Chapter 49 A unique self-recommendation 【For further reading】
Wan Hong was exposed by Ning Chen, but he didn't panic at all. Instead, he slapped him with a rainbow fart: "Sir, you are really discerning. I will have people prepare food and drinks."
After the instructions were given, Ning Chen looked at Fatty Wan and said, "You said you wanted to act, at least do a full set. Will it be the same if you lose dozens of kilograms?"
Wan Hong patted his belly under the coarse linen clothes and said aggrievedly: "Sir, you really don't blame me, it's not that I don't want to lose weight.
But my belly gets fatter after eating something."
"I think you just eat too well. Eat wild vegetables for a few days and see if you lose weight." Ning Chen glanced at Wan Hong's belly, which was thicker than a water tank, and said.
When Wan Hong heard about eating wild vegetables, he said quite proudly: "You don't know, but at least half of my weight is from eating wild vegetables when I was poor when I was young."
"The barren hills outside Fengjing were all hollowed out by digging wild vegetables when you were a child," Ning Chen said teasingly to Wan Hong.
Wan Hong also laughed after hearing this.
After a pause, Ning Chen looked around and said, "I didn't expect that Boss Wan would start from humble beginnings.
The place where Boss Wan made his fortune should be Yanzuofang, right?"
"My lord is really wise."
Ning Chen was speechless and complained to Wan Hong: "While you have nothing to do now, you should read more books.
If you flatter someone, you will know your wisdom.
Can you learn some other words?"
Wan Hong scratched the back of his head: "Sir, let's forget about reading. I have nothing to do these days, and I also found two books by sages.
But as soon as I opened the book, my eyelids started to sink.
Sir, I think this is a book of saints, and I don’t want a rough man like me to tarnish it with my eyes.”
After Ning Chen heard this, he laughed and scolded: "You are really a talent."
When the conversation changed, Wan Hong said: "Of course you are not a talented person.
Yanzuofang cannot be run like this without any leaks.
It has become a city within a city.”
Wan Hong was still laughing with me in the front, but Wan Hong stopped laughing in the back.
"What, you want to kill me and silence me?" Ning Chen asked, looking at Wan Hong who was silent.
Wan Hong said quickly: "I don't dare, I don't dare. I'm just wondering where I went wrong with the layout here."
Ning Chen pointed to the carriage outside the thatched house and asked Wan Hong, "Do you know what that is?"
Wan Hong didn't know what he meant, but he still said: "Your Majesty's Maslais."
Ning Chen nodded: "Do you think it's advanced?"
Wan Hong continued to answer: "It can be said to be extremely luxurious."
Ning Chen continued to nod, and then changed the topic: "Are you Pingkangfang and Yanshoufang in front of Yanzuofang?
Everyone is used to all kinds of luxurious things.
This is Yanzuofang, and suddenly such a luxurious carriage arrived.
There wasn't even a single onlooker. Do you think this is normal?
And I haven't reached your door yet.
You can change this shabby clothes into something so neat.
You said no one reported to you, do you think I believe you?"
After Ning Chen finished speaking, Wan Hong suddenly realized: "Thank you for your advice, sir. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known there were so many loopholes."
Ning Chen looked sideways at Wan Hong, who was bowing to him: "It's not that you don't know that there are so many loopholes, it's that you haven't thought about it at all.
You think that no one will come to a slum like this with strong folk customs to check you out."
Wan Hong nodded in agreement: "This is indeed an oversight on my part. I will notify them and let them pay attention."
While Ning Chen and Wan Hong were talking, the food and wine were ready.
All kinds of exquisite delicacies, fine wines and delicacies were brought to the table like flowing water.
"The two of us, do you think we can eat so much?" Ning Chen asked Wan Hong as he looked at the table full of delicious food.
Wan Hong replied: "Sir, this is an appetizer. Let's have the appetizer first and then the main course will be served later."
"Okay, there's no need to cook the main course. I'll just eat something casually. I don't think you're doing anything wrong." Tang Ying said as he picked up a piece of fish with an unknown name that was deliberately placed in front of him.
Put it in your mouth.
"The cooks here are much better than those at Wanhua Restaurant, especially this ingredient, which is probably not common in the richest markets, right?"
Wan Hong explained: "Sir, this fish is called dragon fish, and it is a fish with a trace of demon blood.
Although it doesn't have any demonic abilities, it is the most difficult fish to catch.
Moreover, this fish must be caught in the water, and it cannot be caught with ordinary bait.
But if you go into the water to catch it, you have to be careful not to be attacked by this fish.
Because although this fish cannot transform into a demon, it is very ferocious.
Hundreds of people die every year from the mouth of this fish."
After a pause, Wan Hong continued: "But this fish is not uncommon in several markets near Yanzuofang.
In several cities around here, many people make a living by catching this fish.
They used their bodies to lure fish, and if they caught one, they would get half a pound of money.
After changing hands several times, the market inside will appear.
One fish is at least twenty taels. The difference can be up to forty times."
Ning listened very patiently to Wan Hong and then asked: "What do you want to express? Are you satirizing the extravagance of the upper class, or do you want to show that you are rebellious?"
Wan Hong shook his head and said: "Sir, I am neither sarcastic nor sympathetic to them.
Sir, the reason why I know this fish so well.
It's because I also caught this kind of fish when I was a kid.
But I have never been bitten by this fish, and my fish still sell for the highest price."
"You can jump in and use your own weight to blow up the water, and the fish will land on the shore." Ning Chen looked at Wan Hong and said quietly.
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"Sir, am I seriously recommending myself to you?" Wan Hong said helplessly.
Ning Chen interrupted Wan Hong and said, "Okay, stop talking.
Neither you nor I are suitable for this serious image.
Just tell me what you did."
Wan Hong simply said: "My lord, it's actually very simple. I ate wild vegetables for a few days and used the remaining money to buy a piece of meat.
I use meat to fish.
The fish caught in this way look very complete.
So naturally it can be sold at a good price.
Others are not willing to use meat to fish, but I am.
Because I know that only by making more money can I eat better meat."
After Wan Hong finished speaking, Ning Chen frowned.
Ning Chen didn't quite understand what Wan Hong wanted to express.
"Are you reminding me that I have to be willing to spend some money on you? Only by spending a little money can I gain more?"
Ning Chen said uncertainly.
Wan Hong shook his head and said no.
"Then just tell me, what do you want to express?"
If a person like Wan Hong, who has little education, tells a story, you have no place to guess. He can only explain it himself.
"My lord, what I want to say is that I am a person who can endure hardships and stand hard work. I can survive even if I eat wild vegetables. I also have some brains. I am definitely a useful person. Please help me, sir."
After listening to Wan Hong's words, Ning Chen's expression looked like this: (⊙?⊙)
Wan Hong said so much, but there was nothing profound at all.
Just to show that I can endure hardships and stand hard work, and also have a little cleverness.
This is really the fault of being uneducated.
"Okay, let's not talk about your affairs for now. Let me ask you something first. If you answer well, I will consider giving you a chance to do something for me." Ning Chen still remembered that he came to see Fatty Wan for business.