money."
Is it that simple?"
"Ha~"
Zhao Guanren smiled and said: "Tell me what you want first, and then I'll tell you what I want!"
"A merchant's family wants nothing more than two things, money and status..."
Bian Xianglan raised two fingers and said: "When you are doing business in Dashun Dynasty, no matter how much money you earn, it is not yours. The court can confiscate your family and exterminate your family with just one word, so we have to get a gold medal to avoid death. A gold medal can protect me."
The Bian family has been worry-free for ten years, but they only have one gold medal and no semicolon!"
"I know! The gold medal is in the hands of Ningzhou Supervisor..."
Zhao Guanren said: "You should understand that this is the court's way of squeezing you dry, letting you and the Xie family fight to the death. In the end, the court will benefit. To put it bluntly, the one with the highest price will get it. Even if you get it, there will be no profit."
He said that he would even put money in!"
"Hongshang does
Our step is to make money for the court. If we don't advance, we will retreat..."
Bian Xianglan said: "Originally, glass, wine steaming, salt production, chemical fertilizers, and these fats were all in our hands, but when a prince came from Beijing, he returned to the royal family the next day, and even banks were not allowed to operate privately.
, our Bian family’s vitality has been severely damaged since then, and the Xie family has its day in the future!”
"I'm curious..."
Zhao Guanren asked seriously: "Who is this talented person who has made so many things for you? The glass kerosene lamp is really amazing. Can you recommend him to me? I have no other meaning, just pure admiration for the expert."
That’s all!”
"Okay! It's my dad anyway..."
Bian Xianglan said with a smile: "Although my father has not been in good health recently and rarely sees guests, he will definitely come out to drink tea with you on important matters related to the survival of the family. But that's all. You
You have to continue to help me sing the show!"
"Do you think Member Xie is a fool? People have figured out my background a long time ago..."
Zhao Guanren stood up and said: "He gave me fifty thousand taels to trick the Bian family to death. In addition, he gave me another hundred thousand taels to help them get in touch with the Minister of Civil Affairs and let Song Dynasty eat pigs.
Get out of here and replace them with someone from the Xie family as the county magistrate!"
"You have such great ability..."
Bian Xianglan looked at him in surprise, but Zhao Guanren smiled and said: "How will you know if you don't try? Anyway, I'm sure of tricking you. I've already paid a deposit of 20,000, and I can't get the next 100,000 taels. It's 50,000 taels."
It’s enough for me to live a free and unrestrained life!”
"Zhang Tiansheng! I really underestimate you..."
Bian Xianglan stood up and said sarcastically: "No wonder you only hit me two thousand taels. It turns out there is a more severe blow. You don't have to pretend. As long as you can help me settle the Xie family, I will give you two hundred thousand taels. You can do it tomorrow morning."
You can send someone to collect the fixed payment of 50,000 taels!"
"You're asking me to break the contract. It's very difficult for me to do..."
Zhao Guanren crossed his arms and said: "Let's do this! I can take no money from you. You can just find me a free official to do whatever you want. It can be civil or military, but the minimum cannot be lower than the seventh rank!"
"Is your court run by my family..."
Bian Xianglan said angrily: "My father donated a fifth-grade Yuanwai Lang. Do you know how much money it cost? Besides, Song Zhizhu's uncle is a third-grade servant, and he is only a seventh-grade servant. Don't ask for your conditions like mine. Thank you."
Even home can’t do it!”
"Your father is a businessman and has a lowly career. My family has been loyal ministers and generals for generations. How can this compare..."
Zhao Guanren spread his hands and said: "I don't care about money, I just want to honor my Zhang family. I will tell the Xie family again that whoever allows me to be an official will get the gold medal for immunity from death. If you don't believe us,
Just wait and see!”
"you……"
Bian Xianglan glared at him angrily, but suddenly there was a noise outside. Song Chizhu and others actually pushed the door open and walked in. Pointing at Zhao Guanren, he asked urgently: "Mr. Zhang! Why is there a corpse in your old house?"
You will hurt me this time!"
"What poet? Is there anyone left in my old house..."
Zhao Guanren had a puzzled look on his face, but Song Chizhu hurriedly said, "It's a corpse scam! There are two female corpses in your dry well. The officer wanted to hang them up to check, but they suddenly pretended to be corpses and bitten two people.
The person has also transformed into a corpse!"
"Let's go! Come over and take a look..."
Zhao Guanren hurriedly led them out. He really didn't expect these government officials to be so careless, and two female zombies dared to hang themselves. If the corpse poison spread, the entire county would suffer.