Chapter 223: The Old Monk Comes to Collect the Demons
Chapter 223 Lao Na comes to collect the demon
"Brother, I can't drink wine today."
At the foot of the Lion Tower in Qinghe County, Dongping Prefecture, Earl Ying greeted his brothers, "The Lion Tower has been booked."
"Who is so generous?" Ximen Qing played with his fan and looked up at the Lion Tower in front of him. "I don't have five or six taels of silver to cover it."
"It's Wu Erlang, a gangster in that county." Earl Ying clicked his tongue in surprise, "I don't know where he got rich, but he actually has enough money to rent a restaurant."
Putting away his fan, Ximen Qing took the lead and said, "Let's go and have a look!"
A group of ten brothers followed Ximen Qing into the building and quickly rushed upstairs.
On the table next to the railing, Li Yunze leaned on the railing and drank a drink leisurely.
"Isn't this the second brother Wu?"
With a smile on his face, Ximen Qing stepped forward and clasped his fists, "Where did you get rich?"
"Who did I ask? It turned out to be a senior official from Ximen." Li Yunze, who squinted his eyes, turned his head and extended his hand to signal, "Please."
It has been three days since Li Yunze came to the world of Water Margin, and he has already found out everything that needs to be asked about, and has identified all the people that need to be found.
I reserved the Lion Tower today to invite the high-ranking officials from Ximen to enter the urn.
"Come." Li Yunze boldly picked up the jug and poured wine for Ximen Qing. "If you are a hero, let's drink three bowls first."
Ximen Qing recognized that what Li Yunze was pouring was Xinghua Nong, the signature wine of Shizilou, and a bottle costs 200 yuan!
"Okay." He put away his fan and drank with Li Yunze.
After three bowls of wine, Li Yunze laughed and clapped his hands, "He is indeed a good man."
He turned to look at Ximen Qing's followers and raised his hand to greet the waiter, "I will open two more banquet tables for all of you heroes. Whichever one is more expensive will be served!"
Ximen Qing, who was opposite him, had a look of surprise and uncertainty.
Qinghe County is not big, and there are only a few famous Zheshe people.
Although Wu Er's family is poor, he is young, strong and brave, and he is a well-known rogue in Qinghe County. Although they have not interacted with each other in the past, they are still known to each other.
It was strange because he knew that Wu Erlang's family was very poor and relied on Wu Dalang to sell cooking cakes to support the family. Where did the money come from and wasted away here?
But since Li Yunze was willing to treat him, he naturally had no intention of refusing.
Just eat and drink. If you don't eat, you won't eat.
After thinking about this, Ximen Qing and his ten brothers immediately became enthusiastic and happily called friends and brothers.
When everyone was satiated, the shopkeeper came over to pay the bill with a smile.
Ximen Qing, who was already seventy percent drunk, immediately narrowed his eyes, wanting to see how Wu Erlang would end up.
Then he was shocked to see Li Yunze reach out and take out two silver ingots from his arms, and then put them on the table. "Take them, and use the extra as a reward. No need to find them."
Ximen Qing could see clearly that he loved money as much as his life. The two ingots of silver were at least a dozen taels, and Wu Er was actually so generous.
"Master Ximen." Li Yunze stood up and held his hands towards Ximen Qing. "We really felt like old friends at first sight today. It's too late to meet again. The people of Ming Dynasty are here in the Lion House. I'll invite you to the high official as my brother's host."
Ximen Qing, whose eyes were constantly changing, responded with a smile, "Okay, since the Wu brothers sincerely invite you, you're welcome."
Ximen Qing and his helpers went downstairs and left. Li Yunze, who was standing by the guardrail, waved goodbye with a smile.
When the group of people disappeared on the street, the smile on Li Yunze's face gradually faded, "I think he will take the bait."
Before going home, Ximen Qing asked his follower, Count Ying, to "go and find out where Wu Er got his wealth."
The next day, the Lion House was still reserved by Li Yunze, and he continued to entertain Ximen Qing and others.
When you pay the bill, you still have to pay a lot of money, so don't just reward me directly.
Afterwards, Li Yunze made another appointment for a banquet on the third day.
After returning home this time, Ximen Qing waited for Count Ying who came to inquire about the news.
"Brother." Picking up the tea brought by the servant, Earl Ying took a sip, and then leaned forward and said, "The Wu family has really made a fortune."
Ximen Qing suddenly became interested, "How to say?"
"The three-inch Dingwu big man not only wore the satin he wanted to wear, but also bought a house facing the street on Purple Stone Street. I asked the dentist, and he didn't bring a whole sixty string of money with him to negotiate the price. He just said
Just pay it.”
Ximen Qing nodded repeatedly and hurriedly asked, "Have you ever found out where the money comes from?"
"Brother, don't worry." Earl Ying took another sip of tea, and then said with a smile, "I went to talk to that Wu Da, but that Wu Da was also careless. I invited him to have a few glasses of wine and he got drunk.
Ask me anything."
Having said this, he subconsciously looked around, and then lowered his voice and said, "Then Wu Da said that his brother came home mysteriously a few days ago, with something wrapped in cloth in his arms that looked like a basin and something like a basin.
I didn’t say what the tripod was, but I took it back to the house mysteriously. When I came out, I just took the silver.”
‘Hiss~~~’
A picture immediately appeared in Ximen Qing's mind.
"This matter must not be spread outside." Ximen Qing took out a tael of silver and handed it to Earl Ying. "Remember to keep it secret."
"I don't have to." Earl Ying took the silver with a smile, wiped it and stuffed it into his sleeves, stood up and left.
