With no money to make, shopkeeper Li is of course a little lazier than usual, especially today, when he has already passed three o'clock in the day, he just got up, and he hasn't opened his business yet.
But at this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"I don't know which house's mother-in-law is so ignorant that she knocks on the door before noon," Li Maocai muttered, "Maybe there is no salt or vinegar at home, so I rushed to buy it."
He came to the door, took off a piece of the door panel, stuck his head out, and saw a handsome young man dressed all in black standing in front of him.
"Are you Shopkeeper Li?" the young man asked.
"That's me." Li Maocai replied.
"I heard that you can help people organize weddings and funerals?" the young man asked again.
Li Maocai was stunned for a moment, and then nodded. In the past, Li Maocai had indeed helped the nearby residents organize several weddings and weddings. To hold weddings, he needed to buy a lot of things, and his shop sold everything. Shopkeeper Li helped others organize things.
, these things will naturally be bought in his store. People holding wedding events can save money and trouble, and he can also do more business.
The young man in black raised his hand, and an ingot of silver flew over and landed in Li Maocai's palm. His palm sank, and with his businessman's instinct, he immediately realized that the ingot of silver was at least twenty taels.
"I want to hire you to help me organize a happy event. This ingot of silver is considered as a deposit, and there will be a heavy reward later." said the young man in black.
This is a great thing!
Business in the grocery store has been bad these days, and I can't make twenty taels of silver in a month. This young man threw him such a large ingot of silver as soon as he made a move, and said that he would be rewarded in the future. It was really like a fat pig's arch!
This young man in black looks like a young master from a wealthy family, but I don't know which neighbor introduced him to him.
"Okay, okay! I don't know how to do anything else. When it comes to planning weddings, I'm the best at it. Sir, just don't worry!" Shopkeeper Li hurriedly agreed and put the money into his arms, for fear that others would do it again.
Take it back.
He raised his head and looked around, only to find that there were quite a few people behind the young man in black. Six or seven men who looked like porters were carrying two large wooden boxes with red ribbons tied on them and stickers on them.
There was a large Chinese character "囍" on it, and there were several trays, which were filled with rolls of silk and satin, soft things. It looked like they had prepared a large betrothal gift and were about to come to propose marriage.
In front of those coolie men, there stood a woman in her forties, with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, dressed in red and green. Shopkeeper Li knew her, and she was the most famous local matchmaker named Wang Sangu.
Presumably she was the one who introduced the young man in black to shopkeeper Li. This woman may look ugly, but she is not bad at heart. Shopkeeper Li thought to himself, with a smile on his face, but suddenly he noticed the bitter look on the face of Miss Wang.
It was as if her biological father had died, and I couldn't help but wonder. Why did she look like this when there was such a good opportunity to make money?
Shopkeeper Li looked at the young man in black again and asked, "My surname is yours, are you going to propose marriage?"
The young man in black said: "My name is Ximen Tong, and I am going to propose marriage."
Shopkeeper Li said: "I wonder which girl from the family Mr. Ximen is interested in?"
The young man in black said: "That's the eldest lady of the Lu family in 'Tieshui Villa'."
Iron Water Villa!
Shopkeeper Li felt as if someone had poured cold water on his head in an instant! The strong man of Tieshui Villa is something ordinary people like them can offend! The Villa is like the Temple of Hell, and this young man in black doesn’t know what kind of weakness he has.
I took the wrong ride and ended up running there to die!
What's worse is that not only did he go to die himself, but he also took Shopkeeper Li with him!
Shopkeeper Li immediately took out the ingot of silver from his arms and handed it back to Ximen Tong, saying: "The business in the villain's shop is busy and I can't spare any time. I really can't help you with Mr. Ximen's happy event. Please help me."
Young master, please take back the silver and find someone else!"
Ximen Tong's face darkened and he said: "You didn't say you were busy just now, but you said it now. You are clearly lying to me. What I hate most in my life is that others deceive me!"
He reached out and took the silver ingot, and squeezed it seemingly effortlessly. The silver ingot was crushed into a ball as if it were made of soft dough. He patted it with his hand again, and the silver ingot turned into a ball again.
Got the cake.
Ximen Tong let out a "hum", raised his hand again, and the money fell back into shopkeeper Li's hand.
Although silver is not as hard as steel, it is impossible to knead a piece of silver like soft dough without the strength of thousands of kilograms in your hands!
It turns out that this young man in black is also a strong man like those guys in "Iron Water Villa"!
Holding the "silver cake" in his hand, Shopkeeper Li almost cried, with a look even more bitter than Aunt Wang.
That stinky woman was not only ugly, but also extremely evil-minded. She brought such a big disaster to him for no reason! In an instant, shopkeeper Li had already greeted all the eighteen generations of Aunt Wang’s ancestors in his heart.
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But I heard Ximen Tong say: "Master, I'm just going to propose marriage, what are you afraid of? Even if I go to kill people, I will definitely not hurt you!"
Shopkeeper Li's tears had already fallen down, and he begged: "The people in the 'Tieshui Villa' are all evil people who kill without batting an eye. You should spare the villain..."
