"One hundred thousand taels?" Liu Ruyi ignored the voice downstairs and looked directly into Yang's mother's eyes.
"Huh?" Mother Yang was startled and swallowed hard.
"Two hundred thousand taels?" Liu Ruyi continued without any hesitation.
"Huh? This..." Mother Yang's body was already swaying a little, obviously frightened by Liu Ruyi's offer!
"Three hundred thousand taels?" Liu Ruyi's tone was already a little cold!
"Liu, Uncle Liu, this, this is not about money? Rather, there are indeed a few distinguished guests below who have already called Miss Xiaowan's name! Servant, there is nothing I can do about this!" Mother Yang
She was also panicked. She really didn't expect that Dong Xiaowan would be so valuable, which further strengthened her mentality of not letting go!
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but sneer, "Mother Yang, you have to be content! Otherwise, you don't even know how you died! I'll take away the five hundred thousand taels, Miss Xiaowan, and we will have both our lives and property? How about that?"
At the moment, Liu Ruyi is considered a relatively positive figure in the Ming Dynasty after all, and he doesn't want to ruin his reputation over these petty jealousies, so he wants to spend money to settle the matter!
Anyway, for Liu Ruyi, silver is just a number now!
Mother Yang was completely stunned. She was just about to speak, but she heard a few "kick, kick, kick" sounds behind her, and several servants in Tsing Yi had already rushed up!
After a moment, a familiar face of Liu Ruyi appeared on the stairs, "Mother Yang, what are you doing? Let Miss Xiaowan come down quickly?"
When Liu Ruyi saw it, a cold light appeared in her eyes!
This person is none other than Mao Bijiang, whom Liu Ruyi has not seen for many days!
Speaking of which, there is something evil about Mao Pijiang!
As early as a few months ago, he had noticed Dong Xiaowan who was hanging out with Zou Xiaobao in Suzhou City. However, at that time, Mr. Fang had just been killed by Liu Ruyi.
Suppress this thought!
But recently, he has relied on a 'big benefactor', which gave him confidence again!
Among these so-called "romantic talents" in the late Ming Dynasty, except for a very few whose families were really well-off, most of the rest were just dabblers, that is, officials of the fourth generation, officials of the fifth generation, rich people of the sixth generation, and rich people of the seventh generation. Although most of them were
They come from a 'famous family', but in this era, their family has long lost the glory of their ancestors. They can only hang on their ancestors' names, recite a few poems, compose a few lyrics, eat and drink!
Even if you have some talents and abilities, in this era, you can't use them at all!
If you are lucky, you will get a Jinshi in your forties or fifties, but if you are unlucky, you will just follow the trend for the rest of your life!
The sages of the past said: "After ten years, I dream of Yangzhou and win the reputation of a brothel!"
This is actually similar to the "single-plank bridge" of later generations. There are only a few seats, but there are more than thousands of scholars?
Even in the Ming Dynasty, due to the unique aloofness of scholars and those who were not 'officials', the imperial examinations were several times more cruel than the civil service examinations of later generations!
And Mao Bijiang is one of the countless self-proclaimed ‘talents’!
But what Mao Bijiang didn't expect was that when he saw the situation upstairs clearly, he saw a face that would scare him awake even in his dreams!
"Liu, Liu... you, why are you here?" Mao Bijiang trembled and almost fell down the stairs.
Fortunately, his reaction was quite sensitive and he quickly grabbed the handrail on the stairs without making a fool of himself!
Liu Ruyi never thought that history would really repeat itself!
This bastard, after being suppressed by himself so many times, he can still calm down and have the energy to come to a place like this!
"Haha! Brother Mao, it's been a long time no see! How have you been lately?" Now that her face was broken, Liu Ruyi no longer hid, hugged Dong Xiaowan, and slowly walked down the stairs!
These servants originally wanted to stop him, but seeing Liu Ruyi's aura, they backed away almost instinctively!
And Mao Bijiang also hurriedly moved out of the way.
"Liu, Brother Liu, this, this may be just an accident! Since, Brother Liu, you have already ordered Miss Xiaowan, student, student, I don't dare to pester you anymore! Student, leave now, leave now!"
Although Bijiang said this, he did it extremely loudly. It was obvious that he wanted the people in the hall downstairs to hear!
Sure enough, after a moment, a young man wearing a purple silk brocade robe came over and said, "Brother Mao, what the hell are you talking about? Brothers, are you here to see Miss Xiaowan today? What on earth is that?
You dare to dismantle these two brothers?"
At this time, Liu Ruyi also hugged Dong Xiaowan, walked into the hall, and rushed into the young master's face.
This young master is only thirty years old, or twenty-seven or twenty-seven. He is not tall, slightly fat, and has very fair skin. He wears a silver silk crown on his head, a white jade belt around his waist, and tiger-print boots on his feet. He is extremely luxurious!
But his eyes were a little swollen and his steps were a little sloppy. It was obvious that this guy was also a drunk and a womanizer!
"Master Tan, this, this is General Zhendong, the chief military officer of Shandong, Liu Ruyi! This, Miss Xiaowan is here, you, look at this... should we come back another day?" Although Mao Bijiang said this
Said, but the intention behind the words was revealed nakedly!
Sure enough, when Master Tan heard this, his expression changed.
He glanced at Dong Xiaowan who was next to Liu Ruyi, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he smiled and cupped his hands at Liu Ruyi: "It turns out to be General Liu! I've been looking up to you for a long time! But General Liu, what's the matter? Since you have taken over today
First of all, those brothers can’t treat you badly! Give Miss Xiaowan to us! Can you give us a price?”