After Earl Ying left, Ximen Qing wandered around the hall with his hands behind his back, "No one would bring a pot of silver when they go out. It's either a tomb or a cornucopia?!"
When Ximen Qing thought of this, he felt like a cat was scratching his head, and he was so anxious that he wanted to rush into Wu Er's house right now.
Wu Dalang is nothing to fear, but Wu Er is extraordinary.
Ximen Qing himself also practiced martial arts, so he could naturally see that Wu Er was very skilled and could not do anything rashly.
After wandering around for a while, Ximen Qing called for his step-sibling Wu Yueniang, "I'm going to treat a guest in a few days. You go to Haosheng to make arrangements."
Wu Yueniang has a gentle personality, so she naturally accepted the offer.
That night, Ximen Qing tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Li Yunze's money was all in his mind.
On the third day, Li Yunze continued to entertain guests in the Lion House, and he was still generous.
Ximen Qing, who harbors alien intentions, takes the initiative to talk and make friends, acting like good brothers who hate meeting each other so late.
The two ate and drank, and soon became close friends.
"Brother." The drunken Ximen Qing put his arm around Li Yunze's shoulders, "It's so embarrassing to always ask brothers to treat guests. Brother Yu is hosting a banquet at home, how about inviting brothers back?"
"OK."
Li Yunze, whose eyes moved slightly, chuckled and nodded, "Then I'll bother the officials."
"Haha." Ximen Qing laughed, "You and I are on the same page, so there's no need to be polite. Let me see, how do we get along as brothers?"
The surrounding helpers and attendants immediately started shouting and setting up rice seedlings, and the Lion Building became very lively for a while.
"In that case, I'll take the liberty of calling you Brother Ximen."
"Hahaha~~~Good brother! Come and have a drink."
Looking at Ximen Qing being helped away, Li Yunze, whose expression turned pale, shook his sleeves and said, "I took the bait."
Returning to Zishi Street, Li Yunze saw Wu Da who was coming back carrying a load, "Brother, what are you doing? Didn't you tell me not to sell cooking cakes?"
Wu Da returned to the house, put down his things, and responded with a smile, "I'm used to doing it. I always feel uncomfortable if I don't do anything for a day."
"Understood." Li Yunze nodded, "I'll buy the shop facing the street. From now on, my eldest brother will make pancakes in the shop, so he doesn't have to run around in the wind and sun."
"Absolutely not."
Wu Da hurriedly waved his hand, "Brother, it's rare to have money, so you can't spend it all. You have to keep the money for yourself. And you are not young anymore, so the money must be left for you to marry a wife."
"Brother, don't panic." Li Yunze smiled and said in a low voice, "I got a good thing. We will not be short of money in the future."
"By the way." Li Yunze said jokingly, "Speaking of marriage, I have spent ten taels of silver on finding a matchmaker to help my elder brother find someone."
After saying this, Wuhan University scratched its head and blushed, feeling excited, expecting and embarrassed, "How can this be done? How can I use your money?"
"There's nothing wrong with this." Li Yunze waved his hand, "Of course, the elder brother must get married first before he can talk about his younger brother's affairs."
"I look like this." Wu Dalang looked at his short stature and was immediately discouraged. "Which woman would be willing to marry me."
"Don't worry." Li Yunze patted his shoulder, "There are many women in the world, and there are all kinds of women. Not to mention the eldest brother, there are many eighteen brides and eighty-year-old men with pale hair and red makeup. At least compared to those As far as Yajuro is concerned, the elder brother can still use it."
Wu Dalang looked confused and didn't understand what it meant to still be able to use it.
"Brother, don't worry about it." Li Yunze stretched and walked into the house. "Just wait for the good news."
The ancients said that money can make the world go round. This is really not a lie.
The matchmaker who received Li Yunze's ten taels of silver brought good news the next day.
"There are girls from two families who are willing." The matchmaker smiled and waved the handkerchief in her hand. "One is Yu Lian from the Bai Le family in the west of the city. She is fair and petite in her 28th year and is also a prostitute. The betrothal gift is only 20 yuan. two."
"There is also the sixth sister from Pan's tailor family outside the south gate. She has been learning to play and sing in Wang Zhaoxuan's house since she was a child. She can read, write, and point at anything. Isn't this because Wang Zhaoxuan died, and her mother Pan fought for him."
Hearing this, Li Yunze immediately smiled and asked, "Sixth sister of the Pan family, what is your last name?"
When the matchmaker heard that she was interested, she immediately made a bid: "The sixth sister of the Pan family is named Jin Lian. Her mother Pan said she only needs thirty taels of silver."
"Pan Jinlian."
Hearing this name, Li Yunze exclaimed, "I'd better surrender to such a monster."
"Ah?" The matchmaker didn't understand.
"Wait a minute." Li Yunze stood up and took out a few silver ingots from the cabinet and placed them in front of the matchmaker. "Here are twenty taels. I want to hire Miss Yulian from the Bai Lehu family for my eldest brother."
The matchmaker was a little disappointed, because she could get one-tenth of the betrothal gift, but there was a one-tael income difference between Bai Yulian and Pan Jinlian.
It's not easy to make a tael of silver these days.
Without thinking, Li Yunze turned around and took out another thirty taels of silver. "These thirty taels are for Miss Jinlian from Tailor Pan's family. But she is not a betrothed, but a concubine."
The matchmaker was surprised, "Your husband is marrying wives and concubines."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Li Yunze scolded, "I am the one who took the concubine."
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PS: Water Margin and a certain bottle of plum are written in silver, because the author is from the Ming Dynasty.