However, Ximen Tong no longer paid attention to him. He turned to Third Aunt Wang and said, "You just said that those things you need for the marriage proposal can be bought at Shopkeeper Li's shop. If there is anything else to buy, you must not save it. Let Li
The shopkeeper goes to buy it, and the ceremony should be as grand as possible."
Sangu Wang kept saying: "Yes, yes."
Ximen Tong nodded, took out a silver note from his pocket and threw it to Wang Sangu, saying: "These five hundred taels of silver must be enough. As long as the things are done beautifully, the rest will be regarded as rewards. You and Li
The two shopkeepers share it equally."
Shopkeeper Li's eyes suddenly straightened again.
There are not many rich people on Qingshui Street, and very few people use banknotes. He has been running a shop for more than ten years, and the largest banknote he has ever seen is only one hundred taels. This Mr. Ximen bought five hundred taels of silver.
The ticket is really too expensive. To arrange such a marriage proposal, you can spend up to one or two hundred taels at most. In this way, you can earn hundreds of taels in no time.
However, when he thought that going to "Tieshui Villa" would be a disaster, Shopkeeper Li's heart immediately sank again.
"Now that you've taken the money, don't even think about running away. If things don't work out, I won't be able to spare you two!" A fierce look flashed in Ximen Tong's eyes. After saying this, he walked away in a swaggering manner.
Went to drink tea in a teahouse on the street.
Before noon, all the matters related to the door-to-door marriage proposal had been taken care of. Both Aunt Wang and Shopkeeper Li were very agile people, and they were even more comfortable doing these things. Firecrackers, colorful flags, and red silk fireworks had all been bought, and they were given
The helpers who carried the betrothal gift also put on bright red satin turbaned jackets, and shopkeeper Li even went to find a drumming band.
There were ten people in the band. In addition to the captain conducting it, they also had two gongs, three drummers, and four harps. This band had just arrived in Changsha City from other places for a few days, and they didn't know the power of "Tieshui Villa" yet, so Li
The shopkeeper only spent forty taels of silver to hire him.
According to Shopkeeper Li's idea, since he couldn't run away and had to accompany the young man to "Tieshui Villa" to propose marriage, he might as well find more people to go with him, and even if he died, he would have a few backers. What's more, no matter how many people in "Tieshui Villa"
He was so fierce that he wouldn't kill someone in the street on the road outside the villa. Shopkeeper Li would never enter the villa's gate anyway.
Everything was ready, shopkeeper Li ran to the teahouse and invited Ximen Tong out. Of the five hundred taels of silver, less than three hundred taels were used, and the rest was shared equally with Aunt Wang, which was more than one hundred taels.
The ticket was stuffed in his pocket. Shopkeeper Li finally felt a little comfort in his heart. God bless him, but don't waste your money!
At this time, Ximen Tong also put on a bright red silk shirt, but tied the sleeves and trouser legs tightly, and tidied up his whole body. His originally very handsome face was in this red dress.
He looked even more beautiful underneath. Shopkeeper Li thought to himself, this young man can be regarded as a talented person, a rare handsome man in the world, why did he have to provoke those strong men in "Tieshui Villa", if he was killed like this?
, it is a pity.
Ximen Tong didn't think as much as shopkeeper Li thought. He stepped out of the tea house gate and saw a group of about twenty people in the marriage proposal team, all dressed in red and colorful, and the drummers were all in high spirits, and nodded with satisfaction.
, waved his hand and said: "Let's go!"
With the sound of firecrackers and the sound of drums and music, the group of people walked along the street and walked straight towards the large green-grey courtyard.
It was noon at this time, the sun was shining brightly in midsummer, and everywhere was bright. However, "Tieshui Villa" was located in the shadow at the foot of Yuelu Mountain. Looking from a distance, it looked particularly eerie and terrifying. In the eyes of shopkeeper Li,
It is even more like the Palace of Yama.
More than ten feet away from the Huzhuang River, I heard a "swish-pop" sound, and a loud arrow shot from the wall of the village and was inserted in the middle of the road!
I only heard someone shouting and asking: "Who are you? You dare to break into Tieshui Villa and risk your life!"
The team suddenly stopped. Shopkeeper Li turned pale with fright and was about to turn around and run away.
Ximen Tong winked at Aunt Wang next to her. Her expression was not much better than Shopkeeper Li. At this time, she could only shout at the top of her voice: "Heroes, please don't shoot arrows. We are here to propose marriage."
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The sound was twice as unpleasant as crying.
"Damn it, why are you proposing a marriage? You bitch are yelling and screaming!" As expected, Zhuang Ding, who was on top of the high wall, couldn't stand Third Aunt Wang's voice and scolded her sternly.
Aunt Wang San still wanted to answer, but Ximen Tong had already taken a step forward and said loudly: "My dear Ximen Tong, I have come here today to propose marriage to Mr. Lu, the head of the Nine Immortals Association. Please ask the brothers above to go in and inform you!"
When he said these words, he used his inner strength, and his voice was so long that it spread dozens of feet, and everyone could hear it clearly.