Liu Ruyi clearly felt Dong Xiaowan tremble in her arms. Although she was young, how could she not know where she was going when she was living in such a place?
She finally found Liu Ruyi, a funny, humorous, and congenial ‘husband’ like her, but she didn’t expect that there would be a few ‘Cheng Yaojin’ in the middle!
Liu Ruyi ignored Mr. Tan at all, but looked at Mao Bijiang with a smile and said: "Brother Mao, based on your understanding of me, do you think this is possible?"
He wants to hide behind his back and shoot him coldly. Can Liu Ruyi let him go?
"Liu, Brother Liu, this matter, hey! Look, this, this is all my fault! It's all my fault! Let's each take a step back and discuss it if we have anything to say!" Mao Bijiang hurriedly smiled and smoothed things over.
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Liu Ruyi couldn't help but sneer. He really had a good brain and made good calculations in this adventure!
His previous words had aroused Mr. Tan's anger, but now he was pretending to be a good person and wanted to persuade Mr. Tan to give in!
This, how the hell is this possible?
This is obviously adding fuel to the fire!
You know, these young masters can do without anything, but they cannot do without face!
"General Liu, you are also a person of status? We don't ask you why you are here? But today, please give some face to our brothers! How about giving Miss Xiaowan to us?" Mr. Tan also became angry.
, looking into Liu Ruyi’s eyes, there was already a hint of threat in his words!
After all, Liu Ruyi was awesome, killing Qing soldiers and refugee troops, but that was done elsewhere. This was Suzhou, Jiangnan, their territory!
What's more, in Young Master Tan's eyes, Liu Ruyi is just a vulgar and despicable warrior. If Dong Xiaowan falls into his hands, it will be a 'human tragedy'!
"Master, don't you understand what I mean? Miss Xiaowan is mine, and I have decided to redeem her life! Nothing will happen to me today without you! We will never see each other again!"
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, she turned to the old madam and said: "Mother Yang, I will take Miss Xiaowan away first! I will send someone to deliver it to you tomorrow for five hundred thousand taels of silver. However, Miss Xiaowan is selling herself."
Qi, don’t forget to prepare it for me!”
"Uh? This, this..." Mother Yang was dumbfounded. She couldn't afford to offend anyone on either side. Although she desperately didn't want to let Dong Xiaowan go, she really didn't dare to stop Liu Ruyi!
Liu Ruyi smiled coldly and held Dong Xiaowan's hand, "Xiaowan, let's go! My brother will personally take you to see this wonderful world!"
"Yes!" Dong Xiaowan nodded obediently and held Liu Ruyi's hand tightly.
But Liu Ruyi and Dong Xiaowan had just taken a few steps when Mr. Tan behind them suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute————!"
He rushed to Liu Ruyi in a few steps and blocked him in the middle of the road, "General Liu, isn't it a bit unethical for you to do this? You guys are all respectable people! What you do makes me look ugly.
ah!"
After Mr. Tan finished speaking, he waved his hand, and in a moment, more than a dozen Tsing Yi servants had gathered around, surrounding Liu Ruyi and Dong Xiaowan in the center!
Several of Master Tan's companions also slowly came over!
"Haha! Okay, very good!" Liu Ruyi suddenly laughed. After a moment, he looked into Young Master Tan's eyes and asked, "I wonder which family Young Master Tan is from?"
Mr. Tan was stunned, "What? General Liu? Are you afraid? Haha! It's good to be afraid if you know it! If you are sensible, leave Miss Xiaowan behind as soon as possible! Nothing has happened to the bento brothers! Otherwise...hehehehe!"
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Mr. Tan didn't finish his words, but pretended to clenched his fists.
Liu Ruyi smiled and said, "Young Master Tan, don't be ridiculous! You just need to tell me whose family you are from, that's all!"
Young Master Tan did not speak, but Mao Bijiang hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Young Master Tan is the eldest young master of the Tan family in Huzhou! This is Young Master Li, the third young master of the Li family in Nanjing! This is Young Master Wang, from our Wang family in Suzhou.
Young Master! This is Mr. Xue, and his father is Mr. Xue Guoguan! This is..."
Seeing that Mao Pijiang had made a name for himself, Mr. Tan became even more arrogant, "What? General Liu, you are a friend on one side and an enemy on the other! It depends on how you choose!"
"The Tan family in Huzhou?" Liu Ruyi ignored Mr. Tan and just read the name gently!
The Huzhou Tan family can be considered a first-class family in Fujian, Zhejiang, and even the Ming Dynasty!
Although their family has never produced a pavilion elder or general, they did produce a number one scholar during the Wanli period. There are many officials in the family!
Moreover, the Tan family is mainly engaged in business, and they are the best in cloth, silk and satin business in Jiangnan! They have also been in contact with the Zheng family of Ba Fujian for many years, and their transactions are close!
Compared with the Zheng family, their family's wealth is probably comparable to that of the Qihu family. It is no exaggeration to say that they are as rich as any other country!
"Haha, a businessman's son dares to be so presumptuous in front of the court's dignitaries! Well, today I will teach you a lesson for your father, you son of a father but not a mother!"
Liu Ruyi suddenly took action and punched Mr. Tan directly in the face. Before Mr. Tan could react, Liu Ruyi had already kicked him and hit him hard in the crotch of Mr. Tan!